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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
ANOTHER FIRE IN GOAL BOARD WILL
RACE CLASH WIPES NOT RECOMMEND
OUT NEGRO AREA J.. s. OWNERSHIP
No Effort Made to Extinguish
Flames Officers Believe
Disturbance Is Now
at End
BY Associate Press

ROSEWOOD, Fla, Jan. Twelve
houses, all that remained of the me-
gro section of Rosewood following
the clash between whites and blacks
Thursday night, in which seven were
killed, were fired by a crowd of
white men here this afternoon and
burned to the ground
The houses were fired at a time
while crowd of between 100 and
$50 men looked on without making
any effort to extnguish the flames,
according to Levy county author
tiles.
All of the negroes were hiding in
the woods, where they went late
Thursday night after the clash
The burning of the houses was
carried out deliberately, and al
though the crowd was present all the
time, no one could be found who
would say he saw the houses fired.
Six houses and a negro church were
burned Thursday, Immediately after
a crowd of white men, advancing on
a negro house. had been fired on
from the house, and two of their
number killed.
The negroes escaped from the
house after two of them had been
shot to death by the whites, who
their ammunition was exhausted. A
negro woman was killed as she was
leaving her burning dwelling. an
Iother negro was slain about 20 miles
from the scene of the trouble and
yesterday a fifth negro was shot to
death in Sumner on the graves of his
mother and brother and one of the
other negro victims when he is said
to have refused to tell his white
captors the names of those in the
house who fired on the white men.
In the opinion of the officers, the
fires here today mark the end of the
racial disturbance, which was pre-
cipitated when the white men went
to the negro house in search of Jesse
Hunter, wanted for alleged implica-
ton in an attack on young white
woman at Sumner Monday. Hunter
has not yet been captured.
Several of the negroes who were
barricaded in the house have been
arrested 1t was learned tonight, and
have been spirited away for safe
keeping. The prisoners are said to
have admitted that there were IL
negroes present at the time of the
trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
TWIN-CITY C| Y | c
CLUB ENDS DRIVE
FOR 900 MEMBER RS
Campaign of Joint Chamber
of Commerce Ends tuesday.
New Machine Works
in Albany
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD

With team work predominating in
the efforts of all of the commit
tees, residents of Albany and Deca-
tur today were awaiting. with eager
anticipation the final check-up Of
memberships signed for the Albany
Decatur chamber of commerce. Thu
final reports will be made Tuesday
evening at meeting of the direc-
tors.
Officials have let>jt be known thae
the campaign so far has been very
successful and the goal of 500 mem
berships already is said to have been
exceeded. The industrial COMMITTEES
and the committee handling some of
the larger business houses were at
work Saturday
Announcement was expected Tues
day evening of the results of the
committees efforts to have every
bank in the Twin Cities take a lib
eral number of memberships. and it
is said the committee working in the
industrial plants is meeting with
splendid success.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
1928 OFFERS MUCH.
In INTERNATIONAL
ATHLETIC EVENTS.
Criqui-KiIbane Bout Expected
to Be Feature of Year
in Boxing

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-PromiSlng to
eclipse its predecessor the year 1928,
according to the present outlook,
Will witness an unusual array of in
ternational sporting events.
While fixtures in such fields of
established rivalry as golf, tennis
and catching, both here and abroad.
will hold. even greater interest than
ever before, other events of out
standing interest have been added
to the program.
International track and field
meets, one at Paris in May for col
lege athletes. and another at Gothen-
burg, Sweden, In July, are expected
to attract strong American teams.
paving the way for the 1924 Olym-
pics at the French capital.
A combined Harvard and Yale
track team plans to invade England
for a dual contest with oxford and
Cambridge, and if dates do not con-
flict, the Americans are likely to
participate in the Swedish champion
ships.
Knbane-Criqui Match.
Interest in international boxing
has been aroused to higher pitch
than at any time since the Dempsey
Carpenter spectacle by a match ar
ranoad batween Johnnv <flhana
Ar,aric.r bolder % tha ,yor,d,s titie
ana Ergana Crioui Eranch waarer
- 49, Enronaon croun cor Tho
therueisht ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II IL
rlo,nad 70 stage tbis event az the
Polo Grounds in New York on Dec
grafton day.
Not satisfied by the outcome of the
contest for the. worlds lawn tennis
title last year in which she was de-
feated by Mile. Suzanne Lenglen of
France, Mrs Molla Biurstedt NAL
lory, American champion, plans an
other campaign abroad. starting with
the tournaments in southern France
in February. There she hopes to
meet her French rival once more
and also prepare for another attempt
to lift the international championship
on grass courts at Wimbledon, Eng
land. later in the wear.
Davis Cup Competition.
n,,,;. ,,,n ,or,natit;on for tha
..Iaa .o .o,is ohaih, ~
otaa ~ a~an, % orastarlist af ~
tr,es tban 1asa whar IA stions nha1-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD
Montgomery, Ala, Jan.

