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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
BIRTHDAY PROGRAM.
 FOR WOMANS UNION
Frances Willard Circle To Gel
 ebrate Eighth Anniversary

The Frances Willard union of ths ". C. T. U. will be eight years oId Wednesday, and the members will csIS- Drate the anniversary with a birthdsv v party Wednesday evening at ': :4S o'clock in the Blue Triangle club rooms Mrs. William Coates, president, extends cordial invitation to all friends of tha W. C. T. U. to attend the meeting. en. joy the program and the social honr when refreshments will be served.
 The address of welcome will be nada by Clarke Williams, honorary mem. Der, and the response will be made hv G. K. Trafford, honorary member. who the members are supporting for chief clerk to the new board of revenue. Mrs. c. r. Beddow, poet for the union. will read an original poem, while the state president, Mrs. W. H. Jeffries, will give talk. All former presidents of the union will give a five minutes review of the work accomplished dur. ing their administration. The pro- gram in full follows:
 Opening hymn, "An Hail The Power Of Jesus Name"
 Prayer, Mrs. Alice Vitu.
 Address of welcome, Clarke Williams.
 Response, MT. G. R. Trafford.
 Vocal solo, Miss Leslie Rose.
 Original poem, Mrs. c. P. Beddow.
 Five minutes talks by former presi. dents.
 Vocal solo, Miss Bessie Howell
 The Work of The Frances Willard. Mrs. w. H. Jeffries.
 Humorous reading, Miss Annie Bell Burdey.
 Piano and violin solo.
 Social hour, refreshments, Mrs. Coates and Mrs. LeNoir, committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
CIVIC CLUB SHOWS
 MEMBERSHIP GAIN
American Business Club Prepar- ing For AsheviIle Convention

The American Business club, a "baby" among Birmingham civic or ganizations, may still be a baby in years, but no longer in size.
 In three weeks of heated member ship campaign under the supervision of Laurie Attkisson, national director, it has grown by leaps and bounds until il is expected that when the smoke clears away on Monday, the last day for ac- tion upon the applications, the roll will number at least 150 men.
 Birmingham's interest in the Ameri. can Business club, which has been nleteoric in its growth, is more acute because the national organization was formed at the Tutwiler hotel q little over a year ago under the direction of William l.. White.
 At this meeting, in the form of a convention with about 40 delegates in attendance, there were represented Birmingham, Knoxville, Nashville Shreveport, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Asheville, Montgomery and Amarillo The parent chapter, Birmingham fostered move for expansion along national lines with the result that the organization now has a membership of nearly 7,500, with chapters located all over the United States.
 At present the organization is mak. ing plans for it's convention in Ashe. vile, N. C., June 17-19, at which time it is expected that an even greater pro gram of expansion will be announced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
TRUCK GROWERS TO
 MEET ON JULY 5
Will Hold Rally At New AssO-
 icatiOn Warehouse

Members of the Jefferson County Truck Growers association will hold a special rally day meeting July 5, with lectures by several farm experts at the associations new warehouse, Twenty eighth street and Sixth avenue, north, according to announcement Sat urday by J. c. Lowery, county farm agent.
 Speakers who are expected to make addresses include F. E. Boyd of the department of agronomy of the Ala bama Polytecnic institute, who will speak on Fertilizer and its Uses". John Rigdon, agricultural agent of the Central of Georgia railroad, whose sub ject will be Planting According to the Market Demand,' and a represent ative of the Illinois Central railroad, who has not yet been selected
 All farmers in the county are invited to attend the meeting, which will be one of series announced fo- the com. ing year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
LOWERY TN CHARGE
 CAMP FOR BOYS
Special Encampment At Cosby
 To Start August 4

