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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
TWO HIT BY CARS
White Man And Negro Woman
 Slightly Injured Monday

White Man And Negro Woman
 Slightly Injured Monday
 Robert Pearson, zoo Eubanks streets, was held under bond by po- lice Monday night on a nominal charge as the result of running down negro woman, Mipnie Fountain, with an automobile on Fifteenth street, south. near Avenue c Monday afternoon at o'clock.
 According to information obtained at the Hillman hospital. where the woman was taken In Pearson's car after she was struck, Pearson was going north on Fifteenth street when the woman attempted to cross the street in the rain. She was car rying an umbrella and was holding it between herself and the approach ing car. Pearson sounded his horn and swerved the car in order to miss her. The woman became excited and tried to return to the sidewalk and in the moment of indecision she was struck. Her condition was not re- garded as serious unless from pos sible internal injuries.
 An hour later an unidentified white man was hit by truck belonging to the B. R., L. & P. Go. This accident occurred on Third avenue, near Nine teenth street. The mans injuries were very slight and he refused to go to the hospital for surgical atten tion. The accident Is thought to have been unavoidable and no ar rests were made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
ENTERS JOINT SUIT
Hightower Seeks Damages From Ci

HlEhtower Seeks Damages From City
 And B. R., l.. & P. Co
 The city of Birmingham is made joint defendant in suit filed In the
 J. A. Hightower claims $2,0oo damages from the city and the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company for alleged injury to prop erty due to improper drainage. He negligence in elevating, filling in and grading the streets near his residence at the southeast corner of Forty sixth street and Fifth avenue and the installation of inadequate drainage hines his premises were flooded after every rain and the health of himself and other members of his family en- dangered by resulting insanitary con- ditions. wards, attorney. A trial by jury Is damanded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
SHELBURN JOHNSON IS PLACED WITH PARENTS
Said To Have Fired Into Crowd Of
 Boys TOrmenting Him

Shelburn Johnson, a boy about 14 years old, charged with the murder of Ed Mcfarland in Avondale last January, was returned to the custody of his parents after an all-day hear ing of the case in chancery court be- fore Judge William M. Walker Mott day.
 Several character witnesses testi fled for the boy, including eX-Judge J. B. Aird, Judge Edgar Allen and Rev. W. H. Gregory.
 The boy stated on the witness stand that he was on his way to see a young lady in the mill village at Avondale and that several boys in the village stoned hin. and attempted to drive him away. He said he shot at them and hit Mcfarland, bystander, who died from his wounds.
 Young Johnson was tried before Judge s. D. Murphy of the juvenile court last February and sentenced to the reform school until after his twenty-f first birthday. He was later indicted by the grand jury on a charge of murder, but the case was dismissed by Judge William E. Fort on a pleea of abatement, ruling that the grand jury had no Jurisdiction over case already disposed by the juvenile court.
 His father, J. c. Johnson, then took an appeal from the sentence of the juvenile court and obtained the boys release on a s2,000 bond. Since then he has been in the custody of his father, and the trial before Judge Walker Monday was to determine fu- ture custody. The action was brought in chancery court by Fred Fite, who sought to show that the best inter- ests of the boy and the state would be served by leaving him in the care of his family.
 Young Johnson's father said Mon- day night that he would continde his school work and will graduate in June of 1924. His hone is at SPA Forty-fourth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
HOWARD COLLEGE WILL RESUME WEDNESDAY
Mumps Epidemic Over, Student Body Awaiting Rush Week


 Class work at Howard college will be resumed Thursday morning, bringing to a close vacation that has lasted since December 15.
 Mrs. Harris. dietitian. will begin serving meals Wednesday in the col be fired on that day preparatory to the return of the studehts.
 All students who were compelled to remain in the dormitories the first part of the holidays on account of humps were able to go to their homes for a few days preceding the opening of college, and at present the campus Is free of the epidemic that broke out just prior to the holl- days.
 Faculty members expected to re- turn by Wednesday are: Prof. F. r. Burns, dean of the college, and head of the English department, who has been spending the vacation In Sottn Carolina; Miss Marie Bost. librarian, who was in Natchez. Miss. for part of the holidays; Miss French Haynes, dean of women, who went to her home in Clyde, N. C.; pr. James H. Chapman, who went to south Ala bama to visit relatives, and Harris G. Cope, director of athletics, who mas been with his famiy in Georgia;
 Dr. Roger Allen and Miss W1lile Hugh Kirk. Miss Willie Mae Hardy, Fred Carter and Paul Barnett. who went to Indianapolis to represent Howard in the international student convention, will return the latter part of the week.
 Mldwinter examinations will pc held January 15-1S, inclusive. and the following week will be rush week." at which time all bids to prospective members will be issued by the SOTO rites. Pledges by the fraternities were made after the first six weeks examinations. but according to the rules of the Woman's Pan Hellenic society, co-eds can be bid only atter the first semester Is closed.
 It is anticipated that many pupils completing their high school work in the mid-year will enroll for the sec ond semester's work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
1924 SINNERS IN, WEARMc0vERC ERC0AT
Weather Man Casts Cold
 Spell Over New Year. Mercury Drop

