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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

Capt. Osburn Farr of the Birming-
ham Southern football eleven, is presi-
dent of the Walnut Grove Epworth
League chapter. Enthusiastic Lacquer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

Have you organized that mission
study class yet? October was the month
for this. Write headquarters for in
text books, etc.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

DR.. Edward Leigh Pell of Richmond,
Va, was visitor at headquarters dur
ing the last month. Interesting visitor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
RANDOM NOTES

Rev. ]. A. Gam, member of the con-
ference board and press agent for the
Conference League work, is organizing
a league at Millport. The outlook there
is good and some real league work is
expected to be done at Millport,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

ROME, Nov. 22.-The chamber of
equities today voted confidence in the
Nussolini government, 337 to II.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
WOODLAWN CHRISTIAN

Rev. r. N. simpson. pastor.
Stolen Gods" at II o'clock.
1.-THE Golden Key" at 1890 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
N A C Ell NOTES
By l.. A. GAM

Oxmoor league on the Crestline-
Oxmoor circuit, is doing splendid work
under direction of pastor, Allen Moore.
Invaded City Union last month and
walked off with the banner. Have their
regular social benefit entertainments,
etc. Richard Moore, president.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
bought STILL ON HERE
Fair Weather Predicted For Sunday,
| With No Mercury Change

Birmingham will experience its fifty
seventh consecutive "rainless" day Sun
day, Weatherman E. G. Horton pre-
Gicted Saturday night. While traces
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

"f'reezonc" for few cents, sufficient
to remove every hard corn, soft corn,
or corn between the toes, and the foot
calluseS. without soreness or irritation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

Arab chapter, G. G. Williams. pres
ident, North Albertville district. has
doubled its pledge since making it the
first of the year and have written head.
quarters to change their pledges to con-
ference raising each exactly double the
amounts they had been. Congratula-
tions, Arab. Wish more chapters would
follow your lead. Arab always does
good work. Home of the district secre-
tary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

Farley Epworth League, Huntsville
district, has a wonderful league, accord
ing to reports from the enthusiastic
president, Miss Latham. They are not
growing by degrees but by leaps and
bounds. Glad to learn this. They have
an average attendance of 60 and some
times have 100 present. And Farley is
rural league. Better watch these
rural leagues, as the banner was cap
tured by one of them last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
REALTY MARKET
 REPORTS DEALS
(Continued from Page One,


 Second alley and Twenty-third street, occupied by one-story brick build ing, from Nabers Brothers to Mrs. Hat tie Shepherd at figure near $35, 1000 1; the southeast corner of Avenue H and Twenty-first street at $15,00O from Henry Ruff (name of the new owner was withheld by the realtors) Everett Shepherd to c. B. Brown, inside lot on Third avenue between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets, for around $15,0O0.
 No improvements are being contem- plated at the present time for the Ave nue B and Twenty-first street site, Hamm stated. It is now occupied by a two-story brick building, fronting 14O feet on Twenty-first street and 100 feet on Avenue B.
 Kontos, purchaser of the corner prop erty at Avenue F and Twentieth street, plans to construct a. building on a portion of the property. The site meas ures 200x190 feet.
 Another real estate deal affecting downtown property reported during the day was the sale of an inside lot on the northside of Fourth avenue, between Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets to Sarah E. Malone at $15,OO0. This property was formerly owned by the Birmingham Holding company, who purchased it less than two weeks ago from the J. R. Smith Realty company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
ADMITS KILLING
 HIS COMP ANON
(State Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 3.-Po- lice today announced that Robert NJ, Chambless, B, arrested late Wednesday. has confessed that he inflicted the knife wounds which caused the death of Alon- 20 H. Graves, 21, late Sunday night. Chambless stated that he and Graves became involved in a quarrel over q woman and that Graves approached him with an open knife and he struck him several times with a knife. Ac- cording to his statement, he did not believe that the wounds he inflicted were sufficient to cause death,
 Graves left the scene of the stabbing and staggered towards his home. He fell just before he arrived at his gate and police trailed him by a stream of blood from the corner where the fight occurred.
 ChamblesS attended the funeral of Graves and made no statement to any person regarding his connection with the killing. Police picked him up down town nfter the funeral and carried him to police headquarters, where the con- tesslon was made. Chambless will en- ter plea of self defense and will con. tend that he stabbed Graves only after
 -NN'SA AoN uDOH WlLu the open knife. Chambless told the po- lice that he did not believe at first that Graves intended to cut him and that he used his own knife only when 1t appeared that he could protect him. self in no other way.
 After the cutting, according to infor. nation obtained from the police, those who saw it agreed not to make any statement about it.
 Graves entered into the compact and even when told that death was near he declined to give the name of the one responsible. He would say no more than that the wound was inflicted by a man named "Jim." This proved not to be correct.
 Police claim there were three eve witnesses to the fight, brother of ChambleSs, the woman over whom the fight occurred and another woman whose name the police claim not to know. Warrant charging murder has been preferred against Chambless.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
EXPECT SIBERT
 HERE SATURDAY
Crossing Conference To Be Called By City
 Commission

