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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-19
PAVING CONTRACTS FALL
BELOW COST ESTIMATES


Contracts for paving portions of
the Ensley-Pratt and the Birming-
ham Pratt roads let by the board of
revenue Tuesday and confirmed by
the city commission Thursday were
nearly $4,000 less than the estimated
cost of the city engineer and con-
tanned in the improvement ordi-
nance covering them.
Paving of three mifes of the Pratt
Birmingham road was estimated by
the engineer at 100000, and con-
tract was awarded the Independent
Paving company at S77,443.10. Paw
ing on Avenue. U, Ensley, on the
Pratt City route was estimated at
$4,000, and contract was let to H
N. Bowdry for s15,909.75.. Both pro-
jects are financed jointly by the city
and county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-19
Y.M.C.A. GOSPEL MEETINGS
WILL BE RESUMED, SUNDAY

The Sunday afternoon gospel meet
ings for men conducted by the Y. M.
C. A. will be resumed at the Prince SIS
theatre Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. During the past three weeks
the Y. NJ. C. A. has been co-operat-
ing with the Laymen's Evangelistic
club holding special evangelistic
meetings at the First Methodist
church.
The meeting Sunday afternoon will
be addressed by Rev. Ira Hawkins, of
the Walker Memorial church and his
subject will be DO Thyself No
Harm" All men are invited to at
tend
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-19
JITNEY BILL WILL BE
PRESENTED TUESDAY

Delay~-by the legal department In
completing final draft of Commits
spner w. B. Cloe's proposed ordi-
nance restricting number and OPP
Grafton of jitney cars prevented In
PRODUCTION of the measure Tuesday.
Typewriter copies of the bill were
completed by the legal department
later in the day and were placed on
the desks of the ommissioners.
Commissioner Cloe said he would in
troduce 1t Tuesday. He had previous
ly announced that it would be ready
at the adjourned session Thursday.
The legal department had confirmed
this statement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-19

home, saying he was ill., Thursday
when his condition became worse.
Jack Hust, employed in the same
reported that he had
some difficulty with Holtam in which
blows were struck. Later Hust said
he accompanied Holtam home where
they parted friendly.
Physicians are trying to ascertain
the nature of Holtams illness.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-19
BIRMINGHAM
and SUBURBS

| OrficerS Lecture POstpOned-
Regular weekly lecture to reserve of
scheduled for Friday night at the
national guard armory has been
postponed until January 26, accord
ing to Col. T. S. Norman.
A meeting of the American Legion
to be held on Friday night caused
postponement.
ChIIdren's Matinee - Chaperons
for the boys and girls matinee Sun
day morning will be furnished by the
Twentieth Century club and the Jul
Nor league, according to announce
ment Thursday by Mrs. M. w Smell,
amusement Inspector. The feature
picture will be Or. Jack"
Oyster Supper-An oyster supper
will be held at the Barrett school
Friday evening from 4 to $3.50 o'clock.
The supper will be for the benefit
of the Seventy sixth Street Presby-
terrain church,
Transferred to AtIantn-Sergt. Err
nest NJ Baggarly, United States ma
rine corps, who has been on duty. at
the Birmingham recruiting office for
the last six months has been trans
ferred to headquarters southeastern
recruiting district of the marine
corps in Atlanta. ,Sergt. Limuel F.
Hill of the local recruiting force an
nounced Thursday. Sergeant Bag
! carly made a most satisfactory rec
ord while in Birmingham, according
to Sergeant Hill.
Ibscn's Doll House--Dr. Judd NJ.
Spivey dean of Birmingham South
ern college, will speak to the Wood
lawn Woman's club Friday morning
4 at 10 o'clock at the Woodlawn pub
lie library. Dean Spivey will talk on
Ibsen's doll House."
Alleged Loiterers Sentenced-Pun-
ishment to be melted out to all al
legged loiterers upon conviction, ac-
cording to. police, was shown in po-
lice court Thursday morning when
six negroes arrested Wednesday
night were sentenced to 30 days at
hard labor by Judge Martin. Detec-
tives G. NJ Bragan. R. J. Walton and
o. D. Brown alleged the men were
all equipped with gunny sacks and
were Longing around warehouses at
Avenue A and Fourteenth street,
sent through the identification bu-
reau for Bertillion measurements and
photographs.
Reported Convalescent-Mrs. B. 2.
Edwards, 306A Twenty third street,
was reported convalescent at her
residence Thursday from injuries
sustained Wednesday, afternoon when
her automobile collided with that of
V. NJ. Shamburge, 291S Juniper ave-
nue., south, at Third avenue and Six
teenth street. Mrs. Edwards sus-
tained bruises about her body Sham
burge was uninjured. Detective G. C.
Giles placed both under bond for
reckless driving.
Arnold Confirmed in Office-Ap-
lpointment of Robert w. Arnold as
street commissioner at a salary of
s225 month. effective January 3,
was confirmed by the city commits
sion Thursday on resolution pre-
scented by Commissioner w. E. Dick
son. Arnold succeeded George c.
Moore, dismissed by the commission
on charges of pay roll Irregularities
made by President D. e. McLendon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-19
ALLEGED HIGHWAYMEN
ARRESTED BY DETECTIVES

