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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
AUTO THEFT RING ENDS ON CAPTURE OF FOUR IS BELIEF OF POLICE

Through the arrest of two white men for the theft of four automo- piles and the arrest of three others Tuesday morning for buying, receiv- ing or concealing three of the cars, Detectives G. c. Giles and w. B. Patterson believe that band of all legged auto thieves have been round- ed up and that automobile steal ing in Birmingham will be greatly curtailed.
 Sam veiness, 726 Twnty fifth street, north, and M. W. Bagwell, $500 Second avenue, north, were lodged in the county jail Tuesday morning with four cases of grand larceny charged against each Veiness, according to Detective Giles, had in his possession at the time of his arrest an automobile which has been identified as that stolen from E. l.. Russell, 2903 Ridge way avenue, Ensley, in January, and has been returned to the owner The The other three cars have been re- turned to the owners or are being held in the city garage.
 Other three victims of the alleged ring" were R. w. Patterson, 1120 Twenty eighth street, north; B. &. Carter Morris hotel, and John Mc- kfnzey, Tallassee, Ala. The men ar- rested charged with receiving the stolen property were Walter Thomp- son J. A. New and Tom Johns. all of Route 1, Irondale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
THREE HURT BY AUTOS;
 TWO NOW IN HOSPITAL,
 TUESDAY MISHAPS TOLL

Two men are in local hospitals and third is confined to his resi- dence, all suffering from injuries sustained in automobile accidents Tn Birmingham Tuesday.
 J, ", Powers of Roebuck, the most seriously injured of the three, had his nose practically severed from his face as his head was driven through the windshield of his car whn the vehicle was struck from the rear by an East Lake street car at Forty third street and First avenue. Pow CTS had stopped his car at the inter- section of traffic tie-up. and the street car was said to be unable to stop in the short distance. Powers was resting well late Tuesday night at Birmingham General hospital.
 W. $. Terrell, 2104 Avenue c, was slightly injured at 12:90 o'clock Tuesday afternoon when struck at the intersection of Second avenue and Twentieth street by an automo bile driven by Mrs. Lee Vines. '1725 Exeter avenue. Bessemer. Terrell was taken to his residence by Mrs. Vines. He sustained bodily bruises and slight decorations. The accident occurred when he attempted to cross the street in front of the approach ing automobile.
 Abe Johnson, age 16. 504 Randolph avenue, West End, was knocked down and slightly injured by a truck of the Drenaen Motor com pany, driven by Frcd Singleton. ne- gro, 726 Short Fourteenth street, at Avenue c and Twenty first street. when he attempted 10 run m front of the truck at o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Singleton was arrested 4
 a charge of reckless driving John son was taken to Hiilman hospital. and was resting we'll late Tuesday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
FIRST HALF IRON MAKE PRACTICALLY ALL OUT;
 THIRD QUARTER OPENS

Alabama iron makers have sold so much of their first half make that they are no longer actively seeking business for that delivery, while two makers have opened for the third quarter. The minimum price in the Birmingham market today, it is agreed by consumers and makers alike, is $25.
 One iron maker has already sold 1o,000 tons for third quarter delivery at $25. He says the opportunity of fered to purchase that far ahead was quickly acted on by consumers, who were notified of the opening.
 Another iron maker Is so far sold up for the first half of the year that he close1 order books for that period Saturday. He is offering a limited tonnage for third quarter at S25.
 While iron makers believe that higher prices might be gotten for prompt iron, especially in small lots, they declare that they do not wish to have a runaway market and seem content with the present base.
 One sanitary manufacturing com pany, with plants in the middle west and east, has placed an order for Ill., 900 tons with four Alabama furnaces in lots of 2,000, 5000 and 4,000 tons.
 A feature of the iron market is re- ported to be the repeat orders com- ing from consumers who bought in December and January to cover for first quarter but have discovered that they did not buy enough iron. Some pipe makers have made such heavy bookings of pipe that they have found themselves not near as well provided for as December esti- mates of the spring business indi- cated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
J|TNEy SQUABBLE. LEADS ASSA|LANTS
 TO kIDNAP NEGRO
Story of Spectacular Escape Believed by PoIiCe-Mys- tery of Wounded Farmer
 Unexplained

