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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
ANNISTON MASONS.
 TO LET CONTRACT. FOR NEW TEMPLE.
$50,O00 To Be Spent At Once On Fraternal
 Edifice
ANNISTON OFFICERS i
 GET NEW UNIFORMS
State Convention Of Pa.
 rent-Teachers Set For Tuesday
Admission Bureau,

ANNISTON, Ala, Oct. 1l.--Con- tracts for the construction Of the new Masonic temple to be located on the cor ner of Noble and Fourteenth streets will probably be awarded at a meeting of the directors of the temple associa' tion Monday afternoon. Steps will also be taken for the collection of the balance due on unpaid subscriptions for stock and bonds of the association so that the work can begin immediately on the new project.
 At q meeting Friday afternoon held by the directors several contractors were called in conference and 1t Is un- derstood that plans will now call for the partial construction of the building en- yolying m expenditure of $50,OO0 which will sufficiently complete the building so that 1t may be temporarily used by Masonic bodies.
 Bids for the construction of the temple were opened at a meeting of the direc- tors on September %. The bids ranged from $S2, ,T83 to $133, 900 and almost . score of bids were received.
 officers To Dress Up--Anniston is slated to have a well dressed police de- partment under the new administration judging from reports issued at central headquarters at the city hall Saturday afternoon. New uniforms and caps have been ordered for Chief o. F. White, Captain ]. H. Gilpin, ten patrOlmen and two motorcycle officers. This will in- clude new uniform for each member of the staff with the exception of the plain clothes officers.
 Parent. Teachers Meet--Anniston is preparing to receive several hundred del rRates to the state congress of the Par ent.T Teacher association which meets here Tuesday, October IA, for q session of three days. Many nationally known Educators will take part in the program
 Df. Splyey To Speak--Dr. Ludd M Spiyey; dean of BifMinaham. Southern cellege, will preach at both the morning and evening services at the First Meth0 dist church here, 1t is announced. Dr l.. C. Branscomb, pastor of the church is In Augusta, Ga., conducting revival services.
 Street Paving Let--C Contracts for va trious small paving jobs on strips of side. walks over the city were awarded to the Morgan-Hill Paving company of Bir- minEham Saturday afternoon at a spe- bid was, $1.30 per square yard for the work, the entire amount being. approx imately $3000, 1t was stated.
 Glen Addie Wlns--The Glen Addie school with percentage of S7 won the educational thrift campaign conducted by local bank during the week ending Saturday, October II. The Woodstock school second with percentage of n.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
NEW PASTOR COMES
 TO SELMA CHURCH
Rev. EzelI Is Welcomed By First
 Baptist Church

SELMA, Ala, Oct. 11.-(SpeciaD- Rev. Gordon Ezell, of Marshallville, Ga, has accepted call to the Central Baptist church of Selma. He will preach Sunday morning at Il and Sun day evening at ' 80. Reverend and Mrs. Ezell will occupy an apartment with Mrs. J. w. Robinson on Water avenue.
 Docket Cleared-The civil docket of the Dallas county circuit court was practically cleared Thursday and an early adjournment is expected. A num- Der of criminal cases have been set for trial Monday, October 13, among them being that of Seabe Saffold, prominent farmer of Dallas county, alleged to ha had Il still on his plantation.
 To Resume PastOrate-Dr. J. Pow ell Tucker will resume his pastorate of the First Baptist church in Selma on November 1 from which he has been absent for mre than a year on account of ill health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
ALABAMA PARTY
 TO VISIT CUBA
Mobile, Instead Of New Orleans, Urged As En-
 barking Point

MOBILE, Ala4 Oct. 1t.--(Special Leased Wire. )--Information received in Mobile today to the efefct that 100 Alabama business and professional men and women are planning to leave from the port of New Orleans on December 8 for trip to Cuba, abroad special steamer, caused the Chamber of Com merce to seek knowledge as to why the port of Mobile should not be used. It was reported that the Cuban trip is planned as q means of strengthening relatiOna between Alabama and that country, and that a steamer would be chartered at New Orleans. There are no regular passenger ships scheduled from Mobile but this port Is making an effort 10 attract passenger vessels. It was stated yesterday that an effort will be made to have the Cuba trip start from Mobile.
 Q. l.. Bum. general manager of the Birmingham Chamber of Commmerce, has sent letters to q large number of men and women of the state, explaining the contemplated trip. The party will be limited to one hundred persons.
 It is planned to arrive in New Or leans the morning of December and leave the same day for Cuba, arriving in Havana December 6. The party will stop at the Hotel Plaza. The Alabam- ians will stay in Cuba six days, and will visit the various points of interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
NEW CORPORATIONS
 FILE AT CAPITAL
Many Jefferson County Con-
 cerns Are Incorporated
lstatn CaoItaI Bureaul

