The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-02
This Carriers Hobby Is Hard Work-Addicted to Reading Jack London's Stories
By ELLIS c. HoLLUMs

1 pioN DdStDhll ana ndSKftDal1 at the Central High school also and his pet hobby Is work. He intends to work dur ing the summer vacation period al- though he did not say what his work would be.
 F Just at the present time he Is doing good work getting new subscribers for The Age-Herald. He approaches pros- rects with story of the merits of Inc paper. believing that It's merits will se- cure more readers than will a senti- ment to help boy struggling to win q good prize. The paper has so many merits that he hasn't yet had an op- portunity to tell all of them. a pros pect falling for his spiel" before he has finished it.
 Walter is addicted to Jack London stories. I agree with him that they are the kind of stories a fellow finds much to interest him in and think he is
 
 knew the officer under the charges to be quiet and gentlemanly man. Had never heard of any complaint about him.
 10. A. Reeves was next to testify. Said he saw nothing that would make anyone think that Shapiro was roughly handled lie saw Burkett escortfng Shapiro to the station, admitted seeing Burkett hold the prisoner tightly within his graps; he was ! not of the opinion that Shapiro could escape had he so desired, upon which the following dialogue took place:
 An Amusing Tilt
 MT. Altman; Shapiro got elected to the legislature, didn't hep
 MT. Reeves: "Yes. I know he did"
 MT. Weatherly: You certainly can't hold that against him"
 MT. Shapiro: 'I believe there have beer; lot of men elected to various offices"
 MT. Altman: "The trouble with you. Shapiro, is that you have your neck bowed"
 MT. Shapiro (sotto voce): 'If you think that, I guess it will remain so until this thing Is over'
 J. T. Womack, a collector for the Elm pire Loan company. said he saw Shapiro being brought to Jail He did not see anything out of the ordinary connected with the arrest.
 Your concern is in the money lend ing business. Is 1t not?" asked Shapiro. Altman was on his feet objecting i'm mediately
 q don't believe Mir. Shapiro has &C., complished anything thus far in the leg islature regarding the money lenders. I object to the question:" The objection was overruled, and the witness replied that his concern was in the money lending business. He said he thought Burkett was a man of good character.
 Shapiro asked him: "Do you think am a man of good character" "Sure.' replied the witness
 William Cunningham, son of William Cunningham, youth of 17 years, said he saw the arrest. He was sure that Shapiro was on the sidewalk, q guess he ought to have been arrest ed, he was blocking the sidewalk all right" said the boy. "I don't think the policeman held Shapiro's arm tight. I think he had right to arrest Shapiro When l saw him l knew he was on his way to jail. followed until I met one of my boy friends. I won't tell his name. and told him what happened. I told my friend that the little guy had been ar rested, and I thought he ought to have been" The crowd roared with laugh ter. Altman told him he had a great future before him.
 Burkett Takes Stand
 Officer Burkett was the next witness. He told the commissioners thatf he asked Shapiro to move on; then Shapiro told him that he wasn't violating any ordinance. "I can't help that ycu have got to move on; if you don't, will have to move you, I said I won't nove,' said Shapiro Then I caught hold of his arm and started to take him to headquarters. He pulled back snd tried to scratch me. He asked me to let his arm loose. I did so when he stopped pulling. As we turned the corner Detective Wade told me who he vas Then let him and young lady walk In front of me until we got to the station. I did not pull nor push him Ha mo In ha ska atrxv I,o was on the sidewalk" Shapiro asked:
 How much do you weigh?'
 1.-Two hundred and forty nine
 Did you think I could get away?" E pounds"
 q knew you couldn't and wasn't going to let you"
 Why is it you employed private counsel to prosecute this case?"
 Because I thought I had something at stake"
 "Did you ever do so before. Why didn't you get city attorney to repre- sent you if you wanted to get me con- victed in the recorders courty'
 Altman interfcred here and informed Shapiro that he was not private coun- sel, he was open to the public. Bur kett admitted that Shapiro's case was the first one in which he had employed counsel to obtain a conviction. Shapiro asked again why it was that Burkctt had not gotten an assistant city at torney to represent him. Before Bur kett could answer, Altman <said: Maybe he wanted to get a good law yer" The crowd laughed. Burkett said Shapiro told him that he was "too d. important" Altman said: Didn't I tell you Shapiro has his neck bowed"
 After Burkett was examined. several more witnesses testified that the officer did not use undue force. They were: E. c. Stewart, J. P. Harding and Officer Chambers, who also had some difficulty da yor SO previous to the arrest of Shapiro.
 Miss Freeman Recalled
 Miss Winnie Freeman was recalled to the stand and told her story once more. She repeated that there was violence on the part of the officer, and that the man dragged Shapiro along the sidewalk. In Shapiro's closing speech he said that he did not want to be treated with any more regard than the humblest negro would receive.
 These charges which have brought against tf1s man who weighs many times more than do, and who possesses more strength in his little finger than I possi- biy possess in my body, are not the crea- l lures of my imagination. they are facts. every one of them, and as a law abiding citizen I expect your honorable board of commissioners to treat them as such and not as an imaginary ranking of spirit" Shapiro told of his trying to make the officer let him walk instead of being dragged. He repeated that he was not any law. and that If he had been . crimi- pay he ro,1Id mt hava haan hs suAlax anu