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Evening star., 1923-11-24
WILL TALK ON MISSIONS.
Rev. DIR. Mcmillan to Speak at
Southern Presbyterian Church.

Rev. DR.. Homer Mcmillan. secretary
Of home missions for the Southern
Presbyterian Church, will deliver an
address at the Central Presbyterian
Church tomorrow night in connection
with the regular missionary praise
service. DIR. Mcmillan is the author
of unfinished Tasks" which is one
of the most complete and inspiring
studies OF the present problems In
our country and also the mission work
of the church. A special interest is
attached to his discussion of the prob
lem of negro evangeliZation and the
problem of the alien. The public is
invited to this meeting.
The annual Thanksgiving service
will be held in the church Thursday
morning at IL O'Clock. The pastor,
Rev. DR.. James II. Taylor. will preach.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
TWO SERMON SERIES.
Rev. T. W. Cooke Announces

Rev. Thomas Worthington Cooke.
rector of the Church of the Ascension.
18th street and Massachusetts avenue
northwest, announces that between
now and Christmas he will preach
two series OF sermons. The first will
he upon songs sung in commemora-
tion of Christ's birth and are as fol-
lows: "The Magnificat," "The Bene-
dictus." THE Gloria in EXcelsis,"
THE Nunc Dimitis." The second will
be upon the reception Of Christ by
the shepherds. by the three wise men,
by Herod, by Simeon
Evening star., 1923-11-24
3 CHURCHES JOIN
IN THANKSGIVING
National Service Planned for
Metropolitan Memorial
Thursday.

The national Thanksgiving serv-
Ice will be held Thursday at 1880
O'Clock in the Metropolitan Memorial
NJ. Z. Church, known as "the National
Methodist Church"
Eight Methodist churches will unite
In the services. Bishop William +.
MCDOWELL, resident bishop of the
Washington area of the NJ. Z. Church
will be the preacher. The decora-
tions, which have always been an
attractive feature will he arranged
by William Fay of Blue Plains farm.
The music will be rendered by a
quartet, in charge of the organist.
Miss Mary Brewer. Invitations have
been extended to all the leading Off
cialS of the government. The chimes
will be played by DR.. Richard
Johnston.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
CHOIR GIVES CANTATA.
Calvary Methodist Church Quarte'
Assists in Service.

At the Calvary Methodist Church to-
morrow evening a Thanksgiving cantata
will be rendered by the Calvary quartet
and the Calvary chorus choir, under
the direction of George Harold Miller
At the morning service Rev. DR. James
Shera Montgomery will deliver a sermon
on 1.-The Supremacy of the Higher
Manhood" Thanksgiving service will
be held in Calvary Church Thursday
morning at IL o'clock with sermon
by DIR. Montgomery.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
SIX CHURCHES TO UNITE
FOR THANKSGIVING DAY
Services Will Be Held Thursday
Morning at Ninth Street
Christian.

The six cooperating churches of
Capitol Hill. consisting of the East
"rn Presbyterian. Epworth Memor ia /,
Ingram Memorial congregational,
Douglas Memorial Methodist EpisCo-
pal, Keller Memorial Lutheran Church
and the Ninth Street Christian will
hold their annual Thanksgiving serv-
ice at the Ninth Street Christian
Church Thanksgiving day at 1880
o'clock. Rev. j. .. Wrightson of the
Douglas Church will preach the SER
mon.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
POTTER TO LECTURE.

The Community of the Future" is
the title Of an address to be made
before the Secular League, 1905 f
street northwest. tomorrow at 3 pm.
Edwin s. Potter of the Voluntary
Parenthood League is the lecturer,
and the subject will be discussed by
the audience following the main pres
entation. The public is invited.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
THANKSGIVING PROGRAM.
Foundry Epworth League An
nounces Special Service.

Foundry Epworth League will fea-
ture a Thanksgiving program at its
devotional service tomorrow evening.
involving a number of special attrac-
lions. Personal responsive Thanks
giving sentiments in words of praise
and song will characterize the pro-
gram of worship. The Soloists will
be Miss Mildred +. Curney and Mrs.
Stella a. Fletcher, whose numbers
will intersperse the responses. Sew
eral vocal numbers will be rendered
by a group of Italian boy singers.
This service will be preceded by an
orchestral concert.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
HOLY LAND ON SCREEN.
Slides to Be Used in Lecture by
Mrs. Charles Wood.

