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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
CHARLES RAMSAY DIES
Brother or ErSkine And \. C. Ramsay
 Succumbs After Operation

Charles Ramsay. brother of Frs kline and Andrew C. Ramsay of Bir- mingham, died at S:20 o'clock Satur- day night at Birmingham General hospital. Mir Ramsay, formerly su perintendent of the Pratt Consoli- dated Coal company of Birmingham was operated on March 10 for pel- vic appendicitis. Double pneumonia and other complications set in Fri day. according to physicians attend ing resulting in his death Mir. Ram say was 4l years old and is sur vived by his widow and five chill dren.
 Several weeks ago. Ersk inc and A. C. Ramsay went to sanford. x. C. where Charles Ramsay was vice pres ideut and general manager of the Erskine Ramsay Coal compa y. to visit their brother. who was reported in critical condition. pr. '. c. Gewin Of Birmingham was called to Sanford for a consultation with other physicians on the case. It was de- cided not to operate then. Later MT. Ramsay came to Birmingham and underwent operation.
 Funeral arrangements will be an- nounced later by Johns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
CHIMES FUR FIRST CHURCH ARE GIVEN BY FRANK RUSHTON
Presbyterian Congregation to Be Recipient of Wonder
 full Gift as Memorial

By November downtown Birming- ham will be pausing daily to listen to the wonderful new chimes of the old First Presbyterian church, the gift of J. Frank Eushton, chairman of the board of deacons. it was announced Saturday. They are a memorial to his father. W. ]. Rushton, who died last year
 The new chimes will be among the finest in America, being similar to those at Yale university. the Portu- guese Church of Our Lady of Good Voyage. ct Gloucester, Mass, and the new Carillon at Phillips academy, at Andover, Mass.
 They will consist of q bells, the largest weighing 1.i00 pounds. The range will be two chromatic octavcs. the lowest note being the great bell in the key of G flat Each bell will not only be in tune with all the others. but also with itself-a para doX peculiar to the better chimes. This tuning will permit of contra puntal playing.
 The order for it was placed in Eng land with John Taylor x Co. of Loughborough. the oldest and reputed to be the best bell foundry in exist ence. The Taylor chimes are fla nous abroad and are heard all through the great cities of Europe. one of their latest Carillons being m stalled in the town hall at Rotter- dam.
 To Reinforce Tower.
 Extensive strengthening of the beautiful old tower of the First Pres byterian church will be necessary to sustain the weight of the big bells. A steel skeleton to be built up within the tower from it's foundations will carry the tons of bells without mar ring the architectural beauty of the tower.
 It is felt by those of the church s official body. who have known of the impending gift of the chimes, that the circumstance will in some measure assuage the sorrow of the congregation at losing it's minister, Dr. John A. MacSporran, who is leava ing within short time to assume the pastorate of the Hillside Presbyterian church of Orange, N. J. Beyond that they see 1t as one more manifesto : ton of great and growing church, planted in the heart of what is soon to be one of the very great cities of America. Several of it's officers have expressed the hope that the Carillon would be regarded as fresh angie of the "Old First's" city-wide minis try, bringing to the crowded down. town streets day by day the wonder ful sweetness of the church's age old hymns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
JUDGE GRUBB NAMES JOHN COKE RECEIVER
 FOR PRESTON MOTORS
Empowered to Continue 0per- atlon of Drop Forge Plant.
 Plan Reorganization

