davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
TROLLEY KILLS CHILD
Run-Away Car Dashcs Into Five
 Story Building

NEW YORK, June s.-A n-away trolley killed 12-year-old Mary Me- Laughlin and injured three others when it dashed to the foot of a hill at One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street and Amsterdam avenue and crashed into a five story tenement house.
 The car and lower floors of the building were wrecked. The child was playing in the stree- when the car struck her. Slippery rails, caused by a heavy rain, were believed to have caused the accident.
 The car was nearing the top of a hil. when it started to roll back When it struck a switch at the bot tom of the grade it was derailed and struck the building while travelling at 50 miles an hour. The car tore completely through the corner of the building and came to a stop on the sidewalk. The Mclaughlin girl avoided the onrushing trolley, but was knocked to the sidewalk and crushed by falling bricks from the tenement house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
SIX JEWELLERS WILL
 CLOSE PLACES EARLY
Lead Of Merchants In Saturday
 Plan To Operate Three Months

Following the lead of millinery stores and merchants dealing in
 women's wear, jewellers of Birming- ham Friday announced their intention of closing their places of business at o'clock. This, however. will only continue through June. July and Au-
 gust, giving employees a shorter day
 during the hot weather. Jewellers are urgently requesting the public
 to maqe all jewelry purchases before
 o'clock on Saturday evenings. Jewellers who will observe the
 early closing are: Jaffe Jewelry com
 pany. ReidLawson. Inc, lobe Rose
 Iewelry company, P. H.. Linnehan,
 Herzog- Thompson company, and A.
 A. Ash.
 Joining in the early closing move will be II Birmingham department stores and women's specially shops. The movement Is being fostered by
 the "Women In Industry" commit tee of the Women's Christian Tenn perence Union. Officials said Fri day night that the big obstacle be- fore the movement now was to get the shopping public to do their buy
 ing early on Saturdays. Merchants are cooperating in the movement. and late shoppers are the only ones hindering the movement. The mer- chants have even been so much inter- ested that three of the larger ones
 have voluntarily notified w. c. T. U. officials of their intention of closing early
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
l WATER VICTIM TO BE
 BURIED AT TOPEKA
Fright Believed Directly Responsible
 For Maurine Wilson's Death

Funeral services for Maurine Will son, S-year-old daughter of MT. and Mrs. W. J. Wilson of Riverside, St. Clair county. who was drowned at 12:3o o'clock Thursday afternoon in pasture pond on her fathers poul- try farm. will be held in Topeka, Kan, Sunday. The remains left Bir- mingham late Friday night. accom- panied by the child's parents. MT. Wilson Is employed by the Southern railway at Avondale.
 Mrs. Ethel Walker, daughter of Mrs. F. M Walker, 42o2 Avenue p. Birmingham. who was swimming with the child when the accident oc- cured, went down twice in trying to save Maurine The girl had gone be- yond her depth while Mrs. Walkers attention was diverted by her eight month old baby. 1t was learned Fri day. Cecil Brown Gf Riverside re- covered the body. Two hours work with a pulmotor was fruitless. The St. Clair county coroners verdict was accidental death. Fright Is thought to have been the immediate cause of death,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
VISITORS PRESENT TO
 SEE DEM0LAY CLASS
Woodlawn, Montgomery And Anms-
 ion Guests Of Birmingham

Woodlawn, Montgomery, Anniston and Birmingham Chapters of De- Molay initiated 26 candidates Tn the secrets of the order Friday night, ill the small auditorium of the Masolis Temple under the supervision of W. A. Currie. deputy inspector and chair man of the advisory committee of the Order of DeMolay for the state of Alabama.
 The work was put on by the Wood lawn chapter which was guest of the Birmingham chapter as were the An niston and Montgomery chapters. They also had for their guest R. B. Lopsley, chancellor of the advisory committee, and several Master Masons, fathers of the boys.
 The DeMolay work in Birmingham and the state is progressing very rapidly, according to MT. Currie. He will go to Montgomery next week to present a charter to the order there. Other chapters report that their num- Der Is growing with each meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
BROTHERHOOD MEMORIAL
Special Services Sunday Fly Five
 Railroad Transportation BOdies