Real estate men throughout the
state are actively opposed to a sug-
gested increase in the tax rate on
mortgages from Is cents to As cents
per hundred. according to Jack Thor
inton of this city. He declares that
the state might as well tax money in
the banks or money loaned on cot
ton.
There is only one state besides
Alabama that taxes mortgages at
ALL" Thorington stated.
Alabama needs money for her de-
velopment. If the proposed increase
in mortgage tax is put across, we
may expect to see an increase in in
terest rates, and money withdrawn
from the Alabama field"
Mr.. Thorington stated that figures
compiled from various sources indi-
cate that present loans covered by
mortgages to farmers of Alabama
aggregate sS7000,O00 He quoted
these figures to show that the in
crease in farm mortgage taxes will
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
TALLADEG ROTARY
CLUB TRAINS GUNS
ON LAW BRE AXE RS
Widespread Prevalence of
Gambling and Bootlegging
DepIored- Cooperation
to Officials Pledged

: TALLADEGA, Ala, Jan. 7.-(Spe~
eial.)-The widespread prevalence of
gambling and bootlegging in the
community was deplored by the Tai
ladega Rotary club in resolutions
passed at the last regular meeting.
Active and mortal support of the club
was pledged to the incoming officers
of the county in their effort to rid
the community of these violations.
The resolutions reiterated that the
club stood first for law enforcement
and would back the city and county
officials in their efforts to run down
the rum running and gambling ele-
ment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
RoRI-CALDwELL WEDDING

A lovely wedding was solemnized
on December 20 at the home of Mr..
J. E. Caldwell of Grasemere. Ala,
when his daughter. Miss liberia
Caldwell, was married to. Mr.. o. N.
Rori. The out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Billingsley of Tai
lassee, Homer Rori. Thomas Bonner
and George Flemings of Birming-
ham; L. NJ. Knight of Sylacauga and
Miss Lucille Caldwell, Minnie Nabors
and Inez Watson of Talladega.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
OFF FOR LEGISLATURE

State Senator elect Wiley C. Tun-
stall left Sunday for Montgomery,
where he goes to be present at the
opening of the session of the state
legislative bodies at noon on Tues
day. Mr.. Tunstall was accompanied
by Representative Little Stewart of
Piedmont. Judge Hugh ID. Merrill
having gone to the state capital on
Saturday to look after his affairs in
the race for speaker of the lower
house He was accompanied by Sam
P. Kennedy of this city, ID. w.
Vaughn and Walter B. Merrill of
Helm, several other politicians and
officials to make the trip to the
capital on Monday and Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
Fact Finding Commission
Hopes to Solve Strike Prob
lens by Government
Supervision
WASHINGTON BUREAU !
THE AGE-HERALD I
AIashinrfnn- ID. G.. Jan.

