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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
HEALTH WORKERS
ARE APPRECIATED
DR.. bowling And His Staff
Praised For Birmingham'S
Great Showing
Mrs. Mary Echols, commissioner of

MRS. Mary Echols, commissioner of
health; DR.. ]. d. Bowling, health Of
ficer, and other officials and at
taches in this department were
swamped with congratulations Mon
day morning, following tho publIca-
ton of government figures showing
that birmingham death rate last
year@ showed a greater decrease than
any other city in the United States.
The death rate per 100000 popula-
ton was 1871 and the rate of de-
crease over the previous year was
%. Dr. Bowling said he figures
showed how well Birmingham people
nave responded to the work of the
health department. He made the
following additional comment:
The Age-Herald of Sunday car
ried a dispatch from Washington,
states and cities included IN what
Is known as the registration area
and embracing Approximately IS per
cent of the entire population Of the
United States. Birmin CHAM is shown
as having rate of 1871 per 100000
oil population or o. lower than the
previous year. Although this reduc-
uon, when expressed in fractions.
may mean but little to che average
person, 1t nevertheless means that
2oO lives were saved-or. in other
words, 200 people lived throughout
the year 1922 who would have died
had the mortality rate of the pre-
Nious year prevailed.
The value OF public health work
in given community may he reck-
oned by calculating Tho economic
loss from premature deaths and sick
ness incident thereto from prevent
able causes, expressed in terms Of
dollars and ceats as compared with
the cost of conducting efficient
health service in Ind. community.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
MRS. SPARKS BETTER;
HUSBAND is RELEASED
Judge Abernethy Dismisses Edwin
Sparks Whom Had Been Arrested

Mrs. Edwin Sparks, col Twenty
sixth street north, struck down by
two unidentified negroes Sunday
night on Twenty-sixth street, be-
tween Seventh anu Eighth avenues,
was reported recovering at the Bir-
mingham General hospital Monday
night. Her husband, who had been
held by county authorities, was re-
leased without bond Mondy by Judge
Abernethy.
Mrs. Sparks had regained con-
seriousness sufficiently Sunday night
to corroborate hE' husbands account
OF the attack. According to their
statement, they wexs taking a walk
when two negroes jumped from the
darkness and covered them with re-
volvers, commanding them to put up
their hands. Sparks complied but
Mrs Sparks screamed. One of the
negroes struck her, presumably with
the butt of a pistol.
Deputy sheriffs, who were passing
in the neighborhood at the time,
heard the screams and went to in
vestigate. Sparkes was arrested by
the officers. He was questioned
during the earlier part of the night
and underwent a second hearing
Monday afternoon, which resulted in
his release
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
FOOD SHOW MEETING
Grocers And Butchers To Hear Louis
vile Expert Tuesday


Members of the Birmingham Re-
tail Grocers and Butchers associa-
ton will hear an address from Shlr-
lev E. Haas, secretary of the LOUIS
Vile Retail Grocers' association OF
Louisville, KY, at their regular
meeting at the Y NJ. C. A auditorium
Tuesday night beginning at o'clock.
The Louisville association has re-
Gently held it's fourth annual food
exposition which B. C. Apperson, sec
rotary of the Birmingham organiza-
tion of food dealers, attended In the
interest of the Birmingham Iooo
show to be held early in 1924, by the
Birmingham 90 Retail Grocers anu
Butchers association. The attenoo
ance in Louisville ran over loo'ooo
during the nine days of the expo
sition, Mr.. Apperson said.
A record attendance OF the mem
bers is expected to be present Iues-
day night as many questions such as
enforcement of the pure food or
dinance, if passed, and the 1924 pro
gram of the organization which. d.
u. Colvin, president of the assocla-
ton, will present in tentative form'
will come up.
All retail grocers and meat dealers
are invited to be present at TINS
meeting. which will be the last meet
ing to be held In 1928. Helpful sus-
gestions for handling the holiday
trade will come in for discussion.
Members are also urged to atteno
the city commission meeting Iues-
day morning in support of the pure
food" ordinance, which will come up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
NEW CORPORATIONS
FOR BIRMINGHAM-l7
November Holds Pace Set In 1928
One Every Two DAYS

