The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-22
REPEAL OF TAX LAW
BIRMINGHAM CLUB TO PETITION
 THE L-suISLATURE.
Want the State Tax Law Repealed So Far As It Concerns Foreign
 Money Lending
 Companies,

Birmingham. June 21.-(special.)- )- Many signatures are going on peti- lions which are being circulated throughout the State by the Birming- ham comercial Club addressed to the Legislature of Alabama. asking for the repeal of the law taxing foreign money lending concerns. The Commer- cial Club recently sent out a number Of blank petitions with circular let- Ter. asking that signatures be pro- cured. These letters and petitions went into every county almost in the state. Replies are now coming in at a lively rate, and the club will be able to present strong document before the Legislature on the subject. Much complaint Is made against the law, especially in the cities where much de- velopment is under way or Is under consideration. Especially is the indus trial section of the State being af- fected by the law.
 Omcer Returns.
 George W. Cousson. the deputy sher- ln who went to Flint, Mich, returned today without H. Lewis Oppenborn. the man wanted here on a charge of making away with funds of the Ten nessee Club. social organization at ~-HoASSs oCPuty NOuSAOu nAQ ms pflH- oner and was on train when he was informed that the Governor of Mich igan had changed his mind about hon. bring the reQuisition of the Governor of Alabama. Oppenborn took out ha- peas corpus papers and failed to ap- pear when the case was called. He was not idle. however, and succeed ed in getting a special hearing before the Governor-a hearing similar to a habeas corpus. The Michigan Cover nor finally decided that the charge was not serious enough. in his opip- Ion. to warrant the long trip South, and turned Oppenborn loose.
 "Oppenborn belongs to an infuen- tial family" said Deputy Cousson this afternoon, "and employed the ablest counsel They argued, that the whole thing was an attempt to collect debt and asserted that Oppenporn had re- turned certain money before ever criminal proceedings were instituted against him. There was no way for me to refute any argument put up"
 On his way home Deputy Cousson stopped in Cincinnati and got Henry kncaid, negro wanted here for a murder committed at Brookside in 1904. Kincaid is said to be the man who killed a negro by, the name of Alexander Davis.
 Car service Report.
 The total number of cars handled by the railroads in this State during the month of May. 1907. reported to the Alabama Car Service Association, &C., cording to official figures given out today. is considerably in excess of the number handled during the corra- spending month last year. The in- crease is accounted for by increased industrial activity in the district as well as by better equipment enabling the railroads to furnish empty cars wore promptly on demand.
 The total number of cars handled during the month of May. 1907, was 69,76s. The total number handled dur ing May. 1906, was 5s.413. The in- crease for the month Is in excess of 10000, or about Is per cent
 The report for ApriI also showed considerable increase over the same month last year and the general indi- cations are that the increase for the year will show a corresponding in crease over last year.