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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
INFER BILLS SEEK MORE FUNDS FOR SCHOOL SYST [ M
Four Measures Provide Funds For Rural School, High
 Schools And NormaIS
STATE CAPITAL, BUREAU l
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Senate bills introduced today in cluded four educational bills by Sen ator Inzer, as follows: An appropria- tion of $221,0 ,000 for the repair and erection of rural schools: an appro- priation of s25,000 for adult illiteracy; an appropriation of $10,000 each for summer schools at the state normal schools at Florence, Troy and Jack sonville, and the negro school in Montgomery; an appropriation of $210,000 for the upkeep of county high schools.
 Other bills introduced; By Senator Craft, a bill to regulate making loans of less than $500, secured or unsecured, at a greater rate of in terest than 8 per cent per annum.
 By Senator Powell; A bill provid- ing for payment of recess commit tees.
 By Senator Garth: A bill amend ing the code of Alabama in reference to the disturbances of church serv- ices.
 By Senator McNeil-- A bill calling for an appropriation of approximate- ly $200,000 annually for vocational education in agriculture, trades and industries.
 By Senator Adams: A bill to abol- ish the county court at Chiffon.
 By Senator Hudgens: A bill l/o-
 
 the state as that of the federal gov ernment for the rehabilitation of cripples.
 By senator waddell: A bill to alter the boundary lines of Phoenix City and a bill to add a deputy clerk to the court of appeals and an increase of salary to S3.600 year for the clerk of the court.
 By Senator Adams: A bill to change the name of the educational revolving fund to the equalizing fund.
 By Senator Duncan: A bill to ere stead of the present state fire mar shal.
 Many Senate Bills Pass.
 Among bills passed by the senate today were:
 the prosecution of ulisdemeanors in Morgan county otherwise than by in- dictments.
 S. 166. Foster-A bill providing that certain streets in Tuscaloosa be closed.
 S. 167. Foster-A bill providing that section of Twenty second ave. nue be closed in Tuscaloosa.
 H. 13. Henley-A bill providing for the residence of members of the county board of Escambia county.
 H. 149. Henson-A bill empowering 'llc cicl h ol w dSHlHE ton county tu take affidavits and to'issue warrants of arrest.
 H. 25S. Sessions-A bill abolishinc the office of deputy solicitor in Golf fee county.
 H. 236. Dowle-A bill repeating the act by which Pickens was ineor- porated.
 II. 269. Goodwin-A bill requiring the teaching of the United States constitution in public schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
AIM AT 1o-HOUR DAY

CLEVELAND. O., July 24.-The campaign launched by the American Federation of Labor to organize workers in the steel industry is di rected primarily toward elimination of the 12-hour day in steel mills, Michael F. Tighe, international pres ident of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers and charmain of the committee of the national and international organiza- tions in the steel industry, announced todaV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
EVERY COUNTY TO- SOON GET STATE HIGHWAY PROJECT.
Governor Modifies Request In Order To Allow Few
 More Contracts
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD
Governor Brandon's request to u

Governor Brandon's request to the highway commission no to let any additional contracts for road con struction until the legislature had established a highway policy under legislation now pending was amend ed Tuesday when the governor con- sented tG the letting of contracts for work in counties which have not had road projects. The commission inn mediately let contracts in cases where bids had been received.
 Counties in which roads will be constructed under the governors au- thority are Jefferson, Autauga, Bald win, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chiffon, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Ran dolph, Russell and Winston. No money has been spent in Blount, Clarke, Marengo, Perry and St. Clair. but projects have been approved and contracts will be let soon.
 Governor Brandon requested the commission to hold up road building as much as possible in the hope that the administration bill reducing the membership of the commission to three will be passed during the next few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
AUTO STOCK SOLD

BUFFALO, N. Y, July 24.-Inter- ests said to include WillysO Overland distributors and represented by Thomas H. Tracey, today became the owners of 739,S66 shares of Willys- Overland common stock, purchased for S3,500,000 when their bid for that amount was accepted by Fed eral Judge John C. Knox in the suit in equity, receivership of the Willys Holding corporation of Toledo, Ohio.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
SOLONS SMORN IN

The membership of the house was increased to 106 Tuesday afternoon when William II. Holcombe, Jr., and Vincent F. Kilborn took oaths of office IS representatives of Mobile county. MT, Holcombe and Mir Kill born were elected in a special cleo tion recently as the successors of Robert F. Cunningham and John ]. Russell, who resigned because of ill., health
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
ASYLUM QUIET AFTER RIOT

NAPANOCH, N. Y, July 24.-Quiet reigned tonight in the home for mental delinquents here after the riots last night in which George Shep- pard of New York city, an inmate, was killed, and Jesse Christian of Enenville an attendant, was serious ly injured. His skull is fractured and little hope is held for his recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
ROCK KILLS MEMPHIS GIRL.

