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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25
OvERNMENT WILL.
INCREASE WORKING.
FORCE ON WARRIOR.
Growing River Traffic Makes
Additional Forces at Ma
chine Shops and Locks
Necessary
TUSCALOOSA BUREAU
THE AGE-HEK.ALD
Vuscaloosa. Ala. Nov, "a.

F F. Gatltn. federal engineer In
charge of the local district. has an
nouneed that authority has been re-
ceived for the immediate increase of
the working force of the government
machine shops at Lock No. 10. The
increase is due, according to Mr..
Gatlln. to the increase OF activities
on the Warrior river under the new
government program of lock gate
construction.
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kIwANIANs 10 yoTE

Morgan Kiwanis club will vote on
new officers on December Z. The
following candidates have been
nominated; For president Edward
r. Baird and Lafayette f. Good
win; vice president, Warner w.
Russell, William W. Benson; second
vice president. John II. Lovin Burton
r. Austin. trustees. ELI w. Cooley,
Frank G. Cook: directors five to
be elected). Charles w. Mathews,
cliff Randolph Murray Dix, Clyde
Hendrix. Ned Polhill. Zeno Bailey,
Marvin Rankin, Will Wyker. w. M.
Bailey, Charles Rountree.
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Robert HedsCn a young white man,
sustained serious injuries by fall
from steam shovel at the Manches-
ter Coal companys mine Friday. He
received a bad cut on the back of
the head and physicians fear that his
back Is broken. also. The injured
man was carried to Birmingham for
treatment FridaN afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25
FLORENCE ROTARIANS
TO BANQUET BOYS
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
THE AGE-HEKAID
Florence. Ala. Nov. 2

TIUfC0tt. 4fIust NV. y J
The Florence Rotary club will fol-
low its usual custom of entertaining
boys at Thanksgiving dinner at
a local hotel this year, About so
boys Will be, guests Of the Rotarians
and care has been taken to invite
boys who would probably not have
a MISUNDERSTANDING feast otherwise.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25
WRECK VICTIMS SUFFER

Lamar PoindeXter manager of the
Admission Inn, and Joe Swain, clerk
at the same place, were both still
suffering severely Friday from the
injuries sustained by them when
Poindexter's car collided with a tel
ephone pole on the Shorter College
road IN Rome Ga, Wednesday. The
two injured men were brought to
their homes here after the accident
and after being given treatment at
a Rome hospital.
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FORMER PASTOR LEAVES

DR.. George stanley Frazer. former
pastor ofthe First Methodist church
OF Sheffield, left with his family last
Monday for his new home in Eaton-
ton, Ga. the appointment TO which
he was assigned a the recent session
OF the North Georgia conference. DR..
Frazer was the originator Of tbs
Methodist Mems clubs Of the south
ern Methodist church. and viii de-
vote a part OF his time in the future
to the development Of this work.
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BARRACKS ENTERTAIN

The annual Baraca class banquet
given in Terrace garden Thursday
night was a success from every
standpoint. The program included
several well known speakers. among
them being Dir. l.. o. Dawson, E, l..
Dodson. ]. NJ. Burnett II. ID. Wood, and
Fleetwood Rice Several vocal and
violin solos were rendered 81 II. b..
Wood. former teacher of the class.
was POSTMASTER
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25
WRITES cHILDREN's BOOK

Miss Maud LInday or Sheffield.
who has gained nation wide fame as
n kinder garten teacher and writer
of children's books. has a new~book,
Little Missy" Just or the press
which will be joyfully received by
the little people as well as the
grown-ups This latest book deals
largely with life 10 the south before
the Civil war
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no OPEN Up PLOT

A large force of men has been put
to work opening streets and clean
ing off tho lots In Highland Park
subdivision. which is Just ACROSS f~
Brick pike from United States Nitrate
plant No .. according to al am
nouncement made in Florence Tues
day by Grady Clark. local repre-
sentative OF the Muscle Shoals cor
poratio owners of the tract
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PROUD or TEAM

