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The Washington times., 1923-06-09
MUSTY JERSEY STATUTE
PREVENTS SUNDAY MOVIES

TRENTON, N. J., June 9.-The
Supreme Court has upheld the con:
viction Of Walter Reade. sentenced
by Judge Lawrence in the Mon
mouth county court to pay fine
Of 5000 for conducting moving pic
ture and vaudeville shows on Sun
day.
This opinion sustains the States
old vice and immortality act pro
hlbiting Sunday axnusements. Reade
was indicted for maintaining dis
orderly house at Asbury Park,
where he conducted the Savoy
Theater during the summer OF 1920.
Contesting the conviction, Reade
maintained that the indictment does
not charge him with any p~ovable
act against the morals of the State.
'"This contention" the court held,
sis without legal support. A house
in which habitual violations of the
law occur is disorderiy house..
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
DENIES TRINITY. CHURCH
OWES MILLIONS TO HEIRS

NEW YORK, June 9.-TIistorlc
Trinity Church, at the head of Wall
street, has no litigation against 1t
questioning title to it's real estate
holdings, William b. Sprague, coun-
sci for the corporation, said. deny
ing knowledge of q statement made
in Omaha, Neb., that the church Is
responsible to the heirs of Robert
Macomber for real estate and lease
money valued at $675, 200, 900.
Reports Of money due heirs for
land leases from Trinity are crop.
ping up all the time, he asserted,
and are based on the erroneous be.
lief that the corporation held prop
erty under lease subject to the dis
position Of heirs. The church holds
no land under lease, he said.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
MANY LETTERS PRAISE
SHRINE POLICE WORK

Letters of COMMUNICATION for
Major Daniel Sullivan, superintend-
ent OF police, and Inspectors Shell
by, Pratt. Evans. Harrison, for the
manner in which the police plans
for the Shrine convention were
made and carried out, have been
received by Commissioner James r.
Oyster.
Roy A. Haynes, prohibition com
missioner, wrote the first letter.
Gov. Lee Trinkle of Virginia and
a dozen other prominent Federal
officers and private citizens also
have written.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
Deaths
CHARLES B. STRONG.

Charles B. Strong, employed at
the Interior Department for forty
years, was buried in GlenwoOd
Cemetery this afternoon. A. funeral
service, attended by employees Of
that department, was held at his
residence, 1909 Jocelyn street, pre-
vious to the interment.
Educated in Washington schools,
though born In, Little Rock. Ark,
Mr.. Strong became connected with
the Department Of Interior while
yet a. youth. At the time Of his
death he was chief Of division and
assistant chief clerk OF the General
Land Office.
Survivors are his wife, a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carl A. Hellman; a grand.
son, and two sisters.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
EDITOR GETS $4,000 IN
SUIT AGAINST IRISH WORLD

John Levoy, editor of the Gaelic
American, Irish Nationalist publica.
ton, has been awarded $25, 900 dam
ages in his libel suit against the
Irish World by the New York SUI
creme court, his friends here learn
ed today. st .
The suit was brought because Of
an article in the latter journal
which reiterated charges made
about thirty-five years ago against
Devov. who was then accused Of
misappropriating funds for the
Ram. vessel built by Irishmen in
this country to damage the British
navy.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
What's Doing
Today & Tomorrow

To-Day S'
Meeting-Andrew jackson Council. NO
s, O.. U. A. NJ. Pythian Temple. p: M
observation-disclosures stone OF the Con"
Eregational Country clubs clubhouse
Piay-.Jack the Giant Killer" Cen.
trial High School, Eleventh and Chiffon
streets northwest, evening.
Enrollment---Vacanci in the o.. 3.
Reserve Force Battalion until june 70.
Rodeo-Union Station plaza, ana
Icntertainment-Art Club, 2o17 Eye
street northwest, S:15 p. m.
Glass Night-Georgetown University,
campus, 8 p. m.
Senior Prom--Catholic University,
campus, 8:16 p. m.
Tomorrow.
Celebration-One hundred and fiftieth
anniversary Of the founding of the old
Pohick Church, better known as George
Washington's church, all day.
Sermon-The Rev DR.. William 8.
Albernethy Calvary Baptist Church.
morning and evening.
Meeting-Christlan Endeavor Societies
of the Calvary Baptist Church. evening.
Presentation-New diocesan flag, DIR.
Marcus Benjamin. on befalf Of the
Churchman's League Of the District Of
Columbia, to the National Cathedral,
D. m. 49,
Observation-Disclosures es In the United
States reserve force battalion. until
June %.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
IrrecOnciIables.

