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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12


Mrs. Marie Lou Corey was APP
pointed chairman of jefferson county
to assist Miss Frances Nimmo Greene,
state chairman. in organizing the
women in each beat and district of
the county to support the Alabama
Seaport amendment to be voted on
November 7, at the meeting held yes
terday at the Chamber of Commerce.
The audience was composed of rep
resentatives from various women's
clubs throughout the district.
Sydney J. Bowie, chairman of the
Alabama Seaport amendment commit
tee. was the principal speaker and
explained concisely the necessity of
Alabamas equipping and operating
it's own seaport, located at Mobile. to
lift the burden of the high freight
costs from the states commerce.
The amendment was explained in
detail, and the fact that no special tax
would be levied was brought out. To
vote yes" for the amendment means
merely to authorize the state to lend
it's credit in the form of bonds, not
to exceed $1e.000,000, he said.
The products of Alabama and the
worlds demand for them, the state S
ownership of its port, the money to
be derived from the operations of
this port. which will go to the state
treasury after the interest on the
bonds and the face of the bonds are
paid. and the numerous benefits to
be obtained by the state as we'll as
the south as a whole were the para
mount facts discussed by Mr.. Bowie.
Literature on the amendment was
distributed. Miss Frances Nimmo
Greene. state chairman Ct the wom-
ems division, impressed upon the
women voters the service they would
render their state by voting yes"
for the amendment, comparing the
work in aiding the passage of this bill
to that done by the women for their
country during the World war.
The work of organizing the women
mediately.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12
Italians to Commemorate
Landing of Columbus By
Lively Celebrations Here

Italians of Birmingham and SUI
burbs will participate in two huge
celebrations tonight in commemora-
ton of the discovery of the Americas
by Christopher Columbus more than
400 years ago. This day has become
holiday generally throughout the
nation. The observance here will be
under the direction of Umberto
Savoia Principi Piamonte. leading
italian society of the south.
The Columbus club will provide a
similar festivity at Ensley. The
celebration in the city will be held
at the Dante club.
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since the campaign was opened in
Birmingham.
Total subscriptions obtained to date,
First Team. No. s-w. s. Pritchard,
captain, s9.6s5.
Second Team, No. s-R p. McDavid,
Jr:. captain, $500.
captain, $9,1s5.
Large subscriptions reported wednes-
Lovenan, Joseph g Loeb .........s2.5 soc
&C. F. DeBardelsben and the Ala.
bama Fuel and Iron Co. s........ SOC
sNon-alumni.
Following is the report of new sub
scriptions made by the various teams
on Wednesday and their total sub
scriptions to date:
Team No. Trucker Ages. captain
Team No. s@w. H. Brantley. captain,
1905; total, $1,760.
Team No. s-Francis B. Latady. cap
tain. $1,000, total ys.1s6.
Team No. w. G. Agee, captain. ss0S;
Team No. 6-Brewsr Dixon. captain.
1906: total, $4.2e5.
Team No. 6-Leslie F'uienwider, cap
tain; no report Wednesday; total sub
Team No. 72walter s. Brewer, captain,
81, 800; total. $500.
Team No. s--R. P. McDavid. Jr.. cap
tain. $3.50; total. 50. 500.
no report: total. se.ss5. p'N-'''
Team No. 10-J X. Taylor, captain,
1890; total. s2.76o.
Team No. 11-w NJ. Spencer. captain.
Special committee-Reported wednes-
day, $3.50.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12
WARRANTY DEEDS

