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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
DOWNTOWN BOOTHS I'M
POLL TAX CAMPAIGN
is PROVING EFFECT|VE|

Nearly 900 men and women paid
their poll tax at the downtown
booths, used in the Pay Your Poll
Tax campaign being waged by the
League of Women. during the past
four days, and a total of s1,454 was
collected, according to the official
report made public Saturday night
by Miss Mollie Dowd, general chair
man of the booths committee.
The League of Women voters be-
gun the campaign following the per-
mission granted them by James F..
Hawkins, jefferson county tax COL
lector, and through their efforts, it
is said that many disinterested voters
including both men and women have
been awakened to the responsibility
of keeping their poll taxes paid. The
booths have proven very popular as
citizens are given the opportunity of
paying their taxes without making a
visit to the county court house.
The campaign will continue through
Thursday, February 1. at which time
the tax books are closed. On Mon
day booths will be stationed at the
following department stores of the
city: Loveman, Joseph & Loeb;
Blacks; Saks, Caheen, Burgers,
Drennen's, Steele Smith. and the
First National Bank. The club wom
en-, who will be in charge of these
booths, will be announced later.
Booths in the surburbs will be opened
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
at the following stations: West End;
Avondale, Five Points, East Lake,
Woodlawn, and Fountain Heights.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
HARRISON To SEEK
NE W FORMAT ION.
ON Gas EXTENSION.
Outlying Communities Of Bir-
mingham at Loss as to
How to Obtain Utility
Service

Inquiry Will be made again of the
Alabama public service commission
as to how outlying communities
without gas shall proceed in obtain
ing extensions from the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company,
which were provided in the commits
sions ruling of September 10, but
not included in rules ordered instl-
tuted by the company December A..
This was learned Saturday when
Commissioner William l.. Harrison
said he had numerous inquiries from
these communities as to how they
should proceed about. getting gas.
The public service commission Will
also be asked, Commissioner H9rri-
son said, when it will promulgate
rules on electric extensions which it
has previously declared its intention
of doing at an early date.
Commissioner Harrison said he
would address a letter to A. G.. Pat
terson, president of the public SER
vice commission, in few days, ask
ing for information on these points.
While several extensions have been
made to individual domestic con-
ny Inc IldllW dJ
Light and Power company since the
new rules were ordered in effect, ac
cording to Mr.. Harrison, there are
still large groups of prospective con-
sumers clamoring for relief.
The public service commission in
it's ruling Of September 10 laid down
general rules governing extensions
to private consumers, known as sec
ondary extensions. and then declared
it was the duty of the company to
make extensions to outlying COM
munities. known as primary extern
sions. No rule governing these lat
ter extensions was made, however,
the commission stating that each
case would have to rest on its own
merits the inference being that each
would have to be settled before the
commission. No program has been
outlined, the commission promising
a ruling as soon as other pressing
matters could be disposed of. Cen
trail Park, Wylam, Pratt City, Gray
mont and Shadyside are the COM
munities most seriously affected.
No ruling has ever been made on
electric extenions. These lxten-
sions are not as pressing as gas, Mr..
Harrison said, but have been the
subject of numerous inquiries and
complaints lately. Commissioner
Harrison said he hoped to have defi-
mite information from the commits
sion soon,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
TEN-DAY TRAINING
CONF ERENCE ENDS
SUGGEST Ill MEET.
Purpose to Work Out Sugges-
tive Program to Meet In
dividuaI Needs of Mill
Workers

The conference of vocational train
ing which has been in session during
the past ten days at the school adj
ministration building, having been
called by the federal board of Voca-
tional education, the cooperative
agency between the state boards ana
the national government came to
successful close Saturday. Thomas
H. Quigley. regional agent presided
at the daily meetings.
The purposes of this conference
was to define the general aims of
the part time cotton mill schools
and to work out a suggestive pro-
gram of instruction that will meet
with individual educational needs of
the younger workers in the cotton
mills, while the second purpose was
to work out a technical training
program for the part time cotton
mills. Reports of the conference Will
be announced later.
A number of the classes in Biz
mingham are held in school build
ings while others are held at the in
dustriaI plants of the city. Two
classes are held at the Avandale
mills two at the Stockham Pipe and
Fittings company and one at the
American Cast Iron and Pipe compa-
ny: one at Louis Pizitzi one at Love-
man, Joseph & Loeb while two class
es of high school girls go to school
during the morning hours and work
in department stores in the after
moons and on Saturdays. These
classes may be designed to give gem
eral educational or specific occupa-
tional training, depending entirely
upon the needs of the particular in
dividual
The conference was composed or
of the state board OF
of the cotton mills of the
southern states, and of the federal
boards for vocational education.
While in session in the city the
members of the conference were the
of many courtesies ex-
tended them by DIR. C. B. Glenn, su-
perintendent of the city schools the
city board of education, the state
hoard of education and r. F. Jarvis.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
LOO MORE FREIGHT CARS TO BE BUILT AT CICKASAW PLANT
Azbs 1929 Gon = Iron d Pdoo Wa O,er E;obtv Per- Cent
FIFTY-THREE MEET THE
STATE REQUIREMENTS
FOR MINE POSITIONS

