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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
ANOTHER FERRY

The Decline highway here is to
have another ferry on the Tennessee
river at this point, according to de-
cislon OF the. Morgan county board
of revenue, authorizing the Dogs
brothers to operate a ferry between
Morgan and Limestone county land
ings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17

What many fans anticipate VIII be
the high school classic of north Ala
bama footbal1dem will be played
here Friday when the Golden ma
chine of Albany High school plays
Sheffield. The Sheffield team has
been strengthened by the addition of
several stars who formerly were with
the Lawrenceburg military squad.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
RorARY CLUR MEETS

The Troy Rotary club held an in
teresting meeting Tuesday evening
The program was in charge OF Alex
Henderson and Bibb Folmar, Jr.. as
a committee, and Lawrence Geller
stedt presided over the business meet
ing. Guests of the evening were Cody
Hall and Charles McKinnon of Do
than, guests of Dr. II. T. McKinnon:
Douglas Weld of Canada. guest OF
Bbb Fo!mar. Jr.: Price Foster. guest
OF Alex Henderson; Mr.. Beatty OF the
Radio Company OF America, guest OF
Pete Black
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
HAY CROP SHORT

County Farm Demonstrators n. II.
Brown of Etowah county is in re-
ceipt of letter from +. O. Hooten,
supervisor of market divisions of the
state agricultural department. ask
ing if he can secure several carloads
of feedstuffs from this county for
the southern part of the state. The
6routh in this section cut short the
crop OF hay this year and the farm
ers have none for sale except in a
few isolated cases.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
FIRE DESTROYS HOME

fire Of unknown origin destroyed
the home and the entire contents of
l.. A. Phillips on Hill avenue and
Fourteenth street last night. Mr.
Phillips loss will be about $4,000,
with $1,000 insurance The dwell
ing belongs to Mrs. Carroll Wilson
Foster and was valued at $1,000, with
small insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17

Thomas Lee Beatty, age So. died
this morning at a local hospital Of
heart failure He had been i'll for
some time and was brought here
yesterday from Coaling for treat
ment. Mr.. Beatty ut one time was a
prominent attorney of the local bar.
Funeral services were held from the
b; ptist church at Coaling this after
noon. the body being taken through
the country in hearse. The de-
ceased is survived by one sister.
Miss Eula Beatty of Coaling, and a
nephew Eugene Beatty. chief of the
fire department of Tuscaloosa.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
MRS. DoUGnERTY BuRIED

The body of Mrs. r o.. Dougherty
36, whose death occurred at the home
at 3O2 Glen Addie avenue Wednesday
afternoon, was inferred at Edgemont
cemetery Thursday afternoon follow
ing services by Rev. L. n. claxton.
The surviving members of the fam
lily are one son and three daughters,
father, T. w. Allan, one brother,
r. S. Allen. and three sisters. Mrs.
e. D. Tillery. Mrs. Lee Allen and
Mrs c. w. Pitts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
POLICE REPORT MADE

Seventy-six arrests were made
during the month of October, the
first month of the administration of
the recently elected department, ac-
cording to the monthly report of j..
D. Bell, chief of police. made to the
council Tuesday night. Total fines
imposed during the month amounted
to $1.19S.30.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
ATTENDs AUBURN SCHOOL

Mrs. Diana Williams, demonstra-
ton agent for Etowah county will
leave next Monday for Auburn, where
she will attend the four weeks of
instruction in which every phase of
tn ework of the home demonstra-
ton agents will be given and taught
by experts in the various lines.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17

1t is reported here that the large
Red Cross hut erected here imme-
diately after the signing OF the arm
istlce for the purpose of having n
place for the handling Of post war
work done by the American Red
Cross will be sold to the local chan.
ters of the United Daughters of tho
Confederacy and will be used FOR
community gatherings of various
kinds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
HOG KILLING TIME

Morgan county people soon will be
enjoying home cured pork. The cold
snap which arrived in this section
Wednesday morning early brought
the first hog killing weather of the
season, and many owners of porkers
are taking advantage of the favor
able season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
ISSUE SCHOOL WARRANTS

School warrants totaling s1,049.162
have been issued by the state audi
tor covering the cost of operating
the school system of 60 counties dur
ing october. The state treasury to-
day had paid the warrants for 40
counties, involving Disbursements of
state educational funds totaling
SSS6,16257
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
AGED PREACHER DIES

