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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-09

Practically all the cotton in Walk CT county has been gathered and the shortest crop yet on record was that Of this season. \ TO MARKET POULTRY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-09
PLAN OPEN MEETINGS

The first of the two open meetings to be held by the local parish of St.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-09
JASPER WOMAN DIES
Mrs. E. E. Ellis Expires At 91, A
 Home Of Son
JASPER BUREAC | THE AGE-HERALD

Home Of Son
 JASPER BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD ,
 Jasper, Ala, Nov. 8 ] Mrs. II. F.. Ellis, 91 years cid, died late Wednesday night at the home of her son, R. M. Ellis, on North High lands. Funeral services were conduc- ted at the residence Thursday after noon at 2:30 by Rev. Stancil with interment at Oak Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-09
GRAND LURY BUSY

". c. Weaver, business manager of the Opelika Daily News, is serving as foreman of the Lee county grand jury this week. With a heavy dock ct and an unusually large number of cases being presented, the jury will not adjourn until Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
MCOY IS DETAILED. TO ACT SOLICITOR
 IN HALE COUNTY
Birmingham Man To Have Charge In Prosecution
 Of w. H. Knight
STATE CAPITAL BuREAUl
 THE AGE HERALD " Mnnf Ennaarn Ala 0ct III

It was learned today that at the request of Attorney General Harwell G. Davis. John Mccoy. assistant so- licitor of Jeffersonf county, has been detailed by Solicitor James Davis to act as solicitor In the Hale county circuit court in the investigation and prosecution of the. charges against W. Il. Knight, charged with assault with intent to murder J. A. Blount, president of the First National bank of Greensboro. On account of the business and personal relations ex- isting between the solicitor of that circuit and both MT. Knight and Alr. Blount it was agreed by the prose cution and those representing MT. Knight that the Attorney general should detail an outside solicitor to handle this matter. The order flor a solicitor from another judicial cir cult was made virtually at the joint request of the prosecution and the defense, it is stated.
 J. N. Mullins of Dothan has been detailed to hold the circuit court of Washington which begins october 15, it was learned today from the office of the attorney general, this being done because sickness prevents the regular solicitor from holding court. Recently a very sensational killing took place in Washington county, and some of the citizens of that county requested the attorney general to de- taE strong solicitor to investigate the matter. Mir. Mullins. who was one of the strongest solicitors in the state. .@g Ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
WITNESSED SHAVING

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Oct. Ill., Ernest Faccenda. 20. of this city, ad mitted today. according to detectives, that he was a witness to the Killing Of Emma Dickson. 15-year- old high school girl. whose body was found in a clump of trees near her home at Bricksboro, N. J., on September 22, nine days after she disappeared. Faccenda was held in $500 bail for further hearing next Wednesday.
 The arrest of Faccenda, the first m the case, was declared by Peter Sheller, detective. to be vital to the speedy apprehension of the person or persons believed to have been re- sponsible for the staying.
 Faccenda denied, however, that ho knew the identity of the girls slaver Sheller said
 Beyond his admission that he had seen the girl killed, the detectives said they had been unable to get but little information from the prisoner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
EXCHANGE CLUB MEETS

The meeting Of the EXchahge Thursday afternoon was held at the Country club. the ladies of the Flrst Rantisf church of Northport serving lunch. Most of the program was taken ID by J. A. Duckworth. presi- dent of the Chamber of Commerce who talked on fire prevention. Ad- rian vandergraaf, the president made a brief talk on the natlonal meeting of the Exchange clubs in Massachusetts, which he attended He stated that Alabama was repre- serted by Ii delegates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
WOMEN VOTERS IF MOBILE CONDEMN LATE LEGISLATURE
Significant Visit Of Convict Camp Inspectors Noted
 By Gulf City

