The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-08
SHERIFF Ships
CASE TO COME UP
Supreme Court To Take Up
The Matter Very Seon
LOCKER CLUBS ARE CLOSED
Chattanooga Clubs Have Agreed to
Keep Closed on Sundays Be-
cause Sunday DRINKS
Were Increasing.
LOCKER CLUBS ARE CLOSED

Chattanooga, October Especial. Mot
many days will intervene before the last
chapter in the famous Shipp case will
probably be enacted. The supreme court
of the United States will assemble at
Washington October Is.
This case in which the issue of con-
tempt OF court, and that court the high
est in the land, involved ex-Sheriff ]. F.
Ship of Chattanooga and several others
has become known throughout the United
States and is the only one of the kind
that has ever been before that body. No
notice has yet been served on defendants
to appear In Washington for the term
of court about to open. Their appearance
In Washington pursuant to the expected
command will undoubtedly mean, in the
opinion of the Chattanooga mems coun-
sci the verdict. What that verdict will
be cannot of course. be stated, nor can
1t be guessed at with any degree of
accuracy. There is a possibility that the
motion for new trial which motion has
been before the supreme court for some
time, will be granted. In this event the
whole tedious process of threshing out
the circumstances surrounding the lynch
ing will be gone through with again
That might take up another period of
years.
But If this motion is over-ruled the
long waited verdict will be forthcoming.
The court has it in its power to fine
the six men. and make no prison
tence. It may also send them all to
prison and lay no monetary punishment
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bination penalty of fine and imprison-
ment. There is no limit to the extent of
the penalty of either kind which the
justices may impose.
Without direct notification from judge,
jury or police department every locker
club in the city was closed Sunday, and
the thirsty members could not get drinks
even from their private parlors Re-
ports had it Sunday night that some of
the clubs were violating the general or
ders, but these reports could not be
verified. 1t is claimed that there is no
direct law which would forbid the serv-
ing of a man with liquor in a club on
Sunday any more than there is a law
against the clubs themselves. The locker
clubs, 1t Is understood, have no central
organization, but agreed last week by
closed on Sundays, and SO far as known
| the understanding was lived up to by all
| of them. One of the chief causes which
| led up to the closing movement was
| the large number of Sunday drunks dur
ing the month of September Each of the
four Sundays of the month furnished a
| greater number OF DRINKS than did the
Saturday and Saturday night carousals
! preceding Viewing the matter in this
/ light the members of the locker clubs
! thought 1t best to keep away from them,
and the result has been entirely salts
factory to the members.
Satisfactory progress is being made on
the double track of the Southern from
Chattanooga to Ooltewah, and the con-
tractors promise to turn 1t over to the
railroad company about February l. A
/ double shift Is being worked at every
camp, and faster progress is being made
than at any other time since Fl. H.
Thrasher took this contract. Four giant
steam shovels are in operation, both
day and night, and they are moving an
average of 10000 cubic yards of dirt
each month. More than $50 men are en-
ployed.
A company has been organized In this
city, promoted by w. H. Fritts and r.
c. Waggener of Louisville with a cap
ital stock of $4,000, for the purpose of
establishing another cotton seed oil mill.
The charter has been applied for. The
new company will be known as the Chat
tanooga Cotton OIL company. The pro-
motors have purchased the plant of the
Quincy Pulley company, In Alton Park
suburb, which will be converted into an
| oil mill The machinery is to be installed
at once. The location Is on the Chat
tanooga Southern railroad. about three
blocks from the Richmond Cotton Oil
mill. Both Mr. Waggener and Mr.. Fritts
will become citizens of Chattanooga.
| No action has been taken in Chatta-
| nooga as far as can be learned, looking
| to a contribution from either the Con-
| federate camp of veterans or individuals
| for the fund to erect tablets in honor
| of Tennessee troops engaged in the cam
! paign around Vicksburg. 1t Is possible
| the matter will be taken up Tuesday
night The proposition is to erect three
| tablets in Vicksburg National park to
| commemorate the part Tennessee troops
| played in the memorable conflict at Vcks
burg Chairman Rib Rigby of the park
! commission, has stated that It would be
| necessary to make an expenditure of
| less than $1,000 for the purpose.
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