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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-05
WILCOX MURDER
CASE TO Be TAKEN
UP BY GRAND JURY
Robbery Motive For Killing of
Local Insurance Man Is
Gaining Ground-TWo
Suspects Seen

That the motive of the killing OF
James Smythe Wilcox of Birmingham
at Eufaula Friday night was rob-
berry Is gaining more ground, &C
cording to advices from Eufaula
The proprietor of Burners cafe.
where Mr.. Wilcox ate his supper
Friday night. and where he was last
seen. states that WILCOX had a roll
of bills on his person, and that he
paid his meal check with a SIS bill
that night, a telephone message
states.
When his body was found his bill
roll was empty, although a diamond
ring and other valuables had not
been molested
Six persons have been arrested to
date, the first of whom to 20 before
the special grand jury session, which
will open this morning, will be Anna
Lee, Cougar old negress, near whose
house the body of Wilcox was found
The negress suffered a collapse in
Jail and refuses to talk.
Former Hotel Maid
The Lee negress for many years
was maid at the old St Julian hotel
at Eufaula, where Wilcox stopped on
many occasions. She is reported to
have means and one theory advanced
neighborhood where he met his
death is that he may have gone TO
her home to adjust some insurance
matters.
AT the time that Wilcox was agent
for the Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany of New York at Montgomery he
spent much time at the St Julian
hotel, and the theory advanced IS
plausible.
That he had been observed by per-
sons who noted the amount of money
he possessed and later set upon for
robbery, and, upon offering resist
ance, was killed, is one theory that
is gaining credence in Eufaula
Since the razing of the st. Julian
hotel several years ago the Lee ne
gross has lived at the location in
THE Bluffs" section of the city where
WILCOX was killed.
Two Strangers Suspected
According to dispatches from Eu-
faula it has developed that two
strange men, one about SO years old
and one about IS, were seen about
dark Friday night in ravine along
the road about a quarter of a mile
from where the body was found.
j. B. Bush, a prominent citizen,
states he passed these strangers in
his car and noticed their mysterious
and is sure he could iden-
tify one, the dispatch says. Authori-
ties are searching for two men to
answer the description.
The haze which surrounds the MUIR
der of the Birmingham insurance
man is expected to clear today when
the grand jury investigation at Eu-
faula will be under way, to act on
charges lodged against six persons
under arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-05
YOUNG BOY DIES
FROM RIFLE WOUND
Afford Geraci Accidentally
Shot by Playmate Sue
cumbS to Injuries

Afford Geraci, i years of age, 1914
Third avenue, West End, who was
shot Saturday afternoon at o'clock
by a playmate. Donald Morrison. ID
years of age, died from the effect of
the wound last night at $3.50 o'clock
in the Birmingham infirmary, where
he was taken Immediately after being
shot.
The bullet came from .22-calibre
rifle and entered Young Geraci's left
side, missing the heart by two
inches. The bullet lodged in the
spleen and little hope of recovery was
held out by hospital authorities from
the first.
The youths were engaged in a
hickory nut hunt and We're playing
with the gun when it discharged,
mortally wounding young Geraci. The
victim of the "unloaded gun" is sur
vived by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. A. Geraci, 1914 Third avenue, West
End. and two brothers.
Coroner Russum will investigate
the tragedy this morning.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later by Lige 10y.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-05
NEEDS OF CITY
ARE OUTLINED
BY CIVIC BODY
Birmingham Civic Associa-
ton EnumerateS 0utStand-
ing Issues Required to Put
Magic City Forward

