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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
CAPITAL OFFICIALS
 INSPECT PAVING HERE
Montgomery Plans Extensive Pro-
 pram-IOok Over Local Work

City officials of Montgomery spent Thursday in Birmingham looking over street paving and other munich pal affairs.
 W. J. Drum; commissioner; w A Kohn, city engineer; J. G. Brown, su- perintendent of streets; c. E. John son, assistant engineer, and others constituted the party.
 Herbert M. Warrent of the South ern Roads company, Birmingham en- gineers and contractors, escorted the party.
 Montgomery, MT. Drum said, was contemplating the laying of some two miles of paving in the city, and the officials were looking over what other cities have done before taking final action.
 As usual, when a party of city of- ficials and paving men get together there Is an old football star to be found shining In their midst. p nas' week when the city officials Of Fan ana City, Fla, visited Birmingham with them was Brownie" Lewis, an old Clemson end. The Montgomery contingent displayed c. F.. Johnson, a Georgia Tech tackle, who starred Tn games with Pittsburg, Penn state and other big teams, and looked ike full fledged sun to some ol the lesser organizations.
 The visitors from the capital clty were taken about the Birmingham streets where good paving IS lounu, introduced promiscuously around the citv hall. and wound up at Redwood park. where they rooted equally Tor the Barons and Bears.
 Besides being an often-elected com missioner of Montgomery. MT Orum is a partner in the firm of Sellers & Orum, one of the big cotton ware house organizations of central Ala bama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
CITY OFFICIALS LOOK
 FOR JITNEY PETITION
Commission Clerk Unable To Report
 Call For Election Yet On Hand

Holding of an election concerning the operation of jitneys in Birming- ham, city officials say. IS now en- tirely in the hands of the jitney in terests Members of the city com mission were and are anxious that an election be held. but the time has passed for the city to call for a ref erendum, the 60-day limit provided in the ordinance adopted, having ex- pired, The jitney men must now take the initiative.
 Reports have reached the city hall for some weeks to the effect that those interested in the jitneys were circulating petitions among the citi- zens to have an election called. Only the signatures of qualified voters will be counted. Daily city officials have looked for the filing of such a po- sition, but day after day goes by without any sign of the petition showing up.
 In the past two weeks a dozen and more jitney operators have surren- dered their licenses and received back half the cost of the license A total of 227 licenses had been. ~- sued for business of that sort in 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
GROWING SENTIMENT
 REPORTED IN FIGHT
Mobile County Citizens Send Peti- tion Condemning Lease System

Sentiment in favor of the abolish ment of the convict lease system is growing" declared Mrs. Brenton Fisk, corresponding secretary of the state wide campaign committee, Thursday.
 Letters of indorsement and peti- tions for the abolition of the contract system are being received daily by the committee. Bayou La Batre. Tn Mobile county, sends a petition signed by nearly 200 of her citizens, and various church and civic organiza- tions are sending letters condemning the system.
 Mrs. F. L. Fuller, president of the Women's Missionary union of the First Baptist church of DemopoHS, writes moves to doing away with convict leasing has long been part of the program of their organization, stating they are fully in sympathy with the work of the committee and are praying success for the under taking of the committee.
 District and county chairmen are receiving an article taken from a recent number of the Manufacturers Record. declaring the practice of leasing convicts to be bad business and an unpardonable crime.
 Until Alabama and every other state in the union which premits the leasing of convicts to contractors or lumber operators or coal mining companies,' continues the .Manufac turers Record" it must carry on it's escutcheon blot which can never be effaced until the whole accursed system is wiped out of existelA."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
COMMITTEE
 WILL MEET FRIDAY
Findings Since Monday Will Be Re-
 ported To Bar Fight Leaders

