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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
 GETS INFORMATION

Thinking that 1t might be of con siderable interest to automobilists in general, the Birmingham Automobile club, through direct inquiry. long distance and correspondence, has col lected considerable and very valuable information relative to the various road conditions leading to points from Birmingham
 The road from Leeds to Pell City is impossible, thereby requiring cars to Atlanta to go via Attalla, Gadsden, Cave Spring and Bremen with a good road. from which point there is an excellent road to Atlanta. Ash vile Is doing construction work in it's neighborhood, thereby requiring the use of Attalla to Gadsden. To Chattanooga the road is via Gadsden and Rome as considerable work is being done at present in the neigh borhood of Fort Payne. To reach Nashville all traffic Is using the Bee Line Highway through Warrior, De- catur and Athens. At present there arc tWC IdtHcT Udu pidCSS-oHt DtlilS a two mile stretch from the Blount county road, three miles above War riCs, to the old l.. & N right of way the other being very rough deaour from Garden City to Bangor. which condition will be remedied as soon as construction is completed of a bridge between these points over he Mulberry Fork of the Warrior. Sew eral miles of Toad construction under the supervision of the state high way commission has ben let in Nor gan, Cullman and Limestone counties Information is to the effect that the road to Decatur and Muscle Shoals is very bad and next to impossible To Memphis the route lies through Jasper, and at present conditions in Walker county do not justify motor travel on account of road work Memphis travellers find it necessary to go to Tuscaloosa, Gordo, Reform and Columbus. Miss. The route from Birmingham to Tuscaloosa is good Mobile and Florida points are better reached through Montgomery and Andalusia. but the road through Shelby county is very bad. but hav- passable. Conditions of the Bee Line Highway are among the first prof ects to be let by the state highway commission, and when finished Ala bama will have north and south highway Of which to be proud. According to the best information ob
 tainable the most of this road will be finished during the present year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
Portable Voting
 Booths to Be Used
 Mobile County

Mobile, April Especial )-At a conference of a committee of the board of revenue. appointed to con slider plans for portable voting booths. steel booth with movable can vass roofN was adopted. The plan of having portable booths for use in districts where voting places could not be obtained was suggested some time ago. and indorsed by the board.
 Several models of voting booths were submitted to the board by C. l.. Hutchinson, architect They were considered by the committed The model adopted provided places for voters to mark their ballots and a place for the election officers to re- receive the slips. About 15 will be built, it is announced
 The booths will be used in the Au- gust primary. and bids for their con- struction will be asked in few days. In the bond issue election the coun- ty had some trouble in putting booths in the center of the district because in many cases buildings were not available. In several cases voting was done in the open
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
O'NEAL PRINCIPAL SPEAKER AT FORD
 MEET IN GEORGIA
Makes Drastic Attack on Ala bama Power Company and Secretary of War
 Weeks
By Associated Press

Macon, Ga, April 22.-Former Gov. Emmett O'Neal of Alabama was the principal speaker at the statewide mass meeting here today in support of the Henry Ford offer for the Mus cle Shoals governmental built power projects. The meeting In the Grand opera house was called to order by Superior Court Judge Malcolm D. Jones and the hundreds of visitors from all parts of Georgia and nearby Alabama were formally welcomed by Mayor Luther Williams. The meet ing was divided into two sessions, morning and afternoon.
 MT. OrNeal featured his address with drastic attack on the Alabama Power company and Secretary of War Weeks The war secretary has shown extreme partiality for the Alabama Power company, Mir. O'NeaI said, in that he pigeonholed the Ford bid for seven months, and that when the power company was stirred by the overwhelming sentiment on the part of the people for Ford, he gave the power company prompt hearing and announced that he would pass the buck to Congress, but saying that he did nto think much of Ford's offer.
 The speaker said that the people of Alabama were thoroughly in favor of the Ford project. The Alabama Pow CT company, he said, was opposed to Ford because they realized the people wore to be benefited and the divi- dends of the company might be re- duced.
 The former governor also excori- afed the power trust" and the "Chil- can nitrate trust" for their attempt to throttle the farmers of the United States, and expressed the hope that Georgia would vote to support a great American, Henry Ford. who would develop Muscle Shoals for the benefit of all the people"
 Mayor James L. Key e Atlanta said that the laboring men of Georgia were back of the Ford project. He also attacked the Alabama Power company and praised MT. Ford as "an industrial democrat"
 The following telegram was re- cetved from John Warrington, who for IS years has been working for the development of Muscle Shoals;
 When Georgia swings into the Ford column, as she will today, thls will give new power and fresh cour- age in our fight to get Congress to saocept Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals, as a business charter for the partnership of American farmers and Henry Ford in the fertilizer business. Let each Georgian at Macon today remember that if Henry Grady could he with you he would be speaking for and fighting for Henry Ford.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23

