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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
SOUTHERN Club HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL ELECTION
Thornton Estes Chosen President
Thomas Bragg Vice President

Thornton Estes was elected presi-
dent of the Southern club at the an
nual meeting Wednesday evening.
Thomas Bragg was elected vice presi-
dent and Robert e. Smith, Robert
Williams, Tom Benners. Al C. Gard
ner and j. w. Oden. the board of gov
errors.
Mr.. Estes is the youngest president
the club ever had. He is vice presi-
dent of the National Association of
Retail Lumber dealers. vice president
of the Birmingham Traffic associa-
ton. member of the Rotary club, vice
president last year of the Chamber
of Commerce. He Is young, progress
sive, popular and the club expects
under his leadership to maintain its
high standard.
Mr.. Bragg was at one time on the
faculty of Auburn, from which college
he graduated, and was for years
chairman of the athletic committee.
Satisfaction was expressed with the
work of the past administration, The
entire second floor has been deco
rated throughout, including the ladies
parlor, restroom and the ball room,
and has been turned over completely
to the ladies.
Goodwill was the keynote of the
election, there being no rival factions
and the choice being practically unan-
imous.
Under the secretaryship of John H.
Hine, the club is reported to be in a
flourishinng condition and showing
Improvement
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
BIRMINGHAM MAN IS
GIVEN BIG CONTRACT
Victor Johnson To Be Installation
Engineer For Florida Plant

Friends of Victor Johnson, who
formerly lived in Birmingham but
has lately been engaged in con-
struction work in McMinnvillle,
Tenn, will be interested in the
following clipping from the Manu-
facturers' Record. Mr.. Johnson Is
brother OF DIR. Hardee Johnson and
son of the late DR.. w. H. Johnson.
u. D. Young of Leesburg, Fla,
writing the Manufacturers Record
with reference to his plans for the
construction of a power house and
transmission line at Moss Bluff, Fla,
about Is miles from Leesburg, says:
Contracts have been let to
James Leffel & Co. of Springfield,
Ohio. for two turbines of $50 horse
power each, and to the Westing-
house Electrical Manufacturing
company OF Pittsburg, Pa, for two
800 K. v. A. generators direct con-
nected, together with switchboard,
exciters, transformers and lighting
arrestors, every part to be of the
most modern type.
1--WE will construct % miles of
transmission line. Victor G. john
son, who is at present engaged in
construction work at McMinnville,
Tenn, is to be our construction
engineer.
"'Our plans are all complete and
we will begin actual building of
power house and line not later than
January l, next. We are planning for
a later installation of an additional
50-horsepower unit which is planned
for in the present construction.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
JUDGE FORT TO SPEAK
VIII Discuss Citizenship Before De-
MOlays Friday Evening In Temple

Judge William Z. Fort will discuss
Citizens in the Home, the School
and in the Community" at a ban
quet and class initiation by the Biz
mingham chapter, Order OF DeMolay,
at 6:10 o'clock Friday evening at the
Masonic Temple.
Initiation of the Alexander G.
Cochran class of candidates in the
small auditorium of the temple will
follow Judge Forts address, which
has been selected from a booklet Of
that title, the second of a series of
eight being published by the order.
Members of the Birmingham chap
ter, who will attend the banquet,
which will be served by the ladies of
the Eastern Star, are requested to
communicate Immediately with
Robert NJ. Nankin, secretary. that
proper arrangements can be made.
The Birmingham chapter, Order of
DeMolay, is one of the fastest grow
ing chapters in the entire south. It's
membership is composed of sons OF
Masons and their chums. and is
stated to have received the whole
hearted support of that class Of
young men in Birmingham and the
district
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
TRAFFIC LAW CASES
MATTER OF MEMORIES

Judge Henry j. Martin had another
busy day Wednesday, continuing to
shell out 81 fines to motorists who
faced him for violations of sthe new
traffic ordinance.
He fined 81 violators Tuesday, but
Wednesday a total of 200 defendants
were brought before him. The usual
assessment was 81, accompanied by
an admonition that second arrests
would mean more and that third ar
rests might mean real trouble.
In other words, the recorder is le-
nient the first time, somewhat severe
for a second offense, and is liable to
throw the book" at violators who
come up for the third time.
Financially. the traffic law is a
great success, the recorder said. In
two days the city has been enriched
by something like $500 from traffic
transgressors alone.
Police continued to make wholesale
arrests Wednesday, and Thursday
docket in Recorder Martins court
will be the heaviest yet, according
to indications Wednesday night.
Parallel parking violations cause
the largest number of arrests. Many
other motorists forget all about the
rule prohibiting left turns at certain
corners. Still others forget the
boulevard stop regulation. Many
others park too long at one place.
One thing has $1,000 out at the re-
corder's sessions during the first two
days of rigid enforcement of the new
ders were men who said they knew
better but 'just forgot" Thus far
the number of women to face the
recorder has been small.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
TWO MEN MISSING
Lee BroOkside, of Bessemer, And Old
Negro Are Sought For