Needs for the city of Birmingham
are outlined in a letter sent out BY
the officers of the Civic association
to members, leading of which are the
state good roads bond issue. a full
time convention bureau for Birming
ham. establishment of a city market
and more manufacturing establish
ments.
Following is the letter sent:
Members of Civic Association;
Facing the sunrise. That's where
we left You in the first message.
The sunset is all right-beautiful
sometimes-but for action give us the
streaming rays of the morning sun.
The 'century's aloe flowers today
for Birmingham.
Outstanding Needs
THE needs of our growing city are
many. but here we win catalog only
the outstanding ones which, we be-
lieve, are particularly within the
power of the Civic Association to
solve:
Campaign for the $4,000, 900 state
be nd issue to match federal aid in
building highways connecting Biz
mingham with other parts of the
state. The secretary manager ar
ranged details for the state conven-
ton of leaders in Birmingham No
yember % in behalf of this constitu-
tional amendment.
Establishment of full-time con-
vention bureau for Birmingham. This
city has been rated by experts as an
ideal location for conventions, both
national and sectional. 1t is admitted
that no serious effort to capture con-
ventions is possible without bureau
and budget for that purpose.
City Market
FOLLOWING up the successes of the
Civic Association in the permanent
city market movement. The bond is
sue of 5000, 900 successfully advocated
by the association in the last election
must be now marketed and the pro-
ceeds judiciously expended. special
committee has gathered valuable data
for recommendation to the city COM
mission in this matter and much work
and study remain to be done.
More manufacturing establish
ments, basing the appeal to new cap
ital on the vastly improved position
of Birmingham in freight rates. Ira
iitional freight differentials against
Birmingham have now been removed
1t is harvest time for moro small
factories in Birmingham. The Civic
Association, Independent and free
from selfish group influences, pur-
poses to survey the local industrial
field, mobilize the purchasing power
of the district. and go after manufac-
turers who can be shown profitable
opening here.
There is the Civic program In
chief. Will you not strike hands
with us and put 1t through? Yours
sincerely,
Hugh A. Locke. President; c. L.
Harold, Secretary Manager; Ed 5.
Moore, First Vice President; w. &.
Patterson, Second Vice President.
Forum Lunch To-day
Safety week problems will be dis
cussed at the Civic forum meeting OF
the club, starting at 80 at the
HilIman hotel ballroom
A. r. Redburn, formerly of the yell
low Taxicab company in Chicago, Will
head the discussion with talk on
accident prevention and safe and sane
driving of automobiles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-05
MAKES ONE WISH
FOR A COY HOME
Many Beautiful Designs Are
Shown at Exhibit of Yellow
Pine Association
BY r.. r. JOHNSTON

Ones mouth waters for home after
visiting the own Your Home" exhibit
of the Southern Pine association, at
1918 Fifth avenue, where 1t will be
staged until December Is. under au-
spices of the Birmingham Realtors
association.
L. f. Sigur of the trade extension
department. is in charge. Two hun
bred and fifty representative manu-
facturers of southern yellow pine form
the association and furnished the ex-
perts who prepared the exhibit, which
moves from city to city.
Walls of the exhibit rooms are lined
with colored reproductions of beau
tiful homes ranging from the most
modest to handsomest. There. are
numbers of miniature garages and
farm buildings, showing every detail
of construction. There is an endless
variety of illustrated books filled with
home designs and those for farm
buildings.
The exhibit presents 200 designs o.
home buildings and will furnish plan
and blue print of them.
One of the most interesting features
showing the finish which yellow pine
will take. The height of embellish-
ment to which yellow pine lends it.
self is difficult to imagine without
seeing this superb representation of
its possibilities.
Men and women contemplating
building a home now or later on can
not fail to gather some excellent ideas
both as to style and economy by Wis
iting this exhibit 1t matters not
whether the house is to be OF yellow
pine, because the designs will suit
any structural material. Yellow pine
bids as much for interior as for ex-
terror use and beauty.
Many Birmingham homes grew out
of the "Own Your Home" exhibit of
this spring in the Chamber of Com
merce visit to the exhibit of the
yellow Pine association will produce
homes for the self-same reason that
the local exhibit did. Both present
home ownership to the householder In
the concrete. which is what the home
must be reduced to before one makes
a start toward acquisition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-05
ALABAMA STATE
FAIR ANNOUNCES
DATES FOR 1922
State Fair Officials Return
From International Meet
ing at Chicago-FirSt
IS Week of October Named

The first week I'm October has
been designated ms the dates for
the 1922 Alabama State Fair, ac-
cording to Secretary James l..
Dent, who has returned from the
annual session of the Internation-
aI-American Association of Fairs
and ExpOsitfons held at Chicago
last week.
President r. A. Brown and B. B
Burton of the board of directors OF
the State Fair also attended the Chi
cago meeting.
The Alabama State Fair will follow
the Interstate Fair at Memphis
which will be preceded by the Ken
lucky State Fair at Louisville and
the Indiana State Fair at Indianap-
oils. The latter will take place Labor
Day week.
This forms a natural circuit from
northern to southern fairs, which is
taken advantage of by exhibitors
concession and attraction men.
Dates Named at Chicago
Dates for the major fairs of the
United States were named at Chicago
with the idea of circulating fairs as
much as possible for mutual benefit
of the fairs and exhibitors.
The meeting at Chicago was the
first meeting since the merging last
year of the International and Amer
lean associations of fairs. The at
tendance was the largest of any year
and was marked by strict business.
The custom of holding the annual
meetings at Chicago has been broken
away from and the next meeting oil
the association will take place at Tor
onto, Canada.
Texan Is Elected
The only southern fair executive
who was elected as officer was Sid
Mayfield, secretary of the Cotton Pal
ace exposition at Waco. Tex.
The dates selected for the 1922 Ala
bama State Fair correspond to the
dates held in former years.
Another informal meeting of fair
executive will be held in Chicago In
February. when the matter of con-
tracing amusements for 1922 will be
considered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-05
Events of Today
in Birmingham
The First National Bank
of Birmingham, Ala.
Statement September 9Th, 1921

