The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-29
WEAKLEY ACTION
IS NO SURPRISE
Intention to Run for Governor
Was Well Known
OYSTER BILL is SIGNED
Fifteen Bills Yet Remain Unsigned.
Governor Takes Time on the New
Jury Law-Joke on Con-
gresham Richardson.

Montgomery, August 2S.-(Speeial)-
The announcement of the candidacy of
Samuel D. Weakley. former chief jus
tice. for the governorship. which was
given out in Birmingham today, came as
70 surprise, for the determination to take
such a course was reported in this cor
Iespondenee ten days ago. After a short
conference in the office of Gov. B. B.
Conner, in which only the administration
prohibitionists took part it was learned
from a confidential source that such ac-
ton would be taken.
Oyster Bill Signed.
The signing of the oyster protection
bill of the last session gives to the state
one of the most comprehensive meas
ures of the kind in the south. There is
TO be a commission of two from Mo-
bile and one from Baldwin county, TO be
named by the governor. Neither of them
shall be interested in oyster beds. A
chief deputy commissioner to be
named who will patrol the reefs
in a boat and receive $75 per month.
All expenses will be paid out of the
fund drawn from fees. Revenues will be
received from canning factories, 800 a
year each steam box; ZIG of l per cent
tax on shipments; license for sloops and
shippers tax. Governor Conner will
name the commission next week
Fifteen Bills Remain.
There are Is bills yet on the desk of
Gov. B. B. Conner to be signed. They
must either be signed in ten days after
adjournment or lose out. Among them
is the Jury bill that leaves only 80 days
after signing to appoint the commissions
err For this reason the last day will be
taken, as the governor wants as much
time as possible to make up the lists
of jury commissioners.
Joke on Congressman.
Commissioner of Agriculture j. A.
Wilkinson tells great joke on Congress-
man William Richardson of the Eighth
district. Some time ago Judge Rich
ardson wrote the commissioner urging
him to get men for the soil survey into
Jackson county as quickly rs possible.
Mr.. Wilkinson laughed and wrote him
back that the forces of the state and
OF Uncle Sam, in good working order,
had been busy in Jackson for some days.
Accuses Her Escort.
E. I. Bagley has been arrested at the
instance of Miss Ora Dewitt, who says
that Bagley took a bracelet a neck
lace and two pins, valued in all at $50.
She says that she gave the man the
jewels to keep one day at a park and
that he has refused to return them. He
! is charged with embezzlement.
Negro Had Nerve.
Raymond Hawthorne, a country negro,
came to town with a bad eye. He said It
had kept him from sleeping. The doc
tors at an lnfirmary found that he had
cataract, and told him it must be cut
out. 'All right" he said, go ahead"
But we must give you an anesthetic,"
said the doctor mo, SIR replied the
negro. Don't give me nothing to make
me fergit my troubles. You jist cut
away" And they did, the negro carry
ing on conversation all the time the
operation was going on. After that the
negro walked to the county Jail, begged
nights lodging from Jailer Pettus, got
up Saturday morning, after sleeping well,
saying that 1t was the first time he had
had a night of good sleep in a long
time.