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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05

for promotion came with the yellow fever epidemic. Several of our peo- pie were stricken with the fever and had to do the work of those who were sick and when the readjustment came after the epidemic, 1 was put in charge of the telephone exchange.
 Interesting Work
 q have found the work always interesting. and I believe it is one of the incest and most genteel things q woman can do. The Southern Bell Telephone company is a wonderful institution to work for; our girls who have worked for two years with the company are entitled to many bene- fits, one of which is the sick benc- fit If 1 were to be taken III, and suffered a prolonged illness, l would be entitled to one years salary on account of my long connection with the company. As it Is, I have been very fortunate for in the 25 years l have been connected with the South ern Bell Telephone company, I have Host only about two weeks-and have only accepted eight days sick ben eft.
 II celebrated my twenty fifth or silver anniversary with the com pany the first of this year-thirteen years of which have been spent in Birmingham and I have been happy in my work because my surroundings have been agreeable always and everything has been pleasant. Of course I couldn't make comparisons to other lines of business because one distinctive feature of my busi- ness career is that I have never been connected with any other business enterprise.
 What would be my advice to young girl entering the telephone business as profession I'd say this: that girl of 19. with a high school education, and a really serious am bition to suceeed-could make good and reach the highest offices within the gift of the company. Unfortu- natelS, only too many of the girls who go into business. do it without the intention of making it perma- nent work. They come and go-and never get anywhere in particular"
 When Miss Sammie Dickson, the chief operator of the Southern Bell Telephone company, is of duty" which means every Saturday after noon and no duty on Sunday-she loves to live among her flowers and beautiful home surroundings; she likes moving pictures and the thea tre, good books and the big musical stars who come to Birmingham. Tn other words, she's just a splendid, normal, sweet. gentlewoman---who is pointed out today by the officials of her company, as an example of what brains plus ambition can ac- complish in the business world.
 Always the person I've most wanted to see above anybody under the sun is "Operator;" of course I'd never aspired to anything like seeing taf onA arsS oF al exchange; that was beyond my hap piest and most sanguine dreams; but now that I have really seen her and talked with her. face to face, and heart to heart, I want to say that Miss Sammie Dickson is my idea of wonderful business woman-a busi- ness woman whose worth to this community as well as to her com pany, is inestimable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Warranty deeds filed yesterday in probate court, were:
 Turkey Creek Land & Coal Co.,, to Francis Jedlicka-quantity of land in township 15, range 3. west-$100,0C0
 B. S. Smith to J. E. Reese-lo, 2, block 5, Birmingham-$2,700.
 H. P. Heflin to E. A. Kimbel--lot [, block 53, Compton-$900.
 Luther Miles to l.. l.. Blanton-lot 1S, block 5, Hyde park-SSs0.
 Inde1esaent Presbyterian church to Mrs. Marion Estes-part of lot If. block 762 on Tenth avenue. south ss, 500.
 Ava owen to W. w. Ellard-lot 4, block II, Woodlawn-$S.50 500. e. sa w. G. Harrison to Byrd ". Star buck=part of lot 4, block 46, Avon dale-$2,00
 George w Hays to John A. Me- Cartney-half of block 5o4, including lots 1 to 16-S1, ,500.
 Mamie Adella Allen to J. A. Vaughn-part of lot 3 and {, block 614, Birmingham-s5,750
 Mamie P. Reynolds to Hattie NJ. Harvey-lot at 1915 Seventeenth street, north-S2.3oo.
 Eva S. Schaefer 10 J. W. Adams lots 1S. 14 and 15, Birmingham s1.5oO.
 George R. Byrum to W. J. Holley lot 3 and part of lot 1, Birmins- ham-s200.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
OFFICERS OF LOCAL
 ELKS INSTALLED
Harry Moore Installed Exalted Ruler-JeWeI for Retir-
 ing Officer

