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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
YOUNG PEOPLE TO
 CONDUCT SERVICE
Prof. Loehr Speaker At Weekly
 Prayer Meeting

Prayer meeting service at the First Methodist church Wednesday evening at . 40 o'clock will be in charge of the young peoples division of the church. who have prepared an interest ing program for the occasion.
 Prof. Allen G. Loehr of the English department of Birmingham-So Southern college, will be the principal speaker. He was born in China. where be lived for many years. study ing the habits of its people and bringing to Ghis country knowledge concerning the peculiarities of this distant oriental land.
 The musical program will be in charge of Director o. Gordon Erickson. who. it is said, has arranged several special selections, which will add much to the general program.
 The young peoples division extends to all q cordial invitation to attend the special services, and assure pro- gram of unusual excellence, and one that has required quite bit of work to prepare. The occasion is the weekly prayer services of the church under the direction of the young peoples division
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
FOUR CONVICTS
 ESCAPE PRISON
All Short Time White Men-TwO Of Them Have Broken
 Away Before

No capture had been made late Tues day afternoon of the four white con- victs who escaped Monday morning from county convict camp No. 5 ar Trussville. according to members of the sheriff's department who have been working on clues established by the finding of several suits of clothing said to have been worn by the con victs.
 The four men who made good their escape are Bill Hayes. T. C. Hayes. Willie Bray and Luther Peake, all white. The first three were reported to the sheriffs department late Mon day, following their escape Monday morning; but no report was received of the escape of Luther Peake until Tuesday morning. All are said to have escaped at the same time.
 Descriptions Sent.
 Immediately after the men s escape was reported to the sheriff's office photographs and full descriptions were sent out to all parts of the county and to other counties. It was said that no weapons were carried away by the men.
 This is said to be Bill Hayes third escape. His first occurred January 23, 1923, little over a month after he was sent to the camp following his convic- tion of grand larceny. He gave him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13

sertions the News regarded then and regards now as false and ma. liciOus, this paper did not deem it inapropos to characterize those assertions in their proper light, as this paper viewed the matter.
 Nothing he had said in his pub lie addresses, or as the guest of pastor, church or Y. NJ. c. A. was criticized by the News. It was only after Mfr. Bryan had passed out of the character of religious teacher and guest of churches and had assumed the role of politician supreme that the News ventured to express its views as to his trust worthiness and sincerity as a polit- ical teacher.
 To Dr. Stuart, Mir. Stallings, the ministers who signed or in- dorsed the resolution printed on this page, and to the organizations represented by all of these gentle men, the News repeats: no offense toward or reflection upon any of you was intended, and if the at- tack on Bryan can legitimately be so construed, then full apologies are offered. Of Mir. Bryan, the News would say only this in this papers opinion it is indelicate, un- fair and even outrageous for a per son to come into the home state of an eminent citizen of this repub- lie and cast aspersions upon his character and his honor, when the calumniation of such a citizen has been brought here solely to deliver religious addresses and is the guest of some of the finest organ izations in the city. To term Un- derwOod "reactionary and wet" in the present circumstances and in the face of Mir. Underwood's un- equivocal utterances during the present campaign, is nothing short of an insult to Alabamas most distinguished citizen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
THE BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALD,
VIADUCT MEETING
 FOR FEBRUARY 2I
Arrangements For Immediate
 Construction Are Expected

Arrangements for immediate con- struction of viaducts or underpasses at unprotected grade crossings in down. town Birmingham are expected tc be completed at a conference February 21 between city commissioners and off cials of affected railroads, D. F.. Mc- Lendon, commission president, said Tuesday.
 ''The plans are ready, but some of the railroads can not have their repre- sentatives in Birmingham until the 21st of the month," McLendon sail.
 q am confident" he continued. "that this conference will eliminate all ob- stacles in the way of a quick start on the work
 If the conference terminates satis. factorily, contracts for the construction work will be let quickly by the city, Me. Lendon announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
ACCUSED POLICE
 ARE SUSPENDED
Witnesses Say They Raided For Liquor-No Report Was
 Made Of It