Charged with having forcibly taken
$50 from the person of Sallie Moore,
negress. Edgewater, about week
ago, Richard Moore. 1910 Avenue F,
and Clarence Jones, Meridian, Miss,
negroes, were in the city Jail Thurs
day charged with highway robbery.
Sallie Moore identified them as the
two men who took the money away
from her while they were in taxi
cab in Edgewater They deny the
charge. The arrests were made by
Detectives ]. I. Moser, W. p Elledge,
r. j. Walton.>G NJ Bragan and Of
ficers. Rehberg and Taylor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-19
DEATHS
Statement December 20, 1872
RESOURCES

George III. ROgers-Age 70, died at
his home, 1901 Fourteenth avenue,
south, at s o'clock Thursday eve
ming. He was a pioneer citizen of
Birmingham, and was formerly en-
gagged in the printing business for
a number of years. He is survived
by his wife, Minna N. Rogers; one
daughter, Mrs. Ned McCrossin of
New York city and one son. George
B. Rogers, who is now in school at
Carnegie School of Technology,
Pittsburg. Funeral announcements
will be made later. No flowers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-19
POLL TAX PAYMENTS
FOR 1922 FAR BEHIND

Only 1900 persons have paid their
poll tax in Jefferson county for the
year 1929, according to figures in the
office of Tax Collector J. F. Haw-
kins. The time limit for the pay
ment of poll tax expires February
and according to Mr.. Hawkins, $4,000
persons should pay their poll tax by
that date.
The small number of persons who
have paid their poll tax is attributed
to the registration machinery of the
state by M. Z. Morris, election COM
missioner and Mr.. Hawkins. The
League of Women Voters is conduct
ing campaign in an effort to have
voters pay their poll tax before the
time limit expires.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-19
AUDITORIUM is SUBJECT
AT CIVIC FORUM MONDAY

The Monday civic forum of the
Chamber of Commerce at 10 o'clock
at the Tutwiler will have the much
talked of auditorium as its subject.
The subject will be presented in two
phases. City Commissioner w. f.
Dickson will speak of the auditorium
contract and Mrs. Richard F. John
ston has been asked to speak of the
need and benefit of a city audito-
rum. The question will then be
open for general discussion. a regular
feature of the forum.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-19
POLICE PENSION BILL
WILL COME UP SOON

Proposed civil service and pension
bill for members OF the Birmingham
police department is in the hands of
state representatives from Jefferson
county end will soon be presented to
the legislature for action, Detective
G. c. Giles, one of the police COM
-mittee who drafted the bill. an
nounced Thursday morning.
Personnel of the department is
highly interested In the bill, as fully
half of it's members will be bene-
fitted through its passage. All mem
bers of the police committee are con-
fident of it's passage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-19
ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEATH
OF WALLACE REID PICKED
UP BY YOUNG RADIO FAN

News Of the death of Wallace Reid
which occurred in Hollywood, Cal,
came Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock
western time, which was broadcasted
over radio, and was picked up by
Charles Sullivan, IA. 1902 Norwood
boulevard, while at his set Thursday
evening. The message was broad
casted throughout the south by the
powerful set, KDKA at Pittsburg, Pa.
Young Sullivan constructed his own
set. using a ticker tube, and is one
of the most ardent young fans of
Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-19
ENGRAVER'S CONDITION
Is REPORTED AS SERIOUS

ALI Holtam. photo eneraver of
The Age Herald. is a patient at a
local hospital where his condition
Thursday was reported serious by
attending physicians.
Holtam, Monday night left for
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-19
COOLER WEATHER

