The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-18
WEEKLY PRESS ID
 MEET HERE JUNE g
Executive Committee Holds
 Session In Montgomery
ARE ON STRONG FOOTING
Citizens of Russell County Call On the Governor In Reference To the Re- mova of the Court House
 From Scale To Girard.

Msntgomery. April 17.-(Special,)- At a meeting of the executive commit tee of the Alabama Weekly Press club here today it was decided to hold a state meeting at Birmingham June 9. The reports show the weekly papers to be on strong footing. Twenty seven new members were added.
 The Weekly Press Club of Alabama was organized in Flomaton, Ala, on January 27 1908, when the following officers were elected and committees appointed:
 D. c. Burson. president, Atmore spectrum"
 M. w. Camper, vice president, Flor ence Times"
 W. D. sowell, secretary, Brewtoa Pine Belt News"
 Q. Salter, treasurer, Monroevile Journal"
 Executive Committee-D. c. Burson, ". D. Sowen. NJ W. Camper, F. V Evans, J. B. Stanley.
 Legislative Committee-W. c. Din widdie, c. J. Hildredth, Charles H. Greer
 The members of the executive com mittee who were in attendance this morning were D. c. Burson, w. D. So- well and J. B. Stanley. Frank Crich- ton of Clanton, Ala, though not a member of the club, also met and con ferred with the above gentlemen.
 The club wish it understood that | icti ia fn Ia Alabama Press association, but rather hope to be able to work together with them and that the organization is in no sense a social one but is formed by the editors of the weekly papers of the state for strictly business purposes
 During the meeting this morning a telegram was received from the Besse- mer Journal saying: Count me in bon feet. Not feet only. but hand, heart and brain." Signed Jim Wing and James H. Hard for the Bessemer Jour nal.
 Russell Court House.
 The question of the removal of the court house of Russell county is one of great interest in that section. number of Russell county citl- zens were here today to see the gov ernor in the matter of the appoint ment of a day on which he would con slider the appointment of a commlssloh to hold an election some time in the next three months on the proposition of moving from Scale to Girard. The governor set May 9 as the time for the hearing. The folloYing Russell coun, o senator; B. deG Waddell H. R. Dudley w. H. Banks, Joe Ellison, c. E. Borum, c. H. owens, MT. Taylor and others. Convict ParoIed. C. A. Foster, sent up from Mobile in 1904 for seven years, for striking his wife has been paroled by the gov ernor, because of mitigating clrcum- stances. Many reputable citizens asked elemency.
 The governor has remitted forfeit ures as follows: Bibb county, J. E. Ware. C. J. Jones, on bond of lobe Lee. deceased; Tuscaloosa county, H. c. Meade, J. M. Tubb, John Clewis on bond of an unnamed defendant against whom there was no case with real merit.
 Alabama Briefs.
 H. H. Cooper, tax collector of Bald win county, recently checked short, has sent in his resignation to take effect April 25.
 The American Bridge company of New York has given notice of the ap- pointment of Fred s. Ball of Montgom- cry as Alabama agent. Secretary of State Frank N. Julian 1 is back at home after a stay in the l hospital He will soon leave on trip 1 to the west.
 1 W c. Jackson has been appointed | justice of the peace at Camden. |