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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24
League of Women Voters A dopt Resolutions OF
 Censure to School Board

Second. to assure the board of
 education that the league is
 heartily in sympathy with a we'll
 considered, balanced and practi-
 cable program of school expnn-
 sion, and will warmly support
 such n plan when promulgated by
 the board.
 Resolved further, thnt this
 special committee invite aii orr
 EanIxntlons and individuals who
 are of like mind on the above
 matters to join in the visit to the
 board of education.
 Clark Williams and Frank Andress candidates for solicitor, made short talks and were asked a number II questions by members of the league as to their attitude on various ques- tions. They were introduced by Mrs Johnston.
 Mrs. c ]. Sharpe told of the recent state convention of the league ai Montgomery, She paid a tribute tc Mrs. Charles R. Bricken, who was elected president of the state league She also described the manner ir which delegates to the convent on questioned the candidates for gover. nor and how Mrs. Solon Jacobs in. duced Charles Mcdowell, candidat, for governor, to say that he was "all wrong in his long opposition tc woman suffrage.
 The local chapter Is now prepariae to have Legislators day" anl Judges day. when the candidates for the legislature and for the variou. tudgeships will be asked to address the women voters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24
THREE SALVATION ARMY LEADERST ID
 SPEAK AT CHURCH
Special Meeting Will Be Held at First Baptist Church to Which Public Is Cordially
 Invited

4 great opportunity is afforded the public of Birmingham to see and hear the most prominent men in the east ern division of the Salvation Army at s o'clock tonight at tho First Baptist church, when Commissioner Thomas Estill Colonel Alexander A. Damon and Brigadier William F. Palmer of New York will speak at a special meeting.
 Commissioner Estiil Is head of all Salvation Army operations iE the United States east of the Mississippi. He has been in the service of the Salvation Army for 43 consecutive years and has a wonderful record behind him. He has seen Salvation work in England, Holland, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and the United States and has been the chief execu- tive of the organization in each coun- try but England. He arrived last night at II o'clock and leaves to- night at midnight.
 Col. Alexander A. Damon is genera, field secretary of the army and is the third ranking officer of the eastern division. He has been in the service for 35 years. Brigadier Palmer. native Australian, is sec retary of the young peoples work and has been in the work for 20 years, and has been with 1t in Japan, Australasia. the Antipodes and for the last IA years In the United States.
 The local forces will cooperate with the officers of the southeastern division in presenting the program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24

Resolutions protesting against the use of school children to influence the vote for the bond and tax meas ures in Mondays election were passed by the League of Women Voters al a meeting yesterday at the Hillman hotel.
 The resolutions as introduced by Mrs. Rrenton Fisk. provide that a committee of five shall be appointed by Mrs. Richard Johnston, president to call upon the board to express the protest of the league and to offer warm support to well considered balanced and practicable program of school expansion" The resolutions are as follows:
 Resolved by the League of
 Women Voters thnt a committee of five he appointed by the chnir to call upon the board of educa- tion for two purposes;
 First. to lodge strong pro- test against. such methods as were employed by the school nd-
 ministration during the recent school bond issue and tax cnm- paiRn using the school children to influence their parents to vote for the issue and tnx. Regard less of the end in view, the feaEue believes such political activities in the public schools. supported by public money, to be wrong In principle and productive of in- caIcuiabIe harm, creating dissen-
 ton fin the home, fostering dis
 trust and disrcspect for parents
 in the minds of children
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24
RESELL SAYS AGE
 OF ELECTRICITY IS
 JUST NOW BEGINNING


 Use of electricity in industry is only in it's infancy declared T. l. Bissell, manager of the Westinghouse Electric company, In an address yes terday at the luncheon of the Xii wanis club.
 While there has been an increase in the use of electricity from the time when Benjamin Franklin flew his kite to the present day when the world moves by electric power. MT. Bissell stated that the age of electricity has just begun. Muscle Shoals. he added after it is developed. will furnish cheap electricity to many parts of the south.
 MT. Bissell said that when cleo tricity was first discovered it was thought to be of little value. especial ly in the commercial world. Now he declared to shut off the electric cur rent is to stop the wheels of progress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24
POSTPONE JOINT
 ALUMNI BANQUET
Annual Affair Will Be Held at Southern Club on
 May 30