After rising temperature evi-
denced Thursday, the weather bureau
predicted ,that the rise would be
rather short lived as somewhat
cooler weather was on the road for
Friday. Thursday night was warmer,
but no rain was in sight Tor the
day, according to the bureau
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| roads and automobile transportation
during the last decade that has given
| rise to the present necessity for
bridge crossing the Hudson river
within easy reach OF the metropolitan
district.
"After an exhaustive examination OF
all possible bridge sites between New
York and Poughkeepsie, site a few
miles north of peekskill WAS selected
as having the following advantages:
"First, it was found that a highway
suspension bridge for motor traffic, IN
Guiding approaches on both sides of
the river, could be built for S5,o00,oOo
in less than two years time.
"Secondly, the bridge will be about
40 miles from the heart of New York
City, and will make a direct connec-
ton between the main highway lead
ing through Middletown to Bingham
ton. Syracuse. Elmira, Rochester and
Buffalo, and the Albany Post road.
.It will give residents of Tuxedo,
West Point, Newburgh and Kingston
sections direct highway connection
with New York City. thereby avoiding
ferry delays at New York; and now
that the Kingston hridge-<nd Storm
King road are completed, it will givt
an all-land route from Albany to Ne%'
j York via Kingston, Newburgn am1
| Wes' Point Another great advHn
tage, especially in the vacation Ser
son, is that it will give an all-land
route to West Point, Palisades Inter-
Ute park and the Catslsill district,
for residents of New York City and
/ WestcheSter county.
cover and above the benefits to au-
tomoble travel will be the advantage
of this crossing in quickenng and
cheapening the motortruck service.
There is at present very large freight
trucking business carried on from the
farms, truck gardens and dairies of
Orange county into New York City.
At present this traffic goes through
New York state to the west of the
Hudson through Sutfern. and down
TO New York City, through the north
ern part of New Jersey, finally cross
ing the Hudson by ferry from Jersey
CITY to Manhattan. The necessity of
taking all of this freight over the con-
eested roads in northern New Jersey
and the ferries is felt to be big
handicap; and it is expected that most
of II will reach the city via Centras
Valley, Highland Falls, and the Iew
| bridge and down the roads on rtlH
east side of the river. There has also
recently been developed an extensive
freight business by motortruck from
ihe New England states to distant
cities lying to the south and west At
present these trucks use the Lincoln
highway through New Jersey, and
have to pass through the rongested
metropolitan district and use the same
ferries across the river.
Eve give the above rather extended
statement of the traffic conditions as
an answer to the question that has
been asked, as to why such an i'm
portant bridge, one of the longest sus-
, pension bridges in the world should
be erected at point so comparative
! ly remote from the big city centers.
Considered strategically. as glance
at any road map will show, the site
| has been wisely chosen"
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creased in the last decade, but 1t is
now swamped, especially on Satur-
days, Sundays and holidays. 1t is of
record that on Memorial day, 1921.
some cars had to wait hours before
they could cross ON the Dyckman
street ferry You see. more than
eight million people live and do busi-
ness in New York and its envrons.
Another feature of the situation is
the development of the Interstate Pal
isades park, where New York's swell
tering millions go to cool off. In 1921
over 100000 cars stopped at Bear
Mountain Inn in this park, and for
the last five years the annual increase
In motor travel has been 40 per cent.
SO, while the ferry lines are con
stantly increasing their equipment and
service, New York has decided to put
something else across.
One method Of getting across is a
tunnel, SO a vehicular tunnel of two
parallel 29-fOot tubes is being CON
structed from Canal street, Manhat-
tan, to Provost street, Jersey City,
distance of $3.50 feet, $3.50 feet of it
under water. Its capacity will be
5000 vehicles daily, about twice that
Of the fourteen Hudson river ferries.
The work has now reached the under
water sections on both sides. The
total cost will be about $3000O,OOO,
and both tubes, if nothing happens,
will be ready in two years. Tolls and
charges are expected to pay for it in
twenty years.
In addition, two additional vehicu-
lar tunnel projects are under way, to
be built by private capital One is
planned between Hudson county, New
Jersey, and Manhattan island and the
other between Bergen county, New
Jersey, and Manhattan island.
In the meantime a suspension
bridge is going across from Anthony's
Nose on the east side of the Hudson
to Bear mountain in the Interstate
Palisades park. 1t will have Il main
span of 100 feet. This bridge will
therefore be one of the largest sus-
pension bridges in the world, if not
the longest. 1t will hang 1913 feet
above the river. The towers are $50
feet high. The bridge will be ready
for traffic, it is hoped, by Labor Day
Of 1924. Provision is made for pub
lie ownership after a reasonable pc
riod of tolls.
How the bridge will look when COM
pleted is shown by the designers draw
ing, reproduced herewith. The view
is down stream from the Henry Hud-
son highway on the west bank, which
Is in great part completed and will
extend from Dyckman street ferry,
along the west bank to Newhurg. At
the right of the drawing Is Iona island,
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E;;|ly:'DCdd!yS /;
lz9oEyeniN8
Fairy Tale
RAIN AND WIND
VWARY GRAHAM BONNER
---- cosra'oHT vtSr.'n mtv,,Aptt UNION ----------


