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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
CONCERT SEASON
 OPENS TONIGHT
Music Club Presents Pro- gram At South Side
 Baptist

The first program of the heralded series of musicales of the Music Study club of Birmingham, is to be held at the Southside Baptist church at 8 o'clock Sunday evening, the committee in charge has announced.
 The committee, composed of Mrs. Joseph T. Ware, Organist, and choir director of St. Andrews Episcopal church, and Mrs. Maggie M. Logan, Organist of the Southside Baptist church, have secured the services of several noted young musicians of Bir- mingham who have made names for themselves on the continent, where they studied, as well as in this country.
 Mir. Harry Schmidt, viOlinist, is from the University of Berlin and the Con servatory of Dortmund. When only 16 he was engaged for the Symphony Or chestra of Helsingfors, Finland. This high honor was followed by periods of playing in Symphony Orchestra in DOrtmund, Dusseldorf and St. Peters burg.
 Mir. George Detlefsen. violinist, had his training at the Brahms Conserva- tory, Hamburg, an institution well NhO"H HI thAS SOuhlISJ anu to "uACh many American students went while ago.
 Mir. Ludwig Stoere, viola, studied at both Cologne and Dortmund Conserva- tories. His experience covers the wide field of several years playing both in Opera and Symphony Orchestras.
 Mir. Max Leichsenring, flutist, is pupil of the wOrld-famous artist, George Stolte of the German Conservatory, Hamburg. Mir. Leichsenring's ability earned him place in the Court Thea tre Orchestra at Karlsruhe.
 The first concert at the Southside Baptist church will be followed by oth- CTS at the various churches of the com plii1it,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
SESSION TO LAST
 OVER THREE DAYS
Dr. G. w. Dryer, Of Van- derbilt, To Give Fea-
 ture Talk
ANNUAL ELECTION
 COMES THURSDAY
S5,O0O Will Be Spent On Ac. tivities Of Three
 Day Meet

Program of the eighth annual con- vention of the Alabama Merchants as sociation which is to be held here Tues day, Wednesday and Thursday of this week, is believed by officials to sur pass any previous endeavor of the Wholesale Merchants and Manufactur- CTS association, sponsors for the meet ing.
 It offers a varied and spectacular holiday, specializing in no particular field, but shaped with the idea of pleas ing all tastes.
 As examples of the diversification of this years program and up-to-date bathing review is scheduled together with baseball game and picnic sup per, affording entertainment alike for the modern, the old-fashioned, and those who prefer to remain neutral on the subject.
 Business Gathering.
 Interspersed among the amusements of the three-days are business gather ings and leisure periods, which are to be used for fraternizing of the small retailer and the Birmingham merchants Better understanding and improved trade conditions are expected to result from these contacts.
 Although registration will begin Tuesday morning with a baseball game at Redwood park scheduled for the afternoon, the convention will not be officially" opened until evening. At this time mass meeting is set for the Phillips High school auditorium with l zE at, akr and a motion picture.
 ! Dr. G. W. Dryers talk on Business Economics" will be the leading feature of this program since his reputation at Vandelbilt University and on the lecture platform irsures talk of worth to the delegates. Besides Br. Dryer, 1 Commissioner W. L. Harrison, Sidney W. Lee, general chairman of the com yention, J. L. Hicks, president of the Alabama Merchants association, and o. l.. Bum, secretary-manager of the 1 Chamber of Commerce, are listed for brief addresses. .e
 Wednesday Morning Open.
 Wednesday morning is to be given over to whatever use the visitors care to make of it while late afternoon schedules the barbecue at East Lake park. Besides the picnic dinner the committee has also programmed number of races and contests which should serve to develop future Olympic ma terial.
 Election of new officials of the, as- sociation and plans for the next year will be held Thursday morning, the afternoon to be used at the discretion of the guests. The evening will witness the much bally-booe bathing review at Cascade Plunge, swimming contests, and the grand finale, ''The Merchants Ball" Gift of an automobile will also be made at this time.
 In the arrangements for the enter tainment of visitors the Merchants and Manufacturers association has spared no expense, it being estimated that up- ward of $5,000 will be spent on the three day program. Over POO members of the organization have been at work for month in shaping details which will insure the success of the meet ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

