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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
ENSLEY SOCIAL

Miss Mary McGarry was delightful hostess Friday afternoon when she en- tertained the Sigma Rho club at her home. The hostess used garden flowers throughout the living and dining rooms After the business session the members enjoyed a social hour during which a delightful salad course was served to the following members: Misses Mary English, Mary Cutler, Katherine Con- way, Irene Conway, Jean Conway, Ruth Scharber, Margaret Riorden, Ella Mae Nailen, Sarah Reynolds and Anna Mae Chapman.
 Shower For Bride-Miss Elizabeth month, will be he inspiration for a gift shower Wednesday evening, July l0. at the home of Mrs. w. c. Muir, sO6 First street.
 Spend.Day Party-Mrs. A. w. Har- well gave lovely spend-the-day party recently at her home, complimenting her sister, Mrs. w. B. Overton of Err win, Tenn. The rooms were made very pretty with an abundance of garden flowers. At noon tempting menu was served to Mr. and Mrs. F. $. White, Mrs. Overton, Mrs. J. H. White and daughter, Angeline; Mrs. 5. c. Sims and son, Vernon Miss Minnie White, Barney James and Clenda Over ton, Mir. and Mrs. A. w. Harwell and children, Alfred and Thurston Harwell.
 Mrs. Hammingan Entertains-Mr. and Mrs. F. c. Hammingan of Warrior, Ala, entertained the following Pratt City people, at lovely spendNthe-day party this week Mir. and Mrs. Charlie ReitzelI, Mir. and Mrs. R. G. SearsOn, Mir. and Mrs. w. L. George and Miss Margaret George.
 Miss Porter HonOred-Miss Margaret Porter of Pulaski, Tenn, who is the house guest of Miss Myrtle Price on Ensley Highlands will be the inspira- tion at lovely swimming party and picnic Monday evening at West Lake park. There will be about 9 guests included in this hospitality.
 E. Y. P. U. Party-The Baptist Young Peoples Union of the First Bap- tist church enjoyed a swimming party Tuesday evening at the Ensley pool. The members met at the home of Miss Mae McCauley and hiked in a body to the pool. After the swim, a watermel. on cutting was enjoyed by the follow ing: Misses Elizabeth Thornhill, Ce- cilia Phillips, Mildred Ptomey, Eulasee Stinson, Ruth Colbert, Eva Thernhill and Mae McCauley, and Messrs. James Aldrich, Alfred Burke, Willie Stinson, James Meacham, Charles Vaughn, Will mont Cooper, Sidney Gibson and Charles Thompson.
 Birthday Party-Mrs. Keller gave a lovely party complimenting the birthday anniversary of her little daughter, Jua- nita. Juvenile games and contests were enjoyed during the afternoon. The hostess was assisted in entertaining by Misses Mary Nell and Eloise Millstead of Boyles, Miss Gloria Glenn, who pre- sided over the punch bowl, and Mrs. Lindsey. Many lovely gifts were pre- scented to the little honoree.
 Joint InstallatiOn-A joint public in. stallation of officers of the Pythian Sisters and Enoch Lodge No. 57, was held Thursday evening in the K. of P. hall. There was good attendance. A delightful musical program was ren. dered and refreshments served.
 PersOnaIs-Emanuel Zivitz leaves Sunday night for tours in Louisiana and Arkansas where he will be the guest of friends: Mir. Zivitz expects to be away week or ten days.
 Mir. and Mrs. S. F. Zbendin of Chat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
EAST LAKEPLANS
 TO OPPOSE BOARD
Formal Action On Paving To Be Had At Mass
 Meeting

East Lake and Woodlawn citizens Saturday completed plans for their mass meeting in East Lake Tuesday night, at which heated protest against the attitude of majority of the mem- bers of the board of revenue on the First avenue paving project will be voiced.
 The meeting will be held as planned unless the board reverses it's action when it meets Tuesday morning. The board last week refused to pave but 15 feet on each side of the street car tracks, although it's original agreement with the city contemplated the pave- ment of the entire width of the ave- nue.
 :. County. Engineer Claude Rogers will submit to the board report on traf- fife conditions on the avenue, and will be asked if,. in his estimation, the pro- posed 30-foot strip would be adequate. Reports are current that Rogers will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13

