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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25
NEGRO RES|SIS ARREST-!S KILLED Following ScuffIe With Call Officers, Negro Is Shot
 Five Times

/ An unidentified negro, who at tempted to snatch a pistol from Ellis and Rheburg, police motor scouts after they had placed him under ar rest, was shot and almost instantly killed by the two officers on Twenty eighth street near Tenth avenue, north, late yesterday afternoon.
 The police officers called an ann bulance immediately in an effort to get the negro to medical aid, but he died on the way to the hospital. He was shot five times, bullets from both of the officers guns having taken effect in his body.
 According to police reports the of- ficers scuffled with him for a minute or two in an effort to arrest him without any difficulty Finally ae got a hold upon one of the officers s pistols and in. the scuffle that fol- lowed he was shot,
 Though badly wounded he ran a few feet and picked up a rock wh eh he threw at the officers. He was given chance to surrender again, the officers reported, but tried to scuffle with them and was shot to death when he tried to fight a sec ond time.
 The negro is believed to have been demented He was having diff culty with another negro when the officers arrived upon the scene and several negroes of the community reported he had been the cause of difficulties in that section of the city before. Coroner J. D. Russum was notified and will make complete 1n- vestiga ton this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25
''ROUND TABEE" 0 JUNIOR CHAMBER Activities Planned at Group Conferences Headed
 By Director

' The Junior Chamber of Commerce has adopted a plan through which the views of every individual mem Der Is mirrored and reflected in the action of its governing body, the board Of directors.
 The plan consists of a series of group conferences In charge of each of the directors in turn. Six of these round table meetings' have already been held, and they have proved the most successful method of ascertain- ing the wishes of the members on different public questions, and enab- ling the board to respond to the sug- gestions offered. The director acts as the leader of his particular group and leads the discussion.
 A written report is kept by each group secretary, and presented to the next directors meeting following the conference. Each suggestion offered
 is discussed In detail, and if the pro- posal is deemed feasible a committee Is named to go into the matter fully. By clearing all proposals through the governing board the activities of, the organization are correlated.
 As a result of the adoption of this working plan, the junior chamber is able to respond more directly to the views of its members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25

Many topics of local interest to business men of Birmingham will be touched upon in the address of Gift ford Thorne of Chicago at the annual dinner of the Civic Association to- night. MT. Thornes subject will be. Steel and the Industrial Develop ment of the South"
 MT Thorne' is one of the leading lawyers of the middle west, and is at present general counsel for the American Farm Bureau federation. United States Grain Growers, incor- porated, Western Petroleum Refin- CTS association, American Indepen- dent Petroleum association and other organizations
 He is thoroughly familiar with the transportation problem of the Un.ed States, and was at one time president of the National Association of Rail road Commissioners. Last year he was special counsel for the National Wholesale GrocersH association in their case against the Chicago pack
 
 counsel for the American Farm Blu reau Federation before the federal trade commission in the "Pittsburg Plus case
 MT. Thorne holds the degree of A. M, ILL. B., Ph. D. and IL. D. In addition to his profession as law yer, MT. Thorne is an author of note and has contributed articles to the American Law Review, the Saturday Evening Post, the Country Gentle man, and other publications.
 Two other special flea Ures of the annual dinner of the CfVic Associa- ton tonight will be musical pro- gramme by the Roisman juvenile or chestra and several vocal selections by W. C. Chambers.
 Judge Hugh A. Locke, the newly elected president, will be installed in his new office tonight by B. H. Hartsfield, the retiring president, and the newly elected board of directors will likewise be installed. A report of the years activities will be given by Charles l.. Harold. the secretary manager of the association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25
 LIEUT.. WOODALL AND MISS SUDDUTH WED

