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Palisadian., 1924-11-28

Mrs. Houser, assistant hostess. A
brief business meeting was held be-
fore the program was presented, and
Mrs. ]. Clement Justin was unani-
mously elected a member of the
club.
The program, in charge of Mrs.
Houser, was characterized by the fact
that only local and club talent was
employed. Mrs. Harry Clark, Jr., and
lent team work at the piano. Their
selections included Haydn's Sym
phony, Chopin's Polonaise. Brahms's
Hungarian Dance No. Z, and HUI
moresque.
Mrs. Charles Levy was charming
in her Gypsy Beggar" and "Shep-
herd" dances.
The social hour was the climax of
a very enjoyable afternoon.
Music Studio Fund Drive
The drive for the Music Studio
Fund still is in progress and those
members who have not earned"
their four dollars are busily engaged
III COIuplStlu6 InSiI QuOld. L LIS Ntlf q
has afforded a great deal of amuse-
ment and pleasure and has not at any
time assumed the aspect of just
raising a given sum of money. 1t has
brought to light many talents which
were hidden under a bushel or kept
within the family circle. In the culi-
nary line alone, we have been highly
favored. and for this occasion there
have been placed at our disposal
services which we would not presume
to command under ordinary circum-
stances. Who, for instance, would
think of asking an expert bridge
player to give lessons at twenty-five
cents a sitting; who would feel free
to call up Mrs. So-and-so and ask her
to bake cake, pie, or fry dough
nuts; to sew; to clip dog; to drive
taxi to paint; or to perform the
various other services which have
been so freely proffered? One almost
has the feeling of rushing in where
angels fear to tread, or to say the
least, sort of stealing jam" atti-
tude of mind
After the drive is over we shall go
back to the old order of things, and
eat our own cooking and pay profes-
sional prices for services which now
are rendered at nominal price.
Palisadian., 1924-11-28
NEWS OF The
W0MEN'S CLUBS
Taxation and Budget Making Dis.
cussed at Civic Forum

|
eussed at Civic Forum.
The subject of taxation and public
budget making Is one with which com
paratively few women are familiar.
The same, doubtless, might be said
of the men if one would not be con.
sidered guilty of lese majestic in max
ing such an assertion.
| The Bergen County Civic Forum at
| its monthly meeting, held at Hacken.
sack Court House on Tuesday, No
vember 25, had for it's subject "Taxa.
tion and the Budget" A number of
members Of the Woman's Club of
| Palisade took advantage of the oppor.
tunity thus afforded to learn the why's
and wherefores of taxation and public
budget making. To their surprise,
they found that the process of budget
making does not differ greatly from
the method employed by themselves
in the planning of their home budgets,
the main difference being in degree.
Mayor Frank w. Burr, Hasbrouck
Heights, described. step by step, how
the municipal budget is made up. Free
holder William H. Roberts, Palisade,
explained the method employed in the
county, and Commissioner of Munic-
ipal Accounts Walter r. Darby, Tren-
ton, in the state. The modus operandi
in each case is practically the same,
only the figures gain in magnitude as
we proceed from municipal to state
affairs; and while the municipal
budget maker speaks In terms of thou
sands of dollars, the county in hun
dreds of thousands, the state deals in
millions and billions. Such an array
of high sounding figures is somewhat
disconcerting and leaves one wonder
ing what one is going to do when the
tax collector comes around.
We learned, however, that the
budget maker is not the inexorable
sovereign we have pictured him to be:
that abundant opportunity is afforded
every taxpayer, through public read
ings and publication in newspapers,
to examine the budget, to protest any
of it's provisions and to receive due
consideration. The taxpayer does not
avail himself of his rights in the mat
ter and then when the tax bill comes
grumbles and groans and the tax col
lector is looked upon as an unwelcome
visitor.
Taxes are one of the things we are
sure of in this life, and all that re-
mains for us to do is to exercise our
rights and privileges and work toward
reduction of taxes in all departments
of government.
Palisadian., 1924-11-28
Trinity Lutheran Church

In the Grantwood Lutheran Church
the voters of the congregation will
meet on Monday evening, December
1, in the church; the Ladies' Aid So
ciety on Wednesday afternoon; the
Young Peoples Society on Wednes-
day evening, and the Willing Workers
on Friday evening" full week in the
church life and one of special i'm
portance as election of officers for
zach society will occur and all mem
bers are earnestly requested to come
out to the meetings.
Palisadian., 1924-11-28
Sam Hodkinson Wins
Four Turks in Shoot