Failure to heed warnings to stop operating a jitney between North Birmingham and Sayreton caused four men to kidnap Ed. Herman Daniels, North Birmingham negro, Monday night, taking him four miles out on the Lewisburg road with the intention of flogging him, investi- gating detectives believed Tuesday night. After a days work on the case, they intimated that the iden- tity of the four men would be soon known to them. They declined to say who had warned Daniels
 Daniels was grilled early Tuesday morning in the sReriff's office by county officers, repeating in sub stance the tale he had told police of how he had been kidnapped and of his spectacular escape. He was allowed to go home within a half hour after his arrival at the court house.
 Credence was given the negro's story by Chief of Police Fred Mc- Duff. who spent the entire day in- vestigating, assisted by Homicide Detectives T. N. Williamson and w. L. Brannon.
 Daniels said the men posed as dep- uty sheriffs when they came to his house, claiming they had warrant for his arrest. As they led him to waiting car, a sack was thrown over his head, he was struck with the butt of a pistol and thrown into the car, he told the officers. Two men on the back seat of the car held pistols against his head, he declared. At the overhead bridge, he snatched the weapons and jumped from the car when it bounced in rut. He returned the fire of the two men in the front seat and said he be- lieved he struck one. He found ref uge in negro dwelling and noti- fled the police.
 William M. Yerby, farmer, Mount Pinson road, arrived at South High lands infirmary, with a gunshot wound in the right side of his head, simultaneously with Daniels report to headquarters, at 9:S0 o'clock, Monday night. Yerby told inves- tigating officers he shot himself when he dropped his pistol. An empty scabbed was at his belt. He will recover, hospital attendants said Tuesday night.
 Yerby is now at liberty on bond, being charged with the killing of A. c. King, last August. He is also reported to have killed a man in Mobile several years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
DAUGHTERS TO PRESENT
 TABLET TO GOVERNME

Formal presentation of the bronze tablet commemorating lineal descen- dents of members of General Sum- ter and Old Elyton chapters, Daugh- ters of the American Revolution who served in the World war, will be made at o'clock Thursday afters noon. Rev. Middleton s. Barnweu, rector of the Church of the Advent, will make the presentation address and w. D. Snead. custodian of the post office building, will receive the tablet for the government. The tab let was placed in the east wing of the building last week.
 Mrs. Joseph R. Estes, Sr., is regent of General Sumter chapter and Mrs J. Morgan Smith regent of Old Ely ton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
ANOTHER MEET |NG. ON AUDITORIUM |S
 DUE AT CITY HALL
Conference With Probable Ac- ton of VanKeuren's Pro- posaI Depends Upon
 Dickson

Plans of the municipal auditorium will be considered by the city com mission at a conference Wednesday. provided Commissioner W. F. Dick son returns from Montgomery in time. Definite action on recommen- dations made by E. B. VanKeuren, special consulting engineer retained by the city to check engineering fea- lures of the plans, is expected during the conference. which will likely be held behind closed doors.
 Meanwhile. chafing under the inde- Der of Commerce has sent copy of the plans to Chicago for detailed check. President D. E. McLendon proposed Tuesday that the entire matter be turned over to him. This proposal was treated lightly by other members of the commission, who said MT. McLendon casually made the re- mark Monday afternoon as he left the city hall with the announced fnten- tion of going to the courthouse. VanKeuren maintained his posi- tion, expressed in a statement to The Age Herald Monday night. that he would quit unless the commission acted at once on the proposal that H. D. Breeding, auditorium architect, employ an architect to assist In com pleting plans Cf the structure.
 In a letter addressed to D. E. Mo Lendon, president of the city com mission, under date of February 12, copy of which was received Tues day by The Age-Herald, Morris w. Bush, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce auditorium committee. tells MT. McLendon that the chamber was to be notified when the result of MT. VanGeuren's check was learned. He then goes on to review incidents cf the chambers activities in connec- ton with the auditorium plans, which have previously been reviewed in The Age Herald,
 "The attitude of our committee has always been one of cooperation with you and not criticism, nor have we directed criticism against persons, either architects or contractors" the letter states in conclusion. Our criti- cism has been of plans and procedure. Our only purpose has been to be of as sistance to you in obtaining satis- factory auditorium for the people of Birmingham with the funds avail able.
 "Hn order to leave no basis for mis- understanding we advise that We are, in the absence of an agreement from the commission, sending our repre- sentative to Chicago with the plans referred to, and expect to have in a few days detailed check. over the signature of a nationally known firm of architects, expert in auditorium and theatre construction, whose ability and fairness cannot be ques- toned, one copy of which we will be glad to place in the hands of the commission without expense to the city,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
OAK FLOORING MAKERS TO BUILD PLANT HERE