"The whole thing is dirty frame. up.' Sam Taylor and William We'll born, motorcycle scout and patrOlman, respectively, declared hotly Tuesday afternoon in commenting on their sus- pension, together with William A. i Pritchett, from the police force on charges of conduct unbecOming off cers.
 The trio were indefinitely suspended by Police Chief Fred H. McDuff Tues day morning pending their trial before the civil service board. Chief McDuff charges that ''the three men, while off duty, raided the home of negro woman named Hamburger, near Sul- phur Wells, at Gate City, February l, confiscated 40 gallons of liquor and made no arrest nor report to head quarters"
 Anxious for Trial We are willing to stand trial on the charges tonight" Taylor said. ''So far as we are concerned the sooner it is held. the better. We will have plenty to say at that trial"
 Taylor further insinuated that the accusations originated from bootleg gers who had grudge" against them. NSSuuy oAtClhOOi AoyAoh anu W >AA | born were closeted with Chief McDufi for half an hour questioning about the nature of the charges and their origina tion. Following the conference Chiei McDuff said he had given them his list which resulted in the order of suspen sion.
 | Eleven Witnesses | FThaco al rf A the number whom Chief McDuff ha. interviewed during the past two weeks His first inkling of the complaint camt believes was from somebody connected with the place of the alleged raid: Be cause of the gravity of the charge, Chic McDuff conducted a personal investi gatiOn in the neighborhood and thu testimony he gleaned merited the sus pension, he stated.
 According to the story which he wal able to piece together, Chief McDuf said the men entered the Hamburger home about 30 o'clock on the after noon of February l. Although no ont was at home, it is said, two men, wear ing police uniforms, entered and car ried out 40 gallons of liquor, whicf | were pldceu HI d car, DeHlHu tHc WHcc of which sat a third man in patrol mans clothing.
 Chief McDuff declares that Taylor and Wellborn have been identified by witnesses as the pair entering the house since that time. But one of the wit nesses was asked if he nad seer Pritchett in the party, with the reply that he could not say definitely, thu chief said
 Men Suspended
 The three men were suspended wher they appeared for duty Tuesday morn ing. A formal reading of the charge: will be heard Monday night at meet ing of the civil service board. after which the trio will be given a minimum of five days either to prepare their de fense or to resign.
 All of the officers have been on tht force for three years. Taylor is 2 years of age and lives at 7025 Kim berly avenue. Pritchett is 2S and livei at Nineteenth street and Fourth ave nue. Wellborn is A years of age an< resides at 11O Fiftieth street, south Their conduct has never previousl. been questioned. Chief McDuff said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
PARK BOARD MEETINB Election Of Secretary and Other Mat. ters Up Wednesday

Election of a secretary and select ing landscape engineering firm to sur vey the Birmingham park system, will be taken up by the park and recreation board Wednesday morning.
 At the last meeting NJ. P. Phillips nominated Julian Kendrick, former city engineer, for secretary at $500 a month. On motion of Commissioner w. l.. Harrison action was deferred until the finance committee could ill., vestigate. A report will be ready Wednesday.
 Several other applicants for the sec retary's position were said to be under consideration Tuesday. Friends of Henry W: Schaefer were actively at work in his behalf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13

would be satisfactory. Mir. Bryan notified us that he had an engage ment to speak near Birmingham. and that he could reach Birming- ham on February z and meet the engagements with us on that day.
 We advertised his coming as our guest and more than 5000 of the best citizens of Birmingham, in- cluding the ministers of all the Protestant Christian denomina- tions, honored us and him with their presence. As my engage ment with Mir. Bryan was of two years standing and as the corre- spondence of MT. Stallings was likewise of long standing, we re- sent any -insinuation that we had any motive whatsoever other than that of advancing the cause of Christianity in our combination as two great Christian organiza- tions of the city to have MT. Bryan visit Birmingham.
 I have been in Birmingham eight years; I have never seen a more representative and compli- mentary audience greet any Amer ican in Birmingham, not even ex- cepting the President of the United States, than greeted MT. Bryan in the two services which he held in my church, notwithstanding these services were held on a week day at most inauspicious hours. Since MT. Bryan was not only the guest of these two great religious organ izations but a guest. of the high class Christian forces of Birming- ham, we consider the gross insult hurled at our departing guest through the editorial columns of The Birmingham News as a very gross insult to all concerned.
 That our distinguished guest should be called by the editor of The News, "Unacquainted with the commandment, Thou shalt not bear false witness,'" or "a common liar, "a meddlesome old marplot," ''an, insult to the intelligence of the people," ''an interloper and meddler," ''as unwelcome as he is reckless with the truth" and pal pably. malicious" conducting, a candidacy of malevolence," "as a preacher of religion neutralizing everything he says,Y sharing un- Christian malice," and "resorting to assertions that are not true," is moss humiliating and regrettable to us all.
 When the reporter of The News called on Mir. Bryan, Mir. Bryan frankly told him that he had noth- ing to say on politics, that his hosts had invited him to deliver religious addresses and that poli- tics were closed for the day. We regard this wholesale slush of bil- lingsgate hurled at our guest, and consequently at us, making us the parties in bringing to the city of Birmingham a falsifier, a mele- volent, vicious and hypocritical character, as most inconsistent on the part of newspaper which pro- poses to promote and encourage what they call the high and best things of Birmingham. I dare to affirm that the more &han 5000 citizens who heard Mir. Bryan will agree that both of his addresses contributed in the highest degree to the ends aimed at: namely, the moral uplift of the city.
 We have no disposition to enter the political squabble or to drag our religious organizations into it, hence we feel all the more the un- just and cruel attack on our guest, and in the name of our guest, our great organizations and the 5000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
DEATHS