Here's home for the Birmingham Sabres.
 They've Just moved in. and are as busy as anything getting settled and all the ink and pens, and sad dies and brides are being put In place.
 This location is out at the Stockham Pipe and Fittings company, where the organization has just finished ex- pending the sum of $500 which was given it through the generosity of 8 local business mems club.
 Besides that, the Volunteer Relief association took s100 worth of inter- est in these boys of Uncle sam's.
 The outfit is a cavalry group, and includes around 69 men, who are un- der the efficient command of Capt. John Carter. The latter announced, now that we're talking about 1t, that recruiting for the troop will begin May l.
 EnlistmentS to Begin
 Enlistments were closed for awhile until after removal could be made from the fair grounds.
 Most of the stuff belonging to the Sabres was carted over to the new place by night. since the troop mem bers are employed and have to work during the day.
 The nouSe.t 10 the ieIt or the picture has five rooms. Lockers for the men have been put all around the walls. The house to the right contains an orderly room, two club rooms, supply room and bedroom. There is also an upstairs. The kitchen will be in- cluded in this house, which also boasts bathroom with hot and cold water and showers. These are two aG- ditional supply rooms upstairs.
 The location is extremely pretty, with it's wealth of grass and trees. In the open space between the two houses can be seen the stables.
 Fine FIagpOie
 Don't pass up the attractiveness of the flagpole. nor the sentiment it bears to the soldiers and to us.
 A blacksmith's shop and garage is at the extreme rear of the house to the right. This latter house, by the way, has nine rooms, and great vii; be the pleasure of the fellows who will call it home. There will be lots of magazines to read, chaps to chum with, and numerous will be stories told during long evenings, of the World war, in which many of the troop members served.
 As soon as everything Is settled there is to be big field day in which the Sabres will show Birmingham just how they can produce. They will exhibit bare backed riding, the
 riding, by men standing up, of tv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
ID HOLD MEETINGS |NFARM COUNTIES Farm Bureau Plans Discus sion of Cooperative Cot
 ton Marketing

Montgomery. April 22.-(Specialo- From Monday, May 1, to Saturday, May 6, every farmer in Alabama will have an opportunity to hear the story of cooperative marketing told by a dozen of the ablest marketing ex- perts in the entire south, according to information given out from the offices of the Alabama farm bureau federation.
 The purpose of the speaking cam paign at this particular time is 70 explain to the farmers in their re- spective counties the cooperative or pool plan of marketing cotton as proposed by the farm bureau, work on which has been in progress sew eral weeks and win be brought to a close by the middle of June.
 The list of speakers ipcludes Dr. Clarence Poe, Raleigh. N. C., pres ident and editor of the Progressive Farmer; Dr. Tait Butler. Memphis. Tenn. vice president and editor of the Progressive Farmer; W. c. Las setter, Birmingham, managing editor of the Progressive Farmer; J. A. Evans and B. A. Miller, United States department of agriculture, Washing ton: c. A. Cobb, editor of the South ern Ruralist. Atlanta, Ga.; F. R. shanks, ]. R. Coghlin and V. C.. Thomas, Texas farmers; Walton Pe- teet, former Alabamian, but more re- gently leader in the Texas farm bu- reau cotton marketing movement, and Roy C. Bishop, secretary-manager of the Alabama farm bureau federation. Montgomery.s
 During the week every Alabama county producing cotton on any ex- tensive scale will be visited and an address delivered by one of the speakers at one or more points. One week following the speaking cam paign, Victory Week sign-up drive will be staged and, in the opinion of the leaders of the movement. farm CTS representing thousands of bales will sign these contracts each day from now until the close of the cam paign, June 15.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
TEACHERS TAKE
 BOYS ID CIRCUS
Arrange for Poor Youngsters to See Famous Animal
 Show