Forsythe & White, oak flooring manufacturers of Iron City. Tenn, have purchased a site of five acres adjacent to the plant of the Birming- ham Cotton oil company, at Forty sixth street and Fifth avenue, north and will erect an oak flooring fac tory The site is convenient to the Central of Georgia and Southern railways.
 The first unit and the site will cost about $50,O00. The company was led to come here, it is stated by Noah
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
DETECTIVE MOSER GIVEN EIGHT YEARS SENIORITY

Eight years seniority in the city detective department representing government service, was given J. T. Moser Tuesday by the city commits sion, on recommendation of Com missioner of Public Safety w. B. Cloe.
 Thomas E. Mccullough was ap- pointed recorders court reporter, vice Dalton Swann, resigned. Thir- teen ,rooming house permits were granted on recommendatiop of Com missioner Cloe and 22 law violators, fined in recorders court for various offenses, were extended clemency also on his recommendation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

White. who made the deal, because "of the attractive facilities. the good supply of raw material, and the large demand for oak flooring in adjoining territory"
 The plant expects to be operating by April 1, with 40 to 50 men. The Kirkpatrick Lumber and Timber cor poration will be sales agents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
EXPERIENCE PROOF
 IF CHR|ST'S DEITY,
 MOUZON DECLARES
Religion Matter of Personal Contact and Living, Nash vile Bishop Tells
 Audience

Christ in the Experience of Chris tian Men," the second of a series of four addresses being delivered at the First Methodist church by Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon, proved equally as instructive and was as forcib1y de- liyered as was the one on Monday evening, the first of the series.
 The experience of Christian men offers innumerable proofs of the be- ing of Christ, of his incarnation, and finally of his resurrection from the dead, Bishop Mouzon declared, divid- ing Christ's career into two parts; first, his coming into the earth, classed as history, and second, his resurrection from the dead, creating Christianity.
 Bishop Mouzon pointed out that many men had written and talked of Christianity and of Christ with out experience. He asserted that Christ is fact of a living Chris tian experience and religion C. mat ter of personal experience.
 In stressing his point of experience in all these matters, the bishop said that the Bible Is a book of religious experience, the experience of the saints of history, as clearly recorded as the daily happenings in the news papers.
 The Deity of Jesus Christ was said by the bishop to be truth of Christian experience. He compared his facts with experiences of many of the great minds of the church today, who have experienced and lived through conclusive proof, even though transitory, of the supreme being of Jesus as the Lord and Mas ter.
 Christ worked no miracles in the matter of his appearance to men, the bishop said, but He makes his pres- ence known in the busy streets. where men live, and work, and toll, and die, and is ready for all who are ready to receive Him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

Judge Almon of Florence, who pre- sides over the eleventh judicial cir cult of Alabama, began a two weeks stay in Birmingham, in which he will assist in clearing the criminal docket by hearing two va grancy cases appealed from Judge H. B. Abernethy's court. The men tried were Tom Vance and Tom Gordon. Vance was fined $100 and. Gordon $500.
 Judge Almon began his fourth term as circuit judge January 15. He has presided over number of trials having statewide interest, the last of which was that of Whit Seay, tried at Florence in June, 1921, on a charge of killing his wife. Seay was first sentenced to death, but was given life imprisonment at new trial,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
AIR PICTURES MADE POSSIBLE

