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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
Vital Statistics
BIRTHS

BIRTHS
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus H. Cruther.
Baptist hospital. April 80. girl.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dallas LeJendere.
Baptist hospital May .. girl -''-
MIR. and Mrs. Charles NJ Cooley Morris.
Ala. April 6, girl.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred s. Woodward, Nor
rs, Route /. April 81, boy.
Mr. and Mrs ). lsbell. Irondale. Ala.
May l. girl.
nue.. north, May q boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Cline Williamson.
1925 Forty fourth street, north. May 3. boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Betterton, 1913 Forty
third street, north. May 4. boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Edwin Hope. Birming-
ham General hospital, April %. girl
Mr.. and Mrs. William Otto Garner, ST.,
Mr.. and Mrs. John George Gersic, Wood
lawn infirmary. May 4, boy.
Mr. and Mrs. David Ira Lawler, Route 1,
Dora Ala, May 2. boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Elton Ware, Route 4.
Quinton. Ala. May =, boy.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Lee Possy, Sayre,
Ala, March 10, girl.
ton. R. F. D.. November 2s. 1922 boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis NJ. Dockins, Little
ton. Ala. April .. girl.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clements Route l.
Ouinton. Ala, April 10. boy
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Davis. Route /.
Adamsville. April 10. girl.
MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Hosner. Hillman
Mr.. and Mrs. James Freeman. Hillman
hospital, May 4. girl.
DEATHS
Ben William Hyer. South Highlands in
Urinary. May I, "a years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
UTILITY ISSUE Isl
SETTLED BY CITY
IN FORMAL ACTION.
Provision In Accord With Ad-
vance Data Published BY
Age-HeraId Saturday
Continued from Page One)

to the city. He said: THE
city can put in more than 100 lights
now, and with the saving at least 175
additional lights" In regard to the
contract" he concluded, 1.-THE,
city gets more than it asked for and
more than has been sought by the
many petitions received" Mr.. Harri-
son moved Sae adoption of the ord
nance.
Prosch Leads Opposition.
J. ]. Prosch, representing jitney
drivers. asked that the ordinance be
not passed, saying that some 400 men
would be put out Of work II the jit-
neys. are abolished and that a great
would be sustained by them.
Mr.. Prosch spoke at some length pre-
senting the view Of the matter from
the standpoint OF the jitney opera
tors.
]. w. Altman also discussed the
subject, his main point advanced be-
ing that If the jitneys continue the
500 or more employees Of the street
car company will suffer the loss of
their positions If the jitneys put the
street car company out of business.
Mr.. Altman drew attention to the
fact that many of the street car men
had grown UP with the company.
own their homes and are permanent
citizens Of Birmingham.
President D. E. McLendon with
held the vote until all present who
desired had had an opportunity to
speak, Commissioner W. E. Dickson
concluding the argument with a brief
recital of the commissions duty to
the citizens. and then moved for
adoption. The vote favoring adop-
ton was unanimous.
Features Of Ordinance.
Principal features Of the new or
dinance are as follows:
Entire enforcement of the Jim
crow law. stressing separate entran-
ces, partitions and two man crews.
save on the Twentieth street and
Avenue loops, and the Mountain
Terrace-Lakeview line.
Street car fare to be seven cents
cash and six cent tickets.
Ordinance goes into effect July
and remains binding for three years.
trict, streets on which street car
rails are laid, and each jitney to be
bonded in the sum of $4,000.
Jitney lincenses raised to 500 a
year, $40 extra for all seats exceed
ing five, but jitney licenses surren-
90 days with refunding provisions
after which they will have no sur
render value.
First avenue paving and paving in
other parts of the city provided for
Following the adoption of the or
dinance the members of the city COM
mission gave out a full summary Of
the situation and message to the peo-
pie of Birmingham which Is pub
liShed in full in another column.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
DIR. SW|GGETT PLANS
FOR CONFERENCE ON
FOREIGN TRADE HERE
Spends Day To Invite Birming-
ham Men To Attend At
Ianta Sessions

