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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
HAS THE FRAME STRUCTURE
 BEEN MALIGNED?

Has the frame structure as a fire hazard been maligned? The technical and research department of the National Lumber Manu- lecturers association believes it has and pre- sents an array of figures to support the claim.
 Wood will burn where brick cement and tile do not, but the costly fires in cities origin ate in the interior of brick hollow tile and concrete buildings and, in their collapse, neigh boring structures suffer.
 The lumbermen claim that following an in- vestigation of fires in S3 cities of 20,000 popu- lation and over in 1920, it was discovered~that there were .only two-thrds as many fires per 100 frame buildings as there were fires per 100 of other types, although frame buildings outnumbered all other types of buildings more than three tp one.'
 It is also claimed that "there were 16 fires other types there were 25 fires per 1000 buildings.' The lumbermen present data tending to show that the majority of exposed fires occur in the business and mercantile districts, where frame construction does not exist"
 The defense of the frame structure as fire hazard is supported by figures that compel serious attention.
 The one certain thing is that the greatest fire hazard on earth is carelessness on the part of owners and occupants of buildings, whether of frame, cement, brick, hollow tile or some other material.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
LEADERSHIP OF UNDERWOOD
 NO LONGER MENACED

Reports from Washington indicate that the minority leadership of Senator Underwood is secure. It would have been a striking illus tration of asininty and ingratitude, and poor political strategy as well, for Senate democrats to have deposed Senator Underwood for per- forming noteworthy service for his country and adding prestige to his party.
 As the New York Tribune points out in a glowing eulogy of MT. Underwood, printed elsewhere on this page today without the democratic votes which he controlled the four power treaty would not have been ratified. As a result, the work of the arms conference would have been destroyed Senator Under wood not only deserves credit for the part he played in the conference, but also for being chiefly instrumental in preventing the defeat of the conference treaties. The administra- ton was dependent upon his influence in the Senate for ratification. His statesmanship never showed to better advantage than dur ing the debate on the four-power treaty when he submitted to running fire of objections and interrogatories without losing his temper or making any statement that opponents to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
THE STONE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL

From the Montgomery Advertiser.
 Gutzon Borglum, noted sculptor, is ready to begin carving Confederate figures in bold relief on the sides of Stone mountain in Geor- gia. This remarkable project was first put under way some six years ago, but our entry into the war interrupted the plans of the Daughters of the Confectionery, and only now are the ladies returning to the project. MT. Borglum is now in Georgia ready to begin his stupendous labors.
 Mir. Borglum states that the first figure to be worked on will be that of Robert F.. Lee, the next two principal figures to be those of Jefferson Davis and "Stonewalp' Jackson. The head of Lee will occupy a square of 50 feet, but will look only life size when viewed from the plain below. A panorama over the side of the stone face will show all branches of the Confederate army and navy. There will be more than 5000 figures in the group. The monument, when completed, will represent an outlay of $2,000,000, according to the esti- mates of the sculptor. stone chapel with brass doors, will be made at the base of the mountain to contain relics of the Confectionery.
 MT. Borglum states that he and his men will begin their work by first laying off the face of the mountain so that they will know the exact position of each figure. All the work will be started at the top so that the chips that fall will fall into space and not on the heads of the workmen below. Steel cages will be lowered from the top of the mountain by means of cables Mr. Borglum believes that there will be no injury to any workman who ob- serves the ordinary caution.
 This is quite tn emost ambitious and impress sive memorial project which the patriotic Daughters of the Confectionery have yet under taken. The daughters have put into the field national organization known as the Stone Mountain Confederate Monumental association for the support of the plan for the memorial. The success of the plan is now assured, what ever may have been the early misgivlngs of those who conceived the idea Thus Stone mountain, unwearied by the burdens of the centuries, will come to attention as the "mys- tic mem march by to answer 'here" at the final muster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

