The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-25
WITHERSPOON
 RAISED FUSS Responsible For Alabama Louisiana Controversy. LOCAL SIDE OF AFFAIR Governor Jelks Has Taken NO
 Action Yet. History of wIthersopn Case Whien Caused Attack of State Quar-
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No communication has been hela pc tween Governor Jeiks and state Heaith Oficer W. H. Sanders about the JUS tfce of Alabama quarantine officers in- terfering with through passenger traf- Sic The complaint of Governor Blanchard and Louisianians on this score therefore, which threatens controversy between him and Governor IeIks will be attended to by the lat ter himself unless the matter IS iater taken up with Dr. Sanders
 Private Secretary J. Kirk Jacksoh, of the Governor, yesterday said ne knew of no further correspondence pe- tween the governors Of the two states. Personally he was of the opinion tnas the complaints of Governor Blancnaro would be adjusted or answered satis- factoriIy before the matter reacheo controversial stage. IT Witherspoon, who has large hoidings In the American Sugar He1in- ing Company, of New Orleans. seems determined to put down the bars Ala hama has raised against interstate messenger traffic. He indicates that he does not hope to accomplish this ps himself but by appeals to GoVerno1 Jalks Governor Blancnard and Judge Thomas C. Jones, of the Northern anu Middle Districts of the United states court People who know him to De man of resources express the oo"eA that he will push his contentious to the very courts. Thfs depends most likely upon the sanction or ,i.ef Judge Jones or one or the two chies executives. Judge Jones has declared that he will not interfere in the case of his own voiition. No word mas been received of the intentions of Governor Jelks but 1t Is believed that ne WiA deal with the differences in moderate wav and will not attempt to anchor
 ra9fTtpff0HH inc State Board of Health have laid down in regard to passengers coming through Alabama who have not been put of infected territory at least seven days Such persons. unless reiugeea directly from New Orleans or another Infected point will DC denied entrance Into the States borders. It appears ihehefore. in view of the known firm nesa of Dr. Sanders on this regulation. IhaI the restriction will be enforced 10 the letter. ,
 Mir. Witherspoon travels through Alabama with great frequency. on ms last trip he was just from New Orleans and therefore was allowed to go on through because he was classed as d reAs,aee and was on board a refugee rofs&h. whether he will try to bend hack into the State as he did before' in violation Of the law, Ss.nains to De seen. He has expressed the wish sew eral times that the question or inter state rights should be settled in courts. Ef~he does not stay out of Alabama Inc requisite seven days he will be pre- vented from coming into the state If he resists Supervisor w. R. Bras sell says he will be dealt with just as anv other yiolator of the law. In this wav fl is possible for the absorbing .r1estion of interstate rights to be set- tied in the courts.
 It became known yesterday that MT. Ritherspoon, whose complaints against !he Alabama quarantine are believed 10 have moved Governor Blanchard 70 protest, is an Alabamian by birth. Quarantine Officer J. B. Wood brought snt this information by telling of his ,xperience with the passenger when he first ran into the Alabama meshes on August 4. The trials of MT. Wither- Epoon in running to ana fro through Alabama must have developed In him considerable hatred of the quarantine
 Officer Wood was the first to see him .orning into Alabama. It was Friday August A. ,,
 "The train which I was working
 taid MT. Wood last night, stopped as usual at Flomaton, man stepped out from the vestibuIe of a sleeper next to Inc dining car and asked to enter the sjnine car. I was standing on the platform of the dining car and refused ko allow him to enter because l knew he service would not be ready for halt an hour. I told him the reason as sourteously as I knew how. l found put afterwards that the man was MT. Witherspoon who ha dthe tilt in Mont
 Komery with Mir. Brassell. He did not Sppear to be satisfied with my explana- non of the affair and began to expos