Friday afternoon the committee n charge Of the work of purgfng the Birmingham bar of unethicaI law yers will meet in the offices of E. H. Cabaniss, chairman, and report it's findings since Monday. Monday afternoon the committee met for the first time since it's organization and it is said evidence was produced at the meeting against at least six well known Birmingham attorneys. This evidence will be placed in the hands of Jim Davis, solicitor of Jefferson county, and willNbe offered the grand jury when it meets Monday.
 The committee in charge of this work is composed of E. H. Cahaniss, chairman; W. NJ Woodau, L. l. Haley, T. A Murphree, Frank Dixon, Frank Spain and Jim c. Smith.
 This committee was appointed last Saturday at a meeting of the Jeffer- son county bar to push the work, of bringing to court all attorneys sus- pected of "ambulance chasing" hir- ing solicitors to secure cases. and all other forms of uuethical practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
PIG IRON OUTPUT
 FOR SIX MONTHS
 UP g PER CENT
Production Thus Far In 1923 Approaching High Mark
 Set During 1917

Production of Alabama pig Iron for the first six months of the year shows an increase over the same period in 1922 of 52 per cent.
 Production is at the -ate of 2,5S3.- 100 .ons q year compared with the record high of 2,95O,Oo0 tons in 1917. when every stack in the state was producing for needs of the w2rII war.
 The June production was 235,S55 tons compared with 1S9,101 tons in June, 1922. Every months produc- tion this year has been far ahead of that of the preceding year.
 June furnance operation was inn peded by heat and did not come up to expectations.
 Production for the first half of the year is 1,441,575 tons compared with 945,20S tons in the first half of 1922, an increase for this year of 4s6,365 tons, of 52 per cent.
 All the iron made this year and yard surplus have been shipped to melters. It may, therefore, be said that Alabama has made and shipped more thu 1.500 900 tons during the first half of the year, which is at the rate of S,000,000 tons for the year, a new high record.
 The Tennessee company has blown out Oxmoor furnance, which was on merchant or foundry iron. No reason is assigned. It is inferred that the company is under strain to produce the iron required for it's steel-pro- ducing purposes and will, therefore concentrate on that quarter Two Bessemer furnaces are on foundry and eight Tennessee company stacks are on basic with one on ferro- man ganese for company purposes. The new bar mill has added to the com pany's requirements for steel making iron.
 The iron market is in a deadlock Makers except one hold for S27 and melters hold back. An early break is expected.
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 Comparative Productions.
 Production of Alabama iron in the first six months of 1923 and 1922 compared has been as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
PARK LOPMENT
 UP TO LEGISLATURE
Harrison Tells Of Improvements
 Permitted Under Bill

"It all depends on what action the legislature takes" Commissioner W L. Harrison said Thursday, dis of Birmingham.
 Anticipating that the legislature will grant the city permission to create a park board, many improve ments will be in order, not least of which will be wading pools for children. more baseball diamonds and tennis courts for those somewhat older, and municipal golf links for all ages.
 At present the Birmingham parks and playgrounds are all financed out of lonely annual appropriation of S45.000. This goes for whatever i'm proVements are made, upkeep, sala- ries and wages of the many em- ployes and any other expense that comes up. conference on the park commission plan will be held Friday.
 If the park commission bill goes through, MT. Harrison said an ap- propriation in the neighborhood of S75,000 will be needed and the parks will get real attention and develop ment. This sum, it is contemplated, will be supplemented by funds raised by the park board and the effort will be made to have the parks something more than mere open spaces with some trees on them.
 Green Springs park will get the first golf course It has been sur veyed and the work can go ahead when the money is available. There will be no chance for this until the board is formed, the appropriation made. and preceding that, the Iegis- lative matters handled that will give the city authority to act.
 Shrubbery, walks, roads, flower beds, care of trees and many other features will be the outcome of fa- vorable action in Montgomery this summer.
 The number of commissioners on the board is not yet decided. e'rom five to nine have been under dis cussion.
 Besides the parks now in use, with which all are familiar. and where many improvements have been made, Green Springs has 100 acres; Owen ton 40 and the park property be- yond Red mountain 200 acres, these practically now in the rough.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
CORONER EXONERATES NEGRO THIEF'S SLAYER
Ensley Tailor Shop Proprietor hilis
 Man Who Fell Into Trap