Birmingham watched the old year go and the new year come at mid night Monday with the usual show of merriment. despite the cold. dreary weather that descended on the city as 1928 prepared to pass out.
 Downtown streets were almost de- serted. but the hotels, cafes and theatres were filled with celebrators. New Year dances. which lasted well into Tuesday morning, attracted large numbers of the younger set.
 Watch parties were held through out Birmingham, and horns, whistles and firecrackerS at midnight sounded the swan song of 1923 and extended a noisy welcome to 1924.
 Police reported a quiet New Years Eve, and prohibition forces said in toxicants played little part in the festivities attending the coming of the New Year.
 A combined New Year frolic and watch party at the Lyric theatre. which began at 10:30 o'clock and lasted until 1924 came prancing in, was largely attended.
 Tuesday will be a general holiday, with the banks, most of the stores and practically all public buildings closed for the day.
 According to the weather man, 1t will be the coldest, and in other ways one of the most disagreeable New Years Birmingham ever experienced. A temperature ,12 degrees below freezing, accompanied by rain and maybe snow, were being talked by the weather bureau Monday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
ARMSTRONG IN CHARGE

c. E. Armstrong. deputy city comptroller for Il years. assumed his new duties as comptroller Mon- day. He succeeds H. Marvin Taylor, resigned.
 Craig Jeffery, veteran clerk in the department, succeeded MT. Arm strong as deputy.
 The first act of the new comptrol- Ter was to call on the accountants now auditing the city's books to speed up their work in order that the report for the fiscal year which ended in September might be ready by the first of next week. It is the belief of city officials that this re- port will show the city's finances to be in the soundest condition in many years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
WOLINST AND PIANIST AT MATINEE MUSICAL
Music Study Club Presents Gin.
 cinnati Music Conservatory

Program for the matinee musical to be given at Cable hall Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Carl Her ring. Bianist. and Robert Perutz, vio- 'linist, both of the Cincinnati Con- servatory of Music. was announced Monday by officers of the Birming- ham Music Study club.
 It follows:
 Sonata. B Minor" (Ottorino Res pigh), Moderate. Adante Expres- sivo, Passacaglia"-Mr. Carl Herring Herring.
 (a) "Ave Maria" (schubert- Will ,helmy). (b) "serenade Espagnole' (Chaminade Kreisler), (c) "Valse Caprice" (Wieniaksky)-Mr. Robert Perutz.
 l, (a) "Nenia" (sgambati). (b) "Boite a Musique" (Sauer), (c) Bar scarolle" tChopin)-Mr. Carl Herring. (a) Cradle Song" (Tor Aulin), (b) "Mazurka" Chopin Kreisler), (c) 'HWitches Dance" (Paganini)-Mr. Robert Perutz.
 Norma Fantasy" (Bellinni-Liszt)- MT. Carl Herring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
$600,000 W l RI H. |0F WARRANTS SOLD.
County School Board Gets Par For Large Block Of
 6 Per Cent Paper

School refunding warrants total- ing $6o0.o0o were sold Monday to four Birmingham bond companies for the payment of an indebtedness covering the past five years. Dr. N. R.. Baker, superintendent of schools for Jefferson county, said Monday night that the money received from these warrants would be sufficient to wipe out the entire indebtedness.
 A special act of the legislature. under which they were issued, pro- vides that a county in debt for school purposes may issue warrant for the amount of the indebtedness through the board of educator. These war rants were sold at par and will bear interest at 6 per cent. The first group will mature in 1880, others maturing at one-year intervals for a period of 20 years.
 Dr. Baker said that the present indebtedness was due to the neces- sity of diverting funds intended for running expenses to the building of new schools to supply the growing demands from all over the county. These warrants will be paid off with part of the revenue from the special tax voted for schools last August.
 Companies purchasing the warrants were Ward, Sterne & Company, Steiner Brothers. Otto Marx & Com pany and Caldwell. Garber Company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
TO USE PAPER MONEY
Russia VIII Not Issue Her Newly
 Minted Coins