Baptist educational conference mt
the First baptist church.
Civic association luncheon.
Amusements for Monday
JeffersOn--tTLOmbar Ltd.o
Majestic, Dover the Hill To the
Poorhouse."
Lyric--Keith vaudeville, news and
cartoon.
Loew's Bijou--vaudeviIle, feature
picture, news.
Trianon-PaoIi Negri in "one Arab
ian Night"
Strand, "Get Rich Quick walling-
ford"
Five Points Theatre-GeOrge Mel
ford's @The Wise Fool"
Alcazar-Viola Danna in "The
Match Breaker"
RiaIto-"0ver the HILL"
Galax--May Allison in "rhe Last
Card.'
Roynl-Feature drama, comedy and
news.
Princess--Serial drama and COM
cdy.
odeon-seriaI drama and comedy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-05

church, Birmingham; DIR. J. r. Hobbs,
pastor First Baptist church, Birming-
ham; DR.. d. NJ. Nelson. secretary Mis-
sissippi Baptist education commits
sion, Jackson, Miss; President Oscar
e. Sans. Newman college,
Jefferson City, Tenn; President ]. II.
Foster, Bessie Taft college, Forsyth,
Ga; President c. Cottingham, Louis
lana Baptist college, Pineville. La;
fDr. ]. w. Cammack. secretary Yir-
ginia Baptist education commission,
Richmond, Va; President Il. w. Boat
wright, University of Richmond, Va;
DR.. Emily II. Dutton, Tennessee coll
lege, Murfreesboro, Tenn: President
w T. Lowrey, Blue Mountain college,
Blue Mountain, Miss: DR.. Frank Will
lis Barnett, The Age-Herald, Bir-
mingham: DR.. A. ]. Dickinson, Ala
bama state board of health, Birming-
ham; Prof James II. Chapman, How
ard college, Birmingham; Mr.. Emmett
Moore, secretary Alabama Baptist
| Sunday School department, Montgom-
cry; Prof French Haynes, Howard
College, Birmingham Prof. S. A. Ives,
Howard college, Birmingham; Presi-
dent Guy E. Snavely, Birmingham
Southern college, Birming h9m; Prof.
r. M. Hawkins, Birmingham South
ern college; DR.. Harry Clark, Baptist
educational secretary. Nashville,
Tenn; President j, d. Provine, Mis-
sissippi college, Clinton, Miss; DIR. J.
G. Lille. endowment secretary Ouach-
ita college. Arkadelphia, Ark; Presi-
dent d. S. Campbell, Central college,
Conway. Ark; DR.. A. Il. Brown, SUI
perintendent of the Baptist noun
tain schools, Asheville, N. c.; Dean
Edward H. Scott, Louisiana State uni4
| a IsTegfneMb
Paul V. Bomar, Judson college, Ma
rion; President James p. Craft, Az
erett college, Danville. Va; Prof. W.
C. williams, superintendent Meridian
schools, Meridian. Miss; President
David NJ. Ramsey, Greenville Wom-
ans college, Greenville, s. c.; Presi-
dent L. d. Lodge, Limestone college,
Gaffney, S. c.; President ]. l.. John
son. Mississippi Woman's college
Hattiesburg, Miss; DR.. Livingston
Johnson, editor Biblical Recorder,
Raleigh, N. c.; President 70. W. SKIES
ecker college, Hartville, S. c.; Prof.
T. Y. York, S. S. secretary, Birmins-
ham; DR.. j. c. Stivender, pastor Ru-
hama Baptist church, Birmingham;
Miss Elizabeth Lotion, Hueytown
High school, Bessemer; Mr.. Charles
M oliver, religious work director,
Central Y. NJ c. A., Birmingham;
Prof. Charles A. Brown. associate SUI
perintendent city schools, Birmins-
ham; Mr.. Edward Powell Lee, assls-
tant pastor Southside Baptist church,
birmingham; Rev. r. j. Williams,
Ripley, Tenn; Rev. l.. A. Hurst, pas
tor Jonesboro church, Bessemer; Kew.
j. C. Hill. pastor East Birmingham
Baptist church; Rev. A. c: swindau'
pastor, Central Park Baptist church.
birmingham; DR.. NJ. NJ. Wood. pastor
brighton Baptist church; Rev. J. -.
Thompson, pastor Twenty seventh
Street Baptist church, Birmingham
President j. NJ. Wood, stephens col
lepa Columbia. Mo.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-05
HUNDRED TEACHERS
MEET AT GREENVILLE

