The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-26
THE WOMAN CITIZEN Department Conducted by the Jefferson County League
 Voters-Edted by Mrs. Hugh L. Alison
Concerning Some Bills Now Pending In The Alabama State LegisInture

Concerning Some Bills Now Pending In The Alabama State Legislature
 Paying Political Debts" is not indorsed by the League of women voters. Not because the court of domestic relations is not a good thing per SC but because the bill which would create such a court calls for the establishment of a second judge ship. the executive board of the Jefferson county League of Women Voters has recorded it's opposition to to the measure The league approves of Judge Murphy and his court; but 1t does not approve of the creation of another judgeship, simply to pay off political debts" declared Mrs. Benton Fisk, secretary of the league
 In resolution adopted by the executive board an appeal was made to the governor and the legislature to prevent the passage of the domes- tic relations court bill. The resolu- tion was as follows;
 RESOLVED: That it is the sense of the executive board of the Jeffer- son County League of Women Voters that the authority and scope of the juvenile court, as well as Judge Murphys salary, should be increased; i; but that the board record itself as heartily opposed to the domestic relations court bill as outlined by Judge Murphy on August IT, chiefly because of the provisions for a sec- ond judgeshiry and we urge the gov ernor and the legislature to prevent the passage of any such bill.
 At the same time the executive board opposed the bill proposing to give the medical department complete control of the funds set aside for it's use. The board of revenue which Is elected by the people has supervis- ion over the appropriations for the county board of health which is not chosen by the people. On the ground that through the board of revenue the people have their only check on the medical department, the measure was declared deserving of opposition.
 While opposing the bill which would give the medical department entire control of its funds, the lea que endorsed the work of Doctor Bowling as city and county health officer and expressed its approval of everything done during his ad- ministration.
 Resolutions condemning the park ing of certain portions of First ave- nue, in Woodlawn, were adopted by the committee.
 The following letter has been sent to the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house:
 August 21, 1928.
 To the Lieutenant Governor and the
 Speaker of the House,
 Montgomery, Alabama.
 Gentlemen:
 At its meeting on Friday last, the executive board of the Jefferson County League of Women Voters rec orded itself as strongly opposed to the passage of two bills, H. B. 366, introduced by MT. Jeter, and H. B. 55S, introduced by MT. l.. K. Bowen and providing respectively for the dir ect election instead of appointment of the Birmingham board of educa- ton, and for the election by dis tricts according to population of the county board of education. We el that the enactment of these measures into law would mean real menace to the cause of education in Birming ham and Jefferson county, by fur ther embroiling it in petty politics, and we shall be so grateful if you will let the proper committees in both houses, as well as the houses themselves, know our attitude on this matter We have already written di- rect to our representatives and sen ator.
 Our executive board has also rec orded itself as opposed to the bill which has already passed the house, but not the senate, providing Tor the return to the old method of al- lowing the sheriffs flat rate for feeding prisoners and requiring no itemized accounting to the state. We sincerely hope that this bill will be defeated in the senate, as we con slider it an iniquitous measure, tend ing to make the sheriffs' pocketbooks fat and the prisoners lean. We beg that the lieutenant governor will kindly submit our views on this mat ter to the proper senate committee.
 Thanking you for your help, l am,
 Very sincerly yours,
 Mrs. J. M. Hankins, president
 A letter of similar import. with an expression of appreciation to the representatives who spoke against the bill relating to the feeding of prisoners was sent to the members of the legislature from Jefferson county.
 Will such wrongs be tolerated?
 One cf our league members. hav- ing heard that the proprietor of a certain department store in Bir- mingham was in the habit of re- questing the clerks of the store to report for work on Sunday morning, became thoroughly aroused over the