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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
Eddie ODowd Led Irish and
 Jews to Victory Ouer English
 in Daily Shoe Factory Bouts

, O'Dowd has mingled in 5s profess
 sional melees. He gathered in 21
 knockout victories He won 21 ref
 erees' decisions, battled to four draws and won the newspaper decision in 12 other affairs.
 Lost His Chance The 20-year-old kid got a crack
 at the flyweight championship of the world nearly year ago-and failed. He was hardly experienced enough then in professional ring lore to
 have chance against so crafty and veteran fighter as Johnny Buff. Yet he acquitted himself splendidly through every round of that battle and lost the decision not so much because Buff was the better fighter but the better ring general. It's different now" declare ring experts. "The experience O'Dowd
 needed then has been acquired within the last nine or ten months of fight ing. He's fit and ready to meet Buff and when he does he'll give Buff the neatest lacing Buff or any other
 man ever had to take"
 In the meantime, Stuart dangled a sl0,000 bet before Bluffs eyes; pros
 motors are offering anywhere from s15, ,000 to $30.000 to Buff to meet ODowd--and to all of it Buff turns
 unhearing ears and unseeing eyes. "Once with ODowd was enough, guess" hazards Stuart
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
Former Princeton Track Star Now at Georgia
 University

Athens. January 14.-(Special,)- Prospects for a winning track team at Georgia this spring were greatly brightened when it ebecame known that Havey M. Cleckley, of Augusta and former star track man at Princeton university, had registered in the undergraduate body.
 Cleckley is good in the hammer throw, broad jump, and hurdles, has negotiated the 100 yard dash in lo flat. and runs the 22o in v l-S seconds.
 Preliminary plans for coaching schol in connection with the Uni versityo of Georgia Summer school were given here today by pr. J. :. Stewart who will supervise the de- partment of physical development.
 Coach Stegeman is to be head ln- structor of the school, having under him three assistants, letter men or Georgia or a college of equal rank. Fuss" wheichel will probably hold one of the places.
 The school Is for instructing such prep schol teachers taking summer courses here who desire to coach teams in any one of the four sports. It is further announced that illus -trious coaches of successful college elevens will deliver periodic lectures during the course. The coaching school is expected to draw many pupils.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
KlLBY ENDORSES
 JEWISH RELIEF

Montsomery. January 14.-tSpeciaD Governor Thomas E. Kilby has given his indorsement to the Jewish war Relief campaign in Alabama. In letter to Isadore Well, state chairman for the appeal. he has extended ms hest wishes for the success of the re- lief fund. Governor Kilby write: Dear Mir. Well:
 Ut has come to my notice that national appeal for funds for the re- lief ot the Jewish war sufferers Tn Eastern Europe will be made during the week of January 22. To you, as Chairman for the State of Alabama. I wish to extend my ardent wishes for the success of this worthy cause.
 "It Is difficult for us who live in comparative bounty and prosperity, to realize the dire distress which pre- vails in other sections of the world, still staggering from the effects Of the war. Authentic reports have, however. convinced me of the ter rible conditions which still exist, un- der which your religionists are the worst sufferers. Your efforts and those of your fellow workers are sure to accomplish notable results, and l bespeak for you the hearty CO., operation of our entire citizenship, both gentle and Jew.
 'I am confident the people will show a generous helping hand and that the cause will meet with it's merited success
 Yours sincerely,
 ''THOS. E. KILBY, Governor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
 NEGRO MAS0NS SEEK LOCATION FOR TEMPLE

Tuscaloosa, January 14-(Special.) ) w. T. Wood, grand master of .he colored Masons of Alabama. visited Tuscaloosa Friday for the purpose Of Investigating the possible sites for the proposed colored Masonic tenn pie that is to be erected in Alabama at cost of s150.a0o.
 The grand master was entertained ed by committee of colored Masons headed by Roland Douglass.
 The colored committee met with a committee representing the chamber of commerce, Kiwanis and Rotary clubs in the directors room of the chamber of commerce.. where the grand master stated that the colored Masons did not wish to erect the tenn pie where it was not wanted by the white race.
 The committee representing the three civic organizations assured the grand master that the erection of the temple in Tuscaloosa would be well comed by the best citizens. and as- sured him that the temple and the Jaw abiding colored people would re- ceive the same protection afforded any and all property and law -abil ing citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
INFORMATION SENT
 ON SUMMER SCHOOLS