August Days in Palestine" is the
subject of lecture TO be given by
Mrs. Charles Wood, under auspices of
the League of the Covenant, in the
lecture room of the Church of the
Covenant next Tuesday at pm. The
Colored slides, which will be shown
photographs taken in the Holy Land
last summer.
Evening star., 1923-11-24
VISITOR TO PREACH.
Rev. DR.. Hodge Of Philadelphia at
Local Church.

Rev. DIR. Hugh Lenox Hodge of
Philadelphia, Pa, will preach at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church tomorrow at both services on
the following subjects: II am, Pre-
pairing the Way OF the LORD; pm,
More Faith"
The Thanksgiving day service will
be held Thursday at IL am. Rev.
William A. Eisenberger will preach
the sermon
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-14
START RA|SAL
OF FIRST AVENUE
LOTS ON TUESDAY
Real Estate Board Committee
Gets Busy Friday Aft
ernOOn

! The first step in widening First
avenue. north, from Forty-first
street to Forty eighth street will be
taken Tuesday when the appraisal
committee of the real estate board
Will begin an appraisal of property
affected.
The appraisal committee of the
real estate board, headed by f. l..
kendrick. held an informal meeting
at 2:S0 o'clock Friday afternoon in
the library of the Jemison Real Es-
tate company and decided to begin
the work of appraising the property
Tuesday. 'mmissioner w. E. Dick
son enlisted the committees aid
Thursday.
Chairman kendrick stated it would
take two or three days to complete
this work and report to the city ccm-
mission. The committee will assist
in securing options on the property
affected, Mr. Kendrick stated.
Ten feet must be taken off lots
on each side of the avenue. In some
cases houses will have to be moved
back several feet. but the majority
Ct these houses are small ones, ac-
cording TO Mr.. hendsislS, ano' this
cost would be but little.
Il have talked the matter over with
some of the property owners and
several of them have offered to do
nate this required 10 feet off the
front of their lots" said Mr.. Ken
drick Friday afternoon.
since First avenue is the leading
outlet to the eastern section of the
city | would personally favor widen
ing this avenue to 100 feet, if it were
possible to do so. But l don't see
how this could be done under the
present circumstances. However, If
the avenue is widened to so feet from
Forty-first street to Forty eighth,
this will give a 50-foot street all the
way from the downtown district to
Eighty fifth street said Mr., Ken
drick.
1t was stated that the majority of
the lots along First avenue are 40
feet deep and in the event the avenue
Is widened it will leave tn lots 1870
feet deep.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-14
PRIEST INSISTS UPON
BEING TAKEN TO JAIL
Shows No Remorse For Having Slain
His Superior

KALAMAZOO, Mich, April 13.-Ar-
raignment of Father Charles Dillon,
charged with the murder last night
of his superior, Father Henry O'Neill.
pastor of St. Augustines parish, was
postponed until Monday.
Postponement was granted today
at the request of counsel for Father
Dillon, although the priest had made
known his Willingness to enter plea
of guilty to charge of first degree
murder. 1t was indicated that allie
nists might inquire into the sanity of
the accused man.
Father Dillon, member of the
Carthusian Fathers Order, and for
merly a missionary of the church in
many countries, declared today that
he wants to go at once to jackson or
Marquette (where state prisons are
located, and insisted that he is per-
fectly sane. He remains calm and
manifests no sign of remorse because
of his deed
Father Mccullough, the only eye
witness of the shooting. made a
statement to officers today.
when we were seated at the din
ner table last night" he said, Father
Dillon appeared morose. Finally he
burst out, addressing Father O'Neill:
You'd like to get me out of here
under no compulsion. You may stay
wouldn't you?
"Father O'Neil replied, You are
as long as you wish, or il you prefer,
you may CO..
Then I'll go and pack up Father
Dillon said. He went upstairs. In
few minutes he returned and with
out warning began to fire
This version of the affair differs
from that of Father Dillon, who told
police that the parish priest had or
dered him to leave.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-14
SAY GERMANS USING
VIOLENCE IN BATTLE
French Carefully Guarding All
Bridges and Railroad functions

ESSEN April 13.-(By Associated
Press. 1.-The soldiers guarding the
bridges and railroad functions at
all important transportation points
throughout the Ruhr and the Rine-
land have been doubled, owing to
the increase in acts of sabotage. The
renewed endeavors at destruction
have convinced the French authorl-
ties that the Germans have started
on a well-organized plan of using
explosives where passive resistance
has failed.
A projectile or some sort was flung
yesterday at an automobile in which
General Payot, French supervisor of
transport operations, was riding near
Castrop. The window of the car was
broken. An engineer accompanying
the general was slightly injured but
the general himself was not hurt
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-14
WILL CONTINUE PROBE
American Legion Head Attacks Adj
ministration OF Veterans Bureau

