The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-05-22
COMPANY PLANS
 NEW POWER LINE
Eight Mile Span From Cherokee Bluffs To
 Eclectic Proposed
fstate Capital Burean)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May q "A petition was-filed in the Alabama Pub lie Service Commission today by the Alabama Power company, seeking a certificate of convenience and necessi- ty for an S0-mile transmission line from Cherokee Bluffs to Electric with a distribution system in the latter town. Another petition by the Power company sought permission to erect a transmission line a mile and half long from a point on the Roanoke North Auburn line to Five Points in Chambers county, with a distribution system at Five Points.
 Third petition by the Alabama Power company requested the right to change service clnssifications so as to give restaurants hotels and bakeries and other commercial establishments 4he same classification of electric cuppy for cooking and heating such as has hither- to applied to residences. It was stated that this will result in cheaper rates for the commercial establishments.
 A petition for approval of certain grants of electric franchise from the town of Robertsdale to the Deuvel Power company was submitted to the commission and set for hearing May 21.
 Allowed Bond--Ross Cunningham, alleged by federal narcotics agents to be one of the leaders of-the dope traf fife in the south, was given his liberty from the county jail today after hav- ing filed a $1,500 bond with the fed. eral court. Cunningham's 1ase will be investigated by the grand jury later.
 Officers allege that Cunningham was. arrested while in the act of selling two grains of morphine to an Addict at a price of $6.
 Alumnae Meeting Set---Alumnae from all partsSof Alabama will attend the annual meeting of the Womari's College Alumnae Association here Saturday, according to annouHeement today. A special car has been char tered by F. M Jackson to bring the Birmingham party to Montgomery. Mir. Jackson, it wiH be recalled, do- mated the money for the construction and equipment, of the hospital at the college.
 Parole Granted Governor W. W. Brandon today parpled James Thomas of Russell county, sentenced April G.; 1903 to 90 years imprisonment for murder; Joe Green, Jefferson county, VI ACCEANCQ e1 lAlC bChtCANC 1OAs AAA4AQGA April 3O,s 1920, and Clarence w. Walls, AfontgomerN county. sentenced to a year for manslaughter June IA, 1923.
 To Illuminate Dome -The dome of the state capitol will be illuminated in a manner similar to that of the na- .tieual capitol at Washington. accord ing to plans announced today. Five powerful lights will be placed around the dome, one in front and two on either side, so as to shine directly upon the white dome. The work will be in charge of lthe state board of adminis- tration, and will be done promptly, it was stated.
 To Get Road Material-Alabama' highway department and the depart ments of other states wiil benefit by passage by the national house of rep resentatives today of bill providing for the distribution of surplus. war. ma terisls to the various states, for use in road construction. Congressman J. Lister Hill wired interestede persons in Montgomery that the bill has passed tile lower house. X