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The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
Honor Dixie Dead
At Warrenton
Confederate Memorial Day
Exercises Held-Rep.
Steagel Speaker.

wARRENTON. Va. May 27-Con-
federate Memorial Day was observed
here today with services at the
Warrenton Theater. representative
Steagal, of Alabama, was the
speaker. Rev. MIR. Shinn gave the
invocation. and Southern songs
were sung by the school children.
The procession to the cemetery was
led by the Warrenton Band
Judge Chichester. of Fredericks-
burg. held court here this week. on
account of the illness of Judge
Fletcher.
The final meeting OF the wednes-
day Reading Club was held this
week at the home of Mrs. John
Keith: meetings will be resumed in
the fall.
Lieut.. Comdr. Joseph NJ. Black
well. L. S. N. who has been ordered
to duty on the Pacific Coast, with
Mrs. Blackwell and their little
daughter are visiting his mother.
Mrs. E. S. Blackwell. at Clifton
Farm.
Mrs Crown. of Richmond. and
Mrs. Elise Crawford. of near WASH
ington, spent a few days this week
with Mr.. and Mrs Wilbur Stone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Jones are
the guests of their son-in-law and
daA ghter, Mr.. and Mrs. Barnewall.
atstheir home near New Baltimore.
Mrs. j. H. Dorst and Miss Kath-
crime Dorst. who spent the winter
in the North and the spring IN
Washington. has gone to California
for several months.
Mrs. B. d. Spilman. jr.. and small
daughter. Phoebe Elliott Spilman.
have returned from Washington to
Elway Hall.
Mrs. John s. Gaines was hostess
to the Warrenton Garden Club yes
terday. The club at its last meet
ing decided 10 postpone its usual
flower show to the autumn instead
of early June. and to include vege-
tables and fruit in the show.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
Garner-Shlesinger Nuptials.

A wedding of particular Interest OF
this month was that of Miss Frances
Isabelle Garner, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William r. Garner. of this city,
to Bernard Edward Shlesinger, OF
Hyattsville. Md, which was per-
formed in st. Dominic's Church by
the. Rev. John Cowan at O'Clock
on Tuesday morning. May .. midst
a large gathering of relatives and
friends. Immediately after the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Shlesinger
left for New York. Upon their re-
turn they will reside at 33 Johnson
avenue, Hyattsville. Md.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
Women Aid
Music Week
District Federation
Present Memorial
Day Program.

The music committee Of the DIS
trict of Columbia Federation Of
women's Clubs. under the chair
manship Of Mrs. John J. Stahl, Will
present an unusual program for
music week on Memorial Day at
Central High School at 4 .. m
The patronesses are Mrs. Warren
@. Harding. Mrs. Calvin Coolidge,
Mrs. William II. Taft. Mrs. Henry
NJ. Daugherty. Mrs. r. c. wallace.
Mrs. John W. Weeks. Madame
Grouitch. Mrs. +. z. Brooks. Mrs.
Csideron Carlyle. Mrs. Fred A De-
lano, Mrs. Peter A. Drury, Mrs.
Franklin H. Ellis. Mrs. Charlotte
Crittendon Everett. Mrs. james
Freeman, Mrs Mary Gwynn Right
Rev. Alfred Harding. Mrs. Eugene
Hale, Mrs Jessie Melton. Mrs.
Adolph Kahn. Mrs. Robert Lansing.
Mrs. Irving Lenroot Bishop will
lam S. Mcdowell. Mrs. Frank b.
Noyes. Rev. and Mrs. Jason Noble
Pierce. Mrs. willard SALISBURY.
Mrs. Charles b. Sawyer. Mrs. An
ram Simon. Mrs. Charles w. Sim
mons, Mrs. Horace W. Towner and
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend.
1ounE women from the hoiton
Arms School who will act as ush-
ers are Miss Gertrude Bryle, Miss
May Bremen. Miss Catherine Dun
lap. Miss Marganna Foster. Miss
Helen Gary. Miss Mary Hopper.
Miss Virginia SeIden. Miss Mary
Selden. Miss Elizabeth Mitchell,
Miss Alice Rice, MISS Harriet Whit
ford and Miss Elizabeth Hudspeth.
The Casper Trio. St. Aloysius Male
Choir. Miss Katherine r. Cullen.
pianist. and the J. L. Hudson Com
pany Male Quartet, Detroit, Mich.
Will present an unusual program.
Senator Fletcher. OF Florida, will
make the address OF the afternoon.
Mrs. John W. Frizzell. president Of
the federation. invites all women
Of the federation and those inter
psted in its activities 70 he nresenf
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
PLAN CARD PARTY
FOR ST. GABRIEL'S

card party will be given for
the benefit of st. Gabriels carnival
at the National Catholic Commun-
ity House Monday evening. June 8,
at o'clock.
The following are working to
make this affair a success: Eliza
beth Lynn. Sue Malone, Marie Nc
Carthy. Julia l.. Martin, l.. A..
Waters, Peggy Lyons. Bertha Nc.
Cam, Alice Burke. Mary O'Brien,
Annie l.. Murphy and Mrs. NJ.
A'Hern.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
ARTS ASSOCIATION
HOLDS INITIAL TEA