Chief State Mine Inspector c. H.
Nesbitt announces the names of So
successful candidates for certificates
as first and second grade mine fore
men and fire bosses. These men
have stood the required examina-
tions and will be issued licenses &C
cordingly. They are:
First-class mine foremen-Earl
Brown, R. M Barnett, N. E. Dilling-
ham. NJ. J. Kelley NJ. C. Fisher, D.
B. Dement,. E. NJ. Estes, John Hayes,
Claude Crane, o. T. Golden, John
Miller, ]. o. Pence, ]. B. McGhlberry
w. A. Doss, H. C. Totherow, John
Busby, NJ. L. Bailey, J. c. Hannah,
D. NJ. Goforth, L. J. Farris, w. c..
Cantley, Grover Robinson, Joseph
Cain, John Otis, Hubert Taylor Lee
Vincent. Ellis Phillip Harris, H. D.
Wright, Austin Reach. l.. w. Talley,
Oscar Hooper. H. B. Clayton, T. NJ
Nix.
Second grade mine foremen-O. D.
Randall, George Parks, W. D. Cohe-
liza, T. H. Sorrels. Walter Yielding,
Frank Baker, Aaron Davidson, AL
bert L. Plan, Jr.. Fred Adair.
Fire boss-Press Cooley, Howard
Justice, Harold Justice, r. B. Jones.
]. w. Hill, D. A. Reach. R. A. Smith,
l.. w. Montgomery, E. C. Flynn, o..
w. Frazier and Gus w. England.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
$4,000 Tons Produced
in 1922 in Contrast to Only
2,835,0O0 For 1921--Gain
in Money Value of the
Product Was 81 Per Cent.
ALABAMA STILL RANKS
THIRD IN THE NATION
Iron Output of the State For
1922 Showed Gain of go
Per Cent Over 1921 New
Year Starts Off With Many
New Records in Prospect

Alabama produced and shipped
from her mines in 1922, 5,170, 900
tons of ore, valued at SO, 1925, 900.
This compares with a total of
2,835,000 tons mined and shipped
in 1921 and valued at $5,058,000.
The increase in tonnage was 83
per cent and the increase in value
was "a per cent.
Alabama remains the third state
in ore production, Minnesota COM
ing first last year with 29,952,000
tons, valued at $98.9S0,000, and
Michigan second with 1881, 900
tons, valued at $43,745, 900.
Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia and
North Carolina produced a total of
100000 tons of ore, valued at
$4,000.
The increase in production of ore
in 1922 s reflected in the produc-
ton of pig iron in the two years.
the 1922 iron output having shown
a 90 per cent increase over 1921,
the two being 2,2o6,o00 and 1,19o,-
900 tons. respectively.
Ore production is now on an even
larger scale than in 1922, the produc-
ton in the early part of 1922 not
being near what it was later on after
recovery of the iron and steel in
dustry and increase of furnace OPP
erations Indications are that the
ore production of 1922 will break
prior records. 1t has begun that
waV
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
CORNE R STONE Of.
EAST LAKE TEMPLE.
PLACED THURSDAY
Ben M. Jacobs and Other Rep
resentatives of Grand
Lodge of Masons 0ffici-
ate at Ceremony