General satisfaction was expressed
here Friday afternoon over the news
from Tuscaloosa that the Walker
County High school football team had
beaten the Tuscaloosa Bears 10 to o.
making IS straight Victories for
Walker. The Walker team can now
face Sidney Lanler champions ef
south Alabama Thanksgiving with a
clean record
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Ass,nIss ATIILErIc FIELD

At "blrd dinner" ATTENDED, by
about 10 members OF the Exchange.
Civitel and Rotary clubs here Thurs
day night, enough subscriptions were
pledged to insure tie immediate pur-
chase aud equipment Of a modern
athletic field.
The project OF installing an ath-
lctic field was conceived by the EN-
change club several weeks ago. \
site has been selected
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25
DAY GRANTED PAROLE

Martin Day, convicted Of distilling
in Russell county this year and sem
fenced to IL to IS months In prison
was granted parole by Governor
Kilby today. The parole was condi-
toned on his good conduct in the flu
ture, and was recommended by the
state board of pardons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25
GADsDEN MAYOR VISITS

George Il. Christopher, ma yor of
Gadsden. and j. c. Rodgers, Lead
ing citizen G. Alabama City, were
guests of honor at a Joint meeting of
the two chapters of Royal Arch
Masons in this city Friday night. a
class of several candidates being
initiated with the assistance of the
Etowah county visitors.
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MUSIC SCHOOL CLOSES

Prof. J. d. Pattcn's normal school
of music in beat No. 23 Walker coun-
~. closes this week. Prof. Patton
teaches vocal music usually in the
rural districts. and the attendance
Is always large. Prof. Patton states
that his school of music schedule is
already made up until some time in
1926
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25
MARBLE DEALER HURT

Earl stoves local marble and
monument dealer, was painfully in
jured Wednesday when large piece
of stone fell on his foot as he was
helping unload it from truck lie
was given medical attention Imme-
diately and his injuries are reported
al not serious
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at that time. The government hav-
ing given them two years training.
continues its care for six months
longer.
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ATTENDING CONFERENCE

Greensboro Methodsts are without
the benefit of clergy this week as
most OF the ministers are in Mont
gomery attending the yearly confer
ence. They went with all claims
paid in full and a gratifying report
from over the district will be read
by Rev. Marvin Curtis. presiding ell
der
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TWO sTILLs CApTIRED

Two stills were captured and two
persons were arrested on charges of
having stills in their possession in
raids near Foley. Baldwin county.
conducted by the state law enforce
ment officers. The officers took IL
gallons OF liquor as evidence and
poured out 600 gallons Of mash.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25
OFFICERS FIND BOOZE

Acting on a tip that whisky ear
containing so gallons of Thanksgiv-
ing and Christmas fluid was being
unIt AIDED in the western part of the
City Friday morning, Officers Dea-
son, Tolleson Wade. Pope and Mil
Ter hurried to the place. finding only
half gallon hidden in weed
patch and several men standing at
point nearby.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25
FIREMAN FATALLY HURT

Henry Harmon. car inspector for
the Southern railroad here. was
probably fatally injured at 1870
o'clock this morning. He was en-
gagged in tightening a nut under a
car when the switch engine with
other cars was backed against the
car on which he Was working His
injuries made 1t necessary to ampu-
tate his left arm between the elbow
and shoulder and his left leg between
the knee and thigh, There is but
little hope for his recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25
HoME AND BARN BtRN

3 The nome and Dam OF Jim Wrlghf.
coIored. near the Tuscumbia GENE
terry. were destroyed by fire last
night The origin of the fire is not
known. One COW persisted in the
flames and another was badly burned.
The contents of both home. and barn
We're DESTROYED.
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TWO FIRMS INCORPORATED

bama home of two foreign corpora
tions which qualified to do business
in Alabama, filing certificates with
William P. Cobb. secretary of state
today The American Hominy COM
pany. a New Jersey corporation will
engare IN the business of manufac-
turing and distributing hominy and
will begin business with an invest
men in this state of $4,000. The La
mont-Corliss company, New York
corporation. will engage in the bust
ness of selling engines and machin-
cry. Its preliminary investment In
this state will be $1,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25
BAPTIST REVIVAL on