Hon. Samuel Hodkinson, Grant
woods champion clay pigeon shot. ex
tended himself on Wednesday at the
Westchester Biltmore Country Club
near Rye. He entered clay pigeon
shooting match and came home the
most disappointed man in the world
because he only got four turkeys
They were all brought home, total
of Sc pounds. The 17-pounder the
Hodkinsons enjoyed at Thanksgiving
dinner. 1t was a bird!
Palisadian., 1924-11-28
Fort Lee
Entertainment Tonioht

Good Shepherd, Fort Lee, will give
another of their popular entertain
ments tonight, Friday, Nov. 2S, in the
parish hall at Monument Square.
The program will include many at
tractive features. including choral
and orchestral selections, musical
act, and short one-act play. Laura
Collins, the well-known composer,
will be present to direct her chorus,
Hail! Gentle Peace" 1t is expected
that the new stage curtain for anna
teur theatricals and mystery plays
will be ready for this occasion. The
new rector, Rev. D. Fl. Loweth, will
give a short address.
Palisadian., 1924-11-28
In the Churches
CrantWood
Coming Food Sale

A food sale under the auspices of
the Ladies' Aid Society of the Grant
wood Congregational Church will be
held at the home of the chairman,
Mrs. Paris, 2S5 Grant avenue, on Satur.
day, December 6, in the afternoon.
There will be an attractive array of
homemade products and special
Christmas feature will be collection
of appropriate Christmas cards for
sale, such as were obtained last year.
By purchasing these one can save a
tiresome trip to the city.
Palisadian., 1924-11-28
First Great Clockmoker

Chauncey Jerome was the noted
American clockmaker who originated
the cne-day brass clock movement,
which enormously Increased the Amer
lean clock business and opened a mar
ket for American clocks In Europe.
He was born in Canaan. Conn, in 1893.
Palisadian., 1924-11-28
EUey Confident

Grandpa thought pa was going to
turn out to be something wonderful
and pa is confident that son will make
a mark in the world. Each genera
tion seems to realize that 1t Is fail
ure, but it Is betting on the next gen
eration.-Kansas City Star.
Palisadian., 1924-11-28
Father of Greek Music

Terpander, the father of Greek mu
sic, was celebrated among his con
tempOraries of the Seventh century
B. c. for his development Of the Tyre
and for his many victories at the
Pythian contests In honor of Apollo.
Palisadian., 1924-11-28
WIGS Long Worn

Wigs date back 100000 years. ii
the curious covering Of prehistoric
woman's head carved in ivory, found
by NJ. Petite in q cave in the Landes
may be interpreted as a wig Of the
Stene age.
Palisadian., 1924-11-28
Trinity Episcopal Church

The seven-in-one sale under the aus
pices of the Woman's Guild of Trinity
Episcopal Church last week was most
successful. Mrs. Charles Reeve was
chairman. There was a good attend
ance and over 5000 was cleared.
The Guild Hall looked very attrac'
tive in yellow and green, with tiny
pumpkins all around. Mrs. w. Clark
was on the decorating committee
The tables added to the pretty effect
with their wares, and each had an
artistic sign appropriate to its day
done by Miss Laudon.
| Mondays table-wash day-was un-
der the care of Mrs. Nipping; Tues
day, ironing, Mrs. Langston; Wednes-
day, mending, Miss Niehaus; Thurs
day, fancy or visiting, Mrs. Gebhardt;
Friday, cleaning, Mrs. McGrath; Sat
urday, marketing, Mrs. Cadien. The
| Sunday table was on the platform
(Mrs. Dana, chairman), and was very
pretty with the cross among religious
books and calendars.
| At the tea table Mrs. Leopold pre-
sided, serving cinnamon toast and
tea Other refreshments were served
from the food table.
Two unique attractions were dem
onstrations of coffee and coffee pots
by Mrs. Floyd Leach and a demon
stration by man of waxing floors
with a machine.
| A little musical program was pro-
vided by Mr.. Dana, who played sew
eral violin selections, and Mrs. Miller
Sears, who sang some numbers.
Trinity Episcopal Church Conservation
The outstanding event in Trinity
Episcopal Church of Grantwood and
| the elimination of the hopes and aims
Of years will be it's consecration to
take place ON this coming Sunday,
| November 80.
About a year and half ago the
debt on the building was cleared off,
but in the absence of q permanent
rector the conservation service was
delayed. Now Bishop Lines has set
| tied the date and the time is exceed
ingly short for proper notice, but the
rector, Rev. DR.. Leach, hopes that it
will be spread very widely and that
all friends as we'll as members of the
church and parish will be present for
the II o'clock service, at which Bishop
Lines will be present in person.
This coming week, too, will be a
busy and important one in the church
| life as the annual church meetinp
will occur on Monday evening, at
which the annual reports from all the
organizations will be heard and off,
GERS elected. The vestry meeting will
take place on Tuesday evening, and
the Woman's Guild will meet for its
monthly business meeting on Wednes-
| day afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
WANT NARO TRIAL
 FOR MARCH TERM
Mccoy Plans To Ask Bringing Case Forward On Caldendar