verdict of justifiable homicide was rendered Thursday afternoon by Coroner l. D. Russum following an investigation into the killing or Cieve King, alleged negro thief, by E. Minor, proprietor of tailoring shop. at 70S Nineteenth street, Ems lev. shortly after o'clock Thursday morning in an alley adjacent the tai loring shop.
 According to witnesses, the negro had been seen to steal a package containing several suits of clothes from a car belonging to the tailor- ing firm and that upon being conn manded to halt by MT. Minor refused to do so and after having been chased about 50 yards was shot and almost instantly killed. The package had been planted" as the result of recent thefts.
 H. W. Minor. q cousin of E. Minor. stated that he saw the negro rum ming down tho alley after he had dropped tho bundle of suits.
 Several other eye-witnesses to the killing testified and they gave Hub- stantially the same account.
 This makes the sixth negro bur glar killed in the Birmingham dis. trict within tho past 10 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
SAYS MINISTERS AF RAID TO PRE EACH
 MODERN TRUTHS
Dr. Milford Declares Many Pastors DisbeIieve Theories
 They Propound
ENSLEY BUREAU l THE AGE-HERALD ! EnaIey Ala .IuIy RI

That nine-tenths of all ministers thought things about religion and modern themes which they dared not give voice to and that they preached old fashioned creeds from the pun pits to keep in line with ecclesias- tical authorities was the startling declaration of Dr. John J. Milford, field secretary of the Howard edu- cational bureau and a professor at that college. He was speaking to the Kiwanis club of Ensley for the customary 10 minutes. He spoke tion and politics, and pointed out that men of this time must do their own thinking if they are to reap a full measure of living from the pres ent. He referred to clergymen standing by the old creeds and made the statement that In their hearts they did not believe the Six teenth century ideas. He said that they had been and were still trying to break the old ties and referred to pr. Percy Stickney Grant of New York, the Episcopal rector whose tilt with Bishop Manning has been so widely circulated He commended the New York rector simply started the sensation to see what would happen on the other side of the fence. Dr. Milford did not speak dlsparingly of ministers but simply pointed out his idea of the old fashioned way we have and the ne- cessity of forging the brotherhood of men. He spoke of the boys of 1850 not having the proper oppor- tunities if the present day parents did not see to 1t that they were given the proper educational ad- vantages and referred to the indif- ference of parents to that prime ne- caSSifV He aid ha T open the doorway to service and op- portunity by equipping the boys and girls or they could close the door to an everlasting failure.
 Dr. Milford suggested that all men think quickly, clearly and inde- pendently, and through such means reach a full measure of life, attain an unsurpassed glory and contribute to the age in which they have such opportunities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
POSTAL ,EMPLOYES
 MAKE UP LOST TIME
Heavy Mail Handled Thursday As
 Result Of July Fourth Layoff

hCSuiL VI Juty T LdyOII
 Birmingham post office Thursday was one of the city's busiest institu- tions. Every department was en- gagged in a program of speeding up in an effort to handle an unusual volume of mail occasioned by a slack ening of operations on the Fourth, when clerks and employees enjoyed a full holiday.
 From cellar to ceiling mail was piled-mail for the city routes, for the suburbs and for the business section-but by the closing hour it once more operated on regular schedule.
 Birmingham is the district head quarters for the state. Every Ala banla post office is dependent upon Postmaster Smyer for stamps, post cards and 3 hundred and one other necessities Besides this they all make their quarterly reports to the Birmingham office, cash reports, stock reports and a variety of other forms, matter of daily routine, all of which are handled through the Birmingham office. This work re- quires an unusual amount of work in the checking and filing, filling sup ply needs, offering advice and many other details in connection with mothering all the Alabama offices
 In addition, Uncle Sans fleets of trucks operated in practically every city and town in the state must have attention. A supply of garage access sories is carried in the Birmingham office to meet these needs, all of which come under direction of Mir Smyer When the periods combine, as they have this week, the task be- comes one of some magnitude, but is dealt with in the same efficient manner characteristic of the post office operation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
BAPTIST HOSPITAL
 DIFFERENCE SETTLED
McLendon Says Ward Maintained
 For l.. & N. Employees

