The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-12
WATERWORKS WAR
ON IN EARNEST
Selma Company Gets Injunction
Against City
COMES AS THUNDER CLAP
Issuance of Bonds With Which to
Purchase Water Works Is Held
Up-Press Trip Seems
impossible.
COMES AS THUNDER CLAP

Selma, January n.-(Special) 1.-The wa
ter works war is on In earnest in Selma
now although the fight has really just
begun. Today was issued decree grant
ing a preliminary injunction against the
city further issuing $4,000 worth of
bonds with which to purchase or erect
its own water works. The water com
pany does not appear on the bill of COM
plant filed before Chansellor Smith. The
complainant is Mr.. Alex k. Cawthon
son of DIR. A. w. Cawthon, who is u
member of the Sinking Fund commission
of Selma. The younger Cawthon owns
considerable property In the city.
1t has been suspected for the last few
days that the water company was not
giving up the fight, but the step taken
came as thunder clap out of a clear
sky. The grounds set up Is that the
bonds issued are not redeemable until
after twenty-years. The notice undec
which the election was held provided for
bonds redeemable after three years, but
the bond buyers would not purchase I'M
der that provision and the council made
the bonds redeemable after twenty years.
The city has thirty days in which to an
swer the complaint and the date for the
hearing will not be set by the chancellor
until the answer is filed.
Press Excursion Abandoned.
At the meeting of the Alabama Press
association, held in Gadsden, the execu-
tive committee of the association was in
structed to arrange If possible a mid
winter excursion to Havana. President
r. E. L. Neil has been in communication
with the passenger department of the
Munson Steamship line in am effort to ar
range transportation for the association,
and Is today in receipt of a communica-
tion from Sinclair Graham, the general
passenger agent, stating 1t will be I'M
possible to grant either free transporta-
ton or special rate. This will probably
cause the excursion to be abandoned. 1t
is possible that trip to Panama will be
attempted instead.
Indicted for Murder.
The grand jury made partial report to
Judge Mabry yesterday afternoon. Among
tho batch Of indictments returned was a
bill against Robert A. Anderson, charging
him with murder I'm the first degree of
Edward Boykin, the young machinist
who was acting as special officer at the
fair grounds.
The preliminary examination was held
before Justice Lloyd, and vigorous pros
ecution was made. From the evidence JUS
tice Lloyd decided that the case was not
a balable one, and remanded Anderson
to Jail without bail.
The grand jury considered the testimony
and seemed to agree with the justice in
the preliminary examination, returning
the bill as murder in the first degree
The case will likely come up for trial
next week.
Death of Mr.. Jake Storm.
This morning at an infirmary of the city
occurred the death of Mr. Jake Storm.
The deceased had been Ill for about two
weeks and his friends have been appre-
henslve about him for several days.
Jake Storm was A tailor by professio>,
having come to Selma many years ago.
He was generous to fault and big heart
ed and for his friends he could not do too
much.
He enlisted In the United States volun-
teers when the Spanish-Amercan war
broke out and experienced the inconveni-
encies and hardships Of Miami. Return
ing to Selma he took up his trade again
and has been here ever since. His death