The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-19
MEL DISCUSSES
NEWSPAPER PASSES
Believes Conner Will Not Oppose
Amendment Excepting Them
LADIES HURT IN RUNAWAY
Mrs. Mallory and Mrs. Dansby Thrown
From Buggy Which Was Hit BY
Frightened Mule Hitched
to a Wagon.
LADIES HURT IN RUNAWAY

Selma. January s-(Special. )-President
r. e. L. Mel OF the Alabama Press as
scciation gave out the following state
ment today with reference to a report
from Montgomery that the amendment
unanimously agreed upon by the senate
committee exempting newspapers from
the provisions of the anti-pass bill woulo
not be accepted in the house because Gov
ernor Conner was opposed TO the same.
az hardly think there is the slightest
grounds for the report. In the first place
I feel SURE that Governor Conner Is not
onnosed to the amendment. Senator Lusk,
who is recognized as this personal repre-
sentative in matters Legislative, readily
agreed tn the amendment, which after all
/. nothing more nor less than construc-
tive provisor that nothing in the act
should prohibit newspapers contracting
with common carrieds for transportation
In exchange for space at the rates charged
the general public. Senator Lusk stated
that the bill did not affect newspapers
anyway. and readily agreed to the amend
ment which was then unanimously agreed
upon by the committee.
conversations with members OF the
house committee on the subject led 10
tho conclusion that the provision would
be entirely acceptable to them, and
have no doubt but that Governor Conner
will recognize the Justice of the claim
that in no sense do newspapers receive
what is termed free pass 1 doubt Sc
riously If he has even given thought
to the matter
Ladies Were Injured.
Mrs. H. s. d. Mallory and daughter,
Mrs. Walton Dansby, were thrown from
their buggy on Broad street this morning
, by a runaway mule attached to one
horse wagon.
The ladies were coming down Broad
street in the buggy when the mule at
taehed to the wagon begun to move or.
The negro driver was standing near ar
ran to the front of the shafts to stop
the animal, but the latter made quick
turn, and lust as the buggy came along
side threw the wagon full against the
buggy, overturnng 1t. The accident hap
pened at the corner of Broad and Dallas
streets. in front of the Hotel Albert Mrs.
Mallory was thrown heavily to the ground
sustaining severe cut over the eye
and several bruises and scratches about
the body. Mrs. Dansby was also shaken
up and bruised, but was not as padly
| injured as her mother.
The ladies were quickly carried into the
Selma bakery, where physicians were
summoned and they were soon able to
| be carried to their homes.
The Judgment Of the physicians is that
| Mrs. Mallory has not sustained any inter-
nal injuries, and unless they are mis-
taken in this she will soon be able to be
| out She was resting quietly this after
noon and is getting along very WELL The
many friends Of both ladies rejoice that
| their injuries were not more severe.
Fire and Death.
Andrew Jackson, a mold negro fisher
| man. was well known to many Selmians.
| He has for years been successful in buf-
| falo fishing especially and in season has
supplied the market with this fish, pc
| culiarly attractive to the negro.
| Last night about 1880 o'clock his cabin
| located In Shvers alley, between Range
| avenue and the railroad. caught on fire
and through the efficient work of the
department was saved, all except the