The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-09
PHOTOGRAPHERS
 WILL MEET TODAY Georgia, Alabama and MiSsiS Sippi to Be Represented MAY OPEN AN ARCA[ E Property owners of Montgomery Will Meet With Finance Committee of
 the City Council to Talk
 Over the Project.
MAY OPEN AN ARCA[ E

Montgomery. April S.-(Special.)-Much cry in the fourth annual convention of the Southern Tri-State Photographic as- sociation. which is to open in Columbus. Miss, Tuesday, April 9, and to continue in session until the night of April F.
 The convention bids fair, from all re- ports, to be the largest attended one ever held, and from all indications give prort- ise of the accomplishment of much good The officers of the association arc: Pres ident, E. B. Peddlnghaus of Birmingham vice presidents, Herbert Coleman of Montgomery. H. E. Hoffmeister of Co., lumbus, Miss, and J. H. Orr of Elberton Ga; treasurer, S. K. Mcknight of Aber- deen, Miss, and secretary, W. L. Riclle of Valdosta, Ga. Mr. Coleman left yes- terday for the convention city, accom- panied by few photographers, and Sec retary Kicks passed through the city to- day en route to the same place.
 The convention is to be held in the auditorium of the Normal college at Co., of a photographic school. Excellent prizes have been announced to be award ed the successful competitors. The as- sociation has membership of about eighty-five, as follows: From Georgia, 2S from Mississippi, F, and from Ala bama, 45.
 Office Is Opened.
 For the purpose of examining all cars of perishable products of the Armour line that pass through Montgomery en route from Floroa and Southwest Geor- ga to points of the north and east, the Armour officials have opened an office in this city until about June. W. II. Mar shall, of the district office of the Armour officials at Atlanta, has been sent to Montgomery to assume charge of the duties of the office, and is formally in- stalled in this city MT Marshall's duty mainly will be to see to it that the cars are refrigerated when they pass through Montgomery.
 May Open Arcade. Property owners of the city have been called to meet in the council chamber of the city hall Wednesday evening for the purpose of conferrng with the finance committee of the city council with ref erence to the proposed opening of Monroe street through to Commerce. The matter of forming an arcade through this block has been before the people for some time, without any deh- nte action being taken at any time rela- tive to the opening. However, it is l thought that the city is very favorably | disposed toward the plan, which, if II | could be effected, would tend to material ly increase the citys property on Mon roc street, as well as to facilitate busi- | ness operations from the main thorough | fare of the city to the immediate eastern section.
 | Should the plan materalize as advocat- ed by the city engineer, the arcade wilg be one of the prettiest streets of the i city and one of the most beautiful Only the property owners who would be d- rectly affected by the opening will meet with the council committee.
 Report Is Denied. The report that was abroad on the streets Sunday night to the effect that another of the traction cars had been fired upon while on it's way to Pickett Springs has been largely discredited by members of the police department If has developed that the rumor arose from the fact that one of the passers-by fired his revolver into the ground in order to empty it of the explosives preparatory to his going home.
 A Queer Case.
 A queer case resulting from the street car situation was yesterday reported to the city police Constable John B. smith of this city says that he was rid ing on one of the street cars Sunday in company with few other companions, and that he pulled the bell cord at the proper crossing in order to alight. When he pulled the cord another passenger on the car rung up a fare. The conductor, mistakfng the guilty party, Immediately attacked the constable with both feet, While the constable, it is alleged. was being held by one of the deputies aboard. The conductor escaped from his car as soon as he had finished with MT. Smith and this morning surrendered himself 10