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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
FLORIDA BANS
 ALABAMA PEAS
Produce From, Only Non- Mexican Beetle Counties
 Can Be Shipped
lstata Canital Bureau. )

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 2S.- Florida has adopted a quarantine against shipments of green beans and green peas from Alabama and number of other states, according to informa- tion from the state department of agri- culture. This action of the Florida authorities is an attempt to prevent the importation of the Mexican bean beetle into that state. Shipments of green beans and peas from Alabama to Florida can be made only when each shipment is accompanied by certifi- cate from Otto Brown, chief of the division of plant industry of the state department of agriculture, certifying that the shipment originated in q county wher the Mexican bean beetle does not exist. It is stated that a number of Alabama shippers are af- fected by the Florida quarantine.
 According to Mir. Brown, the Mexican bean beetle is not known to exist in Alabama south of Montgomery. Per- sons desiring to make shipments of beans and peas to Florida should com municate with him and will be granted the necessary certificate, if entitled to it.
 Liquor HauIsIn Capture of 1OS gallons of whisky and TIE gallons of wine in Lee county was reported to state law enforcement headquarters Monday. One 300- and 200-sallon still were seized in the Lee county raidssAa Aand three arrests were made.
 Capture of 2O0-gallon still in Mo- bile county with arrest of three men, 5O-gallon still in DeKalb and a 150- gallon still in Jefferson was also noted in reports received.
 LOwery ParOIed-Governor Bran don, today, upon recommendation of the pardon board, parOled R. c. Low cry, Crenshaw county, whO received a sentence of 11a to f years for distilling, June g, 1923, and Clarence Peters, Morgan county, who received sentences of 212 years in four cases of burglary and grand larceny, December 10, 1917. Secretary of State s. H. Blan dissented from the ma jority. recommendation of the pardon board in the Peters case.
 The governor also paroled Sam Fay Tor, who received a six months sentence in Calhoun county for receiving stolen goods, and H"gh Willie Edwards, com mitted to the state. reform school for juvenile negroes at Nit Meigs from Lee county.
 Seiners Convict Conformation reached the state department of game and fisheries Monday of two convictions Tn Talladega county for seining, Her schal Emmerson and Paul HOwel were each fined $50 and costs.
 State Attracts French Firm-A letter of inquiry was received today by H. NJ. Robertson, chief of the division of agri- cultural chemistry of the state depart ment of agriculture, from French manufacturing concern which desires to register an insecticide product for sale in this state The Alabama law requires all insecticides and fungicides to be registered, and registration and label approved by the department of agriculture, before they can be sold m thls state. The French inquiry, the first to be received from that country, was from A. Caubet & Sons of Mar. seilles. Mir. Robertson furnished the desired information.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
OPELIKA OFFICERS
 DESTROY BREWERY
Beer Found With Small Dis
 tilling Outfit

OPELIKA, Ala, July 2S.-(Spe- cial. IA small distilling outfit, in the nature of home brew plant, said to belong to Ernest Stillman, who lives near Smith Station, was destroyed by Deputies Allgood and Vaughan, assisted by law enforcement officers, Friday. A large amount of beer was found and an outfit for capping bottles was taken in the raid. Stillwell was arrested.
 A negro named Jim McKissic was the gift to Dr. Dawson from the club. Dr. Dawson is a former president of the Rotary club here and has been active in all the clubs affairs.
 Bond Set At $2,OOO-Deputy Sheriff Sam Sellers, charged with killing Her man Logan, was released on a $2000 bond by Judge Fleetwood Rice on hae- bus corpus procedeings. Sellers was sent to jail by Judge Shelton without bond, and the case was tried before Judge Rice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
GADSDEN BRIDGE
 TO COST s3OQ,OOD
Definite Plans Adopted For Construction Of
 Traffic Span
(Gadsden Bureau)

