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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29
REPORTS OF DAMAGE IN SOUTHERN FREEZE. ARE NOW CONFIRMED
Peach Crop of Northern Geor. gia Is Almost
 Ruined

WASHINGTON. March 2S.-The weekly weather and crop review of the United States department of agri- culture contains the following on the crop situation in the south:
 "The serious damage reported to early fruit week ago as a result of the freeze throughout the south ern states was confirmed by the re- ports of the current week Peach siderable damage as far north as southern Virginia and extreme south ern Kentucky. The peach crop was almost ruined in northern Georgia and the blooms were mostly killed in Tennessee. while considerable pro- portion of the buds were killed in North Carolina. The damage was se- were in all sections of Arkansas, and the loss was total in parts of Okla homa. Apples apparently were not materially injured.
 strawberries were extensively protected in Louisiana during the cold weather and were not so severe ly damaged as at first feared. while this crop was apparently injured. but little in Tennessee. Citrus were blooming abundantly in Florida, where groves were being irrigated.
 Cotton planting advanced well in Florida, but dry weather delayed the examination of that recently plant ed in parts of the peninsula; early planted was doing well with a fair to good stand, although some was dam aged or killed in the northwestern and parts of northern portions. Cot ton planting was more general in central and southern South Carolina, while replanting was going on in southern Georgia, where killing frost occurred on the morning of the 2Oth. Planting and replanting made fair progress in Texas, while the soil was too cold and wet for field work in the central Mississippi valley. Early planted cotton was checked by cold weather in Arizona.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29
HEREIN TRIAL RESUMED
Defense Wins Fight When Evidence
 Is Excluded,

MARION. Ill.,. March 2S.-(By As sociated Press. )-Only two witnesses were called to the stand by the prosecution at the resumption todd! of the trial of Hugh Willis. state executive board member of the Illi- nos Mine Workers, and five other defendants charged with murder in connection with the Herrin riots. most of the session being taken up by legal battle which was won by the defense.
 The first witness was J. c. Hook, former manager of an insurance of- flee in Marion which specialized in workingmen's compensation insur- ance. He was called to tell of an alleged admission made by Philip Fontanetta, defendant, for whose family he had handled compensa- tion claim.
 Judge D. T. Hartwell sustained an objection by the defense to Hooks telling of the alleged admission made by Fontanetta on the grounds that Fontanetta had consulted with him as a lawyer and that therefore the communication was confidential and privileged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29

Aha" he cried, This is what ] want. A lot of Fairies to eat" And 60 you know, that old MT Geewhiliker would have eaten all the pretty little Flower Fairies: if Granny Hoppytoad had not slipped up behind and nipped the Geewhili- kers heel!"
 Wow" the Geewhiliker howled as he dropped the Flower Fairies and danced about, Why didn't you tel me that Granny Hoppytoad was Lcre?" he howled at old Gurgle Glug, Now I'll chase you home!
 And while all the Flower Fairies laughed and cried. Vince. The Geewhiliker chased the bottle in, home So the Flower Fairies finish ed their dance and then everybody had 16 more ice cream sodas from the magical soda water tree and 1t didn cost one penny. because magical soda water is free in the deep. deep woods
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29
SCHOOLS IF CITY A ARE INADEQUATE, REPORT DECLARES
Exchange Club Makes h. vestigation and Urges Re-
 lief Measures

