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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
States Youngest Circuit
 Judge to Hold Court Here
Ben D. Turner of Chatom, Washington County, Will As- Sist in Clearing Up Criminal Docket

4 LABAMA'S youngest circuit A judge will hold court in the
 criminal division of the Tenth circuit court, comprising Jefferson county, beginning Monday, having been assigned to the task of assist ing in clearing up the congested docket. He is Judge Ben D. Turner of Chatom. Washington county, who January Is. will begin his second elective term as judge of the First Judicial circuit. He is 37 years of age and a brother of Judge Frank c. Turner, judge of probate in Wash iE gton county.
 { A Judge Turner made a record Tn Aclearing cases from the docket in Birmingham last November on an as signment similar to the present one. He began his judicial career in 1914 when appointed by then Governor Emmet ONeal to fill the unexpired term of Judge John T. Lackland. who died in office. At the end of two years. he was elected over three opponents for full term. He had no opposition for reelection.
 Judge Turner was born in 1888 at Healing Springs and is the youngest son of Mrs. Mary Binion Turner and the late Senator Benjamin D. Turner who died before serving in the legis- lature. Mrs. Turner enjoys the dis tinction of being the only woman in the United States who has two sons on the bench, 1t is believed.
 Judge Turner is a graduate of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
BURIAL LOT EQUITY LISTED AS ASSET IN BANKRUPT PETITION

Equity in an Elmwood cemetery lot valued at $1so, is listed among as. sets of J. T. Bohannon, BPS Goodwin avenue, Boyles, who filed a petition in bankruptcy January 4, according to the Merchants Credit association Other assets listed include clothing valued at $50. Liabilities are listed q, s310.23. J. A. Simpson is Bohannon's attorney.
 George Erinakis. II Twentieth street. north, listed liabilities as $766.o5 and assets as none, in a De- tition filed January 4, with c. L Bailes as attorney.
 Other petitions in bankruptcy filed during the week, as listed by the credit association, follow.
 Nash Bardwell. HOO Kirkland ave rue, January 2. 1925. Liabilities, s145i assets. none. o. s. Finch. attorney
 Tom Harris. 59 Twenty-fifth street Bessemer, January 2. 1923. Liabilities s75; assets, wages due ay T. C. I. Co. s25. Benton & Bentley, attorneys
 J. S. Robb, 1500 Thirteenth street south, January 2, 1923. Liabilities s2.419.65; assets. Hupmobile s15d Paige auto s27S. merchandise, office fixtures and wearing apparel: S475.sT claimed as exempt. Walter II. Ander- son, attorney.
 Tom Mauidin. 2121 Fifth avenue Bessemer. January 2, 1923. Liabilities s97; assets. wages due by Woodward Iron company, s5 Benton & Bentley attorneys.
 Will Bell. 1411 Seventh avenue north, January 2, 1928 Liabilities s55.5o; assets. wearing apparel. s1oi wages due by Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad company, ST claimed as exempt.
 Frank Hudson. 1401 Carolina ave- nue. Bessemer, January 2, 1923. Lia- bilities, S9575; assets. wages due by Atlanta. Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad company, sS2.80. Benton & Bentley, attorneys.
 H. A. Hammett, care Illinois Cen tral Railroad company, Birmingham January 8. 1923. Liabilities, s634.70: assets, wages due by Illinois Central Railroad company s11.2o. James Els dale, attorney.
 M F. Halbrooks, TIT Sixteenth street, north, January 3. 1923. Liabil- ities. s256; assets, wearing apparel SIS; wages due by Birmingham Pack ing company, s15. claimed as exempt C. l.. Price, attorney.
 Curtis L. Hill, S332 Burney avenue, East Lake, January 8. 1923. Liabil- ities, sL113.20; assets. wages due by Louisville and Nashville railroad, SSQ A. Key Foster, attorney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
COUNTY SANITATION SHOWS IMPROVEMENT. STATES HARDENBERGH

Rural sanitation in Jefferson county is good and is constantly im- proving, according to W. A. Harden bergh, sanitary engineer, Saturday. Sanitation ordinances have been adopted within the past two weeks by Edgewood, Rosedale and Ingle- nook, he said, and one was adopted several weeks ago by Lipscomb. A similar ordinance is expected to be adopted by Brighton early next month.
 Typhoid deaths in the county, ex- elusive of Birmingham, decreased from 21 in 1914 to 14 in 1922. There were 200 cases in 1921 and 155 in 1922. The decrease is partly at tributable to disease prevention methods of the county department, Hardenbergh said.
 Although influenza is said to be prevalent throughout the city and county, practically no deaths have been reported, according to the health department. The form is mild and has not seriously interfered with schools or other activities, 1t was said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
BISHOP MCDOWELL TO | CONDUCT SERVICES AT ST. ANDREWS CHURCH