 Birmingham five railroad trans rortation brotherhoods and their ladies auxiliaries will hold their ninth annual joint memorial services at the First Baptist church Sunday, to which the public is invited. The services have been carefully arranged and include many specially selected memorial day songs and music.
 The program in detail follows: R. L. Weir, S, U. of N. A.. No. 46, master of ceremonies; Mrs. c. E. Har- vey. organist
 Prelude-Selected, Mouken. Prayer. H. M. Shell. Division Ss6. B. of L. E.
 Hymn-"Life's Railway to Heaven" congregation and choir.
 Quartet-"Rest in Jesus" (Robin- son), George E. Broyles. J. P. Denton. S. c. Johnson, J. E. kelser. Solo-"God So Loved the World" (Harks), First Baptist church. Address, R. l.. Weir, S. U. of N. A., No. 46
 Address, Grand officer. Solo-"A Little While" (Rolfe), J. P. Denton.
 song-"When the Roll is Called Up Yonder."
 Closing Prayer-C. J. Holt, Division 1S6, O. R. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
WALKER FIGHTS FOR MOSQUITO CONTROL, AIDED BY ENGINEER
Johnson, State Expert, Busy 0iIing Still Ponds To
 Prevent Breeding

Walker county has, figuratively, rolled up its sleeves" and taken a firm grip on the mosquito control the state health department.
 c. B. Johnstn. the state sanitary engineer assigned to central Ala bama. who is working in conjunction with Birmingham and Jefferson county health authorities, returned to the city Friday from a week spent in Walker county where, he says, the people generally. the county officials and the larger mining companies have turned in to help the work of pest eradication.
 It Is in Walker county that MT. Johnston proposes to dynamite aban- doned coal shafts, partly filled with water. to rid these breeding places of mosquitoes. Rperost received by him since the plan was suggested, in innate that the method has been tried with satisfactory results in other states. Recently MT. Johnson mines and had drawn buckets of water from others. finding them loaded with mosquitoes in the mak- ing.
 During the past week MT. Johnson has superintended the work of oiling ponds, pools and abandoned mine shafts with satisfactory results. Also there was no little drainage work done tC free the county of standing water.
 At Gorgas the Alabama Power company readily lent its aid to the eradication work, men being detailed to the work and necessary supplies bought. The Sloss Sheffield com bought The Sloss-She effield com pany and other companies around Carbon Hill all took the necessary steps to aid in the work.
 MT. Johnson. who is a sanitary ex- pert, trained in the work and graduating from the Boston Institute of Technology, is instructing county officials in the most modern methods of the control work, getting the work started. Then he goes to another locality to get the task under way there. Friday he stated the response to his efforts has been very gratify ing and that interest Is being shown in the campaign everywhere and comprehensive work is being done energetically.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
:: :: ::::: :: (i2R(6AR||| iIRH9 ]! X
AT THE MOVIES

 Capitol-Mae Murray In "The Gilded Lily"
 Galax-Alice Brady in "The Leop- ardess."
 Oden-"The Leather Pushers." Princess-Neal Hart in "Roped and Tied" Rialto-"My Wild Irish Rose" Royal-Dick Hatton in Playing Double"
 Strand-Bebe Daniels and Antonio Moreno in "The Exciters" Trianon-Double- header, Douglas Mclean in Bell Boy 13" and Buster Keaton In My Wife's Relations"
 AT THE THEATRES Lyric-Keith vandeville; all-star cast in What Wives Want" Loew's Bijou-Loew's vaudeville; Tom Mix in Three Jumps Ahead"
 CURRENT EVENTS Travellers club luncheon at the Morris hotel at 1 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
SARTAIN GETS WORKER
Woman Assumes Place As
 PrOhibitiOn Office StenOGrapher

Miss Mary M. Buck of Mobile as- sumed her duties as stenographer in the office of the federal prohibition director Friday morning having been recommended for the position sev- eral weeks ago by Judge Charles M Sartain. director.
 Miss Buck was appointed to sue ceed Miss Leila Huey, stenographer, suspended following investigation by Special Agent c. l.. Campbell of the internal revenue department. Charles Rousseau of Birmingham has also been recommended for ap- pointment to succeed Byron Avant, clerk, suspended several weeks ago. MT. Rousseau is expected to report within the next week.
 Judge Sartain left Friday after noon to spend the weekend at Jas per. MT. Campbell left Thursday night for other towns in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
NASHVILLE BRIDGE co. GETS $83,9l3 JOB

