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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28

Frank r. Morgan, associate mem Der of the Alabama public service commission has been apointed chair man of the public utility rates com mittee of the National Association of Railway and Utilities Commissions by Dwight N. Lewis of Des Moines, president. Notice of his appointment was received by Commissioner Nor gan today. This is one of the most important committees of the asso- citation. Those who will serve with Mir. Morgan are: E. R. Hughes, Okla : homa A. A. Betts, Arizona; J. NJ. Thompson, Idaho; Henry C. Attwill. Massachusetts. William J. Smith, Illinois, Porter Dunlap, Tennessee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
DEATH SHOCK TO FRIENDS

becca Nicholson of Selma. died at 6 o'clock Thursday afternoon in Mem phis, Tenn. Mir. Nicholson was 4 popular young man in Selma and his death came as great shock to his friends here. The body will be brought to Selma for burial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
ENJOY FISH FRY

The Kiwanis club enjoyed fish fry Thursday evening in place of their regular luncheon. The mem bers went in cars to the pumping station four miles from town The meeting was presided over by Bob Fierce and several visitors were in- troduced and Tom Ballard was well comed as a new member.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
s1o FOR SPEEDING

In imposing the fine of. 31O on a truck driver, Recorder H. c. Gift warned him that the second offense would mean a jail Imprisonment and revocation of his license to drive an automobile. The recorder also warned the public that the law against speed ing will be rigidly enforced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
BApTIsTs TO CELEBRATE

Baptists from practically every church in Calhoun county will as- semble at the Oxford Baptist church Sunday morning at o'clock for the observance of centennial program. A centennial sermon by Rev. l.. l.. Gwaltney of Birmingham will be a feature part of the serVice s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
TO KEEP UP ROADS

J. o. Hinson, Butler county citi- zen. has signed a contract with the comm issioners court of Butler county to keep in repair all the improved roads of Butler county except the state said roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
OLD TIME CONCERT GIVEN

'Ye Old Time Concert given at the Greenville opera house Thursday evening by members of the Green vile Choral club under the direction of C. Guy Smith of Montgomery was musical treat. The entertainment was given under the auspices of the First Christian church of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
ODD FELLOWS TO MEET

The Odd Fellows of Gamble Mines will celebrate the 104th anniversary of the founding of that order at Gamble Mines on Saturday, April 2S. A picnic dinner will be served and there will be speakings by promi- nent speakers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
pAGEANT Is pREscNTEn

Miss Susie Mae Smith, of the city school, presented 300 children this afternoon at o'cloc.- on the ground of the Werner school in the pageant Pied Piper" A large crowd was present and the little folks gave an excellent performance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
no DEBATE sArURDAy

The Intercollegiate debate be- tween Georgia University and the University of Alabama will take place at Morgan hall Saturday night. The subject of debate will be cancel lation of the allied war debt. Geor- gia will be represented by MT. Dunston and MT. Stockton, who take the negative side and in the af- firma tive Alabama will be repre- sented by Eugene Zerdman and Robert Baird.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
KENNEDY FUNERAL HELD

The body of Harrison Kennedy arr rived last night from Denver and tho funeral was held from the Metho dist church at Northport It 3:30 o'clock thi. afternoon. Interment was in the Northport cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28

also made reference to manner of electing the judiciary in its report.
 Gregory L. Smith, Mobile attorney, delivered the annual address of the association at the morning session. Mcdowell And MiiIer Attend.
 Several important papers and ad- dresses were made during the second day of the meeting and the attend ance was increased by the arrival of a number of additional members and visitors. Lieut.. Gov. Charles s. Mo Dowell, Jr.. of Eufaula, was in at- tendance at the convention Friday. Nathan L. Miller of Birmingham, lieutenant governor during the Kilby administration, was also present at Fridays session.
 An invitation was received from the Tri-Cities consisting of Florence, Sheffield and Tuscumbia, asking the state bar association to hold It's next meeting there The place for the next convention will be determined by the executive committee and no action was taken by the assembly.
 Delegates and members of the bar association will be guests of the Mo- bile Bar association at luncheon dur ing the trip to Fort Morgan Satur- day The convention will close with the excursion and the business ses- sion which is to be held aboard the steamer on the voyage to Fort Nor gan. The pa ty will return to Mo- bile late Saturday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
NEGRO NOLAN pAROIEn

