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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
ABANDONED BABY BOUND

of an infant girl found about noon today on Riverview avenue. and re- ported immediately to Assistant Chief of Police J. c. Bell, who begun an investigation. The body was said to have been found by passerbys. Justice Pool, Justice Thornhill and police of- ficers went to the scene and found the tiny form wrapped in a piece of cloth and lying in a shoe box No clue has been found as to the child S identity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
l2 ADVANCED PUPILS TO VISIT BIRMINGHAM
Class Will Inspect Household Fur
 niture And Furnishings

MONTEVALLO, Ala, Nov. 1.-( (Spe- cialD-Miss Annie J. Smith, director of household management at Ala hama college, will go, with 12 of her advanced pupils in this class, this week to Birmingham to visit several of the largest stores with view to inspecting household furniture, and furnishing.
 The following girls will make the visit: Miss Annie J. Smith, director; Marguerite Carlin, Mobile; Annie Crossley, Brewton; Irene Denson, Bessemer Floi Dozier, Thomasville i; Dorothy Griffith, Hartselle; Leone Eaygood, Leeds; Dionetta Kroell, Montevallo; Mary Larkin, Brewton: Katherine Miller, Gadsden; Agnew Quillin, Hartford; Sara Robison, Odenville; Mabel Whitton, Dothan. e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
COTTON CROP IS OFF
 0NE-THIRD FROM 1922
Infant Found Dead On Decatur Street-Boy Scouts To Organize
 TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERAID
INEL hU Fs- EIEZ hhLU Decatur. Ala Nov i

DtCHtuf, FIH., NOV. I
 Cotton crop in Morgan county in 1923 appears to have fallen off at least one-third judging by figures an- nounced today by w. V. Davidson government statistician. Mir. David son reported ginnings as only S,9O2 bales for this year compared with 12,513 bales last year. Inasmuch as weather conditions have been very favorable for the picking of the staple, it is believed that most of the crop has been gotten from the fields. The boil weevi1, army worm and other insects are given credit for the decrease in the production.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
FAIR ExHJByTS SHOWN

ANDALUSIA, Ala, Nov 1.-(Spe- cial.)--Despite the fact that the ad ministration building at the fair grounds is closed this year, some what limiting the space for the dis play of exhibits this year. there are more than score of booths, unique and worthy of attention and close study by everyone who visits the fourth annual fair. The work that is being done in the various rural com munities and the schools of the coun- ty is well depicted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
GRANDsTAND TO BE ERECTED

Work will begin Friday morping on the erection of the Walker CSun- ty High school grands;and ori' the new s2,Ooo athletic field. This grand stand will seat approximately 1000 people and will be the best of it's kind in the state. The people of Walker county are proud of their field. The opening game will be played November 16. The Rotary and Kiwanis clubs will be in charge of the opening day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
R. V. p. IT. IN sEssIoN

The district institute of the Bap- tist Young Peoples union of Morgan county still is attracting many stu dents at the Central Baptist church. Tuesday night there was a record enrolment of 13S students. Thursday night play was given entitled The Gift Of The Years" in which ap- peared representatives of noted char acters in the growth of the Bap- tist churches in the state. "The Spirit Of Missions" is a title of a better play to be given Friday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
sowELL-McREARY WEDDING

A wedding that all Jasper and many Alabama people were deeply interested in took place Wednesday evening, October 31, at the First Baptist church, when Miss Ester Pleasant Sowell, the only daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. Lawrence Sowell, became the bride of Mir. Henry Mo Creary. Dr. J. o. Taylor, pastor of the First Baptist church, said the ceremony. Mrs. Blake Spear served as matron of honor while the brides maids were Misses Mary Allen, and Gladys Webb of Birmingham and Roberta McCreary of Florence. Little Virginia Haygood was the flower girl. MT. R. J. McCreary served his brother as best man. The usheTs consisted of w. W. Sowell, J. L.. Sowell, Jr., brothers of the bride, and Frank Savage. Immediately after the ceremony MT. and Mrs. Me- Creary left for an extended wedding trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
MRS. HERMAN nIEs

