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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11
HIGHWAY TO MUSCLE. SHOALS

some time ago David Holt, the
Alabama publicity man; my son. Ma
son billiard, Jr.. and l made a trip
for the express purpose of investigat-
ing a plan we think best for the pro-
nosed highway to Muscle Shoals"
said Mason billiard. Sr. 1.-THE trip
can be made in 1876 miles. as follows:
From Birmingham to Jasper on
the Bankhead highway; from Jasper
to Nauvoo on a fine pike tthls will
give you 60 miles of pike); from Rus
sellville to Muscle Shoals, 20 miles,
on the Jackson highway. Now, the
distance between Nauvoo and within
five miles of Russellville, distance
of about 40 miles, Is the part to be
made DR.. Clark and others at Rus
sellville will take hold. get Russell
VILE and Jasper and intermediate
points to cooperate; also all south
Alabama should help, as 1t will give
the middle and southern Alabama
direct short highway to Muscle
Shoals.
1.-THE big drawing card In addition
to the direct highway will be that
direct route will be given 10 Chicago,
and all tourists coming south to Flor
ida can come down the Jackson high
way, take in Muscle Shoals. cross the
Tennessee river at Florence over a
free bridge, and at Russellville be
routed straight on to Birmingham
and the south. With Muscle Shoals
the drawing card. this highway can
be made to serve several purposes.
and the most popular in Alabama"
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MUNICIPAL GOLF
COURSE IN DAYTON
ISSELF SUSTAINING
Russell Hunt Praises Plan of
0ptimiSt Club and Tells
What Other Cities
Are Doing

Russell c. Hunt, treasurer OF slosa-
sheffield company. who has returned
from western trip taking in Day
ton, Toledo. cleveland and other
cities having municipal golf courses
in their parks. warmly indorses tao
plan of the optimist club for devel-
opment OF Green Springs park.
Il have been very much interested
In Birmingham having municipal
golf course at Green Springs" said
Mr.. Hunt. "I en- pleased to see the
clubs strong committee Will put this
over big and, IL the Optimist club
mover did another thing, this one con-
structive act would Justify it's exist
ence; indeed its name will be written
where Birmingham and Alabama may
see 1t for all time.
The several cities 1 have visited
recently are enthusiastic over munich
pal golf courses, the great idea being
that fellow does not have to belong
to an exclusive social club in order
to enjoy this grand sport and recrea-
ton"
Speaking OF the golf courses in the
Hills and Dales park at Dayton. which
was presented to the city by the cash
register manufacturer. John II. Pat
terson. Mr.. Hunt said:
Links Self-suatainfn6
Although only two years old the
golf course in this park is self-sus-
tanning. There is a paid recreation
manager hired by the city. There
are 54S men and 233 women patrons
of the golf links who pay the annual
fee of $40. In addition to this thoa-
sands play the game at so cents per
game. Hundreds OF visitors enjoy
a game of golf in this park at a cost
of so cents. Residents who wish to
pay by the game instead of by the
year are charged the same small fec
Total number of guests paying the
so cents fee on the links last year
was 1870. This goes to show TIE
wide popularity of the sport.
Golf Ia not rich mans game OF
Itself 1t is within the reach OF every
man with 30 cents in his pocket
where there Is a municipal course.
TN Dayton and Cleveland they have
both the nine-hole and the 1S-hols
courses, according to the size of the
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parks in which located and each ap
pears to be of like popularity.
scotch and English Citizens
Birmingham has lots OF English
and Scotch men working in It's indus
trial plants, who played golf in the
old country and would patronize mu-
niclpal links Love of the sport by
Americans is also increasing, a bir-
mingham municipal golf course would
be self-sustaining on small fee from
the beginning. know Of many men
in the employ Of the Sloss-Sheffield
company who would patronize mu-
nicipal links.
w that is true as to golf links ap-
rlies, Of course, to the wading and
swimming pools and the picnic
grounds proposed to be established.
Bring Green Springs Park to the
People is a slogan fraught with hap.
pfest results"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11