DR.. r. L. Motley, pastor of the
First Baptist church. Florence, is
assisting Rev J. Raymond Stuckey,
pastor OF the Sheffield Baptis.
church in revival services here.
There have been several additions to
the church and great interest is
being shown in the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25

Miss Dryer, representative from
the National Red Cross. was in
Greensboro this week for the pur-
pose Of opening an office in Green's
boro and Installing a secretary.
whose chief duty will be to look
after the vocational men and their
families. The government already
has a trained nurse In Greensboro.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25
WALKS AROUND WORLD

] =. Belland who says thai he
was born in France in 1871, and
came to America when four years
of age, who claims Muskegon. Mich,
ss his home was in Sheffield yester-
day walking around the world. He
claims tina his Journey is in the in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25
STILLS coNrtsc4TEp

Sheriff Miller. assisted By Depu-
tics y. r. Hawk and Rush King, cap
tured two stills last Sunday after
noor about six miles southwest Of
l. els hton. The peaatiVes made their
escape. The stills and three barreis
Of beer were DESTROYED.
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Din. Ann is DEAD

Ozark. Ala. November 24.-(Spc-
cial. OZARK and Dale county are
sad over the unexpected death Of DR..
Il. 3. Ard. who passed away at Fra
zicr's hospital in Dothanf about |.
O'Clock Thursday morning. His body
was brought home this morning. and
was buried at Claybank Friday. the
funeral services being held at his
home on West broad street. He
leaves wife, three sons. four dauGh-
ters mother four sisters, many
relatives and hundreds of friends all
over Ozark and Dale county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25
SEEK OLD wAERANTs

Sheriff w. L. Parker and other
attaches of his office delved in the
musty files and worked through old
indictments at the court house Fri
day in an effort to find warrant
charging Israel Pryor. negro. with
assault with intent to murder. The
sheriff received the information that
another sheriff in the state could
effect the arrest of the negro al any
time The Alabama sheriff who
wrote Mr.. Parker about the negro
claims that the assault was COM
mitted on the person of deputy
sheriff in this county nine years ago,
but nothing in the nature of an in
dictment could be found Friday in
the files at the sheriff office.
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NIGHT VIGIL OVER
DEAD BODIES KEPT
BY WOMAN ALONE
Mother-in-LaW of Slayer Re.
mains Alone in Farm House
All Night With Two Muir
dered Men
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU II
THE AGE-HERALD
HartseIle Ala. Nov ~


How the aged mother-in- law of this
shooting remained alone in the home
OF Reufe England, keeping silent vigil
over the victims OF the deadly gun
during Tuesday night, came to light
here today when persons who had
visited the scene of Tuesdays. SEN
satfonal double killing, returned TO
Hartselle.
DR. Sam Crow and Hoyt Yates,
slain in the Bashums Gap community
Tuesday night at tho home of Eng
land, were buried there today, ac--
eerding to word received here.
Further light on the double tragedy
was available today, when 1t was
learned that DR.. Crow, Yates and
Woods went to the home of England
to move his family to the farm OF
Crow It is stated that England and
his wife had been separated. and
that he did not intend TO go on the
Crow farm.
sleeps After Killing
When tho killing occurred an left
the building but the aged mother-in-
law of England. 1t is stated that she
remained alone with the two dead
mon throughout the night keeping
watch. England is alleged to have
started to go and give up to the
authorities. but later changed the in
tention. The aged woman stated that
he came in some time during the
night of the killing, went to bed and
remained there for three hours,
sleeping well during that time.
The entire county is greatly dis
turbed on account of the tragedy. and
is the one topic OF conversation.
at that time. The government hav-
ing given them two years training.
continues its care for six months
longer.
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WALKER WANTS ROAD

