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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
OUTLOOKM MOBILE IS BRIGHT
Expenditure Of Over Million On Docks Will Mean
 Much For City

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 29.-(Special Leased Wire )--Mobile will enter the new year with bright outlook for increased prosperity, if the concensus of opinion of business leaders and public officials and the heavy pro- gram of activity already in prospect x may be accepted as indication or what 1924 will mean to Alabama's only seaport.
 Judging from the manifold plans In that direction it seems probable that the city's building and improvement investment for the year will climb to an aggregate that will greatly surpass similar achievements in re- cent years. The agricultural and hor- ticultural developments in the county and the outlook with reference to nu- merous other business and industrial conditions aso form sources Of en- conditions also form sources of en- of business men.
 Complete estimates on the total sum that will be involved in building and improvement enterprises are neces- sarily unavailable but the combined figure undoubtedly will enter into the millions if the prospective program is carried out.
 Work On Seaport.
 IL iS cstiihatco Dtt"tcN FAiNNN' 900 and s2,000,000 will be expended during the year In beginning the con- struction of a state seaport at Mo- bile, for which ten million dollars has been made available. The building investment in the high school to be erected on the Carlin site is expected to amount to perhaps in excess of a half million dollars. A new theatre will be built at cost of approxima- tely half million dollars.
 These are only a few of number of undertakings already in prospect for the new year. A movement is ex- pected to be pushed for making im- provements in facilities at the city hall and other municipal needs. In addition to this, the city will pro- mote program of improvement in the water works and sewerage sys- tems. The board of revenue is se- riously considering the enlargement of the county building by either erecting an annex or building an other story to the present structure,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30

amendment, 1t Is pointed out, he would have easy sailing to the nominations and possibly to the White House.
 There is no question, however, that democrats will oppose the tax reduction scheme of Secretary Mel lon in three particulars:
 1. In that it would take care of the rich as well as the poor.
 2. In that it would preclude the enactment of a bonus bill.
 3. In that it would set up a board of appeal by the appointment of the secretary without civil service regu- lations or the approval of the Senate.
 Inasmuc4l as "progressives," to the man. stand with democrats in all the above particulars, and inasmuch as democrats and "progressives" con- stitute a majority in both houses of Congress. the trouble to the front for Coolidge is made discernible.
 Senator Shoot deplores the reopen ing of the question of taxation be- cause of his knowledge that demo- crats and "progressives" will run away with it. He holds the possi- bflity very dangerous to republican political success.
 Democrats want to relieve the bur den of the man who is poor and put IL on the rich, that is, on big busi- ness" likewise they want to give the soldiers a bonus, and make the rich, or those who "profiteered while the soldiers were at the front. ray 1t.
 If such bills are enacted. Coolidge, it is said, will not hesitate to veto them. Secretary Mellon holds that prosperity is dependent on an ap- peased business world, business world which trusts the administra- tion and Congress not to disturb it. A tax bill as contemplated by demo- crats and "progressives" would make the business world uneasy. es- pecially if it is accompanied by bonus legislation. An uneasy business world would check prosperity, Mel lon holds, and produce relatively hard times."
 Hard times" 1t Is held, would be ruinous to republican political pros poets. For such reasons it is said to be sure that Coolidge would veto both bills. Thus he would set forth, according to democrats. with certain onerous burdens.
 The knowledge that Melons tax bill sets up d board of appeals com posed of 2S members to be appoint ed by the secretary for terms of 10 years and paid $1O,000 per annum each, has given democrats and "progressives' another ground for opposition.
 The appointments would be made without consideration of the civil service and without the approval of the Senate. It is declared by demo- crats that the board would be com posed of friends of the secretary and it's existence would make the secre tary the most powerful man in the world in that he would control both the instrument of taxation and the court of final jurisdiction.
 It is certain that that section will be drastically amended. As to whether or not the secretary, in that event, would call for the defeat or the veto of the bill. is not made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
SHEER STOCKINGS, GIVE CO-EDS AWAY
Frequent Chances At Ankles During Examination Lead
 To Betrayal Of Girl