Tag
 Officers of Birmingham Lodge No. 7e. Benevolent Protective order of Elks, were installed last night at well attended session of the lodge by John F. Antwine, district deputy grand exalted ruler.
 Harry Moore was installed as ex- alted ruler. Hugh M. Bagley. secre- tary, position he has held for number of terms. Sheriff Jack Greener tiler rounding out nearly a score of years in that office, and the other officers elect.
 pleasing feature of the evening was the presentation of gold mounted Elks charm, set with dis- monds, to J. w. Allen retiring past exalted ruler as token of apprecia- tion from the members of the lodge for his services. John r. Antwine made the presentation speech which was fittingly replied to by the re- cipient. Short talks were made by the new officers and various mem bers of the lodge.
 Following the business of the eve ming the lodge was highly enter tained by Frank Marolda, protege of Leo Carrellio. the noted actor, who plSSeHecu soHs nuliloeTS seleCtlOus On the piano, impersonations and other unique features. The artistry and versatility of MT. Marolda drew gen erous applause.
 A delightful buffet luncheon. fol- lowed the business meeting.
 The officers installed were: Harry Moore. exalted ruler; Harry l.. White, esteemed leading knight; William M. Fex, esteemed loyal knight; Joe K. Saks. esteemed featuring knight; H. M. Bagley, secretary; J. W. Allen. treasurer Jack Greener, tiler: Clar- ence Gillam, esquire; R. A. Root. in- ner guard: G. w. Brown. chaplain: Harry Moran, organist; T. w. Nor gan. trustee for three years; J. w. Allen, representative to the grand lodge; Harry L. White, alternate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
MISS sAMMIE DICKSON

the phone girl looked up patiently and said: "In a minute, MT. Huyler?" And he smiled all over his face and said: "Why do you call me that? Is 1t because l am so sweet?" And she flashed back: No, it's because you're fresh every hour"
 Miss Dickson, Queen
 Can you imagine my surprise the other day when I dropped in to call on Miss Sammie Dickson to find the most perfectly orderly household that it has been my good fortune to meet in years?
 Not a sound-not bit of confu- sion, girls filing in and girls filing out-taking their 15 minutes rest from their arduous duties-While the supervisor" walked slowly up and down the raised platform, where the 150 little hello girls" q know they just hate this term but nobody could possibly write telephone story without using iD sit with their ears attuned to the strange expanse of mechanism which looked like noth- ing in the heavens above or the earth beneath half so much as trained nurses chart" on a case of "delrium tremens."
 over all this wonderfully ordered and well regulated system Miss sam mic Dickson reigns "queen"-for it is to her splendid management, her dig nified efficiency. her 25 years of training and her splendid executive
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05

Figuring it all out in my own mind l had always named "The Tower of Babel" as the first telephone ex- change, for of course they had them in those days along with electric. cur rents and barges floating on the Nile, which history tells us the Pharaohs brought down from Aaron's time.
 l figured it all out that when those folk way back wonder began to build that wonderful tower, they didn't really start to speak different lan- guages, but just got on the wire" and everything sounded different, for if you've ever listened in" on the telephone you know that your very own dear American lingo sounds ex- actly like sizzling drizzling, Hawaiian roots and Chinese radicals mixed up together with sauce a la Tobasco.
 Yes, that has always been my idea of real, rightly, honest-to- goodness telephone exchange until few days ago, when I dropped in to see the 'chief operator" of the Birmingham office of the Southern Bell Telephone company, Miss Sammie Dickson. whose successful business career reg isters 100 per cent in Birmingham's Hall of Fame"
 The prospect of this visit was one that filled my soul with joy for as l said before. my idea of the interior of telephone exchange was a queer one, very much like what I imagine the interior of typewriter might be with the door shut-and always the word types has loomed high in my imagination-the types" that central" must have to deal with in her daily rounds over the wires, as well as the types" of "centrals."
 One of my best loved telephone stories is the one which has to do with the little "operator" in the big hotel who desgnates the takers to certain "booths,' constantly telling this one to go into No. or to please close the door of No. when he comes out.
 It seems that she was annoyed by certain drummer whose conversation, while he waited for the number was intended to be very sparkling He was waiting for his number, when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
VITAL STATISTICS
Birth and death reports received at health office April 1. 1922:
 Births

Birth and death reports received at health office April 4. 1922;
 Births MT and Mrs. C. R. Painter, Hillman hospital February 22. girl. MT. and Mrs. c. H. Shepherd, 364 Fifty-thlrd street, north, March 30, girl.
 MT. and Mrs. D. A. Stewart. 721 Gen. ter street March 8, girl.
 MT. and Mrs. D. H. Kennedy; 720 Thirty eighth street, Vivian. March 31. boy
 MT. and Mrs. ]. M. Williams, 70 No. Camp, wylam,. March S0,i girl. MT, and Mrs. James g. McLendon, 1928 Twenty yninth street, north, March 2S. boy.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. L. Partlow, Fra ternal hospital, April 1, girl.
 Deaths
 Herman J. Ludwig, 21S Forty-s sew enth street, north, April 2, age 4S years.
 Curtis Norris, Red Mountain sani- tarium. April 2, age P years. Russell s. Kellum, Hillman hos pital, March 2s, age 31 years. w A. Marshall, New Georgia, April 2, age 6G years.
 Mack Bailey. 400 Thirtieth avenue, April 2, age 10 months. Elmer E. Kiker, St. Vincents, April 1. age 2S years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
LOADED WITH SOFT DRINKS.