Mrs. Lillian B. Sudduth announces the marriage of her daugheer, Esther Orme, to Lieut.. Mabry W woodall of Birmingham.
 The wedding was solemnized by Dr. James D. Hunter in the First Methodist church parlors at 2:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon The bride was attended by her sister, Mss Mable Clair Sudduth, and the groom by Capt. James J. Jackson of the local machine gun company.
 The bride Is a native Misss- sippian. a descendent of one of that states pioneer families. Lieutenant Woodall is well known in Birming- ham in both civil and military cir cles. He has a record with the Rain bow division. the One Hundred and Sixty Y-seventh regiment, serving through all major American engage ments. He is now with the Tutwiier Auto Supply company.
 After a short trip. MT. and Mrs Woodall will be at home at Gordon avenue on the Birmineham- Bessemer boulevard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25
BANKHEAD ROAD
 ID LEEDS READY.
Central of Georgia Pushing Spur to Mines--Cement
 Plant Is Certainty

The Bankhead highway from Leeds to Birmingham, via Henry Ellen and Lovick, through Pole Cat gap to Iron dale and Gate City, is completed and open for tIavel.
 This highway will soon be eA Snd. ed from Leeds alongside the South ern railroad ta Brompton, through Kers gap to Cook Springs, Eden. Pell City and on to Talladega.
 The Leeds to Vincent highway from Thompson's gap over the Double Oak mountains Will be finished this year. The board of revenue Is making ar- arrangements to build about two miles of this highway from Leeds to the county line of Shelby and Jefferson at the Thompson's gap.
 The Central of Georgia spuS track railroad from Mcdomb's switch down the Cahaba river in the direction of the County Coal companys new mines near Grants mill and on down to the new coal mines at Overton, is being rushed. Assistant Engineer Gabbot has now gotten as far as under the long trestle on the South ern railroad near Lovick laying steel rails, and will soon cross the Bank head highway near Abe Ratclifs Little Wagon Coal mines.
 The, cement plant of the Atlas Portland Cement company at Leeds Is adding the sixth unit.
 Recent rains have greatly revived the corn crop and the farmers of Cahaba valley are hopeful and happy over the prospects of fine late vege- table gardens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25
WOMEN SLASH NEGRO WITH RAZOR AND ROB
 HIM----TWO ARRESTED


 Ida'- Cobb and Ruth Wilkerson, ne- gro women, are in the city Jail in connection with the attack and rob- bery of Robert Thomas a negro man, which occurred at the corner of Fourteenth street and Second ave nue, north late Saturday night.
 The negro reported to city detee- tives that two negro women had called him over to dark corner of the street When he went to see what they wanted he said that one of them started cutting him on the head and face with razor while the other went through his pockets and robbed him of about $750.
 Walton and Granger city detec- tives, went with the negro to the scene. They arrested the two negro women and the detectives reported that both of them had blood on the front of their dresses and that the Wilkerson woman had exactly S.50 in her clothes. The women deny the charges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25
Welfare Work Subject
 at Axis Club Meeting

The first of series of talks on the various institutions of Birming- ham will be heard by members of the Axis club at its meeting today at o'clock at the Southern club.
 There will be three speakers onthis occasion. Mrs. Ralph Barrow talking on the Alabama Children's Aid so- cfety; Dr.. Oscar DeWolf Randolph, rector of St, Mary -on- the Hi gh- lands, on the "Southside Neighbor- hood House." and pr. Robert N. Simp- son, pastor of the First Christian church. on the "NoNhside Community House"
 Mrs. wallNe Caldwell president of the oIganisa,tion. urges all mem bers to be present and hear these in- structive talks on these institutions and the work they are doing for the community.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25
"DOING THINGS FOR GoD,"
 SER MON-DR. J. D. HUNTER

