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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
BUM EXPLAINS PLAN
Tells Exchange Club How Alabama
Is To De Advertised

Explaining plans and purposes of
the nationwide advertising cam
paign which is to be staged by the
"Greater Alabama association" o. l..
committee of the association, and
secretary of the Birmingham Cham
Der of Commerce, was the principal
speaker at the weekly meeting of the
Birmingham Exchange club at l
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon at the
Tutwiler hotel.
Mr.. Bum announced that a meet
ing of the executive committee would
be held in Mobile Saturday, when
members of the advisory committee
of 81 will be appointed, one represen-
tative from each county of the state.
Field workers will be named to as
sist the county chairman and the
boards of revenue of every county in
Alabama will be called upon to con-
tribute from $4,000 to $4,000 to defray
the expenses of the organization, Mr.
Bum said. Railways and public util-
tiles in Alabama also are to cooper
ate in the movement. Governor Bran
don will meet with the members of
the executive committee at the Mo-
bile assembly.
Mr.. Bum also announced that the
organization already had a fund of
$4,000 which had been placed volun-
tarily at it's disposal, and that it was
noped to raise from 100000 to $780,
600 for the initial advertising in the
campaign. A resolution was passed
by the members of the Exchange club
approving the move and pledging co :
operation.
Plans for the Exchange club picnic
to be held at the Y. NJ. C. A. camp
June 20 also were discussed at the
tuesday meeting. Arrangements for
transportation are being made by
ont -t.,iv II.
John Simpson; dinner, Harry B. Brad
ley.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
| BIRMINGHAM PAYS
SILENT HOMAGETO
NATIONAL EMBLEM
No Official Program Arranged
For Commemoration Of
Flag Day

On June IA, 1877, the Constitu
tional Congress adopted the flag of
the United States-stripes, red and
white, and 10 stars on a blue field.
On June IA, 1923, the same flag
will receive the homage and rever-
ence of the people of a mighty ma
ton of 11O,OO00O0 men, women and
children.
No public ceremonies will mark
the observance of Thursday as Flag
Day" in Birmingham, though every
citizen will pause sometime during
the day to think with a full measure
of pride of the glorious record of the
Stars and Stripes since that day back
in 1777 when an act of an infant
congress gave birth to what has
come to be in 1928 the Oldest ma
tional colors in the world.
The Stars and Stripes have re-
manned unaltered save for the adj
dition of extra stars with the admit
lance of new states to the Union.
There is no other flag, which has re-
manned unchanged SO long. The fact
is not trivial 1t speaks of unity,
of design. 1t is the living fact that
gives breath to the motto, "E Plurf-
bus Unum," -"out of many, one"
The commemoration of Flag Day
exercises was first observed in 1890.
upon the recommendation of the
Connecticut Society of the Sons of
the American Revolution. The pro-
priety of this custom was at once
recognized by the several patriotic
societies and the public generally,
and today celebration of Flag Day
has developed widespread over the
nation.
The symbolism of the flag as In
terpreted from Washington is: We
take the stars from heaven, the red
from our mother country. separating
1t by white stripes, thus showing that
we have separated from her and the
white stripes shall go down to pos
terity representing liberty"
In Birmingham Thursday mem
bers of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution will observe the day.
as will members of the Business and
Professional women's club and sew
eral other patriotic organizations.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
RATES ON CANNED
c 0 0 D s CHANGED.
Birmingham Profits But Some
Points On Gulf Are
Increased

