davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
POWER co. SURGEONS
Convention Monday VIII Bring About
81 To Birmingham

The annual meeting or the ASSo-
citation of Alabama Power Company
surgeons is to be held Monday IN
Birmingham, 1t was announced Sat
urday by S. r. Benedict, chief sur
geon. Approximately SIS of the COM
pany's surgeons are expected to at
tend the meeting.
The association is composed of doc
tors residing in the different towns
where the Alabama Power company
operates. and Is operated much along
the lines Of railway association
where the surgeons are appointed,
but receive payments only when SER
vices are administered. In the thou
sands of accident cases handled by
surgeons for the Alabama Power
company, none has ever developed te-
tanus, and it is expected that the
subject of tetanus will be thoroughly
discussed at the coming meeting.
The meeting in birmingham will
last for anly one day, and special
program has been arranged concern
ing subjects which are of speciai
interest to doctors in treating cases
of the Power company's patients. Of
ficers of the association at present
are: President, DR.. A. NJ. Steel. An
niston; Vice President, DR.. NJ. w.
Murray. Albany; Secretary and
Treasurer, DIR. ]. P. Stewart. Alfalfa.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
COMMUNITY CHEST
MEETING CALLED
Final Details Of Birmingham
Organization To Be Set
tied Wednesday

Committees of three members each,
representing social and charitable
organizations of Birmingham, are to
hold their initial meeting for the
working out poi final details in the
organization of a Birmingham Com
munity Chest at 2;30 o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon in the auditorium
of the Chamber of Commerce. w ".
NJ. Robertson, Jr., is in charge of the
organization work. Practically every
social service organization or agency
has consented to join in the move
ment for the establishment of a Com
munity Chest in Birmingham, and
the Wednesday meeting will be the
contamination of organization eff
forts.
Organizations to be represented by
committees at the meeting in the
Chamber of Commerce auditorium are
as follows: Chamber of Commerce,
Junior Chamber of Commerce, Com
munitY club, Civilian club, Exchange
club, kiwanis club, Optimist club.
Rotary club. Jefferson County Chill
Gren's Aid society, Business and Pro-
fessional Women's club. Young Wom-
ems Christian association. Boys club
Boy Scouts. Red Cross. Council of
Women's clubs. Council of Jewish
Women. Salvation Army, Volunteers
of America, Jefferson County Anti
tuberculosis association, Alabama
Association for the Blind. Axis club,
Mercy home, Octavia White house.
Birmingham Council Girl Scouts.
Children's hospital, Associated Jew
ish Charities, Y. NJ. c. A, Junior
league.
The last two associations. Y. NJ.
c. A. and Junior league, will attend
the organization meeting as observ-
ers. The meeting is to be governed
by the working constitution formu-
lated by the Community club COM
mittee after a nationwide study OF
Community Chests. This committee
is comprised of Lloyd B. Bowers.
william NJ. Rogers and Paul Hughes.
Their report was adopted by the In
ter-Ciub council and in turn was
recommended by citizens. The Com
munity Chest when organized Will
represent the composite opinions or
each OF the % organizations repre-
scented and all policies are to be left
in their hands for settlement. Tho
work already done in the Commu-
nity Chest movement in Birmin CHA m
has been foundational only and ac-
tive plans for the functioning of the
chest are to be made at the Wednes-
day afternoon meeting. Many other
organizations besides those already
listed have voluntarily signified their
willingness to cooperate in the com
munity chest end savor, 1t is said.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
BIRMINGHAM HIGH SCHOOLS
TO GRADUATE 439 STUDENTS
AT EXERCISES THURSDAY