Contract for the building of a bridge over Locust Fork of the War rior river at Flat Top, Ala. was awarded the Nashville Bridge com pany at sS3,913 at meeting Of the Jefferson county board of revenue Friday afternoon.
 Contract for the grading down of hills on the Porter Elbow road was granted to F. H. Self and Harry Meyers, submitting bid of s2S,2 ,22O. Contract for the grading of the Flat Top-Snowville road also was granted 10 the same company at a figure of Sl7240,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
OPTlMIST HEAD HERE
Native Of Birmingham And Wife To Bc Guests At Club Dinner Saturday

Jack Martin of San Francisco, in- ternational president of the Optimist clubs of America and native of Birmingham, is spending several days here. He brought his wife with him and they are stopping at the Tutwi- Ter. MT Martin will preside next week over the international meeting which is to be held Thursday to Sat- urday in Chattanooga. The Bir- mingham club is to send large del egation.
 At o'clock Saturday night the local Optimist club will give a din- ner to MT. and Mrs. Martin at the Southern club. Members of the club and their wives and sweethearts will attend.
 Recent additions to membership of the Optimist club include Dr. How. eli T. Heflin, Walter c. Smith, K. C.. Csllaway, Clarence Lloyd and T. $. PJOpeQ,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
BIRTH RATE DROPS
Slight Gain In Deaths In 1922 Re-
 vealed By Figures

WASHINGTON, June 8.--A decline In the birth rate and slight increase In the death rate in 1922 was shown in provis cnal census bureau figures for the year announced today by the department of commerce.
 For the 24 states reporting birth figures the rate for 1922 was 22.7 for each 1000 of population against a rate of PA for 1921. For 33 states the death rate last year was 11.9 against 11.6 for 1921.
 North Carolina reported the high est birth rate, 30.2. while q rate Cf IS for the state of Washington was the lowest. Death rates in the 33 states ranged from 14.7 for Maine to S.1 in Idaho
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
MRS. FENDER HURT
Automobile COllidcs With Car Parked
 at Fiftieth Street

MITE. humane officer, was slightly injured Friday night when the automobile in which she and MT. Fender were rid ing collided with a car parked with out lights at Fiftieth street and First avenue. Mrs. Fender was taken to Woodlawn hospital. where it was found that her injury was not serious and she was removed 4o her home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
PLAN CONVEYOR SYSTEM
Handling Of Mail In Birmingham
 Post Office To Be Facilitated

A conveyor system for the transfer of mail In the post office building will be installed within the next 90 days, according to Postmaster R. B. Smyer The system will be similar to that in use in the Chicago post office, and is expected to facilitate handling of mail.
 The conveyors will eliminate the carrying of mail in trucks and keep it in continual motion without trouble of having to wait until the trucks are full.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
WENT AFTER CLOTHES BUT HE FOUND MONEY
Burglar Leaves Note After Getting
 S225 And Pistol

An unsual burglary was reported to police headquarters Friday night at the home of William Bryant, 525 South Twenty-second street. The robber secured $225 in cash and an automatic pistol. It is believed that he was a negro, for he left in the house a note scrawled in capital let ters, which read: T would have taken clothes, but found money" Officers McAdory, Helton and Lee answered the call, but the robber had made good his escape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
TRAFFIC CLUB MEETS
Atlanta Freight Man Will Address
 Body At Dinner June IS

Wives, daughters and sweethearts of the members will attend and Charles R. Barham, chairman of the Southern Freight association. Att ,anta. will address the Birmingham Traffic and Transportation club on June IS, when It's monthly dinner and meeting will be held in the dining room of tho Hillman hotel. The meeting has been postponed week and was reset. MT. Barham was for a number of years general freight agent of the Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis railway and is re- garded as among the very highest authorities in the southeast on freight rates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
FIRE DAMAGES BUNGAL LOW
Blaze In NOrwOOd Structure Occurs
 At IO:1a O'CIOck Friday Night