The following warranty deeds were
filed yesterday afternoon In the pro-
bate court:
Amelia s. Harris to J. Fl. Hughes.
lot, % and part of lot /. block g.
$1,000.
Mrs. Annie Dave and husband to
]. T. Peerson, part of block 706, ac-
cordin gto the plan and survey of
the city OF Birmingham-$2.25o.
Ratliff, Realty company to Mary A.
McAfichael, part of block $50, accord
ing to the Birmingham Realty COM
pany's addition / to the city-S3,oo0.
Samuel M. Sharpe to K w. Berry.
lots and 8, block 7. according to the
survey of the property of the Miner
Land company-$3, 900.
Basil M. Allen and wife 10 r. NJ.
Roegner and wife, lots "a to SO. in
elusive, according to McMillian's ad-
dition to Birmingham-$4.00e.
N w. Benefited to Frank P. Gray.
lot 8, according to w. H. Merritts
subdivision Of block 7s5-s4.50o.
Tom o. Smith and wife to T. NJ. Mo-
Cleilan, lot 8. block 162-s7.500.
&C. w. Hudson and wife to e. A.
Gafford, lot 10. block SO. s2.25o.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12
Agents Recover Assets
OF Bankrupt Company

Two large trunks full of ladies'
waists, undertakings, hosiery and
other feminine kniok -knacks with an
estimated value approximately of
$4,000, declared to be part of the
stock of the now bankrupt Charm
Blouse shop. 1928 Third avenue.
when filed a voluntary petition In
bankruptcy September 81, were re-
ceived in Birmingham yesterday
morning by federal officials.
The trunks were located in the
Pennsylvania railroad station by gov
eminent officers who were investi
eating the alleged shipment out of
the state of large part of the stock
CT the shop. The trunks were turned
over to J. s. Cox, receiver of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12
GIRL, 26, FREED ON
MURDER CHARGE
BY ABERNETHY
Young Woman Was Alleged
to Have Shot Self and Killed
K. B. Lyons, Special
Officer

Essie Opal Davis, 2e, was given her
freedom yesterday afternoon. follow
ing a preliminary hearing before
Judge H. B. Abernethy of the court
of misdemeanors on a charge of the
murder OF z. b Lyons Of Fort Payne.
special officer for the Southern rail-
road.
Lyons was shot and instantly killed
on the night of September 10, when.
II is said he attempted to prevent
Miss Davis from committing suicide.
The shooting occurred at the Venice
hotel, eo1h Twenty-sixth street,
north, when Miss Davis, Ethel Mar
shall and Lyons were engaged In a
conversation In the parlor OF the
hotel. According to witnesses at
the trial, Miss Davis walked to
Lyons side. spatohed his pistol and
aimed Il at her heart. Lyons ir1-
mediately grabbed her from the back,
when she fired one shot, the bullet
going into her breast an inch from
her heart. 1t came out at her right
shoulder and struck Lyons in the
left temple, penetrating his head 1t
was claimed Lyons died instantly,
and the young woman was taken TO
the Fraternity hospital in an un-
conscious condition. whore she re-
NAMED until she was transferred to
the county jail on charge of MUIR
der.
The young woman was arrested on
q warrant sworn out following the
investigation of the death of Lyons
by Coroner J. D. Russum. The war
rant was sworn out on technicality
Of the law, that a person attempting
to suicide was guilty of taking hui
man life. and that IL he killed an
other in the attempt he was guilty
of murder. The evidence at the trial
xraa not nufficieuf
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bankrupt company. who IL taking
inventory of the merchandise.
Members of the investigation bu-
reau of the United States depart
ment o. justice said that the dry
goods contained In the trunks were
Identified as part of the stock.
The blouse shop was declared
bankrupt by Max Gross and Sam
Bloom, proprietors, who were ar
rested soon after bankruptcy pro-
ceedngs were filed, and were placed
in the county jail under charge of
ooncealing assets. They were ar
raigned before Kenneth c. CHARLIE
ton, United States commissioner, and
waived preliminary hearing. Later
they were released under bonds OF
$4,000 each
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12
DENGUE TAKES
F|RSTL|FE| IN TOWN
Death of Negro Girl Is Only
One in County From
MaIady

