davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
IRON AGE EDITOR
 ADVISES FOCUS
 ON BIRMINGHAM r
Makes That Declaration After Summing Up 0pportuni- ties and Futures of
 This District
By RICHARD F. JOHNSTON

Good prospects for exports Of southern steel were outlined by w. W. Macon, managing editor of Iron Age, of New York, at a dinner ten- dered visiting members of the Amer ican Society of Mechanical Engineers by. the Birmingham section of the society, at the Tutwiler. Friday evening. Frank IT. Crockard, presi- dent Woodward Iron company and chairman of the local section, pre- sided.
 MT. Macon contended that just as an era of railroad building in this country marked the years imme- diately following the Civil war, now we are entering on years of trans portation building In the parts of the world not yet well supplied. The rail buying for the Orient has all ready assumed such proportions that the Birmingham plants of the Steel Corporation have been operating for some months at better rate than the steel plants of any other section of the country. and the development of Mobile as a shipping point Is bound to make Birmingham a leading producer of world needs. The tom mage buying for months has been for railroads in Argentine. Brazil, and South Africa. and the demand will be sufficient, he said, to occupy all the steel-producing nations.
 Conquer the Tropics.
 He prophesied the conquering of the tropics and the building of rail- roads for transcountry hauls, with the motor truck as the medium of local shipment. Just ass General Gorgas showed the way in the Pan anna canal, we shall bring the great areas of land on both sides of the equator under the hand of man with all that controlled luxuriant vege- tation may mean, as well as the de- velopment of natural resources of water and mineral.
 Were Horace Greeley now alive, he would urge .'young man. go south.' And after the survey given tIe en- gineers of the resources of Bir- mingham. Mir. Macon suggested that the young man focus on Birming- ham,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
ENORMOUS BLAST
 WILL MOVE ROCK
 AT MITCHELL DAM
Nearly 10000 Yards will Be Torn Away by Explosion Scheduled for
 Tuesday

The forces of the Dixie Construc- day getting things in shape for an other blast at the big rock quarry a half mile below Mitchell dam. near Verbena.
 drills are busily engaged in showing down six-inch holes. from 160 to 165 feet deep, along the face of the high bluff, where rock is being quarried for making concrete. Thirteen of these holes are now completed and two more will be finished by the end of the week. after which they will be loaded to within a few feet of the top and exploded. tearing down a great block of rock 25o feet long, 160 feet high, and 25 feet thick, and breaking 1t into small enough pieces to be loaded by steam shovels.
 This quarry is located at Carols Bluff, where for centuries vast cliff of horne blende schist, with an almost perpendicular face nearly 200 feet high. has been exposed to the weather. The bluff affords a won- derful site for quarry. This cliff is practically the only rock suitable for concrete purposes that lies ex- posed for several miles along the river, and the fact that It lies less than half mile from the dam site is of particular interest.
 The second blast, will be made May IS, the first blast having been made on December 30, 1921. At that time 23 drill holes were shot, about 25,0O0 pounds of SO per cent and 75 per cent dynamite having been used in nak- ing the blast. At that time over 10000 cubic yards of rock were blasted out. A steam shovel, having 21. yard dipper. has been lo1iing this rock into cars for crushing, and practically all of it Is now placed in the dam as. concrete.
 When this blast was made the con cussion was so great that great wall of water, like a tidal wave, sew eral feet high, swept across the river and upstream for nearly half mile. The shock of the blast was plainly felt in Coopers and verbena, eight miles distant, and was reported to have been notiAsd in NAnton 16 miles away.
 The shot for this week will remove 10000 yards of rock. which will pro- vide concrete materials for six or seven weeks operation under the present schedule of construction. From 12 to 15 tons of high grade ex- plosives will be used in making the blast. Many people from Coopers and verbena and nearby towns are planning to witness the big blast. and it is probable that at least one motion picture company will have a man at Mitchell dam to record the explosion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14