The initial tea in the garden of
the handsome club house of the Inter-
national Association of Arts and
Letters. 1T15 street. was given Tues
day afternoon by the English artist.
Mrs. M. L. Piper. who, after spending
some months In Washington. will re-
turn to her home in Oxford early in
June. The tea was typically English
Great bowls were filled with pink
roses and rhododendrons, gift flowers
sent to the hostess. Among the
guests were T. Hodgson Smart. who
has just completed portrait of
President Harding and one OF Gen
Pershing; Wallace Byrant. 8. B.
Baker. Mrs. Barnard, Mrs. Isabelle
Fairbanks. Mrs. Neyle Colquitt, Miss
Eleanor Beckham. Mrs. Emma Look
Scott. Major l.. Ferris. Lieut.. M. NJ.
Smith and T. Barrows.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
English Battleship Comes
To Capital From Bermuda
Functions for Peruvian-C Chilean Conference
Delegates Feature Busy Week Of
Entertainments
BY EVELYN c. HUNT.

Washington indugng Just
mixture of formal and informal functions indoor and outdoor
ohcal notabs,
and for all have good OF
with the beautiful weather prevailing the
outofdoor the popular of them
last weeks On Monday there the garden fee for
OF Mercy annual spring affair which always drawing
card for the Unlike of the al fesco affairs of the
last few weeks that did not have to be postponed Also that
huge numbers baseball
benefit Chdens
spring many society interested
the hospital board the
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
Miss Sheehan Engaged.

Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice J. Sheehan
announce the engagement OF their
daughter, Josephine Catherine. to
Joseph ". Nicholson. OF Cincinnati.
Ohio. The wedding will take place
in the fall.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
Ladies' Board Card Party,

A card party. to be given by the
ladies' board of Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital. will be held Monday
afternoon, June 5. from 10
o'clock. at the residence of Mrs.
Howard F. Strine. ThIrty-sIxth and
Macomb strests. Cleveland Park.
The Washington herald., 1922-05-28
BIRTHDAY PARTIES
ARE POPULAR HERE

One party. small and Informal but
of great interest, was the recep-
tion given last Monday by Gen.
Horatio Gates Gibson in celebra-
tion of his ninety-fifth birthday an
niversary. The general always
gives a party on his birthday and
on that occasion the Aztec Club of
lS47. composed of descendants of
the officers of the Mexican war, al
ways cals in a body on the gen.
eral. who is the only officer Of that
war living today. He was formerly
president of the Aztec Club.
Practically all of the generals
sons and daughters and grandchil-
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Mrs. Carl F. Hartmann and Miss
Phyllis Hartmann. wife and daugh-
ter of Col Hartmann. U. 5. A.
sailed from Montreal on the
Canopic yesterday for London.
They will visit Neither HAN, castle
Douglas. Scotland. during June
roing to Paris i'm July to join Mrs.
Hartmann's sister. Mrs. Perry Tiff
fany. They will remain abroad
indefinitely
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-09

CITIZENS TO MAKE
PROTEST AGAINST
ERECTION OF STORES

Highland avenue citizens will APP
pear before the city commission at
10 o'clock Saturday morning to pro-
test against proposed erection of
stores at the corner Of Iriquois ave-
nue. in connection with the Altamont
apartment house to be built there.
according to a statement Friday by
E. L. Brown, one of the protesting
citizens
A committee of about twenty-five
residents and property owners will
appear before the commission and
seek relief from what they charac-
terize an encroachment upon one
of the most beautiful residential Sec
lions of Birmingham.
Steps are being taken. according to
Mr.. Brown, for instigating injunction
proceedings against erection of the
stores. 1t is said that the objection
is not directed against the erection
Of the apartment house, but against
about six stores that plans call for
on the first floor and on the High
land avenue side.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-09
MRS. GRAY BUYS
MISS ACE HERALD
Doll Shelves Nearly Emptiec
at Bazar For Chilrden'S
Hospital