Southbound flivver on X street
slams eastbound flivver on First
street.
Where was the defendants car
when you reached the building
line Of First street,"
Government witnesses: Thirty
feet north Of the X street build
ing line"
Where was the other car when
you reached the building line Of
X street,"
Defendant and witnesses: "Thir-
ty feet west OF the First street
building line"
1.-THE testimony Of the two par
ties cannot be reconciled. Case
dismissed"
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
WITH THE
ALIRI
ARTISTS
THE TRAFFIC COURT
IN CROSS SECTION.
Being a skeleton record Of
cases tried in Judge Nc.
Mahon's tribunal. :
Read 'En1 and Worry
BY DONALD McDOUGAL, /.
Service.
By DONALD McDOI

Motorcycle cop on Connecticut
avenue near Grant road sees brand.
new Hudson Six making quick time
toward Maryland line. Gets be-
hind. Speedometerizes. Close on
to a mile minute. Cop crowds
car to curb at Keokuk.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
Over the Line Is Out.

Knows it's bad luck for that car
to be facing the District line, IL 50
be she's a bootlegger.
The cop: Drive around to sub
station r by way Of Albemarle
street. You can't lose your way
I'll be right behind you"
To Chevy Chasing Speedsters.
At Thirty-eighth street Hudson
shoots into q gully and two biHn-
boes beat it for the bushes. Cop
phones report from nearest bum
galow, and substation T sends re-
serve man so cop can go back to
chasing speeders with nothing to
worry about.
Reserve man expresses desire to
become better acquainted with
seedy looking stranger he meets
on the way back. Stranger has
torn clothes, q scratched face, no
hat and limp.
Genii i'm Brass Buttons.
Reserve man walks into station
holding stranger with one hand
and suitcase with the other as
phone rings to announce lookout
ago and stolen this morning from
behind the Capitol, where q suit
case with valuable contents had
been loaded into 1t.
Counsel: THE owner Of the car
Is in Baltimore, your honor, and
we request the case be continued
for week.
The cop (numbling): ''That'll
give US q show to get the other
son-of-a-gun."
One March 8, 1918, is Enough.
Ten p. m. The Avenue. Stir
ring music. And lights. Lights
so bright they make the moon
look dirty. Out-of-town visitor
wants to crash through parade at
Third street.
The cop: Nothing doing. You
can't cross now"
1.-THE Avenue is public property.
Ill go where I please"
Sure you will. The cells are
pretty crowded but they'll find q
place for you."
Twoedle- Dumb.
In court: 1.-THE duty of the po-
lice is to preserve order. They
cannot do this unless their In
structions are compiled with. Ow.
ing to the unusual circumstances
I viii take your personal bond for
500 not to repeat the offense.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
victim of Circunnsfances.

whats the idea of driving
around town without a permit?"
Defendant (surpriseO: ''Why,
Your Honor, I had to. They re-
voked my permit last April" $40.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
Results OF Survey Will Be
Laid Before Junior Cham
Der Tuesday

Immediate action by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce will be taken
in an effort to clean Up Birmingham.
OF that body to be filthier than for
stated to The Age-Herald Monday
he would present the matter of a
thorough city-wide cleanup cam
paign" at the regular meeting II
the Junior chamber Tuesday, when
he will report on his findings. fol-
lowing a recent exhaustive investi-
cation into the matter of sanitation
i'll Birmingham.
Alleys, streets, vacant lots and
even business thoroughlares are de-
clared by Dr.. Hanna to be in d pitt
We're oVergrown with weeds and
full condition. Vacant lots. he said
receptacles stand uncovered on tho
streets for DAYS. and the city is.
he said, full of inflammable mate
rial, rendering the fire hazard max
imum.
Recent conferences with city COM
missoners, the fire. police and street
departm have resulted in enthu-
sastic approval Of the proposed cam
paign, and a promise of fullest CO.
operation, it was stated by DR..
Hanna.
Aside from the general presenta-
ton of facts to the Junior Chamber
Of Commerce Tuesday, plans will be
formulated in an effort to interest
every civic and woman's club of the
city in the movement, which it is
and corner of the entire Birmingham
district
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
CQENCH TO MEET
ONLY CAPITAL CASES
BEING TRIED THIS WEEK
Docket Sounded And Courts Ad-
iOurn For Judge Greene's Death