V. Henry. W. F. Motion, F. W. Dixon. Judge Horace Wilkinson, J. L. Warrington, J. F. Mclaughlin, T. s.
 Smith. M. l.. Ward, Geo. w. Morris.
 Dr. D. P. Riggs, A I. Odom. S. J. Pulliam. Dr. E. F. Fields. pr. T. c. Springfield, J. W. Baton. J. H. Berry. W. V. NJ. Robertson. Frank M. Dom mick, M. J. Gregg, B. A. Thompson, D. J. Smyer, R. W. Massey. Dr. E. E.
 May. Walter Moore, P. c. Ratliff. Leo K. Steiner. Major J. B. Elliott, R. NJ Jenkins. F. Wilkinson. J. D. Truss, Judge F. c. Crow. Sumpter Bethea, 1 J. II. Patton. T. II. Aldrich, T. 1T. Spencer. James F. Hawkins, James
 A. Downey. W. O. Broyles. V. w. Wood. Edgar L. Adler, H. A. Mosely, l Dr. B. L. Wyman. John T. Glover. Arthur Greenwood, Major J. T. Me- Ewen. A. A. Adams. J. c. Scott. T. c. Mcdonald. J. E. Johnson. l.. Patrick, | Wm. S. Pritchard. J. A. Sarvis, Dr.. M. A. Copeland, Geo. R. Carter. H. B. McLaurin, J. T. Rhodes, Geo. w. | Watts F. H Woodland. Inzer Hood A. c. Cornelius, J. T. Garretson, Wm.
 Burgin. Jas. R. Tindall, E. H, Ward, w. s. Eyins. Joseph A. Jones, R. M. | McAdory, Charles Fletcher, F. T. Downey. W. A. Brown C. M. Housely IT.. lJ oHltn, S N. sep, AflHuf Love
 lace, C. B. Ebersole, l.. R. Shifflett
 +. J. Strickland. E. Mallen, D. c.
 Ewing, Dr. j. Y. Kent, J. IT Arm
 strong. s. J. Brintle. Joseph Goby L.
 Ford, Walter E. Barnes, G. B. Myrek
 J. F. Davis, Sam Vann. wm. Vaughn.
 Will Lunsford, Dr. E. K. Moon, P. o.
 McGlathery, Jonas Schwab, Ike Adler. c. Y. Broyles. Sidney Hart, H. L..
 Rains, Mason Martin, Ed Long J. IT.
 Long, J. c. Waidrop. A. B. Howell
 L. E. Kirby, P. W. Gardner. MT. and
 Mrs. J. B. Cawthon, MT. and Mrs. J.
 NJ. Orr. MT. and Mrs. Ellis suydam.
 Mir. and Mrs. W. M. Rutledge, Mir. and
 Mrs. T. L. Rutledge, MT. and Mrs. W.
 c. Bentley. MT. and Mrs. J. T. Luns ford, Mir. and Mrs. W. L. Roark, MT. and Mrs. M. w. Kirby. MT. and Mrs.
 s. A. Jones. J. ". Keith. c. '. Jones
 R. l.. Adair. S. A. Bowden, A. H. Hoadley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
Tuggle Institute
 Holds Nineteenth
 Annual Exercises

Tuggle Institute on Enon Ridge. of which Carrie Tuggle is president will hold it's nineteenth annual commencement exercises during the week beginning today at 3:30 o'clock at which time Dr. H. N. Newsome pastor of St John A. M. E. church of this city will preach the com mencement sermon.
 The program for the week will be as follows: Tomorrow night. con cert by the primary grades; Tues day night, concert by fourth, fifth and sixth grades; Wednesday morn- ing at 10:S0 o'clock, the trustees of ~ the school will hold their board meeting when many visitors are ex- pected to attend, among them, the missionary board of the East Lake Methodist church (white), and 2 number of the white friends of the school.
 At S:30 o'clock the field day exer- cises, military parade, base ball game and band concert will be held. Thursday night the annual musi- cale, The Bells of Bonneville" play in three acts will be given at the Jefferson theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14