GADSDEN, Ala, July 2S.-Definite plans for building $300,O00 traffic bridge across Coosa river here were adopted at a meeting of 300 citizens and officials Monday. Chairman John A. Rogers of the state highway com mission, who came here for the pur- pose, outlined the plan which he said would bring about the quickest and most satisfactory result The county and city will share in the cost and the county will carry on the construction until the state and federal aid money is available. As soon as details can be worked out, it is said surveys will be- gin.
 Veteran Drops Dead-B. F. Mackey, 7S-year-old confederate veteran and prominent citizens of Cherokee coun- ty, dropped dead in front of the court house at Centre at noon Monday. He was talking to some old soldiers when he suddenly sank to the ground and expired. He had been postmaster at '1&fackey for 30 years and was the oldest living member of the Sam Dixon Mas onic lodge at Centre. He was a mem Der of the fourth Alabama regiment, Morgan's brigade.
 To Celebrate Defense-The three local units of the Alabama national guard will join in celebrating Nation al Defense, Day here September 12, it was announced Saturday. A civilian committee will shortly be named to ar- range the program, which will include q pageant and parade in the afternoon and q nights demonstration in cele- bration of the anniversary of the battle of St. Michiel.
 Fight To Free Y0uth.-AttOrneys are again preparing to bring VerbOn Sullivan, 1S-year-old youth, sentenced to the county roads by the town of Altoona for insulting a>young woman school teacher, into court on a heabus corpus writ, this time on the plea that he is the victim of an ex post factO gang on a writ q few days ago, on the ground that Altoona did not have an ordinance leasing it's convicts to the county. That defect was cured and now the second effort to send him to the roads is to be resisted by the same process but on different grounds.
 Mrs. WigeintOn DieS-Mrs. Millie Wigeinton died at her home at Oak dFh cunudy HASht, tOAVWthS dN DLAeA illness. The body will be taken to Tal- lapOOsa, Ga. for burial Tuesday.
 TOney Brought Back-Herman Toney, 19, was brought back here Mon day from Bong where he was captured Saturday night in possession of ear alleged to have been stolen in Gadsden Saturday afternoon. His arrest at BOaz was due to q traffic accident, the tag of the stolen car being found in the rear seat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
TICKETS ROUND OUT
 FOR PHENIX POLL
September Is Set As Date For
 Consolidated City Election

PHENIX CITY, July 2S.-(Special) Political developments in Phenix City during the past week brought two tick cts into the field for participation in the approaching election to be held in the consolidated city, which now in- cludes Girard, on Monday, September 10, for the purpose of naming a mayor {; president of the countil, ten members of council, one each for the five recently designated wards in the Girard section, one each for the five Phenix City wards, four from the city at large, and a chief of police.
 On one ticket, the name of Dr. A. Floyd, former mayor, appears as a candidate for the mayoralty, and that of w. $. Bryant appears as a candidate for president of the council For al- dermen, the names on the ticket are from the ten wards in according to their numerical arrangements, l.. c. Wommack, E. l.. White, J. F. Claridy, l.. l.. Rains, Jack F. Deason, W. N. Richards, Green B. -Pitman, Jr., Thos. F. Cumbaa, l.. E. Richardson and N. Fl. Harris. For aldermen at large this ticket bears the names of J. w An thony, John Newsome, ". E. Smith and Charles T. Clayton. It will be seen that two of the candidates for al- dermen at large are residents of the Phenix City section and two of the Girard section.
 Hogan Hurt In SmasIl-W. T. Ho- gan, former postmaster of Phenix City, now resident of Miami, Fla, was painfully injured in an automobile crash while returning to his home from a visit to friends and relatives in Phe- nix City, according to information re- ceived here today,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
s1A,OOO LIBRARY
 AT UNIVERSITY
 HAS BEEN BEGUN
$3O,OOO Sigma Chi Home At Alabama, Is
 Completed

z, UNIVERSITY, Ala.,' July 2S.- Especial. )-Active work of the $150,- 900 dollar library building of the Uni versity of Alabama has been begun, and it progressing rapidly. The building contract has been awarded to the Smith construction company, of Birmingham. 7 The three story building, which was dedicated in memory of Amelia Gayle Gorgas, daughter of John Gayle, former governor of Alabama, will be known as the Amelia Gorgas Memorial The structure will be fire proof, built of re- inforced concrete, brick, and stone, and covered with a copper roofing. The floor will contain the administrative offices of the University of Alabama, while the second and third stories will be used for the library and seminary rooms, respectively
 The library will probably be com pleted by next May, according to Dr. James s. Thomas, director of the sum- 3 rner school.
 Adding to the boom in building around the university is the recent com pletion of the $30,000 Sigma Chi home on fraternity row. Foundation for the $15,000 Chi Omega, girls sorority home, is now being made. Other definite changes in fraternity homes have been, or will be made before the opening of the regular session.
 Green Appointed-Dr. George H. Denny, president of the University of Alabama, has appointed J. P. Green to serve as special policeman for the second session of summer school.
 75O Enrolled-Recent figures given out by Dr. James S. Thomas, director of the summer school, show that the enrolment for the second session has reached 750. This is an increase of 15O over the last summer session of 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
MANY CASESTRED
 BY CIRCUIT COURT
1892 Criminal And 88 Civil Cases Disposed Of In
 Madison County
lTennsssen YaIIey Rureau.l ]


