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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
NEGRO RELEASED ON AK MURDER CHARGE
Injured Merchant States PeniCk Is Not the Man
 Who Assaulted Him

Dan Penick, negro, held by police since Friday charged with the al legged assault on Tony Loreno and his wife when they were attacked in their store adjoining their home the night of January 25, was releas sed from custody yesterday. Loreno de- clares emphatically that Peniclk is not the man who committed the as sault.
 Release of Penick leaves two ne- sroes, Tom Gardner and Mute Avery. who were taken into custody last street. and charged with the crime. Gardner was identified by Loreno last Saturday as the man who struck him but due to Gardner's resem- blance to Penick it was decided to take the latter before the injured man for final Identification. When Penick was carried to the hospital the injured man stated that the ne- gro was not the man wanted, and re- peated his statement that Gardner was the one who assaulted him.
 Mute Avery is held as Gardner's accomplice. Both men are charged with assault with intent to murder, the bond in each case being fixed at S5,O00.
 The condition of both Loreno and his wife has rapidly improved in the past few days and according to the hospital authorities, 1t will be but a short time before they are released.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
TRIAL DELAYED BY
 ABSENT WITNESSES.
Eye Witnesses to BeVens Killing Absent at Me-
 vile Trial

Trial of William B. Neville on charges of murder in the first de- gre for alleged participation in the staying of John Bivens, miner. at Quintown last April, was passed in definitely yesterday In Judge William B. Forts division of the criminal court,
 Continuance of the case was grant cd when the state announced itself unrcady for trial because of the fail ure of either Dave Lattimer or Lloyd Little, alleged eye-witnesses to the killing, to put in their appearance
 The state announced that without the attendance of these witnesses it would not be ready for trial Bond Cor the defendant was fixed at S5,000. When he makes this bond he will he released from the county jail, where he has been confined since his arrest few hours after the death of Bivens
 The continuance granted yesterday was the fourth continuance made in the case, Dave Lattimer, one of the witnesses whose absence caused the state to ask for continuance Of the case was originally arrested with Neville and Charley Milhgan, and charged with the killing. Later he turned states sevldence and no formal proceedings were brought against him except a warrant charging murder. sworn out by Mil ligan's wife This warrant was sub sequently mol pressed by the state.
 Little, who testified on the trial of Mnigan that he was in the wagon in. which Neville and Mlli- gan rode with Lattimer and himself to the scene of the killing is under stood to be In North Carolina, where he was recently left some land by his father He refuses to return c. Alabama to testify in the case, 1t is stated. No information as to the whereabouts of Lattimer Is in the hands of the state, it is stated.
 Milligan was tried for the murder last spring and convicted of murder in the second degree. He was sem fenced to 25 years in the peniten- tiary. His case is now on appeal in the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
DEMOCRATIC SUB-
 COMMITTEE CAL!Fn
Miner Calls Body in Session to Arrange for State
 ConVentio.

Announcement Is made by John C. Milner. chairman of the committee on state convention of the Alabama state democratic executive commit tee of meeting Of the subcommit toe of which he is chairman, at the Tutwiler hotel at II o'clock this morning.
 At this meeting plans will be dis cussed for perfection of preliminary arrangeme on the state convention which meets at Montgomery in Sep tember.
 James II. Webb, chairman of the state democratic executive commit tee, will be present and chairmen of the two other subcommittees re- gently named by the executive com mittee and other committeeman who desire to attend are invited.
 Members included on the sub committee in addition to Mir. Miner are: W. D. Nesbitt and Borden Burr of Birmingham, Walter r. Miller. Tuscumbia. and J. F. Boykin, Pitts view.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
CITY GOVERNMENT
 FORM LIVE TOPIC.
Junior Chamber Will Canvass Returns From 1000
 QueStionnaireS