Dengue fever claimed its first Vie
tim in Jefferson county, and prob
ably the first in Alabama. yesterday
when Elsie. Meadow. 10. negress. a117
Tenth avenue. north. sucoumbed to
the disease. Statistics at the health
department show that while dengue
is prevalent over the entire country,
few deaths have been reported
Returned qusxtionnsires from ply
sicians of the county showed 155
cases of dengue visited since Au-
gust /. These questionnaires. how
ever, represented only a small num-
Der of those sent out by DR.. ]. D.
Bowling. health officer, Monday. Re-
plies continue to come in, DR.. Dow
ling said. and within few days
some statistics of value ON the fever
will be obtainable.
Survey Of the county il being oon-
tinued by the health department,
aided by e. B. Johnson, malarial en-
gineer of the state department of
health
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12
BOOK PLATES ARE SHOWN
AT GALLERY BY ART CLUB

Much interest is being shown In the
bookplate exhibition in the little gall
lery in the Watts building, where
some of the best book plate de-
signs by artists are being shown.
Among the most elaborate are the
etched plates of the late George w.
Eve. the engraved plates of Sidney La.
Smith, Edwin Davis and William Ed
gar Fisher, president of the Ameri-
can Bookplate society.
A large number of collections be-
long to Frank Hartley Anderson, ar
chitect and designer. The exhibition
is being held under the supervision
of the Art league.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12
Unlawful Homicide
Is Coroner's Verdict

Coroner J. D. Russum completed
the investigation yesterday into the
death of Ed Jones, 49, alleged to have
been shot and instantly killed Sun
day night. October 1, at 232s
Eleventh avenue. north, by William
Harrison (Slim) Teer. A verdict of
unlawful homicide was rendered
According to testimony the shoot
ing was the result of a quarrel
which had occurred several DAYS
previously. Following the shooting
Teer Immediately surrendered to the
officers. A warrant charging mur-
der will be sworn out against him
this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12

The program at the Dante club will
include dancing, speeches and a grand
march. The dancing will begin at 4
O'Clock and the speaking at o'clock
The grand march will start at 10
o'clock. prize will be given to the
best dancers.
The speakers will include A. Gen.
esia. president of the Dante club;
G. A. Firpo. Birmingham; Joe Schil-
loci. Ensley: Jake c. Guercio, Bir-
mingham, and Jake Rose. East Lake.
All will speak In their native
tongue. q. NJ. Romeo is chairman of
the entertainment program and
1uercio is his assistant
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bers. with the recommendation to the
membership to vote for IL old ana IL
new men on the governing body.
Announcement is made by Charles T.
Allen, president, that Joseph P. Mudd
won the attendance trophy for regu-
larity at board meetings during the
past six months. Mr.. Mudd missed
only one out of 23 meetings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12

FUNERAL OF WILLIAM DUDLEY
VAUGHAN
The funeral services over the re-
mains Of William Dudley Vaughan
were held at y. m. yesterday at
Oak Hill cemetery, Lfge 10y. funeral
director, in charge.
WILLIAM VAUGHAN.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12

Lyric-Keith vaudeville and seFaIse
'front.' picture.
Bijou-Loew vaudeville and
s'The Knight Rose" picture.
strand-"Valiey of silent Men,
picture.
Trfanon-"BOnd Boy,1 picture.
Administrative YOUTH" picture.
Cosmopolitan LuncheOn--SOuthern
club.
Credit Mems Luncheon--soutbern
club.
WAC radio progrnm. 8 O'Clock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12

Roland Bearden, Bessemer, who
failed to appear in court for hearing
after his arrest by federal prohibit
ton enforcement agents. was taken
into custody by ]. p. Clements and
w. o. Bass. United States marshal S
deputies, yesterday. six miles south
of Bessemer. He was arraigned be-
fore Kenneth G. Charlton. United
States commissioners. and released I'M
der $500 bonds
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12
JuniOre ChOOee Officern

Tho junior class of Howard college
yesterday afternoon elected the fol-
lowing officers: Dalton Riddle, pres
ident; Yarbrough. vice president;
Ethel Clark. secretary; Billy Hare.
treasurer: Gertrude York, historian;
Willis. reporter. and White. poet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12

Associated retail credit men of the
city will meet at the Southern club
Thursday for luncheon. President
Nickel will speak and Paul Vaughan
of Loveman. Joseph & Loeb will con-
tinue the quiz" started last week
and he will donate the attendance
prize
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12