Funeral services will be held Fri- day for Mrs. India Carter Herman widow of S. D. Herman of Lauderdale county. Mrs. Herman died last night after a short illness at the home of her sister, Mrs. T. T. Gilchrist, on Moulton street. Funeral services will be held at the home and interment made at city cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
EACH OF CIRCUITS. TO NAME MEMBER.
Representatives In All But Six Circuits To Be Selected
 Without Opposition
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD

Montgomery, Ala. Nov.
 Only six of the 21 judicial CIT cults will have contests for member ship in the council of the Alabama Bar association, which will be elect cd by vote of attorneys or Ala bama, December 1. The election ere ated by the recent law today an nounced that nominations had been closed and that only one person was nominated in each circuit with the exception of the tenth, twelfth, thlr- teenth. fourteenth, eighteenth and nineteenth.
 will have control of the issuance or licenses and the disbarment of at torneys Each judicial circuit will select one member.
 The commission, which will con- duct the first election, is composed of Gen R. F. Ligion, clerk of the supreme court; Col. Alex Troy, sec retary of the court of appeals, and N 1T. Seay, reporter of decisions Of the supreme court and, court of ap- peals.
 The nominees in the various cir cults follow:
 First, T. J, Bedsole of Grove Hill; second, c. E. Hamilton of Green vile; third, B. Deg Waddell of Scale; fourth, H. F. Reese of Selma; fifth, R. K Powell of Tuskegee; sixth, Bernard Harwood of Tuscaloosa; seventh, J. K. Dixon of Talladega; eighth, A. J. Harris of Decatur; ninth, John A. Lusk of Guntersville; tenth, Bordon Burr and Thomas J. Judge of Birmingham; eleventh, John H. Peach of Sheffield; twelfth, Ed T. Albritton of Andalusia, w. s. Huey of Enterprise; thirteenth. B. F. McMllan, N. H. Leigh and E. G. Rickarby of Mobile; fourteenth, R. A Cooner and A. F. Fite of Jasper; fifteenth. J. R. Thomas of Montgom- cry; sixteenth, John H. Disque of Gadsden; seventeenth, J. T, Aldridge of Eutaw; eighteenth, l.. l.. Saxon of Columbiana and H. E. Teal of Rock aford; nineteenth, H. D. Gipson of Prattville and s. F. Gerald of Clanton twentieth, o. l.. TomplSins of Dothan; twenty-first, F. W. Hare nf MnnrneXille.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
sNoBDY CASE UP

This is a busy week in both di- visions of the circuit court here. Judge Ernest Lacey and R. L. Blan- ton are trying several criminal cases. The case of the state against Coleman Snoddy, charged with the killing of Joe Carter, whose body was found in the Warrior river In December, 1921, was brought to trial before Judge Lacey Monday. The jury brought in a verdict of actual statements for the state vs. Frank Baker, who shot and killed John Godsby at Gamble Mines sometime ago. The case was tried before Judge Lacey last week. Ed Hill and Henry Slaughter, negroes, were convicted of violating the prohibit tion law and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
TO ENTERTAIN VETERANS

Mrs. N. E. Grey is completing plans for a big party to be given at her home on Christine avenue Armistice Day to which all the former service men of the county are to be invited Ihe patriotic women CT the ieglon auxiliary and other organizations are co-operating with Mrs. Grey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
DIES OF BURNs

Wednesday morning. Gladys, two- year-old daughter of Frank Herndon, in the Needmore community. received burns from which she lated died. The little girl was playing in the room in which there was an open fire and while the older people were out of the room she fell into the fire and was so seriously burned before she could be rescued that she died at
 o'clock. Funeral services were held at 10 o'clock Thursday morning, fol- lowed by interment at Pleasant Hill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
ARRESTED BY FATHER

John Williams, young son of L. F. Williams, county game warden, was fined S10 by Justice of the Peace I. P. Shelton Thursday charged with hunting on land at Elrod without permission of the owners. Williams was arrested by his father and re- quired to give bond of $100 for his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
PossUM HUNTER, roo

pr. IT. W, James, head of the ex- tension work at Alabama college ,has show that he is a noted "possum" hunter and i3 able to carry his ex- tension service into the woods as we'll as to the class room. On Tues day evening, with a group of teach CTS and pupils. he went into the woods near Montevallo and in one hour had captured four fat possums.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
POWER OFFICIALS PROMOTED