Funeral services were held
Wednesday for William @. w. Smith,
a pioneer preacher of this section.
who died Tuesday at the home OF a
relative near Falkville. Rev. Smith
was 96 years old and was one of the
earliest of the Baptist ministers in
the Tennessee valley.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
FIRE DESTROYS STORE

The entire stock OF groceries and
merchandise together with the store
of Jesse Stancil. situated between
Norris street and Forest avenue in
Alabama City. was destroyed by fire
al / o'clock this morning without a
cent OF insurance. The origin Of the
fire has not been determined
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
ROLAND TURNER SPEAKS

Roland Turner of the farm demon
stration department of the Southern
railway and associated lines was the
chief speaker at farmers meeting
held at Friendship school house in
Beat 81, Thursday afternoon, The
railroad expert discussed such sub
jects as growing cotton successfully
despite the ravages of the boil
weevil, diversification OF crops, vary
ing hog raising and poultry produc-
ton, About 100 people heard the
address
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
PLAN BAsKETHALL

The city basketba1I league
will be revived within the next few
days and a schedule for the games
will be made< outg Gadsden will have
three or four teams and the steel
plant viii furnish two and Alfalfa
one or more. The games will be
played at the steel plant Y. N. C. A.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
PRIVATE DEALS OF.
INSURANCE AGENTS.
ARE NOT BINDING c.
Supreme Court Holds That
Agents Cannot Accept
Goods in Payment of
Insurance Premiums
Continued From Page one)

upon the order. The Judgment of the
higher court was therefore reversed
ard the case remanded for new trial
Justice Miller dissented from this
holding and wrote dissenting opin-
ion in which he held that the agent
had in hand money due and Unpaid
which. in agreement with Blanks,
should have been applied to payment
of the premium on Blanks policy. He
also pointed out that the agent had
paid the premium out of this money
for four out of the eight months
which elapsed between the time the
policy was sold and the death of
Blanks and the agent should have
paid the premium for the last two
months, Notwithstanding the state
ment of the agent during the trial
that at the time he made the pay
ments he did so at the request Of
Blank.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
PAPER FROM EUCALYPTus

From the SCIENTIFIC American.
Experiments in West Australia in
dictate that paper of good quality can
be made from the common eucalyptus.
Government and private interests
have raised capital for plants and
machinery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17

A parallel case, that Of II. s. Miller
also of Birmingham, against whom
charges of unprofessional conduct
We're also filed by the board. was
likewise to have been heard mex.
week, but by agreement action to re-
strain the board from hearing the
charges through injunction was re-
instated in the circuit court in Mont
gomery county. This action had
previously been dismissed by the
Montgomery circuit court for want
of equity,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17

Frank Moore and j. S. Samples. who
reside in Alfalfa. were arrested this
morning while attempting to enter
the home of the ferryman at Gilberts
ferry. below Gadsden. ON a charge of
public drunkenness. Moore made
bond. but Samples Is still in Jail.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
TO ENTERTAIN PRESIDENT

The Business and Professional
Womens club Of Alfalfa will enter
tain with luncheon at the Tea Ket-
tie Inn in Alfalfa next Monday night
lin honor of Miss Ita Stocks. of tsads-
den. who is president Of the state or
ganizatio
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
BREAKS BONE WRESTLING

Fedro Grimes, boy about -
years of age, had the tlbula hone IA
his right leg broken Wednesday
morning at the school. At recess he
was wrestling with another boy and
in some manner the leg was twisted
and the bone broken. The boy was
carried to his home and the bone set
by DIR. Wiley Beard.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
MHIrEMAs HE0R MEsTMINsrL:R

from the Sclentltlc American
An attempt is being made to ar
rest the decay of Westminster Abbey
London. by using a variety of white
wash. and small section Is now
being so treated as an experiment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
Col. Nice oruey Will
Retire From History
Chair at University

