The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18

| lected Justice J. J Mayfield of the .u- 4 premo court. He gave up his position | and is now preparing a code for sup mission to the next legislature. Judi cial circuits were rearranged and addl- ] tional ones created. The supreme court recently held this law to be constitu- l tional
 Improvement of public highways was another important plank. The legisla- l ture passed a bill providing for the lm- provement of public highways, accepting from the federal government large appropriation for highway construction work in the state and submitting to Ae voters an amendment to the const<a- ton which would permit the state to issue $25, 900 900 in bonds to match the federal appropriation, the interest on the bonds to be paid by automobile li- censes. Governor Kilby has called >n election for February Is. when the voters will decide whether not the constl- tuition may be amended in this respect. It is proposed that the money shall be spent by a commission composed of per sons from all congressional districts
 Equalization of tax burdens was another plank. No one can say whether or not tfhs promise can be carried out. Time only can tell However, it may be said that the legislature abolished the old system which provided three members of the board or GQCdlZdJlOn LOT edCn COuillN diiu odc'N' tuted one tax adiuster for each county eX- cepting Jefferson, which has three. These adiusters are now at work. Nothing has reached Montgomery to indicate whether or not the adjusters will be able to equal iZe taxes.
 In this connection it must be stated that the revenue bil which created the new tax system caused the one split Tn me session. This bill became a law durinS 4r &l. r.trr, of For of the hardest fights ever made against a piece of legislation, and was passed only after each side had compromised material points. The governor proposed system of tax courts to handle appeals rom the tax adjusters, who at first were caiiei another name. He surrendered this propo- sition and agreed to an appeal to the county board of revenue from the Valua- lions placed by the tax adjusters,
 This revenue bill was designed to raise a greater amount of revenue and all agree that the purpose will be accomplished. However. in order that a history or .ne past year may be accurate, it must oe said that the governor said little II any thinc material about tax raises durius the campaign. though by reference to she needs ct Alabama, did say that more money should be forthcoming. NeVerthe less. all persons acquainted Wttn .ne
  stern measures would be necessary ".'u the result either to increase the total ih- come or reduce the total outgo. Governor I<ilbv chose to increase the income, cor tending that Alabama in this period ot ue- velonrnent coull not afford to reduce 's expenditures. ,,,,n,s
 Governor Kilby promised "a worktiiel compensation act that would really eo, naneafe injured workmen and their ran, nyn z. @N workmen's compensation law agreed upol Nv genital and labor was enacted ano haca,na effective January 1. 1t proVtues tba+ persons and corporations empioSi ms 1e or more persons shall compensate , .ii9a, for injuries and adjustments were p''es in the hands of the insurance depart.Asns and |, state compensation commiss.%o,is % who is Dr. Thomas M. oWeh' py of bis office as director of the state ue' ,,,,tn,ent If archives and history.
 A,other plepk promised better prp ,,;s;on for the comfort of Confederate veterans. The legislature passed a" o;vine every Confederate soldier on .ie nansion rolls st250 a month during ene remainder of his life. -
 Maintenance and enforcement VI tno nrohibiticn laws, all other laws ana r.s curtaiiment of the pardonng po~el nro-o;sed A boue-dry prohibition law We" n,,artcd As 2 result as one editor eA- nrassad it. Alabama became so dry o.'s is fore ed. to prime himself to spit. " nardors have been issued. while palo'e' have laen reduced to minimum.
 ernor I<,Iby has declined to consluer nlicaticns of persons conVlctea oi
 tions of the prohibition laws except Whe.e there was an indication of the mlscar- n;o,a of iustice Bootleggers and distii- lars are at work it is true. but Governor 1Sihv drew a bill and had it enacted in'o law which created a law enforcement ce. nartnent and its time is being gwen " the prose cution of yiolators ot the prohi hitiou laws Tae governor mas inior nv I. K Dixon, federal prohibition uHec.o. for Ala anna that the state Will oacn him ir any campaign Tor the enlorce.'.'ss nf' of federal prohibition, which became CT fective saturday
 Aho;ishment of the convict lease system vas promised. his will not be done un,i' near the end of the governor s terii' a law being enacted providing for the e.'u' inc of the system January l, 1923 Ihls nrovision was attached to bill pro. yiding for the working of convicts on eo"' lands owned bv the university.
 ona Y,ank of the governors platform ueaJs. "Tncou "a cement of capital for the de1,alortnent of the state one equal terms ,,itb lfcal capital-no discrimlnanoh tbro,.sh exemption from taxation. 1oN- ernor I<ilbv is doing whatever possiois 70 encou,a ee caoital to invest in Aiapa'ha' hpt if cannot be said that ms ptah t was cai~ied out Foreign capitaiswas ho' removed from tfe list of exemptions u iS true that every reference to exemption "i larga ,Jants. such as shipbuildng. water nower. etc, was eliminated from the rev enue bill after a hard fight, but sectors of the code of 1907, which gave them eN- emotions were not repealed. therefore the exemption statutes are still in existence
 Thes, facts cover the important planNs of the platform on which Governor klioN went into offiee Thus it may be seen that a great lnajority of the promiSsa made ty the executive and legislature remain unbroSen.
 Mrs. William Rockefeller Dead
 By Associated Prss. ska
 Brunswick, Ga, January T.-Mrs Will liam Rockefeller. who has been sojourn- ing on Jekyl Island for the past ten days died suddenly at o'clock this morning. Death was due to angina pee toris. The body wifi be forwarded to- morrow to New York where funeral