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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
Mrs. Lambert Making
 Effort to SaUe Son
 Sentenced to Hang

The struggle of a nrothers love against tho strong arm of the law is typified in the arrival here yester- day of Mrs. J. c. Lambert from Troup county. Ga. to fight for the life of her son. Tom Lambert, sentenced to hang on March r. Lambert was con victed of staying his 20-year-old sweetheart. Miss Martha Gilliland.
 Mrs Lambert, who is 72 years old, bore with her a petition signed by 800 citizens of Troup county, including prominent officials. The petition states that Tom Lambert bore a good reputation and that no member of the family had ever been in jail for any offense.
 T have come over to do all or any thing that I can do." said Mrs. Lam bort when seen last night at the home of Mrs. Frank NJ. Conrad. l72l Sixth avenue Toms father would have come also if he had been able, but he is 80 years old and is getting too feeble to travel
 eI have raised family of eight children, four boys and four girls. None of them have ever given me the slightest worry until this case. Tom. who has a twin brother, has always been an obedient boy and never did anything that he thought was in the least wrong"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
Stage Is Set for Junior
 Chamber Debate Tonight
Ford and Alabama Power Company Bids to Be Present. ed for Membership Action-Debate Is Ex- pected to Be Full of "Pep," With
 Both Sides Represented

Both Henry Ford and Alabama Power company contingents in the Junior Chamber of Commerce were lining up yesterday in preparation for the general meeting in the ball room of the Tutwilcr this evening when the chamber al large will de fine it's position with regard to the bids for Muscle Shoals.
 The meeting will be called to order at o'clock with President W. w. Tarleton in the chair. After commit tees on the gridiron dinner has re- ported and other matters disposed of, the question of the Ford and Alabama Power company bids for Muscle Shoals will be in order. De- tails with respect to this feature of the meeting did not appear to have been completed yesterday afternoon. Matter of who will preside and the like were not stated.
 It is expected that the debate will be full of pep inasmuch as the young men inclined to the Ford bid as well as those favoring the bid of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
SCHOOL SYSTEM
 OF SOUTH|SBEST
Dr. Baker Tells of Difference of School Units in Nortb
 and South

Although the south is at the bot tom of the ladder educationaily, the north has found that it can learn something from our school system. ' said Dr. N. R. Baker, county superin- tendent of education. who has just tended the National Educational as- sociation.
 Tn the south" pr. Baker explained the county is the unit of administra . tion, and we have a county superin- tendent and county board of educa- tion. Owing to a difference in the early histories of the two sections some portions of the north use the district unit. They may have a coun- ty superintendent, but he has little power. He is more to furnish the in- spiration, while the power lies in the district trustees.
 The county unit is much the bet ter, where several schools need to be consolidated. Michigan, which has the district units, found trouble in ef- fecting consultations due to lack oi a central authority. Superintendents from Alabama were much in demand during the convention to explain the workings of the county unit
 Our explanations to the northern school men was as if little child shall lead ye' But in spite of our lack of finances in the south and our handicap in having to provide separate schools for the two races we have got the best organization for ad ministration and the one which en- courages consolidated schools"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
LOCAL REALTORS
 GO ID ANNISTON
Real Estate Board to Be Insti- tuted by the Local
 Delegation

Approximately 25 Birmlngha realtors will leave for knniston this afternoon at $40 o'clock to organize the Anniston Real Estate board. The organization will take place tonight at Anniston and the Birmingham members of the National Real Estate board will have charge of the initia- tion of the Anniston realtors.
 A. c. Montgomery. regional director of the National Real Estate board. received petition signed by several prominent Anniston realtors las week asking that Birmingham dei- egation be sent there to organize a real estate board. At the weekly meeting of the Birmingham Real Estate board last Thursday Mir. Montgomery read the petition and 1t was decided to send delegation to- day.
 Among those who will attend are. A. C.. Montgomery. Jerome Tucker. o. H. Horton, A. A Gambll. Frank Butler, Roland Iide, H. NJ Hender- son, Richard Randolph, Claude Estes. Hill Ferguson. John T. Yeat- man and W. G. Schuster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
HOWARD-MERCER
 COLLEGE DEBATE
Triangular Debate Between Baptist College to Be
 Held Tonight

