The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26
.COMER ADMITS HE :
 DID SELL WHISKY
Has Fought the Traffic for Past
 30 Years, However
SOUTHERN FIELD TRIALS.
Governor Delays Appointment of Judge Denson's Successor-Ligon Re- turns from East-R. c. Thor
 ington Succeeds McCord.

Montgomery, September 25.-(Special.)- Gov. B. B. Conner does not deny that years ago he sold whisky at his place, Conner. Ala, and made good profits at it. While refusing to be interviewed he at the same time refers to speeches of re- cent date, particularly at Wetumpka where he confirmed the story.
 At that time. during the 70s, 1t was not considered wrong to sell whisky, accord ing to the governor, and most every coun- try store, such as MT. Conner ran, kept 1t. He quit, however, when he became con- vinced s5 years ago that 1t was wrong and has not since had any heart in the traffic save to oppose it strenuously of late.
 In a speech at Huntsville Senator Spragins made the statement that Cover nor Conner had made much money in early life out of business he now con demning.
 Southern Field Trials,
 President J. Kirk Jackson of thesSouth- ern Field Trials club, which is to hold trials in December at Montgomery. is well pleased with the outlook, which. he finds from reports made at a meeting of directors on Saturday. to be very bright. s. H. Soowell of Indianapolis and T. T. Ashford of Birmingham have been named judges and the entries must all be in by October 1. Prizes of s75o have been of fered in the derby and all-aged stakes. The directors who met Saturday here are J. K. Jackson, president; John H, val lace Jr., and F. B. Joseph, Montgomery: Zell Gaston and F. P. Bean, Birming- ham.
 Poll Tax Books.
 State Auditor W. W. Brandon is send ing out the poll tax books for 4rNe year that begins this fall There are two sets, one for 1909 and the other for 1901 to 1908, inclusive, a man having to be "clear' on all those years to be able to vote.
 Appointment Delayed.
 Gov. B. B. Conner has delayed the an- pointment of a member of the supreme court bench to Tuesday of next week or even later. He left for his home at Conner this afternoon and will speak on Monday at Ozark It Is not secret at the capital that the governor is having a hard time making up his mind an -.sse filling of the vacancy caused by the
 
 General Ligon Is Back.
 Gen. Robert F. Ligon, clerk of the su- preme court, is back from Atlantic City and New York and is down to cases on the preliminary work for the November term of the supreme court. There are a number of important cases up for re- hearing and his office will get these dis tributed and many of them will no doubt be passed upon informally before the time of the court.
 pr. Owen Is Busy.
 Dr. Thomas M. Owen, director of the department of archives and history chair man of the Semmes memorial committee to hold a celebration next Monday is working night and day to make the event the most important historical event in the past few years.
 ThorIngton Is Named.
 Robert G. Thorington, for il years as- sistant to Librarian J. M. Riggs of the supreme court, has been appointed sec retary of the supreme court, in the place of Leon c. McCord, resigned. The selec- ton Is made by Chief Justice Dowdell and is effective Saturday, September 25. MT. srhorington was born and reared in Montgomery and Is a son of Judge W. s. Thorington, dean of the law depart ment of the state university and one of the referees of the railroad litigation.