Trial of Mrs. Edna Marc, charged with the murder of young Ralph Rob erts of Pratt City, probably will be set for the week of February 2S, Assistant Solicitor J. P. Mccoy who is handling the prosecution, said Thursday.
 MT. Mccoy said it was his plan to ask that the case be set ahead of it's regular order on the criminal calendar in order to dispose of it as soon as pos sible. If it cannot be tried during the week of February 28, he added, he would request that it be set for trial during the week in March to be set aside for the trial of capital cases.
 Mrs. Marc was tried last week, but the case resulted in a mistrial In q former trial she was convicted of mur- der and sentenced to 25 years in the penitentiary, but the case was reversed in the supreme court. Her husband, Ali Marc is now serving 25-year term in the penitentiary following his conviction of murder in connection with young Roberts's death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
GROUNDHOG IS ON WAY TO TOP
 OF THE EARTH

Matters look either bright or dark ss opinion would have 1t, for Br'er Groundhog. pe
 Legend is that Br'er Hog will put in his appearance on the earth's sur face February 2 to form his own idea regarding the future of the weather. Should he see his shadow he returns to his hole, whereupon the country ia plunged into six weeks more of bitter winter. This is also according to legend. .
 Since weather reports fail to sight the terfnination ofSpresent mild, fair climate, which, has been Birming- ham feature for. the last few days, Br'er Hog is expected to see all kinds of shadows Saturday, maybe.
 However, records prove he has been punk prognosticator before. E. c. Norton, U. s.. weather bureau head, predicts another of the same brand as Wednesday for Thursday.
 The temperature is expected to reach as high as GA degrees, which will bring the average about 10 above the mean for January. .
 Mir. Horton received word from the groundhog Wednesday that the animal is on his way to the earht's surface.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
UNDERWOOD STRONG
 INV EASTERN STATES
Webb Crawford, Back From New
 York, Pleased With Outlook

Business interests of the east re- gard Oscar Underwood as one of the safest and ablest of all men who are known to be aspirants for the. presi- dency," said Webb w. Crawford, pres ident of the American Trust and Saw ings bank, who has returned from business trip to New York.
 Tt is pleasant to have your home town and your home state linked with the name of a man who is so universally admired and respected. When people in the east learn you are from Birming- ham, they speak immediately of Oscar Underwood, and they speak in the highest terms.
 "Mr.' Underwood long has been re- garded as a national figure, and he is not looked upon as 'favorite son. or a representative of one section. The support which undeniably he is going to get from the eastern, states will go long way towards assuring him the democratic nomination"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
BIRMINGHAM AGE- HERALD, FRIDAY, FEBRuARY l. 1921
NEGRO MARAUDERS
 ROB TARRY'S HOME
Jewelry And Clothes Valued At
 $500 Are Stolen

Police are searching for two uniden- tified negroes who entered the home of Mrs. James T. Tarry, 1918 Twenty first street, south, secured haul of jewelry and clothing valued at more than $500 and successfully eluded in- mates of the residence in an effort to capture them.
 Entering the room of G. B. Gentry, q tenant, they flashed light into his face, causing him to wake. He snap ped on the table lamp near his bed and the robbers fled from the room. Giving chase, he was just in time to see them make a running leap down the stair weel to the flo., below. Be- fore he could descend the stairs they had let themselves out at the front door.
 Gentry said they were either in their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
TWO MORE DAYS
 TOPAYPOLL TAX.
Receipts For 1924 Heaviest Recorded In Many Years,
 Over 45,O0O Now