Selma, December o-(Special9-
The beautiful new Baptist hospital.
located on the banks overlooking the
Alabama river and adjoining the
Country club and golf links. is rapid
~ nearing completion, and will be
ready for occupancy on January I. It
is one of the most complete and ele-
gantly equipped institutions in this
section and will add much to the al
ready high reputation of Selma as a
medical and surgical center. Fire
proof throughout, furnished with the
most modern hospital equipment. oc
eupylng an entire city block, the Bap-
fist hospital justly receives the com
mendation of all who know of the
splendid addition to Alabama's faeili-
ties for the treatment of the sick.
The hospital building has three
stories and a basement. The struc-
ture is built of reinforced concrete
brick, stone and tile. The floors of
the corridors, bathrooms kitchens,
and serving rooms are of italian ter
raze, while those # the patients
rooms are OF concrete, overlad with
battleship linoloum. The hospital has
departments as follows: Surgical,
hi"NeA my IduipBfapHyr lao-
oratory. In the surgical wing of the
building on the third floor are two
operating rooms for major surgery,
and another for eye, ear, nose and
throat. There are ample sterilizing
rooms, wash rooms, utility rooms,
anaesthesia rooms, etc. In the ma
ternity department, in the east wing
of the third floor. are quiet room.
delivery room. cache, ETC.
The entire second floor of the
building is given over to patients
rooms with appropriate diet kitchens.
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3, fer the antf-tuberculosis committee
for the Federation of Womens Clubs
and member of the National Tuber.
culosis association for Alabama.
The woman workers are to be fur
nished by the third Federation OF
| Women's Clubs.
A startling thing set forth by Mrs.
Pearee yesterday was this:
Need for Action
Not only is the Red Mountain
sanitarfum full to overlooking with
patients afflicted with consumption,
/ bit it has a lengthy waiting list"
/ She mentioned that great things in
/ the way of stamping out the disease
were expected from the just organ
! lied Negro Anti-Tuberculosis asso-
| citation of Alabama, with headquar-
! ters at Tuskegee. George w. Peck,
executive secretary, went down lat
terly to organize this branch. Ne
groes are usually good workers in
most causes, and are expected to do
| efficient labor in this.
I'VE will call this week 'Tpber-
culosis Week" said Mrs. Pearce.
In order to add enthusiasm to the
| sales of the Christmas seals, two sill
yer loving cups will be given. They
| will be given to the county school
and the city school whose children
| sell the largest amount of Christmas
seals. These cups have been made
! possible to the committee through
the generosity of the Bromberg and
the Rose Jewelry companies.
: The following sets forth exactly
what the money that you gave last
Christmas through Christmas seals
/ ba nd oh "a
need of keeping up this work. This
report takes the form of a letter.
which begins:
ITO give or not to give? That is
! the question which we want you to
as yourself. Not How many Christ
mas seals do 1 need? but How much
money can 1 send to help the Anti
| tuberculosis association of Jefferson
county for the year 1927
Some things you helped us do In
( 1921 were:
Five nurses gave their entire time
| to caring for the sick of both races
| This meant visits to homes, personal
service to patients, advice about food
and general living conditions, screen
| ing houses and arranging for con-
struction of sleeping porches and fire.
! quently providing bedding, clothing
food and milk for needy families.
over 5000 visits of all kinds were
made during 1921.
Eight doctors conducted clinics al
our free dispensary in Birmingham
2019 Avenue F, every Monday
Wednesday and Friday of the year, al
1870 p. m. (Clinics are conducted
every Monday and Friday at our Bes-
semer dispensary, 225 Realty build
ing, at 1880 p. m.) Sputum cups and
napkins are furnished to all patients
| free of charge.
Nearly 1,400 persons were exam
| ined in 1921.
Fourteen thousand sputum cups
and $4,000 sputum napkins were given
away. Three nurses at the Red Noun
tain sanatorium, which has capacity
of only SO beds, cared for 27S patients,
! of whom over SO were free.
1.-TWO nutrition workers since the
opening of the school term have con-
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MRS. ECHOLS TO BE
GUEST AT LUNCHEON