COLORADO SPRINGS, COIO. JuIY 24.-Mary Wilkinson, r. daughter of Judge and Mrs. S. A. Wilkinson of Memphis, Tenn, was instantly killed when a rock slide threw her over 175-foot cliff in Rock Creek conyan near here this afternoon. She and two other girls and three boys were climbing the canyon side when one of the party dislodged large rock which tumbled down and struck Miss Wilkinson on the head and sent her reeling backward over the cliff. The girl and her mother were here at summer camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
T. ". W. STRIKE CALLED

HOBOKEN, N. J., July 24.-Offi- cials of the Marine Transport Work CTS division of the Industrial Work CTS of the World today called a strike of longshoremen along the- HobCken waterfront which, they asserted, had tied up eight ships. Four hundred men were out, the I. w. W. officials said. 90 per cent of whom were members of the l. W. W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
SENATOR DIAL INVITED

United States Senator Dial of South Carolina, was asked to address a joint session of the legislature here Thursday, by joint resolution adopted by the house and senate Tuesday.
 The invitation extended all mem- bers of the legislature to attend bar becue at Tuskegee. at which Senator Tom Heflin will be the chief speaker Friday, was declined because it was believed by the rules committee that the amount of work before the leg islature did not warrant their ad- jOurning,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25

Frecmasons, of which Mir. Roden was a member, Temple lodge, No. 425, of Marion met the train which brought the remains and accompanied it to the cemetery. After brief service at the grave, conducted by Rev. J. A. Howard of Felix and Rev. J. V. Dick
 inson of Uniontown, the Masons con ducted the funeral according to their ritual with Rev. w. R. Carothers. past master of the lodge, in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
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 REA. Il. MI. R0DEN

MARION, Ala, July 24.-(Special) The remains of Rev. J. M. Roden, a Baptist minister of Benton, Ala. were brought to Marion Sunday afternoon for burial. Mir. Roden was formerly a resident of Marion. At the request of Selma fraternal lodge, No. 27, of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
SEAPORT ENAB[ INC BILLS INTRODUCED
 IN BOTH HOUSES
General GoethaIS May Be Employed As Engineer
 For Work
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU I
 THE AGE-HEKALD MOntROmprV Ala ,Iuly 0A

Port legislation intended to give the state a port at Mobile with money obtained through the use of the states credit was started in both houses of the legislature Tues day afternoon
 Representative w. H. Holcombe Jr. who was sworn in as a member of the house from Mobile county, in troduCed the port enabling act in the house and it was referred to. the standing committee on rivers and harbors.
 A few minutes before it was in troduced Speaker Merritt appointed Mir. Holcombe chairman of that com mittee. Senator John Craft of Mo- bilee introduced a similar bill in the senate and Lieutenant Governor Mcdowell referred 1t to the stand of which Senator Craft was made chairman last week.
 The bills are the ones drawn by the state harbor compission and ap- proved by Governor Brandon in con ference last week. They provide for the issuance Of state bonds in de- nominations and terms of years as provided by the state harbor com mission with the approval of the governor and the use of revenue ob- tained by the bond issue in the con struction of wharves, terminal facili ties and other improvements under a well defined program, which must be approved by the governor.
 O O O
 May Employ GOethals.
 The state harbor commission will be retained as at present. The plan as outlined for the construction work provides for the employment of an engineer of national reputation who would make a survey of the states port and would submit .recomme enda tions to the harbor commission. Gov ernor Brandon and members of the harbor commission have suggested Gen. George W. Goethals, builder of the Panama canal. as the proper en- gineer for this work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
LTGIsLATURE RECEssEs