Matte Lou Williams of Montgom- cry, who has two months to serve on two-year sentence for man slaughter, was granted parole by Governor Brandon today. Governor Brandon said she is ill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
PEACHES DAMAGED
 50 PER GENT BY r FREEzE, |S REPORT
Good Apple Crop Is Prospect For Bryce Hospital Orchard
 At Tuscaloosa
TUSCALOOSA BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD Iuscnlnosa Alb AndI os

G. H. Stewart. superintendent of farms and orchards at the Bryce hospital, which has the largest or chard in the county. stated today that after close observation he finds that the peach crop was not dam aged more that 50 per cent by the late freeze. He also stated that the apple crop is not injured. There are 5000 peach and apple trees in the Bryce orchard and good crop is in prospect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
GOvERNOR OFFERs RFWARD

MONTGOMERY, Ala. April 27.-- Special al)-Governor Brandon an- nounced today that the state will pay a reward of S200 for the arrest and conviction of man named Clark, who is charged with being one of a trio which inflicted serious wounds on A. F. Nelson, sheriff of Franklin county, and a Mississippi officer when they attempted to raid moonshine still on the border of Alabama and Mississippi late Thurs day.
 Governor Brandon acted on re- quest of Henry D. Jones, solicitSS of Franklin county, who told Fofwell G. Davis, attorney general, that two of the men had been arrested but that Clark had escaped. Sheriff Nelson was shot in the head. while the report also stated that the Mis- sisSippi officer received bullet wound in the lung.
 Judge Charles F. Almon has called a special term of the grand jury of Franklin county for next Monday, and if indictments are returned the men will be placed on trial without delay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
To GIVE RECITAL

Mrs. P. Spier. teacher of music in the Greenville grammar school, has announced that recital will be given by the pupils of her class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
HEFLIN VISITS OPELIkA

Senator J. Thomas Heflin was a visitor to Opelika Thursday between trains and brought with him a floral wreath which went to decorate the grave of his friend, the late Hugh NJ. Wilson of the Daily News.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
HILL NOT GUILTY

TUSKEGEE. Ala, April 27.-Boe Hill, charged with the killing of Tom Mckee last August. was last night declared mot guilty" by the circuit court jury. Hill entered a plea of self defense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
CITY FORCES MAY BE. USED BY ALBANY ON BIG PAVING PROGRAM
New Preachers Admitted Into Decatur District
 Conference
TENNESSEE VALLEY RUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD Niban. Decatur. Ala, April 27 l

Resumption and completion of AL bany's paving schedule moved a step nearer when the council met Fri day evening in special session to pass on final readings of the ordinances covering the paving proposition Practically all of the major streets of the city will have been paved when the present program is fin- ished. An interesting feature of the new move of the cCunc Is tine pos sibility tha tthe ( tt may undertake the work itself e4f1is tim city officials Il .Itet. .3t municipal work. ttt. undertook the saai sewer line whici
 cessful it being o. -.t,e. saved considerable ins.i~. D. esa=.z=9 the work under it's own conoravt.
 Spurred by that success offieia.s now are working on the theory that the municipality could be equally as successful in building streets and it is very possible that sufficient ma chinery will be rented and the work carried forward under the supervis ion of the city engineer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
BISHOP TO CONDUCT FLORENCE SERVICES
To Confirm Class Sunday and Take
 Part In Six-Day Mission

FLORENCE, Ala, April 22.-{Spe- cial. .)-Right Rev C. NJ. Beckwith, bishop of the Episcopal church in Alabama, is expected to arrive in Florence Saturday. Sunday he will conduct the services at Trinity church and will confirm a class. His ar rival in Florence also will mark the beginning of a mission lasting until next Friday evening. During this time Bishop Beckwith will deliver some very interesting addresses. the subjects of which will be announced later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
NEW PREACHERS ADMITTED


 Athens where they attended the meet ing of the Decatur district confer ence of the Methodist church which was presided over by Dr. w. P. McGlawn, presiding elder of the dis trict. Three persons were licensed to preach notably among them Roy Roberts. of near Decatur, who is but 16 years of age. His admission aroused enthusiasm and much favor able comment. He is the son of Rev. Isaac R. Roberts of the Decatur cir cult. The boy preacher expects to complete course of study probably at Birmingham Southern college be- fore applying for full connection in the North Alabama conference. Oth- CTS licensed to preach included Sam uel R. Towns and George NJ. Turney of Albany Decatur. Another feature of the conference was the selection of Rev. Paul Cooke, Birmingham Southern student as the preacher for the Danville Methodist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
ROAD OFFICIAL IS VISITOR

