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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
THREE ARE ACQUITTED;- CAFE CASE HANDLED WITHIN THREE WEEKS

Jerry Jernigan of Tarrant City, charged with participating in the robbery of the Mechanics cafe, 2o26 Second avenue,at the. night of January 14. was acquitted by jury in Judge A. B. Fosters division of criminal court Thursday afternoon. Jernigan was indicted for the hold up of the cafe, with Tom Crutcher, Clarence Thomson and Richard Simpson. Fol lowing Jernigan's acquittal the so- licitor's office entered "nolles" In the indictments against Thomson and Simpson. Crutcher was convicted of grand larceny when tried before Judge William E. Fort Tuesday.
 Thomson and Simpson appeared as defense witnesses in Jernigan's s trial. According to them the four boys ate in the cafe about 9:30 D. m. As they left Crutcher and George Hagopian, proprietor of the the res taurant, engaged in an argument, the three boys leaving according to their testimony.
 Disposal of the cases is one of the speediest handling of cases on rec ord. Arrests were made January 16. The grand jury was convened by Solicitor Jim Davis and indictments returned against them January IT.. The cases were finally disposed of Thursday. Is days after the hold-up O. the cafe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
FIVE PEOPLE INJURED
 IN AUTO ACCIDENTS

Five people were injured. two se- riously, from automobiles. during Thursday night, according to reports to police headquarters. Mrs. Rilla Fowler, 1904 Seventeenth street. north, and her daughter, Miss Esther Fowler, were the most seriously in- jured, and are confined in Norwo d hospital. Mrs. Martha Weir, 1O04 Twenty sixth street. north. is con fined in Birmingham General hos pital from severe bruises. sustained from a street car-automobile acci- dent, in which E. J. Halloway of Kennedy, Ala, and l.. B. Taylor, k. F. D., No. l., Birmingham. were slightly injured. Halloway and Tay- Tor, after receiving medical atten- ton, were discharged from the hos pital.
 Mrs. Fowler and her daughter were injured at o'clock when they were boarding street car at Thirteenth avenue and Nineteenth street, north, and were struck and knocked to the ground by a passing automobile driven by John Spinger negro, Avondale. Spinger was ar rested on a charge of reckless driv- ing by Detectives McAdory and Lee.
 Mrs. Weir. Taylor and Hailo were Injured when a Ford auto mobile, driven by Taylor. o-ashed into railroad station street car at Sixth avenue and Twenty-sixth street at g o'clock Thursday night. according to Officers B. II. Eiland and w. w. Cobb. Johns and Ridout's ambulances were used in Answering the emergency calls to the assist ance of the injured people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
LEVINE CASE WILL BE CONCLUDED FRIDAY DAUGHTER TESTIFIES

Trial of Spencer Clemmons, negro, charged with the murder of Abraham Levine in the rear of Levine's store at 1900 Avenue D, November 6, will be completed Friday. Both the state and the defense closed in chief Thursday and a few rebuttal wit nesse yet remain to be heard before the case is argued by counsel.
 Features 'of the trial Thursday were the testimony of Gertrude Le- vine, 9-year-old daughter of the slain man, and the story told by Clemmons when placed on the stand in his de- fense.
 Roderick Beddow. attorney for the defendant, withdrew his objection to the girls testimony after Judge Will liam E. Fort had qualified her.
 Ths girl positively identified Clem- mons as the negro who came into her fathers store and enticed him out on the pretext of wishing to see a house for which Levine was agent. Continuous recalling of the last time she ever saw her father caused her to cry.
 Clemmons said he went home from work about 4:30 o'clock the after noon of the killing and was at home all the time from then until the next morning with the exception of a short time about o'clock when he went to the grocery for his sister. After supper he played five up for fun" until bedtime. he said. Numer- ous witnesses were used by the de- fense to substantiate Clemmons' story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
SPREAD IF D|SE EAsE
 IN RURAL DISTRICT BE E|NG CONT ROLLED
lnoculation Against Typhoid Is Practiced With Success in SchooIs-Vaccination
 Used With Smallpox