The legislature recessed Tuesday afternoon until Thursday at 10 o'clock. The adjournment resolution originated in the senate where the statement was made that committees desired to work Wednesday. The ses- sion Tuesday was the twenty second legislative day. TWenty-eight remain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
INACTION UPON CONVICT LEASE
 IS CONDEMNED
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legislature as a result of disclosures In Florida. The other bills provide for the abolition of all convict leasing September 30. 1925, and for the sub mission of a constitutional amend ment putting the inhibition against the convict leasing into the state con stitution.
 Provides S5,OOO Fine.
 The bill prohibiting the hiring or leasing of county convicts follow;
 "On and after January l, 1924, It shall be unlawful for any person to lease or let for hire any county con- vict to any person, firm or corpora ton. Any person, firm or corparo toin found guilty of a violation of this act shall be punished at the discretion of the jury by a fine not to exceed s5.00O or by imprisonment for not more than five years. This act shall take effect upon it's passage and approval by the governor
 At present a large number of counties lease their short term men to coal companies and to others" said Senator Brewer in commenting on his bill. These men may have been convicted of riding trains, Va grancy, of the countless small of lenses. They are given fines in many cases and because they have not the funds with which to pay the fines they are hired to private interests. My bill will require the counties to work their short time convicts in a way which will at all times retain the supervision of them in persons responsible to the people and not to the private interests.
 "A coal company in the Birming- ham district now uses these short term men without any supervision on the part of the state and counties. Contracts are made with the coun- ties whereby the company agrees to play stipulated amount each month for the labor of each convict. The conVicts are carried to the company's s coal mine where they are forced to produce a certain tonnage of coal each day.
 No Inspection.
 The state and the counties do not attempt to maintain supervision over them. There are no inspectors who go into the mines daily or even weekly. The only inspection ever made is by the state prison inspection department and this department has not the facilities of an adequate daily supervision.
 The Tabert boy, who was killedin a Florida convict camp was short time man. He was convicted of riding a train. His sentence was of short duration. Yet in reality he paid the death penalty for offense of riding a train.
 There can be repetition of the Florida affair in Alabama. Surely this state will not wait for such an oc- currence before taking the control of short term men from the leasees."
 Senator Brewer indicated that no immediate effort will be made to obtain reports from the committee on finance and taxation on his general bins. He said those faVoring the ab- olition of the lease system would wait until the disposition of the revenue bill in order that members of the leg islature may be able to give full con- sideration to the appeals of those who are oposng the retention of the pres ent system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
MANY LOCAL BILLS PASS

Among local bills passed py lile house Tuesday were:
 Senate 10S, by Senator Garth: To amend the act establishing an Dinfe- rior court in Precinct 1, Madison county.
 Representative Frank Embry: To detach election Precinct No. 9, known as Ragiand precinct. from the northern judicial circuit Of St. Clalr county, and attach it to the southern division.
 The bill of Representative Adams: To prevent live stock from running at large in Blount county.
 By Representative J. Lee Long of Butler: To prohibit court of county commissioners of Butler county from issuing certain bonds authorized by elections held in 1910 and 1915
 By Representative W. F. Letson: To provide for the election of a coun- ty treasurer of Marion county.
 By Representative F. E. St. John: To define the Jurisdiction of justices of the peace and notaries public, who are ex-officio justices of the peace in Precinct 3. Cullman county.
 By Representative John w. Dowdle: To redistrict the commits sioners' court districts in Pickens county.
 By Representative Charles Fan. ming: To provide for the relief of county officials of Walker county, by allowing claims for services during ten years preceding January l, 1925. Another bill by MT. Tanning. provid- ing a salary of s125 per month for the probate judge of Walker county for acting as judge of the county court. A third bill by MT. Tanning, providing for the payment of the salary of the deputy solicitor Of Walker county out of the county treasury.
 By Representative F.. J. Grove: To authorize the city of Mobile to con- tract with the street railway com pany there for paving streets, in lieu of existing requirements.
 By Representative J. A. Forman: To regulate the nomination of can didates for the county board Of edu- cation of Morgan county.
 By Representative Paul Luck: To provide for the taxing and collecting of certain costs in criminal cases in the county court of Shelby county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
WANTS S5 ROAD TAX

bill to provide general road act for the state was introduced in the house by Representative Travis Williams of Franklin county. The bill provides for the abolition of free work and and a tax of s5 annually for roads of all males not living in towns between the ages of Fl and 30 years.
 Representative H. M. Sessions of Coffee introduced by request bill proposing an amendment to the con stitution whereby the state, counties and municipalities are authorized to levy additional taxes to pay the prin- cipal and interest of bonded indebt- edness.
 A local bill by Representative Fred Fite seeks tG establish the office of first assistant clerk and ex-officio judge of the Jefferson county court of misdemeanGrs. to be appointed by the judge of that court, at a salary of S2,400 per year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25
PRINCESS IMPRISONED