New rates on canned goods to and
from southern points scheduled to go
in effect July 1 are, generally speak
Ing. lower from all northern points,
with some increases from southern
points.
The rate from Mobile, whence Bir-
mingham gets the larger part of tho
movement in canned goods from the
Pacific coast, is not changed. This
remains the same by rail and that
means that the same lower than rail
rates by the Warrior Barge line will
remain.
The rates from New Orleans are
raised in accordance with applica-
ton of the long and short haul
clause OF the transportation act
which the new rate scale has been
ordered to conform by the interstate
commerce commission.
New And Old Rates.
The Birmingham Traffic associa-
ton has sent out schedule of some of
the new rates to Birmingham COM
pared with the present ones as fol-
lows:
From Cincinnati-Presen rate 81
cents; new 81 cents.
From Louisville, Evansville and
rate 40 cents.
From st. Louis-Present rate IL
cents; new rate 60 cents.
From Nashville-Present rate 1915
cents; new rate 80 cents.
From Memphis-Present rate AIS
cents; new rate 43 cents.
From Wick sburg-Present rate 63.5
cents; new rate 46 cents.
From Gulfport and New Orleans
Present rate Ais cents: new rate 40
cents.
From Pensa cola-Present rate Ais
cents; new rate "A cents.
If the commission suspends the new
rates on petition of shippers, the
members of the association will be
notified. Meanwhile they are in
formed of the proposed schedule for
protection on shipments to be made
after July l.
Port Cities Object.
Principal objection to the new rates
will come, 1t is understood, from the
Mississippi valley and gulf port cit
les, whose water borne rates from
the north have been raised. while
those to inland points like Birm1ng-
ham have been lowered.
The furniture scale soon to be an
nounced is said to be the most Ia
vorable to shippers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
JEFFERSON COUNTY Isl
SAFEGUARDING HEALTH
More Rural Sanitary Installations
Than Entire State In May

jefferson county installed more ru-
raj sanitary improvements in May
than the rest of Alabama's total. Not
only were hundreds of units built
and less sanitary conveniences dis
pensed with, but one community
alone, in Jefferson county, in addition,
has placed orders for 1000 such in
stallations.
The county division of rural sani-
tation, under the supervision of DR..
j. d. Bowling, city and county health
officer, and the direct attention of
w. A. Hardenburgh, sanitary engi
neer, is in the midst of campaign
for the elimination of preventable
diseases and is paying first attention
to possible first sources of infection.
Their special efforts in anti-typhoid
incubation has resulted In sub
stantial reduction in the number Of
cases of this malady, the reports
show.
At Leeds, the work is complete; at
Warrior every home has been
equipped sanitarily. at Brighton an
even 1000 buildings that fill all san
itary requirements have been or
dered. At Rosedale the work Is go
ing forward satisfactorily; Edgewood
has installed 255 buildings in the
past month,
In Jefferson county 1925 people
have completed the anti-typhoid in
oculation treatment. in addition to
the thousands who were treated last
year. In this regard, this spring,
jefferson county has inoculated more
than two and half times as many
as the rest of the state put together.
Water supply at Lewisburg has
been cared for and the Bradford
mines have taken the necessary steps
tomard ipsnripC pllra water,
Littleton has Joined the movement
and is cooperating with the health
authorities in all measures recon-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
B|RM IN { / AM IS.
PARADOX IN USE Of.
P j bL|C LIBRARY.
Shows Gain Concurrent With
Good Times Contrary To
All Precedent

Merchants and other business men
are reporting the best trade in Biz
mingham they have booked in years,
but something of a paradox has de-
veloped from the showing of one of
the unfailing barometers of business.
Patronage of the public library is
increasing.
Lloyd W. Josselyn, curator of the
library, says he is at a loss for an
explanation, for the reports of an
nual sessions of the American Libra
ry association for many years have
always shown an Increase when
times were hard, the people simply
having more time to read books when
work is slack.
But Birmingham has a waiting list
of men and women wanting jobs. for
nearly every sort of job here is filled.
the business men say, and never were
pay rolls more satisfactory, to the re.
cipients, at least.
National Organization of Librarians,
In Little Rock, Ark. 1t was an
nounced that reading. throughout the
country, as defined by library pat
ronage, showed a distinct falling off.
In contradiction, Birmingham shows
a 10 per cent increase for I922 and SO
far this year.
One reason for the falling Off
throughout the country, seriously re-
ported by observers and statisticians,
is the use of radio, so many men,
boys and women having installed
sets. 1t Is pointed out, however, that
the same is true in Birmingham, and
that there are as many radio fans
in the Magic City as anywhere else.
OF particular interest to those in
terested in the Birmingham library
is the success gained by the recently
organized Book Club for Children,
1000 of the youngsters have Joined
and are calling for new books every
week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
Hugh Morrow Tells Tales
Of Early Birmingham Days