Progress in rural sanitation was indicated in the annual report sub mltted to Dr. J. D. Bowling, city and county health officer, by w. A. Har- denbergh, county sanitation engineer, Thursday afternoon. Health work In the small towns of the county has shown great advance in the santa ton work fostered by the department and the program for the coming year will include much more concerted effort in the work of anti-typhoid ihoculations in schools and communi- ties, as carried on with the nursing division last year and the inaugura- tion of an anti-diphtheria campaign in the schools.
 Greater Stress has been laid on privy building because 1t was felt that the health problem of Jeffer- son county was most acute along this line. The building of durable and sanitary types has been stressed and especial credit was given to Leeds, Ala, for its complete and thorough job of sanitation. Other towns coming in for mention in this line are Brookside, Powhatan. Over ton and Tarrant City. Edgewood passed an ordinance compelling san itation but the work is not finished.
  lations through contact with typhoid fever cases much preventative work was done among the school children, about 1.500 being given inoculations against the diseases. The schools In which this work was done included Leeds, Trussville. Irondale, Shades Cahaba, Powderly, Lipscomb. Johns. Adger, Virginia Mines. Pleasant Grove, Concord, Oak Grove, Adams vile, Greysville, Blossburg, Haig, Morris and Kimberly. The first in oculations given were 2,324. second 2,144, and third 1,795, making total of 6,263 In addition to the usual smallpox vaccinations given those exposed to the disease. some school vaccinations were given by the ih- spectors, totaling BPS.
 Regular routine methods were fol- lowed by the department in the han ding of communicable disease and there was considerably less preva- lence than in 1921. There were 4S cases of scarlet fever, 60 cases or diphtheria, 156 cases of typhoid fever and 21 cases of smallpox.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
APATHY |S SHOWN IN VOTERS FAIL L|NG II PAY PULL TAX
Advertising Campaign Yields Smaller Returns Than the Payments For 1921 In
 Spite of Women'S. Aid

Despite the most extensive adver- Using campaign ever conducted 2,71s fewer persons paid poll tax this year than last, 1t was announced at the office of Tax Collector James F. Hawkins, Thursday night when time for the paying the tax expired. App proximately 24,660 persons paid poll tax for 1922, as opposed to 27,384 who paid for 1921. The receipts from poll tax collections for the year are esti- mated at s37000, decrease of s4,076 from last year when S41,076 were collected.
 Officials attribute this falling of to the fact that there is no election scheduled this year Much of the credit for the showing made Is given to the League of Women Voters which conducted campaign for the collection of poll taxes and maintained booths at various points in the city during the last days of the period. A total of 3,697 persons paid their tax at these booths mak- ing total of s5,545.50 collected by the league.
 A recapitulation at the office ot the tax collector Thursday night showed that S32,3S in poll tax col lections had been paid into the office at that time. This does not include returns from Pratt City, Ensley, Fairfield, Leeds nor the last 15 days at Bessemer. Collections at these places are expected to bring the total collections for the year to s37,0o0.
 The League of Women Voters, through Miss Mollle Dowd, general chairman, conducted an intensive campaign for the payment of poll tax during the last 15 days of Janu- ary. Collections at the booths main- tained by the league are as follows: Blach's. three days, $236.50; Five Points, one day, $19.50; West End, one day. SIP; Edgewater-W Wylam. one day. s7050; Caheens, one week, $1,205.50; Drennen's, Burgers and First National bank, s1,555.5O; Love- man, Joseph 6 Loeb, $990; Brown Marx, Steele Smith and American Trust company, s1,241; East Lake College station, one day, S120, and Duncan Drug company, Woodlawn, one day, s9O,
 Those in charge of the booths were; Miss Eleanor Freeman. Mrs. Simmons, Mrs. B. A. Cooper, Mrs. c. P Harrell, Mrs. Hamm, Miss Ella Conley, Mrs. E. J. Rowe, Mrs. Ash and Mrs. Biles, Mrs. W. J. Wheeler, Mrs. Middlemiss of the Axis club; Mrs. J. J. Windham, Mrs. A. Barnes, Mrs. Henry Swope. Mrs. Charles Harris. Mrs. Riley. Mrs. McInturff.
 Mrs. James Kirkpatrick, Miss Elizabeth Capps, Mrs. Alice Reeves Mrs Mary Lowery, Charles Boushek Mrs. Louis Boushek, Mrs. Annie Bou- shek, Dood Montgomery, Mrs. c. D. Underwood Mrs. J. NJ Minter, Mrs Ernest LaPoint, Mrs. John Vincent Mrs. T. D. Moore, Mrs. W. H. Helm Mrs. T. E. Huey. MT. and Mrs. w. O. Bass, Mrs. R. A. Clayton and others
 Miss Dowd said she wished to thank Dave Williams and MT. Case of the tax collectors office for their CO cooperation.
 The money collected from the pay ment of poll tax goes to the schools of the county untouched. No fees are paid from the funds and ex- | penses incurred in collecting the money are paid from other funds The payment of poll tax is voting | qualification.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
TAXES DURING 1922 COME TO $2,247,187

