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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
JONEs-O'NEILL WEDDING

Capt. Raymond w Jones of Com pany D, 133d Engineers. 4. N. c., and Miss Irene Mary O'Neill, daugh- ter Of MT. and Mrs Porter H. O'Neiu were married Friday afternoon in the Church of the Nativity. The cere- mony was performed by Rev. Cary Gamble. Miss Enid Sadler of Boston acted as maid of honor and the bride saMaids were Misses Florence Price and Pauline Jones. Walter Jones, brother of the groom, was best man with John O'Neill David ONeill and William 1T. Blanton act ing as groomsmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
COMMISSIONS ISSUED

The following commissions were issued by S. H. Blan, secretary of state, Monday:
 A. R. McGarry, notary public, Flor ence, Lauderdale county; O. l.. Hilton, notary public. Haleyville, Winston county; w. D. Null notary public, Demopolis, Marengo county; l.. w. Segrest, notary public, Coffee Springs, Geneva county; Luther $. Frierson, notary public, Tuscaloosa Tusca- loosa county; w. D. Hocutt notary public and ex-officio justice of the peace, precinct 2. Tuscaloosa, Tusca- loosa county. Allie Moore, notary public, Birmingham, Jefferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
LET POST OFFICE CONTRACT

Contracts for the $2O,000 one-story addition to the Anniston post office building has been let to Algerman Blair of Montgomery and work will he started as soon as material and men can be assembled in Anniston according to an announcement made Monday by Postmaster G. C. Wells. Congressman Lamar Jeffers who is spending some time at his home in Anniston announced Monday that the Secretary of the Treasury and the postmaster general had approved the plans for the $S5. 900 extension to the building and that the amount had been listed with the other ap propriations to be presented to Con gross in the near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
TWO HURT WHEN
 CAR TAXES PLUNGE
Man 94 Years Old Suffers Broken
 Hip In Accident

TROY, Ala, July 9.-Capt. c. c. Cox. 94 years old, suffered a broken hip, Sunday afternoon, when an au- tomobile driven by Duke Beau of Dothan, went over an embankment between Dothan and Luverne. Mar garet Beall, young daughter of J. Fl. Beall, also sustained a broken hip and other injuries. Others in the car were: Mir and Mrs. J. H. Beall and their son, James. The injured persons were taken to Ariton, where medical aid was given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
Amendn1e1t 70 Supplement Educati0na
DEVELOP NEW SECTION
Fifty Thousand Dollars Being spent
 Near Nitrate Plant No.

SHEFFIELD, Ala, July s.-(spe- cial)--A large amount of develop ment work is being done on subdi- vision No. 2, near nitrate plant No. 3 and Wilson dam In this subdivision there are approximately so acres. containing 7S0 lots, every lot already sold.
 Work of improving this subdivision is going rapidly forward by the Southern Roads company of Birming- ham, which has the contract for grading the streets and building side walks.
 P. S. Miner, city engineer for Shelf field and Tuscumbia, is supervising the beautifying of the subdivision. All space between sidewalks ana curbing is to be terraced with Ken- lucky bluegrass. and every lot sown in Bermuda. Five hundred 5-year- d silver maple trees are to be set out, two to each lot
 About so more days will be re- quired to complete the work at suo~ division No. ?, and the total cost will he a bOut S5O.000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
MISSISSIPPI TROOPS ARRIVE

The population at camp McClellen was increased Monday by the ar rival of 1,270 men and TO more of the Mississippi National Guard. The regiment being stationed in the area east ot the reserve training section. They will remain in training at the post for two weeks, and with their departure other national guard units will take their place. On July 15 the second squadron of the 109th North Carolina Calvary, the medical detachment of that regiment. d separate troop of calvary and vetin- ary company 105 will reach camp for two weeks training period. The North Car olina units will bring 375 men and 20 officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
GURLEY REBUILDS
Madison County Town Takes On New
 life