IF the United States is to ever
have the foreign trade that it needs
for caring for it's surplus production,
it must be through trained men and
women knowing something about
foreign trade and how to get it,"
said DIR. Glen Levin Swiggertt, direc-
tor of the business education division
of the United States bureau of edu-
cation. -
DR.. Swiggertt was in Birmingham
yesterday on his way to Atlanta from
New Orleans, where he attended the
National Foreign Trade conference
and delivered an address on this sub
ject.
He is conducting regional confer
ences with business men and high
school teachers under auspices of the
bureau of education and the bureau
of foreign and domestic relations.
Conferences have already been held
in New York and other eastern cities
and one Will be held in Atlanta Friday
and Saturday of this week. DR.. Swig-
gett stopped off in Birmingham to
urge Birmingham business men to
attend the Atlanta conference and to
pave the way for one to be held here.
\ conference will probably be held
in Birmingham at d date to be select
cd The matter has been presented to
the Chamber s.of Commerce by DR..
Swiggertt. who says he will be glad
to come at any time the business men
and high school teachers decide.
with respect to the high school
teachers" said DIR. Swiggett, the
idea of the conference is to impress
on them need of training high school
pupils in the methods an apprecia-
ton of foreign relations. We believe
that this ought to be part of the
regular curriculum of the high
schools and i believe the time Will
come when it will be. But the
teachers themselves must understand
the subject knowledge and appre-
citation of foreign relations is funda-
mental to trade relations and the
sooner we have young Citizenship
trained along those lines the sooner
America will get the foreign trade
which she ought to have"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
INJURED BY DYNAMITE CHARGE

r. Z. AndrcWs and Jeft Lam bert,
the latter a negro. who were serious
ly injured Tuesday morning when a
dynamite charge in the plant of the
Atlas Portland Cement, at Leeds,
fired prematurely, were reported by
attendants at the Birmingham Cen
eral hospital as resting very well late
Tuesday night. The men We're burned
about the face and arms when they
entered a quarry to begin dynamit-
ing. The fuse was either too short
or defective, and the explosion oc-
CURED before the men could reach
safety
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To Arrange Entertainment.
NO CHANGE IN NARCOTIC FORMS

Orders issued several months agV
by D. H. Blair, commissioner of in
ternal revenue, at Washington, de-
claring the narcotic forms now in
use to be considered null and void
June 1, 1928, have been amended and
will not go into effect until March
!, 1924. according to announcement
made at the office or W. f. Snead,
collector of internal revenue for Ala
bama. Circulars have been sent to
all persons who are registered to
handle or use narcotics, Informing
them of the change in the blank
forms which would be effective June
/. 1928. However, other notices in
forming them of the change made
Tuesday. stating that the present
forms would be used until March /,
1924. are now being mailed from the
cOlleCtOr'S office.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
OFFICER WOUNDED BY NEGRO

In pitched battle with four police
officers in which many shots were
fired at 2 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Abner Thomas, negro 116R Short
Seventh alley, is at the Hillman hos
pital probab bly, fatally injured with
four bullets wounds in his body and
Officer Cochran is suffering from
powder burns on his face and
scared place ON his feft side where
the negro attempted to shoot him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
REALTY TRANSFERS

B. W. Rail and wife. to E. D. Ellis.
lot /, block 1872, according to survey
of North Birmingham Land company,
for $500.
Birmingham Realty company to L..
E. Ford. part of lot 4. block SO, ac-
cording to plan and survey of North
Birmingham Realty companys addi-
tion No. to City of Birmingham,
for $2.250.
Roebuck Springs Land company to
Mary j. Parker and husband, blocks
Is and 16 in Roebuck Terrace, for
81 900.
North Edgewood Land company to
Ike Adler, entire survey of North
Edgewood consisting of practically
Al acres, with the exception of lot
436 and parts of lots 473 to 479, in
elusive. for $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
SUCCUMBS IN CAFE
Mrs. SOuthwick Dies From Sudde1
Hem0rrhage OF Brain

