The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-31
DIRT BROKEN FUR FEDERAL BUILDING. Mayer Atkins Digs First Shovel
 Full BOWIE MAKES AnnRESS
BOWIE MAKES ADDRESS
State Senator John A. Lusk Announces Candidacy For Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
 Local and Personal.

Selma, January Special .)-This aft- ernoon, attended with imposing and in- teresting ceremonies, dirt was broken for the government building for Selma, Mayor Atkins digging the first shovelful of earth for the foundations, followed by President of the Council Clay, the excavation being made under the per sonal direction of Supervising Architect Klemroth of the government
 Preceding the breaking of dirt speech making and singing of songs occurred, about 300 citizens being present to wit ness the exercises
 Isaac Schwarz presided over the meet ing and introduced the speakers, who were Hon. R. H. Mangum of this city and Hon. Sydney J. Bowie, former con- gressman from this district, the latter being presented as the father of the building, as it was he who secured the appropriation for the construction of the edifice.
 MT. Mangum expressed the gratitude, pride and hope as felt by the citizens of Selma in the securing of the build ing. MT. Bowie delivered an eloquent speech, paying tribute to the greatness of Selma and her illustrious sons. His address was enthusiastically applauded throughout.
 Lusk Is a Candidate.
 letter was received in Selma today from John A. Lusk of Marshall county, announcing his candidacy for associate justice of the supreme court. The let ter states that he yields to appeals of friends from various parts of the state, and his personal ambition, and has de- cided to enter the race. MT. Lusk is per sonally unknown in this section of the state, and just how his candidacy will be received in opposition to Judge Haralson and Judge Simpson will develop in the coming few weeks
 There are some newspaper men in the various parts of the state who will doubt less avail themselves of the opportunity to even up scores with the senator from Marshal They will recall how, when the duly accredited committee of the Alabama Press association went before the commit tee on commerce and common carriers of which he was the dominating member, he agreed readily to an amendment to a pending bill, desired by the association, and how in a short while he reversed his position and gave even scant courtesy to the newspaper men who were advocating the amendment. The newspapers will hardly give him cordial support, and he may find many of them openly fight ing him.
 Local and Personal.
 Associate Railroad Commissioner J. G. Harris spent part of today in Selma. He was spoken to by citizens with regard to the Southern railway taking off the trains between Birmingham and Mobile, and it is possible that some action may be taken at an. early date looking to get ting the permission rescinded
 Hon. w. H. Tayloe of Uniontown was a visitor to Selma today.
 Miss Kittie Pitts is critically i'll at a local hospital. She was taken suddenly ill this morning, and her father Judge Pitts, who was visiting in Uniontown, was hurriedly sent for
 The Selma Times office was thronged today by about 100 school children and many citizens to view the working of the new folding machine which has been at tached to it's press. Many of the school children had never been in printing of flee, and found much to interest them in the working of the inotypes and presses. Miss Lena Brislin is visiting relatives in Marion.
 Capt. w. H. England of Marion was a visitor to Selma today.