BUCKHANNON, w. Va, Dec. B. The female of the species may or may not be more deadly than the male, but members of the faculty of West Virginia Wesleyan are con- vinced she's cleverer. Faculty mem bers found strong evidence of cheat ing in a mid semester examination, but a careful watch failed to disclose who was doing 1t or how it was done.
 Evidences of trickery continued, however, but nothing came of efforts at detection until last week, when a young ministerial student made a dis cevery. certain girl who was talk ing a test In chemistry was wearing flesh-colored stockings of extremely thin material. and it was observed that she frequently peered studiously at her ankles. There appeared to be remarkable inspiration in those an- kles, for after each earnest contem- plation she would write energetic ally.
 Watching his chance, the ministe- rial student took look himself. Not ing something peculiar, he peered still more closely and discovered there was writing on the skin under heath the sheer hosiery. By drawing the fabric tight, the writing became plainly legible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
A M ERICA CAPTURES
 TOY BALLOON MART
Find Favor All Over World De- eni+a lively Competition

NEW YORK. Dec. 29.-America ap- parently has captured the balloon market of the world. Despite lively competition the little aircraft made in America is finding favor over the foreign article. The American toy balloon is proving the more service able: it rises higher than any other and is considered more durable. So conspicuous has been it's success that the Ameri consuls in five different countries recently have made it the subject of reports.
 Europe formerly depended for It's supply of toy balloons on England
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
SKULL CUT IN FIGHT

Claude Alexander, youth, Is in a serious condition in a Tupelo hos pital with his skull cut as result of blow from the fist of Son Sage, his companion while engaged In friendly scuffle in Confederate Park. An operation will be necessary to remove the danger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
MOTHER TRIES n SAVE DOOMED BOY
Son Of Girard Woman Sen- tenced To Hang On Jan-
 uary 18 In Georuia

PHENIX CITY, Ala. Dec 2s.- Especial. .)-Waiting at the Museogee county court house Friday for the arrival of Judge George P. Munro was Mrs. Dowdell Fullerton of Girard mother of Gervis Bloodworth, Taylor county youth who, with Willie Jones. is sentenced to hang January IS for the murder of Howard F. Underwood, Her object was to plead with the jurist for mercy for her son.
 Following a pathetic conference of a half-hour with the judge. Mrs. Full lcrton left with the sympathy of the jurist. and advice as to further legal procedure. She was none the less determined to do all within her might to save her convicted son from the extreme penalty.
 Mrs. Fullerton is the victim of an- other terrible sorrow in addition, to the plight of her son. Her husband met a sudden death only a few days before the murder of the medicine salesman. She was under treat ment of physicians and was unable to visit her son when he was in jail here between the time of his arrest two days after the murder and the consequent trial at Butler last week, when a verdict of guilt was returned against him by the jury.
 Mrs. Fullerton maintains that bad company was responsible for the boys acts. "Gervis. as a child, was of an unusually good disposition and would never hardly fight with his playmates. I can't conceive him be- ing guilty of murder" she said, as the tears were wiped from her eyes.
 The little woman expressed her sor- row for the other boy. Willie Jones, who in confe ession stated that he fired the gun responsible for the murder and for his aged mother. However, she stoutly maintained it was her belief that her boy gave him no signal to shoot, as he claimed. If he did, 1t was through fear,' she contended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30