MOBILE, Ala. Oct. 11.-(special
 Leased Wire .)-The Alabama legsla- ture, which adjourned recently was condemned for it's failure to enact Legislation which was favored by women of the state at the annual meeting of the Mobile County League of Women Voters held at the Battle House here today. Statements were made that the general assembly of the present year established a record for enacting less of so-called humani- tarian Legislation than any in many years and that about the only thing the body did was to increase salaries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
Doy .cons To SEA,

mother which merely announced that he had gone to sea" and bespoke an air of assurance that all would be well, John Emmett Terrell. 15-year- old youth, has disappeared from his home, presumably in search of the thrills of a steamship voyage. His mother is anxiously seeking definite news of his whereabouts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
MYsTERIDUs INSPECTION

Mobile county officials are specu- lating on the significance of mys- terious visit here by two convict camp inspectors, Messrs. Kaiser and Snowden, who visited all Mobile county convict camps. declaring that they are working under the direction of Governor Brandon.
 In the past all inspections of pris- son camps in the state have been made by Dr. Glenn Andrews, but the two inspectors. who have just com pleted their work here, went direct to the camps without advising of their visit and there carried out their inspection work.
 According to Chairman Albert S. Towle of the board of revenue and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
CoM,tIssIoNER nEsICNs

County Commissioner Lon Cain sur prised his friends recently by ten dering his resignation as county commissioner from the Fourth dis trict of Walker county. His resig- nation has been accepted by the other members of the commissioners court and it is learned that Charlie Moore of Empire has been recom- mended to Governor Brandon as 2 suitable man to succeed Mr. Cain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12

advanced to the city. The money will be used to take care of street railway extensions and to enable the city. to make payments on sewer work contracted.
 The loan bring the city's debt the FcEd company to s5,00o, 900. A ! the money has been furnished II the city at 4 per cent. a>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
TO MAKE INSPECTION

The Alabama public service com mission will visit Jasper Tuesday, october 6. Tlre commission has written Mayor J. H. Cranford the following letter in reference to Wal ker county: Tn compliance with the state statutes the Alabama public service commission will begin its annual trip of inspection of rail- road depots and sidings next week A notice is hereby given that this body will visit the county seat on Tuesday, October l6. for the purpose of hearing complaints and making inspections of your transportation facilities" The commission will ar- rive at 9;57 a. m. and depart on the North Alabama railroad as soon as the inspection can be made and com plaints, if any, heard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
NECnO nAND pIAys

The Sipsey negro band was Tn Jas per today and played a few selections for the public. Ernest E. Haynes. principal of the Spsey Junior High school, accompanied the band to Jasper for the purpose of advertis- ing the chautauqua to be held in Sipsey, October 12, 13 and 14. The proceeds of the chautauqua will De used for the benefit of the Sipsey High school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
nEuRNs FROM FLORIDA

l.. NJ Bashinsky. who recently re turned from years travel in Europe with Mrs. Bashinsky and their daugh- ter, Miss Mary Elizabeth. has been 1n Florida to inspect his orange grove. He returned from Round Lake, where his groves are located. Thurs day and brought with him a spray from a satsuma tree, on which is a beautiful cluster of 13 oranges. It has been placed in show window downtown, and has attracted much attention. Mir. Bashinsky is en- thusiastic over the possibilities of growing satsuma oranges and sew eral other business and professional men of Troy have purchased five and ten-acre groves at Round Lax 3 and Compass Lake, Fla, and have planted them in oranges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
DIR. PERRY BURIED

Funeral services for pr. Henry Gather Perry, registrar of vital and mortuary statistics of the state health department and secretary of the la bama St, te Medical association for many years. were held from the resi- dence this morning, pr. H. s. Sprag ins pastor of Court Street Methodist church. officiating, assisted by pr. o. c. McGehee and Dr. J. NJ. Dannelly. Interment was at Greenwood. The following acted as pallbearers: Dr. s. W. Wel,h, state health officer. pr. Fred Wilkerson, Ed Flowers, Dr. J. N Baker, James Wilkerson and w. w. McGehee. Honorary pallbear- CTS: Dr. Glenn Andrews, Dr. Frank Thigpen. pr. r. c. Stevenson. Prof. J. NJ. Starke. B. Steiner and pr. Charles A. Thigpen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
KEROSENE IS TAXED

