The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-29
FLORENCE

| Florence, June 2S.- Special Jon yesterday a petition was presented to
 Probate Judge Koonce asking him to 1 make certificate to the president of l the city commission for an election to | abate the commission form of govern ment in Florence and return to the l aldermanic form The petition was pre- sented by o. B. Hill, an attorney and 1 N. F. Morrison. former mayor under the aldermanic form.
 It is stated that the petition con- l tains over 300 signatures. The probate office will have 10 days in which to check for Implications that may have been overlooked by the petitioners, and also as to the eligibility to vote of all | those who signed
 1 Commission government has been in | force in Florence for the past five | years, during which time ouch public
 Improvement has been made. and the l friends of commission government do | not believe that there will be a re- 1 turn to the old aldermanic system in | this city
 A. T. LaFeite of Decatur, for the past three years manager of the Warten | Cotton company's branch in that city, | has organized cotton company which | will do business in Florence during the | coming season. The other members of | the firm shelby Fletcher of Hunts- vile and R. G. Courtner of Decatur. MT. LaFeite will open cotton office here about the first of September and will | move his family here at an early date. The Florence Chamber of Commerce will hold it's regular mtp ting on next | Monday night. One of the most vistal su bjects that is due to receive immedi- ate attention by the comemrcial body is the question of providing increased school facilities so that there may be sufficient buildings and teachers to take care of every child of school age in the city
 ! The North Alabama Dental associa- tion held session in Florence today. Delegates from all the northern part of the state were in attendance and a pleasant programme was carried out. After noon luncheon they were car ried by automo obile to the huge nitrate plants and to Muscle Shoals Dam No. 2. Dr. R. c. Hopper of Memphis read paper on bridge work and Dr. George L. Roth of Memphis discussed plate work. Dr. G.. w. Bledsoe of Cullman
 had an article on pyorrhea- and there
 was q general discussion of matters
 pertaining to the profession.
 Dr. Charles G. Dillard of Huntsville
 IS DT6SlQ6nL or the dSSoCldtlOH, anu l|i.
 F B. Reeder of Florence is vice presi-
 dent pr. F. G. Rhodes of Sheffield Is
 second vice president.
 F. T. Appl1by has been reelected
 superintendent of the Florence public
 school system for the coming session.
 Owing to the crowded conditions
 brought on by the rapid growth of the
 city. the superintendent will have many
 problems to solve during the coming
 year in the way of providing teachers
 and ample school facilities.
 Thursday afternoon 35-gallon ca pacity wildsat still located on a small
 island a mile above Lock on the Tennessee river, was discovered and destroyed by Sheriff Mitchell Deputies Mitchell and Cobb and Revenue Officers Bennett and Pitts. One hundred and fifty gallons of beer, six fermenters and some malt were also destroyed. The destruction was so complete that the unknown firm. if they resume busi- ness, will have to get new plant. An derson Bates. colored. has been ar rested charged with openly selling whisky in Coca-Cola bottles in the bus mess section of Florence. Hardly day passes but what the officers catch a "bootlegge err