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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
Red Cross Medals

Scouts William Johnson of Spo- kane, Wash, and wray Farmin of Standpoint, Idaho. who recently re- ceived gold medals from the national court of honor for their heroic service in saving the lives of three from drowning last summer have also been honored with the first prize offered by the life saving de- partment of the American Red Cross for exceptional meritorious action in saving lives and rendering first aid to the injured during the year l921"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
A Night in Camp
 With tha Boys
By BILL SYKES

There is one thing our bunch is more than thankful for; This trip nobody turned down his cover to find a mocoasin calmly sleeping in his bunk as Tucker did our last trip. There are more or less snakes every camp but they have been cons'derate enough to keep to themselves this trip.
 Civil engineers. surveyors and men engaged in mapping where they live outdoors have long since discovered that snakes will not stay in human habitatlon for any length of time, but our boys have not learned that as thoroughly as they might. scout Master King has spent great DOT ton of his life ill the woods of Ten nessee and Kentucky, and reports , that heAhas never known snake or any kind to remain in the shacks after the men come in. Our boys are talk ing no chances. They look over their hunks first thing now on arrival at gone. He did not intend to put him. self in the attitude of attempting to press friendship on the basis of business And even through he was possessed of q desire to thresh out
 the question with Annette to It's bit- ter entirety, he decided never 10 do it.
 Strictly business-concrete numbers and figures immediately became his concern and after a half hour or more had been spent. Bob left, ar ranging to come out the following day for complete survey of the site and to make observations con cerning color tones of material. plan ming of new entrances and measure ments guaranteed to give the house
 the effect that 1t had all been con- structed at the same time.
 Bob did not wish the structure to appear as if 1t had been added to. Therefore, there were other changes necessary In the present building which must be figured upon.
 When Bob reached home, after a rather stormy condemnation of him self as a strictly business young man, he found awaiting him lengthy telegram from Chicago giving last advices concerning the building of the Elberton home. Strangely enough, | it made him feel as if 1t was a message from a father He had a sense of impatience for the time to come when the Elbertons should make their home in the Magic City. Gro be continued next week.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
Lady Helped
 ByG Good Turn

The combined efforts of every mem Der of Troop IS, Troy. N, Y.. have resulted in the erection of . radio apparatus in the home oi an aged woman who has been invaliued fef the< past 22 months. The different rNrtsN of the apparatus have seen Apn- structed by the boys theuisslvss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30

sokaabn!
 The CnhabnI Sunbeams playground Dapp1ed playground; Round all and round In circle wound, In days gay ground Moonheams' playground Crystal playground; Bands alb interwound. Softly interwound: Starbeams' playground Shimmering playground; Dancers glad all round, Tn friendship bound The nights gay ground Palace of beauty, Home of revelry, Where sport these three: Laughing sunbeam, Merry moonbeam, Dancing starbeam- In frolie free, Jollity tells Where beauty dwells.
 0kaabn!
 The Cahnbni over the hills tonight, Thickly sown with starlight. Come the north winds, wildly
 flying, In their strong hands grasping, In their strong arms clasping, Mourning oaks and tall pines sigh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30

Harry Worth was assigned the duty of chief cook. being ably as- sisted by Ralph Porter. After supper the boys assembled around the campfire for jokes and ghost stories. and wound up with a talk by MT. White and Assistant Scout Master J. B. Hill.
 After splendid nights rest and sleep the boys arrived back in Woodlawn safe and sound Saturday morning. all popped" up with re- newed energy to do Boy Scouting throughout the balance of the sum mer. TROOP REPORTER. But MT. Box just smiles at the boys and says the more they'll do" him, the better he will like it.
 The Merion troop was designated The Prize Liberty troop" for ser- vices during the Liberty loan drives by William G. McAdoo, then secretary of the treasury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30