and Germany. Today balloons are exported from America fin large quan- titles to all parts of Europe, even to Germany. This export trade is handi- capped by the difference in exchange but the American balloon Is bought notwithstanding. In some cases tariff is being discussed in order to protect the home industries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
FAIRFIELD POSTAL SERVICE EXPANDS
City To Hold General >0b- SerVanCe Of New
 Years Day
FAIRFIELD BUREAU l
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 The Fairfield post office after Monday will take over and make de- liveries in that portion of Fairfield nearest Ensley which has in the past been served by the latter office. The change will occur with the new year and patrons are requested to notify their correspondents so as to avoid delays.
 The territory Fairfield will annex includes all that east of Forty-firsl street to the Fairfield city limits which has prior to this time been served through the Ensley office. II has taken long time and consid- erable work to get this territory as- signed to Fairfield and there IS much qualification expressed that the service will be started this week Heretofore residents of Fairfield in that section have been required to have their mail addressed to Ensley. This has caused considerable con fusion which will be eliminated by the new arrangement.
 The service will require some extra work on the local office but 1t is stated the revenue derived from the territory will be a substantial addi- ton to the local office, the rating of which depends upon the income Mrs. Ada Burl1s, postmistress, has all details prepared to take over the work from the Ensley office Monday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
BUYS GEORGIA BANK
Bullock County Man Gets Control Ol
 Dawson, Ga, Institution

UNION SPRINGS. Ala. Dec. D. Special. )-An important business deal has just been completed in which H. L. King of Midway, Bullock county, bought the controlling in terest In the City National Bank of Dawson, Ga. MT. King has ex- tensive farming interests in Bullock county and is president of the Bank of Midway, so he will not move to Dawson on account of this new con nection, but will continue his busi- ness at his present location.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
STORK VISITS HOME

MOULTON, Ala. Dec. 2s.-(Spe- cial. Prof. W. T. Jordan. principal of the Lawrence County High school. and Mrs. Jordan are receiving the congratulations of their friends over the arrival of new son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
13.c54 BALES GINNED

Tabulation of reports show 13,254 bales of the 1923 cotton crop had been ginned up to December 13. com pared with 14.527 bales to the same date last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
GIVE THEM A CHANGE

Honesty in politics, tolerance Tn re- ligion, patience and fidelity In indus try, full measure in business, would prove as successful as they ever did If given half a chance.-Houston Post
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
HUNTER SHOT ACCIDENTALLY

Hospital authorities entertained little hope for recovery of Ira Weathersby, F year. old Claiborne county lad, who accidentally shot himself in the leg Thursday while hunting with a companion. Loss of blood and shock has caused the lad to be an almost nervous wreck, att taches of the hospital said, and Sf his physical condition will alloy they are planning to amputste his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30

Mrs. Joe Glover, who was stricken suddenly when on her way to Greensboro from her home in Beat 10, died at the home of Mrs Benson V. Stokes, where she was taken aft CT the attack. She was making the trip in an automobile and was ac- companied by her husband. She was buried at Mount Herman cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
CHURCH REPAIRED
Sunday School Room Will Also Re
 Added At Greensboro

GREENSBORO, Ala, Dec. 2s.- Especial. )--Extensive repairs to the Baptist church are under way. The present wooden building will be con- verted into an attractive veneer structure and a Sunday school room will be added.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
DICKERSON HUNT
 PUSHED BY STATE
Escape Notices Being Broad- casted All Over Country.
 Reward Raised
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU l
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Acknowledgment of additional es- cape notices sent out for the recap ture of Roy Dickerson, notorious Ala ban.a bank robber, are daily being received Tn the office of Roy L. No len. associate member of the state board of administration, from all parts of the country.
 On the first anniversary of the escape of DicKerson from the state penitentiary at Kilby, as that prison was nearing completion. the reward was increased from. s4O0 to $500. Since that time additional escape mo- tices with description, finger prints and photographs have been mailed to all sections of the country, and to police officers in every important city in the civilized world.
 During the past few weeks &C., know weldgment of the escape notices have come from Tucson, Ariz.: Gin cfnnati, Beaumont, San Francisco, Philadelphia, Seattle. Albuquerque, St. Louis, Lansing, Fl Paso, Pitts burg. Indianapolis, St. Paul, Detroit and many other places.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30