Lee Brookside, 80, Bessemer, Route
2, has been missing from his home
for the past u days, according to a
telephone message received Wednes-
day evening at Birmingham police
headquarters from Bessemer authori-
ties.
This is the second disappearance of
an adult person to be reported dur
ing the past week, the first being
that of Sam Smith, aged negro man,
living with his daughter, 317
Twelfth street south.
Brookside has been making his
home with his brother-in-law N. S.
Smith, and has for some time been
undergoing treatment at the Hill
man hospital. The day of his dis
appearance he left home at the usual
time, wearing a sweater, remarking
that a coat was unnecessary. His
failure to return that evening was
not considered unusual and for some
time nothing was thought of 1t.
Later his continued absence from
home caused the family to become
alarmed and the authorities were
notified.
Brookside Is described as 35 years
Old of medium height and weighing
about 200 pounds. He has blue eyes,
black hair and fair complexion and
good teeth. The sweater worn at the
time OF MS disappearance was blue,
trimmed in red.
No information has been received
at police headquarters throwing any
light upon the disappearance of Sam
Smith, negro, 81 years old, who left
his home on Twelfth street, south,
five days ago. Smiths people, with
whom he lived, say he is very child
ish. He has lived ton South Ala
bama plantation practically all his
life and it is thought that he has at
tempted to walk to his old home be-
low Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
SOUTHERN AUTHORIZES
Is CLAIMED BY DEATH
Mrs. Virginia Haywood Cornell
Dies Wednesday

Mrs. Virginia Haywood Cornell,
wife of DIR. r. R. Cornell, sos Twen-
tieth street, north, and well known
as a contributor to several of the
leading magazines, died at her resi-
dence Wednesday morning after a
brief illness. She was SO years old.
The body will be taken to Valley
Head, Ala, Thursday morning for
burial. Johns Undertaking company
is in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Cornell is survived by her
husband, four children, Mrs. Edward
Walther of Chicago, Felix M. Cornell
of Woodlawp, Pa, Mrs. Dorothy j.
Connable of Fayetteville, Tenn, and
Miss Beatrice Cornell of Birming-
ham. She also leaves two brothers,
DIR. O. M. Hayward and p. c. Hay
ward. both of Chattanooga, Tenn,
and two sisters. Mrs. C, II, Crabtree
of Sand Mountain. Ca. and Mrs. Mil
bred johnson of Chattanooga.
Mrs. Cornell was born in Virginia
in 1870 and received her education
in Boston. She married DIR. Cornell
32 years ago and they came to Biz
mingham two years later. She has
written many poems that were pub
lished in leading metropolitan news
papers and contributed short stories
and novelties to the Saturday Eve
ming Post, Golfers weekly, the
American Magazine and other maya
zines.
Her fiction writing included Come
Back Youth" THE Big Moment
Its All Moonshine," THE Mist in
the Valley" The Geniuses," 1.-The
Narrow Way THE First and the
Others" and 1.-THE Tie That Binds"
Her best known poems include Her
Ten Sonnets," "Magdeline Repent
ant" I'm Old: 1 Sit in the Sum-" and
The Gateway" Mrs. Cornell was
working on a short story at the time
of her death.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
KEITH NEW CHAIRMAN
FOR MANUFACTURERS
Annual Meeting OF Organization
Held Wednesday

]. E. Keith, of Marshall, Jordan &
Keith, was chosen head of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers associa-
ton of the Chamber of Commerce at
its annual membership meeting We'd
nesday. Two new directors were
elected to serve three year terms-R.
+ c. Thompson of the American Bak-
cries company and LeGrand C. Will
son, Goodall-Brown Dry Goods COM
pany. The term of Murray Brown
and S. Fellheimer. who have served
three years. automatically expired.
C. c. Blackwell, retiring general
chairman, reported worthy achieve
ments of the association during its
third fiscal year. Since the inception
he said, a total of 1920 had been re-
funded in railroad fares to visiting
merchants, this sum representing
merchandise bought from the mem
beEs in the amount of $450.3S7. This
much business is directly traceable,
he said, and great numbers of mer
chants in Birmingham trade terri
tory made purchases who did not
participate in the refund plan.
One of the biggest accomplish
ments of the association is the an
nual convention of Alabama mer-
chants held in Birmingham, Mr.. Black
well pointed out On the occasion of
liC last SOHN cItlOH 2iozV merchants
visiting in Birmingham We're regis
tered.
The association approved plans of
the Junior Chamber of Commerce
whereby Birmingham may be in
cluded hereafter In the periodical
trade bulletins of the federal reserve
board. 1t will be necessary for rep
resentative merchants in each whole
sale line to furnish confidential fig
ures indicating the state of trade to
government statisticians, In order
that Birmingham may not be left out
of these compilations. and the whole
sale merchants agreed to this item
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
YELLOW CABS To:
c A RRY CHILDREN
Whitman's To Have Mercy
Home Tots AS Guests On
First Anniversary