In respect to Judge Dan A. Greene
who died suddenly at Oliver Lake
Saturday evening, no cases were tried
in either the civil or criminal divi-
sion Of circuit court Monday. At z
o'clock however, the dockets were
sounded and juries organized In both
divisions.
In the criminal division, II cases
were sounded by Judge w. f. Fort
and five juries were organized. The
cases fere set for the remaining five
court days of this week before Judge
Fort but some will be shifted Judge
H. p. Heflins division of criminal
court, it was stated.
This week will be known in the
criminal division as capital week
as only capital cases will be tried.
The following are the cases and
the dates set for their hearing by
Judge Fort Monday afternoon:
Jack o. Bougus, criminal assault.
Tuesday; Addie Leo Brown murder.
TUESDAY; Fore Myers. murder, Tues
day; viii VERIFY. murder. Tuesday;
Dock Jemison, murder. Wednesday;
Emory Smith, robbery. Wednesday;
Eugene Graham, robbery, Thursday;
Mercy Harris, murder Thursday;
James Kelley, murder Thursday;
Cecil Vann, murder, Thursday.
The ase of Johnnie Emery. charged
with murder, was first set for
Thursday but owing to the fact that
no witnesses or prosecution ap-
peared, 1t was nolle pressed.
Will Harris was also scheduled to
be tried for robbery this week but
owing to the fact that he has not
been recaptured his case was passed
until his arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
Vital Statistics
BIRTHS

BIRTHS
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Darlington. 2413
Thirty-fi avenue. north June 10. boy.
Mr.. and Mrs Earl l.. Chambers, 302
First street. Pratt City. June 0. boy.
Mr.. and Mrs Harold ]. Baker, 1925
Ensley avenue. May IL. girl
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Larmier. 2819 Ave
nue. d, Ensley. June 8. boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hollis. Ensley in
Urinary, April II. boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. virgie Ocrey. Fairfield
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy, W. Dodson, 2s2sla
Twenty-nlnth avenue. May 80. girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. James n. Meaner. 908
Thirteenth street. north. June 4. grill.
DEATHS
Ethel j. Keliam, SOL First avenue. June
II, age II months.
eighth street, south. June 10. age 10.
Emma Lee Watts. Lewisburg. June II
Martha J. Lilies 1915 Twenty eighth
street north. June II. age "a.
Ruby Pearl Lawson, Wilkes Station,
June H. age 1.
MILFORD Blankenship. Route 2. Besse-
mer. June14. age 2.
Judge Daniel A. Greene. divers Lake.
June 16. age SO.
Lillian A. Walker, Edgewood, Ala.
June 16, age S months.
Thomas Ryan, 2427 Fifty-ninth street.
north. June IL, age "a.
Silver Lorena. Norwood hospital, June
Is, age IA months.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
TEXAS MAN ARRESTED
ON FRAUDULENT OIL
STOCK SALE CHARGE
Eiqhth Arrest For Handling
Narcotics Within Week
Before Carleton