This bureau is in position to state
that if the apparently ominous rumb-
lings out q Chicago should result
in another nation wide strike In the
coal fields after the termination Oh
existing agreement between opera
tors and operatives, April l, the fed
eral coal commission (often called the
fact finding" commission) would not
recommend to the President and Con
gress government ownership and OPP
Grafton of the mines.
The commission, it is definitely
learned is most sanguine in its nope
that it will be able to solve the coal
riddle which for so many years has
been. without solution. But II It's
work should be halted by another
strike it would be prepared to sug-
gest remedy for that situation I'M
mediately.
II would propose continued private
operation under government super
vision, lust as railroads are privately
owned and operated under the super
vision of the interstate commerce
commission.
secret Hearings Held
The commission believes that in its
final report to be submitted next
October il will be able to hold up to
the ohloquy of the public the real
profitesr in the coal business. It's
ventures to date have been most sat
isfactory. Its hearings have been
held behind closed doors, and no enc
of the witnesses has been put under
oath. There has apparently been
willingness on the part of everyone
to tell all he knows, frankly and
without circumlocution. While 5'ooo
answers to questiOnaires have been
received. the two most important Wit
nesses who appeared in person were
]. L. Lewis, president of the United
Mine Workers of America, and the
manager of the coal fields of Penn
sylvania, where the capital of Andrew
w. Mellon. Secretary of the Treasury,
is invested.
Too Many Miners
1t has already been determined by
the commission that there are too
many coal mines and TOO many coal
miners. The commission hopes that
1t will be able to suggest means
whereby cCal miners will be regular
ly employed at reduced daily wages
than irregularly, as at present. AZ
an average wage of $3.50 per day.
The commission will submit pre-
liminary report January 10, another
in the summer, and a final in October.
It will soon begin a tour of the coal
fields. including those of the Biz
mingham district.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
BOY SHOOTS AT CAT
AND HITS HIS SISTER

TALLADEGA, Ala, Jan. 7-(spe-
cial.)-William Richardson, the IL
year old son of B. H. Richardson,
who resides at Childersburg, Ala, ac-
cidentally shot his little sister, Aline,
on Friday afternoon.
William was trying to get rid of a
chicken eating cat and did not see
his sister. The shot made painful
wound in the leg just below the
knee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
JUNIOR CHAMBER MEETS

The general meeting of the
Junior Chamber of Commerce, which
was recently organized in this city
with a charter membership of up
wards of $50 live wire young bust
ness men of the city will be held at
the Alabama hotel on Friday evening
at 100 o'clock. banquet to be a fea-
ture of the first meeting of the city
building organization.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
ALABAMA DEATHS


ADMISSION. Ala, Jan. 7.-(spe-
cial. Funeral services for Mrs. Ida
Vim, %, who died Saturday, were
held from the residence Sunday aft
ernoon by Rev. L. N. Claxton, the
body being inferred in Edgemont
cemetery Mrs. Wnn is survived by
ter husband. John w. VIM. her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George T, Hol-
lis. and four sisters. besides hosts of
relatives and friends.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
DEPUTIES NAMED BY
SHERIFF OF CALHOUN
ADMISSION BUREAU
THE AGE-HERALD

tfFIIIIhtUIII 4tIftss VfIIIs :
w. p. Knighton, who is to become
sheriff of Calhoun county on Janu-
airy Is to succeed Sheriff w E. Par
ker has announced the appointment
of H. l. Tumlin as chief deputy
sheriff for the term. At the same
time Mr.. Knighton announced that
Henry NJ. Bryant of Alexandria, who
was one of the unsuccessful candi-
dates for the office of sheriff in the
May primary, would be the other
field deputy. Will Moon, local pat
tern maker, will be the other field
deputy to work in the Admission Of
flee
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08

the flying pieces of rock while the
negroes each sustained broken
bones, either in their hands, arms or
legs.
The injured were rushed to local
hospital here late last night. 1t is
stated at the hospital today that
Keeton's condition is serious The
grist mill was in operation when
some part of the machinery broke
causing the two large rocks to come
together and the friction due to re-
volving in opposite direction created
heat that resulted in the explosion,
the men being struck down where
they were standing or working about
the mill and the mill itself being
almost completely demolished
About 35,O00.000 people in the
United States are working for little
more than $40 a week and have
families or others dependent upon
them for support.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
ENTERTAINS SUNDAY SCHOOL
CLASS

