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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
WILL GIVE
TUSCALOOSA SHOW
Members From Birmingham To
Go On Special Train

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, April 4.-Plans
for bringing the Kamram Grotto to Tus-
caloosa from Birmingham in automo-
biles was abandoned and a special train
was chartered to bring the members for
the next performance at the Elks' the
:atre Saturday night. Between 225 and
F240 are expected in the party. The train
will reach here about 4 20 o'clock Sat
5urday on the A. e. S., and a parade
will follow the, arrival of the club.
Mill Installs Machinery The install
;lation of machinery in the new hosiery
mill here will begin April 81, and it
Is expected to have the plant in opera
ten onssMay 1. The mill. will be op-
Grated bg lthesowners, w, fB. Davis &
Sens, under the management of %. L..
Hurlburt. Two hundred persons will
be employed to begin with. 49,.
Back Chest Plans-The Tuscaloosa
Lions club at its meeting Friday passed
resolutions indorsing the community
chest and promised 100 per cent sup
port. Edward DeGraffenreid was the
principal speaker. Others speaking
were Probate Judge Woolsey Finnell
and J. B. Brosius.
Mock Trial Held-The annual mock
trial of the law students of the uni
versity was held at Morgan hall Friday
night.
New Frat F0rmed-The Tau Phi fra
ternity at the University of Alabama
has purchased the Willard home on
Twelfth avenue and will occupy the res
'idence as its home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
PLAN TREASURE HUNT
Laurel Y. NJ. c. A. Tries Stunt For
BOYS

LAUREL, Miss, April 4.-(Spe-
cial. "A second treasure hunt" will
be conducted Saturday morning I'M
der the auspices of the boys work de-
partment of the Y. NJ. G. A. The hunt
this week will be, for the boys of the
intermediate department.
TIE. Name Directors-Election of
seven directors of the. Y. NJ. c.. A. will
be held Saturday. of--,this week to fin
vacancies created by the expiration of
the term of the following members: T.
w. Hassell, d. NJ. Beard, A. B.
Schauber, w. B. Rogers. s. NJ. Jones'
G. e. Beers and E. ID. Hurst.
Plan Spring Cleaning-Laurel is to
spend two days next week doing her
spring cleaning and painting up, if the
plans discussed by members of the
Ladies' Missionary society of the
Kingston Methodist church, jointly
with Mrs. F. C. Pitcher and A. ID. lis
dale, Wednesday afternoon are carried
out after approval and sanction by
the mayor and board of city commits
sioners.
Plan JubiIee-Members of the Wom-
ems Temperance union, recently or
ganized in Laurel, have been asked to
meet Tuesday afternoon to plan par
ticipation in~the national jubilee cam
paign from May 1 to 10.
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CHURCH YE0AEEN MEET i
Mrs. Pitts Spa At Demopolis
(fathAFfftp r..

DEMOPOEISi Ala. April 4.-(Sue-
cial.) twentSseigbth annual meets
ing of the Woman Auxiliary, Of the
Tuscaloosa Presbytefs opened at Demo-
polls Wednesday, evening with seven Of
ficers and thirty de- sgates sim attend
ance. At the day evening ses-
sion, Mrs. N. W. Beggess welcomed the
delegates and was sllonded, to by Mrs,
X. l.. Bean. DE-. ID, Reayis gave the
address of the evening.
Rev. Irons of Tuscaloosa conducted
the devotional ThgFsday morning. At
this gathering the Rresident, Mrs. A.
ID. Pitts, delivered lier message. The
feature of the afternoon session was an
address by the president of the syn
odical, Mrs. Hinds.
Stunt Enjoyed The program com.
mittee presented the .Kiwanis club with
the most interesting and constructive
stunt of the year at today's luncheon.
In song, banjo and piano feature, Miss
Melba Levy and Kiwanians Ed Levy
and "Hick" Hickman told in song of the
activities of the club. h. :
Baseball Team-A committee, con-
sisting of Fields, Funkenstein and Pace,
was appointed to attend to the repair
of the ball park. Nonnemacher, Hick-
man and Eddins were named as a COM
mittee to look into the feasibility of
n semi-prO baseball team for Demopolis.
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TO ADDRESS BY. p. U. =
Building Association Declares Per
Cent Dividend

