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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-11-04
MARRIED

Mr.. and Mrs. P. F. Hall announce
the marriage of their daughter,
MARY L HALL, to MR.. VERNON
T. TERRETT, of Washington, d. c.,
on Tuesday, October 31st, at the
home of Rev. Wallace. 263-1p.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-11-04

"The Death of a Nobody" by Jules
Roman. (B. w. Huebsch and Com
'pany.)
This is a reprint of the volume
published in 1914, which will be
doubly welcome because of its liter
airy value and the growing interest
in Theosophy in its broadcast sense.
Jules Romaine is the leader of a
literary coterie in Paris, known as the
"Unanimists. Had the outbreak of
the war not diverted public interest,
the book would undoubtedly have
made wider impression, though it
had a marked effect upon a certain
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1922-11-04
The Gazette 5 Book Shelf
A. R.. D.

Note Book of Anton Chekhov,
translated by S. S. Koteliansky and
Leonard Woolf. (B. W. Huebsch and
Company
These fragmentary jottings give
glimpses of the mind of Anton Chek-
how, brief but as terribly intimate as
niomentary flashes of domestic life
seen from an |. train, and the reader
feels almost the same sense of guilt
as in coming unawares upon a tense
situation. The monologue of Solo
man is not alone the authors concep-
ton of Soloman but an unconscious
expression of his own heart:
Lord, TO David my father Thou
gavest only the gift of harmonizing
words and sounds, to sing and praise
Thee on strings, to lament sweetly,
70 make people weep or admire beau
ty; but why hast Thou given me a
medlitative, sleepless, hungry mind ?
Like an insect born of the dust, hide
IN darkness; and in fear and despair,
all shaking and shivering, | see and
hear in everything an invisible mys
terry"
, Looking back on the work of short
story writer's, this monolegue seems
to sum up the essential differences be-
tween the minds of French, English
and American authors and those of
Russia-France, England and Amer
lea whose fiction is polite, perfumed,
almost anaemic, when compared to
the gloom, the unrest and mysticism
of the Russian school.
Herzen said that sadness, skeptic
ism irony, are the three strings of
Russian literature" All three are to
be found in these fragments. There
is a bitter irony, typical of the Mus
covite mind in more than one extract,
of which the following skeleton of a
story is a notable example:
"They celebrated the birthday of an
honest man. Took the opportunity to
show off and praise one another. Only
towards the end of the dinner they
suddenly discovered that the man had
not been invited; they had forgotten"
1t is interesting to~recall that Am
erican and Russian short story writ
ing developed almost simultaneously.
Washington Irving, Edgar Allen Poe,
Frank X. Stockton and U. Henry were
telling us stories at the same time
that Pushkin, Turgenev, Tolstoi and
ChekhOv were doing the same for
Russia. To. America must be credit
ed literary grace but the balance of
strength is undoubtedly on the side
of the Slav.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-13
HALF A HUNDRED
 SIGN UP FOR TRIP Visit to Mexico City of Special Interest and Many Plan
 to Go

More than 50 persons have signed up for the Chamber of Comme; ce ex- cursion to Mexico February to 19.
 Several have already sent their cheeks to o. L. Bum, manager of the Chamber of Commerce.. under whose auspices the excursion is to be made.
 Mir. Bum has all details of infor- nation at hand for those contemplat- ing the trip and will supply same on application.
 The party will travel in speciai Pullmans. which will carry diners. Itinerary of the trip with details of the entertainment en route will be found in another column of today's Age Herald.
 The visit to Mexico City will be of special interest. and sufficient time Is allowed there for taking in the principal sights, as well as being entertained.
 Applications for reservations have come from Athens, Decatur, Hunts vile, Tuscaloosa and other cities out ,side of Birmingham.
 Several Birmingham industria concerns interested in trade with Texas will send representatives.
 We expected to sign up 125 per sSons for the excursion," said Bum that being the quota aimed at, bul it now looks as If we will go to 150.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-13
WOULD SPEEDU UP
 APPEALED CASES

