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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-15
ORDINANCE NO. 951-C.

AN ORDINANCE MAKING MIS- DEMEANORS AGAINST STATE OF FENSES AGAINST THE CITY.
 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE Com mission of the City of Birmingham, as follows:
 Section 1. That all acts or omis- sions which are misdemeanors under the laws of the State of Alabama are here by declared to be offenses against the ordinances and laws of the City of Birmingham, and any person, firm or corporation committing any such of fense within the corporate limits of the City or the police jurisdiction thereof, shall, upon conviction, except as may be otherwise provided by ordinance or law of the City, be punished within the limits of and as provided by Section 1886 of the Code of Alabama of the year 1923.
 Approved Nov. II, 1924. :
 n. E. McLENDON,
 President of the Commission. A true copy.
 l.. F. GRAY,
 City Clerk.
 Herald, Nov. 15, 1924.
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ORDINANCE NO. s5O-C

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SUB- SECTION 110 OF THE 1924 IL CENSE SCHEDULE. BE IT ORDAINED by the Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham, as fol- lows:
 Section 1. That Subsection no of Ordinance No. S77-C, being the License Schedule for the year 1924, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 11O-C o N TRACTORS
 PAINTERS, PLASTER
 FRS OR LATHERS-
 Each employing less than
 five men ...............$ 20.0O Five and less than ten .. 25.00 Ten and over .......... $500 Each using spraying ma
 chine or machines, re-
 gardless of number of men
 employed .............. 150.00 Approved Nov II, 1924.
 D. E. McLENDON.
 President of the Commission. A true copy.
 l.. E. GRAY,
 City Clerk Age-Herald, Nov 15, 1924.
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 AN ORDNANCE TO FURTHER REGULATE THE PUBLIC SAFE TY, AND PROHIBIT PARKING ON PEST STREET, SOUTH, BE- TWEEN HIGHLAND AVENUE AND 18TH AVENUE, SOUTH. BE IT ORDAINED by the Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham, as fol lows:
 Section l. That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to park any motor vehicle on or along that portion of 21st Street, South, which lies between Highland Avenue and 18th Avenue, South.
 Section 2. That any person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance, shall, upon conviction, be punished within the limits of and as provided by Section 1886 of the Code of Alabama of the year 1923.
 Approved Nov. Il, 1924.
 D. E. McLENDON,
 President of the Commission. A true copy.
 l.. B. GRAY,
 City Clerk. Age-Herald, Nov. 15, 1924.
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BANKRUPTCY NOTICE

To the respective creditors of the here matter named bankrupts. NOTICE Is District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. the following named per sons were duly adjudicated bankrupts on the day following their respective names
 Southern Division-21612, ". Johnson. Bessemer. AIa;, October IT. 1924 a 2lSit. 5 ac 1ssa aEs bTam bsRTnfD5 Bale i4 % Ala, october 20, 1924 2161S. F. w. FL lison, Bessemer. Ala. October 21. 1924. Ala. October 31. 1924. 21622.. Ocie Baker. Bessemer. Ala. October 2l. 1924. 21624. Wilbur Walker. Fairfield. Ala, October ham. Ala, October 2s. 1924. 2162s, Wm. 4, Partin. Ensley. Ala. October 24, 1924. nss oetoSer w a. is54 siss2 chSs Alsn 3IsS1. Evans vasseil, Bessemer. Ala, oc- Birmingham. Ala, october 27. 1924. 21s3S, Jonas Parker. Bessemer, Ala. Oc- teber, :8; 1s2A 21s4O. Mrs; Lois Johnson' 21s49, Floyd Davis. Bessemer. Ala. oG- teber 30, 1924, 21S44. A. \. Mo Mcconnell Birmingham, Ala October Sl' 1s24' 21Sts. S6 ber 3i. 1924. 2164S. E. c. Harrison, ind. and F. c. Harrison Furn. Co.,. Ensley, sen: Docens. Ala; November {. 1924. xsSnber '. 1s2i sis54, c. V. sapp. Bir- .Jos Jennetti. Birmingham. Ala, Novem- Der :, 1924. 2165s, Ocie Heard. Besse- 5far, Ala, November 8, 1924, 2166O, Robert Smith, Birmingham, Ala. Novem- bsr lO 1924 21662. Ben Morgan Besse- iner, Ala, November 10, 1924 21664, Frank Williams, Birmingham, Ala, No vetnber 10, 1924. 21666 Warren Harri- ssH, Bessemer, Ala. November 10. 1924. siGds, Ralph S. Mason, Birmingham, Ala. November II, 1924. 2l67O. John Hosey, Birmingham, Ala, November i2. 1924 21672, E. w. Nash Birmingham, Ala, No xsnabsr IF, 1924 2l674, Lonnie orr Wsstfield, Ala, November 12. 1924. 21676, TsEEis Mallory, Westfield. Ala Novem- bsF IS, 1924. 2167s, c. L. Deas, Birming ham, Ala, November 13, 1924 216S0 Harrison King Thomas, Ala, November
 Jasper Division-J-5s8, Harvey Vines, csFd9Va Ala, October 21 1924, J585, T. A. Smith, Jasper, Ala. October 2s, I9sI. J-5S7, R. IT. NOrthington. Detroit Ala. It, No. l, November 3, 1924.
 NszteFn DivislOn-W-7s6. J. C. Walls F{s7F;s, Ala, October 31, 1924
 Tia in each of the said cases the first 16set;ng of creditors will be held on Tuesday, November 25, 1924. at the hour Rf 1900 o'clock in the forenoon, at my Fsf&fSs's office at Birmingham, Alabama, kt which time and place the respective EFe6itaFs of the said respective bankrupts JSRy Rttend, prove their claims, appoint a tFHsSss, examine the bankrupt. and trans RSt sRch other business as may properly RoFiA before the said bankrupt
 EDMUND H, DRYER,
 Referee In Bankruptcy.
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AT THE LYRIC