John s. Coxe, Birmingham repre- sentative of the Scott-Perry company of Chicago, was appointed as re- ceivcr of the Preston Motors cor poration by Judge W. l. Grubb Sat urday afternoon. following the filing of an involuntary bankruptcy peti- tion Friday requesting immediate appointment of receiver. It was filed by R. Dupont Thompson, Thompson & Thompson. attorneys.
 The petition was heard Saturday afternoon. Attorneys who represent ed the company stated to the court that while the corporation was sol vent in their judgment and had com mitted no act of bankruptcy, they would not resist the appointment of receiver, provided the receiver should be empowered to keep the organization intact and to continue operations.
 Officials of the company stated that it was their intention to effect a reorganization whereby creditors would be paid in full and the invest ment of all the stockholders would be saved.
 The order appointing the receiver authorizes him to continAe operation at the drop forge plant and to re- port to the court as soon as pfactl- cable the advisability of operating the other plant to it's capacity.
 Boss Skinner. president of the Prestons Motors corporation. said steps would be taken immediately to call a meeting of the stockholders of reorganization and to secure the cooperation of creditors in effectng the same. MT. Skinner further stated that at a recent meeting tbe stock holders plans for financing the com pany were set on foot. and that the stockholders gave substantial evi- dence of a desire and willingness to assist in perfecting these plans whereby the company will be enabled to pay. it's creditors in full and at the same time to save their own in Vestments.
 The attorneys representing the creditors were requested to confer with the board of directors of the company as to forming an advan- tageous reorganization, that the ln- dustry be saved as a going concern for the Birmingham district.
 MT. Coxe said he would cooperate with the company and the creditors in working out a plan of reorganl- zation beneficial alike to creditors. stock holders and the community Three firms claim indebtedness or s7,67SS6, the Hildreth Varnish com pany, the $. F. Hendricks company, and the Export American Industries all of New York city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
HOWARD IS ARRANGING COURSES FOR SCHOOL
Large Registration Expected For
 Session Starting June i

Howard college has arranged strong courses during the summer school session. with three professors in charge. each q doctor of philoso- phy, as part of the program for the 12 weeks term beginning June 4.
 Faculty equipment and courses have been increased in anticipation of large registration. Dr. $. A Ives, professor of biology, will teach hu- man physiology, personal hygiene. general botany, botany and plant physiology.
 Assistants in the science depart ment will be ]. c. Vaughan, assist ant in physics; Clarence Bennett, as sistant in biology, and w. l.. Will Hams. chemistry. pr. Burt P. Rich ardson, professor in chemistry dur ing the regular term. will teach courses in chemistry and will offer a course in general inorganic chem istry of five lectures each week. pr. Louis K. Oppitz will have charge of the studies in physics and will teach mechanics and heat, sound, electric ity and light. and an advanced course in electricity, heat and light.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
INDORSE SERVICE KICK
Travellers Cub Supports JuniOn
 Chamber On Terminal Action.

Endorsement of action Of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in asking the Alabama public service commission to investigate the information booth situation al the Terminal station was gIven Saturday by the Travellers club at it's weekly luncheon held in the St Andrews lunch room in the Nor ris hotel Saturday.
 Representatives of the junior chamber told of conditions reported to them and passed out blanks ask ing the opinion of club members re- earding the situation as they haNe found it when calling for informa- ton ahout trains several club mem bers said unreliable information had been given them, Their opinions will be presented to the service commis- sion President B. II. Thurman pre- silel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
INDUSTRY SURVEY OF i BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT | BEGUN BY CHAMBER |
Furniture Field Will Be Gone Over First, Manager Bum
 Announces

With view of visualizing it's in- dustrial department, o. L. Bum, gem eral manager of the Chamber of Commerce, has begun the gathering of statistical data bearing on sev- eral lines Of industry so that the chamber may go out tor new in- dustries with exact knowledge at hand
 For instanee,1 said Mir. Bum, there is mo doubt that birming- ham Is an excellent field for the manufacture of furniture. With that idea in mind we propose to have our at fingers ends all about the lumber manufacturing business in Birming- ham. the volume of the furniture trade here, the most popular spe- cialties in furniture, the area of this furniture business, etc. and we will back that with the knowledge we already have through the traffic as sociation of freight rates affecting the furniture business.
 Fortified with such data as these We will know how to proceed in furniture manufacturers in Birmi 1,sham location. Other industries will be taken up in the same way. The stcidl depart ment is being vitalizcJ. For some weeks we have been clriy.ng on a permanent and systematic program for attracting new industries of the proper kind for Birmingham and the Birmingham district. We want only those which can succeed here Every plant to be successful must be prop erlY located. For instance, sea food plant should be on the coast close to the raw material and a cotton mill in the midst of our cot ton fields, etc.
 We are making speciality of the furniture interests in our first survey of local data and will fol- low that with some other line'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
BURN THEIR WAY OUT
Sailors Locked In Freight Chr Re
 sort To Heroic Measures.


