The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-30
ADD TWO STORIES
 ID POSTOFFICE.
Gadsden Will Have Beauti-
 full Federal Building
TIGERS FRIGHTENED
Should Supreme Court Uphold Decis- ions Many Gadsden People Will Have to Work on
 Chaingang

Gadsden. May 29-(Special.)- )-Miles & Bradt, Atlanta contractors. who had the contract for the construction of the federal building here, have been awarded the contract for building two more stories on the structure. The cost of the additional stories is to be about SIS. 900 and white marble will be used as in the first story. Material for the work is to be assembled at once and actual work is to be begun some time next month. The work must be fin- ished by June 1, 1912. The original construction. had this end in view and no difficulty will be experienced In adding the extra stories to the build ing and the work will in no way inter fyre with the work of the postoffice The top stories are being added for use as court rooms and offices for federal officers connected with the administra- ton of justice. T. R. Worrell, who was the man in charge of the original construction and who has been super intending the building of the city wa ter plant, will again have charge of the work as soon as the contractors are ready for action. The water plant by that time will have been practically completed.
 The people of the city are consid- erably stirred up over the action of the Southern railroad in promising change of schedule In the service between this city and Rome, Ga., and then refusing to carry out the promise. The Busi- ness Mems club has on file the written statement of the passenger department of the road that the change would be made and naming the date for the change to go into effect. Communication will at once be had with the officials and unless some satisfactory eXplana- ton can be made as to why the prom ise was not kept the matter will at once be laid before the railroad com mission.
 H. R. Long, the pool room operator, wko was convicted of violating the pro- hibition law on Thursday of last week, was again arrested on a similar charge on Saturday. The police made another raid on his place of business and found a part of a cask of beer and other evil dence.
 F. o. Howle, Hal Christopher and a negro named Strickland, who were re- gently arrested for running blind tiger, were found guilty in the mayors court, presided over by President of the Council George s. Vann and given sentences of S100 each and six months at hard labor on the chain gang. The cases were appealed as usual.
 There are a great many of these ap- pealed cases by this time and as some preme court the decision of some of these is awaited with considerable anx- iety. If the findings of the lower courts are upheld the blind tiger nuisance will soon be given it's death blow in this community.
 The little 4-year- old daughter of MT. and Mrs. Robert Norris. living in the western part of the city, was acci- dentally burned yesterday by taking a quantity of carbolic acid. The child found the poison In an old medicine chest, and before any of her folks were aware of 1t she had gotten it into her mouth and over ner lace, Dotn or WHICH were quite severely burned. The at tending physician thinks the child will recover from the burns.
 The Prevalent Insurance company of Alabama, which recently removed to this city from Birmingham, Is about ready to begin business here. The company will now be an out-and-out Gadsden concern and a number of local people will be interested in 1t in an active way. President Denio of the company has been in the city for some time past and today said that every thing was in readiness to begin work within the next few days.