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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
STATE INSTITUTES
 PLANNED SEPT. 10
Jefferson Rural Schools Expected
 To Open With Big Enrolment

State institutes will be conducted in the rural schools of Jefferson coun- ty on Monday and Tuesday, Septem- Der 10 and II, If agreeable with the state department of education, 1t was announced Monlay by E. B. Erwin, assistant county superintendent of education.
 The work of the institute Is a gen. eral outline of plans for the year and lecture series of general instruc- tions by leading educators, following which the regular work of the term will begin.
 County education heads are busy now preparatory to the opening of the rural schools on Monday, Septem- Der 10. Much has been accomplished, 1t was stated. in the matter of school building improvement and by the ad- dition of considerable new equipment, practically all of which work has been completed. and the schools ready for the opening of the new term.
 One of the largest enrollments in recent years Is looked forward to- MT. Erwin stated, in keeping with the steadily increasing yearly enroll ment in the rural schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
Vital Statistics
BIRTHS


 MT. and Mrs. Norman Clifton Giass. 2ss Arlington Place, July 27; boy.
 MT. and Mrs. William Maurice Hoskins. s16 South Fourteenth street. August B; Mir and Mrs. Albert Henry Newman. St. Vincents hospital. July 2s boy. MT. and Mrs Roger Leroy Morrison, St. vincents hospital. August 8; girl, girl,o,o u.. MT. and Mrs. George Elchos, 7230 First avenue. July 21; girl.
 MT. and Mrs, Samuel Weintraub. South Highlands tnfirmary, Jqly "A; os9y s9y' s.oon, 1'i MT. and Mrs. c. owens. Wyatt. Ala. 'ua Mr. and sT' Mrs. Tom 1adner. coalburx. Ats Mr. 'n6S and \ Mrs eoy William H. Walker. Re- pubic Ala SI Juiy S;.DG. Si 69y M cr.r. no,o MT. and Mrs. John Walter Fancher. R9qte 4 BsssemsT stss Ter Ala July ,; ls; sigl 4. Bessemer, Ala, July T: girl.
 Mir and Mrs F. J. Franklin. 1610 Four teenth avenue. Bessemer July 80; girl. Baird street, June 6; girl
 MT, and Mrs. Charlie Lindsey, 1904 Fourth avenue pSTsai 1EarAs Assn'' ?; boy
 William G. wason, Hillman hospital, August 6 6S years
 John Hunt Bailey, 2o27 Twelfth avenue north August s; 80 years.
 Mrs. Annie L. Fain, 12ll North Thirty se9Snd 3SrYi street t, August g. AT years street. August 2; 34 years.
 Mrs. Mamie, Mckinney. Birmingham James Nell McEd Ramon. Birmingham General hospital, August 4 years.
 Noble C. sellersN Pratt City, Route 3, John D. Benifleld. Birmingham General hospital, August 5; year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
HEAVY STEEL CARG0ES
Large Shipment Of Rails To Cuba Points Features Exports Sunday

One of the heaviest and most sig nificant shipments of steel products from Birmingham mills to Cuban points left Mobile Sunday in the Norwegian steamer Normania. Lead ing item consisted of 3.250 tons Of steel rails for five Cuban ports, which took from 800 to HOO tons each. In detail the cargo was as fol- lows:
 For Havana3 2S4 tons of nails. SC tons of barbed wire. 326 tons of steel rails, 45 tons of galvanized and cor rugated sheet steel. 15.000 pounds of wire staples, 10000 pounds of splice bars, 16,000 pounds of spikes. 2.500 pounds of bolts and nuts.
 For Cabana: 300 tons of steel rails. 2S tons of spikes, bolts. nuts. etc.
 For Matanzas: $50 tons or steel rails.
 For Puerto Tarafa: 1,134 tons of steel rails, 102 tons of angle bars, splice bars, bolts, nuts, etc.
 For Pastello $50 tons of steel rails and 75 tons of splice bars, angle bars, nuts, bolts and other track material.
 Every ship leaving Mobile now with rails also carries a large cargo of track accessories owing to the establishment of these mills 1R the district,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
NE W SAVINGS BANK r [ R BIRMINGHAM Morris Plan System To 0p- crate As Industrial
 Savings Bank