University. Ala, November To-
Especial )--Resignation of Col. Thorn
as McCorvey, for nearly so years
professor of history at the University
of Alabama, has been accepted by
the board of trustees of the college.
Colonel McCorvey presented his
resignation to President George II.
Denny early last summer. DIR. Denny
in turn presented the resignation TO
the board at the annual homecoming
DAY last week. His retirement will
take effect July 1, 1928.
1t was with regret that the trustees
accepted his resignation and in the
motion was incorporated a letter from
President Denny giving an expression
of the debt the university and state
owed its oldest active professor. Col
oneI McCorvey is now IL years old.
Col. McCorvey was born in Monroe
VILE, Ala, on August IS, 1851. He
entered gthe university at the age OF
81 in 1871, graduating in 1873. He
was Immediately made commandment
of the university and few years
later became professor of history.
Along with his other activities,
Colone McCorvey has been prolific
contributor to magazines, newspapers
and books of historical articles and
poems. He is ranked as the leading
authority on Alabama history and
under hi name many articles have
been published on the government,
literature and events of his native
state. He is a member of the Phi
Beto Kappa fraternity and the re-
cipient of honorary degrees.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
SCHOOLS WIN PRIZE

The West End school won the first
prize of SIS and the Jemison school
won the second prize of $40 in
general poster contest at the county
fair, 1t has been announced The
prizes We're offered by II. G.. Hassell
to interest the children in keeping
their teeth clean
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
MERCHANT N JAIL

John Gazales the Greek merchant.
who shot and seriously wounded
George Clarkson in difficulty on
Broad street night before last is still
in Jail and the condition of the negro
is still critical
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
MD ON SCHOOL ASKED
Sale of 2l8 Hogs
is Held at Troy

Troy Ala. November 49, Especially
Two hundred and eighteen head Of
hogs were sold at the first co-opera-
tive sale in Pike county on wednes-
day. Bidders were the Troy Live
Stock company, W. L. Thompson.
Roberts & Reynolds OF Donaldsyille.
Ga, A. b. Boutwell, of Greenville.
Mr.. Boutwlis bid at $500 per hum
dred was successful. ]. C. Lee was
al1ctloneer
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
STILL GINNING COTTON

Due to the fact that cotton con-
tinues to come into Greenville to be
ginned, several Of the gins which
had previously announced their shut
down for the season, have been
forced to move up the closing down
date until November IS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
sHRINERs TO VISIT RoMT

Members of the Gadsden Shrine
club have chartered a train and will
attend the ceremonial at Rome mex.
Wednesday in a body. More than 100
of the Shriners have signified their
intention of attending the big parade
and ceremonial, and to witness the
minstrel to be put on afterwards by
the Yaraab Temple Shrine Ministries
of Atlanta, which are pronounced to
be the best ever in the way of mirth
producers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
GRoGAN IN MOBILE

DIR. J. 0. Grogan. pastor OF the First
Methodist church of this city. and
who acted as county chairman in the
Alabama port amendment campaign,
left tonight for Mobile to participat IL
in the victory celebration to he
staged in that city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
AILrNe PRISONER RELEASED

JACK Martin, about 90 Years OF
age, who has been in the county
Jail here for several weeks under a
statutory charge, was released from
custody Thursday morning and sent
to the county home at Jacksonville.
Martin has been suffering from
rheumatic attack
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
BANKHEAD LEAVES
JASPER TO ATTEND
SPECIAL SESSION
Alabama Congressman Win
Play Leading Part in Con-
Sideration of Ship Sub
Sidy by Congress
THE AGE-HER4LD
JASPER BJ REAu


Congressman w. E. Bankhead Will
leave for Washington Saturday TO
attend the forthcoming special Sea-
sion OF Congress Mr.. Bankhead 10
ranking domecrat on the merchant
marine committee. which has charge
of the ship subsidy, to be taken up
at the special session. Mr.. Sank
head states that he Is opposed to the
bill.
PLAN SEVENTEENTH VICTORY
The Walker county vickings are
expecting hard game With the
Panther Scrubs on the local field
Friday afternoon, however, the local
boys hope to continue their string
Of victories, 16 in row, to the pres
ent. and realize that to defeat the
second team from a college hat play
brand of football, Birmingham
Southern does, win be hard PROPOSE
ton, yet If they lose this game 1t
will not effect their claim to an
other state championship but on tho
other hand win will add prestige to
a team that is already known over
the entire state as a high school foot
ball aggregation of unusual ability.
WROTE JASPER HISTORY
Uncle Johnny Ryan, who died here
last Saturday wrote a short history
of Jasper some time before his death,
in which he relates many interesting
events and incidents concerning the
early history of Jasper. At the time
of his death, Uncle Johnny, as his
friends call him, was one Of the old
est native-born citizens of Jasper.
and had spent practically all of his
life here. In his story of Jasper
Mr. Ryan tells how the walker
county court was once held for some
time on a large flat rock near the
Musgrove old home
Rid ON SCHOOL ASKED
The town of Parrish II miles
south of Jasper is asking for bids on
a new high school building. % be
erected at cost of approximately
$4,000. The school board hopes to
have the building completed in time
for the 1928 session of the Parrish
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17
MATCH HOLDER ON WINDSHIELD