Chicago. April sz.-The barefoot boy who used to play hockey from school and get into the circus by car rying water for the elephants or slip ping past the watchful guards Is be- ing replaced by the carefully dressed youngster who goes to the "scintil- latlng spectacular stupendous per boldly in through the main entrance as the arrangements guest, his ad- mission being entirely free.
 The change, bringing free admis- operative arrangements between the circus arrangements and leaders in boys welfare work who wanted to give the underprivileged lad little pleasure. Now it is spreading so that not only the poor boy. depen- dent on public charity. but the aver age school youngster can get an eye full" of elephants, lions, tigers, clowns and acrobats free, for thousands Of kiddies now are being supplied with Tree circus tickets.
 Started In Chicago
 The new scheme started in Chicago when Hull House, Gads Hill Center and other boys settlement homes, ap- pealed to the Sells Floto circus year or so ago to let their boys in free. The request was readily granted and the arrangement reepated each year
 Then the circus management de- cided to extend the plan to the schools and large groups of children were invited each oay. Accompanied by the teachers, they came by the hun dreds. During It's two weeks stay here the management of this circus gave away several thousand tickets to children and-most remarkable of all---found that giving away ticekts to kids was q money making proposition in the long run. for the boy of today proved to be the grown tip circus "fant of tomorrow.
 One of the leaders of the movement 10 give the youngsters a free view of the circus was Allen Carpenter director of the Boys club at Hull House here. Mir. Carpenter, in his work with youngsters who had no home of their own. found that one of their greatest needs was recrea tion of type which would take their minds off the daily routine of life.
 We believed a trip to the circus would be a splendid thing for them but we had no money for such things" he said. When the kids came back from their matinee they were in ecstasy. They didn't qui: talking about it for weeks and were full of pep and life. We ar egoing ta extend our work and try to arrange for more such pleasure for them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23

This man, wno is one of the best dentists in the United States, was summoned here to conduct post grad uate work.
 He needed some one very expert to assist him.
 Miss Maggie Miles was the one lit- tie human being he. wanted. He wired to Montgomery that If he could get her-which he preferred-he would not bring an assistant from Chicago here.
 Always eager to perfect herself in ner chosen profession, and to be help tul. Miss Miles accepted the job
 Holds Big Job
 This young woman, who scarcely seems out of her teens, is already state president of the Dental Assist ants association. That organization, with 30 members, convened here dur ing the dental convention. She also is a member of the Hygiene Oral as- sociation, and one of nine licensed oral hygienists in the state.
 You wouldn't think that a tiny bit of a girl like she is could know so much and do so many expert things. Most of all you would be surprised that she has been busy at her work for six years. She was only a child when she entered it, and up to that time had been just a little sheltered society girl always.
 Following her fathers death, how ever, she decided on a real profess sion for herself and went right to work.
 Miss Miles makes romance-delight -out of her profession. There's iots of fun, she says. For instance. she had humorous story to tell about the little boy who begged the dentist for a tooth which had just been ex- tracted from his mouth. He'd Fix It
 What do you want with it?' quer- ried the dentist. Its an awfully dirty old tooth"
 well" savagely responded the youthful sufferer, T want to take It home and put some sugar on It ana watch the old thing ache"
 While Miss Miles was born in Co., lumbus, Ga, and makes her home in Montgomery. she belongs to Birnling- hame by these presents:
 Her. father was George G. Miles one of Birmin ghanl's early builders, and one of the first me nto establish a business here. She is 8 cousin of the extremely pr1llldnt anu NcrSdtiic Myrtle Miles. who Is newspaper woman now of Cincinnati. but who will always be a Birmingham girl.
 Furthermore, she is a cousin of MT. and Mrs. Richard F. Johnston of this city.
 It was interesting to hear Miss Miles tell of the work of an oral hygienist.
 Tt is principally psychologist" she outlined. By that I mean that there is great deal of coaxing, persuading and sotthing to be done for your pa tierts. A great many of them come to our office in highly nervous state of mind. They have heard other peo- pie tell what an awful siege 1t is to have teeth attended to-how excruiec- iating the agony is-how, to be exact. lit Is the worst experience on earth One has to reason these patients into a proper frame of mind. We have to undo the harm that has been done. ChiIdren's Work "Particularly is our work difficult with children. But find if we sim ply tell child the truth, it Is the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
YOUNG FARMER DIES AS
 RESULT OF GUN BATTLE

