The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-13
PRINTERS PROTEST COMPETITION OF
 ALABAMA CONNECTS
Declare Proposed Bill Would Be RuinouS To
 Industry
ENSLEY BUREAU l THE AGE-H ERALD ! NrI AL Nv,- 10


 Printers of Birmingham are up in arms over the bill at Montgomery introduced by Senator Jones of Bar bour which provides that the state shall establish printing house at Kilby prison and that all state priting shall be done by the con- victs of Alabama. Aside from this the bill provides that the state shall have the right to contract with coun- ties and municipalities for their printing, all of which shall be done by the prisoners at Kilby prison.
 The bill, it is stated, also provides that in the event the convicts are not skilled in the art of printing, as are few, the state shall enter the commercial trade and employ men for the printing department, bindery and other departments of a modern shop. In effect this would be plac- ing the state in a position of com peting with a class ot men engaged in the manufacture of printing, it is pointed out The printers of Ala bama are fighting the bill vigorously and it is hoped they will be suc- cessful in defeating the measure.
 
 PARK FUND INCREASES
 The campaign to raise s5,000 for the improvement of Ensnley park will be carried forward durig the present week. It Is stated that the leaders of the movement will have a luncheon during the next day or two at which time the campaign will eb effectively laid out and carried forward to conclusion. The commit tee announced that the subscriptions already secured totaled a substan- tial figure and that additions to the fund are being received every day. The campaign committee wishes to secure S5,000 for the park, which will be supplemented by donations of similar size by the city of Fairfield and the Tennessee company.
 FIGHT BOWEN BILL
 The status of the Bowen educa- tional bill will be discussed and a further delegation sent to Montgom- cry by the business interests of Ems ley if there is any likelihood of the passage of the bill by the house of held Tuesday the Ensley Associated Merchants will discuss the measure and will by that time find out the real chances of the bills passage at Montgomery. The bill will, 1t is stated. be disastrous to the county school system and is being vigor- ously opposed by the leaders in edu- cational matters in this section. The bill provides that no voter within the city limits of a city having 15.- GOO population shall be able to vote upon three members of the county board. The members of the board handle millions of dollars every year in the conduct of the schools of this district, and it is held that residents of Birmingham and Bessemer have q right to vote on the majority of the men who handle that tremendous amount of money. The bill. it is stated, was designed to inflict re- vonge upon certain members of the board of education and the voters generally who have invariably turned thumbs down on efforts designed to interrupt the schools progress of Jefferson county.
 In l3nsley the Associated Mer- chants and the Kiwanis club have thrown out the danger signals, and it. is believed the voters will be so aroused as to result in the defeat oe the bill at Montgomery.