While awaiting an order for break
fast in cafe at 1906 Third avenue
Mrs. Minnie l.. Southwick, Chester
field apartments. was taken violently
i'll and died before Johns ambulance
could take her to the hospital. Death
was caused by hemorrhage Of the
brain, Coroner J. d. Russum reported
in an unofficial investigation.
]. w, Southwick. Of the firm of
Yeatman, Green & Taylor Under
taking company, stated his wife was
feeling we'll Tuesday morning, while
before she had complained of severe
head pains. She was in town at
tending to some business. it was
stated. The remains are being held
by Johns pending funeral arrange
mentS.
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b|RM|NGHA NJ 7 D.
BECOME HOST To.
STATE MERCHANT IS.
Wholesale Merchants And
Manufacturers Plan For
Big Crowd In August

Birmingham will again be the
Mecca of Alabama merchants in
August.
The Alabama Merchants conven-
ton is to hold its annual meeting in
this city August 2S, 30 and 80. The
hosts are to be the Wholesale Mer
chants and Manufacturers association
of the Chamber of Commerce, who
were hosts last year and entertained
3 1000 merchants from all over Ala
bama and from every town in the
northern and central portion of the
state
Last years convention was pro-
nounced an unqualified success from
every standpoint The visitors had
and manufacturers extended Bir-
minghams trade tentaeles.
C. c. Blackwell of Moore and
Handley Hardware company was
general chairman of the entertain
ment committee having the conven-
ton in charge last year. lie is now
president of the association. Who
will be general chairman this year
has not yet been decided.
To Arrange Entertainment.
That the convention shall be held
and the date were decided on at a
meeting of the association held Tues
day and it was agreed that the forth
coming convention should be the best
yet. Various committees will be
named in a short time and prepara-
lions will begin forthwith to devise
and arrange various features of en-
tertainment.
Due to the general prosperity the
expectation is that At least thou
sand more merchants will attend this
years convention than did last year,
hence it has been decided to pre-
pare for a much large crowd.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
TILLNAN WILL FILED

The win of the late John 4. Till
man. long considered dean of the
Birmingham par and one of the best
known legal authorities of the state.
was probated Tuesday afternoon be-
fore Judge j. +. Stiles in probate
court. All of Mr.. Tillman's property
was left to- his wife. Mrs. Annie S.
Tillman Mrs. Tillman was named
eXecutrix without bond.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
D. S. SPENCER HERE
Missouri Pacific Official Draws Atten-
ton To YellONatone Park Route

ttOn To Yellowstone Park Route
d. 8. Spencer, general passenger
agent of the Union Pacific. Salt Lake
City, was in Birmingham Tuesday to
announce the forthcoming excursion
to Yellowstone park. The route will
be via Salt Lake City. Last year the
Union Pacific handled So per cent of
the people going through Yellow
stone park, says Mr.. Spencer. While
here Mr.. Spencer was guest OF }. H.
Doughty, general agent of the Union
Pacific. Birmingham.
Records of the Union Pacific show
that 311 persons from Alabama went
through the park last year and that
there were half dozen automobile
parties from Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
NEW INCORrORATIONs

Certificates of corporation were
issued Tuesday frl the probate Of
flee, incorporating the Southland
Healty company and the Bitz Grocery
company, with total authorized CAPT.
tai stock $4,000.
S. E. Hitler. Mosely Shugerman
and c. M. Shugerman, president, vice
president and secretary and treasurer,
respectively, all of Birmingham. are
the incorporators. officers and direc-
tors of the Southland Realty COM
pany. with a capital of $4,000.
w. p. Bitz, b. A. Bitz and C. NJ.
Bitz. president. vice president and
secretary and treasurer, respectively,
are the incorporators, officers and
directors of the Bitz Grocery compa-
ny with capital of $4,000. All are
Birmingham citizens.
Beaver were so plentiful in 1912
that they were flooding farm lands
in the nc nth
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09

speeding auto at $3.50 Monday night
on the viaduct, are still in the Hill
man hospital Lucy Williams condi-
ton is very critical and Pearl White,
who received severe injuries, is some
what improved.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
SEE WOODWARD SCHOOLS
County Board OF Education Visits
Eight OF Nine BuildinKs

