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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
SOUTHERN ROAD
 LAYING OFF MEN
Over 800 Workers In Birming
 ham Dropped For Short Period, Officials State

Between 800 and 1000 employees in the mechanical department of the Southern Railway systems shops in Birmingham were temporarily laid off for four days. beginning Monday. it was learned late Monday night through J. x. Breyars. chief master mechanic in charge of the Birmingham mechanical department.
 The layoif for the four last days of the month Was ordered hy Frank John son. superintendent of motive power of the Southern system. whose offices are in Cincinnati. Mr. Breyars said.
 Not Discharged
 This was done, he declared. in prefer ence to discharging Il number of em. plOyes of the shops which q slight drop ill the mechanical activity of the system during January demands.
 The Birmingham workers who will be given q forced vacation for the four day period constitute practically one half of the force employed in the me chanical department. They are what is known as the heavy repair men, whose work does not demand immediate nor constant attendance.
 Several thousands of dollars will be saved by this expedient. Mr. Breyars pointed out. It will mean, however that practically q whole weeks salary will be lost by each worker, he added
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
LAST FIGHT FOR
 JOINT BUILDING
Chamber Of Commerce Calls Meeting In Effort To Save
 Situation

"Wednesday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock has been set as the date for the joint meeting of the Jefferson county board T revenue. the city commissioners of l'irming ham and the board of directors of the Birmingham Chamber of Com .iUnt city and county building. in lieu of inerce. to discuss the proposal for q the count!S construction of separate court house. The date was announced i'y Secretary Manager Q. l.. Bum of the Chamber of Commerce. after con fering with President McLendon of the city commission and President Ball of the board of revenue.
 We have not by any means given mp hope of getting the county and the city together on this project, said Mr. Bum. The business interests of Bir- mihgham. as represented by the board of directors of the Cha mber of Com merce. seem to be heartily in favor of combination city and county build. ing. not only because it would provide more imposing structure arehitec- tnraliy. but because. with, other ad- vantages. it would concentrate all the legal and official business of the city and county in one location. which would make for convenience and ef- ficiency."
 The joint meeting of the three bodies has been called for the purpose of as eertaining whether there is not some middle ground en which the city and county can meet in the discussion oi the proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
POWER ENGINEERS
 HOLD CONFERENCE
Electrical Experts From Many
 States In Birmingham

More than 200 engineers. represent. company and public utility concern ill the United States convened Monday in the Tutwirr hotel for the annual technical committee Weeting of the National Electric Light association.
 The committee will hold sectional technical sessions Tuesday. Thursday and Friday: "Wednesday will be given over to a visit to Mitchell dam. fol lowed by general meeting and banquet i'll the ball room of the Tutwiler hotel at which some uf the leading electrical engineers will speak.
 The subcommitteeS include the induc. tive coordination. underground syS. tems prime movers. overhead systems electrical apparatus. accident proven. tion. hydraulic. uniform specifications meters and other divisions.
 StandardizatiOn
 The principal business of the com miltee k the standardization of cleo i trical parts used in power plants and other utility divisions.
 On their trip to Mitchell dam they will be the guests of the AlabamH Power company. A special train ha. been chartered to carry the delegates.
 Plans for Il visit to Muscle Shoal. were in progress late Monday night X large number of the engineers have expressed Il desire to visit the vast source of water and electrical power
 Representative women of Birming. ham are entertaining ,he wives of lmt engineers dn their visit here. A mum Der of informal and private affairs are being arranged in their honor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
NARO CASE ENDS IN
 MISTRIAL MONDAY
Court Attaches Say Another
 Trial May Be Held In June

Mrs. Edna Marc, charged with par ticipation in the murder of Ralph Roberts of Pratt City, probably will not be tried again until next June court officials said Monday after Judge William F. Fort declared mistrial of the case. The jury asked to be dis missed after seeking for, 75 hours, to arrive at verdict without success.
 Unless Assistant Solicitor J. F. Me. Coy and ROderick Beddow. special prosecutor. make a special motion for an early trial. the case will be set in its regular order. court attaches said. The jurors told Judge Fort there was little possibility of their reaching a verdict, us they were in deadlock. One member of the jury is said to have stood for acquittal. while the other II were in favor of conviction. They have been Seeking to reach verdict since last Friday night.
 At former trial Mrs. Marc was sentenced to. p years in the peniten- tiary, but the case was reversed by the supreme court Her husband. Ali Marc, was convicted several months ago of murder in connection with young Roberts death and is now sery- ing Il 25-year sentence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
OFFICERS DESTROY STILL
Three Men Placed Under Arrest
 DefaIIlf Of knnd

