The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-26
FIRE MARSHAL LAW
 WORKING WONDERS
Insurance Commissioner Julian
 Is Well Pleased
FIRES ARE AT MINIMUM
Appellate Court Adiourns After Weeks Session-For LegibIe Bills of Ladng-comer in Office
 For Few Days.

Montgomery October 25.-(Special.)- .)- Fire Chief W. F. Price of Mobile has come in for a considerable amount of praise at the hands of Secretary of State Frank N. Julian, who is the ex- officio insurance commissioner of Ala bama. The specific praise rests in the fact that Chief Price is one of the fire department heads of Alabama who is talk ing an especial pride in the fire marshal law. under which the state is now operat- ing.
 According to MT. Julian the law is working better than was anticipated Tor such a young institution, and is reaping excellent results already. Most of the fire officials of the state are promptly reporting all fires, while all confiagrations that smack of incendiarism are being promptly investigated. No expense is being spared to make all curplits suffer.
 Good results have already been met with according to the fire statistics so far. Since October the fires in Alabama have been at a minimum, which the 1n- surance department attributes to activity on the part of the marshal to put a stop to arson's work.
 Appellate Court Adiourns. After @ weeks session in this city the United States court of appeals fer the Fifth circuit adjourned its session Mon- day afternoon to meet against at Fort Worth, Tex, next Monday. Only one case was heard on Monday, that of the
 
 Thomas M. Rogers, receiver, an appeal from the Northern district of Alabama. Arguments were presented by James Weatherly and John London of Birming- ham, the former representing the bank and trust company, and the latter the receiver. Charles Lednum, clerk, left Tuesday morning for New Orleans Many of the judges left at the same time.
 Leqible Bills of Lading.
 Railroad representatives of Montgomery are trying to educate their patrons to furnish the railroads with more legible bills of lading for the purpose of de- creasing losses and damages. The cam paign is the result of a resolution adopt ed by the National Industrial Traffic league, WHICH Iiol ht Nhai icNOt@, i~.i-s during the summer. The resolution deals extensively with the question of more lexible directions to De given by ship pers in the consignment of goods to raii- roads and stresses the importance Of introducing a campaign for improving l this feature of railroading Most of the railroad representatives of Montgomery have received notice of this from the general offices and there seems to be an impetus, not only from the rail- road men, but from business men as well, to use all the diligence possible in affording more legible bills of lad ing.
 The various commercial organizations in the country are also being called upon for assistance.
 Governor Conner Back.
 Gov. B. B. Conner is pack at the capi- tel after speech-malSing tour of one week in the counties of Pike, Henry and Barbour, and is hard at work getting his mail in shape for 8 trip to Inverness tomorrow, where he speaks in interest of the constitutional amendment. His ex- cellency is worn out from his recent trip. but Is cheerful and a wiling worker fos the amendment cause.
 Sunday the governor spent at his coun- try home in Barbour county. Just ar rived at the capitol he announced the fol- lowing jury commissioners:
 Coosa county: M. L. Lawson of Rock ford w. A. Conley of Kelleytown, J. P, Arant of Equality.