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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
BUILDING RECORD
 FOR MONTH SHOWS | A R GE INCREASE
Showing for Month May Be Best in History of
 Birmingham

Birmingham's building boom, ex- perienced during the past two months, Is likely to make April the record breaking month in the history of the building inspectors depart ment, according to the figures for the first five days of the month showing s657,01o in permits issued. During March a total of $1.247,595 in permits was issued and with 25 m re days to go April is expected to eclipse this record.
 Permit for the Cascade Plunge, the new amusement park on Third avenue south. between Sixty eighth and seventieth streets, costing ap- nroximately $t25,00o, was issued Thursday. The site of the grounds covers an acreage of four blocks. The Cascade Corporation of Alabama is building the pool.
 For the first five days in April per- nits for 4s residences costing Ss1,- OPS were issued. One apartment house costing sSoo.ooO Is under con struction. the first permit amounting toj S4oo,000 being issued Wednesday. Two public garages costing s17,67o have been granted permits. The bal ance of the permits were divided as follows; Repairs to buildings. $6,o35; garages, nine, ss35; heating, thirteen, S5.o5o; miscellaneous build ings. $50; brick store, one, s4,3O0; brick factory, one s3,000 and frame mill building, one, $3,000.
 Permits issued thursday: MT Morrow, Third avenue and Oregon street, two residences, $500 each; Florence Mackin. s14 south Twenty fourth street, store. s4,300 Mrs. L. A. Crumley, 2f07 Avenue C. garage, s615o; Douglass Brothers. 2013 Avenue c, garage, s11,52O; Mrs. w. H. Carroll. Twenty-seventh street and Highland Terrace. residence, $S,000; w. A. Poindexter. Oak street and Warrior Blvd; residence s3,200: c. J. Donald. Terrace street and Warrior Blvd residence. s3,2OO Groachino Raia, Fifth street and Avenue G. store. s1,000 and Tony Giangroso, Fourteenth street and Avenue E, Ensley, three permits for residence SLIGO each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
BIRMINGHAM COKE IS STILL BEING MOVED FOR EUROPEAN TRADE
More Would Go But Domestic Demand is Very
 Large

Birmingham coke Is still moving to Europe to help out the void caused by the troubles in the Ruhr basin. An item In the cargo of the steamer Claverack leaving Mobile for Bre- men on Tuesday was 9S8 tons of coke.
 Probably 15,00o tons of Birming- ham coke have been shipped out of Mobile and Pensacola to customers of the Ruhr basin. Much more would have moved if the coke had been obtainable, but the domestic demand calls for the entire production. Foundry coke Is bringing $9 to S10 for spot deliveries.
 Other movements out of Mobile this week included a shipment of pipe and wire to the Pacific coast, Seattle taking AT tons of pipe and PA tons of wire. The Pacific coast demand both for pipe and wire mill goods Is continuously large.
 Regular shipments of coal are be- ing made from Mobile to the Wind ward Islands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
TRIAL R. E. JOHNSON SET FOR APRIL 30
Charged With Murder Of William
 KilgOre, Jr., in September

The case of R. E. Johnson, jitney driver charged with murdering Will liam C. Kilgore, Jr., will be heard for the second time ine the criminal division of the circuit court, on Mon day. April 30.
 Young Kilgore was shot and in- stantly killed on the evening of Sep tember 2. near the home of Johnson on Fountain Heights. On account of the popularity of the victim the shooting created much attention in Birmingham, and Johnson, charged with the murder. was brought to trial in October, 1922. Tho first hear ing resulted in mistrial.
 Johnson entered a plea of the "un- written law" and is being defended by Ernest Matthews, while Senator Walter Brewer Is being retained as prosecuting attorney.
 The case of William Yerby, charged with the murder of John King, has also been set for April 30. Yerby claims self defense in shooting King during An argument over claims that the latter had concealed some whisky on his farm. The shooting occurred at Mount Pinson, near the home of Yerby.
 Other cases which have been set for trial during capital week are Cit tie Armstrong. Johnnie Embry, Josh Miller. Israel Pryor. Sallie Jane Din ton, W. M. Dodd. Anderson Lewis, Pete Beachum. Charles Hawkins, all to be tried on charges of murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
SANFORD SPEAKS
Addresses Students Of Birmingham
 Southern College

