The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-24
CAREER CANNOT GO
 ID WASHINGTON Land Owners Worried Oyer
 Their Titles IS WARNED OF DISASTER A. J. DeVoe Predicts Great Storm ana Floods for Alabama, Followed By Very Cold Weather-Due
 April 1 to 3.
IS WARNED OF DISASTER

Montgomery, March 23.-(Special )-Be- cause of the illness of his mother. Mrs Ann Garber, at the family home near Livingston, Attorney General Garber will not go to Washington to argue the rate cases set for April before the interstate commerce commission, in which Alabama is interested. The controversy has to do with the raising of rates on grain and packing house products from north of the Ohio to the southeast. An attempt was made to have the rates enjoined, but this was not done, the roads being forced, instead, to make bond to protect the ship pers while an investigation is one
 Former Chief Justice s. D. Weakley and H. c. Selheimer both of Birming- ham, were in the city much of Tuesday looking over records and making final preparation. Judge Weakley was closet ed for a long time with Governor Conner, supposedly talking over the fight At the time the rates were put into effect, Gov ernor Conner made every effort to get them held up, going himself to see the at torney general of the United States with a view to have him take action. The rates went in. however, and now the fight is to get them out. It Is thought that the protest of the Chicago merchants will help in getting not only the fruit rates north down but the packing house rates back this way.
 Land Owners Worried.
 Perry Thomas, president pro tenn of the state senate, representing Barbour county, and State Senator H. P. Merritt of Macon county, were in to see the gov ernor Tuesday with regard to the troubles that are now coming up in the matter of titles to sixteenth section lands. Under an old law 20 years adverse possession gave an owner a title, but this is not so under the last code, hence many are being called upon to pay the state some thing for school lands that have not been covered by patent
 It was the policy under the old regime to give patent when adverse possession of 20 years was shown. But this Is not done now. So it is that a man with school lands taht has no patent Is in bad shape, save as he can get the ques- tions compromised by the compromise board, composed of the governor, the state superintendent and the attorney general. Both MT. Thomas and MT. Mer- ritt say that people of their counties have been sued for lands long thought to be their own, and there is much discontent over the outlook.
 Warned of Disaster.
 A. J. DeVoe, meteorologist. writing from Hackensack, N. J., tells Gov. B. B. Conner that Alabama will be swept by storms and visited by cold weather from April 1 to 8. In a letter to the state executive he says:
 According to astronomical law great storm will sweep over the South Atlantic states from April 1Sto next, and you should prepare for unusual cold weather in your state at that time, while over the gulf states there is danger of floods. Hoping this information may be of ser vice to you, I remain" etc.
 Negro Under Bed.
 The act of hiding under a bed in the home of MT. Earl Lutz, Tuesday morn ing cost Tom Fagin, a negro, his life. The fugitive had been chased much of the night before, being wanted in Mobile for murder and Selma for theft. Officers had run him so close that he took refuge in the room. Thinking the land clear he tried to get out, but was seen by ser want girl who called MT. Lutz. With his pistol the latter responded and shot the negro as he tried to get over a fence The wounded man died on the way to the hospital
 Nervy Burglars.
 Burglars entered the store of J. W.