The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-29
ATTALLA REVIEWS. STATION FIGHT;
 HEARING IS SET
Commission and Rail At torneys Take Up Long
 Standing Case
(Gadsden Bureau)

e GADSDEN, Ala, April 2S.--Another chapter will be written Tuesday in the long story in the fight for new pas senger depot for Attalia. The Alabama public service commission will arrive there in the morning along with at torneys of railroads affected, to hold a hearing on the subject. Four rail roads, the Southern,a Louisville and Nashville, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis and Alabama Great Southern have been cited bya the commission to appear and show cause why they should not proceed with the erection of a new and adequate station. It is, understood they will offer to repair. and enlarge the old; station.
 Former Officer Fined Custer Mar tin, former speed cop of Attalla, was caught bringing two gallons of whisky into Gadsden Sunday night and was fined $100 and sentenced to 90 days at hard labor, in police court Monday aft ernoon. His companion, John Bradley, was given the same punishment and was also fined $25 for resisting arrest. H is claimed that when Policeman Wise boarded the side car of their motorcycle at the river bridge and told them to drive to police station, Brad ley showed him off, causing him to be painfully injured sastF
 AttalIa Has Fire Two buildings and three stores were burned in Attalla at 2 o'clock Monday morning, the loss be- ing around $7,500, with insurance amounting to $4,000. The Tindale cafe, the Hamilton jewelry store sand the Arnold shoe shop were destroyed. The building belonged to George T. Walker, who carried $1 ,500 insurance. Gadsden sent over fire truck but it was not needed
 Killed By TraiR-Bud Thornton, s. year-old painter of Alabama City, was killed by a Southern passenger train three miles east of the city early Sun day night. His body was found on the right-of-way by the same train mak- ing the return trip tS Rome, Ga; Mon- day morning. It wNs sthought he was sitting on the end M agcross tie and was hit by beam of the engine. The funeral will be held at o'clock Tues day afternoon.
 To Make Coat Hangers-J. A. Todd of Dallas, Tex, has purchased machin- cry for plant to manufacture wire coat hangers an dwill have it in opera tion at Attalla within 30 days. He ex- poets to use l,zUO tons Of steel year in this department and a still larger tonnage in wire specialties, which will be made later on.
 Officers Elected The Wesley Boethian Mems class of the First Meth odist church Sunday school Sunday elected the following officers: President. W. D. Weir; vice president, B. G.. God { bold treasurer, w B. Small secretary, Holly Midgley; teacher, M. c. Sivley assistant teacher. O. Cross pianist, Mrs. Roy Rutledge; committees were named to prepare a program for Mothers Day, May 11.ss
 Farmer Jailed -AndysfW ooten, farmer of Big Willis Valley, was placed in the county jail Monday following raid on his home by deputy sheriff and the finding of a complete one-ga1lon still. The plant was being prepared for it's first operation.
 Leakue To Be Formed Epworth League unicnt to be composed off all the leagues in Gadsden, Attalla and Alabama City will be formed at meeting here at the2 First Methodist church Tuesday, &