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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24
TALLADEGA TO ASK
HIGH TAX FOR WATER
Need of Adequate Supply
Causes Residents to Sup
port Amendment

Appointment of various committees
and the discussion and formulating
of plans for the success of the pro-
posed adoption of an amendment to
the state constitution authorizing an
icrease to ten mills in the taxation
of the residents of Talladega for
more sanitary and adequate water
supply featured the first meeting of
the Talladega residents who are now
living in Birmingham.
The meeting was held in the law
offices of Borden Burr and was at
tended by large number of citizens.
The principal speakers of the even
ing were: Judge Roman Boyd. A.
Hirsh, Dr. c. w. Lokey, Judge e. II.
Dryer. Col. A. NJ. CARRIER and Borden
Burr.
A motion as adopted to have wo-
men voters or jefferson county ,.nite
With the women voters of Talladega
to support the amendment at the
coming election on November 4.
Notices will be mailed to leaders of
the various women's clubs in both
cities by the secretary, James c.
Pickett.
The following committe was ap-
pointed:
Committe on publication. August
ttlrSn, Dr. 4. w. LOkey, Judge Il. ii.
Dryer. ]. D. McNeel and e. II. Smith.
Bessemer committee. r. NJ. Min
gea. J. A. Hirsh, Mr.. Beatty and Win
ston Beavers.
Finance committee. w. It. Ed
wards. Brewer Dixon and A. j.
Thomas.
Executive committee. Borden
Burr, chairman; DR.. w. G. Harrison,
DR.. C. w. Lokey. Sidney J. Bowie.
Judge E. H. Dryer. J. d. McNeel and
Col. A. M. CARRIER, ex-officio.
Notices will be sent out to the
various pastors of the city request
ing that they indorse the movement
and urge the support of the members
of their congregations in the coming
election. Buttons will be made, with
the phrase. Vote for Amendment
No. TWO" will be distributed among
the members of the COMMITTEES.
1t was also resolved last night that
advertisements be run in the local
papers urging the support of the citi-
zens of Jefferson county and state
in this movement.
The next meeting will be held
November 2.
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resumed, it will be done SO only for
white races.
.. Making of one hundred per cent
Americans of the Americans and
foreigners in this country.
6. Education of youth regarding
the sacredness of the marriage tie
and incubation of reverence for
the chastity of woman.
Inquiring how this program was
to be carried out, the Rev. Campbell
replied, BY force
I'VE have force" Mr.. Campbell de-
clared. He recited instances OF how
the Ku Klux Khan had worked In the
West, and minated that the COM
mercial boycott was its most effec-
tive weapon.
Declaring that the Ku Klux Khan
was not anti-Negro, and into-Jew
nor anti-Catholic, the speaker said
that it merely stood for one hundred
per cent Americanism and for the
determination of conditions inimical
to that IDEAL
Japs Are Menace
1--WE have right to do anything
that win protect this nation that is
ours by right, and ours to protect
and defend" he said. The organi-
cations of the un-American foreigners
in our midst are working to destroy
this nation. Every un-American
foreigner in this country is menace
to it's existence
Referring to the Japanese men
ace" Mr.. Campbell said that they
owned all the fisheries on the Pacific
coast. and that one-half of the in
hibitants of the Hawaiian Islands
were Japanese He declared that it
IL @tns
from going out and spies from COM
ing into this country If engaged in
war with Japan.
The Rooseveltian "gentleman's
agreement with Japan to admit nc
Japanese labor into California has
been flagrantly and VIGOROUSLY vio-
lated, the speaker said. He declared
that he was in favor of "bundling
up all the Japanese and sending them
back to Japan and not letting them
come back again" Continued ap-
plause greeted this reclamation.
Khan Not Anti-Catholic
Turning to the Catholics, the Rev
Campbell was no more merciful than
he had been toward his former sub
jects He repeated, however: I'VE
are not anti-Catholic; we are merely
pro American" He declared that the
Catholic church was working tic
throttle and manipulate American
politics.
Referring to the Catholic criti-
cism of the <lans wearing masks
the Rev. Campbell said that in the
third degree of the Knights of Co
lumbus the Catholics wore black
robes and masks and that no criti-
eism had ever been heard of it from
any source.
Declaring that the hope of the Ku
klux Khan was to save America and
the world for the white race and fer
Christianity the Rev Campbell con-
cluded with the fervid exhortation:
Humanity calls! We must all rally
to the flag of America and save
America. l would be yellow to the
core if l did not respond to the call
and help build here the greatest ma
ton in the world"
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SCHOOLS RELEASE
YEARS STATEMEN
Detailed Report of Work
Jefferson County
Is Made