From the Chicago News.
 The original family tree of the apple variety.
 Statues and characters are modelled with little touches
 Why try to pull yourself out of a hole with a corkscrew?
 If bass drum doesn't make good music 1t drowns lot of bad.
 Advice is about the only thing you offer some people that they won't take. Shakespeare was no broker, but he furnished great many stock quotations.
 Don't trust woman's tears It's her na- ture to weep when she wants her way.
 It's some consolation to find yourself at the bottom of the ladder when it breaks.
 There's little fun in being the kind of fellow chat can't see the point of joke on himself.
 There is no place like home-and married man is glad of it when his wife is cleaning house.
 Joy is that peculiar feeling man has when he discovers he has more money in his pockets than he thought.
 Words sometimes fail a man, but nothing like that ever happens to woman until she is ready to attend her own funeral.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
THE POET

R. R. Greenwood, in the New York Sun. rosary of winging hours that seem, Like haunting pageantry, to charm the eye With rhythmic beauty as they wander by, Or mystic voices in poets dream, Lost by the waking sense; winding stream |. Of limpid loveliness that vaunts the sky With all it's cloud-embroidered panoply Of golden lightning in the sunset scent This is the singers heritage of days, Of far remembered vigils by the sea, Of trails that wind through fragrant, silent
 ways
 Within the forests heart or o'er the lea. These are the songs made known to one who
 stays
 His vagrant step to sound earth's symphony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
SENATOR UNDERWOOD
om the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
 In connection with the peace treaties, now all happily ratified, President Harding has re- ceiyed, and deserved to receive, high honor. So have Secretary Hughes, MT. Root and Senator Lodge. But in one respect, at least, Senator Underwood is worthy of the most unstinted praise
 Without his warm support and the votes he brought, as the result of the critical roll call in the Senate attests, the vital four-power treaty would have failed and the whole struc- ture erected by the conference would have collapsed. Politically he is partisan, but American--a noble spirited one, whose par tisanship stops at the seashore
 The notifications constitute no party triumph. Let no republican, remembering Senator Underwoods services, so assert. In the present Senate no party has two-thirds majority. From the nature of the case, then, the ratification is necessarily nonpartisan.
 Serving his country and the world well, Senator Underwood has also served his party well. He has kept from it the stigma of de- feating peace measures, for which it clamored the other day.
 It is a pleasure to bear hearty witness to the fact that to Senator Underwood belongs the special distinction, when the five-yard line was reached, of carrying the ball over for a touchdown. He may through his remaining years look back with proper pride the way he responded when opportunity came to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
PIG PEN MAKES LAKE

up in Lawrence county there is large body of water known as Oakville pond, which was not there 100 years ago" said w. B. Cope land According to old settlers, farmer built his pig pen alongside stream that ran underground. The refuse from the pig lot damned up the stream and as a result lake as large as East Lake was formed.
 "At that time 0akville was small sizei country town and was the county seat Bnt the formation of the pond near the town made conditions unhealthful, the courthouse was moved to Moulton and the town dwindled to nothing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04

To the Editor of The Age Herald.
 Having The Age-Herald before me and seeing the "Talk Birmingham" pledge, could not help signing it and sending it to you, be- cause even though not citizen of Birming. ham any longer, my heart is st.ll there and with you all.
 My office here in New York has gotten to be a real Birmingham headquarters. Whenever anyone wants to know anything about Bir- mingham or Alabama, they call me and you can rest assured that l do the necessary when it comes to boosting my old home and birth. place. HERBERT E. STEINER. !
 New York, March 31, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
ADVICE FROM HEADQUARTERS

"Is this the weather bureau?"
 "It is," said the government expert.
 q want to see about some weather for a picnic"
 "We can't make weather good or bad. We merely predict what it's going to be-"
 But Eve read in the papers"
 "My friend" said the expert, as he gently steered the visitor the door, "don't believe ev- erything you read in the newspapers-not even the weather reports"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
PRESENTATION AT INGLENooK

q was glad to see such large crowd at the presentation exercises held at the lnglenook public school Sunday afternoon when the In- genook council of the Junior Order United American Mechanics presented Bible and a United States flag to the school,' said John R. T. Rives yesterday.
 "The significance of these presentations is very great and 1 believe it was fully under stood by those present Sunday"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
GROWTH OF BAR ASSOCIATION