Mrs. D. A Echols, city commits
sioner, Will be guest Of honor at the
luncheon of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce IN the Tutwiler hotel
Thursday afternoon at 1890 o'clock.
It will be known as ladies' luncheon
day and a number of ladies' viii be
present.
Mrs. Joseph Mudd. wife OF former
president of the chamber. will be
chairman of the occasion. Short talks
by some of the lady guests will be
made.
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Buy Christmas Seals and
SoUe Lfe---DriUe NotU On

condition the of the antubrculosis drive
which begins morning:
active tuberculosis Jefferson
attention Many them undiscovered and
unsupported.
death Jefferson from tuberculosis 500
tuberculosis both durable and prventab 500 lives thus
wasted in county each
United from
tuberculosis, 10000 every year
tuberculosis the single of DEATH and every
individual 1t largely by and neglect
The community has about 10 times cases OF tubr
cuois it thinks it has.
infected every being peshng of
tuberculosis This conservative estimate made by the National
tuberculosis association.
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all Selma doctors inviting them to
the use OF the hospital facilities but
any doctor of the Selma territory
will have the privilege of using the
hospital for the treatment of their
patients.
To De Open to All
In the matter of free work the hos
pital reserves the right to determine
who is entitled to its charity. and all
patients who accept the charity work
will be referred to members of the
regular staff as is customary In all
hospitals. Being a UNCONVENTIONAL
Institution, the hospital prefers to do
its free work through the churches
but viii not do so exclusively. 1t has
been made plain that the fact of de-
noMlnational ownership shall in no
way limit the work. whether pay or
free to members of the Baptist de-
nomination. The institution is open
to all. upon an exact equality, re-
.gardless of religious utilization. 1t
is Baptist in control not service, &C
eordng to DR. Bristow This applies
to nurses as well as patients.
A very important feature of tho
hospital will be the training school
for nurses to be operated in connec-
ton with II. Contracts VIII pe 10
next week for the erection of mod
ern dormitory for nurses, Of size
to accommodate 90 young women. two
in a room. The dormitory will be
brick with tile roof and OF an archi-
tectural type to conform to that of
the hospital building.
The staff expects to have a general
reception to the citizens OF Selma and
Alabama on the date of the formal
opening and an invitation is extended
all citizens to make an inspection OF
Alabama's newest hospital.
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The stickers cost only cent each.
You buy stickers anyhow, so why not
the kind through which you can do
a great amount of good?
Your money will go for the sup
port of the tuberculosis sanitariun
on Red Mountain, where day by day
dozens of stricken people-maybe
your loved ones-are fighting this
gread scourge, which ought not to
exist. For tuberculosis is durable If
there is only sufficient money TO
provide the necessary care and nour-
ishment in time.
Each day, with minds SO active and
with hearts longing so much TO take
a strong citizens place in the world
of busy affairs, these patients are
/, isolated, helping Alabama and Jeffer-
son county not to infect others with
their malady.
The second thing for which your
Christmas seal money Will go is for
the maintenance of the Anti-Tuber-
culosis associations free dispensary
on Avenue f, where a nurse and a
doctor give valuable treatment to
both white people and to negroes
who apply in person, and are not yet
so advanced in the disease that they
must be bed ridden.
There is really no tuberculosis
hospital as yet for the treatment Of
the negro cases. This is really a
very great need.
Those who will sell Christmas
seals will be at the following places;
Brown Marx building, American
Trust, Woodward building, First Ma
tional bank, Empire building, JEFF
ferson County Bank building, Tut
wiler and Hillman hotels, Loveman,
Joseph & Loeb's, Pizitz, Caheen 3,
and Burgers.
Two workers Each Place
There will be two workers for each
booth, headquarters being main
tanned at 211 North Twentieth street,
where the public can get any infor-
nation and also buy stamps, ana
where the workers will report each
morning to get their supplies.
Mrs II. e. Pearce has been APP
pointed as chairman of the woman
committee for Birmingham and JEFF
ferson county. The booths Will open
early Monday morning and close sat
urday night. In that time, 1t is ur-
gently hoped that several thousand
dollars will be taken in. e. M. Tut
wiler is the standing chairman Tor
the jefferson County Anti-Tubercu-
losis association, and is doing great
oeal of active work. he has asked
priestly Toulmin to be chairman OF
the mems committee for the drive.
Mrs. Pearee will be assisted by Mrs.
r. D. Burnett, chairman of the Mary
Rumph memorial committee, and Mrs.
c. B. Spencer.
Mrs. Pearce is the state chairman
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FORMER BIRMINGHAM
MAN DIES AT GADSDEN