Fire at 1Q:15 o'clock Friday night partially destroyed a one-story frame bungalow at 23l1 Fourteenth avenue, Norwood, the estimated damages be- ing around $1,500. Cause of the fire was unknown. The structure was owned by l. l.. Settiff and was unoc- cupied. The alarm was answered by First Station No. 9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
DR. P. H. WOODALL SUED

pr. P. H. Woodall was made de- fendant in a s1o.0oo suit. filed Fri day by J. B. Reid, who alleges in the petition that Dr. Woodall falsely and maliciously charged him with embezzlement: Tn substance. that J. B. Reid, the plaintiff. had embedded $50 belonging to the defendant or May 20, 1923"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09

Suit for s20,O00 was filed against A. M. Konlsle by Jake Ebert in the civil section of the circuit court Fri day. The petition states MT. Ebert was struck and injured by an auto mobile driven by MT. Konkle Febru- ary 20, 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
CAUGHT BY FALLING ROCK
w. B. Steer Meets Death In Majestic
 Mine EridaY Might

Ala, was killed at o'clock Friday night when caught under falling rock while at work in the mines at Majestic The body Is to be for warded to Salipta, Ala. Saturday by Lige Loy. Burial will be made at Salipta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
Mrs. Mildred Virginia Lay-Funera

services for Mrs. Mildred Virginia Lay, 26. who died at a local in firmary Thursday morning, were held from the residence, 509 Prince ton avenue, West End, Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock, interment at Elmwood cemetery. Johns in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
Mrs. Della HnrreIl-Funeral services
 DLal rYrl,I

TUT MI $, DtIId IIdT tII, f5, WIIC died at her residence in Edgewood Thursday morning, were held from the Union Hill church Friday morning at II o'clock, interment following in Union Hill cemetery. with Johns in charge. Mrs. Harrell is survived by two sons. Arlie and Ellis; one daughter, Hazel, all of Birmingham, and her father, John Johnson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
THE WEATHER
LOCAL DATA

Forecast-Ala bama: Cloudy Saturday; Sunday local thundershowers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09

LOS ANGELES, June S.-Gladys Walton, film star. Friday obtained her final decree of divorce from Frank R. Liddell, Jr., whom she &C., cused of non-support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
Clarence Eugene COrwin-Funeral

services for Clarence Eugene Cor win, age 8, son Of MT. and Mrs. c. F. Corwin, who died at local infirmary at 10 o'clock Thursday night, will be held from the resi- dence, 1430 Twenty fourth street. north, at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning, interment to be at Elm wood cemetery, Johns in charge. He is survived by his father, mother and two sisters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09

Give c. Allen, Jr.-Two years old, 900 Fourteenth street, south. died in a local infirmary at o'clock Friday afternoon. He is survived by the father and mother, MT. and Mrs. Give C. Allen, and grand father and grandmother, MT. and Mrs. Arlie Wickersham, all of Bir- mingham Funeral services will be announced later by Ere wn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09

of Mrs. Francis l.. Partridge, who died at her home, 210 Forty-seventh street. north, Friday morning, will be sent to Collegeville. Ala, for burial, at o'clock Saturday morn- ing. She is survived by two daugh- ters and a, son, Rev. J. w. Par fridge. pastor of West Woodlawn Baptist church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09

E. .. HORIONI ObseIVer. Summary of observations made at sta tions of the United States Weather Bureau during the 24 hours ending at D. m.. 90th meridian time. June s. 1923s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09

OpaI Kcy-Nine years old, daughter of MT. and Mrs. William Key, Cor gas, Ala, died in local infirmary at 1:3O o'clock. The body was sent to Gorgas for burial by Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-09
DEATHS

Mrs. F. l.. Stuckey-Funeral services for Mrs. r. L. Stuckey, 27, who died at a local infirmary Wednesday evening, were held from her home at o'clock Friday afternoon, bu- rial following at Forest Hill ceme- tery, with Brown in charge. Mrs. Stuekey is survived by her husband. father and mother, two brothers and two sisters.
 w. N. Dedman-Funeral services for W. N. Dedman. 73, who died at 10:45 o'clock Wednesday morning, were held from the Twenty first Avenue Methodist church at 4 o'clock Fri day afternoon, interment being made in Elmwood cemetery. The services were performed by the Ma sons. Dr. Dedman is survived by his widow, two daughters, Mrs. John Lewis and Mrs. Maud Dedman, both of Birmingham, and several sisters.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13
COLOR PROCESS IS
FEATURE Of FILM
COMING TO. LOE W'S
Dance Varieties And Comedy
SkltS Billed In Vaude-
vile List

