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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-06
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD. FRIDAY, JUNE G. 1924

lets and manholes of brick with cast iron covers, shall be constructed along said street between said points.
 Section 2-That said improvements shall be made in accordanceswith the established grades on file in the office of the City Engineer, for said portions of said highways. and according to full details, drawings. plans, specifications and surveys of said work and estimates which shall be prepared by the City En- gineer, as early as practicable, and placed by him on file in his office, in the City Hall, not later than two weeks prior to the date named in Section 1 of this ordinance, where property own CTS who may be affected by said i'm provements may see and examine the same.
 Section 3+That the cost of construct- ing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the highways so improved, provided :-
 (a) That the cost of improvements at or upon street, avenue or alley intersec- tions shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said
  block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk i'm provements on street and avenue corn CTS shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on or near est to said improvements, and the cost of sidewalk Improvements at the inter- secting of any alley with street, ave nue or other highway, shall be assessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abwtting on or cornering on the alley at such inter- section. $.
 (c) That no assessment shall ex- ceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits de- rived from such improvements.
 Section 4-That the estimated cost of said improvements is $1O,20O, and that the Commission of the City of Bir- mingham will meet on the 24th day of June, 1924, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birmingham, at 10 o'clock, a. m. to hear any objections, remonstrances or protests that may be made against said improvements, the manner of making the same or the char acter of materials to be used.
 A true copy. Approved June 3, 1924.
 D. D. McLENDON,
 President of the Commission. EUNICE S. HEWES,
 Acting City Clerk. June and IS, 1924.
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An ordinance to provide for certain improvements on 2nd avenue, south, from the east property line of 24th street, south, to the west property line of 25th street, south.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by the Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham, as fol- lows:
 Section That 2nd avenue, south, from the east property line of 24th street, south, to the west property line of 25th street, south, shall be graded.
 That the north and south edges of a 50 foot roadway along the center line of 2nd avenue, south, from the east prop erty line of 24th street, south, to the west property line of 25th street, south, shall be curbed with 6 by 20 inch gran ite curb.
 That the granite curb at the north east corner of 2nd avenue, south, and 24th street, south, shall be reset to connect with the north curb line of a 50 foot roadway along the center line of 2nd avenue, south.
 That the gutter adjoining the granite curb on both sides of 2nd avenue, south, from the east property line of 24th street, south, to the west property line of 25th street, south, shall be paved for width of two feet with vitrified brick gutter paving on a six-inch concrete foundation and grouted.
 That the brick gutter adjoining the granite curb at the northeast corner of 2nd avenue, south, and 24th street, south, shall be relaid for width of two feet on a six-inch concrete foundation and grouted.
 That stone headers shall be set on concrete along the1west property line of 25th street, south, across the roadway of 2nd avenue, south.
 That the roadway between the gutter lines of 2nd avenue, south, from the east property line of 24th street, south, to the west property line of 25th street, south, shall be paved with sheet asphalt paving having a one inch binder course and one and one-half inch wearing sur face, on a six inch concrete foundation, or bitulithic paving, two inches thick, on a six inch concrete foundation, pro vided, however, that the final selection of the pavement or the kind or char acter thereof. shall be postponed until the bids shall have been received.
 That the sidewalks on both sides of 2nd avenue, south, from a point two feet west of the east property line of Oath street, south, to the west property line of 25th street, south, shall be paved for a width of six feet with portland cement concrete sidewalk paving. To- cated two feet from and parallel with the north and south property lines of End avenue, south, respectively.
 That vitrified clay drainage pipes, in.
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GRADE ORDINANCE NO. es5.C

An ordinance fixing and establishing theA grade of 51st street, Ensley, and the curbs on both sides thereof. from the east curb line of Avenue Q, Ensley, to the west property line of Terrace Q, Ensley.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by the Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham, that the grade of 51st street, Ensley, and the curbs on both sides thereof, from the east curb line of Avenue Q, Ensley to the west property line of Terrace Q. Enslex, be, and the same are hereby fixed and established as shown on pro- file. sheet No. 305, heretofore exhibited to this Commission and now on file in the City Hall in the office of the City Engineer.
 sAtfue copy. Approved June 3, 1924.
 D. E. McLENDON,
 A President of the Commission. EUNICE S. HEWES, Acting City Clerk.
 Ii,na i6. 1924.
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GUILTY VERDICT
 FOUND BY JURY
Wife Of Honeycutt, How, lever, Denies Charges @ Against Him