The annual banquet of the Bir- burn alumni scheduled for tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at the Southern club has been postponed until next Tuesday, May 30. at the same hour of Auburn men. It is planned to have the final reports from the teams working among the citizens in the Greater Auburn campaign at this have been unable to finish their work and have asked for the delay.
 Announcement to this effect was
 made last night by Charles F. De- Bardeleben, general chairman, and ". 1 Carson Adams, chairman for Rir-
 ningham. ". Wadsworth Wood
 chairman of the entertainment com
 mittee. announces that no long speeches will be made at the banquet and that there will be no dry re-
 ports. Practically the entire time
 will be devoted to music, vaudeville and other forms of entertainment. Mir. Wood is being assisted by a strong committee and while the de- tails of the program are being with
 held. assurances are given that the
 occasion will be up to the standard l set by the previous banquets of the
 Auburn men in Birmingham.
 The arrangement committee re- quests that all alumni notify head quarters of the Greater Auburn cam paign of their acceptance so that ar arrangements can be made to care for l. IUrt. IL |.
 will be made regarding the progress of the campaign. the occasion will he in the nature of a get-together din-
 ner and celebration by the alumni of the institution scattered through out the city and county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24
MOORE TO SPEAK ON RURAL EDUCATION
 BEFORE ROTARIANS

J. D. Moore, president of Moore Handley Hardware company. vii, ad- dress the Rotary club at the lunch con today at the Southern club on Rural Education." He will speak from his experience as member of the county board of education.
 In line with Movie Week" Mrs. Charles J. Sharpe will tell of her re- cent trip to Hollywood and Mrs. Myrtelle W. Shell, city amusement inpector, will discuss moving pictures in their relation to the public.
 A telegram was received yester- day from John Turner, Rotary gov ernor of the Eighth district, stat ing that he would be a guest of the club at the luncheon today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24
Capt. Bower Is Here For Inspection of
 Local Marine Office

Captain George Bower, United States Marine corps, in charge of the southeastern recruiting district. with headquarters in Atlanta, Ga, was in this city Tuesday visiting and in- spectlng the local marine recruiting station here, and declared himself well satisfied with It.
 All men accepted for first enlist ment at the local station are trana= ferred to the training station at Paris Island, s. C. During the first three months there. in the mornings only are devoted to military drill All the afternoons are occupied by study or recreat ton. Athletic teams are to be formed to represent the post in outside competitions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24
LOCAL BOYS HELD
 ON SERIOUS CHARGE

Robert and J. c. Tonnemacher, Ar thur Kirkland and Woodrow Hicks white boys. ranging from 9 to 14 years of age, and residing in sec tions of North Birmingham. were ar rested and turned over to officials of the juvenile court. Tuesday by Detective Moser and Brown, charg- ed with being the burglars who en- tered the North Birmingham and Seventeenth street schools and taking a large amount of soap, pencils. pa- per. etc. Their trial will take place in the early future. The burglary is alleged by the officers to have been committed last Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24

charge of duties attendant upon such offices. we do condemn the out rageous and unlawful treatment given our faithful and competent county and city health officer, Dr. J. b Bowling, therefore, be it resolved:
 First. That we condemn publicly this Perpetration of mob violence.
 Second, That we as Christian wom en raise our protest at such evidences of violence and lawlessness and urge our state, county and city officials t. put forth every effort to apprehenc and punish the perpetrators of this and other similar crimes.
 Third. Realizing the great and i'm portant necessity of proper anc scientific leadership in this depart. ment of health, that we sustain. Dr Bowling in his endeavor to better our sanitary and health conditions and promise anew our support and CO., operation.
 Fourth, That copy of these res olutions be sent to him. to the daily papers of our city. and that a copy be placed on our minutes.
 Respectfully sumbitted, Mrs. Darby Brown, president; Mrs. W. I. Hunter secretary; Mrs. c. H. Nabb of South side Baptist Missionary Union: Mrs Ernest Redd. president; Mrs Hal Copeland. Mrs. J. l. Yancey, High- lands Missionary society; Mrs. E. Q Wright. president; Mrs. R. A. Claw ton of Fifty-sixth Street Baptist woodlawn; Mrs. J. W. Turnipseed, president Woodlawn Presbyterilr Mrs. Gilbert l.. Clapp, president ,f Woodlawn Methodist Missionary so- ciety; Mrs. E. M. Elliott. president: Mrs.. Charles Ledbetter. Mrs. l.. l.. Dryer, Eleventh Avenue Methodist; Mrs E. c. Brooks, president of Church Social Workers. city; Mrs. Edwin Sellers. president of South Highlands Presbyterian auxiliary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24
MONEY TO LEND

