The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
FOUR COMP PANIES
 LEAVE CAPITAL
 FOR MCCLELLAN
Entire Brigade To Be In Training At The
 Same Time
(State Capital Bureau.)

MONIGOMEh1, Ala., AuS. H. Four companies of the Alabama Na- tional Guard, of Montgomery, left to- day on a special train for Camp Me Clellen, where they will join other Ma tional Guard organizations for a train .Ahg camp of two weeks. The Montgom- cry companies were joined here by the companies of Ozark and Ramer, which travelled to Mcclellan on the same spe- cial train.
 Four troop trains passed through Montgomery during the day, all enroute to Mcclellan. Two of the trains carried guardsmen of Louisiana, one carried units of the Florida National Guard, and the other carried Alabama troops. This will be the first time the entire brigade has been in training at one time.
 IA Traffic ArrestS-Following in structions from the chief of police, Montgomery policemen made a week end campaign against viOlatOrs of the traffic ordinance, with the result that fourteen persons faced the city recorder Monday afternoon. Six were charged with speeding and the others with col 1ision and other violations of the or tlinance.
 W. H. Taylor, chief of police, told the policemen to make a special effort to break speeding and other violations of the traffic ordinance.
 To Hear Albany Plea-The Alabama Public Service commission is going to Albany Tuesday, where it will hear the petition of the Alabama Traction com pany for permission to abandon its street railway service at Albany and De- catur. The petition of the Alabama Water company for authority to issue $225,000 of first mortgage and refund fng six per cent 3O-year bonds will also be heard at Albany Tuesday.
 The commission today approved plans of the St. Louis and San Francisco rail- road for a new combination freight and passenger depot at Summit, Walker county. Considerable negotiation had been in progress between the commis- sion and the railroad, resulting in the securing of the depot. The Frisco's atti- 6lde toward the matter was commended ! by members of the commission. Five eases were filed with the commission to- day and docketed for September 2, four Of them being petitions by the Florence Chamber of Commerce. One of these, against the Central of Georgia, Louis vile and Nashville, Southern, Northern Alabama and St. Louis and San Fran cisco railroads, attacked rates on coal From stations on the Central of Georgia o Florence, Sheffield and Tuscumbia Another case of the Florence Chamber of Commerce versus the Louisville and Nashville, Southern, Northern Alabama and St. Louis and San Francisco rail- roads, contested rates on coal and coke From all mines and ovens on the Louis. vile and Nashville to Florence, Shef- 9eld and Tuscumbia. A third petition against the St. Louis and San Fran cisco, Northern Alabama and Southern railroads attacked rates on coal from Frisco stations to Florence, Sheffield Egsa Tuseumbia. A fourth petition by the Florence Chamber of Commerce against the Northern Alabama and Southern railroads attacked rates on lumber from Littleville to Florence. 4 petition was also filed by the Ray Cooperage company against the Ala bama Great Southern and Southern rail- Roads, against rates on heading blocks from Robinson and Collinsville and all fntermediate points to Spripgville.
 The commission in an order today ap- proved a contract between the munich pality of Irondale and the Birmingham Electric company, for a street lighting system.
 EIectragists Meet-The Alabama as- aociation of electragists met here to- day, with about 25 electrical contractors of Birmingham, Mobile and other Ala bama cities in attendance. Officers of 4he association are: J. R. Wilcox, Bir- Tningham, president; K. s. Elebash, Tuscaloosa, vice president; and D. B. Clayton, Birmingham, secretary-treas- arer. The executive committee is com posed of R. P. Reeves, Montgomery, B. J Hughenot, Mobile, D. B. Clayton and R. P. Wilcox, Birmingham. Informal talks were delivered by several mem- bers at the session today, featured by an address by F. M. Moseley of Mont Nomery of the importance of adopting the' code of ethics of the national asso- siation and the international associa- ton of electragists.