The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-20
"A BRIGHT HOME MAKES MERRY HEART" JOY TRAVELS ALONG WITH
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tra session is looked upon as a reflection of the advice he has received from legal confreres
 A strong fight will be made to divide the forces in the house this time, and the session promises to be a great deal more interesting than was the last one.
 Anti-prohis here are the anxious bench and are awaiting with considerable anxiety the governors proclamation call ing the extra session. They believe that if he does not mention the considera ton of a state prohibition bill that it will be impossible to pass one. as it will be necessary to secure three-fourths vote to take up the matter unless the gov ernor mentions it in his proclamation, stating that this is one of the urgent matters to be considered.
 School Improvements.
 A statement issued from the office of the state superintendent of education to- day indicates that great interest is being taken all over Alabama In the rural school fund appropriated at the last session of the legislature, and a great impetus to education in the country districts has resulted.
 Of the fund of S67.oOo appropriated, 5000 for each county in the state, four have used the full allowance These are Lau- derdale, Marion. Escamba and Tusca- loosa. and there are sufficient applca- tions from several other counties to run up their full pro rata of the fund.
 According to the report issued by Sec retary Fgan of the agricultural schools total of $25.321. 50 has already been dis trihuted to the schools. Of this amount ST ,95S. 50 has been expended for erect ing school houses while the remaining $7365 was applied to the repair of schools.
 Under the provisions of the bill mal1- ing this appropriation, no school can re- ceive over s200 and no county over 5000, and according to the reports received at the office of the superintendent of edu- cation this represents an expenditure of Nnearly s100000 which Is, perhaps, more than has been expended in the previous ten years
 Warrants were being sent out to the various county boards in the state for the money that has been appropriated through the state superintendent of schools and at the rate they are being made at present. it is expected that the entire appropriation will be used up within the next two years, which will schools of Alabama of nearly a half mill lion dollars.
 County Books.
 Reports were received at the office of the state auditor today from Examiners of Public Accounts Brooks and Lee, show ing the amounts due the state from the county officials in Mobile and Russell counties. The examiners have just com pleted the work in these two counties. and found many errors in the books of some of the officials, which will neces- sitate their making good amounts that they owe the state through errors.
 In Mobile county the following reports were made:
 Judge of Probate Price Williams. due the state s629. .S5.
 Frank Cazales. sheriff, accounts cor rect.
 Tax Assessor Edward Laurendine, er TOTS in assessments, s5l,o95, of which 1892 F is due the state, as the assess ment Corrected.
 Tax Collector P. B. Dorian, due the state ss7S79
 Clerk of Circuit Court J. A. Shelton due the state 75 cents
 Judge of the Inferior criminal court, J. k. Afford, docket correct.
 In Russell county the following re- ports were made
 Judge of Probate Court H. T. Benton. correct.
 Sheriff W. A. Bellamy. correct
 Tax Assessor W. H. Yarn correct.
 Tax Collector H. B. Pitts. due the state