Birmingham Rotarians were given
some very interesting bits of the early
history of Birmingham Wednesday
at their weekly luncheon by Hugh
Morrow, prominent Birmingham at
torney, and one of the very few
members of the club who was born
in Birmingham.
The luncheon was held at Cascade
Plunge, the alabama Pharmaceutical
association occupying the ball room
OF the Tutwiler hotel. the regular
luncheon place of the club
"One of the interesting events to
me in connection with the early
history was the fact that / was born
on the day the people voted to move
the court house from Elyton to Biz
mingham," said Mr.. Morrow in be-
ginning his talk on "reminiscences
of Birmingham"
In those days we had up the
question of an auditorium as we have
up before us today and it rocked
along in practically the same man
ner
The first railway depot here was
at Eighteenth street and Morris ave-
nue.. 1t was a ne-story building
with only two rooms. One room was
the waiting room and the other was
used for freight.
The first hotel was the Relay
House and 1t had only nine rooms.
ne llrSl car line ran down First
avenue from Thirteenth street to
Nineteenth street. 1t was pulled by
wiry Texas mules and fare of ten
cents was charged. The mule barn
was on the spot where Loveman, Jo-
seph G. Loeb's store now stands
was employed at one time to take
the mules from the barn to the car
line, where new team was put on
every two hours. Since that time
have continually worked for the
street railway company and claim
the record for continuous employ
ment.
Remembers First Post office.
Il can remember the first post Of
flee here. 1t was located on Second
avenue between Twenty first and
Twenty streets. The first
postmaster l remember, was a re-
publican.
There were two daily newspapers
here at the time. The Iron Age, and
the Chronicle. The Iron Age was
the morning paper and later CONSOLE
dated with the Herald and was then
after known as The Age-Herald. 1
worked on the Iron Age and carried
papers to all the subscribers north
of Norris avenue and west of TWEEN
tieth street. There were exactly 142
subscribers on my route.
There was also a weekly paper
published here by name of The Hor-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
SCOUTS IN CAN'T
GET FULL COURSE
IN OUTDOOR STUDY
Boys At Camp Andrews Have
Already Passed $50 Ad-
VanCement Exams

Visitors returning from Camp An
drews, where Birmingham Boy
Scouts are enjoying their annual
general camp, are loud in their
praise of the camp itself and in the
splendid organization which is con-
tributing much to the life and train
ing of the scouts.
The camp itself is under the 'direc-
ton of Scout Executive Roland l..
Shine, who is a veteran camper, and
whose knowledge of outdoor life and
directing boys covers period of 10
years. He is assisted by corps OF
trained leaders of the Birming CHAM
district. including G.. 1. Mcdonald.
commissioner of District No. /; DR..
F. G. Burchfiel. William P. Rushton,
Fred A Culley, Carl Franklin and
corps of ten older scouts, who keep
the campers constantly engaged in
wholesome activity.
Eagle Scout James W. LeMay of
Atlanta, Ca, but formerly of Blr-
mingham, arrived in camp Wednes-
day and will have charge of bird
three weeks. Scout LeMay Is 8
member of the student body of the
Georgia School OF Technology, and Is
a recognized Junior authority on bird
life.
Scouts attending the camp have,
more than $50 examinations in sub
jects leading to advancement in
higher rank. Every scout in camp
is interested in map making, life
saving, swimming, nature study,
camping. cooking signaling and first
aid.
Like Small UNIVERSITY.
The camp Is veritable university
of knowledge, and in addition to the
instruction in these subjects pro-
gram of recreation equal to that of
the finest camps in America is given.
The night programs are under the
direction of William J. Rushton, who
is teaching Indian lore to the scouts.
Each night campers assemble arouno
the camp fire for their "pow-wow,
rcbed in colored blankets, symbolic
ing the life, singing the Omaha In
dian tribal song, doing the freakish
Indian dances, hearing from Scout
master Rushton many tales of rug
ged Indian life, each one having a
moral which the scouts never fall to
grasp.
Camp Andrews is recognized as one
of the finest places in America for
camping purposes, and during the
past year more than 1000 trips were
made to camp by members of the
Birming CHAM organization. This
years record will far exceed 1922
The second period of the general
camp will open Saturday and at that
time scouts attending the first Pc
Rod will return to the city.
Tho Boy Scout organization is
probably doing more to develop a
real liking for the outdoors than any
other one thing by intoxicating into
the lives of boys familiarity with ma
ture, and an appreciation of its
worth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
TINSLEY is PROMOTED
Former Birmingham Man Assistant
Manager OF Chicago Office

