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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
FREIGHT INCREASE
HANDLED THROUGH
BIRMINGHAM PORT
Amount of Freight Could Be
Doubled by Sufficient Equip
ment, Declares Presi-
dent Brown

The port of Birmingham handled
$4,000 tons more of freight in 1922
than it did in 1921 and the Port OF
Birmingham company reduced its in
debtedness to $4,000.
The freight handled at port of Bir
mingham could be doubled, declared
President r. A. Brown at the annual
meeting of the Port of Birmingham
company held yesterday, if there was
equipment sufficient to handle the
service.
President Brown called attention to
the trade extension that the Warrior
river service had enabled by trans
porting Birmingham products at
low cost to Mobile, where further
low cost transportation was enabled
by the export and coastwise rates out
of Mobile.
He said that farmers would get
lower priced fertilizers as the result
of saving in costs of assembling raw
material from distance at Birming
ham plants by means of the port of
Mobile and the Warrior river.
The Port of Birmingham company
built and equipped the port of Biz
mingham, raising the funds by pop
ular subscription.
Officers and directors were re-
elected. They are: r. A. Brown. pres
ident; w. d. Nesbitt. vice president;
F. B. Winslow, secretary and treas
urer; V. S. Cage, II. T. DeBardeleben.
w. B. Allen. ]. Frank Rushton, M.
p. Northington, H. X. Miner. Mr..
Brown and Mr.. Nesbitt directors.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
TESTAMENT LETTERS
ISSUED DEXTER HEIRS

Letters testamentary were issued
Tuesday by Probate Judge ]. Z. Stiles
to Walter l. Beasley and Mrs. Nellie
w. Dexter as executors of the Will
of j. L. Dexter. who, died January l
and whose estate Is valued at $3.50,
600. The estate consists of both real
and personal property.
Under provisions OF the will Dexter
left his house. lot and furnishings to
his widow. Mrs. Nellie w. Dexter. He
also devised to her $4,000 worth of
insurance, 800 shares of stock in the
Bessemer Coal. Iron and Land com
pany. all his holdings in the Amer
lean Trust and Savings bank. and d-
rected that she be paid 81 900 out of
his estate within two months after
his death. Each of his five children.
Charlotte D. Beasley, George Parker
Dexter. Susie d. Reid, Gertrude ID.
Griffith and Edna ID. Neiderhouser,
were bequeathed $50 shares of stock
in the Bessemer Coal. Iron and Land
company. Requests were made to his
grandchildren and certain trust funds
created for them. Under the terms
of the will the executors were not
required to file bond.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
ALLEGED HOLD-UP MEN
ARE IDENTIFIED BY
PROPRIETOR OF CAFE

Positive Identification of Tom e.
Crutcher of Boyles and Jerry Ker
nigan, Clarence Thomson and Rich
ard Simpson of Tarrant City as the
four young white men who held up
and robbed the Mechanics Cafe, POPS
Avenue B, at O'Clock Sunday night,
was made at the county jail Monday
afternoon by George Hagapin, cafe
proprietor. The alleged bandits were
arrested at their various residences
Monday morning by Detectives w b.
Helton, H. e. Morris. C. NJ. higgins
and Officers L. E. Walker and O..
I. Cleiburn of Tarrant City.
Detective Helton declared that he
had obtained confessions from Jer-
nigan. Thompson and Simpson, and
quoted Crutcher as saying that II
am not saying anything" They are
all being held at the county jail
on robbery charges and without
bond pending their preliminary trials
The arrest of the four men was
effected through the efforts of the
three city officers in tracing down
an automobile that struck High
lands street car ON Twentieth street,
south. The automobile, which was
the property of Simpson, was found
10 nave peen scratched up conSluerd-
bly, from striking something a glanc-
ing blow. A pistol bullet hole was
found in the back of the car which
Hagapin declared was caused by him
firing at the car in the hope of
wounding its driver.
The men are alleged to have ap-
peared at the cafe about 8 o'clock
Sunday night and. to have held Haga-
pin at the point of a pistol while
they robbed his cash register of the
days sales. They then made their
escape in a waiting automobile.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
PROFITABLE MEETING
OF LAUNDRY OWNERS

The regional meeting of the Laun-
dry owners National association
closed their two-day meeting Tues
day, after spending the day at sight
seeing and a golf tournament held at
the Country club for the visiting
devotees of the game. Before ad-
journment a vote was taken that the
meeting was one of the most profit
able and enjoyable held by the as
ISOLATION.
A tour of the residential and indus
trial sections of the city was en-
joyed fully. and for the wives of the
visiting delegates parties were held
by the wives of the Birmingham
laundry men.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
CITY-COUNTY MERGER
PLAN is BEFORE CLUB

