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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
BOY SCOUTS RUN
|GADSDEN FOR DAY
Over 200 Arrests Made
During Saturday BY
JuyeRile Officers
tGdsden Bureau)

GADsDEN, Ala. Oct 4.--ower
Leach, 1tryear-old Boy Scout, and his
scout assistants, were In complete
charge Of the city government Satur'
day and they are said TO have made
splendid record. Arrests totalled neraiy
200, most Of them being for jay walk
ing and resisting officers. The boys
conducted police court, held a council
meeting acted as policeman, traffic OF.
fieers and city clerk. They took charge
at Z o'clock In the morning and quit
at 8 o'clock in the afternoon.
Eastern star Organic THE north
east Alabama conference OF the Order
.of the Eastern star was organized al
Alfalfa Friday afternoon. Eighty dele
gates attended from ADMISSION. Fort
PAYNE. .Collinsville, Guntersyille, At
ITALIA, Gadsden and Alabama City. The
conference is made up of lodges In
Ftowah, Calhoun, Marshall and DE.
Kalb counties. Mrs. George Hayden OF
Gadsden holds the only office, secre-
fary-treasurer. Several grand lodge OF.
ficers were present
Negroes Organize Tile negroes OF
Gadsden have organized a tuberculosis
association which will cooperate with
the Etowah county association. Minnie
Baker is president, j.. w. Lynn, secre-
tary; j. II. Render treasurer; X. l..
Lee, chairman Of education committee
A. d. Washington, publicity agent, and
Il. Il. Hardy, financial agent.
Starting. ceessfnl--Although he re-
cpived only 1870 votes in the May pri-
mary to 393 for w. d. Clifton, bis
opponent, Jeff d. Startling has been de-
clared the democratic nominee from the
third district in Cherokee county by
the state democratic executive commit.
tee. Clifton was previously declared
the nominee by the county committee,
with the rules of the contest and that
his name therefore, was not printed
on the ticket. His frineds wrote his
name in and succeeded in giving him
a majority. L.
Car Theft Charged--A 16-year-old
hoy, John Robinson, and Herbert
Thompson Of Bradentown. Fla, and
J. l.. johnson of Plant City, Fla, are
being held in the county Jail here
on the charge Of stealing an aut0mo-
bile at Orlando, Fla. The sheriff has
wired and asked Sheriff Leatch TO hold
him. The boys came through Gadsden
late Friday and five-mlle out on the
Turkey Town road, their ear went
dead. In order to destroy all trace
of 1t they decided to wreck and burn
it. They had Just started the fire
when officers appeared. The boys al
first claimed they woned the car and
gave fictitious. names. they confessed
Saturday, however.
To Rebuild Brick Plant-The Gads
den Clay Products company announces
that its brick plant, which was re-
Gently destroyed by fire, has been re-
built and will resume. operations Mex
Wednesday. New and more modern ma
chinery has been added.
Loses Damage Suit-SIrs. Will,
Culpcpper lost her suit for $4,000 dam
ages against James ID. Giles, prominent
attorney in the circuit court Saturday
She was suing for personal injury al
leginR the Giles automobile struck her
in November, 1922. Her husband has
similar suit for $1,000 damages al
leging the loss of her services.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
WORKMEN CLEARING
L. & N. RIGHT-OF-WAY
Fill For Railroad Must
!. Be Built Through
Marshy Section
PROPERTY OWNERS
TO GET 100000
First Work Started Two Years
After Passage OF Consti-
tutionai Amendment

MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 3.-l Special
Leased Wire. Work on Alabama 9
$4,000, 900 port project at Mobile has
been started. Announcement that
force of laborers are busily engaged IN
clearing the right -of-way for the main
line Of the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad Company, and the government
suction dredge, "Wahalak, will be
placed in operation about October 3
for the creation of the fill for the road
through the swamp. was made at the
state docks commission today.
While the dredging and clearing is
considered an magnificent item in the
construction of the port on Mobile
river, between One and Three Mile
creeks, its beginning is heralded as an
important chapter in the legthy story
Of port development. IL signals the
actual start OF giant state owned and
controlled port, after several years OF
agitation and almost two years after
the voters of the state ratified con-
stitutional amendment which permits
the expenditure of public money at Mo
bile.
The laborers are at work at the Mag
azine Point section of the right-of- way.
Trees and plants growing along the
stretch to be used by the Louisville AMI
Nashville viii be removed and the fill
win be made by the suction dredge.
The fill win be In rough form, and 1t
win be necessary for workmen to COM
plete it.
One Of the long. tedious ard costly
items shown in docks CONSTRUCTION pro-
gram is teh new tracks Of the railroad.
The present tracks of the railroad viii
be removed and the land viii be used
BY the docks commission lin its scheme
|, to build a port. 1t is admitted that
the task Of building fill for the main
line is q difficult one because Of the
uncertainty of the foundation necessary
through the marRhy section.
With the port plans completely
mapped out the commission will soon
start the routine work of building a
port, it was stated. From time to TING
il may be necessary to make changes IN
the plans, but the main details have
been adopted; the commission knows
what will be done with the large part
of the first 5000 900 to come from the
sale of state bonds. A very large part
Of the first 81 100000 will go TO the
owners of the property between the two
creeks and for construction OF the main
line Of the railroads. The remaining
$4,000, 900 will be spent for docks, piers,
warehouses, railroads and other modern
facilities
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
TREASURY OI)TCO
EXCEEDS INCOME
BY OVER 100000
Condition OF State Shown
In Report Of George
w. Ellis
BUSINESS GREATER
THAN EVER BEFORE
Balance Of 100000 Be-
longs Chiefly To High
way Department

MONTGOMERY Ala. Oct. A.
The ..ontsoa ~ the state treasury Tor
the fiscal year ending September 30
1924, exceeded the income by over
$500, 900 as shown by a statement TO.
day from Treasury George w: Ellis
The balance in the treasury, which was
S6iT48o.50 on October 4 I'VE san spe
urst Jay od pne nss oS 1coS ,hs 10 !,
s4s'ct On sep.emH Tn,s ~, ,scsiris for ths
gay % ~. ;. Goa iaf eeS d. while
.saL nn,un.su - 90 4l8 1s2 "a. Oi
~ haiencs n tbs treasury septembef
s ~ easahes a.. s,ar mart VAS in rhs
~ Ss, 10 .an5 srnal,er amount In ths
s,.sss so,,,,e;ss,.,, fund and less than
s seosso y ~ AZ .o.,..a, anna
Ss.O." ~ 'ne $500 s,.,..
! Figures rs TO recsip's ano o, ~ ~,
ments set new high record ,Ior ene
volume of the states business; eAese"'
ing the same figurea lor ane a., s;,.a p ~
ccding year by aproximateips NV gu"
one-half million dollars.
Following is the condensed statement
Of Treasurer Ellis for the fiscal year
n
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
SENIORS IN Law
SPORTING CANES
A. H. Carmichael Heads Class
At University

UNIVERSITY, Ala. Oct. 4.-(spe.
cial. by their canes, you know them,
these forty-five law class eeniors At
'Bama, for with the arrival Of the
smooth. black sceptres of their power
the other day, one of the university
oldest traditions swings into play. The
seniors carry canes engraved upon 4
silver band, ~. Of A.. Law Glass, 20.
and with their initials, the one class
allowed theis dignity. Miss Langford,
Bessemer, the only feminine law senior,
carrier a cane, also. ...
Another tradition of the law school
will be the presentation Of mock trial
to be directed by the seniors shortly
after Christmas.
Law seniors elected the following
class officers: A. H. Carmichael. Tus'
cuunbia, president; X. &. (Red) Price
Clinton, vice president; O. q. McGin-
nifty, DadevilIe. secretary and treasur
err; Hiram DOdd, Nauyoo, orator; Miss
Lenora Langford, Bessemer, poet.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
SIX MEN ARRESTED
INNGAME LAW CASES
Held On Charges OF Hunting
Without Licenses

GREENvILLE, Ala, Oct. 4.--(Spe-
cial.)--Deputy Sheriff King Murphy
arrested six white men near Halso 8
mill in this county on double charge
of hunting ont Of season and without IL
censAs. The men claim Crenshaw coun-
tn as their residence and when arrested
wefe killing squirrels. They made bond
and weraa released. Local officials are
determined to break up unlawful hunt
ing and fishing in this county and
other arrests are expected to follow.
The Butler County Sportsmen club Is
offering rewards for apprehension and
conviction Of breakers of the game laws
and the members are spreading prop
uganda for the upholding Of the laws.
The organization win meet Monday
morning at the Butler county court
house October 8 for a conference and
Quinn, state commissioner of game and
fisheries.
Teacher NAnaed-Afiss Esther Dunn
of this city has been appointed By the
city school board as assistant teacher
in the primary department of the
Greenville Grammar school. Miss
Dunn is a graduate Of Troy Normal
and abe will be an efficient addition
to the local school faculty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
.8.446 INOCULATED
AGAINST TYPHOID
Great Record Made By Marshall
County Health Unit