 TO MEET HERE Birmingham May Be Named Headquarters
 For South

Arrangements have been completed for the state convention of the new La Toilette party, known as the AssOcia- tion for Progressive Political Action, to be held Monday morning at United Temple hall. A. Linwood Hale, Jeffer- son county chairman, made the an nOuncement Saturday.
 Delegates from every congressional district in Alabama are expected to attend the conference" Mir. Hale and B. W. King, state organizer and mem- Der of the national committee, declared.
 Expect Good Attendance
 Reports indicate that the meeting Monday will be well attended. Several speakers who have become leaders in the new party are included on the pre- gram, it was said.
 The business of the convention will include the naming of electors for Ala bama, making arrangements to put the candidates name on the ballots, and other matters of similar nature, it was said.
 Increased interest has been shown in the new political movement in and about Birmingham during the last few days, leaders say. Intensive campaign ing among labor union members, in in dustrial plants and elsewhere have been fruitful, Mir. Hale averred. The La FOllette-Wheeler" club, organized here one week ago with about 100 members has more than, tripled in size, he said
 May Name Birmingham
 Because of the iYterest shown in Birmingham and in Alabama generally in the LaFOllette campaign for presi- dent, the national committee in Wash ington has announced that Birmingham may be chosen for southern headquar- ters, Mir. King said. This is confirmed by dispatches from Washington which say that the national committee will choose either Birmingham or Atlanta for "ti0rul headquarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
RULEPLAN COMES TO HEAD IN MONDAY MEET.
Citizens Invited To At tend Session At Court
 house

After a weeks Hull in campaigning, during which leaders visited other cities in quest of governmental data, the Birmingham drive for a modified mayor-aldermanic type of government will be placed in high gear this week, Hunter Armstrong, temporary chair man, said Saturday.
 A general meeting will be held on Monday afternoon in Armstrong's of- flee at the court house, at which a per manent chairman will be elected and a definite program shaped for the city wide canvass, it was announced. All citizens interested in the movement are invited to, this meeting.
 DOminiclE Favored
 Frank Dominick, prominent attorney and civic leader, apeared Saturday, to be the popular choice for chairman of the campaign. His close friends pre- dicted that he would accept. A cen tral campaign committee, composed of approximately 200 men and women, will be named, and district campaign bodies also will be formed.
 Campaign leaders plan to hold a city-wide mass meeting in Woodrow Wilson park one evening this week. Meetings also are being arranged for the various community centers in old Birmingham and the surburbs.
 Every detail of this campaign will be shaped at Monday afternoons meeting" Mir. Armstrong said. ''The fight then will be carried into every nook and corner of the city. We want to have the election in the early fall, and meanwhile, we would welcome ac- tiOn to test the legality of the move. The best lawyers in Alabama have told
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
EMPLOYERS INSURED BY GUARANTEE FIRM
Policies Total Approximately
 $SO,OOO

As a. reward for their loyal co-opera- tion, group life insurance, aggregating approximately $8O,0O0, has been pro- yided for their employees by the Guaran- tee Shoe company with branches ill Bes9emer. Ensley, Chattanooga, Tenn, and Anniston, Ala.
 Of these employees, 51 of the Guaran- tee company are insured under a group arrangement for $1,OOO. The policies were issued by the Metropolitan Life Insurance company.
 While in the case of both insurance plans, the employees share with the company in the. payment of premiums the cost of the protection is at a rate much lower than could have been ob- tained if the employees had applied in dividually for insurance. Besides this, any of this group living in plance where the Metropolitan has established it's nursing service may receive the care to which policy-hoIders are en- titled under this service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24

