The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-06
MR. RICHARDSON
 DENIES CHARGES Has Not Changed Mind on Rail-
 road Legislation
A BIG COUNTRY PICNIC
Warrants Arrive for Soldiers Pen slons-Young Ladies' Whist Club Is oreanized-Pretty Octo-
 Der Wedding.

terview with a local newspaper, Judge William Richardson of Huntsville, con- gressman from this district, denies the charge that has been made against him by some of the newspapers of the state, in which he Is accused of having changed his position in regard to the recent rail- road legislation in Alabama. These papers have charged that according to a speech which Judge Richardson delivered in Moulton a few weeks ago that he was favoring the railroads position as against | the peoples interests, and the position 1 of Governor Conner on the railroad situ- ation in Alabama.
 Soon after Judge Richardson delivered his Moulton speech he was quoted by the Moulton Advertiser as saying, among l other things: Tt is lamentable to see 1 the tendency among certain people to cast reflections on the federal courts. We can- not believe that anyone can seriously en- certain the Idea that Judge David D. I Shelby, Judge Toulmin or Judge Jones would usurp and defy the sacred rights l of the state.' Some of the state papers nave seen fit to criticize Judge Richard
 
 l Moulton Advertiser, saying that never be- l lore had Judge Richardson agreed with 1 Judge Jones on any proposition. And these same newspapers took Judge Rich arusons Moulton speech to mean that he had turned against the people of Ala bama in support of the railroads and the,r | interests.
 In answer to this Judge Richardson says in his interview with a local news r1U that l regretted that the Louisville and NashVille railroad did not file its bill for restraining order in the state courts
 and thought in that respect the railroad had acted unwlsely. I said this because the state and federalscourts had concur rent Jurisdiction. If the bill had been. Iieo Tn the state court first, this act would have excluded the jurisdiction of the fed eral court, on the accepted theory that the first court assuming Jurisdiction ex- cluded the assumption of Jurisdiction of any other state or federal courts but Judge Jones having taken jurisdiction first that necessarily excluded our state courts It is merely question of jurs- diction'
 The same local newspaper quotes Judge Richardson as saying that he voted for Governor Conner and that he agrees with him on most of his views, and especially mat he agrees with the governor on the theory that the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company should have appealed to the state courts instead of to the fed erM courts, as they did do. Judge Richardson's Moulton speech has been the subject of considerable com inent in this portion of the state Juoge Richardson in his interview with the local newspaper, does not say that the Mouton Advertiser misquoted his speech al Moul- ton, but the goes on to say what he told the people in his Mouton speech.
 One of the largest country picnics was the one held at Gum Springs. in the center of this county, yesterday
 The picnic was given by the members Of the Odd Fellows fraternity of Gum Springs, and it was given as a nelghbor- hood picnic. Dinner for all was served on the grounds
 During the morning Probate Judge Will liam b. Skeggs of Decatur and County Commissioner Mechanism delivered speeches. During the afternoon Mayor Samuel Blackwell of New Decatur deliy- cred prohibition speech and at the con- clusion of his remarks everyone in the audience stood Up in favor of prohibition.
 Probate Judge William E. Skeggs has received the pension warrants for the old Confederate soldiers for the October quar- tci, anu Hldny or the old soldiers have already called and received their pensions for the quarter.
 Judge SkeggS has also announced that the warrants for the return of the tobacco license, which was declared unconstitu- tionai, are now ready. This county will pay back to the dealers in tobacco a con- siderable sum in these licenses
 The Young Ladies' Whist club has been re-organized and during the winter sea- son the club will meet every Thursday afternoon at the homes of the members. The re-organizs ton of the club tool, place at the home of Miss George Bibb In New Decatur and quite a number of young ladies were present
 A charming entertainment in honor of Mrs. Gantrell of Chattanooga was given by Mrs. F. J. Ccnyngton last afternoon. A chafing dish lunch was served
 A very pretty October wedding will be that Of Miss Anne Turner Peebles to Ar. Frank Thompkin Richardson on snext Wednesday. The wedding will take place at the home of the brides parents Tn Moorsville.
 The bride-to-be is a daughter of e,en and Mrs John Henry Peebes or Moors vile.
 This wedding will be of interest moi only to the society of the Decaturs. but to this entire portion of the state. A number of society people from the De- caturs will attend.