A tax of one half cent gallon on oils, to be collected by the commits sioner of agriculture. is levied in the agricultural code bill passed at the recent legislative session and which is now a law. The bill provides that the tax must be paid by the first per son selling the kerosene or other H. luIninating oil on or before the tenth day of each month fo rthe preceding month. The code provides for in spection ofasuch oils by the agricul- tural departrnent.s and the half cent tax is levied, it fs stated.,to carry out the provisions of the article res lating to such inspection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
COMMISSIONS IssuEn

The following commissions were issued .by s. II. Elan, secretary of state, Thursday:
 D. O'Grady, notary public Opelika; public, Uniontown; Gentry Parsons, notary public Birmingham: Sam H. Nelson. notsry p1blie, Dadeville: E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
FRIDAY IS SCHOOL DAY

According to arrangement with the managers of the Pike county fair, Friday October 19, has been desiE- mated as school day. Teachers and pupils of the schools of Pike county will be given a holiday on that day in order that they may attend the fair. The state normal school and the Troy school will also observe the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
HANK DIRECTORS MEET

Directors of the First National bank held their regular monthly meeting Tuesday and declared the regular quarterly dividend of 21a per cent. This is the first dividend since the capital stock was increased to S100.000. There are 52 new stock holders added to the organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
rAIR Is SUCCESS

The community fair at Friendship Thursday was a success in every way. There were exhibits from the farms and products of the homes. AmoES ' the prominent visitors to the fair were: pr. l.. NJ. Duncan, director of extension work, and w. D. Barton, district agent for south Alabama. They visited the fair in company with R. l.. King, county agent, and also will attend the fair at Rogers school house Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
FILES UTILITY PETITION

A petition was filed with the Ala bama public service commission to- day by Mrs. Fannie Stein and the Alabama Cooperative company of Calera for approval of the sale of their electric distributing system at Calera to the Alabama Power com pany. The petition was set for hear ing November 26.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
JASPER EXCITE ]. WHEN SCHOOL IS. ME ENACED BY FIRE.
700 Children March From Building In 90 Seconds
 And None Hurt
JASPER BUREAU l THE A(sE-HERAID } .Ia sner Ala. Oct. II ]

Jasper witnessed 30 minutes or e&- citement this morning when the Jas per public school building caught fire. Seven hundred children marched out of the building in 90 seconds and not 9 one was injured. The fire originated in the boiler room. The fire alarm was given and the truck arrived in time to save the building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
MPORrEn InKr

Golfer--Where's MT. McDougal-ji he coming on? Caddie-He's ava back in the bun ker. Eh left him wi his mashie an his Maker.-Boston Transcript.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
PLANT MANAGER RESIGNS
Frank Jones Plans To Enter New
 Line or Business In Troy

Line or BuSIhess m frU!
 TROY, Ala, Oct. 1l.-(By special Leased Wire.)-Frank Jones, who for a number of years has been man aper of the Coca Cola plant here, has resigned and his place as man aeer will Def filed by Robert Riley of Andalusia. MT. Jones says he will enter some other kind of business In Troy in the near future. MT. Riley has arrived ln Troy and is assisting in moving the plant from it's former location to new building just erected back of the Atlantic Coast Line freight depot on South Threenotch street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
NoErETT IS SPEAKER

Charies Moffett Of BlrmlnsHaH, vice president of the Gulf States Steel company. addressed the Ma sonic club of the university Thurs day afternoon at o'clock in the r. NJ. C. A. building. Mir. Moffett made a splendid talk and was heard by a large number of students.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
FORD LOANS DETROIT
 SUM OF $2.000,00

DETROIT. Mich, Oct. 11.-Finan. :. cial aid was again given the city of Detroit today by the Ford Motor company when another S2,000,000 was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12

road commission, such inspection is as he states that pr. Andrews has always carried on the work in this county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
CASES REVERSED J BY HIGH COU R I
 MUST BE RETIRED
Power Company Wins Vic- tory-MobiIe Utility Would
 Offer Sale Of Bonds
STATE CAPITAL BUREAUl
 THE AGE-HERALD