Final preparations have been made for the debate between Howard col lege and Mercer university, which will be held this evening at o'clock in the Howard auditorium, as the Birmingham contest in the triangular debate between Howard, Mercer and Mississippi college.
 This contest will be held between these leading Baptist colleges of Ala bama, Georgia and Mississippi for the Baptist debating championship of the tri-states simultaneously in Birming- ham, Macon and Jackson.
 A w. Willis and L W. Myers com pose the Howard team which will meet the Mercer representatives here, and J. J. Bell and W. Gl Smith have been sent to Jackson for the debate with Mississippi college. The subject is: Resolved. That the Modern Ten dency Toward Direct Action by the People Is Inadvisable." Howard will take the affirmative against Mer- cer and the negative against Mis- sissippi.
 Judge Hugo Black. F, D. Me Arthur and Samuel c. Bowman, prom inent Birmingham attorneys. have been named judges of the Howard Mercer debate. The public is i'm vited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09

Although Mrs. Lambert Ia well preserved woman for her age. tho worry about her sons case is deep enirg the wrinkles on her face. She often sits for hours in silence think ing over the plight of her son.
 The petition which she bore was turned over to J. Ellis Brown, attor- ney employed by committee work ing to have the death sentence com muted to life imprisonment. He will present the petition, with other evil denoc, to a special meeting of tho pardon board to be held tomorrow in Montgomery. He will be accom- panied to Montgomery by Rev. Roy Hershey, pastor of the Woodlawn Presby tcrian church, William Wise, Warden r. l.. Irwin and possibly others.
 Judge II. ?. Heflin, who presided at Lambert's trial, is considering the case again following receipt of let ter from Governor Kilby asking that he make a special study of the case with a view to making q recommen- darion at tho pardon board hearing.
 Friends of Lambert, among other things, say that his attorneys only had three days in which to prepare the case and had not time to sum ] mons witneSees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
Hopeful Tone in Business Circles
 States Markham
President of Illinois Central Optimistic Over Outlook. \. Talks on the Muscle
 Shoals Project

c. H. Markham, president of the Illinois Central railroad system, and W. A. Winburn, president of the Cen tral of Georgia railway, arrived in Birmingham yesterday afternoon and held informal conferences with local representatives of both rail road companies. The party will leave this morning at ' o'clock for Savannah, Ga., where they will at tend the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Central of Georgia railway.
 MT Markham came direct to Bir- mingham from Chicago and spent the night in his private car at the Ter minal station.
 There is a distinctly hopeful tone in the business conditions of the middle west and south today" said MT. Markham. The increased price of farm products has served as a stimulant to the farmers and has inn proved conditions in all respects. l think that there will be considerable building done this year. This will also affect practically every line of business and will lead to the in- creased activity on all sides"
 With regard to the Ford bid for Muscle Shoals. Mir. Markham said: "I confess that I know little more about the Muscle Shoals proposition other than l have seen in the papers. How ever, I see how vitally 1t affects the people of Alabama and the entire country, and l sincerely hope that the congressional committee accepts the bid that is to the best interests of the country at large"
 In regard to the freight rate ques- tion, MT. Markham said: Stability of railroad rates is absolutely necessary. The railways are struggling back to normalcy. and they will succeed if they have the confidence of the pub Iic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
CLUB ORGANIZED
 BY BANK EMPL0YES

