The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-24
BAPTISTS ID RAISE FUND ID EDUCATE
 HOWARD STUDENTS
Muscle Shoals Association Takes This Method to Honor Memory of Dis
 tinguished Minister

Albany, February za-(Special.) .)-Appli-
 cation by the Tennessee Navigation conn
 psny to increase It's rates on cotton seed
 and corn has been filed with the Ala
 bama public service commission, accord ing to notice received today by Major
 Payne of Albany and Mayor Nelson oi
 Decatur. The navigation company asks for authority to raise Its rates on cotton
 seed from Sl5o to g per ton, and on corn from g to 10 cents per 100 pounds. On receipt of notification of the raise local dealers were notified, and 1t is expected that fight against the increase will be
 made. A large quantity of cotton and
 corn is handled In this section by river traffic, this being the largest compress ing point for cotton in north Alabama. A memorial fund for the purpose of rais- ing funds with which to defray the ex- penses of students to Howard college at Birmingham, will be raised by the Bap- lists Of Muscle Shoals association. The fund to be called the Josephus Shaekle- ford fund in honor of a distinguished Baptist minister who was Tor many years a member of the association, was suggested at the meeting here of the Bap- tist ministers of the association on Wash ington's birthday, and today the special committee to have the matter in charge was named This committee is composed of Rev. Jesse A. Cook. chairman; Rev L. l.. Hearn and Rev. B. P. Collier. The Muscle Shoals association will celebrate its one hundredth anniversary three years from now, and by that time It is ex- pected that the memorial fund will have been completed.
 At a meeting here today of the officers of the chain of Tennessee valley banks, the Tennessee Valley Bank associa- tion was formed. Officers were
 elected as follows: H. c. Gilbert Florence, president; E. K Mann, steven son. first vice president; E. J. Hinninger, Tuscumbia, second vice president; Ken meth E. Cooper, Decatur, secretary and treasurer. The officers and employees oi the bank to the number of 40 gathered hore for the annual meeting, and the business session was followed by an ele gant banquet served at the Hotel Lyons at Decatur.
 The largest Shriaer fezz ever made has been received here by Sheriff Harness A. Forman of Morgan county. Sheriff Forman became affiliated with | the order at recent ceremonial ses- | sion held here. He is the largest sher- l if in the world, weighing over 300 pounds and standing feet seven in | his sock feet. The fezz was made along liberal lines and was a number ls The sheriff expects to wear the i new headdress to a ceremonial session | to be held at Anniston.
 l G. A. Johnson of Waycross. Ga, a 1 former local resident and large prop | erty holder. announced while here to- day that he would build seven more | residences in Albany next spring | which will be rented. MT. Johnson al- ready owns a large number of houses here and declares that Albany real estate is the best investment that he can make.
 l The enactment by Congress of the | bone dry'' bill will cause internal revenue men additional work in sup pressing illicit distilleries. according l to L. N. Pierce. deputy revenue col lector of Huntsville. who was here to- day Mir. Pierce expressed the opin- | ion, however. that the revenues could handle the new problem. satisfactorily 1 Following the passage of the Reed amendment to the postoffice approprf- ation bill by Congress, under the terms of which Alabama will become "bone dry" there was rush here today in | the purchase of express and postoffice | money orders. These are all going l away to wet territory and provide for
 l the payment on liquors that are beins | ordered in large quantities. No chance on the law becoming immediately ef-
 l fective are being taken and those
 | whose names are not good" are bor-
 rowing the names of their prohibition
 frfAnds The express companies here
 l are expecting to do record business
 fnr the next feW days