The friends of Douglas G. Tinsley,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Tinsley
of Birmingham will be glad to learn
of his promotion from bureau mana
ger of the International News Sery-
Ice for the middle western district
with headquarters in Kansas city,
Mo. to assistant manager of the Chi
cago office.
Mr.. Tinsley was a former mem
Der of The Age-Herald staff, leaving
this organization about Is months
ago to become a member of the staff
of the International News Service.
From assistant manager of the south
ern district with headquarters in
Atlanta he was promoted to the
Kansas City office seven months ago
and on July l will assume his new
duties in Chicago, which office is
one of the largest maintained by
that news service. Mrs. Tinsley, for
merly Miss Ethel Gillen. was also a
member of the staff of The Age
Herald for several years.
Jack Hornady, son of John r. Hor-
nady, former city commissioner and
Mrs. Hornady, who was born and
reared in Birmingham, will succeed
Mr.. Tinsley in Kansas City. At the
present time Mr.. Hornady is located
In Dallas, Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
$500 PREMIUM PAID
ON $4,000 BONDS
Ward, Sterne & Co. Get Issue On
Bid Of 102.60

Birmingham received a very salts
factory bid for the $4,000 Of public
Improvement bonds Tuesday. Ward.
Sterne and company of Birmingham
rate is s102.60, which made the bid
acceptable to the municipality The
bonds bear interest at five and half
per centum.
1t will not be until July 2 that
the papers will change hands. but
the Ward, Sterne bid has been ac-
cepted.
The bonds, when the sale is COM
pleted, will cover short term loans
iity naS 1be wnGn
said Wednesday, and represent a mass
of minor and larger public improve
ments, principally streets and sew
ers, in various parts of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
1886 ARE EXAMINED ;
IN COUNTY SCHOOLS

In all 1886 pupils took the seventh
grade examination at the close of
the term of Jefferson county schools.
OF these 239 were colored. and 213
passed. OF the 1927 white pupils
who took this examination, diplomas
have already been issued to SO per
cent of them, or a total of 1,156.
This would indicate that the high
schools of the county next year will
be crowded. According to actual in
quiries made, fully 1000 of these pu-
Pills will enter the high schools next
fall, while only 300 graduated in the
high schools of the county at the
close of the past session. An enroll
ment of fully $500 is expected in the
high schools of the county next year
The county high school at Boyles
passed the most successful year or
its existence from the standpoint OF
enrolment, there having been $50
enrolled during the year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
NEW INTERPRETATIONS

Papers of Incorporation were is
sued a. the probate office Wednesday
for the Southern Bearings Company.
Incorporated. principal office and
place of business to be Birmingham,
for dealing in bearings and bearing
parts, and metal products of every
kind and nature. Total authorized
capital stock is $4,000, of which sf0,-
900 is paid in. with which the COM
pany will begin business. Officers
and incorporators are r. NJ. Schnore,
Atlanta, president; d. G. Richards,
Birmingham. vice president, and q.
E Woodward, Birmingham, secretary
and treasurer.
S. NJ. Bernstein Electric Company,
Incorporated, was also issued papers
of Incorporation, with the principal
place of business to be Birmingham,
conducting an electrical goods and
supply business. The authorized cap
ital stock is $4,000, with S1,S00 paid
in. Officers and incorporators of the
new firm will be Sam Bernheim.
president and treasurer; Louis Bern
helm. vice president and secretary,
and Ernestine Bernheim, all of Bir-
mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
FOUR INJURED WHEN
AUTO SMASHES POST
Negro Driver And Three White
Persons Are In Hospital

Mrs. Ruby Jamison, IA, and Mrs.
Tracey Simms, IS. both Of Fifth ave-
nue. road, and c. l.. Armstrong, 720
Forty first street, are in the Hill
man hospital following injuries re-
ceived when the car in which they
we're riding, left the pavement at
Forty seventh street and Fifth ave-
nue., north, mounted the sidewalk and
crashed headfirst into telephone
pole, and was almost completely de-
mclished The car was being diven
by a negro, Joe Rogers.
Mrs. Jamison suffered broken left
arm and thigh and cash over the
right eye. Mrs. Simms slight injuries,
and Mr.. Armstrong two ribs broken.
while the negro driver escaped with
only minor injuries.
The driver was arrested and is
being held at police headquarters.
charged with speeding and driving a
car while intoxicated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14

