The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
CITY ITEMS

I
 Inspect ytreets--Members of the city commission went to Avondale
 yesterday morning at the suggestion
 of members of the Avondale Civic
 league to look over the streets there.
 Several days ago members of this or
 ganization appeared before the com
 mission and asked that that section
 of the city be given more paved
 streets and additional lights
 Inspect Pictures-Under the new
 plan of the Better Film association, of
 which Mrs. Paul Earle is chairman,
 one representative from each club in
 the city will inspect the pictures to
 be shown at the children's matinee
 on Saturday. It is pointed out that
 the women will see these pictures
 Friday mornings and will then tell
 members of their respective clubs about them as we'll as dispose of the
 tickets. These matinees are held at
 the Strand theatre every Saturday morning and are being attended by large crowds of children, it is stated.
 Permits Issued - Permit for the
 erection of a brick building at HOS
 Princeton avenue, West End, was is sued yesterday to Mrs. Sallie Clark Morris. The structure will cost $3,0OO.
 V. NJ. Boyette obtained permit for
 the erection of a frame building at 1901 Lee avenue at a cost of $3,000.
 Permit to erect a two-story brick veneer building at Tenth avenue and
 Forty-third street, south, at cost of
 $2.500 was issued to W. E. Willett,
 while J. T. Mullin was granted permit to build a frame structure at
 Ina af g2 000 and B. Hagler obtained permit for a frame building at 722S Hillman ave nue to cost si,S0o.
 Car Too Quick.-Consent judgment for $t.250 was entered yesterday In Judge Romaine Boyd's division of cir cult court in favor of Mrs. Pauline Shubsrt against the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. According to the complaint, which | claimed s1oo,ooo as damages. the | plaintiff was injured January 4, 1919, | while a passenger of defendant when l the car on which she was riding | started before she had taken her seat. A consent judgmentfor $250 was also entered in favor of her husband, James D. shubert for loss of services of his wife resulting from the in juries. He had sued for s50,000.
 Singers to Convene.-The James Sacred Harp Singers of Birmingham will hold an afternoon sing in Judge Dan A. Greens courtroom at the courthouse Sunday. beginning at 1:30 D. m. W. H. Champion, chairman of the organization, will be in charge of the program.
 Judgment Awsrded.-Consent judg ment for sz00 in favor of Philip Fisher against the Standard Oil com pany for damages to an automobile was entered in Judge Romaine Boyds division of circuit court yesterday According to the complaint, claiming $2. 900. the plaintiffs automobile was demolished December Is, 1919, when it was struck by truck of the de- fendant company.
 To Give Lecture.-Ferdinand Dunk ley announces that he has arranged for Dr. Henry Gaines Hawn to give his famous lecture, The Soul of Things" before he leaves Birming- ham. It will be given next Monday at S.15 D. m. In the Tutfiler ball room Mir Dunkiey says he has been attend ing Dr. Hawn's lectures on the Art of Public Speaking" and believes him to be one of the greatest masters of oratory to be found anywhere. He felt that pr. Hawn should not be all lowed to leave Birmingham without ar opportunity being given for ev- e.yone to hear his masterpriece.
 Rails for Japan.--Memphis City, Chickasaw ship, has put in at Mobile to load full cargo of Birmingham steel rails for Yokohama and other points in Japan. The rails are nov ing from Ensley mills in barxes by the Warrior river. Total order for Japan is 14,1oo tons of rails.
 Refund Is Refvnded--LarEest con tributor to the fund to enable re- pair of Twentieth street, south. has returned his refund of y7s to the Junior Chamber of Commerce with his best wishes. Not all the money raised was needed and the chamber refund ed the surplus. In this case the re- fund was refunded.
 Bunn in Washineton.--O, L. Bum. manager of the Birmingham Traffic Bureau, is in Washington conducting cases for the Wofford oil company and the Western Grain company before the interstate commerce commission. 0ooSS ahNOiNo rates ana TeDardttOn for alleged excessive rates.
 Annual Dfnner.-Organizati Of the Jemison- Seibels Insurance agency and Jemison & Co. will have their an- nual get-together dinner in the ban auet hall of the Tutwiler this evening at 6:3o o'clock. Several friends have also been invited to attend.
 NeEro Convicted.-Verdicto of guilty of murder in the first degree was rendered in Judge H. P. Heflin's di- vision of the criminal court yester- day by jury in the case of Carlisle Hlll, negro, on trial for the alleget killing of Willie Afford According 10 the charges against the negro by the state, he is alleged to have shot the deceased to death with a pistol several months ago. In it's verdict me Jury fixed the punishment of the defendant at life mprisonment in in. penitentiary. Hall will be sentenced Saturday.
 BENNETT RE-ENLTsTs