 HUNTSVILLE, Ala, July 2S.-The present term of circuit court, which is being conducted by Judge 0. Kyle, is one of the busiest in several years and so far 1S2 criminal and 6S civil cases have been disposed of. Prisoners convicted during the last few days were senteced Saturday as follows:
 Thomas G. Riddle, forgery, s to 10 years Tom Taylor, making liquor, one year and one day; Paul Bradford, rob bery, $500 fine an dsix months at hard labor; Dewey Huskey, robbery, $15O fine and six months at hard labor; Dock Hyder, violation of prohibition law, three months at lard labor; Wes- ley Cottage, carrying pistol, 16 days at hard labor; John Teney, assault, 191 days at hard labor.
 Henry Widener Dies-Henry w. Widener, who has been a resident of Madison county during the past thirty years and who was a well-knOwn and highly respected citizen, died last night at his home on Mckinley avenue after a protracted illness. He was 30 years old and was a veteran of the Confeder- ate army in the Civil war. He is sur yived by his widow, two sons and three daughters.
 Mrs. Russell Dfes-AIrs. Edna Rus sell, wife of the late Harvey Russell, of Huntsville, died yesterday at the home of her daughters, Mrs. Sidney Stewart, in Albany, Ala. Besides her daughter in Albany she is survived by two sons, Harvey and Lawrence, also of Albany.
 AbercrOmbie To Speak-Hon. John W. AbercrOmbie, superintendent of education of Alabama, has accepted an invitation to deliver an address on Thursday, July 31, at picnic which will be given in the Hurricane precinct high school building.
 To Attend Meeting-Charles H. Pull ley, president of the Madison county farm bureau, and Jere Murphy, secre- tary, have been elected delegates to at- tend the annual meeting. of the Ala bama farm bureau, which will be held in Montgomery, July 31 and August 1. J. D. Carpenter and Reuben Chapman have been elected alternates.
 Summer Camp Selected-Plans are being completed for the holding of a summer camp for all the Madison coun- ty club members, both boys and girls, during the third week in August. The camp site has been selected on Flint river, about a mile north of Riverton. More than 100 boys and girls are ex- pected to attend the encampment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
CONNECTS. PLAN
 TO MAKE GUARD
 GIVE UP KEYS

HAMILTON, Ala, July B. III Prisoners in the Marion
 county jail were separated and kept under close watch today fol- lowing discovery of a plot to eject ad airing jail break.
 The plot was found out by w. F. King. jailer, when he found the handle had been broken from razor given the prisoners 60 shave with and that the ring leaders planned to capture him when he came to their cell and threaten to cut his throat unless he delivered the jail keys.
 Ring leaders of the alleged plot, according to King were: Harvey Searcy, charged with assault with intent to kill; Marvin Kelly, bur glray; Roscoe Stevens, burglary; Jim Campbell, burglary, and Benton Higgin, arson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
TUSKEGEE FTRMS
 BUY BUILDINGS
Two Large. Business Houses
 < Change Hands

