The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-22
MAGIC UYFIRM
 FIGHTS GAS TAX
Retitisa ef Weco Pep Company fer InjWc1isa Heard
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STATE CAPITAL BUHEAu

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 srArE CAPITAL BUREAU MONTGOMERY Jan 21.@Judge waRrxr R. Jsues eff the circuit court sef1F tssk under advisement the peti- men sf the Weee Pep company of Rarma1;cham for am injunction prevent ize the A&sutgVmerH commission from imposing q tax of I cent q gallon on Eszalhre sold by distributors in Mont rsaptrE- He announced that q decision wuE1A be rendered some time this week
 TAe company contends that the city errsest& its authority i'm imposing the rnx aDa rhar small distributors will be tSsrc@l cut sf business because the large czmpn16es wiIl De able to absorb the tax whlDe the small ones will not ep- sraze en xcale which will permit the zAHsCVSlsn-
 Gescre W. Nancy of Birmingham ap- Fsrrca for the Wecs Pep company, whase LInfBRw Elmare, city attorney, rsE fssents& the city commission
 Mir Ehmare asked the court to dis masx the Eefitnan for want of equity, esmzKDihng thnt the company has an s8c4nzre remedy ait lHw by refusing to EnF the tax and testing the issue in rhar waF- Mir Nancy answered that ms eNmgnny w0uld be forced out of bEsiaess by the tax before q decision csG& ke ahtxlned should the petition for nm inVzuef1gn be dismissed and the czse disxa6e1 by the aw court
 10 RRxlse Waxef Rates
 Memrgz1lerys waiter rates will be re- vlsr& hW the Puhle Service Cemmis- xae1, AccRrd1ng to announcement of Mzyer w. A. Gunter, IT., today. Mir. Gznrkr id nat say what revision will be mnlBe. though the commission an nsuncHa lzxr week that the waterworks department hRd a defieft of more than $a9A@ee zlnee the water system was taken Gxer hF the city and it was kBswn that am inerease in water rates wena1 De saaxht-
 MAEVr Gunter stated that new equip mknt mnxt be purchased and bonds is Ene1 fsr improvements in the depart mxsnE- h1t that the waterworks must he e0 q self-supporting basis before the hanls ean be sold
 LiaR to Meet At . ee1ference here this afternoon hefween representatives of q number 9f Laa1ns eauhs on plans for the dis
 
 tesHEh dkstr1ct to be held in Montgom- snr, the d:zte of meeting was fixed ten safaxxlF at May z-22
 Anxi-Hawk Campaism \ 6smuiss5aner of Game and Fisheries L T. Quann, m q statement addressed 4 us farmers of the state. today called srHRnzsRm tR pE1ns for another anti \ hzwk campaign which he expects to RaUneh thEs spring Mir. Quinn stated ranr msRre than 5000 hawks were re Ealnrea l. O NIeCfuskey, tax assessor Thfm kzsG sprlug and he is aiming for nm even elsger bag this Eear- E1Egkte Assessor Named
 GGEsruar W. w Brandon today ap- Fsanae1 l. O MeCIuskey tax assessro Gf F1EeEre county. He will fill the xlrantF eTentR1 by the death of 4. E. RzrEerssn-
 Cs1serx with Maan CSaznel W. E- Bare of Birmingham commanding SfRer of the 167th infan- rrEs was at the capitol today and con- fsrrea with Adlutant- General Moon. HRs rrlp lnelu3ed an inspection of local unHEs Qf the rSath infantry
 Arhenx H1s Guard Unit
 CagGHln Edwin W. Jones and Second Lhs1ERmzaa Haraee B. French of the recsMzAy saEganized Company E, 133d Engineers sf the Alabama National GURrass rRak their professional exam lzAr1zds at the office of the adjutant- gensral tR&EE- Their command, sta r1EmHa aF Athens, was mustered in q week aga with three officers and eighty al6<1ed man
 RsWsr Case Postponed
 The AkRhmmA public service com HsssaEm today postponed hearing on the Rstrln1an ef the Alabama Power com Fany far q eRrtifleate of convenience and necessity for transportation lines v9 eEG1eer HaPg1ed, near Muscle ShRRkS- with Decatur, Cherokee and Rsssstinv1lae- P6stp0nement was at re- EDss1 Gf ReEItlauer to February IS at Birmingham The commission also EaEzEa0s9 ait request of the Alabama FgwVr camWanF the hearing of Mont szanrsF ELS rares to February F. \ Cazzmizsiaas Issued \ The falSwlng commissions were is SEDe,6 RF & H. Rfan, secretary of state. uShHE= Richard NJ Smith, Jr.. notary fl Enh5c- Rarmlnshams O Q. CoIvin. no- 1arF VGlalne. SFRaeaugn Miss Maude V. CRnktr. nstnrE puhIie Wagar; James N h RrBWfer- registrar, Livingston. kHhsa Jenklnss notary public, NIiIIry; J l. CHHsslngers notary public, Albany; H h R. LaIHrd- n9tarT public, Hunts vlDes C. S Gains. eonstabIe- precinct = Newe1s Mrs Mildred $. Feote. mo- EArE EUahe- Msntg0merEs H. c. Gun a1az'EtfEnmr n@tErE public, Piedmont; l.. R- ClErlEsl&. EstarE public, SElaeauga C. w Knight notary public, Green xlHles J. c. Roberts, notary public. PTUlrhTrS1s Lurher l.. Sax0n- notary ANsRE1
 rRnF FGal6r- Mobile C. w. HinkIe. no- -enunnsss5zrer- Iesvhatehie. B, M. Sim mElns. registrar. M0nroevilIe; A. T. AsewHs~ nRtlrE public. Myrtiewood GGssxe D Bsnnett- notary public. Al RanGS Miss Pauline Boron. notary EWRl6e- TrwF= William N Lagear. no- uaHr WUBE6e. MomiIes C.. w. HinkIe. no- EHHy EU&lRc- Birmingham. Miss Frances LAwsans HsVtarF public. Montgomery.
 KlmRre Wants Road \ A GRlegRE1gu of E1more county eiti- zFus aFpemred MendaF before the state hRrhwaE esunmissi9n at it's weekly msedTng and urged the building of a rwa8 frem WeEHmpkz to Rockford fin C@sEa evUnfE- The commission in 6zrnDed the deAegatlon that the road in Npuss11gn wzS not part of the state or fr1sral sEs1Rmss but that the matter wWI11 Re taken under advisement. The EWR1 as proposed would lead from We srusaees of the state department of ar the Cgasa eVUntE lime
 I AFwAIVRs Trustees To Meet
 Annual meetfnG of the board of aruR<rEss 9f the state department or ar ehlEVS and history will be held Febru- any &. AE @Ttier of Governor Brandon