 N. l. Pierce, agent In charge Of federal prohibition enforcement In Alabama since the enactment of the national prohibition act and a law enforcement officer for more than 15 years with headquarters at Hunts vile, has filed his resignation with Judge Charles NJ. Sartain, director of the department, which becomes er- fective tomorrow.
 Official records show that under his regime, Alabama's wildcat dis tilling outfits were depleted in mum Der by 2.5oo, during a period approxi- mating two years, and that fully s1,000.000 worth of property was seiz- ed and destroyed, all Of which was apprehended in connection with it's use fin the manufacture of whisky or beer or in it's transportation.
 Friends of the former agent in charge of the Alabama forces have intimated to him by word of mouth or letters, after hearing of his early retirement, an administrative change, that hosts of alleged moonshlners over the state would not object in the least to his leaving the department for other pursuits. Mir. Pierce told an Age Herald representative with a smile, that maybe they wouldn't"
 When asked as to his future plans MT. Pierce stated that on June 1 he would launch national defective agency, incorporated, with head quarters in the Jefferson County bank building. for he said. I've en- gagged in law enforcement so long that the calling has become a part of me and I'm continuing 1t on a large scale" In discussing very generally his new enterprise, MT. Pierce asked that attention be called to the formal announcement appearing In both the local papers before June 1, after pre- liminary details have been worked out.
 MT. Pierce with his family moved to Birmingham some months ago and he has many friends here and over the state whose good wishes will ac- company him in his new enterprise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
BUILD BARGES IN BIRMINGHAM FOR
 SOUTH AMERICA
0ne-Piece Sheet Iron Barges to Be Manufactured by the Welded Products
 Company

The Welded Proudcts company Is planning the manufacture of one piece barges, constructed of light sheet iron. These barges are exten- sively used in South America on river courses. They were formerly riveted, but the Welded Products will make them one-piece product.
 The Welded Products company Is among the very successful finishing steel products plants of the district and is now at about eighty per cent of capacity. Its storage tanks are distributed over the southeast and are now entering the export trade.
 The manufacture of the one-piece barges for South America will be be- gun at an early date.
 The Welded Products company was organized in July, 1919. for the manufacture of one-piece welded storage tanks and similar products. The company also repairs all kinds of machinery, boilers. etc, by the electric welding process, either at their plant or outside by the means of portable machinery.
 During this time this company has manufactured more than a quarter million dollars worth of tanks, rang ing from 550-gallon capacity to 24,oo0 gallons. which were shipped to all parts of the country.
 The largest portion of the steel used is bought in the Birmingham district.
 In January, 1922, the company was brought under the management of A. J. Deacon, who was with the Baldwin Locomotive works for nineteen, years and with the Wilson Welder & Metals company of New York city for the past two years. While with these companies he had extensive experi- ence in all branches of welding and is we'll able to advise on any line of welding or repairing.
 The Welded Products company is also the southern representative of the Wilson Welder and Metals com pany and carries stock of it's ma chimes and metals on hand in Birm- ingham at all times. This process of electric welding is fast encroaching on the former method of riveting for tanks and boilers. as it makes an absolutely tight joint which will last as long as the plate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
BY MIGNoN HALL
Its butterfly time!

us butterfly tune!
 Meet little Roberta Munger one of the most gauzy-winged, glorious creatures of the whole spring time. How she will flutter madly, poising her tiny self tiptoe to the gaiety of music, along with whole host of other dimpled- checked butter flies, at the wonderful dancing carni- val which will be held at the Jeffer- son theatre. May 30th, at o'clock.
 The affair will be put on by the pupils of Mrs. Angie Sykes Camper.
 The proceeds are to be used to buy educational equipment for Lakeview school.
 Some of the loveliest children of the city will take part in the carnival.
 Little Miss Munger, of the picture, will lead the babies in the butter fly ballet, and will also dance as a gorgeous little redbird She is. only seven years old, but one of the most graceful and efficient little ladies among all the danseuse.
 Sister of Mrs. Powers
 Mrs. Camper is the sister of Mrs. Powers, whom Birmingham remem- bers so pleasantly as a versatile and talented dancing instructor. Mrs. Powers entertainments were always very artistic. gala affairs, and Mrs. Camper has her sisters same delight ful faculty of knowing how to train children.
 The Lakeview Parent-Teacber as-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
Cotton Planting Is
 Delayed by Moisture,
 Weekly Reuiew Says

Tho southern half of tie country has been too wet for much agricul- tural progress. according to the weekly review of the American Steel and Wire company, which says:
 Most of the southern half of the country Is still too wet to have made much progress agriculturally in the past week. Florida alone is passing through one of the driest springs in years, and this has been injurious to the citrus fruit. Crop pastures and hay lands as whole are better than usual at this time of the year. AL falfa almost ready to cut in Okla homa; some is being cut in Call fornia.
 Fifty pe. cent of the entire corn acreage of the southern half of the country has been planted. Reports are confirming the prediction of a de- creased acreage on oats. Such as is growing is fair tc good. Cotton planting Is being delayed by wet weather.
 Wheat is fair to good, acreage smaller than last year. good crop of strawberries in Arkansas and Louisiana. The grape crop in the Fresno gives promise of a very heavy crop in spite of seasonal lateness. The agricultural outlook is very en- couraging.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
FUNERAL SERVICES OF MRS. BANKHEAD
 AT JASPER TODAY
President Harding Sends Let ter of Condolence-Body Will Lie in State at
 Johns Chapel