Seventeen new corporations were
organized in Birmingham during No
vember, the capitalization of which,
together with stock increases OF
others, represented S21S,500, accord
ing to the monthly report of Secre-
tary Manager o. L. Bum of the
Chamber of Commerce, rendered
Monday.
The civic organization communi-
Gated with "a prospective industries
looking to their location in Birming-
ham, and followed UP original invita-
tions extended to many others.
Five thousand and sixty-four
pieces of mail were sent from Cham
Der of Commerce quarters, including
1896 original letters, 2,158 circulars
and TO pieces of literature.
The reports reviews industrial and
commercial progress during Novem-
Der, as reflected in previously pub
lished announcements, and outlines
activities of the traffic association.
junior chamber, Merchants and Man
ufacturers' association, retail drug
gists' division, and other sections OF
the Chamber of Commerce.
Election of the following new
members We're reported:
DR.. Percy H. Woodall, 1. M. Crum
Construction company, Sigsby turnl-
ture Manufacturing company, j. Il.
Dickerson Furniture and Storage
company, Princess Theatre, Adamson
Brothers, McDavid-Riley company
Orange Crush Bottling company,
Guarantee Vulcanizing company, z.
C. Nesmith, E. Q. Toombs, The Vest
Sign company, Francesca Mauro, The
Starr Piano company, divers Ca
rage, Bagley- Dill Drug company,
Southern Manufacturing company
Edwin E. Hood, Highland Ice Cream
company, DR.. B. l.. Wyman, Vassar L..
Allen, Crutcher Dental Supply com
many. McEachern Furniture company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
TARIFF AND TAXES
TO BE DISCUSSED
Alabama Manufacturers As
ISOLATION Meets In Birming-
ham Tuesday

Tariff, tax reduction, Transports
ton problems and many other sub
jects affecting industrial interests of
the state, will be discussed at the
annual meeting of the Alabama Man
ufacturers' association, which will be
held Tuesday at the Tutwiler hotel.
Executive sessions will be held
during the morning and the after
noon. and in the evening there will
be a banquet, at which the prin-
cipal speakers will be DR.. Gus w.
Dyer, dean of economics at Wander
bilt university, and r. B. Evins, pres
ident of the Alabama State Bar as
ISOLATION.
Over $50 manufacturers from all
parts of the state are expected.
The program for the convention
follows:
Morning session, registration of
members, $50 a. m. Business session,
begins, 10 a. m. Report of treasurer,
finances. Report of president, as
sociation's workings. Discussion OF
associations workings. Committee
appointments.
Adjournment for luncheon, 1 p. m.
Afternoon session, beginning ESQ
o'clock. Report of committees and
election of officers.
Address by Hon. J. B. Ellis, state
senator, Dallas county. 4 p. m. Sub
ject, THE Legislature and Its Work
ings." Adjournment.
Annual dinner. ball room TutWller
hotel, p. m.
Address by Hon. r. B. Evins, pres
ident Alabama State Bar association,
chairman, state democratic executive
committee. Subject, Laws Govern
ing Business"
Address by DIR. Gus w. Dyer, dean
of economics, Vanderbilt university
Subject, Responsibility of Leader
shin"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
GIFT TO RABBI KATE
Congregation Tenders Automobile In
Appreciation OF His Work

Sunday evening at the Ell
synagogue at the Hanukah holidays,
celebrating the Maccabean victory
over the Syrian army, Rabbi Solo
mon Katz was presented with a
Buick sedan from his congreg cation
in appreciation of his work.
B. Cornblum and Louis /. Jacobson
were the prime factors in originating
the idea and the gift was rendered
by Ike Abelson with short talk re-
lating to past work and endeavors of
the rabbi before the large number of
Rabbi Katz responded to the pre-
sentation by saying that he was
deeply touched by the evident APP
probation of his work and the grow
ing interest that was being taken In
it as we'll as by the gift.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
TELLS OF PHYCHO CLINIC
DIR. Pennington Will Address Junior
Chamber OF Commerce Tuesday

