The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-25

Members of the Exchange club at their regular weekly meeting at the Tutwiler yesterday added weight of their influence to other organizations and individuals condemning the as- sault on Dr. J. D. Bowling last We'd nesday night and contributed $100 to the fund being raised to pay expenses in running down the criminals guilty of the crime.
 Harry Halfacre, manager of the Tutwiler hotel, reported to the club on the plans of the American Hotel Mems association for the establish ment of a vocational school for hotel help and employees in connec- ton with the plans for the Alabama School of Trades and Industries at Ragland. Mir Halfacre stressed to the members the importance of com pleting the work of raising the sso'- 900 necessary to secure the release of the state funds now amounting to $50, 900 or more prior to the annual meeting of the National Hotel asso- citation in July.
 To Wind Up DriTe
 The hotel men of the nation have adopted an educational program pro viding for the expenditure of $4,5oo.- 900 and their plans call for the opera tfon of one of tho four training schools for hotel employees at Rag land. An outline of their plans. which will mean much for the state of Ala bama and for the Alabama School of Trades and Industries was made by Mir. Halfacre.
 Grover c. Knight, city chairman of the Ragland school committee, dis cussed plans for putting over the campaign in Birmingham and de- clared that 1t was proposed to com plete the work within the next two weeks.
 Mrs. Mertylle W. Shell discussed plans for motion picture week and stressed the importance of proper patronage on the part of the people of the better class of films. She urged the members to watch the list of good films which were announced each week in The Age-Herald-
 Mrs. Charles J. Sharp. who recent ly made trip to Hollywood and in- vestigated conditions surrounding the motion picture industry and the film stars. She gave intimate details Of the life of the screen favorites and pleaded with the members to be req sonable In their attitude toward the industry. Especially important was the matter of giving support to the better class of films, she declared. as the actors and actresses were really serious in their work and pre- ferrsd to perform in the good plays rather than the frivolous and the salacious.
 Condemn Outlaws
 Introduction of the resolutions con- demning the Bowling outrage brought forth very general discus sion in which all the speakers de- plored not alone the brutal attack on the health officer but also stressed the act as an indication of a spirit of lawiessness and reckless disre- gard of law and all constituted au- thority.
 After voting to contribute $10o to the fund for apprehending the guilty parties, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted:
 whereas, pr. J. D. Bowling. health officer of Birmingham and Jeffer- son county. was lured from his home and in a cowardly and inhuman way was subjected to brutal assault. and
 Whereas, we believe that such an incident Is not only an offense to every decent citizen of this commu- nity but Is blow at the very founda- ton of our government,
 ''Therefore. Be It Resolved. by the Exchange club of Birmingham that we condemn to the fullest extent and in the strongest terms such unlaw- full attacks. and urge upon authorities utmost efforts to apprehend the gull ty parties.
 ''Be It Further Resolved, that we pledge $100 to the fund to be used in meeting the expenses incident to a vigorous investigation and in run ming down the parties guilty of per- petrating this outrage"