The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-01
ENTHUSIASTIC FOR
 REBUILDING SELMA
Commercial Association Takes up Many Important Matters
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
A Negro Is Arrested in Knoxville, Charued With the Murder of a Neqro Woman Near Selma.
 Other Selma News.

Selma, November 3O.-(Special)-Th meeting held last night by the Commer- cial and Industrial association was one of the most enthusiastic held in the his tory of that organization formed to assist in building up Selma. Many matters came up for action and discussion and the concluding order of business of the evening was the electing of a corps of officers who will be ever active for the good of the city.
 The matter of the public building and ,ts disappointment received attention at 1enpth and a committee consisting Of " B. Atkins, R. D. l.. Mel and M. l.. Worrel was appointed by the Dallas Bar association to assist Congressman Bowie in his laudable effort to secure the pas sape of A bill making Selma district headouarters for holding session of the 1rnited States court. With the passage of such a bill will come an increased appropriation and a building commensu- rate with Selmas greatenss
 The present postoffice facilities and service in Selma came up for a great deal of criticism from the members pres ent and a committee was appointed con sisting of L. M. Hooper l. SchWarz ana c M. Howard to confer with Mrs. Force the postmistres3 and the government au- thorities looking toward increased faeil- flies and facilities in keeping with the ranid strides Selma has made during the past five years.
 The question of sending committee to Washington to look after securing the appropriation for deepening the chah- mel of the Alabama river so as to make the stream navigable all the year around es it was twenty years ago was decided in the affirmative and the committee ap- pointed to go will consist of President Of the Association J. F. Hooper, V. B. At lins. mayor of the city and K. II. Agee. Alternates pr. A. W. Cawthon, D. c. Melvin, and George H. Craig Jr.
 The annual election of officers was then held and the following were chosen:
 J. F. Hooper, president.
 w. k. Peacock. vice president.
 R. H. Mabry, secretary.
 M. L. Worrell, treasurer.
 Board of directors: The above officers and w. w. Harper, L. M Hooper, b. F. TIllman, F. M. Abbott. E. c. Melvin and V. B. Atkins.
 Wanted for Murder. Officer Blanton left tonight for Knox vile armed with requisitlon papers for a negro by the name of William Johnson, who killed negro woman on R. H. Jones' place about seven miles from Selma four 1 years ago. Johnson was captured in | Knoxville a few days ago, having com mitted some trivial offense, and gave It out that he had killed a woman near Selma. Communication with the authori- | ties here resulted in requisition papers being secured for the return of the ne- gro.
 The killing was a cold-blooded affair. Johnson, who had wife, was living with | this woman He became jealous of her and one day had a fight with her, cutting her with a knife. He was arrested and carried before justice of the peace and fined. His fine paid, he went back to the house of the woman that night and killed her, the only eye witnesses to the crime being the two small children of the woman