The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-13
BROWN STRESSES
 LAW ENFORCEMENT Delivers Strong Charge To Montgomery Grand Jury JEFFERSON TAXES ARE IN Collector Tarrant Settles With the e--Washerwomen Want Re-
 duetion in Charcoal Price.
 Appeal to Mayor.
JEFFERSON TAXES ARE IN

Montgomery, July 12.-(Special. )-In charging the grand jury today Judge Armistead Brown laid great stress upon the importance of enforcement of the laws, saying that no man is good citi- zen who is not willing to do all he can to bring about respect and reverence for the statutes of the state. Failure to keep one act is conducive to a general dis credit of law and leads often to criminal history that men are ashamed of in time.
 "The time has come" he said, flor the state of Alabama to make it's sovereignty felt, that no man or combi- nation of men, high or low, rich or poor, are beyond the challenge and control of the law" This was after he had said that 'it is a matter of such general re- port that the court must take judicial notice of it, that the law prohibiting the sale of liquors has been most flagrantly violated in the city and county"
 The fact that the charge was to bear upon the liquor laws brought many to the court room. There was also an ad- ditional interest in The fact that the many cases already brought by the Law and Order league against the saloon men were to be taken up at once, necessitating the presence of the detectives who were given beatings near the Jail here early in June.
 Minor Alabama News.
 Assistant Examiner Lee has reported the books of the late tax collector, w. A. Eraser, of Shelby, finding him in line; also for J. R. Dykes, clerk of the court, Ind Longshore due $49.13 Other officers are clear
 The state tax commission will be in Clark county Wednesday and Washing ton county Thursday.
 Both law and medical students are reg istering this week for the semi-annual examinations to practice. Over 15O seek doctor sheepskins and half dozen the other kind.
 Judge William E. Fort, of the criminal bench of Birmingham. spent part of Mon- day in the city en route to his old home at Blakeley, Ga. He spent the greater part of the day about the state house where, as private secretary to Gov. B. B. Conner, he became very popular.
 c. Brooks Smith, chief clerk to the state auditor, is back from Meridian, Miss. where he left his mother, recently very i'll, much improved.
 Jefferson Taxes.
 The importance of Jefferson county is illustrated by the taxes paid. George Tarrant, the collector Of the county, has just made final settlement with the state auditor, paying in the following amounts: State taxes, s222, ,229 .50; soldier, sss,152 .3s; school, s264, ,456. .S5. Tax collector Peagler of Butler settles also, having the follow ing amounts: State, $11,92436; soldier. s4s00. .7S; school, $14,4O2
 Wireless Stations.
 It is announced that wireless stations will be placed in Montgomery and Bir- mingham by the signal corps of the Ala bama National Guard under command of Maj J. H. Patterson. The Montgomery station will be in the Bell building. IA stories high Major Patterson spent much time recently in the regular army camp at Fort McPherson, Ga., looking after this kind of service.
 Pathetic Appeal.
 Negro washerwomen of the city have begged the mayor to get them a reduc- tion on the price of charcoal, saying that since the city put a license of s1o year on charcoal peddlers they have raised the price from 10c to 20c a bushel. The city had to have the money to meet the deficiency caused by loss of the liquor license so the negro women say they are paying it. The petition closes thus pathet- ically: We are asking the Lord to guide you in this matter"