ALBERTvILLE, Ala, Oct. A.
Especial THE incubation campaign
against typhoid fever, which was con
Quoted BY the county health unit, be-
ginning June /, is closed for this year.
During the summer months the county
health unit inoculated $40 persons
with anti-tphoid serum. OF that mum
Der 1852 received the three complete
injections, or 90 per cent.
The county health officer is beginning
to start school examinations and expects
to give, every school child in Marshall
county a thorough physical examina-
ton. There are SO schools, 80 the work
will extend over a period Of time.
The health officers conferences In
Montgomery on September is, 10 and
IL brought out the fact that the Mar
shall county unit Is leading all other
counties in the state in the amount Of
public health work d0ns sihee June !. :
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
is PERSONS KILLED DURING Year in ALABAMA fires
ROTARTANS FETE
TEACHERS OF CITY
Talladega Club Welcomes Fac
ulties OF Schools

TALLADEGA, Ala Oct. 4.--lsp"
al.)--Teachers from the city schools
and state deaf and blind schools were
guests Of the Rotary club at a recep
ton given in their honor at the Coun
try club this week. The teachers were
welcomed by d. A. Mcneil, president
OF the Rotary club. Miss Mamie Gold
en- responded for the city teachers and
was assisted in her response BY thu
Misses Suggs. Henderson, Chapman
David and Jones Williams, j. A
Ganey responded for the state. schools
Caution Urgcd--Fire Chief w. j
Morris has issued warning urgins
all residents to see that their ash pits
are cleaned up and the CUTTERS on the
roofs OF their homes swept free from
leaves before starting fires in their
homes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
Facts About Aborigines
Learned By Official OF
Smithsonian Institute
Iny q. @. WILSON,

SHEFFIELD, Ala, Oct, AIT vari-
Gus points In the Tennessee Valley, es-
peciaIIy on the banks Of the Tennessee
river. are to be found what Is com
monty called Indian Mounds, IN reality
large mounds conlposed principally Of
muscle and peri-winkle shells whose con-
tents were used as food BY indians who
passed into obscfrity long before the
advent OF the white man.
!. Attention Of the AIabamians are now
centered on the explorations being con-
Quoted by Gerald Fowkes OF Smithson-
ian institute at the mounds situated at
the mouth Of Town Greek, which will
soon be Inundated by the waters backed
up from Wilson Dam. DIR. j. Walter
Fowkee, director Of the B'.7enn OF
Ethnology, Washington, has concluded
from very extensive study that the
Muskegeon people possibly at one time
occupied the territory as far west as
the mouth Of the Ohio and possibly even
to st. Louis, and we're driven back by
the more savage northern tribes. The
object of this work Is TO ascertain II
possible whether this may or may not
have been the case, and hs il pointed
out by Mr.. Fowkes this information
can only be obtained by the examina-
ton Of these mounds and village sites
and the comparison OF the pottery and
other relics found.
In the excavations Of the mounds on
Town Creek nothing has been found
which would indicate the time in which
they were built, other than the fact
that they are antedate the white man
in Alabama. This Is proven by the abb
sence Of any implements Of European
origin.
Skeletons Unearthcd
Ten skeletons have been unearthed to
date ranging In. age from infancy. to old
age, and the fact that the fragments
from one Of these, which contained
bones from the entire body and which
looked as though II were thrown from
a basket leads to the belief that the In.
dams were cannabilistic.
According to Mr.. Fowkes several cen
turtles possibly elapsed during the build
ing. of these mounds, as the gathering
of these shells were limited to the sea-
sons in which the builders could wade
in the waters of the river. During this
period there is no indication Of any adj
vancement In civilization and they ev-
IDENTIFY never passed beyond the com
mon savage state, although as exten.
sive research has shown that the In
(Contlnucd on Page p.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
NEW CITY OFFICIALS
TO GO INTO OFFICE


UNIoNTOWN, Ala Oct. 4.-(Spe-
eiaI)-The control Of municipal affairs
will change on Monday, as the result Of
Z recent election. Ralston Long, pres
emit mayor, who has served four years
and who has been instrumental in the
construction Of handsome school build
ing and In securing the services OF the
Alabama Power company. will be sue
ceeded by Val Taylor. president of the
Canebrake Loan and Trust company.
The aldermen who will serve with
Mr.. Taylor are CASTOR Stollenwerk,
Jr., Walter ]. White, s. 7. Whitfield,
Edgar Ware and William Munford. II
Is expected that these new officials will
bring about some decided improvements,
especially in reference to the present tax
rate, which is too low.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
ANDALUSIA GETS
NEW POST OFFICE
Bids To Be Advertised For
About Dec. Is