net" which was along the lines Of
The Iconoclast." After a few red
hot editions had been published the
editor, who was a fiery. eaded
young man, was killed in a pistol
duel on the spot where Parker's
Drug store now stands.
bicycling was the fad Of the day.
Doctors, preachers. teachers, editors,
lawyers and everybody who could af-
ford one bought a bicycle. Bicycle
parties were great events of the So
cial season"
Following Mr.. Morrow's address,
Carson Adams. president of the
club, asked that all who intended
taking the trip to Mitchell dam with
the Rotary party two weeks hence
make reservations within the next
two days.
box of California cantaloupes
was auctioned off by John C. Henley
to Ed. Andrews for $40. The money
will go to a school for crippled chill
dren in California
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
ROLAND BEARDEN ARRESTED

Roland Bearden of the community
of Sparks Gap, near Mccalla, Ala,
was arrested Wednesday morning by
Deputy Marshal 7. ]. Stewart and
brought before Kenneth c. Charlton,
United States commissioner. charged
with violating the national prohibit
ton act. He was later released UNI
der a $1,000 bond.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
MUST BE ENDORSED
New Metal Signs Give Warning To
Advertising Solicitors


The retail merchants division of
the Chamber of Commerce yester-
day distributed to members the metal
signs to be placed in their offices
which will inform the advertising So
licitor that the merchants will not
consider any advertising that is not
Endorsed by the chamber. The signs
carry large letters and they will be
plainly visible to the solicitor of the
merchants advertising patronage.
The directors of the association
will meet only once a month for the
remainder of the summer, and gem
eral membership meetings are here
after to be held quarterly, on which
smoker or luncheon to be addressed
by some speaker of experience and
ability,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
GRAND JURY REPORTS

A partial report was made by the
grand jury to the circuit clerk We'd
nesday afternoon at o'clock, prior
10 its recess for two weeks. The
grand jury had beein in session for
three days and had examined APP
proximately s75 witnesses.
The grand jury will complete its
work when it convenes on June u
for the last session of the present
grand jury. A new grand jury will
then be drawn which will act until
October. The full report of the pres
ent grand jury will be made when
it finishes its work on June 81, it
was stated in the solicitors office
Wednesday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
WHOLE FAMILY ARRESTED
De Carlos Are Charged With Viola
ton OF Prohibition Laws.


John De Carlo, his wife and chill
dren, Lille and Paul De Carlo, SOB
Twenty sixth street, north. and Fan
ny Perry. alias Fornie Saunders, sos
Twenty sixth street. north, were ar
rested Tuesday morning by United
States Deputy Marshals Stewart and
Drown and arraigned before United
States Commissioner Kenneth Z.
Charlton on charges of having vio-
lated the national prohibition act.
They were all held to await the &C
ton of the federal grand jury, and
released under bonds. De Carlos
bond was set at $500 and the others
at $500.
The De Carlo family and the Perry
woman live in adjoining houses and
keep small stores. The specihc
charges against them were selling
Illicit liquor and keeping common
nuisances. The cases were worked
up by r. E. Hunt, special agent or
the state law enforcement depart
ment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
EMPLOYEES CAN GET STOCK

Announcement of plan whereby
employes of the Westinghouse Elec-
trio and Manufacturing company
NAV purchase stock of new issue
of 10000 shares in lots of from one
to twenty on the deferred payment
plan at $50 share without interest,
was received Wednesday by 7. l..
Bissen. Birmingham manager of the
company. This plan will in no way
interior with the insurance saving
fund now in force, company officials
tn eI
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-06-14
CONCERT AT WOODLAND
Municipal Band Will Give Third Con.
cert OF Season Thursday Night

ceFt VI Season Thursday NiEht
The Municipal band will be heard
at Woodlawn park Thursday night
at O'Clock. in the third park concert
Of the season. Numbers included in
the program will be the overture
from Offenbach's "Orpheus," selec-
tions from Faust" by Gounod, AT
iantis" (The Lost Continent), a suite
In four parts. overture to Barber of
Seville" by Rossini. a set of waltzes,
wedding of the Winds" by Hall, as
we'll as number of the popular Sc
lections
The Playground association an
rounces that everything is in readi-
ness for the concert and that the
public is cordially invited. The park
is reached by the Tidewater, East
Lake lines. Automobiles will take
the First avenue route.