"Hello." said the King of the Clouds
to Mr.. Wind.
Hello" said Mr. Wind, and he
whistled great long whistle Then
he blew and he shouted:
I'm Mr.. Wind and I'm wild today,
I'm full of pranks, I'm full of play.
1 don't care what the people say,
l am going to have a time so gay"
The King of the Clouds laughed,
for the Wind was certainly full of en-
ergy and good spirits He seemed al
most beside himself with joy. Oh, how
hard he was blowing. Everything
seemed to be blown about that he
touched. Even the ears of dogs
tapped in the wind, though they did
stay attached to their owners heads!
And the people were either blown
about when they We're out or had to
keep their windows down indoors or
all their things would be blown about
Yet it was quite hot and really day
which would be called a muggy day.
They really wanted to open their
windows wide so they could have the
air. But if they opened them more
than crack the papers began to
blow and the curtains blew so that
they looked as though they would
come down, and the ornaments looked
as though they would smash down
and break.
at has been warm lately" said the
King of the Clouds, "and people have
said how things have grown. People
who have been in cities all through
the week and who have gone out on
Saturdays and Sundays have said as
the shrubs and the trees and the
leaves, oh, how they have grown
yes, they have spoken of the flow
ers just as though they were chill
dren, for YOU know how people will
say to children, How you have grown
"And the people have even said to
the flowers. why, last week you were
nothing but little bud, and here you
are all out
"In just the very same way that
people will say to a child, why my
dear, you seemed only a baby so short
time ago. and here you are grown
up almostH
And the flowers have said that of
course they have grown just as chill
dren grow, and that it really is very
silly to seem so surprised about it.
But the flowers have said that people
didn't say these things TO them in a
patrOnizing way, as they often did
to children, which made it all right
"And some people nave said that
they could actually see the flowers
growing-opening before their very
eyes.
The Wind kept blowing and blow.
ing and pretty soon the King of the
Clouds spoke again.
"Mr. Wind, wouldn't you like me to
Join you? The people are all saying
that it is looking overcast and as
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though it might rain And here
am all ready for a good frolic. l am
eager for fun"
"Join me, join me by all MEANS"
said Mr.. Wind
SO the King of the Clouds joined
Mr. Wind and Mr.. Wind blew and the
King of the Clouds called forth all the
Army of Raindrops and what time
they had.
They chased over the pavements
and the roads and the sidewalks
Mr.. Wind after them! They ran races.
They had so beautiful a time.
"Well, WE'LL" laughed the King of
the Clouds, 81 did hear such a funny
thing just now. Someone opened a
window and poked her head out for a
second and then she said, oh, mercy.
it is raining to beat the band
"Now that is a joke! 1 may beat
down upon pavements and the roads
and the sidewalks but l don't beat
the band. l wouldn't know how to
beat a drum, nor would | know how
to play an instrument and so make
music. Fancy the King of the Clouds
playing saxophone or cornet !!
What funny expressions people use"
And then the King of the Clouds
and Mr.. Wind raced and chased even
more and oh, such wind and rain
storm as it was
The people who were indoors shook
their heads and said, impossible to go
out on a day like this" And the ones
who were already out-of-doors got
soaked-drenched right through all
their clothes.
Palisadian., 1923-07-13
FOOLiNG THE DOCTOR

According to Hygeia. stimulation of
diseases is founded on many primitive
motives: love, hate, desire for SYM
pathy, or the wish to evade an un-
pleasant situation. Tie physician is
sometimes deceived but can often dis
cover the truth by the exercise of care
full observation and sometimes by spe-
cial tests Medical training is direct
ed toward skepticism rather than Gre
dulity and the physician is sometimes
Palisadian., 1923-07-13
"Pat" Explained.