At the residence of Judge and Mrs.
E. A. Hammett, on Friday night. the
Sunday school class of Judge lam
NETT was royalty entertained with
an elegant banquet. Games. radio
concert and short talks by Judge
Hammett, Rev. v. H. Hawkins, John
G. Chapman and r. P. Tucker were
enioyed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
LEGISLATOR LEAVES

Senator s. C. oliver left for idont-
gomery Sunday afternoon, accom-
panied by Mrs. oliver, to take up
his duties as a member of the Ala
bama Legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
STILLS pEsTRoYEp

Federal Prohibition Officers B. H.
Crumpton and o. X. Stone and State
Officer John H. Draper have returned
to their headquarters in this city
after a successful raiding trip into
Talladega county, three big stills
having been destroyed by them dur
ing two days of raiding ~ the noun
tain regions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
aFREE RIDES. RANNEn

The practice of bicycle riders in
catching onto street cars and other
vehicles in order to net themselves
4 free ride" has become so common
here as to draw a warning from
Chief of Police Bell that the prac-
tice must be stopped or offenders
will be arrested and fined.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
STILLS DESTROYED

Two stills were found and de-
stroyed on Emauhee creek. east of
Sycamore. Ala, Friday by Sheriff
j. c. Cornett, Deputy Perry Camp
bell and Federal Officer B. H..
Crumpton and State Enforcement Of
ficer j. II. Draper
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
TEACHER RESIGNS

At the meeting of the city board
of education Saturday morning, Miss
Morrison, teacher of English in tho
high school. who resides at Center,
resigned on account of illness in her
family, and Mrs. II. G. Rowe was
elected 10 the vacancy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
NEW MACHINE WORKS

The H. H. Machine Works is the
latest industry to be opened here.
Under the management of H. Harri-
son, the plant has been located tenn
porarily in the Promo Sales COM
pany showrooms on Second avenue,
but 1t Will move to First avenue as
soon as its new quarters are CON-
pleted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08

The Mobile delegation to the. Ala
bama legislature that meets Tuesday
headed by Senator John Craft left
Mobile today for the capitol. The
entire delegation composed of SEN
ator Craft, one fthe old time in
the general assembly, Robert E.
Cunningham, Edward J. Grove and
Johdn j. Russell, before their de-
parture announced that there would
be no dissension in the local ranks
when important bills are presented.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08

ADMISSION, Ala, Jan. I'll. G. Hig-
gins, whose death occurred at Blue
Mountain Saturday night, at the age
of ~. will ibe buried Monday after
noon at the Middleton cemetery. He
is survived by his wife, four daugh-
ters' and two sons.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
erad Nu State Served By Corps Correspondents
600 Miles Leased Wires From Alabama Cnters
GREENVILLE FRUIT AND
FLOWERS STILL GROW.

GREENVILLE. Ala, Jan. 7.-tSpe-
cial)-The weather this winter has
not been sufficiently cold to kill
much of the fruits, flowers and other
plants usually killed long before this
time. Roses and cannas and other
flowers are blooming in Greenvills
and surrounding territory. Negeta-
bles are being shipped to eastern
markets from Greenville. One of the
truck farmers Of this city stated that
strawberries would be moving within
a short while.
G. C. Luckie, a farmer living near
here stated today that he had sew
eral trees of apples from which he
had gathered this week numbers of
ripe apples. He said that the apples
were November ones and during that
month when the crop was gathered
the trees were again blooming. II. q.
Wilkinson was passing out to his
friends here today ripe apples of a
certain variety gathered from his
trees mere.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
CADET MAGGIE COkER

ADMISSION, Ala, Jan. 7.-(Special.1
Corps Cadet Maggie Cocker, mem
Der of the local Salvation Army Of
flee, died Saturday at her home On
Ninth street, after long illness. the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
HURT IN RUNAWAY

S. Parker, planter living near
Greenville, was painfully injured Sat-
urday when his team of mules became
frightened and he was thrown to the
ground. 1t is thought that his head
struck one of the wagon wheels in
the fall. His face and head were
badly bruised and lacerated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
LONG SEEKS ELECTION

