The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-22
SESSION
 MAY BE DELAYED Governor Feels That LegisIa- tors Are Needed on Farm JUDGE JONES ABSENT
Was Not in Montgomery for Railroad Hearing-M embers of National Guard Arrive for Annual
 Rifle Practice.

Rifle Practice.
 Montgomery, June 21.-(Special. )-Fur- ther doubt of the time of the extra ses- sion was aroused by remarks of Gov B. B. Conner today. after he returned from spending Sunday at his home in the country south of the city. He did not say anything specially indicative of the situation, but led the newspaper men to believe that he was not at all satisfied himself. He referred to the crop condi- tfons, the large amount of grass, and the fact that the farmers are far behind with all farm work, a result of the rains that do not seem disposed to let up.
 He has said frequently of late that he will not bring the members here with loss of time and business, and Is leaving the exact date to the men who make up the body. The crops are now in such shape that 1t may take several weeks to get them out of the kinks, and it is not at all certain that the session may not be de- layed until almost if not quite into the fall The governor said last week that he did not have to give 30 days notice of the call, but 1t Is well understood that he will give ample time for the business men to arrange their business so as to be on hand
 Judge Did Not Come.
 There was disappointed bunch of law yers here today, called to attend a hear ing on the railroad rate cases before Judge Thomas G. Jones of the United States court. After they had assembled they were told that the judge had been delayed in Birmingham and would not get here until tomorrow, during which time they were to wait. The judges clerk said that he was detained by an unexpected event. The lawyers who came were Gregory L. Smith and S...J. Bowie, for the railroads, and S. D. Weakley and H. c. Selheimer for the state, these be- ing in addition to the local men on both sides, including Attorney General A. M. Garber.
 Insurance Legislation.
 Frank N. Julian, state insurance conn missioner, finds that there is much in- terest in the idea of a fire marshal law for the state. He has drawn bill that he thinks will meet the requirements and hopes to have 1t passed at the extra session. The state agents are behind 1t and will do all they can to make 1t a law.
 Clancey Buys Hotel.
 Capt. Jack Clancy, for so many years a fixture in the hotel business and known locally as the double of President Taft, has bought an interest in the Hotel Ty bee at Tybee and left for that place. He sold out his local connections some weeks ago.
 MT. NunnaIIee III.
 Frank Nunnallee, job printer of this city, and son of James H. Nunnallee of the staff of Governor Corners office, is i'll with appendicitis and has been taken to Selma for an operation. His father is with him and 1t is hoped that he will pull through all right.
 Target Practice.
 About 100 members of the Alabama Ma tional Guard are here for the annual rifle shoot at which will be selected the team for the Fort Perry shoot. Adjt. Gen. Bibb Graves Is in command, with Co.'s. G. J. Hubbard and C. R. Bricken as assistants. There is a full staff of officers and the outlook is that there will be number of records broken. Gen. eral Graves has been very particular to say that there will be no drinking nor entertaining in the camp, the object be- ing to work hard all the time.
 Not Authorized.
 The Great Southern Agency company of Memphis and Chattanooga said to be placing some stock in Alabama at this time, Is not authorized to do business in the state, says Commissioner of In- surance Frank N. Julian. He has sent word to this effect to the officers of the company. This company is not to be confused with the Great Southern Life of Birmingham, now placing business in the state.
 Gets New Lease.
 George Sturdivant, under death sen tence at Mobile, who was recently re- spited by the Governor, has been further respited to July g. to give time to get his case before the pardon board.
 Minor Alabama Offices.
 Appointments are announced by the Governor as follows: P. J. Rogers, Ems ley, mine examiner Dr. M. P. Hughes Gadsden, pension examiner for Etowah county; J. c. Mms, Alceville, game war den for Pickens county.
 Arnett Is Sorry.
 P W. Arnett, who took rat poison to end his own life early yesterday morn- ing, but recovered, is regretful of the deed and says that it will mean either that he will be better Christian or a devil from now on. However he leans to the former idea, being of pious turn. Arnett says that he grew very angry at a business man on Saturday the re- suit of deal for a piano and went down to have trouble with him. He was kept from this by friends, but went home angry. He had not worked off the spell until morning, when he let the devil get the best of him and he tried to quit this life.
 He says that this business man black ened his character as a Christian, telling the Epworth League conference at Greenville that he Is not the right sort of man to sit in It, in that he had abused his wife. He says that as result of the talk the pastor of the Dexter avenue Methodist church notified him that he would be let out and he found that life had become a great strain and went out to make trouble. Failure to let off his feelings in this way left him in bad frame of mind and he de- cided, seeing the rat poison nearby that he might as well get it through with and get out of the world. He is glad he did not and will try to make bet