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1-Federal tax collections for 1922, despite de- pressed conditions which character ized business during part of the year, have exceeded treasury estimates, bringing a total for the 12 months of $2,247,1S7O00, according to figures compiled today. While the amount is far under the collections for 1921. the drop in receipts is chargeable largely to the changes in the reve- nue law.
 Of the total payments, S1,167 ,646,- 900 was turned into the treasury in the last six months of the calendar year, forecasting a total of approXi- mately s2,500.000. 900 for the current fiscal year ending June 30. Collec- tions usually are larger in the first six months of calendar year. since the heaviest income and profit taxes payments fall in March and June and many tax payers pay all they owe the government in. the initial and second quarterly payments.
 Income and profits payments for the lase six months of 1922 amounted to $665.339.377 or only slightly more than half the amount derived by the government from that source in the corresponding period Of 1921. But again, changes in the law caused most of the decline, indicating, ac- cording to revenue officials, that some of the tax burden has been lifted. December collections in which are included the payments for the last quarter of incomes and profits. amounted to s270,000,000 of the six months total and these. like the totals for the six months of 1922 and 1921 are only slightly over half the amount collected in December 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
VAN KE EUREN SIL ENT
 ON BUILDING PLAN; DICKSON |S ABSENT
Auditorium Has Been Man. aged As Bungalow Project By Some," Engineer
 Says

Silence in all quarters regarding the auditorium was manifested Thursday, when efforts to obtain in- formation as to the results of a conference on plans between E. B. Van Keuren, special consulting en- gineer, and H. D. Breeding. archi- tect, were unavailing. Van Keuren, who had announced when he as- week ago that the public would be informed of every step, refused to make any statement regarding the condition in which he found the plans and said it would be con- siderable time before he would make any such statement.
 Van Keuren referred to the man ner in which the auditorium had been handled before he assumed control and said, Some who have handled the auditorium have man aged 1t as though 1t were bunga- low. I propose to proceed carefully and weigh all hte matters that en- ter into the situation before talk ing any step. There has been enough blowing about the auditor ium, and it Is now time to proceed cautiously"
 Van Keuren's statement seemed to indicate that he was now in complete charge of the situation This assumption has been borne out at the city hall, commissioners hav- ing indicated a readiness to turn the whole proposition over to him. He said, however, that he would confer with Commissioner ". E.. Dickson Friday morning, however, when the public improvement head is expected to return to the city.
 No statement was made Thursday by Mir. Breeding and commissioners expressed reluctance at making any statements in the absenceNof Dick son, who has, up to the entrance of Van Keuren, been in charge Of all phases of the auditorium project.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
CHURCH WOMEN OPEN
 NEW WAFFLE KITCHEN

