The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-24
FORTS SUCCESS
 PLEASES FRIENDS Journal Pays New Judge High
 Compliment LIVE STOCK MEN TO MEET pr. Thach's Appeal for More Manual Training Is Still Ringing In Ears
 of People of Montgomery.
 Other News Notes.
LIVE STOCK MEN TO MEET
By HERVEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery February 23.-(Special.)- The appointment of William K. Fort, fer two years and more a resident of Mont gomery, to be judge of the criminal court of Birmingham, tos be judge of the crim- inal court of Birmingham during the en- forced absence of Judge Dan Greene. has given eminent satisfaction to those who know MT Fort we'll Good fortune could ! hardly fall to a man in the state service that would carry more pleasure to friends than this selection. even though it takes him away from the Capital City, where he is already very popular. N
 The Montgomery Journal speaking edi- torially of the appointment, says: Tn honoring William E. Fort with appoint ment to the bench of Jefferson county Gov. B. B. Conner had paid high tribute to his own good judgment in the selec- tion of men for high places. Alabama has had few more striking illustrations of the most uncompromising uprightness than is found in this honest and able young Birmingham lawyer. Montgomery sends MT Fort back to Birmingham with realization of a loss to it's citizenship, but rejoices in his promotion to so hon orable a place among his fellows"
 MT. Fort has already gone to his new work, leaving his post as private secre- tary to the governor with Recording Sec retary J. H. Nunnellee for the time It is not yet known who will get the place thus left open.
 Live Stock Men.
 The outlook is that the live stock meet ing of the state, to be held here Friday and Saturday will be largely attended. Every feature of the work of stock raising will be given attention. Dr. c. A. Cary of Auburn, state veternarian, is the president and in his address he will make an interesting report of the fight made during the year on the pestiferous cattle tick and the glanders. Dr. c. w. Brown ing, one of the working forces, will have paper and will tell of the progress made in tick eradication.
 Did Not Say It.
 Tn this correspondence of Sunday, Jus tice Thomas Mcclellan was quoted as saying that "the constitution is so non sensieal in some of it's provisions that it is almost impossible to tell what is want ed" The report is an error, and puts the judge in the light of holding up to ridicule a document that he may in time have to interpret; in fact is often called upon to interpret. The conversation was among several heard and the saying of some one else is attributed to the young Limestone county jurist.
 Thach's Great Appeal.
 Montgomery yet rings with the great appeal made by Dr. c. c. Trach, presi- dent of the Auburn college for manual training. He said that the country needs not so much the head as the hand, that great instrument of wealth and labor that few understand or appreciate. The address was made at the annual dinner of the Commercial club, held at the Ex- change hotel and so aroused the enthusi- asm of those present, that on motion of Frank P Glass, editor of the Montgom- cry Advertiser, a rising vote of thanks was given for the popular college presi- dent. It is also fact that new im- petus was given to the cause.
 News of the Capitol. Mai W. J. Walden of the Second regi- ment A. N. G., was with Adjut. Gen. Bibb Graves for awhile on Tuesday. He 1 is candidate for lieutenant colonel to succeed G. J. Hubbard, recently made | colonel. Another military visitor of the week was Col. E. H. Graves of Eufaula, | a member of the governors stan. On the military inspections to begin | early in March bands and hospital corps l will be included in the inspections. The investigations will be made by Adjutant | General Graves and Maj. W. F. Thurston, retired. Note to Sellers.
 Attention has been called to the fact | that some fertilizers especially cotton seed meal, is being sold in the state with out having been registered It is also | said that some of it does not reach full | analysis. The law sayt that such brands ! as are not up to the requirements and have not been registerkd, cannot be col | lected for.