The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-22
League Will Work
 Till City Is Safe
 Says Colonel Smith

Col. T. o. Smith, chairman of the league, was the principal speaker at the weekly luncheon of the Cosmo- politan club which was held yester- day at the Southern club. Colonel Smith was the guest of " L. Smith, who was delegated by pr. James Alto Ward, president of the club, to make the introductory speech.
 After the reports of the various committees we.e made, and the in- troduction of visitors, Dr. P. D. Chis- olm was elected to manage the clubs 1923 ball team.
 Colonel Smith reviewed the history of Birmingham from the time of the political fight between Birmingham and Elyton for the location of the county court house to the present day. He stated that over quarter of century ago when there was no defin- itely recognized law in this district, the people here were more peaceful and 1t was not an uncommon occur rance for families to sleep in their homes with the doors and windows open, and that he longed for that condition, in a minor respect, to again dominate. Speaking of the present progress and purposes of the Law Ob- servance and Enforcement league. Colonel Smith declared that the league has an executive committee of men that cannot be intimidated ny the capitalists, unionists, the Ku Klux Klan or any other organiza- tion In the world" and it is not an invisible empire" It is not com posed of the select few. but of the law abiding citizens of Birmingham, he said. This league and it's com mittees will work until the last ves- tige of lawlessness and crime is wiped out of the city" declared Colonel Smith. 'The dockets which at present contain 55 capital offenses will be cleaned and the league will be tireless in it's effort until Birming- ham Is made a decent place to live in"
 At the conclusion of Colonel Smiths talk, a motion was adopt ed by the club to indorse the league. rer cent improvement over the pres ent rule governing extensions, par ticularly as to secondary extensions. that is. where the present rule which requires consumers to make deposit for any estimated cost of extension over and above $50. and where the consumer had to pay the entire SOFCiinS Sdluts lHeEe UeDOSlIS bearing no interest whatever, as compared to the new rule ordered by the public service commission, where the company is ordered to increase this amount from $50 to $94.30 per consumer, with the consumer only putting up deposit of the estimated cost after the amount of s9430, to be borne by the company has been passed. This means that no money will be required if the estimated cost per consumer is not more than $94.S0. In the event that the estimated cost runs above this amount. then the company must refund the amount, de- posted and pay the consumer 6 per cent interest until deposit is re- turned.
 All Secondary Extensions
 The above rule applies to all sec ondary extensions. that Is where ex- tensions are to be made in a terri tory where the main lines have all ready been put in, or where gas or electric service has already been put in and the extension is required thereto.
 "As I understand the gist of the decision relative to primary exten- sions such as are involved in the gas main extensions applied for to Pratt City, Vivian. Central Park. Shady side and Graymont, that the com mission has not made any hard and fast rule governing this class of ex- tensions, but that they propose that each one of this class of extension shall be taken up upon its merits with due regard to number of con- sumers to be served and the esti- mated cost of making that particular extension, that is that if the con sumers of these places give assur- ance that they will use gas and that there will be large enough num- Der sign up for 1t to justify the cost of the extension. that that will be the prime basis from which the pub lie service commission will consider this class of extensions"
 Commissioner Harrison said that another statement would be forth coming from his office as soon as he had read the official ruling of the commission.