Appreciation of public support dur
ing the first year of Yellow Cabs In
Birmingham will be voiced by Whit
mans Yellow Cab company at 3;15
o'clock Thursday afternoon, when
the fleet, which has grown from the
original six Yellow Cabs placed in
service in Birmingham on December
10, 1922, viii parade through the
downtown section of the city.
Children who live at the Mercy
Home, with MothSr Ramsey, their be-
loved superintendent, known to all
the Birmingham district will be
given treat by the Yellow Cab COM
pany during the afternoon. The en-
tire complement of cabs will go to
the Mercy Home at o'clock Thurs
day afternoon and take on their
child passengers of the afternoon.
From the Mercy Home, the process
sion will move downtown, through
the streets. with pennants waving
from each cab, proclaiming some
use of Yellow Cabs, distinctive and
convenient.
Starters of the Yellow Cab com
pany will occupy Yellow Cab, in
full dress uniform, for the occasion.
The Yellow Cabs will visit various
about the city. especially the Ter
minal station, where the Mercy Home
children will be afforded opportunity
to see this Birmingham sight worth
viewing. incidentally, the most i'm
pressive lineup of Yellow Cabs to be
found in Birmingham takes place
when the fleet forms in line for in
coming trains. Yellow Cab after yell
low Cab helps to form a service pro-
cessien.
Birthday presents have been pro-
vided for those who patronize yellow
Cabs Thursday to the extent of ST..
One of those Baby Yellow Cabs, the
envy of all children and many
grownups, will be given to each per-
son who rides a dollars worth and
who presents the meter receipt dated
December IS, 1928, to the driver of
the Yellow Cab or at the main office
of Whttman's yellow Cab company.
P. Y. Whitman, president of Whit
mans Yellow Cab company thor
oughly appreciative of the patronage
and support which has made possible
the growth of Yellow Cab business
in Birmingham, has pledged continued
good service to the Birmingham pub
lie through the medium of Yellow
Cabs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
TUTWILER DEED FILED
Provides That Jail Shall Never BE
Located On The Property

Deed for the property of Major e.
NJ. Tutwiler, forming a part of the
site of the new jefferson county
court house, was filed in the office
of Probate judged. p. Stiles Wednes-
day. Deeds for the other seven lots
were filed about a month ago. The
price of Major Tutwiler's lot was
100000, agreed upon by a special
committee of appraisal appointed
about two months ago.
Major Tutwiler's property consists
of lot l and part of lot 2, according
to the survey of the Elyton Land
company. 1t measures $50 by III "a
feet. The county assumes payment
of 1924 taxes on the property, and
the deed transferring it contains a
provision that no jail shall be con-
structed on 1t and that it shall never
be used for Jail purposes.
The other seven persons owning
property included in the proposed
site sold 1t to the county for total
of $751; 900.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
Dreamy Trains Float By Crossing
While Street Traffic Piles Up

from the north side, and No. 8, a
No. 10 and a No. 3 from the south
side. Fifty three automobiles, five
other vehicles and six bicycles kept
company with more than two-score
persons for the first act,
Seven street cars, a dozen automo-
biles, three other vehicles, two BIZ
cycles and 81 persons were compelled
to watch the second train drift by.
Three street cars, 10 automobiles,
nine other vehicles and IS persons
were held Up by the passage of an
other train.
A railroad matador with a green
flag tucked neatly under his left
arm and whirling red ensign with
the other in an energetic way tried
to lag down the whole show The
boys on bicycles ignored hinr as do
the great majority Of individuals.
Philosophically and mathematically
speaking, they seemed to agree it
was a darn sight easier to dodge and
risk than it was to go around to Bir-
mingham's' one respectable north
and south Viaduct.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
DEPUTIES MAKE RAIDS
Several Persons Arrested BY Sheriff's
Men Wednesday,

Scrimpcher and Cleere. deputy
sheriffs, arrested Carol Clard near
Bessemer, Wednesday afternoon, with
80 gallons of whisky in his possess
sion, officers stated. Clard was later
transferred to the Birmingham Jail.
where his bond was set at $1,000. He
is also being held for the federal
government.
Wednesday afternoon another catch
was made by Deputies Cole, Halt and
Morris, near Village Springs. George
Davis and Lester Airs, negroes, were
placed under arrest for distilling, and
another negro. Joe West, was ar
rested for violation of the liquor law.
The deputies state that Davis and
Airs were the operators of a still
which they destroyed near Village
Springs at the time of the arrest
Hill. Wall, Badger and Jones,
deputies, raided the home of Mrs.
e. C. Spearman. 2307 Avenue f. south,
where they assert they found a small
amount of liquor. Mrs. Spesrman
was placed under arrest but furnishe Il
bond for appearance in the sum
of $500.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13
ANOTHER IDENTIFIES
GLOVER AS AK MAN
Larkin Ethridge Says He Recog.
niZes Him As Man Wanted

