The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-23
ALL PAVING BIDS ARE TURNED DOWN Selma Will Advertise for Other
 Estimates SOME WIDE DIFFERENCES Lowest Bid for Brick Pavement on Water Street Is ,ooo-AsphaIt
 on Broad Street
 Is $33,ooo.
SOME WIDE DIFFERENCES

Selma, June 22-(Special. .)-The city en- gineer and the committee on paving of the city council received the bids of five con cerns today for paving Broad and Water streets, and decided to reject all of them. New advertisements will be published for 30 days. when new bids will be received.
 There was difference of about $n,ooo between the highest and lowest bids for the brick pavement on Water street, the lowest being about s40,000. There was a difference of about 5000 on the asphalt paving for Broad street, the lowest being about $35,000. Bids were received from Birmingham, Montgomery, Chattanooga and Memphis concerns.
 Mallory Club.
 That the neighbors and friends Of Il. 5. D. Mallory, whose announcement as candidate for governor was made on Sat urday. expect to wage an active cam paign in his interests, despite the long time off for the primary, is evidenced by the following call that has been sent out broadcast over Dallas county: plf
 "A mass meeting of the citizels or Selma and Dallas county is hereby ftaiied for Tuesday evening, June 23, at o'Sfock in the courtroom at the courthous Tor the purpose of organizing a Mallory Gu- bernatorial club and taking such steps as will ensure the nomination and eiec- tion of our fellow townsman, Hugh 5. U. Mallory, to the high office of governor or Alabama All democrats qualified or un- qualified for the present year to partlcl- uate in the party primaries are invited to be present and take part in the meeting.
 "P H. Pitts, V. B. Atkins, J. B. El- lis L. E. Jeffries, R. H. Mangum, Daniel Partridge Jr., H. F. Reese, l SchWarz, R. D. L. Mel A. D. Pitts, w. M. Vaughan, A. L. Mcleod"
 Mr. Mallory's candidacy has evidently struck a popular chord from the number of letters and telegrams that have been received in Selma today and yesterday from all over Alabama. His rectitude or character, his we'll known conservatism, his reliability makes him a desirable can didate for the office at this time and from the Tennessee to Mobile bay and from Georgia to Mississippi has come felicita- tions and congratulations over his having entered the race.
 Birmingham Not to Get Her.
 Miss Frances Higgins, who had an- nounced that she would not be appli- cant for reelection to the position or teacher of the First High School grade of the Dallas academy, having decided to
 
 Birmingham, has reconsidered and will continue next year in the position she has filled so acceptably for the past nine years in Selma. Miss Higgins is one Of the best educators of the state, and Sel- mians would have felt keenly her de- parture. Her determination to remain Is learned with universal gladness by this people,
 Baseball for Selma.
 The evident success of the four games between the Montgomery Grays and the Abbott Rifles during the past week has stimulated the efforts for baseball in Sel- ma during the rest of the season. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday three games will be played between the Abbott Rifle team and the team from Uniontown, on which are several paid members. The local boys believe they can hold down any team outside of the regular leagues and interesting sport is anticipated.