MERIDIAN, Miss, april 4.-(Spe-
cial. lit is announced that DIR. J. d.
Frank of Columbus, one of the out
standing figures, of : the Mississippi
State Baptist convention and termed a
''B. Y. p. U. pastor" will be the prin-
cipal speaker at Lauderdale County
Baptist Young Peoples union at the
opening of the institute under the di-
rection of the city B; Y. Z. u. Sun
day afternoon at the Fifteenth Avenue
Baptist church. He will also preach
the IL o'clock sermon at that church.
Dividend Voted
At the weekly meeting of the board
of directors of the Meridian Building
and Loan association "a s1lividend of 3
per cent was voted, making a total of
9 per cent for the. yeair. Secretary
Manager S. NJ. Guyiareported good
demand for stock fof,investment as
well as many applications for loans by
householders for home building or i'm
provement. 3a,.a.t
Banquet Held
The annual membership banquet of
the Meridian Young Woman's associa-
ton was enjoyed tonight at Central
Methodist church, Addresses were
made by Mrs. Lawrence Wilson, pres
ident of the local ASSOCIATION Miss
Greta Smith, general secretary, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter national. fl
nance director. lar
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05

INJUNCTION SERVED
ON JOHN A. ROGERS
Road Suit May Be Set For Hear
ing Mays
STATE cAPITAL RuREAul

MONTGOMERY, Ala, April A.
John A. Rogers, chairman of the high
way commission, was Friday served with
notice of injunction granted by Judge
Roger w. Snyder OF. Birmingham, re-
straiDing him from letting the contract
for construction of road from Gaines
vile to- Eutaw. The injunction is re-
turnable to the circuit. court of Mont
gomery county and notice of the in
junction was served Mr.. Rogers from
this court.
Next call for the equity docket in
the Montgomery circuit court begins
Monday, May 8. Unless further mo-
ton is taken by one sof the parties to
the litigation, the hearing of the in
junction will take its regular place on
this equity call. n
Commissioners Issueh-The follow
ing commissions were issued Friday
by Secretary of State s. H. BIan: +.
Allison Bell notary public, Birming
ham; Mrs, Frances Robertson, notary
public, Birmingham j. ID. Haggard
notary public, Birmingham; Mrs. A.
b. Stanford, notary public, Opelika !;
z. ii. Mccartney, notary public, Fort
Payne; Morris Smith, notary public,
MONTGOMERY; Mrs. R. Simpson, notary
public, Montgomery ;tP. D. Davis, no.
tary public, Birmingham - Bolton
O'Rear, constable, Carbon Hill.
Hunter Fined--LaFayette Minor of
Colbert county, has been fined $40 for
violation of the state game law, it was
reported Friday to the office of the
commissioner of game and fisheries.
Dogs Head Inspected-Head of a
dog sent in by DIR. T. G.. Cameron of
Faunsdale was found infected after ex-
animation Friday at the state Pasteur
laboratory. A head sent in by ]. s.
Bealle of BroOkwood was found mega
tive.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
ROAD HAS PLANS
TOREPAR DEPOT
Southern Will Seek To
Avoid Erection Of New
Alfalfa Station
tGADSDEN RUREAVD

GADSDEN, Ala, April At was
learned Friday that the Southern rail
way will present. plans for remodelirS
and repairing the old passenger station
at Alfalfa when the hearing is held on
the order of the public service commits
sion requiring the road to build new
station. The hearing has been set for
April 20. 1t is said that the railroads
will contend that under the new law
the public service commission has no
authority to require the erection of a
new depot where reasonable and ade-
quate facilities can be afforded by i'm
proving or remodeling the existing
depot"
Mrs. Harvey Buried-Mrs. Idella
Harvey died Thursday night following
an operation. The funeral was held at
the home in Alabama City Friday aft
ernoon and the burial followed at Clay
ton cemetery.
Two Plead Guilty-Tom Gilchrist and
Aaron Hill. Alfalfa miners, pleaded
guilty of dynamiting Willis creek for
fish before Justice Burkhalter Friday
and were fined.
Thirty Three Cases HandIed-Mrs
Florence Adams, probation officer of
the Juvenile court, handled 33 cases
during March, according to her month
ly report.
Assessments Fixed-A subcommittee
of the county democratic executive com.
mittee met here Friday and fixed as
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SUSPECT HUSBAND
IN AK Staying