 over the hills tonight. Thickly sowH with starlight Come fondest memories. soft
 flying, In their strong hands graspng In their strong arms clasping, The yesterdays-the days undy-
 ing. Aye, the yester bells, In gladness tell, In sadness tell Where beauty dwells.
 0knabn!
 The CahabaI Hall of the Naiads. Water loving Naiads-- The water nymphs, Fair water nymphs; Hall of the gnomes, Mine-keeping gnomes; Hall O. the Genii. The loving Genii; Hall of the Imps, The ugly Imps; Hall O the goblins. The frightful goblins; Hall at whose doors Stand visitors The woodland nymphs, The rustic dryads, And sport of all- The satyrs tall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
By Mignon Hall

home little streams
 your apfuls of and dreams.
 Sidney Lanier. These poems contributed by J. H. B. Hall of the painting lr be enough repeat the the thoughtdeeper hidden The i'll the highest sky
 In the lakes deepest depths lie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
Attractive Hnrnes

consider the city's enormous growth it may be that their way of figuring is correct"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
shermt> MS DoH

Aunt Ebby" has got his grip packed for camp. a;ra 'Cowpuncher Dill" received . . slight. flesh wound in the solar p1exus while raiding the XXX dairy [ last night. YOU ARE WANTED AT TROOP
 CAMP.
 GOOD NIGHT!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-30
"WANTED-WANTED"

Wsnte "A girl of any kind. See F. P. Martin. billiard ball.
 without telling See" Bite We print everything funer us your troubles"
 meeting he ,r--I wonder l? s.s E. sa sss4l zssss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15

As a result. the new year begins on a good, substantial basis except in the case of those who have yet to make their adjustments.
 During 1921 Birmingham was among the country's leading cities in the buiIdingeof homes. For the most part the homes were small and the overwhelming percentage were in the outlying sections. Some of them were built at too great cost. Some of them were built by men who were still drawing war wages. When the wage cuts began to come, some of these new home owners were serious ly embarrassed to meet their pay ments. But the fact remains that ahey were built and were occupied and Birmingham Is in great measure relieved from the serious housing shortage which sent rents to abnor- Nlal figures.
 Fundamental Strength
 The real strength of Birmingham's real estate situation is, of course. the fundamental strength of the district. Its advantages in manufacturing costs constitute a foundation of per- manence. These advantages are be- ing more and more widely recognized and tlre prospect for new and i'm portant industries during the year are very bright. Every such indus- try adds to the districts basic realty values.
 That 1929 will be better year than 1921 seems to be the general impression among well informed real estate men.
 Ii will be better because values
 are on more substantial basis.
 because such improvement as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
s. H. Hurley Will Be Giuen Most Elaborate Military
 Funeral Euer Staged Here
All ExService Mems Organizations Plan Attend Serv- ices-Over 2,000 Persons to Pay Tribute to Almost
 Unknown Soldier" Who Died on Street

| life for his country just as truly as if he had died on a battlefield. To Screen Demonstration Attention of the entire south has been directed to the case through the efforts of legion workers Camera men from the leading news film con- | cerns are coming to screen the dem l onstration of sustained loyalty of Birmingham service men, according 1 to announcement.
 The Alabama Boys Industrial school band will lead the procession, followed by the colors and standards | of the organizations. The firing | squad will follow, with uniformed service men next in line, followed by | vets in civilian clothes. The hearse will follow the veterans, with mo- 1 tor vehicles bearing Civil war vet erans, woman's auxiliaries, disabled soldiers and citizens. coming behind. The line of march will be out Twen- | tieth street to Avenue F, thence to ] EJmwood.
 Brief funeral services will be held in Johns chapel, with Dr. J. A. Bryan, Rev. Carl Henckel and Rev. oscar deWolf Randolph, legion chaplain, officiating Odell Garrison will be bugler.
 Mrs. Bessie L. Phillips, president of the woman's auxiliary, Veterans or Foreign Wars, has issued a call to all members to meet at Johns at 2 o'clock. Members of the legion aux Hilary are also expected to gather. Spanish American war men will attend in a body, according to b. E. Spangenberg and Commander Flee | Blau. who called the camp to meet for the purpose.
 