Russia VIII Not Issue Her Newly
 Minted Coins
 MOSCOW, Dec. 31.-Russia will en- ter 1924 still using paper money as the medium of exchange.
 Authorities had hoped to Introduce the newly minted gold and silver coins on January l. thus being the first of the war stricken countries to return to hard money basis,
 It has been necessary, however, to postpone the introduction of the new currency. Due to the present finan- cial and economic crisis, officials feared that the peasants would hoard the money as soon as 1t went into circulation. Furthermore, enough coins have not yet been minted to cover all money transactions. :. The minting of the coins continues, however. the gold and silver cur rency being used as backing for the chervonzes, tf>s. new paper currency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
EXCHANGE u Ub
 ELECTS OFFICERS
James A. Simpson Succeeds A. B. Tanner As President.
 Installation Monday

James A. Simpson was elected presi- dent of the Exchange club at the weekly luncheon Monday at the Tut wiler hotel. He succeeds A. B. Tanner who has held the office of president for the past term.
 Other officers elected were Allen G. Loehr, first vice president; D. R. G. Nelson, second vice president; Leon c. Bradley. third vice president Harry B. Bradley, secretary and treasurer. New members elected on the board of control are Cadwalder Jones, A. Clinton Decker ard H. B. Robinson. Members of the board who hold over for the next term are Dr. w. R. Crane, A. A. Adams, Jr., and Grover c. Knight. The newly elected officers and A. B. Tanner, retiring president. are ex officio members of the board
 at the meeting next Monday and will hold for a period of six months.
 Gen. Harvey H. Hannah of Nash vile, chairman of the railway and public utilities commoission, of Ten nessee, who has been in the city for the past several days attending u e Sigma Nu National convnetion, was the guest of honor at the meeting of the club and delivered an address General Hannah painted a word pie ture of the future of this section of the south. He predicted that re- markable development would follow when the water power resources of this state and Tennessee with other southeastern states, which are now linked in inter connecting systems, were fully developed. He expressed his appreciation of the hospitality which had been shown the visiting Sigma Nus in Birmingham, and de- clared that all visitors were leaving the city with the highest praise of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT


Schmuck and Dees Are Placed In
 Jefferson County Jail
 Martin Schn-uck and Joe Dees. all legged gun men, who are charged with shooting up a filling station on Twenty-second street, south, Christ mas night, were transferred to the county jail Monday on warrants charging assault with intent to mur- der. Bond in both cases was set at $3,600.s
 Schmuck and Dees are alleged to have been members of a band of five men W ho drove up to Gulf Refining company filling station, opening fire on 1t. Both men when arrested bore sears alleged to have been made by bullets from the station operators gun when he returned their fire.
 Ross Hickat and Lola Dees, who were at first thought to have been implicated in the'gun play. and who were held for several days by the police, were released last Friday by order of Chief of Police Fred McDuff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL, FEAST

All teachers and officers of the First Baptist Sunday school will be guests at a banquet Wednesday even i,g at the church. Under a cam paien of reorganization put on in August, direted by Louis Entzminger. the Sunday school has practically doubled in attendance. Against an average attenedance of $50 during the spring and early summer months, the new organization resulted in an average of 1902 for the nine Sundays from September 30 to November 25. Sixty-one teachers and officers be- fore the campaign was increased to 116 to carry on the heavier burden brought about by the new growth.
 The Sunday before Christmas. a love offering of $4Q0 in cash was made by the Sunday school for the Orphans home in Troy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
THOUSANDS RUSH TO
 COUNTY TAX OFFICE
Fees Now Will Be Charged Pay
 ments And Assessments

payers crowded into the office of Tax Assessor l.. R. Dillon Monday in a last minute rush to have their prop erty assessed before the penalty be- came effective at midnight. There was 8 similar rush in Tax Collector J. F. Hawkins office, where approxi- mately 1.700 tax receipts were issued.
 Receipts for the day had not been tabulated late Monday afternoon. but indications were that they would to- tai considerably more than S200.000.
 Beginning Tuesday, all property owners who have not paid their taxes will be charged per cent interest plus a special fee of 50 cents. It is estimated that several thousand will be classed as delinquent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
ELECTRICAL CODE UP FOR FINAL DISPOSAL
Commission Adjourns For New
 Year-To Reassemble Wednesday