Membership in the Birmingham Bar asso- citation is increasing by leaps and bounds due to the recently inaugurated campaign au- thorized by the executive committee" declared W. Marvin Woodal president of the associa- ton and director of the drive to bring every practicing lawyer in the city into the organza- tion.
 Every mail contains replies from invitations mailed to, prospective members in the form of applications for membership" explained the assistant city attorney, wo finds time to fur ther the work of the association which he heads and continue to devote attention to city legal department affairs. Before the end of the week, we expect to have enrolled every prospective member in Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES 4saasa ss
EXIT, PECK

A wayward soul
 Was Abner Peck; Unnumbered times
 He risked his neck Ten thousand feet
 Up in the air, And when he drove A car would dare To race a train,
 And beat it, too, Before it reached
 A crossing-true, He seemed always
 To be immune From what would kill Some other loon. But Peck has gone
 Where all must go; Some bootleg lick
 Er laid him low.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
SOMETHING TO SUIT HIM

Anything in that magazine worth the at tention of busy man?" asked the hotel loafer "How busy are you?" asked the crusty old gentleman.
 "Ive got about half an hour to spare"
 "Wel," said the crusty old gentleman, as he tore out the picture of-a movie star, Hook at that"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
A MATTER OF DISTANCE

".You look sleepy this morning, Mayme."
 "Child, was up till o'clock. Some party we had last night. I was dancing all the time and must have travelled halfway from here to the moon."
 There's customer"
 "Yeah, and look where she's camping! It must be mile from one end of this ribbon counter to the other"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
ENFORCED RETIREMENT

"Where's Zeke Dawde?"
 He's quit bootleggin' for spell, if it's Ticker you want" said Squire Witherbee.
 "Pshaw! Nothing short of jail sentence would put Zeke out of the bootleggng busi- ness"
 Well" said the squire, as he spat medita- lively at a passing bettle, "nothin' short of that's been tried. He's in tn caaboose now."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
DIsILLUSIONED

"Pm glad" remarked MT. Dubwaite, "that there are still few of us old fogies left who are willing to carry on and try to get some thing out of life"
 "What's the matter with you!" asked MT. Gadspur.
 "Have you ever observed the utter boredom of flapper?" PAUL COOK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
NEW WEAPON FOR CUPID

"She's going to marry dentist?" "Yes. She says something drew her to him the first time they met"
 q wonder if it could have been pair of forceps?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
BIRMINGHAM AS CONVENTION CITY

Birmingham is fast becoming the eonyen- tion city of the south" commented Berto F. Johnson, member of the Montgomery county board of revenue, and aspirant for a seat on the state public service commission.
 Atlanta once held that distinction, but notice on every visit I have made recently sen timent of business and professional men is op- posed to the Georgia capital, which, too, is fur ther evidenced by the number of conventions which are slated for Birmingham in coming months.
 Every convention brought to any city means better money circulation, plus other benefits which accrue through fellowship and acquaintance. I am for conventions and Bir- mingham as the convention city of the south"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
WATCH AND SEE

Although the corners vacant, It won't continue bare; A motor filling station
 Will shortly blossom there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
KEEPING THEM BUSY

Say, The Age-Herald is keeping Birmng- ham folk busy these days" said H. E. Sims. "That Talk Birmingham campaign was Jim Dandy and certainly aroused interest. Good thing The Age-Herald stopped it at close 9f the week or l don't what else it could have published, judging by the way the pledges and remarks came in.
 Now comes this city government referen- dum plan You can bet your bottom dollar on that going strong. I have sent in my ballot already It's good exercise for citizen; keeps us from becoming rusty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
RAH FOR ROBERT

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 Robert Bridges is the best poet laureate Eng land ever had. He did net write a single line on the marriage of Princess Mary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04

Mir. Jordan will meet with the same generous and sympathetic reception this year as in the past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04
IS BOOSTING BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham, April 8, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-04