J. B. MunSOn, wee pTeSIdent or the Southern railway, who came to Huntsville to talk over the new pas senger depot proposition with com mittees of the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce. informed them that the railroad could do nothing at this time because every available dollar is needed for the improvement of equipment and rolling stock. The company he declared. is not even willing to talk of allowing Hunts ville to advance the money because the Southern would be required to guarantee the loan and pay the in- terest. It was stated by the com mittee that the matter will not be allowed to drop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
CELEBRATE cEyTENNIAL

A centennial meeting will be held at the First Baptist church in Jasper Sunday, April 29.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
NEW ARREST MADE
Brfnlee Mountain Man Held In Con-
 nectiOn With Robbery

HUNTSVILLE. Ala. April 27.- lSpecial-Special agents of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway have arrested and brought to jail in Huntsville, John l.. Abercrom- bic. resident of Brinlee Mountain, Morgan county, on a charge of hav- ing been implicated in the robbery of freight car on the N, c. &. St. l.. railroad at Hobbs Island several months ago.
 Joe Dean, who was the first man arrested in connection with the case. is now in the penitentiary and Cliff and Welmar SmallWood are awaiting trial here on charges of complicity. Practically all of the goods stolen from the car have been recovered. their value running into several hundred dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
SINGERs ARE INyITED

Tuscaloosa singers have been in- vited to attend an all day singing at Liberty church in Hale county Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
CLUB TO HONOR GIRL

Next Thursday night the Exchange club of Florence will formally in- scribe in the Book of Golden Deeds the name of Miss Maude Lindsay at d dinner which the club will serve
 in her honor It is to be the annual Ladies Night" and an address will be made by State President Luther B. Lilies of Anniston, in addition to program of music and speeches being arranged by a special com mittee. Miss Lindsay's name will be the third to be inscribed in the Book of Golden Deeds" the other two having been Mrs. A. D. Coffee and Judge J. J. Mitchell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
TROY STORES CLOSE WEDNESDAY AT NOON
Mid-Week Half Holiday Will Be
 Granted Employes

TROY, Ala, April 27.-(Special Leased Wire.)-All of the business houses, stores and banks of Troy have signed a petition to close each Wednesday afternoon. The petition was circulated Friday morning. Thursday had been mentioned as the day for a half holiday but prefer ence was for Wednesday. The first half holiday will be May 16 and the custom will continue until August s. The stores agreed to close at o'clock and to observe strictly the custom of letting all employees go at that time. On all other days of the week o'clock closing hour will be enforced. Special programs for re- creation and entertainment are be- ing planned for the holidays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
MRS. sEARcY REELECTED


The regular monthly meeting of the county school board was held today. Only routine business was transacted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
MORGAN APPOINTED

tended the meeting of the executive committee included Mir. Rittenour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
TO STAGE BALLOON RACE

Final preparations were being made Friday at the offices of Folmer Brothers for the state balloon race to be started Saturday afternoon
 1000 ballons will be released at 2:35 o'clock, each balloon will be tagged with a card bearing the contestants name and address and the finder wilt be reque ,ted to mail the card to Troy. The first prize, $50 victory bond, will be given for the bal loon travelling the greatest distance. At the same time, Saturday after noon, balloons will be released in Dothan. Montgomery and Birmng-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
ensboo Man Elected President Of Alabama Bar
FlREBUG FEARED
School In CIeburne County Wipe,
 Out By Flames

HEFLIN, Ala. April 27.-tspecial> Fire of an unknown origin destroyed the school house at Piney Woods, IS miles northeast of Heflin, Wednes- day.
 The building had stood unoccupied for the past two weeks. school hav- ing been closed at that time.
 The fire originated on the inside. indica ting that the blaze was the work of firebug. No insurance was carried on the building or contents. deputy came from the rear and caused the man to drop his gun. The third man escaped after being fired on three times with shot gun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-28
ENTERTAINMENTS PLANNED

tainments for. about two hundred delegates to the state convention. to be conducted in Florence May s. and 10. Business houses have .en-, tered into the spirit of the affair and will decorate with Elk colors for the occasion.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-18
Always Ready With the Real Service,
Emerson, or Elliot, Showed EN-
Good Laugh.