J. c. Lowry, county farm demonstra- tion agent, will be in charge of spe- eial camp for boys from Jefferson coun- ty schools to be held at Camp Cosby during the week of August, f, according to announcement Saturday. Mir. Low cry will be assisted by J. L. Sidney, state club agent of Auburn and several boys camp specialists, who will be in charge of the various sports. Dr. N. R. Baker, county superintendent of schools, and several prominent business menw i'll deliver lectures to the boys during the camp period.
 The boys will carry their own food. which will be prepared at camp by regular cooks. In addition to lectures and games, there will be daily contests. vesper services and movies" It is thought that between 125 and 150 boys will attend the camp, which will be held especially for members of boys Four-H clubs. Similar camps will be con ducted in virtually every county in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
EXERCISES TODAY
 AT BOYS SCHOOL FOR PRIZE AWARD
NOtables Invited To At- tend Annual Field Day
 Classic

Governor Brandon and the com. manding officer of Camp Mcclellan have been invited with their staffs to attend the annual military field day exercises of the Alabama Boys In dustrial School, beginning at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at East Lake, ac- cording to announcement Thursday by Superintendent D. M. Weakley.
 There will be a drill contest among the boys of the school in the manual of arms. Four of the most proficient se- lected from each company, a total of 20 boys, will compete for the honor of best drilled boy. The winner of this contest will be awarded the George F. Wheelock gold medal. Second prize will go to the boy who is considered next best and who will receive the George F, Wheelock bronze medal.
 Another event will be a company competitive drill. Each company will be in command of a boy officer and the commanding officer of the company which scores highest in military drill, proficiency, appearance and deport- ment, will be awarded a fifteen-jewel watch, donated by Brackin's, as well as a medal donated by F. w. Bromberg company. Prizes will also be awarded to the best lieutenant and best company guide, these latter prizes being offered by John c. Odell of the Doster-North- ington Drug company.
 The individual and company events will be in charge of Col. T. 5. Moor man, U. s. A. of Birmingham, Major Walter M. Thompson of Gadsden and Captain Robert Joerg, also of Gads- den. These officers will serve as judges during the contest.
 Much interest has been shown Tn this work by the boys who have, for some time, daily been practicing for the oc- casion and much friendly rivalry exists.
 The department of military drill at the school is in charge of Lieut.. Col Thomas W. Branham and Major Henry c. Wood. Both are World war vet erans and valued instructors and CO., workers at the East Lake school under Col. D. M. Weakley, the superintend- ent of the institution, who highly praises the efforts of these officers Tn military instruction of the boys.
 Following the competitive drills there will be a regimental review and dress parade, headed by the schools own mili- tary band, in charge of Capt. Eugene c. Jordan.
 Ample parking space will be available and boys will be detailed to serve as guides to the drill ground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
OPERATORS MAY |. SEEK PETITION FOR REFERENDUM Restoration Of Service Thought Likely As Cam
 paign Issue LEGAL SITUATIONS MAY BLOCK ACTION Election Would Bring One Of Hottest Contests In
 City's History

Birmingham faces another jitney bus fight in next years municipal primary, according to reliable information reach- ing the city hall Saturday.
 Restoration of jitneys in all prob- ability will be 6 of the leading cam paign issues. Jltney men have been holding meetings recently and are care fully laying plans to bring out a ticket that will favor the return of their old privileges.
 According to reports, the jitney men will offer to operate on regular sched- ules throughout the city at fares one or two cents lower than street car rates. This, the operators believe. will gain strong support for their movement.
 The voters put the jitneys off the streets in 1922 in an election which preceded the drawing up of the so-called settlement ordinance between the city commission and the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company. In order to restore the jitneys, a vote of the people would be necessary.
 Whether the jitney men will geek to whether they will wait and try to put to their restoration, has not been de-
 