Realizing the overcrowded condi tions of the Birmingham public school buildings and in a great many instances the lack of safety which surrounds the school children, the Birmingham Exchange club went on record Wednesday afternoon at It's regular luncheon meeting at the Tut wiler hotel unqualifiedly favorins any legitimate and reasonable meas ure, whether it be from the sale of bonds, a mill tax, or other source. to increase the citys revenue to relieve conditions.
 The Exchange club members in dorsed a report presented by the education committee at this meeting, collectively and individually. The education committe, composed of J. J and Lee Allen Brooks, which acts as subcommittee on civic affairs. made a minute investigation of the conditions, collecting statistics and making personal visits to all schools. The report presented to the club dealt only with the needs of the schools which would ameliorate the present conditions and bring them up to the required standard of ef- ficiency.
 The report showed that the en- rollment for the years 1910-1911 was: Nnlle elementary, 1o, fo-i negro eIe- mentary, 6,6S4 a total elementary enrolment for the year of 2o.416. During the year of 1921-22: White elementary. 19,7S3; negro elemen- tary. 12.799 making a total elemen tary enrolment for the school year l921-22 of 32,562. It will be of in- terest to note that the increase in enrolment for white and negro pu- pils over this tenyear period was practically 6,000 each.
 High School Enrolment.
 In the city high schools, according to the report, the enrolment for the school year 191O-11 was 1,5S7 for white and 201 for negroes. giving a total of 1.7SS for that school year. The total enrolment in high schools for the year 1921-22 was: White, 4,11S; negroes, 736; making a total of 4,S54. In other words. for this ten-year period the pupils entering high schools, both white and negro, have increased practically three fold.
 The average annual increase in en- rollment for all schools for the b. year period from 191O-22 was as fol- lows, according to the report com piled by the committee: White ele- mentary schools. 560. white high schools, 23o; negro elementary schools. 55i, and negro high schools, 49, giving total annual increase for high and elementary schools of 1,3S3, or practically 1,400.
 O O O
 Seating Capacity.
 The report further showed that at present there are g elementary school buildings for white children. 31 of which are owned by the city. There are also 21 elementary schools for negroes, 12 of which are owned by the city. Three white high schools and one negro high school. The en- rollment in the white schools for the school year 1921-22 was 23,901, and the total seating capacity, including all main, temporary and rented build ings. was 20,020. The normal seat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29

of main buildings themselves 4.6s0
 The overcro wding in these schools is therefore between 4.500 and $500 and equally as bad and in many instances worse than the white schools. The normal capacity of white and ele- mentary schools for the present may be considered as 35 children while that of negro elementary schools is 45 children per class. The average for the United States is 20 per teach CT. The average number of pupils per class room in Birmingham at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29

soda water to the pretty little Flow CT Fairies as they sat around on little pink and white mushrooms.
 When all the pretty little flower Fairies had had all the ice cream soda they wished, they all caught hold of hands and danced about, and every time after feet touched the soft ground. tiny little flower came up until the ground all about the magical soda water tree was covered with the tiny little lavender flowers. |.
 And just when the Flower Fair ies were having the most fun, old Mir. Gurgle the bottle imp came run ming up with a Geewhilier. "Ha. Ha' Gurere Glug yelled. NOW Granny Hoppytoad can't bite my heel, because l have brought the Geekhiliker chased the bottle imp String home for me, And l will stay out of the way" The Geewhilker ran towards Betsy Bonnet String EGt when he saw the Flower Fairies, he caught one of them instead,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29
REMEMBERS EASTER
Mrs. Harding Orders 800 Lilies Dis
 tributed
WASHINGTON. March .

WASHINGTON March 2S.-Mrs Harding, who will not be here fer Easter, has nevertheless remembered those who will have to spend the day in local hospitals, where she was a frequent visitor until she became ill. She has ordered the White House gardener to distribute 500 Easter lily Dlants, the entire output of the White House conservatories, among the pa tients. Mrs. Harding is an especial favorite at the two large government hospitals here, where eX-service men are treated, having visited them many times.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29
EMPLOYMENT
HELP WANTED-MALE

NR. INSURANCE MAN--You have been in the business for several years. You know the business, but you are still on a debit making from $25 to $60 per week.
 while others that you know. no more capable than you are occupy positions and receive salaries of $5,000 to $10,OO0 and more per year. Why? They saw opportunity and took advantage of it. fers you opportunity. R. c. Jordan. supervisor of Agents. 800 Farley Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29
WOMAN BURNS TO DEATH
Clothes Ignite From Fireplace While
 She Is Home Alone

HANCEVILLE, Ala. March 2S.- Especial. )-Mrs. Grady Hollis of Bre- man was burned to death at her home a few days ago while she was at her home aloneg. When her clothes caught on fire. she was so frightened that she could not extin- guish the flames. She leaves a hus- band and several relatives to morn for her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29
PLAN ICE CREAM SUPPER