Plans to obtain a speedy hearing of cases appealed from the city court and thus clear the congested con- dition of the city dockets, were dis oussed at conference held yester- day by D. E. McLendon, president af the city commission; Commissioner w. B. Cloe. Judge William E. Fort of the criminal division of the cir- cult court; w. J. Wynn, city atto-- ncy. and R. J. Wheeler, assistant city attorney.
 It was stated that there were so many being appealed that the num- Der was steadily increasing, and the appeal docket from the recorders court was much congested. Judge Fort stated that the county courts were doing every thing possible to relieve the congested condition of Che dockets in the criminal division. and that efforts would be made at the next session of the legislature to have an additional judge assigned 'o this division of the Jefferson county circuit court.
 Various suggestions were made at the conference, but nothing definite decided
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-13
MORRIS PREDICTS
 B|G REGISTRATION
Says Rural Registrations Will Total 2,000, As Against
 1000 Formerly

Election Commissioner M. F. Nor ris estimates that Jefferson county's rural vote in 1922 will be twice that of the past, according to registra . tions compiled to date.
 Already CTS names have been reg istered in points of sparse population in the county where the registration board has been in session, which gives indication that 2,OO0 names will be registered at points outside of Blr- mingham and Bessemer.
 Sixty per cent of the registrants are women. Commissioner Morris says. This preponderance Is due to the slight woman registration pre- viously and their willingness to vote this year.
 Today the beard will be at Traf- ford, to 10 a. m.; Bradford, Il to 12 o'clock, and Mt. Pinson. 1 to 4.
 Saturday registration will take place at Boyles. 9 to 12 o'clock and Ingienook courthouse, l to D. m.
 Next week, from Monday to Friday, inclusive, 1t is expected that from 5000 to 4.000 persons will register when the board will accept registra- tions at the courthouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-13
FUNERAL SERVICES
 OF MRS. CRAVE ORD
Eastern Star to Attend Fu- neral at Johns Chapel
 This Afternoon

The funeral services for Mrs. C. s. Crawford, the victim of 8 brutal axe attack in the living room adjoining the store of her husband last Tues day night, will be held from Johns chapel this afternoon at 8 o'clock. The Cunningham chapter. order of East ern star, of which Mrs. Crawford was a member, will preside over the cere- monies. Following the funeral serv- ices the body will be sent to the fam fly home at Clayton for interment.
 A reward of st00 for information leading to the arrest of the guilty parties was offered yesterday after noon by D. E. Mcbendon, president of the city commission, at the request of the police department.
 The Crawford murder case is almost identical to the one happening in North Birmingham about three weeks ago when Joe Montione and wife were killed in their Hvlng room adjoining their grocery store. The Crawfords were attacked sometime between and 10 o'clock Tuesday night and their !. bodies discovered by police officials at 10;S0 o'clock.
 The condition of C. S. Crawford, the husband was reported as still serious al the St Vincents hospital last night. His skull was found to have been fractured in two places.
 Mrs. Crawford was killed outright by the assailants. her skull being crushed and her neck cut from ear to ear
 The three negroes arrested Wednes- day by officers were ordered released last night when 1t was found that their fingerprints did not tally with those found at the scene of the murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-13
DR. DAWSON TALKS
 ON FRENCH DRAMA
French Literature and Plays Discussed Before the
 Drama League