Pointing out the need of the church to meet the exigencies of this time as we'll as the need for more courage in the advancement of the kingdom of God, Rev. James D. Hunter, asso- ciate pastor of the First Methodist church, preached strong sermon Sunday morning based on the first and second chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, the first being the promise to send the Holy Ghost and the sec ond the story of Pentecost. or the fulfillment of the promise.
 zone of the outstanding character istics of this New Testament church is that it had the power to meet every exigency." said Rev. Hunter, in part. For any institution not to be able to meet the need Of the hour is a sad thing to say about H. Jesus had said; I will teach you so that you can go out into the world and fulfill all the duties I have com missioned you to perform This strange miracle of the fiery tongue was but one way of demonstrating the Remarkable power of the church.
 Are we in this day able to, do this work? Are we doing our duty to those in our land and those abroad? When you think that right in our own land there are more outside CT any church than within, 1t IS time, to stop and think When we thinh that the chasm is rapidly widening which separates the classes and we consi ider the needs of the youth 9i this day and the danger from god less amusements and from pitfails
 we must realize that there IS duty for US to perform. which we can not nc glect.
 Tt has been said by statesmen, warriors and great industrial lead CTS of men, that if we. the church are not able to bring men to real izat.on of their duty to God anu man, We are facing chaos. Unless we bring to bear the spirit and power of Christ and the influence or he church on the problems Of this wofiu, we will be held responsible for what | is bound to be the result,
 T am not here to say that denomi : national lines should be wiped opt and that all churches In the world ought to be one great church 9ut
 with the conditions that prevail l have oftene asked Why so many churches? used to ask myself this question in smaller communities. with several churches. and with each pastor nearly starving to death, and
 no fundamental difference. in their preaching. Why not one great church and one great leader!
 Men always want to shrink away from the supernatural, from the wrath of God. but the kingdom or God is one of supernaturai causes, and it Is ourN duty to stand out against the men and the institutions of this day which would wips out the influence of the church of God, would destroy the sacredness of our Sunday, and do not let us be afraid of doing extraordinary things.
 My prayer is for generation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25
YOUTHS CHARGED WITH
 STEALING M0T0RMETERS

Joe Henton and O. W. Wallace, for mer residents of Carbon Hill. are in the city jail under alleged charges of having stolen motormeters from several automobiles in Birmingham during the past few weeks. s
 The arrests were made by Patton, McGill Lee and Hubbard of the ':purity" squad. According to Detec- tive Hubbard one of the motormeters which was found in the possession of the two boys has been identified \by NJ. w. Gauster ofg l0S F Twenty ond street, north. Henton and Wal lace deny the charges against them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25
FORD PURCHASE OFI MUSCLE SHOALS s FINDS MUCH FAVOR
Congressman Bankhead Says Friends of Project Are Hopeful Ford Will Be
 Given Control

Friends gf the Muscle Shoals prof ect in Washington are very hopeful that Ford will be given control of the government plant at that place, according. to Congressman sW. B. Bankhead, who was in Birmingham last night, on his way to Jasper, where he will spend several weeks at home with his constituents.
 Mir. Bankhead said 1t was generally felt by those who had the interests oS the farmers at heart that the present administration would never operate the plant for the manufac- ture of fertilizer, due to the opposl- ton of Secretary Weeks and other republican leaders to the governmea at operating any kind of business, and they believe Ford will be more lib eral to the farmers, should he take over the proposition, than any other corporation.
 He pointed out that the newspaper opposition to the Ford project came largely through the Chicago Tribune, which was particularly hostile to Ford because of his famous suit against it last year. It Is generally hoped .by southerners in Washington that something will be done with the Muscle Shoals property at once, be- cause the dam is deteriorating in likeness.
 Defeat Embargo
 Democrats in the House are jub- liant, Congressman Bankhead said, over the fact that they have defeated the dye embargo provision of / .he tariff, and have succeeded in placing oil. asphalt and hides on the free list Republican leadership is pretty thoroughly shot to pieces, according to MT. Bankhead. He said the re- publicans are playing a three handed game of passing the buck on the sol- diers' compensation question, the House showing the matter to the Senate, and the Senate to the Pres ident. He said he heard just before leaving Washington that Congress- man Fordney of the ways and means committee, said he is going to intro duce another compensation bill as soon as the tax matter is completed
 Mir. Bankhead said that pressure is being brought to bear on the federal reserve bank to loosen up on it's re- al discount rate and be more liberal with extension of credit. This will be good news to the south and west he said and particularly to the farm CTS of these sections who have bean rather hard hit by the deflation pro- cess.
 Congressman and Mrs. Bankhead leave this morning for Jasper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25