came to the door, with IIis dust
rag In his hand. and looked rs II
he Oughta make speech, but
couldn't, while the citizens, who
had heeled the fire department,
stood around looking everywhere
for the fire. II seems from Einer-
sons yells they thought the train
was burning, as the smoke must
have been coming out OF the barn
long before the train pulled i'm.
WON'T TOUCH SHEETS.
We lost track Of Emerson until
he stuck his head out Ut the
drawing room in which he had
locked himself and gaspe6l:
''Lawdy, i do hope this here
train pulls out. The Kiu kllXes
will beat me for turning in
false alarlnp'
Now amt exactly sure his
name was Emerson, it may have
been Elliott, but no GEORGE
Elliot, but nobody had a better
right to be named after an author,
for he sure was the author Of a
good laugh for all Of us. In fact,
he should have been named after
HOwells! Cause he aure did yell!
But / guess in this case he
would prefer to be Anonymous:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-18
DENVER UNIONS
/. FIGHT SCHOOL
MASONS
Course nj BrickIaying Meets
Warm Opposition From
Labor Body.
By MICHAEL f. DACEY,
international News Service.

DENVER, Sept. 18.-Facing open
opposition from the Denver Brick
layers Union and encountering diff
ficulty in securing a competent IN
structor, the Denver Board of Edu-
cation was undismayed today in
it's efforts to establish a course in
practical bricklaying at the indus
trial arts school of the North Side
High School.
Several applications are being
considered and we expect to have
the course under way soon" was
the statement at the administra-
ton office of the board.
BriclxlayeEs' Attitude.
In disclosing the attitude of the
bricklayers' organization, +. H.
Cowe1l, q school director and Den.
yer contractor, made public the fol-
lowing letter from Herman John
son; secretary of the Bricklayers,
Stonemasons and Marblemason,s
Union No. L, of Denver:
II am instructed to inform you
that through the press and other
sources this union learns that you
intend to teach other than regular
indentured apprentices the art and
trade of bricklaying.
Such action, of course, is in
violation of the international union
constitution.
viii be sufficient to place you in
case union bricklayers will be UNI
able to man your work"
Says Labor Is Needed.
In commenting upon this letter
and upon the proposed course in
bricklaying in the public schools,
CroweH said:
Some months ago the Colorado
Clay Products Association, of which
am member, appointed a COM
mittee to conduct an investigation
into the reason for the scarcity Of
bricklayers.
81 was member of the com
mittee. Our first step was to ask
the bricklayers' union for the APP
pointment of a committee from
their membership to assist us and
cooperate with US in arriving at a
solution of the problem. The union
fatty refused to appoint com,
| mittee.
School Asked to Teach.
I'VE then asked the Denver
Board of Education to institute a
course of bricklaying.
I'VE already have courses in
printing, plumbing, electrical work
carpentry, automobile repairing
bookkeeping and stenography. This
is the first time that we have ever
received unfavorable comment from
the ranks of organized labor on
any of our courses"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-18
We TERAN ONCE
INSANE To
MARRY
Alienists Disagree and Jury
Gives Lover Benefit
Of Doubt.

Love will have its way, although
alienists would obstruct its path.
And SO it was that q jury in the
District Supreme Court, Justice
lIoehling presiding, has declared
stephen Basariek. a thirty-year-old
wireworker from czechoslovakia, to
be of sound mind and thereby
cleared the way for his marrying
his sweetheart, Miss Anna Ded-
banarchek, a native of Bohemia;
who he met last Christmas when
he was on a visit here from New
York.
Served In Army.
On the stand the young woman
declared she would marry Stephen,
il he were found to be Of sound
mind. He had served In the army,
and receives compensation FROM the
Veterans Bureau, and has 81 800 in
the bank. The young man was
adjudged to be of unsound mind in
June, 1918. and was sent to St
Elizabeth's Hospital.
/ Last spring, the young man ap
piled for a marriage license, but
Colonel Knoll. the marriage license
clerk, learned that the applicant
had been adjudged insane, and
therefore the license was refused
At a second hearing. May 2, last
the. young veteran was again
adjudged to be of unsound mind
but hospital treatment. since then
has benefited him to such an ex
tent, that he was permitted to re
side outside the institution.
Alienists Disagree.
DIR. 10. Percy Kicking, the Dis
| trict alienist, told the jury that th,
young man is not of sound mind
and Dr.. John M. Ladd, also az
alienist, declared that the veteran
was OF sound mind, and the jur.
took the latter's word for It.
The father of Masarick opposed
his sons release from st. Eliza
betF1's. but the verdict of the FUR.
freed him. Attorney r. D. Ryan
appeared for the veteran.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-18
TURNIPS UNDER BAN
AS FOOD FOR COWS