How does Birmingham feel with reference to change in city govern ment, and is the trend of public opin- ion in favor of continuing the pres ent form returning to the aidermanie plan or adopting the city manager regime?
 This query which has been put to more than 1000 voters by members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce during the past two weeks. will be answered at the general meeting of the organization at o'clock, this evening in the chamber auditorium. At this time the city government will make it's preliminary report on how a definite cross section of public opinion in the city feels about q change of local government. The committee has on file. and tabulated. replies from approximately i50 cit ies. as well as charters of almost every known form of government ex isting in America.
 H. M. Sterne. chairman of the com mittee, states that neither the com mittee nor the organization is com mitted to any form of city govern ment, and that the present work is purely preliminary to a thorough investigation, which will cover wide field, before definite recommends tions are advanced.
 Dance Referendum
 Much interest is also being shown by the membership in the reports of the dance referendum committee. which has been actively engaged in campaign plans, which gre expected to mature with the filing of the ref erendum petitions.
 The formation of an Outing club within the organization will also be discussed tonight. A large attendance is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
FUNERAL OF M'QUEEN WILL BE HELD FROM
 JOHNS CHAPEL TODAY

The funeral of George A. Me- Queen 40. who was found frozen to death at Fourth avenue and Thirtieth street. north, early Tuesday morning. will be held from Johns chapel at 2 o'clock today, interment being in Elmwood cemetery.
 McQueens body when discovered by negro employe fthe Acme oil company, 5000 Fifth avenue. was blue from exposure, life probably having been extinct for some time. He noti- fled the police immediately, who. after making a thorough investiga- tion, stated that they believed that Mcqueen was probably the victim of foul play. The position of the body, finding of blood stained ladies handkerchief. and the fact that his hat and overcoat We're quite a dis tance from the body, tend to substan- tiate the theory of violence.
 MT. Mcqueen, who was employed by the Atlanta Birmingham and At lantic railroad, resided with his parents at 14o1 Third avenue He is survived by his parents. MT. and Mrs. John A. Mcqueen. and enc sister, Mrs. Bessie Kirk of Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09

Tt always gives me a great deal of pleasure to visit Birmingham and while 1 have not been here for the past two years it has not altogether been my fault" said Karl Hoblitzel.e, president of the Interstate Amuse- ment company. with headquarters in Dallas. Tex. of which the Lyric theatre is one of 8 large chain of
 Tn the meantime I have had the pleasure of seeing a number of my good friends from Birmingham who came to Dallas last year for the opening of our handsome new theatre there--the Majestic.
 Business conditions l find most encouraging everywhere l have been. l spent the latter part of last week in Little Rock and there, as well as here, l see marked improvement. I think most of the financial depres- sion now comes from a mental at.i- tude rather than real conditions. People have grown used to talking hard times and keeping it up, they get into the habit and cannot get away from 1t, and while we have not yet reached normalcy-I think we are slowly getting back to that desired state.
 "In Texas we have not felt the de- pression as much as other places In fact. the southwest has not been greatly affected by business depres- sion because we are not a manufac- turing center. It has been the man. ufacturing towns and cities which have been hit harder than the others, but these. l am glad to say, show encouraging signs.
 The Interstate Amusement com pany has opened a handsome new play house in Wichita Falls. and within a short time now we will be gin new play house in Houston. hope some day in the not far dis tant future we can surprise Birming- ham with the announcement of 8 handsome new theatre here. This I am sure would be good news to the theatre going public.
 T always feel like extending my appreciation to all my good friends in Birmingham for their splendid support of the Lyric and their gen erops patronage, and it is my desire and that of all my CO., workers to give the public at all times wholesome. entertaining amusements, the best vaudeville that can be secured
 Mir. Hoblitzelle is accompanied by his wife and they expect to remain here until Friday when they will leave for New Orleans
 Mir. Hoblitzelle's visit combines business with pleasure and during his stay he Is In conference with MT J. IT. Ayres, manager of the Lyric and MT. w. F. Crosbie. travelling representative of the Interstate Amusement company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09