Those patrons of the Lyric who have not yet taken their tonic of wholesome laughter and general entertainment are warned that the bill providing this closes at the Lyric tonight. Bert Swor is the laughmaker and entertainer in chief. Everyone knows Bert, and never was he better than he is this year in new line of black face artistry.
 The added attraction is novelty, called "The Kown Revue" put on by Ploetz Brothers and Sisters. The busi- ness of glowing is one of the oldest on the stage or in the circus.
 The special feature brings George Fisher and Honey Hurst in a comedy skit. Hats and Things" This is q combination of singing, dancing and comedy chatter, all of its new and all of it is described as extremely divert ing.
 To round out the bill there are two other acts; Josephine Harmon and Georgia Sands in I've and Us." eccen- tric character singing, and the Diaz Monks, labeled as one of the greatest of animal acts.
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AT LOEW,S RILOI

Patrons of Loew's Bijou have a treat in store for them next week in the bill of diversified vaudeville, which will be offered, set off by & photoplay of un- usual entertainment value. Virginia Rucker and her "Beaus," offer the vaudeville headliner, q combination of singing and dancing that is the very newest, Miss Rucker presenting a series of dancing steps that gathered Broadway fame for her. On the screen Buster Keaton will be providing more laughs than ever in his new comedy feature, "The Navigator"
 Next in importance to the headliner is the offering of George Morton in his Vaudeville Cocktail" Then comes Love According to Hoyle,' with Edythe Chriss. This is singing, dancing and talking skit. Abbott and White in "A Poppy Arrangement of Tunes and Laughs" and Preston and Ysobel in "A Little of This and Little of That" are other numbers. Buster Keaton is de- clared to be funnier than ever in ''The Navigator" with a capable cast in his support.
 Jack Wilson and company continue as headliners this week in "A Nonsen- sical Revue,' with four other acts of vaudeville that are said to be good and a Metro-Goldwyn screen feature, The Bandolero," on the same pro- gram.
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Age-Herald, Nov. 15, 1924.
GRADE ORDINANCE NO. 8s2.C

GRADE ORDINANCE NO. 6S2-C An ordinance fixing and establishing the grade of Pike Road, from the north property line of Bush Boulevard, to the east property line of Eufaula avenue, and on 17th street. Ensley, from Pike Road to the east line of Shady Side Park Addition, and the curbs on both sides thereof.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by the Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham, that the grade of Pike Road, from the north property line of Bush Boulevard, to the east property line of Eufaula avenue, and on 17th street, Ensley, from Pike Road to the east line of Shady Side Park Addition, and the curbs on both sides thereof, be, and the same are here by fixed and established as shown on profile sheet Nos. 319 and 249, hereto fore exhibited to this Commission and now on file in the City Hall in the of flee of tine City Engineer.
 Approved Nov. II, 1924.
 D. F. McLENDON,
 President of the Commission. A true copy.
 l.. E. GRAY,
 City Clerk,
 k0a(HeraId Nov K 1A2A-
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ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE JEFFERSON