 Three gobs from Hampton Roads naval base en route to their homes on furlough made costly exit from a Southern railway freight car in Avondale at Railroad avenue and Forty eighth street about 10 o'clock Saturday morning. Lock ed while asleep in the car. which they are said to have entered at Atlanta. they made their escape by burning a side door. Upon emerging from the door they were placed under arrest by Spe- cial Agents T. w. Duke and J. II. Burton, who had been drawn to the car by the smoke.
 The sailors were taken to the city jail. but meantime the flames spread to two adjoining freight ears Dam ages estimated at $31O by fire de- partment officials were sustained be- fore the fires could be extinguished. The three sailors arrested were E. H. Cebe. Louisville, Ky; c. R. Wood all. Bonneville, Miss. and R w. Lindsey of Jacksonville. Fla. They stated to officers that they had tried to draw the attention of outsiders to their predicament before finally resorting to fire. They are being held in the city jail until informa- tion concerning them Is received from naval authorities, it was stated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
CITY REPORTS MANY LICENSE FEES UNPAID
Twelve Days Remain In Which To
 Avoid Penalty Payment

More than half of the city license fees expected in 1923 remain to be paid From the first of the year there has been only $337,641.33 paid out of the $750,000 expected to col lect during the year, according to figures submitted by E. w. Ellis, license collector. Only F more days remain before the 10 per cent penalty goes into effect April 1.
 Since the first of the year 5000 dog tags have been sold, 1000 under the total number sold last year. April the dog wagon will start it's yearly crusade in rounding up ca hines without tags.
 Inspectors from the comptroller's office April I will start checking up on delinquent licenses in the city, Ellis stated. rs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
TO BROADCAST SERVICE
SOuthsidc Baptist Church Sermons
 To Go out Through MSY

Morning and evening Sunday ser vices at the Southside Baptist church will be broadcast over WSY. be- ginning with opening announcements. Rev. J. E. billiard will discuss Gods Good Man at II a. m. and How Things Work Together" at go D, m. 5 Church services in Birmingham have proven interesting and instruc- tive Sunday programs for the past few weeks, and have been caught" by receiving stations over the en- tire south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
WILL PRESENT MINSTREL
"Darktown,s Court" Feature Of De
 MOlay Show, Planned.

"Darktown Court" farce on Judge Abernethy's court room, will be the feature of the Birmingham chapter of De Molay minstrel at the Jefferson theatre for two nights, be- ginning Wednesday, April 4. About e members of the chapter will take part. They are being trained oy "Lasses'' Lee. former minstrel man.
 Several speciality acts are sched.- uled. Percy Rosenberger and "Lasse;' Lee will present a novelty skit en- titled Let's Go." Seymour Eron- enberg and Troy Shealy will take leading parts in the afterpiece.
 A street parade is being planned each day during the noon hour. Spe- cial costumes and scenery have been ordered and new jokes and music will. be presented. Those who will fill the second chairs are Carl Swope, Sam kopeland, Thomas smith and Max Lipsitz.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
TAlLADEGA BUYS PIPE
City Purchases Line For Brinriur
 Water Supply

The city of Talladega will build new water works system tapping source of purest water four miles from the city and has closed q con tract with the United States Pipe company for four miles of 6-inch pressure pipe. This pipe will be used in laying the mains, bringing the water to the city.
 This is but one of the many orders for small sizes of pipe that are rapidly causing the pressure plre1 makers to become ovcrloaded with these popular sizes.
 other orders recently taken by the United states Pipe company in clude 20,0o0 feet of S-inch pipe for Lenore. x. C.. and 2.0Qo feet of IS and 24-inch pipe for tlie| New Or leans Gas company
 Deliveries of 4-lnch pipe are being specified on recent orders for 4- inch sizes later than July
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
BOARD DIFFERS AWARD OF PAVING CONTRACTS
Engineer Asks For Time To Investi-
 gate Bids Submitted

Letting of contracts for the paving of the Roebuck Chalkvlie road, in volving approximately s25o,000, Sat urday was deferred until Wednesday by the Jefferson county board of revenue at the request of C! J. Rog CTS, county road engineer, who de sired more time to investigate bids filed with the board Friday. Con tracts for resurfacing and repairing eight miles of road were let Satur- day morning. Cost of this work is estimated at s33,165.
 l.. P. Stagg was awarded a con tract to place chert on three miles of the Leeds road. His bid was $3,165. Jack Howton bid s26.000 for the privilege of grading and repairing three miles of the Short Creek road Contract for the repair of two miles of the Camp Oliver road was signed with w. R. Parson & Co. for $4,000. Work will begin on these projects at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
T. s. FORBES ORDAINED
Former Birmingham Mnn Becomes
 Rector Of Episcopal Church.