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. h. The following domestic corporations have filed papers with Secretary of State S. H. Blap, through the offices of their respective probate judges:
 Club Crest Land company, Birming- ham: A. C. Green, E. N. Hamill, 10. Fl. Posey, incorpoFators authorized capital, $2,0OO, with half that amount paid in: real estate.
 Baldwin, Eshelman and Gaskell Pow CT Equipment Company, Inc, Birming- ham: John E. Baldwin, Joseph w.. EshGlman and c. J. Gaskell, incorpora- tors; authorized capital, $7,50O, with $2.1O0 paid in; power equipment.
 Vickery and Walters Electric com pany, Birmingham; D. H. ScOyille, 10. F. T. Walters and A. H. Vickery, in- corporators; authorized capital, $2,00O, with $1 800 paid in !; electric business.
 Hotel Dunbar company, Birmingham {; H. C., John and J. W. Gillespie, incor- porators; authorized capital, $2,OOO, all paid in; hotel business.
 First Mortgage Company, Inc, Bir- mingham; J. M. Dewberry, E. l.. Dew berry and l.. 0. Dewberry, incOrpOra- tors authorized capital, 5000, with half that amount paid in; loans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
SYNOD OF ALABAMA
 TO MEET AT EUTAW
Dr. DObyns Of Birmingham Is
 Among Those On Program

BOLIGEE, Ala, Oct. 11.-(SpeciaD A great amount of interest is being taken in the eighty-ninth annual meet ing of the synod of Alabama, which will be held at the Presbyterian church of Etowah, Ala, on October IA, 15 and 16. This church will celebrate at this time it's one hundredth anniversary. The program for centennial-synodica week is one of unusual strength and appeal
 Rev. Henry H. Sweets, of Louisville, Ky, will preach two sermons ard Dr. Wm. Ray Dobyns of Birmingham and Dr. Dunbar H. Ogden of BAlobile will each give sermon. On Wednesday night of the meeting Congressman Oliver, who is an elder of the First Presbyterian church of Tuscaloosa, will speak on the Contribution of the Pres byterian Church to the Nation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
FREIGHT TRAFFIC
 AT OZARK GROWS
28O Carloads Lumber Shipped
 In One Month