L. P. Sweatt. district manager Of the Alabama Power company here, has been appointed division manager as the successor of J. M Barrey. who has been transferred to Bir- mingham and made manager of re- tail operations of the company. A. $. Coleman. who has been connected with the company at Gadsden, has Teen named district manager as Sweatt's successor.
 Announcement of the changes in the Montgomery district was made today at the time the changes be- came effective.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
BUILDING IS PRESENTED

The board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce met Wednes- day and gave the Oak City Furni- ture company the use of the old pickle factory owned by the cham Der for five years. At the eXpira- tion of five years the company is to be deeded the property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
COUNTY FAIR CLOSES

The Tuscaloosa county fair came to a close Thursday night and up to a late hour Thursday afternoon more than 15,000 persons had been in attendance, having come from all parts of west Alabama. The fair was a great success from every standpoint Thursday was school children's day and all Tuscaloosa county schools were closed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
cINN1Nc nEPoRT IssUED

A total of 5,138 bales Of cotton were ginned in Calhoun county from the crop of 1923 up to October Is, according to a report just issued by Special Agent R. B. l.. Jennings oI Jacksonville.t Last year a total of 4,972 bales had been ginned, the present year showing an increase oI nearly TOO bales.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
MOVES TO DECAT1rR

Dr. w. L. Dinsmore who made his home here for many years but who later has been residing in Tuscum- bia, will remove to Decatur. He is the surgeon of the Southern railway in this division, a position he has held for 30 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
NE w THEATRE IN
 JASPER ID OPEN
Snoddy Murder Trial Comes Up For Trial At
 Jasper
JASPER BUREAU I THE AGE-HERALD !

The new s35,0O0 theatre will have it's formal opening next Friday eve ming November 9, according to John M Johnson, manager This will be a big night in Jasper. Several prominent speakers will be present, special music will be a big feature. The Johnson theatre will be the most up to date theatre in north Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
AUSTRALIAN TO LECTURE

The first of the series of lectures at Alabama college this session will be given on November 6. by Tom Skeyhil, the Australian soldier-peet and student of world affairs. His subject will be "The New Renais- sance in Europe" He has had wide experience in travel and in lecture, and has always attracted large au
 diences wherever he has appeared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
BOY LOSES EYE
Struck By Swinging Branch While
 Hunting For OpOssums

TROY, Ala, Nov. 1.-(Special Leased Wire.)-A blow in his right eye by a swinging branch caused Smedley Griffin to lose his sight Smedley and his brother were hunt ing possums Saturday night and his brother let branch fly back. hitting Smedley in the eye with such force that the ball was injured and he was blinded. He is ten years old and the son of Ben Griffin on Route 6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
BOY SCOUTS TO ORGANIzE

A meeting will be held Saturday afternoon at the Y. M C. A. when one or more Boy Scout organizations will be perfected. Associate Secretary Thomas c. Lackey of the Y. M. c. A.
 has been asked to assist in the pro- posed organization, and he is one of the men who will meet with the boys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
TAX PENALTY GOES ON

AT business houses of Montgomery county, which failed to pay state and county licenses by November l, to- day were cited by Harvey M. Blue, license inspector, to make payment to the probate judge with 15 per cent penalty in addition to the regular rate. The probate judge stated that a greater number of per sons failed to pay their licenses this year than last year.
 Automobile owners have until No vember IS to pay their licenses Estimates are that 1,500 will be de- linquent due to the delay brought about by the law requiring the as- sessment of automobiles for ad valorum taxation before licenses can be obtained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
BOX SUPPER PLANNED

A box supper. in which the people of the Saks school hot SC settlement north of Blue Mountain are showing interest. will be held Saturday.
 School pupils at Saks will render a program and afterwards there Will be an auction sale of boxes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
FLORIDA COLONY GROWS

Morgan countys Florida colony is beginning to grow. Some of the in- Florida soon. MT. and Mrs. George C. Hardwick, Mrs. l.. A Green, D. s. Rowe, H. L. Hunter, W. H. Hunter ". H. Mcdonald and James E. Hard ioly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
PYTHIAN OFFICER VISITS

Sam Rogers, deputy grand chan cellor of the Knights of Pythias, was a visitor here Wednesday, He came to look over some lodge matters and left for Aliceville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
PARENT-TEAcHERs TO MEET