The Sunday school classes of the Methodist church are planning to give an ice cream supper at the church Sunday night. April l. The Sunday school is divided in two parts, one side wearing a blue pin the other wears a red.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29

ing capacity of main school buildings excluding temporary and rented buildings was 14,510, the matter of overcrowding is therefore between 5000 and 9,400. The former figure 5000 assumes that the seating ca pacity of temporary and rented build ings remain and the figure 9,400 rep resents the inadequacy in seating re- quirements in main self-contained schools.
 The enrolment for the school year .1e21-22 in negro schools was 13,515 seating capacity for main, temporary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29
EMPLOYMENT
HELP wANTED-MALE

steam engineer, S150 up. , white nonunion structural iron work CTS, S5c hour.
 white union structural iron workers,
 s5c s7iac hour.
 Front drug store man. $50 month up White second cook, $100, room, board, private bath. Young lady food checker. Middle aged man hotel clerk. White middle aged housekeeper $3e, $35 month.
 white taxi driver. White hand couple, $40, house. White boy, farm hand, $1.25 day, room, board. 15 white rough carpenters COG hours. 10 white carpenter helpers. 35c hour. 15 colored coal loaders, S4 day. 2 colored dairy hands. 3 colored walters. bus boys. Coored woman, wash bottles. Colored second cook porters. ? colored buffers, colored presser. Coored dining room boy. private home. Producers Agency. 2119ia End Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29

A glass eye made to order costs s15. Italy has more men that women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29

Granny Hoppytoad said. For you know it isn't very pleasant to be bitten. But I bit him just hard enough to make him stop botherins Betsy Bonnet String"
 "Oh. here comes band of cum ming little Fairies," Betsy Bonnet String said as she pointed off into the woods. The Raggedys and Granny Hoppytoad were very glad to see the pretty little creatures for they were Flower Fairies and only six inches high. And, of course. the Flower Fairies were glad to see the Raggedys and Granny Hoppy- toad and Betsy Bonnet String. After the pretty little Fairies had said, "Howdedo! to everyone, they asked. May we have some fee cream soda water too, from the soda water trees?"
 "Oh. yes, indeed. you may" the Raggedys and Betsy Bonnet Strin" and Granny Hoppytoad replied. So Raggedy Andy and Granny Hoppy- toad served the magic ice cream
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29

SALESMEN=Two neat appearing men to work in Birmingham. with sales manager: if you think you can work s hours a day we can use you; if not do not apply. This position carries salary to pro ducers. Apply 324 Jefferson County Bank Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29
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and Raggedy Andy were having the incest picnic under the great trees in the deep, deep woods with Betsy Bonnet String and G r a m py Hoppy- toad. They had cream puffs and mince pie and Jolly pops and pumpkin pie and ice cream cones and soda water.
 The good things to eat were shaken from Betsy Bon net Strings ma gic apron, but the soda water was from an ice cream soda water tree which grew wild in the deep. deep woods.
 I'll bet old Mis- ter Gurgle Glug, the bottle imp never comes back to bother you again, Betsy Bon- net String. Rag gedy Ann. laughed as she slipped her S o d a. B e c a use Granny Hoppytoad bit old Gurgle Glug. the bottle imp right on the heel,"
 II didn't bite him very hard.,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29
EDUCATIONAL
DUsINEsS COLLEGES

Duployan shorthand taught at Wheeler Business College. sessions day and night. Send for 36th annual cataloR
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29

WE BUY, SELL, RENT AND REPAIR all makes of sewing machines and mo- tors; cash or credit, and guarantee satisfaction. Light Sewing Machine Exchange, lO5 N. z1st St. Main 165.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29

TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE
 Ernest w. House. T. D., Mgr. AUTHORITY ON TYPEWRITER Suite 400-16 Farley Bldg. Main I33s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29
BUSINESS SERVICE
CONTRACTING ( BUILDING

WHEN YOU NEED brick, sand, cement, lime, plaster. etc.. watch our service. We will do your plastering and cement work to your satisfaction. Phone Main 6290. 1616 1st Ave. R. A. Mcleod Plastering Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29
CLEAN'G. DYE'G. ALTER'G l

GLUCK's HAT CLEANING co. Garments Cleaned. Repaired. Altered. Hats Cleaned. Blocked. Retrimmed. 17l3 Id Ave. Phone Main 2371
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29
MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE .

MULTIGRAPHING-Fo good work phone Miss Cadenhead. machine department Wheeler Business College.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-29
MULTIGRAPHING

MULTlGRAPHING. mimeogra phing, fill ing in. addressing and mailing; direct by mail campaigns prepared. Bradley Multigra phing Co. S10 American Trust Bldg, Main 2S99.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
1899 PUPILS ATTEND
LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS

According to the December report
of superintendent of Schools S. T..
Shull, the total enrolment for the
month was 1899. OF this number.
4,061 were boys and 3,93S girls.
There were 623 cases of tardiness.
There were 4,S17 pupils present
every day. The number OF citizens
who visited the schools during the
month were 103. A total of 1925
different homes were represented by
scholars.
The evening school report showed
24l pupils on the roll Of this num-
Der 1853 were boys apd seventy-eight
girls. The continuation school had a
total enrolment during the month
of 393. OF this number 131 were
boys and 262 girls.
The truant officers report showed
total of $50 pupils sent for, 1856
returned and twentyAnine were
truant, Ill sick, twelve five.day no.
tees given and two warrants served.
A report of the medical inspectors
showed 1,1S2 pupils examined and
the general healthfulness of pupils
good.
The nurses report showed fifty.
three contagious cases found; tlutn-
Der Of cases given temporary treat
n1ent, 647, and general healthfulness
Of pupils, fair,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
CITY BRIEFS

A high powered twenty two cali
bre rifle that can shoot three miles
and kill is the property of Jack
Frank crew manager for G. A.
Adams, of Newark according to his
statement made before the Anaf1ias
Club at its New Years frolic held at
Walters Restaurant last Monday.
For this effort in explaining the
mechanism of the gun and his true
forward statement of the facts in the
usage of the weapon Frank was
awarded the medal. The presenta-
ton was made before the vast as
semblage of members and Mr.. Frank
replied with an appropriate address.
The annual meeting and election
of officers of the Lions Club will be
held in the New Packer House on
Thursday at 1915 o'clock. A large
attendance is requested.
District Deputy Grand Master Eli
Jensen with his staff composed of
members of Valhalla Lodge, No. 275
Odd Fellows will go to Plainfield to-
night for the purpose of installing
the newly elected officers of Plain
fielS Lodge No. "A. This will be the
first of the installation ceremonies
of the various lodges in the Tenth
Odd Fellow District. The delegation
will go over by autom obile leaving
from Odd Fellows hall about Z
o'clock.
The annual election Of officers for
Algonquin Lodge No. A, knights OF
Pythias, is scheduled to take place
tonight. The nomination took place
at a meeting held on December Is
but because Of both succeeding meet
ings occurring on Christmas and
New Years the election was put over
until tonight. Burton K. Gehret was
named the chancellor commander at
that time and he Will succeed Victor
Poulsen as the head of the lodge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
MISS LILLIAN WILSON
WEEDS WILLIAM LARSEN

- pretty wedding took place in
ChriStenSen'S new Hall, in Brace
avenue, Saturday afternoon. when
Miss Lillian Wilson daughter of AL
fred Wilson of Keasbey, became the
bride of William Larsen, son. of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Larsen, of Hope
lawn. The wedding march was play
ed by Miss Myrtle Larsen. Rev.
Robert Schlotter performed the
ceremony
The bride, who was given in mar
riage by her father was gowned in
white georgette crepe, and carried II
bridal bouquet of roses. Miss Eva
Wilson, % sister of the bride was
gowned in pink taffeta and carried
a shower bouquet of pink carnations
Richard Larsen, n brother OF the
groom acted as best man. Follow
ing the ceremony % reception was
held to about fifty guests. Dancing
was enjoyed to music furnished by
Larsen's orchestra. A supper was
served.
The guests included: MIR. and Mrs.
Frank Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Wilson and family. Mr. and Mrs.
John Peterson and daughter Clara,
of Fords, Mrs. II. r. Wilson, Alfred
Wilson, MIR. and Mrs. r. Larsen and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. C. Christensen
and daughter Anna, Mr. and Mrs. C.
Madsen and daughter Marie, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Breme and family. Mr..
and Mrs. Hans Larsen and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Stocked and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wester Ruth Peterson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Shoemaker,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Larsen and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Clausen, Mr..
and Mrs. William Shepperd, Mrs.
Laura Hornet and daughter Mildred,
Mrs. r. Kishner, Mrs. X. Luca, Mrs.
McMurtree, Ruth Holsizer Ada Hol-
sizer, Ella De Worth, Alice Shumsky,
Rose Shumsky, I. Abraham, Mar
garet Wargo. Anna Ziskone, Clara
Miller, Raymond Nixon, Helen
Markell, Bessie. France and Eva Will
son, Staphine Beck, Constance Beck,
Otto and Christ Brens, Helga and
Aiker Christensen, George. Julius
Herman, Leon, Emil, William and
Richard Larsen, Andrew Stocked.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cosgrobe and
family, of Matawan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Meder, and Fred Binder, of
Brooklyn: Miss Bessie Gilman, of
Washington, D. C.; and Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Peterson, of Keasbey.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
THROWN SNOWFALL
CAUSES TWO ARRESTS

