The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-22
Great Cheering Greets Move - Which Features Meeting
 in Montgomery
PRESENT PETITION
 TOGOVERNOR TODAY
Bankhead Outlines Plan to Relieve Cotton Situation-Batchelder Ad- dresses Meeting on Need
 of Good Roads

bama to call special session or the legisis ture to submit to the people of the state a constitutional amendment for the purpose of financing one-half of the cotton crop of 1914 under United States Senator John H. Bankhead's plan, were unanimously adopted tonight at a. join, session of the Alabama Good Roads as- sociation and the Alabama Farmers union, both of which convened in session here today. The adoption of the resolu- tions followed the speech of Senator Bankhesd, who spoke in reference to his rian.
 Earlier in tho day similar resolutions had been adopted at a separate meeting of the Farmers union, and an attempt had been made to pledge, in democratic caucus, about 30 members of the next legislature in favor of the Bankhead rlan.
 When the resolutions were read tonight to the 900 or 400 delegates who are att tending the two conventions. their adop- ton was ordered without 8 dissenting vote, and great cheering greeted their passage.
 Present Petition Today
 The Alabama Good Roads association petition will be presented to the governor tomorrow morning by Senator Bankhead, President John Craft of Mobile, Of the association. John W. O'Neill of Birming- ham, Hugh McGeever of Birmingham, w. H. Seymour of Montgomery, president of the Alabama division, Southern Cotton association; L. J. Bugg of Monroeville and George A. Nelson of New Decatur. A separate committee from the farmers union will present to the governor the petition of that organization.N
 The session of the Good Roads associa- ton tonight was the most Interesting of the day. The first speaker on the pro- gramme was Charles Henderson, demo- cratic nominee for governor.
 Mir. Henderson immediately began to discuss the cotton situation, and since 1t was his first public statement In ref erence to the question, he was given the closest possible attention.
 The next governor of Alabama advo- cated a bonded warehouse system and declared that he would recommend to the legislature the inauguration of such | plan In his opinion the present crisis in Alabama would have been averted had licensed warehouse system been put into effect several years ago and while he de- clared that immediate results might not be accomplished by the passage of such laws at the present time they will serve 1D avert 1n6ncldl QepTcSSlbH III tiit COttoll market in the future. His plan contem- plated the issuance of warehouse certifi- cates.
 If all the southern states will unite in such a plan they can prevent fiuc- tuation of less than 1 cent a pound," de- clared MT. Henderson.
 Following MT. Henderson's speech John W. O'Neill and Isadore Shapiro of Bir- rningham addressed the convention on fho al haIffiot1 of b4 convict lease Sygtem. Mir. O'Neill read statistics from states in which convicts are worked on the public roads and declared the plan had proven success wherever tried.
 Mir. Shapiro made an earnest and elo- uuent appeal for the abolition of the con- vict lease system and frequently elicited applause from his audience.
 lie declared that the only obstacle in the way of abolition of the system was the loss of revenue to the state but said that the effect would be counteracted by the resultant good which would be ob- tained by working the convicts on the roads.
 An unusual incident of the convention occurred when Tom Long of Jasper in- terrupted MT. Shapiro on a point of order. Mir Long suggested that MT Shapiro was exceeding his time limit stating that le was infringing upon Senator Bank heads time 1T did not know that I was out of order in addressing the Alabama Good Roads association upon the invitation of that association" replied MT Shapiro. "But if the gentleman from Jasper thinks I am out of order or objects to hearing me speak, he has the privilege of withdraw ing from the room."
 Again Called to Feet
 MT. Shapiro. however. said he would Ind snapCh and immp- ,lately went to his seat. He was called 10 his feet again by the voice of prac- tically the entire convention, which was warmly seconded by Senator Bankhead, who declared that he would willingly wait until MT. Shapiro concluded his address. At the conclusion of MT. Shapiro's s speech Senator Bankhead addressed the convention on his plan for financing the cotton crop, which is in effect that the state issue bonds for the purpose of pur- chasing one-half, or a part, of the states cotton crop.
 Senator Bankhead read extracts from his speech delivered before the United States Senate and printed in the press of Alabama. He declared that he was not welded to his plan if better could be devised stating that he was willing to cooperate in relieving the situation.
 Bankhead Urges Call
 Senator Bankhead said 1t was a pity the governor had not called the legisla- ture together q month ago; urged that he at once issue the call. and declared that he did nod believe any member of the Iegislature, if called into session for the express purpose of considering re- lief measures for the farmers of the state, would seek to exercise any partsanship or pass any laws unfr.endly to the ad- ministration.
 He was given warm ovation at the conclusion of his address, and resolu- tions were at once adopted urging the governor to call the legislature together.
 The concluding speech of the day was made by Walter Clarke of Mississippi, cotton acreage.
 Montgomery. October 21--(Special) ''The highway on which federal money should first be expended is a main post road, serving both urban residents and country dwellers."
 This statement was made by A. G. Ratchelder. chairman of the American Automobile association, in his address this afternoon before the Alabama Good Roads association. The subject of MT. Batchelder's address was "Why Federal Roads Help Is Now Logical"
 Mir Batchelder declared that if 1t is logical that the township and county units of Alabama shall ask cooperation xfom the state as a whole. Is it not perfectly logical that the state shall ask from the federal source a reasonable amount of highways cooperation? If the state receives from the national govern nent definite amount of cooperation, does it not mean that the state will then f..~ <<f 1