John J. Honeycutt was found guilty of assault with intent to murder his wife, Jennie Honeycutt, in jury verdict announced Thursday, follow ing this trial Wednesday before Judge George Shoot. He was also tried at the same time on charge of mak- ing a similar assault upon his young son, Carl, but was found not guilty ofSthe second charge.
 The grand jury indictment alleged tkat the defendant made the attack with a, knife during April of last year. When placed on the witness stand at the trial, both the wife and son de- nied it, Mrs. Honeycutt testifying that they were injured when she attempted to kill herself with the child in her afTns.
 Solicitor Jim Davis and Assistant Solicitor O. F. Metz prosecuted the case, while Honeycutt was defended by C,xL. Brewer,
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of said highways, and according to full details, drawings, plans, specifications and surveys of said work and estimates, which shall be prepared by the City Engineer, as early as practicable, and placed by him on file in his office, in the City Hall, not later than two weeks prior to the date named in Section 4 of this ordinance, where property own CTS who may be affected by said inn provements may see and examine the same. "
 Section 8: That the cost of con structing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the highways 50 im- proved, provided: -ls
 (a) That the cost of improvements at or upon street, avenue or alley inter- sections shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on said highways so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk im- provements on, street and avenue cor ners shall be assessed against. the lots or parcels of land abutting on or near est to said improvements, and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the inter section of any alley with q street, ave nue or other highway, shall be assessed in fair proportion against the respec- tive lots or parcels of land abutting on or cornering on the alley at such intersection.
 (c) That no assessment shall exceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 Section 4: That the estimated cost of said improvements is $2,5O0O0, and that the Commission of the City of, Bir- mingham will meet on the 17th day of June, 1924, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birmingham, at 10 o'clock, a. m. to hear any objec- tions, remonstrances or protests that may be made, against. said improve ments, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 A true copy.
 Approved May p, 1924.
 D. E. M'LENDON,
 President of the Commission {;
 l.. E. GRAY, City Clerk.
 May 30 and June 6, 1924.
 Age-Herald.
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IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE
 No 3SQ-n

An Ordinance to provide for the con-
 struction of certain sanitary sewers.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by the commis- sion of the city of Birmingham as fol- lows:
 Section 1. That sanitary sewers be constructed as follows: Beginning at a point on the present sanitary sewer in Huntsville road and Sixteenth avenue thence east along Sixteenth avenue to Twenty-first place; thence sOuthward along Twenty-first place to Fifteenth avenue; thence west along Fifteenth avenue to Twenty-first street; thence sOuthward along Twenty-first street to a point 9 feet south of the north line of Lot 5. Block 2. Sudduth Realty Com pany's fifth addition
 Also beginning at a point on the san itary seHer in Huntsville road and Fourteenth avenue; thence east llonl
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GRADE ORDINANCE NO. ss7.C


 An ordinance fixing and establishing the grade of 31st avenue and the curbs on both sides thereof, from the east property line of 26th street to the west property line of 27th street.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by the Com mission of the: City of Birmingham, that the grade of 31st avenue and the curbs on both sides thereof, from the east property line of 26th street to the west property line of 27th street, be, and the same are hereby fixed and estab- lished as shown on profile sheet No. 296 heretofore exhibited to this Com mission and now on file in the City Hall in the office of the City Engineer. A true copy. Approved June 3, 1924.
 .f; D. E. McLENDON,
 President of the Commission. EUNICE S.. HEWES, .- .' Acting City Clerk. June 6, 1924
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GRADE ORDINANCE NO. ese.C


 An ordinance fixing and establishing the grade of 2nd avenue, south, and the curbs on both sides thereof, from the east property line of 24th street; south, to the west property line of 25th street, south. BE IT ORDAINED, by the Commis. sion of the City of Birmingham, that the grade of 2nd avenue, south, and the curbs on both side thereof, from the east property line of 24th street, south, to the west property line of 25th street, south, be, and the same are hereby fixed and established as shown on profile sheet Mo- 104 heretofore exhibited to this Commission and now on file in City Hall in the office of the City En- gineer.
 A true copy. Approved June 3, 1924. --~s D. E. McLENDON,
 President of the Commission. EUNICE S. HEWES,
 Acting City Clerk. June 6, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-06
GRADE ORDINANCE NO. sss.C

An ordinance fixing and establishing the grade of 7th street, south, and the curbs on both sides thereof, from the south property line of 9th avenue, south, to the north property line of 10th aye nue, south.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by .tfe Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham, that the grade of 7th street, south, and the cufhs on both,. sides thereof, from the south proparty line of 9th avenue, south, to the north property line of 10th avenue, south, be, and the same are hereby fixed and established as shown on profile sheet No. 309 hereto fore exhibited te this Commission and now on. file in the City Hall in the of flee of the City Engineer.
 A true copy. Approved June 3, 1924.
 , D. E. McLENDON,
 + President of the Commission. EUNICE $. HEWES,
 Acting City Clerk. - June 6, 1924.
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Acting City Clerk June 6 and 13, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-06

Acting City Clerk. June 6, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-06
IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE
 M 2R5-n