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-25

legislature as result of disclosures In Florida. The other bills provide for the abolition of all convict leasing September 30. 1925, and for the sub mission of a constitutional amend ment putting the inhibition against the convict leasing into the state con StitutiOn.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-12-14
Gas Victim Buried Here. .

We reproduce under the above cap
ton, the following from the Centrevilie
(Md.) Observer
"Funeral services for Layton Ho-
bart Atkinson, % year-old son of Mr..
and Bradford Atkinson, OF near Cen
treville, who died early last Friday
morning, Nov. %, at Chester Hospital,
Chester, Pa, as the result OF being
overcome by Alkaline Gas at the Ma
tional Analine Chemical Works, Mar
Gus Hook, Pa, were held Sunday af-
ternoon at O'Clock at huntsville
Methodist Episcopal Church. Inter-
ment was in Chesterfield Cemetery,
Centreville.
Five brothers OF the deceased Gar
rett, twin of deceased, Clayton Akin
son, OF Baltimore; Louis, MELVIN and
Harry Atkinson, of near Centreville,
and brother-in-law, Carroll Porter,
of Marcus Hook, acted as pallbearers.
Rev. Henry Covington, former pastor
Of the huntsville Church, conducted
the services.
Mr.. Atkinson, who was q native OF
Queen Anne's county, had been en-
ployed at the National Analine Chem
ical Works about five years, and was
a valued employee. He was one of a
large family of children and was ia
vorite with his brothers and. sister.
The large crowd that attended the
funeral attested to the high regard in
which the young man was held.
Mr.. Atkinson was engaged to be
married to Miss Alice Rye, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard w. Rye, OF
Cross Roads, Charles county, Mary
land. The wedding would have taken
place at Christmas.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-12-14
THE Call of The Canyon"

Zane Gray,s thrilling story 1.-THE
made into thrilling photoplay under
the direction of Viltor Fleming on the
actual locations where the scenes of
the story took place, will be shown at
the Century Theatre, Baltimore, dur
ing the week beginning Monday, Dec
N. This production was personally
supervised by the author of this story.
The scenario was written by Doris
Shredder and Edlrid Bingham. The
various roles are enacted by coterie
of well known players including !;
Richard Dix, Lois Wilson, Marjory
Daw, Noah Beery, Ricardo Cortez
and Fred Huntley.
The Christmas spirit will be very
much in evidence at the Century during
the entire week. A good natured Santa
Claus will be stationed in the lobby of
the playhouse, with large ledger in
which he write down the requests for
Christmas presents which any young
ster coming TO the theatre wish to make
of him. Also several piano selections
will be rendered by y lie. Mango, ac-
complished concert pianist, who comes
direct from Aeolian Hall, New York
A cameo version of Carmen will be
given by the Ritz Opera Company of
New York.
An extra effort is being put forth to
make the new Ernie Young musical
revue, entitled 'Serenaders'' more at
tractive than ever for the Century
Roof. William Rankin is directing
the performance while the music is be-
ing furnished by Samuel Robbins
Century Roof Orchestra. Five head
liners and the twelve pretty chorines
will be in the cast and there will be
six big ensembles besides number of
specially acts. Dancing is enjoyed by
the audience between the acts.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-12-14
NEW PEoPLJs WANT
TO LOCATE HERE.