City officials believed Thursday they would be enabled to take definite steps towards ending hazards at downtown grade erosisngs at their commission session next Tuesday.
 Word came from Mobile that Gen. W. l.. Sibert, who recently surveyed the crossing situation here for the Chamber of Commerce, would be in the city Saturday on business connect ed with the port of Mobile.
 We feel sure that the general will bring his crossing recommendations with him." Commission President D. E. McLendon, said.
 "A conference will be sought as soon as he reaches the city," McLendon added. ''The commission is anxious to get the relief movement underway next week, and is ready to act as soon as General Sibert's findings are received and considered"
 Two sets of plans will be submitted by the port official, according to indi- cations. One of these will call for viaducts and the other will recommend underpasses. Thus far, the city is committed to a plan calling for under passes at Fourteenth, Eighteenth and Twentieth streets and viaduct at Twenty fourth street. Ordinances calling on the railroads to follow this program have been drawn un and will be passed unless Sibert submits some thing better.
 General Sibert's recommendations will be submitted to the Chamber of Commerce, and by the chamber passed on the the city for consideration.
 Gen. W. L. Sibert, chairman of the state docks commission, has called meeting of members for Saturday morning in the offices of Judge Thomas c. Mcclellan, American Trust build ing. Other members of the commission are Frank Blair, Tuscaloosa, and ex- Gov. Charles Henderson of Troy.
 The docks commission, appointed by the governor, is supervising the de- yelopment of the port of Mobile and it is expected that progress and fu- ture plans for this work will be dis nI1saQd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
ROAD DEPENDANT
 IN UNIQUE SUIT
Wrong Route Basis Of Claim
 For Five Thousand Dollars

An alleged intoxicated ticket agent who sold her a ticket over route other than that which she had asked, a long wait without fire or shelter on an unusually cold day and resultant serious illness are the basis of a suit filed Thursda- in circuit court by Pearlie Robertson against the Central of Georgia railroad. Damages of S5,- 900 are asked.
 Miss Robertson purchased ticket January from Morris, Ga, to Bir- mingham, she claims, asking that the trip be routed through Montgomery The agent selling her the ticket was intoxicated at the time. she ayers, and routed her through Columbus, Ga. As a result she was forced to spend con siderable time outdoors while making a change of trains and contracted se- riOus illness.
 This illness caused her great incon- venience and cost large sum of money for doctor bills, she declares.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
BAND WILL PLAY
 IN PARK TODAY
Part Of City-Wide Ob- servance Of Independ--
 ence Day

