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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
STOLEN GOODS, STILLS
MEN AND LIQUOR ARE.
Melted IN BIG RAID.
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERALD
Hunt aNilla Ala nac q |

Madison and Marshall county depu-
ties who yesterday secured the
southern end of this county and
northern part of Marshall for goods
that had been stolen from a Nash
Vile. Chattanooga and st. Louis
railway car at Hobbs Island, captured
Joe Dean. who is charged with the
theft, recovered most OF the stolen
goods, arrested a man transporting
five gallons of liquor on the highway
and destr Dyed two Illicit distillcries,
arresting two men at work at one of
the stills.
The man with the liquor was in
duced to tell where he got il and led
the officers to a still that was in
full operation, two men being at work.
These men wer captured and they
told of the presence of another still
nearby which also was found in OPP
GRAFTON. the operators leaving as the
officers approached. Their fire was
still burning and liquor was dripping
from the worm when the officers
came up. Sheriff High of Marshall
county was in the party. and the men
under arrest were taken to Gunters-
Vile.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
EAST ALABAM|ANS
PREPARE To ACE
ELABORATE FAIR
Old Board Of Directors With
Two Additional Members
Re- elected to Serve
This Year

Opelika, Ala, December 9.-CSpe-
ciaL)-The board OF directors Of the
East Alabama Fair association last
night. by reclamation, reelected the
old board for another term, and two
additional members were added to
the board. The new members are
MIN benson and Forney Renfro.
It developed that premiums award
ed at the last fair had not been paid
for the reason that no funds were
available for the purpose, but it was
agreed that stockholders be assessed
% per cent of their stock holdings in
the association TO liquidate these
debts, which abount to about $1,000
and the premiums will be paid as
soon as the collections are made.
BY unanimous assent the board de-
cided to hold another fair next fall.
a bigger and better fair than ever
held In east Alabama.
The beard Of directors will meet
next Frida might at the office of the
Chamber of Commerce at which all
stockholders are expected to be pres
ent
The officers OF the fair association
are n. P. Reufro, PRESIDENT; w. z.
Davis, vice president; r. A. Bots
ford, treasurer. The directors are:
A. S. Holiingsworth, L. F. Dickson.
w, williams, George Clover, Forney
Renfro, V. p. Cherry, MIN benson
and c. NJ. Canon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
APPEAL FOR RELIEF
TO NEAR EAST MADE
BY GOVERNOR KILBY
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD !
Montgomery. Ala. Dec. D

Governor Kilby issued an appeal
to the people or Alabama today to
respond generously to the call which
has come from the stricken people of
Greece and other nations of the Near
East He called attention to the
fact that the south is prosperous this
year and that Alabama Is in the
center of the prosperous section.
AT this season of Thanksgiving
and good cheed in America our
hearts should respond TO the needs
of those upon whom fortune has not
smiled this year" said Governor
Kilby Hundreds of thousands of
people in the Near East are suffer
ing now inability TO obtain food and
clothing. Citizens OF Alabama have
never failed to make a generous re-
Spouse and I feel that in this time of
need their reputation for generosity
will be maintained"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
WHETHER MAN MUST
STAND OPERATION OR
NOT is UP TO JUDGE
GADSDEN BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD
Gad sden Ala nAe q

Judge Martin has been hearing
peculiar case in the circuit court
this week in which the workmans'
compensation act has come into
question. Glover Swain, negro
employee of the Gulf States Steel
months ago in the course of his work
and under the rulings of the act was
operated upon at the expense of the
company. AS soon as Swain recov-
cred from the operation he returned
to his job at the plant and in a short
time suffered a recurrence of the
same trouble.
Under the provisions o. the act,
according to the testimony Of sew
eral physicians. he is compensate to
the extent of 25 per cent, but the
company contends that he should ac-
cept a second operation at their ex-
pense. The negro insists that he
does not want a second operation
but will take he compensate The
point which it is up to Judge Martin
to decide is. whether he will be re-
CURED to take the second operation
at the expense of the Gulf States
Steel company, or will he be allowed
to accept compensation.
The lawyers for the negro contend
that if he is operat / upon and re-
covers and returns to work he may
have a recurrence of the same trou-
BILE and then again he might die
from the ope alton. Another point
which has been raised is, whether
tn, court has the authority to force
an operation. A brief in the case,
together with trans eript of the
testimony is being repaired by the
Negroes attorneys which will be pre-
scented to the coming session of the
state legislature, showing the defects
of the law as it stands on the books
today. Judge Martin has not as yet
rendered his decision.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
TREASURY BILL is
ADOPTED BY HOUSE

