The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-19
GOVERNOR COMER
 BACKS UP THE LAW
In Address at Huntsville He
 Talks on Railroads
JUDGE DENIES PETITION
Dispensary in Gainesville, Ga, is Knocked Cut-Deputy Marshals- Back From Serving Wrts of
 L. & N. Injunction.

Huntsville. August 1S.-(Special) )-Gover- nor E. B. Conner arrived from Montgom- cry at an early hour vest erday morning and delivered an address on education 70 the attendants at an educational rally in the county court house. Governor Conner devoted the greater part of his address to the discussion of school conditions in Ala bama. He told of the appropriation ot hundreds of thousands by the last legis lature for the schools of Alabama and challenged any man to say that this money had been wasted.
 At the conclusion of his address, Gov ernor Conner touched upon his fight on the railroads 'I challenge any man to de- bate the question of whether these laws will not improve conditions in the state, he said. ''I stand back of every law passed by this legislature. The last legis- lature was the best We have had since the wlr. It put in propulsion things that will work revolution In this state and sc- turn a benefit to every citizen. We are not going to tear down the prosperity of the state by enforcing these laws Tor the regulation of railroads We are going to win in this fight. More than half or the railroads have been whipped into re ducing their rates, as has the Southef n Express company
 Dispensary Knocked Out.
 Judge David D. Shelby of the United States circuit court of appeals. has denied the petition of creditors of the town )t Barnesville, Ga, who prayed for a writ of injunction to delay the abolishment of the dispensary of that town. Crab field X Co. of Atlanta and other creditors whose claims on the municipality az gregate $20, GOO or more, sought to nullify the result of the recent prohibition cleo ton in Pike county, Georgia, on the grounds that if the dspensary is cut out of Barnesville that town will be unable to meet it's obligations.
 Judge Shelby denied the petition and the Gainesville dispensary will be abol- ished.
 Served the Wrts.
 Deputy United States Iarshal Y. s. Root returned to the city last night after having served on the sheriffs and solici- tors of various counties in this section writs enioining them from interference with the operation of the Louisville ana Nashville railway. MT. Root stated to reporter that several of the officers act ed as if they did not intend to obey ths injunction. He looks for a clash or du- thorties somewhere down the line.
 Cannot Get Bail.
 Judge D. w. Speake of the circuit court has denied the application for bail To J' N. Hornbuckle. a white man, who IS 'n the county jail on a charge CT crlnnai assault on the person of his young daugh- ter. dornbuckle made the claim that the charge of assault is founded on the same evidence as the charge of incest upon which he was recently tried and acquit- ted Judge Speake adjourned the criminal term of court Saturday afternoon and will go to Moulton on Monday to hold term of court. Before leaving here ne lh- spected the Madison county jail and fo1hd everything in first-class condition there'
 Becomes a Benedict.
 I p Brown of the Huntsville Foundry and Machine Works and Mrs. Nannio Thomas were married last evening at tpe residence of the latters sister Mrs. leih- lev. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. B. G. Mitchell, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Y. s. A.
 Bid Fire Averted.
 Tho Consolidated Handle Factory m West Huntsville narrowly escaped = struction by fire Saturday morning. hlaze was discovered in the interior oi inc plant by the night watchman' ana ne succeeded in putting 1t out after daihaSe to the extent of s300 had been wrouSnt L. Snarks from an emory wheel started ehe fire.
 Charge of Biganny.
 Henry Putnam of this city is in Jali m Fayetteville, Tenn, on charge or piS ,r,,. ue married Miss Matte Smith in that town three weeks ago and later the charge that he had a wife in this city reached the ears of the young woman