ANDALUSIA, Ala, Oct. 4.-(spe-
cial. Bids for the new post office at
Andalusia will be advertised for about
December IS, it was learned today in
telegram received by Kiwanian {. A.
O'Neal and announced at the regular
meeting of the Kiwanis club. The mes
sage came from Congressman j. Lister
Hill. The plans as originally drawn
had to be revised to come within the
appropriation the message stated as the
cause for the delay until December.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
z GRID PLAYERS
KILLED IN WRECK
Automobile Turns Over
While They Are Re.
turning From Game

SAMSON, Ala, Oct. 4.--tSpeciaiJ
Ernest Wynn and Joe kinsaul. mem.
bers of the Geneva county high school
football team, are both dead as result
OF an automobile accident late FRIDAY
night on the road between Hartford AMI
UeFuniak,. Fla. Wynn was instantly
killed and Kinsaul died later,
The two were returning from DE.
Funiak, where the Geneva team hasl
played Friday. The youths were found
beside their automobile Saturday morn
ing and had apparently been there fcf
several hours. The automobile had
overturned when IL ran into ditch.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
CITY SCHOOLS OPEN
New $1,000, 900 Edifice Soon To Be
Ready at Enfaula

EUFAULA, Ala, Oct. especially
The city schools opened today with
large enrolment despite the fact that
the new one hundred thousand dollar
school building was not yet been com.
pleted Work is being rushed and Conls
tractor Ludlam expects to turn it over
all finished some time in January. The
old building, built in 1889 has been re-.
modelled and rebuilt and this with tic
new high school building, built five'years
ago aud which has been recovered and
repaired and connected to the other one
by long corridor will be the hone o.
the primary and grammar school grade.
A special building for the school
home economies" is being built. Who
all this is completed the Eufaula ei
schools will be housed in buildin.
among the finest and most up TO date
in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
SERIOUS OFFENSE
CHARGED TO NEGRO
Fred Higgins Indicted BY Spec
iaI Grand Jury

HELM, Ala, Oct. Especial
An indictment charging q statutory Of
tense was returned by the special grand
Jury today against Fred Higgins, negro.
who attacked a 12-year-old white girl
Al Borden Springs about two. weeks
ago. II is not known whether or not
a speeial term of court win be held to
try the negro, but it is intimated that
there viii be.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
NEW PARISH HOUSE
NEAR COMPLETION
Gothic Structure Is Being
Erected At Selma

SELMA, Ala, Oct. 4.-(Special. y
The handsome new Parrish House
which is being built by ". Paul
Episcopal church at the cost of $4,000
will be cmopleted about November J
The plan is in harmony with the church
and il gothic in structure. Opportunity
is presented for some Selmian or some
one in another city to place a stained
glass window, a Gothic "tracery Il Is
called, in the facade of the building,
identical in outline and of the same
size as that over the main doorway
of the church.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
CLUB TO ENTERTAIN
VISITING MEMBERS
TalIadega KiwAnians IndOrse
Fire Prevention Week

TALLADEGA, Ala, Oct. 4.-(Spe-
cial. THE Kiwanis club will act as
host to two Kiwanis members of the
North Alabama Methodist conference 10
be held here in October. This was de-
cided at a meeting Of the club Tuesday
The club also decided 10 assist In the
general entertainment Of the visitors.
The coming cleanup and fire proven
ton week was also indosed by the club.
The eKiwanians expressed regret at
the illness Of Hugh r. McElderry, pres.
ident Of the club, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis this week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
TUMOR IS Fatal
ThOnasviIIe Youth Suecumbs In Selma
HosDitaI

SELMA, Ala, Oct. 4.--lSpecial. D.
Willard Perkins Tucker, 14-year-old Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H Tucker Of Thorn
asville, died Wednesday evening at
Vaughan Memorial hospital where he
was brought two weeks ago suffering
with q tumor on the brain. An opera
ton performed as a last resort, after
the youth had lost his sight brought
no relief and death ensued.
Escape Captured-Goldsby Robinson,
who made a spectacular escape, Sep
TENDER 20, from the city Jail cutting
his way out and dropping from the
second story to the ground, has been re-
captured through the efforts Of Chief
of Police Taylor of Montgomery Thurs
day morning and is now back in the
Selma jail.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
METHODIsTs ORGANIZE
Oppose Plan 10 Unite Northern And
Southern Branches