Nearly $45,000 has been paid into, the county treasury in the form of poll taxes, J. W. Hamilton, chief clerk in Tax Collector J. F. Hawkins office, estimated Thursday night after one of the busiest days in the history of the office. Poll tax receipts for the year, which will end at midnight Friday, are expected to be in the neighborhood of $0O,OO0, or $12,000 more than last years total
 Tax officials stated that $41, ,7S5 had been paid at the court house, and 1t was estimated that an additional $3,000 had been collected in branch offices.
 MT. Hamilton said he expected ap- proximately 5000 prospective voters to be deprived of the right to vote this year because of failure to pay their poll taxes before February 2. after which date the tax collector is forbidden by law to receive them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
A,I95 IS GIVEN IN
 MEMORIAL DRIVE
Washington And Lee University
 Campaign Under Way

Birmingham is responding with her usual liberality in the drive for the Lee Memorial School of Journalism. The active canvass for public subscriptions started at noon Wednesday and in lit- tie over one days canvassing nearly one-third of Birmingham's quota has been subscribed, 4,195 being reported last night, with many teams yet to be heard from.
 Unsolicited subscriptions are being received through the mail at campaign headquarters, Room 401, Tutwiler ho- tel. The following letter, from Mir. F. M. Jackson with check enclosed was received: T heard the president of Washington and Lee. university make an address the other day on Robert D.. Lee. He thoroughly enthused and in- terested me, and I am sending this check to help in your campaign. hope that you will have success in raising money for this cause"
 Numbers Given.
 In addition to the subscriptions made by The Age-Herald and The News, lib- eral donations have been received from the following: Pelham chapter, U. D.. C., Yancey chapter, and the Jefferson Davis chapter, Rev. J. A. Bryan, E. F. Allen, Samuel Earle, Hood and Wheeler Furniture company, Col. T. o. Smith, Sydney J. Bowie, James A. Downey Robert Jemison, Jr., F. M. Jackson, Mrs. Lula Tynes, T. H. Benners, Ja- cob Burger, J. l.. Grim, Arthur Green- wood, W. c. Matthias, B. F. and J. D. Moore, Dr. c. w. Shropshire, w. NJ. Hoke, Dr. H. A. McGee, A. c. Mont gomery, John V. Coe, D. H. Bryan, J. H. Taylor and Willard J. Wheeler.
 The canvassing teams in the drive met for luncheon at the Tutwiler at noon Thursday. Rev. J. A. Bryan was the chief speaker.
 Reports from the various commit tees engaged in the public canvass were made by Mrs. Chappell Cory, Mrs. A. H. Gardner, Mrs. R. B. Broyles, Mrs. S. F. McElreath. Mrs. Charles Donoho and Mrs. w. H. Nichols, c. NJ. McCrum and Charles o. Locke, Jr
 The committees will continue the public canvass more vigorously Friday and Saturday. All workers will meet to report at luncheon in the Tutwiler ho- tei. The parents of all students now attending Washington and Lee univer- sity have been asked to attend this luncheon,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
FACES SECOND CHARGE
Cushman Accused Of Killing Negro At
 OneOnta Tn 1A0S

J. c. Cushman, charged with the murder of his wife while in drunken frenzy several weeks ago, faced a sec ond charge of murder Thursday when a warrant was sworn out charging him with the killing of negro at Oneonta, Ala. in 1905.
 The negro, whose name is said to have have been Dock Smith, is alleged to have been killed in fight growing out of an attack made by him on Cushman's brother. The indictment is said to have been returned immediate ly after the negro's death, but no ar- rest was made because of his assaiP ants disappearance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
WIFE IS BENEFICIARY.  w. J. Duncan's Will is Probated.
 Estate VaIued at S16.OOO.

The entire estate of the late Will liam J. Duncan, valued at $15,00O, is left to his widow, Mrs. Ida E. Dun- can, during her lifetime, according to the terms of his will, which was pro- bated Thursday. Mrs. Duncan is also made executrix of the estate.
 At her death, the property is to be divided equally among the three sons, Hal R., William L., and William J., Duncan, or their heirs. The will was dated September II, 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01

The United States air mail, coast to coast, is 2,6S0 miles long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
CARNIVAL FOR MAsONs

Two of the numerous features of tbe mid-winter carnival to be staged Feb ruary 23 to March 1, by the Wahouma Masonic lodge will be queen and automobile" contest.
 The contest committee, under the management of J. Y. Miller and Mrs. Cox, has taken up headuuarters at the Morris hotel and during the next few days expects to be busily occupied in enrolling entrants for the two contests.
 Valuable, prize awards are to be made in both. In the queen contest win ners will receive diamond ring, A wrist watch, and diamond lavalier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
NEW FOUNDRY BTTHDINGS