Birmingham is to have another savings banl: with the announcement Monday that the Morris Plan system, 1928 Fourth avenue, north, would op- crate in the future as the Industrial Savings bank with the officers. of fees and directors. 1he capital of the organization is stated to be $100, 900, and the purpose of the conver- sion was to bring the bank under the supervision and protection of the state.
 Morris Plan loans will continue as a part of the new institutions acti- vities, it was announced. The man agement is to give a savings bank in- terest at five per cent per year. The Morris Plan system has been in op- eration In Birmingham for the past seven years.
 officers of the new bank are: Robert Jemison, ST, president; A. H. Woodward, vice president; l.. Sevier, second vice president; w. Y. Willett, cashier, and M V. Hindley, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
FAVOR JOINT ELECTION
Jitney Question And County School Tax May Be Submitted Same Day

Suggestions that the two forthcom- ing elections be merged into a Joint affair, one on the jitney question and the other the four mill school tax, and be held the same day has met with a degree of approval from both the county board of education anl the revenue board, 1t was stated unof- ficially at the court house Monday.
 Two thousand dollars Is the esti- mated cost of holding an election In Greater Birmingham. which cost could be made practically to cover tho two elections, 1t Is stated, and especially so since the two issues, as they now stand, are slated to receive attention within ten days of each other.
 It Is pointed out by those Interested in the carrying of the proposed school and bond Issue, that IS the matter Is rural affair, many citizens of Bir- mingham would not be sufficiently interested to attend the poles for that purpose alone, but if there on another question would cast their votes in favor of the four mill tax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
J|TNEY ORDINANCE TO BE SUBMITTED
City Board Will Turn Over Petitions To Election Com-
 mission Tuesday

At its regular meeting Tuesday the city commission will receive the ini- tiative proposed ordinance of the ijtney men, 1t having become official for submission through the finding of more than 1,500 names of qual- flied voters signed to the public pe- tition for initiative election.
 L. F. Gray, secretary of the cleo ton commission, will submit his re- port with the accompanying certifi- cates showing the validity of the pa pers.
 Under the law the commission must receive the communications ana at once submit the petition for the election to the election commi ssion, which body will, automatically, call for an election within 30 days. The call for the election Is mandatory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
DEATHS

John Hunt Bailey-Funeral services for John Hunt Bailey, S1, 2027 { Twelfth avenue, north. who died at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at his residence. were held at 3:3O o'clock Monday afternoon from the home, followed by interment in Oak Hill cemetery with Ridout in charge. He Is survived by his widow; one daughter, Mrs. H. J. Kribs of Ensley and one son, Foster Bailey of Atlanta, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
OPEN CITIZEN FACTORY.
Naturalization Examinations VIII
 Be Held August IS and IA

NATURALIZATION EXhm1nht1onW VIII
 Be Held August 13 and IA
 Naturalization examinations will be held in the United States court room, August 13 and 14, according to information at the clerks office Monday morning. Herbert Read, naturalization examiner from New Orleans, La. will have charge of the examinations.
 All foreign-born citiens who either have filed their papers or wish to take out papers are requested by the clerk of the federal court to be present on the days of the tests. The first day will be devoted to pre- liminary examinations and the sec ond day, final examinations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
MRS. SHAMBURGER DIES
Passes Away After Lingering In-

Passes Away After Lingering ln-
 ness
 Mrs. James A. Shamburgers aged "A, for 10 years a resident of Bir- ,mingham, died at 10 o'clock Monday night at her home, 2331 Tenth ave- nue, south. following a long illness. Mrs. Shamburger 1s survived by two sons, Victor M. and Ben R. Shamburger, and by one daughter Mrs. Wharton Mcintyre, all of Bir- mingham. The body will be sent Tuesday to Cuba, Ala, here former home, where funeral services will be held at 2 o'clock Wednesday, after noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
OFFICERS WEAR CREPE
Mourning Sign For Nations Lat,
 Chief Exeeutiye

 Officers of the army of the United States, including the regular army, the national guard and the organized reserves will wear the usual badge of mourning for a period of 30 days, according to telegraphic information received Monday by Col, T. S. Moor man, executive officer of the Three Hundred and Forty-fifth infantry
 This badge is band of plain black cloth or crepe, five inches in width, and is worn just above the elbow on the left arm. The colors of the various organizations of the army also will be draped in mourn ing for one month, Colonel Moorman states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07

