The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-10-14
DIR. Hubbard Talks of Con-
ditiOns at Some of Mines
Visited This Week
BULGER is PLEASED
BY GOVERNORS VETO
State Officials. Congressman and
Members of Legislature Among
Those Visiting Fair and Good
Roads Convention

'rohiheht men from all over Ala
pama We're conspicuous in Birmingham
Yesterday. The State Fair the good
roads association and the general allur-
ing features of Birmingham are held
responsible.
Inc Following representatives of the
state government were present; w. :.
Keller, engineer OF the highway COM
mission; j. NJ. kyser. inspector of the
convict bureau; w. D. Hubbard. chan
lain OF the convict bureau; Frank Mar
gus. associate member of the board
OF equalization; Phil Hudson. John
Adams and Mrs l.. Bush, assistant
prison and mill inspectors giving atten-
ton at the present time to the enforce
ment OF the child labor laws; G. II.
Cooper, associate member of the public
utility commission, and A. II. Muffin.
secretary of that commission.
In addition, there were a number Of
members of Congress on the scene.
among them being Senator John u.
ban1head, Congressman Fred NJ
Blackmon; Congressman John L. Bur
nett, Congressman John w. Abercrom
bit Congressman w. B. oliver and Con-
gresham Il. B. Almon.
Horace Hood Jr.. clerk of the city
commission of Montgomery. was a Wis
itor yesterday.
Former Lieutenant Goyernor w II
Seed of Tuscaloosa was also in the
city.
DR.. Hubbard, chaplain of the convict
bureau. was returning to Montgomery
yesterday afternoon after having Wis
tied several of the mines around Bir- .
mingham In which convicts are
worked
Conditions are very good" he said.
Much improvement has been made at
Belle Ellen and Lucille
The plan adopted by the bureau OF
putting Books In the hands of the con-
victs has appealed strongly to the
prisoners, and has had an elevating In
ruence. I will be glad to obtain all
the suitable books which can be spared
Tor this good work by the citizens OF
the state"
The legislature was represented yee.
terday. There were present Senator
w. Fl. Key of Franklin county, Senator
Thomas J.. Bulger of Tallapoosa county.
y.
county. Representative Henry p Mer-
rift OF Macon, majority floor leader.
Representative John A. Rogers of Sum
ter and Representative Joseph w.
Green of Dallas.
Senator Bulger was not chagrined In 4
that Governor Henderson vetoed the
recircuiting court bill. Lawyers
throughout Alabama have differed ex- s
tensively on that subject
THE bill was very heavy" said the
senator. land It was not altogether
equitable. It made one circuit OF 80
600 people, and another of 1870, 900 peo-
pie. Under the present system. we }
can get along very we'll. As matter
of fact. nobody Is longer adherine to
that theory early presented that an
extra session would be necessary II
may be taken for granted that Cover
nor Henderson will not call the legis-
lature together unless something OF ex-
ceptional Importance should demand
that such action be taken.
And. referring again to the veto II
must be remembered that Governor
Henderson by one stroke of the pen. de-
creased the states expenditures In the
sum of $4,000. I believe his action
was one OF wisdom"
Senator Bulger left last night for
French Lick.
W. L. sanders. prominent citizen
OF Athens, and formerly member OF
the railroad commission. was a visitor
yesterday.
Senator Key OF Franklin was one OF
the popular members OF the Legislature
He made successful fight for a pet
measure requiring that the bodies or
dead animals be buried or cremated
Previous to the passage of this bill, the
legislature removed restrictions against
the slaughter of buzzards. and Senator a
Key conceived the idea that for the
sake of public health. provision should
be made for the destruction of ear
IA sses.
His bill. while II pended. was the
subject of much disputation.
Colonel John Gamble of Troy, for $
ner state senator and present member /.
Of the governors staff. was q visitor
Yesterday. w. w. HARRISON was an =
,ther prominent visitor from Troy.
Frank M. Moody. Thomas w Chris Il
ian, George d. Johnston and Leslie
Hill were Tuscaloosa visitors. They
anne to Birmingham to attend the we'd
ling ceremony of Thomas Hill ana
Mss AMcCrossin.
Charles Oakley. sheriff OF Rfbh
county. was a good roads advocate
n attendance yesterday on the ses-
lion Of the association.