The Birmingham Optimist club al
its next meeting will hear from a
committee which will report on a
resolution proposing that the club GO
on record as favoring a consolida-
ton of the city, and county gov
ernments in one, as is the case in
Denver, Baltimore, Los Angeles and
other large American cities.
The question was precipltased at
Tuesdays club luncheon by Frank J
Stevens, who asked City Comptroller
H. NJ Taylor what he thought would
be the result of a combined city
and county government. Mr.. Taylor
said he thought the first effect would
be the saving of 100000 per an
mum in the avoidance of the dupli-
cate offices now maintained to do
the work OF city and county, which
could be done through one set of
officers as is the case in Denver. He
said that city had saved 100000
a year by the combination.
Some members said the matter was
a political one, but other members
contended that whatever Is of con-
Germ to the community at large is
legitimate subject matter for con-
sideration and action by any body
of citizens II was finally decided
to have President Sterling ]. Fos-
ter name committee of five 10
consider the matter and make re-
port to the club for it's decision
Cement Industry
A short talk on the cement indus
try of the district was made by Rich
ard f. Johnston, who called atten-
ton to the doubling of the cement
producing capacity of the district
through building of the new plants
of the Lehigh and Phoenix Cement
companies. Mr.. Johnston empha-
sized the distributing advantages of
the district as being among the lead
ing reasons that have caused the
largest cement producers in the coun-
try to come to this district. NJ. v.
Joseph also spoke of the bigness of
the cement industry.
The club is preparing data that
will be published in the February
number of the International Optimist
ertising Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
TWO MILLIONS SPENT
FOR CITYS SALARIESI
IN LAST FISCAL YEAR

Salaries for the city of Brming-
ham for the fiscal year ended Sep
TENDER 80, 1922, were S2,547, 06S.55. re-
port of Comptroller II. NJ Taylor
shows. Total expenditures for the
fiscal year were ,452.54548, and
receipts were s4.292,571.72, leaving a
deficit OF s159.97S.76. surplus in
the general fund on September 80,
1921, was thus consumed and defi-
cit of s91, 261.23 created. This was
shown in the auditors report made
about a month ago.
A letter from Rex H. Ashdown,
who audited the city books. accom-
panied the comptroilers statement,
and said that figures contained in
that report correspondent with those
in his own.
The comptroller's report, which
was in pamphlet form contained de-
tailed statement of expenditures and
revenue, which were embodied in the
general report of the auditor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
LEES BIRTH WILL BE
OBSERVED BY u. D. C.
AND SCHOOLS OF CITY

Some few still remaining who fol-
lowed General Robert e. Lee through
four years of fiery conflict. will cele-
brate the anniversary of his birth
with appropriate programs in Biz
mingham Friday. These programs
will be rendered by the United
Daughters of the Confederacy and
student bodies of the schools.
Robert Il. Lee in command of the
Confederate armies during the Civil
war was born January 10. 1907, at
Stratford, on the Potomac, in Vir-
ginia, and was the son of Light
horse Harry" Lee of the American
Revolution. He was very preco-
cious child and in 1929 graduated
with second honors from the West
Point Military academy. In June, 1881.
he was married to Mary Randolph
Custis, a Virginia girl. His early
youth was spent as an engineer at
Hampton Roads, Va. where he was
assistant to the chief engineer of the
United States army
Prior TO his service in the Confed-
crate army, General Lee was a cap
tain in the Mexican war under Gen
eral Scott, and in this service re-
ceived high praise from his superior
officers.
In the year of 1851 he was placed
in command of the Confederate army
ard remained in this position until
his surrender at Appomattox on April
8, 1865.
General Lee is regarded by military
critics as the greatest leader of
either the North or South during the
Civil war. His greatness. however
was considered greatness. of char
sacter even more than ability.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
BUSINESS MEN To
HELP RAISE FUND
FOR CONVENTION
Plans For Meeting of Alabama
Sunday School Convention
Are Under Way--3,0O0
Delegates Coming