HUNTSVILLE. Ala, July s.-(spe- clal)-The burned district of Gurley, the business section of which was practically wiped out early in the spring. is rapidly being rebuilt with more substantial structures than those that were burned. pr. F. o. Williamson is having two stores and private hospital erected. Walter A. Given is rebuilding his double store and J. ". Joplin and Ben Gils also are erecting new brick build ings. All of the burned area will be rebuilt by fall, it is believed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
SWEET POISON USED
 TO KILL BOIL WEEVILS
Molasses Mixture Used With Sue
 cess In Hale

GREENSBORO, Ala, July D. Special "A very interesting eX- pertinent has been successfully con ducted by Herbert Childress in the use of sweet poisons in his fight on the bool weevil. He reports that he mixed his poison in molasses. daubed 1t on the cotton, and that the boil weevils not only ate it, but they sought it, and failed to survive the feast. The government reports that sweet poisons have not been suc- cess. The cheapness of this poison is an item in it's favor. Black mo- lasses was purchased for S6 per bar rel. and the arsenate of lead added, making it many times cheaper than the bought mixtures, which sell for something like SAP per barrel.
 T. E. Knight, Greensboro lawyer and planter, outwitted the boil weevil by cutting his stalks in Octo- her and ploughing them under. He has no boil weevil and very pretty cotton crop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
FLORENCE IN DARK
 FOLLOWING STORM
Wires Blown Down And Houses
 Damaged

FLORENCE. Ala, July 9.-(spe- claL)-The electric wires that supply the city with light were blown down ana the streets were strewn with trees and branches as the result of q terrific wind storm that struck here sHoruy after 3 o'clock Sunday after noon and for while threatened l.. gam dangerous momentum.
 A house on Locust street was dam aged when large tree was struck by lightning and fell across 1t. A plate I@Ss window was broken in one of the downtown stores and other dam age of a minor nature reported.
 u is impossible to estimate the damage done to growing corn and other crops throughout the county, but it Is thought that 1t will be sHeht.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
FOUR HURT IN WRECK

Francis. 5-year-old son of G. H. Myrick, lumber mill operator, was severely injured about the head and body late Sunday afternoon, when an automobile in which the Myricll family was riding collided with a car driven by negro in East Gads- den. Gladys, 15, was also painfully hurt, while Sarah and Dwight, other Myrick children, sustained slight in- juries. Both cars were wrecked. The accident was due to the fact that a third car was standing across the road at sharp curve.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
REVIVAL ANNOUNCED

The leaders of the Methodist church in Moulton announce that their protracted meeting is to begin on the fourth Sunday In August with Dr. R. T. Tyler of Athens con ductine the services The Baptist congregation is to hold it's series of meetings beginning on Sunday. July 22, with Dr. T. o. Reese as minist CT and T. M. Farr leader of the song services. l.. B. Jones of Chattanooga is to conduct the series of services to be held at the Church of Christ beginning on the first Sunday in August.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
TO ERECT STORE

The lot on the Masonic Temple grounds between the Masonic build ing and the Woco Pep filling station will be the site of handsome new automobile house. This lot is owned by Brown X Walters. The building will be 100 feet long and will a front 96 feet wide on North Three Notch street. Excavation for the building will be begun in a few days. The Rayner Motor Car company will oc- cupy this building. This is one of six new business houses to be erected ir the near future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
WATERMELONS RIPE

GREENVILLE, Ala, July 7.-(Spe- cialD D-Home grown watermelons and canteloupes were seen on the streets of GreenviIle this week for the first time this year. The farmers report that the crop of both will be very short this year, which fact Is due to the excessive rains that fell during May and June.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
BRIDGE SPANS CONDEMNED