Old-fashioned southern hot waffles and home cooked food!
 These delicacies feature the waffle kitchen opened Thursday at 201S Third avenue by the ladies of the woman's organization of the lnde- pendent Presbyterian crurch. Each day for the next four months the kitchen will be open from Il o'clock in the morning to o'clock in the aft ernoon, 1t was announced Thursday.
 The woman's organization of the church signed lease for four months on the property where the kitchen is located, complied with all license laws applying to restaurants and opened for business Thursday. Dur ing the month of February two com mittees will alternate in the opera tion of the kitchen. Mrs. James F.. Davidson Is chairman or one commit tee and Mrs. Robert Burnett is her assistant, while Mrs W. A. Dickford, assisted by Mrs. N. E. Dewstoe, has charge of the other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
Z|ON|STS LEARN IF CITY FOUNDED
 BY COMP PATRIOTS
Tel Aviv Started Three Years Ago With Few Dwellings Now Has a Population of
 More Than 1,500

That the development of Palestine Jewish people of this country was emphasized by Judge B. A. Roseblat and Abraham Goldberg at the mass meeting held Thursday night at the keneseth Israel synagogue in the in- terest of the Zionist movement.
 The meeting was well attended and great interest was taken in the mes sage the two internationally known zionists brought to their compatriots in Birmingham. Judge Rosenblat who as a member of the international executive committee of the Zionist cause, has spent great deal of time in Palestine, told of the wonderful possibilities of that land.
 He particularly spoke of the de- velopment of Tel Aviv. the first and only Jewish city In Palestine built according to modern ideas. He stated that the city was started with a few dwellings 13 years ago, and had grown until at the present time there was a population of over 1,50Q He told of the municipal bond Issue oi Tel Aviv, that had been underwrit- ten by New York bankers and urged his hearers to aid the cause by the purchase of the bonds.
 Mir. Goldberg spoke in Yiddish and confined his remarks to the wonders and beauties and possibilities of Pal estine as a homeland for the Jews He described at length it's magnifi cent natural resources and said tha' it was truly. as spoken by the prophets of old. "a land of milk anc honey"
 During the evening Leon Cole sang By the Waters of Babylon" which was enthusiastically received. He was accompanied by Mrs. Gussen or the piano.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
OFF |CERS RESERVE CORPS TAKE STEPS. TO PROTEST CUTS.
Resolution Condemns Action in Senate Reducing Money for Headquarters Back
 of Reserve and Guard

Colonel J. S. Sewell was elected president of the Birmingham zone, officers reserve corps at an Inter- esting meeting held in the ball room of the Hillman hotel Thursday night. Col. J. S. Lester was chosen first vice president, Col. Gray OBear, sec ond vice president and Lieut.. H. N Starnes, secretary treasurer. This was the February meeting of the as- sociation of the S7th division and 50 officers were in attendance.
 Major NJ NJ. Ullman, judge advo cate's department, gave a very in teresting and instructive talk on Administration of Military Law Within the Division" and was fol- lowed by Col. T. S. Moorman, United States army, who spoke on the ne- cesslty of the corps and Colonel Nolan on the R. O. T. c. unit In the Bir- mingham high schools. Col. Horace Wilkinson also gave a report of the American Legion and put stress. on the fact, that all exservice men should Join.
 . A resolution was adopted request ing that word should be sent o the Alabama representatives in Washing ton prevailing upon them to act against the drastic reductions con templated by the Senate lowering the appropriations for the head quarters of the reserve and national guard.
 The executive committee elected and their branches of the service: Lieut.. J. T. Baton, A. S.; Capt. E. R. Carroll. inf. Lieut.. Col. w. $. Prit- chard, F. A. Col. Scale Harris, '. C.; Lieut.. B. E. Davis, Q. M C.; Major NJ. M. Ullman, J. A. D. Lieut.. W. E. Storey, inf; Capt. w. B.. Hamilton, O. D.; Lieut.. s. W. Smyer, C. A. C., and Lieut. T. J. Calvert, F. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
ED M'FARLAND DIES FROM PISTOL WOUNDS