Montgomery, January 14.--(Spe- cal. l.)-Infirmation in detail has been sent by State Superintendent of Education John W. Abercrombie to all institutions in Alabama and else where which will give summer courses for the training of Alabama teachers in regard to the require ,nents to be met by applicants for issuance, extension and renewal of teachers certificates.
 Under the plan as outlined, the satisfactory completion of course at an approved institution for a period of six weks will authorize the extension of an expiring certificate Tor a period of one year, the renewal of an expired certificate for period of one year. and will meet in part thA prescribed requirements for the continued validity of a certificate is- sued subsequent to October l, l92o.
 The satisfactory completion of l2 ,.eeks or one full quarter of credit swork in either the regular or the summer session of an approved insu- tuition will authorize any of the fol- lowing: 4The conditional renewal for the period of original issue of an ex pired or expiring regular certificite issued on examination or on 6ra1Ia- ton. the issuance of prs-rorml ce, tifioatc to the holder of n oer- tificutc of this kind wh, n expired on rur,. 30. 1922; the issuance of C;a:s l, els mentary or Cinss E soc oniary certificate to the ro'dec or certiaioate of this type wn,th eX- pires on June 80, 1922; the issuance of secand class pre-normal cert'fi- cate |, recent graduate of an ac- credited high school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
NEW WH0NORSFALLT TO
 LOT OF GENE TUNNEY

New York, January Helene Tun- .ney, tho Greenwich village boy. is to- day American light heavyweight box ing champion by virtue of his victory last night over the veteran Battling Levinsky.
 When boxing became the king of A. F.. F. sports, Tunney entered for the fun of it. He hogged all the fun connected with the bouts he entered, for his opponents never were able to plant | real hard blow on him. Gene went on to become champion at his weight of all the glove-swinging art ists in the American forces in France.
 Sporting experts here were almost unanimous in their opinion that Fred Fulton, the lofty Rochester, Minn.. plasterer who foughr a l2-round draw with Bartley Madden last night, did not show enough ability to warrant return match with Jack Dempsey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
SWEDEN TRYING
 ID END DUMPING
 OF GERMAN GOODS
Special Import Duties Being Considered as Means for Reducing German
 Competition
Ky Assocsnted Press

Stockholm, January 14.-Sweds sh government agencies arc trying des- perately to find some methods to stop the dumping of German goods Tn Swedish markets.
 There has been an enormous inn portation from Germany, at prices which Swedish manufacturers have been unable to meet, owing to the fact that the German workers were paid in depreciated currency.
 One of the methods suggested for reducing this German competition was that special import duties be imposed upon goods coming from countries with depreciated currency. A special tariff commission investi- gated this subject, but advised against the adoption of such |, measure.
 The commission. however. recon mended that the Riksdag pass bill enabling the government to adopt protective measures against dump ing by means of depreciated currency provided that these measures be ap- proved by an international agree ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
TREASON CHARGE ENTERED AGAINST
 EDITOR OF PAPER
Indictment Against Publisher of FederationaIist Charges Conspiracy During Logan
 County Mine Strike
By AssocIated Preas