An event of special interest to Ma
sons in the Birmingham district was
the laying of the corner stone of the
new Masonic temple at East Lake
Thursday afternoon by Ben NJ.
Jacobs. past grand master and rep
resentative of the grand lodge of the
Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons
of Alabama.
There was a large attendance of
Masons from all sections of the state
present, and the ceremonies We're very
impressive. The program included
addresses by DR.. ii. c. Greedy, one
of the most active Masons in the dis
trict, and 4. l.. Reese, secretary of
the Scottish Rite Masons. Both spoke
on the origin of Masonry. Music
during the ceremonies was furnished
by the Alabama Boys Industrial
School band.
The grand lodge was represented
by Ben NJ. Jacobs, past grand mas
ter; A. L. Reese, DR.. w. E. Faust, j..
NJ. Jones, Jr., Lee C. Jones, w. A,
Williams. NJ. d. Riddle, C. b. Rosser,
r. F.. Hawley, T. p. English, w. O..
Mickey and Ben Price, architect.
Just before the placing of the cor
ner stone Grand Master Jacobs asked
any one present who so desired to
place coins or tokens into the corner
stone in the receptacle in the stone,
and from so to So coins were placed
by those present, along with brief
history of the East Lake lodge, ros-
ter and officers and blue lodge and
chapter monitors. A copy of The Biz
mingham Age-Herald containing a
cut of the proposed building and de-
scription was also placed in the stone
The temple is expected to be COM
pleted by May l. and will be three
stories in height, the lower floors be-
ing occupied by stores, the second
floor by offices and the top floor by
lodge rooms. Two blue lodges, East
Lake No. $50, who is building the
temple, and East Lake temple lodge
No. $40; East Lake chapter No. 1884,
Royal Arch Masons, and the East
Lake Eastern Star will meet in the
building upon completion. BEN Price
is the architect and E. r. Maynard
contractor.
Officers of the East Lake lodge
are: G. w. Burt, Jr. worshipful mas
ter; j. NJ Jones, senior warden; w.
o. Vickery. Junior warden; w. A.
Williams, treasurer; ]. H. Cornwell,
secretary; j. J. Douglass. senior dea-
son; NJ D. Riddle, junior deacon;
Augustus Macke. senior steward; l..
NJ. Price, junior steward; G. T. Halli-
burton, chaplain; H. t. Bates, mar
shall and Judd Grower, tiler
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
HIGHEST COURT To
PASS UPON CURTIS
DELINQUENCY CASE
Mullins Decides to Seek Man.
damus When Judge Hef-
lin 0verruIes Vaca-
ton Order

Final disposition of the case of
Judge ]. S. Curtis, charged with con-
tributing to the delinquency of a fe-
male under the age of consent, will
be made by the supreme court of
Alabama. it was determined Satur-
day when Judge Harrington p Hef-
lin, in criminal court, overruled a
motion of Clarence Mullins, attorney
for Curtis, to set aside an order en-
tenred January IS, redocketng the
case for trial after Curtis had been
permitted to plead guilty and pay
fine of s1oo. Following the adverse
ruling by Judge Heflin, Mr.. Mullins
announced that he would file pc
tftion for writ of mandamus in the
supreme court next week, compelling
Judge Heflin to sustain the motion.
ACTION of Judge Helm in over
ruling the motion Saturday closes
temporarily in the circuit court a
case that has been the cause of much
comment and many decisions. Curtis
was arrested in Birmingham hotel
in company with young school girl
whom. it was alleged, he had
brought to Birmingham for improper
relations. When the case was called
iH Juvenile court Curtis was fined
800 and sentenced to serve IL months
at hard labor on the county roads.
The case was appealed and on De-
cember IA Curtis was allowed to plead
guilty and pay fine of $500 by
Judge Heflin. An order to this eff
feet was entered. During vacation
time of the court in December Judge
Helm entered an order resembling
this order and redock citing the case,
assigning as reason for his action
that he had been misled by an as
sistant solicitor as to the gravity of
the offense. Mr. Mullins, attorney for
Curtis, filed a motion to have the
order made by Judge Heflin set asi lie
on the ground that it was made dur
ing a vacation of the court. and that
to redocket the case placed his client
in jeopardy for the same offense
second time. January 10, Judge Hef-
lin sustained the motion on the first.
ground assigned. Concurrent with
this action. however, he entered an
order redocketing the case. 1t was
motion to vacate this last order
that he overruled Saturday.
The motion passed upon Saturday
sought to have the last order made
in the case January 10 declared void
on the ground that court is without
power to reconsider case after the
end of a term, unless an order is
made continuing the case. No order
of continuance was made in the Cur
It's case. The plea of former jeopardy
was contained in the motion also,
Judge Helm overruled the motion
Saturday without comment, following
an argument in favor of it by Mr..
Mullins, in which he quoted several
authorities in support of his conten-
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
TRAVELLERS CLUB WILL
URGE COMPLETION OFF
LINKS OF HIGHWAYS