Greenville, December 4.-(Special)
Nearly a hundred school teachers from
all sections of Butler county were in
Greenville today in a conference with
Prof. p. B. Pepper, county superin-
tendent of education, and Mrs. w. ].
Thagard, county rural educational SUI
pervisor.
The question of Butler County
School fair came in for its part of the
discussion today, and plans are being
mapped out for the biggest school fair
in the history of the county to be held
during the spring of 1922. The Green
willie people are going for the fair, and
every organization in the city, both
social and civic, will devote concerted
efforts toward bringing the fair here
the logical point for such celebra-
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-05
ELKS MEMORIAL
EXERCISES ARE
VERY IMPRESSIVE
Beautiful Tribute Paid to
Memory of Deceased Broth
ers-Judge Latady Gives
Eloquent Grafton

Memorial exercises were held yes
terday afternoon at the Majestic
theatre by the Birmingham Lodge
No. 70 of the Benevolent and Pro-
tective Order of Elks. Invitations
had been extended to the public to
participate in the services and a
large crowd was present.
The program began with the rem
dition OF Chopins funeral march by
the F. A. Davidson orchestra follow
ing which the ritual of the opening
of the lodge was given by the Of
ficers. In the center of the stage
there was erected a tall monument
re Dr. esenting the deceased members.
Upon the base of the monument were
engraved the words, ITO the Memory
OF Our Departed Brothers" At the
left of the monument was placed
huge white rosebush filled with white
blossoms.
Roll Call
Following the roll call of officers
of the lodge by the secretary, Mr..
Bagley called the names in rota-
ton of each of the departed broth
crs. AS each name was thrice re-
peateo, a figure representing Father
Time cut a roso from the BUSH, cast
ing 1t into a receptacle at the base
of the bush. The bush contained 12S
roses, one for each deceased mem
Der. The ceremony was beautiful
and impressive as the names were
softly spoken by the secretary and
the roses fell one by one.
The orchestra next rendered two
selections, following which ]. w. AL
len, exalted ruler of the lodge, con-
Quoted the ritual to the memory of
tho dead.
Miss I.orena Lawlsy sang a solo
entitled There Is No Death"
Judge Latady Speaks
Judge A. Latady delivered the ora
ton. using as his text, Il will Live
and Not Die" in which he pointed out
the fact that the work done in the
lodge and in public affairs by the
departed members would live for
ever and be promulgated down
through the ages. Judge Latady de-
liverod an eloquent grafton that was
Il great tribute to the memory of
The deceased brothers.
Following the Grafton by Judge
Iatady, the Misses -intwine and Law
ley sang the duet. Whispering
Hope"
DIR. G. W. Randall then addressed
the asemblage paying beautiful and
solemn tribute to the departed lodge
members. His address was filled
with beautiful sentiments to the
memory of those brothers who had
been called to their Master after a
life devoted 10 the furtherance OF
their order and TO the symbols set
forth hy the lodge.
Following the reading of the ritual
Of tn. closing of the lodge the audi
ence sang the doxology lead by the
lodge and the orchestra.
The benediction was given by the
Rev. ]. A. Bryan.
The theatre was filled to capacity
with the many lodge members and
their friends.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-05
ABOUT THE SAME
Mother of Senator Underwood Ill OF
q Heart Attack

The condition of Mrs. Virginia I'm
derwood, mother of Senator Oscar w.
Underwood, who Is seriously i'll at the
home of her son, Fred V. Underwood
was about the same last night.
Mrs. Underwood seemed somewhat
improved during the morning, but last
night again appeared weaker. Her
illness is still indefinite and members
of the family have not yet wired for
the presence of Senator Underwood.
Mrs. Underwood recovered from a
similar heart attack last spring. She
is over 80 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-05