commercial; Frank John Schlichter,
commercials; Dan Leroy Sharits,
English; William Ernest Stuckey,
commercial; Edward Alexander
Travis. English John Denham
Tucker, scientific; LeGrand Carney
Wilson, .Jr., English; Sterling Oscar
Wright, English.
Girls-Floyce Elizabeth Alverson,
general; Jessie Lee Ansley. general:
Dorothy Carlisle, general; Myrtle
Anne Crenshaw, general; Rena Cruce,
scientific; Bertha Jane Cummins,
general; Lucille Effie Davis. English :;
Hazel Dismukes, general; Joan Fer
guson DCugherty, English: Margaret
Eleanor Dowd commercial; Martha
Baird Feltus. scientific; Ora Vir-
ginla Fidler, commercials; Elsie Lee
Garner, commercial; Helen Simms
Gibson, general; Flora Goldberg,
English; Lillian Catherine Harvey,
commercial Marie Worrell Hickman.
scientific; Lenora Mallett Hooper,
scientific; Marion Frances Jones,
commercial; Elizabeth Helen Krem-
ser, commercial; Leona Thelma
Lewis, scientific; Ross Lipsitz, COM
mercial; Mary Katherine McInerney,
commercial; Mildred McWherter,
commercial; Lillian Esther Newman,
commercially; Mary Elsie Orr, scien-
tific: Margaret Gage Perryman,
scientific; Mary Elizabeth Pittman,
general; Margaret Pow, general;
Grace Riley, scientific; Martha Ruth
Roobin, commercial; Nirgie May
Royals. English; Morgia Word Shrop-
shire, general; Sarah Louise Trucks,
scientific; Minnie Alma Whaley,
commercials; Hannah Lucinda White,
general; Helen Marie White. scien-
tific; Lorita White. English; Frankye
Wood commercial; Gertrude Tiff,
commercial.
Second section, June 1923:
BCys-William Marvin Acton, Eng
fish; Philip Hayden Afford, general
George Refs Alsmiller. scientific;
Glen Backschies. English Donald
James Barber, Jro general; James
Watson Barger, general; Robert
Henry Baugh. Jr., scientific; Edward
Plummer Beaumont. scientific;
Franklin Southcomb Blackford. gem
eral; James. Allen Bowers. English;
Arthur Edward Brown, general; An
drew Jackson Bryant. Jr., English;
John Lindsay Builder. scientific;
Yardley Penn Candy, general Vim
cent Lawrence Catanzano. English;
James Frank Chambers, English;
Paul Jones Chambers. Jr., general;
Horton b. Chamblee, English; Samuel
fContiuucI IN pora Taul
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
JONES VALLEY HIGH
CLOSES ITS SESSION
Twenty-Five Graduated At Powerdly
School Commencement

Graduation exercises at the Jones
Valley High school Powderly. Ala,
coming as the climax of a series of
most successful commencement eXer-
cises. were held at the high school
Friday night and brought to a clio sc
the schools second year DR.. j. ).
Thomas, University of Alabama, de-
liVered the commencement address,
and was we'll received by the large
audience which attended the eXer-
cises.
Presentation of diplomas 10 the
graduates was made by c. W. Phil
lips, principal of the high school
The valedictory address was given
by Mary nellie Holley, while Lucille
Thompson was salutatorian. The
Jaffe trophy, awarded for the first
time on basis of conduct, general
attitude, scholarship, athletic ability
and good craftsmanship, was pre-
sented to Wallace Veasey
Members of the graduating class
who received their diplomas Friday
night were as follows:
Willie ksdale, Etholene Bing-
ham, Gladys Chappell. Howard Cross,
Edna Mae Davidson, Audrey Fuller
Mary nellie Holley. Julia Hutton, La
rec Johnson. Claud Miller, Annie Mae
Robertson, John Roper, Ruth Smith,
Joe Stephenson, Lucille Thompson,
Harold Thompson, Lois Townsend,
Leona Townsend, Hendon Waldrop,
Paul Whatley, Mary Claire Wilson,
Wora Lee Wood.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

Birmingham high schools will grad
uate their largest classes in history
at SIS o'clock Thursday evening,
May 81, when DR.. C. B. Glenn, super
intendent of the city schools, will
present diplomas to 439 graduates
at the new auditorium of the John
Herbert Phillips High school.
The graduates of 1928 represent
Ensley High school, Central High
and Woodlawn High. The initial
graduating class of the Woodlawn
school has 80 members. Holding
exercises in the new auditorium of
the John Herbert Phillips High
school will be an important event
The graduating exercises will be held
the night following the formal ded-
ication of the high school Wednes-
day.
Erskine Ramsay, president of the
board of education. will preside, and
will introduce DIR. o. r. Corson of OK
ford, O., who Will make the annual
address. DR.. Corson will also make
the dedicatory address at the serv-
ices Wednesday. DIR. Robert n Simp-
son, pastor of the First Christian
church, will pronounce the invoca-
ton. He will be followed by Dr.
Charles A. Brown.
Music will be furnished by tho
combined high school orchestras,
with Miss Sarah Hodges, as soloist.
The benediction will be pronounced
by DR.. Frank Macdonald. pastor OF
the Woodlawn Baptist church.
Seniors To Hold Stn 9
During the week of May 2s, the
seniors of the Birmingham school
will predominant throughout the
city, each school having their re-
spective receptions. class night ex-
ercises and musical concerts. The
commencement calendar for the
schools will be as follows:
Senior play, Woodlawn city hall.
Monday. May rs, S:15 p. m.
Operetta, Euterpean club. Central
High school. jefferson Theatre.
Reception to graduates of Wood
lawn High school. Parent-Teacher
association, library, Woodlawn High
school.
Tuesday. May 10. Sis p. m, Oper-
eta, Lyric club. Ensley High school;
Operetta. Apollo club, Woodlawn
city hall.
Wednesday. May 80, Sis p. M,
Dedication of the John Herbert Phil
lips High school, Phillips High school
auditorium.
Thursday, May 81. % a. M. Exer-
cises of graduating class of the Cen
trail High school, Phillips High school
auditorium; exercises of graduating
class of the Ensley High school, Ems
ley High school auditorium; exercises
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
AXIS CLUB SPONSORS
bette RH0ME WEEK.
STARTING ON JUNE 4
Excepting House" State Men,
bers SIS No Longer Job
But A Profession"