Ed Holbrook of Lock sustained a broken ankle this week when the horse he was riding became fright ened and threw him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
MISSISSIPPI WOMAN
 KILLED IN CAR WRECK
Another Girl And Four Boys Hurt
 As Result Of Crash

JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 2s.-Fu- neral services for Miss Lee Sharkey of Glen Allen, victim of an automo- bile accident Thursday night near Greenville. in which Miss J. Longino of Jackson was slightly injured and four young men were hurt. were conducted at o'clock this after noon. Miss Longino Is not seriously hurt though she is suffering from the shock and physicians advise that she remain in Greenville for sew eral days. She is with friends there and her sister. Mrs. Jack Wells of Greenwood is with her. She will re- turn to Greenwood with Mrs. Wells as soon as she is able to travel.
 Percy Jones, who was riding in the back of the car with Miss Sharkey was the only one of the three boys that was hurt. He Is in a Greenville hospital paralyzed by tha a hlnw the broke his back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
MRS. CREWS ESCAPES

County police were today investi- gating a shooting case which oc- cured Friday night in which Mrs. J. B. Crews Is said to have barely escaped serious or fatal injury by having been grazed by bullet said to have been fired from pistol in the hands of Tom Crews. 1nforma-
 tion obtained by Chief M. D. Hadley and other members of the force call
 ed to the scene shortly after the
 shooting, were to the effect that MT. and Mrs. J. B. Crews were in an au- tomobile that was towing one that was occupied by Tom Crews and that he fired a pistol as a signal when tho rope broke. The bullet is said to have pierced the cushion under Mrs. Crews, after having in flicted a slight abrasion in the back.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30

SIGMA Mt DELEGATES NAMED
 Two delegates were named at s meeting Friday evening at the Way crly hotel by the Columbus alumni chapter of the Sigma Nu fraternity to attend the national bienniel con vention of that body which ccnvenes in Birmingham. Ala, Friday for sev- eral days. The two delegates. Rinal- do Page. and Allen Woodall, left Columbus today for the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
MRS, CLAIBORNE
SIGMA NU DELEGATES NAMED

Mrs. Amelia R. Claiborne diec suddenly Friday afternoon at hel late home. at the age of 77 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
MORE STILLS SEIZED

The following captures of stI1.s and contraband beverages were reported Saturday to the office of the state law enforcement department:
 In a raid Friday night state law enforcement officers captured near Chisoln., in Montgomery county, a light car and four gallons of liquor. arresting one man, Calvin Funder- burk, according to report made Sat- urday to headquarters at the capitol
 In Mobile county two stills of 150- gallon capacity each, and 150 gallons of beer. Federal officers assisted in this raid.
 In Russell county state and county officers seized & 10-gallon still, 50 gallons of beer and one pint of liquor One man was arrested on 8 charge of distilling and three arrested as v1o- lating the prohibition law.
 In Jefferson county 200-gallon still was seized, with 400 gallons of beer and one and a half gallons of whisky. State and Birmingham po- lice officers also seized a 100-gallon still, 220 gallons of beer, and 20 gal Ions of whisky, and arrested one man and one woman, both white, on a charge of distilling, and three men for alleged violation of the prohibit tion law. An auton.obil was also seized by the state and municipal of- GcerS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-30
LETTERS TO QUALIFY

Lamar Jeffers, member of the house of representatives from the Fourth congressional district, has mailed all necessary papers and fec for qualifying as a candidate to suc- ceed himself. according to a telegram received today from Congressman Jeffers at Washington. He stated that the necessary papers were mailed Friday All other members of the Congress from Alabama have already qualified.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1923-12-07
Ku pomOci Nemcim.