Cox, Ernest Eugene Cox, Gladys Falkner, Joseph Pearce Hall, Nena Harris. Sumter III. Lea, Robert C. Marshall, Claude Emmett Matthews. Mattie Bean Ouzts, Florence Mary Pass, Edna Lorraine Pate, Ira New berne Patterson John Ford Robin son. Eunice Sloan. William Gregory Smith. Wilma Vista Waggoner. Gladys Carol Washington. Lawler Finklea Watson, Lydia Williams. William Harrieon Wright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24
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Euents of Today
 in Birmingham
Rotary club luncheon nt l o'clock Southern cIuh

Rotary club luncheon at o'clock Southern club.
 ADJUSTMENTS Lyric-keith vaudeville and pic- lures.
 Loew's Bttou--Loew's vaudeville and pictures.
 Alcaza--Rex Ingram's @Turn to the Right.r
 strand--Mae. Murray in "Fascina- tfon.n
 Trianon--Richard BarthelmeBs fin "ToI'abie David.n
 Ga1ax-Marion Davies in sThe Brides Play"
 West Lake Park--Swimming. danc- ing, boating.
 Edgewood Park--swimming, danc- ing, dinners.
 East Lake Park--Swfmming and amusements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24
POSTMASTER COURSE

Six newly commissioned postmas- ters will report at the general post office today for two days course of instruction. The postmasters are from different sections of the state and the course is designed to fit them for the duties of their new offices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24
MINISTER'S FROM FIVE STATES

MINISTER'S FROM FIVE STATES
 We will have about 300 ministers here for our summer school for rural ministers and city pastors that is in session at Birmingham Southern col lege from May 29 until June 13." said pr. Guy E, Snavely. president of Bir- mingham Southern college.
 The ministers are coming from Ala oana, Tennessee. Mississippi, t1ofida and Arkansas to attend the school. We have a staff of tbeo- logians as teachers that are known throughout the country.
 Birmingham-S Southern is one Of the five schools of the south that IS putting on this pastors school We expect good results from the BIr mingham course"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24

When Lieutenant Macready broke the altitude record by going up 40.So0 feet the cold was so intense pipes froze.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24

the blast. An idea as to the magni- tude of the blast may be had in the fact that the 10 tons of high ex- piosives were placed in seven holes 150 feet deep, each bored through solid rock. said to be one of the hardest rock formations known 10 assayists.
 A large number of Birmingham people and spectators from nearby towns witnessed the unusual event, but there were two dare devils among the attendants who deserve especial mention: They were movie" men, one representing a large firm manu- featuring company of Chicago, who sent an operator for the express pur-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24

 MAKE STRIDES IN
 LOCAL CAMP PAIGN
Religious Educational Work Meets With Success in Sec ond Day of Raising
 S125,00O Quota

"The hour of action for the Presby- terians of Birmingham has arrived U said Rev. W. R. Dobyns, chairman Of the Alabama committee in charge of the Presbyterian movement for Christian education. That workers realize this fact is evidenced by the reported luneehons held throughout the week. Yesterdays netting al the Tutwiler was equally as well attend ed as the one Monday.
 Long before the doors opened the hall was filled with enthusiastic workers completing their daily report and deans and professors rounding up their teams. With little confusion the teams found their places beside their respective haners. Mrs. John Weakley had the unusual honor of being morerator for the day, having been awarded the Moderator banner the day before.
 The total amount of subscriptions to date is $29.155. which is about $13,000 short of what the second day s report was estimated, nevertheless this Is considered good report. The total amount reported for yesterday was SI2,522. The Leading Citizen" banner was awarded R. NJ. Conner; the Winning Team" banner went to team 52 of which T. c. Buckshaw IS dean; and Mrs. John Weakley' was again awarded the Moderator" banner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24

pose of registering fin motion the big explosion The other was the Bir- mingham representative of the Fox Film company. These two men were allowed to get closeup" of the falling rock. and they took advan- tage of the opportunity like a duck taking to water. However. they were well protected. being housed in one of the big steel pill boxes" used by the power company in moving crushed rock. over their heads hung another steel bucket. which pro- tected them against falling rock.
 The illustrations above show the big rock cliff before and after the blast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-24
$5,000 WiIIed by
 Heineke to Masons