 l Confederate Veterans gave tine rebel yell" as they accepted the in- vitation to attend, presented at their regular meeting last Friday by W. H. Hendrix, representative of the fu- neral committee. The old warriors applaudsd the efforts of the young men to pay tribute to the almost un- known hero. Grand Army members vii. also participate.
 The funeral committe has issued a statement of thanks for the follow ing donations: Casket by Birmng ham Casket company; cemetery serv- ice by Elmwood corporations; cars by Birmingham Taxi company, Jenkins and Whitman; undertaking and chapel by Johns, and funeral direc- tion personally by Carl W. Johns Burial will be in lot owned by the | tStcIdHb Ol. roEtsSn WdTS Except for the brief telegram from a Mrs. Grogan, believed to be a sis- ter of Hurley, whose address was found in a memorandum book in his pocket following his death, no rela- tives have been found by the coro- ner. The message said Bury him there. Letter will follow" So far no letter has been received. T Interest in the case has beer great from the beginning. EX-serv- ice men have expressed universaI ,i.. dignation, over the tragic circum- stances surrounding the death of thu veteran, and it at once became ap parent that an elaborate funera , would be held. The event Is caus ling greater interest than anything ltEat occurred in veteran circles in | year. leaders assert. Members of all organizations hay, worked on the details. Arthu tGreenwood, legion official and chair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15

stein, Louis Burger, Simon Goldsteln D. T. Fiedelson, simon Gordon, Ed GreenbeTg. Max Kroman, M. J. Ger. son, Joe G2ldstein, Harry Licht. W Dessler.
 Members of the solicitation commit tee will report at local headquarters, 2025 First avenue, Monday, January 23 at 9:30 a. m., when the canvass amog the Jewish citizens of Birming- ham will begin.
 ' others to Aid Campaign
 The following Jewish organizations under the leadership of the officers named will aid in the campaign;
 Mrs. l.. M. Heidenreich, vice presi- dent Council of Jewish Women; Mrs. A. Joseph, president, Jewish Sister hood Mrs. Morris Adler. president. Temple Emanu-El Benevolent asso- citation; Mrs. Joe Goldstein, president, Ladies' Hebrew School Auxiliary as- sociation of Knesseth Israel; Mrs. Aaron Blumberg, president, Daugh- ters of Israel; Mrs. J. B. Cooper. president, Hadassah chapter; Harold Blach, president, Pi Tau Pi frater- nity; E. M. Friend, secretary. Y. M. H. A; Leon M. Karpeles, president, Birmingham lodge, No. sos, l. o. B. B.; Ike Epstein, president. Magic C1Iy lOQEe, l. v. D. D.i M. lJs hdlHs president, B'rith Abraham lodge..
 Dr. Morris Newfield Is in charge of the steering committee, composed of the following: Morris Adler. Ike Ad- Ter, Leo K. Steiner. Max Blach, M. V. Joseph, P. Jaffe, Sol Caheen.
 Gov. Thomas b. Kilby has given this appeal his indorsement, and in a letter to the committee the states executive says, after extending his ardent wishes for the success of this worthy cause: Tt is difficult for us who live in comparative bounty and prosperity to realize the dire distress which prevails In other sections of the world, still staggering from the effects of the war. Authentic re- ports have, however, convinced me of the terrible conditions which still exist. under which your co-religion- ists are the worst suffers, Your ef- forts and those of your fellow work CTS are sure to accomplish notable results, and I bespeak for you the hearty cooperation of our entire cit izenship. both Gentle and Jew.
 T am confident the people will show a generous helping hand and that the cause will meet with It's merited success"
 President Writes Letter
 President Warren G. Harding, in a recent letter to MT. Brown. writes: My Dear MT. Brown: It is a pleas ure to communicate to you and your associates the assurance of my un- qualified approval of the great ef- fort you are making in behalf of the suffering and unfortunate Jewish people of Europe. The presentations of their case which have come to my attention have impressed me pro- foundly, and it is good to know that such an organization as your own is continuing the splendid work that in the past has been so very fruitful of humane and praiseworthly results.
 ''I trust that the effort In which you are now engaged will have the fullest measure of success. Very sin cerely, WARREN G. HARDING."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15