It sounds rather trite to speak of the approach of coming theatrical attrac- tion as the event of the season, but it will hardly be regarded SO when it be- comes known that the attraction is to be Rain" It is to be seen at the Jefferson theater for three days, begin ming Monday, November 17, with a matinee Wednesday.
 In the company are Hlda Vaughn, Augusta Dungeon, Belle Sylvia, Edward k. Nannary, c. Norman, Hammond Hans Roberts, Kenneth Fox. Alec liar ford, Mary Angel, Emma Raff, Howard H. Gibson and others.
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IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE
 M A9Sn

An ordinance to provide for certain Improvements on 17th Street, Ensley, from the east curb line of Avenue z, Ensley, to the east line of Shady Side Park Addition, and on Avenue H, Ems ley, from the southwest property line of 29th Street, Ensley, to the north east property line of 9oth Street, Ensley.
 BE IT ORDAINED, by the Commis- sion of the City of Birmingham, as follows!
 NSsction L That tha. sidewalk on the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-15

of each test. Tests shall be furnished for each lot of ten tons or less if called for. Approved Nov. II, 1924.
 D. F.. McLENDON,
 President of the Commission. A true copy. l.. B. GRAY,
 City Clerk. Age-Herald, Nov. 15, 1924.
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EsTRAY NOTICE

fhs stete of Ala bama. Jefferson County
 -PFobate Court,
 Taken up by Jas F. Furr on the 29th Fs. of October 1924, and estrayed be- gaFs fhos R. Lea, Judge Municipal Court L.. Birmingham, Third Division, a certain saFi- mouSe-colored mare mule, about To e~ I$ years old, old scar on both shoul reTs. Fight front hoof broken (hole one IS hands high, limp in front right foot. and valued at S20.00.
 Witness my hand. this 5th day of No VepakeF 1924
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IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCE NO
 424-D.

Age-Herald, Nov. 15 and 9, 1924.
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ORDINANCE NO. s4s.C

Age-Herald, Nov. 15, 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-15
GRADE ORDINANCE NO. es3. (

Age-Herald, Nov. 15, 1924.
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structing said improvements shall be as- sessed against the property abutting on the portions of the highways so inn proved, provided:
 (a) That the cost of improvements, at or upon street, avenue or alley in- tersections 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 i'm 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 in- tersection of any alley with street, avenue or other highway, shall be as- sessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abut- ting on or cornering on the alley at such intersection.
 (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. (d) That the cost of improving be- tween the tracks and the rails of the tracks and for IS inches on each side of the tracks of any street, electric or any other railroad, including switches and turnouts, shall be paid by the own CTS of such railroad, and shall be as- sessed against and form a lien upon said railroad and the property con- nected herewith, and a fair and just proportion of the cost of drainage inn provements shall be assessed against and form lien upon each street, elec- tric or other railroad, on the highways or rights of way drained by such drains or sewers, and nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any such railroad of its obligations in the matter of street improvements,
 Section 4 4:-That the estimated cost of said improvements is $45.37O.O0, and that the Commission of the City of Birmingham will meet on the 2nd day of December, 1924, in the Coun- cil Chamber of the City Hall of Bir- mingham, at ten o'clock, a. m. to hear any objections, remonstrances or pro- tests that may be made against said improvements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Approved Nov. II, 1924.
 D. D. McLENDON,
 President of the Commission.
 A true copy. l.. E. GRAY,
 City Clerk. \N 'Age-Hsrald, Nov. 15-22, 1924
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-11
BELFAST
Mrs. Diesher Entertains