An important meeting or the Me chanicsville Parent Teachers asso- citation has been called for o'clock Friday afternoon in the school audi torium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
WW Vote December Council Of AIabama Association

appearance in court. The game warden also prosecuted the case Tn court and the judge gave the de 1endant the usual fine as set in light cases
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
HOW JURY STOOD
Six And Six Given As Final stand IT
 Knight Case

Knight Case
 GREENSBORO, Ala, Nov. 1.--In reporting the mistrial last week in the case of Hal Knight, tried for the shooting of J. A. Blunt. bank presi- dent, an account in last Saturdays Age Herald enormously stated that the jury stood nine for acquittal and three for conviction. On the last vote. according to report the jury stood to G. One juror said that on the earlier ballots the vote was II to l for conviction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
YOUNG MAN ELECTRoCrTED

SImp Jones, young man, who was electrocuted at the Alabama Power plant Monday was laid to rest in the Mt. Zion cemetery near Parrish Wednesday. Mr Jones is survived by his wife, mother and father and two brothers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
GOES TO ROAD AGAIN

Hoe Garrett, negro, compIeted long street sentence for the city last Saturday, again appeared as definite ant in the recorders court Saturday morning. The offender was hned' with cost, and sentenced to serve 9V days under charge of stealing watch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
EYE IS REMOVED

Nealie Senn of Ariton was operated on Thursday afternoon for the re- moval of her right eye. She had been drought to Troy for treatment and it was found that a malignant tumor on the eye necessitated its removal at once. She was reported as resting comfortably after the operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
INVENTOR VISITS PARENTS

pr. Miller Reese Hutc Jon, famous Mobile inventor, formerly with Thomas A. Edison and managing di- rector of the recent campaign to rid the south of the boil weevil, was in Mobile today, visiting his parents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
EQUIP NEW Cd URT

At the weekly meeting of the Pneniy commission last night. a, com mittee composed of Commissioners Cobb, Gu,latt and Knowles w-sre ap- pointed for the purpose of SC, citing seats to be installed in the proposed branch Russell county court, now in the course of construction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02

A box supper will be held at Ed- wardsville school house Saturday night. November g. to which the public is cordially invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
Rnx SuPPER HELD

The Curry High school had a box supper Wednesday evening in their new auditorium. About $60 was raised and will be used for the ath- letic association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
GAME LAW yIOIATJoNS

Reports of the conviction Of two persons in Jefferson county and one in Greene of violations of the con servation status were received by the state department of game and fisheries today. Louis Bartee was fined S10 and costs for killing a turkey out of season and H. F. Weston $10 and costs for hunting without a license In Jefferson coun- ty. Will Allen was fined $10 and costs in two cases involving charges of hunting without a license and hunting without permission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
ZINE TRADE OUTLOOK

That there will be exceptionally good f. trade for all businesses in this section of the state. and that the business being done now by local houses is greater than that at the same time last year is the opinion of a group of Phenix City r ,rchants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
MnvEs To HEFLIN
ROx SHIPPER ANNOUNCED

J. D. Hudson has moved here from Beason Mills and has been employed by Heflin Mercantile company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
MOVES TO TENNESSEE

w M. Smith and family of Bell Mills left today for Lawrence county, Tennessee. where they will make their future home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
1a PERMITS ISSUED
NEGATIVE siDE WINS

Nineteen building permits were issued in October totaling SSI75O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-02
MORE COTTON GINNED
Fine Crop Is Grown In Cleburne
 Comfy

HEFLIN, Ala, Nov. 1.-(Special.) According to T. J. Brown, county cotton enumerator, there were 1,522 bales of cotton ginned in Cleburne county from the 1923 crop. prior to October IS. as compared with 1,l5l bales ginned to same date last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-03
MOOVIE ACTORS FIGHT' FOR SHORTER HOURS


 NEW YORK, Jan. 2,-Thirty coun- cil members of the Actors Equity association today began a series of conferences at which they hope to work out plans guaranteeing a 4S- hour week plan to motion picture ac- tors.
 A standard form of contract, with 4S-hour clause. will be submitted to will H. Hays, head of the motion pie ture industry. for his verdict, prob- ably within a month. At Equity headquarters. it was said reports that strike was contemplated to back up the demand were absurd
 John Emerson, president of the as- sociation. is making study of the conditions in the movie studios. Def mite action is not expected 1ntil he reports.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-03
ATERRORIZINCG" BY
 MINE GUARDS TOLD. HEREIN R|OT JURY.
Defense Presents Evidence Against Company's En- pIoyes- Witnesses Claim
 Injustice Done Them