Junior league reached Its $4,000
goal for the Children's hospital, as-
cording to an unofficial report made
Friday night by Mrs. Crawford John
son, general chairman. when the
doors the Doll Bazaar closed. The
Doll Bazaar has been in session for
the past four days and was given
for the benefit of the Children's hos
pital by members of the Junior
league.
Miss "Age-Herald" was placed on
the auction block at noon Friday
with Scion Jacobs as auctioneer. The
sale was started at nominal bid,
but on account of the exquisite beau
ty of the little miss, the price be-
gan to soar, and she at last found
a od-mother in Mrs. Henry B. Gray.
The doll was a gift to the Junior
league from the Birmingham Age
Herald.
Miss News" also gained much ad-
miration and found home with Mrs.
Victor Hanson. Both dolls were fea-
lures of that department.. The doll
shelves were practically emptied at
o'clock and only few remained,
their companions being probably
most accomplished by having learned
to walk, talk, cry and sleep. had
found ready sales and splendid
homes. Those who remained were
less gifted, their only accomplish
ment being Sleeping SO 1t was here
thew were left on the shelf to sleep.
not permanently, as the league ex-
pects to dispose of them Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-09
GOOD REGULATION
ON FREE LICENSES

Birmingham has as good regula-
tions on granting of free licenses as
any town in the country. according
TO returned questionnaires received
by L. e. Gray. city clerk. Letters of
inquiry were sent out by him more
than a week age. and responses have
been received from large number
of representative cities.
The only city that has policy on
free licenses approaching that of
Birmingham, according to Mr.. Gray.
is Louisville. Ky. Responses received
include Kansas City, Chicago New
York. Saint Louis. Boston and ether
metropolises.
No change in regulations will be
made in Birmingham. according to
Mr.. Gray
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-09
MRS. WALKER ON
St AND IN TRIAL FOR
SHOOTING HUSBAND
Other Occupants of House
Testify Regarding Night
Attack on A. A.
Walker

Mrs. Marie Walker, on trial for be-
ing an accessory in the shooting OF
her husband, A. A. walker. at their
former residence. 1928 Alois avenue,
July H. 1921, took the stand in her
own defense as the feature OF the
trial Friday afternoon before Judge
II. T. Helm in the criminal division
of the circuit court.
Mrs. Walker. in tones that were
fnaudible to the audience, declared
that she did not know who shot her
husband. She said that at the time
the first shot was fired she was ly-
ing in bed asleep beside him. She
accounted for her not being in the
room when her husband finally
gained his feet and got out of bed,
In the fact that she had become hys-
terical and had gone to the second
floor of their residence. occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Norwood. The
REORGANIZATION of Mrs walker
was not completed Friday and will
be resumed Saturday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. Norwood testified
concerning the shots awakening
them from their sleep. They also
testified that they heard other
sounds on the bottom floor, which
they took to be those made by some
one leaving the residence.
Mrs Norwood testified that Walter
Adams, who is awaiting his second
trial in connection with the shoot
ing. the first having resulted In a
mistrial six months ago. was seen by
her in the kitchen of the Walker
residence a day or two after the
shooting.
Mrs. Ruth Trumbo and Miss Willie
Mae Norwood, daughters of the Nor
wood couple. testified that Mrs.
Walker had paid them for long dis
lance calls to Woodward. where wal
ter Adams was employed. They also
testified regarding the shots.
Detective w. K. McAdory declared
that he had found powder burns on
the pillow where Walker had slept.
Two bullet holes In the wall of the
house. next to the bed upon which
Walker was shot, were found, the Of
ficer said. One of the holes ranged
upward and the other straight In.
Fred Jones and w. X. Allen, resi-
dents of Brighton, testified that
Walter Adams had spent the night at
the Allen abode where Jones boards
Several other witnesses were heard
Friday, their testimonies having
varying effects on the allegation OF
Walker concerning his wife having
been implicated In the shooting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-09
$4,000 Est INNATE
Of FIRE DAMAGE
Early Morning Fire at Biz
mingham Paint and Glass
Company'S Store

