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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
S2l9,336.53 TAKEN IN
 BY PROBATE OFFICE
November Collections Proved
 Slightly Less Than October

Nearly a quarter of a million dol lars was collected by Probate Judge J. P. Stiles during the month of No- vember and sent to various deposi- tories. Judge Stiles announced Mon day that he expected to send to the state treasurer Tuesday $144S69. 67 and s10.153.S0 to the state tax com mission. He has already sent $4.420.70 to the game and fish com missioner. s27,S97.36 to City Comp troller H. M. Taylor, and $31,995 to the county treasurer. These amounts total S219.336.53.
 This amount is slightly less than the total collected during october, which was s241. 1.1S5.7S. October col lections were unusually heavy be- cause of the great, rush ito obtain automobile and business licenses be- fore the expiration of the time limit,
 Eighty per cent of the automobile license fees go into the state treas ury and the remaining 20 per cent to the county. The state gets two thirds of the business license fees, while the county gets one-third.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
Vital Statistics
RIRTHS

Ssn BIRTHS
 Mir. and Mrs. Ernest Edward McCorkle. 1711 Thirty third avenue, northstNovem- Mr. and Mrs. LIZ. Hartsfield.S Fraternal hospital sNovem Der 20. boy ~
 Mir. and Mrs. Norffis Pallidino. S45 Third street. Thomas station. November Mr. and Mrs Tallie Armstrong, Route 8, Birmingham. November 27. boy.
 MT. and Mrs. Benjamin H. Hull, S72 Third street. Thomas. November 22 girl MT. and Mrs. Charlie Piletere. 3i2 Thomas Station. November 27, boy. Cherry street. October 29. boy.
 Mrs. charlotte ssllers. SIPS Tourteertp Mrs lLydis sc6yin. Nf72G Eighth. avenue north. November 30. age 61.
 Helen H. Cpshman. Wenonah. November Jesse J. Justice. Bessemer. Route 4 Hsrshei B. sNnhoison., 414 Forty-sixth street. north. December l. age 2 months. Robert Young, T. c. I. hospital. Novem- Mrs. Sarah Hudson, bos Sixth street, Docena, November 30. age "A.
 Arnold P. Moore. Ensley infirmary. December 1. age 20.
 Mrs. Emma w. Walden. 515 Fortieth street. Fairfield. December 1. age 69.
 David !. shannon. Hillmap hospital. Mo- venber s2S. nges7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
JOSEPH P0NNELL IS
 EXPECTED TO LIVE.
Surgeons Perform Second Trephin- : ing Operation Within Two Weeks

Joseph E. Ponnell. 3212 Thirty first street, north, who was thought fatally injured Friday night, when his au- tomobile went over an embankment at Twenty seventh street and Thirty seventh avenue, north, was reported improving late Monday afternoon, following a trephining operation Sunday in the Birmingham General hospital.
 When first brought in little hope was held for the injured man. as
 surgeons thought the fracture of the skull was too low to permit an op- eration. After an examination, with
 the aid of X-ray pictures at 2 o'clock
 Sunday afternoon, they decided to
 make a try. T | Late Sunday afternoon the patient showed some improvement and had re gained consciousness Monday. His
 physicians declared he had a fighting | chance for recovery.
 | John Juliana Italian miner. who
 underwent what doctors declared Ito be a more serious operation nine
 days ago. is nearly ready to leave the hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
Seeking Districts Most In Need Of
 Extended Facilities

committee consisting of Mrs. N. l.. Bagley, J. D. Moore and pr. N. R. Baker, superintendent of schools, visited several schools in the county Monday to consider the need for new buildings and additions for which requests have been made to the board of education. McAdory High school, Pleasant Hill High school, Morgan Junior Hifh school and Wilkes Junior High school were visited Monday, and visits will also be made to sereval other places. The com mittee will make it's report to the board of education at it's next meet ing.
 A special committee consisting of these three, D. o. Whillden, architect, and Dr. Cunningham Wilson was ap- pointed last week to make such visits so as to learn which districts are most in need of new buildings or ad- ditions. Before completing it's rounds it will visit Oak Grove, Bradford, Center Point, Concord, Brighton, Irondale, Broadside, Edgewood, Union Hill and McElwain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
JOINT C0NF FERENCE
 FOR FIRST AVENUE
City, County, B. R., L. & P. And East Lake People To
 Hold Meeting