1923 1S4 bronze six months buttons, S1 silver one year buttons, and 14 gold two year buttons were awarded, making O. total of 279 trainmen re- ceiving these awards. For the first six months of 1924, 40 six months but tons, 99 silver one year buttons, 5 silver one and a half year buttons, and 12 gold two and half year but tons were awarded, making a total of BOA buttons in the award.
 This last award included practical ly fifty per cent of the trainmen in service, and indicates a rather high order of service performance on the part of these men involved, when it is taken into consideration the diff culties and the hazards that are ever present in pilOting a car through the maze of traffic on the streets of Bir- mingham.
 Two year and above men receive gold buttons; the one year to two year men receive silver buttons; and the six months men receive bronze but tons.
 These buttons are about the size of ten cent>piece, in the center of which appear the words, "B. E. Co.," in black monogram, and around this monogram in the center appear the words, Distinguished Service Trans portation Department"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
MITCHELL TO SPEAK AT EXCHANGE CLUB
Cotton Mills Will Be Subject
 Of Discussion

Members of the Birmingham Ex- change club are urged by James Simp- son, club president, to be on hand at the regular weekly luncheon in the Tutwiler hotel ballroom, Monday at 12 80 o'clock, as an especially inter- esting program has been planned. The principle speaker will be Col R. A. Mitchell, vice-president of the Alabama Power company, who will address the members on the subject of Cotton Mills"
 Colonel Mitchell is considered one of the foremost Alabama authorities on the textile industry and was one of the largest influences in bringing New England capital into the state to erect cotton mills. He was for a number of years general manager of the Dwight Manufacturing company in Alabama City, pioneer makers of cotton fabrics,
 % lepm student of the finan- tial side of the cotton mill business while engaged in banking in Gadsden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
ISSUE PROVING CAUSE
 OF DISSENSION
Schools, Hospital Needs Demand Attention
 Of Board

Since the publication last week of a statement by Capt. Lacey Edmondson that bond issues approximating $2,500,- 000-$1, ,000,00 to be divided evenly between county schools and Hillman hospital, and the rest to be used in the construction of the new courthouse would probably be submitted to the voters of Jefferson county in November, rumors of dissention among the mem bers of the board of revenue have be- come prevalent, and have persisted de- spite denials made by board members.
 More than six months ago, Dr. N. R. Baker, superintendent of county schools, asked for a bond issue of $1,000,000 for extension, improvement and build ing of additions to the county schools system. About the same time, authori- ties of the Hillman hospital asked for $600,000 to build a new wing to the intirmary, to increase the personnel and to add much needed modern equipment and facilities. The revenue body infor- mally expressed approval of the re- quests and stated from time to time that official indorsement was a surety.
 A week ago, definite and final ac- tion, after many pOstponements, was practically assured. But a complica- tion arose when the incoming board. with the exception of Edmondson, who belongs to both) meeting in secret ses- sion with the present body, made re- quest to delay action for 30 days, so that it's members might acquaint them selves with existing conditions, and therefore be able to form an intelligent opinion on the matters of the school and hospital bonds. No mention was made at the time of a balk on tbe part of the new board. However, the rumors say it's members are opposed to taking office without having a say with regard to problems which are ere ated by the present board, but which will fall upon the 1924-1929 board to solve.
 But in the meantime, even while ap- proval of these bonds has been given unofficially, the problem of erecting the new courthouse, indorsed at the May primaries, remains a looming shadow in the immediate background. The es- timated cost of the new building has been placed at a minimum of $2, ,250, 900. It is conceded by Edmondson and others that at least $25O,000 more will be needed before its completion.
 W. J. Waldrop and other revenue board members who take office in No Yember, have expressed themseves as favoring fulfilling of the needs of the schools and hospital before other mat ters are attended to. But the question
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
ALLRED KILLED IN GUN AFFRAY
 AT PRACO, ALA.
Jefferson County Depu- ties Unable To Deter
 mine Cause Of Fight