origin of the fire that destroyed
approximately $4,000 of the stock Of
the Birmingham Paint and Glass
company. Fourth avenue between
Twentieth and Twenty first streets,
early Friday morning had not been
determined by fire officials late Fri
day afternoon,
According to Col T. r. Ashford.
president of the company, the loss is
fully covered by insurance, The tota.
stock is estimated at $4,000, COW
cred with $4,000 insurance.
Jnasmuch as the fire started in the
truck room in the rear Of the build
ing, fire officials are inclined to be-
lieve that the fire started in one OF
the trucks, probably by the leaving
OF a lighted cigarette on one OF the
seats of the truck or by the short
circuiting of the ignition wires In
one of the trucks. The two trucks
that were in the building at the time
were completely destroyed.
The greatest damage was done to
the reserve paint and glass stock on
the third floor of the building, how
ever, practically the entire stock on
all floors being damaged by the
smoke and water.
The fire ragged from the first floor
through the elevator shaft and
quickly spread over the entire third
floor. Ten minutes after the alarm
was turned in the rear Of the build
ing was in flames and dense clouds
of smoke were pouring out Of the
| front windows.
The qrick and efficient work Of
firemen from companies No. ], 2, 4. s
and prevented the fire from spread
ing. The fire alarm was turned In
OF 2.15 o'clock. and at 2.30 o'clock the
fire was declared under control.
Mr.. Ashford said Friday that the
store will not be compelled to close
for repairs, but that business will
be conducted as usual.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-09
IRON OUTPUT MORE
DURING NOVEMBER.
Product Brings S23 in Com
petitive Market and
S25 Locally

Considering the shortness OF the
month the Alabama production OF
pig iron in November was the largest
OF the year. The output OF the %
active stacks was 2OS,s34 tons, which
is barely under the October total.
October had 81 working days to No
vembers so.
The production of November. 1921.
was loS,t21 tons. making the increase
for this year almost hundred per
cent.
The Woodward Iron company.
which was on five furnace base
blew out Furnace 40. i at Wood
ward first of the month for repairs,
and viii resume January /. The
Sloss Sheffield steel and Iron com
pany is on a fve-funace base, having
resumed some time ago on a stack
that was out for repairs a short
while.
The Tennessee company is OPP
Grating nine stacks, the Republic
two, the Alabama company one the
Central Coal and Iron one, and the
Gulf States steel one The Shelby
Iron company is operating one stack
at Shelby on charcoal iron for which
there is a good demand on base
of S32. Birmingham iron is getting
$2S In competitive territory and
small lots sold locally bring as high
as s25.
The Alabama make in December
will he somewhat larger than that
of November.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-09
ARREST PROMISED
IN WHIPPIN CASE
Detectives Say Assistance of
Victim Will Reveal
Perpetrators

New clues, which are expected to
lead to the early arrest of the per-
petrators of the crime were un-
earthed by Detectives w. P. Elledge
and ]. T. Moser Friday into the flog-
ging of e. ]. Weaver. so. 3S2s Ave-
nue. c. Avondae, Thursday night. De-
tective Elledge said that the infor-
nation they have unearthed is of
most promising nature but will need
the utmost cooperation of the vic
tim himself in prosecuting the case.
but declined to make any other ref
erence to their investigation into the
affair. -"
Weaver. according to his state
ment to the officers, was taken from
his residence at $50 o'clock Thurs
day night by party of four I'M
masked white men. After entering
an automobile, the victim said that
he was taken to a point near Acton,
Is miles east of Birmingham and
there a severe flogging was admin
istered.
After this his assailants placed
him in the automobile and drove to
| a farmhouse where he was intro
duced to a white woman. Weaver
said that his captors told the woman
| that he was the new tenant and that
he would take possession at an early
date.
The men then addressed Weaver
and notified him that a years rent
on the place had been paid FOR him
and that he was to move his family
| to the place and go to work. They
| then placed him in the automobile
again and brought him to the inter
section of Forty-flrst street and
| Avenue where they put him out OF
! the car with the warning not to
mention the affair to anyone.
Weaver declared to Moser and FL
| ledge that he had no Intentions Of
going to the farm Friday. He also
assured the detectives of his co.
| operation in detecting those respon-
sible for the crime. He said. how
! ever, that he did not know any Of
the men who had flogged him, and
that he would be unable TO identity
| them.
| Weaver. while not having worked
in three years. according to Detec-
! tives H. E. Morris and G. M. Rig
| gins. is the owner of his own resi-
/ dence. a two-story structure. The
upper floor is rented to another fam
\ lily. Weaver also claimed that he was
the possessor of approximately 100
| chickens of a famous breed and that
| he sold eggs at n premium. Mrs.
| Weaver has been working until a
| few months ago.
Chief of Police Fred II. McDuff
said that he was anticipating no
renewal of the flogging instances
| that have taken place in Birming-
| ham during the past two years, Po-
| lfaa a11fbnrffiae fprlfnad -
connect the perpetrators OF the most
recent floggings with the older out
RACES perpetrated here. due to the
fact that the band now at work,
operate without masks they relying
on the fear of the victim not to dis
| close their identity. The other flog-
ging instances have been perpetrated
by men whose identity has been
concealed by masks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-09
COURT UPHELD IN
BANKRUP CASE
Merchants, Convicted of Con-
spiracy to Conceal Assets,
Lose Appeal