Charleston, W. Va. January H. Frank ". Snyder. publisher of the Federationist, weekly publication devoted to the interests of organized labor, was arrested late today by state troopers on a capias issued by the Logan county court, charging treason and conspiracy in connection with the armed march of miners from Kanawha county 10 Logan county last summer.
 Snyder was taken to Logan tonight in the custody of the troopers. The publisher was indicted by the Logan county grand jury yesterday, it was learned tonight, after the capias had been presented to the state depart ment of public safety by deputy sheriff from that county.
 Isaac Scott, acting secretary-treas- urer of District 17, United Mine Workers of America, also was arrest ed on a capias issued by the Logan county court making an information against him similar to that issued for Snyder. Scott also left tonight for Logan in the custody of state troopers.
 Snyder and Scott are among 300 indicted by the grand jury of Logan county circuit court, which was in session all this week and which re- ported Friday to Judge Robert Bland. The names of the men in- dicted will be made public as they are taken into custody, 1t was announced today by court attaches at Logan. c. F. Keeney, Fred Mooney, William Blizzard and A. c. Porter, all hold ing executive positions in District F, with Headquarters here, were also indicted and the capiases served on them in the Logan jail, where they have been confined the past month, having previously been indicted and arrested on charges of alleged con- spiracy in causing the death of John Gore. a Logan deputy sneriff. on the Blair mountain section when Logan county authorities resisted the threat ened invasion of the county by an armed body of men estimated at about 5000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
PRICES RISE BUT
 NEVER DECLINE IN
 BERLIN, DECLARED
Increased at Least Once a Month and the Usual h. crease Is One Hundred
 Per Cent
By Associated Press

Berlin, January 14.-Foreigners so- journing in Berlin have learned that prices go up; but never come down. German mark Visitors here, conn pelled to live in the first-class ho- te1s, may secure rooms at prices which they consider reasonable com pared with home prices, but the il- fusion of "cheapness" soon vanishes.
 At least once a month prices are increased, and the usual increase is 100 per cent. The notice of increase is sent the day before the new rates are effective. There is no recourse but to pay. The only furnished rooms or apartments to be had are in the suburbs, and are imprac- ticable because of the frequent strikes on the transportation lines.
 Disadvantages of living in second class hotels, in addition to the sb- sence of modern conveniences, are multiplied by the restlessness of the workers. Hardly week passes without strike of electric workers. porters, cooks, maids-in which case the hotels, as well as the oi1ice buildings in which the foreigners must work, are dark and without service.
 Within the last three months there have been strikes on the under ground and surface railways, in the electric power plants, of all the em- plcyes in restaurants, the chauffeurs, as well as workmen in such trades as tailoring, printing and other lines The last strike was called by the ia nitors of apartment and office buildings which were left without heat during the eoldest days of the winter.
 And to every bill which the pat rons of the hotels and restaurants must pay there is added diversity of taxes or sur-charges for the state the city, or the help. Also, tips are still expected and received, although hotel and restaurant employees re- cently consented to abolish the up when granted a 10 per cent com mission on all bills, an increase in wages. and a percentage of tpe week ly incomes of their employers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
Good Reports by Many Industrial Operations
 Made in Mid January
T. C. l. Finishing Mills Continue Satisfactory Produc- ton Capacity-Brick Makers Had Very Good Half Year-Outside Capital Plans Large
 Investments in Alabama

Lehigh Portland Cement company has $250,000 tract of land at Tar rant City, on which it has staked off the site of a $3,000, 900 cement works. Pig Iron Status Birmingham pig iron has invaded the north again. During the week several sales were made into Ohio and adjacent states of small lots. Base to get this business was $16. Birmingham furnace prices are now nearer a level, permitting anticipa- tion of re-entry into the competitive field.
 Strategic position Of Birmingham iron Is very strong, stocks of mer- chant iron not over 75,000 tons. Regular Warrior Schedule Among the items of interest to Bir- mingham shippers coming to the fore this week was announcement of twice-a-week sailings from Birming- ham to Mobile and New Orleans and return. The four 2,0o0-ton miscel- laneous freight carriers are now in the river and regular trunk line schedule will be maintained. Mer- chants save 20 per cent of the freight bill by use of the Warrior. Regular sailings of frequent and regular in- tervals is heralded as promising
 
 ness.
 Hollow Tile Active
 Hollow tile makers report opera tions of around 60 per cent and some very good business in prospect. The Birmingham makers are furnishing the tile for the 5000, 900 plant of the United States Window Glass company being built at Shreveport. Vast quan- titles will go Into the rev high school and other school buildings as we'll as the Birmingham Trust building.
 In Real Estate
 Issuance of another $1,000, 900 of stock by the Alabama Home Building and Loan association this week was regarded all the more significant in light of its issuance of 5000, 900 of stock less than year ago. The in crease of stock of 5000 900 In less than year Is taken as profertNof the big home building program of last year and that of this.
 Real estate circles were stimulated by the cash purchase of the old Jeff ferson County Bank building by H. U. Sims for $14o,oQ0 and by the $50, ,OoO investment of Robert Aland, mer- chant, in bodying up valuable central business property at First avenue and Nineteenth street.
 