Benjamin Carl Hatcher was ar
rested Monday morning and brought
before United States Commissioner
Kenneth c. Charlton, charged with
violating section 215 of the penal
code. or using the mails to defraud.
Hatcher was arrested on a fugitive
warrant issued by the commissioner at
the request of the district attorney of
Fort Worth, Tex. The Indictment
from the district attorney of Texas
charges that Hatcher had sold oil
stocks forsan oil company, which was
supposed to nave had a producing oil
we'll, while in reality the company
only owned a large acreage. Follow
Ing the hearing Monday morning he
was committed to the county jail in
default of a $4,000 bond. Hatcher
will be extradited to Fort Worth i'm
mediately.
Buster Jackson of 1701h Eighth
avenue north, was arraigned before
the commissioner Monday morning
following his arrest by Deputy Mar
shall j. T. Stewart on a charge or
violating the national prohibition act.
He was later placed in the county
Jail in default of a $500 bond.
Despite the fact that during the
mast week seven persons have been
arrested for the violation of the Har-
rison narcotic act on complaints is
sued by r. f. Madray, federal mar
cotic inspector. another was brought
before Commi ssioner Charlton, Mon
day morning in the person of Bessie
Witherspoon, negro. Inc Wlthep
snoon woman who resides at COS
Twenty street, north, is charged
with possessing and selling morphine
sulphate. Following the hearing she
was released under $500 bond until
the next term of the federal court.
1rbe arrest of the Witherspoon woman
makes the eighth to be brought pc
fore the commissioner on similar
charges since the arrival of Mr.. Mad
ray in Birmingham last week. ,,.
Jack Griffin. better known IN BIT
,,inpham as Blind Jack" who Tor
several ,'l' years has been beggarI
about the city streets, was committed
to the county Jail in default or
$500 bond. following prelIinl mar
hearing before the commissioner on
charges of possessing and sellihs
narcotics.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
COMMENDS RADIANCE j
NOTORIOUS BURGLAR |
BY SUNDAY SHOOTING
Coroner Offers To Present To
c. E. Hopkins Bullet
Causing Death

Il haven't medal to give you, but
] will give you TIE steel jacket bull
let that did the joo, in order thai
you may remember the time when
you rid Birmingham or one of its
worst negro burglars"
With these words Coroner J. D..
Russum Monday afternoon acquitted
c. E. Hopkins, 2417 Fifth avenue.
north, of any charges in connection
with the shooting and killing of
Rabbit Coleman, notorious Biz
mingham negro, Sunday night at
11:3O o'clock, when he attempted to
enter the home Of Mrs. j B. Mcleod,
home Hopkins was a hoarder.
At the coroner's hearing Monday
Hopkins testified that on several in
stances he had seen Coleman lurking
around the back yard of the Mcleod
home and had ordered the negro
away. He stated that as he started
into the bath room late Sunday night
he saw the negro half way into the
house, climbing through the window.
linn diately upon being seen. the
negro began to run. Hopkins testi-
fled. Hopkins stated that he shouted
to the negro to stop. but that he
kept on running. Hopkins then fired
twice into the air in an effort to
scare him. and this failing, shot the
negro in the left side, killing him in
stantly.
Mrs. ], B. Mcleod, proprietor Of
the boarding house into which the
regro was attempting an entrance,
also testified at the coroner's inquest
and told OF seeing Coleman in her
back yard at 4 o'clock the morning
previous to the killing.
Hopkins is an auto mechanic and
used a .45-caliber pistol in the shoot
ing, It was testified
Coroner Russum pronounced a YER
dict of justifiable homicide and con
graduated Hopkins upon the rid
dance of one Of the most notorious
negro burglars known to Birming
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
MOSQUITOES READY
TO SPREAD DISEASE,
DEATH, SAYS BOWLING
Authorities Failed To Get
Money For Fight And City
Is SWarming

