The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-14
RELIEF COMMITTEE
C0DEN WANTS TO CALL ON THE
WORLD.
Ask That SuRePers be Allowed "a
/ Appeal to Entire Country for
Assistance In Build.
Ing H0mes.
Advertiser Bureau,
Mobile Oct IA

Advertiser Bureau. j
Mobile. Oct. l3.
An important and long drawn out
meeting OF the general relief commit
tee for storm sufferers was held at
noon today in the Commercial Club
rooms.
Col A. S. Lyons called the meeting
to order as acting chairman. but re-
linquished the chair to DR.. H. T. Inge,
who is the chairman of the organiza-
tion. The meeting was to discuss the
work of the several sub-relief com
mittees and formulate plans for fur
Their conduct of the wbrk.
Among the many present were vic
tins OF the storm. also a committee
from Coden and Bayou La Batre. WHO
desired to offer proposition which
when taken up. occupied considerable.
time.
Treasurer james 7. Dugsan report
ed total of cash contributions OF
H7.37s.7s, of which $4.S6S.47 had been
expended. This was exclusive of pro.
visions. clothing shoes. bedding and
building materials.
First was heard a committee from
of J. A. Joullan and DR.. Fl. T. Per-
sons. George A. Stein. Frank Stanton
and Mr.. Ingersoll. They represented
the recently organized Coden Relief AS
ISOLATION.
Mr.. Jouillan. as spokesman for ths
committee. preluded his remarks by
saying the people his committee rep.
resented appreciated to the fullest the
work of Mobiles relief committee. The
people OF Coden and Bayou La Batre
however. in meeting, had deemed II
best with the sanction of the general
relief committee to send out an ap.
with which to rebuild the destroyed
homes in the two places named and
their immediate vicinity.
This would require about 100000,
The Coden committee had named Rabbi
Alfred G. Moses as treasurer and Rev
A. G. Harte az secretary. With ref
erence to the report OF the Codenites
toned at Coden. as surgeon for the
relief committee, said there had been
many obstacles In the way Of his com
mittee in cleaning up because of the
praised the work of the local military
and said much Of the good already ac-
complished which Is credited to them.
Col; A. 8. Lyons stated that he con
stay here and the two had concluded
the Legislature would make an APP
preparation OF $4,000. $4,000 or even
100000. as the State is amply ab ls
approve such action.
chairman Inse stated the meeting
was not to act upon any such matter
as had been discussed but to plan for
further action of the general RELIEF
committee and the matter here clos
ed.
Ed Laurendine reported that almost
all the boats Of the oyster fleet had
been raised and this work would be
completed In ten days. In another ten
days. the boats would, to large ma
si be r BEAD. $1,000 hsa been ap
propriated and similar sum was al
lowed for repairs.
9. c. Dinwiddle Of the Bay Minette
that Mr.. swift had reported destitutiou
in Baldwin requiring immediate atten.
ton in the lower end OF the county IL
day morning with supplies to the dis
trict referred to by Dinwiddie.
Rev. s, M. Fisher of st. Louis street
colored families in Terrelltown in alb
Ject distress The matter was refer
red to Captain Peter Burke for atten-
Gn Of Mon ors sans
$50. to raise and repair his boat. pr%
Robert c. Macrioal and H. G. Davis
SIS each for professional services. they
having also been storm sufferers. Rev.
Father Shea. Burke Laurendine and L.
E. Rafield. Coden relief subcommittee
| 5000 each for personal use.
The secretary reported c"ntribn.
Farrow and Company OF Mobile: bed
ding and clothing from the people OF
Tuscaloosa, through Mayor +. q. Blair.
with the promise OF more to come.
Grand Jury Adjourns.
After two weeks continuous session,
| the City Court grand jury adjourned
at six o'clock tonight In their report
| to Judge Semmes they reported haV-
| Ing examined 31S witnesses in 1853 eases
and returned eighty-seyen true biils.
| The grand jury again called attention
| 10 the many appealed cafes from the
recorders and inferior criminal court
and recommended heavier fines TO
break down this custom OF entaiiing
heavy costs on the county. ais
change of the laws to allow such APP
peal cases to go direct to the petit 1ur-
| les instead Of the grand juries.
They recommended that the shire
vality and police departments pay more
attention to idlers and Migrants ana
| ioungers about places where vicious
| classes congregate. Another recon-
mendation was that the General Cour-
| ell after March IL. next, refuse Licenses
| to places where beer and liquor Is soiu
| wherein females are employed as wait
| rpsSes or bar keepers.
| The Jail and county asylum were re-
! ported in good condition. Recommen-
dations We're made as to the FORMER
and also urging the County Commis-
| sioners to push the completion 81 the
new iail. The books of county omclals
we're favorably reported upon:
! The Jury recommended that an ac-
curate reckoning of the work OF over
r,ileS of nuDlic rOaUS