 school in the immediate future the city is about to let contract for the superstructure of the Phillips High with promise of it's completion this fall. The year will signalize the ad- dition of s3.000,000 of school facilities for the children of Birmingham, be- sides giving employment to an army of working men in the building of the new high and grammar schools.
 Great Southern Plans
 Great Southern Steel corporation, which owns 100000 acres of mineral land in Alabama and has taken out an Alabama charter, plans building of two blast furnaces asN nucleus of industrial operations. In filing it's Alabama charter it declares intention of building 8 steel products works at Birmingham. None of the plans ap- pear to have been brought to a defi- mite basis and no specific announce ments as to sites and the like have been made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
RING FOLLOWERS LOOK TO EUROPE
 FOR BIG BATTLE
Many Precedents for Giving Georges Another
 Whack at Title
By Associated Press

N%H"S1AaNSN
 New York, January 14.-Ring fol- levers conceding with Tex Rickard that another match in America be- tween Jack Dempsey and Georges Csrpentier would be a financial fiz- gle. were Inclined to believe today that such scrimmage might be staged abroad with fair profit.
 There have been reports from time to time that the Frenchman again might like to face Dempsey, and this is confirmed by dispatches from Car pentier's camp abroad after his vic- tory over Cook. the Australian heavyweight. Dempsey's manager said the champion was ready to de- fond his title any time the guaran- tees were posted.
 Best fin Europe
 Abroad, Carpenter is still the su- perfghter of Europe, having prompt ly disposed of his English, French and colonial heavyweight opponents. While his decisive defeat by Demp- sey came as something of sur
  if he were to meet the American again he would box at long range and seek to wear down his heavier opponent to a point where knock out could be landed without peril or retaliation in a toe-to-toe mixup.
 Many of his supporters abroad are inclined to believe that such ring campaign might succeed.
 Owing to financial conditions abroad, attendance and gate receipts would not likely approach those Tn Jersey City. Dempsey, however, has no worthy opponent for bout next summer and might be willing to box abroad for considerably less than he received from Rickard for facing Carpenter.
 Many Precedents
 There are plenty of precedents for giving Carpenter return match.
 Jim Jeffries after winning the heavyweight title from Bob Fitzsim- mons in Il rounds, gave him secs ond chance.
 Tim Corbett lost twice to Jeffries, once in 23 rounds and later in 10.
 John l.. Sullivan fought Charley Mitchell twice.
 Stanley Ketchel met Bill Papke three times, winning a decision, be- ing knocked out and then returning the knockout in the third battle
 Jimmy Britt and Battling Nelson fought three times, aggregating total of 5S rounds.
 Young Corbett. after knocking out inc Terrible Terry McGovern, gave the Brooklyn battler a second oppor tunity and repeated just as decisive, iV And the list might be continued indefinitely if all weight classes were included.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
SERVICE VETERANS
 OF LOCAL FIRM ARE GIVEN BANQUET

Employees who had been in the ser vice of Moore-Handley Hardware company for 20 years or more were rendered novelty banquet recently by MT. and Mrs. T. S. Morton at their home. 2900 Cypress avenue. MT. Nor ton, who is store manager for Moore Handley Hardware company, has been in their employ for 25 years.
 During the evening the different guests related some of their experi- ences during their years with the company.
 The following is the list of those who attended the banquet and the number of years they have been with the company:
 J. D. Moore, 40 years; B. F. Moore, 70 years; H. W. Coffin. 35 years; J. c. Reese. 35 years; Harry Jones, 35 years; c. A. Lovett, 32 years; P. J. Dowd. 32 years; w. ". French, 27 years; J. H. Wideman, 27 years; A. H. Geohegan, 25 years: T. E. Morton, 25 years; W. A. Curry 24 years; J. P. Perkins. 24 years; F. l.. Buchanan, 24 years: c. c. Blackwell 2s years; J. W. King, 22 years; J. A. Simpson, 21 years; R. l.. Fuller, 21 years; W. l.. Kinney, 20 years; J. A. Pearson, 20 Vears
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
GLEE CLUB PLANS
 ROAD SCHEDULE