TUSKEGEE, Ala, July 2S.-Two business deals have taken nIace in
 Tuskegee this week that have involved the changing of two of the most impor- tant business houses. The l.. c. Lewis Drug and Seed store purchased the 6r1ck building occupied by the L. J. Brown Mercantile company and the Alley Grocery store purchased the build- ing occupied by the Conner & Sons mer- cantlle company. As soon as the leases
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29

tive, it being held that school dis trict is subdivision of county, and that a county cannot be made one dis trict. In reply to another question from the Butler county superintendent. as to whether a county can be divided into only two school districts, Attorney General Davis held that this cannot be done if the county contains two incorporated towns of 2,OO0 population or over, as each of these towns must constitute a separate district which cannot be consolidated with other ter ritOry.
 It was reported that Butler county was considering the levying of the three-niill district tax from the entire. county, as a single district, if this had been found permissible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29

i
 Eighteen of them were named G
 day was big day at Coney
 Island.
 Six hundred thousand people reached the sands.
 One hundred and forty mine children were reported to the police as lost.
 Eighteen of them were named Cohen. 
 Speaking of bootlegging, as most of us are. A friend in the legitimate end of the alcohol industry-there is le- gitimate end--tells me that man over in Jersay has just sold his third bottle labelling machine to a manufacturer of synthetic gin.
 How many labels does each machine attach per minute?" I asked.
 Forty" said the expert
 One hundred and twenty labels per minute equals 1900 bottles labelled per hour. An eight hour day of the three machines would turn out 57, 600 bot ties, or 4,800 cases do not know how many cases go to- a truck load. But this infant industry seems to be lusty one.
 New York's city administra tion may build ornamental stairways that begin and end nowhere and plan two billion dollar tunnels that connect with noth- ing, but now and then it has its bright moments. It has just decided not to take away the Southern Pacific piers on West street in order to build mu- nicipal market.
 In the bad old days we would have sniffed the air at the suggestion that the city wished to take piers away from a rich railroad company. Nowadays we are too refined and good to sniff. Maybe the city administration discov- cred that Non more than one occasion-- such as recent embargoes of railroads
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29

also arrested by the offkdrs,' when found with several gallons of peach brandy and blackberry wiue on his premises.
 Bibsby Dies At OpeIika---W. T. Bigs- by of Macon, Ga, travelling man for the Dunlop Milling company of Clarks- vile, Tenn, died at the Clement hotel here Friday night, following an attack of acute indigestion. When he arrived in Opelika Thursday. Bigsby was taken sick and grew steadily worse until the end came Friday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
HOST REST FROM
 TETTER ON FACE |
in PimpIes. Itched and Burned. CutiCura Heals.

had letter for about two years. It broke out in little pimples on my face and kept getting worse all the time. It itched and burned causing me to scratch, and the scratching caused eruptions. lost my rest At night. because of the irritation and my face was SO badly dishgured that had to stay in the house.
 I began using cuticura Soap and Ointment and after using six cakes of Cudeura Soap and five boxes of CuticuGa Ointment 1 was completely healed" " (Signedl Miss Cecil MeGinnis, Mooresburg. Tenn.
 Use cuticura for every day toilet purposes. Bathe with Soap, soothe with Ointment, dust with Taleum. Samples REss byAEAn. Address: "Catleura Labe-- GtoEtaa, DspG H, a1alGsa As. Nasa" Sold every where Soap2Se. Ointment B and6Oe. Taleum 25e- H Try cur new Shaving Stick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
KHAN VISITS REVIVAL OneOnta Pastor Given Envelope Con-
 taining $50

, ONEONTA, Ala, July 2S.-(Special.)
 Rev. J. E. Lowry, pastor of the local
 Baptist church, was visit by the Ku
 Klux Klan last night and given a letter containing fifty dollars. This was the second visit by the Klan to the revival meeting conducted by Rev. Lowry. Early in the week about twenty hooded and rObed figures appeared on the church grounds and Signaled a crowd of boys around the church doors to either enter the church or disband. Their order was promptly Obeyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
DAVIS GIVES RULING
 ON TAX DISTRICTS
Towns. Of 2,OOO Population Can't
 Include Adjacent Territory
lStata CanftaI Rnreaul

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 2S.- School districts for the purpose of levy don hall Monday night.
 which consist of incorporated cities or towns of 2,O00 population or over. cannot be enlarged to include adjacent territory, according to an opinion fur nished today by Attorney General liar well c. Davis to County Superintend- ent of Education F. B. Pepper of But Ter county. The attorney generals Opin- ion held that an act of the 1923 legis- lature, authorizing such extension of municipal school districts, was uncon- stitutiOnal,
 The school code of 1919 provides that incorporated cities of 2,OOO or more population should constitute separate school districts for the levy ing of the Three-Mill district tax.
 Another question ruled on by the attorney general was whether a county can be created into a single school district. This was answered in the mega
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
REVIVAL MEET CLOSES
Rev. E. P. Fandley Leads Service5 At
 Clayton