Word has been received in tho city
of the death OF r. Morris Roper of
Gadsden, who was formerly a resi-
dent OF East Birmingham, where he
was employed with the Alabama
Great Southern railway. He had been
a police officer at Gadsden for more
than 20 years. His burial took place
at ,Gadsden. He is survived by two
children, Asa Roper and Mrs PaArl
Webb. Death was due to Bright'a
disease and heart trouble.
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PROUD OF BAPTIsTs

II hope I Will be pardoned for
feeling a bit of denominational pride
in the conspicuous part which is be-
ing played by the Baptists in an ef-
fort at world peace" says DR.. L. L.
Gwaltney, editor of the Alabama Bap-
list, "as Baptist called the big dis
armament conference now in ses-
sion; a Baptist minister opened IT
with prayer; a Baptist, the secre-
tary of State, was elected chairman,
and this same man furnished the
program and later, Premier Lloyd
George. Baptist, viii be domi-
mating figure. None of them, how
ever, were selected on account OF
their being Baptists. It's also pleas
ant to know that President Harding
is n Baptist"
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New Baptist Hospital at Selma
serving rooms. treatment rooms, and
nurses station, On the first floor are
located the cashiers office. the IL
brary. superintendents office, the di
rectress' room, the laboratory, the
x-ray department diet kitchen, main
kitchen, nurses dining room, refrig
orator. pantries and private rooms
for patients. The front entrance
leads into an elegant reception or
waiting room. To the right as one
enters is the information bureau, the
telephone exchange board and the
cashiers office. There are six large
sun porches. In the basement are
the power plant, store rooms, record
vault, lecture room. morgue, autopsy
room. etc.
Latest Equipment
The hospital is equipped through
out with the latest types and models
of furniture and appliances. The
beds are finished in red or brown ma
hogany, or ivory. The large rock
ing chairs, and the large plate glass
mirrors attached to the inner doors
of patients rooms lend an appearance
of ease and luxury, The electric IL
Elimination is of a semi direct kind
which protects the patients from all
glare. The signal lights above the
doors are of soft green tint while
the cream wall of the rooms give re-
lief to the eyes of the inmates.
The policy of the hospital, accord
ing to DR.. Louis ]. Bristow. the sup
erintendent, will be to operate an
open institution; that Is. patient
may have any doctor he desires,
whether he Is member of the staff
or not. but the hospital Will have its
own staff of medical men to whom
all reference cases are referred. An
invitation has already been sent TO
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11
RUSSELL VISITS BIRMINGHAM

S. A. Russell, who Will be remem-
bered as the secretary of the c. G
HoIcombe Music company, and a
stakeholder in that organization, and
who is now chief accountant of the
Semet- Solvay company, with head
quarters in Syracuse, is a visitor In
birmingham. Mr.. Russell stopped
over here en- route to Admission, whers
he Will pay a visit to his father over
tho ho1fdaWe
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses were issued In
probate court yesterday to the fol-
lowing:
O. NJ. Hill and Miss Mary A. Hood.
f. w. Watson and Miss Marie War
rem.
r. e. Jones and Miss Clara Mu-
hurd.
e. D. Mccloud and Miss Ruby Rob-
erts.
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out, and but for this work would be
chafges on the community.
THE Salvation Army has done a
vast amount of work TO relieve the
unemployed and the sick of the city
and county during the past year. 1t
Is hard to see how they have accom-
plished all they have with the mere
pittance they have had in the way
OF funds. Hundreds of families have
been kept from suffering and s
from starvation through the sup
plies which the Salvation Army has
given them. Much work has also
been done in the way of supplying
medical attention to those without
means.
Not the least important of the
work of the Salvation Army is the
spiritual and religious work. Many
a man and woman who had given up
hope has been saved through this
means. The work is among a class
of people who could not be reached
pr obably by any other organization.
and the work is well worth MAIN
taining.
"The financial affairs of the Sal
walton Army here proved a very
pleasant surprise. We found all
their books and records in perfect
shape and proper vouchers kept.
Only recently there had been a thor
ough audit of the affairs of the or
ganization here by an expert ac-
countant and everything was in per-
feet shape.
Overhead Expense Small
1T was a surprise to the members
of the committee to find what a small
part of the money raised went to
overhead and we feel sure that If
the people of Birmingham knew
what sacrifices the Salvation Army
workers made for the good of the
cause, they would respond literally
every time they call for help. Re
earding the amount which goes to
the national organization, it is
around per cent Sin the ma
tional headquarters furni she's much
assistance to the local branch, and
also takes care of the superanuated
workers after as years of continued
service, it seems that the national
body contributes more to Birming-
ham than birmingham pays into the
treasury.
Taken as a whole, we were agree
ably surprised at the efficiency with
which the work was conducted, ana
the vast amount of good which is
done with the small amount ths
PEOPLE of Birmingham subscribe. we
feel sure that anyone who criticises
the Salvation Army does so through
igr GRANGE, and without due regard
for the difficulties under which the
organization labors. If the pubic
knew all the facts, they would JOIN
us in saying that the workers are
entitled to the praise and support OF
our people for the consecrated serV-
ice they render and the sacrlnces
they make for the cause"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-11
GALLS:T0NES!