The Birmingham Southern college Glee club has a road schedule mapped latter part of next March. The open ing engagement last Friday night was a success, an appreciative and crowded house greeting the singers.
 Wyatt w. Hale is booking the places for the club to visit and all ready has number of places ar ranged for a trip through north Ala bama as well as one through the southern part of the state. The south ern trip will take place in the latter part of February and will include Mobile. Montgomery, Brewton, Do- than. Hartford. DeFuniak Springs and Pensacola, Fla
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
By JAMES J. CORBETT Copyright, 1e22, by King Features Syn
 dtcate, Incl

The story which deals with the fighting start of Eddie ODowd, the Springfield. O., flash, goes just a lit- tie farther in shattering the old idea that most fighters get into the prize ring because earliest ambition leads them there.
 The little Irishman, who gave Joe Lynch an awful pasting right after Lynch lost the bantamweight crown, and who is touted now as "a sure king of the bantams if Buff will give him just one more fight" de- ter mined to become a shoemaker as soon as his school days were over.
 And 1915 found him as an appren- tice boy in a big shoe manufacturing establishment.
 News from the battle fronts of Eu rope alternately enthused or gloomed most of O'Dowds fellow apprentices for the factory help embraced practically every nationality. The English predominated. There were many Germans, some Russians, Aus tralians, French-and a sprinkling of Irish and Jews.
 Called His Hand
 One afternoon an English younS- ster. rather jeeringiy remarked: '1t must be tough to be an 1rish- man or Jew and not have nation or flag to cheer over.'
 Maybe the Irish haven't got nation-but they can do little fighting if they have to- retorted ODowd.
 And that goes for the Hebrew race. too," added one of the Jewish boys.
 The net result was that when the factory whistle blew that night fight started. On one side was group of English on the other collection of Irish and Jews. A bat tie royal ensued which was fought without decision, because some or the bosses came along when the battling was most furious and halted the proceedings. Irish and Jews Unite O'Dowds natural fighting ability right from the outset named him leader of the Irish Hebrew forces. Again and again his gang met the kEngiish forces and although out numbered. won their almost daily battles. It wasn't long before O'Dowd and his youngsters had so badly beaten up one Englishman after another that the English crowd of warriors thinned out to bare few. And then the fighting stopped-but only after O'Down, as leader of the Irish and the Jews. had forced every English kid to make this admission:
 Irish and Jews are better fighters than the English"
 The success of O'Dowd in this af- fair influenced the ambition to be- come a great amateur fighter. With out any teaching he joined the ranks of the simon pures, battled in both the flyweight and bantamweisht classes--and never was beaten.
 "The boy is too good to remain hid den away as an amateur" was the conclusion of boxing experts in Co., lumbus and Springfield. He ought to become a pro-"
 i Becomes . Pro And that's exactly what he did in March, 1sts-with Willard Stuart, a Columbus sportsman. as hls manager.
 Ever since then ODowd has been something of a perpetual motion ma chine. He fought wherever and whenever he could. Two and three fights a week were hardly enough to satisfy him.
 | When he couldn't get all the ring action he wanted, he'd hie away to . 1 gymnasium, seek out the toughest feather or lightweight he could find and invite a slugging contest.
 In a trifle more than two years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-15
REWARD OF $500 IS
 OFFERED BY STATE
 IN CRAWFORD CASE

Added impetus was given to the hunt for the slayer of Mrs. C. s' Crawford here yesterday when soiie- itor Joseph Tate received notification from Governor Kilby, that reward or $500 will be given by the state or Alabama for the arrest and convictio' of person or persons for the murder which occurred last Tuesday nlght m the store of C. $. Crawford al looi Avenue D.
 The attack was made in the living room of the Crawfords which ad- joined theirSstore. between and lV o'clock last Tuesday night. Mir, Craw- ford was also severely wounded but is reported to be slightly better at the st. Vincents hospital
 With reward of S1Oo offered py the City of Birmingham, the total amount is now $400.