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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
MONTGOME. E.RY WILL GET NE w $5OO, OOO
 RAILROAD SHOPS
Atlantic Coast Line Will Treble Capacity Of Pres
 ent Shop
STATE CAPITAL BUREAT !
 THE AGE-HERALD ! Montgomery Ala. Sent. IS 1

Contract for the new Atlantic Coast Line railroad shops being erected to replace that portion of the shops burned in July, 1922, and which will treble the capacity of the present shops, will be let within the month, according to a statement of Superintendent James A. Bowdoin, of the railroad branch in Montgomery.
 Crews of the Kershaw Construc- tion company, Birmingham, are now completing their labors of leveling what is to be the foundation for the shops and are laying track for the roundhouse and machine shops. Ex- elusive Of preliminary work being completed the cost of construction of the new shops is placed at half million dollars by Superintendent Bowdoin. Employment will be given to over 500 men, an increase of 200 over the present personnel.
 In addition to this project the Montgomery belt line, branch of the Coast Line, will be thoroughly oyer hauled and the roadbed which serves the wholesale district of Montgomery and teammates at the coast Line freight house will be upon concrete foundation.
 Alabama Is to receive $650,o0 of the $26,000,000 being expended by the Coast Line system in improvements. A large portion of the sum to be ex- pended will go for rolling stock, seven freight locomotives and numerous box cars will be received by the Montgomery branch, new pas senger coaches being already in operation on this branch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
Those Successful In Test At Uni versity Announced
 STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD !
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 gomery. Ala, Sept. 15.-Announce- ment was made Saturday from the office of Dr. John w. Abercrombie state superintendent of education, or the following list of successful ap- plicants for teachers licenses from examinations held in July at the University of Alabama.
 Life-Plimer T. Orr, Ashland Ala; ; Mary Inez Elliott. Birmingham Mil dred Bishop, Conner; Willie Bishop Conner; Allie Brown, Boaz; Clara Dur ham, Walnut Grove; Mrs. Mattybel Brookshire Faust, Bessemer; Corne- lia Feagin, Pine Apple; Miss Susie Lundy, Hamburg; Annie Sue Mabry, Florence; Mittis Pierson, Bruno dge.
 Second grade-Luke BurcI field, Brookwood Ruby Frances Doster, kegee; Helen Elizabeth George, 1128 Montauk street, Mobile; Willie Kitch- ems Hinton, Route 1, Tuscaloosa; Ann Ingram, Thomaston; Mrs. Lille Knight. Ashland; Eugenia Latimer, 31 Queen City avenue, Tuscaloosa; Louise Raines. Arlington; Maurine Reed, Dixons Mills; Thelma Rhodes, tha; Annie Bertha Skelton, Duncan dlle Lucy Bettie Stahler, Lower Peachtree; Mildred Stabler, Lower Peachtree; Mrs. Bernice Tanner, Will mer; Anne Lee Walker, West Block ton; Gladys Williams, Lacey Springs; Elsie Lucille Yancey. 40 Maury ave- nue, Montgomery.
 Third grade-Grace Truman Pugh, Thomasville; Dorothy Anna Bouch- ard, St. Elmo; Hattie India Kettles, Arlington; Dannie Gray Murphy. Ar lington; Zelda Pauline Rattray, Jamestown; Kathleen Hlllman, Orr vile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
TAKE HIS WORD, COTTON IS STILL. KING OVER ALL

SELMA, Ala, Sept. 15.-(spe- cial Leased Wlre.)-An automobile truck with bob tail trailer laden with 22 bales of cotton rolled down Broad street at noon Friday. Seeing 1t, a cotton enthusiast who has been fighting the Yankees, the caterpillars and the boil weevil the better part of his life said to group of another kind of farmers:
 You see them 22 bales on that electric wagon? Well, that load represents more raw material and more real United States money than all the soy and velvet beans in west Dallas county. It will bring more than all the goobers out of the state of Georgia. They will fetch more than the combined peach and apple crop of Perry and Autauga county more than all the sorghum that all the 'lasses mills In Dallas county will grind In a year, more than the entire crop of whippoorwill peas in the fourth district can start, more than all the vans that John Blakes potato inflrmary can save, more than all the chickens that VIII Wilby's incubator can hatch, moro than all pCdSdH trees lHo -dTTlDodn Islands will produce"
 Gentle friends" he said, "that load of cotton will net $3,0S0 any where on earth any time of day or night, rain or shine, hot or cold, and If the seeds accompany the staple product you can get $3,597. And to make it more binding, that 22 bales was hauled off one farm"
 Let him alone" said one of the diversification farmers, "Esau is Joined to his idols."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
ABERCR0MBIE NAMES COTTON RECEIPTS ARE NEW TEACHER LIST LESS THAN LAST YEAR
Only 2,512 Bales Received At Selma Compared To 13,61S Last Year