washington, December s.-Far in
advance Of the usual time, the House
today passed the treasury appropria-
ton bill, the first of the big supply
measures. 1t carries s115.o00.000, Of
which 100000 will be for prohibit
ton enforcement.
The measure was passed without
record vote, the only. material depar-
ture from the regular committee re-
commendation. being in the elimina-
ton of the appropriation for an
under secretary of the treasury.
A provision of the bill authorizing
the bureau OF engraving to install
power presses in order to reduce the
number of plate printers resulted in
a three-hour preliminary battle but
finally was approved.
A final effort by Representative
Tinkham, republican, of Massachu-
sets, to have the bill recommitted
because it did not require civil sery-
ice examination for prohibition en-
forcement officers, was defeated, Mr..
Tinkham and Representative Hill. re-
publican, Maryland, standing alone in
support of it.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
All Previous Records
For Road Construction
Shattered During Year
WASHINGTON BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD !
Washiuufou II q Dec q |

During the fiscal year. 1922. all
previous records in road construction
were shattered, the bureau of public
roads announces today.
Ten thousand miles, by federal aid,
were completed, and as many moro
without federal aid. Each state
averaged more than 200 miles by
federal aid
The greatest increase in completed
mileage was in Texas which added
939 miles to it's total; Arkansas,
Georgia, Iowa, Minnesota and North
Carolina each with an increase or
more than 500 miles. and Montana
and Wisconsin with 400 miles each.
The largest payment of federal
aid went ito Texas which received
from the government s5,915.046 and
earned nearly $2.500,000 more. Other
large payments were made to Illinois.
Iowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania, each
of which received from 100000 to
$4,000, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10

SYLACAUGA WILL HAVE
NEW MODERN HOTEL

Sy1acauga. Ala, December o.
Especial. 1.-The new Hotel Knight
will be opened here about the first
of the year. The building has been
completed for several weeks, and
represents the best ideas in modern
hotel construction. 1t is a beauti-
full brick building located on Broad
way near the heart of the business
section of town and contains
rooms, many of which have private
baths and all have running water.
The building is steam heated and
well ventilated. The latest ideas in
lighting fixtures are used in every
room. The interior finish is neat
and attractive, being painted a color
that is soft and pleasing to the eyes.
The hotel has been leased by Mr..
w. NJ. Afford, who has for num-
Der of years operated the Hotel
Hilda in Decatur.
Sylacauga was visited by a heavy
wind and rain Friday night about
1870, that looked very threatening
for a time. but so far no damage
has been reported other than the
heaviest rain fall of the season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
TWO ARE FREED AND
THREE HELD IN TROY
MYSTERIOUS MURDER

Troy, Ala, December ESPECIALLY
In habeas corpus proceedings in the
Jim Stewart murder trial before
Judge A B. Foster at Troy today
George Harden and Frank Wilkes.
were released. Henry wilkes, Isaac
Harden and Sollie McClendon were
remanded to jail. All are white
farmers.
At the preliminary trial in justice
court all of the men had been re-
manded.
Jim Stewart was also a young
farmer. The first story was that he
was killed IN self defense by Henry
Wilkes in a scuffle op the roadway.
Officers intimate he Has killed at
still and removed to the road.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
TUSCALOOSA TO HAVE
100000 LUMBER MILL
TUSCALOOSA BUREAU
TILE AGE-HERALD
nnIon Al nnn q