Buck Carter, negro, who stated he resided at 519 Tenth street, north, was arrested early yesterday morn ing by Officer NJ. T. Abernathy and placed in the city jail charged with grand larceny, following the finding of 20 bottles of Coca Cola on his persom When questioned about the bottles, Carter stated he had pur- chased them from the watchmsn at the plant of the company. The watchman stated, however, that Car ter had slipped into the premises when he opened the gates to. admit
 the workers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05

(As The Age-Herald cartoonist him) the Minstrel Musical 1922" this evening-eh? what? Melville the "End Men" mighty clever he to be and he'll tell more good jokes than White Swor heard of all their lives And by the Sambo somebody told him the other day that matrimonial bonnet raghtway smbo said that nobodys going Doy Nanny "Sambo" hisef
 eel settin' by
 
 an de whilst Nanny scrappn ban; Nanny, oma whisky Nanny sayn Oats e lak Sambo-alus wishin nearthf fiery Yassir'"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
Humane Society

Regular meeting of the Birminx- ham Humane society will be held this afternoon at o'clock at the council chamber of the city hall. Re- ports of officers will be received and other business transacted. All members and persons interested arc urged to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED

MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED Marriage licenses issued yesterday in probate court were:
 T. c. Prldmore, Ensley. and Merle Elura Swan.
 Samuel Franklin Hallman and Mrs. Maude Osburn.
 Briggs NJ. Rogers, Highland View, and Miss Elizabeth Scholar.
 Dr. NJ. A. Barber, Brewton, and Nadine Nowlen.
 Harry D. odgers, Ensley, and Miss Annie Woodward.
 Lee Hines and Miss Lillie siskie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05

This is the ninth of n series Of stories about successful business women In Birmingham. The arti- cles will appear each day in The Age-Herald. Few people realize how many are the highly success- full example of women who have seized the business opportunities offered by great and growing BIr- minEhnm and have won places of esteem and confidence In the busi- ness world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
DEATHS

Mrs. Margaret Rinehart-Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Rine- hart, age 76, who cied at a local infirmary Monday night, will be held from the home of her grand child, Thomas Leonard, 5223 Grand avenue, this afternoon at o'clock. Interment in Elmwood, with Woodin in charge.
 Elmer Clayton Goode-The body of Elmer Clayton Goode, age 3S of Cartersville. Ga, who died in To- cal infirmary last night at o'clock, will be sent to Chattanooga. Tenn, this morning by Johns. Funeral services will take place in Chat tanooga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
GRAND JURY KECEsI

sAfter being in session two days the Jefferson county grand jury re- cessed yesterday until April IS. A report was made to Judge William E. Fort showing that 32 indictments had been returned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
SPAIN EAST LAKE wATCHMAN

STAIN EAST LAKE WATCHMAN
 The appointment of c. L. Spain was yesterday confirmed by the city as watchman at East Lake park at 8 stipulated salary of s125 per month The confirmation by the city was for the period beginning April l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
PERSONAL

Dr. Sidney Gross is taking post graduate work until Auril 10, when he will resume his dental practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
BANKRUPT PETITION

A. Holczstein & Co., of Tuscaloosa filed voluntary petition in bank ruptcy in the federal court today, list ing their liabilities at S13,S59.70, and assets at S12,069.62 s' taS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05

REALTY COMPANY ANNUAL MEET
 The annual meeting of the Bir- mingham Realty company has been called for Aaril 26 at noon in the company's offices. The meeting is for the purpose of electing a board Of directors and conducting such other business as may come before the stockholders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-05
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