Acting City Clerk. June $ and 13, 1924.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-14
Ok Carpenters
NVUVI0Il.RON
Walk OUT
Quit Theater and Hotel Jobs
Fight With Metal Workers
Over Windows

Capital and labor today put their
noses up In the air and wouldn't
speak to each other about the
walk-put of fifty.seven carpenters
from the Cosmopolitan Theater and
Walker Hotel jobs.
Observers OF the situation. who
have seen many such labor dis
putesD say that a settlement 10 only
e few days away.
At the office Of the international
Brotherhood Of Carpenters, it was
stated that official information was
that only those carpenters employed
BY the Longacre Engineering and
Construction Company were In
VOWED. This company was engaged
In both building projects.
The business agents of the car
penters union were absent through.
out the day and headquarters could
give no information as to their
whereabouts.
The fight Is over the question Of
whether the carpenters or the sheet
metal workers shall set windows.
AS the window fittings in both
buildings are of metal the metal
workers contend It is their Job. The
Two unions could not agree. and
the carpenters left work. Represen.
tatives advised the Central Labor
Union to that effect last night.
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For months she conspired, plan.
ned and meditated upon the death
OF her husband" he declared, land
at last effected it through this man.
the prisoner"
Through It all Mrs. Willow, her
head resting on one hand, chewed
nervously at her handkerchief. She
in q new blue silk dress, black
silk stockings and black pumps.
This diabolical plan to murder
her husband" continued the district
attorney, became daily thought
of hers; an unconquerable desire
caused by her lustful passion"
Motive To Be Shown.
He said the State, although not
compelled to show motive for the
crime would do so; will present evil
dence on the commission Of the
crime; the woman's "shrewdness and
cunning in concealing the murder"
and finally her voluntary admission
that she urged Ralph to do it,"
Her two children, Ida, seven, and
Glenn, eleven, were not present in
court today. They had been with
her mother all day yesterday when
q jury was being selected and stay
ed with her in her cell until late
last night.
DIR. Jerome Herman, county coro.
ner, was the first witness to testify.
He told of being called on the case
December IL, of last year, and find
ing the body lying In the woods not
far from the Willow home.
Gave Her "Truth Serum"
A sensation was caused when
doctor z. r. Decker, the woman's
physician, took the stand. He testi-
fled he had administered scopolannin
or truth serum" to the woman on
her own initiative the day before
she is alleged to have confessed her
part in the crime.
Either the woman was innocent
or the drug did not work." Doctor
Decker declared, for she did not
tell what / had expected"
The drug was administered on
August 5, but the woman did not
make her alleged confession until
the next day. The effect Of the
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SPEED CUT,
[||R|G|BLE=
BUCKS
WIND
Conditions May Delay ArrIv-
ing Beyond Scheduled Hour.
Crew Enjoying Trip

CHATHAM, Mass, Oct. 1.-THE
Chatham marine station Of the Ra-
do Corporation Of America an
nOunced at noon IL was in com.
municati0n with the Zeppelin IRIS
and that the ship had increased its
speed to Seyenty-five miles an
hour. The IRIS gave her position
at IL o'clock eastern standard time
as 1870 west and 42.3O north lati-
tude.
The position Of the ZR-3 men
toned In the radiOgram would put
the ship about LOO miles from the
American coast. Indications were
that the Zeppelin would continue
on a course that would take her
directly to Now York, passing
north OF Bermuda.
Driving westward on her his
tory-making flight from the old
world to the new, the giant dir
igible, ZR-3 has had to cut its
speed to twenty-five miles an
hour, late dispatches said. The
dirigible may not now sight the
American coastline some time
this evening, as indicated in
messages received by the Navy
Department this morning from
Captain George w. Steele, the
chief American observer aboard.
The Azores have been left be-
hind and the big ship is 1900
miles due east Of Philadelphia.
Messages Are CARRIED.
Two messages came to the Navy
Department from Captain Steele
during the night. Both were slightly
ly garbled In transmission, and the
time of their dispatch from the
soaring ship was undecipherable.
The first one follows:
"ZR.3 making good progress.
Sighted San Miguel Island on port
bow at 11A0 zone one time. Posi-
ton at noon $3.50 north. 25 degrees
west. Average speed so knots. Air
bumpy first part forenoon, calming
latter part. Ship viii set direct
course from Azores to Lakehurst.
'Since blowing valves this morn.
ing gas cells are about 80 per cent
fun. Plenty daylight inside hun.
Light coming through after cover
and through window near keel walk
just below nose cap where a fine
view may be had, but the keel
corridor is a lonesome place.
Wash water exhausted. Razors
and tooth brushes having rests, but
excellent dinner today, soup, boiled
ham, string beans, pudding, cream.
Getting accustomed to routine sleep
during off watches. Some energetic
ones playing photograph, others
writing letters. No card playing
yet. Plco Island Just ahead at 1:S0.
STEELE"
The second message believed to
have been sent follows:
Drops Mail In Azores.
"ZR.3 passed Azores this after.
noon. Wonderful view Of islands
Passed over patchwork method field
farms mosaic. Dropped bag per-
sonal mail for crew by parachute.
Rose to 5000 feet. Valve gas as
ship was too light and blew mist
down CeQ probably garbleO.
zone gas cell slightly torn IN
descending 70 flying height but
= 80. -
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CHEK|ANG ARMY
HOLDS RANKS
INDEFEAT
Victorious Kiangsu Forces In
different to Defeated De-
Tenders of Shanghai
BY BERT KUHN
international News Service.