SELMA, Ala. Sept. 15.-(Special Leased Wire,)-Last year from Au- gust l. the beginning season, to September 4, Selma had received 1S,61S bales of cotton. MIddling sold here on September 14, 1922, at 20fs cents. This season, from August l to September 14, inclusive, there have been 2.512 bales received. Mid ding cotton Is quoted today at PTS cents. On September II, 1922, e22 bales were received Yesterday Sep temoer IA. 512 bales were received. The discrepancy between receipts for September 14, 1922. and Septem- Der IA, 1923, was 40 bates.
 It is said at the local cotton ex- change that the difference in these figures IS attributed first, to the lateness of the 1923 crop, which is said to be about three weeks behind, and second in larger measure, to the shortness of the crop in Selma trad ing territory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
DRAINAGE PHASE IF AGRICULTURAL
 CODE IS PRAISED.
Act Of 1915 Greatly SimpIl- fled By New Code Which
 Is Before Legislature
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD Montgomery. Ala. Sept, IS


 Much interest is being shown In the drainage provisions of the new agricultural code. which has passed the house and is expected to soon be enacted into law. according to infor- nation from the commissioner of ag- riculture. The code contains com plete provisions for cooperative drainage projects, simplifying the processes necessary to organize drainage districts. and reducing costs to land owners.
 A letter from J. D. Wood, county agent of Franklin county, states that land owners of E<nklin county have, with the assistance of federal drainage engineer, P. T. Simmons, outlined a drainage project embrac- ing about 5000 acres of the finest lands in that county. The govern ment engineer has advised the farm CTS to begin their project under the provisions of the agricultural code. 1t is stated, to effect a saving of t1.50 to $2 per acre embrac ced in the prof ect, as compared with the cost under the present act.
 Farmers of Marshall county ars likewise interested in drainage pro visions of the new agricultural code, a letter from F. B. Albert, president | of the First National bank. Gunters vile, stating that the United States drainage service in this case also has advised land owners to delay the be- ginning of the drainage districT until they obtain the advantages provided under the new code.
 Commissioner Moore stated that In the Fayette and Lamar county drain age projects, organized under the act of 1915, serious handicaps and unnecessary expense were found to be carried in the law These defects are remedied and other advantages provided in the new law, it is stated According to the commissioner of agriculture. drainage projects are now pending in a number of counties. including Pickens. Chiffon, Fayette. Lamar, Marion, Montgomery and Mo hile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
WIN CITY ME ERGE ER
 IS ATTACKED FROM
 AN | HE R ANGLE
Authority Of New Board Of Education To Act QueS-
 tioned
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD neCatur AIa 9anf TX |

On Monday morning beginning at lO:30 o'clock the second of the quo warranto proceedings to be brought here in connection with efforts to have the Patterson merger bill, which united Albany and Decatur in one city, declared unconstitutional will be heard before Judge James k. Horton. In the circuit court Friday morning Judge Horton terminated the first of the local effort to rem der invalid the merger bills by quashing the quo warranto proceed = ings brought against the present city commissioners of Decatur when he denied the pleas of the relators and entered 6 judgment in favor of the respondent.
 The Monday morning trial before Judge Horton will decide whether or not the present board of education of Decatur as named in the Patterson merger bill has sufficient legal au- thority for existence. The same law yers who appeared before Judge Horton in the first effort against the merger bills will appear Monday morning. it was announced. F. W. Goddy, Hennis Tidwell and J. B. Brown for the relators who seek to disqualify the present members of the board of education and A. J. Harris, w. w. Callahan, J. c. Eyster and Charles A. Eyster for the board of education. It Is expected that whatever the findings of Judge Hor- ton In the case Monday it will be carried to the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
CONCENTRATION RATES FOR COTTON SOUGHT
Farm Bureau Wants Privileges On Intrastate Cotton Shipments
 STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD MnnfgnunerY Ala Sent Ih