 Four roads were considered, and 1t is expected that at another confer ence to be held in few days, other roads will be considered.
 The building of road to Pratt City. which was requested by a dele gation appearing before both the commission and board of revenue Tuesday morning. was considered. This is a distance of miles, while the Fairfield road is miles. connect ing the South Bessemer highway with the paved street through West End, which Is miles and the Mount Pin son road, which is IT miles in length.
 A J. Hawkins. city engineer, and Claude J. Rogers, county engineer were appointed to prepare the esti- mated cost of this work. and imme- diately upon notification started on their task.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09

work contemplated by Dr Richard r, Strong, dean of the Harvard School of Tropical Medicine, who has accepted .ne post of scientific director of tho international institute, and who will leave for Panama on April l to in- itiate the work there"
 Senator Watt T. Brown. chairman of the founders conmttee of the Gorgas memorial will outline the work accomplished by this commit tee during the last two weeks and will call upon the industries of the state through a public appeal to be made at the meeting this afternoon to support the Gorgas memorial move ment Financially.
 The intensive work of solicitation throughout the state will begin on February 20. which will be known as "Gorgas week" The schools will take up the work with special exercises In every high school and the upper grades of grammar schools during that week. Teachers will explain health and sanitation and what it means to the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
JURY CUTS DOWN TMASSESSMEN7 Valuation of Motion Property Set by Tax Adiusters
 Is Reduced

A verdict cutting down the assess ments made several months ago by the Jefferson County Board of Tax Adjusters on property of T. H. Mol ton including the Motion hotel was rendered In Judge Dan A. Greene's division of circuit court yesterday.
 The case was an appeal from the board of revenue which sustained the assessments of the tax adjusters and was revised by jury.
 The jury cut the valuation of s216,- 900 placed by tho tax adjusters on tho west half of lots thirteen and fourteen in block 4s, together with the improvements to s174,000; on the hotel furniture from s24,OoO to s1a,- 900 and on lots three and four and the last 75 feet of lot five in block B, Highland Park from s1s,oO0 to s14,400.
 The assessments from which the appeal was taken were for the tax year beginning October l., 1919. and were made by the Jefferson county board of tax adjusters on August 5, 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
FUNERAL FRIDAY FOR. UNIDENTIFIED INFANT. FOUND DEAD NEAR CITY

The unidentified baby found at Thrash station on the Pratt-Ensley car line will be buried in Elmwood cemetery, Friday morning at 10 o'clock following funeral services at Ridout's chapel.
 Unwilling to see the child buried in the Potter's- field, kind-hearted peo- pie throughout the city have been generous in their donations towards an elaborate funeral. Mrs. B. R. Rob- inson has donated the lot at Elm wood; Ridout will furnish the funeral service; Vernon Harris will provide flowers: A. E. Cowart of the Stand ard Casket company, the casket. while the transportation will be fur nished by B. w. McGinnis. Rev. J. A. Bryan of the Third Presbyterian church and Rev. R. N. simpson of the First Christian church will off ciate, while four children from the Mercy Home will act as pallbearers.
 The funeral services will be open to the public and those contemplating attending the burial are requested to phone B. M McGinnis at Main 2ls0, who isl donating automobiles s iri, order that adequate transportation msy be provided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
WO0DLAWN WOMEN ASK REMOVAL OF THE
 CITY GARBAGE DUMP

Immediate removal of the city dump located near Third avenue and Sixty-fourth street and installation of more and better sanitary sewers at that point was advocated yester- day by delegation of Woodlawn women who called on pr. J. D. Dowl- ing. city and county health officer at the city hall.
 Complaint that the sanitary sewers in the neighborhood were overflow ing and that there are numbers of persons compelled to still use dry closets because sewer extensions have not been made. was registered by the delegation.
 Dr. Dowling's cooperation in bet tering sewerage conditions and in removal of the city dump was asked. He promised to take the complaints to the city commission immediately and do what he can to have the sit uation complained of remedied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
SOCIALISM |SA
 FAILURE, STATED Sid J. Bowie Talks to College Students on SociaIistc
 Doctrine

Socialism has always been a com plete failure, and could never be any thing else. The socialistic doctrine is the opposite of the American con stitution, which is founded on liber- ty and freedom from religious perse- cution,'' declared Sidney J. Bowie, speaking before the student body of Birmingham Southern college yester- day morning.
 Mir Bowie's talk was mainly along a constructive line, telling the stu dents the great things that the American nation had accomplished, and what education was doing and would do for the world.
 Mir. Bowie told the students to "honor the United States and the men that are in office if they are doing their best for the upbuilding of the people, for the majority of the people are the ones who sent him there. If they are not satisfied with his work, chance soon comes to put another man in his place"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
committee.