CHICAGO, April 13.-Declaring
that the American legion will con-
tinue its insistence on an investiga-
ton of the United States War Vet
Grams Bureau, Alvin NJ. Owsley, ma
tional legion commander of the le-
gion, appealed to Chicago business
men Friday to retain their faith in
the legion as being the rightful ex-
service mans organizatiVn and to
keep the veterans fighting lin peace
as they did in war times
Owsley declared the veterans bu-
reau must be investigated from top to
bottom and that politics must be
stamped out of it.
Congress created the vete .ans'
bureau as a channel through winch
to care for disabled service men"
said Owsley. And any politician
who takes advantage of the wealth
spent in sustaining the bureau to
find soft berth for some friend is
not worthy of the name American.
lie should never be reelected
Owsley, who recently returned
from trip along the Panama canal
declared the land defenses of the
costly canal are inadequate and al
most obsolete"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-14
CIVILIANS 10 SUPPORT.
THE SANITARIUM FUND
Weekly Luncheon Is Turned Into So
cial Session Friday

Birmingham Civilians dispensed
with their regular outlined program
a their weekly luncheon Friday be-
cuse of the noise in the main dining
room of the Tutwiler hotel, and held
an informal good time hour in which
the entire club participated.
Action was taken indorsng the
proposed tuberculosis sanitarium and
the housewives exhibit as worthy OF
concerted effort on the part of Civil
tans. The club unanimously promised
TO lend it's assistance to both pro-
iects Introduction of visitors fol-
lowed.
Committees were named to look
into the matter of moving the meet
ing place of the club should it be
found that the ball room of the Tut
wiler will be unavailable permanent
ly. 1t was pointed out by the chair
man that different conventions meet
Ing in Birmingham would occupy the
ball room many times on luncheon
dav of the club, and the main dining
room on the mezzanine floor was de-
clared to be too noisy to carry out
regular programs.
cigars were donated by the Hagan-
Dunlap Drug company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-14
BIRMINGHAM TO HAVE
ARMY MILITARY BAND
Organization Will Have % Men.
Must Be Enlisted

Brmingha- | has won out over New
Orleans and other southern cities in
securing . United States army mill
tary band.
Col. r. S. Norman, who, with O. l..
Bum, general manager of the Cham
Der of Commerce, has worked hard
to secure the band for Birmingham,
yesterday notified Mr.. Bum that it
had been secured. The men are yet
to be enlisted but the instruments
and equipment, as well as main
tenance, are provided for.
Colonel Norman has notified Mr..
Bum that the Eighty-seventh divis-
ion headquarters at New Orleans has
authorized the establishment of a
band of % men here. The band
leader is to have rank of warrant
officer. and there will be several cor
porals and sergeants. The men must
enlist in the reserves for three years
in order to. becor:e members of the
band unless they have heretofore
served in the army, navy or marines,
in which event enlistment may be for
year only. They must stand the
usual physical examination.
Colonl Norman gives full credit
for securing the band for Birming
ham to MIR. Bum. Mr.. Bum has ar
ranged for payment of transportation
charges on the equipment, etc, from
New Orleans
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-14
LITTLE DAMAGE DONE
HEAVY RAIN STORM
Some Telephones Put Out OF Com
MISUNDERSTANDING Saturday

After experiencing a stormy night
Friday. in which approximately two
inches of rain fell. accompanied by a
brilliant electrical display and plen
ty of thunder, Birmingham citizens
may put their umbrellas, galoshes
and raincoats in the closets Saturday
and enjoy mild typical spring day
The first real spring storm broke
about 11:30 o'clock Thursday night
and continued throughout the night,
with another sudden outburst Friday
morning about o'clock ana extend
ing until after IL o'clock.
Despite the unusual amount of
rain, surprisingly small damage was
reported, other than flooded streets
Many of the downtown streets held
water to the curbs, while in the Gus
tomary low places which always fill
up, small lakes formed, but no inter
ruption to traffic was reported.
Water practically flooded the
fields along Third avenue, and row.
boats could have been used. At Tux
edo junction, on the Wylam and Ems
ley lines, water reached the tracks
but did not cover them. This local
ity is always hard hit when rains
are excessive. Other sections of the
city, especially in the western area.
stated small creeks had flooded the
surrounding territory. The Birming-
ham Railway, Light and Power com
pany had pumps working removing
water from under the Terminal sta
ton.
Approximately 500 telephones were
put out of commission by the light
ming, according to r. B. Baird, dis
trict manager. 1t was stated posi-
bly, several hundred more would go
out of order, but the company was
extending every effort to maintain
service.
The Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company reported service
was being maintained with the ex-
ception of a five-minute period at
o'clock Friday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-14
CURLING Of POWER PACKING no s
Of HIGHEST COURT FALL IN LINE ON
|SSTRONGLY URGED WAGE INCREASES
Ten Per Cent Advance Is
Granted BY Chicago
Companies