The Travellers club held their
weekly meeting in the st. Andrews
lunch room Saturday afternoon and
quite a large number of knights Of
the Grip" were present and many in
teresting discussions Of the existing
public affairs followed. S. R. Bat
son, spoke on the necessity of the
elimination of the dangerous grade
crossing in the state and county and
of other highway improvements
needed.
The club passed resolution that
committee present themselves to
the city commission and the board of
revenue asking that the work along
the road between West End and
Powderly the last connecting link of
the new highway between Bessemer
and Birmingham be connected as
soon as possible.
Resolution to the effect that the
chief engineer of the state highway
commission be notified that the club
commended the stand the commission
has taken in the elimination of grade
crossings. Another that the club in
dorsed the stand taken by Commits
sioner Harrison on the auditorium
situation.
The meeting was called.to order by
F. H. Thurman and B. F. Wilkinson
is secretary. The club consists of the
Travellers Portective association and
the United Commercial travellers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
MISS H0UGH TO LEAD
GIRL SCOUT TRAINING

Intensive training and preparation
to organize Girl Scouts troops in
every school. church and neighbor-
hood. will be started February 4 by
the Birmingham Council of the Girl
Scout movement, according to Mrs.
john Coleman, commi ssioner, The
first step will be training school
fer captains at the First Presbyterian
Church Home on Fourth avenue at
Twenty-first street. Glasses will be
conducted by Miss Doris Hough, ma
tonal regional director. All teachers,
Sunday school teachers and interested
young women are for the course.
Sunday school superintendent, school
principals. club women and private
citizens are urged to recommend ma
terial for the training course.
The first class Will be held Feb
rvary from 10 TO IL a. M, with
a series of classes on February to .,
from to o'clock p. m. The closing
session will be February 10 from
10 to IL a. m.
Among subjects to be treated are
home making. health, nature study
and out-of-door activities. Prospec-
tive captains and lieutenants of
troops will be thoroughly drilled GA
the subject of citizenship.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
NEW PRINTING SHOP
FOR HIGH SCHOOL BOYS

Another step of progression being
made by the public schools will be
taken Monday morning when the new
printing shop of the Woodlawn High
school will throw open its doors for
the entrance of the high school boys,
who will be taught The art of print
ing, in connection with their regular
academic work.
The machinery already installed in
the shop includes a cylinder press,
job press. paper cutter. punch, per-
forator and several fonts of type
ranging from the 6-point class to the
151ine wood type. This is the first
printing shop to be installed in the
public schools.
w. H. Smith. formerly connected
in the composing room of The Age
Herald, will be instructor of these
classes. Mr.. Smith is considered not
only printer and pressman of ex-
perience, but splendid instructor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
EXHIBIT OF STAINED
GLASS IS TO CONTINUE

Exhibition of stained glass and
cartoons of the work of Nicola D'As-
eenzo will continue through Friday,
receiving hours being from 2 until
o'clock each afternoon, under the d.
rection of Louis Schillinger, it was
announced Saturday. The exhibit is
in Birmingham under auspices of
the Alabama Art League.
Among pieces in the exhibit are,
designs of the windows of St.sJohns
ehurch, Wilmington, Del. and st.
Andrews chapel, Pittsburg. Historic
cal and religious designs are inelud-
ed Historical themes are well por-
trayed in the windows of the George
Washington Memorial chapel at
Valley Forge and are exquisite in
their colorings.
A water color painting by DAs-
cenzo is also on display. the Chapel
of the Virgin in the Chartres Ca
thedraI
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
DRAMA LEAGUE SPONSOR
FOR PLAYS BY CLASS

Two one-act plays sponsored by the
local center of the Drama League
of America, will be presented by Mrs.
Erie McLin, Monday evening at s
o'clock at the Cable hall. The cast
are composed of members of Mrs.
McLin's expression class and are as
follows. Mrs. Harold Lovejoy, Mrs.
r. G.. Nash, Mrs. Scott Fort. Miss
Alma Murdoch, Miss Louise Gallagher
and E. III. Clarke.
All members Of the league are ex-
pected to be present at the presenta-
ticn of these two plays, which are
entitled, "Hyacinths" and THE Silly
ASS" Both of these plays were taken
from the September number of
Drama. the official publication Of
the Drama League of America.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
FUGITIVE IS ARRESTED
AFTER SIX-YEARS HUNT

