The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-19

bring it about. He has had frequent con- sultations with the officers of the law, and movements are now on foot to bring the guilty to punishment in every city where the law against the sale of liquors is not shown full respect.
 Sheriff Hood Gets Busy.
 After consultation with Judge Armstead Brown and Solicitor Phil Stern Thurs day, Sheriff Hood gave 1t out that he was going after the violators of the law with all the power of his office. It is not whether the law is popular or not, but 1t is the duty of all citizens to re- spect the law, said the sheriff, in talk ing about It. He said that he had sent a letter to the mayor and the chief of police and was asking that everything be done that is possible to keep the law from being broken.
 It is pointed out by Sheriff Hood that while there are violations in Montgom- cry, they are hard to trace. After all the work of the grand jury, with one of the best men in the south as it's foreman, only three bills were found for the of fense of selling, the two men accused having already been arrested. However 1t Is determined to make every effort to dislodge violators, and the sheriff uhas called to hts aid every man who can give service along this line. He will be grate- ful for evidence that will convict and will follow up any line of developmen mt that will aid in stopping those who disre- gard the laws
 Governors Statement.
 The statement of the governor follows T have been frequently asked about calling the legislature in extra session. As this is important to the state, and there seems to be confusion and differences of conceptions regarding my position in the matter will state that Legislature enacted a number of laws, some of which on account of clerical er- TOTS, and the difficulty found in following constitutional requirements and other i'm perfections, make it difficult to have eff cient execution of the same. and some have been declared unconstitutional
 Believing that the legislature was sin cere in it's enactments and that they would like to see these statutes carried into full execution, it is my intention. some time in the future, after the laws have had time for further trial and after such trials have clearly demon- strated their imperfection, to call the legislature together in extra session, glv- ing them an opportunity to correct such imperfection and to re-enact those laws which have been declared unconstitutional, and also to give the legislature oppor- tunity to enact such additional laws as
 
 interest of the state. l will only add that four years is long time between ses- sions, and important matters might need attention
 Honor To Thomas.
 Judge William H. Thomas of the city court has been paid a marked compli- ment in an invitation to address the con- ference on crime and criminology at the Northwestern University Law school, Chi cago, June and 8. The membership of this conference includes President Roose- welt, President-elect Taft, Attorney Gen eral Bonaparte and many other men of like kind Judge Thomas is an authority on crime and criminology and has made a number of notable addresses in all sec- tions of the country. AS he has docket that week 1t will be difficult for him to accept the invitation. An engagement in Birmingham to speak to the boys college at Owenton will also take time.
 Must Pay Street Tax.
 After March 1, all who have not paid the $3 street tax will have to pay a fine or work on the streets. Hence there is a lot of hustling to cover just at this