Col. ]. Lee Long, one OF ButIer' 5
representatives, left Greenville Sat-
urday for Montgomery where he will
have final meeting of his friends
and supporters in his race for speaker
of the house. Mr.. Long is confident
that he will be elected, for he claims
that he has the committals of more
than enough of the representatives to
assure him of his election.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
CRAFT URGES CONSERVATION

State Senator John Craft of Mobile
county will urge the commercial
bodies of Mobile, Montgomery, Biz
mingham, Admission. Huntsville
Selma, Brewton and many other cities
in the state to send a large delega-
ton to the convention of the Amer
lean Forestry Congress that con-
venes at New Orleans. La, Janu-
airy 90.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08

Library of one of the kings of
Inaia contained so many books that
a hundred Brahamins were employed
to take care of them and 1000
dromedaries were requires to move
the volumes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08

The last meeting of the present
board Of revenue will be held Mon
day at the courthouse. All of the
commissioners, with the exception
of W. b. McCulloch will begin new
terms on the following Monday. Mr.
McCulloch will be succeeded by j. A.
Robinson as representative from this
district. 1t is likely that the board
also will recommend some method
for upkeep of the new pixies. Re
ports here are current that recon-
mendation will be made to the leg
islature that the state provide some
relief for the counties in the -'lain-
tenance cost for new highways.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
PICKENS MAN NAMED
FARM AGENT IN LEE

REFORM, Ala, Jan. Especially
Lewey T. Wells, a native of Pickens
county, has been appointed county
agent for Lee county, with headquar-
ters at Opelika, according to w. o.
Winston, district agent for the Ala
bama extension service. From 1913
to 1921, Mr.. Wells was live stock
specialist for the Progressive Farmer,
with headquarters at Birmingham,
and in this position he became popu-
lar with stockmen throughout the
south. He resigned this work to take
up supervision of the dairy division
of the Mcqueen Smith Farming COM
pany of Prattville. which position he
now holds until February /, when he
will take up his work in Lee county,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
ADDING SCHOOL ADDITION

When school work was resumed
here last week in the elementary and
county high schools following a
weeks vacation for the holidays,
many new pupils entered for the
work of the second semester. Work
on the new addition to the elemen-
tary school was resumed this week
and the work will be rushed to COM
pletion, while another crew of work
men are putting the finishing touches
to the new vocational building for the
high school.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
FORM woMAN,s EXCHANGE

A woman's exchange Will be or
ganized in Mignon within the next
two weeks, al which will be offered
for sale articles made by the women
of that place. Only such articles
that are known to- have value and
that the trade will buy will be ham
died by the exchange. Articles such
as quilts, tufted bed spreads, hand
braided rugs, and hand fringed cur
tains will be specialized upon. The
Inauguration of this plan is to per-
nit the women not working In the
Avondale mills and living in Mignon
to pick up some extra money at
their spare time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
SEE THREE GAMES

Last night the basket ball fans of
Sylacauga and MHgnon enjoyed a
genuine treat in basket ball games
at the new court In all there were
three games played. One between
the Mgnon first team and the Rock
ford first team, Mignon winning by
a score of "a to A. The other game
was between the Mignon second team
and the Rockford second team, in
which Rockford won by score of
10 to 5. The third game was be-
tween the Mignon girl team and the
Rockford girl team. The Rockford
girls won by score of Is to 4.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08

Money will be refunded if Quick Relief
Salve fails to give instant relief in cases
of Group, head colds, catarrh, sore throat,
headache earache. eczema, itch, burn,
rising, bruise, rheumatic pains, or piles.
Removes corns in few hours without
pain. Also removes seed warts
Price 30c. SOC and s1.2o.
For sale at drug stores.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-08
TWO CHILDREN RUN OVER

Saturday afternoon about o'clock
car driven by Bob Mask ran over
two little children playing in the
street in front of their homes on
Main street. There were three chill
dren playing with a wagon, one rid
ing and the other two pulling 1t
when the car approached. Witnesses
state that the accident was unavoid-
able, as the two children pulling the
wagon ran in front of the car. The
children were painfully injured, but
not fatally. They were rushed to
their homes, where medical atten-
ton was given. Their names are
Claud Clayton and Jack Heacock.
each about 8 years old.