The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-25

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porous in every line of the state de-
partments. The convict board will turn
in net for the year at least $32o'OOo, OF
which a neat sum will be net earnings
of the cotton mills. For eighteen months
the cotton mills have earned net $4,000.
The insurance department will net over
100000 and the other revenue departments
will come along the same way.
Incident to betterments 1t is noted with
interest that the work on the new capitol
annex is going along rapidly and very
likely the state officers will be In by
the first of the year. The marble tile is
being rushed.
Expense Accounts Filed.
Three men filed expense accounts in
CURED in races for state office In the
last primary of the democracy today,
showing a total cost of $9245.67. They were
as follows:
John II. Bankhead, for alternate SELL
ator, nominated. $326IT.
Charles Henderson, railroad commits
sioner, nominated, $2763.5S.
Emmett ONeal, lieutenant governor, de-
feated, $2214.39.
1t is expected that the accounts of b.
b. Conner, successful candidate for gov
ernor, and Dr. r. M. Cunningham, de-
feated aspirant for the same honors, will
get in this week.
r. s. Davis of Hurtsboro has been ap-
pointed commissioner of the Third dis
trict of Russell county to succeed ]. S.
MacMal1in, who died last week
The Farmers Gin company, with capt.
tai of $500, has been organized at New
Vile, Henry county, and the Chrystal
Coal company at Birmingham, with capt
tai of 100000.
w. ]. Rountree has been appointed JUS
tice of the peace for Beat 4. Dallas coun-
ty, and the following have been named
notaries public and ex-officio justices Of
the peace: w. A. Cook Beat 80. jack
son county; A. S. Goad, Beat s, Lauder
dale; Wint Livingston, Beat II, Cu1man.
T. E. Ross has been appointed a con-
stable at Daleville.
that Rev. f. M. Peterson, president Of
the Montevallo Girls school, at Monte
yal1o, is critically i'll. 1t is not known
here what he has been attacked with.
The governor has wired his regrets and
hopes for speedy recovery.
Lucien Brown of Birmingham, one of
the well-known military men of the state,
is here looking after some military at
fairs. He is to be chief deputy to Sheriff
e. l.. Higdon when that gentleman takes
over the office of sheriff of Jefferson
county.
Col Harry r. Shorter, erstwhile deputy
commissioner of insurance, is here for a
day or two. He is now one of the general
agents of the Mutual Reserve Life Insur-
ance company of New York.
The October meeting of the railroad
commission will be held Monday week,
October s. which is the second Monday
in the month. IL is understood that sew
eral important matters will come before
the board at that session.
Two More Watchmen Discharged.
Two more capitol watchmen have been
relieved of service at the state house. w.
c. Jackhon, who has been in the SER
vice for some years, resigned today, and
Thomas Taylor, also in the position for
some time, was suspended. Joel Barnett
another was relieved last week, 1t will
be recalled.
Speaking of the situation the governor
said: 81 have had enough of whisky
among those who are trusted with the
guarding of the funds of the state. II
learn that any Waterman of the treasury
takes one drink, on or off duty, | will
insist upon his resignation. During the
three months | am TO hold this office
will tolerate the consumption of no
whisky on tho part of the guardians of
the state treasury"
1t was also announced that w. b. Cru
sius, for a long time in the service of
the Montgomery Advertiser, had been ap-
pointed a Waterman, and that Substitute
Reynolds would be kept busy until an
other is named to take the place of the
ones relieved.
Miss offutt Appointed.
Miss Mamie Offutt, for many years the
official stenographer OF the governor s
office, has been appointed recording Sec
rotary to the governor to succeed w. J..
Conniff. who retires on September 3d. In
this Miss Offutt becomes the successor
of her own successor, she having held
the office for short time prior To TIE
appointment of Mr.. Commit.
Miss Offutt has had rather q distjn-
guished career in the office OF the gov
ernor. When NJ. II. Screws resigned she
was appointed to serve until mis- sue
cessor was named. On ths naming of Mr..
Connif she resumed her old place as
stenographer. She enjoys the distinction
of being the only woman in the south,
and possibly in the nation, to swear N so
prominent an official as chief justice of
the supreme court, .aavin8 performed tia !
duty when Chief Justice s. d. WedKley
took the office
Miss Ofutt is regarded ar one OF the
best officers of state in the capitol. Know
ing all. nothing has ever gotten by her
to the outside Hsr judgment is held to
be one of the strong assets Of the COVER
nor's office