A MORNING PRAYER
 O speak to me, Lord, and let me know that the Living Father cares for me-and loves me as l am. Amen. M. s. B.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
Probe Deeper Into
Joy Riding Death

Madison.-The coroner's INQUEST in
to the death of Miss Mabel johnson,
Madison girl, following her fall early
Sunday morning from the ad komobile
Of Alvin johnson, a local man, was
postponed until Monday. Miss Johnson
died yesterday afternoon without max
Ing statement of the cause of. the
accident. Hunt and Roy Conlin, who
had been to a dance with Miss johnson
and Ella Gnerlich, third occupant of
the car when the accident occurred,
were questioned today by T. G. Lewis,
Dane county district attorney. Follow
ing the questioning the district attor-
ney said that satisfactory statements
had been, made by the two.4men. Ac-
cording to Hunt, the girl became i'll
and on opening the door of the car,
fell to the ground, fracturings her skull.
Miss Gnerlich claims that she jumped
from the automobile when Hunt failed
to take her home
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
CONFESSIONS NAME
LABOR LEADERS
big Tim" Murphy Declared to Have
Been Real Leader of Terrorist
Plot in Chicago
(By Associated Press Leased Wire

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Chicago, Ill. - The police net about
figures in the recent series of bombings
and beatings which eliminated We'd
,nesday in the killing of two policemen
frightened perceptibly today, authorities
said, with the obtaining of partial con-
fessions from three of the approx
mately $50 labor men under arrest,
and the arrest of three more, one in
St. Louis. Identification of the actual
slayers was imminent, police said, as
the relentless drive against those re-
sponsible for the recent disorders was
continued.
Additional indictments and arrests
were to be expected today the author
tiles said. Eight men already are I'M
der murder indictments and are being
held without bail. Included are "Big
Tim" Murphy, head of the Gas Work
ers' union, Fred Nader, president of
the Chicago Building Trades Council,
and Con Shea, of the Theatrical Jani-
tors union. The confessions obtained,
it is understood deal with the recent
operations of these three. Two of the
men said to have confessed are Isa-
dore Braverman of the Fixture Hang
ers' union and Robert M. McCloud, in
dicted with Murphy, Nader and Shea,
and Harry (Smash) Hanson.
Sensational developments are expect
ed to be made public within the next
48 hours, it was indicated after dis
cussion of police heads, assistant
states attorneys and leaders of civic
organizations interested in ending in
Chicago what has been termed gang
rule war between police and labor, and
terrorist plots.
Hanson has given us much informa-
tion said Chief Fitzmorris. "He has
implicated Nader as an actual mem
Der of the auto slugging gangs. He
has proven Murphy is the real leader
of the terrorism plot"
Resolutions condemning violence in
labor disputes and expressing regret
over slain policemen were adopted last
night by meeting of the Building
Trades Council.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
Pocket Highway Map
of Wisconsin Ready
Officials 1922 Highway Map of Badger
State Ready for Distribution-Many
Radical improvements Made.

The. 1922 official pocket highway map
Of Wisconsin! issued annually by the
Wisconsin highway commission, is now
ready for distribution. The general
form of the map is the same as in 1921,
but several radical improvements have
been made in the contents.
This year the map not only shows the
routes of the numbered and marked
state trunk highways, but it also shows
in colors whether they are surfaced or
earth roads and their general condi-
ton. It is believed that this will very
much facilitate the selection of routes
under different weather conditions and
that this feature marks a great advance
in highway map service.
There has been added large scale
map showing the eastern side of the
state wher the roads are very congest-
ed, so that the selection of touring
routes in this district is made easy.
This large scale map also indicates
types of highways in the two colors.
These maps can be had locally from
merchants handling supplies of this
kind. If not locally available, they
may be secured from the superintend-
ent Of public property, Madison, Wis,
at 20 cents each. with lower prices in
quantity
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18