Acting on information in their pos session. Jones and Walls. deputies, Monday afternoon made a raid in the Grants Mill neighborhool in the south ern part of Jefferson county. destroy ing Il 2OO-gallon still. over 300 gallons of mash. took three prisoners, one Ford car and one gallon of liquor.
 The raiding officers were on their way to the still when they met three men, il. q. Deshazzo and Will and Dewey Dukes Il short distance from the plant. They stopped the men and found gallon tin of whisky stored in the car, the officers state The men were placed under arrest and the officers proceeded with the de- struction of the still
 Charges of violating the lquor law were made against them and they were brought to the Jefferson jail under detention in default of SJ0O bond each.
 If you desire n delicate coIored may onnaise use lemon juice instead of vinegar. and to make it very light col pred add an equal quantity of whipped cream to the mayonnaise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
FORM NEW CLUB ON
 SUNSHINE SLOPE
Birmingham-S Southern College
 Interested In Pyramid

Birmingham Southern colleges latest organization, according to an am nouncement made by it's recently elect ed president. Kary7 Beavers of the junior class. is known as the Pyramid club. It was formed recently, and has for it's purpose the promotion of that which Is best in tile campus life of the students.
 The things that bring recognition to q man from the Pyramid clubs view athletics. campus life. literary attain inents and college publications. This organization has adopted for it's ideals only those things which its members believe really worthwhile in students life. These ideals they summarize as character. inspirntioM opportunity and recognition
 > Although a new feature of college ac. tivities. the club will soon be hra F, from. Beavers stated. IL really com pines all the desirable features of the other various clubs into one Organiza tion. and. according to it's president hopes to soon affiliate with a national organization.
 The officers of the Pyramid clnb are: President. Kary Beavers: vice president. Jerry Bryan; treasurer. John Hawkins; secretary. Ben Englabert alternate secretary. Henry Richard Other members of the organization are ID. C. Pritchett, Otis Kirby and Ray Hubert The faculty members in. clude President Guy F. .Snavely. Dean I.udd M. Spivey and Prof Keith E pOwljsou.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
ALUMNI TAKE HONORS

Alumni of Birmingham Southern col lege are winning high honors in north ern universities. Dr. Guy E. Snavely. president of that institution. sta ted on Saturday,. when he announced the re- ceipt of letter from Charles b. Mat thews. who was yaledictorian of the gradunti ting class of that college in 1922, and who is now enrolled at Yale.
 Mr. Matthews has recently been awarded $10O scholarship at that in- slitution. Dr. Snayely said. Last year while attending the Johns Hopkins University Graduate school. Mr. Mat thews won cash prize of SlO0 for ex- ceiling in elementary Hebrew. These distinctions cannot help but make the college feel proud of this graduate. who seems to b. getting along so nicel, in his higher educational work. Dr. Shave ly contintrrd.
 Another graduate of Birmingham Southern. who is doing justice to him self and to his Alma Mater. is J. K Benton. who is now at Yale. He was salutatorian Of the colleges graduating class of 1923. and is another of the promising young men in whom the col lege has the\ greatest confidence, the president stated.
 While on his recent trip to New York, Dr. Snuvely said that he was glad to note the fine records of two Kiriningha am -Southern's alumni. These are k. M Lester and II. W. Puckett. who are now associate professors of English and German, respectively. at Columbia university.
 The above named men are few of the large number of Birmingha ni- South ern graduates who are making names for themselves and their Alma Mater. in their different vacations Friends of the college should justly feel proud of these accomplishments of the institutions alumni, Dr. Snavely as serted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
GRADE CROSSING , TALK HELD WITH L. &N. ENGINEER
Morton, Special Official Of Road, In Conference
 With City Officials