Members of the county board of
education, DR.. N. r. Baker, superin-
tendent, and Woodward Iron compa-
ny officials spent Tuesday in tour
ing schools n the company's ter
ritory. Eight Of the nine schools
in the Woodward district were visited.
Joint inspection was made by school
order to lay plans for a closer rela-
tionship in regard to the schools be-
tween the company and educational
experts. A number of Improvements
will probably be decided on for the
district
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09

Mack Kromis. truck driver OF tn.
Home Baking company, was reported
very much improved by attendants at
the Norwood hospital Tuesday night.
followinf injuries received In an alto
wreck Monday on the Tennessee pike
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
ARE 1N SERIOUS CONDITION

Lucy Wilson and Pearl White, ne
groes, sos Twenty fourth street.
north, who were run down by a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-09
MACK kRoMIs MUCH IMPRoyED

Ben William Hyer. South Highlands in
Urinary, May I, "a years.
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JtmcrOw Provisions.
BY the terms of the agreement the
use of one-man cars will cease on all
lines except the Loop, the Highland
avenue and Lakeview, Mountain
Terrace. Rugby and Roebuck lines.
where the negro population is almost
negligible and from which we have
received no complaints. Under the
agreement separate entrances for
white and coiored people will be pro-
vided on all lines except those Just
mentioned. and in addition there will
on all lines be partitions separating
all cars for white and colored people
making the division OF the car real
and apparent to everyone.
O O o
Lighting Contract.
BY the agreement the city has OBJ
tained a reduction upon each street
light of from $54 per annum tn S4S
per annum. This gives without ad-
ditfonal cost to the city about 100 adj
dltional street lights. and what is
even more important, the city will
have contract with the operators of
the light and power company under
which street lights cannot only be
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-07
World Educational Body
Formed at San Francisco

San Francisco. July 6.-Formation
OF world educational association was
completed today.
Japan. Scotland and Mexico are
bidding for the 1925 convention Of the
newly formed body for the promotion
OF justice, good will and friendship
OF nations through education.
DIR. Augustus o. Thomas OF Maine.
distinguished American educator, Is
the first president OF the new world
body. DIR. c. II. Williams of Missouri
was named secretary and T. w. Kno.
China, and +. J. sainsbury OF Eng.
land. vice presidents.
The first step OF the new assoeia.
ton toward bringing about world
amity will he the designation OF May
rs, annually. as Good VIII day 10
he observed around the globe under
the auspices OF the association, A
plan TO display an international flag
on this day was turned down on the
floor OF the conference which adopted
the constitution FOR the new interna-
tional body.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-07
League Probe of Saare
Situation Secret

Geneva. July 6.-Even Lord Robert
Cecil. staiwart adversary Of any form
Of secrecy concerning debates. recog-
nized that discussion on the Saare
question. begun by the league Of na-
tions council this morning. must be
conducted without the presence Of The
public, as It might take a distinctly
personal character on certain points.
Thus. examination into the admin
istration Of the Sasre valley was
started before a gathering OF some 50
persons. all Of whom were attached
10 the league. The members Of the
commission government of the saare
were present. in answer 10 a tele-
sraphed request 70 attend They are
NJ. Rault. French president o. the
commission. Count Moitke Huitfeld
OF Denmark. wee president. n. Lam
bert of Belgium. r. y. Waugh OF
Canada and II Land. native Of the
Saare valley.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-07
Former Treynor
Banker Held for
Embezzlment
August DammrOw Accused of
81, ,O08 Defalcation-Bank
Shows Loss of Over
100000.