birmingham is all set and pre-
pared for epidemics of dengue or.
for that matter, yellow fever" said
DR.. j. .. Bowling, district health
comes again-and l do not doubt
that it will-or should there be an
outbreak of yellow fever. the means
for most rapid spread of the mala-
dies are ready to hand.
No, there is no effort on the part
of the health department to alarm
anyone, but simply the wish to warn
the citizens at-large. if they are not
already aware of it, that Birming-
ham and vicinity are swarming with
stegomya' and 'anopheles' mosqui-
toes, the former the spreader of
dengue and yellow fever and the lat
ter the well-known carrier of ma
laria.
This department wants to be in
tie clear if anything happens. The
health officers, unaided. can't catch
the mosquitoes 1t will cost from
$4,000 to $4,000 to do that, and
from $500 to $4,000 a year to keep
them curbed. We are just going on
record with the bald statements of
the facts; the rest is up to the popu-
lace. No one can say they haven't
been warned"
Reports reaching the city and
county health authorities say Mobile
raised $4,000, cleaned out the mos
quitoes there and is now spending
100000 a year to keep the citizens
safe.
Money Is Needed.
Money is needed in Brmin CHAM
for a city wide campaign. needed
Just as much in jefferson county
Drainage, oiling. inspection ditchlnS'
all cost money" DR.. bowling said.
1T cannot be done for nothing. The
health authorities were promised
$4,000 by the Chamber of Com
merce. They have not received the
money vet. We have $4,000 worth
of equipment ready, and a similar
sum from the public could be
matched by the city and county.
Complaints from all about the city
are reaching the health department
about the mosquitoes. and the au-
thorities state it is too late this year
to go after them for control this
summer, but it is time right now to
start so they will be under control
by next year.
Numerous varieties of ordinary
mosquitoes are reported swarminS
in the Birmingham district, put the
two sorts that carry malaria, dengue
and yellow fever lead in numbers
Were the dread maladies which these
mosquitoes carry to make their ap-
pearance, the mosquitoes are ready
present and in numbers to cover the
city in their distribution.
What are you going to do ABOUT
it?" DR.. Bowling was asked.
Remind those interested that 1t
takes money to get rid of Them he
answered. THAT is as far as we can
go without present means. 1t seems
to me poor economy to save S3o,ouu
when so many lives are at FISK.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
EXCHANGE CLUB WILL
SPEND DAY ON OUTING
Entire Membership Will Go To Y.
M. C. A, Camp Tuesday


Every Exchangite in Birmingham
will close his office or leave his
business. whatever 1t may be
Wednesday at noon. and gather his
family or corral a few of his friends
and start upon what Is expected to
be the most delightful cutting of the
season, when the members of the
Exchange club will hold their an
nual picnic at the Y. NJ. c. A. camp,
formerly known as Lake oliver.
barbecue dinner. under the di-
rection of H. B. Bradley will be
served promptly at l p. m. and all
members are urged to be on the
camp grounds at this hour. Follow
ing the picnic dinner, running, jump
ing and other contests will be staged
while Aquatic stunts will also be
feature for all who enjoy swimming.
DR.. John Simpson has been APP
pointed chairman of the entertain
ment committee, and while he has
not definitely announced his program
club members feel quite safe in leav-
ing it entirely with him.
Sterling Edwards, chairman of the
transportation committee. requests
that all who expect tC attend this
outing and have not made provision
for transportation notify him at his
office and state the exact number of
passengers who are to be cared for.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
MARKET ORDINANCE
Little Else Scheduled For Commis-
sion Meeting Tuesday Morning

Before the regular meeting of the
city commission Tuesday the commits
sioners expect to give the mark t
ordinance u final looking over, and
later adopt it. City Attorney w. j.
Wynn handed over the paper Mon
day afternoon as completed docu-
ment. but all municipal authorities
are prepared to make minor changes
should the need arrive. 1t Is pro-
vided that the stalls and other space
will be distributed by means of per-
for time, because the Alabama
mits, of 80 days duration, at least
lease law Is such the dislodgment
of undesirables may require It'll
cation.
Uniformity of weights and meas
ures and other detail matters are
covered in the ordinance. L. f. Gary
secretary of the city commission. is
not looking for any unusual bust
ness at the session Tuesday, for his
portfolio contains nothing but rou-
tine business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-19
WILL REQUIRE RECEIPTS
New Rule Made To Apply To Special
Delivery Letter.

Effective July 1. receipts will be
required for all special delivery let
ters and parcels sent through the
United States mail, according to an
nouncement made Monday morning
by r. B. Smyer, Birmingham post
master. For the past two years the
custom of requiring receipts for this
class Of mail had been abolished, be-
cause no special protection was
given to the special stamp and 1t
did not answer as an insurance and
is not classed as registered mall.
The special stamps are classed as
ordinary mall while the fee for them
is only for quicker service. Accord
ing to Mr.. Smyer. persons should
not send money through the malls
unless 1t Is sent as registered mall.
The announcement that receipts will
be required for special delivery mail
was ordered by the post office de-
partment at Washington.
On account of the increased vol
ume of mail being handled at the
local post office a request has been
made to postal authorities at Wash
ington asking for nine carries and
10 clerks to be added to the present
forces July l. Whether or not the
request will be granted could not be
learned but 1t is thought that the
aid will be given to the local office.