Of the numerous festivities planned for Birmingham for the fourth at the various resorts and parks is the pro gram of the municipal band for the afternoon beginning at 3 o'clock at Avondale park including some of the most popular band numbers. The band will be directed by Charles E. Plank in the absence of Gordon Erickson, who is touring the west with the Bir- mingham-Southern Glee club.
 The Fourth of July concert is to con- tain the best known band selections and a program appropriate to the oc- casion has been arranged.
 Band Program
 The following numbers will be in- cluded in the program Sousas Stars and Stripes Forever; Eilenberg's s "The Mill in the Forest" !; the overture to William Tell"; "The Song of India" by mski-Korsakow and the "Star Spangled Banner"
 Every place of amusement in Bir- mingham is offering their best enter tainment to Birmingham's biggest holi- day. The theatres in the business district will all be open and every bathing beach in the city has arranged for big day for the amusement seek CTS, it is said.
 Cascade Plunge will give the largest celebration that they have ever staged, according to the announcement of their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04

plans of the fourth. Watsons' Bell Hops, well known southern dance or chestra said to be one of the best modern dance orchestras in the south, are to play for two dances, afternoon and night Chicken dinners and bar becue will be served.
 Other Resorts
 Edgewood is to feature a water car nival and fireworks and have an nounced that they will present one continuous round of pleasure from morning until midnight. The Edge wood orchestra will play for dance both afternoon and night.
 West Lake has also planned to give amusement seekers day of dancing, bathing and boating. Jack Link and his Society Serenaders will furnish the music for the dances.
 East Lake park, the Birmingham play ground will be open all day, with its speedy rides and bathing beach. 1t is. expected to be taxed to it's ca pacity for it's thrilling trips through the. air.
 The weather man has predicted a pleasant day and from the plans made 1t should be the biggest day of Bir- mlngham's summer season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
HUMANE SOCIETY
 RENDERS REPORT
1S4 Cases Of Cruelty Investiga-
 ted In Month Of June

The Birmingham Humane society investigated 1S4 cases and complaints of cruelty in the month of June, ac- cording to their monthly report by Richard Mansell, superintendent. Ten of the cases were regarding children. Thirteen parents were warned for re- ported cruelty to children.
 Eight of the 1S4 cases were settled without the aid of courts. The society found two deserving people positions during the month of June, the report showed.
 The animal department of the so- ciety also made its report This de- partment inspected 69 horses and mules and warned three of their owners for cruelty to animals. Eight mules were ordered from service and six were ordered to veterinary hospitals.
 The society warned 39 owners for cruelty and had 26O animals humanely destroyed. The report for June com pares favorably with previous reports, it is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
DENY AUTHORITY
 OF LOCAL COURTS
Britling Cafeteria Com- pany Claims Suit Not
 In Ala. Jurisdiction

The authority of the Jefferson coun- ty courts to determine questions in- volved in the action of John S. Coke. receiver of the defunct Steele e-Smith Dry Goods company, against A. w. B. Johnson and others is denied in mo- tlons filed Thursday in chancery di- vision of circuit court by the respon- dents in the action.
 The motions were filed by the Britl- ing Cafeteria company of Tennessee and Britling Cafeteria campany of Texas, who move to set aside service. They do not, however, submit to the Jurisdiction of the court in making these motions.
 Although A. w. B. Johnson is presi. dent Of the two concerns, the motions point out, both corporate defendants are corporations existing under the laws of Tennessee and Texas, respectively, and that their business is conducted entire ly in these states. They do no business in Alabama, although Johnson resides Ill the state, it is asserted.
 That there is no equity in the com plaint of Coxe, that there is an ade- quate remedy for the case at law and that the relief sought is inconsistent is claimed in demurrers filed by Johnson and Mrs. Caroline Johnson. The de- murrers also claim that action by the receiver is barred by alleged delin- quencies of officials of the defunt com pany and that there is no allegation in the complaint that officers of the Steele-Smith company did not know of the alleged misconduct charged against the respondent, A. W. B. Johnson, and Mrs. Caroline Johnson.
 They state further that the original bill does not show that the money was invested in the Britling Cafeteria com pany and that because of this the re- ceiver is not entitled to take their stock held on the cafeteria company for claims of the Steele Smith company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
CITATION DROPPED
MONTGOMERY, Ala., July

