The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-19
JUDGE PELHAM
 HITS INJUNCTION
Says Grand JurieS Should Find
 True Bills
WANT ELECTION ORDERED
Prohibition Mass Meeting is Held and Petition is Sent to Probate Judge Asking Him to Order an Elec-
 ton on Liquor Question.

Talladega, August Special )- Judge John Pelham of this judicial circuit, in speaking of the injunction issued by Judge Jones of the federal court restraining officers from enforc- ing the criminal law of Alabama. de- nied the power of Judge Jones to annul the states enforcement of the laws against criminals. for crimes commit ted against the state. and said that he should charge grand iuries to find bills in those cases, if the evidence was pre- sented, and would require hls solicitor to prosecute, and his sherlns to make arrests under the state law, regardl ess of Judge Jones' arbitrary order Judge Miller of the Talladega city court Is absent. and nothing is known of his views The county solicitor has not as yet given out his determination, In case the grand Jury. which meets Sep tember 1, should indict parties under l the railroad laws.
 A final prohibition mass meeting was held yesterday in the court house for | the purpose of completing the signing of the petition to the probate judge asking him to order an election. The i court room was filled. Speeches were made by Hon. C. C. Whitson. who pre- 1 sided; Rev. l.. c. Branscomb, Hon. John Mccain, Hon. W. B. Castleberry and others. A petition had heretofore been | sent to each heat in the county, there being sheet for each beat and all of 1 the sheets containing a printed head ] Ing exactly identical, the Intention be- | ing to pin together these detach ed sheets, and present the same one petition, but in view of the holding of | the supreme court as to the Cleberne county petition To remove the county { seat, where the signatures were pro cured in this manner 1t was thought best by the lawyers of the prohibition committee to have every signature 1 placed upon one petition. and pre-
 sent 1t as Wh ole. On the first peti-
 tion there were thirteen hundred quail fled voters. Saturday one thousand
 names were signed to the petition. 1t
 will be presented to the probate judge 1 next Tuesday, August 20. and the cleo | tfon win he osdered between Septem- 1 Der 2S and October ,. Unless there is a great change in public sentiment the prohibition people will poll fifteen hun dred of the twenty-two hundred quail l fled voters of the county.
 
 off the sidewalk from the lsbell cor ner to the postoffice, and 1t is now pos 1 sible for q citizen to pass that spot without becoming entangled in build l ing material. but the roadway opposite l this place Is still torn up with the laying of water pipes, or gas pipes by the Light and Water commission. East street has been cumbered with build ing material and excavation for more than two months.
 Crowds continue to attend the all ! legged vaudeville show at the theator- 1 ium -vaudette, alth ough the acting of the performers is not up to the finish ed efforts of the top liners It is the only attraction In town. and it doesn't cost much to see ii. is the way most people console themselves. The losing of the Alabama chautanqua from this city is source of great regret to those who liked q good attraction. Dr. R. M. Cunningham passed through the city yesterday an route to Clay county.
 There was a noon service at but one church Sunday, the Methodist. All of the other pastors are taking their va cation.
 The Human Snake"--a peripatetic acrobat. tumbled and squirmed to the admiration of a gaping, perspiring crowd in front of the court house on Saturday. When the human snake be- gan the human action of taking up collection the audience had sudden business esewh ere.
 It is rumored that the litigation be- tween tho Louisville and Nash vile railroad and the Birmingham and At lantic railroad over the condemnation of some property east of East street, which has been in progress for months past, has been compromised. The de- tails of the agreement are not as yet made known.