The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-24
TAKE TESTIMONY EARLY IN NEW YEAR Railroad Litigation Is to Be
 Reopened WILL BE DOUBLE BARRtLE0 Groom Refuses To Kiss His Bride Un. til He Has Her Alone at Home.
 Stranger Takes Poison In
 Montgomery.
BY HERvEY ". LAIRD.

Montgomery, December 23.-(Special)- The task of taking testimony in the litiga- ton between the state and certain lines of railroad will be double-barreled when it begins after the first of the year. Col. w. A. Gunter, one of the referees, will have the Louisville and Nashville lines, and will open at Louisville. Ky, on January 1. Judge W. H. Thorington. the other referee will have the Central of Georgia and the Western of Alabama, with no date set for the opening of the hearing, but probably early in the same month The latter hearing will be h. augurated in Savannah.
 The state is going to be hard pressed for attention to two hearings at once. H. c. selheimer and Judge s. D. Weak ley, special counsel of the commonwealth, have studied each a particular phase of the litigation, though well informed on the whole status. As this is so, 1t will be all the better if the hearings were not divided. However, for only one road to be heard at a time would prolong the investigation far beyond the time desired, and arrangements will be made to meet lHe tOAulllubS db tucy tOihS up. 4hO state, by Attorney General Garber, will pay in s6O0o it's share of the costs in talk ing the testimony, right after Christmas
 The application of the rail lines herein interested for a reinstatement of injunc- tions against rate laws will be heard by Judge Thomas G. Jones, of the United States court, at this place shortly after hNl; ha att fOr Ia rail lines, the state and the judge will agree on a date so as to determine what Is best to be done. Under the rulings of the circuit court of appeals the rates are not being tried by the transportation lines, but they are asking relief on the plea that with test of six months they are shown to be without profit, the con tention being that half year is long enough The two and a half cent pas senger rate is under this order and the roads are trying to get out of it.
 Attorney General Garber and Judge Jones had a long talk one day this week with a view of getting things in shape to push all the litigation after the holidays. The cases have clogged the dockets of the court since the spring of 1907. when by order of Judge Jones. the first rate and regulation bills were enjoined. and the desire is rife on the part of everybody that they be expedited to early comple- ton. Costs, lawyers and expenses have already run the outgo to both the roads and the state to high figure.
 Thomas To Speak.
 Judge William IT. Thomas. of the Mont gomery city court, will be one of the speakers at the annual meeting of the American Historical association and the American Economic association to be --91 f, NaU York His address will be upon some of the tasks of the south. and will come on the even- ing of December 30.
 Negro and Her Veil.
 Emma Barnett, who drove Is miles to the city Thursday to marry Nose Wills. the man of her selection. wore veil of net and carried flowers in the most con ventional evening style. Nose refused to kiss the bride when If was suggested to him. saying that down at Ada, 16 miles away, where he had cabin, he would take care of that when nobody was look ing.
 Dead and Unknown.
 The dead body of a stranger lies at the morgue of W. IT. Tice. and there is noth- ing left by which he may be identified. Of a refined appearance the poor fellow has no doubt seen better days. He took bottle of carbolic acid to hurry up the death angel. as he seemed way down on his luck Coroner Tice is doing all he can to have him identified and would like to have as many see him as can.
 After Theatre Lineup.
 Alderman Lowe has a biil pending in the council to prevent negroes being lined to buy tickets for theatrical performances by making such a thing unlawful; also to make it unlawful to sell tickets to ne- groes for seats occupied only by whites. This Is done so as to make ticket buyers stop having neeroes line up for the box office and to fix 1t so patrons can go and buy seats in the regular way.
 Romantic Wedding.
 James A. Mclean and Miss Lallah Till man, who live i2 miles from Ozark. got up early today. caught train from Ozark and came to Montgomery. where about noon Judge J. B. Gaston, of the probate office. married them. They were accompanied by one friend. Miss Annie svubbs Objections at home brought about the runaway. The groom is A, tho bride IS.
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