William M. Gray, bureau of in
vestigation. federal department of
Justice, returned to his office here
after the term of United States dis
triot court at Huntsville.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12

Sophomore class of Howard coll
1ege elected Eleanor Beasley and vir-
GINA Hill reporters: Elizabeth Fos-
ter. historian, and vandeford. poet.
at their meeting yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12

The Student Mission band of How
ard college will meet next Friday
afternoon. The devotional services
will be conducted by the Rev. A. NJ.
Glover. The subject for general dis
cussion will be, THE Spirit of the
Missionary" The Rev. Coker will
talk on Physical Hardships of the
Missionary" the Rev. l. w. Meyers
on Mental Hardships;" the. Rev. v.
L. Wyatt. on Spiritual Budens." and
Miss Helen Evans on Unparalleled
Devotion"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12
Fafter Delayed

Charles c. Halter, Hafter's apparel
shop, who began an airplane trip to
New York Monday. was delayed in
Athens, Ca, yesterday afternoon. but
will complete his trip this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12

Willie Reese. facing Judge Martin
in police court yesterday morning on
charge of larceny, reluctantly ac-
cepted fine of s25 and a 80 days
sentence at hard labor for the al
legged theft of two packages of cha
rettes from DR.. c. e. Miner, his en-
ployer. Reese pleaded not guilty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12
Dry Wash

This service includes everything. Bed and
table linens, all flat work are ironed ready
to use. All other pieces are washed clean
and sent home unstarched, SO you may use
without ironing, If you care to.
y Cents
Pound
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-12
Popular Service

Under this plan all Of the household
laundry is beautifully washed and ironet
at specially low price by the piece. There
are no eliminations-see the low price lis
to the right
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-19
MISSING SHIPS
CREW ALL SAFE,
Twenty Three Persons Be4isIgca
Lost With Tug Relinnce
Are Rescued

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich, Dee.
19.-Twenty-three persons, members
of the crew and passengers on sboays
the tug Reliance, believed to have
lost their lives when the Reliance
was wrecked in severe gale in
Lake Superior, are safe on board the
tug Gray, according to a wireless
message from that vessel Monday
afternoon. Captain Williams was
among those rescued. No mention
was made of the four others miss
ing.
There were 36 persons on the tug.
The two lifeboats that carried 27
passengers and crew, came ashore,
bottom up, north of the Lizard IS
lands. A searching party from
Frather that braved the deep cold
and heavy snow found them.
A story Of unusual hardships and
privation was told by the survivors
here Monday.
The Reliance, which set out two
weeks ago to pick up lumoerjaciss
from camps alorg Lake Superior,
was forced by the fierce gales TO
seek shelter. Food and fuel were
giving out, however, and the cap
tain was forced to choose death
there or make run for a port where
supplies could be obtained.
The craft listed to porr, and uhe
captain gave orders that it must So
abandoned Life hoass were
launched. The survivors say the last
they saw Of the Reliance it was oil its
ports side.
Nine others of the ill-fated craft
are safe. Seven made their way
overland to Frather, Ont, nine miles
north of here, after landing more
dead than alive through the surf,
and came here by railroad.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-19
WHY YOU MISSED YOUR
PAPER MONDAY.

Times-Reeorder subscribers who
failed to receive their paper Mon
day afternoon found bright.
clean, dry copy of the issue on
their verandahse this morning.
For which service the management
wishes to express. public and CRATE
tul thanks to its carrier boys.
During the deluge that poured
constantly all day Monday, every
one of these faithful little fellows
appeared promptly on time to be-
gin their accustomed rounds. But
weather conditions were such it
was determined to deliver no papers
until this morning. With the preva-
lenee Of influenza in the commun-
it, and numerous cases Of pneu.
mania, It was not deemed wise to
expose these young children who
form such an important part of
The Times-Recorder organization.
And this explains why your paper
was not delivered until early this
morning.
In offering this explanation The
Times-Recordef feels confident ex~
cry parent in Americas will agree
with the course pursued and III tbs
adoption Of which we were guided
BY fathers love and solicitude for
the welfare Of his own Children.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-19
CHIEF BEAVERS
ASKED TO QUIT
Head Of Atlanta's Police De.
partment Again a Political
Target