MONTGOMERY, Ma, Oct. T.
Methodists Of Montgomery opposed to
the unification OF the Methodist Epis-
copal church, south, with the Methodist
Episcopal church have formed a perm
anent organization here, it has been an
nounced. Judge w. II. Sanford, of
the Alabama court of appeals. was
elected president OF the organization G.
T. Ruff. vice president; Frank Nun
MELEE. secretary, and j. A. Chambless,
treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
Tn RERIIm.n PLANT

RAGLAND, Ala, Oct. 1.-THE Ma
tional Cement cohpany's plant which
was destroyed by fire about two months
ago is to be rebuilt Immediately, it has
been announced. Contracts have been
let to the amount of $4,000 to par
TALLY replace the loss, and other I'M
provements are to be undertaken later.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
TREASURER NAMED
J. NJ. Atkins Gets Job In CIeburne
County

HELM, Ala, Oct. 4,-(Special.)
Among the routine matters oi business
transacted at the regular meeting Of
the county board OF cduration was the
election Of J. NJ. Atkins. treasurer OF
the county public school funds for a
period Of four years, beginning Oeto-
Der /; electing Is additional teachers
for rural schools.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
EnITORs PLAN FROLIC

MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 4.-AIaOama
editors are making their plans for an
outing aext summer across the bay from
Mobile, and VIII select place for bath
ing, fishing, gslfing and other forms
of recreation, according to a letter re-
ceived at the Chamber of Commerce
from l.. II, Nunnellee, Of Ceitreville,
president OF the Alabama Press asso-
citation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
OFFICES ESTABLISHED
women's Clubs Doniciled In Old White
House

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 1.-The
Alabama Federation of WOmen's clubs
has obtained q room in the first White
Hcs V of the ConfedeFacy here as
headquarters for its state offices, il
has been announced.
It also was announced that the next
federation meeting is to be held in
April, 1925, in Mobile, at which time
Mrs. Jehn d. Sherman of Estes Park,
Col, national president win be the
honor guest.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-04-11
Feed for the Careless

A reader who was interested In the
story of Mrs John Corley, who was
obliged to call "Firel Firei" In order
to get her careless husband to chop
wood for the kitchen stove, sends US
th's ~ at or q somewhat similar In
BY sudm0ther, she writes, used e
tell a'.out a cousin Of hers whose hus-
band Sc us careless about proyid
= wood. Like Mrs. Corley, the
y irla4 asd managed to get along
ss1e ms, h1t there came day wher
her GsEeDce became exhausted. II
was ID harvest, and she expected to
hare several extra men to dinner. Be
fors her husband went to work she
asxeG him as usual to cut some wood
Cor her. and as usual he went of with
out doing 1t.
When the men came to dinner they
gazed In establishment at the table
{, was set In the usual way. but moth
ting on It was cooked At one end was
O big pan Of biscuit dough. and at the
other was a platter Of freshly-cut han
ready to fry. There were various Other
things on the table, such as raw pota-
toes and raw turnips. In few words
the woman explained that since she
had no wood she had been unable to
cook.
With one accord the hungry mer
started for the woodpile, and In
snort time she had steamlng hot din
ner for them. And never before had
she had such big pile Of firewoodl-
Youths Companion
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1924-04-11
Books of Ancient Roman
Writers Not Protected

No law of copyright protected the
interests Of authors; and when the
works of Cicero, produced by expert
enced copyists whom Atticus had pur-
chased, were circulated In Italy and
Greece, there was nothing to prevent
an enterprising tradesman from en-
ploying his own slaves to pirate, with
gross blunders, the authorized edition.
The booksellers shops were situated
mainly In street called the Argile-
tum, which abutted on the north of
the Forum, not far from the Rostra.
The books were written on papyrus
imported from Alexandria. and were
mounted on wooden rollers. The titles
of new publications were posted upon
pillars outside the shops; but their
best advertisement. apart from the
reputation of the writer. was the
praise of his friends, when their judg
ment was known to be sound. TheiT
prices, considering that they were pro
duced by hand, seem remarkably low
handsome copies of the first book ol
MartiaPs epigrams were sold for nv.
denarii-about four shillings-;
charge which the author thought ex
cessive.-T. Rice Holmes, In 'sThe Ro
man Republic and the Founder Of thu
Empire"