An organization to be known as the American Trust and Savings bank club of Birmingham, was perfected Wednesday night. at meeting Of the employees of the American Trust and Savings bank, held in the audi torium of the Chamber of Commerce building.
 Those elected to office were: Mrs. Stella G. Hawkins. president; Claude Shill. vice president; Miss Mary O'Connor, secretary; and Max Hor- ton, treasurer.
 The club is to be composed of em- ployes Of the bank, as active mem bers, and officers and directors Of the bank as associate or honorary members. The object of the organ ization is to promote good fellowship among the employees and to en- courage educational advancement towards developing cooperation and stimulating loyalty to the institution. to the end of efficiency and better service to the public.
 The employees are very enthusias7 ? tic over the organization, which was formed along the lines of similar clubs, in some of the largest banks in the country. All of these organ izations having been found very sue cessful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
CARBON|C GAS IS
 |NLARGE DEMAND
Quantities of Birmingham Coke Shipped to Plants
 Making It

'Business is much better" said VI B. Mcdaniel, of the Liquir Car bonic company, distributors of car bonic gas to bottlers and soda fonts in northern and central Alabama.
 AS proof of the pudding is in the eating, so proof of betterment in our line is increase of shipments. We have shipped 1S,oOo pounds more of carbonic gas in the period from October to March 1 than we shipped in the same preiod a year ago. The percentage of increase is in keeping with the volume. We carry a large stock of gas in containers in our central warehouse on Morris avenue and serve all northern Alabama, half way to Montgomery and go to state lines east and west.-
 Referring to character of tho bus mess and the source of raw material, Mir. Mcdaniel said: We have large manufacturing plants located at Mem phis, Dallas, St. Louis, Kansas City and Atlanta. They draw their coke from which the carbonic gas IS made, from Birmingham.
 Birmingham being a natural dis tributing point for northern and cen 4tral Alabama, this is headquarters for that territory. The loaded containers are shipped here by the carloads from manufacturing points and we distribute from Birmingham as heaquarters."
 MT. McDaniel attributes the larger demand for containers to general betterment of business conditions. There has been a marked improve ment," he said. land it is becomin g more marked"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
Heavy Fines Are Imposed by Judge
 Martin for Joy Ride

A morbid crowd of curiosity seek CTS heard Judge Henry l.. Martin in police court yesterday afternoon pass sentence of one year with a s200 fine upon Evie Cain, white woman and police character and one year. six months and $500 fine upon Andrew Griffin, negro, as the result of a wild joy ride the pair made Tuesday night, which landed them in the city jail.
 An appeal was noted and bonds ag- gregating s1,000 for their appearance before the circuit court could not be furnished and they were remanded to jail.
 The negro was found guilty of three charges, violating of the pro- hibition law, driving a car while in toxicated and disorderly conduct ag- gravated, while the woman faced the court on similar charges, except, she was not driving the car, which re- lieved her of one charge.
 The pair are charged with having driven into fence at the corner of Avenue c and Ninteenth street with a Ford car, Monday night. It de- veloped according to the testimony at their trial, that when searched. a hali pint of whisky was found in the negro's possession
 In sentencing them, Judge Martin placed the limit of his power to sem tence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09

college which made the campaign necessity. and he will tell of the uses which it is proposed to make of the money to be raised. Charles F. De- Bardeleben, general chairman, will tell of the enthusiasm which the cam paign has created over the state. not alone among the alumni of the insti tuition but among the people of the state generally.
 w Carson Adams, chairman for the city c- Birmingham, will ap- ear te fore the alumni for the first time during the campaign. MT. Adams will explain his plan of campaign and will be followed by John Davis, county chairman. who will talk of the work planned for Jefferson county. Orpor- tunity will ba given number of the alumni to make two or three minute talks and to express their ideas re- garding the csmpaig-
 The band will be met at the Ter minal station today at 1l:50 o'clock by d number of the alumni in auto mobiles and they will escort the band to the business section of the city where a concert will be given during the noon hour. During the afternoon the band will play in the business section and will give concerts on the principal downtown corners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
WARRANTY DEEDS