DRAMATIs PERsONNAE Operators ....,.,.. About 15O Supervisors ...p,.... Umptysteea Chief Operator
 Miss SammIe Dickson Visitor ..=....... Dolly DalrympIe Times Any old day. PIaeei Te1e- phone Exchange. Ding-n-IinG-Ilng
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-22
TURN THEN DOWN

lone suspicious appeals are now being made
-, 70 the public for money, Christmas time is
a good time to strike individuals for small sums
and sin8eyery city and town there are certain men
and Women, and half grown bpys<and girls who
hpsily take advantage Of the opportunity to ap-
pFoaeh people for money, employing many DIFF
fereat preteHta in doing so.
Fairmont Is not escaping this panhandling. In
cidents are being related Of appeals of this kind.
Nearly all Of these uniustltied approaches are
made under the guise otssomething to sell: some
thing which no one needs especially and which is
mot worth the amount asked for'it. Any ntimaton
about keeping the change is almost anticipated.
THERE'S only one thing to do with these people
and that ~ 70 discourage them. Everybody knows
that FaiEmontr makes ample provisions for her
people who are poor or, who are temporarily out
Of work. The man, woman or child living In this
community and needing assistance will receive 1t
bounti fully and promptly for every provision has
been made by the public to give such aid 1t is
almost an impossibility that there can be one
single home in this vicinity that will NOT have its
splendid Christmas dinner and its toys for the
childFen,s supplemented BY useful gifts Of. cloth
ing needed. The whole public, through various
organized channels of experience and discretion
in handling such things has generously contrib.
uted 10 make this doubly assured, there should
not DO atwinge of conscience about settling these
grafterB who are making an unworthy living in
carrying on business that is begging but thinly
disgpiseds
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-22
a GOVERNORS MUST HELp
lIeHTflN up, don't loosen up" va

= IGHTEN up, don't loosen mp" was Cover.
y nor ALIENS advice in regard to prohibition
enforcement, proceeding the luncheon given at the
white House for governors who have been In con.
terence at White Sulphur Springs.
Governor Allen, in this succinct remark voiced
the sentiment Of the public on this matter
While none Of the discussion around the lunch
con table at the White House was made public it
IS known that prohibition enforcement was the
thing taken up by the President with the Gov
efnors WHO were guests.
The president realizes in order to get results
there must be sympathy and accord between state
and federal officials in this matter Clashes be-
tween federal and state authorities have him
defed law enforcement in the past, and program
WORKED out with state administrations Is impera-
tive as the president recognizes.
Certainly every governor, by those natural at
tributes that gave him brains for his lob recog.
nizes the gravity OF this business Of prohibition
lawsepforcement, and surely each one OF them will
willing to pledge his assistance to the president
and the federal authorities, and work conscien-
tppsly toward that end. The president has won
dertnl habit Of placing responsibility squarely on
The shoulders where It belongs, and when he points
out that state administrations vitality help or him
der N this matter, and pointedly requests coop.
Grafton It puts the Stacker governor in position
where he. may saurm in vain.
Some OF the governors have denounced the fail.
ure Of enforcement OF prohibition laws. Since
these men have openly declared their opinions,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-22
HoaIEs1c or

IoHNfJ. cornwell is homesick, according 70
y, Baltimore writer for the Wheeling 1utellIgencer
This writer says that this ex-governor Of West
Virginia Is sitting In his magnificent offices In the
great headquarters Of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, thinking about West Virginia and long.
ing for her mountains and her people. my hearts
In the highlands Of the Alleghenles," said Corn
well to the interviewer.
West Virginia people know this IS true, every
word OF Il. Il ever West Virginia had loyal son.
one working with all sincerity Tor the states great.
or good and gain, and one who gave with every
fibre of-Ais being bis best for her welfare, as It
was given to him to see It, that man was John J..
cornwel. No man would do. this for thing which
he did not sincerely love- and II is but natural that
this man now living away from his native state,
should mentally return, In his moments Of leisure,
70 the surroundings and the people that have
formed his environment 1inee childhood.
West Virginia misses John ]. cornwell. also. II
that is any him In bis splendid isolation
In Baltimore, he can have the assurance. Not only
do the people Of Rompey and the surrounding
country miss him, his neIghbors and friends Of
years standing, but the people generally miss. a
man Of such ability and strength.
1t is given to'few men TO head political party,
and to retain hundreds Of warm personal friends
on this other side OF the political fence. Corn
we'll could and did do this thing, and when he left
West Virginia TO take over his responsible work
for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, he lef. with
the good wishes Of practically the entire state
Homesiek for West Virginia, Is cornweii 1t Is
not surprising for he Is part and parcel OF the
state and he isinot going to forget West Virginia
any more than West Virginia is going to forget
him.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-22
LONDON
REaOREDNFILN.
Scenes Photographloally Ao.I
curate In Jackie Cocgan
Feature at Virginia