The Southern Maryland Immigration
Commission furnishes the following
list of names and addresses, from in
qniries recently received from inter
ested land sectors II Is hoped that II
you arc able to help them locate in
Southern Maryland, that communion
tion may be made direct with them
j. Frank Ross. Library. Pa.-Wants
to locate near Univ. of Md. Fair i'm
proveDents. Poultry.
Jas. L. Hixon, o4s Walnut ST., Ely
ria, OhfO.-Has seen Maryland and
wants a stock farm near good market.
Fred A. Howell, Rinard Ill. - Wants
TO rent ; or 5 acres within or 10 miles
of Takoma Park, Nd.
e NJ. Timberlake, 2gio Garfield St.,
N. W., Wash, d. C.-Wants farm OF
40 ITO 200 acres, near good town, on
trolley II possible. Unimproved.
Chas. Il McClintock, Oak Hill, Ill.
Wants land near Washington.
Herbert Maglely, Box ia, Senate
Office Building, Wash. d. 9. Wants
place within committing distance of
College Park or Washington. Small
house, place suitable for livestock.
A. Rossiter, 223 N. Charles St. Bal
timore, Md Wants waterfront farm.
G. w. BRANDED, care of Hotel Roose-
welt, Washington, d. C.-Place near
Chesapeake Bay or anywhere that af-
fords shooting.
c. II. 4. Lowndes, Capt. U. s. Navy,
Naval Hospital, Washington, ID. c.
Small place on water for summer.
House with modern improvements.
J.F Huckleberry, 10 East 10th St.,
Portland, Oregon IL Has 100 acres in
western Kansas in irrigated districe.
Would trade for small piece of land
near good town
Paul Tempei, 1915 Hast rock Place,
Kansas City, Mo. Has become inter
ested in Maryland.
W J. Marstou, Edmeston, N. Y
Wants tract of swamp land from 100
to 200 acres for musk-rat farm.
c. w. Sincell, 1889 It'll St, N. w,
Washington, d. Wants acreage
bordering Chesapeake Bay, good
beach. Between Plum Point and So.
River. West side Bay
SOUTHERN MARYLAND IMMIGRA-
TIoN COMMISSION;
K A. McRAE.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-12-14
Pinkney-stswart.

St. Peters Church, Waldorf, Nd,
was the scene of a pretty wedding
Wednesday morning, November 18th,
1923, at nine O'Clock, when Miss Mar
garet Stewart, of Waldorf, and Mr..
Aloysius Pinkney, of 7. B., were
united in the holy bonds of matrimony
at Nuptual Mass, celebrated by the
Rev. Father Morris, pastor of the
church.
Miss Stewart is the eldest daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Stewart and
an attractive young lady.
Mr.. Pinkney is the eldest son of Mr..
Aquilla Pinkney and the late Mrs.
jamie Duckett Pinkney.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father She was attended by Miss
Alice Gray, of Malcolm, and the best
man was Mr.. Leo Proctor, OF Cedar
Vile.
The bride wore q dark navy blue
coat suit of Porrie Twill, black satin
slippers, gray velvet hat and lace veil
to match, and gray silk gloves. The
groom was dressed 10 very becoming
brown mohair suit. The BRIDES maid
wore pink crepe de chine dress, with
white satin hat. The best man wore
suit of blue broad cloth.
The wedding march was played by
Mrs. Verinica G. Gray. A high noon
, wedding breakfast was served at the
brides home to host OF relatives
and friends.
The couple were the recipients Of
many useful and beautiful presents
They will reside at I. B., where the
groom is engaged in farming
Mrs. Ida johnson, an aunt of thu
bride, and her little daughter, OF Bal
timore, were among the guests.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1923-12-14

Never before we're the seating ca
pacity and standing room so heavily
taxed-or, in other words, over 400
persons paid admission to witness the
performance OF the three-act comedy
1.-THE Elopemcnt OF Ellen, at the Town
Hall here Thursday evening Of last
week.
Those who formed the cast we're all
home people and although classed as
amateurs, their work was more up to a
professional standpoint than other
wise. Everyone acted their respective
parts in a perfect manner and it would
be futile as well as unjust for us to at
tempt TO give more praise to one than
the other. The affair was managed
by Mr.. II. s. Swami, and to him much
praise should be given, as we'll as to
Judge Thompson, the stage carpenter,
whose good work in preparing the
stage scenery added so much to the eff
fectiveness of the play.
Those who took part in the play
were Mrs. +. Hill Hamilton. Miss Anna
Swami, Miss Louise Matthews, Mr. F.
Hill Hamilton, Mr.. Bruce Matthews,
Mr.. Percy Clarke and MIR. Doyne
Wills.
The play was given ioi the benefit of
the McDonough Institute Building
Fund and the sum OF s200.75 was real
lied.
Clark's Orchestra furnished excel
lent music during The performance aud
at the dance which fonowed.