CHICAGO April 13.-Falling in line
with the textile, steel and farming in
dustries, the big Chicago packing
aeases, have Joined the trend toward
hi CHE wages which mas accompanied
the widespread business and indus
trial boom, by effecting a general
wage increase of 10 per cent.
This wage increase. announced Fri
day night, indexes the fact that the
packers, sorely hit and operating
with greatly curtailed production in
the past two or three years. are sha/-
ing the 1928 prosperity and believe
that the grain and live stock outlook
for the remainder of the year, as ii
affects their business. is highly en-
courasing
The increase is effective in all
packing houses of the Armour, Swift,
Wilson and Cudahy companies on
April 6. Smaller concerns are eX-
pected TO follow suit.
Wages Of the packing house work
ers had remained stationary since
November 1921, when the packers eff
fccted a general 10 per cent reduc-
ton.
Aside from the significance of this
announcement in its denotatten of
prevalent better conditions the most
interesting angle of it is the appar-
ent success of the plant assembly
method by which the packers deal
with their employees. The plant as
semblies, perhaps, may best be COM
pared with the company unions
now organized on many of the larger
railroad systems. which sprans into
popularity as the roads sought TO re
cover from the shipments strike and
to protect themselves from similar
diseaster in the future. The assem-
blies, however. comprise an equal
representation of the management
and the WORKERS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-14
GULL. MAN IS.
HIT BY.
WIND St ORM
Three Persons Are Seriously
Injured, While Damage Of
100000 Is Done When
TWister Sweeps Down
Upon Many Houses

CULLMAN, Ala. April 10. - tSpe
cial)-Several persons were injured,
three seriously, many head of stock
killed and at least 100000 worth OF
property damage done by a cyclone
which swept through Cullman county
between 1880 O'clock and midnight
Thursday night, according to infor-
nation received here today.
Simcoe, a small village northeast
of here was the worst hit. Two
homes were blown down and Mrs.
W. H. King and her infant baby both
seriously injured. Two other mem
mers of the family we're slightly hurt.
In the Pleasant Hill community
four miles south of Cullman the
h.me of John Manning was com
ple,Viy demolished and his grown
.,er Lola internally injured.
ether members of the family
,. .....ued minor bruises.
.uv cyclone moved northeast and
seemed to have been travelling high
as it struck portion of the county
which mas the highest altitude in the
state. 1t devastated timber anu
houses were moved down like wheat
before the reaper.
Other farm homes destroyed were
those of Henry Helms. John Barley.
w. A. Weeks, Mat Buchanan and
farmer named Nick enzie. Three miles
east of Pleasant Hill TO- home OF
Valentino Leipert vas damaged and
his wife received slight injuries
The path of the storm vas half
mile wide and numerous homes were
careened and pushed from their pill
lars. Wenzel sca"ol building near
remen, in the southeastern part OF
the county, was demolished, but no
one was hurt. Outhouses by the score
went before the force of the wind,
and cattle, horses and hogs were left
llfeless. The damage to timber Will
mount into the thousands
In the TOW II of Berlin one store and
Sc seral houses were damaged.
Wires are down and remote parts
of the cCunty have not been heard
from Reports of loss OF life at
Baileytown, II miles northeast oil
Cullman, could not be verified.
Six families in a number of in
stances saved sone of their members
from death hy taking refuge in storm
Pits, Of which this county has num-
her Lightning and thunder accom-
panied the Storm.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-14
Thirty-0ne Bills of Informa-
ton Against Number of Citi-
zens of Morehouse Parish
Filed BY Attorney General
Alleging Various Crimes
KHAN EXALTED CYCLOPS
SKIPWITH is INCLUDED
Allegations Include Assault
TolCommit Murder and Oth-
err 0ffenSes as Result of Kid
naping and Staying of Watt
Daniels and T. F. Richard