Rev. Thomas Semmes Forbes. for merly of Birmingham, Snow of Ac- comac, Va. was recently ordained to church of that city. wtlo as deacon has been in cilurgesYM St. James church. Accomac,i4 EinAnuel church Jenkins Bridge andEChrist church. Bloxom, for the past 10 months.
 Ordination of the Key. Mir. Forbes was by the Rt. Rev Beverly Dam dridge Tucker, D. D.. bishop of south ern Virginia, and was carried out amid impressive ceremonies.
 Mr. Forbes Is MSII known in Bir- ming ham. where A4sophducted an in :s a brother of Mts. Kate R. Witti. then. and an uncle of f{Carl Wittichen of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
NEW FEED FIRM FORMED
BirMinH hum Feed & Grocery Co. Is
 Incorporated Saturday

Certificate of incorporation of the Birmingham Feed and Grocery com paHy was filed Saturday in the office of the probate judge. The firm is capitalized at $lo.o00 and is author ized to begin business with $3.700 paid in. Officers of the new company are: w. D. Bishop, president and treasurer; w. H. Reynolds. vice pres ident and manager. and E. L. Morris, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
---s-------- SAYS US. LEADS IN CRIME
Criminal Law Institute Head Tells
 Students Of COmditiOnA

Crime in the United States Is worse in proportion to the popula tou chan iu any other civilized na- ton 4f the world said James E. ReAnolds president of the American Institute oi Criminal Law and GritOl. notoeN, addressing students of Bir- uipehan- southern college saturday.
 "lshgland q century ago was more Iawfess than America at that time, Anyone who has read Dickens ''fsle of Two Cities can realize the dan- gers that beset the traveller of that age. Today EnglaAd has much less crime than America isl proportion to population. The reason is that Eng land has a system of justice that is quick and sure, while the American system is slow and uncertain,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
TEMPERATURE CLIMBS
Mercury Takes Dive Saturday, Hut
 Comes Up For Air

Following drop of several de- grees in temperature early Saturday morning, and q temporary return of old Man Winter, hurried flight up ward of the mercury during the day and through Saturday night will bring much warmer weather to Bir minGham and vicinity Sunday, ac- eording to Forecaster r.. C. Horton.
 Increasing cloudlness sunday. due to tropical rains is also on the pro- gram, but no rain locally has been predicted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
! DELlboUENTS WARRElp'!s }

Pssxiblc Property Sale Threstehs
 Unless Payments Are Made 's,,ts, lDelinquent property tax payers will suffer additional penalties and possible Sale of their .propertyy m !, less they pay taxes before Aprirff, according tofTax Collector James F. Hawkins. A list of delinquents taxI payers is now being prepaEed and will be certified to the ProbatA dudge April for publication. Aftef this publica ton which Is in the form of . summons to the tax payers unless the tax. Is paidf by April 15. the property will be- advertised for sale by Mr. Hawkins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
DRESSES UNDER CLOTHES
Police Attracted By Unusual PrOtu-
 berances Of Coat.

Attracted by an unseemly pro- tuberances of the coat of one of two negroes walking across the Twenty second street viaduct together. Po- lice Officers Helms and Welcome in vestigated and found that he had two valuable dresses concealed beneath his clothing. Elta.a,two negroes, Square Jeffersoik Bbnn Wilton of Ensley. wene avI6ted In the city jail on charges of Burglary and grand larceny. tE
 City Detectives G. M. Bragan and R. l. Walton investigated and found that both dresses had been taken from the residence Of Lucile Mathis. s2216 Avenue B.3,fAccording to the detectives. the nesroes must have en- tered the house about, noon, prizing open a reaf door to gain entrance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
TELLS PETROLEUM STORY
BirMiDghnm Engineers Win Exhibit
 Films Here March 25

The Story of Petroleum a four. reel motion picture filmed by the United states government with the cooperation Of the Sinclair Consoli- dated Oil company. has been secured by the Birmingham chapte Ameri can Society of Mechanical Engineers and will be shown at o'clock Fri day, March 23, in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce. Along with the petroleum picture, a one reel animated cartoon, "The Striking Tires" will also be exhibited.
 The first picture deals with prac- tically every phase of the oil indus try and shows in detail the market ing of petroleum and it's derivatives. On account of the wide appeal of the two pictures and their educational value, the exhibition will be free to the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
BROWN COMMITTEE HEAD
Firemcns Promotion And DemOtiOn
 Body Has First Meeting