There is no place like Home.
Sweet Home" so sang John Howard
Payne, in his famous song, while
the dearest spot on earth is home"
according to the sentiments of other
bards and it is their sentiments
which will be carried out literally
beginning June and continuing
through June 10, during the Nation
al Educational Campaign for Bet
ter Homes will be waged This cam
paign in birmingham will be spon-
sored by the Axis club, with Mrs
Erie Pettus, president of the club.
director and Mrs. C. p. Beddow, pub
LEFTY chairman. at the helm.
Keeping house, it was stated by
club members. is no longer Jab.
but a profession. and one that every
the Axis club plans to make 1t pos
sible for each and every Birmingham
woman to have this training.
The week of June will be OBJ
served as Better Homes Week ma
tionally. Everything that enters into
the modern home will be demonstrate
ed according to those who are spon-
soring the campaign In Birmingham.
The demonstrations will show q w
the home can be more convent "
arranged in the building plan now
it can be furnished by the individ-
had taken a part in 1t. keeping all
of the effects in absolute harmony
how it can be furnished beautifully.
and how it may be equipped with
modern labor saving devices, such
that will give the housekeeper more
leisure time to enjoy her children,
her husband and her home, still haN-
ing time to assist in charitable and
church work.
Kitchen To BE Studied.
The cleaning and care of the nome
will not be all in this week cal
endar, because the kitchen. which
some say is the most interesting part
of a home. will also be studied:
THE shortest road to mans heart
is through his stomach" according
to an old adage, and it is the IN
tent of the Axis club to pave TINS
road for easy travelling for the house
keepers of birmingham. In order
to accomplish their purposes the clup
has secured two houses, one located
at 1903 Thirty-first street, north, ana
the Axis club house at 1919 Eighth
avenue. north. where a model home
equipped with modern conveniences
will be demonstrated.
Miss Green. head of the home eco
Monies department at the Alabama
Polytechnic institute at Auburn. viii
be present during the week. and VIII
give demonstrations and hold classes
in hygienic cooking, and food Sc
lections.
The Axis club requests that the
Husbands" of Birmingham cooper
ate with them, and assist in making
Better Homes Week" success and
raise the standards of Birmingham
homes.
A proclamation declaring June
to 10 as Better Homes Week" has
been issued by d. f. McLendon, pres
ident of the city commission
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
CHAUFFEUR is
TAXI Driver Loses Days Pay In
Order To Aid Traffic Cop

NEW YORK, May 26.-Pedestrians
at the risky Canal-Center street cor
ner were dazed Saturday by the
sight of a taxi driver handling the
stop-go signal at the intersection,
usually guarded by a husky traffic
policeman.
The bluecoat was absent, helping
Mayor Hylan parade around in cele-
bration of the twenty fifth birthday
of Greater New York.
Vito Graeco, who mas operated a
cab from this corner for five years,
found traffic dangerously tangled
when he came to his stand. He
STAYED on the job all day, waving
his arms in expert fashion.
81 don't mind losing days pay
to help out the cops and the city.
and stop accidents. Vito explained
modestly.
Now the lion is ready to lie down
with the lamb" exclaimed one spec
tator. who said he would recommend
Vito for a medal of some sort.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
.DEWS GIVEN PAROLE
FROM KILBY PRISON
W. c. T. L. Active In Behalf OF Man
Convicted OF Shaving Farmer