WarehouSing, W concentrating and reshipping privileges on intrastate cotton shipments are sought in a petition filed with the Alabama pub He service commission today by the Alabama Farm Bureau Cotton asso- ciation, with the Birmingham Trans portation bureau participating as in tervenor in the case.
 Practically all railroads of the state are named in the petition, which seeks to have them apply privileges on intrastate cotton shipments, such as already exist on interstate ship ments. The farm bureau started the movement for concentration privi- leges on cotton with reshipment privileges at a through rate from point of origin to point of final desti- nation, 1t being claimed that under existing regulations cotton can in some instances be shipped to distant points outside Alabama at a lower charge than to mills in this state, owing to lack of concentration privileges on intrastate shipments A law recently enacted empowers the public service commission to require application of these privileges The Birmingham Transportation bureau intervening in the case, set forth in it's petition that 8 number of its members are involved, whose inter ests 1t desires to further as a party to the case.
 The hearing of the case has been sent for October 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
BRIDGE 1O0 YEARS OLD TO GIVE WAY TO SPAN IF STEEL
To Connect States Of Georgia And Alabama Over Chatta-
 hooChee At EufauIa
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU !
 THE AGE-HERALD


 One of the historic bridge struc- lures of the state of Alabama, nearly century old, spanning the Chatta hoochee, on the Georgia line at Flu faula, Is soon to be replaced with a modern concrete and steel bridge, the states of Alabama and Georgia and the federal government cooperating in the work. Bids for the substruc- ture and approaches will be adver- tised beginning tomorrow, to be opened october IS, and contract will be awarded shortly after that date.
 The existing bridge is delapi dated wooden structure which has linked Alabama with Georgia for some 86 years. Data compiled at the state highway department shows that according to the minutes of the city council of Eufaula, the bridge was purchased by the city In 1S47, hav- ing been built some ten years pre- viously It originally was supported on wooden piers. the first brick pier being erected in 1855
 This brick pier work was so well done that 1t will be retained in the new bridge, the existing brick piers to be incased in concrete. The lat ticed wooden trusses of the bridge believed to have been erected at the original construction about 1887. are still in existence. modern steel superstrncture will replace the pres ent wooden construction.
 owing to the fact that the bridge is over g. navigable stream between two states. special act of congress Is required to build the new bridge, but work on the piers and approaches will be let as soon as possible, the superstructure being held up await ing action of congress. Alabama and Georgia will each bear one-fourth and the federal government one half of the cost.
 Lieutenant Governor Mcdowell has been actively interested in securing a new bridge for Eufaula and Senator Underwood and Representative Steagall have promised to bring be- fore congress the needed legislation to authorize the project.
 O O O
 Road To Span Lowndes,
 Traffic between the cities of Selma facilitated by,dl n9ab
 and Montgomery will be greatly fla cilitated by the construction of high way project for which bids will be advertised beginning tomorrow, to be opened october 23. The project com prises road practically across Lowndes county on the route from Selma to Montgomery and will give a good road all tho way between the two cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
HrIp As nuRGLARs

Edward Price, Charlie White and Raymond Warnick, young white boys, were arraigned before Judge w. L. Pratt of the county court, Friday morning, charged with burglary of the store house of Moffat Coal com pany, about II miles west of Center vile. Each defendant put in a plea of guilty and was bound over to the circuit court to await the action of the grand jury. One of the defend ants made bond, and the other two were remanded to Jail in default of bail. The store house of Moffatt Coal company was broken into a few nights since and considerable amount of goods stolen. When ar rested the defendants admitted their guilt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
sEEKs CREAMERY

Tho Palace club in conjunction with business men of the city, is sponsoring move to establish a modern creamery hers to dispose of excess dairy products of this sec ton. One meeting has already been held on the matter and a second will be held at a later date. County Dem onstration Agent Wilson. Superin- tendent N. H. Lee. pr. G. C. Nix, Alto Bryan and others made talks in fla vor of the proposition. committee was named to interest farmers in the project. The committee is composed of Messrs Nix, Lee. Bryan and J. c. Mcleod.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
CONGRESSMAN HILL
 TO SPEAK AT OPP
Accepts Invitation To Attend Opp
 School Opening

OPP, Ala, Sept. 15.-(Special Leased Wire )-Opening exercises of the Opp city schools will be held Monday morning, according to an nouncement last night by Superin- tendent N. H. Lee. Congressman J. Lister Hill of Montgomery Is sched- uled for the principal address. All patrons and friends of students are invited to attend the exercises. Mu- sic will be furnished by The Boy Scout 0and, directed by Capt. NJ M. Cole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
LAX CITY T0 GET
 .OFF |CE BUILDING
Number Of Other Corpora tions File Papers With The
 Secretary Of State
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD !

