The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-20
1O,OOO SPORTSMEN' OBTAIN LICENSES
Quail Season Opens Tuesday With Bag Limit Reduced
 To 15 Birds
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD , m

Montgomery Ala. Nov. 10
 Alabama is entering the best hunt ing season of it's life if records of the state department of game and fisheries are criterion. I. T. Quinn, state mmissioner, today stated that about 10000 licenses were issued during October, or about one-' half the total number issued during last year.
 Hunters are preparing to get into u e field early as a result of the opening of the quail season Tuesday. The season will remain open until February 20. Commissioner Quinn called attention to the fact that only 15 quail may be killed in any one day this year, whereas 25 was the bag limit last year.
 The open season on deer began November 1 and will continue until December 31. The new game law prohibits the killing of more than one buck in any one day and more than five during a season. Female deer or does are protected for all time. The turkey season will open December 1 and will remain open until March 31. Not more than 10 gobblers may be killed during the season, while turkey hens cannot be killed at all.
 Commissioner Quinn also called at tention of hunters to the new law which provides that license may be revoked for a violation of the game law.
 STOCK SALE AUTHORIZED
 The state securities commission today granted authority to the Finance and Investment company of Montgomery to sell 667 shares each of common and preferred stock, in blocks of one share of stock of each. The par value of the common stock Is $1 and preferred stock $50, and the sale price of the block one share of each is to be s60.
 INSURANCE MEN TO AID
 The state insurance bureau has been notified that the insurance mems organizations of Birmingham l and Montgomery have decided to enforcing the law which eliminates | long time credit in payment of fire il sUrance premiums. Superintend- ent of Insurance Frank N. Julian re- gently issued a ruling providing for the limitation of credit to 50 days, as required by law. which ruling aroused much interest over the state, as the practice lad been to grant much longer credit In many cases, it Is stated.
 The Mobile board of fire under writers will hold a meeting Tuesday. dI WntCn II IS expected to inQOrSe the 60-day ruling of Superintendent Julian and similar action Is expected by the fire underwrters boards of Huntsville and Florence. From all over Alabama insurance men have written Superintendent Julian com mending his ruling, he said.
 BILLINGSLEY TRIAL DELAYED
 Homer Billingsley, former food and feed clerk of the state department of agriculture, who disappeared in 1915 about the time he was indicted on charges of embedding $10,000 of state funds and who surrendered three weeks ago. will not be tried Thursday. His case which had been set for this week in circuit court Monday was postponed until the next term of court.
 Immediately after BiIlingsley sur rendered and gave bond, he returned to his home in Elmore county and has never issued a statement regard ing the alleged dedication nor about his travels, since he left Montgom- cry. Billingsley was sought by de- tectives employed by the state for many years and a reward was of fered for his arrest
 Doubt has been expressed that Bill kingsley will ever be called for trial. Only one witness, J. H, Craig, for merly an examiner of public ac counts, Is listed against him on court records. Mr Craig Is not now connected with the state.