The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-13
BROWN IS JUDGE OF CRIMINAL COURT Appointed to Succeed Judge
 William H. Thomas PROHIBITION LITIGATION The Marx Case May Be Pushed Through Before the Long Summer
 Recess-Tobacco Experts
 Coming to Alabama.
PROHIBITION LITIGATION

Montgomery, February 12-(Special)- Late this afternoon Gov B. B. Conner announced the appointment of Armstead Brown, member of the law firm of Hollo- way & Brown, to the judgeship of the criminal court, succeeding Judge William H. Thomas, who was promoted to sthe senior judgeship. The action was taken after several days of effort to agree upon man. MT. Brown was strongly in dorsed for the place and is man of high moral character and standing.
 M. Brown was born in Talbotton, Ga, June 6, 1875. He began his business life at 14 in the office of Gov. John B. Cor don of Georgia, and later read law in the office of King & Spaulding in At lanta. His health failing, he farmed for several years. after that taking up the practice of law in Lafayette, Ala, where he held the office of solicitor of the coun- ty and register in chancery. He came to Montgomery four years ago. He is member of the Methodist church and superintendent of the Court Street Meth odist Sunday school in Montgomery.
 Prohibition Litigation.
  of the prohibition act will not be passed upon by the supreme court before the recess until April is finally taken. Asso ciate Justice Mayfield has the Marx case from the Birmingham court and 1t is thought that he may get it through the general conference before the extended ante-recess term is allowed to come to an end. There are many important points involved, though it has principally to do with the local option act of Jeffer- son county.
 The attack on the general prohibition law, which came up from Selma, took up much time in the supreme court Friday, the closing speeches being made by At torney General Garber for the state and Lee Well for the petitioners. who sought to force the probate judge to issue li- cense The record in this case went to Justice Anderson, who will get very busy on it in order to get to a decision early after the spring term resumes in April. In the meantime both sides are to do all they can to strengthen their sides. Tobacco Men Come.
 w. M Hinson and J. E. Blohm, Nexpert tobacco men, have been sent to Alabama  develop the growth of the plant in the state. The results of tobacco culture at Brewton and Marion have attracted the, attention of the whole country and the government is going to give all the time and work needed to make 1t a success. MT. Blohm, who works state by state, has been settling up after a campaign in Texas, where the business has grown very much of late years, while MT. Hin son has charge of the whole south. EX periments at Marion and Brewton will be made from now on
 Cotton Mill Men.
 Much interest attaches to the meeting of the cotton mill men of the state at Birmingham next Monday, at which time the new school laws, as applied to mill children will be taken up. The mill men have said that it is impossibly to comply with the law that requires that children between the ages of 12 and Is must go to school eight weeks because of the lack of school accommodations. Inspector Bush of mills and jail insists that if there Is not enough facilities the people ought to and must provide them. If they are not provided this year they will not have them next, and If they are not made to provide them they never will" sagely concluded Dr. Bush in concluding a dis cussion of the situation.
 News of Alabama.
 Col Francis J. Inge of Mobile has been appointed aid to represent the state on the staff of General Bell at the inaugura- tion of President Taft
 Civil rights have been restored to Ger ley Sanderson of Lamar county, who was paroled by Governor Conner last Decem- Der.
 Alex Means, a Montgomery county ne- gro. sent up from Montgomery for per- jury has also been paroled.
 Bondsmen of J. Aderholt of Etowah county have been relieved of a forfeiture of $500 on the rearrest of the accused The examinations of the law class re- gently begun at the capitol were conclud- ed Friday Eleven young men were ex- amined, the names having already been m hlished