Plans of the city of Birmingham 7 and the Louisville and Nashville rail road for construction of downtown grade crossings viaducts and under passes were harmonized at conference between City Engineer A. J. Hawkins and l.. l.. Morton, special Louisville and Nashville engineer, Monday.
 The next move on the part of the city will be a cinference with engi- = neers of the Southern railway the only affected railroad which has not of fered it's full cooperation.
 Mondays developments" said D. E. Mclendon. city commission presi- dent. :indicate that all the other rail- roads will be ready for business in a few days. Then we propose to call in the Southern officials and press for action. The city attorney holds that we can compel the Southern to do it's part. but that is not the way we want to do tive still hope for the friendly cooperation of all the roads" !.
 Call on President
 Unless the Southern railway comes across and shows disposition to help out we propose to place all the facts before Fairfax Harrison. president of the system. We cannot believe that this great railroad is going to stand for single day in the way of proj- ects that will vastly improve safety conditions in city from which it gets such excellent passenger and freight business" Mir. Bum said.
 Mir. Morton, who came from Louis vile to represent the Louisville and Nashville in the yiaduct plans spent several hours at the city hall and left we'll satisfied with the progress that had been made. He said he had no authority to issue statement for pub lication.
 Courts Last Resort /. City commissioners made it plain that they would move legally against the Southern railway only as last re- sort.
 Tn my opinion" said City Attor5 ney Wynn, we have full authority t6 pass an ordinance directing the rail roads to build viaducts or underpasses at certain crossings. We have the fur ther right to fix time limit for the completion of the projects. Of course, if this ordinance was contested a long legal fight would follow and there might be no viaducts until the next city administration took office It will be far better to build the viaducts amicably."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
DEATHS

Emmett J. DObbs. Jr Emmett ]. DobbS, 23. died at local infrmary Monday night at 10 80 o'clock. fol- lowing d short illness. Funeral serv- ices will be hald from the Vine Street Presbyterian church Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Masons will have charge. Services will he con ducted by Drs. C. A. Moffett and 1. F. Hawkins. Mir, D0bbS iS sur vved by his wife. Mrs F. J. Dobbs, 402 Tuscaloosa avenue; his father and mother. AIr. and Mrs: F. J. DObbs; one brother. Winston. and two sisters. Evelyn and Louise DobDs. James Henry Hammers-Funeral serv- ices for James Henry Hammers, age 66, who died early Monday morning at local infirmary, will be held at ? o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the residence of his son, Lee A Manners, 1031 North Forty fifth street, followed by interment in Elmwood cemetery, with Vice in charge. He is survived by his widow, four sons and a daugh- ter. all of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
TlDEWATER LINE SETTLEMENT NOT
 YET WITHIN VIEW
Commissioners And Re- ceivers Are Working
 Over Plans

Tentative proposals to increase fares to 2 or 10 cents on the Tidewater line and exempt it from paying per cent of it's gross receipts into the city treas ury. were flatly rejected by receivers of the B. R. l.. X F. Go. at q con ference with city commissioners Mon day morning.
 Commissioner w. l.. Harrison said J. \. 'Pevear, one of the receivers, was sounded, out on this plan.
 Tt would not help the situation" i" My peyear replied What we want is 10 curtail service on that part of the line which is being operated at such Il heavy loss. More than GO per cent of the traffic is on the western di- vision and less than 10 per cent is on the eastern division. We want to re- duce the overhead, or dead cost on the eastern end"
 No Agreement
 After three hours of discussion the conferees admitted they were no nearer an agreement than when they started. At another conference Thursday the receivers will present revised plans in the TideYater tangle.
 We are discussing these problems IuIN. Sdtu NJOulIllSsiOIItT Harrison, and it is almost certain that an agreement will be reached be. fore the end of the week. All phases cept the Tidewater situation can be satisfactorily settled without extended debate."
 Should the commissioners and re- ceiyers finally fail to iron out their differences, it will be up to the com pany to make the next move. City At forney w. J. Wynn said He believed, however, that the conferees were pro ceeding in way that would shortly bring results.
 First Avenue Route
 According to Commissioner Har- rison, the receivers latest Tidewater is to route the cars in over First avenue west of Sixty eighth street. This plan would leave out much territory in Avondale and South Woodlawn.
 This proposal didn't seem to inn press the commission any more than previous ones, said Mir. Harrison. However, we realize that something must be done shortly and efforts to- wards effecting compromise will be continued.
 Other members of the commission concurred in Mir. Harrison's view that solution of the situation soon would be found.
 ''rlie suggestion of increasing fares and exempting the Tidewater property from gross receipt tax listened good to me-" said President McLendon, and l am sorry the company could not agred to it. l want to see the line put on paying basis, but at the same time l am going to insist that the public be given adequate car service. |"
 Will Not Appeal
 Mr. Pevear indicated that the com pany had no intention of appealing to the Alabama public service commission over the head of the city commis- sion. He was confident the situation would be cleared up at an early con- ference
 An idea of the spirit of cooperation existing between the commissioners and receivers. in spite of their divergent views. was reflected in this statement by Mr. Pevear:
 '.ComanissioDer Harrison is, in charge of public utility matters fol" the city, and future statements made by him in the street railway reorganization plans will be on behalf of the com. pany as well as the commision."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
RECEIVES THREAT LETTER Police Arrest Negro Mnte On Black
 mail Charge