As the result of pitching a snow
ball, Alex Hutak, eighteen years old.
of 391 Barclay street, is held at po-
lice headquarters on a disorder1y
conduct charge, and Nathan Sher,
twenty@nine, of 457 Division street,
is held under an assault and battery
charge, for q hearing tonight at Z
O'clock.
Sher is trucknan, and as he was
driving his wagon in Division street,
near Barrack street, this afterno noon,
he was struck in the back of the
head by a SNOWFALL thrown by
Hutak. The SNOWFALL, it is claimed,
was not aimed at Sher. but at some
other boys who were ON the oppo-
site side of the street.
After being hit by the SNOWFALL,
it is said, that Sher got down from
the wagon and taking two by four
from some lumber on the wagon
began to beat Hutak. Officers
Frank Seiboth and James Sullivan
arrested the two and brought them
to the police station. Hutak who
was badly hurt. his wounds receiving
the attention of City Physician John
V. Smith, said that ne tried to ex-
plain the occurrence 10 Sher, but he
refused to listen.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
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WALL STREET

NEW YORK, Jan. s---( Wall
Street t)--Distribution of supporting
orders and a renewal of pool opera
tons IN recent favorites turned the
course OF prices upward after the
early selling had been absorbed.
Tho rebound cancelled or substan-
TALLY reduced the early losses and
pushed a number of the leaders well
above Saturdays final prices. In
dependent steels rallied briskly.> cru
cible -wiping out its early loss ard
Bethlehem r. Republic and Cult
states rising a point Or more about
last weeks final figures. Marked
strength also was noted in Man
haitian electrical supply, up 81
steel and tube preferred. up 2h.
Kayser up to 2A and Chesapeake &
Ohio. PAN American, Associated Dry
Goods, WHY'S Overland preferred.
Strombere carburetor. Wells Fargo,
North American. Public Service of
New Jersey and Continental and
American cans, all UP 1 TO points.
| Call money opened at 4A per cent
| Heavy selling of foreign securities,
particularly the French and Belgian
| issues, featured today'S early and ir-
| regular dealings in bonds. Losses OF
| to 1h points were sustained by
! French 7hs and So, Seine rs and
Paris lyons ns-Mediterranean Is. while
Efarge fractional recesslons took place
in Marseilles IS, Belgian Sc and ~
Lyons s., Bordeaux 6s. Czecho-Elov-
akian IS and Bolivian SIS. Norwegian
So and Swiss Ss were the only for
eigh issues to move to higher
ground.
Trading in United states govern
ment securities was quiet, the early
price changes being within radius
lof 4 csnts ON 2l0os
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-01-08
ATTACK PRESENT SYSTEM
OF COLLECTING GARBAGE
CONTINUED from page u

having already been dumped there.
DR.. Charles L. Silk, president of the
health board, said that finding q
new dump would not altogether
remedy conditions, as it would also
be necessary to change the present
system or else the same condition of
overlooking would occur shortly.
If the burnable material was sep
strated," DR.. Silk said, "and burned,
this would greatly reduce the bulk
which has to be dumped. 1t should
be possible TO get rid of the actual
garbage to persons raising pigs.
Then the dump would not contain
articles that rot and ferment thus
doing away with the possibility of
disease being spread among children
and others. who are to be found
picking on the dump. No expensive
incinerator would be needed to dis
pose of the garbage in this manner
and, after burning, little would be
left in the dump"
Health Commissioner Edward
Dilts spoke of the great opportuni-
ties of reclainaing waterfront prop
erty by the use of bulkheads and US
ing the garbage, from which animal
and vegetable matter had been re-
moved, as fill. There would be no
smell coming from such refuse, Mr..
Dilts said, the city would have solved
it's garbage disposal problem and at
the same time land, which might be
converted into parks or ideal loca-
ton. might be built up. The other
members of the health board were in
full accord with the suggestions as
made by their president and Com
missioner Dilts.
Last spring the aldermen made a
tour of studying garbage collection
and dispocal conditions. 1t was
found that iii places where the gar
bage is best handled the residents
are called upon to separate their
garbage. In some places three diff
ferent receptaeles We're used, one
for ashes, one for rubbish and the
third for garbage which might he
fed 10 pigs.