DeIeSateS to the state conNentIo1 at Mobile, August 29, 30 and 31, will be elected the night of the party Plans are being made to take the trip to Mobile in the army trucks be. longing to the post, adding the pleas. ure of trip through the country ts the program at Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
ting al o'clock Wednesday night

ting at s o'clock Wednesday night, August 15, it was decided Monday.
 Free chances on the Ford automo- to be given away by the legion will be given guests who buy tickets to the cutting and at the country store, which will be another feature of the program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
SUES FOR ALLEGED ARREST

Suit has been filed .n the circuit court of Jefferson county through D. N. Mcdonald as plaintiff on be- half of Gulpepper Wynn, for $10.000 against Nick Mahamas, Jim Morris and Bill Morris as defendants, the petition alleging that the defendants caused Wynn's arrest on charge of disorderly conduct on May 25, 1923, by complaint to Officers J. A. Ellard and Nj. K. Wilson, that the said charge was judicially tried and the defendants found not guilty.
 Additional sl0,000 is claimed on count two, which alleges the de- fendants committed assault and ba- tery on Wynn on the came date. Kenneth c. Charlton and James K. McVey are his attorneys.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
BANK EMPLOYEs STRIKE

MADRID, August 6.--Some of the
 older employees of the banks who were called out on strike last week began to return to work today, but the general situation remains un- changed. The directors called a meeting to discuss the question to- day. The police report nc disorders,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
C0LWN WILL REPORT
 ON CONVENTION TRIP
Grocers And Butchers To Complete
 Plans For Barbecue Tuesday

Anu AO NOhipACtN
 Plans For Barbecue Tuesday
 Birmingham Retail Grocers and Butchers will complete plans for their fourth annual September bar becue and outing at a regular meet ing in the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night
 A committee composed of B. c. Ap- person, chairman; O. T. Earl, N. l.. Andrews. Parker Osment and F. N. Bransby has been working on plans for the annual affair and will pre- sent complete details at the meeting
 J. E. Colvin. president of the as- sociation, will preside and give a report of his recent trip to the twenty-sixth annual convention in St Paul last month. The meeting will open at s o'clock and close promptly at 10 o'clock. Cigars and refreshments will be served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
CURRENT EVENTS
PLAN MELON CUTTING

Legion Post To Give Party At Com
 pany NJ Armory Wednesday Night
 Birmingham Post No. 1 of the American Legion will throw open the doors to Company N armory in the old post office building to the mem bers of the legion, their families and the public in a big watermelon cut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
|TODAYS
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If f@1EE@ s Tuesday, 1 August 7, If 1923
AT THE THEATRES

AT THE THEATRES Lyric-"Six Cylinder Love-" Loew's Bijou-Vaudeville and fea- ture film, Gareth Hunghes in T Can Explain"
 AT THE MOVIES Capitol-All-star cast in The Af- fairs of Anatol."
 Galax-Marion Davis in When Knighthood Was in Flower" Odeon-Ruth Roland in Haunted Valley"
 Princess-Charles Jones in "The Boss of Camp Eour."
 Rialto-Alice Calhoun in "The Angel of Crooked Street." Royal--Harry Carey in Good Men and Rue"
 Strand-Thomas Meigham in 'Homeward Bound" Trianon-All-star cast in Children of Dust"
 CURRENT EVENTS kiwanis club luncheon at the Tut wiler hotel at 1 o'clock. Optjmist club luncheon at the Tutwiler hotel at 1 o'clock. No w Y Program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
THE WEATHER

Alabama, MisslssippL Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia. Florida, ex- Tuesday and Wednesday, with local thun- dershowers; no change in temperature.
 Tennessee and Kentucky: Local thun- dershowers Tuesday; Wednesday probably fair, little change in temperature.
 Louisiana; Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy, probably local thunder showers in southeast portion.
 Arkansas and Oklahoma: Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy; little change in temperature.
 East Texas: Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy.
 West Texas: Tuesday and Wednesday, partly cloudy, probably showers Tuesday in extreme west portion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-07
LOCAL DATA

TOT me 24 hours ending at 2 D. m, August 6, 1923:
 Highest temperature ................ 90 Lowest temperature ...,............ "A Mean temperature ................. 82 Normal temperature ............3... so Deficiency in temperature since Jan
 uary ..-.....'.-. ............. 133 Rainfall ...... ......,............. O0 Total rainfall since January 1......3S. 45 Excess in ra infall since January l.. 6. 20 Relative humidity, ' a. m. ......... 96
 1I noon ..s....... ...-.......... bi
 D. III. ..,...... .........s lt Dry thermometer, ' a. m. ......... 74
 noon ''.'......'. ...........,.. 2!
 ( ?. ln .....,.... bt Wet thermometer, a. m. ........ '; Iz noon .,.................. v D. m. ............ ............ v Summary of observations made al sta tions of the United States Weather Bureau during the 24 hours ending at D. m, goth meridian time. August 6. 1923:
The Lamar register., 1923-04-11
Would You Trust Them?