 The supreme court of Alabama to- day reversed and remanded the de- cision of the Tallapoosa circuit court which awarded a judgment against the Alabama Power company in the sum of $16,500 to Mrs. Alberta G Conine and J. J. Langley as adminis- trators of the estate of w. NJ, Conine who was electrocuted by fallen wire of the power company at Camp Hill August g. 1919. The suit was for $100, 900 and d verdict for $16,500 was obtained. but the supreme court today reversed the decision of the lower court and remanded the case for new trial
 The supreme court denied an ap- plication by Lester Cole of Dale county for a review of his case by the supreme court, the court of ap- peals having affirmed the decision of the lower court which gave Co., ten years sentence for a statury offense, which involved also one Lemmie Riley who received a 25year sen tence.
 The suit brought by Walter Plott against the Woodward Iron company, appealed from the Jefferson circuit court will be tried again. Plott sued for $10,000 for alleged false imprison- ment in connection with his arrest on charge of cutting trees belonging to the company He received a judg ment of $500, but the company ap- pealed and the supreme court rever- sed and remanded the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
WOULD OFFER SECURITIES

petition was filed with the Ala bama public service commission today by the Mobile Gas company seeking to issue and sell S963000 worth of it's ' per cent series A bond, $725,0O0 worth to be issued at once and the remainder when the companys earn ings applicable to bond interest amount to one and one-half times the annual interest charges on the bonds issued and to be issued. This bond issue is made necessary to re- tire s963,0 worth of bonds issued in 1910. and maturing October 1, 1924, it is stated. The company set forth in it's petition that it is also desirous of paying off a mortgage on it's of- flee building of $20,500.
 The bonds sought to issued secured under a mortgage to the Central Trust company Of Illinois under date of December l, 1921.
 The petitioner also sought permis- sion to issue to the Metropolitan Gas and Electric company $500,000 worth of it's cumulative eight per cent pre- ferred stock, in part payment of q debt of s600000 incurred through loans received. The s500,000 worth of stock representing one halt the total authorized amount of this eight per cent cumulative erred stock. The petition was set for hearing Oc- tober 22.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
TALLAPoosA MAN NAMED

Governor Brandon today appointed J. T. Jarman, prominent citizen of East Tallassee, as member rsof the commissioners court of .Tallapoosa county from the fifth commissioners district. a4-F is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
AFFIRMATIVE SIDE WINS

The Somerville Literary ssociety or the University of Alabama met We'd nesday night and heard an interest ing debate on Resolved, that Gov ernor Walton was justified in de claring martial law in Oklahoma The judges rendered decision in Ia vor of the affirmative.
 The speakers were Claude Scrugs of Albertville and G. C. Boner of Birmingham. The negative side was composed of B. W. Smith and c. M Raines of Albertville. The debaters on both sides were among the best speakers of the law school. J. A Posey. a member of the legislature from Winston county, and law stu dent spoke on Keeping Your Com posture While Speaking" R. c. Scott of Morgans. s. C., delivered an ora ton on Faith. Hope and Charity. The speaksng took place in Nor gan hall and a large audience was present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12

c. Glover, notary public, Abbeville; Robert A. Frederick, justice of--the peace, precinct 8, Brierfield, Bibb county; Mary Stringer, notary public Talladega; Allen I. Atkinson, con- stable, precinct 9, Florala; r. S Browne, notary public, Tuscaloosa Tunstall Crossland, notary public, Montgomery; Edward NJ. Marshman notary public, Birmingham; H. L. Martin. Jr., notary public, Ozark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
MANAGER PLAN |S TO BE GIVEN STUDY
 BY TUSCALO0SANS
Monthly Meeting Of Junior Chamber Commerce Con-
 ducts Much Business
TUSCALOOSA BUREAU l
 THE AGE-HERALD } Tuaraloosa. Ala. Oct. Il