Thomas D. Sanford of Opelika. United States district attorney, spoke to the students cf Birmingham Southern college Thursday on "Obe- dience to Law" Mir. Sanford spoke highly of the type of people living in this section of the country and of their fine spirit of cooperation with the law. He stated further that schools and colleges should teach civil course that would make the fu- ture citizens realize the importance of obeying laws.
 Every law, good or bad, should be enforced" said MT. Sanford. "If it is bad that Is the best way to get rid of it;.if it is a good law, then we would get the full benefit of it. First disob edenee starts at home and is followed up in school and finally in life; first. the minor laws and then more serious violations until the habit of lawbreaking is formed. say the school teacher is helpless and verse than useless unless he can command obedience. If a person is schooled to do his duty he needs no knowledge of law to be law-ab iding Citizen.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
LOWER TELEPHONE RA I ES PROMISED
 BY COM M |SS|0N
Effort Made for Understand ing Pending Valuation Of
 Property

The Alabama public service com mission is making an endeavor to have telephone rates in Alabama lowered. which will mean perma a- nent reductions as soon as valu- ation of the properties Of tho South ern Bell Telephone company can be had. This will take proba bly, a year, according to letter received Thurs day morning by Commissioner W. L. Harrison from A. G. Patterson, pres ident of the state commission.
 This letter was in answer to Com missioner Harrison's letter March 31, published in The Age-Herald of Sun day, April 1, in which the commits sioner of public utilities urged a re- duction in telephone rates and cited figures to show the phone company's earnings. and stressing the impor- tance of a complete valuation of the phone company's holdings in Ala bama.
 Mir. Patterson concurred in MT. Harrison's statement that a fair value of the property owned by any utility and devoted exclusively to the public service Is the proper basis for rate making. He also stated the service commissioner wished to as- sure Commissioner Harrison they ap- preciate the spirit of cooperation shown in his last letter and recog- nized the fact that as a representa- tive of the largest city in the state. his interests in proper regulation of telephone rates and service was but proper.
 The letter states: Tt Is true, as stated in your letter, that provision has been made in the public utility act for this commission to make a valuation of the properties of each utility doing business in the state. There are more than 300 public utN- ity corporations now doing business in the state. It will be the policy of the commission to proceed with the valuation of the properties as rapidly as the limited force and facilities of the commission will permit. It will be the policy of the commission to undertake the valuation of the larger utilities first, as they are serving a larger number of people,"
 In one paragraph the letter stated: We appreciate the interest which you manifest in the proper regula- tion of this utility, which is one of the largest in the state and one of the most difficult to properly regu- late. due to the fact that their oper- ations are both interstate and intra- state."
 MT. Patterson also wrote: While the commission expects to proceed with the valuation of the property of this utility at as early date as prac- tical, we have felt that it would not be fair to the users of telephone service to delay an effort to secure reductions in rates until a valuation of the property of this company could be made. For this reason the commission has undertaken to secure by conferences with the management of the telephone company such re- auctions in rates as appear to the commission, with the data and infor- nation now before 1t. to be reason able and just. The commission hopes to be successful in its present efforts to secure substantial reductions in telephone rates through conferences which have been arranged with off cials of the telephone company"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
COUNTY AUTHORITIES TO GUARD THE MINES
Five Deputies Assigned To Strike
 Duty At BeltOra

Five Jefferson county deputies will maintain order at Beltona during the strike of about 250 coal miners of the American Fuel company, begun there Wednesday, according to an- nouncement Thursday night of Chief Deputy Henry J. Hill. The task of maintaining order. which in past strikes has been in the hands of spe- cial deputies hired by the companies, will be undertaken this time by coun- ty authorities. MT. Hill stated.
 Five deputies with c. R. Borders in charge. were taken to Beltoni Thursday afternoon by Hill and in- stalled in quarters there. The dep uties will be subject to commands di- rectly from the sheriff's office alone, and their only interest in the affair will be the maintenance of law and order. Mr. Hill stated.
 From 200 to 300 miners are reported to have gone out on strike at Bel tona Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
PRESSURE PIPE STRONG
Makers. Overloaded. With Demand
 Unbnted; Memphis In Market