Cont oversy over the Settler case between the Baptist hospital and the city of Birmingham was settled Thursday morning at a joint con ference between the city commis sioners and board of directors of the hospital The meeting was held to discuss the Sallie E. Jackson en- dowment ward. Arrangements made were reported as satisfactory by D. F. McLendcn. president of the city commission, after the conference.
 MT. McLendon stated the hospital authorities wish to call attention of Nashville railroad to the fact that the hospital has completely equip ped ward at the service of the Louis vile and Nashville employees, without cost. Their only obligation is to substantiate their statement that they are in the employ of that rail- road. Services rendered include ac- commodation in the ward, food, med icine, nursing, surgery, when neces- sary, and all hospital expenses.
 D. H. Brown, chairman of the board of directors of the Baptist hospital, was in conference with MT. Me London for some time. The com mission and board each had a quo rum present. The controversy in the Settler case, officials say, arose in this way:
 A member of a Louisville and Nashville employees family was ill. An operation was necessary. The family brought the patient to the Baptist hospital. They asked that Dr. W. c. Gewin perform the op- eration. Prior to the arrival of the patient. Dr. Gewin, who had es- tablished the hospital, had sold his interest in it. The family interested claimed to be under the impression that the operation was performed as part of the service of the Jackson ward. Hospital authorities claimed that the family specifically called for Dr. Gewin. Dr. Gewin attended the patient Both family and hospital declined to pay for the surgeons services. each holding the other re- sponsible for the call.
 The settlement effected Thursday was between the city and the hos pital authorities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
June 1923 Shows Increase
 In Number Of Co[itis Cases

For the first time in the past six years an increase in cases of colitis In Birmingham Is shown. There were four more deaths this June than in June, 1922, the month just past showing a record Of IT babies that have succumbed to the malady, Il of whom were white. The report is for Birmingham without reference to Jefferson county. Health author ities say that the spread of the mal ady is due to flies.
 From the money given the Save a Baby Fund" of the city welfare de- partment, $50 was spent Tuesday for screens alone. The wire was bought at wholesale, the wood for frames was given. Volunteers did the work. Scores of windows any many doors were equipped. we haven't scratched the surface of what ought to be done," declared Superintendent F. A. Culley.
 Mrs. B. M. Brooks is one Of the visitors of the department. She seeks and finds cases where chill dren are under nourished, exposed to flies, or i'll. This morning we found" she said Thursday, "one baby three months old. We weighed it. The scales showed five pounds. We sent 1t to a specialist. In the next room there was another baby, i'll with colitis. There was not a screen in the house. The flies were awful.
 Tn another home we found eight little children. Several of them had colitis. Their mother was in a hos pital. Sleeping conditions were ab- horrent."
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 Sheets Badly Needed.
 Sheets and more sheets is the pressing need. At least 50 have been sent by Birmingham women who sympathiZe with the stricken babi eS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
DIR. EDMONDS TO TALK
 ON CONVICT LEASE
Presbyterian Minister Has Made
 Exhaustive Study Of System

"The Convict Lease System" will be the subject of Dr. Henry M. Ed monds, pastor of the Independent Presbyterian church, at the Lyric theatre at s o'clock Sunday night.
 Dr. Edmonds preached a sermon some weeks ago in which he upheld the convict lease system, calling forth protests from the state wide campaign committee, number of them members of Dr. Edmonds' q urch.
 In announcing the Sunday evening service, Dr. Edmonds states he has made special study of the phases of the system on points of interest to both opponents and advocates of the system. Advocates of the aboli- ton of the contract system are awaiting with interest to hear the results of the investigations of the Presbyterian minister
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
REALTORS REPORT ON
 CLEVELAND MEETING
Delegates Tell Birmingham Board Of DOings During Convention

Reports of the delegates to the national convention of Real Estate boards, held last week in Cleveland. Ohio, featured the regular weekly luncheon of the Birmingham Real Estate board at 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon at the Tutwiler hotel. Rob- ert Jemison, Jr., presided.
 All the delegates characterized the Cleveland convention as the best ever and gave out facts to confirm their opinions. Among those speak ing were Robert Jemison, Jr., Will R. Leedy, A. A. Gambill, o. H. Hor- ton and several others.
 Plans for the national convention in Atlantic City next year are being mapped out by the secretary. o. H. Horton. The band from the Alabama Boys Industrial scool may be taken with the Birmingham delegation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06

