The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-18
IN FINAL REPORT
 CHEAP POLITICS IS DENOUNCED
Grand Jury Completes Its Session and Makes Report
 to Judge Heflin

Branding certain literature used in the recent primary campaign as cheap politics and the perpetrators thereof as stench in the nostrils of decent people, and suggesting systematic roundup" of va grants that invest the city were the features of the final report made yesterday by the grand jury of Jefferson county to Judge H. P. Heflin of the circuit court.
 The grand jury also report ed on the various institutions maintained by the county, stating they were in satisfac. tory condition. The report fol- lows:
 "To the Honorable H. P. Heflin, Judge of the Circuit Court, Criminal Division We, the grand jury, empaneled by your honor on the 9th day of April, 192O having completed our labors, we now make our final report.
 We have been in session sixteen days. having examined S20 witnesses, returned IFS indictments, TO bills in 42 cases, no cases have been passed for investigation to the grand jury to be organized in July, 1920.
 The grand jury visited and inspected the following county institutions: County jail. almshouse and farm, the county prison, the county farm, machine shop, laundry plant, the juvenile court and Hillman hospital, all of which we found to be in d very satisfactory condition, and we find no cause to complain of the management or the keep thereof.
 GIRLS TRAINING SCHOOL
 "The grand jury, accompanied by the Hon. J. .. smith, attorney general, paid a visit to the, State Training School for Girls. This is state institution and Is located out in the country above East Lake, the same having a healthful loca- tion,' good water and is under good man agement, having number of girls and young women in attendance, who are taught cooking, washing, mending, sew ing and other domestic sciences, as well as the school course of studies main
 
 The inmates of this institution are in excellent health. There is donated by the state SIS per month for each pupil or person in attendance upon this institu- tion.
 s"The grand jury investigated
 the truthfulness of some of the
 circulars and advertising matter
 used in the recent primary elec-
 tion and we find that some of
 these circulars contained state
 ments which were entirely un-
 founded in fact, and were totally
 false.
 "Wc most heartily md emphatic
 caIiy condemn the use of such
 campaign fnIsehoOd and cheap
 politics. We think that the resort
 to such tactics on the part of any
 one in n campaign among intelii-
 gent people should make this per-
 son n stench to the nOstriis of
 decent people.
 MIGRANTS
 "The grand jury desires to call the police authorities and the sheriff and deputy sheriffs' attention to the in numerable vagrants that infest the city proper and it's suburbs and re- quest and insist that they set to work with firm determination to anni- hilate this bunch of vagrants from this community. That this undertaking be not spasmodic. but that they com mence on the work and stay with 1t until this bunch of non productive par asites be placed at hard labor for the city and county, or that the atmos- phere be made so hot for them that they will leave the city and stay away from this community.
 We most earnestly insist that at a time when every one can procure work at good wages and the country needs all that they can produce. they have no right to be idle or to remain away from work and to live upon the fruits of thievery or the thievery of others and we are most thoroughly convinced that large number of bur glaries and other crimes are traceable to this bunch of vagrants clothed with silk shirts and standing collars, ans we appeal to our police officers. sheriff and his deputies to arest and forever eliminate this element from our midst
 Most respectfully submitted.
 "E. R. M'DAVID. Foreman"