The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-09
SCHOOL CENSUS
 SHOWS INCREASE
Jefferson Leads in. Number of
 School Age
RAISE GOVERNORS PAY
Man Builds Mausoleum Before Death. Acting Governor Gray Pardons Con- Victs-BilI Requiring Mail
 Boxes May Be Passed

Montgomery, September S.-(Special.) )- Remarkable increase in the number of negro children in Alabama who are of school age is shown in report issued by the state department of education, in which are given full particulars cov- ering the 67 counties of Alabama. Of the 713 154 children of school age in the state, ranging anywhere from the age of ! to 2l. 322,s0S are negroes. and S90, 346 are whites The white males, POI. ITS, outnumber the white females by about D. 900, while the negro males outnumber the negro females by just 200.
 One of the most remarkable differences in the racial numbers is to be found in Montgomery county, where the negro chil- dren outnumber the white children by about 15,OOO. Of 2S.s51 children of school age in this county 21,777 of them are ne- groes. and 6s75 whites
 The census of 1909 shows that the in- crease over the census of 1908 aggregated about 25,sSO, there being es7,374 of school age in 1908.
 Jefferson county leads in the number of school age with 65,904, of which num- Der 36S76 are whites. Mobile county shows a total of 22,741. of which num- Der ,399 whites.
 In Winston county there are reported 4174 children of school age. not a single one being of the Ethiopian stripe.
 Mail ReceptacIes
 Acting upon recommendation of Post master General Hitchcock of the United States department bill will in all prob ability be introduced in the next legis- lature requiring the establishment of mail boxes in all of the offices and residences of the state.
 Just complaint, as the department sees it. is being made from all sections of the United States urging that the carriers be facilitated in their work. and the request of Postmaster General Hitchcock is pr marily due to this demand.
 It is desired that each residence should have a receptacle at its front door. and that each office should be fitted out in the same way. It is estimated that such a change would allow the carrier in each district to finish his work an hour earlier.
 Senator Defends Bill
 Judge Mike H. Srews, state senator from this county, has defined the nature of the bill which he Is to introduce in the next legislature urging the erection in Montgomery of a gubernatorial mansion An appropriation of s10O,000 will be asked TOT, the aggregate dUlOuHl iD Dt dppOI- toned in the purchase of lot, erection of building and purchase of equipment. Judge Screws has also given out that one of the first measures to be intro duced will be a bill urging that the gov ernor's salary be increased to S7500. Ac- cording to the constitution, increased sal aries cannot take effect during any ad- ministration, andbecause of this the pres ent administration will be asked to sign the measure prior to January 16. when the new officials take office. The legis lature convenes January 10, allowing am pie time for the measure to pass both houses.
 Order Against Reynolds
 Official citation has been issued out of the United States court against C. w Reynolds, Clanton merchant. for him to show cause why he should not turn over for the benefit of his cred itors s17,O00 or it's equivalent. The merchant is in the bankruptcy court.
 Christian Volunteers Free
 Liberty has been given to G. H. Da- wis and his wife Lula, who were brought here from Birmingham to an swer to a charge of grand larceny Illus band and wife are professedly expon- ents of the Christian Volunteer movement and after a rest of sev- eral days in the county bastle they are released on showing that no proof of larceny exists.
 MausOIeum Before Death
 Col. Willis Brewer of this county and one of the best known authors and citizens of Alabama is causing to be erected in the heart of a cotton field. right near his home. hand some S10.000 mausoleum, which is to house his remains and the remains of his family. Colonel Brewer at the present time is in his second youth, hearty, hale and robust, and Is him. self experimenting the structure.
 He has been state auditor, state senator and for many years was a leading figure in the history of Ala bama.
 Relations Located Through the midium of the press of Alabama Frank N. Julian, secretary of state. has succeeded in locating rela- tives of Duceld Searcy, whose death occurred at Dar-es-S -Salaam, in German East Africa, on March 21 of this year.
 On Thursday morning MT. Julian had long distance telephone call from Mrs. Angel of Birmingham, who in formed him that she was the sis ter of Duceld Searcy. Mrs. Angel will write to MT. Julian with view of communicating with the American con- sul at Zanzibar, through whom she will receive all property left by the deceased.
 PardOns and Paroles
 Acting Gov. Henry B. Gray returned to Montgomery this morning from Bir- mingham, where he had been for sev- eral days on matters of business.
 One of the first official acts of Gov ernor Gray after his return to his of fee was the granting of a full par don with the restoration of citizen ship, to Luther Smith, white, of Jeff ferson county, who was convicted Of manslaughter and sentenced to a term In the penitentiary. The recommends tion for a pardon was indorsed by the trial judge solicitor and the state board Of pardons.
 Jim Howard. white, of Randolph county, convicted of murder February 22, 1S96 and sentenced to life inn prisonment, was paroled, his parole be- ing conditioned on his future good be- haYior.
 Governor Gray also paroled John II. Heron, white, convicted of murder In the second degree December ', 1908, and sentenced to Imprisonment for 10 years, parole being conditioned on good behavior.