MARY ELIZABETH BRYANS-Funeral services for Mary Elisabeth Bryans, H. year-oid daughter of Mir. and Mrs. J. D. Bryans, 7513 Second avenue. north. ~ho died Tuesday morning at the residence will bs Lcld at 8 o'clock Wednesday aft c:n.'Cn InterInEnt will follow in forest Hill cemetery. with Vice in charge. She J. D. Bryans Jr.. Joe Bryans and Dan Bryans and 8 sister. Sudie Mae Bryans.
 Mrs. J. c. Head-Funeral services for Mrs.
 J. c. Head, age A, who died Tuesday
 night at local infirmary, will be held
 at o'clock Thursday afternoon from
 the residence, 1915 Thirty second street,
 north. .Interment will follow in Elm
 wood cemetery with Brown in charge.
 She is survived by two daughters, Miss
 Nell Head and Miss Helen Head: two
 sons, ByroD Head and 1s1eR-5saa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
REMOVING HOMES
 FOX, STREET WORK
Cost $100 Each To Move First
 Avenue Residences

Seventeen residences on First avenue were being moved back from the street Tuesday as the first step towards wid- ening and repaving that thoroughfare between Forty-first street and East Lake.
 :. It will cost $100 each to move the homes, according to Street Commissioner W. E. Dickson. Permits for the work were issued by the building inspectors office and the home owners are doing the work by day labor.
 Settlements with dozen more prop erty owners for the use of strips of their street frontage in the widening process were reached Tusday and rsolutions formally ratifying the settlements were adopted by the commission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
NOTED DENTIST RECOMMENDS
 CABAMA

''I have given Cabama a very thor ough test in treating several cases of Pyorrhea and I find that it is very valuable preparation.
 T have been able to obtain results in several chronic cases where other agents were not effective. e."-W. B. Armstrong, D. D. S., Knoxville, Tenn.
 If not at your druggists, send $1.10 for pint bottle prepaid. Cabama O., Huntsville, Ala.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13

self up later and returned to complete his sentence, getting away second time October r and being re-captured after enjoying a month of liberty. His original sentence was for 10 months and 100 days, but 246 days were added after his re-eapture.
 T. c. Hayes was serving sentence of F months and 90 days after being convicted of grand larceny while Willie Bray was serving sentence of IF months and 164 days also for grand larceny. He escaped some <time ago and was re-captured in San Antonio. Texas. where he was traced through the efforts of the Jefferson county bureau of identification. M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
GIRL SCOUTS TO
 START TRAINING
Special Work For Captains Will Be Taught-Plan Sum-
 mer Outing