Calling of a conference between city commissioners, members of the county revenue board, officials of the B. R., L. & P. Co.,, and citizens of the East Lake section for Wednesday or Thursday, will be the next de- velopment in the complicated situa- tion attending the effort to pave and widen First avenue between Forty first and Forty seventh streets, 1t was learned Monday.
 D. E. McLendon, president of the city commission, said East Lake citi- zens were arranging for the con ference, and that officials of the street car company had promised to attend. The company caused the paw ing plans to strike snag last week when 1t refused to do the paving be- tween it's tracks unless parking privileges beyond Forty seventh street were allowed. Efforts will be made at the conference to effect a Compro mise.
 Both the city and county have agreed to do their part of the work and if an agreement is reached this week an immediate start on the project will be assured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
HARGETT GATHERING
 FORCES FOR FIGHT
Assembling Field Men To Insure Dry Christmas For Magic City

Business in the Birmingham ter ritory will begin to pick up before the end of the week, Judge A. w. Hargett, federal prohibition director, said Mon- day.
 He referred to increased activities by his dry agents. Information he re- ceived during the day indicated that the seven field men recently sent to Mobile from Birmingham would re- turn here at once, and this will give the director enough men to begin a real series of raids hereabouts, he said.
 ham will, have a dry Christmas" Judge Hargett said with a smile which carried with it an inference that he has something up his sleeve, O. maybe an ace in the hole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
MAY POSTPONE EVANS TRIAL TO NEXT YEAR
Case Passed Monday, Solicitor Out
 Of Town-Witnesse Missing

Trial of Warden J. D. Evans of Banner mine, charged with assault upon a convict, following mutiny last September. was passed Monday. The case will be reset for trial at a time to be agreed upon by attor- neys for the defense and Solicitor Jim Davis. who is now out of the city.
 Unless date IS set by special agreement it probably will not be tried before next fall, as the court docket is arranged for several months ahead. It is practically ceS- tain, however, that date will be decided upon as soon as Solicitor Davis returns at the end of the week.
 Subpoenas were issued Octobcr IT for the appearance of 17 convicts said to have been witnesses to the alleged assault; but these were re- turned marked mot found" It is thought that Solicitor Davis will make a special request for them later through official channels to insure their presence. The names of the IT men expected to testify are: Hirshe1 Smith, Tom Wiley, w. D. Lavender, Clinton Helton, Roy Crow, Joseph D. Saffron, Frazier Howard, Mack Brown, John Oates, John Churchwell. Jack Bogus. Ed White, Frank Cook, Tom Kennell Charlie Stogsdell, Robert Berry and J. W. Carson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
WILL ELECT OFFICERS TUESDAY, DEC. 10
Merchants And Manufacturers As.
 sociation Annual Meeting

Directors for the Wholesale Mer- chants and Manufacturers associa- tion of the Chamber of Commerce the annual meeting of which will be held next Tuesday, December To- will be chosen by a nominating com mittee created Monday by c. C. Blackwell. chairman. The commit tee includes c. P. Noland. as chair man; Sid Lee, W. c. Thompson, F. J. Ridout. and Wade Wood.
 The recommendation of this com mittee as to the personnel of the new directorate or executive committee will be approved by the general membership meeting, which will be held at. the Chamber of Commerce auditorium.
 The Merchants and Manufacturers association is the division of the Chamber of Commerce which con- ducts the annual Alabama merchants convention in Birmingham. A total of 2.734 out-of-town merchants at tended the last convention, held here in August. Reports of other ac- complishments during the past year will be made at the membership meeting.
 The famous smoke-stack at Ana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
DRUGGISTS TO MEET
Planning For Dinner December Ii,
 Annual Meeting Of Clerks

Members of the retail druggists division of the Chamber of Com merce will meet Wednesday at 1 o'clock at the municipal market for the purpose of completing all re- maining details of the dinner to be given for drug store employees of Birmingham at the Tutwiler on De- cember 14.
 Most of the drug stores of Bir- mingham will close at o'clock for this occasion, in order to give their employees an opportunity to attend the dinner. Experts on retail mer- chandising will address the drug men, and it is believed the meeting will be productive of much prn[is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
THOUSAND CAR ORDER
 NOT FOR BIRMINGHAM
Southern Railroad Gave Business
 To American Car Company