Dr. John c. Dawson, president of Howard college. was greeted by a large and enthusiastic audience yes- terday afternoon when he addressed the members of the Drama league In the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel.
 He spoke on the French Drama, !" first discussing the writers of the six teenth century and each succeeding century. He named as leaders in French literature and drama, Cor nellie as supreme in tragedy during the seventeenth century while Racine was also a famous contributor to the tragedy.
 Of this period the speaker declared Moliere was supreme in comedy, while Borleau was supreme In criticism, and Madame de SeYigne was supreme in letter writing. These were the lead ing writers of tho time, pr. Dawson stated.
 pr. Dawson spoke of the influence of the French upon the English drama, making special reference to Moliere, the founder of modern com edy. He referred to the style of this writer, which he stated was satirical, 6NpldiHlHS lAial dhNtl SNatS Ol udi U experience on the stage as an anna teur actor, Moliere conceived the idea for his writings.
 A synopsis of the play "Tartuse," written by Molere, which was a comedy satire on religious hypoerites, was given by pr. Dawson, who stated that all of Moliere's writings were on four subjects-woman, doctors, re- ligious hypoerites and the marquis" Showing the true comedy on these was a satire upon contemporary so- ciety, and his contributions to the world in drama was his satire on con temporary life, the speaker said.
 Dr. Dawson emphasized the fact that the seventeenth century was called the great century in French literature. He stated that Moliere was born in 1922 and that this was the tri-centenary of his birth and 1t is being celebrated everywhere. for he was one of the most famous of the French writers.
 Mrs. John R. Hornady. president of the local league, presided and intro duced the speaker. Mrs. William Hood called attention of the members to the Woodrow Wilson foundation fund and asked their cooperation in this mat ter. Mrs. J. J. Strickland sang "Sere- made" by Braga and Sunbeam" by Ronald and her accompaniment on the piano was played by Mrs D. M. Ran dall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-13
OFE DI1EFCLFES OEENNE " S%J Dancing Not the Cause of Downfall of Women, Accord ing to Records of Detention Home-Harrison De-
 clares People Want Pavilion Opened

that we'll supervised dancing was real recreation.
 Petitions calling for a referendum to have the qualified voters of Bir- mingham decide whether or not Pershing pier, the municipal dance pavilion. will be opened are being prepared and will in all probability be ready for circulation by tomor- row, according to Commissioner w.. l.. Harrison
 Members of the various organiza- tions will assist in preparing these petitions and they will first be cir eulated among the membership of these organizations backing Commis- sloner Harrison and Mrs. Mary Echols. commissioner of health and education. in the stand they have taken favor ing the opening of this dance hall
 Since the matter has gone this far and the people wanted 1t settled and indications are that the majority fa- vor the opening of this pavilion the referendum is the only solution Mir. Harrison declared and the matter will be pushed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-13
NEW HIGH SCHOOL.
 WILL OPEN JAN. q
County Board of Education Passes Many Important
 Measures

J. W. Minor High school, two miles west of Ensley, will open in time to start the second semester of the school year on January 27. according to the Jefferson county board of edn cation members. who met yesterday. The school Is named in honor of J. w. Minor, present member, of the board, who served 12 years as presi- dent.
 The building, costing s67,500 is supplemented by the $7,500 teachers hall. It is & brick structure with an auditorium located on 10-acre plot. Five teachers will start with full equipment, including physics and do- nestle science laboratories. Delco lighting system and pumping system were recommended for this school. Fixtures are already In.
 Delegations from the vicinity of Mortimer Jordan High school ap- peared and asked for a larger build ing and an auditorium for the school. ! Increase in attendance in this school has increased from 50 in 1920 to 100 in 1921.
 A Hueytown delegation asked for an increase In size of their building Action was deferred a month. In i 1920 this school had 65 pupils; in 1921 l 175, and of seventh grade pupils con suited 275 have signified intentions of attending nigh school next year J. S. Lambert of the state depart ment of education, Montgomery, ex- plained the system of assistance in 1 building negro high schools of indus- trial type by means of the Rosen- wald and Slater fund and aid from 1 the state department. There are nc negro high schools outside of Bir- mingham in Jefferson county, pr. c N. Baker. county superintendent said,
 Dr. Bakers report for December 1921, shows that 2,234 more children attended schools In the county dis tricts of Jefferson in 1921 than in 1920, being an increase of over per cent in attendance.
 | The action of adding an auditorium l to the Palos High school was de- 1 ferred until the community furnishes deed for property which Is accept able to the board.
 Van Salter, chairman, Fulton, and F. c. Baker were named trustees for Minor High school.
 1 A committee was appointed to de- I termine location for the consolida- 1 tion of the Mt. Pisgah and Pinckney City districts. The Mt. Pisgah school 1 burned in December.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-13
CAVALRY DIVISION
 NEEDS QUARTERS
Unless Arrangements Are Made Government Horses
 May Be Sent Away

