The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-24
s,OO0,OOO ROAD
 ISSUE PROPOSED
State Plans To Go Ahead And ,yg Not Wait On Fed
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 MONTGOMERY, Jan. 23.-The state highway commission will recom- mend to the bond commission the issu- Tance of S7,O0O,000 worth of state high way bonds for the 1924 program, according to announcement today by Senator John Rogers, chairman of the highway commission, following a con- ference between the governor and the highway commission. With the feder- al funds available of around $2, HOO, ,O0O there will be between $9,000,O0 and S1O,OOO, 900 for Alabama's road pro- gram for 1924 if the bond commis- sion acts favorably on the recommend; ation of the highway body.
 ( The need of speeding up the high way building program has for some time been advanced and at a meeting here several months ago county off scials indorsed program of building sroads with state funds alone after fed -eFal appropriations are exhausted and Nthe boards of revenue of most counties have indorsed this plan. The federal Yovernment does not appropriate aid to states at rate sufficient to enable the highway department to build-roads as fast as would be the case If the state did nos have to hold back its program to keep in line with the linn ited federal appropriations. The highway commission adjourned to meet February 4 and the bond com mission will meet February 0, at which stima- the question of issuing bonds on the increased scale desired will come sup. Senator Rogers, chairman of the highway commission, is also member tof the bonds commission, the two oth- er menDers being Governor W. W. Brandon and Attorney General liar .weu G. Davis.
 s .sS Draw Up Labor Law Mrs. I. B. Bush, director of the sState Child Welfare department, re- Burned Wednesday from Jackson, Miss. Her trip there was at the re- fquest of the factory inspector of Mis- ssissippi, to help draw up child labor Jaw flor that state. Women for Underwood h The womeA employees at the capitol sare practically unanimous for Oscar w. Underwood as democratic nominee for the presidency. A canvass made ttodav in every department for mem sbership in the Woman's Underwood club revealed not a woman in thA en-
 
 flavor of Musgrove, it was stated. Mrs. Thomas M Owen, director of the state department of archives and history, shas been active in furthering the in- Terests of Senator Underwood among dhe women atc-the capitol and else where in Montgomery.
 Woman Rehabiiitated
 : The state department of education ;,1fn 1 Ago in Miss Lola Parker, who has just completed a course of training in mil 1inery under the civilian rehabilitation aca Miss Parker was en route to Birmingham, having obtained em- ployment with a wholesale millinery company there. Her home is in But Ter county and the story of her rehab- ilitation is an interesting example of what may be accomplished for handi- capped citizens under the rehabilita- .ion act. Miss Parker is 19 years of age.
 She was a victim of infantile paraly- sis, which left her decidedly crippled for life. About eight months ago her case was brought to the attention of the state board of education and she was given the opportunity which the rehabilitation act made possible. The entire cost to the state of Alabama !. and the federal government in giving her training and purchasing the ap- piance needed for her rehabilitation was $160.74.
 Distiller Paroled
 Gov. W. W. Brandon Wednesday afternoon paroled Charles Tate, con victed in Etowah county of distilling n1 serve a year and three months.
 Named License Inspector
 R.SN. Terrell of Hamilton was today appointed by the state tax commission as license inspector for the counties of Marion, Fayette, Lamar and Winston. He succeeds J. O. McClusky, recently appointed tax assessor of Fayette coun- ty by Governor Brandon.
 Phone Rates Increased
 The Alabama public service commits sion today granted an increase in rates at Greenville. though the commission to the GreenviIle Telephone company did not allow so large an increase as was sought. The new schedule of rates, effective February l, is $3.50 for one party business lines, $3 for two-party business lines, $2.30 for one-party resi- dence lines and $2 for two-party resi- dence lines. Discount of 20 cents is al lowed for payments on or before the tenth of the month.
 Sues William F. Feagin
 The unusual case in which W. H Blalack of Mobile is suing William F < Feagin, former state warden-general for $14,OOO for alleged illegal confine. ment in prison, was postponed until the next term of the Montgomery cir cult court. Blalack, convicted of vio- lating the prohibition laws in Mobile county, sued Feagin and the National Security company, contending that he was hnld in prison two weeks after his {. term expired. Blalack's term expired in December, 1922.
 Execution Stayed
 Monroe Dukes, Mobile negro, will not be hanged February l for the murder of another negro. Governor Brandon today issued an order staying the exc cution for 80 days. This action was taken on the recommendation of the trial judge, who desires to consider the case further with the view of determin- ing whether or not he should recom- mend clemency. Dukes case was re- gently affirmed by the supreme court.
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