The Southern railway has placed an order for 1000 box. cars with the American Car and Foundry company it became known Monday.
 The Birmingham district will not share in this business. The Alabama and Vicksburg railway, however, has ordered construction of 200 box cars from the Chickasaw Shipbuilding and Car company which will be built at the local plant
 Capacity of the Chickasaw Ship building and Car company's plant was recently increased from 25 cars a day to 10 cars a day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04

'. E. Shtne-Rema1nS or J. E. Snlne, 42, died Monday in Racine, Wis. will arrive in Birmingham Wednes- day, according to announcements received here Monday afternoon. Funeral services will be an- nounced later by Lige Loy.
 Mrs. Sarah Morgnn-Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Morgan. 51, who died Sunday at the residence, 2S31 Thirty-seconda avenue, north, will be held at ? o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the North Birmingham Pres byterian church. Interment will fol- low in Elmwood cemetery with Johns in charge. She is survived by her husband parents, three sons, Arthur Morgan, Collins Morgan ana Homer Morgan; three daughters. Mrs. L. R. Patterson, Mrs. G. l.. Fitzgerald and Miss May Morgan. Mrs. May Mennini-Funeral services for Mrs. May Mennini, 73, who died Sunday at the residence, 33O Sew enth street, north, will be held Tuesday afternoon from the resi- dence followed by interment in Elmwood cemetery, with Lige Loy in charge.
 for David J. shannon, 72, who died Wednesday at a local inf1rmary, were held at 2 o'clock Monday aft ernoon from Johns chapel followed by interment in Forest Hill ceme- tery. HersheI Bass Nicholson-F'uneral services for Hershel Bass Nicholson who died Saturday at the residence, Al Forty-sixth street, north, were held at o'clock Monday afternoon followed by interment in Forest VfRtn n h a Yrs. l.. D. WhitIey-Funeral services for Mrs. l.. E. Whitley, 77, who died Sunday at the residence. Fl Third avenue, Boyles, were held Monday in the Inglenook cemetery with by son, 0. L. Whitley of Boyles, and sister, Mrs. Sallie House of Springville, Ala.
 Mrs. Thomas l.. Hill-Funeral services { for Mrs. Thomas l.. Hill, who died at 7:3o o'clock Monday evening at a local infirmary, will be held at Z 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the First Presbyterian church. The remains will be sent to Knoxville Tenn, at 6:45 o'clock Tuesday aft ernoon by Johns for interment. Mrs Hill is survived by her husband She formerly resided in Birmirg- ham for IS years, moving to Wash ington, D. C., with her husband in 1919. The family returned to Bir- mingham in June. Mrs. Hill was a member of the First Presbyterian church and was widely known as worker.
 John A. Myer-Funeral services for John A. Myer, who died early Mon- day at a local infirmary, will be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning from Johns chapel, followed by in- torment in Emanu-El cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
VIOLATE SUNDAY LAW
Seven Offenders Heard By Recorder
 Burns At Night Court

Fines, totaling S75, were drawn by seven Sunday violators, in police court Monday night before Recorder Harry Burns. One offender drew a fine of s25. five were fined s1O and one of the cases was nol-prossed
 The cases were not confined to any one section of the city but rep resented sprinkling of all the suburbs. The proprietors in most instances were running combination restaurants and stores and failed to observe the partitioning law, which requires a wood wall separating the two departments, if the cafe is to be kept open.
 The case which was nolleprosse6 was that of an Italian woman, who was living over her store and had no way of entrance except from the lower floor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
PARENT-TEACHERS OF AV0NDALE WILL MEET
Special Gathering To Be Held Tues day Afternoon At 3:15 O'Clock

Members of the Parent-Teach School Improvement association of Avondale will meet Tuesday after noon at 3:15 o'clock in the new Avon dale school building.
 Matters of interest concerning work for the winter will be taken up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
SHE'S FOR s1On.0on

Mrs. Cora Lee Cornett began suit in circuit court Monday for S100,009 against the Southern railway for the death of her husband, W. II. Cornett, who is alleged to have been killed by a locomotive August 2. Plaintiff charges that railway employees did not use proper care in trying ito avoid hitting him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
THE WEATHER