KOSCIUSKO, Miss, April 4.-Fur-
ther developments in the Thweatt muir
der case, in which county authorities
are seeking the slayer of Mrs. r. B.
Thweatt, sWffe of a farmer, who was
found lying in a pool Of blood last
Tuesday, her head and shoulder beaten
into an unrecognizable mass, hinged
upon word from Memphis fingerprint
experts, it, is said Sheriff Ray said to-
day. The husband of the murdered
woman who was arrested soon after
the Staying, is being held by the county
officers as suspect He has had no
hearing as yet.
Officers are understood to be trying
to connect Thweatt with the Staying by
bloody fingerprints on an ak and poker,
which were found in the room where
the body lay. Thweatt made the dis
coVery of his wife's body, having re-
turned from his farm work at noon,
after leaving the house at about 6 30
o'clock that morning. The rooms were
found in disorder, it was said the
breakfast dishes being unwashed and
the beds unmade.
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FARMERS HALTED
AGAIN BY RAINS
Valley Planters Given One Week
Of Good Weather
TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, April A.
Northern Alabama farming operations
which had progressed without Interrupt
ton for more than week were halted
today following general rain which
fell during the night. More farm work
had been done during the past week
than throughout all the rest of the
season. Tractors are used to pull the
plows on the larger farms and when
the weather is favorable they continue
operations during the night something
that never was thought of while the
mule was the principal motive power
Hospital Drive On-The hospital
committees in charge of the drive for
funds for the proposed $4,000 hospital
reported last night that something
more than $4,000 had been secured
and that none of the larger pledges had
been listed. One merchant had pledged
a subscription of not less than $4,000
and possibly more.
Police QuIet-Marcn was the, quiet
est month that has been experienced
in Huntsville in, more than year. ac-
cording to the report of activities of
the police department compiled for the
month by Chief Hackworth. Fifty ar
rests were made. ten of them being for
speeding and seven for other traffic
violations and the total of finds
amounted to only $40. i
Granville Bradford Granville Brad
ford, popular young man of West
huntsville, died last night at the home
OF sister, Mrs. Paul Baker.
DeMOiays Observation-Disclosures
chapter of DeMolay entertained a large
delegation of Albany Decatur DEMO,
lays at banquet here Wednesday
night.
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FOR FORD
seen BY SENATOR
Underwood Expects Fav-
orable Action Before
Congress Adjourns
(rENNEssEE VALLEY BUREAU

ALBANY DECATUR, Ala, April f.
Senator Oscar w. Underwood real
ICES that the Mckenzie bill will meet
with considerable opposition in the
Senate, but is hopeful that favorable
action will be obtained before Con-
gress adjourns, according to letter to
local friend from Alabama's senior
senator. Mr.. Underwood wrote.
II received your letter of the 31st
this morning and thank you for
your kind words in: regard to me and
my candidacy. l am heartily in favor
OF Henry Ford's bid for the Muscle
ShoalsN properties and have been from
the beginning. 1t will meet with OPP
position in the Senate from those in
favor of government ownership and
those who favor one of the other bids
but / am hopeful that we will be able
to get favorable action before Congress
adjourns. -.
You may be sure I will do all that
l can to bring this about"
To Attend Trial-Deputy Sheriff
Ben Pool and Rev. L. s. Goodwin,
pastor of West Minister Presbyterian
church, will leave Saturday for Gas
tonia, N. c., to attend the trial of
Arthur Crowder, charged with the muir
der of John Ford. Crowder issued d
statement duplicating himself and 9TH
ers In the case while he. was a priso-
ner in the Morgan county Jail on a
forgery charge.
Drive Nears End-Committees today
were finishing UP the campaign for
$1,000 which Albany and Decatur were
requested to raise for the work of the
Tennessee River improvement associa-
ton.
Fires Frequent-There have been
many fires resulting in minor damage
during the past "a hours in Albany.
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TO RESUME WORK
!. ON new TEMPLE
Admission Campaign For
Collecting Pledges
Is Extended
(ANNISTON BUREAU

