The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-07
I. M MARTIN MAY
 SUCCEED THOMAS
'As Associate Judge of Mont
 gOmery City Court
To PREVENT FIRE WASTE
Governor and Insurance Commissioner Julian Are Interested in Conven- tlon to Be Held at Mo-
 bile, May to 2.

Montgomery, February -(Special.)-An interesting report Is that Thomas w. Mar tln assistant attorney general, has been offered the position of associate judge of the city court of Montgomery. succeed ing Judge William H. Thomas promoted to senior judge, and that he has declined 1t. MT Martin is too modest to say what the facts are but 1t Is well known that he Is well enough thought of by Governor Conner to make the story a likely proba- bllity.
 Friends of o. c. Maner. Armstead Brown and John A. Elmore are urging their appointments with zeal MT. Maner is said to be an improbability for the reason that the salary of the place was increased at the session of the legisla- ture of which Mir Maner was a member, and it is held in section 52 of the constitu- tion that no man can profit by the ap- pointment to an office the emoluments of which he helped to increase. However, the last legislature raised the salaries of chancellors and former Senator Luoien Gardner. who had part in it was appointed chancellor and is serving as such.
 Chief Justice J. R. Dowden and Asso- ciate Justice A. D. sayre and City Court Justice w H. Thomas, all appointed Fri day by Governor B. B. Conner, have been commissioned, and have moved into their new places
 To Prevent Fire Waste.
 Governor Conner and ex-officio Insurance Commissioner Frank N. Julian are giving marked approval and encouragement to the fire waste convention to be held May 8 to '. in Mobile, and everything that can be done will be to make it a great sue cess. MT. Julian has been at work for some time to bring about better con- dition of things and he hopes that the state will show great interest in the Mo bile meeting. All business organizations of the state are urged to send representa- lives. It is pointed out that while the fire loss in the United States Is in five years $302 per capita, it is 29c in Austria, 26c in Denmark, Bee in France, 49c in Germany and BOG in Switzerland
 Violating Game Law.
 Nineteen convictions for violating the state game laws were reported to Game and Fish Commissioner John H. Wellace, Jr., during January. Most of them were for hunting without license. though one was for trespass and one for killing a doe. The full list follows:
 Bullock county, hunting without written permission, fine s10; Chiffon, hunting without written propulsion, fine $10; Gle burne, six convicted for hunting without licenses, fined s10 each; Etowah, trespas- sing fine. s10; Madison, hunting without written permission, fine $10; Marengo killing doe, fine $10; Limestone, hunting without licenses, two cases, fine $10; Ma con, hunting without written permission fine $10; Mobile, seining, fine $20 Walker hunting without written permission, two cases, fine BIO and $5 Washington coun- ty, four cases of hunting without written permission, fine $10 each.
 Colonel Dumont Goes Out.
 After long and useful career, Col Robert B. Dumont has retired from the service of the Alabama National Guard his place as colonel of the First regi- ment being taken by Lieut.. Col G. J Hubbard of Troy. who was unanimously elected to the position. It is said by men who know that Colonel Dumont is the best National Guard soldier in the south and military taetician of note in ever the regular arms
 Bridge Too Low.
 A suit to prevent construction of 2 bridge at Bell street has been begun by the Louisville and Nashville road. It is held that the bridge torn away was 2 feet above the track and the one going ir only 19 feet and 10 inches, too low fol men on the top of cars to escape being hit The bridge Is being erected by the Montgomery Traction company, and ar injunction to stop the work is pending ir the city court.