The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-15
KLICH STANDS BY
 FORMER STATEMENT
HOW FOREIGNERS H BEEN WRoNGFULLY TREA BY OFFICIALS WHO TOOK VANTAGE OF IGNORANCE.
the Editor of The Age-Herald.


 In your issue of the 11th inst, I notice that the statements made by me in your issue of the 10th inst. were questioned. The reason why l am late to reply to the denial appearing in your issue of the 11th inst. is that I was collecting the facts 10 prove my assertion stated In your is- sue of the 10th inst, and at the same time l was waiting for the denial of this mysterious person involved in the gun affair, however useless.
 Regarding the statement of the honor able mayor of the city of Ensey that: d) No foreigner has been arrested for street tax In Ensley; tg, That no man has paid street tax more than once this year; (S), That every man who has paid street tax has gotten a receipt; (D, That the police officer to whom 1 have reference in my article Is not an official of the city of Ensley but is a road tax warner. l wish to say that by q mlsunderstand- Ing of the administra ton system of our city. in the mentioned article l mixed up road tax with street tax and city police officer with constable and road tax warn CT, which mistake produced some con- IublOH III IllS AIldlT. IuTIueI WISH lO say that l have not intended to blame the city administration such, but only to mark the abuse of the law from the side of some officers in special. Here I will note only the two facts which hap pened during tho absence of the honor able mayor, namely, the arresting of two Slsvish men on Saturday, August B. anu keeping them in jail for two nights and one day for absolutely nothing, and the aresting of a foreign woman Gegis- tered in the records as Polak woman) though her name was not stated, and keeping her likewise in jail until the following morning for the only reason that at a late hour she was standing on the corner of Avenue B and Nine teenth street, where she was waiting for her people, whom she came to see. l hope that in the future nothing similar will happen.
 Regarding the statement of MT. James Brodie. justice of the peace, that he has never collected one dollar from anyone for road tax and that the $2O claimed to have been taken from Mrs. Oorlowska was never paid to him, l wish to asy that this never and nowhere have stated.
 In the statement made in the same is- sue of The Age Herald by one Walter Flames, whom I understand to be the road tax warner, Is said without any restriction and any proof that my state ment in your isue of the 10th inst, IS false I am ready to prove by sworn statements of MT Orlowski and bis wife that what l have said through the Bir- mingham Age-Herald in their regard Is absolutely true. That the SEQ has been taken, Walter flames maintained him sell whilst he keeps perfect silence of the proceeding of his companion, who successively has pointed a revolver to- wards the breast of Mrs. Orlowska and her husband threatening to kill them ana addressing the most abusive language to them. It would be of great use to me if this mysterious person would make known his name that l may be able to get satisfactory solution of this case through the competent authorities.
 MT. ]. M. Donaldson. notary public an1 eX-officio justice of the peace offers a re- ward of $25 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person
 
 authority and in the manner described in my article in your issue of the 10th inst Why then Mr. John Dyrkaer and his three boarding men, Joseph Hascrak, Joseph BaSala and Adam Paslawski, who paid this year the street tax G250 every one), at the city office, where they got the receipt for 1t, still should pay the road tax (S3) which was collected by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com panV? If is true that Mr Donaldson at the demand of the men named, returned them the $2 50 which they have paid at the city office only by q mstake-but in good faith; as they should pay not street tax. but road tax, living for the last eighteenth months outside of the city in the so-ealled furnace quarter Why were they arrested, having done their duty, anu released only on a bond of s64? Why, having paid immediately $32 with the ob- ligation to pay the other $32 on the next pay day did MT. Donaldson still stop them at the Tennessee company office and take s4S together? It is time that they got this money from the Tennessee com pany back after they have paid to MT Donaldson at his office the other $32. For this state ment I have the affidavit of John Dyrkaer and Joseph Haszcrack. l think that I don't need to make any more comment about such proceeding towards foreign people Yours very truly
 REV. PAUL KLICH.
 Ensley, August IA, 1907.
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