 latter course will be followed.
 Names of 5000 qualified voters would have to be obtained to force referen- dunn on the question. The city com missionerS now in office would not be in sympathy with the move to put the jitneys back on the streets.
 The street railway company, recently reorganized as the Birmingham Elec- tric company, will, of course, fight the attempted comeback" of the jitney men. A referendum on the issue prob- ably would bring on one of the hot test contests yet staged in Birming- ham.
 None of the commission members are having anything to say on the subject in advance of a formal request for action by the jitney operators.
 Study Legal Phases
 It IS known that the jitney men have been considering a new fight ever since they were legislated off the streets. They went out of business only after hot fight, which was carried into the highest courts of the state. The final decision was a sweeping victory for the city.
 There may be legal phases of the situation that will block the iitnev movement. according to city hall talk. No official opinion will be handed down until one is formally requested, how. ever.
 It is the plan of leaders of the iit- ney movement, according to reports. to wage quiet campaign during the com ing. months, preliminary to throwing their drive into high gear a short tims OeIore the primary next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
LIBRARY BOARD SEEKING DONOR
 OF FREE SITE
Committee Leaves Sunday For Inspection Tour Of
 Other Cities
PROPER LOCATION
 DIFFICULT TO FIND
Twenty Proposals Have Been Submitted For
 Consideration

A free site for Birmingham new public library, conveniently located In the downtown section and ideal in all other respects, was the hope of library officials Saturday on the eve of their departure for a To-day inspection tour of modern library buildings in eastern cities.
 In view of the difficulty the library board is experiencing in finding suit able site which it can afford to buy out of the limited funds available, the belief grew that the situation would shortly be saved by the offer of a site from one of the city's philanthropists'
 The library board met Saturday in the office of City Commissioner Mary Echols, who has direct supervision of health. educational and library matters, and discussed building problems in de- tail.
 J. w. Donnelly, president of the board; Lloyd w. Josselyn, library di. rector, one of the architects and sev. eral other members of the board will leave Sunday afternoon on their in' spection tour.
 On their return, if a site has not been offered, the board will go into session to pick location out of the 20 sites now, under consideration.
 Suitable Sites Scarce
 There is scarcity of suitable sites, '' said President Donnelly, "and those available are too high, in view of the fact that we have only $65O,O00 to spend-$1OO,O00 less than we asked for. But the question will be definitely settled as soon as we return and build ing plans placed under way"
 Library officials said most of the sites deemed suitable had been priced to them at figures around and above the $200,000 mark. One site, whicl the board strongly leaned toward, woult have cost $225,O00. This was in thS vicinity of Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street., it was learned.
 We cannot afford to spend much of the bond money on a site," President Donnelly pointed out, flor the fund available is scarcely more than we need to give Birmingham an absolutely mod ern library building. We are deter mined that the structure shall be strictly modern in every detail, and it will be constructed with an eye to enlarge ments when occasion demands"
 Disregard Market
 The board members feel that their in spection tour will give them valuable ideas for use in planning the local build ing. They will visit Louisville, Ky, Columbus, O., Chicago, Indianapolis and a number of other cities where magnificent libraries have recently been erected. .
 Board members, in answer to further requests that the municipal market be considered for use as the new library, definitely announced that this sugges- tion did not appear feasible and would not be considered.
 ''The market" President Donnelly asserted, lis utterly unfit for library. It is true we haven't a great deal of money, but we know we can give the city far better library than the mar ket house could ever be-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
INTEREST IS SHOWN
 M GIRLS CONTEST
Home Demonstration Work Is
 Praised By Representatives

Great interest was shown in the inter-session course for club girls and home demonstration women at the Ala bama Polytechnic institute by Julia Martin and Irma Russell, Jefferson cOunty's representatives as winners of the recent corn meal muffin contest. Mrs. Pearl Crawford, home demonstra- tiOn agent, said Saturday.
 Besides the two girl prize winners, who received the free scholarship in competition with girls from various schools in the county, Jefferson coun- ty was represented by Mrs. R. w. Kirk, Miss Mary Belle Baker. Sixty eight girls were inattendance from 32 counties, most of them being prize winners in contests similar to that con ducted by Mrs. Crawford. Twenty four women interested in home demon station work were also present.
 The girls were divided into four groups, studying clothing, foods, art craft, and basketry. They made sim pie articles, carried them home, and will use them in teaching their neigh bors the lessons they learned.
 The women present studied home dairying, nutrition, and poultry. They also heard several lectures on topics relating to rural home-life. A lecture on feeding babies, by Dr. J. Ross Snyder of Birmingham and another by Miss Frances Montgomery of the Ala bama public health service, brought out many important facts from practical standpoint.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15