DR.. Julian Pennington, vocational
psychologist will talk to the direc-
tors of the Junior Chamber of Com
meree Tuesday, telling them some
thing of the plans for the establish
ment of clinic for ex-service men
in Birmingham. The directors will
hold their regular weekly meeting in
the private dining room of Arthur
Greenwoods cafe.
DIR. Pennington, who applies labor
atory psychology methods In de-
termining attributes of character and
fitness of subjects examined for GER
tain lines of work. plans, with other
Birmingham physicians, to establish
a bureau where eX-service men may
have the benefit of this sort of ex-
animation free.
The junior directors also will take
up the proposal for the establishment
of legal aid bureau in Mirming-
ham, which matter has been referred
to them by the Senior Chamber.
The Junior Chamber has many law
yers in its membership who are in
tereSted in the plan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11


Crowds &on Fifth avenue, near
Twentieth street, early Monday night
were given "a thrill when a smartly
dressed young woman, who gave her
name as Mrs. Dolly Hence, stood IN
front of Saunders Drive 1t Yourself
systems office, 1917 Fifth avenue,
and fired fusillade into an auto
mobile driven by negro whom, she
said, had followed her and subjected
her to discourtesies.
She used a revolver furnished her
by A. B. Styles, an official of the
Saunders system. The negro stepped
on the gas and drove rapidly toward
the Union station. Police an hour
later arrested a negro chauffeur
whom they held as suspect, al
though he claimed an alibi. Mrs.
Hence, after being questioned, was
placed under 500 bond for firing in
the city limits. Further investigation
of the case will be made Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
POLICE COMPLAIN OF
TELEPHONE SERVICE
Ask City Commission To Take
Action About Cut Offs

Describing telephone service at po-
lice headquarters as "intolerable,' a.
c. Smith, acting desk sergeant, Mon
day asked police officials to lay the
situation before the city commission
and demand immediate improvement.
This will be done Tuesday and
Smith has been detailed to appear
before the commissioners and repeat
his complaint. He charges that po-
lice officers are "unceremoniously
cut off" many times daily while en-
gagged in important conversations,
complaint made by no few citizens.
only a few hours ago" said Smith,
"a man was on the phone trying
to give US his address so we could
send for him. He is wanted in an
other city for trial on a stabbing
charge. While he was giving me
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11

Out of the Age-Herald's Great Help
Yourself club campaign now rushing
through the Home Stretch" and
ending December 10, will emerge those
to whom victory will mean the ac-
complishments of the big things in
life-an automobile. Who those happy
persons will be no one knows, but
throughout Birmingham and sur
rounding territory are many club
members who are striving for this
honor and are hurting themselves into
the vote battle to gain supremacy.
Thousands more interested and en-
thusiastic spectators are watching the
combat, lending helping haid to ia
vorite wherever possible. This final
week will decide the issue that for
weeks past has absorbed the interest
of men and women everywhere, and
made it the greatest newspaper cam
paign this section has ever known.
The prizes consist of IA automobiles
and 20 cash awards and cash COM
missions.
AT 9 o'clock Saturday night, De-
cember Is, the club will close, and
the winners will be announced as soon
thereafter as each candidates record
can be checked up and the votes
counted.
All active members this week will
redouble their exertions.
They will put forth their final SUI
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
TO ADDRESS NURSES
Miss Deans OF New York Will Speak
In birmingham Thursday

Miss Agnes B. Deans. secretary Of
the American Nurses association, of
New York city. will be in Birming-
ham, December 13, to address, a spe-
cial session of the Graduate Nurses
association of Birmingham at 1880
o'clock Thursday evening.
Miss Deans is a prominent worker
in the nurse field of the country and
is said to be an excellent speaker
Her talk has been arranged to take
place in the Business and Profess
sional Women's club, 1922 Third
avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
DRUGGISTS AT BANQUET
Efforts Underway To Have 100 Fer
Cent Attendance Friday Night

Cent Attendance rTiuAy Nibnt
Committees of the druggists d.
vision of the Chamber of Commerce
took the field Monday with the view
of calling on every retail druggist
in the city and urging 100 per cent
attendance at the dinner for drug
gists employees to be given at the
Tutwiler hotel Friday night at $3.50
o'clock.
The gathering will be the first
genuine get together meetin OF Biz
mingham druggists, and much com
mon benefit to the trade is expected
to develope from it. Ninety per cent
the pharmacies in Birminham are ex-
expected to close at 8 o'clock Friday
night in order to allow their en-
ployes to attend the dinner. The
drug store men are also invited to
bring their wives, and special prizes
will be awarded to the ladies draw
ing lucky numbers, while favors Will
be given to all ladies attending.
Features of the dinner will be ad-
dresses by Frank Stockdale and r. G.
Pankow, noted merchandising experts
of New York, who have come to Biz
mingham particularly for this occa-
sion. The banquet will start at $3.50
o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
SELLS BAKERIES
Leader Of Ingram Company Inter-
ests Chicago Investor