words, department of public safety down at the city hall, but they don't seem to mean anything. unless they mean that the city hall itself is safe place. But there's hardly room for everybody in Birmingham to move into the oity hall.
 No End to Crime
 If criminals are allowed thus to go free, 1t Is probable they may be- gin a promiscuous braining of any citizen of the community who has the appearance of having a few extra pennies.
 AK murders have been so common in this town, factories over the coun- try will almost have to begin making additional axes to keep up with the Birmingham demand.
 It's a deplorable. horrible situa- tionp'
 At the city hall. Fred McDuff, chief of police, defends his men.
 He said he had 29 detectives in all, IA of them doing criminal case work, robberies and such things, four on the same kind of things in Ensiey, eight men on blind tigers and four men on the ax murders.
 He said he was doing the best he could, and would continue to do so.
 Sees It Differently
 Asked why he had eight men on blind tigers and only four on the ax murders-a plurality of four on the minor work-he said he did not con- slider he had more men, in proportion, on blind tiger work.
 He said he had offered S100 for the arrest and conviction of the mur- derers in the Crawford ax case, and had asked the governor to also offer a reward.
 The latter reward, just made. is $500.
 Chief McDuff said he was receiv- ing what he considered satisfactory reports" from his four men on the aX cases.
 I asked to see these reports, but the chief refused on the ground that they were not public property while investigations were going on.
 Tt takes months sometimes to catch such criminals" was his posi- tion. T have asked all my officers to turn in everything they may hear. I have also asked that if the public has any clue whatsoever, I will well come it."
 Backs Local Men
 He said he thought Birmingham of ficers more, capable ofe solving the murders than any outsiders. because of their familiarity with conditions here.
 He showed me clipping from a newspaper which attacked him on &C.,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
CANNON AND OTHER WAR RELICS FOR PARKS

Cannon. guns and other relics of the late World war will be on display in Birmingham's parks if plans of D. E. McLendon, president of the city commission, are carried out.
 He has written to the war depart ment to ascertain just what they have available in this line and expects to hear from Washington very soon. After the lists are received members of the commission will decide the amount of equipment wanted for the parks and will then proceed with their plans to have these relics sent to Birmingham.
 It is stated that efforts were made by the former city commission to have some~of the guns, cannon and other souvenirs of the war sent to Birming- ham to be displayed in the city parks, but on account of the large freight charges necessary the matter was dropped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
National Chairman for JeWish Relief to Visit
 Birmingham This Week
David A. Brown of Detroit to Make Appeal for Eastern War Sufferers Thursday-Jacob Burger Is
 Local Chairman