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July B. (Special.)-A citation issued by the Alabama public service commission to the Fairhope Single Tax corporation some time ago, relative to conditions and maintenance of wharves owned by the corporation at Fairhope, was dis missed today, it being shown that the wharves had been voluntarwily re- paired by the single tax corporation.
 The commission also dismissed a citation issued to carriers relative to regulations governing caretakers. A petition by the Twin City Ferry com pany for a certificate of convenience and necessity for operation of a ferry between Albany and Decatur, was dis missed for lack of prosecution. The petition of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, seeking to raise rates on cot ton, linters and regins from points north of Decatur to Montgomery was dismissed, having been withdrawn by the carriers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

IO WdOM IT MAY CONCERN:
 Notice is hereby given that the as- sessment roll or list, prepared in ac- cordance with the law in such cases, made and provided under an ordinance entitled, Improvement Ordinance No. 26s-D, an ordinance to provide for certain improvements on Goldwire street, from the south property line of 9th avenue, south, to the east and west center line of Section 10, Township IS, south, Range 8, west" adopted on February 6, 1923, and confirmed on February 27, 1923, by the Commission of the City of Birmingham, has been delivered to me and is open for in- spection in the. office of the City Comptroller, the person authorized to make collections of assessments for improvements constructed under said ordinance, and that the Commission of the City of Birmingham will meet on the 29th day of July, 1924, in the Council Chamber of the City Hall of Birmingham, at ten o'clock, a. m., to hear any objections, protests or de- lenses that may be filed to such pro- posed assessments, or the amount thereof.
 The general character of the inn provements constructed under said ordinance consists of certain grading, sidewalks, and combined curb and gutter paving.
 The streets, avenues, alleys or other highways or portions thereof along which said improvements have been constructed and the terminal points of said improvements are as follows, to-wit: On Goldwire street, from the south property line of 9th avenue, south, to the east and west center line of Section 10, Township IS, south, Range 8, west.
 L. E. GRAY,
 City Clerk. e-Herald. July 5. 1924.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
.WOMENpSCOLLECE
 LAUNCHES DRIVE
More Money For Monte vallO" Is Adopted As
 Campaign Slogan

More money. for Montevallo," was the slogan adopted by the women's di. vision of the Alabama college million dollar campaign at the luncheon, which opened their drive Thursday at F 30 o'clock at the Tutwiler hotel.
 Mrs. D. F. Bucks, chairman of the womens division, presided at the meet ing and about 100 women representing many clubs and organizations were present.
 Dr. Henry NJ. Edmonds, chairman of the committee in Birmingham and lief ferson county, was the principal speak CT, giving an inspirational talk in which he urged the assembled workers to make good for the sake of their state.
 Represents Sacrifice
 'The fact that this work is going to be sacrifice to you and all of the people who give to it is the fact that makes it worth while. Institutions. people, beliefs grow dear to people Tn proportion to the amount of sacrifice that they make to them and Alabama college is going to grow dear to the people of the state through this drive tor million dollars and through the gifts that they are going to make to it.
 God arranges that. we shall pay dearly tor our children and for our homes in order that we may value them the more highly. If Montevallo were handed to the people of the state. a splendid institution given to them through no effort of theirs they would fail to appreciate it as they are go- ing to after they have worked and given to make it what it is going to be-"
 Following Dr. Edmonds' talk Dean 0. C. Carmichael, who is doing the &C., tive work for the drive outlined the needs and handicap under which Ala bama college at Montevallo is operat- ing and told the women why 400 girls will be turned away from the school at the beginning of the term in September.
 Representatives of the various wom- ems clubs were asked to speak and pledged their support and the support of their organiza tions to the drive.
 Mrs. Bucks announced that five of the Birmingham department stores had offered handsome prizes to the women bringing in their quota of subscriptions first and bringing in the largest single subscriptions. Bromberg Jewelry com pany has offered a handsome wrist watch to the woman who gets the larg- est single subscription in Jefferson county during the entire drive. Jaffe Jewelry company will give string of pearls to the woman getting the next to the largest single subscription. Loveman, Joseph and Loeb department store, Hirsch Millinery company and the Kaufman Ready-to- Wear Shop have offered prizes, to be selected by the women themselves to the first three women who bring in subscriptions amounting to $2,500.
 Mrs. Frank k. Spain, vice chairman of the women's division, is working to have the women's Sunday school classes and church organizations of the city CO., operate actively in the drive. Already every woman's class and organization of the First Methodist church has been pledged to work for subscriptions for Alabama college,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
CITY AUTHORIZES
 $S5, 900 TN PAVING
Work In Fairfield Will Start
 Soon, Council Annuonces
fairfield Rureanl