c. A. Alfred, age 25. Praco, Ala, was shot and almost instantly killed at o'clock Saturday afternoon. Dep uty sheriffs are looking for Fletcher Wilbrooks, who is said to have fired the shots.
 Apparently no one could give a mo- tive for the shooting, but investigat- ing deputies are inclined to believe that it was the result of a whisky quarrel. Some evidence to substan- tiate this theory was found by the dep uties, they stated.
 Say Stones Thrown
 Witnesses told Deputy Sheriffs Casey Jones H. B. Badger and State Law En- fOrcement Officer G. J. Lyons that the two men were standing in Alfred s front yard and apparently became en- gagged in q quarrel. Alfred is said to have picked up hand full of rocks and thrown them at WilbrOoks.
 Wilbrooks is said to have pulled his gun and began firing. Two shots took effect in Allred's body, one striking him in the neck and the second in the back. Death was almost instant.
 Following the shooting, Wilbrooks, with his smoking gun in his hand, made his way through the crowd which had gathered and escaped He was last seen heading toward Cullman, and officials in that section have been mo- tified to look out for him.
 Williams Investigates
 Assistant Coroner H. H. Williams went to Praco Saturday and made q preliminary investigation of the shoot ing. He will begin a formal investi- gation of the case Monday, and will probably be able to return a verdict about the middle of the week, he stated. Considerable time elapsed between the shooting and the notification at the sheriff's office, Deputy Jones stated. The time of the shooting was fixed at o'clock, while it was , o'clock before word was received at the sheriff's office. Officers were sent immediately to the scene, but Will brooks had put a considerable distance between himself and the alleged crime before they arrived, the deputies say.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
BIG SAVING IS FORECAST FOR COUNTY Member Of New Board To Offer Resolution s On Project 2 HIGHWAY FUNDS .5s. CLAIMED SCARCE Rigid Economy Only Way .''s. Out Of Situation, .' Says Batson B. TYPE PAVING IS NOT FAVORED Cheap Highway Work Is
 Scored By Incoming
 Official
HIGHWAY FUNDS
 ,s ,s CLAIMED SCARCE
B. TYPE PAVING
 IS NOT FAVORED
Cheap Highway Work l
 Scored By Incoming s Official

A resolution abolishing the practice of awarding contracts for highway pro jects. and providing that county con yicts shall do the work under super vision of the Road superintendent, will Z be offered by s. R. Batsof as soon as he takes his seat next November on the Jefferson county board of revenue.
 Batson said Saturday this plan would save the county a stupendous sum an- nually. He has discussed his proposal with the other members-elect and be- ieves they will help him pass it as one of the first acts of the new body. 2 Funds for road building are going to be scarce" Batson declared. 'We see no money in sight for various pressing projects in all parts of the county. The new board will have only one-fifth the road funds to spend as the old board had. The highway bonds, voted four years ago have been spent, but the in- terest and sinking fund must be pro- vided for by the incoming board. Rigid economy in road building and every thing else is the only way out of this situation"
 Retrenchment Needed
 ass Batson said his convict labor plan is | d step towards financial retrenehment. The convicts cost the county just as much for upkeep, whether they build roads or remain idle, he said.
 @ eff this system had been in effect Friday" Batson continued, 'the county $ would have saved $1O0,O00 on the First avenue paving project. Instead, the board divided this work into three parts and awarded three contracts, each call ing for different type of paving. Some of this paving will be satisfactory but part of it may not. And under contracts, the work will cost approximately $1OO,- GOO more than if it had been done by 2 convict labor under county direction. It will be recalled that the Chalkville road contracts were let in parts, and that world of trouble followed. In my judge ment, it is a mistake to use three types . of paving in one project"
 Batson also announced his policy will s be to select grades of paving that will , be permanent, even if they cost much more than inferior types. He intimated that this practice has not been followed.
 "There is no economy in laying cheap grades of paving" he asserted. ''The cost of maintenance soon begins to ] mount up. High type, permanent high ways are far cheaper in the end, and that is what Jefferson county will get if have my way about it."
 M Batson's statement is significant in view of the virtual certainty that the new revenue board, in laying out the de- partmental work, will place him in 3 charge of highways. He served several years as county highway engineer and has since been. engaged in road building and engineering work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
NEW ORLEANS MAN
 GUEST OF LEGION
Colonel Smith Speaks On Re
 mobilization Of War Veterans

Colonel Dallas B. Smith, of New Or leans, was the guest of honor at the American Leigon luncheon Friday at the Greenwood cafe. He gave short address on the work entailed by the passage of the Reed-Johnson bill, which went into effect in June, and described the methods used in New Orleans in rehabilitating veterans of the World war.
 Other guests at the luncheon were the state president of the legion and of ficers of the Birmingham auxiliary unitl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
MATERIALS RUSHED
 TO RAGLAND PLANT
Officials Plan Resumption Of
 Production Wednesday