Lieutenant H. F. Angel, photo- graphic officer of the 135th Observa- tion squadron. Tuesday was granted permission by the city commission to fly low over the city to obtain air plane pictures. Copies will be given members. Permission was necessary because of an ordinance requiring aviators to flyoct an altitude of at least 1,500 feet above the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
< CHARLES s. RAMSAY TIT

intendent of the Pratt Consolidated Coal company, who Is a brother of ErsIine Ramsay, Is seriously sick at Sanford, \. c. MT. Ramsay is now vice president and general manager O. ll,e Eeskire Ramsay, Coal company at Sanford, N. c. Erskine Ramsay left yesterday to be with his bT other aisC Dr. w C. Gewin of this city. who has been called to Sanford in COTS rl- tdt.,-u with the local doctors nt ,rat city Ir roesrd to MT. Ransay's con di'i.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
ALTMAN SLATED FOR PLACE

John Altman, Birmingham attor- ney, will be the labor member of the civil service commission which will control personnel of Birming ham police and fire departments in the future. city hall gossip indicated Tuesday. Members of the commits sion may be made Wednesday morn ing at an adjourned meeting of the city commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
DEATHS
Statement December
 RESOURCES

Daniel Bfolzy-Body of Daniel Biolzy, age 73, died at a local infirmary Monday night, will be sent tC Brookside Wednesday morning by Vice for funeral services and in- terment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14
A CASH TRANSACTION

From Life.
 Rub: Dobbs married an heiress. Dub: For better or worse? Rub: For more or less!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

Mrs. Mary Jane Sims-Funera1 serv- ices for Mrs. Mary Jane Sims, age A, died at her residence, 512 Sixty fifth street, south, Monday night, will be conducted at New Prospect Church at 2 o'clock Wednesday aft ernoon. Burial will be in New Pros pect cemetery, Vice in charge. Mrs. Sims is survived by two daughters, Mrs. M. D. Baggett and Miss Era Sims; her mother, Mrs. R. F. Carlisle; four brothers and four sisters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

J. H. Davis-Funeral services for J.. II. Davis, who died Tuesday morn ing at o'clock at his residence, 1927 Seventeenth street, north, will be held from the residence at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The following will act as pa1lbearers: Frank Jones, H. G. Dyer, M. B. Smith, R. H. Ware and J. W. Stall cup. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Davis is survived by five sons, c. F. Davis of Birming- ham, c. D. Davis of Cleveland, O., R. D. Davis and G. H. Davis of Fort Payne, Ala, and Dr. M. A. Davis of Gadsden, and four daugh- ters, Mrs. w. J. Hill and Mrs. J. l.. Price of Fort Payne, Miss Allie Davis of Birmingham and Miss An nie Davis Cf Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-14

Mrs. Margaret Rush Burns-Body Cf Mrs. Margaret Rush Burns, age 73 died at the residence of her son. pr. w. A. Burns, 1506 Thirteenth street south, was sent to Vernon Ala, for burial Tuesday by Johns.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-09
4 Thrift Fund for College

ROBLEM on which youthful ambition
n and parental care long have labored
that OF making the sinews OF a
short income serve for the cost of a col
lege educaton--has received new light at
the hands Of three thousand Evanston, Hi
nois, school children. In consequence of a
thrift campaign these boys and girls have
seven hundred and ten thousand pennies,
or more than forty-seven thousand dollars,
as their nucleus for future college fund"
Someone calculated that child could lay
up In the course of grammar and high
school years enough pennies to launch him
on an advanced educational career. The
idea appealed to the young Americans of
Evanston, not only. to those who look for
ward to the so-called professions, but as
well to sturdy youngsters who have mind
for business, mechanics or agriculture, their
in all worthwhile fields the higher the
training the better the work and the richeN
the rewards. SO 1t is, as Illinois
observer says: when boy, before or after
school hours, offers to wash windows, NOW
lawns, paint screens, he may be aiming at
college education. When a school girl
puts into savings bank the bulk of her
allowance for candy, chewing gum and
ice cream sodas, she may have similar
aim. Both deserve encoura cement
Many boy i'm Georgia colleges is work
ing his way through and many a girl is
reinforcing the sacrifice of the home folk
with self-denial and resourcefulness of her
own. These are the students most heartily
to be honored; and these the ones, as
rule, who win the highest laurels and do
the greatest good in after years An ad-
mirable plan 1t is, however, to better such
efforts by fore-thrift. Pennies put aside
in the days of grammar and high school
and supplemented with vacation earnings
will prove mighty help when the col
lege tug begins.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-09