The first large party of the sum-
mer season at Northport kas that
given by Mrs. w. Norris Diesher Of
Reading, Pa, at her attractive sum-
mer home on the North Shore It
was an ideal day for there was a
Cool breeze from the bay to temper
the heat and the broad porch over
looking the water was delightfully."-
cool. 1t was the first time many Of
the summer visitors had met this
season and the affair was a most de-
lightful reunion. Auction and Nah
Jongg were enjoyed from to 4:30,
following which refreshments were
served. Mrs. Heloise Kennedy and
Miss Penelope Ridgway of the North
Shore coterie. assisting. Mrs. r. L.
Flanders was the winner Of the first
prize at auction, her. trophy being a
handsome glass sandwich plAte. A
glass cake plate, the second prize,
was won by Mrs. J. A.. Segar OF
Milwaukee. the house guest Of Mrs.
James D. Mortimer and the Nah
Jcngg prize. glass vase, went TO
Miss Anne NJ. Kittredge. Others
who were present at .his most en-
joyable affair were Mrs. James d.
Mortimer. Mrs. Charles II. Glaster,
Mrs. Ira NJ. Cebe. Mrs. Richard E.
Stevens. Mrs. Thomas z. Shea, Mrs.
Emily s. Sargent. Mrs c. 3. Roberts,
and guest Mrs. c. J. Harvin Of Bos.
ton. Mrs. CHARLES z. Kennedy, Mrs.
Ridgway. Mrs. L. K. Hirsh. Mrs.
George G. Hall, Mrs. Vaughan Ham
ilton. all Of the Northport colony. and
Mrs. Austin w. Heating. Mrs. Carroll
Thompson and Mrs. Sumner c. Pat
tee Of Belfast.
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What wan Be Done About It7

(IOrLIdnO HreSS- aerdlQD
Sheriff Graham, having made an
inspection of the ballots cast in
Ward Four at the recent primary
election, and having finally prevailed
upon those having the check lists in
their custody to permit him to ex-
anime them, has come to the con-
clusion that there were approx
mately 400 votes put in the ballot
box in this ward which should not
have been there. We are informed
that the sheriff believes the Ward
Four ballot box was stuffed" but
just how 1t was done and who did
1t he has not ascertained.
There were 657 voters in Ward
Four enrolled as Republicans of
which number 649 were checked as
having voted. In 1922 Governor
Baxter, the Republican candidate
for governor, received 344 votes In
Ward Four which is generally &C
cepted as the average Republican
vote in this ward. 1t will be seen
from these figures that there are at
least 300 votes In Ward Four mark
ed as Republicans who are not Re-
publicans, excepting when a primary
election is held and they can be used
to help swell the vote of some
candidates who are seeking a Re-
publican nomination.
Sheriff Graham has made a partial
investigation of the names checked
on the voting lists in this ward and
ascertained that out of 200 there
were 145 persons who say they did
not vote at the primary election,
and among these were some people
who are dead. who moved out of
Ward Four long time ago or who
were In hospitals or In Jail.
In addition there were 400 names
checked in Ward Four which were
not marked either Republicans or
Democrats. for which there were no
enrolment cards and who could not
have legally voted anyway. Never
theless. votes were cast on these
names and presumably they were
Republican votes.
Two check lists are kept at each
polling place. One Is used by the
ballot clerks to check the names of
those VINO get ballots and the other
list is used by the election clerks
to check the names of those who
deposit ballot in the box. These
two lists when compared show that
the men who did the ballot box
stuffing in Ward Fvur were not at
all careful about having the lists
correspond. Names were checked
on one list which were not checked
on the other. One Of the ballot box
suffers evidently marked up enough
names on the list he doctored to
cover the number of ballots he had
marked and put in the box, while
another man. checking the other list,
marked up approximately the same
number of names but not the same
names.
Only few men had access to these
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Friday, July II, 1924
: SOMEWHAT INTERESTING

