The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-15

son m advance or his inspection He arrives when he is least expected
 A little story is told at the capitol which no. one connected with the gov ernor's office will verify. This story Is that the governor walked into a certain prison unexpectedly. He saw a negro convict who was limping bad ly- What is the trouble?' the gov ernor IS reported to have asked. T was whipped" answered the negro. Let me see your back" requested Gov l ernor Kilby. The inspection revealed large broken places on the convicts body. The story is that the governor called before him the person who did the whipping. Did you do that" he asked 'I did" answered the employe | of the state. Your position is va | cant, the governor is reported 10 have replied. That was all, except that | another person succeeded that employe. l Montgomery, December 1A-(Special.)- | Urging Alabama farmers to avoid short staple cotton in the future, the Alabama division of the American Cotton associa- 1 tion has appealed to them to begin now ! the selection Of seed which will produce cotton next year of the grade needed by American spinners. The division said many southern farmers have given no consideration to the demands of con- sume-s and that as a result much cotton | is sacrificed iI the market because the staple IS short when the demand is for l long.
 ''The time has passed fhen the same | market price can be applied to every bale of cotton of tine same grade" said the statement Not much time is left for cotton growers to investigate and find out the best type Of cotton for their section. But they should get together at once and l use every possible effort to standardize 1 the type of cottor, to be planted in their respective counties for the year i920. ] Farmers in many of the counties which are now fully organized are taking posi- tive and definite action in this matter. 1 The spinners, who must spin the cotton ! are vitally interested in securing their raw material of uniform type in strength, color and length of fibre. The southern i growers have paid little attention to this important feature of their industry and yet when we come to give the matter serious consideration it becomes a sub ject of vital importance to the future profita ble marketing of the crop"
 | Montgomery, December 14-(Special l- 1 Alabama was 100 years old Sunday. The i President of the United States. on De- l cernber 14, 1873, signed the joint resolution of the two houses of Congress which ad- mitted Alabama to the Union with full l rights of a state Up to that time this l state had been the Alabama terriory. 1 Since the state was admitted it has l grown in population from 1000 to more ! than 100000 people. Railroads have con | nected practically all county seats. Riv- ] CTS nave been improved Agricultural in- l teresrs have been developed. Such gen era. progress has been made that tha state TOW is ore of the leading coal and li.,.&. l.t.c
 the lead in growing peanuts and sweet
 potatoes and has become 'the chief ship building state of the south.
 l Recognizing the one hundredth anni-
 versary the leg sislature in January ere ated the Alabama centennial commission and ar propriated s1o,0o0 for us in cele- brating the event. Boulders have been }erectad at the various state capitals and pageants portraying important events in the states history have been held in va | rious sections.
 1 Montbomery, December IA (Speciala-- l Fourteen applications for charters for
 state hanks are now on file with the state
 banking department, indicating great prosperity in the banking business. Ii- ivestisations are being made to determine whether or no. towns interested in the
 new institutions can support banks. Two applications reached the depart ment Saturday. Citizens of Garland, But Ter county, proposed to organize one while the other request came from rrin- ity, Morgan county.
 Montgomery. December 1I-(SpeciaLl l- Income tax blankS will be ready for Aes livery to taxpayers January 1. This an
 nouncement was made by the state tax
 commission Saturday following tho re
 turn of John $. Mooring, chairman, and
 Judge A. A. Evans, associate member
 from Mobile, where they conferred with
 public accountants regarding the various
 forms.
 ! Every person in Alabama who had ar
 income of 5000 if the head of a family, or
 5000 if single. must make an income tax
 return to the state based on total earn
 ings during this calendar year.
 Montgomery, December 4.-(Special. :,
 Montgomery must talk politics even ir
 the hour of diversity. In spite. of the
 fact that the Alabama river has over.
 flowed it's banks and has spread over
 the wholesale and manufacturing sectior
 of the city, broken down the electric
 plants and put railroad trains out o
 commission. there was time for cer.~
 discussion of political topics during the
 latter days of the week. Even though
 more adverse conditions prabably coult
 rot be found. there was no lack of in
 terest in one or more interesting politica
 reports.
 From Washington came the story tha,
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