Plans for the raising of money to
entertain the Alabama Sunday School
association convention in Birming-
ham, April II to 20. were formuF
lated at well attended meeting
Tuesday of those interested in bring
ing the association here. 1t is esti-
mated that $1,000 will be required to
entertain the delegates who attend
the convention. The number of dele
gates is placed at between 1880 and
5000 Sunday school workers.
1t was decided at the meeting
Tuesday to appoint committees from
the various lines of business in the
city to raise the funds. The commit
tees with the businesses they repre-
sent follow: Shoes, William Shine
and Nathan Morrow; dry goods and
millinery, M. V. Joseph. Julian Saks,
and Abe Kaufman; millinery, Arnold
Hirsch and Robert Aland; druggist,
K. f. Lovelady and w. j. Adams$
clothiers, Coleman Blach and John
Deshaza, stationers, r. II. Pogue and
FAC Smith, Jr.; cigars, G. G. Alley
and n. c. Manlitz; furniture, Ira
Band and NJ. Hood; jewellers, Aaron
Ash and Ed Herzog; hotels, C. j.
Hudson and r. E. New; restaurants,
Charles T. Seaton and Charles Pan
taxa; gre GERS and butchers, Paul
Shropshire and Robert Emond, and
real estate, Hill Ferguson and w.
b I,eedv
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
REFORM NATIONAL BANK
ELECTS NEW OFFICIALS

CARROLLTON, Jan. i6.-(Specialo
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First National bank
of Reform was held the past week
and all the old members of the board
of directors were reelected with the
exception of DR.. c. Malone, who ten
dered his resignation some time ago
when he removed from this county
to Birmingham. r. G.. Jones, prom
inent lumberman. was elected to
fiji the vacancy. The following stock
holders compose the board of direc-
tors for the ensuing year: j. w.
Hollingsworth. NJ. |. Harper. A. FL.
Dabbs, j. r. Moore, B. j. Bailey and
r. G. tones.
Immediately following the stock
holders meeting the directors met
and elected the following officers.
A. H. Dabbs, president; j. w. Hol-
ingsworth, vice president; j. Il.
Moore, vice president; b. J. Bailey,
cashier; II. L. Dorroh, assistant cash
ia
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
DROP IN TEMPERATURE
FORECAST BY HORTON

Late sleepers in Birmingham were
scheduled to be cropping during the
early morning hours Wednesday
for more cover for the weather is
to take a decided drop, ranging from
"a to 40 degrees above zero. Jack
Frost was to pay visit and leave
one of the heaviest footprints of
the season, according to Forecaster
E. C. Horton.
snow on tap for Wednesday. night.
The tall end of the wave will hit
practically all of the southern states.
There will be no freeze. but the hu-
Nudity will be so high that over
coats should be taken along Wednes-
day morning, Mr.. Horton said.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
COUNTY CHAPTE
Of THE RED CROSS
ELECTS OFFICERS
Oscar Wells Re- elected Pres
ldent-- Report of Junior
Red Cross of Spe-
GiaI Interest

Oscar Wells was again chosen to
head the Jefferson county chapter of
the American Red Cross during the
ensuing year Tuesday afternoon at
the annual meeting held in the di-
rectors room of the First National
bank. The executive committee. Col.
Walter E. Bare. w. H Manly, Mrs.
Brenton X. Fisk, DIR. Morris New
field, j x. Brockman, Edgar Bowron.
Miss Lima II. Denny, Mrs. Earl Dren-
men. Mrs. Z. II. Dryer, Mrs. Samuel
Earle, w. w. Adele, DIR. c. B. Glenn,
Miss Mae Hansis, Mrs. R. K. Haugh-
ton, Miss Sallie Black, DR.. Kyle
Kinkead, Mrs. Karl Landgrebe. Mrs.
John London, Mrs. A. w. Nelson and
Mrs. T. D. Parke. This committee
will meet Tuesday morning at IL
o'clock in the directors room of the
bank. and committee .chairmen will
be appointed.
Mrs. Fanny NJ. Blynd. executive
secretary, made the annual report
of the chapter. Reports of other
committees were made as follows:
Treasurer, production, nursing, home
service, life saving, Junior Red Cross
anu publicity. EdCn ItpOll was fAS
cepted as presented.
The report of the Junior Red Cross
was of special interest and was made
by Miss May Hansis, chairman, and
showed that a sum of $3,764.0S had
been received by the organization
during the past year. Out of this
amount the children have contributed
to the needs of many unfortunate
children, including the hospital and
DOCTORS fee for crippled boys OPP
Grafton. and the purchase of wheel
chair for an invalid child who re-
sides in the country.
The children have also assisted in
the purchase of piano and VIC
trola for one of the schools, re-
stocked the medicine chests in sever
al others, as well as aiding ma
terially in the purchase of maps,
playground equipment and lunches
for needy children.
The Junior Red Cross association
of the Jefferson County High school
recently furnished hospital room
and were instrumental in securing
an exhibit of the Upjohn war pic
lures. The children of the juvenile
court home were substantially re-
by the junior association
mt Christmas time, while S336.17 was
sent to the national children's fund:
The present membership of this
organization is 31.020, out of 81
schools represented. including the
Louie Compton private institution.
The report showed a membership of
100 per cent in both white and col
ored schools.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
FOUR PERMIT SEEKERS
TURNED DOWN BY CLOE