was given out in Ensley Saturday to the effect that the business interest of this part of Birmingham will offer a candidate for the presidency of the city commission. It was stated that the race will be backed by the business interests of Ensley as a complete unit and on that basis this community will ask the other suburbs of Birmingham to assist them in electing a nonresident of old Birmingham to the place on the commission. From what could be gathered Saturday the movement here was suggested by business interests in North Birmingham and WOodlawn, many of them being of the opinion that Ensley can offer a candidate who would be of great value to the city. No person has been yet agreed upon.
 Bryant To Leavo-Keith Bryant, of ficial delegate from the Birmingham chapter of the American. Institute of Banking, will leave Saturday night for Baltimore to attend the annual conven- tion. He is in charge of the auditing department of the Bank of Ensley. Mir. Bryant will be accompanied by William c. Maxwell, assistant cashier of the Bank of Ensley. Miss Muscoda Wiidsmith and Miss Elvina Gentelet, both of whom are heads of departments at the Bank of Ensley. After the con vention the women will visit New York, while Mir. Bryant and Mir. Maxwell will return to Norfolk, where they will spent a week fishing as the guests of MT. Bryant's sister. They will be away about three weeks.
 To Discuss Report-The exhaustive report of the committee, on advertising of the Ensley Associated Merchants will be discussed and action decided upon. at the meeting of the association to be held Tuesday at luncheon. It was announced by P. H. Tyler.
 Urged For Position-W. R. Wood, principal fthe Council school for ne- groes, has been urged to make applica- tion for the position of principal of the Junior-senior negro high school of Atlanta, it was learned Saturday. A letter received by him declared it was virtually certain that he would be named to the place if he cared to seek it. Prof. Wood said, however, that he would not even apply for the place, as he felt he had a loyalty to Birming- ham schools, with which he has agreed to stay for another year.
 Excavation Nears Completion - The Sinclair Transfer company of Ems ley engeged in the excavation at Nun ger Bowl is nearing the completion of that work, according to a statement made here Saturday by T. F. Sinclair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
TRI-COUNTY FOLK TO HOLD PICNIC
Varied Program Will Mark Gel
 ebration At East Lake

Contests of all kinds, speeches, and a big picnic spread will feature the third annual picnic of the ri-County asso- citation Of ex-rssidents of Clay, Coosa, and 4Taliapoosa counties Friday after noon and evening. July 8 at East Lake park. g3l
 The park will open for the picnick- CTS at 2 o'clock, and the events on the program will start at opce. Horse-shoe pitching, marble shooting, and a pro- fessional baseball game between one team composed of doctors and teachers and another composed of lawyers, will take up most of the afternoon.
 Following these will be held the old fiddlers contest. They will compete fo rhine prizes, which include fiddles, fiddle cases, bows, palm beach suits, shirts, hats and even a cake. Whether the first or last prize winner will take the cake" has not been divulged.
 At 6 80 o'clock, the picnic supper will be served and then after dinner talks will be made by J. c. Maxwell, Hugh Black, Ben Smith, Will Whatley, Ben Ray, Rev. K. N. Matthews, Rev. B. T. Waits and Rev. s. O. Kim
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13


 recommend a wider pavement and that a majority of the board members will join Thomas E. Huey in voting for the original agreement. E
 Lacey Edmondson, board member who will succeed himself on the next board, explained Saturday that he voted against paving the entire width be- cause he felt the new board should be allowed to spend next years road and bridge fund. It will take half of ,this fund to pave First avenue, he said. Y
 However, in view of recent state ments by a majority of the incoming board members tha tthey will vote. to pave the entire width of the thorough. fare, East Lake forces felt certain that Edmondson would "come across" Tues dal. If Edmondson relents, at least one or two. of the other board members will do so, according to reports at the court house and among East Lake 'citi- zens. ~3
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
Musician Out of Tune

"Gas pressure In my stomach some times distressed me so that I could not think. I played out of tune and twice lost my position No medicine helped me and I became disheartened. Another musician advised me. to try Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, and am now. en- toying the best of health." It is a simple, harmless preparation that re- moves the catarrhal mucus from the intestinal tract and allays the inflanl- nation which causes practically all stomach, liver and intestinal ailments, including appendicitis: One dose will convince or money refunded. At all druggsts.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
Phenomenal Demand!

The phenomenal demand for good home sites adjacent the 300-acre Country Club development is rapidly absorbing every foot of choice residence property in this locality. When the Country Club improvements two l6-hole golf courses, swimming pool, club houseare completed it will be difficult to buy in this vicinity AT ANY PRICE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13

tanooga, Tenn, are visiting Mir. and Mrs. c. l.. Zbendin on Ensley High lands. They made the trip by motor car.
 Mrs. Sam Fort, who was operated on recently, is much improved.
 MT. and Mrs. H. c. Turner have re- turned from short visit with relatives in Pell City.
 Miss Margaret McCann left Sunday for visit with Miss Mildred Farmel in Mississippi.
 Miss Wanda Hrabowski is i'll at her home on Ensley Highlands.
 Mrs. L. A. Murray is i'll at her home on Avenue H.
 Mrs. Luther Odum and daughter, Margaret, have returned from a visit with relatives in Townly, Ala.
 Miss Mary Martha Monroe is visiting her grandparents in Jasper, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
IMPROVEMENTS
 TO COST $lOO,OOO
Contracts For Sub-Divis4 ion Work Will Be
 Awarded Soon
EnsIey Bureau.l