Activity in birmingham real estate
received another impetus Monday,
when the building, lot and machinery
of the Twin Bakeries was sold to D.
c. Giles of Chicago. The building
was purchased from DR. Robert V
Kazian. The deal was handled by H
Leader of the Ingram company. Mr.
Leader did not state the price or
consideration for the property
Mr. Leader said: Chicago inves-
tors favor Birmingham real estate in
preference to any other city. Birming-
ham real estate seems to have hit
the spot with Chicago investors 1t
is gratifying to know that capital
lists from Chicago and other northern
cities are of the opinion that Bir-
mingham real estate offers more
possibilities for enhancement than
any other city"
Mr.. Leader states that he has sew
eral more deals brewing in Bir-
mingham real estate for northern
investors.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
DISCUSS COURT HOUSE
Board OF Revenue VIII Meet And
Consider WAYS And Means

Construction of the new Jefferson
county court house is expected to be
the most important matter taken up
by the board of revenue a { it's regu-
morning.
Delay In completing the purchase
of the site has heretofore shifted at
tention from the building itself but
with the acquisition OF the eighth lot
comprising the site, few days ago,
plans are expected to he taken up
for the erection CT the proposed
structure.
Members of the board expect to
dispose OF the present building and
site before definite plans are made
for the new one. Although no offer
has yet been made, according to T. II.
Huey. real estate men have ap-
praised it's value at about 81, 1000, 900.
The proposed building probably will
cost about $1,500.000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
TO PARENT TEACHERS
Mrs. Earl Urges Full Attendance
At Tuesdays Meeting

Miss Elizabeth DICKINSON Of ths
psychology clinic will lecture the
Parent Teacher association of Phil
lips High school at a special meet
ing to be held at 230 o'clock Tues
day afternoon at the school, accord
ing to an announcement Monday by
Mrs Paul Earl, president.
Talks will be made by Mrs. r. T.
Anderson, w. a. Jenkins and Mrs
Ralph Russell who attended the
Parent Teachers association conven-
ton held recently in Huntsville. Mrs.
Earle urges every mother who has
child in Phillips High school to at
tend this meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11

his name we were cut off, and moth
ing further has been heard from the
man: The bum" service evidently
caused him to change his mind about
surrendering."
Mr.. Smith said he would ask the
commission to require the telephone
company to give the police Depart
ment better service.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
WOMEN VOTERS MEET
VIII Hear City Attorney Discuss Re
cent LeCisiatiOu

City Attorney w. j. Wynn will dis
cuss the laws passed at the last ses-
sio of the Legislature affecting Biz
mingham in an address before the
jefferson county League of Women
Voters in the ball room of the Tut
wiler hotel Tuesday afternoon at 8
o'clock.
The public is invited to attend this
meeting, which will be preceded by
business session.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
J. A. ELLIOTT INJURED

j. A. EIIlott Was Injured at the
Louisville and Nashville freight
house at o'clock Monday afternoon
when he was caught between a trac-
tor and the wall. He was carried to
st. Vincents hospital in Lige Logs
ambulance, where the full extent of
his injuries had not been determined
He was reported resting quietly late
Monday afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
NEW CULTURE STATIONS
Diptheria Cultures To BE Left At
Parker,S In Future

Parker's In Future
City hall incubator service for dip
iberia cultures has been discontinued
by the health department due to the
establishment of department substa-
tons at advantageous locations
throughout the city and Jefferson
county, DIR. ]. r. Bean, laboratory
director, announced Monday.
Cultures in future should be left
at Parkers Drug store, between 8
a. m. and p. M, DR.. Bean said.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
GIorIn Iona Johnston-Funeral serv-

