The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
WIRE HOUSES ARE
UP AGAINST ut"
Heavy State and County License
is Prohibitorv
T. P, A, FLYING SQUADRON
Post D at Selma Has a Rally Day.
TWO National Officials Are Pres.
ent--Elegant Banquet
Is Given.

Selma, March 2s,--(special.)-Th con-
ductors OF wire houses' and "bucket-
shops" in Selma are In travail again.
With the passage by the legislature of the
act putting such concerns out Of busi-
ness In Alabama, through dint of tho
hardest sort of work the law was not
made effective until January 1, 1908, This
was thought to give breathing time,
and 1t was expected that the business
would end.
Today with the publication of the reve
nue. bill, passed at the recent session, 1t
was learned for the first time that to
conduct the business of wire house or
bucketshop in Selma, it would require
$500 license for the state and $3.50 for the
county, $3.50 in all. In Birmingham the
license Is put at 5000 for the state and
$500 for the county. This is positive pro-
hibition for the business, and 1t is an
tcipated that the courts will be appealed
to. One of the Selma houses has paid Its
city license of $780, and the business has
been very dull anyway, and altogether
it looks like they are UP against hard
proposition.
The cotton exchange people compare
themselves to the Alabama Press ASSOC
citation, which while fighting against sem
ate bill No. Z, were stabbed under the
ribs in senate bill No. 49, And the Joke
about the whole matter so far as the
bucketshop and wire house people ar
concerned, Is that everyone of those in
business in Selma voted for Conner. They
are not shouting for the governor and his
drastic means Of reform now.
High Railroad Officials.
j. NJ. Culp vice president of the
Southern railway. and c. A. Benscotter.
assistant general passenger agent of tho
same system, were visitorssto Selma to-
day, and spent the entire day calling
upon leading citizens and patrons of the
line.
T. p. A. "Flying Squadron"
Post D of the Travellers Protective as
ISOLATION made Friday rallying day and a
time of renewed inspiration and work for
the order Two of the national officials
visited the post and their presence was
the incentive that spurred the members to
make the day a red letter one In its his
tory Messrs. w. A. Kirschoff of st.
Louis, national representative, and w. Q.
Hudson of New Orleans, national director,
accompanied by State President Col. Rob-
ert Cunningham, reached the city during
the morning and were at once taken In
charge by members of the post and shown
every courtesy while they remained in
the city.
AT o'clock at the city hall a number
of invited guests and the members of
the post assembled and listened to several
addresses. Mayor Atkins welcomed the
visitors to the city in a few pleasing
words, and Mr.. Klrschoff was then intro
duced by Major Scott, president of the
local post. Mr.. Kirschoff spoke of Selma
and the hospitality received here, and
then gave brief but comprehensive
sketch of the work of the Travellers Pro-
tective association. He told of its work
to secure interchangeable mileage and ex-
cess baggage books and the success that
had been met with, the part played by
the association In the establishment OF
the new cabinet position of Commission
er of Industries and Commerce, of the
work done along many lines, making the
life of a travelling man happier and safer.
Mr.. Kerschoff was followed by Mr.. Hud-
son, who spoke mainly of the insurance
branch of the order Among other things
he said that he had recently audited the
books of the association and found that
they had paid fifteen death claims up to
the 9th of this month for the current
year, and had on hand over 1000 In ad-
dition to the reserve fund of over $lOS,-
600. Col. Robert Cunningham, state pres
ident, followed with a few remarks, and
then there was a call for Mr.. w. c.
Agee, the new president of the Fair asso-
citation. Mr. Agee responded and spoke OF
how the travelling men had helped make
the Central Alabama fair a success. and
asked the continued help of the members
Of the post.
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