The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-21
BIRMINGHAM
and SUBURBS
building Take. Holiday.-Buildinl

! activity ~ SLOWING up loE SHiiSelndSs
according to books of the city inspec-
tor. Only a scattering job is recorded
on tho books for the past few days.
The situation will probably continue
unchanged until after the holiday
! season.
/ Plays Santa To Teachers--H. Mar
vim Taylor, city comptroller, Wednes-
/ day played Santa Claus to all city
employees and teachers. Checks
amounting to $4,000 were sent out
from his office five days ahead of
| the usual time.
| Credit Mems Lunchccn---The Asso-
ciated Retail Credit Men of Birming-
/ ham viii lunch at the Old Colony club
room of the Tutwiler hotel Thursday
| at / o'clock, according to w. V. Tram
nell, secretary. The program will be
devoted to discussien of unusual
problems that confront credit men at
this season of the year.
Home for Observation-Disclosures Ca
! heen returned Wednesday from the
University of Alabama to spend
portion of the holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ferd Caheen,
2705 Highland avenue. He will join
the University Glee club here in a
few days and make Christmas tour
of several Alabama towns.
~
+ Hollums, 1909 Caldwell avenue, is
in a critical condition from serious
illness with which he has been af-
flicted for nearly a year, according
to advices received at police head
quarters Wednesday. Small hope for
the recovery of the officer is being
entertained by attending physicians
Special Sitting of Judge--Judge
]. b. Arid of the Tenth judicial cir
cult will leave Thursday morning for
Pell City, where he will hold court
| having been specially appointed by
Chief Justice John C. Anderson for
that purpose.
Chickens Reported stoIen-H. 3.
Mullican, 2319 Tenth avenue, south.
reported the theft of IS chickens to
police headquarters Wednesday.
Thieves Get Free Food-Hunger
evidently prompted thieves to bur-
glarize the store of w. r. Conway,
Fifty-first street and Second avenue,
north, Tuesday night, the owner dis
covering several empty boxes of
cakes on the floor when he opened
his establishment for business
Wednesday morning. Detectives G. E.
McCombs and III. C. Jones investi-
gated.
Rifled Trousers Net s2O-Gaining
entrance by means of side window.
/ burglars obtained $50 from the resi-
dence of Max Stern, 2o29 Thirteenth
avenue, south, some time during
Tuesday night Stern told Detec-
tives c. f. McCombs and III. C. Jones
| that the money was contained in
pockets of two pairs of trousers left
by the thieves in the rear yard.
Use Mails to Fight Home Rule
Continuing their campaign opposing
the plan to have control of utilities
taken out of the hands of the public
service commission and restored to
the municipalities, the Junior Cham
! Der of Commerce, which lined up for
state control some time ago, has sent
circulars over the state explaining
and advocating it's position.
| West End Woman Hurt-Seyere
abrasions about the head were sus-
! tanned by Mrs. j. II. Order. $40 Col
| lege street, West End, Wednesday
afternoon. when she was struck and
knocked down by an automobile
driven by ]. A. Franklin. Birming-
ham, Route 8, at Second avenue and
Twentieth street, north. No arrest
was made. Mrs. Order was taken
to Hillman hospital and given first
aid treatment before being taken
home.
struck by Jitney-Walter Walker,
/ 1910 Thirtieth street. North Birming-
ham, was slightly injured Wednes-
day evening when knocked down by
| a jitney driven by T. B. Bray 1914
Thirtyfourth street, at Ninth ave-
nue. and Nineteenth street, north.
Bray was taken to Hillman hospital
and later taken home.
Charged With Forgery - Lawrence
Weber negro, of Seloca, was arrested
and placed in the city jail Wednes-
| day by Detectives W. l.. Brannon and
H. G. Peveler. Weber was charged
with having attempted to cash a
check for s25 drawn by the War
| rior Coal company, by indorsing the
name ef the payee.
Stole Lard. Chnrge-Dave Reed,
negro school teacher. 1901 First ave-
nue.. north, was arrested Wednesday
night by Detectives w. P. Elledge and
| J. T. Moser on charges of burglary
/ and grand larceny. He was placed In
| the city Jail. He is said to have
taken 125 pounds Of lard from the
home of Rev. r. 7. Mathison. negro.
| 81 Marietta street. Sunday after
noon. Eighty pounds of the lard was
recovered at Reeds home the detec-
tives said.
/ Disapproye Show: In JaiI-E. J.
| Jones and J. L. Green, giving Louis
Vile, KY, as their home, were ar
rested in Loew's Bijou theatre We'd
| nesday night by Detectives w. p.
| Elledge and J. T. Moser when the
management complained of disturb
| ances created by the pair. Green was
charged with violating the liquor law
and disc-derly conduct. while Jones
was held on the latter charge.
TO install Officers PublicIy-Bir.
lninEhaF Camp No. I, United Spanish
War yeis'rans. will publicly install
niw or ers chosen December at
I 1aesting January .. members decided
III a meeting in the city hall council
fshameer Wednesday night Depart
ftr,eIt Commander r. p 9pauzenbere