CLAYTON, Ala, July 2S.-(Spe- cial. )-The revival meeting has just closed at Pleasant Grove Baptist church near this place. The revival was led mainly by Rev. E. P. Fandley of East Lake, who also directed the music. Miss Erie Livingstone, sOloist of Bir- mingham, and Miss Billie Fendley, pianist, of Clayton, assisted in the music. They are attending meeting at Fayetteville this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
expire on the building, the firms will be moving into their new hO les.

|, Holds Quarterly Conference Rev. R. R. Ellison, presiding elder of the Mont gomery district, held the third quar- terly conference of the Notasulga charge on July 26 at the Liberty church. near Tuskegee. The pastor, Rev. J. P. Peacock, made splendid report, and the occasion had the ring of an Qld-time quarterly conference.
 Griffith I'm WashingtOn-Dr. Grif- filth, who has been in charge of the hospital for disabled negro soldiers. has been called to Washington on busi- ness. It is expected that he will be moving with his family to the capital in a few days.
 Canning Clubs Busy-The fruit crop in Macon county is unusually good, and Mrs. Lida Jones, home demonstration agent, is evry busy with her clubs, canning and preserving the fruit She has 13 clubs throughout the county, and the girls in each club are following instructions and laying up a fine sup ply for the winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29

,hen.
 New York's daily food depended on the s. P.'s steamers from New Orleans
 Maybe, too, it is no longer amusing to bait railroads. ~
 Here are few hard official facts on subject often loosely discussed.
 Each year 45,95O,O 900 visitors come to New York. This is an average of 121 900 a day. Of these 100000 go to hotels, the rest being entertained by friends who talk about them after they have gone home The hotel visitors average, four dollars a day for their rooms. Excellent double rooms with baths cost about ten dollars a day in the better hotels. It is possible to live in comfort, almost luxury, see every thing in New York, and not spend more than ten dollars day. But it is diff cult.
 It appears to be fact that New York is compelled to import it's brains. What the true New Yorker considers business capacity is just appetite. When the clock-cabs first were seen on New York's streets the injury be- gan at a dollar. Then it was cut to eighty cents. Then to fifty. Still the cabs made little money.
 Then an out of towner cut the start ing price to twenty cents and put on clean cabs--eliminating gunman driv- ers-and began to pile up riches. New York taxicabmen had to follow suit Now another out of town man has pushed the starting price down to dime, and the costs in his cab rise by nickels. Other cabs must eventually follow.
 What ruins the visitor to London and Paris is the abominable and incredi- ble cheapness of the cabs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
HARD LJTCK

Bill (tO Jack who has just come out of telephone bOOth)-Well, did you get me date?
 Jack-No, she knew yOu.-Lafayette Tyre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
THE MEAST

THE MEASURE OF HIS WETNEss
 At party in London, one of the guests became hilariously intoxicated and an American was heard to remark in picturesque idiom "That guy is SO wet that if the wind was to blow at this minute he'd ripple. ."-English Newspaper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29

tinue to Won~ der. EruptionS come from blood in1puri- ties and a lack of rich blood cells. S. s. s. is acknow1- edged to be one of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
Manhattan Da,s And Nights
By HERBERT COREY

N YORK, July 2s-La Sunday big Coney N Six hundred thousand people reached the sands
 One hundred and fortynne children Reported to the ice as lost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-29
The First National Bank Of Birmingham. Ala.

Statement June 3Oth, 1924
 RESOURCES
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-05
CATCHING UP ON BUILDING.

It is found that there still is large and more or less serious building shortage in the United States, especially in the cities with more than ten thousand popu- lation. According to recent survey of the building industry, shortage amount ing to more than four billion dollars exists in 38O cities of above ten thousand peo- ole. Of the 528 cities investigated only 148 reported no shortage. About half of the building shortage applies to residen- tial types of construction. Many of the .arger cities report housing shortage,
 specially in the less costly types of resi- . ences, and this accounts for the large building programs which are being car