Establishment of training course for new Scout captains and a pro- posed summer camp at Winnitaska will be discussed at the meeting of the Bir- mingham Girl Scout council, to be held Thursday morning at Il o'clock in the library of the social science department of the Tennessee Coal and Iron com pany. situate. in the Brown-Marx building.
 Mrs. Asa Rountree, Jr., and Mrs. Elwyn Ballard will also report on the meeting of Scout officials from the southern district held last week in Nashville, Tenn.
 General Headquarters
 The Birmingham Girl Scout council has just established a general head quarters and information center at No. F Watts building, which will be open every afternoon from to 5 o'clock. A leaders association has been formed for monthly instruction in troop man. agement. Members of this association will also take course in first aid treatment under Miss Nellie Erickson, public health nurse.
 The special course of training for ACCChtly clcCtcu oCOut CdptuluS VIII DC~ gin February %, according to an- nouncement Tuesday by Mrs. Rountree, director. One hundred Girl Scouts at- tended the two-weeks' summer camp last year, and Mrs. RountFee said she hoped a much larger number would attend this year.
 Scout Council
 Mrs. Page Sloss has been elected field captain, the Scout council being composed of the following:
 Mrs. John S. Coleman, Mrs. Edgar Scouten, Mrs. A. R. Moody, Mrs. Louis Mckenzie, Mrs. Elwyn Ballard, Mrs. Clarence Ballard, Dr. Lola Taylor, Miss Rosa Strickland, Mrs. J. W. Ager, Miss Winifred Collins, Miss Helen Bethea, Miss Johnnie Mae Cross, Mrs. Percy Cowin, Miss Frances Youngblood, Mrs. Hill Ferguson, Mrs. Gordon Crawford, MrS (1aropaa Ahhott Mrc Gf,,hhsos
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
S24 TON FOR IRON
 QUOTED TUESDAY
Two Dozen Stacks Going In Ala.
 bama-M0re To Start

Sales of iron at $24 per ton, Bir- mingham base, were reported Tuesday in industrial circles, this figure mark ing an increase of 50 cents over the top quotation last week. Some com panies are out of the market for any thing less than SPA, and continued advance is anticipated.
 Alabama now has "A furnaces in operation on coke iron. This number will be increased to 26 in March, when the Sloss- Sheffield company will blow in another furance at Sheffield and the Alabama company will resume opera tion of a stack at Gadsden that has been undergoing repairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
BUILDING PERMITS
 NOW AT $75O,OOO
February Figures Jump Tues
 day With $1OO,000 More

Permits for more than S1o0,000 were issued by City Building Inspector J. E Spencer Tuesday.
 The largest authorized the erection of new Sunday school building for the Avondale Methodist church at cost Of $5b,o00. Day & Sachs are the contractors.
 Mrs. Maggie Webb was granted pernis- sion to build a $15,000 apartment house at Forty-first street. south. and Clair mont avenue.
 to erect $1O,000 apartment house on Fifteenth avenue. south, between Four teenth and Fifteenth streets.
 Construction totals for this month now are near the $750,000 mark-a new high record for February. according to building officials
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
JEWELRY CLERK IS
 HELD FOR LARCENY
Three Charges Preferred Against
 H. P. Paul Of Lawson's

Three charges of larceny were placed against H. P. Paul, 1905 Phelan stret, an employe of the Reid Lawson jewelry store, Tuesday, after an investigation by Williamson and Elledge, city detec- tives.
 Paul's arrest followed the "planting" of a number of marked bills in the store by a secret service operator. When he was taken into custody this money was said to have been found on his person.
 Specific charges against Paul cover a number of "sales" which the detec- tives assert were not listed by the cash register
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
YOUNG DEFIES

HEREIN, H., Feb. 12.-S. Glenn Young, who has been acting chief of police of Herrin since the riot here last Friday night in which Constable Caesa Cagle lost his life and the sub sequent kidnapping of Chief of Police Jthn Ford, Monday was deposed as act ing chief and Ford again resumed his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
2s PER CENT INCREASE
Seaboard Railroad Breaks All Its 0wl
 January Records

January Records
 Increase of more than 1000 cars moved by the Seaboard Air Line dur ing the month of January was report ed Tuesday. The total for January of this year was 159, ,460, as against 155,- 249 in 1923.
 The movement of perishable products is heaviest in the company's history, an increase being shown of 25 per cent over the January. 1923, totals. Tour ist business also is reported to be the heaviest the company ever has had.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
CARE FOR JURIES
Board Of Revenue Seeking Low Price
 on Meals and Lodgings

Board UT Revenue Seeking LOW FrIce
 on Meals and Lodgings
 W. B. Copeland and Lacey Edmund son were appointed as special com mittee to obtain suitable hotel accom- modations for members of juries at Tuesdays meeting of the board of revenue. Letters have been sent out to the several hotels asking them to bid for county patronage. One hotel re- piled that it would furnish meals and lodgings at 75 cents each; but the board decided to try to obtain bet ter price.
 Jurors are furnished their meals and lodging as long as they are actually on jury duty, and this expense amounts to large item in county expenditures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
TRAFFIC HALTED