Funeral services for Mrs. John II. Bankhead. widow of Senator Bank head, who died Thursday at the home of her son, Congressman William B. Bankhead in Washington, will be held at 2 o'clock this afternoon from the First Methodist church in Jasper Burial will be in the family cemetery there where Senator Bankhead was laid to rest just two years ago. ]
 The body of Mrs. Bankhead arrived, in Birmingham yesterday afternoonS and will lay in state at Johns fu- neral Parlor until 1z:so o'clock today when the funeral party will leave tor Jasper. Accompanying the body on the trip from Washington were menu bers of the family, including Con- J. H. Bankhead. Jr.. Mrs. Marie B. Owen of Montgomery, Col. H. NJ. Bankhead and Congressman Bank heads daughter. Mrs. Morton Hoyt.
 Floral tributes have been received from President Harding, Secretary Of War Weeks, Senators Underwood and Heflin, the Bankhead Highway as- sociation and from many other high officials and friends.
 Among the letters of coincidence was the following from President Harding. addressed to Congressman Bankhead:
 T have just learned of yhe death of your good mother. I am extremelys sorry to have this sad news. Both Mrs. Harding and I held her in very high [ esteem, and somehow felt quite close to her because of our very great re- gard for both your father and mother l know very well the sorrow whichl attends the severance of such tiel Even though your mother had lived to & ripened age there could never be 8 time when you could assent to her going without that depth of sor- row which attaches to the relation ship between mother and family. Please know of our very sincerest condolences"
 Among the many other letters of sympathy were the ones from Gov Charles H. Brough. president of the United States Good Roads associa- tion, and J. A. Rountree, director gen. eral of the same association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
SUMMER SCHOOLS
 WILL OPEN JUNE 1
Teachers Announced For Summer Term of City
 Schools
Announcement was made yesterday

Announcement was made yesterday ham that, beginning Monday morn ing, June 5, 8 o'clock, summer pub lie school sessions will begin, con- tinuing for six weeks, at the follow ing public schools over the city: Gen. tral High school at Avenue F and twentieth street; Powell school, Sixth avenue and Twenty-fourth street, north; Bush school. Ensley. and the Woodlawn school.
 These schools will begin each school day at 8 o'clock and continue until IF o'clock. and will be gSven primarily for those students above the third grade who because of irregular at tendance or other reasons have been unable to make their grade during the regular session. and also for any student who wishes to advance in any particular branches of study.
 The tuition charge will be S2.50 for the entire period of six weeks for grade school students and $5 for the High school students. as has been the charge heretofore.
 l.. Frazier Banks, assistant super intendent of schools. will have charge or the vacation SCHOOLS. ana C. J. Go- ing will be principal of the school at Central High school.
 Elementary grade teachers for the schools at Powell. Bush and Wood lawn have been selected as follows:
 Powell. W. T. Snoddy, principal; Misses Minnie Atkins and Eula Rec ord. fourth grade; Misses Lucy K. Hoge and Annie Bailey, fifth grade; Marie Florence, Emmie Anderson and Hattie Grimes, sixth grade: Alice Roberts and Emma Koenig. seventh grade.
 Bush school: H. B. Johnson, prin- cipal: Johnnie Scott. fourth grade: Alma Snappi and Louise Martin, fifth grade; Virginia Schooler and Jessie Ingram. sixth grade, and Hallie Scruggs and Mrs. F. E. Davis, seventh grade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14