Undated; Memphis In Market
 With demand undated, all pressure ripe makers in the Birmingham dis trict are overloaded or near that point. Deliveries on popular sizes are not promised before July and in some instances September. The base of gas pipe was raised Monday, the differential going from $3 to $5 per ton. Effective April 9. the base on water pipe, inches and upward. will be $49. Sanitary pipe is also active in spite of maximum demand since November. The base is firm at sI5 for standard and s65 for extra heavy. Rumor of further advances has not materialized.
 The city of Memphis has ordered 1s1OO tons of to 16-inch pipe for its water works system. Fort Smith, Ark, has placed an order that will amount to a minimum of 5000 tons. Roth went to the United States Pipe
 For the first time since December 1. the iron market has been quiet this week, consumers and makers taking a breathing spell. No sales above s27 have been reported, all though it is rumored that some Bir- mingham iron has changed hands in the middle west at BPS. Blast fur naces are making exceptionally good records owing to efficient furance practice and good making weather.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
REALTY TRANSFERS

Fairfield Land company to w. D. Lang ston lot 16 block 13. in survey of Corey Land company, for $2.e0O.
 Ira G. Bond to J. H. Foster and wife. lot IT, block l4 in tihrd addition to Woodawn, for s2.500.
 John w. Brown and wife to Bertha En- trekin. lots to 13, inclusive, block 5. in Vivian, for S1.S00.
 Nina deL. Hambaugh to Mary F. Kicks lot o. block 1 [. according to survey of Rir- ming h m- Ensey Land and Improvement company. for $500.
 Mrs. T. NJ Sloan to T. l. Burgess and wife. the northeast half of lot 4 block 10. according 10 survey of Avondale Land company, for sl.400.
 A. D. Thomas and wife to Mrs. Mary Mcdonald. lots 3 and {. block 5. in Iron dale, for $1.0s5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
WILL TALK BACK
Dr. '. W. Wclch. To Reply To Times By Radio


 By Radio
 Dr. 8. W. welch, state health off, cer, is coming to Birmingham Friday for the especial purpose of refuting over the Alabama Power oompanys radio station an article which re- gently appeared in The New York Times, written by Dr. Arnold B. Arm strong of the National Health coun- cil. located in New York. Dr. Arm strong's article. described by pr. Welch as the swan song" of New England commercial interests over the flow of capital and interests to the south, says in effect, Young or hookworm will destroy you below the Mason and Dixon line"
 The passage in The Times article which particularly aroused the ire of the Alabama health officer ran as follows: In the instance of Itton goods, is 1t better to pay high wages to a group of workers, ? per cent ot whom are III at one time. or is 1t better to take a chance with low wages in a malaria and hoollworm ridden southern population with a 10 per cent continuous illness rate and the coincident low efficiency of production and time loss?"
 pr. Welch has already answered the New Workers attack in an open letter, In which he says in part: Ala bama is coming into her own. We are going to take your capital and industries and you had just as wei prepare to take your medicine
 Dr. Welch will speak from w. S. Y. to augment personally his written message which is not expected to find wide circulation in the northern press. The big station has more list eners in the northern states than in the southern and pr. Welch wishes to correct The Times article at it's source.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
Blount Youth Plans to Quit When He Gets Old; 75 NoW

and realizes she does not have to teach school for day?"
 "Glory be- She flashed the. an swer with ready smile. Further she refused to be interviewed
 BIRMINGHAM SURRENDERs
 Birmingham has been captured by the teachers. They thronged the hotel lobbies Thursday and over flowed the streets. There were all kinds, from battle-scarred veterans of many school room and A. E. A. conventions to the youngest supply who just received her certificate and still trembles at the sight of the superintendent.
 At the lunch hour they were very much in evidence. This Is an asper- sion-eVen a school teacher has to eat at times. Every resta1rant in the downtown district was crowded. while lines at the cafeterias extend- ed almost around the block.
 In one wellknown side-arm palace a counter boy mopped his wet brow. Gosh he muttered. "I believe we have fed the whole town" A teach CT approached and murmured to the boy. The lad raised his voice:
 "A ham," The grind was on again.
 "POLITICIAN"
 Omer Carmichae1 of Selma, super intendent of public schools. is one Of the politicians" of the convention, it is whispered. When the whispers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
"POLTTICJAN"