Ed Mcfarland, age 50, who was shot Monday night in the mill village at Avondale by Shelburne Johnson, died shortly after midnight Thursday at the Fraternal hospital. The shoot Ing of Mcfarland occurred in front of the band hall in the village and was the result of an alleged attack on Shelburn by mill village youths, in which he fired several shots into the crowd.
 The deceased, who was an inno- cent bystander. and was struck by one of the bullets in the abdomen, and while it was known that his in juries were serious, hopes had been entertained for his recovery, but he took turn for the worse Thursday and died at the above hour.
 Donald Conner, vice president of the Avoadale Mills. stated Thursday night that the deceased was one Of the most respected members of the community and his death was great ly deplored. He was a Christian gentleman In every respect" said MT. Conner, and had done great work with the young boys In the Sunday school He was a valued employe of the mill in the capacity of carpenter, and his family, the community, the mill and church has lost one of it's best friends"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
Vital Statistics

The following list of births and deaths in Jefferson county was filed yesterday:
 Births
 Mir. and Mrs. Orear L. Ozier 40 Fulton avenue January 20 girl.
 MT. and Mrs. John Tortorici 1881 Ave- nue IT. Ensley, January 3; boy. MT. and Mrs. Sam Ianazzo, 14o0 Ave nue J, Ensley. January 5: boy. Mir. and Mrs. Ftladelfio Cara. 1902 Avenue E, Ensley. January 6; girl. MT. and Mrs. Salvatore Carpri. b16 Fifteenth street. Ensley. January II: girl. MT and Mrs. Gaspara Langa, 1917 Ave nue H, Ensley; boy. Thirteenth street. January 24; girl. MT. and Mrs. Augustus B. Asburry, Route 2, Bessemer. January "A; girl. Mr and Mrs. William Oscar Sloman Route 1. Ensley, January 2s; boy
 Deaths
 walter A. Dawson 340S Eleventh ave rus north. January Sl; 73 years. Jacob S. Nalley, bS6 Powell street January 31; 66 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
CUSTOMS RECEIPTS. TO SET NEW RECORD

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-tBy As sociated ess.)-Customs officials estimated tonight that duties collect ed on imports will exceed s4S0,O00. 900 in the current fiscal year ending June 30. which would estab- fish new record for government revenues from that source.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02

The club has given two very sue cessful concerts this year and has received many compliments on its performance A trip through south Alabama has been planned, beginning February 12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
PATHoLoGIcAL SOCIETY MEETS

Birmingham Pathological society will meet Friday night at o'clock at Science hall, Howard college. Dr. J. R. Bean will speak on the pre- para ton and standardization of diph- theria antitoxin. Dr. G. S. Graham and others will give reviews of cur rent scientific magazines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
AGAIN sELLING "DIRTn HERE

James A. Wood, formerly with Wood Bros. Real Estate company, has returned to Birmingham after a year in the west He is sales manager for the Enslen Realty and Insurance company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02
DEATHS

