The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-25
WEST END BOUNDARY
 LAW MAY BE BAD Last Legislature Loses Some of
 Its Distinction WILL ENTERTAIN ELIOT
Montgomery Makes Active Prepara tons for the Gee ccasion-lnsurance Business In State Falls Off In
 January-coffee Judgeship.

Montgomery, February A.-(Special.)-- Other legislatures than the one which is now under fire appear to have made mistakes which after many years may cause lot of trouble. In 1903 the legls- lature passed bill to alter and rear range the boundary lines of West End a suburban town of Birmingham, It IS now thought that because of loose work this law is bad. Just why it has been questioned is not known, but the fact ap- pears to be that 1t is bad, and as the town is now one of the most populous in the Birmingham territory, such invalidity may make trouble
 It seems that the bill was passed in regular way, but when 1t went to the gov ernor 1t had a part left out It was signed and when the error was discovered nothing could be done. An effort to get it recalled was unfruitful, according to report and to cover defect a resolution was passed to fill in the missing sections This does not seem to have been in llne with the law, so the whole bill may be of such nature as to annul It's provisions. Gen. Fred S. Ferguson of Birmingham
 
 but had nothing to say afterwards.
 For President Eliot.
 Montgomery is making active preparA- ton to entertain former President Enot of Harvard. who is to be here March ! and s. Invitations to prominent educa- tors in all parts of the country have been sent out and the occasion is to be made one of great moment in the educational history of the state pr. Eliot will de- liver an address at noon on March ', at inc theatre and will be given a reception later on. the details of which have yet to be worked up.
 Smallpox In Jail.
 The development of a case of smallpox in the county jail will obviate the car rying out of an order just issued by Judge Armstead Brown that prisoners convicted be sentenced at the end of each week instead of the end of each term as heretofore It is likely that the con tractors will not want prisoners who have been exposed as a large number have been by the negro who has been sent away Sam James is the name of the negro who has the disease and he has been in the .f'bull pen with some 15 others for several days. While the jail has been fumigated 1t is possible that other cases may come up.
 Alabama insurance News.
 A proposition of the North American Accident company to issue coupons to merchants, a certain number of these to be used in payment for policies, has been discouraged by the state department. it being held that any merchant using them will be liable for agents license as a so- Hcitor. The penalty for acting as agent without this license is S500.
 Neither the Southern Insurance com pany of New Orleans nor the Metropol tan Surety company of New York, re- gently in financial trouble, do any busi- ness In Alabama
 Large attendance is urged upon the fire waste convention to be held May 10 in Mobile. Governor R. B. Conner and other state officers will attend.
 Deputy Insurance Commissioner A. c. Sexton has been made chairman of the rev insurance committee of the Conner cial club.
 company of Delaware has been admitted to the state.
 Plenty of Boats.
 Along with the talk of a new line of boats comes the announcement from the Birmingham and Gulf Navigation com pany that it will furnish as many boats a.s are needed for the traffic on the Ala bama river The Montgomery merchants have for some time been giving encour- Il cement to the boat line traffic so as to help in the cost of transportation and