V 1tery mayor jackson konfero
val sc 40 zastupci ob6an1 Baltimor.
skJch pomoci, JED poskytnuta byti
ma mestem Darodnimu vyboru kva-
kern, kterS ziviti bude hladnvici
zeny a ditky Nemecka. Hlavou W.
boru jest general Allen. Dosud
vSbor vydal 81 100000 ma denni
v5zivu 100000 ditek. James H.
Causey, president Denverske banky,
jenz pomahalssv ruhrskem distriktu
prohlasil. v konferenci. ze uepom6.
ze-li Amerika deseti miliony dolarn.
re "uvidi tragedii. jake neni podob.
no historic civilisace!" v konfe
renci "a pfedsedu s'aleho pomocne-
no v5horu navrzen byI byvaly 60
werner Goldsborough,
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1923-12-07
,Co0lidgela McAdeo yitezi V JIM

President Calvin Coolidge Will
liam G. McAdoo. byval5 sekretaf
pokladny. voli6i dostali pfednost'
iiako navrzeni kandidati president.
skeho 1radu. President Coolidge
zvitezil pro indorsovan ma republi-
kanske konvenci proti senatoru Hi
ram Johnsonovi Kalifornie. Pro
navrzeni delsgaci Jiznf Dakoty pfi
konVenci zvitezil president C loIidge
50.379 prot "7 $40. jez dany John
sonovi. McAdoo pro navrzeni pri
demokraticke konvenci porazil pro-
tikandidata Henry florida 39.Ol8
hlasy proti 5,O72. .iez dostal Ford.
kOngreS Zahajen.
V pondeli bylo zahajeno zasedapi
68 kongresu. V Dome zastupc6
kongresnfci mali pfipraveno asi 316
pfedloh; techto tykaji sc ctyri do
datku k pristehovaleckemu zakonu
til pfedlohy navrhujf vyiouceni
nezadoucich cizincn. Dalsispfedlo.
ha navrhuje zruseni zeleznicni rady
prace, iejiz p1sobnost by sc pfene-
sla ma Mezistatni komisi obchodni.
Senat omezil sve pocastcni Jed.
mani ma dobu jedne hodiny, nacez
bylo zasedan odrOceno ma dnesni
den. We ctvrtecnim spolecnem Ease.
d$ni kongresu pfedcital presidenG
Coolidge sve poselstvi. ktere SO "a
byvalo prohlasenim zasad poIiti-
ce domaci i zahranicni.
DOmluva Francie S Nemeckem.
N6mecko dohodl, Sc francouz-
skou zeleznicni administered pro o.
kupovane 1zemi m obnoveni pravi-
delneho zeleznicniho spojenf mezi
okupcvanou a neoklpovanol casti
N9mecka.
FraDcouzi Belgicane odyolali
jiz easti vojska Ru,ru francous-
ke dfady okopacni podepsaly kon-
trakty C dodavcs uhli Ruhru do
Francie.
Voska pfivezl .eske dukaty.
! z. V. Voska pfijel do New Yor.
ku. Pfive1l sebol 1000 esl. ju-
bilejnich zlatSch dukltn, jez zaii-
steny byly pro CeakosIoyenskou A.
tneriki z dhrnaaho pocta 10000
dukatn. razenych Ia oslavu 5letaho
jubilsa CSR
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1923-12-07
Haller v Baltimore.

Gen1ral Josef Haller, polsk5 va
lecny hrdina. byl hostem Baltimore
We ctVrtek. Haller uvitan hoslen
co nejlepe Odpoledne zajel do Ar
napolis ve:er byl hostem Polske
obee.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1923-12-07
MiStni zpraVy.
ZkralanskyCh kruhI.

