The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-07
WATER SYSTEM
 IS OVERHAIJLED
Twin Cities Has Come Up To Requirements Of
 Underwriters
tTennessee Valley Bureau.)

ALBANY DECATUR, Ala, Aug. 6. The full demand of the Southern Un- derwriters association, necessary to keep Albany and Decatur property as high-class insurance risks, met some months ago by agreement, are now met in fact, with every new water main, every new force pump and all other fire.fighting equipment, including addi- tional firemen, in place and function ing. Fhia news was given out by T. B. Hale, local manager of the Alabama Water company, which furnishes the entire water supply for the Twin Cities, and MT. Hale's statement was verified by officials of both cities.
 Three long water mains from six inches to eight inches in diameter, i'm proved conditions at the pumping sta tion and reconditioning of all the company's equipment was required by the Alabama public service commission upon request of local citizens and the underwriters. The cities were required to put on a few additional firemen and to increase their fire-fighting equip ment.
 Appeal Prepared-The appeal to be made to the Alabama court of appeals by Robert Lancaster, soldier on strike duty in Walker county, months ago when Willie Baird, miner, was killed, to save him from serving his present life sentence for the murder of Baird was prepared in part here Wednesday, when. Judge c. P. Alhon of Lauderdale county, the judge who tried Lancaster when he was sentenced, Judge Horace Wilkerson, who prose cuted the soldier, and Hon. A. H. Car michael, now leading council for Lam caster, held an extended conference. MT. Carmichael stated that he is ex- peeted to seek hearing for his client early in December. Mir. Carmichael stated other attorneys for Lancaster are: Werner and Rice, Tuscaloosa Fite and Fite, Hamilton; Cecil Gray, Jasper. The members of the court of appeals are Judges C.. R. Bricken, W. H. Sanford and H. P.sFOster.
 Plans Florida Route-The Chicago Florida Highway association, under the direction of prominent men of Florida and Chicago, with James F. Rogan, formally of California, in charge of the field work of the organization, pro- poses to route 100000 tourists by way of Nashville, Albany Decatur, Birming- ham and Montgomery to the leading center of population in Florida during the coming season. Mir. Rogan claims he can build for the country along the Bee Line highway, in part at least, what he has seen done in California.
 Carmichael To Speak-At 8 o'clock Thursday evening, at the rooms of the Albany-Decatur Chamber. of Commerce, Dr. 0. c. Carmichael, dean of the Ala bama college for women at Montgom- cry, will address the people of Albany and Decatur on the claims of his in- stitutiOn to an endowment fund of one million dollars. Following the address of Dr. Carmichael, the Albany solici- tors for the quota brought here will be- gin their canvass for pledges.
 Dairymen 20 Organize-C. A. Abele, state milk inspector of the office of the state board of health of Montgom- cry, is expected here in a week or ten days to organize the dairymen in con nectiOn with efforts now being made to have the so-called model license' adopted in Morgan county.