Warranty deeds filed yesterday in probate court were:
 W. l.. Clark to Earl and Mary Kean. Lot 20, block 10, Corey-s650.
 A J. Lawes to Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company Lot 16, block 3, and part of lot r, block 8, Ellenen City-S500.
 J. c. Rockett to James Walker. Lots 22. 23 and 24. block 3l. East Lake-S5O.
 Birmingham Infirmary. Inc, to Bir- mingham Baptist hospital. Lots g. 10, II, 12, 13 and IA. Elmwood Place-$1 B. Golightly to Birmingham Bap- tist hospital. Lots 14 and 15, Bir- mingham-sl. City Land and Mortgage company to Ella F. Burt. Lot IS, East Wood lawn--s1, ,5o0. Seminole Investment company to Ira C.. Loveless. Lot 12, block G. Woodlawn-S750. Susan c. Smith to John Z Hinds Parts of lots l and 2, block 642, Bir- mingham-s3, 900.
 J. B. Simpson to c. E. Warren. Lot 13 block 57, Ensley Highl .nds- s2.250
 W. w. Davis to J. E. Nichols Lots and 3, block 29, survey of Monte Sano Land 800.
 R. V. Lawson to A. J. Grubbs. Lot ', Holstrum's addition to Woodlawn- l s7a5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09

the Alabama Power company have good floor leaders and debaters.
 Tonights discussion of the two bids is in response to A request com ing from a number of members that the matter be brought before the body as whole. Some time ago the board of directors by vote of Is to five decided in favor of the Ford bid with the proviso that, If merit was discovered In the Alabama Power company claims with regard to the Gorgas plan, Ford be required to amend his bid so as to make al- lowance for that equity.
 The members asking for a general hearing thought a matter of this importance should como before the chamber as a whole, hence the gen eral airing 10 take place tonight.
 The committee in charge consists of C. F. Jones, Joseph P. Mudd. Joe Chambers. Lamar Aldridge, Leon Bradley, J. w. Moore, T. K. Byrne, Holden D. Naff, F. K. Brodnax and Fucker Aeee. This committee will be on duty tonight and conduct de- tails.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
Scottish Rite
 Officers Elected

Annual election of officers of Bir- mingham Lodge of Perfection No. 2, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite was held last night at Masonic Tenn pie and resulted as follows:
 H. B. Klippelt, venerable master II. c Creefly. senior warden; R. B. Watts. junior warden; F. A. Abelson, orator; Simon Klotz, treasurer; Al bert L. Reese, secretary; Lew Laza- rus. almoner; Henry Swedlaw, stand ing committee; W. F. McAdory and w. A Currie representatives to Ma sonic Temple association; Ben M. Jacobs, trustee; T. G. Brabston, mas ter of ceremonies; N. ". Proctor, Jr., expert; M F. Schwara, assistant ex- pert; J. L. Baskin. captain of the host; Lew Lazarus, tiler.
 J. F. Carle is retiring venerable master.
 More than 50 applicants for the de- grees in the Scottish Rite class March 13-I7. were voted on and the regular order of business followed.
 Charles A. Moffet, newly appoint ed deputy for this district, was pres ent at the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
By MGNoN HALL

You take your spoon in hand, get your hat on your head. and away you1l go to a cooking school be- ginning March 27.
 This means all the women of Bir- mingham.
 The party is to be given by one of the units of St. Marys church and it's eulinery expert is to be Mrs. Betty Lyle Wilson.
 No. the event is not to be in any out of the-way place. It's to be on the fourth floor, of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb's department store, and will continue throughout the week begin ming March 27. Mrs. Lloyd St John Smith, who has been working very hard for the show, enthusiastically announced yesterday.
 Just Right Now!
 "Our ladies are so happy that everything can be absolutely free. The merchants have been lovely. and we have obtained enough concessions so that we will not have to charge for entrance. There are to be many colorful, entertaining features; every body is to have a good time, and the men are invited to share in the hap piness of the event. and to taste everything, too.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
Grand Jury Says Federal Building
 Needs Sd Story