1t Is told of two steerage passengers
whose steamer entered New York on
the morning of the glorious Fourth,
that one of them, an Englishman, lis
tened few minutes to the tremendous
cannonade and cracker firing that
ushered in the dawn of freedom. At
last he turned to his companion and
wondered what was the meaning Of
all the "blooming row."
The other smiled scornfully. "Arrah,
s'wan, you foreigner This is the day
We bate yees!"
Palisadian., 1923-07-13

and beyond that Jones point. The
those of the Vest Shore railroad, and
the New York Central main line is
shown across the river. The full
sized model of Hudson's Half Moon is
in evidence inside the west shore
trestle.
The hill across the river is An
thongs Nose, and the highway is part
of a new three-mile road from the
Albany Post road. North Peekskill,
and just below Annsville. Near the
river and a little east of the New York
Central railroad tracks the road
around Anthony'S Nose will begin. 1t
will cross at one or two points the
tunnels over the railroad tracks fol-
lowing the outer edge of the noun
tain and affording admirable views of
the lofty Dunderberg and the high
hills back of Bear Mountain park on
the west bank. The actual width of
this new mountain road will be 30
feet and the concrete surface will be
Is feet wide throughout. Its cost, ow-
ing Re the large amount of rock ex-
cavation work required, will be $780,
900 a mile, and before completion the
cost may exceed that figure. This is
not state work, but is being paid for
by the bridge company. which received
its charter year ago from the New
York legislature. Plans have been ap-
proved by the War department and the
state engineer.
Work on the new road around tho
mountain has been begun at its easterly
end where it joins the State road lead
ing off from the Albany Post road.
When the bridge crosses the river at
A11thony's Nose it will be 1S5 feet
above the river. The western end Of
the bridge will be at Fort Clinton. just
south of Popolopen creek, near the
foot of Bear mountain. The road
way Of the bridge will be 3S feet, with
q sidewalk for pedestrians feet wide
on either side The vehicular capacity
of the bridge is estimated at 5000
cars an hour.
The total cost of the bridge and the
new road will be from $5,000,000 to
$6,OOOU0O. 1t will be conducted as
a toll bridge with reasonable charges
for vehicles and pedestrians,
Motor travel along the Hudson
River by pleasure tourists has in
creased materially on the west bank
of the river since the opening last
season of the Storm King, road be-
tween Cornwall and West Point 1t is
not only the most expensive road ever
built by the highway commission of
the state, but probably the most
scenic highway in the eastern part
of the country. 1t is just south of
the road. at the northern extremity
of Bear mountain, that the new bridge
will be built. On the east bank the
roadway leading from the bridge
swings to the right and follows a new
road three miles in length, which ex-
tends around the mountain to Roa
Hook, where it connects with a road
which leads to the Albany Post road.
Concerning the reasons for the loca.
ton of the new bridge, the Scientific
American has this to say:
ut is not so much the failure of the
ferry owners to try to meet the situ-
alton as it is the development Of good
Palisadian., 1923-07-13

decidedly nervous and could not sleep.
For nearly two years / was this way,
and the doctor was frank enough to tell
me that he could do no more for me.
Shortly after this happened to see in
q newspaper an advertisement of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. In
q few days the medicine was in the
house and had begun its use and took
it regularly until 1 was well. recon-
mend the Vegetable Compound to others
when have the opportunity. Mrs.
MAY LINDQUIsT, 2814 Independence
Ave-. Kansas City, Mo.
Palisadian., 1923-07-13

to close. 1t was only recently, how
ever, that DIR. A. B. Luckhardt and ]
B. Carter tested the effects of this gas
as an anesthetic at the University of
Chicago, finding that 1t renders human
beings and animals unconscious pleas.
antly and causes no bad after effects
Of any kind so far as can be deter
mined
Palisadian., 1923-07-13
SLEEPING FLOWERS

Florists complaints that carnations
curled up their petals and ''went to
sleep" when placed in some green
houses, led to the discovery of new
anesthetic, says the Popular Mechan-
les Magazine. Investigating the drowsi-
ness of the flowers, 1t was discovered
that it was caused by leaky fixtures
permitting illuminating gas, which con-
tains 4 per cent ethylene, to escape.
The ethylene caused the open flowers
Palisadian., 1923-07-13

southeast of Lethhridge, Alberta, was
located by an officer Of the Dominion
Geological survey recently, and the po-
its relation TO Milk river has been
worked out. So that the possibility If
finding water at given point and tie
depth at which it will be encountered
are now known within close limits.