T. c. DeWs. former federal prohi-
bition officer, under a sentence of
three years in the penitentiary fol-
lowing his conviction of killing Cut
tbs Tidmore, has been granted 30
day parole by Gov. w. w. Brandon
at the request of delegation from
the jefferson county w, c. T. L.
The local organization of the w. c,
T. L, has undertaken the attempt to
seek "A pardon for Dews. holding he
had been unjustly convicted. Judge
II. L. Anderton has been retained by
the union as attorney.
The killing of Tidmore occurred
about two years ago when force
of prohibition officers stopped his
wagon on the Springville road to
search 1t for liquor. No whisky was
discovered in the wagon after he had
been shot. Charges of murder were
placed against Dews and others, fol-
lowing the investigation of Coroner
j. D. Russum and he was convicted
and sentenced in federal court.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
PLAN EPWORTH MEETING
First Annual League Institute OF
Negroes COnvenes Monday

The first annual Epworth League
institute of the Central Ala bama
conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal church. negro. is to be held from
Monday to Friday. inclusive, of the
coming week at the buildings of the
Central Alabama college. II. II. SUIT
ton is to be president of the insti
tute, and S. c. Walker will be dean.
About $50 of the young negroes of
central Alabama are expected to be
in attendance at the institute.
The feature of the weeks meeting
will be religious symposium and
concert at the jefferson theatre at
o'clock Tuesday night. Speeches
on public Morals" are to be made
by Dr.. D. d. Martin and DR.. j. n. c.
Coggin. The Blind Singers organi-
zation, conducted by Professor Wood,
will sing at the meeting, and a sec
ton Is to be reserved for white peo-
pie wishing to attend. The general
purpose Of the institute will be to
give religious training to the young
negroes of the south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
JEFFERSON SENATOR WOULD PURGE ALABAMA OF DISGRACE
Next Wednesday TO Fallen War Hro
HARRISON C0MMENDSI
ACTION OF RECEIVERS
Says Prompt Compliance With
Agreement Makes Impression

Warmly comm ending receivers of
the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company for the prompt meas
ures taken by them to carry out pro-
visions of the recent compromise
agreement between the city and the
company's receivers, Commit ssioner
William L. Harrison believes that
the marked Improvements being
made in birmingham street rail-
way transportation system will mean
much toward Birmingham's future
development The prompt COM
pliance of the company with the
terms of the recent agreement has
made distinctly favorable impress
sion with the public, Commissioner
Harrison saws.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
COMPANY /. GUESTS
Plans For summer Encnmpment Dis
cussed At Cnptmin's uomSe

Officers and noncommissioncd of
ticcrs of Company l., One Hundred
and Sixty seventh infantry. Alabama
National Guard. We're entertained
Wednesday night at the home OF
Lieut.. and Mrs. John II. Singletary,
assisted by Mrs. Charles r. Fleming
The meeting was arranged ~ outline
activities for the Improvement OF tho
organization in preparation for the
summer encampment at Camp Nc
Clellan beginning August 6.
Plans are being made To take Il
strong company TO the summer en-
campment, according Ia Captain
Fleming. and a recruiting campaign
has been begun to fill the company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
HENRY HILL RETURNS

Henry S. Hill. chief deputy sheriff,
returned to Birmingham Saturday
afternoon from a trip to Chicago,
where he failed to obtain custody of
p. w. Wolford, alleged confidence
man, to return him to Birmingham
for trial. Eight indictments Were
returned against Wolford here for
alleged swindling in the operation
of the Jackson Tailoring company.
Wolford fought eXtradition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
j. L. COOK PLEADS GUILTY

]. /. Cook, alleged proprietor of
roadside stand on the Montgomery
highwal, whose testimony that he
was in Jail Sunday afternoon. May
10. was used by attorneys of James
w. Wells to disprove portion of the
testimony of a states witness, plead
guilty to violating the prohibition
law Saturday morning and was SEN
fenced to 80 days hard labor by
Judge John Mckinley.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

ZION, III, May 26.-Zion's new
radio station. erected at the direc-
ton of Wilbur Glenn Voliva, over
seer of the Christian Catholic Apos-
tolic Church in Zion, will be tested
tomorrow. 1t has been assigned its
call, which will be WORD and will.
be operated on 345-meter wave
length.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