According to Frank Lloyd, dIftIs.
tor Of solver Twist" in which a6ltt
Lesser Is to present littls JacldeI
Coogan at the Virginia TheaterS on
Christmas Day for a three day run,
the reproduction Of the scenes IN
"Field Lane" are photographicatly.
accurate, II was In this disreputa.
BILE quarter Of London that Olive
Twist was held captive by Fagt
and his evil band. The place stii
exists, though much OF the wicked. !,
ness rampant there In Dickens. dayt
has been wiped out. But the iandII
marks remain; and any student o
Charles Dickens works, famiIii
too, with the illustrations done !,
Cruickshank, the great illusnrktt
OF Dickens characters, may find i
them and identity them beyoa any
shadow Of doubt. These Wy ho
shown (just as they were. inltDick-
EMS day and described In Dickens
books In the massive production
soon to beioffered here.
A popularity Of these evil sec /,
tons Of London, says Mr.. Lloyd. Is
that they so frequently are imme.i|
diately adjacent to the most staid, II
reputable and polite sections. .It,
is so with Field Lane, Thatis;hoy
It happens in the story th8t IN N
screen version OF "oliSl TWIST
that Oliver, gone only fifteen NH
utes from tho quiet and g6rteei 4
home Of Mr.. Brownlow, finds N:
self IN the sordid, wire secgsotj
wherein Fagin and HIS Eahg nolr
fish. u
The reader oftDIckens will fine
everything in his memory concernsl
ing "oliYer Twist" suddenly M
iumlned and flashed forth again. p 4
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come in personal touch with one
home that Santa Claus didn't visit,
funds for Christmas charity would
grow by leaps and bouuds. One
can't get the true viewpoint, per.
haps, without personal contact, II
] am ever elected to Congress, and
/ may be with the advance Of won.
en- In politics, I am going to have
a law passed whereby every bache.
Tor will have to give about 30 per
centlot his yearly income to Christ.
mas charity. providing they have
an income that is at all reason.
able" -
~ am afraid you would stir up
an awful mess" said the Salvation
Army woman.
II don't mind that a Bit" said
the Maid. u am always trampiug
on somebody's iitoes anyhow, Il
seems: AT any rate ! wish the fund
success
Thanks" said the little woman.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-22
Berton Braley's Poem

You ask me why ever roam
Upon the roads unrayelIng.
Why don't ! stay content at home
And rest awhile from travelling?
Well, there's a yagrant streak in
me;
The fates somehow decree It. In
The world there's such a lot to sec,
So little time to see itSiu!
Why do. l join each sport that's
And jump in lightly, merrily,
Whenever there's a chance to
play? 80 "
It's plain enough. yea verify:
Life is a fire that swiftly flames
Its days-you can't delay them
their flight. There are so many
games.
So little time 10 play them in!
Why do I snatch at every chance
To join LIES conflicts clamor-
GUS,
Why ain avid of romance
And Of adventure glamorous?
| give great zeal to play or strife
Because the years to give It in
Flee fast There's. SC, much Joy in
life, &, s. 3
So little time to live It In!
Copyright 1929
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-22
TWO LARGE LIQUOR
SYNDICATES Barred

NEW ORLEANS. La, Dec. 22.-
Agents OF internal revenue have
discovered a new s'rum pipe line
with headquarters in New Orleans
and branches in seven states, It
was announced here today.
The line" operated by a syn.
dictate of bootleggers, with regu.
lar schedule Of shipments, has been
In operation several months and
has transported millions OF dollars
worth Of ] liquor, federal agents
said.
Two other rum rings" one OF
which established a receiving sta.
ton in Chicago, and specialized on
train porters carrying suitcase lots,
and the other operating by means
OF eSpressS shipments, transporting
cases Of liquors in tin cases as we'll
fastin trunks, have been disbanded
as result OF investigation by fed.
eral authorities. the agents claim
The new system, 1t is charged,
employs regular salaried agents,
who travel between New Orleans
and branch stations scattered
throughout Texas and centralized
In other states, Chicago, st. Louis,
Kansas City, Cincinnati, Memphis,
Nashville. and Birmingham. Each
agent, federal officers say. possess
as a travelling salesman and car.
ries large Sample cases."
Reports are on file here, they
said, OF agents" who, engaged
staterooms and Travelled with as
many as four. trunks, each contain.
Ing from fifteen to thirty cases Of
liquor.
Arrests will be made soon, the
federal men announced.