Materials needed for the resumption of operations at the National Cement company plant at Rae land, which was burned last Saturday night with q loss of $75O,OOO, are being rushed south in express cars. One entire express ear ar- rived Saturday with materials from the east.
 It is estimated that President Nichol- son and his associates, who have re- mained at Ragland all during the week, have been able to adjust vast amount of details and that production will he resumed at the plant Wednesday. Of ficials want to resume operation on that day if possible, which will be consider ed quite an accomplishment if the plan is carried through.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
SIMPSON ANNUAL
 ISSUED THIS WEEK

The Echo, high school annual of the Simpson school, was issued dur ing the past week, and distributed among the students of the Owenton school. The annual proved to be an interesting and well illustrated publi- cation of around 100 pages.
 Perry ". Woodham of Opp, Ala, who is editor of the Echo, stated that the annual has circulation of approxi- mately 300 copies, the majority of which is among the high school stu dents. Donald B. Long of Woodward, Ala, is business manager.
 The 1921 Echo is the second edition of the annual, and is published by Birmingham firms. Editor Woodham stated that late publication of this years edition was intentional, in order that a complete record of the school year could be contained in the an nuaL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
POLICE HOLD MULE
 BELIEVED STOLEN
Charged With Horse Theft, Ne
 gro Also Has Mule

City Detectives Elledge and William son Saturday were looking for the own CT of a large bay mule, which they have reasons to believe was stolen in or around Birmingham.
 The mule was taken from Wash Northcutt, negro, who was wanted on several counts of grand larceny, for feiture of bond and several other counts Northcutt was arrested Friday in Mont gomery on information furnished by the detectives, and had the mule in his possession at the time, the officers stated.
 The mule is described as being a large bay, weighing about 1,2O0 pounds, and is easily worth $15O, the detectives gay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
ACCESSIBLE BY AUTO
New Highway Opened To St. Simmons
 Island

St. Simmons Island, the popular sea- side resort across the Marshes of Glynn" from Brunswick, Ga, can now be reached by auto, since the opening of a new highway, last month, accord ing to many Birmingham tourists who yearly visit the resort. The road was completed at the cost of $500OO0, and eliminates taking a boat trip from Brunswick, according to many summer tourists who have just returned from St. Simons Island.
 St. Simons is popular year around resort and numerous Birminghamians visit there in 0thc winter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
PARK TO SPEAK
University School Head To Talk On
 "True Gentility"

Dr. David Park, head of the Uni, yersity High scholo, will preach Sunday morning at the "Old First" Presby- terian church. True Gentility' is an nounced as Dr. Parks subject. He is known locally as a very interesting speaker, and his congregations during Dr. Mordecia's vacation absence have been unusually good. Dr. Park was formerly q missionary in Siam, later being head of the Alabama Presby- t"rian college at AnniFton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
RELEASED ON BOND
Hearing Of Two Negro BeIIhOps Comes
 Shortly.

Dan Gray and Robert Walthall, ne- gro bellhops at downtown hotel, who are alleged to have attacked a young woman about week ago as she was un- dressing in her room, were released Sat urday from the county jail under $500 appearance bonds.
 Hearing of the case will be held short ly, and if charges are pressed, indict- ment by the grand jury which eonvenes Mcnday is a probability.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
TANNER RETURNS
JemisOn Secretary Examines Florida
 Projects

ITUJ0JU9
 A. B. Tanner, secretary of Jemison and company, returned Saturday from a stay of three weeks in Florida. He motored through South Alabama and Florida with his family. Mir Tanner, who has handled perhaps more import ant realty developments in Birmingham than any one man here, investigated several large movements in Florida in which he was interested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-24
THEFT CHARGED

NegrO Women Arrested By City De
 tectiVeS.
 Charged with the theft of clothes valued at $73.50, Nunnie Mae West Mary Frances Tigs, negroes, were ar- rested Saturday afternoon by City De- tectives w. B. Helton and H. E.. Nor ris and are being held in the city jail on charges of burglary and grand lar ceny. The stolen goods were recovered by the officers and returned to the owner, Robert Henry Morton, negro, 23O7 Alley F. the detectives said.