Only 43 applications for permits to
operate rooming houses as required
under the amended city ordinance
adopted January by the city COM
mission had been received at the Of
flee of Commissioner of Public Safety
w. B. Cloe Monday afternoon. OF
that number SO were granted permits,
are still pending and 4 were reject
ed. Previous police records We're
given as the reason for denying the
four applicants permission to operate
rooming houses, one of which was a
woman, it was stated
Hotel managers and proprietors
were cautioned by Commissioner Cloe
that they are required to have the
permits the same as ordinary room
Ing houses. only two hotels had
made application for the permits up
until Monday afternoon, both of
which were granted.
A large number of hotel and room
ing house proprietors are expected to
make application for the permits by
the last of the week and all are eX-
pected to be in the public safety COM
missioners office by the last of next
week
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
R0SSITER is ELECTED
PRESIDENT FEDERATED
BANK AND TRUST co.

P. A. Rossiters was elected presi-
dent of the Federated Bank and Trust
company at a meeting of the board
of directors held Tuesday night. w
T. Lathem was elected TO the senior
vice presidency and ]. C. DeHoll ana
Robert r. Moore, vice presidents. A.
d. Henry and L. Z. Hammer, assist
ant cashiers. L. e. Clark was elected
chairman of the board of directors
and John w. Altman, counsel.
By an unanimous vote the same
board of directors were elected for
the ensuing year. They were. w. T.
Lathem, P. A. Rossiter, DR.. J. d. 8.
Davis, John C. DeHoll, L. E. Clark.
A, n. Hawkins, D. H. Badgley. w. D1.
McKenna, E. NJ. Chase, ]. H. Dobbins,
John r. T. Rives. G. Armstrong
West, w. d. Lane, Robert r. Moore,
Lewis Bowen, William Harrison,
John W. Altman and N. L. Mewhin-
ney.
Fully fifty stockholders of the
bank were present when p. a. Ros-
sitter, chairman, called the meeting
" OIueT anu OTueIeu lHe AlHdlioleAA
statement and the report of the
auditing committee to be read to
these present.
L. e. Clark, chairman of the board
OF directors of the Federated Bank
and Trust company and vice president
or the 3. OF L. p. cooperative bank
of Cleveland, o., made short talk
complimenting the work of the
present officers, stating he was
more than surprised at the growth
of the bank in the short time it has
been in operation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
DAVIS CONDEMNED
FOR MCCOY ACTION.
BY W0MEN VOTERS.
Committee Appointed to Ask
Commission to Urge Imme-
date Breaking of Ground
For Auditorium

The Jefferson County League of
Women Voters Tuesday appointed a
committee to draw up resolutions to
be sent to Solicitor James Davis, con-
demning him for reappointing As
sistant Solicitor ]. p. Mccoy in the
face of recent events, at it's regular
meeting in the Hillman hotel
Recommendation OF the executive
board of the league to appoint 4
committee with Mrs. r. f. Johnston
as chairman to appear before the city
commission, investigate reasons why
work on the auditorium has not been
begun and to urge its immediate be-
ginning was Endorsed by the league.
Mrs. Brenton X. Fish, chairman or
committee to investigate the ad-
plan of city government, made a re-
port recommending to the league this
form of government. Action was
postponed until February 6.
Woman In Industry" was the
subject of Miss Mollie Dowd, who
gave an outline of the survey re-
Gently made by the woman's bureau
of the United States department of
labor, showing Alabama far behind
other states in protective laws for
women in industry and that 224, 900
women in Alabama are engaged in
industrial labor. The bill to be
presented to the legislature was read
by Miss Dowd and indorsed
Mrs. Brenton X. Fisk was elected
secretary of the league and will have
charge of headquarters. Mrs. Neil
Wallace was elected organizer.
Prior to the regular meeting a
luncheon complimenting the county
precinct chairmen was given They
were introduced by Mrs. E. j. Burns.
general county precinct chairman.
Mrs. A. J. Bowron explained the
leagues work.
Mrs. Fisk discussed the pay-your-
poll-tax campaign, and urged each
county nrecinct chairman to assist.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
COURT IS PROPOSED
IN LEGISLATIVE BILL
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD
Montgomery, Ala, Jan. is