1t was reported today on good
authority that DR.. w. w. Deal DR.. S.
f. Deal ana Parker Persons OF this
city have purchased a large section
of land here on the Mobile and Ohio
railroad and in February will open
a large retail lumber plant. II is
said the total expenditure of this
venture will represent approximate
ly 5000 This Is one of the largest
deals reported in Tuscaloosa in sew
eral months.
Deal Brothers. who are interested
in the enterprise. are among the
largest lumber dealers in the state.
having extensive properties at Buhi
and other points in Alabama. Tusca-
loosa is the headquarters OF the Deal
brothers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10

The first quarterly conference on
the Guin-Winfieid charge of the
Methodist church. will convene at
Winfield Sunday afternoon. Rev. w.
w. Scott, the presiding elder of the
Jasper district. will hold the session
of the conference. Rev. M. w. Nc
Cain is the pastor. and the charge
has geen built up very much under
his pastorship.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
HEADLIGHT CONTROLLER

Too abrupt dimming Of automobile
headlights Is a menace to tho driver
on account of the sudden change
from brightness to darkness, and a
headlight controller is now being
manufactured that enables the driver
to dim the lights gradually to any de-
gree necessary. The hands of the
driver never being off the steering
wheel, a touch with one finger of a
lever on the steering post is all that
is necessary to. dim the lights as
gradually as desired. The controller,
shown in the Popular Mechanics
Magazine, can be installed on any
steering post in five or ten minutes
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
LIQUOR CAPTURED

While Deputies Johnson, Granting
and Armstrong were returning from
an opossum hunt across the river
they passed buggy, in which there
were two negroes, and they turned
and gave them chase, but the negroes
drove into a plowed field and escaped,
but the officers recovered three sacks
of whisky, about 10 gallons. The
negroes were recognized and will be
arrested later.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
WEBB GIVEN WATCH

Mobile, Ala. December 9.-James
II. Webb, who will soon retire as
chairman of the state democratic ex-
ecutive committee, today was pre-
sented with handsome gold watch
as q token of appreciation. of his
labors as head of the committee.
Judge Joel w Goldsby of the circuit
court made the presentation address.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10

'In a certain country school,"
writes Charles Hanson Towne in the
Delineator. "the teacher required
each pupil TO write brief compost
ton on the great emancipator. A lit
tie girl wrote, in her childish scrawl:
1.-The twelfth OF February is Lin
coins birthday. He was president Of
our U. S. He was a brave man, and
he always was kind. He helped to
make the slaves free. He was poor
when a boy. He played and worked
in the fresh air. He was strong. He
was kind to his mother
Nothing better. / think, has ever
been written OF Lincoln.
Pensions are being paid to 1850, 900
war cripples by the British empire.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
GUN BUSINESS MEN
HOLD BIG JOINT SALE

GUN, Ala, December 9-(Specia1.)
The big sale inaugurated by the
business men Of this city which went
on in December, is drawing large
crowds OF shoppers from the entire
country round about. The sale will
continue until December 20 on which
date several prizes including a grand
Prize will be given away.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
TUSCALO OSA SEEKS
To ANNEX SUBURBS
AND INCREASE SIZE
Permission Will Be Asked of
Legislature to Take in
Northport and Other
Sections
TUSCALOOSA BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD
T,1aratoosa. Ala. Dec. o

The Chamber OF Commerce has
started a campaign to take in all
the outlying territory adjacent to
Tuscaloosa including Northport.
bill will be presented before the
legislature to annex the suburban
section and X passed will increase
the population of Tuscaloosa by ap-
proximately 1900. Northport, which
is a suburb municipality, alone has
a population of 5000 and is a pros
porous little city just across the
Warrior river. The last federal
census gave Tuscaloosa 1895.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
Quit ron CHRISTMAS

The ladies of Sue Garner chapter.
Order of Eastern Star, who have
worked diligently on quilt for the
Masonic home at Montgomery have
completed the task and II will be
sent as a Christmas gift to the home.
A meeting of the chapter was held
last night and besides other bust
ness, Miss Minnie Herman made a
report of the grand chapter session
In Montgomery to which she was a
delegate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
OATH NO GOOD, CHARGE