The FarmerLabor party is calling
u political convention in Chicago on
July 3, in an endeavor to organize Il
new party for the presidential cam
paign of 1924.
Invitations will 90 to the National
Partisan League, the Socialist
party, the Committee of 4S, Labor par
ties of various states, the Woman's
Party, the League of Voters and humid
reds of separate organizations asking
them to take such steps as are neces-
sary to bring about a political coali-
tion for the 1924 campaign.
One can almost state in advance
the program that will be proposed at
this convention. So-called big bust
ness" will furnish the target for every
crank who has an AK to grind. The
problems of the farmer will be mag
uified and the demand will be made for
Legislation to maintain high farm
prices, cheap money, low freight rates
and low prices for the products which
the farmer consumes.
No thought will be given as to the
logic of the arguments advanced. The
convention will not represent the farm
ers, it will represent the political ex-
perimentors who are trading on the
farmers name in the hopes of secur-
ing votes that will enable them to be
successful in the passage of socialistic
legislation.
The meanest joke that could be play
The Lamar register., 1923-04-11
The Bulls of ]. Bull.

The British people are sad TO be
borne down Dy tax rate that is still
ing industry and killing individual in
itiative. There appears to be lntle
reason for such a heavy burden, how
ever, and the application Of some en-
hghtened American economic princi-
piles would bring speedy relief In
stead Of decreasing the national rev
enue with a substantial tax cut and
then straining every nerve to avoid
a government deficit, which has been
the Republican program at Washing
ton, the British allow their tax rate
to stand while a big surplus accumu-
hates. The surplus for the British
fiscal year, just closed, is about $780,
100000. The government is also ex-
pending about S5OO,0O0,OOO a year in
cash doles for the support Of the un-
employed. If the surplus and the
doles were abolished, and British taxes
lowered a billion dollars a year, it is
probable that industry would pick up
at once, unemployment would rapidly
disappear, and the sources of taxation
would be SO increased that still furth-
er tax reductions could be granted.
Such has been the program in this
country. We had no doles, but dras-
tic tax reduction of $500, 900 900 was
ordered by statute, and then the Hard
ing administration proceeded to cut
the cost of government to fit the low
cred revenues. The result has been
the elimination of unemployment, and
rapid increase in income tax re-
ceipts as industry has revived. 1t is
now predicted that our prosperity will
warrant another tax cut before long.
It is easy for Great Britain or any
other European country to observe
what we have accomplished and 20
and do likewise.
The Lamar register., 1923-04-11

friendships and that the choice should
be made according to friendships held
for men who are not residents of the
State.
This is an entirely novel view of
politics. Time was, some decades ago,
when senatorships we're largely mat
ters of personal preference or the pre-
ference of political organizations. We
thought we had gotten away from
that period of our political evolution.
We thought we had arrived at time
when representatives of States in the
upper branch of Congress, in both
branches of Congress in fact, would be
chosen because of their personal quat-
ifications and because of their capac-
ity for service to the commonwealths
they represent.
"Such an idea seems never to have
occurred to Mr. Wilson. So far as his
telegram indicates, he had only one
thought concerning the factors which
should determine the selection of
Senator in Colorado. He asked the
Governor to appoint my friend, Mr.
Huston Thompson
at would be interesting to be able
to read the mind OF the Governor on
the receipt Of that telegram and to
know wlrat he thought of Wilson's as
sumption that his action as Governor
could he controlled by political friend
ships for men outside his State. 1t
would be interesting to read the public
mind in Colorado and learn what the
people of that State think of the idea
that their senatorships are to be be
slowed as a recognition of personal
friendship for man whose policies
were rejected by the American people
by a majority of seven millions"
The Lamar register., 1923-04-11
Not Perfect But it Works.

