The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-31
East St. Louis Mayor Alp peals to Henderson to Stop
 Negro Exodus
GOVERNOR IS UNABLE
 TO STOP MIGRATION
Young Men Who Desire to Volunteer After Registration Can Do So-Re- cruiting Officer So Announces.
 Oaks Decision Appealed
By FRED H. GoRMLEY

Montgomery, May 3O.-(Special. .)-Plans for a campaign for the breaking up of blind tigers in Montgomery and for a ~ general cleanup of the city, were made al a secret conference between the judges of the circuit court and law enforce ment officials of the state this afternoon Each person in the conference declined to discuss it and absolutely nothing was given out about the methods proposed
 Those who are supposed to have been in the conference were Judge Gaston Gum ter, Judge Leon McCord, William L. Mar tin, attorney general, and Hugo l.. Black solicitor of Jefferson county, and William T. Seibels, solicitor of Montgomery coun- ty. Solicitor Black came to the city from Birmingham Wednesday. Judge Gunter tonight was asked if a conference was held. Yes he replied, but he declined 10 say what subjects were discussed. Tt Was court business" he concluded.
 CAN'T STOP NEGRO EXODUS
 Governor Henderson has no means of preventing Alabama negroes from going to East St. Louis, H., and other towns in the north except to publish informa- ton about conditions which will be faced by the negroes when they reach the northern cities, He has received an ap- peal from the mayor of East St, Louis to keep the negroes in this state because they are giving trouble in the north and their presence there threatens the peace of the city.
 Governor Henderson has joined with several organizations recently in an eff fort to show the negroes that they should remain in the south, where they were un- derstood and where their services as un- skilled farm laborers are needed. In this movement the governor and organizations have been assisted by Robert R. Moton president of the Tuskegee institute, who has insisted that the negroes should not give up their southern home and jobs for the north and the glaring promises which fail to become realities.
 CAN STILL VOLUNTEER
 Persons who desire to volunteer for the army or navy may do so after they have registered under the conscription law on June 5, according to information furnished the Montgomery recruiting stations on Wednesday, Previous advices had been that June would end voluntary enlist ments and that after that time the army and navy would be filled by men eligible for service under the conscripton law
 Those called for service will be mobil- ized September and until that time any person may select any branch of service which he desires to enter If he has registered and is drafted he may report that hesis, serving the nation.
 < ATTORNEY GENERAL APPEALS
 Attorney General William l.. Martin will ask the supreme court to reverse the court of appeals in the case of John T. Oaks former marshal of Girard, which held that Oaks could not be convicted of brib- cry for receiving money from Girard liquor dealers who were violating the state prohibition laws because he was not an executive officer of the state, as al legged in the indictment. If the decision is not reversed, indictments brought against w. Earl Morgan, former mayor and l. A. Weaver, former town clerk of Girard, charging the same offense, will be mol pressed.