and their mothers. But the 50 sheets vanished in day, Those who have sheets to give are begged not asked, begged to send them by parcel post to the city welfare department
 Of the money given for the re- lief of the babies nearly all has been spent. Screens, sheets, milk, medl- cine, mosquito netting, ice. screen doors, food, have been bought and given where most needed, and ever the need grows for more, for the aid given in medicines and foods can be but temporary and the demand Is ever constant.
 The funds donated have reached about one baby out of every twenty in desperate want.
 Each day finds some, heart touched by the distress of the little human beings that are fighting for breath, food. comfort, peaceful sleep, their very lives.
 Thursday checks for the fund tC- talling BPS reached the desk of Mrs. Brigman. treasurer of the Save Baby Fund" of the city welfare de- partment. The contributions now stand as follows:
 Previously acknowledged .S5BO.40
 Thursday contributions:
 Mrs w. W. Griffin. Christobal,
 Canal Zone, Panama .... 300 Unknown Friend" ......... 500 Mrs. G. T. Smith, 3915 Glen
 wood avenue ............... o.UU Mrs. (name withheld by re-
 quesO .............''''' 4o'oV Total tC date ............... SoSo.4O
 Clerical workers of the city wei fare department are doing much of their work at home at night, so they can help the field workers, trying to save the babies during the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
SERVICES FOR SMART FRIDAY

Funeral serVices for T. M. smart. 73. who was found dead Tuesday morning in his room at the Talbot House, 1727ia Second avenue, north. were held at o'clock Thursday aft ernoon from Johns chapel, followed by interment In Etmwood cemetery,
 MT Smart has been a resident of Birmingham for 20 years and was engaged In real estate and stock promoting business, He Is survived by one daughter. Mrs, Lilly Allen of Dalton, $, C., and one sister, Mrs, M, c, Hefner, Cafney, $, c,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
ELKS TO INITIATE
Birmingham Lodge Has Big Class
 For Friday Night

Birmingham Lodge No. 79. Benevo- lent Protective Order of Elks, Fri day night will hold one of the biggest ceremonials of the year at their home when a large class of candidates will be initiated Birmingham lodge has worked hard on a recent membership campaign in an effort to increase it's enrolment to 1000. Reports of the committee indicate this will soon bo accomplished and Lodge No. 79, listed among the strongest In the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
TO DISCUSS LEASING
pr. Edmonds To Talk On System
 Sunday Night At Lyric Services

Dr Henry M. Edmonds, pastor of the Independent Presbyterian church, will speak on The Convict Lease System" Sunday evening at the regu- lar services of the church al the Lyric theatre
 For the past several months Dr. Edmonds has been making a special study of the penal system in Ala bama.
 Doors open at 7:30 o'clock and the lecture starts at o'clock promptly. A song service led by 0. Gordon Erickson will precede the lecture,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
SHRINE CEREMONIAL
Zamora Temple To Conduct NOvices
 Across Desert Sands

Midsummer ceremonial of Zamora Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine Will be held Friday night at the new auditorium, when one of the largest classes of the year will be initiated. Contrary to the usual custom, Za- mora will stage no down town street parade preceding the ceremonial. but will make up for that deficiency by one of the most elaborate ban quets ever staged by Shriners in Bir- mingham
 Candidates have been asked to re- port at the Temple at o'clock for registration, the feast will be served at and the ceremonial get under way promptly at 7:30 o'clock. A hot time has been assured candidates who will cross the hot sands of the desert to join the good old ship "ZamOra,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
LUMBER FIRM INCORPORATED

Papers Of lncor1 4ratlon were filed in the probate <ioe Thursday by Andrew Tedes[, Jessie Tedeseki and Clarence Mullins for the Tedeseki Lumber and Manufacturing company. The capital stock was named ac s3 900. The three incorporators who filed the papers are the only stock holders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-06
PANDOLFO OUT ON BOND
Former Italian Consul And Sam De Luca Held For Federal Grnnd Jury

Charged with conspiracy to vio- late the prohibition act possession of forged liquor labels and possession of liquor, N. c. Pandolfo, former Italian consul here, Thursday was re- leased on $1,000 bond, while Sam De Luca, held on the same charge, went to jail in default of 5000 bond. after they had been arraigned before United States Commissioner Kenneth Charlton and held to the grand jury,
 Officers say this was the third time DeLuca has been been raided, State Officer J. P. Clements and Federal Officers W. B. Scale and R. A. Smith made the raid