DR. E. E. Paddock, a physician Of Kan
sas City. Mo-, is giving away Free, an
illustrated book that tells how hundreds
Of people have obtained wonderful results
from a simple home method Of treatment
in cases of inflammation and catarrh Of
the Gall Bladder and Bile Ducts as assoc
ciated with Gallstones. Just send name to
DIR. E. E. Paddock, Box 10. POI Kansas
City, Mo-
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NEGRO SENTENCED
TO HANG JANUARY
70; TWO GET LIFE
Charley Stoudmeyer Convict
ed of Murder of James Nc
DOWeII Is Given Death
Penalty

One deaths sentence, two for life
Imprisonment and others aggregat-
ing total of $50 years in the pen.-
Tertiary, were imposed on nine ne
groes in the criminal division of the
circuit court yesterday by Judge Will
liam E. Fort as result of convic-
tons and pleas of guilty entered re-
Gently. most of them being the re-
suit of hearings during the past
week.
Charley Studmeyer, negro, was
sentenced to die on the gallows jan
uary 20 for the murder of James Nc
Dowell at the local plant of the Coca
Cola company in May, 1920. Notice of
appeal to the supreme court was
given by counsel for the condemned
man and execution of the sentence
was ordered suspended pending out
come of the case in the appellate
courts.
1.-THE negro was convicted several
weeks ago of murder in the first de-
gree by jury and the death penalty
imposed. He was convicted of shoot
ing Mcdowell at the plant, where
both were employed, because of diff
culties between the two growing out
Of some matter connected with the
Negroes employment. Following the
shootin gthe negro escaped and was
captured in Cleveland, o., few
months ago.
Two life sentences were imposed
on Russell Jones, negro, who was
convicted several days ago by jury
of the rape and robbery of Mary
Jones. negress Both verdicts re-
turned by the jury which heard the
two cases together imposed life SEN
fences.
Jim Howard and John Brown, ne
groes, were sentenced to serve 20
years each in the penitentiary for
robbery. The two negroes were con-
victed of holding up and robbing
CIanton Ishman.
Jake Foreman, negro, who entered
plea of guilty to the murder OF
Fannie Huffman. negress, several
months ago by beating her TO death
Win q MANNER WAS SeHtSlCSu ~
serve 20 years in the penitentiary.
Charlie Thomas, negro, convicted
several days ago of holding up and
robbing A. II. Courtney of a pistol,
was sentenced to serve 10 years in
the state prison, while Frank Walker.
negro, who recently entered pleas of
guilty to burglary and grand larceny
in three cases, was given indetermi
nate sentences of from one to three
years in the penitentiary In one case
two to five years in the second, and
three to seven years in the third.
Floyd Mosely and Will Mcdowell
negroes, convicted of robbery, were
sentenced to serve rs years each In
the penitentiary The two negroes
were charged with holding, up and
robbing ]. B. Rayfield of several dol
\ lars some time ago.
Sentence of 15 years In state'i
prison was imposed on Dave Turner
negro, who entered a plea of guilty
during the past week to robbing A
S. Ogilvie several months ago.
Quoted classes in IL county and seven
city schools.
with your help. all this work
goes on"
A climactic appeal is this:
"The seal sale is not going to be
a success unless everybody gets be-
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By MIGNoN HALL

feto conumptionto relief those suffer
from tuberculosis that the work of 200 and workers
who, all this week. will be engaged selling Christmas seals
These beautiful little ick without which Christmas would not be
complete suffering, should be
Christmas packages and Christmas mail.
Whatever will blessed humanity which is
particularly fitting offering