The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-18

salary of from 5000 to s5O00, and be al- | lowed two assistants. "Stiffen Your Backs
 He testified that while he was governor 1 he paid Ben Conter of Washington 25 per
 cent for the collection of the Spanish war
 claim. that this claim was collected by | faithful work and turned over to Gov | ernor Conner.
 He testified that he was not familiar
 with the convict department. He said, | however that he didn't believe a convict l should be required to dig more than six -ftons per day, and characterized as out
 ageous the present plan of working the
 men from O'clock in the morning until l night.
 He suggested the reduction of the num- l Der of judges by half, and told the com mittee to stiffen it's back and redistrict the state. He declared the department of | examiners was necessary. He stated, i however that when he was governor the
 counties paid the state for the exami-
 nation of their books-before the present l law existed.
 1 The governor concluded his testimony | by stating:
 | You gentlemen must give us sep arate insurance department with head
 paid an ample salary. We want an iron hand in insurance, and we want to keep l it there."
 Simpsons Testimony Contradicted 1 Frank S. White Jr.. was called. He 1 testified that he knew D. s. Simpson, who had testified regarding telegrams sent py
 Governor O'Neal. He told of simpson coming into his office Monday and finding l there Governor ONeal. l q heard him say he testified, ito | Governor O'Neal that he had been sum- moned to testify regarding telegrams, and
 he added in substance that whtn the gov ernor found out that telegrams had been l sent charged to the state the governor | told him to make the necessary correction.
 that is. have them charged to his personal l account"
 MT White was excused
 Massey Makes Statement l R. w. Massey made a statement to the effect that he was not operating three I automobiles on two licenses. B. G. Brown, l succeeding him on the stand, said that he had stated the day before that MT. l Massey had operated three cars on two
 licenses in 1914; that he had caused the
 arrest of MT. Masseys chauffeur and that Mir. Massey had subsequently taken out
 d third license.
 MT Massey later returned to prove, he l said by his chauffeur that the negro had not been arrested at the Instance of MT. Brown. He decided. however, that the
 matter was small matter and he dropped
 1t.
 MT Brown stated later that he wished l Mr Massey had permitted his chauffeur 1 to testify.
 Excise Commission Called l F. Wilkerson. member of the excise
 commission, repeated W. c. Agees and | Sydenham Moore's testimony regarding the request of the Montgomery commits | sion that the expenses of a certain law
 suit be prorated, and the declination of 1 the local commission. He testified that | the commission had paid fees to Tillman, | Bradley & Morrow and Frank s. White l & Sons for legal services. He expressed
 the opinion that the surplus of s44O0 in the hands of the commission is the prop l erty of the state of Alabama.
 He was required to tell of blind tiger rumors and the efforts made by the com mission to put the 'tigers" out of busi- ness He stated in conclusion that he had | enceavored to keep the commission out of politics. He testified that since the com mission had disposed of its detective the relations with the local constabulary had improved.
 w. c. Agee, chairman of the excise com mission, was recalled to the stand. He
 was asked by Senator Bonner regarding the fy-screen doors of local saloons. MT. Agee declared that in his opinion these doors were not in violation of the law.
 The Greer Rumor
 
 , con pally was called. He said he knew
 Lon J. Greer
 "In December" he said, -four powder ! representative were present in Mont
 gomery. We went to dinner with MT. : Greer and he told lis he was soliciting life insurance for the Prudential com pany He sold two policies of s6000 each to a MT. Brown and a Mr. Hamilton. know nothing of the report that he gave state powder contracts in return for in. |. surarice policies. X sale oT powder had already been made when the above incl
 dent occurred"
 ,l Negro Educators Testify R. C. Parks, a negro, connected with , the state school at Normal, was called } He said his salary was $100, $S5 in : cash. per month. He stated that $15
 was made up in vegetables. He couldn't give the name of the man who draws l the $1O0 to cover his salary from the
 state. His duty, he said. was to teach 7 and manage the farm. He testified
 that there has been general complaint that teachers have not been paid their
 salaries promptly that teachers gen erally get their money every three months.
 A. c. Hopkins negro, connected . with the school at Normal, said that he was paid $75 per month for eight months. He denied that Buchanan president of the school, charged the } teachers a percentage on the money he
 draws for them from the state. He said the school got $22,000 annually from the Moonell fund. He testified that the money made from the sale of vege.
 tables went to pay insurance and re-
 pairs.
 sl w. s. Buchanan, president of thu school at Normal testified regarding l the handling of the state appropria- 3 tion. He gave the committee a state. l ment of his personal property and ad- } mitted that he had heard the report that he was acquiring property and no1 paying teachers. He said the repor1 did not worry him. His salary. hs } said, was $500 per annum. . Judge Pratt Questioned w. L. Pratt of Centreville. probate
 judge of Bibb county, testified tha, none of the state convicts had worked !, on the county roads of Bibb county , during his term of office. His examination required just ont l minute.
 The University Loans ! pr. George H. Denny. president of tn