The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12
FRIENDLY SUIT TO
BE BROUGHT BY
STATE EMPLOYEES
They Will Ask Court to De-
eide Question of Prefer
ment of the Salary
Claims Pending

Montgomery. August 11.-tSpecial)
Officials at the state capitol Satur-
day morning declared their intention
Of formally bringing slut against the
treasurer. E. l.. Lancaster. next week
to recover their entire salaries instead
of the discounted warrants which have
been their portion for three months.
The suit has been talked of for q
week or more. 1t was placed in the
hands of a local lawyer several days
ago and he reported today that ne
will undertake the matter. believing
that it will not be difficult to es-
tablish the fact that the salaries of
officials and employees are preferred
claims and should be paid prior to tn
discharge of any other debt
1t is friendly suit and the treas
urer is said to be in sympathy with
the project to establish the salaries a.
preferred claims.
INJUNCTIONS REINSTATED
The injunctions against &c women
alleged to be proprietors of immoral
houses We're reinstated by Judge Gun
ter of the circuit court on the request
of Attorney General w. L. Martin Fri
day and after late hearing was
given to arguments of lawyers of the
defense the Judge took the cases UNI
der advisement 1t is believed he will
render a decision Monday Attorney
General Martin is out of the city, but
it is said here to be his intention, III
the event that the decision is against
the state, to appeal to the supreme
court The high court will not con-
vene in regular session until October
and those who are watching the fate
of the Injunction cases in the BELIEF
that the status of the Montgomery
cantonment, Camp Sheridan. depends
to a great extent on the proof that
the city has been swept clean OF its
immoral houses are wondering Wheth-
er the high court would render de-
cision relative to the cases before
taking their work up in the fall.
r. X. Bell, tax assessor of Tusca-
loosa county; M. M. Dunn, tax col
lector of Lee county and John A.
Turpen, tax collector of Hale coun-
ty, all qualified by letter to the sec
rotary of state Saturday morning to
assume their duties in the autumn.
DOWNTOWN CLUB PLANNED
Plans for club building in the
downtown section of the city are rap
idly assuming shape as the result of
meeting called by DR.. r, Fl. McCas-
lin president Of the Ministers union,
Friday night Arrangements were
made to secure possession of a large
building adjacent to the old Mont
gomery theatre which a committee APP
pointed at this meeting is arranging
to place in such shape as to assure its
comfort and inviting qsaSities. Con-
certed action on the part of ministers
who are now in the city and other
representative citizens. it is belieyed
will result in a club building, as well
as out-of-doo meetings for the SOL
diers on the capitol lawn.
INFORMATION BOOTH
At a meeting of committee from
the Chamber of Commerce Saturday
morning plans for an infor0ation
booth on the square or some other
point on Dexter avenue .or the con-
venience of visitors who come to
Montgomery as result of the canton
ment, were gone into. but no decision
has been reached.
A drinking fountain. located at a
central point on Dexter avenue, was
installed Saturday morning and the
first drink therefrom was taken by
Mayor w. r. Robertson.
belated applicant for examination
before the county exemption board Sat
urday morning was negro by the
name Of Emmett Henderson. He passed
the physical tests and made no claim
for exemption. His excuse for appear
ing after the board had concluded its
examination was pronounced satisfac-
tory.
The exemption boards spent Satur-
day examining claims and it was stated
that they will be ready to report in
a day or two