The financial statement for tae
Jefferson county schools for he Iii
cal year ending September 70. la2
has been completed 8evef ne -
ceipts; State apportoams6 bouus
fund, erection. repair ard 60 lipmehs
fund, library asd. iilltsrae% fund
revolving fund &c. f4t9 sef county
tax. poll tax. 8l1Ss.o52 district lax,
sS04.7S5; appropriations 9eom county
board of revenue. ss,sss state and
federal funds for vocational cduca-
ton, s1,s71; from onst districts Tor
tuition, s1.4S5 mauicalatlon, Incl
dental fees, gi Is, beqeeats, eontribu-
lions, fines an gsnaNiee rent, in
terest, etc. 81 5f27; rotaf 52,o26.424.
Non-revenue receipts: ION loans
bond sales an unpaid warrants Edo
not include money borrowed and paid
back during same fiscal year,. $685.
7s5; from sales of property and pro-
oeeds of insurance adjustments. $5.746:
ether non-revenue receipts, $2,05i;
balance on hand from previous year.
S75,9O7: total $640,4s9.
Gross receipts, S2.666,s23.
Deduct appointments to cities,
s924,759; to county high schools, s15,-
SOC; totaling as follows, ss40.55s; net
receipts available for use in county
schools during year, $1,726,364.
Expenditures: Amount paid out for
general expenditures, S26,402; costs
of instruction (white). s51S,476: costs
of instruction (colored), $113,546;
cost Of evening school instruction
(white), s156; costs of evening school
instruction fcolored), s515 cost of
operating school plant (white), S24,-
463; cost of operating school plant
(colored). ss.647; maintenance of
school plant (white), s1o,S2s; main
tenance of school plant (colored4,
1896; auxiliary agents, libraries and
transportation, s47,155; miscellaneous
expenses, new buildings and grounds,
$143,03S; new equipment, $29.53a;
liquidation of debt. $667,272; insur-
ance. $9.437; refunds, s4,29S; total
payments for county schools, $1.606,-
913; school bonds outstanding for
building schools, $719,26S; bond in
debtedness, $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24

Eight Candidates are Initiated
The Dixie Flying Field was
the scene of the naturalization
ceremonies, in which 5000 klans-
men participated, and around 500
candidates were initiated.
Hundreds of spectators were roped
off at distance of 200 yards from
the inner guard. 1t was within the
large circle of this court, probably
zoo yards across. that the newly
elected klansmen were inflated into
the mysteries of the empire. Guards.
mounted and on foot. prevented all
gave klansmen, candidates, and few
newspaper men, from entering the
circle.
Klansmen in their robes of white
were lined up. double column, in
company front. With their right
hands on each others shoulders, the
candidates in single file, and follow
ing a member of the order. marched
around the column of robed knights.
After this review, the candidates
were brought together in large cir
Gle, where, with uplifted right hand,
they took the oath OF the Ku Klux
Khan, in three parts. The recltine
OF the oath required something like
25 minutes. Following the last part
of the oath, that relating to fidelity,
the candidates were caused to kueel,
while the giant cross. which they
faced, was lit 1t burned during the
remainder of the ceremony, which
consisted of a chant and further OBJ
legation.
Jews and Catholics Played
In his oath, the klansmen swore,
among other things, to uphold the
flag of his country and protect fell
low -klansmen. treason, murder and
rape excepted, and to obey all reason
able orders OF the invisible wizard or
subordinate officers.
The entire ceremonw savored of
mysticism solemnty and earnest
ness. Not a word could be heard,
except the tones of the cyclops and
the incoherent responses and repiti-
tons of the candidates in unison.
Prior to the naturalization cere-
monies, an address on the purposes
and ideals of the Ku Klux Khan was
made by Rev. Samuel ii. Campbell of
Atlanta Denouncing in scathing
terms. the pOI1tiCal aspirations u
the Catholics" and the commercial
parasitism of the Jews and the for
elgn element in this country the
Rev. Campbell declared that it was
the aim of the Knights of the ku
Klux to save America and the world
for the white race and for Chris
tianity.
Branding as lies reports of those
who "know the Ku Klux from the
outside" he proceeded to give the
purposes of the order as seen from
the inside" The purposes enumer-
ated by him included:
Purposes Outlined
1. Rigid enforcement of all the
laws of the United States of America
regardless who might be affected
3. The driving out of this country
of every force or organization that
tends to overthrow American insti-
tutions. this to be accomplished by
"merciless publicity"
8. The bringing about of hearty
cooperation of all Protestant or
Plantations, for the protection OF
Protestant institutions and Protes-
tnant ideals.
4. Closing the doors to immigrants
for a period of five years, during
which time Americanization of the
existing elements in this country viii
be effected. When immigration is
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24
DAVIS, BACK FROM
WEST, TELLS OF A
PLEASANT TRIP
Visited Numbers of Automo-
bile Clubs and Finds Them
Organized and Large
Iy PatroniZed
BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE

Charles G. Davis. the popular pres
ident of the Birmingham Automobile
club, has returned from a trip to the
golden west, where he spent two
weeks with his wife and son. who
are spending the winter there.
Mr. Davis returns enthusiastic
about the wonderful country, the
climate. the people and the progress
sive spirit which characterizes that
section OF America.
Mr.. Davis naturally was greatly
interested in the automobile clubs of
the west, which he reports are in a
flourishing condition.
MIR. Davis Talks
Mr.. Davis yesterday in talking
about his trip said, among other
things:
1T is really pleasure to be homo
again after a three weeks trip
through the west, where considerable
time was spent in Denver and Los
Angeles
Tt is wonderful to see and learn
what magnificent things from every
standpoint can be accomplished by
automobile clubs throughout the
country. In Denver, 1OT instance the
automobile club was instrumental in
getting the United States government
to lay out and improve a public park,
known as Lookout Mountain park,
which is of large dimensions. To
reach this park necessitates drive
over "a magnificent paved road of
about 20 miles to Golden, where the
foothills are encountered, at which
point the state of Colorado was in
duced by the automobile club to
build road much resembling our
Shades mountain road of about seven
miles in length, up to Lookout
Mountain park In the park is the
burial place and monument of the
late William f. Cody, known as Buff
faIo Bill. The government has also
placed therein large herd of elk
and buffalo.
Meets Distinguished Men
In Los Angeles it was my pleas
ure to meet Mr.. Standish L. Mitchell,
secretary of the Automobile club of
Southern California. Mr.. Mitchell
stated, in lengthy conversation, that
when he went with the club in his
present capacity. it had a member
ship of 1000 and has grown to its
present membership of something
over $4,000. Every facility possible
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24
RACE WAS "NO CONTEST"
Henry Ford Will Meet Canadian
Boat Wednesday

Gloucester, Mass, October 23.-The
international committee in charge of
the fishermen's races here tonight
reiterated through Chairman w. W..
Lufkin at banquet in honor of the
two racing crews that Saturdays
race stands as no contest and that
the series will be resumed on We'd
nesday.
The postponement ever tomorrow
was voted, it was explained. because
Of the illness of Captain Clayton
Morrissey of the Henry Ford. and at
his request.
The Nova Scotia members of the
committee, who at one time tonight
had agreed to hand over the cham
pionshtp cup to the Henry Ford II
the committee saw fit to decide. cen
CURED intellectually in the agree
ment to postpone.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24

Is given members OF this club, which
includes official hotels, garages,
routlngs and maps to every part of
the country, as well as insurance
and free legal advice. 1t appears
that the insurance feature is one of
its strongest assets, The club now
occupies a two-story office, covering
about 10000 square feet and they
are building new quarters which are
almost completed. giving office space
of 10000 square feet, at cost of
nearly $1,000,o00.
Mr.. Mitchell stated that the club
has something like 600 people on
its pay roll.
Roads are marked In every direc-
tion and on my many automobile
trips around Los Angeles there was
not. to my knowledge, single dan
Berous curve without a sign on 1t
indicating danger and caution.
"Parking" Unique
Both Denver and Los Angeles re-
uuire automobiles to be parked
parallel with the curb, with a As
minute privilege. While parallel
parking may appear to be somewhat
brrdensome. still at the same time, 1t
is quite advantageous from the
standpoint of allowing traffic to pass
street cars going in the same direc-
Ation. From standpoint of fire
fighting efficiency the reasons for
this are obvious and Is something
which / believe should be inaugurated
in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24