Alabama, Mississippi and extreme north west Florida. Local rains Tuesday; We'd Hnesdayl mostly cloudy and cooler. E Virginia; Local rains Tuesday slightly warmer.
 North and South Carolina and Georgia: Local rains Tuesday and probably Wednes- day; not much change in temperature.
 Florida: Partly cloudy Tuesday and Wednesday, possibly showers in extreme northern portions; little change in tenn perature.
 Tennessee and Kentucky; Occasional rains Tuesday; Wednesday mostly cloudy and colder.
 Louisiana: Tuesday. showers: Wednes- day partly cloudy; not much change in temperature.
 Arkansas: Tuesday partly cloudy, pre- ceded by showers in east portion; Wednes- day generally fair; not much change in temperature.
 Oklahoma; Tuesday generally fair; Wednesday fair; somewhat warmer in north portion,
 East Texas: Tuesday partly cloudy in west showers in east portion; Wednesday generally fair; not much change in tenn perature
 West Texas: Tuesday partly cloudy; Wednesday fair; warmer in the panhandle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04

THE SHoP-O -O-sCOPE way-buying gifts through the Christmas Gift Suggestions" columns of the Classi- fled Section-fills stockings the easi est and empties purses the least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04

THE SHOP O-SCOPE way-buying gifts through the Christmas Gift Suggestions columns of the Classi- fled Section-fills stockings the easi- est and empties purses the least.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
LOCAL DATA

For the 24 hours ending at ' D. m, December g. 1923:
 Highest temperature ............... 52 Lowest temperature ........,....... 49 Mean tenn nparature e............. 50 Normal temperature .............. 43 Deficiency in temperature since Jan Rainfall ,. ..... 80 Total rainfall since January 1....... 54 01 Excess in rainfall since January 1 8 68 Relative humidity T a. m 5.. 96
 12 noon ........... 92
 D. m ........... 93 Dry thermometer, a.. m. ......... 49 s 12 noon 52
 2 D. m ............ 52 Wet thermometer, a. m. ......... A
 ~ls noon .....-..-s ..3.....' l
 D. m. ,.................. 51 Summary of observations made at sta- tions of United States Weather Bureau during the 24 hours ending at D.. n1., 90th meridian time, December 3, 1923:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04
DEATHS

'. F. shine-Remains of J. E. Shine, 42, died Monday in Racine, Wis. will arrive in Birmingham Wednes- day, according to announcements received here Monday afternoon. Funeral services will be an- nounced later by Lige Loy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04

The famous smoke-stack at Ana conda. Montana. is 5S5 feet,s,1 12 in- ches high.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04

Mrs. May Mennini-Funeral services for Mrs. May Mennini, 73, who died Sunday at the residence, 33O Sew enth street, north, will be held Tuesday afternoon from the resi- dence followed by interment in Elmwood cemetery, with Lige Loy in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04

David !. Shannon-Funeral services for David J. shannon, 72, who died Wednesday at local infirmary, were held at o'clock Monday aft :
 ernoon from Johns chapel followed by interment in Forest Hill ceme- tery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04

John A. Myer-Funeral services for John A. Myer, who died early Mon- day at a local infirmary, will be held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning from Johns chapel, followed by in torment in Emanu-El cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-04

HersheI Bass Nicholson-Funeral services for Hershel Bass Nicholson who died Saturday at the residence, A Forty-sixth street, north, were
 held at o'clock Monday afternoon
 followed by interment in Forest Hill cemetery with Johns in charge.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-19
CAILLAUx SEES CLEARLY

Joseph Callaux, former premier Of France, breaches
a sound sermon on European confusion, and nowhere
does his text ring with greater truth than when ne
tells the French people "they must try free them
selves from those who defy the spirit of brutal force
Nothing he adds, with fine historic perspective, last
ing can be founded violence and hate"
The situation in which France finds herself today
is the direct heritage of the faacy M Caaux decres
If you go back far enough Alsace Lorraine
were either French German until blood spilled
the soil and gave nourishment to harvest Of ma
tonal sensbilities.
Each European of modern times has been waged
to undo something achieved by war proceeding it.
That is the simple unadorned history of Europe's life,
and there nothing manifest at present to the
hope that change of outlook has to Europe.
The very bitterness Germany planted in French hearts
in 1871 the French plant in the hearts Of Germans
France for 80 years had her Strassburg monument,
Germany invited to drape herself in mourning for the
Ruhr.
Clearly the world would be better off if somewhere
NJ Caillaux could be permitted to give his beliefs
active expression in deeds.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-19
IN YEARS GONE BY
TEN YEARS AGO
From The Silver State Files)