deliberation. one was selected. Care fully and slowly, it was thrust down the tube until the pin was reached. The jaws of the foreceps were clamped about the pin near the place where it was imbedded in the throat. The pin was pushed slowly down until it was cleared from the tissues of the throat.
 Holding the point of the pin from the side of the throat with an instru- ment in one hand, Dr. Sibley turned the esophagoscope until the side of it protected the injured spot. Then he continued turning slowly until the point of the pin was resting in the steel casing of the instrument. The pin, the fore ceps and the esophagoscope were then drawn from the throat without injury to the tissues.
 Upon awakening, the child appeared much brighter and asked for food, which he had not eaten for F hours. After a day he was well except for a soreness in the throat and Saturday he was entirely normal and was out play ing with his playmates again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
SHOULD WE UNITE%
 DR. STUART'S THEME
Proposed Methodist UnificatiOn To Be Topic Sunday

Shall the Two MethOdisms Unite?' the most important question in the Methodist Episcopal church, south, will be the subject of Dr. George R. Stuart's sermon at the First Methodist church at the II o'clock service Sunday morn ing.
 The so-called "Plan of Uniication" has been under discussion for some time, and at the general conference of the southern body in Chattanooga, July 2, it will be voted upon. Dr. Stuart will give his opinion on the plan at this service, and being a delegate to the conference, in 80 doing will pos sibly announce how he will cast his vote.
 The plan was recently adopted unan- imously by the northern body at their meeting in Springfield, Mass, subject to the action of the southern negoti- ators.
 At evening worship Dr. Stuart will continue his series of Chautaqua lec- lures. Last week he began on ''Lop- sided Folks" which he will conclude Sunday night. Vespers will be at 8 o'clock, and will be preceded by the usual congregational song service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
ACTIVITY AHEAD
 IN IRON MARKET
Untitled Requirements Expected To Result In
 Tonnage Boost

Only a neglibigle amount of iron has been bought for the third quarter and consumers are approaching July with out their, requirements being covered, states the Birmingham Dixie Manufac- turer.
 Ut is thought the magazine con tinues, ''that a change for the better in the market will occur during the next ten days as number fo buyers are ready to place their business just so soon as they feel the market is at its lowest point. One salegsOfficial char acterizes the mart as being Yin state of hesitancy and expectancy
 ''No. foundry is now being sold mostly at $21, with few sales at $22.
 During the past week there has been a somewhat better tone to the mar ket, according to sales officials, and in- quiries have improved.
 ''The Alabama company reports that during the last week in May it booked over 10,400 tons of iron, which was more than in any proceeding week for the past four months.
 Foundry stocks increased during May for the first time this year. This increase however, amounted to a few thousand tons.
 .''The first decline of the year in fur. mace operations is taking place this month. @
 ''On June z the Woodward Iron company blew out it's Vanderbilt stack, decreasing its number of active stacks from four to three.
 %On June IA the Sloss-S Sheffield Steel and Iron company expected to blow out one of it's North Alabama stacks. This will leave four Sloss- Sheffield furnaces in operation.
 .The blowing out of these stacks leaves 2S in operation in the state.
 This is in line with the policy of Alabama operators to curtail produe- tion tO meet current needs /"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
.JITNEY FIGHT LOOMS IN NEXT CITY PRIMARY;
 INDUSTRIAL PACE OF DISTRICT IS UNABATED
NeUsboy Stands Up For
 Birninghan1's Honesty
Ridicules Distrust And Declares That American
 People Won't Cheat If Trusted