Heralded as an invention which IS
destined to reyolutionize the pro-
duetion Il motion pictures, the new
natural color process Will be shown
to the patrons of Loew's Bijou dur
Ing the first half of this week, be-
ginning Monday afternoon, when the
first teehnicolor photeplay, THE Toll
of the Sea-" Is presented
Highly enthusiastic advance nc
tlces have been sent broadcast about
this photoplay and the most distin-
guished critics have agreed that at
last motion pictures in natural col
ors are reality. THE Toll of The
Sea- has been photographed by a
new process. The story that Is told
in this motion picture has many of
its episodes laid In China and the
selection of this picturesque country
Is admirable for the purpose of dis
playing effective colerins, and every
opportunity is presented to show
vivid hues In strangely beautiful set
tinGs. A sterling cast of players has
been selected. with Anna May Wong,
skillful Chinese actress, as star.
This extraordinary screen feature
will be the added attraction to an
"allstar' vaudeville bill, which In
cludts such acts as the elaborate
terpsichorean novelty dance va
rieties' offered by Valda and com
pany. and such a comedy skit as The
Twentieth Century Honeymoon" by
Stevens and King, as well az Billy
Barlow, the versatile comedian, well
known to many Birmingham lovers
of classy vaudeville.
Other acts of this vaudeville bill
are presented by Hoban and Green,
in an offering of comedy chatter and
a dancing skit, entitled THE Klepto-
maniac" By way of rounding out
the bill the Baltos will be seen in
daring aerial exploits. The usual
news features and comics also prom
Use to add much to the entertainment
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13
EAST LAKE PLANNING
FOR SUNDAY CROWD
BREAKING ALL MARKS
Bradford Expects More
BatherS To Turn Out With
Warmer Weather

Crowd psychology is an interest
Ing study" said Manager Miles Brad
ford. manager of East Lake park,
Saturday. People like to go where
the biggest crowds are. That being
the case, they go to East Lake park,
for IA rides have been placed there,
always insuring a crowd. The record
breaking crowd of last Sunday had
such a wonderful time that we are
planning to entertain an even larger
number of people this Sunday.
Newspapers are great as an adver-
Using medium, but after. all word
of mouth advertising is the most
effective. Everybody had such a big
time on the fourteen thrillers a
week ago, that the word has been
pretty we'll broadcast over the Bir-
mingham district that we really have
a new park, with the numerous rid
ing novelties as advertised. Con-
sequently, there will be an augmen-
tation of even last Sundays crowd.
THE beach at East Lake has been
rebuilt, with a sandy stretch skirt
ing the lake, slides, showers, lockers,
a beauty parlor and electric lai r-
dryers installed. Whereas we pin yed
to only 900 bathers last Sunday, due
to the extreme cool weather, l look
for 5000 to take the plunge at East
Lake Sunday afternoon"
The free picnic grounds. the chill
dren's Fairgrounds with numerous
slides and novelties. presided over by
a welfare worker, help make it a
social center for the lover of the
great outdoors. The fourteen thrill
ling rides, including the south's big
gest roller-coaster and the caterpil-
lar ride, one of Coney islands most
recent hits. give the thousands real
recreation at small cost.
Then too" concluded Mr.. Brad
ford, I'VE have those wonderful
educated dogs. with real human in
telligence. as an added attraction
for this Sunday"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-13

Temptation" gem of purest ray
serene. Incidentally, the producers
are to be complimented upon the peo-
pie chosen Tor the supporting cast.
These players are June Elvidge,
Phillips Smalley and Vernon Steele.
Alcazar music masters, George L.
Hamrick and Edwin l.. Taylor. offer
one of the most interesting musical
programs heard here in some time.
and promise the patrons of the AL
cazar a really out-of-the ordinary
program of music especially adapted
to this production.