Col. Clarence J. owens. chairman of the southern division of the Gorgas memorial. will act as temporary chairman at this meeting. which will take place at o'clock in the office of Mir. Jemison.
 Colonel Owens brings message dl- rect from the President Of the Re- public of Panama, Dr. Belisario Porras. who conceived the idea of fitting memorial to the late Maj. Gen William Crawford Gorgas. to per petuate the work of ridding the world Of preventable diseases a work which he carried to all parts of the earth during his life and which was ter minated so abruptly by his untimely death in London in 1921.
 Tn less than a year a corps of trained health workers will be avail able for service in this state and throughout the southland" said Col onel Owens. The amount of money to be raised in Alabama and through out the world will be used as an en- dowment to properly carry on the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09

The board of revenue has offered to pay half of the cost of building permanent roads to connect with the county highways and just what DOT ton will be paid by the city will be decided at another conference to be held within the next few days. At that time the matter Of ascertaining just what property can be assessed for this street improvement will be taken up as it is stated the only way the city can make street improve ments Is to assess the amount of tho improvement against the abutting property.
 Plans to connect the East Lake pavement through Gate City with the Huffman road will also be discussed and considered at the next joint con- fcrence.
 All members of the board of rev enue and President McLendon Com missioners W. E. Dickson and W. L. Harrison were present at the confer cnCe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09

Tonight the conference will con- elude the first held in Birmingham since the headquarters of the union were removed from Baltimore, and the delegates win depart for their homes in the 16 southern states. the District of Columbia and Illinois, represented at the three day delib- eration of the auxiliary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09

Following the noon session yeSter- day the delegates posed for The Age Herald camera man and immediately departed for an automobile tour of Birmingham and the surrounding country after which they were hon. ored at tea at the home of Mrs. c. w. Connors at Miner Heights. and later inspected the new headquarters of the auxiliary in the Jefferson County Bank building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
PHONE LETTERS
 400 CLEANERS OVERS
PHONE
Euents of Today
 in Birmingham,
ADJUSTMENTS

AMI Ub EdNEN V ' IsyrIe-Keith vaudeville ana pde- tures.
 I.Oevv's BiJou-vaudevflle and pie tures.
 strand--CeciI E. DeMille's "sstur- day Night"
 AIcasar-"At the Stage D0or.s sTrian0n--MacI< sennett's 'SMOiIy O." with Mabel NoKmand. Five Points--Dcmpsey and Carpen- tier flight picture
 RiaItO--HarrY Carey in tHFhe Fex.. Galax--"rhe Iron Trail" Royal--Feature drama, comedy and news.
 odeon-SeriaI drama ana comedy. Princess-seriaI drama and coMedy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09

mileage of the road increased only .03 per cent, but the laws and regu- lations require an increase of 46.4 per cent in the number of employees.
 Notwithstanding the reduction in wages---whichs was made effective July l. 1921--and the depressed busi- ness conditions during the last half of the year which forced the post ponement of all work not impera- lively necessary, the labor charges for the year 1921 aggregated s63,400,- 900, for substantially the same mile- age; same service and same volume of traffic. thus making 1t perfectly clear that under the existing condi- tions and regulations the Louisville and Nashville must today earn $41,- 50o.0O0 of additional gross revenue before it can approximate the eco nomical basis of 1915.
 "Is there any wonder that freight rates are high?" he said. And yet freight rates are not relatively higher than the average cost of other commodities--or. to put the matter in another way" he explained In con clusion, "the ratio of transportation cost to the value of the commodity transported is. on the average, lower or substantially the same as was the case under pre-war operations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
NIGHT HAWKS, LYRIC PARTY