reached him Tnurs- day he entered an immediate denial. saying all he did was to work for the
 A. E. A. Moreover, he refused to make any forecasts con corning the politics of the convention. MT. Carmichael Is one of the leaders of the convention and ts a member of tho ex- ecutive committee which arranged the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06

who carries a cane more as an orna- nent than of ne- cessity, he was the spryest of the spry as he hunted for the meeting of the county super intendents at the Sunday s c h o O l building of the r irs t Methodist church Thursday morning.
 During his serv- ice as a school teacher MT. Adams has had time to have a hobby tha t requires time. taA a n d personality. This hobby is gov
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06

iihS dI AiCdu quarters in the Sunday 8 c h o o building of the F r st Methods t church and re- mained very much on the job all through the day and up to late at night. It will be the same thing again Friday.
 Questions were shot at him from every angle. It was Mir. Bowling this and MT. Bowling that until one was reminded of the well = known Mir Atkins of the we'll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06

T aim to quit when I get old remarked W. Y. Adams. who is at tending the A. E. A. convention from Blount county, Thursday morning. MT. Adams is 70 years old and has been teaching school in Alabama for 55 years. A chipper young fellow,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
MAP WORK INVOCATION

She must remain nameless, al- though the way in which she dis pensed information to wandering A. F. A. delegates in the lobby of the Tutwiler hotel Thursday merited her better fate. She's a woman and she's obstinate-she added that she was no publicity hound''-all with a smile.
 It came about when she started telling of her work.
 I've been drawing maps all the morning showing folks how to get to the convention headquarters, to the administration building of the board of education ande to- downtown de- partment stores" she said.
 You want my name so you can write it up! Why. I'd be simple if I gave you my name. I'm just an old maid school teacher with a day off"
 She didn't look old and she didn't fit the popular conception of an old maid school teacher. but the propo- sition was intriguing.
 What does an old maid school teacher think when she wakes up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06

ernment, or, in the language of the streets. politics. He Is at present Blount county's representative in the Alabama legislature. He Is former county superintendent of the county.
 MT. Adams was a student at How ard college In 1880 and 1881. He has some interesting memories of Bir- mingham.
 Has there been any change since should say so. I saw the first houses built in Birmingham. Why, I re- member when you could buy half a square in what is now the business center of the city for s2o0.
 Yes, used to think I missed a chance In not buying one, but if I had l could not have gotten what education l did and I would not trade 1t for the whole town"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
PASSOVER SERVICE
CicSe Of Feast Observance Will Bs
 On Friday Night

On Ff100y N1&nt
 The services for the closing day of the Feast of Passover coincide wih, the regular Sabbath services of this week and will be specially observed at Temple Emanu-El, on Highland avenue and Twenty-first street, Friday night at o'clock.
 The New Dawn" which is film Illustrating conditions in American Jewish life and what is being done in remedying them. will be shown at the temple at the close of the services. A cordial invitation Is ex- tended the public.
 An isolated piece of chicken heart has been kept alive and growing for six years by famous surgeon.
 Fatalities of aviation in the United States are less in proportion to mile- age than in Europe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Clarence c. Helton. 20. of Huntsville and Viola Powell, 20, of Boyles
 James Wibb, 25, of Wylam. and Jean Dodd, 19.
 William J. Marsden. ss. and Julia Annie McCadle, 2s.
 T. Bilieo, g, and Mrs Carrie Smith, 24.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06

pr. Thomas II. Briggs grew both statistical and satirical In his address before the A. E. A. convention Thurs day night at the Masonic temple. He was comparing the amount of money spent on education with sums spent on things not classed as necessities.
 There are girls in America he said, "who carry things called vanity cases, which they use on street cars and in other public places to fix their faces without thinking there may be ladies and gentlemen pres ent. All we are able to spend on education in the United States is Sl,- 250,000,000 annually, yet in 1920 S15o,- 900, 900 were spent on paint and pow der under the general head of cos metics
 Take tobacco. It is not a neces- sity. Men smoke much in the same way women tat-not expecting to realize anything from 1t but because it does not interfere with social con- versation. More than s2.000.o00.0oo were spent on tobacco in 1921.
 Again take the luxury tax In force in the United States in 1920. If one wanted an umbrella he could pur- chase something for a dollar that looked like an umbrella and gave a mild shower bath when 1t rained For S2 he could purchase one and have the privilege of paying lux ury tax. More than $750, 100000 were spent in luxury taxes in 1920 for the privilege of splurging. This amount would have run half of the schools in the United States with ample pro visions for an increase in teachers salaries"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06