The Right Rev. William c. Mo- Dowell, bishop coadjutor of Alabama, who arrived in Birmingham Thurs day to make his future home, will preach Sunday morning at II o'clock at St. Andrews church. A celebra- tion of Holy Communion with spe- cial music by the choir will be a feature of the service. Bishop Me Dowell stated that his visit to St. Andrews would be to meet the con- gregatton. in a personal way.
 Prior to his election, Bishop Mo- Dowell was the student chaplain at Auburn and rector of the Auburn church. During his residence there he made many visits tC Birmingham, where Ee has created a very warm welcome for himself and family.
 An unusual feature of Bishop Me- Dowelps moving his headquarters to this city, is that he was the first Episcopal bishop to be consecrated in Birmingham The services were held at the church of the Advent On Co., tober 20. with the RI. Rev. Thomas F. Gailor, bishop of the national council of the Episcopal church pre- siding. The consecration services were also the third ever held in the state of Alabama.
 Accompanying Bishop McDcwell to this city were Mrs. McDowell, two children, William G.. Jr.. and Rich ard, and his mother. For the pres ent they will be at home at the Ridgley apartments after which they will live at 2212 Fourteenth avenue, south. Bishop McDowelPs off flee will be at the Church of the Advent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
STATION WSY TO SEND
 FIRST CHURCH SERVICE
 BROADCAST FROM CITY

The first church services ever broadcasted from Birmingham will be sent out Sunday morning at Il o'clock Ky the Alabama Power com pany's station. WSY. direct from the Highlands Methodist church, pr. W. R. Hendrix, pastor. The sermon and the organ and choir music will be heard by the listeners-in.
 The morning sermon is The Sun day School Teacher in the Building of Nation" The evening sermon will be "The Haunted Man." from Dickens story. It will also be broad casted.
 An elaborate musical program will be arranged by "The All Star Con certs," and sent out from station WSY Wednesday night starting at 8 o'clock.
 There will also be speakers on the program. Captain Lamar Field, assis- tant attorney general of Alabama, will speak on Montgomery. It's Ad- vantages and Opportunities"
 D. E. McLendon. president of the city commission, will speak on Be half of Birmingham.
 This will be the first time WSY's new, powerful station has sent on full power. All programs heard before have been for test purposes only, After this official opening program Wednesday night, however, the rest of the programs, including the open ing one, will be on full power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
MARKED DECREASE SHOWN IN TYPHOID
 DEATHS SINCE 1913
Rate Drops From 47.5 to 12.6 Per Thousand as Result of Health Campaign
 in County

Typhoid death rate in Birmingham has decreased from 47.5 to 12.6 per 100000 since 1918. when an active campaign against the disease was in- augurated by the city and county health departments, according to fig ures for 1922 made available at the office of Dr. J. D. Bowling, health officer. Saturday.
 Death rate from colitis among ba- bies has also decreased in that pe- riod from 127.6 per 100000 to 41.3 Important factors in the lower death rate from colitis, according to Dr. Bowling, are the activities of the nursing staff and the cleanup of the milk supply.
 Inauguration of a definite pro- gram of disease prevention in Bir- mingham followed a typhoid epi- demic in 1916, with a toll of 10s deaths. from 1,0S0 cases. and milder epidemic in 1917.
 Since that time, the death rate from typhoid has become constan tiy less, with the low mark in 1922 of 12.6 per 100000 population. There were 704 cases in 1922 and Fl deaths.
 Contagious diseases usually do not seriously influence the death rate,' said Dr. Bowling Saturday, though under favorable conditions. diseases like typhoid fever and CO., litis or dysentery become widely prevalent and frequently epidemics. IS occurred in Birmingha as late as 1916 and 1917.
 Explosive outbreaks of these dis eases are almost invariably traceable to milk or water, and where the two articles of food are safeguarded, there Is little chance of such out breaks occurring. The decline in the death rate since the active pro- gram was started in 1918 is really epochal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
TRAVELLERS INDORSE STATE EXPOSITION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Enthusiasm ran high at the Satur- day meeting of the Travellers club when a resolution was adopted, fav- bring permanent exposition for Alabama. This action supplemented the forward step already taken by the Alabama Traveller" official or gan of all Birmingham travelling mems associations, when the Satur- day number was issued with "A Per manent Exposition for Alabama" ap- bearing above each article in the paper. 4
 A number of talks were made on the subject. each featuring the fact that Alabama had resources equal to any state. but that this state had fallen. short in bringing it's advan- tages before the general public. Trav- cling men explained that it was pro- posed to establish permanent dis play room in the Alabama city which offered most for such headquarters, and that by most" 1t was meant to include both financial aid and log ical location.
 Officers for the year were elected Saturday as follows: T. H. Thurman, president; s. M. Cox. Slymer Will Hams, R .L Fuller. W. B. Tingle, J. A. Pearson, vice presidents; w. R. Mabry, secretary of the club, was elected less than year ago, and no election was held for this position. Charles Abrams. retiring president, paid high tribute to the club mem bers for the cooperation he had re- ceived during the past year. Various members expressed their apprecia- tion for the high standards which had been maintained under Mir. aAb- rams leadership
 The meeting for next Saturday was designated as ladies day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
REV. JAMES F. M'NEW ACCEPTS CALL TO TEXAS