Blacknail was charged to Jack Hol- lins. q negro mute. l5l2 Sixth avenue. north. Monday night at the city jail
 Rollins is alleged to have mailed 8 letter addressed to George Ch0comOkos. proprietor of Georges Place. a SeafooR restaurant on Twentieth street north. threatening him and his family's life if he remained in Birmingham after January.
 ChocomokOs gave the letter to the police Monday evening and II. c. Peveler arrested the negro two hours later at his address. A tablet with two leaves torn from it with the edges cor responding to the anonymous letter was found under the negro's mattress. ac- cording to the officer.
 The letter was printed by hand on both sides of one sheet of ruled paper and was wrapped in a clean sheet of paper. Rollins is said to have been discharged by Chocomokos last Wednes- day. He will be transferred to the county Jail.
 Nine of the ten principal anthracite handling railroads operating in Penn sylvania hauled 50.S46.13 tons of an thracite in the first seven months of 1923
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
WELFARE WORKERS TO MEET Organization Has Grown FrOei IS To
 1000 Members In Six Years.

Members of the Alabama Welfare association who within six weeks have grown from IS to 1000 will hold rally Tuesday evening. begin ming at o'clock. at the First Metho- dist church, to discuss the progress of work to provide home for waywar,l women.
 Reports of number of committees will be heard at this time. and plans to bring n speaker of national prominence to Birmingham will be considered. The committees will outline the campaign for! funds at the rally also. it was an' nounced.
 The home for which the organiza ton will work contemplates residence and q plant in which the women may earn sufficient money tU support them selves. Membership is open to persons interested in the. movement, W. j. Wise, president, said,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
SELMA IS EFFECTED
FOur-Day LayOff In Central Cit
 Effects 260

SELMA. Ala, Jan. 2S. Especial
 Leased Wire. Shops of the Southern
 railway at Selma were shut down Mon day morning, laying off 2GO men. ol general orders from the Washington of flee of the company. received here b, J. E. Michael. master mechanic. Tn. orders applied to all shops of the Southern system. The layoft will b, four days only, or until February 1
 No reason was assigned for the order This is the second time during the last few months that employees of the shops have been cut off the pay roll for short periods of time. The other fines being about Christmas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
! FUNERAL HOME IS
 OPEN TO PUBLIC
Formal DedicatOry Exercises
 Will Be Held Today
E 5

The magnificent new funeral homa of EcholS and Angwin in Ensley will be formally thrown open to the public Tuesday and in the evening the chapel will be dedicated by the ministers of Enslry. who are preparing extensive exercises in connection with the event. Beginning at o'clock in the afternoon formal reception will be held which
 will continue until 10 D. m. At ! D. III. the dedication exercises fOr the chapel will be presided over by the Rev. l.. k. Brubaker. president of tho Ensley Pastors union. Dedicatory prayer and Scripture reading will be followed by short addresses by Ensley pastors. including Rev. William Mans.
 field. Rev. C. E. Scott. Rev. David Gardner, Rev Mir. Griffith. Rev. Theo Harris and Rev. Mir. Cantrell of Pratt City. T
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
HARGETT CAPTURES
 SEVEN BIG STILLS
Says Girard And Phenix Have
 Plenty

