The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-24
REWARD OFFERED
 FUR DYNAM|TERS Governor Calls on Police to
 Stop 0utrages INCIDENT TO THE STRIKE Citizens Suggest a Law and Order League If Authorities Do Not Give the Proper Protectlon-The
 Governors Statement.
INCIDENT TO THE STRIKE

Montgomery, April 23-(Special.) )--The citizens of the city have determined that the outlawry incident to the strike of the street railway men shall be stopped. At the instance of the mayor the governor has offered reward of s100 each for any one either shooting Into or blowing a car with dynamite and the state execu- tive urges that the officers of the law including the police and the sheriff, do everything in their power to have the outrages put to an end.
 1 The entire board of directors of the l Commercial club called on Mayor Teague and insisted that he adopt some means to restore law and order in the commun- ity One car a night since Saturday night is the dynamite record and last night in addition to blowing one a second barely escaped. Several citizens on the latter car saw the dynamite which was discovered before the car hit it and say its explosion would have done great damage to thescar i and possibly caused the loss of human l life.
 A number of citizens have signed a statement printed in the Journal to the effect that they have a right to protec- ton al the hands of the officers and say that if the authorities can not protect the citizens should take it in hand, law and I order leagues being suggested. However. 1 it is anticipated that with the interest now taken order will be restored.
 Governors Statement.
 In offering the rewards Gov. B. B. Conner made the, following statement: In view of the statements to me of l w M Teague, mayor of the city of Mont l gomery, that there have been repeated attempts at night to dynamit1 the cars of the Montgomery Traction company 1 while in the regular discharge of their l function of transporting passengers to 1 different points in the city, and in view of the fact that these statements are con- cured in by S. H. Dent county solicitor of Montgomery county, and his further statement that if the dynamiting of these cars were to result in the death of | human being, which result must be req sonably expected, then such killing would be murder in the first degree. And whether not this dynamiting of cars should result in the killing of one or dozen persons, the offense, assault with intent to kill. is one of the gravest vio- lations known to law, and demands from every authority Ol tUe Sldlc tHdt lHey should do all in their power for the ar rest and punishment of these criminals.
 Call On Police.
 T, therefore, call upon the police au- thorites of the city of Montgomery, and the county authorities Of Montgomery county and of the state to use ever .ex- ertion to bring about the arrest and con viction of the guilty parties, and here with, as governor of the state, offer re- ward of $100 for the arrest and convic- tion of each party, either principal or &C., cessory, in this crime of dynamiting the cars of the Montgomery Traction com- pany, and consequent attempt at murder, and I urge the active cooperation of every citizen to secure their arrest and conviction
 ''Will smiply state to the legal author ities that a man was arrested and pun- ished In Lee county for the killing of squirrel in violation of the game law of the state, and some of the highest of- ficials of the state were recently arrested and fined for killing a duck out of sea- son, while here in Montgomery, the cap ital city of the state, we have almost nightly the terrorizing of citizens in the attempts to murder by dynamiting street cars by which the travel of the city is being conducted Will call attention to the fact that cars are being shot into as in wanton sport, and I offer the further reward of s1Oo for the arrest and convic- tion of these violators of the law" Sand Mountain Company. The organization of the Sand Mountain Electric company, with headquarters at Albertville, has been reported to the sec retafy of state. The capital stock is $50, 900. The object Is to generate steam and electric power at Short Creek, near Albertville, to sell it to cities and towns within radius of fifty miles and to build and operate a railroad from Gadsden to Scottsboro. Among the incorporators is Leon c. McCord, secretary to the supreme court; E. O. McCord, RenalB. McCord, G. M E. Mann, w. E. Snead and J. B. Roberts.
 John w. Long, who was convicted in .Mobne in 1903 for assault with intent to murder, and who is Ill, has been paroled
 by the governor, who thinks he has been punished enough. His parole is rec commended by many people of good stand ing.
 John S. Graham has been appointed to hold court at Jackson this week. in the absence of the regular judge.
 The following have been appointed by the governor: Notaries public, o. V. Ar hold, Horton w. 0. Chrisman, Selma; Miss Hattie L. Gillian, Huntsville; Mrs. Missile Taylor. Cullman.
 The Gadsden Development company has been reported to the secretary of state, with L capital of s500O. The incorporators include W. F. Fulcher and others.
 Against the Governor.
 fter a long drawn out fight in the meeting of the State Federation of Labor a resolution to endorse the policy of Gov. B. B. Conner, with regard to imm- grafton was defeated, though some of the delegates fought hard for it. It was ar gued by many that Governor Conner is the best friend the laboring men have had in the gubernatorial chair and he should be supported. However, the opposition was effective. .s4
 Another contest came up on the ques- tion of endorsing Hearst paper in Ala bama, 1t being argued that Hearst is very much in favor of union labor and would be great help to the cause if he came to the state. Such move was endorsed. with the hope'that such paper be located in Birmingham.
 It was agreed that the movement to have the anti-boycott law declared un-