Provisions that following his wife's death s5.000 shall be left to the Masonic home of Alabama and $5,060 to my brother, Henry L. Heineke, whose address l have not been abls to ascertain for more than 25 years, . are contained in the will of Julius H. Heineke of this city, who died April 10.
 He provides that his wife. Mrs Grace T. Heineke, who was appointed admfnistratrix, should have charge of all his estate until her death, after which he divides his property as fol- lows: His stock in the Heineke- Schuster Realty company to Walter C. Schuster, and s3,0o0 in cash; $5.000 to his aunt. Sophie Konerding, Hanover, Germany; s2.000 to Albert w. Swan. son-in-law of his brother, August Heineke; $5,000 to August Heineke of Bellevue. Ky, and the residue to two brothers, Carl Heineke of Caeln. Germany, and August Heineke of Bellevue, Ky. and his sister, Auguste Behrens. of Hanover, Germany.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-14
BARRE TRUST CO.'S
OFFER NOT ACTED on
Because Granite Savings Bank Desired
to Examine Accounts of Barre
Savings Bank.

The offer of the Barre Trust com.
pany to George h. Carpenter, receiver
for the Barre Savings Bank and Trust
company, TO take over the business Of
the latter bank and pay 100 cents on
the dollar TO depositors, including in.
terest to Nov. %, 1920, when the Barre
Savings Bank and Trust company was
closed, and TO resume interest payment
April |, 1922, was formally made at a
hearing yesterday.
Following the offer Of the Barre
Trust company, Attorney j. Ward Car
yer for the Granite Savings Bank and
Trust company appeared before Chan
cellor S. G. Wilson and asked for a
continuance of the hearing until the
end of the week SO that his bank might
come in and examine the assets and Ii
abilities of the Barre Savings Bank
and Trust company to see il the Gran
ite bank desired TO make an offer for
them.
Other matters in connection with the
Barre Savings Bank and Trust COM
pany occupied the attention of the
chancellor during the greater part Of
the day so that the matter was not
disposed of. The hearing was then
adjourned at the request Of the receiver
for time and at the request of
the directors of the Barre Trust
that the Granite bank
be given time in which TO exam
inc the affairs of .the Barre Savings
Bank and Trust company, the date for
the next hearing being set for Wednes-
day morning. March Is, at 10 o'clock.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-14
TO MERGE BARRE & CHELSEA R. R.
Bill in Massachusetts, Legislature
Would Give Right to Boston g. Maine.

Boston. March A. A bill authoriz-
ing the Boston and Maine railroad to
acquire the franchise tnd property OF
several other subsidiary lines in New
Englard was reported TO the state
Senate yesterday by the railroad COM
mittee. The petitioner was J. H. Hus-
tis. president of the Boston and Maine.
The bill covers the following corpora
tions;
The Nashua and Acton railroad,
organized under the laws Of Massa
chusetts and New Hampshire and the
Vermont Valley railroaod organized
under the lawsNof Vermont, the entire
capital stock of each of which is owned
by the Boston & Maine; the Sullivan
county railroad, organized under the
laws Of New Hampshire, all the capital
stock Of which is owned by the Yer
mont Valley railroda; the Barre and
Chelsea railroad company and Mont
pelier and Wells River railroad. both
organized under the laws of Vermont.
substantially the entire capital stock
of each of which is owned by the Yer
mont Valley railroad: the York Harbor
and Beach railroad company. organized
under the laws of Maine, and the St
and Lake Cbamplain railroad
company organized under the laws Of
a majority of the capital
stock of each of which Is owned by the
Boston and Maine railroad.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-14
SUNRISE, Ia. VIRTUALLY
WIPED OUTBY TORNADO;
ARKANSAS TOWNS HIT
FIRST TEST VOTE
ON PACIFIC TREATY
Will Be Taken in Senate To-day on
the Robinson Amend
ment.