Holding their initial meeting Fri day night in Chief Akins office at Station No. ], the promotion and de- motion board of the fire department elected First Assistant Chief Ali Brown as chairman. and Lieut.. w. A. Reeder of Station IS, Pratt City. as secretary. Following the oreaniza- tion 2, Engineer w. R. Gossett of est to the department were discussed. Members of the board are as follows: Chief J. l.. Akin, Capt. z. r. Riley, of Station l. Capt. l.. l.. Plunkett of sta tion2; Engineer W. R. Gossett of' Station l: Lieut.. NJ. T. Jones of Sta tion 12; Fireman II. W. Suttlers of Station ?, and Fireman W. NJ. Waites of Station C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
R0SAMOND IS RECEIVER
Judge Grubb Names Representative
 To Handle Mining Company

I. P. Rosamond was appointed re ceiver for the Crestview Mining company by Judge W. I. Grubb, fol- lowing the filing of an involuntary petition in bankruptcy Saturday morning in the United States district court. According to the petition. the receiver will make a $S.000 bond and take over all property. assessments and effects of the company.
 Those claiming indebtedness were E. P. Rosamond. $570.12; National Coal and Coke company. @s5o. and the Moore and Handley Hardware com pany. $296.
 W. H. Young. is president and treasurer of the Crestview Mining company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
287 PLACED IN JOBS
City Employment Hurcau isUSA Yak Ing Care or Nn.giirants

Brlningham's municipal employ ment bureau, under the direction of George Schweikert, during the week ending Saturday reported v appli- cants registered, 5S6 orders received for help. and 2S7 were placed. La borers led the list for placements, there being ii2 put in gainful posi- tions. There were 96 skilled men placed. l5 clerical and professional help and 3f domestics put into homes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
SIX SUSPECTS HELD
Negroes May He Implicated In Serlei
 sOf RObberies

Six negroes thought to be impli- cated in a series of robberies were arrested late Friday night by City Detectives Jones and McCombs. Those drrested are: Columbus Me Eandische, 306M sixth alley; Asbury rJones, Tenth avenue and Twenty third street, and Brad Mccoy, 1115 ThfrtN second street. north. charged Eitt gdisorderly conduct and held as dangsrous and suspIcioQs characters: Mandy Lou Williams, 1909 Thirty sAcond street, north, and Bessie Will ,iiatnS. same address, disorderly con duct and grand larceny, and Rascom Richbure same address. disorderly conduct and burglary and grand lar ceiiy.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
STORY HOUR" PLANNED
HeaefnEs sTe Be Held Afternoons For
 1DfrMinHhum Children.

< Story honr' for Birmingham chil- ldren will be heldY April ?. and g.. in the old Ledger building under the auspeces of St.. Marys. on- the High lands church. according to an an- uouncement :. Saturday afternoon. TheEe will be two readings during the afteEnoons.. one for primary and older childreh From to | o'clock.
 Two readeEs VIII have charge each afternoon. Mi1les Lula Bradford. Milburn, Lucy Walker. Annie Will Hams and Virginia Hanson will read. A small admission charge will be made to care for the expenses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
FORM PARTNERSHIP HERE
Brooks And ROuxer To Engage In
 Brokerage Of Coal And Iron.

H. M. Brooks. formerly of the iron & Tutwiler, and I. W. Rouzer. re- and Tutwiler, and I. W. Rouzer. re- gently general southern sales man ager of the Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron company, have formed part nership under the name of Brooks. Rouzer & Co. offices Brown Marx building, and are doing coal coke and pig iron brokerage business. Both have had extensive experience in these lines and are prominent. in the southern industrial trade. al Mr. Rouzer is also traffic manager of experience.
 This firm is understood to have participated prominently in the re- cent coke exporting and in other current export business. H.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-18
JASPER MAN HELD HERE

Charlton VIII Hear Charges ASalpAf
 C. w. Smith M0nday sssys ss:S
 C. w. Smith was lodged 7in tho county jail Saturday by Deputy United States Marshal Brown. charged with using the mails to de-. fraud. Smith was arrested at Jas per, Ala., and transferred to Bir- mineham. He will be arraigned be- fore United States Commissioners Kenneth c. Charlton Monday. R
 Arthur Patterson, charged with violating the national prohibitions law, was released under a $500 bond Saturday morning. .-}}.as......