FAIRFIELD, Ala, July 3.-The
 rfield city council at it's meeting
 Thursday night passed an ordinance providing approximately $35,000 of new 1paving The streets affected are De- Bardeleben avenue, Carnegie avenue and Hillside drive. The contract will be awarded within a short time, it was announced. The council approved sev- eral routine matters and adjourned for two weeks.
 Mrs. Fisk Speaks-Mrs. B. K. Fisk president of the Alabama League of Women Voters, was the principal speaker at meeting of the league held Wednesday at the Plaza hotel. Mrs. Fisk followed Mayor NJ. w. Pratt, who spoke on the forthcoming bond issue for the city schools and told the women voters the various technical details of the bond issue. The meeting was con- cluded after refreshments were served, Mrs. c. A. Fiske, president of the local league, presided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
BREACH LOOMS
 ! IN IMPROVING FIRST AVENUE
}ity Commission And The
 Board Of Revenue May Clash On Details

Possibility of controversy between Xe city commission and county board revenue over details of the First ave e improvement program loomed nrsday.
 The Birmingham Electric company agreed to begin work simultaneous # with the city and county and pave zetween its tracks from Forty first Meet to East Lake at cost c $400,- 0O. The city has acquired the right VI way for widening the avenue and has &aopted a contract binding itself to con struct curbs, gutters and sidewalks, provided the county will pave the street &omt the, car tracks to the curbs. This contract was to have been sub tted to the revenue board for ar bval Thursday, but D. c. Ball, board airrnan, announced t ,:e would be no lsideration of the subject until next esday. :,
 Fear Disagreement
 though the board has several times
 assed its willingness to bear the
 $ ocsts. Chairman Ball declined
 any indication as to it's probable
 Fear was expressed in some
 IFS that disagreement over cer-
 tails is impending.
 mission President D. F. McLen-
 Ill go before the county body Tues
 and submit the contract passed by Sae city. He will urge it's adoption. However, Thomas E. Huey is the only poard member who has declared recently Als Intention to vote Tor a quick start x work.
 1iky officials made it plain Thurs
 they would make every effort to 1id hitch in the plans. Full agree Ak to all details by the county must ' pbtAined before the work can start, kae street car company wants all lne work done simultaneously. All Members To Attend All l}members of the city and county 5ods probably will be present at Tues avs session, as well as officers of the stfeet car company and interested East Lake citizens.
 Il am hopeful" said President Me Tendon, that the revenue board will dopt our contract without changes and shns- insure an immediate start of the york"
 Despite the feeling of confidence in some quarters that the details will be finally settled at this conference, city officials appeared more or less worried over the attitude of silence which mem- bers of the revenue board have adopted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
CRIMINAL COURTS
 ESTABLISH RECORD

A higher percentage of convictions were obtained in the Jefferson county criminal courts during the first six months of 1924 than during the cor responding period of 1923, the semi annual report of Forney Brandon, clerk of criminal court, to Harwell G. Davis, attorney general, shows.
 Of the 322 cases brought before the courts, there were only 101 acquittals, while 221 persons were convicted. This is percentage of more than 68. Sixty four persons were sent to the state penitentiary during the first half year: four were given death sentences; S1 were sentenced to hard labor and 66 received fines,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-04
YARN MILL SOuGHT

HEFLIN, Ala, July 3.-(Special.) -C. H. Goodroe of Banning, Ga., spent Wednesday in Heflin in conference with business men on the subject of es- tablishing a cotton yarn mill at this place. Mir. Goodroe has just returned from North Carolina and he will be here again next Tuesday to be present at the mass meeting to be held here at 2 o'clock that day.
 Visits BrOther--J. H. Haley, a lead ing citizen of Boaz, has arrived in Heflin for visit to his brothe-. Mayor A. J. Haley.