The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-08-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL
 CENSUS OF SELMA Every House in City and County
 Will Be Visited EXPRESS ROBERTS TRIAL Gore Was Agent at Faunsdale Only Five Days When He Took Money.
 Postal Telegraph Office
 Is Opened Up.
EXPRESS ROBERTS TRIAL


 Selma, August 26.-(Special)-At the '. NJ c. A. Sunday afternoon was held the initial meeting preparatory to talk ing the Sunday seho census of Selma and Dallas county. The date for the taking of the census has been, set for Thursday, October 10, and the entire day from a. m. to p. m. will be given over to having every house yis- ited in Dallas county.
 The meeting yesterday was to put on foot the taking of the census in Selma. There were representatives from all of the churches and Sunday schools of the city and much interest was manifested. pr. E. W. Patton was made chairman of the meeting and Misses Edith Rice and Esther Tavel were the secretaries. After opening the meeting with prayer, the first business done was enrolling the members of the press of the city, pres ent, as participants in the delibera- tions. MT. ". T. Atkins. president of the Dallas County Sunday School asso- citation, stating that it was gratifying, he knew, to the Sunday school workers of the association to note the interest taken at all times in the work by the press.
 It was decided to divide the city into five districts. two districts west of Broad street, including Fairland; one from Broad street east to the railroad, and the other from the railroad to the farthest point east, where any person might be found who might attend church or Sunday school in the city, and one district north of the railroad.
 The arrangements for the taking of the census was placed in the hands of a committees consisting of two from each of the Sunday sch ools of the city, pr. E. W. Patton to be chairman of the committee, and to supply any vacancies after consultation with the pastor and superintendents.
 The following committee on publica- ton was named: J. F. Hooper, chair man; R. p. L. Neil. H. B. Khcey, H. l.. Lardent, N. B. Williams.
 Friday at noon there will be held a meeting of representatives from al lof the county Sunday schools and soon there will be opened an office on Broad street where those in charge of the work will be found and where helpers may gain the instruction nec- essary.
 Express Robber Trial.
 In Linden today the trial of John B. Gore, tn eexpress and railroad agent who about Juno 1, appropriated thousand dollar currency package at Faunsdale while being checked out of his position, was to have occurred. Communication with Linden is impos- sbie tonight, but the evidence against the man was conclusive and he was probably bound over to await the ac- tion of the grand Jury. Gore was agent at Faunsdale only about five days. While he was being checked out a package of money from the City National bank of Selma to the Fauns- dale bank was received by him and the way bills torn up. In four days 1t was discovered and special agents of the company went on his trail. They ar- rested him in Richmond and brought him back to Marengo county. He had $275 of the money still unspent when he was found. He confessed to hav- ing taken the package when first ar rested, but it is understood denies 1t now.
 A number of the express officials went down to Lenden to attend the trial, including District Superintendent Mcfarland of Chattanooga.
 Postal Office Open.
 The strike situation was changed somewhat today when w. A. Sh heppard, manager of the Postal office in Mont gomery. opened the Postal for business in Selma, which has been closed since the strike was inaugurated. Mir Shep- pard Is only here temporarily until oth- e arrangements can be made. He hecked Manager Peace out yesterday and has taken complete Charge of the office, and has been getting quite number of messages through.
 There Is considerable uncertainty and delay still experienced. but owing to being able to cut in direct to certain centers many messages have been sent with quick service today to New York, Chicago and other places.
 Big Lumber Plant.
 F. A. Mel traffic manager of the Buff falo and Susquehanna railroad, and of the New Orleans and Great Northern railway, who has been on a visit to his old home, gives an entertaining descrip- tion of the big lumber plant of the Great oOulueiI COiDPd1Y, lOCdLtQ at Bogalusa, La.
 "Bogalusa is sixty-five miles north of New Orleans" said MT Mel, land about fifteen miles from the Mississippi line. Its name is derived from Lusa Creek of Rogue, which runs between the plant of the lumber company and the site for the commercial part of the town. I have just returned from my first inspection of the New Orleans and Great Northern. which it's fact being completed from Sli- del, La. to Jackson Sldel is twenty nine miles from New Orleans, on the New Orleans and Northeastern railroad arrangements having been made with the latter road to use it's tracks across Lake Ponchatrian into the city. year ago Bogalusa was a forest. The Great South ern Lumber company, which is capitalized at s15, 0O0,000, with it's home office at Ha:- risburg, Pa., after acquiring immense timber interests, decided upon 1t as the place to establish it's lumber plant, pei haps the largest in the world. The lum- Der company owns the New Orleans and Great Northern railway. but 1t Is not q