David A. Brown of Detroit, na- Jewish relief committees 1922 appeal for the sufferers of war throughout eastern Europe and speaker of abil- ity, will be in Birmingham Thursday and at o'clock will address the peo- pie of Birmingham at Temple Eman Ell, Highland avenue and Twenty first street
 Although as the president and ex- ecutive head of one of the largest cor porations in Detroit, he is devoting his entire time for six months to the direction and conduct of this appeal. In his address here he will tell of the aims afd purposes of the Ameri- can Jewish relief committee.
 Jacob Burger, local chairman of the committee, In charge of the cam paign. which will open on Monday, January 2S, also has sent out invita- tions to attend a luncheon at 1 o'clock Thursday to be given in honor of Mir. Brown at the Tutwiler hotel. IT c affair IS designated as Dutch Treat" and no subscriptions will be asked
 The local general committee. which will raise $35, ,000 among Jewish citi- H6HS Ol tiCdNCi Dit bdni' iS 1Oih- posed of Jacob Burger, chairman; NJ. V. Joseph and Maj M M. Uliman, vice chairman Leo K. Steiner. treas urer; B. F. Ezekiel, secretary.
 Members of the executive commit tee are: M M Ullman, chairman; Philip Oster, P. Jaffee, Edgar Adler, Leopold Loeb, l. Abelson, H. Abram- son, Joseph Beitman, Herman Beck, Joe Alper. Sam Blach. l. R. Ruben stein, Joe Smolian, Herbert Baum, Jake Levin, Max Roseman. E. M. Ja- cobs, II. ?. Sugarman. Louis B. Jo- seph. Joe K. Saks, H. Swedlaw, Fic- tor Wertheimer, l.. O. Chisiing, Leo Rich, Irving NJ. Engel, Abe Kaufman. Nathan Marlowe, Ike Epstein, Eugene Jacobs. Frank Simon, s. Ginsburg. $. M. Bernheim, l.. Fisher, Henry Keller, Gus Rotholz, II. C. Goodman, NJ. L.. wertheimer. B. A. Fox. Louis Gluck. s. H. Hanover, Phil Dorn, H. Sokol, E. NJ. Friend, c. A. Lass, NJ. Band, Lee B. Well, V. Hugo Marx, D. H. Markstein, Max Mayer, Herbert Levy, William Wise, Norris Silverfield, Louis Arnstein, Leo Loeb.
 Officers Named
 The following have been named as vice presidents by the executive com mittee:
 Morris Adler, NJ V. Joseph, L. K. Steiner, Louis Saks, l.. Pizitz, l.. Gel ders. R. Blumberg, Max Blach. J. H. Lovemen, Ferd Caheen, s. Seweiovitz, Sidney Hart, Octavus Roy Cohen, Eu- gene Fies, Jake Friedman, c. Klotz, Ike Adler. Sidney l.. Hitler, Julius Jaffee, Sol Caheen,, NJ. H. Sterne, D. Friedman, r. A. Abelson, Ben Well, A. Leo Oberdorfer, Leo Kayser, D. B. Goldstein, August Hirsch, God frey Goldman. l. A. Krenenberg, Louis Phillips. David Rich, J. D. Rosenberger. Jonas Schwab, Tom Williams. Carl Hess Robert Aland, J. Bonfeld, Nathan Merry, A. Blum berg. M. Damskt, J. Feldstein, Max Mendelsohn, H. Mayberger. F. Rut-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15

It getting to be a dull week in Birmingham that some helpless and peaceful citizen is not called to his front door and brained with an ax. Even women are cruelty and unfeel- ingly slain, their throats cut. and they are left weltering in their blood. while the thieves have plenty of leis- ure to ransack the house and get away, while motherless babies cry for their parents and possibly look upon their fearful, brutal killings.
 Results Meager
 There's something wrong with police force that can't get better re- suits in arrests than this city is get ting from it's officers Five peaceful citizens already knocked in the head, and nothing really done yet. Two ne- groes so far, considering all three cases, are in jail, and they were ar rested only because they were seen hanging around the premises about the time the merchant and his wife were killed But there's nothing sure that they were actually the crim- inals."
 It is such expressions of indi gnant criticism and denunciation against the police department that are reaching The Age Herald these days from all parts of tho city concerning the lack of arrests and geneal appear ance of apathy in the three aX mur- der cases in which two men and their wives. and before that a Southside grocer, were slain.
 Fear Prevalent
 Expressions also of dismay and fear are coming from householders and mothers who have no assurance what ever that they may not be the next victims of an axman-or an organized gang of cut -throats.' Meanwhile. such criminals are at large. they point out, to continue their activities growing bolder at each success and evasion of punishment.
 The same detectives have handled all three murder cases, but so far have done nothing tangible with them except to get the two present in- cumbents in Jail. In the Montione case, where husband and wife both were killed by aXmen, some arrests were made, but there were no con victions. In the case of the South side grocer, Chief of Police Fred Me Duff said no arrests had been made. The latter case was before Mir. Me- Duff's initiation into office, which is recent.
 Citizens query:
 "Wholl be the next ax victim? almost shiver when I go to pick up the papers every day.
 Tt looks mighty good to see the