Min Gray OF Keener. Etowah
county, according to r. C. Cole,
agent fer the United States depart
ment of justice, swore falsely on
the pauper's oath to escape payment
of $500 fine assessed against him.
He was convicted of having a still
in his poss ession and fined 5000 and
given 80 days in jail. He failed to
pay the fine and was given an adj
ditional 80 days, after which he swCre
that he was unable to pay the fine.
Upon investigation by MIR. .Ccle he
found that Gray owned property and
was able to pay the fine. Gray still
maintained that he has nothing. The
trial will come up next week before
United States Commissioner Packard
in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
TAXABLE PROPER
IN ETOWAH COUNTY
NOW $4,000, 600
Improvement Made in Water
works System-SWearing
Falsely Charged to Far
mer-$5, 900 Suit
GADSDEN BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERALD !
(sadsdeu. Ala. Dec, o

The taxable property of the coun-
ty of Etowah will reach close to
s21 .0G0, 600 according to figures be-
ing made up by the county commits
sioners in order that they may &c
about creating a budget system. On
this same basis the assessment for
the city of Gadsden will be over
$40, 1000, 900. Both city and county
are making up their budgets and
will attempt to create 10 per cent
margin in order to keep within
bounds and save a little money.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
wATERwoRKs IMPROVED

The waterworks department of
the city has just completed new
settling basin 5Cxl35 feet which is
entirely different from the one now
in use. There is a mixing chamber
which connects the two basins, so ar
ranged as to connect alum and
water, as the water comes from the
river and before it enters the basin.
This process causes the mud in the
river water to coagulate and fall to
the bottom as it passes into the
settling basin, which does away with
the duplication line, two solution
tanks and two float valves. The two
basins have a capacity of $4,000 gal
Ions of water each.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10

The rod mill at the Gulf States
Steel company is running IA hours
each day now in an effort to keep up
with orders which are coming in
every day. A rumor is afloat that
the company will largely increase the
working force after the holidays and
increase the output of the plant.
Practically 100 cars of the finished
product are being shipped out daily
now.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
ATTEND GRAND LODGE

Local Masons who have returned
from sessions of the grand chapter
and grand lodge in Montgomery are
Col. WooIsey Finnell, Walter Smith.
]. T. Melvin. Milton Rosenfelt. J. A.
caples. w. f. Bingham and two uni
versity students. They report a
highly successful meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
COUNTRY cLUB ELECTS

The stockholders OF the Country
club will meet on January to
elect a president vice president.
treasurer and three directors to
serve the ensuing term. All nominal
tions, under the rule OF the club,
closed last night
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
oNE-ARMED FIDDLER

An attraction at the fiddler's con-
vention to be held two nights next
week at the court house will be a
one-armed man who is said to be a
wonder when it comes to playing a
fiddle.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
TO CARE FOR Pooh

The city welfare department is
making arrangements to care for a
large number of the poor of the city
during Christmas and baskets con-
tanning nourishing foods, fruits, etc,
will be given to over 100 families.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
''cure Your
Rupture Like
Cured Mine !
Old Sea Captain Cured His Own
Rupture After Doctors Said
"Operate or Death"
ais Remsdy and BOOK sent rrss.

Captain Ceilings sailed the seas for
many years; then he sustained q bad
double rupture that soon forced him to
bedridden for years. He tried doctor
after doctor and truss after truss. No
results! Finally, he was assured that
he must either submit to a dangerous
and abhorrent operation or die. He did
Dsiths1i He cured himself instead.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
HEAR DIR. HOWE

DIR. Howe of the University of
Alabama appeared before the Junior
High school student body and gave
an address on De Soto which was
heard with great interest by 270
Young people.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10

