The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-22
BIRMINGHAM and SUBURBS

Goodfe Shop Robbed of Goodies- Burglars, believed by Detectives G. M. Bragan and R. ]. Walton to be young boys. entered the Goodie Shop, 6200 First avenue, East Lake, Wednesday night, and obtained
 quantity of candies, cakes and a
 small amount of money.
 Fire Causes $2,OOO Damage-Fire of
 undetermined origin caused damage estimated at s2,000 to the building and contents of the Newark Shoe
 company. First alley and Twentieth
 street, between and 3 o'clock
 Thursday morning. The damage was
 covered by insurance, 1t was stated. i J. l.. Akin, chief of the fire depart ment, said that the flames were con fined to the first floor of the build ing. due to the efficient work of his men.
 Held As Alleged Horse Thief
 Howard Tinsley, negro, Riley Station. l is In the county jail following his
 arrest Thursday morning by Detec- 1 lives R. J. Walton and c. M. Bragan on charge of stealing horse
 valued at $50 from Jim Howard, ne- | gro, of Bessemer. Officers allege
 that Tinsley confessed to the theft of the horse, but claimed the horse was lSNOltl iioii Nniit hC WoS dSASCp. The animal was recovered in a liv- cry stable in Ensley.
 Ring Stolen From Residcnce--Mrs.
 r. A. Jernigan, $40 Nineteenth street, south, reported to police
 headquarters Thursday morning that her residence was burglarized Wednesday night and that a diamond ring valued at $750 and s54 in cur rency had been stolen. Detectives
 R. J. Walton and G. M. Bragan in- vestigated the robbery.
 Another Lard Theft suspect--Amos Williams. negro, 42o3 Third alley, was arrested Thursday morning by Detectives w, P. Elledge and J. T.
 Moser on charge of having been implicated in the theft of 125 pounds | of lard from the residence of Rev. | F. T. Mathiason, negro, 21 Marietta street, last Sunday night. Dave Reed,
 negro school teacher. 4201 First ave-
 nue, was arrested Tuesday night in
 connection with the case, so pounds
 of the lard being recovered at his
 residence. according to the officers. Created Disorder, Fined-J. N. Green was fined $50 for violating the
 liquor law and s5 for disorderly con
 duct and c. J. Jones was fined S5 for | tdisorderly conduct Thursday in re-
 corder's court, following arrest for creating a disturbance in Loew's
 theatre Wednesday night They are
 Louisville men.
 | Conference P0stponed--Conferenc between Commissoner ". B. Cloe and City Attorney w. J. Wynn on the pro- l posed rooming house ordinance,
 scheduled for Thursday, was post
 poned. Other pressing matters were
 assigned by MT. Cloe as the reason for the postponement.
 Golden Wedding-C. E. Armstrong, chief clerk of the comptroller's de- partment, will leave Saturday to spend Christmas at his former home | in Chillicothe. O., and also to be pres- | ent at the golden wedding anniver- l sary of his mother and father. 1923 Lfcenses-Checks for the first | 1923 licenses were received by H. Marvin Taylor. city comptroller | Thursday. Two checks from railroads for s2,000 each, and some for smaller licenses, were received.
 Mosquito Control.-Dr. J. D. Dowl-
 ing will leave Friday for Montgom- cry to confer with Dr. s. w, Weich, state health officer on proposed mos quito control for Jefferson county and other matters. He will probably spend Christmas Day with his mother in Ozark.