The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-08
BRIDGE CONTRACT
 IS LET AT SELMA
Structure Over Alabama River To Be Repaired At Night
lState Capital Bureau.l

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July T. The state highway commission at a | meeting Monday, awarded the con- tract for repairs to the bridge over the Alabama river at Selma to Rouse and Cooper of Selma, for $17, ,375, The work will be done at night as the bridge is used by big volume of traffic. The city of Selma paying $1,OO0 of the contract price, which sum was added to the cost on account of the night work. e
 A delegation headed by Albert But Ter and Dr. Campbell, Madison county appeared in the interest ot a road from the end of the federal aid pro feet 39 to Huntsville and from Cobbs Bridge to the Marshall county line. They were informed that both. projects aggregating ten miles, are on the 1924- 1925 program.
 Senator Riley Kelly of Monroe coun- ty, advocated a road from the Cone cuh county line via Excell to connect with federal aid project 1924. The commission put the project on the 1925-1926 program.
 A delegation from Winston county
 
 of routes connecting Phil Campbell, Haleyville and Heidelberg. This mat ter was taken under advisement.
 State Examinations Set-The state board of censors met Monday after noon. The examination of applicants seeking license to practice medicine will begin Tuesday. Semi-annual examina- tion of applicants for admission to the state bar will also begin Tuesday.
 Rate Cases Heard-The Alabama public service commission Monday heard and took under advisement the petition of the Farmers Supply store of Mobile against the Louisville and Nashville railroad, a complaint against rates on syrup in tins, carloads, from Atmore to. Mobile, with petition for reparation. The commission also heard the petition of the Gulf States Port land Cement company in which case the Lehigh Portland Cement company appeared as interverners against rail roads of the states, attacking rates on 1 cement, carload from Spocari to points on the defendants lines in Alabama. Fincher To Hang-No application for clemency has been presented to the pardon board or to the governor ir the case of Gordon Fincher, TalladegG county, sentenced to hang Friday. ac cording to information obtained Mon day.
 Fincher was convicted of the mur, 1 der of Maebelle McCullars, young girl who was attacked while on the road between her home and the family mail box. Her body was found con, cealed in a stump, her throat having | haan ni the crime and sentenced to hang. Tn, conviction and fixed the date of exc cution for Friday, July II.
 PraetOrians To FrOlic-Montgome will send delegation of some 15 to attend the Praetorian barbecue tc ing to T. H. Carroll, state manager of the Praetorians. Mayor W. A Gunter, Jr., Mir. Carroll and J. P Hanks. southeastern supervisor E. T Riley, district manager from Dethan and c. S. Chapman, district manager Birmingham, are among those who vii attend.
 To Attend ReuniOn-Much interest is reported from over the state 1T the Rainbow veterans reunion to b, held at Columbia, s. C., and veterans from various parts of the state ara expected to attend. Among those whC will attend from Montgomery vii be Gen. w. P. Screws, Maj. Everett Jackson, Col. George Glenn, Adjutan General Hartley Moon, Miles Simpson Bert Heilpern, Maj. J. M. Dickerson H. L. Burdin, Arthur Heustess, Georg, Moses, Andrew w. Haines and H. ] Burson.
 Ellis To Salt Lake-State Treasure George w. Ellis left Sunday to attent the convention of state administrative and financial officials at Salt Lakt City, Utah.