Gloria Iona Johnston-Funeral serv-
ices for Floria. Iona Johnston, five
months old, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. C. D. Johnston, 1921 Pearson
avenue, West End, who died at
11:15 o'clock Monday night at the
residence, will be held at 2 o'clock
tuesday afternoon from the resi-
dence, followed by interment in
Elmwood cemetery. with Johns in
charge.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
A. J. Grubbs-Funera1 services for A

A, j. Grubbs-Funera1 services for A.
]. Grubbs, age SO, who died at
11:40 o'clock Monday morning at his
home, 1928 Seventeenth street,
north, will be held from the home
+ at 8 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. DR..
George R. Stuart pastor of the
First Methodist church, will con-
duct the services. Burial will be in
Forest Hill cemetery. Mr.. Grubbs is
/ survived by his wife, formerly Miss
Dora Cannon. Pallbearers Will be:
S. N. Gore, w. B. Copeland, j. p.
Lockridge, f. B. Shannon, Ben
Beard, Wheeler Smith, James Smith
and NJ. A. Sturker.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
Lewis Andrew stalworth-Funeral

Lewis Andrew Staiworth-Funera
services for Lewis Andrew Stall
worth, as, who died Monday after
noon at the residence, 1710 Four
teenth avenue, south, will be held
at IL o'clock Wednesday, followed
by interment in Elmwood cemetery,
with Lige 10y in charge. He is sur
vived by his widow; a son, L., A.
Stalworth, Jr.; two daughters, Miss
Catherine Stalworth and Miss Har-
rett Stalworth. Pallbearers will be
Ira Armstrong, G. A. Girkin, George
H. Hobart, w. E. Albritton, H. L.
Schmidt, Joe Pool and Vassar Allen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-11
DEATHS

Miss RoseIie DuBose-Funera serv-
Z ices for Miss Roselie DuBose. who
died Sunday in Mobile, will be held
at o'clock Tuesday afternoon
from st. Andrews Episcopal church,
with Johns in charge. She is sur
vived by a sister, Mrs. ]. p. Bur-
russ, and a nephew, Lewis Bur-
russ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-15
Dixie Speedway
 To RiuQl OUQl Is Latest Plan

RICHMOND, Va, August 14.-Talk of building an automobile speedway in this vicinity was revived today after an inspection yesterday by A. N. Fisher and Charles T. Reeves of Indianapolis and local automobile men of the site near Glen Allen, ? miles from here, which has been un- der consideration for such a purpose for more than q year. Mr. Fisher, who is an uncle of Carl c. Fisher. president of the Indianapolis speed way, would. not admit he was repre- senting his nephew. but Mir Reeves. who is attorney for the Indianapolis speedway, said his interests were seeking a site for a new track and that surveys have just been com pleted of sites near Memphis and Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. Reeves indi- cated that neither of these two places seemed suitable to the needs.
 Tt takes money to build a speed way" MT. Fisher said, but once built 1t will make money. My idea
 is to construct a two-and-one-h half mile track that will meet all of the requirements of the American Auto mobile association To accommodate the immense crowds you will draw here you should have at least 10 grandstands with a total seating ca pacity of 10000 people. In Indian apolis we have only eight grand stands"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-15
Two Stars Lose Their Matches At Newport

NEWPORT, R. l., August 1.-Two surprises cropped up in the second days play in the mems invitation One was the defeat of Watson Wash burn, tenth in the United States ranking last year, by Wallace J. Bates, Pacific coast college star. The other was the decisive victory of Arnold w. Jones of Providence over Manuel Alonso, former Spanish Davis cup team member who has to his credit one victory over William Til den this year. Both of the winners captured their matches in straight sets, Bates winning GA, GA and Jones 6-3, 6-4.
 Jones displayed the most brilliant tennis of the tournament thus far in the victory carried him into the round before the semi-final. His severe service forced Alonso into r, auent error. Alonso was repeat C passed in attempting to take the nc early in the match, and subse- quently played only deep back court game. Jones was always ahead, always on the aggressive, mixing ss, cross court volleys, Jobs and ,s in a masterful fash ion. Only wice was Alonso able to break through service, bringing the score to 5-4, by winning the the seventh and eleventh games of the second set. On the point of tying the set, Alonso dropped his own serv- ice and Jones won at 6-4.