Rum. running conditions at Girard and Phoenix. near the Georgia border. are worse than at Mobile. A. W. liar gett federal prohibition director. de- clared on his return from that section Monday.
 Under Hargett's direction. dry agents in three days captured seven big stills within radius of seven miles. Large shipments of whisky also were found to have been smuggled into the state from Georgia. 1argett said.
 Walter K. McAdory. state law en- forcement chief. inspected the situation with Director Hargett. and they have mapped plans for vigorous crusade along the border. Wholesale indict- ments may be expected shortly. IIargett
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
GATE GLIB TO MEET Officers Will Be Elected At Smoker
 Thursday Evening

Election of officers will be held by the South Gate club of Birmingham in q smoker in the '. NJ. C. A. auditorium at x o'clock Thursday evening. G. c. Eubanks. president. announced Monday night. a
 The South-Gate club is composed of Masons working for the Southern raii- way system. The smoker is being held for the purpose of getting the members more interested in the work of the club.
 4 number of good speakers are promised and all the members are urged tu attend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
38 PASS EXAMINATION Qualify For Classification In Mining Wni.L

C. II. Nesbitt, state mine inspector. Saturday announced the following list of successful candidates in mining ex- aminations held January 2l to 24:
 First Class-Grover Russell. A. 0. McGuyer, Clayton Roman. J. T. Lock- art. J. N. Sanford. II. C. Barnes. l.. l.. Wilkinson. George w. Anthony. II. T. Smitherman. II. A. sWeaver. Fillmore Lott. Fred lIanes. Samuel E. Shuttle worth. 0. W. Frazier, W. C. Myers. J. F. Thomas, Robert Park. Otis Young blood. Lee Gilbert. c. F. Miller. Robert Vernon. A. <. Jones, I. F. Franklin.
 Second Class A. Brown, R. G. Kill gore.
 Fire Boss J. k. Lowery. $. II. Vines. Charles Smith. James Delay, Dewitt Cosby, Ed Anderson. Harris Chapman, H. P. Tinney, Pat Shields, +. c. Essman. F. x. Parsons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
AWAITS HIS COMMISSION
Col. J. ;. Sewell In Touch With Fed
 eral Mar Office

Col. John Stevens Sewell, appointed ordinance chief of the Birmingham district Friday by Col. C. l.. Harrison. has not yet received official confirna- tion of his position.
 The object of the movement is to make survey of the manufacturing and industrial companies which would be useful to the government in the event of war with u view To what way they would<be best utilized and to prevent them from being crippled by loss of men taken to other duties. aiso to record the districts mineral and other war assets
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
NEGRO GUNMAN KILLED Shot 15 Times In Gun Duel With
 Officers

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Jan. 2S.- Clifton Lowe. negro gunnan and po- lice character, is at the point of death in d local hospital today with l5 bullet wounds ill his body. following Il gun duel with officers in the east side.
 Lowe made Il movement toward his gun pocket when he was cornered m a barn by Detectives Martin and NWilson, armed with a warrant for his arrest on a charge of assault to kill. The officers opened fire with riot guns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
RIDLEY IS READMITTED.

ATLANTA, Jan. 2S.-Afters consid- erable debate between members of the Atl;nta Baptist Ministers conference today, Dr. Caleb A. Ridley, former Ku Klux klan official, was readmitted to the conference. Several months ago fellowship was withdrawn from him by the members of this body. Dr. Ridley told the conference body that he had severed his affiliations from all secret organizations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
HUSBANDS VALUE
 PLACED AT $50, ,OOO
Mrs. Lula Gottlieb Claims Better Half Was Kidnapped

Kidnapping of her husband is charged by Mrs. Lula Gladys Goltli-b, who Monday filed suit in circuit court against three of her relatives
 She is asking S50.O00 damages and claims that Marvin Gottlieb. her hi,s band, was kidnapped and placed in d New York sanitarium by his mother, brother and father.
 Defendants in the case are Rachel GOttlieb. Morris Gotllieb and A. Got tlieb. Plaintiff is represented by Kenneth C. Charlton and James Me Ney. \ jury trial is demnndetl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-29
CORONER'S INQUEST DEFERRED Bodies Of Drowned Negroes Not Yet
 Certainly Identified

No verdict has yet been rendered by Coroner J. b. Russnm in the death of John and Howard Underwood. negroes. whose bodies were reported found Sun day floating in the reservoir of the Kuffner mines
 The coroner was busy Monday con ducting an investigation and announced that uu explanation of their dpa th would be found Tuesday.