The Junior Chamber of Commerce met in monthly luncheon session at Terrace Garden Wednesday night and discussion of much interest to Tuscaloosa was conducted by Dr. 10. C. Howe of the University of Ala bama on the manager plan of city government. A resolution was pass ed and a committee appointed to stl dy this form of government for Tuscaloosa. A special committee was appointed to work out the best plan for conducting daily boxing matches at the county fair, the pro- ceeds to go to the playground fund. H. Hunter Barnett told the juniors how the Exchange club would ad- Vertise Alabama football game here November 10. A resolu- tion was passed to appoint member of the chamber to cooperate with the other committees 10 work out the best plan for advertising the game to the best advantage. Ike Winston brought up the subject of a bond election to be put on by the city to buy fire equipment, to in- clI de the purchase of an auto sprinkler when the election is called. 4 resolution was passed at the sug- 2 gestion of Mack Clinton that low ing cup be given to the boy wno made the best record at the high school at the close of this session. Hargrove Vandergraaf brought be- fore the meeting the congested con ditions of the street at the corner of Greensboro avenue and Broad street Saturdays. The chief of police will be asked to place policeman on the corner to keep the crowd moving Charles Film reported on the playground and Franklin Barr on traffic regulations. City Ticket Agent Mum of the A. G. s. railroad announced that a special train will be run to Atlanta to the Georgia Tech football game. Woolsey Fin nell, Jr.. made a talk on the Tusca- loosa High school football team and the evening was enlivened by mu- sical program. The session was full of interest and many matters of i'm portance to the city came up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
POWER FIRM THROUGH
Complains At Restrictions Of North
 Carolina Firm

CHARLOTTE. IN. C., Oct. 11.-An- nouneement that the Southern Power company is through" it's develop ment of hydroelectric projects in this state unless the state corpora tion commission allows "an increase in the wholesale rate of power to $140 as against $1,25 it now allows was made here today by J. B. Duke, president of the power company and millionaire New York financier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12

good-looking Wewill wax as it isaid. Your lnoeum floor will last as long and, with occasional waxing and polishing will look better than any wood
 floor you might put in :"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
How Mere Man Bought Linoleum Floors
 fact" story Yhich tells exactly how tie thing happened

WHEN MT. B. built his new house he
 W refused to consider wooden floors as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12

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, 1923-03-07
DESPAIR and DESTITUTION OF
GERMANS PICTURED In letter
RECEIVED BY CASPER ATTORNEY

A letter received recently by Harry
o. Warrior, local attorney, depicts WV
idly the restitution typical of many
Germans and the utter hopelessness
with which they face the future; par
ticularly IN the sections occupied by
the French. Mr. Warrior was biileted
for five months with the Bruckner
family. at Saarburg. in the Rhine
land. and It IS from them h com
mun,cation comes.
Re'ating that a salary Of $4,000
marks and a small pension is all that
they have to live in a country where
butter costs 5000 marks a pound and
a little bread is 5000 marks, the
writer paints in sweeping colors a
broad canvas of despair. poverty, and
the hate which the French occupation
breeds. Its very Teutonic stolidity
makes It the more effective, and the
Tribune is glad of the opportunity to
reprint his quite remarkable epistle-
Mr.. Warrior has sem ten dollars
worth of German money TO the DIS
tressed family-which amounts to
about a quarter OF a million marks.
The letter follows:
Laarburg. 9Th Of February, 1923.
Dear Friend:
We have not heard from you for
n very long time. What is the mat
teri You certainly ave read in
the newspaper what bad times we
have in our country now. 1t is not
good TO live in Germany now, and
especially not in the Rhineland.
Since the French have occupied the
Ruhrgeblet everything has changed
On the stations there are black sol
dlers from Africa to guard them.
In Crier is a lot of them. The
French have turned out many off
Gals in Crier and I'm the other
towns. IN Crier at one day ten and
they go on to do so now. The peo-
pie who were turned out had to
leave Crier in half an hour after
their turning out. Their families
had to follow in four days. I know
some Of these families. All people
in Crier and the other towns are
embittered and full of hate. In
Crier there has been a great pro-
test. Thousands of men. women
and children drove through the
town the whole afternoon and eve
ming and sang all those patriotic
songs which were forbidden by h
French. At last the French pro-
claimed the state of siege Belage-
rungsjustand over the town. Black
and brown soldiers rode through the