Rev. James F. McNew, who has been pastor of the Fifty sixth Street Baptist church of Woodlawn for the past two years. has resigned his pas- torate at that place to accept a call to the First Baptist church of Tyler. Tex. He will leave Birmingham on January 15, arriving in Tyler for his appointment on the third Sunday.
 Rev. McNew has endeared himself to the people of his church and in go- ing, leaves a host of friends. It is with regret that his friends and con- gregation see him leave the Wood lawn Baptist church, but they have assured him that he carries with him the good will and hopes of success in his new field Of work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS WILL URGE
 PULL TAX PAYMENT
Intensive Campaign Starts in Birmingham and Outlying Districts Monday, Mrs.
 HankinS States

The Jefferson County League of Women Voters Monday will begin an intensive campaign to last through February 1. urging every woman in the county to pay her poll tax and qualify as a voter. Mrs J. M. Hankins. president. announced Saturday following a meeting of the executive committee and officers in the Hillman hotel headquarters of the league. James F. Hawkins. tax collector, will assist the league, Mrs. Hankins said.
 Action of the league was deter mined following announcement that only 1900 women of Jefferson coun- ty have paid their poll tax and that 800 husbands paid the tax for their wives, Mrs. Hankins said.
 Committees appointed Saturday were: Booths. Miss Mollie Dowd, chairman, and Mrs. Palmer Daugette; letters and circulation, Mrs. J. M. Hanlins and Mrs. A. J. Grafenkamp; publicity. Mrs. John Foster and Mrs. Trenton K. Fisk; posters and movies, Mrs. J. H. Doughty and Mrs. Joseph Wieferich, Jr.; four-minute speeches, Mrs. Cal D. Brooks; cooperation with the merchants, Mrs. W. D. Colby.
 Collector Hawkins has lrranged for special poll tax booths on down town streets, in cooperation with the league. Booths have already been placed in the inferior court room, Ensley; Turner's pharmacy. Pratt City, and c. J. Donald Drug com pany, Fairfield
 Plans were formulated Saturday for the luncheon complimentary to the county precinct chairman, Mrs. E, J. Burns. at 12:30 o'clock, Janu- ary 16, at the Hillman hotel. The regular league meeting will be held following the luncheon. Mrs. Solon Jacobs will lead discussion of the legislative council and Miss Mollie Dowd will talk on Industrial Leg fcl,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
POLITICAL CHANGES AT COURTHOUSE T0
 REMOVE OLD FACES
Three Judges, Sheriff, SoIici- tor and Circuit Clerk Major Shifts to Take Place
 January 15