NEW oprI,,Hc ,.,
Npi II lo'-l MIR tS-
one piils OIL information charging
mere than a dozen citizens of More
bfuse narish with ,.rio,,a =.
. .os,,it 80 A., .'''i. ,'s -ii'es as
iesnit VI the activities OF masked
drawn Today hv .,+or,o,, e.a.o.,
:, "e' al "a
'. Coco ana delivered to District At
torney David l. Garrett to be filed
at Bastroo accordine 70 tho Na,-
,,x,aa., ri.
e''i' 'eaS uhe.
Persons named in the bills, the
newspaper declares. includes Cant
! X sti,u,i+n a,,.os
eNai.eu eseiops Vi
the Morehouse parish l<u klux Khan.
his sen. oliver, DR.. n. Nj. McKoin
former n,avor &c No, % 1905 /, :,
-, ''e ,'ouse, H. ~
Newt Gray, and I. Jeff Burnett
former Morehouse deputy sheriff
Burnett oliver Sli,u,ith .,d cr.,,
"..0 ~
wiz Haiieu ny witnesses at the
open hearing in Basurop in January
as having been recognized as mem
ters of the hooded band which on
August "a kidnapped Watt Daniel and
I. F. Richard, who were not heard
of again until December % when
two bodies which rose to the surface
CT Lake LaFourche were identified
as theirs. Captain Skipwith was de-
elared by one witness to have been
seen conversing with a masked man
later ON the highway down which
tile abductors and their prisoners
disappeared.
O O O
Murder Conspiracy Charged.
Others against whom informations
will be filed. according to the Times
PicavuEe are Laurie and Gus Cal
h9un. former deputies; w. p. Kirk
patrick, Kelly Harp, Ed Ivy, Mar
Yin and Cud Pickett Fred Higgin-
'sotham and Benton Pratt. The bills
VIII charge conspiracy to commit
las'adef, !.idiiaping, assault with
deadly weapons on the public high
way, assault with intent to commit
murder and ga agrinD DESTROYING
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-14
TO ENTERTAIN ENGINEERS
Directors OF National society To Stop
Off In birmingham

The Alabama Technical association
will entertain Sunday night at BAN
quet in honor of so directors of the
American Society of Civil Engineers.
when they stop off in Birmingham
en- route to New Orleans to attend a
big waterways convention. II. L..
Totten, Howard Duryea and w. j..
Pennhallegan, executive officers of
the Birmingham organizations. are in
charge of arrangements.
w. S. I<ellar state highway engi-
neer, will speak on good roads. and
Fl. I. DeBardeleben will speak on the
Warrior River. Its Possibilities and
the Engineering Work on the River
Some of the most prominent civil en-
gineers in the country are in the
party, and will make short talks.
The directors will spend Saturday
and Sunday at Muscle Shoals, coming
tC Birmingham Sunday afternoon.
Other members of the American So
ciety who will pass through Bir-
mingham Monday and Tuesday. will
be entertained.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-14
ONE DRINK is ENOUGH
Leopold Believes Two Would Have
Spelled His Doom

CHICAGO April 13.-If Joe Leo
pcld had taken one more drink of
n oonshine. Chicago. on the dawn of
Friday the thirteenth would have
been found bleak and desolate
waste. Shortly after midnight joe
Broke a window in South Wa
bash Avenue Store.
Broke another window at the
same place.
Pushed over la,ap post.
Broke window at the New
Southern Hotel.
Mixed with another lamp post,
near the hotel. which has also !.
fused to get out of his way.
Broke some more windows at the
hotel.
Jumped from an elevated railway
platform to the ground and brok e
his arm.
Il had one drink of moonshine"
he told the police as they took him
10 the Bridewell hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-14
HINES FINDS NO GRAZ
IN VETERANS BUREAU
Director Emphasizes Changes In Of
flee Do Not Indicate Dishonesty

WASHINGTON. April 13,-No evil
dence to support graft charges
against veterans bureau officials
have been found by Director Hines
since he took charge of the bureau
six weeks ago. he said today in dis
cussing the inquiry now being -ll.-
Quoted by a Senate committee.
Recently. John f. O'Bryan, sp SIS.
counsel for the investigating
mittee, said he believed that BE-
honesty on a big scale" woul Dc
found in the course of the nq r..
The director emphasized today, w
ever. that although he had ma e
number of changes in bureau
sonnet to effect economies anC .n-
sure A more compact organic iQn
he had not acted on amy evit
of graft"