MARION. Ill. Jan. 2-The hold ing up and searching of peaeeaple travellers and the alleged terrorizlng of the surrounding countryside by armed guards at the Lester stIlp mine was described by 10 witnesses for the defense at the reopening lo day of the trial of five men charged with murder in connection with the Herrin riots.
 Only enc of the witnesses, Charles Davis, a farmer and miner, testitled to an actual assault by any of the mine guards. Davls said that ne tried to go to the mine ottlce 10 make a complaint to C. J. MeDowell, superintendent but had been escorte1 off the mine property by a guard Who pushed him with his fist. on cross examination every other witness salu the guards had not hurt them lsdiali Gibbs, a farmer, who testllled lil@s he leased 260 acres from the iiipe company said that the guaras nau cursed and sworn in front or ms -women folks"
 Miss Alther Davis, and her mother. Mrs Nancy Davis, testified that the guards had used profanity Tn tner presence.
 Marched from Property
 Mrs Davis added that the guards once marched her husband, Charles Davis, off the mine property Wlth a gun at his back and his hahds Ill the air. .,a4
 Both Gibbs and Davis testified that the guards had closed road they used to drive their cattle to water hole.
 "Was it not matter of common Understanding when you rented thia the TlgntS of the mine owners to strip eoal he was asked on cross s-examinatloh.
 The witness said the understandlns was that he had the surface rights to the land. He said that the roau to the water pond was on prlVaeS mine property and that 1t had been closed after the coming of the guards.
 Ready for Union Men
 Gibbs quoted one or the arlieu guards as saying to him the morning ] of June 21: "The damned union men were going to give us a can, pu' I guess they got cold feet and pack ed out If they do come we are ready for them."
 If was just few hours later that the shooting at the mine started which culminated in the killing or three union miners that afternoon and the staying of 20 non-unlon workers the next morning.
 Myrtle and Edith Boyd, sisters, tes- tified that shortly before the rlots they had been passing the mine III an automobile and had been stopped bv armed guards and the car searched.
 Harold Brown, a young miner Of Herrin. told of driving by the mine the night of June r in an automo- bile with two friends. He said they ere stopped and their car searched after which one of the armed guards said. "Boys, we can't let you through. You'll have to turn around ana go back"
 Similar testimony was given by ms . two companions, Willard Rnnyoh, n,iner. and Barney Watson, also
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-03
ENGLISH PREM|ER ER
 OPPOSES I AK l N [. OVER TERRITORY
Re-estabIishment of Financial Stability of Former Enemy Held Necessary For Repa-
 rationS Payments
By Associated P,esl

PARIS, Jan. 2.-"You can get cer- tain amounts of money by taking im- mediate possession of Germany, but you cannot take over Germany and re-establish her financial stability declared Bonar Law, the British prime minister. tonight in the course of the first direct statement he has made son British policy concerning repar tions since he became head of the government.
 "The allies have reached a point where they must choose between these two methods" he continued. "Thev cannot have both. This is not political question; it is business question. You can get certain amounts from Germany if you take possession of her, but you cannot take them and re-establish German credit.
 Agreement Difficult
 q wish to say it is certain that there is on the part of the British government an earnest desire to act in accord with the allies. I am con- vinced that this also is the desire of the French government A real dan ger is that differences in the public opinion of the countries will be so strong as to make it difficult, if not impossible, to reach an agreement.
 Large sums are only available through loans; the amount of in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-01-03
U. S. SOON TO ENTERI EUROPEAN AFFAIRS JANE ADDAMS SAYS

LONDON, Jan. 2-on the eve of starting her tour of the world Jane Addams of Chicago, addressing meeting in London today, referred to the United States as a recalcitrant country, but predicted that it would enter the League of Nations.
 Miss Addans said she saw inereas- ing indications toward such a move ment. first, in the influence of the farmer bloc in Congress: second, through eastern bankers becoming quite vocal for partieipation in Euro pean affairs. and third, from the in- fluence of women voters.