OZARK. Ala. Oct. 11.-(Special. )- The freight traffic of Ozark has been extra heavy for the past few months, The A. c. L.. agent states that Ozark has had the largest increase propOr- tionally of any town between Mont gomery and Waycross, Ga. During the month of August the amount of freight receipts exceeded 71,OO0 tons and in the same month there were over 2S0 carloads of lumber shipped out via the Atlantic Coast Line in addition to other commodities. The Central of Georgia freight agent states that freight traffic is much heavier than it has been in the past several months, it be- ing about 35 per cent increase in the past six months.
 Baptists End Meet-Tbe Baptist as- sOciatiOn of Dale county was concluded today after one of the largest attend ances that it ever had.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
NEW EDIFICE WILL
 BE 500 FEET LONG
Service Commission Suc- cessful In Negotiations
 With Railroad
PROJECT BENEFITS
 SEVERAL SECTIONS
Need For New Station Pointed Out At State Convention
 Of Travelling Men
,state Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. ll.--- As result of informal negotiations be- tween the Alabama public service com mission and the officials of the Louis vile and Nashville railroad, the ratis road will shortly begin the construu' tion of modern type umbrella shed ~ Calera, 1t was announced today. Wnile detailed specifications have not reached the commission, 1t Is understood thnt the shed will cost approximately $lf" 900 and will be about 5OO feet long. It will be of the butterfly type which causes the water to drain through tue iron pipe which supports the shed m the center.
 Requests from the mayor and coiin.. cil of Calera as to the necessity ot such structure were received by the commission over two years ago. The matter was first brought to the atten- tiOn of the present commission, now ever, through . commission of citizeHs of Anniston, headed by former GoF, Thomas 10. Kilby, on the occasion ot the commission's annual county seat iiir speetion trip to Annlston some months ago. Much interest has been shown in many quarters in securing the needed improvement, informal requests having come to the commission from chnnl- bers of cointnerca and civic clubs aE Gadsden, Sylncaugu, AnniHton and T4i- ladeEa. A resolution of the same mt ure was passed by the state conveil- tion of the T. F. A., at Mobile in May, and similar resolutions hy sev- erai local counties of the United Com mercial Travellers.
 Discontinue Exchange--The Ala bama public service commission in . decision announced Saturday granted the petition of the Pollard Telephone exchange to discontinue telephone sery- ice at Pollard and to remove it's equip ment from that town. The petition showed that only 18 customers were served at Pollard and that the revenue was insufficient to pay the expenses of an operator.
 Before the issuance of the order of the commission, an arrangement was been made whereby the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company has established long distan ? telephone serv- ice to take care of long distnnce com munications which mry originate or go into Pollard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
PERMITS GRANTED
 FOR POWER LINES
Formal Permission Grant ed For HapgoOd- -Deca-
 tur Project
tssate Capital Bareau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Dei tl.-- Extension of. the transmission lines of inc Alabama Power company to serve nine additional Alabama towns has been atsnrOved by the public service commission. Approval of the exten- sions was given in two separate orders, one granting petition for certlfi- cate of convenience and necessity for an electric transmission lines or lines from Selma via Uniontown and Fnuns- dale to DemOpOlis. The other grants 0 certificate of convenience and neces- sity for construction of q transmission line or lines to connect with the pe- titiOners' line to be built from Hap good to Decatur, with Q distribution system at Leighton, Town Greek, Hills boro, Trinity, Cherokee and Courtland.
 Forester to Speak.--Major Page 5. Bunker, state forester, has accepted m invitation to address the Mobile Rotary club October 16. Major Bunker will attend the convention of the Southern Logging association at New Orleans October 21.
 Named Bank Officlals-Gordon Ash ley, of Ashyille, St. Clair county, has been named registrar of the Federal land bank of New Orleans as the sue eessOr of Warren $. Reese, of MOntgom- cry, resigned. News of the appoint ment came to Montgomery today. Mir. Ashley has already taken up his duties and has located at New Orleans. Mir. Reese rendered his resignation last month and information Is that he will become citizen of Miami, Fla.
 Mir Ashley has been m active fig ure in republican affairs in Alabama for many years. He served term as collector of the port of Mobile and has been allied with the Street faction which gained the ascendancy in repub- Iican circles when President Coolidge took office. Mir. Reese served as dis trict attorney for the middle district of Alabama during the Taft admin iRtratiOn and was in Washington dur ing the world war, returning south to become registrar of the land bank about two years ago.
 State Chaplain Buried--Funeral serv- ices for Rev. T. II. Jones, state chap lain of the convict department, were held here this D. m., at o'clock. from the Perry Street Methodist church. Rev. R. J. Mills, pastOr, and Rev. J. Y. Mcleod, former pastor of the church, now at Defuniak Springs, Fla, and Rev. R. R. Ellison, presiding el- der of the Montgomery district. con ducted the services. The following act ed as pallbearers Dr. H. $. Sprag- ins, pastor of Court Street church Rev. J. F.. Northcutt, pastor of Dex- ter Avenue church; Rev. Henry NJ. An drews, pastor of Forest Avenue church; Rev. $. NJ. Baker, pastor of West End church; Rev. c. A. Cornell, pastor of Clayton Street church, and Rev. W. H. Venters,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
BUREAU ORDERS
 MUCH VETCH SEED
35O,OOO Pounds Ordered Direct
 From Russia

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. H. Especial. )-After handling 530,000 pounds of hairy veteh seed for farmers in 60 counties, the Alabama Farm Bu- reau Federation is now closing up it's vetch seed business for this season. Orders from the county farm bureaus have been handled by the state farm bureau since early summer. Beginning with the first good rain late in Sep tember farmers have been planting the seed which will continue until late in October. A few small orders are yet to be delivered.
 This is the first time the Alabama Farm bureau has bought vetch seed. Edward A. O'Neal, president, reports that the majority of them, or ap- proximately 350,000 pounds, were im- ported direct from Russia through the port of Mobile. With the exception of a small shipment from Baltimore, the remainder were imported through Pen sacola. Mir. ONeal prefers to use the Mobile Port exclusively but it is not always practical to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
8 CONVENTIONS
 SET AT MOBILE
Reunion Of Confederate Veterans Will Be Held
 On Oct. P