The Canoe creek bridge on the Gadsden Birmingham highway, re- gently constructed by Etowah county under contract with the state highway commissit n, has been partly condemned and two spans will have to be rebuilt at a cost of bout $25,0 900. according to information re- ceiVed here Monday. It is thought that the county will have to stand the loss, although there Is some con- tention that the trouble is due to the state inspection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
LEE FARMERS TO VISIT GEORGIA PEACH AREA
First Hand Study Of Cracker Or
 chards To Be Made

OPEL1KA, Ala, July 9.-(Special Leased Wire.)- number of farmers and peach growers of Lee county will make an automobile trip Wednes- day to the peach growing section of Georgia around Shipley, Yatesville and BarnesVille. The purpose of the trip is to see the orchards and study the peach growing ard marketing business at first hanc. This trip is being gotten up by the Piedmont Peach Growers association and backed by the kiwans and Rotary clubs and the Chamber of Commerce. The party will be in charge of Prof. G. C. Starcher, horticulturist and l.. T. Wells, county demonstration agent. leaving early Wednesday morning and returning to Opelika that night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
IS MIDSHIPMAN
Albany Boy, After Several Failures
 Is Finally Accented

ALBANY DECATUR, Ala. July g. Special)-Local people are con- graduating Mir. and Mrs. J. A. But trey on the final acceptance by the United States Naval academy of their son, ToLney Buttery, who owing to his height. had been refused admit tance to the school number of times. One other local boy, Nal colm Adams, is now on duty in the boiler rooms of one of the nations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
TO DRILL FOR OIL

Sam Friedman of this city has taken an option on 10000 acres of land just east of Duncanville in Tuscalosa county and will prospect for coal and other minerals. The Fitzpatrick Drilling company has been employed and will be put to work soon to drill four miles from Duncanville and it is believed oil will be found
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
SOLONS LEAVE

Senator J. Manly Foster and rep resentative John T. Bealle will leave Tuesday morning for Montgomery to be present at the opening of the legislature. Representative C.. B Werner is out of the city on i'm portant business and will be unable to attend this weeks session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
INDoRsEs EARLY CLOSING

The early closing agreement pro- viding for the closing of business houses every Thursday at 1 o'clock during the months of July and August has been signed by practi- cally all Huntsville merchants. The agreement is to go into effect next Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
CONVICT ESCAPES

Frank Elmore, Montgomery negro, convicted this year for burglary and grand larceny and serving sentence of four to six years, escaped Satur- day afternoon from prison farm No. 1, according to d report to the board of convict supervisors today A re- ward has been offered for his re- capture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
PLAYS PRESENTED

MONTEVALLO. Ala. July 9.-(Spe- cial.)-The Dramatic club of ths summer school of the Alabama Tech nical Institute and College for Wom- en under the direction of Miss Doro- thy Richey entertained the faculty, students and citizens on Saturday evening with three one-act plays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
TUG BURNS

The Black Diamond, gasoline tugboat used in barging lumber on the Tennessee river, was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. while it was in the docks at Guntersville. The craft was one of the largest of the kind on the river and was the prop erty of Nelse Baines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
OPPOSE CONVICT LEASING

petition signed by many here was forwarded today by Mrs. Luther A. Maxwell to headquarters at Bir- mingham of the committee having in charge the work of opposing the present convict lease system. The paper was sent to Mrs. Maxwell with the request that she get as many signatures as possible from those who oppose the system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
AFTER NEW INDUSTRIES

The Etowah county commi ssioners favor exempting new factories from taxation for a period of years. The board is willing to go as far in this direction as the law allows. It also pledges the hearty cooperation ot county officials and chamber of com merce to secure new factories.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
BILL WOULD FORCE
 EVERY CHILD TO GO
 TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Etowah Minister Legislator Will Soon Introduce Meas
 ure In House
GADEDEN BUREAU THE A1E.HERALD Aa ,l.,lan AIu .tt,iv h

Rev, c. o, Thompson. Etowah rep resentative in the state legislature, left here Monday night with bill which he will present during the next two weeks and which will. If 1t becomes a law, force every child be- tw cen the ages of 6 and 16 in Ala bama to attend the public schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
FOUR GENERATIONS PRESENT

Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Mills held a family reunion on the Fourth of July at their home near Troy. A great pleasure of the day was the presence Of Grandma Boykin, 96-Year- old mother of Mrs. Mills, which made four generations present. The guests were the children and grandchildren of Rev. and Mrs. Mills. Some coming from Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
MORE STILLS SMASHED

Capture of an S00- gallon still 1000 gallons of beer and 21 gallons of whisky by state and county deputies in Lee county was reported to law enforcement headquarters today. Other captures reported were: In Cieburne, a 60- gallon and 100gal- lon still and 2,000 gallons of beer; Shelby, a 200gallon still, 800 gallons of beer and 12 gallons of whisky; Covington, a 100- gallon still; a 65- gallon still in Calhoun, and 125 and lS0-gallon still in Pickens county with 700 gallons of beer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
OIL SITE PROCURED

The Sinclair oil interests have se- cured a site on Tuscaloosa avenue near the Louisville and Nashville railroad, for a wholesale oil and ga soline plant in Gadsden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
ISLAND STILL CAPTURED

Sheriff John L. Moon, Deputy Sheriff E. w. Allgood and uLaw En- forcement Officers Garretfs Fowler and Young made a raid on DiXon's Island fin the Chattahoochee river Sat urday afternoon, according to reports today. This island lies between Lee county. Alabama, and Harris county Georgia. Officers of Harris county, by previous arrangement, met the Alabama officers, and Joined them in the raid. One still Of S00 gallons ca pacity was located and destroyed, to- gether with 21 gallons of whisky. No arrests were made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
REPRESENTS EIKS

Marvin N. Dodson has gone to At lanta to represent the Troy lodge of Elks at the national convention which is in session there this week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
PRINCIPAL GIVEN LEAVE

w. T. Jordan, recently appointed principal of the Lawrence County High school at Moulton, has been granted leave of absence for the next six weeks for study at Columbia university New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
COURT HOUSE PAINTED
heNiNals At MouIton Church To Be
 RIn Soon

.,, oCLTON, Ala, July 9.-(speciaID Ihe painters who have been at work on the county court house for the past several weeks are finishing'the Wofk now. The building presents a better appearance than it has had for a number Of years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
TO DO MISSION WORK

Miss Marie Fraller was consecrated at the First Presbyterian church Sunday night to take up mission work in the mountains and will leave here shortly for Guerrant Ky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
PLAN ADULT SCHOOL

B. R. Holstun, agricultural agent, for the First National bank of Tuscaloosa, will speak Tuesday at special exercises of the Sipsey Valley school near here and an adult school will be located at this point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
PLAN BARBECUE

Many reservation cards have been returned indicating a large attend ance at the Junior Chamber of Commerce barbecue watermelon cut ting and swimming party to take place Wednesday at Stallworth's s Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
HALL PLAYER ILL

Eugene Welchel, one of the best known of the baseball pitchers has been brought to his home here from Gaunts Quarry with an attack of typhoid fever.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
STORM DOES DAMAGE

More than 150 telephones were put out of commission Sunday afternoon by the heavy wind, hale and rain storm that swept over Etowah county. Some damage was done to gardens and crops by winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
CURTIS HARRISON DIES

Curtis Harrison, 10-year-old invalid son of MT. and Mrs. J. F. Harrison, died at the home of his parents Sun day morning. The funeral was held at the residence at 10 o'clock Mon day morning. Interment was at Wa toola cemetery. 13 miles south of Opelil<a Rev. P. B. Wells, pastor of Trinity Methodist church. and Rev. w. T. Smith, pastor of the First Sap tist church, officiated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
METHODIsTs WIN

The Methodists were the winners in the contest just closed between the mems Bible classes of the Bap- tist and Methodist Sunday schools, as tt, which should have the largest at tendance for the past month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
MosoUITOEs KILLED