Headquarters troop, Twenty-third cavalry division, better known as the Birmingham Sabres." stand the pos sibility of being mustered out if prop erty cannot be secured on which the local organization of the national
 Since last June the Birmingham Sabres' equipment, including S2 gov ernment owned horses, has been sta- toned at the Alabama state Fair grounds under temporary arrange ment. Sooner or later tho troop must vacate and if former offers of citizens to donate ground for the purpose Of the troop is not renewed or taken up by other persons the troop will be mustered out and Birmingham will lose this organization.
 At different times in the past offers have been made to the national guard for property to be used by artillery batteries or a cavalry troop. At the time the offers were made they were not accepted and 1t is not known if they will be renewed during the pres
 
 ent emergency which exists for the local troop.
 According to Adjutant General Hartley Moon. of the state national guard, 1t is essential that an organi- zation of this character be on grounds 1t can control
 The Birmingham Sabres can place on a few hours notice 32 national guard members mounted on govern ment owned and controlled horses. Their appearance in parades have made them familiar figure in the city.
 Four men are kept steadily on the job caring for the equipment now at the fairgrounds. Drill is held once each week by members, on either Thursday night or Sunday afternoon.
 It is planned to erect building costing from s2,500 to s3,000 If the property has been secured. Local parties have assured funds for bar racks in addition, which will have club house features, providing the other plans are perfected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-13
NON-JEWS ID RAISE FUNDSFOR '. M. H.A
Team Captains Express Confi- dence of Success of the
 Campaign

More of Birmingham's leading citi- zens are enrolling as team captains for the drive which will be put on next Monday and Tuesday by nom Jews to raise $50, 900 towards the com pletion of the new building of the Young Mems Hebrew association.
 Among the latest to volunteer as team captains in this cause are: Don aid Conner, J. D. Moore, J. W. Dom nelly, Crawford Johnson, T. L. Bis sell, B. F. Crabbe. and others.
 The readiness with which these men of affairs respond to this call and the willingness to put their shoul- der to the wheel is real joy to the members of the committee" said Dr. Henry M. Edmonds, general chairman, Thursday night. Tt is time we were cognizant of what our Jewish fellow citizens of Birmingham have done, that although constituting only about per cent of our population they have given between 25 and 30 per cent to all general causes for which money was raised. And by way of illustra- tion 1t may not be out of place to recall that in the drive for the Young Mems Christian association the two Jewish teams led all others in the amount of money raised"
 Crawford Johnson, who has just en- rolled for this campaignS expressed himself optimistic of the result.
 of course, we will put 1t over.'' said Mir. Johnson. Ut is not only a duty but 1t ought to be counted as a privilege by anyone to be given the opportunity to contribute to such a worthy civic undertaking. I am con- fident we will succeed in this under taking"
 I am for it." said J. w. Donnelly You can put me down as one of the boosters of this campaign and I pro- pose to get right behind 1t with my team and we propose to see the thing to successful finish"
 T. l.. Bissell. before leaving for a visit to Sheffield Thursday night also expressed himself as confident of success.
 T will be on hand Monday morning with my team and will do all I can tosput the drive over" said MT. Bis. sell. Our Jewish friends have al- ways helped out 100 per cent and more on everything we undertook and 1t Is only fair that we should help out on this first call made on us. Let us go to it.
 T am in hearty sympathy with the movement and will make a substan tial contribution and work towards Its success" said Donald Conner. q feel under particular obligations tc aid this drive In View of the fine spirit shown and great help given by our Jewish friends in the drive in be- half of the Young Mems Christian as. sociatioL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-13

Public dance halls, nor dancing caused the fall of the women treated at Blrmingham's isolation hospital, which was closed last week, it de- veloped yesterday. According to rec ords of the hospital an official stated that of the 175 women confined there during the establishment of the de- tention home only one could dance and four others tried.
 In giving their social records, if was stated, not one gave dancing as the cause of their downfall. Offi- cials declared there was a victrola at the home and the patients were not confined to their beds, so of course could have danced in their leisure hours if they so desired. How ever, 1t was pointed out that only one of the inmates could dance and the majority had never danced at all or even attempted to do 30.
 In the opinion of officials in charge of the hospital if there was more wholesome amusement fewer girls would go wrong and 1t was declared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-13
LOCAL DRUGGISTS
 F0RM nllHc,Inl'
pr. Lovelady Chairman Qf New DivisiOn gf ehambe
 of Commerce

