The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18
AMERICAN LEGION
 NOT OPPOSED ID
 ORGANIZED LABOR
Action Taken to Correct I'm pression Prevalent In Some Quarters-Bailes
 Financial Officer

Going on record as not being opposed rights of unions as long as they keep within their legal rights, the American Legion at a smoker held last night al the Civic Association headquarters passed a motion to that effect presented by Judge Horace C. wilkinson.
 Judge Wilkinson, in presenting the mo- ton. stated to the legion that there had been reports spread broadcast that the American Legion was antagonistic to or ganized labor, and told the members that reports were also being circulated that the unions were asking their members to withdraw from the legion.
 The legion, in a second motion present ed by Judge Wilkinson, indorsed the S25,- ooo, 900 state good roads bond issue and the s5,00no0o county roads bond issue to be voted on at the election next month. The importance of good roads was stressed by Judge Wilkinson and also by George Bailes, assistant city attorney. : PAYMENT OF POLL TAX
 MT. Bailes, in. his talk to the legion, also defined the recent legislation in re- gard to the exemption of ex-service men from the payment of poll tax for the time they were in the service until October 1923.
 Tho ex-service mans position in re- gard to the exemption was summarized as follows: If he were a registered voter in this county before entering the serv- ice he is not required to register again, but in order to vote he must present his discharge papers to the election com missioner in order to have his name placed on the official list of voters.
 If he were not registered voter in this county before entering the service it will be necessary for him to register.
 If he owed poll tax before he entered the service this must be paid before he can register.
 If he were registered voter in some other county before entering the service he must register in this county the same as any other citizen.
 If he entered the service on or after october l, 1917, he is liable for poll tax for that year.
 Unless he was in service four months II, 1918, and was honorably discharged from the service the poll tax amendment does not protect him.
 If he is entitled to exemption the pe- rod for which he is protected extends to September %. 1923
 EXPLAINS LEGISLATION
 William Rogers told of the recent legis- lation in regard to the Sweet bill that was passed in Congress MT. Rogers also stressed the importance of the legion's work and urged every member to help at tain the ends set down in the legion s constitution.
 M. W. Lee, state secretary of the Y. NJ. C. A., and a member of the American Legion, addressed the meeting and told of the money from the budget of the Y M. c. A. work in 1918 that was still un- spent, and which was going to be used in giving an education to number of men, and especially ex-service men who were needy and deserving. Of the en- tire amount that remained s47. POO had been allotted to the state of Alabama ac- cording to MT. Lee. who said that this sum would be used in scholarships, in the academic grades up to s200 and col 1egiate grades up tos500
 VISIT OF IRWIN COBB
 The visit of Irwin Cobb was brought up at the meeting, and besides soliciting the help of the legion as body in bringing q large crowd to hear Mir Cobb at the Jefferson Theatre Friday, January 30 members of the legion from each of the civic clubs and from several of the fra ternal organization were selected to cam paign among their members for a large attendance at the Jefferson to hear Irwin Cobb.
 A resolution was adopted at the meet ing to appoint committee to look into the matter of the two conscientious ob- Jectors, residents of this city, who re- gently had their sentences commuted by officials at Washington. To determine exactly who was responsible for the par Goning of Victor Smith and his father will be the duty of this committed [
 George Bailes, by a vote of the post. was elected last night to the position of financial officer of the club. Mir Bailes accepted the office and began his off cial duties at last nights meeting