Political changes involving many of the offices in the Jefferson coun- ty court house will be inaugurated Monday. January Is, when officials elected last fall take the oath oi office. While no sweeping changes are announced. aside from the sher- iffs office, 1t is predicted that there will be a few in every department affected by the election.
 In the personnel of the judges oi the Tenth Judicial circuit, three changes will be noted. William M Walker succeeds Judge H. A. Locke as chancellor. Judge-e elect Walker will make no changes in the office of registrar of chancery, having re- appointed Hunter Armstrong. who held the position four years under Judge Locke as register.
 Judge J. Q. Smith of the civil di- vision will vacate the bench in fla vor of J. c. Hail. Judge Hail has announced that his clerk will be James B. Wood of East Lake. MT Wood has been connected with the W. S. Brown Mercantile company for S6 years.
 The only other change affecting the judiciary of the Tenth circuit Is the substitution of Roger W. Snyder for Judge J. B. Aird in the civil d. vision. MT. Snyder has announced that he will appoint as his clerk Jim N. Merrell of the circuit clerk s office.
 Seven Judges Reelected
 Circuit judges in this district who were reelected are: William E. Fort, Harrington P. Heflin, Romaine Boyd J. c. B. Gwin, c. B. Smith, Richard Evans and Dan A. Greene.
 While James c. Davis, who sue the circuit. has not announced his appointees, it is rumored that an en- tire new force will enter the so licitor's office soon after the 18th. MT. Davis is out of the city and could not be reached to verify this rumor.
 Woolsey Morrow. chief clerk in the probate office. will succeed William J. Waldrop as circuit clerk. There will be very few changes made Tn tho clerks office by MT. Morrow, and those changes have not been an nounced. According to rumor Probate Judge James D.. Stiles will appoint E. B. Henry as chief clerk in the probate department. While this ap- pointment is practically assured, Judge Stiles refused to announce it at present, saying he would make the announcement when the order ap- pointing the chief clerk was placed on the books.
 Sheriff -elect Thomas J. Shirley, who succeeds J. c. Hartsfield, the incum- bent, has announced the most sweep ing changes of any official to begin his term January 15. These changes were announced in The Age Herald Thursday and Saturday.
 The beard of education will have two new members after the 18th Wilson and J D. Moore were elected to the board at the gem eral election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
MODERN PAINTINGS WILL BE SHOWN AT LITTLE ART GALLERY

collection of 50 modern paintings of the National Art league will be shown at the Little Art gallery n the Watts building for two weeks, commencing Wednesday afternoon. under direction of the Alabama Art league. The exhibit will open at 8 o'clock and the public Is invited to view it each afternoon and evening throughout it's stay here.
 J. w. Donnelly is president of the Alabama Art league. The exhibit will be conducted under his super vision. assisted by Mrs. John S. Cole man and J. Louis Shillinger
 Following are the hostesses named for next week Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. P. B. Bowers. Mrs. w. s. Lowell, Mrs. J. A. Montgomery; Wednesday evening. MT. and Mrs. ]. w. Don- nelly, MT. and Mrs. eorge Bridges; Thursday, Miss Willio Crawford, Mrs. James Franklin: Friday Miss Della Dryer. Mrs. J. F. Carle; Saturday, Mrs John Luke. MrL Carpenter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
"SPIRITISM" SUBJECT OF DIR. HENRY OSTRUM TAT SUNDAY MEETING

pr. Henry ostrom will speak at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the First Methodist church on the subject, "Spiritism, Or Do the Dead Talk To the Living9'' This meeting will be open tc both men and women. The meeting will be the last of the evan gelistic campai gn conducted this last week by the Young Mems Christian association and the Laymen's Evan gelistic club
 Two meetings were held daily, one st noon for men at Moose hall. and one at night the First Methodist church. for tho public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
Engineers to Make Survey On Mosquito Control at Once

The most detailed mosquito survey of Birmingham and suburbs that has ever been conducted will begin next week, according to w. A. Harden bergh, sanitary engineer of the county department of health.
 The survey will be made by MT. Hardenbergh and E. B. Johnson. ma laria control engineer of the state department. It vii be for obtaining data for mosquito control program that is pending appropriations. All breeding places will be located. 1t was said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
THOMAS VICE PRESIDENT OF U. s. FUEL COMPANY

D. A. Thomas, formerly vice presi- dent and sales manager of the MGntevallo Mining company, has be- come vice president of the United States Fuel company. of which Will liam H. Weller, Jr., is president. The capital stock has also been in- creased to S25,000.
 The company has offices in the American Trust building and has
 been established for number of years under the direction of Mr Weller, who is widely known in the business circles of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-07
PIG IRON PRODUCTION FOR MONTH EXCESS FORECAST

