The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-30
ALBANY

Albany, October Special )-The Albany liberty loan zone, comprising
 the counties of Morgan, Limestone and Lawrence, subscribed $1S2,000 to the second liberty loan, it was announced this afternoon by T. A. Bowles, chair man of the zone. Of this sum Morgan county subscribed $116,500 Limestone county, $S2,500; and Lawrence county, $3000, The, campaign came to close Saturday night and reports from all the counties had come in today, Judge William E. Skeggs of Albany, for Is years probate judge of Morgan county, announctsl this afternoon that he had declined an appointment as state director for the Red Cross mem bership campaign. The honor was ten dered Judge Skeggs by Maj. William J. Leppart of New Orleans, director of the gulf division of the Red Cross, and was declined by Judge Skeggs be- cause the condition of his health did not permit his giving the effort to the work that he thought it would re- quire.
 Sixteen coaches on a Southern rail- way passenger train passed through the Twin Cities this morning en route to Camp Wheeler at Macon, Ga, and with nearly 2000 Alabama selectmen on board. Practically all the white SC : lectmen from Birmingham who were included in the contingent sent to Camp Pike were on the special. Ow ing to the fact that the war depart ment did not deem it advisable for the troops to pass through their home towns, the Morgan county men were sent via Birmingham and the Bir. mingham men via Chattanooga. The troops will be used to bring Alabama national guard units up to full war strength.
 Local Methodist delegates to the an- nual conference. which convenes Wednesday at Woodlawn, have begun their pilgrimage to the conference city. Among those wbo left today were Rev. and Mrs. J. c. Persinger. Others will go tomorrow. It is expected here that all local pastors will be returned for another year, as the conference prac- tically made a clean sweep of local pulpits one year ago under the Meth odist rotation plan.
 The food conservation campaign opened in Morgan county today under the direction of Hon. D. F. Green of Albany, counts chairman During the week volunteer workers will carry pledge cards into every home and urge every citizen to sign the obligation to observe economy in the use of foods and to avoid waste
 An announcement of an advance in the price of milk to F cents per quart was made today by the Decatur Ice Cream company. It is expected that other dairy interests will soon make similar an nouncement, due to the increased cost of production.
 A load of cotton weighing 1920 pounds has been sold at Hartselle for the nlce sum of $539 .SS. which includes a $15 prize offered by the First National bank of Hartselle for the largest bale brought in prior to October 26.
 William Watson, auditor of the Albany operations of the Alabama Power co...- pany. will leave tomorrow for Talladega, where he has been promoted to manager Of the power company operations there. He will be succeeded here by Robert Jones of Huntsville. Earl Wilson, former ly of the local offices, will go from Tal- ladega to Birmingham as head of the new department created there, while Walter Smith, formerly stationed here, will so to Huntsville as auditor
 Bids for the erection of a new post office building at Decatur are now being asked and on December the contract will be let, according to announcement today. The postoffice building will be two stories in height, with basement, and will front on Bank street An appro- pration for the building was made by Congress two or three years ago, but the matter was held llp
 One hundred and twenty Morgan coun- ty negroes entrained on a special at o'clock this afternoon for Camp Dodge la, where they will go into training The troops were given big send-off dur ing the day. Assembling at noon, a monster parade of negroes formed at the courthouse and marched through the streets of Albany and Decatur to the martial strains of the Alabama Orphans Home band of Huntsville The parad. was more than one mild long, men, wom. en and children marching two an two Aft. CT the parade the negroes proceeded te the Lyceum theatre, where they were rendered banquet and speeches were made by local negro eaders. Dr. w. E. Sterrs, well known negro physician. pre- sided. Tobacco, Bibles and other souye- mfrs were presented the selectmen.