SACRAMENTO. Calf, Sept. 1s.--
California cows no longer can legal
" eat turnips, according to an
opinion submitted to George Il
Hecke, agricultural director, by AT.
torney General Webb.
Under the State pure milk act,
ruled the attorney general, Hecke
is authorized to forbid this veee-
table as relish for milch COWS Il
he can establish without question
that the turnip makes milk "nn-
palatable to human beings Or
gives butter a ''disagreeable odcr
and repuIsive taste,
Turnips, says Hecke. have ex,
act1y this Effect
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-18
By FAY KING.


Good pOrtegs-Iile pOets-aIe
born, not made!
If you get good porter IN
your pullman on a trip you're in.
luck, because some Of those berth
builders can make it nightly
miserable for the mob on their
chr, especially when they have
murder in their eye il you ask
'eTn to get table or an extra
pillow, or a new hat bag, but
fortunately the average porter Is
a kindly being who likes to see
his passengers comfortable and
happy. But there are a few who
are even better than that, and
Emerson was one of 'eGn.
found out his name WIS
Emerson because he got SO mad
when the man in the light
checked suit called him George.
1t seems that some guys call all
pOrters George, but the pOrteFs
don't like Il, according to Elmer
SON. 8
Emerson not only saw that
everybody in his car had every
thing they wanted, but he saw
to it that they didn't even have
to ring the bell and ask for it..
II he saw you reach for pencil
be brought q table. He was .
hound for handing out pillows and
hat bags. and he sure was a
demon after dust.
PROUD OF BAG.
Every one in while Emerson
would bring a handsome handbag
into the car and dig down into 1t
for a tOOthpicIx or something, and
j could see how proud he was OF
. that light tan bag with broad
straps, so / remarked about 1t,
and then it was that Emerson
told me that the folks lie had been
working for gave him that bag.
He told me how he met them ON
the train and they engaged him as
q private servant on their fine
estate. If l had an estate I'd have
hired him, too, he sure was wise
to the ways Of good service.
At every station Emerson would
get out and wear his fur-lined
OVercOt with Persian lamb
collar, although il was about a
hundred in the shade. / found
out the coat had been given to
him, too, and that he was porter
ing his way back home to seq his
nanny" after these many
months.
He sure was anticipating that
family reunion.
Our train pulled into a small
twO-street town and a young man
in the car looked out the window
and, seeing smoke curing up out
Of q barn, he remarked to Emer-
son that 1t looked like a fire.
VOICE A FIRE ALARM.
ut amt nothing else butt" said
Emerson.
The young man dashed across
the track to have look, and i
could tell from his expression as
he peaked into the barn that it
wasn't any fire, but Emerson
being as anxious to help every
body as the folks in his car, was
already yelling FIRE! FIRE"
at the top of his lungs FROM the
train steps, and he had some
voice! Before the young man
got back to the car to tell EmeT-
son it was just fellow cleaning
q steel tractor, the local fire de-
partment had arrived, i'm OVeralls
and helmets, and two dozen dogs
were hanging on the garden hose.
cart thinking the fire laddIes
were playing with them, and q
rope, as usual.
THE man cleaning the tractor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-18
MAN LuCGED AND RoB5EI
AS AUToMoBIL rs PAS

WINCHESTER, Va Sept. = Z
.smgged by two unmarked bandit
while on his way home late .
night from his grocery, A. w. Rus
sell had his pockets rifled BY On,
Of the pair while the other presse.
a revolver against his breast.
Half a dozen automobiles passes
the spot without their occupant
knowing holdup was being staged