Talk about a smile worth a dollar
This little chaps is-if he comes
to The Age Herald office and identi-
flies himself.
When he began to smile at some
thing he saw on the street, he didn't
know The Age-Herald photographer
was there right where he could get
every crinkle of 1t.
Is this you?
Look closely. Note the striped tie.
the sweater, cunning little collar and
Riddle hat. If it is, the cashier of
The Age Herald won't take minute
to delight you with the crisp, new
bill.
If this isn't you, better keep a
sharp lookout-the next picture of a
little boy or girl might be yours.
Santa Claus is busy these days. and
he might put you right in the path OF
the photographer. He has habit of
doing merry little things for his
children who are kind, and try to be
good to one another.
Aunt Ann of the children's page
hopes you'll be the next little dollar
child.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-05
RENNNTT At HOME

Robert Green Bennett, 27UU TWen-
ty-first avenue, north, the son of Mrs.
Elizabeth Bennett. is at home follow
ing his honorable discharge from the
United States Marine corps. in which
he enlisted, at the local recruiting
station November 20, 1919. Bennett
served with the marines for is months
In San Domingo, the remainder OF his
service being in the states.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-05
Representatives From All Parts of South Are Attending
Standardization Meeting at First Baptist Church.
Many Delegates Registered
ng Of the Baptist educational

The of the Baptist
day afternoon with Dr. c. Cottingham presiding.
L. of
ton, christianity
ference Washington
that of Christianity
problem
world They
Oxford university empire
University Bologna
ideals while
build fort the ntnries
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-05
RENTAL OFFICE OPENS OFFICE

The Birmingham Rental Service
company. organized for the purpose
of assisting both the people desiring
rooms or apartments and those hav-
ing rooms for rent, has opened tenn
porary offices at s0s Farley building
C. Z. Hart is manager and S. E. Much
more, assistant manager.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-28
1880
HATS OFF TO HER

Somebody asked Miss Alice Rob-
ertson. new congresswoman from Ok
lahoma, whether she is going to have
anything to do with running the res
iaurant in the House of Represents
tlves. she being cafeteria owner In
private life.
And she answered MY constituents
didn't send me 10 Washington 10
cook ! can cook and run the restaur
ant, but my folks desire me to repre-
sent them in other ways. am not In
tending TO do anything spectacular
and unseemly'
You speak good sense. Miss Rob
ertson. And, in importing the quaIih
OF good sense TO Washington you ar,
performing national service.
Your remarks should point a lessor
10 The numerous variety of male law
makers who think the performance o.
stunts" is the principal function o.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-28

leges at Seldom and Beirut, lafer ex-
banded by studies at colleges IN MS
country. But while Princess Rhine
has enjoyed the higher esllieafiois-'fef
women in America. she relnaips IN
tensely Oriental. In the mystic kplen-
dor of her dark eyes lies The history
OF her beloved country ana az snt'
pictures the story OF her ears life
In Palestine. it makes aDe feel ~
though transferred into the Holy Land.
Princess Haider will wear her roy-
al robes of Damascus blue SATIN heav-
lily embroidered in pure gold and Jew
els. worked by native girls after tao
style OF her noble ancestors. Sha will
be assisted by her companion. Miss
Lucille Burgess who viii interpret Fne
quaint native music.
Princess Bahme will also make two
.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-28
CHURCH MOVIES

Conservative folks shake their
heads when they hear OF the adoption
of the movie in various churches. In
some churches the movie is used as
an aid to the Sunday sermon In otn-
ers 1t is employed in Sunday school
work.
In the churches it is realized that
peopIe will go to movies-often at
the expense of church attendance
and that, therefore, the church we'll
can make use of films for its own
good ends.
But after all. there Is nothing new
in the use OF pictures for religious
instruction.
Jesus spoke in parables-story- pic
lures of the lessons he desired to
convey. The New Testament is SER
les of such stories appealing as much
to the imaginations of modern men
as they did to the primitive folks of
Jesus time
ocaiptufe anu painting were Ine
hand-maidens Of the church from earl
lest times. In fact. the old masters
scarcely employed their art for any
purpose other than to exalt the faith.
Ia accepting the movie. churches
are merely adopting the newest form
OF pictorial art to an age-old purpose.
And approval OF movies by churches
should make for better and cleaner
pictures.