of graduating class of the Woodlawn
High school k'iftN-sixth Street Bap-
fist church. annual address and pre-
sentation OF diplomas to graduates of
Central. Ensley and Woodlawn High
schools. Phillips High school audi
forum.
How Distribution Is Made.
The graduates of the Central High
school finishing during the year of
1929 were Is follows. First semes-
ter, ending January: boys, 20; girls,
Al. a total of 10, second semester:
boys To, girls ia, tatol of 1856;
grand total 256. Ensley High school:
First semester, boys. 10. girls, 80, a
total of 81; second semester: boys 40.
girls 81, total of 102: grand total,
1913. Woodlawn High school; first
semester, none; second semester, boys
II. girls 10, grand of 80.
summary of the white high
schools is as follows: Central High
schools is as follows; Central High,
boys, 101. girls, 1855, total, 256; Ems
ley High, boys. 50. girls, "a, total of
1873; Woodlawn High hoys II girls.
10. total of 80. A total of. boys.
III; girls, 26s, and a grand total of
439.
From the negro Industrial High
school there will be 1913 graduates.
were as follows: First semester: boys.
10, girls, 81. total of Al; second
semester: boys, 10. girls. A. a total
of Sc; making a grand total of 103.
The total enrolment of graduates. in
Guiding both white and colored
schools is as follows: Boys, 1913, girls,
349, making a grand total of 542
NAMES OF GRADUATES
The names of graduates follow, by
schools:
Central High School
First section January, 1923:
Boys-John LOTUS Scully Adams,
commercial; Sol Berry, commercial:
James Jackson Bethune. English;
Charles Willis Bible, English; Ross
Buzzanca, English; William Hord
Gift, English; John Franklin coke.
commercial: Royce Conrad Crawford,
English; Thomas Ross Kendall, COM
mercial; Samuel Fletcher King.
scientific; Jonathan Edward Lappage,
English; Harrell Walton Little.
scientific; Donald Hiram McCuaig,
scientific: Edward Vert Mcdonald.
scientific; Calvin Myrtle McKenna,
English; Carl Theodore Miller COM
mercial; Ralph Howard Mills, scitn-
tific; James julius Odom, English;
Robert Alexander Porter, Jr.. scien-
tific: Robert Frank Richard, Gel M
mercial; Robert Atwood Rollings
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27
BIG PARADE.
ON MEMORIAL
DAY FEATURE.

Program Announced For A.
fair Which Will Be BY Far
Most Elaborate Birmingham
Has Ever Attempted In Hon.
or Of Heroes Of War
ALL MILITARY AND CIVIC
BODIES BE REPRESENTED
Following Parade Exercises
Will Be Held At Capitol Park
Where Orators WiIIPay Trib-
ute To Dead On Behalf Of
Various Bodies
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-27

IN order that I may not be mis-
understood. l want to emphasize that
| am not 4 sentlmentalist in regard
to convicts and that | am not one
of those that subscribe to the pink
tea method of handling criminals.
I was for several years public
prosecutor and have prosecuted \
Continued On Page TeNl
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-12
COTTON FARMERS Of
MARION TO ORGANIZE:
VIII Meet With State Field
Worker At Buena Vista
Thursday

BUENA VISTA, Feb. 12.-Begin-
ming today the Georgia Cotton Grow
ers Cooperative association opened
a concentrated drive for new mem
bers in Marion, Webster, Stewart
and Schley counties.
The membership drives are in
charge of ]. G. Woodruff, E. B. Con-
wen and J. C. Greer. They will be
assisted by local workers in the va
rious counties and the campaign will
run approximately two weeks.
Thursday F. R. Shanks, field rep
resentative for the American Cot
ton Growers Exchange, which is COM
posed of the eight state cotton coop
eratives will speak at Buena Vista,
at 10 a. M, at the court house to
the farmers and business men of
Marion county on cooperative mar
keting and the success that has al
ready been attained by the Georgia
Cotton Growers Cooperative asso-
citation.
During the campaign meetings will
be held at various local points
throughout the four counties.
Every farmer and business man in
Marion county are urged to lay all
other business aside and attend the
meeting at the Bueha corut house
next Thursday morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-02-12
TO
WELCOME PRESS
Continued from Page 0ne.)

taken from the water nearby-and
with oysters win be all the neces-
sary trimmings.
The Lions club, the most recently
organized and one Of the'ivest or
carnations Of the city, bid for the
pleasure Of entertaining the associa-
ton one afternoon of the two it will
be here-Friday and Saturday, Feb
ruary % and "a.
The city has provided boat for a
trip up and down the river, around
the harbor, clean to Tybee Light, and
up to the sugar refinery and other
dozen or so industrial plants at Port
Wentworth. Music and eats will also
feature the boat trip.
One of the theaters has given all
its boxes for the editorial party for
an evening and tickets to all the. pic
ture houses will be provided for any
time the visitors wish to avail chem
selves Of the courtesy. It is hoped
by the local committee that many
will remain over Sunday and if the
weather is good a trip on special TO
Tybee viii be staged and probably
another famous fish breakfast at Ban
non Lodge.
Secretary H. NJ. Stanley has been