The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-15
>STARKE SCHOOL
 PURCHASED FOR
 CAPITOL OFFICES
Utility Board Likely To Occupy New State
 Buildings
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU,

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March IA The University school building and the rest of the property at Dexter avenue and South Decatur street belonging to .. M. Starke, principal of the school will be acquired by the state at an early date to relieve crowded conditions at the capitol, near which the school stands. This announcement was made Friday by the state, officials and Mir. Starke. "fo,- '-,-
 Purchase of the property has been au- thorized by the state purchasing board days when announcement of the consid- eration of the transfer is expected.
 The newly acquired property, it is announced, will not be used exclusively by any one department of the state. However, it is understood that the pub lie service commission will be one of the branches to occupy the new quarters, as it has been one of the chief sufferers from crowded conditions at the capitol. At present the engineer of the public service service commission, l. F. Me Donald, is housed in the state highway department building, while Hugh White has an office, on. the third floor of the capitol, while the commission itself functions on tie ground floor of this building. ,.4of
 Professor Starke stated that he ex- pected to move out of his school build ing within three weeks to make way for the state forces, but that he would conduct his school at his boarding de- pertinent on Houston street. Ultimate plans for the permanent location of his school would be made by him in the oear future, he said.
 The school building, which the state will acquire, was erected by Professor Etarke in 1896 and has been used by him continuously since that time. 6tarkes university school is one of the oldest and best known preparatory schools in the state.sr
 Stills Smashed-Capture of a 100- gallon still in Mobile county by state and federal officers was reported Fri day to the state enforcement headquar- Ions of beer and eight gallons of whis- Ky were captured. In Shelby county two stills of 150 and 15-gallon capaci- ties, respectively, were captured, along with 1000 gallons of beer. State and federal men took part in the raid. A 75- gallon still was captured in Covington county, with 60 gallons of beer, state, federal and county officers taking part in the raid.
 Dr. Welch To Visit-Dr. S. M. Welch, public health officer of Ala. bama, left Friday afternoon for Bir- mingham to address the Jefferson County Medical society Friday night. In Birmingham he will meet Dr. w. s. Rankin, member of the American Pub lie Health association, who is checking up health work with the idea of rating health activities in cities of above 1OO,- 900 population. Dr. Rankin will visit the state health department at Mont gomery some time next week.
 Want Tariff WalI--"Open sesame" were magical words to obtain access to Oriental treasure caves, but the Ameri- ican farmer, especially the southern ag- riculturalist, who sells cotton, seed or peanuts, wants to close the door in the
 American tariff wall which is open to sesame. J. NJ. Moore, commissioner of agriculture of Alabama, has outlined a bill which he has entrusted Ito friends at the national capital which aims to put financial Instructions to the en- trance of this grain from the east.