The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-24
SELMA

Selma September 2S.-(Special) Fares on the Selma street railway have been jumped to 6 cents and the new rate becomes effective Sunday, Sep tember 2S This action was taken by the city council by unanimous vote.
 A statement issued by Hugh Mallory, local manager for the company, says that owners of the railroad do not eX- pect to make their investment pay, put that the continued operation of the lines is prompted more by an altrulsuc sentiment The main stockholders or the company, which was sold at auc- tion here some months ago, are Mrs. Gertrude Abbott widow of the late l Colonel Abbott, who put in the street | car lines, and Colonel Abbotts slster' Mrs. Waters, both of Warren, Pr Improvements in the service are promised, a considerable sum will be expended in building up trackage and replenishing the rolling stock. l Funeral services for W. H. Lumley, les. whose death occurred Monday | morning at o'clock at his home near 1 Oakmulgee, were conducted today at | 2 D. m. from the church at that place. He is survived by his widow and seV- | eral children
 | Friends or SendlOT D. i1i'io "@i V glad to see him out again after re- | cent illness which confined him to his home for several days.
 Col. Paul Sanguinnetti of Montgom cry has been appointed treasurer ol the Alabama division, U. c. w.. in place Of Col B. M Washburn of Montgom- cry. whose health forbids continuance of duties. Announcement of the ap- pointment was made today by Maj. D NJ Scott. adjutant of the Alabama di- vision. Major Scott yesterday an. nounced the appointment of Coi J. T Garretson of Birmingham as head o' the Fourth brigade, to succeed ten 1 John k. Barton.
 Mrs. J. r. Hooper has accepted po- sition on the state board for the Roose- welt memorial, and is one Of four won- en to be selected for this honor Iron the entire state. The other women mem bers of the board are Mrs. H. II. Snel of Birmingham Mrs. Oscar Hunoley ol ol Birmingham and Mrs. Milton Hume ol
 Distinguished Alabamians. includin' former governors and men prominent II the legal and other professions, art members of the board, which recent! was called to meet in Birmingham bl the chairman, J. s. Crittenden
 A real estate deal which is of interes here is the sale of the Minthorne Wool sey property on Dallas and Mabr! streets to Mrs. Ernest Lamar. The con sideration was around $l4,oo0.
 The property will be improved by tn erection of modern three-story apart lment house, which, it is understood, vii 1 cost in the neighborhood of $l50,0oO I'm improvement will be one of the most i'm portant to be inaugurated in the city land the erection of apartments in thl desirable location will do much towar relieving the congestion now felt in tn housing problem. The deal was man aged by Bowie Smith for Mrs. Lamar
 and John N Seymour for the Woolse interests.
 Seven persons from Dallas county wer sent Monday to the state insane hospita
 at Tuscaloosa making the largest tot'
 of persons sent t. the hospital from tn county.
 Incomplete figures compiled at u lcourthouse show that an annual expens
 of approximately S700 is incurred by UT
 county in sending demented persons
 the state institution for treatment. Tn money is expended for transportation patients and necessary attendants. TIT
 majority of cases are said to be negroe
 Sergt John N. Pryan, sergeant lnstru' tor for the Alabama National Guard,
 In Selma for the purpose of nstructii lCompany E, Selma Rifles, at their weei tlv drill Tuesday night. Only half the con panys equipment has arrived so Tar n effort is being made by Captain Miite
 Wood and officers of the company to s
 cure at an eariv date the full quo' needed for the company. Weekly drli
 are held, in which great interest
 tevinced by the men, who are rapidly Looming trained in drill tactics.