The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-13
TIME FOR FILING
 OFFICIAL BONDS Assistant Attorney General
 Martin Makes Ruling ALABAMA NEWS NOTES Citizens of conecuh County Protest Against the Paroling of Jack Thomp-
ALABAMA NEWS NOTES

Montgomery. November 12.-(Special 1- Assistant Attorney General Thomas w Martin has ruled that the tax collectors and assessors who were elected last week. do not have to file bonds in the offices of the auditors and probate judges before August l, 1909. Some confusion having arisen the matter was thus passed upon. MT Martin says that the questions are covered in sections 2O95 and 216o of the code, the former dealing with assessors and the other with collectors. In each instance the officers are required to file bonds as indicated, but not before.
 Alabama News Notes.
 l.. H. Bokin has been appointed com missioner of Russell county in the place of T. S. Davis, resigned.
 Six counties have failed to report re- turns of the election on November 3 to the secretary of state. The count will be made on Saturday and the officers failing to have their returns in will be subject to a heavy fine
 Harry C. Gunnels, superintendent of education, is back from a trip to Bir- mingham. E
 Dr. Thomas M. Owen, director of the state department of archives and history. and John H. Wallace, Jr., state game and fish commissioner, are at work as committee of the Country club in carry ing out the plans submitted for grounds by Frederick Law Olmstead of Harvard. 
 pr. Mason to Speak.
 Dr. J. M. Mason, presiding elder of the Eufaula district, will deliver the historical address at the meeting of the Alabama Conference Historical society at Greens boro, December 1. An address on Meth odism in Mobile will be delivered by Rev, Frank Seay. The society is making ar engagements to hold one of the most ex- tensive meetings in it's history this year. Rev. c. H. Motley, the president, and Dr. Thomas M. Owen, the curator of collec- tions have been busy in the preliminary work A
 Evergreen Protests.
 Citizens of Conecuh county have en- tered protest against the paroling of JackSThompson, who has been adjudged insane by a commission appointed by Gov. B. B. Conner. Thompson, after many years of brutal treatment, killed his wife and her aged father by shooting with a gun. In the petition or protest the hope is expressed that Thompson will never again be free. It is also said that If he had received justice he would have been hanged. The petition is signed by 154 citizens of Evergreen and vicinity. 
 New River Rates DisalIowed.
 The failure of the railroad commits sion to approve the new rates on the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers has dis organized the plans of the Birmingham and Gulf Navigation company. The rates were to be of express variety and high CT than regular barge charges because of quick delivery. It is thought that the inauguration of the service will be delayed for some weeks maybe. This company has recently come into all the boats on the two rivers and it is pro- posed to give the people adequate ser vice.
 For Lower Freights.
 Hopes long deferred for better freight rates from the middle west may be frightened in the visit of the Chicago business men due here next week. It is thought that agreements can be made by which work will be done at both ends to get better showing on the Chi cago market. Chattanooga has taken the matter to the interstate commerce com mission.
 Eutaw Bond Bill Invalid.
 Eutaw will have to try it's bond issue of $39,500 over, the supreme court hav- ing declared that the recent election was improperly conducted. bill was filed in the chancery court to prevent the issue by Judge Thomas w. Coleman and others but was defeated it being held that the ballots complained of was seek ing to cover the two subjects, instead of one as the constitution requires and that the indebtedness was in excess of what the town could carry. The chancellor ruled the election valid. MT. Justice Me Clellan reverses the decision To get the issue there must be new elec- tion.