Huntsville, April 22.-tSpeciaI.D A battle between moonshiners of Jackson county and a squad of state and county officers led by T. J. McAIphine, federal probi- bition agent, near Princeton. Jackson county, last Thursday. has resulted In the death today Jf Charles Ray. farmer 22 years old. who was wounded In the fighting. Ray was brought to hospital here and 1t was thought he had been wounded only in the htp with n rifle bullet. An x-ray examination showed that two buck shot had entered his back, one lodging in his abdomen. This caused his death. young widow survives him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
CITIZENS RALLY ID
 ASSIST VICTIMS IN STRICKEN AREA
Near East Sufferers toReceive Food Supplies Donated by Birmingham People and
 Citizens of State

Several car loads of canned foods were donated by the people of Bir- mingham to the near east relief fund during the campaign made here and which is now about closed In addition to the donations of canned foods nearly sS,OOO in cash was sub scribed and turned into the treasury of the local committee, which will be invested in canned goods.
 The committee, through the whole sale grocers, will collect up the goods during the coming Neek and ship them to New Orleans at the end of the week. The Louisville and Nash vile and Southern railway have agreed to haul theAe goods to New Orleans free of charge, and the gov ernment has set aside two stalls in it's warehouse at New Orleans where they will be stored without charge awaiting transportation to the fam inc stricken area.
 Retail merchants VIII receive cards signed by donors tomorrow and they will then call their customers who have not already subscribed and ask them to do so. Both retail grocers and iobbers agree to fill all orders thus received at actual cost to thenr and prepare them for shipment and deliver them to railroads free of charge
 The near east relief committee, which put on an old clothes cam paign during the past week. has been offered a number of places in differ ent parts of the city where old clothes may be left. Among these are L. Pizitz and Steel-Smlth, in the dowstows district G. W. Harrell, merchant, HIS Tuscaloosa avenue. and the following churches: First Baptist, Ensley. Woodlawn Metho- dist; North Highlands Methodist and Fairfield Methodist.
 old clothes will be gathered up the last of the week and shipped to New Orleans for loading
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
WAR ORPHANS ARE
 BACK IN POLAND
Children Given Trip Around the World by Chicago
 Women
Rr Associated Press

Warsaw, April 22.-'rhree hundred and twelve war orphans, children of Polish exiles who died in Siberia, have arrived here from the United States after 16 month of travet which took them almost around the world. There are 16S girls and IA boys in the party, the eldest f6 years and the youngest two and half A committee of Chicago women has charge of the children.
 Through the efforts of the Polish National committee of America and the American Red Cross they were gathered up and transported across the Pacific to the United States, where they were placed in various asylums at Chicago until their return to their motherland could be arrang- ed few of the children still have fathers and mothers living, and these, having made their way back to Po- land overland. have been anxiously awaiting the children's return.
 The voyage of the orphans from Amerlca was marred by terrific storm which on January 29 caught the steamer Princess Matoika one day out of New York and so dam aged it that it was obliged to return to port On Februar the ship sailed again, docking at Bremen February 2O In the meantime an outbreak or measles in mid ocean increased the hardships of the trip, II children fall ins ill Four of these were too sick to proceed to the Polish border. ana were placed in a Bremen hospital.
 The children have all been placed in charge of the carita Association of pozman, a fund of s26.0o0 having been raised by the Polish Nationai Relief committee of America to in- sure their care and education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
FROST KILLS HALF OF
 COMMERCIAL APPLE CROP
By Associated Press