Following the meeting of the Night Hawks last evening the members en- joyed a box party at the Lyric. Those attending were: Herbert PayIor, Lu- elan Brown, c. R. Pritchard Perry Robinson. B. A. Hale. T. T. Oster. R. B. McHugh. H. M. Dozier, Jack West. Robert Norman. Philip Powell, Rudolph Norton and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
COURT ADJOIRNs

Gadsden, February S.--The regular session of the term of federal court was convened al o'clock this after noon but immediately adjourned as there were no cases on the docket Marshal Borders of Anniston, and Tom Kennamer, clerk of the court, were present upon the court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
Board Of ReUenue Offers
 To Pay Half Of Cost Of
 NeW Street Construction

approximately S500O00 worth of roads county highways discussed the Jefferson the office of D. McLendon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
Committee Meets Today
 on GorgaS Memorial Plan

Men and from all parts of Alabama will gather today to attend the first executive committee meeting the mora which has called by chairman and George Gordon Crawford chairman
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09

Delegates to the mid-winter con ference of the Women's Missionary Union Auxiliary of the Southern Baptist Convention held their sec ond day conference at the Tutwiler yesterday. Today the third execu- tive session will conclude the ses- sions. These conferences are the last to be held before the annual con vention which will be held at Jack sonville, Fla, in May.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
BANKRUPTCY FILED

voluptary petition in bankruptcy was filed yesterday in federal court by c. B. Cross of Bessemer, giving as liabilities s12,42151 and assets s2,1o0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
The First National Bank
 of Birmingham, Ala. Ga-a......e F0.-av-.hsV 2T1f 1921

founs and discounts ISIS, ,44s. .45s.42 overdrafts ....... 1,9s40e fT' s bonds (par) ........ 1.Boo,000.o0 IT S Treasury certificates. 42S,532.50 Tiherfv loan bonds . S16,T72.6S State of Alabama bonds.... 7S,lOO-O0 Stock in Federal Reservs othsr stocks and bonds.... 1.0s2,B79.ss Interest Interest earned not eO,- lected .........'.ss''ss ss'olf.1s In vault ..s 75s.s3l.Os With banks. s.45s.osq.ss IT. IF. ...... 7oOOO.OO With
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-09
I .C.L. PAYS S12,396.
 IN 1921 PENSIONS.
Total of Nearly Million Dollars Among Steel Corporations
 Retired Workers

Eleventh annual report of the Unit ed States Steel and Carnegie Pension fund for 1921 shows total disburse- ments of ss47.s7s, of which sl2.s9e were received by relief employees ot the Tennessee Coal Iron & Railroad company.
 Total disbursements since the foun- dation of the fund in 1911 have been $6,s2S,OOO. The 1921 disbursements were the largest of any year the total for the preceding year having been s77s.O0O and that,for 1919 be- ing s739,O00.
 Number of pensioners active Janu- ary 1, 1921, was 2,969 and 70S were added during the year, making total of 3,667. There were 240 discontinu ances, so that the total of pensions on rolls December 31 was 2,437.
 Average age of the pensioners from 1911 to 1921 has been 66.10 years, average term of service 30.95 years.
 Amounts distributeo last year by the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad 14rare a foiIOWS
Evening journal., 1922-06-16
T0PKIS STORE ARMY
NAVY DEPARTMENT

Topkis buyers have effected large
purchases at auction from the United
States Government and the old Wool
worth Store is now transformed into
a new department handling every
line OF merchandise In the army and
navy goods line.
Large shipments are being dis
patched from warehouses by motor
trucks. These consist OF uniforms,
underwear. shoes. rubber boots. rain
coats, blankets, tents. cots. rifles.
pistols, saddles. kitchen utensils and
almost every small war article that
the government offered at public
auction.
The entrance to the army and
navy department is on Market street
through the shoe department and
down the stairs. or through the old
Woolworth entrance at 413 King
street, where goods are displayed.
Mr.. Topkis announces that the
opening will be tomorrow. As a
souvenir. each purchaser will re-
ceive mans knife, such as the
soldiers used. made OF cutlery steel