Official report of pig iron produc- tion in Alabama in December shows 223,300 tons, which is within few thousand tons of the unofficial fore cast. This was the largest produc- tion of the year and exceeded that of November by 13,000 tons.
 The years production of Alabama iron was 2.205.000 tons. compared with 1,19o,0oo tons in 1921. The in- crease for 1922 was s5 per cent.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
WATSON TURNS
COOLIDGE AIDE
Believe Indiana Senator viii
Climb Aboard Bandwagon
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN


WASHINGTON. Dec. 2e.-sena.
tor Jim Watson. Of Indiana, Ia get.
ting ready to climb aboard the
Coolidge presidential bandwagon. nc.
cording to information Coolidge
headquarters here claim TO have
received.
Watson. n few weeks ago a DO
tcntiai rival OF Mr.. Coolidge for
the 1874 nomination. has given up
his idea OF running for the prcd.
dency. but would spurn the nomi.
nation for vice president, Some OF
his friends say.
Mr.. Cooiidges message 10 con.
gress attended to watson's prest
DENTAL aspirations. IL made the
president the undisputed leader Of
the conservative wing OF his party.
When Watson some weeks ago In.
dlcated he was considering being
a candidate he made It plain there
was some doubt in his mind Mt
lease that Mr.. Coolidge's was going
TO prove adequate TO lead the con.
sentative cause. of which Watson
Is a whole-hearted adherent.
When Watson came to Washing.
ton after that announcement he
talked TO administration leaders
here. including Mr.. Coolidge.
Watson has since became
convinced there IL no need for
some conservative like himself 20
volunteer TO save the party from
liberal control, he has told friends.
He believes President Coolidge
has demonstrated his steadfastneas
where conservative doctrines are
concerned.
There is now every indication
that Senator Hiram johnson will
be the presidents only rival for the
republican nomination. Watson has
come to the conclusion that for
him to enter might help johnson.
He may enter the race In In.
diana, as n means Of gihtlnR John.
son there but that will occur only
in case Watson thinks Mr.. Coolidge
could not take the indiana delegn.
ton away from Johnson. In the
convention watson's vote and the
voteH he can control win go 10 the
president.
While Watson has not been men.
TONED much in discussion Of the
vice presidential nomination, there
Is some talk heard now connecting
him with that office. It is not un.
likely real vice presidential boom
for him will appear in a short time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
Seattle's Stockholders
Seeking New Directors
We All Have Stake in the City, and
Must Pick Our Chiefs

mund Bowdcn. w. I. Campbell and
III. c, pigott.
To these may DO added Ralph -.
Nichols, who today comes strongly
recommended by a man greatly In.
terested in city affairs, and Walter
u, Bcals. The latter has been pro.
scented by man from West Seattle
who says that Beals Is tho man for
West Seattle to run. lie Is not only
well known over that side. but also
would carry a largo vote thruout the
city. according 10 his sponsor. No
doubt there win be others on their
own or some ono eise's account. com.
ing out.
Now what you can do, II you know
any OF these men. who In your opin.
ion would make good councilmen, Is
to so right after them and urge them
to run. This Ia your corporation and
II Is up to you to select the mon
who will be the president and dlrec.
tors.
Beginning tomorrow shnii SEQ as
many OF these men ms can. and find
out what they think OF life In great
city. and also how they feel about
running for tho council.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-26
MEXICO STOPS
WAR FOR FETE
Rebellion Ceases While
Crowds Enjoy Christmas
BY FREDERICK G. NEUMErER
Quilted Press staff Correspondent

W. sNEslMElElt
Quilted Press staff correspondsnu
MEXICO CITY. Dec. 2s.--Mexico's
latest war OF rebellion nbated a bit
while the capital md tho country
generally celehrn.ed Christmas.
Government reports which were
published while crowds kept cahare,a
merry and fircerackers made as
much din rs a Mexican battle an.
nounced that on tho various fronts
the federal troops held tho lnsur.
gents In check.
Rebels taken prisoner at Pueblo
or driven in flight when obrcsons
men captured tho city have been
given is days In which 10 turn
back TO tho existing government.
IL they do so within that time,
they win DO released and not pun.
ished.
A rumor Is growing here that
In some way tho United States is
going TO aid obregon. Many be.
lieve that both Gales and Dc Ia
Huerta are to DO eliminated from
tho presidential race. after which
the United States win back obrc-
gon go the limit"
Gen. Angelo Flores. loyal 10
Oregon. Is considered ms tho
strongest candidate II Gales and De
La Huerta arc eliminated.