Contracts for improvements in the Owenton- -Ensley highlands properties to be developed by Irby Zeigler of Ensley, and associates, will be let during the next tew days, involving more than $100,000. Information to this effect was given in Ensley Saturday. The company plans to offer 172 lots for sale in the addition which adjoins Bush Hill and Virginil Heights. The total value of the lots is said to be over $325,000. Betterments will in- clude the installation of sidewalks, curbs. gutters, asphalt streets, gas, electricity, water and sewage connec- tions, it was said.
 The plans of the owners of the prop critics contemplate the immediate be- ginning of work which it is stated will result in one of the most attractive subdivisions in this part of Birming- ham.
 The expenditure of the Owenton- Ensley Highland company, to gether with the costs at Bush Hills, Virginia Heights and Belview and those of the Fairfield Highlands company will ex- ceed $5O0,O00 in improvements alone. The investment in homes already made in the several divisions will run into a large figure. Opinion was expressed Saturday that the total building per mits in the divisions opened will ex- ceed 1923 by a very handsome mar gin.
 Another Oil Station-The Standard Oil company will build filling sta tion at Helena station across from the Parker greenhouses, work to commence within a few days according to infor- nation given out Saturday. This is the fourth such station involving large sums which has been announced for this section during the past few days. Will Offer Candidate-Informati
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
R.. w. HAGOOD. HERE

R. W. Hagood, of Portland, Ore. formerly of Birmingham, in in the city visiting his sister, Mrs. Laura T. Alexander, at the Highland Terrace apartment, Highland avenue. He is returning home from the democratic national convention in New York, which he attended as d delegate from Oregon, For many. years Mir. Hagood practiced low, in Birmingham and is well-known here. .E..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13

brough. A prize for the best story tell CT will be given following the talks.
 Teh last event'before the program is concluded win be the watermelon cut ting race, which will be ia charge of Doc Cariysle and George M. Howle.
 The park management has arranged to entertain the women and children by making reduction in the prices for rides on the roller coaster, merry-go- round and other amusements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
NEW ORGANIsT TO PLAY
Lawrence Meteyard Arranges Program
 At Old First Presbyterian

Lawrence Meteyard, of England, the new organist and carillonneur of the Old First Presbyterian church, has ar ranged an interesting and beautiful concert for this Sundays services, it has been announced. Dr. Trover Mordecia will preach on "Hierogly- phics" at the usual morning worship. The evening services have been discon- tinued for the summer months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-13
TO MEETS AT PHILLIPS

Dr. R. N. Simpson To Talk At Night
 On Honest DOubters."
 The congregation of the First Chris. tian church will hold it's Sunday serv- ice at Phillips High school at Il o'clock Dr. Robert N. Simpson, the pastor, will take as his sermon topic, Midsummer and the Main Issue"
 Sunday evening at ' :45 o'clock Dr. Simpson will preach on Honest Doubt CTS and Halfway Creeds," at the Ga lax theatre. The public is cordially in. vited to both services.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-26

Dunton. Portland; Guy 7. Gannett,
Augusta: Charles A. Hill, Belgrade
Lakes: William d. Talbot. Rock
land; +. w. Hall, Greenville; Wal
ter G. Morse. Rrmford: George r.
Wilcox, Bangor; Ernest +. Clason,
Lisbon Falls: Charles IL. Fogg. Houl-
ton; Frank ID. Nichols. Bath: A. g.
Miller, Auburn; ID. w. HoegS. Jr,
Portland: f. b. Lyman. Naples: VIII
liam l.. Bonney. Bowdoinham; +. r..
Guernsey, Dover FoXcroft; Arthur
G. Staples. Lewiston; Walter l..
Gray, South Paris; Irving q. Bar
rows, South Paris; Lester II. Penley,
Portland; Joseph w. Simpson. York
Harbor: Robert j. Peacock. Lubec;
o. w. Tapley. Ellsworth:, Edward W.
Hannaford, Portland; l.. NJ. Carroll,
Norway.
The new association is to he
operated on business lines and there
fore has engaged n manager in the
person of Lester II. Penley of Port
land.
The association will publish
monthly what it intends to have one
of the best State automobile publ
cations in the country. This is called
The Maine Motorist. and it's editors
are Charles II. Fogg of Houlton and
ID w. Foegg. Jr., of Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-26
THE FIRE HAZARD