Game Warden Bonnifeld returned
last evening from Carson City,
where he was in consultation with
Chairman Mills of the Nevada Fish
Commission. Mr.. Bonnifield was in
formed that there would be a suffi-
cient supply of bass and trout fry
this year to stock all the streams
of the state. In Humboldt county
the bass will be placed in the river
and the trout in the small streams.
The body of Frank Erickson, the
National miner killed at Oreana
Monday afternoon is still lying at
Miller's undertaking parlors. A
brother, Swan Erickson, of Hunting
ton, Oregon, who was notified of
the accident wired that he would
start for Winnemucca at once. 1t
is stated that Erickson left Roches-
ter Monday forenoon for Winnie
mucca, and was anxious to reach
here before the bank closed. As the
first train, No. 6, would not reach
here until 3:15 or fifteen minutes
after the banks closing time, he
endeavored to catch a freight. AS
he reached the moving train, he
stumbled and fell, the wheels cutting
his body in two.
In letter to The Silver State
dated April Is, Attorney L. G.
Wilson states that he has opened a
law office at Petaluma, California.
For several years Mr.. Wilson was
associated with H. Warren in law
practice in Winnemucca.
H. C. Oastler and ]. w. Ferguson,
leasers on the Black Hole mine at
Dun Glenn, were in town one day
this week.
At about 10 o'clock Thursday
evening a light shower fell and at
IL o'clock a steady downpour Of
rain commenced, which kept up IN
til 10 o'clock last night. The total
precipitation for the storm was .92
of an inch.
In an effort to save what has
been approximated at $10,000,00C
in double-tracking work, the South
ern Pacific company is preparing
to submit to the Western Pacific q
proposition whereby it will be en-
abled to use the Western Pacifc's
tracks between Winnemucca ano
Wells, Nevada, distance of ap-
proximately 200 miles, says Thurs
days Chronicle.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-19
THE DEMOCRATIC DILEMMA

Won't please throw monkey wrench into
the works? The way the nationwide prosperity re-
ports are being dished-up in newspapers dis
may. Even staid old Democrats becoming tired
of that they turning for relief to the sensational
sheets and obtaining their pabulum found under the
scandal headlines.
What's become of the unemployed and the labor
agitators? Are the radicals forgetting to radate from
the sagebrush? Why doesn't the tariff law catch
the influenza? What illluck has de-McAdoodzed the
railroads? Everything is going askew-and the election
only Is months away!
To be sure, Jimmy Cox is doing yeoman service
He brought crocodile alligator tears from the eyes
of the farmers of the Southland he pictured only
he picture it, the abject bankruptcy of the north
ern farmer.
Now arises another figure of the gladiatorial type
with swift challenge 1t is less parsonage than
Senator David l. Walsh, hailng from the Bay State
His coat is off and is ready to meet any in verbal
combat, that prosperity can be credited to this
administration
Why SO pensive, Mr.. Gompers? Can not you see
from where yuo sitting, cloud that be sand
electrified into nationwide strike? Won't you at
least act cheer leader during Borahs absence in
Russia? Something must be done.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-04-19
TRAIN HITS TAXI,
|NJURING 8 MEN

Three men narrowly escaped be-
ing killed when a Nevada Northern
train hit one of the United Stage
and Taxi company's automobiles
when it was coming from KIM
berly.
The car was driven by Happy
Hope, and he had as passengers j.
S. Baggs, mining man of Hamilton,
and another man whose name is not
known.
The accident occurred at a rail-
road crossing between Ruth and
Kimberly, near the section houses.
According to statements made by
Mr.. Hope and Mr.. Baggs, as the
auto neared the crossing it was
slowed down to about 10 miles an
hour as a precautionary measure,
as a box-car on the siding OBJ
structed the view Of the track look
ing towards Kimberly.
As the auto started across the
track the train was sighted about
80 feet away, coasting down the
hill from Kimberly. The driver
reached to shift the car in re.
verse, but realizing that the time
was too short, he instead steppet
on the gas and attempted to ge,
across before the train reached
them. The time was too short and
the engine struck the rear end OF
the car, pining the wheels under the
engine and throwing the front END
of the auto to the right toward the
| engine.
/ Mr.. Raggs, seeing that the car
could not get away in time, opened
the door and jumped out, but just
as he hit the ground the engine
struc the car, which hit him, throw.
ing him against the right side OF
the engine. Trapped in a narrow
place between the auto and the en-.
CINE, Mr.. Baggs tried to avoid in
jury by lying face down, but be.
fore he could reach the ground the
cylinder jacket or some part of the