The fight on the mosquito is be- ing successfully waged in Greens boro, and the mosquitoes are mo- ticeably fewer in number. The ex- n.rt in charge of the work spends two days out of every fortnight in Greensboro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
Boyden Oxfords Make Life's
Like the Good Friends They

are, Boyden. Oxfords wear well. Quality cushions miles and miles, and months and months of hard foot work with an, ease that is only equaled by eventide's slippered en- joyment. Priced at $12.5O, $13.5O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
HOME DESTROYED

The home If Marvin White in At talla was destroyed by fire Monday morning. He saved only part of his household goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
TEACHER TEST SET

The regular state examination of applicants for teachers Incense in Lee county has been called for Monday. July 16, at the court house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
MILLS REOPEN

After weeks shutdown, the Dwight cotton mills at Alabama City resumed operation Monday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
MORGAN SOLONS TO
 INTRODUCE FIVE BILLS
One Provides That Convicts Of Other Counties May Be Worked
 THE AGE-HERALD
AIhanv-Decatur. A


 Morgan county legislators, Senator Melvin Hutson and Representatives Foreman and Patterson have left Tor inc state capital. So far as known only five bills from this county have been legally advertised for introduc- . tion at the present session. The first of these five bills provides that the circuit court clerk may issue indict- ment warrants against persons charged with misdemeanors; the sec md bill provides for complete re- Enlistment of the working of tho Morgan county court. A third bill would provide for the centering of all public road repair activities under one man, called in the bill, superin- tendent of roads. Another bill would provide that the convicts of Morgan county be worked only on the pub lie roads of the county, while the five bills advertised would make it legal for the superintendent of roads in Morgan county to hire convicts of other counties and work them on the public roads of Morgan county.
 PREACHER ARRESTED
 E. H. Hubbard, who described him self to county officers here as a li- censed preacher, is held in the county jail on a charge made against him at Huntsville in connection with his marriage relations. Hubbard was arreSteO dt clOCh ViOHuay iHoi IT. ing. Hubbard's brother-in-law charged that copy of a marriage certificate issued at Huntsville shows that the man now held in jail here is married to another woman in ad- ditiion' to the sister of the man who had Hubbard arrested. Officers stat ed that MT. Hubbard declared if he was guilty of bigamy. he had no knowledge of 1t. Late Monday Hub bard had not made bond and is being held in the county jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10

great ships and writes that he will visit Scotland, Denmark, Sweden and the Mediterranean countries before his return to America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
RESIDENCE SOLD

The home on Park street woned by J. O. Jackson has been sold to MT. and Mrs. W. F. Spriggs of Elba, who will soon move to Troy and oc- cupy 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-10
GORDON FINCHER TRIAL COMES UP THURSDAY
Jury Drawn By Judge Agee And
 Witnesses Summoned

TALLADEGA, Ala. July 9.-(Spe- ial.)-Julge A. P. Agee came to Talladega Monday to draw the jurors which are to be summoned for the trial of Gordon Fincher, charged with the murder of Miss Maybelle Mccullough, which trial was inter- rupted during it's progress by an in- jury suffered by Ross Blackmon. leading counsel for the defense. One hundred jurors will be summoned. The trial will take place on Thurs day, July 12. Judge Agee will also draw a like number for the trial of George Morgan, a negro, of Lincoln, charged with murder. whose trial is set for Monday, July IT, Besides summoning the two venres, of 100 each, the sheriff will have to sum- mon about 100 witnesses.
 WEEVILS GET BUSY
 It is stated that at this time the bell weevil Is very active In the county cotton crop and that there appears to be very little effort to combat them.
 TO SELL SCHOOL BONDS
 At tLs meeting of the city com mission Saturday morning It was de- cided to sell the high school bonds Wedn esday. None of the bids sub mitted last Tuesday were accepted. all being toe low, running from around s1 to 9e. The commission has been further negotiating since and now has received offcrs of near par for the bonds at 6h per cent.