The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-01-21


the society who are seeking insurance. 1t
is proposed to derive the revenue to main
tain the bureau from this source. the
company from which the insurance is
procured paying to the bureau the usual
agents commission.
1t is expected that the committee will
go carefully over this plan preparatory to
presenting 1t to the convention of policy
holders for its consideration.
The committee of five which has this
matter in charge is composed of Martin r.
Amorous chairman; Bishop C. X Nelson,
Robert F. Maddox, w. A. Wimbish and
w. S. Thomson of Atlanta.
EntomoIogists to Meet.
Commissioner of Agriculture t. G. Hud-
son has issued a call for the annual meet
ing of the Georgia state board of en-
tomology which will be held at the Hotel
Lanier In Macon on January 26, in con-
Junction with the meeting of the Georgia
fruit growers
The annual report of the state ento-
mologist, Prof r. l. Smith, will be pre-
scented to the board at this meeting. This
report will cover the work of the depart
ment for the past year, dealing particular
ly with the matter of orchard inspection.
nursery inspection, experiment work and
other matters of wide Importance The
annual election of officers will also be
had
No Joint Debate.
The indications are that there will be
no Joint debate this year between SEN
ator A. o. Bacon, who is a candidate for
the United States Senate to succeed him
self, and John Temple Graves, editor
of the Atlanta News, who some time
ago announced his candidacy for this of
fice Colonel Graves, it is said, recently
wrote to Senator Bacon inviting him to
take part in a joint discussion throughout
the state. But Senator Bacon, 1t is under
stood, has declined, stating that his con-
gressional duties will not permit of his
entering into discussion of this kind.
What speeches will be made by the two
candidates, IL any, remains to be seen.
Must Observe the Sabbath.
A crusade against the sale of soda
water, cigars and tobacco on the Sabbath
will be started by the police tomorrow
under specific instructions, it is stated,
from the grand jury of Fulton county.
1t was thought the grand jury would
this week return true bills against a num-
Der of soda water and tobacco firms for
violation of the state law against the sale
of such articles on Sunday, but it ap-
pears different method of procedure has
been determined upon.
There is an Atlanta city ordinance
which permits the sale of such articles
on Sunday, and it seems this ordinance
is in direct conflict with the state law on
the subject. In order therefore. that no
injustice may be done, it has been deter
mined first to make an effort to close the
soda water and cigar stands, and the po-
lice have been instructed to see that all
of these are closed tomorrow.
1t is stated that the sale only of neces-
sites. such as drugs, will be permitted
on Sunday. and the drug stores will all be
required to shut down their soda water
and cigar stands. If any are found to-
morrow violating the state law, 1t is said
cases will be made against them and the
grand jury will take the matter up with
a view to finding true bills and testing
the matter in the courts
A crusade against the sale of soda wa
ter and cigars on Sunday was recently
begun anew by Rev. Dr. Len G. Brough-
ton, Baptist, and Rev. A. r. Holderby,
Presbyterian. In his charge to the pres
ent grand jury also Judge John I. PEN
dleton of the superior court called at
tention to the state law which forbds
these and other classes of merchants
to keep their places of business open on
the Sabbath.