The exhibit room in the Sunday school building of the First church was the center of interest Thursday morning. This room Is filled with exhibits by firms dealing in school supplies, booths depicting the ad- vantages of summer tours for teach CTS and booths of leading schools and colleges. Convention headquar ters are located in this room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06

Flying fish and dolphins are about the only fish found in the ocean far from land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
DOWIINC IN DrH,.ND

One of the busiest men at the con vention is H. G. Bowling of Cullman
 secretary treasurer of the A. E. A, He was on the job early Thursday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06

Jack Smith will be tried for robbery and A. J. Cohn. l.. E. Maxwell and Thomas B. Shiment. all on charges of arson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
TEACHERS

AA Yearly buys s5,ooO sick and accident policy, pays $5,000 loss of life, s2,500 loss of oN limbs or eyes; pays $26 to = V $50 weekly, covering acci-
 dents, and more than 75 diseases. Men and women 16 to TO. NO MEDICAL EXAMINATION REQUIRED. Pays s20 weekly additional for hospital in accidents. Call and let us explain this policy fully. Get protection while you can, we can never tell what MAY happen. We operate in Al states. incorporated in 1886. Give us your application TODAY. Reliable agents wanted. Main 1902.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
MISS CRAWFORD PRACTICES

"Tap, tap, tap" a pause "tap, tap, tap" Those back stage in the Ma sonic temple Thursday afternoon be- gan to look for the cause. It was not long in appearing. Miss Lula Bradford. first vice president. held a gavel in her hand. At regular inter- vals she tapped the back of chair. T was just prac1icing up.' she ex- plained. Miss Bradford presided at the meeting Thursday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
BRIGGS STATISTICAL

Srogram for the meeting in $ mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06

over so per cent of the Americans have adopted the abbreviated "un dies" for all-year wear. it is claimed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
EXHIBIT ROOM WORK

known poem by the equally wei known MT. Kipling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06
MEET FEM AND GREET FEM

MEET FEM AND GREET FEM
 What are they doing?" The oblig- ing young lady at the information bureau raised her head. 70, just meetin' and greetin'. Everybody is so darn glad to see everybody else and they're all handshakin'."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-06

flour for just that reason. Milled from the finest favored wheat grown-the cream of the Michigan winter crop
 Roller Champion
Evening star., 1923-11-02
CUBAN B|DES Time
! TOSTART REVOLT
Gen. Carlos GarcIa.VeIez
! Says He Resists Pressure
/ to Strike Zayas Now.
~ the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
HAVANA. Cuba, November 2.-De-
u,snds for decisive action by the
Veterans and Patriots Association
are being made on him by the su-
preme council of the organization,
Cen Carlos Garcia-Velez. its presi-
dent, told the Associated Press. He
added that he was unwilling to re-
sort to violence until the time comes
when he can strike a blow that
would quickly overthrow the gov
errtment of President Zayas. and thus
not subject Cuba to a prolonged
struggle.
Gen. Garcia-Velez, who has been
in hiding since September 10, de-
ciaSed that some business interests
In Cuba were exerting pressure to
end the agitation against the Zayas
administration on the ground that
IL was inJuring business He declared
that the movement was one for ref
ormation of Cuba's government and
that 1t should have the support Of
business and all other interests hav-
Ing the welfare of Cuba at heart. He
was unwilling. he said, to counten-
anCo mere outbreaks against prop
erty which might be followed by
American Intervention.
Gen. GarciaVelez technically is
A. fugitive from justice in that he
bond as ordered on the charges of
conspiring to stir up sedition and re-
beNtou preferred against him and
tho other leaders.