Mrs. Martha E. Nalley-Funeral serV- ices for Mrs. Martha E. Nalley, age SC, who died at her residence 536 Powell street, West End, We'd nesday afternoon, were conducted at 10 oc-ock Thursday morning. Burial in Elmwoed, Johns in charge.
 Mrs. w. T. Treadway-Funeral serv- ices .for Mrs. w. T. Treadway, who died at her residence in Boyd, Ala, Tuesday night, were con ducted at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. F. R. Wise, York, Ala. at o'clock Thursday after noon.
 w. A, Dawson-Body of W. A. Daw- son. age 7S, pioneer resident Of Birmingham, who died at his res idence, 34OS Eleventh avenue, north, Wednesday night, was sent to Pachuta, Miss, for burial Thurs day morning by Lige Loy. Funeral services were conducted at g o'clock Thursday morning.
 Paul F. Rogers-Fifteen-mon old son of MT. and Mrs. Rogers, 220S Thirty-fifth' avenue, north, died Wednesday night at local in flrmalY. oCINlCtS WILL Dc held from the residence at 10 o'clock Friday morning. Burial will be in Elmwood cemetery with Brown in charge.
 s. NJ. Swope-Age 72. died Thursday night at his residence. TIPS Hill man avenue. East Lake. Survived by tive sons, A. M. and George Swope. and four daughters, Mrs. William Hardwick, Mrs. T. J. Law ley, Mrs. B. G. Clowdus, Mrs. K. c. Dement,. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Brown. Henry J. Broadrick-Message was received Thursday by Birmingham relatives that Henry J. BroadricS died suddenly in Kansas City, Mo. No details were given. He is sur vived by two brothers, John and Mike Broadrick of Birmingham. Body will be shipped to Birming- ham fer burial, time to be an- nounced later.
 William NJ. Johnson-Age 55, died Thursday night at the residence, 1126 Third avenue north. Deceased had been in the employ of the Bir- mingham Railway Light and Power company for the past 16 years. Funeral service at the residence at 2:30 o'clock. Johns in charge. Mrs. Laura Cornelius = Sixty one years old, died Thursday at local infirmary. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. J. A. Kellar of An oalusia; two sons, Earl Cornelius and Lewis Cornelius Of Birming- ham, and three sisters, Mrs. w. E. Porter of Birmingham, Mrs. w. D. Whaley of Hanceville, Ala, and Mrs. c. c. Huffstuttler of Warrior. Funeral services will be held at Vices Fifth avenue parlors at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon. Burial r,ill ma n Altnnna Ala Satrrd \,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02

GLEE CLUB TO GIVE CONCERT
 The Birmingham-S Southern College Glee club will make its third lccal appearance Friday night at o'clock at Eleventh Avenue Methodist church
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02

Mrs. Martha E. Nalley-Funeral serv- ices for Mrs. Martha E. Nalley, age SC, who died at her residence 536 Powell street, West End, We'd nesday afternoon, were conducted at 10 o'c-ock Thursday morning. Burial in Elmwoed, Johns in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-02-02

Mrs. w. T. Treadway-Funeral serv- ices sfor Mrs. W. T. Treadway who died at her residence in Boyd Ala, Tuesday night, were con ductcd at the home of her parents MT. and Mrs. F. R. Wise, York Ala. at o'clock Thursday after noon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-07-26
Personal

Mr.. and Mrs. Bralnerd Bcekwith
are leaving Saturday for Santa Bar.
bara. Cal. 70 make their home.
Miss Gloria Frluk. who has been
spending tho past two months al Gay
wyman's camp In Wyoming. IA ex-
pccted home Saturday or Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs George II. Terrell and
daughter. Elizabeth. have returned
from a short stay at Quallcum Beach
Hotel. y. c.
Mr.. George DAM ieft Tuesday on
the H. r. Alexander on "A three
weeks trip 20 California.
Miss Alice Blake, who has been
visiting in Maine for several months.
Is leaving this week for Cape Cod
on visit OF several weeks
Mr.. Armand Marion and Mr.. Rob
ert Miller. lcf, tho first Of the week
for Vancouver. Il. G., 20 attend the
tennis tournament
MIRA o. II. Pound and two daugt.
ters, Loyt and williodinn. who ief,
June 10. on an extended visit In the
East. will return about September /.
Mr.. Sherman Thatcher Of califor-