The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-04
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 ISSUE PROPOSED
Utility Board Asks Mobile Gas Company For More
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MONTGOMERY Ala, March B. Petition of the Mobile Gas company to be allowed to issue bonds was the first case to be heard by the Alabama pub lie service commission when it began work Monday morning on it's March docket. The commission took the peti- tion under advisement after hearing. It is understood that the bond issue, which will total S1S5,00 will be used to meet indebtedness of the company. The Gas company was represented at the hearing by R. I. Speer, it's general manager. The commission asked Mir. Speer to furnish certain information, not in. the original papers filed.
 One piece of information requested was $he rate of interest paid by the Mobile Gas company to it's holding company, the Metropolitan Gas and Electric company of Chicago, for money advanced. Certain accounting data was also requested. Mir. Speer agreed to furnish all the information requested by the commission.
 Complaint of the Good Roads Gravel company against the Louisville and Nashville and Western of Alabama railroads, on rates on gravel in car loads from Cantellou's Spur to Ever green was also heard by the commission at it's Monday morning sesion.
 100 Register For Meeting
 One hundred delegates to the state conference of social workers have al ready engaged reservations at one of the hotels. in Tuscaloosa, Mrs. 9L. B. Bush, president of the conference, was informed Monday. This does not take into account the delegates who have engaged rooms at other hostelries in the Druid City and those who will be entertained at private homes.
 The 1924 conference begins at Tus- caloosa next Sunday and is expected to be the largest held in Alabama.
 Game Law Convictions
 The following convictions were re- ported Monday to the office of the state commissioner of game and fish cries. J. R. Jordan and Abb Higin- botham, Bibb county, hunting with Hout license and each fined $10 and costs. Joe Jones, Perry county, fined $26 and costs for trapping without li- cense. Will Payne and John Hicklin, Madison county, hunting without per nit and each fined $10 and costs. Leonard Draper, Morgan county. hunt ing without license or permit, fined SIC and costs.
 Dallas Man ParOled
 Parole was issued Monday by Gov convicted in Dallas county July 26, 1923, of possessing a still and given a sentence of one year, one day, to one year, two days. The $25O fine imposed on Jack Moore was also remitted by order of the governor. Moore was con victed in Limestone county, September 28, 1923 of assault with a weapon and sentenced to six months hard labor in addition to the fine. His sentence al ready had been served before the fine was.. remitted. " Commissions Issued
 Theodore Cobb of York, Sumter cOun- ty, and w. B. Berry of Orrville, Dal- las county, have been issued their com missions as jury commissioners by secratary. of state, s. H. Elan. The following notary publics have been com missioned by, the secretary of state John A. Altman, York, Sumter county ; !. sJs Sykes, Decatur, Morgan county ; Walter s.. Christopher, Limestone county, address Bethel, Tenn, Route l ; B. H. Hale, Birmingham, Jefferson county; W. P. Swift, Selma, Dallas county; Frank Wheyland, Admission, Calhoun county; J. E. HolstOn, Mobile, Mobile county; H. F. Guy, Bessemer, Jefferson County; Mrs. Myrtle Key holds, Montgomery county.
 F. N. Julian Back
 Frank N. Julian, state insurance conmissioner, returned Monday after being away the greater part of last week on a trip to St. Louis, Mo, on business of the department.
 Guard Inspector Coming
 Captain Archibald A. Fall, federal inspector, with headquarters at Or lando, Fla, is expected in Montgomery Tuesday to inspect the national guard units here, it was announced Monday at the office of the adjutapt general.