mercurv-yapor lamp, such makes us look
like corpses when we are having our photo-
graphs taken, gives off ultraviolet but that Is
too expensive.
Now the ultraviolet rays differ from the
rays that we can see only in having shorter
wave lengths. Sometimes we see tall man
walking with his short wife, both at the same
gait but she taking two steps to his one. so
all kinds of light travel with the same speed
in empty space but the violet takes two steps
to the reds one, and the rays beyond, that IS
the ultraviolet, step faster still.
But a polite man will shorten his pace TO
accommodate the lady he is walking with,
even if she is his wife. Can not light of
long wave length be induced somehow to
shorten its wave? In other words, cannot Or
binary sunshine be converted into ultraviolet
light, or at any rate be made to act the same?
1t can in various ways, and PlotnikoH has
shown that if a salt of uranium is added sun
light will serve as we'll as ultraviolet in eff
fecting the Transformation to rubber.
There is nothing absurd about making rub
Der with sunlight All the rubber we use is
made that way And if tree can use sun
shine for that purpose why cannot the chem
list? We have plenty of sunshine, more than
most countries and more than we want in
summer. If there can be devised satisfactory
step-up transformers to change sunshine into
ultraviolet rays might make not only rub
Der but host of other things for which we
now depend on plants, and we could use this
energetic agent for speeding up numerous
chemical manufactures. DR.. S. e. Sheppard,
in the February issue of the Chemical Age,
suggests that we might in time beat the plants
in the making of various oils, resins, gums,
sugars, dyes and drugs. The american Asso-
citation for the Advancement s@SSc1ence, fore
seeing the immense future Importance of
knowing how to utilize the constructive power
of light, has appointed a special committee on
synthesis.-Science Service.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-09
The Glory Of America

-HE simplicity of what is truly Ameri-
can touched and exalted every scene
of the quiet drama in which Calvin
states. In the little Vermont farmhouse
where he was born and where he received
the sorrowful tidings of what had befauen
far away on the Pacific bourn, the Vice
President took the oath that placed him at
the nations helm. Standing by the table
of a. honey sitting room, his wife beside him.
he uttered the great pledge to preserve,
protect and defend the Constitution, so help
me Cod" There was no splendor of man
sion lights only the gold of rising sun;
no march of stately music, only the wind
in summer leaves; pomp, no ceremonial,
only the voices of two Americans-one the
man who was to captain the mightiest of
republics, the other his father, Of well-nigh
four score years and ten, who administered
the history-making oath.
A scene 1t was right worthy Of American
traditions. "The people of the tiny hamlet"
the news story runs, filed into the Coolidge
home and soberly offered their good wishes
to the new President. They came in single
fle-men in their shirt sleeves women in
calico dresses, and boys barefoot There
were girls, also, their eyes wet with tears"
Better the beat Of those loyal hearts than
all the drums of pride and circumstance that
ever hailed a ruler to his throne. AS fo-
the President himself "Unsmilingy but
gratefully he shook hands with the forty or
more men, women and children of the ham
let who came into his fathers home to wish
him WE'LL 1t was a greeting between old
neighbors, between schoolmates and friends,
between servants and lovers of the nation.
Calvin Coolidge, President, was Calvin Cool
idge, citizen and man.
This spirit, the glory of America, is it not
also the dignity of human life? Poetry still
fees the palace to chum with cottage souls;
and the meek inherit not only the earth, but
the sky and the stars.