ATLANTA, Dec. 19.-J. Allen
Couch, councilman from the Fifth
Ward, steadfast supporter of Police
Chief James L. Beavers in all of his
many battles on the floor of the city
council the last few years, declared
Monday, in his opinion, the proper
thing" for Chief Beavers to do now
is to resign as chief of police.
Councilman Couch declared that
he urged the step in the interest
Of municipal harmony and city
progress. 'It would be the best
thing to insure harmony for the in
coming administration and it would
be the best thing for Chief Beav-
ers HIMSELF" the councilman in
formed reporters and others at city
hall Monday at noon.
"Chief Beavers offered for Mayor
in the same primary with Walter
A. Sims," Councilman Couch con-
tinued.
Chief Beavers was repudiated at
the polls. Walter Sims, with an
out-and-out policy Of cleaning the
police department and ousting Chief
Beavers, was elected by an over
whelming vote.
VI am a firm believer in the
principles of democracy and l believe
the peoples voice should rule"
Councilman Couch waged deter
mined fight for the passage of an.
ordinance that would allow the
nomination of police chief or other
department heads from the floor of
council. Opponents of Chief Beav-
efs insisted on an ordinance that
would allow the police committee of
council to nominate, subject to rati-1
fication by council. The ordinance
fostered by opponents of the police
department head was adopted but
was vetoed by Mayor Key.
II am afraid that my acticn in
this matter was misconstrued as a
fight in behalf of Beavers" said
Councilman Couch. Il have she
kindliest feelings toward the chief
but am convinced that for his own
welfare he should step out as chief.
It looks certain that administration
leaders will depose him, if he con-
tinues in office"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-19
NON-P PARTISAN
FUNDING WANTED
Senate Harris Favors Strictly I'M
partial Attitude Toward For-
eign Debt Commission

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. - A
movement to make non-partisan the
foreign debt commission, which will
supervise refunding Of Americas
$11, 900, 900, 900 foreign debt, was
launched in the senate Monday aft
ernoon by Senator Harris, Democrat,
of Georgia.
The present commission is COM
posed of Republicans.
Harris introduced bill which
would increase the commissions per-
sonnel from five to eight, one of
whom would be the secretary of
the treasury, and providing that not
more than four Of the remaining
seven members be from the same
political party.
The present commission is COM
posed of Secretary Mellon, Secretary
Hughes, Secretary Hoover, Senator
Smoot and Congressman Burton, of
Ohio.
There is no politics in my bill"
said Harris. "On the other hand,
/ want to see the work Of the for
eign debt commission made non-par-
tisan. The policy of handling the
debt owed US by foreign govern
ments is the biggest question to come
before our government in many
years. All of the FIVE members now
on the commission are Republicans
in politics. My bin would increase
the commission to eight members,
permitting the president to name
three Democrats.
"The Sixty-Ninth Congress--the
one to serve after the next congress
ends-may have a majority of DEM
ocrats and if the debt funding COM
mission is now made non-pattisan it
will provide a continuous body in
stead Of furnishing agitation
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-19
ANNUALFUNDF.0R
POORER KIDDIES
Time Shcrs, But If Purse Strings
Are Loosened Santa VIII Yet
Visit Every Che&rless Home

Nearly 5000 had been contributed
to the Empty Stocking fund to this
date last year, and with only four
more days in which to receive dona-
tions this year the fund shows the
small amount considerably less
than $100.
Today the amount has been aug
mented by donations from various
sources, but there is still many calls
and much money needed to complete
the fund in order that no needy per-
son or little expectant child may be
overlooked Christmas day.
Children, and even babies, have
sent in their little letters with dona-
tions of 10 cents or more, setting
an example that the older ones might
easily follow.
Today is the 10Th. Sunday is
Christmas Eve, and unless the fund
grows rapidly and largely within the
prescribed time, it is certain that
many will be rendered unhappy on
the occasion when only brightness
and cheer should surround every
heart.