The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-30

All courts have finished with their work for this term have adjourned, except the city court and it will finish to- day. In some of the courts the dockets have been very heavy, while the criminal court has not been so hard worked. They have finished with their docket and have left the jail with only 11S prisoners, against Al this time last year. Most Of the prisoners who are in jail have been tried and are awaiting the decision or the supreme court on their appeals The circuit court has been adjourned since last week and many of the attendants have gone for the summer.
 The vacation air around the courthouse is so strong now a-days that one cannot breathe freely of the outing atmosphere without falling into line and wishing to smell the salt breeze from the coasts of the great Atlantic, or view the beauties of nature from the highest mountain top summer resort. or to cast line in the ripping waters of some mountain stream and reel in the willy trout
 Probably, too, one may wish to jour ney along with some of the boys to gay little old New York, to see the great white lights dazzling in their splendor and cast ing out their great attractive rays to en- trap the approaching stranger; to stroll up and down Broadway in an effort to feel at home; to see the gay throngs that frequent the gayest cafes and dance those wonderfully bewitching steps that set society wild. Again you wish for Coney Island. the sandy beach, the sooth- ing waters and bathing suit.
 Yes the boys and the girls, too. have had a long, hard grind and they are as happy as kiddies at picnic over their coming trips and summer holidays,
 Hello, old fellow, where are you going to spend your vacaticn?" is about the most common expression within the walls of the Temple of Justice."
 Judge William E bort bade Birning- ham a fond adieu yesterday afternoon as the train rolled out for Atlantic City, N J. He has been looking forward to that trip for months, and within fortnight he will be among his children on the New Jersey seacoast Judge Forts family preceded him to Atlantic City at the be- ginning of the season and they will re- main away from Birmingham during the season.
 Judge Harrington P. Heflin has an nounced his intention to stick around the old home town" There are always a few matters coming up in the criminal court that need attention, and Judge Hef- lin will be around the courthouse most of his time looking after these matters.
 Walter S. Brewer, assistant solicitor, is off today for gay lil old New York, where he will spend the greater part Of the season. MT. Brewer expects to have some time and no one doubts but that he will make good in his expectations. However, he is not going to give him. self over having some time" for he is planning to do some understudying in the great metropolis, trying to get onto the inside workings of the laws and crim- inal proceedings of New York. .r
 Morris Allen, criminal court stenogra- pher, also expects to see the white lights glimmer as we'll as hear the roar of Wall street commerce and stroll up and down Broadway. He expects to visit several other cities before returning to Birming- ham.
 James Davis, assitant solicitor, will also "stick around the old home town for a while at least. Then Jim says he may hitch up his little old Buick, put his family on board and do some cross- -coun- try motoring. He plans to make trip to Chattanooga and other seaport towns
 Among the others who have not decided definitely where they will go, fishers, bathers and summer resorters may be found. Every one. almost, has planned to go somewhere, and they are so busy dis