Those whose business it is to observe the trend of personal morals and com. ment on them have been saying harsh things concerning the, alleged loss of the old.fashioned American ideas of honesty. But there are many people in Birmingham who are in much bet ter position to find out how honest people are, and who declare the human race, especially that part of it in- cluded within the, city limits of Bir- mingham, has been badly slandered.
 There is, for instance, the little Italian boy who sells The Age-Herafd at the corner of Twenty-first street and Third avenue. \ He has a good oppor- tunity to find out what people think and how easily they are peeyed at some thing that goes wrong. Not only oc- casionally, but many times every day, he sees how honest folks are. And his opinion, based on several years of ex- perience as news boy. is that the average person would not cheat any. body out of even the price of nickel newspaper for anything in the world.
 This opinion is based, he says, on many actual tests in which opportuni- ties were given to cheat. He often leaves his stack of papers for an hour or more at time while he makes his rounds of nearby buildings, delivering them to his regular customers. When he returns, he finds every paper in its place or a nickel to explain it's ab- sence. There is a perfect balance of his accounts at the end of the day, with almost never any deduction from his days earnings due to the dishonesty of customer &
 F Good Credit Business
 II sometimes have to credit a fel- low for paper" he said, "It often happens that I can't make change, and rather than lose sale, and maybe a customer, tell him to pay me the next time he comes along. I don't worry about losing the money and sometimes forget when a fellow owes me. Every once in while I have a customer who is afraid to buy a paper on credit, because he might forget to nay me or might give the money to an- other newsboy. When cant make change, they either give me a dime or a quarter, or whatever amount they have and tell me they will get the Sometimes they really do forget and never come back for their money"
 This boy would make good press agent for the whole human race in gen eral. Grown-up men who have had a hard time making their way in the world may have a pessimistic or criti- cal attitude toward their fellowmen, but not he.
 Birmingham people may be better than they are anywhere else, he ad-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
Opened Pin Is Remoued
 From Throat Of Infant
Dr.. Sibley Performs Ope. ration, Done Only
 Twice Before

Dr. B. D. Sibley, of 1217 Empire building, performed an operation last week that has been done successfully only twice Lefore in the United States, according to medical records, when he removed from the throat of Larry M. Grimes, Jr., 2-year-old son of Mir. and Mrs: Larry M. Grimes, S23 Twentieth street, north, an opened safety pin.
 The young boy swallowed the pin while at play early Monday morning with some of his companions. Dr. Sib- ley was not summoned until several hours later and the child was carried to his office.
 of the boys throat and the pin was discovered imbedded seven inches down with the point protruding upward. The wall of the esophagus had been pierced by the pin and it was impossible to remove it without much calcula tion and special instruments.
 A method of Dr. Chevalier Jackson of Philadelphia, under whom Dr. Sib- ley studied, was used, and instruments that had been especially gathered for such purposes by Dr. Sibley employed.
 The operation was exacting, slow and required much care.
 The child was placed under the in- fluence of an anaesthetic.
 From a variety of sizes of esophago- scopes, one to fit the throat of the young boy was chosen and the inward rota- tion" method of Dr. Jackson was de. cided upon.
 Instrument Described
 The instrument used by .Dr. Sibley consists of a tube, containing mechan- ism for locating the article, a handle which protrudes from the mouth and operates the mechanism, and an electric light at the lower end of the tube, to which current is provided by a battery cell in the handle. The light is used for finding the article, and is so pro- tected that instruments later introduced for removing it will not break the globe.
 This instrument was introduced in the child's throat and the pin was found.
 The problem then arose as to what instrument would be used to remove the pin. After about 10 minutes of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-15
GIRLS WILL ATTEND
 SUMMER SCOUT CAMP
Games, Swimming And Lectures
 On Program For Members

More than 100 girls from various Jefferson county schools are expected to attend each of the two summer camps to be conducted by Mrs. Pearl Craw- ford. county home demonstration agent, at the Girl Scout camp near Lewis burg beginning August 29. The camps will last for five days each.
 The girls will carry their own food, which will be cooked at the camp. Games, swimming and lectures on first aid to the injured will be features of the program. All members of girls Four-H clubs and others who will have completed their projects will be eligible. Mrs Crawford will be assisted by Miss May l. Curetren, district agent. and Mrs. Asa Roundtree of the Bir- mingham Girl Scouts.