Fire in the awning of the W. c. Patterson cigar store held up downtown traffic for 10 minutes at Second avenue and Twentieth street Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock while it was being ex- tinguished by firemen. The awning caught fire from a cigarette stub, it is believed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
TRATE DAD PEEVED
 AT PRODIGAL SON Threatens To Turn Youth Over 5x To Juvenile Court

If you should meet one Neil Hector Goodson,. age ten, don't notify his father at Vinesyille, but turn him to the neaBest policemen.
 I'm sick and tired trying to make that boy stay home," MT. Goodson told police Tuesday evening in reporting that the. youth had run away. And I want to see if session in juvenile court won't do him some good"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13
FREEZING BY WEDNESDAY Clear Skies Predicted, With Fall Oi
 TemDerafUre

T6mp6Fatuf0
 Little weather change is predicted for Wednesday, although temperatures may fall to freezing during the early morning hours, according to F. C. Iior- ton, United States meetorologis..
 Skies will continue clear, states the weather report, with no further rainfall anticipated. Temperatures Tuesday ranged between 3S and 56 degrees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-13

You'll find John at M. Veil & Bro., Birming- ham 8 exclusive Hart Schaffner & Marx store. There is not clothing man in this city more popular than MT. LaBontie, and he wants his many friends to know that he is in position now to offer them the very best there is in ready-to-put-on clothing cream of Americas finest-clothing with national reputation for its goodness, both in fabric and tailoring at prices that will be as satisfying as the clothes themselves. There's a genuine money-back guarantee if you are not entirely pleased with Hart Schaffner & Marx suit. and MT. LaBontie extends an invitation to his many friends to call on him at M. Veil & Bro and allow him the privilege of showing the very newest and smartest of Spring cloth ing-E1a Schaffner & Marx make, which in- sures you the best.
Richmond planet., 1924-10-18
LOCAL. CHURCHES PLAN
GREAT CITY wide
REVIVAL SERIES

Some months ago the Colored Bap-
tist Minister'S Conference of Rich
mond and Vicinity DECIDED by unan-
imous vote to conduct citywide
campaign of Simultaneous cvangelis-
tic meetings, beginning Sunday,
october the 26th aid continuing
through Sunday, November the 9Th.
Plans are well laid and the fields, are
flooded with literature. various
committees are busy and churches
getting in readiness for an heroic
effort.
Soldiers of Christ, arise, and grid
your armor on, strong in the strength
which God supplies fhrough His
eternal Son. Let no church fail us;
but Let the devil know that we can
rise above the littleness Of partisan
ism and individualism and do our
God and His people real service.
Save perishing, sin-infested Rich
mond; for this is the task to which
our commission points very definitely
LIE. the members of all the
churches open yotr homes,g one In
each little, community ssor2 cottage
prayer meeting every esshing Tor at
least one week before ,She 26th. Let
every man who has car or drives a
wagon hang on one of our placards.
Richmond planet., 1924-10-18
in MenoriaIn

DANDRIDGE-In sad but loving
remembrance of our dearest husband
and father, Philip l.. cambridge,
who fell asleep in Jesus, October IA,
1928:
1t was one year ago,
On Sunday afternoon
When the Silent Reaper took our
loved one
And left our lives in gloom.
Bo4h sad and sudden was fathers
call;
His sudden death surprised us all
He was a husband true, yes, a father
kind;
oh. the memory sweet he leaves
behind.
But some day we will meet you
Where parting is no more,
Well sing praises tbgether
On Canaan's happy shore.
by his Devoted Wife and Children.
Richmond planet., 1924-10-18
SIN MUST GO!
The Publicity Committee, DR.. W.

The Publicity Committee, DR.. w.
L Ransome, chairman and Rev. A.
D. Daily, secretary has adopted the
slogan, "Sin Muso Col" for the city
wide revival among the churches,
beginning Sunday, October 26. Lit
crature and placards are being dis
tributed and posted throughout the
city. Cottage prayer meetings will
be designated by the various pastors
to be held by the members of the
respective churches at specified places
and time. Meetings will be held In
the various factories. A mass meet