The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-22
THE WOMAN CITIZEN
Department Conducted by the Jefferson Voters-Mrs. F. c. Engehardt; Publicity Chairman.

In spite of the unfavorable action of the Alabama legislature in re- gard to the convict lease system, the League of Women Voters remains l undaunted.
 The fight has just begun" de- clares Mrs. Brenton Fisk. executive secretary of the league. We will never give up till the battle is brought to a successful finish"
 At it's regular meeting Monday | evening the state wide committee expects to formulate plans for in- troducing d bill a this session of the legislature to abolish the convict lease system.
 The people of Alabama have been done an injustice in the eyes of the United States because the legisla- tors action is by no means indica- tive of the will of the voters," states Mrs. Solon Jacobs, member of the state wide committee for the abol- ition of the convict lease system and national vice president of the League | of Women Voters. That the con vict lease system has been tempor- arily laid aside while both sides are catcing breath for the conflict that is certain to be renewed seems to be the prevalent opinion at Montgom- cry.
 Senator Teasley. bitter opponent lof the Long resolution for continu ance of the system, said at the ses- sion on Tuesday last that instead of earning money at the expense of the convict labor in mines, the state was actually losing S2,000,000 an nually. He challenged anyone to 1 question the assertion and pre- dicted that if the matter was left to a vote of the people the convicts would be taken from te mines within three months.
 Senator Brewer, leader of the fight of the anti-leasees, delivered strong attack on te Brandon administration in his address, in which he termed the convict lease resolution of Long not only a violation of rights of the legislature, but an offense against the constitutional rights of the pub lie.
 New Magazine for League Members.
 The first number of the South eastern Messenger" a quarterly bull letin of the third region of the Ma tional League of Women Voters, has just reached members of the Jeff ferson county league.
 The national league is divided into seven regions, the third comprising Alabama District of Columb bia, Flor ida. Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina Ten nessee and Virginia.
 The object of the Messenger" is to bring the state and local leagues of the third region into closer rela- tion with one another and with the national league. Containing news of the activities of the local and state leagues and articles on current topics of vital concern to women, the eMessenger gives promise of filling a decided need.
 The editor, Ida Blount Cheatham of Atlanta, Ga, urges all states and local presidents to send in news | regularly.
 The column, News of the Re- gion," contains an account of the work of the Jefferson county and Dothan leagues. The Messenger ac- knowledges indebtedness tos Mrs. C. R. Bricken and Mrs. Brenton Fisk for their contributions and mailing lists.
 Sketches of prominent women, in cluding Mrs Solon Jacobs, are given in the column, Who's Who in the National"
 Mrs. Maud Wood Park.
 Mrs. Maud Wood Park has been president of the National League of Women Voters ever since it was or ganized in 1920. Before that, she led the campaign in Congress for the suffrage amendment, a campaign not of persuasion nor of pleading, but 6 campaign in which her weapons were logic and fact She was ad- mirably fitted to speak for women. for she knows them better than most women do.
 Soon after her graduation at Rad cliffe college she married Charles Park, the architect. In order to get in touch with women of all nation