The wampum makers purchase a
CARLOAD of conch and clam shells
fer Is cents, delivered lat their
doors, and when a shell of sufficient
thickness is selected it is broken
with hammer and chisel into cubes
offabout two inches in length and
onc-third Of an inch square. The
piece Of shell is then securely
wedged into wise made of two
pieces, of wood, connected with a
hinge in fthe scenter. The jaws of
likewise are opened and the shells
Sinserted. Then the wise is closed
/ tightly and held by pressure
against the. grindstone. In this
manner, in a short times the edges
of the shell are rounded, and then
the drill is brought into, use.
The workman sits at a three
legged table, the top of which is
fashioned from the half of log,
the under side still retaining the
original bark covering, and afix-
ing one end of the drill. to play,
freely in a button on his jacket,
he next takes up a whaleb$ne bow,
similar to the kind used By jewel
ers, and, giving the cord turn
about the spool on the drill, he
works thef bow rapidly back and
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18

In an interesting manner the history
of this legislation. He declared that
way back in 1911 the question of get
ting q law recognizing the City Man
ager form was urged before, the legis-
lature but the plan did not become of
much interest until the session of the
legislature in 1918. The organization
which urged the legislation continued
in the fight until the law was passed
by the legislature Of 1919.
"The development of this legislation
must come out of the experience of
cities which try out and develop the
City Manager. plan" declared Mr.. Nc
Gregor "and Kenosha is in a position to
point the way. The legislation will be
in session again next year and we shall
expect that Kenosha will find the holes
in this law and suggest the amend
ments which will be necessary to make
the plan most workable for Wiscon-
sin cities"
Early Action on Amendments.
Mr.. McGregor urged the members
of the Kenosha council and officials
working under the city manager, when
he is elected, to propose such amend
ments as might be deemed wise and to
propose them at as early time as
possible in order to give chance for
a study Of the suggestion. He de-
clared his full willingness to aid in
getting such amendments properly con-
sidered by the legislature and, intimat-
ed that the Wisconsin Municipal Leag-
he would throw it's full strength be-
hind any movement for proper amend
ment of the City Manager form law.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18
SHEA HELD FOR MURDER
RECOGNIZED BY RAUEN
Man Charged With Murder of Chicago Police
Lieutenant,Was in PaddOcl1s Lake
AfairyLast July.
SHERIFFS THEORY OF GUNNER RIGHT
C. p Shea, HOstfOr Chicago Thugs and Gunner That
Day, Now Aligned With Bomb Throwing
Gang in Murder Indictment

Cornelius Soon" Shea, head Of the
Chicago theatrical janitors' union, who
had been indicted by the grand jury on
the charge of murder with seven others
at Chicago, is the man with whose
party Sheriff Rauen had struggle at
Paddocks Lake on Sunday, July "a,
1921. The day will not soon be forgot
ten by the Kenosha county sheriff, as
he had distinct experience WITH a
bunch of men whom he believed at.the
time were Chicago gunner and thugs.
When the picture of Shea and ibis
name appeared in Chicago newspaper
in connection with the murder of Lieut..
Terence Lyons of the West Park police
force, Sheriff Rauen today at once rec
ognized the man who was one of the
Chicago contingent which blew into the
Paddocks Lake region last July and
stirred up the quiet rural lie of the
summer resorters and farmers there
about.
Used Their Guns Freely Then.
Sheriff Rauen received a hurry call
to Paddocks Lake Sunday afternoon,
July Gath, when it was reported to
him that three Chicago thugs were
making free exhibition of guns about
the lake. The story told the sheriff
was that three strangers together with
three women companions appeared. ct
the resort in large Buick automo-
bile. Their advent was attended with
the noise and uproar of a vulgar crew,
but things went from bad to worse
when the party after stopping at the
cottage of G.. P. Shea drove their car
down to the lake for swim.
The real excitement began when the
trio drove their Buick on, the grounds
Of former Alderman Herbert Thomey,
who resented the intrusion. Thomay
objected and words followed. The Chi
cago crew drew their guns and flooded
Thomey with a torrent of profane
abuse. When news reached the men,
however, that the sheriff had been sum
moned, they showed a lively set of
heels and took to the highroad, leaving