The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-27
WALDEN DISCUSSES GREATER DECATUR No Doubt About Passage
 of Bill TO WORK CONNECTS Two Churches of Decatur Interested in Southern War Claims Bill Due to Destruction of His
 toric Buildings

Decatur February 26-(Special) )-Capt. Dan Walden of New Decatur. one of the members of the state legislature from this county, is at home on brief visit to his wife and family.
 He reports that his Greater Deca- tur'' bill would be passed by the senate, that it has been reported favorably by the senate committee; and that Sen ator Charles M Sherrod of this sen atorial district is favorable to the bill
 Besides the Greater Decatur bll," said Captain Walden, "a bill has been introduced in the senate and favorably reported providing that upon the presen- tation of a petition by 30 voters of each town it shall become mandatory for the councils to submit the question to vote of the people. This bill removes from the councils the power of declining to call a consolidation election, and greatly simplifies the matter
 Equity Court Killed
 'The Wilhite bill to abolish the Mor- gan county law and equity court has been killed in committed" said Captain Walden. MT Wilhite's bill providing for the working of Morgan county convicts on the public roads passed the house without a dissenting vote. This will be good law. It will enable justices of the peace to sentence minor offenders of them now escape on account of the seventies of a jail sentence
 When asked what he thought about abolshing the office of justice of the peace in Decatur and establishing in it's stead an inferior court, Captain Wal den said he had received a copy of the bill but that neither he nor MT. Will hite were sponsors for the bill. "I know but little about the bill and would not support it unless I was convinced that the people of Decatur want it, said Captain Walden.
 Captain lWalden says that he will re- turn to Montgomery on Wednesday and will see his Greater Decatur" bill through. He says he is confident that the bill is constitutional and that it will stand the test of the courts of the state.
 Churches Have War Claims
 The First Presbyterian church and tho First Methodist church, both of Deca tur. are very much interested in the
 
 which has just been passed by the lower House of Congress of the United States and is now before the Senate of that tribunal In the event the bill is passed the First Presbyterian church will re- ceive about $3Oo0 while the Methodist church will receive about 5000 for prop erty destroyed here during the civil Wal. The Presbyterian church in those days stood on the corner of Bank and Church streets, where the Owl Drug store Is now located. This Is a matter of his tory that but few even of the oldest citizens remember.
 Little Flora May Hunt, the 2-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. J. F. Hunt. died yesterday at the home of her par ents, 1402 Sixth avenue, south New De- catur, after a short illness.
 Dr. Will w. Dinsmore of Montgomery. head of the Rockefeller hookworm com mission in Alabama, is in Decatur, spen1- ing a few days with his parents. Dr. and Mrs. w. l.. Dinsmore. He Is quite popular in the Decaturs where he has many friends, having been reared here.