From Popular Mechanics Magazine.
For the convenience Ct motorists a
match holder, described and illus
trated in the Popular Mechanics
Magazine. has been devised which. by
means OF two rubber vacuum cups.
can be fastened to the windshield,
sidedoor window, dash, or any other
part of the car that is flat and
: smooth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-17

turned up here this. week by his wife
on a charge of failing to provide the
proper support for her, was taken to
Admission today by Chief Bates and
Sheriff-elect Leath and turned over
to the Fort Oglethorpe authorities.
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-28
ARBUCKLE JURORS
VISIT PARTY SCENE
Comedians Apartments In
spected by Jury, Judge
and Attorneys.

SAN FRANCISCO March 81
The scene of the party Roscoe (Fat-
ty) ArbuclSfe gave last September
which 10 is charge resulted i'm the
death OF Miss Virginia Rape. was
inspected Monday 10y the Judge jury
and attorneys participated i'm his
third trial ON granddaughter
charge. The court officials were
conducted through the hotel rooms
occupied by the comedian and into
apartments on the same floor where
other members Of the party were
lodged and where Miss Rappe later
was taken.
NorEaard testified that while he
was employed az the studio Ar
buckle had asked him for the KEYS
of Miss Rappe's room saying he
wanted 90 play a joke on her He
refused the request. ne said.
NOrgaard said attorneys for Ar
buckle had induced him 10 return
90 san Diego and serve out sen-
tence az the county farm which had
been imposed ON him for a violation
of the liquor laws when he left"
the farm before the sentence eN-
PRED
Mrs. Kate Hardebcck. oC Los
Angeles. Miss Bappe's housekeeper.
testified that the latter had been in
excellent health when she left for
this city two DAYS before the Ar
buckle party.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-28
PLAN AIR DEFENSE
FPANAMA CANAL
Sec'y Weeks Announces IN
tention of Air Service
to Protect Zone.

WASHINGTON. March 27.-PIans
for early establishment OF an air
route to the Panama Canal zone as
a measure Of national defense. are
being made by the war department
Sec'y Weeks announced today.
When landing places have been SUR
veyed and selected. ne said. army
planes viii be sent 20 the zone under
their own power
"I regard the canal zone and
Hawaii as the two most import ant
posts the army has Weeks said.
The war secretary indicated that
in the event Of any threatened at
tack on the canal zone IL would be
regarded as vitality necessary 20 in
crease Immediately the air forces at
tached 20 the defcnses. II would be
necessary he said. 20 send planes
under their own power IN order 20
get them quickly 70 the scene and
the air route Will be laid out with
that purpose in mind
Loss Of the army dirieible Roma
has prevented experiments with that
type OF craft as an airplane carrier.
he added which appeared 70 him 90
be probably the most promising
military use OF lighter than air craft
OF great size.
The plan for dispatching planes
under their own power has been
worked out since the loss OF the
Roma.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-28
MEAT PACKERS son
RELEASED on BONDS

CHICAGO. March 49, Louis r.
Swift ir. son OF the mea- packer
Monday was free on bond but sched-
uled 20 appear Friday before the
police magistrate an Evanston on a
charge Of driving an automobile
while intoxicated Mr. Swift was ar
rested SUNDAY after his automohils
had coiuded with another car. and
was held four hours NJ the Evanston
police station until his brother VIE
liam appeared and furnished $500
cash bail AIr swift denied tha
charge 81 utoxIcatlou. He explain
ed that the accident was unavoidable
due 10 a slippery pavement caused
by rain
Accompanying sir. Swift was his
sistcr-in-law. Helen Morton Swift.
wife OF william swift. and a young
woman friend
The car struck by the Swift ma
chine contained four high school
students. none OF whom was Injured
beyond bruises