After a hunt of six years. during
which time the alleged fugitive COW
cred several states, VIII Boyd. negro,
1900 Forty-third street. north, was
arr ested by detectives of the homicide
squad at noon Saturday for the muir
der of J. L. Tucker, which occurred
at Midtown, Ala, during the summer
of 1917.
Boyd was placed in the city jail and
the sheriff of Chambers county noti-
fled of his arrest. He will be re-
moved to Fayette county seat of
Chambers, Monday to be held for
trial
Boyd is alleged to have killed
Tucker while in his victims employ
as farm hand, Detectives allege
that an argument arose between Boyd
and Tucker over money due Boyd by
Tucker. which reached its climax by
Boyd killing Tucker instantly. Boyd
made no statement
The arrest of the negro was eff
feeted by Detectives o. d. Brown.
T. =. Williamson and II. c. Peveler, as
he was being paid his weekly wages
at noon Saturday at the plant OF
Stoc.ham Pipe and Fittings COM
pany.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
Central of Georgia Will Be-
gin May | to Receive New
Cars Fabricated in Fair
field Order Embraces Va
riouS Types For the Line
HUNDREDS OF CARS ARE
BEING REPAIRED HERE
Virginia Bridge and Iron Com
pany Putting Over Six Hum
dred in Shape For Central
and Five Hundred Under Re-
pair For Seaboard Air Line

Several more millions of dollars
were added to those already repre-
scented in orders for cars, rails and
other track and equipment supplies
placed by the Central of Georgia
railroad with Birmingham shops,
when a few days ago it awarded a
contract to the Chickasaw Ship
building and Car company for
equipment as follows:
Three hundred 55-ton steel hop
per cars.
Two hundred 50-ton flat bottom
composite coal cars.
One hundred steel underframe
stock cars.
Five hundred ventilated box ears.
This is total of LOO new steel
cars to be built at the Chickasaw
shops at Fairfield. The Age-Herald
IS informed that delivery is expect
ed to begin about May and the,
first cars to be delivered are the
ventilator cars, which the road
wishes to have in service in season
for the fruit movement from south
to north.
Other Large Orders
Some time ago the Central of
Georgia placed the following orders
with the Virginia Bridge and Iron
company, this city:
One hundred flat cars.
Twenty steel caboose underframes.
Repairs on 500 freight cars.
The Virginia Bridge and Iron com
pany is at work on this job now.
having also 500 car repairs for the
Seaboard Air Line. The company re-
Gently completed car building and
repair plant as an adjunct to its
structural steel works.
Big Alabama Business
The Central of Georgia has also
ordered new freight and passenger,
engines, which will be used in opera
ton of the Seminole" and "Florid-
ian" tourists trains and in freight
service in Alabama. The road re-
ports the heaviest coal movements
on record from mines on it's lines in
Alabama during the past three
months. The new equipment is
largely to care for the growing
business done in Alabama and in
through freight and passenger traf-
flc originating in Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
MUSIC ASSOCIATION
PRESENTS GLEE CLUB.

One of the finest glee clubs How
ard college has produced will be
heard in two numbers ct the concert
of the Birmingham Music association
Sunday afternoon. Gladstone jack
son is director of the club and will
be the tenor soloist his number be-
ing Pale Moon" by Logan.
Numbers to be given by the entire
club are Just a-Wearyin' for You
Carrie Jacobs Bond) and "On the
Sea" Dudley Buck). This is the first
time this season that a vocal organ
ization has been presented by the as
ISOLATION.
Orchestral numbers are unusually
varied and attractive. They include:
1.-The Queens Secret (Amb. Thomas,
"Nocturno." from Midsummer
Nights Dream" Of Mendelssohn),
"Murmuring Breezes" (Jensen),
Aida" selection &c. VerdD.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
WSY PROGRAM

Morning evening services of the
First Methodist church. DR.. George
R. stuart, pastor, will begin at II a,
m. and 1880 p. m. They will be broad
cast by means of special telephone
wire running from the church to
WSY station.
Following are the subjects of the
two sermons:
Morning sermon, can Rich Man
Get to Heaven
Evening sermon, rs an Optimist a
Fool or a Philosopher"
Services will not be altered in the
slightest particular, and the listener
will hear exactly as if present in the
church.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-28
EVENING TRAINING TO
BE ORGANIZED HERE

Plans are now being formulated by
the Sunday School Council of Relig'
ious Education for the establishment
of an evening school where special
training in Sunday school work can
be given. Numerous requests, it il
stated, have come to the council for
training classes to meet in the eve.
nings and a community training
school for teachers OF all depart.
ments is being planned.
The school is expected to open Feb
ruary 10, and programs with full In
formation will be announced later.