Additional strength was given the
states case against Fred Glover,
negro, charged with assault upon
Mrs. Edwin Sparks in a vacant lot
last Sunday afternoon, by asserted
identification of the negro by Larkin
Ethridge, a horse trader, who recog-
nized him as one of two negroes We
met Immediately after the attack
was made, deputy sheriffs stated late
Wednesday afternoon.
Glover was Identified two or three
days ago by Sparks and his wife as
the negro who struck Mrs. Sparks on
the head. Solicitor Jim Davis and
other county officials expressed the
belief that other arrests would fol-
low and solve the mystery of the
long series of ak and Ratchet attacks
that have attracted the attention of
the whole south.
When spoken to in the county jail
Wednesday afternoon, Glover denied
all knowledge of the crime and said
alibi when the case is brought up for
trial. He admitted serving a term
of 10 months and 10 days for bur-
glary and grand larceny. He ap-
peared Indifferent to the charges
made against him and Said he had
friends who would testify in his be-
half when the time comes. All
kHOWJ6uSe Ok the ldlCll6ls dIlcStu "
have been found in his room, was dis
claimed and he said it probably be-
Ionged to someone else at the house,
adding that he only boarded there.
The prisoner is about five feet,
eight inches tall and weighs about
$50 pounds. He talked freely about
the case. He gave his age as % and
his home address as Atlanta.
Drastic steps are being taken by
tho rNn1ira n ctn q tide of Ia wi 9 c c
ness that has been surging over the
city for the past few weeks. With
hold-ups becoming almost a daily oc-
currence and three attempted muir
ders within the past two weeks, word
has been passed to pick up every
suspicious character and hold for in
vestigation.
With the apprehension of Fred
Glover, alleged negro axman, Mon
day evening, renewed energy has
been injected into the case. Six
negroes have been picked up for in
vestigation as suspicious characters.
ters.
Three negroes were placed under
arrest Tuesday evening by Cole
are being held for investigation in
connection with alley murders that
happened several months ago.
VIII Wright and Herchell Heath,
negroes, were picked up Tuesday
night by city detectives at Smith
park, it is alleged, in company with
two intoxicated white men. Recent
holdups in that neighborhood are
responsible for their detention by
officers until check of their move
ments for the past few weeks can be
made.
Three other negroes were picked
up Wednesday afternoon by detec-
tives and taken to the city hall where
they were questioned closely and
later held pending verification of
their stories. In seven of the eight
cases, the negroes now being held by
the city, are men who have served
sentences on previous convictions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE final
cotton crop estimate of the season
published by the department of agri-
culture was followed by extremely
violent fluctuations. The first ef-
fects of the report estimating the
yield at 10,0S1,0 900 bales was reflect
ed by a sudden break of 70 to 100
points, which carried the price of
January contracts off to 1890. There
was a rush of buying orders at this
level, however, which caused an even
more rapid recovery and the ad-
vance continued until January sold
at 1890 or 200 points above the low
est, at which level it was checke ed
by the maximum fluctuations rule.
There were still buying orders
around the ring which held prices
balance of the afternoon, and the
market closed firm at net advances
of $50 to 200 points.
The market opened firm ut an adj
vance of % to 81 points on relatively
steady Liverpool cables and sold
about 33 to 3S points net higher
right after the call. Reactions fol-
lowed during the morning as a re-
suit of scattered realizing by recent
buyers, but there was another furry
of covering just before the report
made its appearance which carried
March up to 34.20c. There were evil
IDENTIFY a good many orders in the
market to sell if the estimate should
prove over 100000 bales, and the
rush to execute them caused a SEN
satonally quick break to 33.40 for
March within a few minutes after
the report was issued. May sold off
from 3430e to 33.50c and December
broke to 1850. but at these fig
ures there was heavy trade buying,
rebuying by old longs and covering
by shorts. People who hao sold on
the report itself seemed to join in
the buying movement VIXEN it was
realized that the estimate was only
$1,000 bales above tho 100000 bale
mark and within hall an hour some
of the more active months had
reached the maximum prices permit
ted for the day. December sold up
35.S5c and March to 35.10c, while
May touched 35.50c and the market
closed at the best prices of the day.
Exports today, 36,305, making $780,
S33 SO far this season. Port re-
ceipts, 5S,470. U. S. port stocks,
/ 0S4 $50
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-13

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