Winchester, Va. April 2s.-An es- innate that approximately 50 per cent was killed by last nights frost was of the commercial apple crop Of the Winchester district one of the largest apple growing regions of the east. made tonight by F. J. Schneidernan, government pathologist, stationed here.
 investigation showed, the govern mept agent said that about 90 per cent of the New York Imperials, the principal variety grown In the dis trict, had escaped thus far. but that not more than ten per cent of all other varieties had been saved. Frost was forecast again tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
BERNARD COLLEGE
 M|NSTRELSCOM|NC
CuIIman Boys Preparing For Jefferson Theatre Engage
 ment Early in May

Boys of St. Bernard college. Gull man, are preparing a grand minstrel medley to be presented at the Jeff ferson theatre Friday, May 5.
 Last year, the college dramatic club won the favor of the Birming- ham public, by dramatic perform ance and musical concert. This year. the dramatic director promises to equal if not eclipse the success o< their last seasons offering.
 Much interest is aroused among the patrons of St. Bernard college, as most of the students participating are Birmingham poys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
LOCAL GUARD TO
 C0NDITCT SCHOOL


 An officers school was recently organized at the Fourth avenue ar mory, composed of all officers of the National Guard located in Bir mingham and selected non-commis s. stoned officers and privates from the Third Battalion, One Hundred and Sixtv-seventh infantry.
 The school will be conducted by Maj William l.. Baldwin. command ing officer of the Third Battalion and it's purpose is for the study of military tactics and science.
 Major Baldwin has just completed a three months course at Camp Ben ming. which is considered second to West Point in military instruction and training. which makes him well qualified to conduct the school.
 At the opening of the school there was a full attendance and all officers were very enthusiastic. A number of reserve corps officers were present and joined the class and it was de- cided to invite all reserve corps of- ficers in Birmingham to attend these schools so that they could refresh their minds on the training they re- ceived during the World war
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
30-YEAR SENTENCE FOR
 INTIMACY WITH CHILD
By Associated Press

Washington, April 22.-Howard Leslie Holt. teacher of dancing, whose pupils numbered children of some of Washlngton's most prominent fam flies. was sentenced by Chief Justice Mccoy of the District of Columbia supreme court today to 30 years in the penitentiary upon conviction of criminal intimacy with 13-year- old pupil.
 Justce Mccoy. in passing sentence, disclosed that some of the jurors had voted for the death penalty which may be imposed in such cases in the District of Columbia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-23
CHAMBER ENTERS
 CHICKEN BUSINESS
Supplies Two Hundred Young Sters With Matching Eggs
 on Shares

The Chamber of Commerce through the agricultural department. has gone into the poultry game. It has ad- vanced s200 for the purchase of as many settings of White Leghorn eggs and these settings are being distributed among the farm boys and girls of the county on the pro rata basis.
 Each setting contains l5 eggs. Each boy and girl is obligated to raise and forward to Secretary O. l.. Bum one good-sized frier out of the number raised. MT Bum will sell the friers in the market. Out of the money thus raised there will be established a revolving fund to keep the industry going.
 Already 122 settings have been se- cured and distributed by Agricultural Agent T. J. Jordan. Each boy and girl and father or mother have signed joint obligation to live up To the agreement. The chamber has taken this step for the encouragement of pure bred poultry raising.
 Forming Pig Clubs
 County Agent Lyle has begun the formation of pig clubs in the county, and has already formed r of them, When the clubs are formed the Cham Der of Commerce will purchase a lot Of pure-bred hogs for the young members of the pig clubs, and they will care for them under certain ob- legations as was done with the calf club boys last year.
 Last years calf club was great success. The Chamber of Commerce purchased three dozen pure bred Jer- ,.a distributed among the farm boys of the county. All but five of the boys made good on the bargain, which was to care for the calf and reimburse the chamber when the calf had reached a certain age and had an accrued value. Of the five calves whore the young sters did not make good, the chamber donated one to the Boys Industrial school and the others were resold.