Papers of incorporation have been filed with the secretary of state by the Merchants Bank Building com pany of Tuscaloosa, which has for It's purpose the erection of an office building. The authorized capital stock is s250.O0o of which $150,O0O has been paid in. The incorporators are A. Brown, A. c. Cade, S. E. Deal, and others.
 Following is an additional list of corporation filing papers with the secretary of state:
 Florida Satsuma Lands company Dothan, Houston county. Authorized capital 5000 fully paid in. Incor porators, F. NJ. Sheehan, J. H. Linen and l.. l.. Warren.
 Johnson Brothers & Co.,, Lanett Chambers county; authorized capital $S,000 paid in $2,500. Incorporators John W. Johnson, R. T. Johnson and II. P. Smith.
 Rumley Flaming Mill and Manufac- turing company, Inc, York, Sumter county; authorized capital S25,00G Rumley w. F. Rumley, Anna D. Rum ley Charles M. Fitts and John D. Me Queen.
 Martin Irwin Candy company, Inc. Birmingham, Jefferson county; au- thorized capital $2O,ooo. paid in $21,- 900. Incorporators c. V. Martin, Ma than L. Miller. II. D. Blanc and E. B Irwin.
 McCary Farley Real Es- tate and Insurance company. Bir- mingham, Jefferson county; author izel capital S4,sOo fully paid in. In corporators William N McCary, Her man L. Farley and Lawrence L | Hummer.
 Radio Theatre company, Inc, War. | Fl fIy S capital $2,00o, paid In $1.o0o. Mov- ing picture show. Incorporators E. J. Lee, Guy Amos, ". G. Phillips, J L. Phillips.
 Red Rock Bottling company. Bir- mingham, Jefferson county; Author Incorporators. J. B. Wilson. N. II. Waters and w. P. Garner.
 Stores Mutual Protective Associa- tion. Inc. Birmingham. Jefferson county: No authorized capital. Mu- tual Aid association. Incorporators. Paul c. Vaughn, J. L. Nichols. A. V. Jones.
 Urban Realty company. Birming- ham. Jefferson county: Authorized capital, $3.500; paid in, $8,500. h. corporators. R. D. Johnston, N. l.. Johnston. R. L. Glenn. West End Dry Goods company Inc, Birmingham. Jefferson county: Au- S.20O. Incorporators. J. M. Moore. w. T. Moore. Bessie Lavender. White Development company, Bir- mingham, Jefferson county: Author ized capital. s20o0; paid in, $1,5O0. Incorporators. II. c. White. E c. l White, G. W. Halstead. The following commissions were issued by the Secretary of State Sat urday.
 Otis c. Burton. notary public, Tal- ladega; Mrs. Ida Gates, Twombly. mo- tary public. Braggs. Lowndes county John H. Axford. notary public, Bir- mingham; Miss Fay Scott, notary public, Birmingham; Bernice Watson, notary public, Birmingham; J. Cari Shepherd, judge of city court of Jas per.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
uoPEFuL OF FORD

During a short visit to Decatur friends Saturday morning as he was on his way to his home In Florence, Col. c. W. Ashcraft expressed him self as firmly believing that Con- gress would award Muscle Shoals to Henry Ford. T believe Congress will vote the shoals to MT. Ford this winter" said Colonel Ashcraft. When asked for an opinion as to whether or not Ford would make reply soon as to whether or not he would take Muscle Shoals If the Gorgas steam plant were separated from the project MT. Ashcraft declared that he did not care to express an opin- ion but asked. "Why should Mir. Ford make any kind of a proposal to Sec retary of War Weeks and his asso- ciates, since MT. Weeks has said he would oppose any proposal made by MT. Ford for Muscle Shoals" Col onel Ashcraft is regarded here as one of the foremost promoters of the Ford bid and a valued confldant of the Detroit manufacturer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
NEGRO CUT TO DEATH
Two Youths Held On Charge Of Bur.
 NIartxfnG Store