New foundry buildings are to be erected at the Tennessee Pipe plant of the Birmingham Stove and Range company at a cost of $15,O0O, per nit issued by City Building Inspector J. E. Spencer disclosed Thursday.
 $. ID. Price, superintendent of the plant, said the buildings would be of frame. construction with composition roofs. The new buildings are made necessary by increasing business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
Illinois Central System Shows Why Rail
 roads Are Interested in Tax Revision

Proposals reductions and readjutm of While there differences
  in It has been estimated that dollar out of federal the produc- hon in the food we eat the clothes his maket the total his Taxes buildings paid demand and in reflected higher paid by Taxes of the hshed produced field il mechanics hbor and all cassso of population Indirect by Amongt
 
  Railway 1923 $3OOOO0OO 52
   Indirect all by their and necessarily to securities the fact that such allow
  hready of civic
  public of installing make rate \ investment of large incomes
 
  e ofu make all classes Our making this hec themselves and also help forth We believe that few realize gandp n taxation instructive eciids smandsug CHI
 President Central System.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
ELECTRIC LIGHT MEN
 TO MUSCLE SHOALS
Birmingham Convention To Con.
 vene On Return Friday

Nearly 200 members of the National Electric Light association, assembled in convention at the Tutwiler hotel, left Birmingham Thursday night for trip to the Muscle Shoals district as guests of the Alabama Power company.
 The engineers, who have been hold ing technical sessions for several days, will visit the district to familiarixe themselves with the technical aspects of the resource. They will return Fri day night, when the convention will adjourn.
 bare feet or were wearing sneakers. He was able to give only a partial descrip- tion of the burglars.
 -%4
 The United States air mail, coast to coast, is 2,6S0 miles long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-01
FOUND GUILTY; APPEALS Ed Ireland Accused Of Stealing Auto.
 mobile Worth S4OO

Ed Ireland was found guilty of the theft of an automobile valued at $400 Thursday by jury in Judge H. P. Heflin's court. The car is said to have been Stolen from. A. l.. Klyce of the Motor Livery company.
 Notice of appeal was filed by attor- neys for the defense immediately after the verdict was announced.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-22
GEORG|ANS PAY j. s.
S2,357, 597 INCOME
TAXES To MARCH Is

Georgians paid the United States
government a total of $2,3o7, 597.45
in ircome taxes from March I, 1924,
to March Is, 1924, both dates inclu-
sive, according to figures made pub
lie Wednesday at, the office of Josiah
I. Rose, collector Of internal reve-
nues for this district.
This figure, which does not in
clude collections prior to March /,
represents an increase of 5 IL pei
cent over the approximately $2,243,-
O00'collected during the same period
in 1923.
This increase, officials stated al
though relatively small when COM
pared with the "a per cent increase
over the previous year reported IN
1923. does not represent a true COM
parson between the actual taxable
incomes reported in 1923 and 1924
The relatively small increase this
year, officials said, is due to the fact
that. this year practically all tax
payers chose the quarterly system
of payment.
",rhe taxpayers hope, by delaying
payments, to save whatever congress
may cut off from the income taxes
during the year." declared one Off
cial.
"The increase. although relatively
small, was much larger than was ex-
pected, and really indicated a much
larger amount of taxable incomes
than was reported IN 1928"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-03-22
Shortage Discovered
In Memphis Bank;
|, 2Offiicials Dismissed

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March Bin
ivestigation was under way TO-DAY %
an alleged shortage of $4l'99S.o0'
said to have been discovered Wheh
state and federal reserve bank eX-
aniners checked the accounts OF the
TTnion and Plantrs' Bank and Trust
company of this city, colncldent
with an announcement that connec-
ton with the bank of r. S. POLK
senior vice president, and X. .
EScrivener, teller, had been lerlhl-
mated.
A statement issued last night by
Frank T.. Hill, president of the pank,
stated that "by action of the board
Mr.. Polk sis NO longer connected
with the bank" and it was stated
TODAY that MIR. Scrivener had ten
dered his resignation.
According to Mr.. Hil's statement,
an examination by state and reserve
hank examiners revealed the alleged
shortage in the cage of MIR. ScrlV-
ener.
Mr. Scrivener was said to have
told the examiners that he derived
no personal benefit from any or the
alleged shortage and that in ham
ding various transactions he acted
under instructions from Mr.. Polk.
1t was stated that Mr.. Polk left
The bank i'll last Saturday, but
friends expressed the opinion that
he would return shortly.