MOBILE. Alas. Oct. H. tspceial.) }. Further proof that Mobiles bathing beaches and hospitality are attractive to Alabamians Is shown in the list of eight important conventions to be held here between October 22 and July of 1925. The chamber of commerce today compiled q list of state associations which have decided to hold their next annual meeting in the gulf city.
 The convention period, as shown on the chamber of comnssree list, will be- gin with the reunion of the Alabama di- vision, United Confederate veterans, 0c- tober 22 and g. Several hundred of "wearers of the gray" their sons and daughters and friends, are expected to attend the vets gathering.
 The tourist and convention depart ment will continue active throughout the 1924 season in an effort to increase the number of 1925 conventions, it was stat ed yesterday, and the department has several conventions in mind and will invite them to the port city.
 The list of conventions follow:
 Alabama conference of social work CTS, March, 1925: Rotary club district convention, March, 1925; Alabama Fed eration of Women's clubs, March, 1925 {: Alabama Dentists association, April, 1925; Alabama Pecan Growers asso- citation, May, 1925; Alabama State Fed eration of Labor, June. 1925; Alabama Press association, tentatively set for July, 1925.
 The press association, with member ship composed of editors and writers of the state, has a comparatively small attendance, but is considered one of the most important of the conventions be- cause of the influence of the states newspapers. The Rotary convention will attract leading business men from three states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
HARMONY CI.UB MEETS
American Music Discussed By Union
 town Women

UNIONIOWN, Ala, Oct. H. Especial. )-The Harmony club, with Mrs. Charles P. Johnston, president, held it's first meeting of the season this week with Mrs. Frank James as hostess. American music was the subject of tile program and was led by Mrs. Rob ert Coleman. This is one of the oldest clubs in the Black Belt" Its member ship is limited to 25. It is a member of the Federation of Clubs.
 Pagent GiVen-In religious circles this week, the woman's auxiliary of the Presbyterian church presented a pagent entitled, "The Far West and the Woman's Missionary society of the Baptist church presented Japan as ''The Lady Of The KiihOnO."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12

CHICAGO, H., Oct. 11.-A predic- ton that the Muscle Shoals district will eventually become one of the richest and most populous sections in the United States is contained in an ar- ticle recently published by the Manu- lecturers News. 1t was prepared by ". ]. Phinn and details the resources of the section. It is reproduced here with in full:
 There is no more widely discussed place in America today, than Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Muscle Shoals is a water power site on the Tennessee river.
 Since the rocky, shallow river bed, at that place, shows drop of about one hundred feet in seventeen miles, the current is very swift. The early settler paddling his canoe up the rapids, had to use so much arm work that he named this place, Muscle Shoals"
 Under the stress of the World war, the United States government construct ed two huge nitrate plants at Muscle Shoals. These plants cover three thou sand nine hundred acres of ground and cost the stupendous sum of eighty three million dollars. They were built for the purpose of manufacturing high explosives in time of war, and chemical fertilizer in time of peace. Nitrate plant No. 2 was running at only one-tenth of it's capacity, employing 1900 men, when the armistice was signed. Since then the plants have lain idle, awaiting the completion of the Wilson dam.
 Build Dam
 During the war, the government also started to construct. the famous Wilson dam across the Tennessee river at Muscle shoals. This is the largest monolithic structure of it's kind in the world. It is 4,426 feet fnearly a mile) long. 121 feet high; 161 feet wide at the base and 45 feet wide at the top. When completed it will generate a maximum power of about 624, 900 horsepower, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
More Hunters And Fish ermen Fined This Year Than Ever Before CONSERVATIONISTS ORGANIZE CLUBS Commissioner Helps Form Associations In Many
 Counties LICENSES ISSUED
 MANY HUNTERS Value Of Insect Eating Birds To Agriculture Stressed
 At Length
fstate Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 10.-Re- ports have been received from every county in the state to the effect that game of all kinds is more plentiful this year than for a number of years past according to l. T. Quinn, state commis- sioner of game and fisheries.
 Commissioner Quinn has submitted to Governor w. ". Brandon a report giving interesting data on the prog ress of conservation in Alabama. The report showed an increase in number of convictions for violation of game and fish laws from 312 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1923, to S9l for the fiscal year ending September 90, 1924.
 Restocking of depleted territory with game birds and. deer was recommended by Commissioner Quinn, who also rec commended the spending by the state oi moi less than S25, 900 a year for pc riod of four years in planting seed oys. ters and shells.
 With reference to the progress of en' forcement of conservation laws, Com. missioner Quinn stated that While the number of convictions which have been able to obtain during the past fiscal year is highly gratifying to me the number of violations which have been prevented from occurring is oi more importance" He referred to the progress of organization of caimts game and fish protective associatioms over the state and to the recent Tor nation of state conservation associa tion through which the county Organi zations will become affiliated,
 In his report to the governor, Com missioner Quinn stated:
 Although the statutes provide for s uuadrennial report from the commis. sioner of the department of game and fisheries to be made to the governor, which report will be made in full by me on October i, 1926, desire to call your attention briefly at this time to the progress that has been made dur ing the past two years of my admins. tration of the affairs of the depart. ment. especially as relates to the states natural resources as they consist in rane. birds and fish, and made some surwestioHs as to the future activities of the department.
 rBy way of comparison and in order to show the progress that the depart. ment has made in the enforcement oi
 