Davis and Bryan, the conservative
East and the radical Midwest.
starts off--as do all national Demo-
cratic ticksts--with the backing OF
this solid South. Undoubtedly It
will get votes from some who will
suppose they are voting for the
"peeYiess one" the real Bryan. who
pussyfooted the platform. and dealt
in "pious platitudes" while he
funablsd grim realities. also some
from those who respond from force
of habit to the slogan: Turn the
rascaIs out"
John w. Davis Is not the sort Of
man the Democratic party turns to
in its days Of prosperity. Con-
fronted, as It was. with impotency;
when bully-ragging and brass
bands, and bluff. buster and bunk
had failed; when hollow-eyed and
exhausted the Democracy saw
itself in the glass Of publicity 1t
fell on It's knees to the most pronis-
ing saviour in sight. 1t Is q matter
OF consratulation to the country
that the Democratic party 10 yet
capable Of recognizing excellent
qualities Of leadership. II only in its
days of adversely.
Along with renewed hope probably
there will come to q large faction Of
the party the recollection that Will
liam Jennings Bryan declared Davis
could lead only to defeat. that he
represents predatory wealth and all
that. Distrust may arise. whether,
after all, the real leaders were not
planning this very thing which hap
pened. Right now, in this part Of
the country. the note of commenda-
ton sounds high. We have yet to
hear from the prairies and from the
tall timber where the natives have
been habitually told that anyone
ever having dealings with Wall
Street 10 hopolessly contaminated.
Can all this accusation be brushed
aside on the instant?
MI. Davis seems willing to assist
the party to get back on praying
ground, back to the old slogans:
turn the raseals out. no special
privilege and free trade. But do the
Democrats really want to be lead
back to the old traditions? Is the
solid South really wanting a lower
the greed for special privilege just
an keen In the Democratic ranks as
II was whenever President Wilson
wasn't looking? However. we need
not suppose this will interfere in the
slightest with Democratic profess
sions. but It will be somewhat inter-
estiHg to watch.
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biles have been banned and there is
none there. While the island has a
total distance of some IA miles, there
is a desire on the part of the sum-
mer residents to exclude the cars
and that the roads be devoted to
the fine line of carriage and saddle
horses which they bring down with
them. Only one car has been on
the Island and that was owned by
the late Fields S. Pendleton, but
Mr.. Pendlcton even after he had the
car there was obliged to conf1ner its
movements to his own dooryard.
At a special meeting of the George
Edwin Kirk Post, American Legion
of Bar Harbor held at the head
quarters, 1t was voted to accept a
proposal of the Morrell Park As
ISOLATION to hold a gymkhana and
horse show at Morrell Park at some
date to be set, probably around the
twenty-sixth of August. The COM
mander was empowered to appoint
a committee with power to enlarge
from without the Post which will
have general supervision of arrange
ments. The proposed show will con-
sist of various events which feature
horses and riding. and will be drawn
along the lines of similar enter
tainment two years ago. The show
will last one day only.
! Songo Lock is an attractive spot
on the Songo, the crookedest of all
rivers in Maine. The trip across
Sebago Lake up the Songo River
and through this lock m ono of tho
Sebago Lake Steamboat Company's
steamers is one of the most de-
lightful inland cruises in the entire
east. After crossing Sebago, the
steamer seeks her way up the
crooked Songo. The name Songo is
of Indian origin. meaning 1.-THE
Outlet" and although the river is
but two and one-half miles, as the
bird flies. to its head, vet the
steamer must traverse a distance of
six miles and make 81 turns in the
course of the passage. oftentimes
sailing due south on it's journey
north.
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lists or the opportunity to stuff"
the ballot box. By a process of
elimination the men who might have
committed this fraud could be mar
rowed down to three or four men.
The question is, are the officials
who should aid the sheriff in help
ing clean up this condition in Ward
Four going to help him or will they,
as has been done so many times
in the past, permit this fraud to
pass without any action being
taken?
Everyone knows that there have
been a great many candidates for
office who have taken advantage of
conditions in Ward Four to help
swell their primary vote. Some of
those who have benefited by this
sort of thing may be inclined to
use their influence to put a stop to
any further investigation. fearing
that they may become involved and
may suffer because of it.
Behind this ballot box stuffing
there must have been asomeone who
made it worth while for the men
who did 1t to run the risk. Some
one paid for it and those who did
are the real culprifs and the ones
the authorities should make eyerv
effort to discover.
We believe the citizens of this
city want to have this Ward Four
case probed to the bottom. They
want a stop put to this practice of
stuffing ballot boxes at primary or
regular elections. A splendid OBJ
portunity is afforded to the prose-
cutting officers to display their zeal
and ability in helping clean up this
mess. If they do not do it. or hesi-
tate about doing it, the people ought
to know it.
There is no more reprehensible
act than stuffing ballot boxes with
| the intent to defeat the will of the
| majority. The law provides severe
penalties for this sort of thing but
they are not too severe. We cannot
expect to have good government If
we do not have honest elections. and
we surely cannot have good govern
ment while we elect men to Office
who are willing to profit by frauds
of this kind.
Sheriff Graham is to be highly
commended for the effort he is
making to clean up this condition
IN Ward Four. The people. re-
CARELESS of party. are with him and
VIII support him. If zeal equal 10
ms own is not displayed in aiding
nun we are of the opinion that the
people Will see to it. in their own
good time, that they have officials
VINO will display real interest IN
aaVlns elections honestly conducted