DR.. w. ii. Murphy-74, who died at
an infirmary Sunday. was buried
in Forest Hill, with services at 5
o'clock Monday afternoon. He is
survived by his widow, three sons,
Paul j. Murphy and j. r. Murphy
of California and w. H. Murphy,
Jr., Birmingham; four sisters, Mrs.
Thomas Paine. st. Petersburg; Mrs.
Sue Koontz. Birmingham; Mrs. Will
liam Fyfe. Covington, Tenn, and
Mrs. S. T. Bran, Atmore, and one
brother, n. II. Murphy, Covington.
Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24
COMMUNITY FAIR HELD

Gadsden, October 23.-(Special.)-
The first community fair for Etowah
county this fall was held at Hokes
Bluff Friday. at which there was
splendid crowd present and the ex-
hibits created considerable favorable
comment. A special feature was the
large and varied display of needle
work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24
Khan Administers Oath
To Candidates in Open
AssembLage Near City
Newspapermen Sit in Midst of 5000 Whte-Robed Fig
Great Fiery Cross Illumnes South
Skies Again
BY JACK FREEMAN

Within the inner circle of and under the glow of the
fiery last night looked the gigantic
naturalization of Kansmen the invisible witnessed
the state of Alabama Bacne only the family burning
of the inner guard that illuminated the ghosth
silently Kansmen by flaming cross
mystic solemnty background
oath to nearly1 Kansm
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24
GIVES FACULTY BANQUET

Gadsden, October 23.-(Special.) J.
Prof. ]. l. Riddle. principal of the
Etowah County High school at At
tala, gave delightful banquet to the
faculty at the Tea Kettle Inn Friday
night, which is an annual event with
the school.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24

George II. Woodall-A~a 40, died at
local infirmary yesterday morn
ing. Funeral services will be at
the residence, 401 Forty first street
at o'clock Wednesday afternoon
Burial will be in Elmwood ceme-
terry. He is survived by widow, and
three children, Dorothy, Mary and
Wilson Woodall.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24

Small Letters Bother--Mail smaller
than "a inches by 4 inches causes a
waste of time in cancelling and Post
master r. b. Smyer has issued a
warning against it's use. He said this
was in accordance with recent orders
from Washington and that 1t was
probable small pieces of mail would
be barred from the mail
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24

Hardware Men Return-J. D. Moore,
president of the Moore Handley Hard
ware company, and his son, ]. d.
Moore, Jr., arrived in Birmingham
yesterday from Atlantic City, where
they attended the National Hard
ware convention.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24
College Has Is Men
In New "Who's Who"

Twenty-Five men connected with
Blrmingham-Sou college are
among those listed in the latest vol
ume of Who's Who in America" 81
OF the men being alumni of the insti-
tuition, while four others are listed as
instructors and trustees.
Those included in the list as alumni
are Hoyte NJ. Dobbs and William b.
Murrah, bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South; Lee G.
Bradley and Edward DeGraffenreid,
lawyers; Richard Pearson Hobson. s..
II. Dent, j, T. Heflin, John McDuffie,
congressman; Benjamin b. Glasgow,
c. C. Daniel, William Il. Martin, f. p.
Culver, Joseph N. Powers, Charles A.
Rush, college presidents; Lewis G..
Branscomb John w. Frazer, r. r..
Jones, John S. Chadwick, clergymen;
Robert Lee Williams, governor and
judge; N. A. Patillo, dean; II. c. How
ard, college professor
Others closely connected with Bir-
mingham- Southern and appearing in
the book are Guy e. Snavely, presi-
dent OF Birmingham Southern; Octa-
vus Roy Cohen, instructor; Judge w.
I. Grub, instructor; w. II. Stockham.
trustee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24

offices To BE Here-Incorporation
papers were taken out yesterday in
probate for the establishment of the
Georgia alabama Lumber company
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24

Reserve Officers Meet-Col. John
S. Sewell, president of the Birming-
ham zone of the officer reserve
corps; Lieutenant Colonel Norman
of the 345th infantry, and Captain
Quinn of Portland, Me, were the
principal speakers at the quarterly
meeting of the reserve officers of
the Birmingham district last night at
the Hillman hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24

DIR. Bean Returns-Dr. j. r. Bean,
director of the city and county health
laboratory, has returned from the
convention of the American Legion
in New Orleans. He was busy yes
terday with work that had accumu-
lated during his few days absence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24