ADMISSION, Ala, April AT a
meeting of the team captains in the
pay up drive" which has been con-
Quoted to secure payment of notes given
in the 1923 campaign for funds to build
new Masonic temple here, it was de-
cided to extend the campaign until Sat
urday, April II, instead of closing it
on April 5 as previously announced.
Considerable progress was made by
the team but at the meeting motion
to extend the campaign for another
week met instant approval. The build
ing notes were made in April, 1923, to
finance the erection of new $4,000
temple and came due monthly for a
period of 20 months. Many have al
lowed their notes to go past due and
these are the ones to whom the drive
is especially directed. Those who are
able to pay the amount of their notes
for the full 20 months in advance are
also being asked to do SO. Work on
the new building was stopped recently
after the foundation was laid because
of lack of funds and fully $4,000
is needed to resume the construction
work. :
Gun Club Opens--The Admission Gun
club opened. it's season Thursday. G.
II. Jemison led field % out of %
targets. Ben Spearman ran a close
up, with %.
Fire Chief Thanked-D. c. Rainwa-
ter of the Admission fire department
Friday afternoon received letter of
thanks from the Business Woman's
club which recently suffered the loss
of its dining room by fire. They ex-
pressed regret for the painful injury
sustained by Nohl Hollings%orth, a
member of the department, while fight.
ing the flames.
Goes To Canal ZOne-Lieutenant L.
D. Mode, who was exchange officer al
Camp Mcclellan for more than year
and who recently was stationed at Fort
Mcpherson, Atlanta, was visiting
friends in Admission today en- route to
the canal zones, where he will be sta.
toned in the future.
Judge Well Again-Judge J. D.
Holman of the inferior court was back
in his office at the court house today
following an absence of several days
caused by influenza.
TO Improve Theatre-George T.
Montgomery, manager of the Lyric
theatre, local vaudeville house, has re.
turned from trip to Atlanta where
he purchased additional equipment and
completed the summer booking for the
Lyric.
Attend Scout Meeting-T. l.. Strick-
land, Boy Scout executive for the Choc.
colocco district, and f. d. Vance, a
member of the council for that district
both of Admission, attended the meeting
of the Mignon council in Sylacauga
Thursday.
Pistol Is COstIy-Emmett Golston,
negro, found it costly to take a pistol
to minstrel show to "show off this
morning in police court when he was
fined $50 and cost by Judge Stillwell,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-05
ALABAMA RANKS
Low IN SCHOOLS,
SAYS EDUCATOR
DR.. Willingham Blames
Citizens OF State For
Poor Showing
STATE CAPsTAI, BUREAU,

MONIGOMER4Ac Ala, April IA
pessimistic picture Of Alabama's status
in education, compared with other
states, was presentedsby DIR. FL. J. Will
lingham, president of Florence State
Normal school, in an address before the
convention of the Alabama Education
association here today.p
After citing numerous respects in
which Alabama ranks very low in edu-
cation, DIR. Willingham said: IF the
facts presented in this paper bring the
blush of shame to Alabamians, let them
remember that we, ourselves, the whole
citizenship Of the state, are to blame
for it. Evidently we have not had a
proper valuation fixed in the public
mind regarding education as a neces-
sary investment. When the whole peo-
pie of this state take the time to study
our educational conditions to the point
of seeing exactly where we are, as COM
pared to the other states of the union,
| have no doubt they will take proper
steps to put us where we ought to be,
occupying a much higher position in the
.sisterhood of states. In our eloquent
bursts of enthusiasm we sometimes pro-
claim in stentorian tones that Ala
bama is the brightest Jewel in the dia-
dem of states. This claim certainly
could have no reference to our educa-
tional status, for it would be but a
tinkling cymbal and sounding Brass
School Term Short ss
Some of the points enumerated by
DIR. Willingham were: That the length
Of the school term in Alabama is 10
days shorter than the average for the
southern states, and % days shorter
than the general average for all states !;
that Alabama in 1920 ranked forty
fifth in percentage. of non-attendance
at schools, forty-second in expenditures
for education, and below the average of
southern states in quality Of teachers,
from the standpoint of their training.
Alabama is about an average southern
state in amount of salaries paid teach
ers, but forty-seeond in this respect
compared with the general Average of
all states. In amount of illiteracy, the
speaker said, Alabama ranked forty
fifth, in illiteracye among native-born
population 10 years of age and over.
1T is only fair in this connection,
however. OF say that during the past
lew years Alabama has made more
progress in the removal of adult litter
. aey than any other state, in the union,
according to general reports. If this
particular feature could be compiled for
the current year or even for last year,
we would make a better showing in the
matter of illiteracy."
On the subject of teacher trainining,
DIR. Willingham stated that the aver
age spent by Al states for maintenance
OF normal schools is $4S4, 900, while
Alabama spends S1T5000
Detail tables of statistics were cited
to show how Alabama stands in the
various phases Of education referred n.
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tLEILA SHOT Me-
~ HUSBAND SAID
Mrs. Leila Humber On Trial
n Second Time At Scale

Scale, Ala, April 4.-"LeiIa shot
me" were the words uttered to him by
Lucius B. Humber, declared DIR. r. f.
Elrod, physician, while ON the stand as
main witness for the state in the second
trial of Mrs. Leila G. Humber, charged
with murder in connection with the
fatal shooting of, her Husband near
Girard in 1922.
The physician was the first witness
called in the opening of the new trial in
circuit court here this morning. He
was followed by DIR. w. r. Jones, an
other physician.
Mrs. Humber was convicted at her
first trial more than a year ago of sec
end degree murder and sentenced to IL
years i'll the state penitentiary.
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ARRIVES IN CHINA
Former Judson Professor Is Now
Missionary

