The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-11
AUDITOR WILL NOT
 PAY SHER|FFS' FEES May Be Contrary to the State
 Constitution LUMgERMEN IN SESSION
Alabama Association Combines With West Florida Orqanization-Tax. Secretary Julian Will Go to
 Richmond Next Week.

Montgomery, September 10.--(Special )- l It develops tonight that the auditor has refused 10 pay the increased allowance to sheriffs for feeding prisoners on the grond that it may be contrary to section PSI of the constitution which provides that the fees and compensation of state and county officers shall not be increased or diminished during their term of of flee
 Quite a large portion of the sheriffs will be effected if in the end 1t should be found that the increase can not be paid.
 Attorney General Garber has the mat ter in hand and will rule on the act in n short time. It is held by the sher- ifs and the men who passed the bill that the bills of sheriffs for feeding are not fees in the sense that they are com pensation but only reimbursng the offi- cers for their keep. If 1t is held by the attorney general that they are allowances the additional price will be paid and it is a pretty safe guess that in the end this will be the case.
 While 1t Is thought that the increase will hold there Is a feeling that the sys- tenn is wrong and that the sheriffs should be allowed what it costs to feed prisoners. let it be little or much. As this law does not change the old act in cases where there are more than twenty pris- oners only the smaller counties are affected. The new scale is as follows: One to five prisoners, 70 cents a day five to ten 97k cents a day; ten to twenty, B cents; all over that 20 cents, the same as the old law.
 Named Is Changed.
 Alabama Lumber Manufacturers asso- ciation is no more in name. though in fact it is still living and exercising it's vital influence. At the monthly meet ing of the association held this morning at the Exchange hotel. the name was changed to the Ala ,ama and West Flor ida Lumber Manufacturers association. This was done because of the large in- terests acquired by many of the body in Florida, which affected much of It's legislation.
 The regular monthly meeting was open ed this morning by President Williams. the following members being present: D. H. Morris, Jr., representing the Alabama Florida Lumber company of Noma Fla; J. T. Burlingame of the Gates Lumber company, Yellow Pine, Ala: l.. A. Boyd and J. D. Henderson. of the Henderson Boyd Lumber company, of RchburS, Ala; l.. l.. Moore of River Falls, repIe- senting the Horseshoe Lumber company; |. w. Hunnicutt, Of Hunncutt-Neal con- pany, Vick, Ala; J. H. Eddy. Birming- of ba n r. H. Lathrop and II. II. Shell, of the Lathrop company of Birmingham: I. $. Kelley of the Morris company, Socomb. Ala: ". S. Hollishret. Twin Lumber company, Maplesville, Ala. Robert Du- cross. Montgomery Lumber company, Montgomery; w. T. Shepard. Miller Brent company, Foley; J. c. Williams, !. ]. Earle j. F.. Grady W. T. Shepard. A. C. Wood, k. J. Austin, l.. NJ. Parsons and r. E. Cain.
 Much of the regular monthly work was attended to, and discussions of the mar ket conditions and prices made, disclos- ing fair prospects throughout the bus- ness.
 The meeting was addressed by Capt. J. r Powell, tax commissioner of the stat, and also by. MT. Fitzpatrick of the Tel low Pine Lumber company of St Louis, who spoke on weights and the weighing of lumber.
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