With marked enthusiasm and unan- unity ST retail druggists yesterday afternoon organized the retail drug- gist division of the Chamber of Com merce.
 Following a brief session-brief owing to the agreement of those pres- ent as to advisability of the step taken-37 new names were added to membership in the chamber by those participating in the formation of the organization. Fourteen were already members of the chamber
 The division started off with 51 charter members signed up and duly credited. and the following officers: Permanent chairman, Dr. R. F. Love- lady; vice chairman. Dr. Harry Tay- Tor; secretary. pr. John W. Patton.
 Following were appointed a conn mittee on bylaws: The officers of the division and c. G. Alley. J. R. Slack. o. II. Strickland of Fairfield, George Duncan of Woodlawn.
 Following were named commit tee on membership: J. T. Roe, H. H. Williams, c. J. Reed, c. L. Vance, E. w. Gibbs.
 Next meeting will be held two weeks hence In the chamber audi torium at 2:30 in the afternoon.
 Druggists present at yesterday aft ernoon's meeting expressed them selves as feeling the necessity of or ganization. Several said the advant- age of becoming personally associ- ated with other druggists alone jus tified the organization. Several ad- mitted that the trade has suffered from lack of organization. All vied with one another in selling and as- cepting the proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-13

According to Commissioner W. E. Cloe, these men are from all sections of the country, and few. if any, from this district. He stated that efforts were being made to obtain employ ment for them, and that yesterday Q man who owns plantation in Lowndes county had stated he could use 100 men if he could get them.
 c. k. Trafford. secretary to Mr. Cloe, went down in the lobby of the building and asked the men if they wanted to work and if they would go to the farms. Every one of the 3 who were there at the time sight fled their willingness to work on the farm and he told them he would con fer with the man who wanted the la bor and expected to be able to let them know by Monday.
 These men are not Birmingham S responsibility" said Mir. Cloe. and I do not feel that the city should be called upon to take care of them. as we have our own poor to look after. However, If they are hungry we will not let them starve.
 T was standing in the lobby of the city hall yesterday afternoon talking to a friend and I overheard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-13
WIDENING OF VALLEY
 CREEK IS URGED BY
 CIVIC COMMITTEE

Urging that the city commission authorize the widening and deepening of Valley creek below the outlet of the city storm sewer, committee from the Civic Association, com posed of Charles l.. Harold. secre- tary-manager; Frank l.. White, F. l.. Hendricks and c. A. Calhoun ap- peared before the city commi ssion yesterday morning.
 They spoke of the importance of this work to relieve the drainage of the city sewers, declaring that if this was done they believed that the overflowing on the main streets of the city following hard rain would be eliminated.
 An investigation and survey of this creek was recently made by A. J. Hawkins. city engineer, who recom- mended that the creek be widened, deepened, and that all the trash and rubbish which has been allowed 70 accumulate in the creek be removed for the purpose of relieving the drainage system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-13
COMMERCIAL FLYING FROM ROBERTS FIELD.
 OFFICERS ARE ELECTED

Officers of the Birmingham Flying club were. elected at the meeting held at the Chamber of Commerce audi torium, as follows: James A. Meiss- ner. president; Sumter Smith, first vice president; Frank Dixon. second vice president: Edgar w. Stanford, secretary, and Jack B. Smith, treas urer. Board of directors: James A. Simpson. chairman; James A. Meiss- ner. Sumter Smith, Frank Dixon. Ed gar w Stanford. Jack B. Smith, w V. M. Robertson, Jr., w. Hayden Brooks and Henry L.s Badham, Jr.
 The club discussed ways and means of regulating commercial flying from Roberts field. and decided to leave the matter in the hands of the board of directors. Plans were discussed for creating renewed interest in the organization of the 18th observa- ton squadron, which is being ac- Ltively sponsored by the club.