The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-07
INCREASED TAXES
 AIDS THE SCHOOLS Jefferson County Derives the
 Greatest Benefit
REPUBLICANS ARE BUZZlNG
Rumored That AK Is to Be Used On Deputy Marshal A. 3. colqutt at Monteomery-other Mont
 gomery News.
BY HERVY ". LAIRD.

MOnlBOmefyj August O.-lopecldl.J- J-- The adoption of the plan of special taxation for school purposes in Jeffer- son county will give to the children of that county for educational purposes $49, 1000 in excess of what they now re- ceive. The present appropriation from the state is S32, ,000, showing that by the action of thls law two sources of educational revenue provide S81000, and also that the special taxes amount to more than the state appropriation.
 Talladega county, which was one of the first to vote the extra tax, will re- ceive from it $7OS7 on the present val uation of property, which will give, with the state fund, $16,145, an annual fund of $23, ,0G0 in round figures.
 Walker county has also voted the tax. It will receive from it $5000 to go along with $12,3S0 now received from the state.
 The campaign for local taxation is being waged in a number of other counties-Crenshaw, Perry, Pike, Mad fsOn and Calhoun being in the list. A grand educational rally has been called for August 30 at Marion, at which leading educators and Governor Cunningham Will speak. It is realized that there will be something of a fight to get the system adopted in some of the Black Belt countless but Superin- tendent of Education Hill and his en- thusiastic co-workers are going to make hard fight to win.
 Really, 1t is fully expected that there will be no successful opposition in any important county The disposition has been rather up to this time to encour- age the movement. Some counties, notably St. Clair are so interested that citizens will endeavor to have tho constitution so amended that com munities as well as counties may tax themselves to provide better schools. The movement is very popular and promises to soon give the state ample funds to educate its children and to place the state high enough up the educational ladder to inspire pride in its citizenship.
 Rumor of a Controversy.
 It is rumored on the quiet that there Is decided lack of harmony in the ranks of the governmental officials of Montgomery and that something may happen 10 dis turb the inner workings of the machin- cry of Uncle Sam at this end of the line. The nature of the case preeludes posi- tive assertions, but one hears on what seems excellent authority, that the ref- erees of the President are not disposed to approve of Deputy Marshal A. B. Colquitt, a democrat, holding longer the lucrative position of deputy in the office of Marshal Lee J. Bryan, while there are a num- Der of faithful republicans who are CO., voting the berth.
 Inc that Judge Thomas G. Jones. presiding judge, will not permit the removal of MT. Colquitt without vigorous protest. In fact, 1t Is rumored that the judge very em- phatically intimated that such action would result in the decapitation official ly of a number of republicans over whom he exercised control
 It would seem from the talk that one of the most interested men in the opposl- tion to MT. colqutts longer remaining in office Is Referee Charles Scott, and one hears that he has interested in his side of the case State Chairman J. O. Thompson, who is the very closest man in the state to MT. Roosevelt, if one ss to believe what is current history.
 On the other hand, 1t is said that the influence of Judge Jones is very great so far as his court is concerned. It is be- neved that the President will approve any position he may take, and those who keep tab on such things do not hesitate to express the opinion that if the judge undertakes to block any game of the re- publican politicians he will succeed. It is understood that Judge Jones, in this, as well as every other contingency, takes the high ground that the federal courts should be kept free from active partisan ship and above the petty smalnesses tFa politicians, and especially of the repu.~- can kind, indulge in.
 Pardons Issued.
 Acting Governor Cunningham today pardoned Manza Cannon, convicted of grand larceny in Wilcox county in 1901, and sentenced to six years in the peniten- tiary; and paroled Bob Husky, charged with the same offense and sentenced to five years from Colbert county. The gov ernor made the following endorsements on the papers:
 ''Manza Cannon: The applicant for ex- ecutive clemency was convicted jointly with another defendant in December 1901, for larceny of COW. His short time would expire in June, 1906 He was in the employ of the other defendant who makes an application for executive elem ency; was in his employ at the time of the larceny of the COW, and that tie said applicant had nothing to do with the lar ceny, and that he himself exercised his authority as his employer, and to have him help drive the cattle and that said applicant received nothing of the proceeds of the sale of the cattle and was in no way party to the transaction. The coun- ty solicitor recommends the pardon and the circuit solicitor also, provided the .Izy..