mo human institution is 100 per
cent efficient" says the Kansas City
Star.
Our industrial system which is un-
der fire from the Socialists in the
British House of Commons, falls far
short of perfection because it is OPP
Grated by human beings. But in the
fairly extensive recorded history of
the world only the so-called capitals
tic system has worked well enough to
maintain any sort of population at a
fairly high level of comfort.
THE capitalistic system under the
czars of Russia was notOriously inef-
ficient but at least the rest of the
world did not have to chip in every
year to save several million Russians
from starving to death as has been
the experience under the Socialist sys-
TEN Of Lenine.
"There is plenty of chance to inn
prove the existing industrial system
in America. But there is at least to
be said for it: 1t works"
The Lamar register., 1923-04-11

ed on the radical elements would be
to call their bluff and say to political
agitators who will attend this meet
ing, alright, gentlemen, you take the
responsibility for government in this
country and run it for the next four
years. Pass all the laws that YOU
propose. Give the farmer high prices
and cheap labor. Give the railroads
low rates and the railroad workers
high wages. Repeal the tariff pro-
lection which saves the sugar beet
farmer and at the same time give him
good prices for his beets and low
prices for sugar to the consumer. Let
the government take over the rail
roads and public utilities and operate
them at deficit relying on the tax
payers to foot the bill. Reduce the
packing house prices of meat and in
crease the prices paid for cattle. Car
ry out to the fullest extent your pro-
gram for the highest prices for the
producer and laborer and the lowest
prices for the consumer. If it can't
be done in any other way, let the gov
ernment do ait. AT the end of four
years check up your figures and if
there is a deficit let the taxpayers
foot the BILL"
How many of the American people
would vote to turn the so-called Farm
er-Labor party loose with free hand
on program of this kind. If they
fail to oppose radical propositions
which will be proposed, they stand in
danger of having number of them
adopted, for which they will have to
later pay and pay and pay.
The Lamar register., 1923-04-11
WASHINGTON NOTES
Absentee Bossism for Colorado.

Washington, Apr. 9.-"It would
seem to the disinterested outsider that
not only the Governor but the people
of the State Of Colorado must resent
the insult that has been offered to
them by former President Wilson in
his recommendation concerning the ap-
pOintment Of a Senator to fill a va
cancy," says the Republican Publicity
Association, through its President,
Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr. "Mr. Will
son is not and never has been resi-
dent of Colorado; he is not and can
not be as familiar with its needs or
the qualifications of its citizens as the
Governor or any one of a thousand
residents of the State, yet he took it
upon himself to telegraph the Govern
or asking him to appoint a certain
man to represent that State in the
Senate.
But that is not the worst feature
of Mr. Wilson's offense. He did not
base his request upon any qualifica-
tion of the man he recommended The
sole reason given for preferring one
man rather than another was that the
person he mentioned was my friend.
"There is only one possible infer
ence to be drawn from the language
of Mr.. Wilson's telegram: he believes
that a Senator should be chosen ac.
cording to his personal and political
The Lamar register., 1923-04-11
New CITY Dads Elected.

The city election passed off quietly,
there being only one ticket in the field.
There were fifty-six votes cast, fifty
one of which were straight for the
ticket The newly elected officials
are:
Earl C. Denney, Mayor.
II. C. Kaiser, Alderman.
]. A. Stinson, Alderman.
c. o. Jackson, Alderman.
r. f. Self, Alderman.
The aldermen holding over for an
other year are Roy Shuler and II. f.
Homsher.-Baca County Republican.
The Glenwood post., 1923-07-12

$50 from the bank, and paying it of
out OF savings.
When to Shun Debt
There are circumstances, however,
under which one should never borrow
money. Never incur a debt in a spec.
ulatiye venture. OF THE PEOPLE
WHO SPECULATE. TWENTY-FIVE
PER CENT LOSE Neither should
debts be incurred to purchase plea.
sure-giving possessions. Such debts
are millstones around the necks of
countless families.
Progressive banks adhere to the
same standards they exact Of their
patrons. Their business methods
must be beyond reproach They ex.
clude business of doubtful reputation
and have no part in the feverish
struggle for sudden wealth. Well.
managed banks are regarded with
great respect. and hold a place of
ever increasing Importance.
Some thoughtless persons criticize
banks for not making loans more
freely but 1t must be remembered
that a banks business is to receive
deposits as well as to grant loans
and 1t is therefore the trustee of
money belonging to others. 1t mus,
safeguard Its depositors funds and
SO control them as to be always ready
to return them intact upon demand
That requires great care in granting
credits.