The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-01

Dayton Gilbreath of GunterSVill3 and Miss Nellie F. Vaughn of Mon rovia were married Saturday after noon at the home of Mir. and Mrs. c. R. Dici1ey. Thc ceremony was per formed by Rev N. NJ. Blaekwelder, pastor of the First Baptist church, in the presence of a small party of friends.
 the situation during the summer re- cess and reported to the legislature when 1t was reeonvened in August. 1919. The necessities of the case were clearly recognized and the leg islatdre courageoasiy and patrioti- cally enacted the necessary laws to meet the situation.
 Tax Laws Enacted
 "The assessment laws were strengthened so as to insure just val uatiGn; tonnage tax on coal and steel (iron) was imposed and an in- como tax law was passed which, however, was pronounced unconsti- tutional by the supreme court.
 Tn my report of 1918, speaking o. the possibility of issuing be nds to take up the floating debt of $9,0O6,- 900, I said: This plan vas rejected by the people at the polls and l sup pose that it might be rejected again.
 
 dietion that within ten years the peo- pie of Alabama will vote not three million, but at least twenty live mill lions of bonds for good roads and other Improvements: but in less than a year. the legislature submitted a constitutional amendment to author ize the issuance of twenty-five mill liens of bonds for good roads, and when the law proved defective the special session of 1921 renewed it.. The people voted the bonds and they are about to be issued.
 Increase Appropriations
 "The legislature increased the all lowances for the public institutions as follows: "The Insane hospitals from s350 to s weekly per patient; the Boys Industrial school from S12.50 to s20 monthly per boy: the negro boys reformary from S9 tb s12.50 monthly per boy; the voca- tional school tor girls from $1a50 to S25 monthly per girl; state training school tor girls from s12.5o to s25 monthly per girl; the Confederate soldiers home from s22.50 to $40 monthly per patient.
 'The Bryce hospital for the insane received appropriations fer receiy- ing hospital for incoming patients, a. homo for male attendants, new kitchen and for the renovation of the old buildings.
 "An appropriation of s270,0O0 was made for land and buildings for a feeble minded colony. The Boys In dustrial school received an appropria- tion for new fire-proof dormitory (named Kilby halD, a gymnasium and a swimming pool. The negro boys reformatory received funds for 8 model schoolhouse and for the en- largement of the boys dormltory. The Vocational School for Girls re- ceived appropriations for q new cot tage institution in the suburbs of the city of Birmingham. Four cottages, schoolhouse, a hospital, a power house and 8 storehouse have already been built.
 Prisoners Cared For
 "The board of control and economy already possessed the authority, un- der preceding laws, to expend such amounts as may be necessary to pro- vide accommodations for the pris- oners of the state The legislature having decreed the abolition of the convict lease system, it became nec- essary to provide prisons and prison camps for the confinement of the prisoners who now occupied buildings belonging to the several lessees
 The board of control and economy, with the active cooperation of the governor. took steps to meet this de- mand. The board purchased the land near Montgomery, occupied during the great war as military camp, and erected q central distributing prison for about 300 prisoners. known k ilbv nriSOn hirh dearribad further on. They also built well planned, two-story, wooden dormitory for about 800 men at the Speigner prison. where the state conducts a large cotton mill, the old buildings at Speigner prison being completely worn out and unfit for use.
 The board rebuilt camp No. (,