The federal grand jury empanelled for the March term late yesterday afternoon reported to Judge Will liam I. Grubb 56 true bills as the result of their deliberations investi- gated 73 cases comprising more than 200 witnesses, and continued three cases to the action of the sue ceeding grand jury.
 Supplementing their criminal in vestigations the grand jury recom- mended that the old post office build ing be sold and the proceeds derived therefrom be expended for the en- largement of the present building which they assert is not sufficient to accommodate the present offices.
 They recommended the addition of another story to properly facilitate the handling of witnesses and jurors which they say cannot be done in the crowded space allotted to the court.
 Thanking them for their services, Judge Grubb received their report and discharged them from further serv- ice
 Their report and recommendations to the court follow: In accordance with your able and efficient charge. J beg leave to report as follows:
 We assembled in the jury room inn mediately after receiving your charge on March and during March 6, and examined more han 200 witnesses in 73 cases, found 56 true bills, 14 mo- bills and continued three others un- til a future examination.
 We have examined the federal prisoners in the county jail and find the inmates thereof well taken care of and the jail in good condition.
 We witnessed the old federal building and recommend that the property be sold and the proceeds used to place one more story on the new building now being used as a post office and federal court build ing, thereby giving more accommo- dation for the use of the jury, soli- citor and witnesses, the present ar- engagement of having the witnesses stand in the hall until called causes much delay to the government and is very tiresome to the witnesses.
 We also beg 10 express our thanks to the able manner in which investi- gations have been facilitated through the courtesies extended by Assistant District Attorney Jim c. Smith. and having completed our duties ask to be discharged.
 w J. g. DRUMMoND
 Foreman"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
Pim to Entertain
 Phi Gamma Delta Frat

Paul Pim. local cartoonist' VIII entertain members of the Phi Gam ma Delta fraternity at their regular luncheon today at 12:30 o'clock at the Mary Beard Eat Shop. Announce ment to this effect was made yester . day by Leslie Fulenwider, president of the Birmingham graduate chapter of the fraternity.
 Pim has appeared before several of the luncheon clubs and feature of his enteretainment IS the im- promptu sketching of prominent men gathered around the table.
 Local Phi Cams and visiting mem bers of the fraternity are invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09

Jack Horton, J. C. Morris and J. F. Conn. the former an ex-federal pro- hibition agent, and the latter two ma terial witnesses residing near the scene of the alleged homicide on the night of September 2S, last year when Tidmore lost his life. were also ab- sent when the case was called.
 The case was passed until 9 o'clock when Judge William l. Grubb an nounced this sufficient time for at torneys to arrange for appearance of the defsultlng defendant and wit nesses, but when the hour arrived an other case had been commenced and the felony case will probably not be resumed until this afternoon.
 Feeling High
 Considerable excitement was caus- cd throughout Blount and Jefferson county over the staying of Tidmorc which resulted in a federal investiga- tion terminating in tho retirement as h head of the prohibition forces in tho state of N L. Pierce. Feeling now at OEeouta. the home of the dead man remains tense and Tidmorc's friends have employed some of the most noted criminal law talent in the state to prosecute the alleged slayers and when the case comes up today, one Of the most dramatic and hotly con tested legal battles in the history Of the federal court is anticipated,
 History of Cnse
 Tho staying of Tidmorc followed instructions from the prohibition of flee to assign officers to search the Springville road about 25 miles from Birmingham for incoming liquor run ners who 1t was said were bringing contraband liquors into the city The federal agents were met by city off cers en route to their destination. who accompanied them.
 Arriving at the scene of the fatal shooting, officers declare. it was brought out in the coroner's inves- tigation, wagon, said to correspond
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-09
 FUNERAL SERVICES OF MRS. C. D. SMITH

Funeral services for Mrs. c. D. Smith. who died in Riverside, Cal, Sunday. will be held in Memphis to- morrow afternon, according to ad- vice received by friends in Birming- ham yesterday.
 Mrs. smith. who is survived by her husband. and one daughter, Marie, a student at Miss Bennett's school, New York, who were with her when she died, was a dau ughter of the late Capt A. B. vandergrift, pioneer merchant of Birmingham. Mrs. Smith was reared in this city. where she resided until 1892. when she married and moved to Memphis, where she had lived since