Affirming the decision of the
United States district court of north
ern Alabama, the United States court
of appeals. at New Orleans, has rem
dered its decision on the appeals filed
by parties in the Jollit bankruptcy
case.
On November 10, 1921, Sam Jollit,
Mitchell Jollit. Sam Saliba and Moses
George were convicted Of conspiracy
to conceal assets from a trustee In
bankruptcy. Sam Jollit and Mitchell
Jollit had been in business in Bir-
mingham as merchants until jan
uary 3, 1921, when they went into
bankruptcy. 1t is charged that they.
with several others, among them Sam
Saliba and Moses George, had con-
cealed from the estate several thou
sand dollars worth of merchandise
belonging to that concern.
Each of these men was sentenced
to the penitentiary after conviction.
but they appealed to the United
States court of appeals. This appeal
was argued by Jim c. Smith. assist
ant district attorney, and he has just
been notified of the decision affirm
ing that of the lower curt.
Unless the defendants petition the
supreme court they will have to be-
gin serving their sentence at once.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-09
WA TER WORKS HAS
YEAR OF EXP ANS|ON
Company InstaIIs 1,750 New
Meters and Lays Huge
Main

Statistics of operation of the Bir
mingham Water Works company in
1922 show community growth.
The company installed 1850 new
water meters during the year to date
and made 1870 new service connec-
lions. There are now more than
$4,000 water meters in Greater Biz
mingham.
During the year the outlying towns
OF Boyles, Inglenook and Tarrant
City on the eastern edge of the city
were connected with mains of the
water company and are now served
by the company with filtered water
Greater Birmingham has consumed
170,000.000 more gallons of water
this year than last. This is due not
only to increase in the customers tied
on to the company during the year.
but to the greater consumption of
water by manufacturing plants Incl
dent to larger operations.
Birmingham now consumes about
seven billionssof gallons Of water per
annum.
The company expended 100000 in
plant improvement, some Of which
was begun last year and in the ex-
tension Of mains. The most impor-
tant construction was laying of the
30-inch main from the Red Noun
tain tunnel into the heart OF tho
city. The company laid altogether
10000 feet of new pipe this year,
larger part Of it being from 4 to To-
inch in size. The pipe was made in
Birmingham. The water meters are
also made in birmingham.
To provide for the improvements
and service connections of the past
two years the company has disposed
of $1,000, 600 of 5 per cent preferred
cumulative stock. most of which was
taken by Birmingham citizens. there
being an oversubseription. Recent
sales of this stock have realized more
than par for the holders. The inter
est is payable quarterly and checks
for $4,000 TO the 1900 stockholders
are "A bout to be mailed out for this
quarters interest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-09
NEW HOMES SHOWN
BY METER INCREASE

Construction Of new homes in Bir-
mingham is reflected by the increase
in the number of gas and electric
meters through which the Birming-
ham Railway, Light and Power COM
pany serves the community.
Reports for November have not
been tabulated, but those of record
November 1 indicate the increase for
the year.
Total number of electric meters in
service October 81. 1922. was 30.343.
This compares with total q 2s.024
on the same date in 1927, showing
an increase for the year OF 2,S19
meters.
Total number Of gas meters in
service October 81. 1922. was 1855.
This compares with total OF 1885
on October 81. 1921, showing an in
crease for the year Of $50 meters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-09
DEPUTIES WADE POND
TOSEIZE LARGE STILL

wading through pond OF water 40
feet long and Is inches deep. that had
collected at the entrance of the mine
shaft. sheriff's deputies claim to have
captured a 5o-gallon still in full op-
Grafton Friday morning in abandoned
coal mine No. s. three quarters of a
mile from Coaldale. Two white mer,
Foster Jolley and Mack Hill. were
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-09

placed under arrest as the owners
and operators of the still.
The officers said that they had to
work their way into the still with
great care in order to avoid attract
ing the attention OF the alleged dis
tillers. They said that the still.
which was constructed of a0-gallon
gasoline tank, was heated by two oil
stoves over which II had been placed.
rhcy alleged that whisky was run
ming from the coil of the still It the
time they made their appearance.
Deputies Dowis, I.auro. Nick Sande-
fer and Cowart conducted the raid
and made the arrests