August Dammrow, 80. pioneer resi-
dent of Pottawattamie county and
former cashier OF the defunct Trey
nor Savings bank at Treynor. Ia.
was arrested yesterday afternoon on
information fled in the justice court
of A. F. Hollis. at Council Bluffs.
charging embezzlement. The books
OF the bank show a loss of sf06. .077.63.
Dammrow Is held. but Will be re-
leased on filing a $4,000 bond.
One Of the counts in the informa-
tion is criminal defalcation Of 81 ,00s,
according to County Attorney Frank
+. Northrop.
Dammrow had been cashier Of the
bank since 1906.
Bank Is Closed.
Following the examination OF the
bank last May by state bank exam
iners the doors were closed. Accord
ing to the examiners the methods
used in covering the alleged embeZ-
elements were crude One Of the
means used was to credit a savings
depositor on the persons cash book
but not on the books Of the bank.
One June 1s. the Treynor State
bank opened I'm the old offices Of the
Treynor Savings bank with Henry
Hoist president and Joseph Gronstall.
cashier. Gronstall is former state
bank examiner.
The defalcations. for the most
part. according to the county attor-
ney. cover a period Of two years with
the majority during last year.
Action Is Demanded.
When the bank was closed the de.
postors became suspicious and ru.
mors circulated to the effect that
Dammrow was guilty OF embezzle-
ment. No action was taken until the
deposltors became. indignant at the
inactivity OF the@authorities.
Dammrow. who is the father Of
three children, two OF them married,
had stayed at his home near Trey
nor since last May. When arrested
he would make no statement.
After arriving in Council Bluffs he
telephoned to Emmet Tinley and re-
talned him as attorney. The two
were closeted several hours yester.
day.
Dammrow vainly attempted TO So.
cure bondsman by telephone and
asked TO go 10 Treynor with n dep
uty sheriff TO get the necessary s10,-
900. The request was refused
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-07
Observation Balloon
Explodes in Storm

Dayton, o., July 6.-An observation
balloon at McCook field exploded with
a bang and went up in flames during
\ severe electrical storm at 1880 this
afternoon.
Official of the field said none of
the crew was in the basket at the
time, however.
A number Of persons saw the burst
of flames and first reports indicated
there had been some casualties. This
report was later officially denied.
Static electricity is believed to have
caused the explosion, although 1t was
said that lightning might have struck
the balloon.
The ferocity of the electrical storm
increased as the afternoon progressed
and at 2:30 all Dayton was at a stand
still.
All electric cars in the city and a
number of interurban lines, news
papers and theaters are completely
tied up.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-07
Former Editor of German
Paper Convicted of Libel

Chicago. July 6.-Arihur Lorenz.
former editor Of the Staatz Zeitung.
German language newspaper, was
found guilty OF criminal libel against
the American Legion by jury after
only 80 minutes deliheration today
l.orenz was indicted In connection
with the publication Of an editorial
referring to the American Legion
members In derogatorv terms. \ mo.
tion FOR new trial viii be heard
July q
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-07
Passengers on Levialhan
PAY Tribute io War Heroes

New York. July "a wreath was
cast ON the ocean today from the
steamship Leviathan. bound from
New York to Europe. In memory of
the soldiers. sailors and marines who
lost their lives in the world war.
radio message to the United states
shipping board. said
Secretary ~ Labor Davis spoke It
the ceremony, which was attended hv
the leg passengers and the ships
officers. Mrs Charles Augustine
Robinson, ~ this city. member q.
Antilles post auxiliary. Veterans ~
Foreign Wars. east the wreath on
tho seas and read prayer.
The vessel covered 655 miles in tho
20 hour period ending at noon, aver
aging sS.7 knots an hour.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-07-07
Harding at Sea,
Alaska-Bound
Confronted With Sharp Con-
flict Between Work and Wal
lace on Alaskan Policy.
by International News Service.

Aboard L 9. 6. Henderson, En-
Route to Alaska, With President
Harding July 6-President Harding
is Alaska bound today with sharp
conflict existing within his cabinet
over the policies that should be
adopted in governing the vast north
ern territory.
How serious this cabinet division
may be remains 10 be determined but
II prevails and the controversy likely
will be the subject OF a great many
conferences between the president
and his cabinet aides who are accom-
panylng him into the far north.
The cabinet split hinges about con-
troll OF Alaska. DR.. Hubert Work.
secretary fthe interior. believes that
the whole of the territory. equal in
area to one-fifth OF continental United
States and with its natural resources
yet virtually untouched, should be
placed under the administrative con.
troll OF a single department at Wash
ington-preferably the Department OF
the Interior.
Henry &. Wallace. secretary OF
agriculture. does not agree and there
are indications that he viii resist
strongly any attempts that may be
made TO take away from his depart
ment control OF the vast forestry re-
serves In the territory
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