SHANGHAI, Oct. 14.-Making no
attempt to disarm them, arriving
Kiangsu troops today were mani.
Testing an air of complete indiffer-
ence toward the 10000 defeated
Chelxiang troops who. fully armed,
are now encamped between Huan
Tu and Shanghai.
A contingent of 5000 Chekiang
soldiers with field guns and ample
supplies and munitions Is quartered
In the North Shanghai railway sta
ton, and more are constantly ar
irving but so far there has been no
disorders despite the flight Of all
their officers
The Chekiang forces have food
supplies for seven days, and are
now taking advantage Of the armis-
tice to obtain a long needed rest.
1t is believed the most Of the de.
feated soldiers will be enrolled in
the ranks Of the conquering Kiang.
81 armies.
The first arriving Kiangsu forces.
numbering 1900, entered Lung
Wha, former Chekiang headquar.
ters, at s o'clock this morning, hay
ing proceeded from the Huang Tu
sector, where they had been holding
the line near Anting Their arrival
was made gala occasion, flags
bedecking the whole train. They
exhibited the utmost friendliness
with the remaining Checlxiang
troops there.
Kiangsu leaders. taking over the
administrative offices in the Shang.
hal district today, expressed conf
dence in their ability to avert all
disturbances. The Chinese chamber
of commerce was said to be willing
to make payment Of necessary
funds to secure dispersal Of the de.
feated forces, but is waiting some
step on the part Of Kiangsu leaders.
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Wal
PEANS()V
HERE
Paid Killers From Other Cities
Are Said to Be Here.
Police Ready

Chinatown, oniinously quiet,
was on the brink Of a tong war
today.
Police, outwardly confident but
inwardly alarmed at the sinister
preparations along lower Pennsyl-
vania avenue, are watching closely
every development in the enmity
between the Hip Sing and On
Leon tong.
II was revealed today by In
speetor Clifford L. Grant, chief
of detectives, that certain forces
lin the Hip Sing faction have
been negotiating for machine guns
and other weapons, to be placed
here for any emergency.
Expert Killers Here.
The dreaded crack shots of the
tongs In other cities have drifted
into Washington, detectives say,
and are unknown both to the au.
thorities and to leaders in the war,
ring tongs.
There exists q feeling os distrust
! in Chinatown. Each man is afraid
of the other, especially IL thu nther
has a strange face. The tongs are
afraid of spies.
This applies most particularly to
the On Leong tong, which is by
far the larger. Detectives say the
On Leong is so large as to be
| dangerously top-heavy.
The Hip Sing tong is smaller, tut
is' well organized. Yet Its members
are looking askance at the Chinese
who recently have come into the
city.
Police Protection Asked.
Leaders in the Hip Sing profess
to be afraid of warfare, and have
asked the police for protection. The
On Leong heads have done thu same
Occidental wits have clashed with
Oriental, and are at loss to know
from which faction shall come the
first evidence of battle.
The Washington situation IL, de
spite the ominous outlook, .eonsid
erably better than that of other
cities, where Chinatown's streets
are sporadically noisy and silent
with the sudden, swift battles.
The doors Of Chinese shops were
closed today. Faces looked out up.
on the street. Occasionally, Chinese
took short walks from one store to
another. with impressive faces and
shuffling gait, but only when pc.
licement were in the immediate
neighborhood.
Some smiled and talked to the
officers, and laughed at the idea
Of trouble.
Laugh at Detectives.
Headquarters Detectives Fitzger-
aid and Boyd visited the stores be-
fore noon. Later visits were paid
by other members Of the head.
quarters tong squad"
But II the plain clothes men
Continued on Page'2. Column 81
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11-YEAR-oLD GIRL SAVES
M, 3 BABIES FROM FIRE

KEARNY, N. j., Oct. 14.-Eleven-
year-old Victoria Tuta bravei the
flames to rescue two boys, three
and five years old, from a fire
which partially Quilted their home.
All three were slightly scorched.
The eleven-year-old girl heard the
screams Of Edward and Stephen
Smilesh. She rushed up an out.
side staircase and found the boys at
q flaming window. Victoria cal ried
one down. and. returning. rescued
the othoR ,4l.. EI'f