The state highway commi sson met
in special session today for the pur-
pose of taking some action looking
toward the adoption of a per cent
road map, requirement of the fed
eral law providing aid for road con-
struction work. but the subject was
never reached, the entire time of the
commission being consumed in hear
ing the pleas of persons who desire to
have road projects started in their
counties.
Citizens of Walker county appealed
to the commission to begin eonstruc-
ton work at the earliest possible
moment on the portion of the Bank
head highway leading from Jasper to
the Marion county bank. The COM
mission is already constructing
road from Jasper to the jefferson
county line, but the delegation in
sisted that the other project is OF
such Importance as to warrant the
carrying one of two construction
projects in the county.
Plan Road Map
Another delegation came before
the commission from Midland city,
Dale county, and urged changes in
read in their section. The survey OF
the highway commission SO changes
the road to eliminate two railroad
crossings, >Dut the citizens an
nounced that they were not satis-
fled with the commissions plan ana
requested that changes be made in
line with their suggestions.
The commission expects to give all
of tomorrow to the consideration of
the per cent map. 4 preliminary
map has already been drawn show
ing what the commission believes are
the roads which should receive the
first consideration.
BLAST TO COST 100000
Walter Monroe, chief clerk of the
work man's compensation rating bu-
reau of Alabama, today estimated
that the total compensation which
will be paid stricken families as a
result of the explosion of the Dolo-
mite mine of the Woodward Iron
company will run to 100000. His
estimate was made independently of
the estimate from Chicago. which
said the Chicago casualty company
which carried the compensation in
surance would pay about 100000 N
claims.
The Alabama compensation rating
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Business men of Albany and De-
catur met in the Albany Chamber
OF Commerce rooms Friday night to
form civic organization to work
for the upbuilding of Albany and
Decatur. w. w. Rahm is chairman
for Albany and j. II. Calvin is chair
man for Decatur in the preliminary
work
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STATE CHEMIST BACK

Dr.sB. 3. Ross. state chemist. passed
through Montgomery today en- route
to his home at Auburn from Wash
ngton. where he attended the annual
meeting of the association of agri-
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bureau will have supervision of the
payment of the claims under the
N-orlSmans compensation law.
enacted in 1919. and will be charged
with the protection OF the interest
of those involved in the explosion.
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FARM AGENT ARRIVES

J. d. Sanford has arrived IN
Greensboro, to assume his duties as
farm demonstration agent for Hale
county. Being a graduate of Auburn
he is specially fitted to give farmers
advice on farming or the care of
live stock.
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ROBBERY CHARGED

E. c. Brayan whose home is said
to be in Newton county, has been
held to the grand jury here by JUS
tice w. D. Roberts on a charge OF
grand larceny in connection with the
alleged robbery of James Piggott of
Bogalusa. La. The bond was fixed
at $500 which was readily given.
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VOCATIONAL MEN THROUGH

About a hundred OF the vocational
men will have completed their time
at school by Christmas. and are
leaving for their respective lhomes
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terest of the Syron Lyeeum Educa-
tionaI bureau at Washington, d. c.
He is required to touch every county
seat in the United States and as evil
dence Of the fact that he does touch
them he is required to make a de-
post Of IL cents with some bank in
each county seat.
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curing each juror to say whether or
not his sympathy was In favor of
the enforcement of the prohibition
laws
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DELEGATES RETURN

Miss IVA Cook, Mrs. French Bell
Miss jamie Constantine and other
local delegates from various organ
izations have returned to their homes
in the CITY after attending the fed
Grated club meeting for the first dis
trict in TalladeGa this week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-11-25
O..
URGE MAYOR HYLAN
TO PROSECUTE KLAN

New York, November 24-The
American Ciyil Lbefties union today
sent letter TO Mayor Hylan urging
criminal prosecution of the Ku Klux
Khan.
I'm the interest OF the liberty of
speech" said the letter. let the Ku
Klux Khan bring its absurd and I'M
sound doctrines out into the open and
prosecute the organization criminally
with vigor when the law is broken"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-26
ALBANYPLANNlNC
100000 SCHOOL
Present High School, Owned
Jointly By City And County
Outgrown