Washington, d. @, March 1.-THE
first issue Of the Senate fight over rati-
fcation of the four power Pacific treaty
will be decided to-day when vote is
taken on the amendment proposed by
Senator Robinson, Democrat, of Arkan-
sas.
Unanimous consent for vote on the
amendment at A p. M, was given by
the Senate yesterday on the proposal
of Senator Swanson, Democrat, Vir-
ginia, after an all-day attack on the
treaty in which Senaors johnson of
California and Borah of Idaho, both
took the lead.
AS modified yesterday by Senator
his amendment provides
that the rights of nations both in and
out of the four-power group are to be
and that non signatory ma
tions shall be invited to any conference
held to consider controversies affect
ing insular interests in the Pacific ''or
any far eastern questions"
Administration leaders said they
were assured of sufficient votes to de-
feat the amendment.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-14
NO MATERIAL CHANGES
nv BONUS MEASURE
Are Expected to Be Made Before Ap-
pearance Of the Measure
in the House.

Washington, d. c., March l4.--De-
spite uncertainty as to procedure for
securing early action on the measure
by the House, Republican members Of
the ways and means committee were
prepared to go ahead with their plans
to have the compromise soldiers bonus
bin reported out at the postponed
meeting to-day of the full committee.
No changes were expected in the bill
additional to the minor changes agreed
on by the majority members OF the
committee.
The question Of procedure in bring
ing the will to vote in the House
was being held in allegiance today by
Republican leaders because of their in
ability to ascertain whether Speaker
Gillett, who is in Florida with Pres
ident Harding, would entertain a mo-
tion for suspension of the rules under
which it was hoped to put the bill
through next Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-14
TO PROSECUTE
BRITISH LIQUOR SHIP
Result May Establish Right of u. S.
Government in "Dry"
Enforcement.

Washington, ID. c., March l4.--At-
torney General Dangherty's instruc-
tioDs, that proceedings be instituted
against the British vessel Grace and
Ruby held at Boston as liquor SNUG
gler, may establish the right of this
government TO seize foreign vessels
for violation of the prohibition laws,
even though they are beyond the three
mile limit, II was indicated to-day at
the Justice department.
The test 20 be applied at Boston, it
was explained. was whether the Grace
and Ruby, which was operating four
been construetively within the three
mile limit because liquor was brought
ashore in the ships own small boats.
Authority for such construction Of
governments Jurisdiction was said
to be found in what was known as
the Russian seal case. In this case the
British Columbian steamer Araunah
was seized by Russia In lsss for tax
ing seals in the rcring sea when she
was of Copper island. about six miles
from the nearest land. II appeared
that the crew Of the schooner were
carrying on their operations in canoes
about a half-mile from shore. Lord
Salisbury Of the British government
held that even il the Araunah was
herself outside the three-mile trritori-
al limit. the fact that she was. by
means Of boats, carrying on fishing
within Russian waters without pre-
scfibed license warranted her seizure
and conhscation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-14
WILL GALL OFF
PART OF TROOPS
Who Have Been PreservinA Order in
Rhode Island Mill
District.

Providence, r. T., March l4.--At least
part of the troops on strike duty in
the Pawtucket valley will be with
drawn shortly, Governor San Souci an
nounced at noon to-day. Since Feb.
20, when riots broke out at Natick
and Pontiac about $50 National
Guardsmen have been stationed in the
valley. Last Saturday X. B. and r
Knight, Inc, owners of the Natick and
Pontiac mills, published notices on an
indefinite shutdown at these plants.
There viii be no immediate With
drawsl Of troops from .Pawtucket,
where four companies of coast artil-
lery are on duty.
Mayor Robert A. Kenyon of Paw
tucket conferred with the governor to-
day and informed him that the situa-
tion in his city did not warrant re-
moval of the troops.
Judge J. jerome Hahn. chairman of
the state board OF mediation and CON
conferred to-day with John
II. Powers. executive board member of
the United Textile Workers of Amer
lea