All offices in the city hall will be closed Tuesday, New Years Day. President D. E. McLendon announced. Monday.
 The city commission will meet at 10 o'clock and adjourn without trans- acting any businers until 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, when the pro- posed new electrical code will be up for final action.
 Considerable opposition has ariseh to the adoption of the code and the commission will hold a conference Wednesday morning in an effort to iron out the differences between the manufacturers and electrical men.
 Copies of the proposed code were handed around Monday and all com missioners said they would study them during the Tuesday holiday. There are indications that some notifications in the code, as drafted, will be voted.
 A number of real estate men are also fighting certain details of the5 new code. President McLendon said.
 Reduced fire insurance rates for the city can not become effective until the present wiring regulations are frightened up. according to repre- sentatives of the Southeastern Un- derwriters, who have been here for several days.
 Lobsters never voluntarily leave the bottom of the sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
THE WEATHER

- Alabama ! rairs and colder Tuesday,, cold wave Tuesday, and. Tuesday night h south portion; tefnpetature below freezing to coast Tuesday s1iSht; Wednesday t=is.
 Virginia: Cfody and colder. probably rain on the coast and light rain or snow clearing Tus:aax sstsrncon cold .a,dsr Mays ;e 'Ast North Ri1tta carolin.: coId wave Tuesday and Tuesday night, clearing Tuesday; wsdnes-
 South Carolina: Colder Tuesday. cold wave Tuesday night; Wednesday fair.
 Georgia: Cold wave Tuesday and Tues day night. temperature below freezing to coast Wednesday morutng; clearing. Tues day; "wednesday fair. -s'
 Florida: Local rains Tuesday, colder in north portion, much colder Tuesday night in north central portion; cold wave in ex- treme north portion. probably freezins temperature Wednesday morning. in ex- treme north; Wednesday fair and colder.
 Extreme northwest Fforida: Cold wave Tuesday and Tuesday night; temperature below, freezing on the coast Tuesday; clearing Tuesday; Wednesday fair.
 Louisiana: Tuesday fair. colder in east freezing nearly to coast Tuesday night; wednesday fair. rising temperature in
 Arkansas: Tuesday fair. continued cold wednesday fair. rising temperature.
 Oklahoma: Tuesday fair. slowly rising temperature; "Wednesday fair werner
 nesday fair. slowly rising temperature. West Texas: Tuesday fair, colder in southwest portion, warmer in the pan handle: Wednesday unsettled, warmer in north portion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
:' 7...: TODAYS ';:' ;;:. j CAIENDAR'
AT THE THEATRES

AT THE THEATRES Jefferson-"Sally, Irene and Mary" matinee.
 Lyric-Arthur Alexander and com pany in "Dixieland to Broadway" Loew's Bijou-tLittle Cinderella" miniature musical comedy and vaude- vile headliner; picture, House Peters in Held to Answer"
 AT THE MOVIES
 Capitol-"Hollywoo with an all- star cast.
 Galax-"William s. Hart in wild Bill Hickok."
 Odeon-"S Shadow" Princess-William Duncan in Playing It Wild"
 Rialto-Jackie Coogan in "Dady;" serial. Ruth of the Range" and comedy.
 Royal-Roy Stewart in Burning Words,
 Strand-"The Common Law" with Corinne Griffith, Conway Tearle and Elliott Dexter.
 Trianon-"Black Oxen" with Con- way Tearle and Corrinne Griffith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
CANNON NOMINATED
City. Commission Will Organize COl
 VentiOn Bureau This Week

City. Commission Will Organize Con.
 ventiOn Bureau This Week
 A resolution establishing the Bir- mingham municipal convention bureau as a branch of the city gov- ernfpent and nominating T. I. Cam at Wednesdays session Of the city commission by President D. D. Mo- Lendon.
 MT. Cannon was for several years director of the, convention bureau in St. Louis, said President McLendon, who believes the local bureau will be able to land many of the larger conventions under MT. Cannon's lead ership. sAH
 Tt is our aim to get the bureau established before the end of the. week." said MT. McLendon. Offices for the bureau will be established in the city hall. probably on the fourth floor asl- .. s, e ss.- U ..&. .s,s ,. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
CHARGED WITH VAGRANCY
Mulmes, Hit By Auto, Is Later Placed
 In Jail