Envoy Gilbert placed the Salvation
Army kettles on Broad street today
for the purpose of raising funds to
aid the army in caring for the poor
and needy in this city and district.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
HEAR of RoAD PROGRESS
PLAN CIVIC MERGER

recommendation of the Joint com
mittee and by the Decatur business
men and the Albany Chamber OF
Commerce to work out details of a
civic organization for the Twin
Cities will be made to meetings of
the two cities business men Mon
day night. The committees met FRI
day evening in the offices of the
J. H. Calvin Grocery company and
worked out their plans which were
not made public.
Simultaneous meetings will be held
Monday evening" the members of the
Albany Chamber of Commerce gath
ering in the chamber rooms in the
Colonial building, while the Decatur
business men are holding con-
ference at the same time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10

Wiley Moore filed suit in cir
cult court today against J. T. Duffie
in which he seeks to recover $4,000
for alleged false arrest on a charge
OF larceny, which he says was ma
licious prosecution, the case having
been Investigated and Moore dis
charged
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10

six months, and will be a lot OF
benefit to wells and small streams.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10

A heavy rain and hail storm visited
this section last night about 3
o'clock. The rain was the heaviest in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10

Captain Ceilings made a study Of
himself, of his condition--and at last he
was rewarded by the finding Of tho
method that SO quickly made him q well.
strong. vigorous and happy man.
Anyone can use the same methods
It's simple. easy, safe and inexpensive
should have the Captain Ceilings book.
telling all about how he cured himself.
and how anyone may fol.ow the same
any trouble. The book and medicine are
FREE. They will be sent prepaid to
any rupture sufferer who will NIL out
the below coupon. But send 1t right
paper.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
PROMINENT MOBILE
MAN DROPS DEAD

Mobile, Ala, December 9. (Spe-
cial. )-Charles Green, well-known
truck farmer and dairyman Of Toul-
minville, for several years a member
of the board Of revenue and road
commissioners and at one time chief
deputy sheriff of Mobile county.
dropped dead today shortly before
10 o'clock in Cottrelrs lane in Toul-
minville while walking from his
home to the street car line. He
had gone under shed to avoid the
rain and there fell dead. Heart
trouble was the cause of his death.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10

conservation, left Saturday night for
New York, where he will attend the
annual meeting of the American
Game Protective Propagation associa-
tiCn next week. Mr.. Quinn will stop
in Washington on his return for q
meeting OF the mi gaatory bird treaty
advisory board OF which he is
member.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
PHYSICIAN KILLED
WHEN AUTO SKIDS
OFF EMBANKMENT
Morgan County Doctor Meets
Tragic End-MiIes of Roads
Built-Progress on Bee
Line Highway
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD


News was received here Saturday
of fatal injury Friday afternoon
of Dr. J. w. Vann, prominent ply
stefan OF the Eva community. DIR.
Vann was caught beneath his auto
mobile when ii skidded off the fill in
the roadway approaching bridge IN
the southeastern part of the county.
A travelling salesman driving a car
Just behind the physician witnessed
the accident and went to the doctors
assistance Immediately. The doctor
was pinned beneath the wreckage
and lived but short time after be-
ing rescued.
DR.. Vann located at Eva about IL
years ago and was we'll known in
that section of the county. He is
survived by large family.
HEAR OF ROAD PROGRESS
Report of the progress of Morgan
county road building program will be
submitted Monday at the last meeting
of the Morgan county board of
revenue 1t is estimated that be-
tween 80 and 40 per cent of the con-
struction work begun has been COM
pIeted. A lull in the work is an
ticipated, however, as the winter
rains have set in and it is almost
impossible to continue road building
during the extreme winter months.
Engineers report that that portion
of the Bee Line highway from the
Cullman county line has progressed
to a point near the concrete bridge
at Flint creek. Rocking now is in
progress down the mountain to the
bridge approach.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-10
MUST PAY PENALTY

Monroe Dukes, a negro, convicted
of the murder of Daisy Spencer, q
negro woman, was refused a new
trial today by Judge Claude A. Gray
son, who sentenced him to die on
the gallows January 10. 1923. Notice
OF an appeal to the supreme court
was given.