The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-03
MIC D Y'S REMOVAL
FOR CURTIS ACTION
SOUGHT BY LEAGUE
Resolutions Adopted at Mass
Meeting Ordered Sent to
Solicitor Reception
For SOIonS


Resolutions urging the removal OIL
assistant solicitor J. P Mccoy were
adopted Tuesday afternoon at call
meeting of the officers and members
Of the executive committee of the
Jefferson county league of Women
voters, held in the ball room of tie
Hillman hotel.
Following heated discussion,
pleading for the protection and safety
! of Alabama's young women COM
| mittee composed OF Mrs. Richard F.
I Johnston, chairman; Mrs. Palmer
Daugette, Mrs. Scion Jacobs, and Mrs.
dupont Thompson, was appointed to
draft resolutions, effccting the re-
moval of assistant solicitor ]. 2. Nc
Coy, whom the league alleges, acted
IN such a manner in the freeing OF
J. s. Curtis, former probate judge of
| Winston county, to be worthy or
public condemnation.
This meeting grew out of the case
| of ex-Judge Curtis, arrested in Biz
mingham several weeks ago, on a
charge of contributing to the delln-
quency of a minor. and tried in the
Juvenile court. Curtis was fined 800
case was appealed to the circuit court
and upon a recommendation, it is
stated from Assistant Solicitor Nc
Coy, Judge II. P. Helm of the Grim
inal division of this court, liberated
the prisoner on a fine of 500.
The news of the liberation of Judge
Curtis, created quite sensation and
Judge Heflin rescinded his order and
reset the case for January %, it was
stated, on the grounds that he had
been misled by Mr.. Mccoy, who re-
quested that the case be settled.
Copies to Solicitors
Copies of the resolutions We're
ordered sent to Solicitor Joseph r.
Tate. Assistant Solicitors John C.
Morrow, and j. p. Mccoy, q copy
was also ordered sent to Solicitor
elect James G.. Davis.
The resolutions read at length into
the Curtis case, with severe criticisms
OF Mccoy.
Following the adoption of the
resolutions a talk was made by Mrs.
]. NJ. Hawkins, president of the league
on the poll tax campaign to be waged
by the league during January. James
II. Hawkins, jefferson county's tax
collector, gave figures showing d
decrease in poll taxes since l91o.
1.-The majority of the poll taxes pald
by women voters are paid at the
same time their husbands pay theirs
he said, This shows that there are
large number of women who have
registered to vote who fail to pay
their poll tax regularly.
Reception to Legislators
| At the conclusion of the meeting
a reception was held in compliment TO
the newly elected state legislators
and their wives. The guests of honor
were introduced by Mrs. Scion Jacobs,
| Legislative chairman of the league.
Prior to the introduction of visitors
Mrs. Jacobs made a. brief talk, out
/ lining the bills to be presented TO
the next legislature by the League Of
Women voters. The bills to be IN
troduced included Child Welfare
work; Sheppard Towner act; mothers
shall be made oo-guardians with
fathers; raising the age OF consent TO
] 1S wears; establishing farm or home
for delinquent women of the state
of Alabama; eight-hour day work for
! women; and bill to oppose the
blanket legislation.
More than 500 men and women
wre present to meet the new law
! makers.