| ihto theN barren room which served as HNlns and bedroom, two white slip pers were seen under the bed Che was muddy and evidently the one which she had worn Saturday night, She stated early yesterday morning when interviewed that she had lost 1 the slipper When Mrs Alexander's attention was called to It. she said she had found it in front of her store, evidently where 1t had come off in her struggles to get free while being placed in the car Porteuts of Bad Fortune Two black cats were playing around the floors seeming portents Of bad fortune, while pictures and ban ners were hung at various points around the walls. The little store in front was dismal and bleak, with na- sign of business ever having been transacted there.
 UntilgS o'clock yesterday morning, Mrs Alexander remained under the protection of the rifle of W. J. Bost, wstchman for Jenkins Lumber com pany whose offices are close by her store. Then he went home.
 The MT. Maddox" mentioned by Mrs. Alexander in her narrative ot early Sunday morning was found yesterday by an Age-Herald report CT. He Is M F. Maddox, who lives on R. r. D. No 6, on the Vanderbilt road near Trotwood park. He lives about mile west of Seventy fifth street and First avenue, north. TAe whipping is believed to have oc- cured near his home because ,he pair found their way to his house, seeking telephone.
 Maddox Statement
 .sI Mas Sittiny~
 room about 10 o'clock. Saturday night playing solitaire, when
 knock came at the door" MT Mnddox stated. "AII the rest of
 my family had retired. | went to the door and found n woman
 there. She asked that she he al-
 lowed to use my telephone. She
 did not give her name nor that
 of the man, n big fellow with
 glasses wearing butchers
 apron (Cooley).
 The woman told fme they had been delivering groceries near Vanderbilt furnace, and their truck had broken down. She first called Main 7414 (the Frisco roundhouse), and asked some one there to close her store Then she called the Jenkins Taxi cab company and asked that car be sent for her. She and the big man were the only two persons who got in to the cab. They went In the di- rection of First avenue I had no suspicion that anything extraordl- nary had happeneG. I only thought it was peculiar that they did not go after the truck"
 Wholly Separate
 All information gathered by mem bers of the AgerHerald staff points to the fact that only two persons. Cooley and Mrs. Alexander, were flogged. The cases are wholly sep arate although Cooley and Mrs. Alex ander came in together. Cooley paid the taxi bill for both himself and the woman.
 Police officers and detectives are not working on the case. They say Cooley has expressed desire that no investigation be made. and they are seemingly content to let matters drop. They have no further evil dence, they declared. No clues to the identity of the black k-cappers" have been found
 Neither Mrs. Alexander or Cooley are suffering any serious conse- quences as result of their -e1peri- ence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25
Euents of Today
 In Birmingham
s29.sTS.4sS.o9

Annual dinner of the Civic Asso- citation in the cafe of the orgnniza- tion at 2 o'clock.
 Axis club luncheon at 1 o'clock at Southern club.
 ADJUSTMENTS
 Loew's Bijou-VaudevilIe and fea- tuEe pictures.
 A1cazar--Constance Talmadge in "Up the Road With saIIie.v Strand "The Woman cod Changed" with alI-star cast. Trianon--Jackie Coogan in "Peck's Bad Boy"
 Riaito-katherine Macdonald In "Stranger Than Fiction"
 Gslax-C1ara kimbaIl Young in "ChsrEe It.
 Royal-Texss Guinan in "The Stampede"
 Princess-Serial, drama and come dy picture.
 odeon-Western drama, serial and comedy.
 Edgewod Park--Dancing, bathing, Inn cafe.
 West Lake Park-Dancing, skat- ing and bathing.
 East Lake Park--Bathing and amusements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25
INSPECTION OF FRUIT
 STANDS AND MARKETS

Birmingham fruit sta. and mar kets will be inspected b. ginning to- day by inspectors of the city health department, who will yarn dealers against violations oi the food ordi- nance. Flasrant violators who have already been given notice will be arr rested and haled into recorders court. /where George Lewis Bailes assistant city attorney, will prose- cute. cases.
 Five health office men will be de . tailed to the work of checking up on fractures of the law. These men will make arrests after warning notice has been given. Chicken GOODS op sidewalks, food exposed to flies and dust and general insanitary condi- tions must go, the health department and the city commission are de- termined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25
"MODERN ATMOsPHERE,,
 SERMON-DR MACSPnRRAN