NUNSH0Bb 1hHE YBy 1kNEUt A5 17s@e%H @ @s~~3N~
 In Jail
 Palmer Mulmes, Nashville youth, hit by an automobile Sunday night on Eighth avenue. was placed In the city jail a few hours later on a charge of vagrancy. When questioned by hos pital attendants at the Hillman Sun day night, Mulmes gave his home as Miami. Fla.
 Investigating officers, questioning Mulmes at the hospital the same night, decided to hold him until further investigation. Mulmes, in answer to the < officers questions, gave his home as Nashville. Tenn. His injuries were slight and he was transferred to the city jail. S. H. Morris of Powderly. whose car struck Mulmes, made bond on charge of as- sault with intent to murder and driv- ing a car while intoxicated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
STRUCK ON HEAD BY MACHINIST'S HAMMER.
Two Men Arrested For Altercation
 On AyenueSB

Arthur Dees of 1918 Avenue and Arthur E. Goodwin of 523 Nineteenth street. south, were under arrest Mon day as the result of an altercation near Fire Station No. 2, in which witnesses say Dees was hit over the head with a machinist's hammer. Both men were drinking, according to the police, and engaged in Q heated verbal exchange before Good win is said to have drawn his ham mer. Officers Ellis and Wilson made the arrests and both men were re- leased on bond late Monday after noon. Recorder Martin will hear the casea WedneSdaY..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
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DR. GEORGE EAVES IS IN GRAVE CONDITION
Prominent Welfare Worker Suf-
 fers Hem0rrhape Of Brain

. pr. George Eaves. prominent well fare worker and conspicuously iden- tified for many years with the Anti Tuberculosis work in Alabama, con- tinues desperately i'll at. South High lands infirmary, where he was re- moved following sudden hemor- rhage of the brain with which he was stricken last Wednesday. He was for a time in state of coma, but within the past day or two has been able to recognize Mrs. Eaves. who has been with him constantly. Dr. Eaves has suffered no paraIysis except for one day. when ono side of his face was slightly drawn. This is now again normal.
 The information previously pub lished that pr. Eaves had suffered g nervous breakdown while working in the basement was incorrect. He was stricken by the hemorrhage when he went to the basement to see how the furnace was doing. He is being given every possible atten- tion, but his condition is still con- Sidered very grave. s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
POST OFFICE HOURS

No mail deliveries Tuesday, but windows at the post office will be open from g to 10 o'clock a. m., Post master R. B. Smyer announced Mon day.
 The postal employees will have practically a full holiday. for New Years Day. t'f',- '''srsFf39@
 windows at substatfons will be open between 8 and 3 o'clock a. m., the postmaster said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
THE DEMI-MODE

\, "The attraction of the woman who
 knows how to dress well Is as nought
 to that of the woman who instinc- lively knows how to half-dress we'll" IVY J.sLocke in Moordius 6 Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
Henry Arnold sternenberg-Funeral

services for Henry Arnold Sternen- berg, 6S, who died at the residence, 592l Second avenue, south, will be held at 3 o'clock Tuesday after noon, from the residence followed by interment in Forest Hill cemetery, with Vice in charge. Ills is survived by two sons, H. A. Sternenberg, Jr., and w. T. Sterenenberg; a daugh- ter, Mrs. Monroe Coudle; a brother, O. B. Sternenberg and sister, Mrs. William Pulls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
LOCAL DATA

Summary of observations made at sta tions of United States Weather Bureau during the 24 hours ending at p. m., 90th meridian time, December 31, 1928:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01
BACK k TOKEN
James Jaques InjM " FaIiin
 Rock In M

James JaQues. 25, Lew AIa, vos sariousIv iniured at ock Monday afternoon when cal h- der a falling rock while at the Mary Lee mines.
 He was carried to the Norwood firmary in Browns ambulance whers he was found to be suffering with a broken back. His condition was reported as being serious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-01

Salmon and carp sometimes live to be 100 and cells 60 years old.
 Quail are hunted with dogs and killed with stones, on Easter Island.