The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-12
JOE THOMPSON MAY LOSE JOB Scheme to Consolidate ! Districts.
 CATERS WILL RECOMMEND He Wants Alabama Assigned to Florida. Prohibition in This state win Reduce Revenue 70 that once of CoI- iecter VIII Net Be Necessary.
BY ALFRED ,. STOPPER.

Washington. Oct. 11.--(Special.)- If President Roosevelt sanctions the movement Referee J. o. Thompson may be suppianted as Collector of Internal Revenue for Alabama as Commission CT Capers has scheme to consolidate certain collection districts with others. owing to the small amount of money that some of the collectors take in.
 The proposition advanced is that Alabama shall be tackled on to Florida, for the reason that the internal reve- nue derived annually in Alabama iH only about t40o.o0o. whereas there Is cool million for Florida. Besides, Florida is considered much wetter" than Alabama, as recent prohibition contests show and is likely to remain so.
 All reports which reach the com missioner from Alabama induce him to think that the prohibition agitation in the State has but commenced. news paper and other reports indicating that at the coming extra session of the Legiaiature earnest efforts Will DC made to enact a general prohibition law similar to that recently passed m Georgia, As the latter state fs on the dry list. Mr. Capers wants Georgia to be consolidated with the South Carolina district and to dispense with services of two collectors. Of course, if the scheme is carried out, Mir. Ca- pers will insist. that ss Fiodida yields so much more revenue than Alapema, the collector in Florida should be re- tained, and that would mean the re- tirement of Referee Thompson. This matter. however. has not yet taken definite shape.
 MT. capers said today he was gath erIng data on which to figure, and he admits that he intends to recommend numerous cancellations to President Roosevelt.
 Dates for Hearings.
 Tho hearings in upwards or nfty complaints filed against railroads m ths West ana Southwest were fixed to- day by the Interstate Commarce Cotn- r,s~.tnv, as @4@s s 5atsa5ss ts- Amonr the number were two freight hureaus being that of Fort smith Ark.. and the other the Missouri ana Kansas Shippers Assocation. The complaints are someWnat slI- lar to those made by the Montsomsry that discrinlinAtions are made. Tnese hearings will take place at Kansas A. inc office of the Commission 1t is stated that the Montgomery case IS IikaIy~ to be assigned almost any usy' The Commissioners are "SSsns s-s to complete the scheouie ot ne@iAs' To Consolidate Bureasas:
 washington. Oct. i1;-CommissS,One, a s,,rss,, Sep u1der consideration the rearranSe- ment and consClidatiSSn; dS foT oumbsr IexshSi oi collection purposes .,srr oI states.
 The constitution of Oklahoma pronio, it's the sale of intoxicating liquors as haverage within the State and on Jan. nary i. 1908, complete prohibition goes into effect in Georgia: Sou s1rtn nnroSiSition SSro oyga srfiv under the dispensary system
 To meet these changed conditions tne commissioner has in contempiation tne consoiidation of Oklahoma with Arkan. sss ss one revenue division: Georgia and Eouth Carolina as another and Missis- slppi. Louisiana and possipiy Aiapans
 As an alternative, Alabama may be consolidated with Florida
 Tt is not likely, however, that definite action will be taken for some weeks.