Former JudSOn Professor y IS now
Missionary
MARION, Ala, April 4.-(Special.)
Prof. r. e. Snuggs Of the Judson fac
ulty has received a cablegram from his
brother, Harold H. Snuggs, who recent
ly left Marion for the mission fields of
China. that he has arrived safely. Be-
fore leaving for the mission fields Mr..
Snuggs was a member of the faculty
of Judson college.
Called To Auburn-Caut. ]. P. Creel,
head coach of Marion institute, was
called to Auburn this week to the bed
side of his brother, who was injured
in ball game about a week ago.
On School BusIness-Col. Walter
Lee Murfee, president of Marion in
stitute, and Boddie Mason, secretary
of the Perry County Alumni associa-
ton, are in Meridian this week on work
connected with the endowment fund for
Marion institute.
Attending PresbyteriaI-Mrs. Kieffer
G.. Hoover is in Demopolis this week
attending the annual meeting of the
Woman's auxiliary Of the Presbytery
of Tuscaloosa.
EndeavOr Elects Officers-The inter
mediate society of Christian Endeavor
of the Marion Presbyterian church held
its election of officers to serve for the
next six months on last Sunday.
Pastors And DeaeOns Meet-The
pastors and deacons of the Cahaba as
ISOLATION of Baptist churches will meet
in Sloan Baptist church of Marion on
April s in the morning. The executive
board of the association will meet on
the same day in the afternoon.
C. III. DOZier Returns-C. H. Dozier,
one of Marion's prominent merchants,
who has been in a Selma hospital for
some time, has returned to his home in
Marion.
Perry High LOses-The Perry Coun-
ty High School baseball team has re-
turned from Camden, where they
played three-game series The first
game was lost to Camden by the score
8 to O., The second game was played
without an error onaeither side and was
won by Marion by score of l to 0.
Camden won the third and last game
of the series with a score of to ).
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AUBURN STUDENTS
VISITING SHOALS
Make Study Of Construction
Work At Dam

SHEFFIELD, Alas,aApriI 4-(Spe-
cjal. "A party of about so engineer
ing students from Auburn, accompanied
by four professors, arrived in Sheffield
last night and spent this morning in a
study of the giant construction of Will
son Dam The party was shown over
the works by the officials in charge
The party will remain in the Tri-Cities
tonight and tomorrow and will go over
the nitrate plant before returning to
Auburn. -
Car Show HeId-The. Harris Eakle
Motor company's show, rooms was
the scene of an automobile show
in which five different models of cars
are being displayed by representatives
of the Memphis district.
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UTILITY HEARING SET

MONTGOMERY. Ala, April A.
Especial. "WEDNESDAY, April 16, has
been set as the date for the hearing by
the Alabama public service commits
sion of the petition of L. B. Hatch, ct
al, for authority for the sale and con-
Veyance of property owned by the Biz
mingham Railway, Light and Power
company and its receivers and of the
petition of the Birmingham Electric
company for the authorization of issu-
ance of certain securities. Both. these
hearings will be held at the offices of
the public service commission in Mont
gomery.
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WAR ON MOSQUITO
Uniontown Seeks Creamery And 9th,
- Industries

Industries
UNIONTOWN, Ala, April 4.-(Spe-
eial.) Uniontowt1 Commercial club
at meeting on Wednesday appropriate
ed $50 monthly to assist the city in
its effort to eradicates'the mosquito w:
A. Harris, who had charge of the work
ner town in. the state, will as.
sumo charge at an 4early date
The club appointed H. L. Bledsoe.
: j. F.: Glass and William Munford a
committee to find out the number of
COWS in the vicinity of Uniontown as
a step toward securing a creamery.
With a view to establishing another
enterprise. Mr.. Glass was appointed to
investigate the feasibility of manufac-
turing mixed feed. {
CASTOR d. Stollenwerck, ST.. pre-
sided. Reports from the secretary, III.
T. Bledsoe, sho~eaa that the clubs af-
fairs are in d geon condition. About
10 new members hsgFe been added SINCE
January L. -.,.l ~ essssgts
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SEEKS NEW TRIAL.

Scale, Ala. April APPROPRIATIONS
were being made today by counsel for
Oscar Ratliff, convicted on manslaugh-
ter in connection with the murder of
Roy Smith, at Girard, more than two
years ago, to argue motion for new trial
which will probably be set for Satur-
day morning.