Representative Howe of jefferson
county introduced in the house today
three companion bills intended to fur
nish further protection for women
and children of jefferson county. The
most important one provides for the
creation of a division of domestic re-
lations in the circuit court, to which
will be referred divorce cases and
suits involving women and children.
Senator Brewer introduced the same
bills in the senate, the intention
being to put the bills through the
two houses as soon as possible.
The bill creating the division of
domestic relations would provide for
the appointment OF Judge and
referee the referee to be a woman.
The division would have authority to
hold court in Birmingham and at
other points in jefferson county, the
idea being to put it as close to the
people as possible in order that the
benefits might be obtained by all
women and children.
The companion bills provide for the
punishment of husbands for the non
support of their wives and children
and for the care and protection of
dependent, neglected and delinquent
children.
Representative Howe introduced
in the house bill providing for the
regulation of buildings within cities
by the municipal authorities. Presi-
dent Pro. Tenn Ellisa introduced a
similar bill in the senate. The pro-
posal is to give cities the right to
restrict the height, number of stories
and size of buildings and other stories
and the location and use of buildings
structures and land. Mr.. Howe and
Mr.. F'ite also introduced bills provid-
ing for the change in the location
of certain streets and the vacation or
certain streets in Birmingham, the
effect being to establish proper title
to certain lots in addition to Biz
mingham which have been affected
by a decision of the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
AUTOMOBILE PLUNGES
INTO STORE AT SELMA


SELMA, Ala, Jan. 16. - A narrow
escape from serious injury was ex-
perienced by Mr.. and Mrs. A. f. Bla
lock and their young daughter of
Blalock, Ala. when an auto which
was being driven by Blalock mount
ed the sidewalk and crashed head
first into the front of the Young
Shoe company's store this afternoon,
completely demolishing a display
stand and plunging into the lobby of
the store, shattering the big plate
glass windows and splitting shoes,
hosiery, etc, over the sidewalk.
Blalock states that the car was
unintentionally left in gear and
when the motor started it suddenly
leaped forward across the sidewalk
and was in the store before he
could apply the brakes. None of
the occupants of the car were in
jured.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
SCOTTISH MAID WILL
MARRY DUKE OF YORK

LONDON. Jan. 16.-Everybody in
London. from the cockiest cockney
to the most altitudinous aristocrat
was 100 per cent agog over the an
nouncement of the Duke of York s
engagement. People talked of it
everywhere, in subways, in the street
buses. in their homes and in the
ubiquitous tea room.
Early conversation. OF course. soon
got to the point where the remarks
were prefaced with II see by the pa
pers''-and then plunged boldly into
details.
Prince Albert is engaged to Lady
Bowes-Lyon, daughter of the Earl
of Strathmore.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
LABORATORY SUPPLY co.
TO BE SOLD AT 0UTCRY

Under an order of George p. Bon
durant. referee in bankruptcy, the
merchandise, consisting of chemical
apparatus and chemicals. fixtures and
open accounts and lease hold interest
of the Southern Laboratory Supply
company, will be sold at public out
cry at 1910 Second avenue at noon
Wednesday.
The merchandise and fixtures in
inventory amount to approximately
$4,000 and the accounts receivable
about $500. This is the only bust
ness of this nature in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
COUNCIL OF DE MALAY Is
ORGANIZED AT SHEFFIELD
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU |
THE AGE-HERALD

Under the auspices of the Sheffield
Masonic IL dge council of DeMolay
has been organized with a member
ship of more than so. The member
ship of the new organization is com
posed of the sons of Masons and
their cnums. The officers are Jack
Maxwell, master counselor; Nc iris
Meade. senior counsellor; Frank Car
ter Junior counselor. Joe Long, Sc
nior deacon; Walton Standifer. jun
Tor deacon; George Nelson, senior
steward Cecil Woodall junior stew
ard; Porter Lemey, chaplain; Thomas
Rlassingame. secretary; owen Phil
lips, treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-17
STRAWBERRIES RIPE

MERIDIAN. Miss, Jan. lis. l.
Downs, prominent strawberry grow
err of this county, today exhibited
ripe strawberries from his place,
indicating the mildness of the pres
ent winter. He states that the berries
were picked here and there about the
open field.