Stockholders Meet--More than 900
stockholders of the Walker Consoli-
dated Petroleum company of Texas
met in the auditorium of the Y. M.
C. A. last night to discuss ways and
means. The list of speakers was
headed by c. C. Bonham and included
William e. Oats. executive officer
of the state security department. and
Jelks Cabaniss, local attorney.
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to engage in the sale OF lumber and
real estate, with an authorized cap
ital stock of $4,000, all paid in. The
plant of the corporation will be To-
Gated at Garnett, S. c., while the
principal office will be located in
sir; irgham. The oretcer- tor the
company are as follows: V. j. Mes
bit, president; W. t. Badham, vice
president and secretary, and William
II. Sadler, Jr., treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24

Commissioner Gonc--Commissi ner
w. f. Dickson will be absent from
the city hall for about week, it was
learned yesterday He left sunday
for a visit to his father in Blount
county, and probably will not return
until the end of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24

New Club Starts--William l.. White,
president of the American Business
club, will leave for Nashville this
morning. where he will deliver a
charter to the American Business
club there and Will also address the
members at their luncheon today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24
ORIGINAL STANDS
mold HOMESTEAD
No Modern Properties Are Al
lowed to Appear in
Novel Picture

At last there has been produced a
movie adaptation Of famous play
that doesn't just adapt" 1t is THE
Old Homestead which opened its
Birmingham engagement at the
Strand yesterday. 1t is the Denman
Thompson play as that author would
have it, unimproved or unmarried, as
the case may be, by a modern
scenario writer's idea of making it
fit the present time.
All the old play is there, The heart
interest which has always been the
chief interest of the plot has been re-
tanned to a remarkable degree. The
atmosphere of the eighties is COM
plete--not flivver, not a phone, not
a prop throughout that isn't a novel;
ty to the present generation and the
cause of a delightful lot of remin-
iscences to the older ones.
Theodore Roberts, who heads the
cast in the role of Uucle Josh, does
probably the best, and certainly the
most consistent work of his long
camera career. That suggestion of
comedy which marks every action Of
the grand old man of the movies is
evident in every movement, every
wink. And he is able to manage a
pipe to quite as good effect as a CT
gar. Other roles in the play are
taken by Harrison Ford. George Faw-
cett, T. Roy Barnes and FRITZ Ridg-
way.
"The Old Homestead" will take its
place with the best that the screen
has offered in a year rather notable
for efforts to produce plays worth
while.
The picture will be shown at the
Strand through the week.
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DEATHS

James Goode-61, 735 Sixth avenue.
Boaz, who died at his home, will be
buried today with funeral services
at the residence at 1880 o'clock to-
Gay. He is survived by two sons.
Vice is in charge.
Frank G. LytIe--4S, died at an in
Urinary Monday. He ~ survived by
his widow and two daughters. Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth and Ella May Lyle:
his mother, Mrs. e. NJ. Lytle; three
brothers, G. f. Lytle, Birmingham;
p. w. Lyle, Memphis, and L. B.
Lyle. Shreveport, and two sisters,
Mrs. S. r. Lowry and Mrs. G. NJ Gill
ley, Birmingham. Vice will an
nounce funeral arrangements later.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24

Lyrie-Keith vaudeville and "Mary
the Poor Girl,' picture.
BitOu-Loew vaudeville, with
Franklyn Farnun.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24

Clerk Mnrried--Mrs. Jessie Mae
Griffith and r. b. Jones were mar
ried Saturday afternoon at the North
side Methodist church. For a num-
Der of years Mrs. Jones had been a
clerk in the divorce division of the
chancery court. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
will make their home in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-24

MARITIME Pays Fine-Louis MARITIME,
1910 Twenty-first STREET, north, was
fined 500 for violating the prohibit
ton law yesterday afternoon by
Judge Martin, following his plea of
guilty to a charge of having loo gall
Ions of wine in his residence when it
was raided by Motor Scouts Nicely,
Morris and Cobb Sunday night.
The Jasper news., 1922-07-20

Standard Instrument Board -
peedometer, ammeter, oil pressure
gauge. lighting and starting switch
and choke pull.
Standard Type Of Carburetor. with
exhaust heater.
Powerful, YaIve-In-Head Motor
the same type as used in successful
cars selling at much higher prices.
DemountabIeR Rins-withextra rim.
Many Other Advantage which viii
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