"MODERN ATMOSPHERE,,
 sERMON-DR. MACsPORRAN
 Dr. J. A. MacSporran's unusual fac ulty for making the men of the Bible live again in a modern atmosphere for modern eyes was eXemplified again in his sermon yesterday morn- ing at the First Presbyterian church, when he spoke of Joseph, who built the upper Gate of the House of the Lord"
 Dr. MacSporran said, in part: "Jo- seph was not the type thought of as a religious man. He was not she regular church -goer. not the man of dull and impeccable responsibility, perhaps. But Joseph had great prac tical gifts and real vision He was more the good business man and sen sible citizen. And being such, he saw where a new and more inviting gate into the temple would render the worship more attractive, less prosy and mechanical. There was shown the place and the value of just such practical men as Joseph. then and now
 We have lost sight of so much in all the mass of creedal difficulties and differences. The shadow has been mistaken so much for the sub stance; the form for the spirit. We too, now need new upper gate to the temple. In the confusion and complexity and artificiality of mod ern life, people want to get away from the sense of being walled in. They want to find this new gate to God.
 "Cheap sentimentality and worn creeds do not find response in them. But the fine thing is that deep with In them all is something that will react instantly and wonderfully to the call of higher standards.
 There is in them that which will make the upper gate the fine high things of lEe. their real preference. be for them the easy, natural, grace ful entrance. Then they can leave behind them their llttleness and go on into Gods house.
 At heart they want something SO big and fine that it challenges all that is big and fine in them. They really want no discipieship that lacks the cross But given the upper gate, the new entrance, the clean. fresh, high fields of the spirit. their progress Is march Of quiet triumph up out of the old mists and blank ness into the new sunlight.
 ITO do this" pr. MacSporran con cluded, may be the last and greatest thing we do, building the upper gate. cutting new way through old walls and old ways"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-25


 D After being flogged by masked men, Cooley was warned to leave the city He would not state whether definite time limit on his stay in Birmingham had been set He was whipped, it is understood. because of alleged friendly relations with a ne- gro. When questioned by -the re- porter, cooley>denied his guilt of the charges.
 Cooley was plainly unwilling to talk at length on the matter. He said a little could ~be developed into a whole lot. and that he did not need a more forceful hint than he had re- ceived.
 Came From Georgia
 Coming to Birmingham in 1903 from Albany, Ga. Cooley said he had been in business at his present loca- ton for the last eight years.t He ap- peared very much depressed over the occurrence, and it was evident, he is reluctant to leave Birmingham. He Is unmarried He claimed yesterday he was mistaken for another Cooley, because one of his captors had said something about a man from Ohio" He has never been in Ohio, he said
 "I am absolutely innocent of
 the charge on which my whip ping was based" asserted Cooley. "HOweVer, l am going to let well enough alone and move. I don't want any investigation. rOmtduff rCcornfxe the men hn whipped me if l saw them. All of them may have passed my store today, yet | could not have recognized one of them. l was not handled roughly by the men,
 who appeared to be educated and refined. l made no attempt to resist. hut stood and took the lashes without struggle. What chance had I to make fight:"
 Statements Overdrawn
 Cooley was displeased with the statements made by Mrs. Kate Alex ander. white woman, who was flogged at the same time The was whipped. He declared many of her assertions were muchly overdrawn. He denied he was tied to a tree and that he had yelled when "the rope struck him. He confirmed her states mentS about the trip In from the scene of the double flogging,
 Negroes in the vicinity of Cooley's store would not talk about the oc currence. Several admitted when questioned closely that they had seen the car drive up and several men en- ter the store. No other information was learned from them.
 Mrs. Alexander, the woman who was taken from her combination home and store at 906 Nineteenth street north carried to the same place where Cooley was taken and whipped at the same time, yesterday was still firm in her determination to stay where she is regardlessr of threats to leave by next Saturday night or suffer a worse fate.
 Will Stay Here
 "J am going to stay here even if they kill me-" Mrs. Alexander said. "My prayers saved me Sat- urday night, and I know they twill save an innocent woman again. don't know why they came after me. have no ene- mics that I Know of. I have not been out of this house for the last six weeks, hardly. I won't leave town
 When the reporter was ushered