ALBANY Jan. ga new high
school building costing 100000 or
more will be built in Albany at an
early date if the county commission
ers of Dougherty county will cooper
ate with the Albany city council in
the project which the council has
already gone on record as favoring.
The city proposes to issue bonds for
its share of the expense, and it is
believed that the county will do the
same.
The present high school building is
joint property of the city and coun-
ty and has been outgrown. 1t is pro-
posed to convert it into junior high
school building if the new structure
is erected. Another plan for enlarg-
ing Albany's school facilities is to
combine the proposed new grammar
school in East Albany with consol-
idated school the county has in mind
for the eastern part of the county
These plans would give Albany foul
large grammar schools, a junior high
school and senior high school
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-26
ALBANY MAYOR
FINDS Way OUT
Third Police Board Of New Year
Elected When Law Is Care
fully Read

ALBANY JAN 26.-Albany had
her third police commission Of the
year when the city council at its
meeting Tuesday night elected an
entirely new board to replace the
one elected at the annual meeting,
January TO-
With the change of administrations
here the new council availed itself
of the charter amendment provision
effective this year empowering the
council to vacate the offices of all po-
lice commissioners and elect new
ones under certain conditions. The
council, however, overlooked the fact
that the election under this amend
ment should take place at the last
regular meeting Of the council in
January and proceeded to elect r.
A. Wallace, Dennis Fleming, j.
Weiss Kieve and e. A. jenkins at
that time, Ii was discovered later
that the commission had been elected
out of time, and Tuesday night, the
time for the regular election found
the resignation of Commissioner
Wallace before the council and it
was then decided to elect new ones
in the place Of all four, with the re-
suit that John D. Pope, B. B. Ivey
]. P Champion and j. S. Billings
lea were named.
While no statement was made as
to the reason for changing the
Whole lot, it was understood that cer-
tain differences between Mayor III.
A. Peacock and the commission caus-
ed the change, the council desiring
to support the mayor in his stand that
the recommendations of the chief of
police should be followed until it
was demonstrated that they were un-
worthy of being followed. The new
commission met Wednesday noon and
carried out the recommendations of
Chief X. S. Wallis that the old COM
mission had refused to accept.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-26
'AMERICUS .JEMS
TO BACK RELIEF
local Organization Formed And
Mass Meeting With Noted
Speaker Planned

Armand May of Atlanta, state
chairman of the American Jewish
Relief committee, announced yester-
day that the committees campaign iii
Georgia will raise $250,O0O for the
relief and rehabilitation Of suffering
Jews in Eastern Europe would begin
Marct | and end March rs.
At meeting Of the citizens Of
Americus this morning. which was
called byReuben Hoffman, and was
addressed by A. b. G. Cohn South
ern field director Of the American
jewish Relief committee local or
ganlzation was perfected. Sam Co.
hen was elected city chairman: vii.
ham Pearlman, vice chairman: Mrs.
y, pearlhlan, treasurer, and an exec-
utive committee omposcd Of Reuben
Hoffman, J. NJ. Macy and Coleman,
Skololf.
8 mass meeting during the drive
VIII be held at some prominent place
~ the city. The local conmittea
promises that some speaker of snrb
national Importance as DR. u. AL.
llntner city chaplain Of New Yorl
Or Phil da La Penfa, assistant Gesa
director of the American jewish Rr-
llef committee will be on hand u
present the actual conditions cxiss-
ing overseas, and show that:the s14..
600 200 raised all ouef An,erica. alons
can keep the Jews Of Eastern Eurone
from perishing through cold hunger
and typhus.
Sam Cohen and Mrs, Pearlman
speaking for the local COMMITTED
said: mo one in this country viii
staye this winter for the want of
q crust of bread, or have to seek
shelter to rest their weary bodies.
or have to look here, there and ev-
erywhere for rags to clothe@ their
naked bodies"
This is a eall Of humanity where
100000 Jews, 500, 900 orphans.
have known nothing but starvation
hunger and disease.