 the game and fish laws, call your at tention to the following data taken from the records on file in this office giving the number of convictions;
 October 1, 1918, to September 30 1919, 11S. .o
 October l, 10lO, to SeptemDer SU 1920, 156. oo
 October l, 142O, to eptemDer oV 1921. 304. no
 October l, 1921, to SepumDer oo 1922, 245. oo
 October l, 1022, to Septemoer oVi 1923, 312. o
 October l, 1925, to Septemoer o" 1924, S04.
 Wardens More Active
 "The increase in the number of con. victions for the fiscal year ending Sep, tember 30, 1924, over the number oi
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
GOLD MEDAL WON
 BY MOBILE BOY
Came Out Ahead In Camp 100
 Yard Dash

MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 11.--Guy Tapia, Mobile boy and member of the Mobile Rifle company, has been awarded a gold medal for winning the hundred yard dash over all men of the Thirty First division during the recent athletic con tests at Camp Mcclellan, Ala, the Thirty First is made up of troops from Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana and young Tapia distanced the entire list in the hundred yard sprint.
 Notice of the award of the medal was received here today in a letter from Colonel A. Moon to Capt. J. J. Alvarez of the rifles. The letter stated that Alabama is proud of you" and asked tllat the medal be presented youn,; Tapia at the next company meeting Tapia is now a student at Tulane uni versity and will be presented the medal on his first visit here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-12
MODERN STATION FACILITIES AT CA[ERA ARE ASSURED
Muscle Shoals District Seen
 As One Of Richest In America
Many Eastern Manufacturers Already Turning
 Eyes Towards Banks Of Tennessee

greatest amount of power in one plant in the world. This wonderful hydro electric development will create the very cheapest power possible for industrial purposes. There will be sufficient pow CT and material to manufacture enough superior quality fertilizer to supply the need of every farmer in the United States.
 Wilson Dam is not only the most mas- sive structure of it's kind, but, it will be the greatest hydro-electrical instalia- ton ever achieved. @8
 1t will be one of the most beautiful pieces of masonry ever conceived by the mind of man. Owing to the depth of the power pool, the water flowing over the crest will be clear. A magnificent system of lighting will be installed, and the boulevard will be swept with rays from reflectors planted along the para pet. In the river below the dam, spe- cialy built searchlights will be placed to illuminate the falling water. Three na- tional highways, the Jackson, the Lee and the Scenic, will go oyer Wilson dam, so it will be visited annually by hundreds of thousands of tourists.
 Big Mineral Area
 In the manufacturing field, Wilson dam is highly significant because it is in the midst of one of the richest anl most diversified mineral regions in the world. And one of the most important factors essential to the great and last ing success of an industrial city--is abundant raw material for the manu- featuring purposes.
 F The Muscle Shoals district has hun dreds of millions of, tons of mineral de- posits within a fifty mile radius, suf- ficient for manufacturing purposes for centuries to come. It is said there is more brown iron ore in that district than in any other known locality. There are vast deposits of bauxite, from which aluminium is made. There are thousands
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