CENTERVILLE. Ala, Sept. 15.- (Special.) l.)-At Marvel. In the north ern part of Bibb county, Wednesday night of this week, Eloise Williams and Frances Williams, two negro girls under 21 years of age. cut to death Annie Mae Griffin, another ne- gro girl. From the evidence adduced on preliminary trial held Thursday, these negro girls had been to pie ture show and had Quarreled. The two defe endants. according to the evil dence. waited in a dark place until the woman who was killed ap- preached, whereupon they made an attack with knives, stabbing her in the neck. killing her instantly. On preliminary trial before Judge Mont gomery the defendants were commit ted to the county jail and denied bond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
Road To Span LoWndes.
MILLINERY SCHOOL
 TO BE CONDUCTED
Lee County Girls To Be Taught
 Art Of Hat Making

OPELIKA, Ala, Sept. Ib.-(Special Leased Wire.)-It Is announced by Miss Ruth Whorton, home demon stration agent, that millinery school for the home demonstration clubs of Lee county will be held in Opelka for three days beginning September 24. Velvet and cloth hats will be made and the school will be under the supervision of Miss Jose phine Eddy, state clothing specialist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
To LAY CoRNERsToyE

Masonic bodies of Montgomery will lay the cornerstone for the new Fifth Avenue Methodist church next Saturday afternoon. The ceremonies will be in charge of Julian Fletcher Spearman of Anniston, grand master of the Alabama grand lodge, A. F. and A. M. The new church will have & valuation of more than $35,000 when completed and will be ready for use within a few months, 1t is said by the pastor. Rev. s. M. Baker
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
FAIR BEING ADVERTISED

Publicity in the holding of the Dallas county fair in this city De- tober to 13 was to begin today by the issuance of cloth streamers, neatly lettered announcing the fact and the late to all automobiles go- ing from and entering the city. These attractive advertisements will thus be carried far and wide from Selma. In addition the management will invoke the benefit of extensive newspaper advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
RAPT1srs TO MEET

The annual convention of the Montgomery Baptist association will be held Thursday and Friday of next week at the Chisholm Baptist church. Among the speakers on the program are several ministers of wide re- pute. pr. Charles Stakely will ad- dress the association Thursday eve ming on "One Hundred Years of His tory of Alabama Baptists." Election of officers will occupy early hours Thursday and reports of various standing committees will take up the whole of Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
SEIZE PUNCH BOARDS
Proprietors Ordered To Report To
 County Jail

MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 15.-Deputy sheriffs here today seized 32 punch boards in the downtown section of the city and the proprietors were ordered to report to the county jail to be docketed on the charge of ex- hibiting gaming devices, according to Sheriff Paul Cazalas. The depu- ties seized prizes at some of the places. Among the places raided were the Cawthon hotel news stand, two stores of Albright and Wood. druggists, news stand in the city bank building and McAleer's news stand The activity of the officers was restricted to the downtown DOT ton of the city where a number of nolica officers fire on duty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
CONNECTS MAKE EXTRA MONEY

State conVicts employed at the mines were paid a total of S5,72352 for extra work done during August, according to figures from the office of Roy l.. Nolen, associate member the state board of convict super visors. This figure is a months record to date it is stated. A mum Der of prisoners made more than s25 each during the month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
RAIrROADS RUsY

During August 114 carloads Of building material arrived in Opp, consigned to town people, according to records of the Louisville and Nashville freight office. Besides this, local merchants received 56 carloads of merchandise. Local dealers ship ped 22 carloads of produce and man. ufactured goods
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
powLEs HEARS FROM sLEMP

Thomas A. BoWIes, cashier or the Central National bank. here is in re-
 ceipt of 8 letter from c. Bascomb Slemp, secretary to President Calvin Coolidge, in which the secretary asks Mir. Bowles to be sure and visit him when next in Washington to talk over the old times Bowles and Slemp had had at Harvard, Ky. when MT. Bowles was in the bank there and MT. Slemp was one of his customers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
DECATUR SCHOOLS TO OPEN

The Decatur schools Will open Monday morning for tho first time since the separation of the city called New Decatur" from Decatur nearly 40 years ago. About seven years ago New Decatur changed it's name and took the name of Albany and with the passage of the Patterson merger bill August 28 the Albany city schools and the Decatur city schools were merged into one board of edu- cation and under one superinten- dent. Prof. w. W. Benson Is super intendent of the city schools and on Saturday afternoon held a meeting of over 50 white teachers at the Cor don school building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-09-16
ATMORE SCHOOLS OPEN

ATMORE. Ala. Sept. 15.-(Special Leased Wire. .)-The Atmore public schools will open the fall term Mon- day. according to Supt. A. c. Moore. An enrolment of between 300 to 400 is expected this year. These pupils will be housed In the old building until the recently voted bonds are issued and their proceeds used in the