Captain White yesterday made public a list of citizens who had ten- dered their assistance In opposing the project and 1t is proposed to carry on regular whirlwind campaign of education during the final week of the campaign.
 At Friday nights conference J. w. Davis was elected secretary of the campaign committee.
 Every man present expressed him- self as being thoroughly in favor of the public schools of the city, but said that no real necessity had been shown for the adoption in the com ing election of the bond issue to raise this vast sum-" said Chairman White.
 They fear the superabundance of money raised by this bond issue and tax increase will lead to extrava- gance and waste.
 ImpeIled by Duty
 '"The heavy burdens of taxation now being imposed by the federal government, made necessary by ex- penditures in the World war, together with the high rate of taxes imposed by tho state. county and city govern ment. are depressing business and preventing a return of industrial &C., tlvity. Because of these things. while ioath to offer their opposition those present felt that it was their duty to the city and public schools themselves to oppose a scheme which would lead to the impairment, if not destruction, of the public schools, and would be disastrous to the city by crippling its financial condition to such an extent that 1t could not even cope with epfdemics and con- tagion, which. unrestrained. might exact as toll the lives of perhaps thousands of our people,"
 The preliminary list of citizens of the city who yesterday rendered their services to aid Chairman White in this campaign Is as follows:
 John P. Tlllman, I. J. Morris, John W. ONelll, C. P. Beddow, F. NJ. Jack son. P. E. Cheek, Frank Nelson. Jr.. c. R. Murray, A Leo Oberdorfer, NJ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
Plan Tag Day for
 Confederate Vets

The United Daughters of the Com federate veterans will station pretty girls at the principal downtown corners on Saturday. May 20, in the annual tag day for the Confederate veterans. The proceeds go to defray the expenses of the veterans to the Richmond reunion in June. This reunion is to be a memorable one and the U. D. c. are working hard that funds may be available for all veterans of the county whether be- longing to any camp or not.
 All the chapters of the U. D. q. of the county are behind the takl day, except that of Camp Wilcox which has recently held a tag day of It's own.
 The tag day is given annually by the U. D. c. under permission from the city commission. The names of the young ladies officiating and their locations will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
Photo by the Stephenson st,

iocO by tAC RtSpilShSOH othuiOs sociation Is cooperating with Mrs. Camper, general arrangements being in charge of Mrs. w. c. Knopf, presi- dent of the society. The special and well-known variety of Lakeview en- thusiasm Is being shown by the large corps of efficient workers who are assisting Mrs. Knopf
 Oh there are to be great many surprlses-even the decorations-and the show will register novelties never produced in Birmingham before.
 For Decorations
 You may know that the decoration will be. lovely since a group of the most charming Laxeview women wifi be in charge. Mrs. Will Warren is chairman, the members of her com mittee consisting of Mrs. John Maynor. Mrs. Will Bickell, Mrs. Joe Loveman, Mrs. E. M. Mason, Mrs. A. B. Tanner, Mrs. Will Leary, and Mrs. Donald Conner. Everyone is working like a galley slave that not an exquisite touch be overlooked.
 While there will be a great many dances. the teeny babies will proba- bly get the most applause just because they are teeny babies. and so alluring in their childshness
 Mrs. S. S. Riddle is lending her. efficient aid to make the affair a success.
 Tickets for the afternoon are in charge of Mrs. A. M. Throckmorton. Mrs. w. c. Bonham. Mrs. A. w. Brazel Ion, and Mrs. Ira Armstrong.
 There will be only one perforn,ance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
SOUTHERN SON TIME,

Passenger trains of tho Southern railway sytem maintained their usual record for "on time" service during the month of April accord ing to the announcement of H. w. Miller. vice president, in charge of operation.
 Out of 14.541 passenger trains operated during the month. 13,600 or 93.5 per cent arrived at final ter minals on time, and 14.ol1 or sea per cent, maintained schedule or made-pp time while on the South- ern road. the official announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
Spring Medicine

quickly dispels that exhausted feeling. enriches the blood and ben- efits the mental. muscular and ner- druggist, Hoods Sarsaparilla is our most dependable restorative"
 Only the best tonic and purify ing ingredients used,-roots. herbs. barks and berries. such as physi- clans often prescribe. A record of 46 years successful use. It will do you good. Try 1t this spring.
 A mild laxative. Hoods Pills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14

Now Needed by Nearly Every One to Purify the Blood and Build
 Up Strength.
 Few come to these trying gprtng days without weariness. debility, that ''tired feeling" caused In largo nart by impure, de-vitalized blood. Change of season often takes ali the strength out of me-" as many people say.
 The tonic and blood purifier needed Is Hoods Sarsaparilla. It
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-14
Senator Whites
 Committee to Open
 Big Fight or, Bonds
Many Citizens Joined Yesterday in Movement to Defeat What They Consider Project Genuinely Harmful to Schools and
 the Future of City-Another
 Meeting Tomorrow Night

concerted in city formally launched Friday Senator Frank s. White airman
 Another at o'clock, o which all vote einvited