Q6O6ll Z0tuIcl po uiOuHO "S
moci D. Frantisek Panuska cisl'
COZ N. Castle ulice We start II 70
kH. Narozen byl v Lazanech
Cechach. odkud pred Al roxy pfiby
do teto move vlastj. Zam6stnanin
byl krejci. Nalezel ku spolku Rytf-
T6 sv. Vaclava jichz deputace jej XII
hrobu doprovazela. Ponies konar
dOmu smutku 1tery do kostela
sv. Vaclava odtud liza hTbitoS
Nejsv. Vykupitele. Pohfsbni obfa-
dy vykonal vldp. Jos. Vetrovec '
dome smutku mad hrobem pro.
mluvil slova 1t9chy p. JOS Fajman.
Zesnuly zanechava zde manzelku
a syna.
- We ctvrtek, 20 listopadu zem-
rela Barbora Kokta, dcera manzel6
Karla a Josefy KOkta cfsla 962 N
Chapel ulice, We staff IL rokn. Po-
hTeb zesnule konan pondeli. g..
prosince do kostela sv. Vaclava a
odtud ma hfbitov Nejsv. Vykupite-
le
We stfedu zemrel p. Josef V
Sykcra, manzel Amy Sgkora. 834
N. Chapel ul Pohfeb konan blde
sobotu odpoledne ma hfbitov
Nejsv. Vykupitele.
Pohfby tyto vypraviIa f rma
Frank Cvach & Syn.
Ma Den Dik1cineni sehr ana
byla v Snkolovne Jed. Blesk roz-
marna veselohra "Bytova noaze"
iez, pro ceske jeviste uprayena byla
Jedliekou. Sehrani hry prispelo ve-
lice ku 1sp6chu a pobavenf cetnahe
obecenstva Zvlastnf pozornosti test
la Sc scenerie, jez byla neienom
navrzena ale provejena p E. Ce-a
sk1m.
v 1tery uspoTadana byla Glen
kynemi kostela Cesko- MoraVskfch
Bratff ustficova vecefe, jez tesla
sc plnemu dsp9chu. Cetnf hoste po,
hutnaIi 81 ma znamenit6 upravenych
ustFicich, sunce Kolacich salatech a
pobavili se pratelskym ro1hoporem
v krouzcfcb, iimiz naplnena byla
sin. Zasoby, jichz hojnost' pfipra-
vena byla, vScerpany byly 1plne.
Jarmarecnf methody. jimis "a dneS-
mich dn1 hoste pfi r1znych zaba.
vach obtezoyani byraji nebyly pfi
zdafilem tomto vecirku uzity. Glen
kyn9 kostela nelitIlf pface sve o.
b9tavosti vidouce naproste uspoko-
ieni milych svych hosti.
- Dopis STAY V5boru SokoloVny
ma Horach Stf1brnych zaslany pani
Holodove pro nedostatek mista nu-
ceni jsme uvefejniti budoncim ci-
sic "Teleg g.afa. "
- Pr0ni Kabaretni vecirek CORA
da Sekce Zen cis. l.. pondeli. dne
10. prosince Deln.ck6m, Mad son
a Rose ul Kuplety zpevy jsou
ma programu. Kazdy jest srdeGne
vftan.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1923-12-07
Poranili Sc vyStrelem.

Clarence Watson Whealright sire.
Ill Sc We sve residence. (. 10 w.
Madison ulice, dter5 kratce DO 2.
iodine ranni. kdyz vratiI Sc 8 mar
zelkou svojl tance. Wheelright.
22 roxy star1, syn prominentni Ba
tlmorske rodiny, ,stfeli. pry Sc naho-
don.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1923-12-07
SHINES V Baltimore.

Hugo SHINES. syn nemeckeho in-
dnstrialisty znameho celemu sv9tu,
dlel We ctvftek Baltimore. kde
prohlizel zdejsi pristav. SHINES
pripraVuie Sc ku nakupovani ame-
rickeho uhll pro Nemeeko. kdyz to-
muto uhli Ruhrn 7astaveno.
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yousata Gernoska zmizela;

Trinact rokn stara cernosska div
ka, ,Sjejiz tvaf ozdobena jest vousy 3
rGl irce dlouhymi, Velma Sprenll.
1912 E Madison ulice, zm.izela mi
nuly tyden pfibytku svych rodicn.