Evidently the springtime's dry,
dead grass through which fire will
run like racehorse. or the drouth
OF summer and the careless Migrants
thrown aside cigarette do not con-
stitute all the seasons of fire hazard
These cold winter nights and
mornings. when the heating appar-
atus- perhaps old. imperfectly cared
for, with rusted pipes and cracked
chimneys--is put TO unusual strain
is also a season OF fire hazard,
II so happens in the state of Yer
mont during the month Of January
and part OF February there has been
fire loss Of s1.I4o,oe0, or sS5,o00
more than the total fire loss in that
state for the year 1928. Moreover
in the fire loss this year are eigh-
teen lives. The Standard" estimates
the losses TO be paid in Vermont the
first two months of this year will
amount to far more than all the
premiums paid in to all the fire
insurance companies for the entire
year"
Yet the conditions in Vermont are
not considered materially different
from what they are in many New
England communities: old buildings.
cellars filed with rubbish. electric
wiring installed years ago and In
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-26
Officers, Directors,
Manager Nj. A. A.

Portland, Feb. 25-UndoubtedIv the
great factor in the States highway
development has been the Maine Au-
tomobile Association now in its 14th
year.
On January l of the present year
the old association was reorganized
into a stock company in order that
II might have working capital with
which to give its members the acme
of perfection in service and benefits.
This did not mean n change in the
personnel. however, all of the old di :
rectors voting in favor of the pro-
posed change and nearly all of them
becoming part of the new associa-
ton.
The present officers of the Maine
Automobile association are as fol-
lows:
President, Hiram w Kicker, Po-
land Spring.
Vice Presidents. Charles II. Fogr,
Houlton: Joseph w. Simpson, York
land.
Secretary. D. W. Hoegg, Jr., Port
Treasurer. Perley F. Ripley, South
Paris.
Executive committee. Perley F.
Ripley, South Paris. chairman; ID. w.
Hoegg, Jr., Portland. secretary: Wat
ter b. Parker. Portland: Guy p.
Gannett. Augusta: Ernest F. Clason.
Lisbon Tails; Hiram W. Kicker, Po-
land Spring: Frank d. Marshall,
Portland; Guy F. Dunton. Portland.
The present board Of directors Is
as follows: Hiram W. Kicker, South
Poland: Perley F. Ripley. South
Paris: Frank d. Marshall, Portland:
Walter B. Parker, Portland; Guy +.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-26
HENRY FORD ON TAXES

The public should have confidence
in the opinion OF Henry Ford con-
corning something which he has
thoroughly studied and become ac-
qualnte1 with. In all such matters he
has exhibited a Judgment that Is
dependable. II Is when he has dis
cussed matters with which he Is not
familiar. like peace ships. history
and the like. that his judgment has
not appeared to advantage.
II Will he remembered that not
long ago he had n difference of
opinion with money lenders who
thought they had him where they
could squeeze him. He made a
thorough study OF the situation and
ironed out his difficulties without
the aid of the bankers. He Is not.
naturally, the tool or the great ad-
mircr Of some of the banking inter
tsts, to say the least.
In this view OF the situation his
opinion of the effect OF the surtax
Is of especial interest and should be
OF corresponding influence. To be
sure he Is a rich man. apparently
go rich that he can stand up in COM
petition with others under whatever
form Of taxation the wilde eyed bloc
heads Of Congress are able to de-
wise.
In recent interview, which 1t
will pay all interested In the tax
situation to read, he expresses him
self with homely common sense
from out OF n wonderfully valuable
experience in terms that all intel
ligent people should be able to under
stand, even those who are actuated
by a desire to put the tax burdens
on the rich.
Among tho facts he has learned
by experience are these: There Is
nothing more dangerous to the
prosperity of the country than put
ting heavy taxes on those who seem
to have more money than they
need From n purely selfish
standpoint, It does not make the
least difference to me whether the
government taxes me / per cent, or
30 per cent | do not know exactly.
but imagine l could live just as
now live on | per cent. of my in
come" - High taxes on the rich
do not take burdens off the poor.
They put burdens on the poor"
He explained how. had his con-
Germ been subjected to high taxes.
10 doubted IL it would have been
possible TO have put out his car for
less than $500. paying low wages
Mt that. Henry Ford will get him
self terribly disliked. ,if he does not
look out. by the farm bloc poll
ticians who are campaigning in
Ford cars for votes to increase sur
taxes which the rich pay and charge
up to the public's account.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-26
BEGINNING TO THINK
STRAIGHT

When France took possession Of
the Ruhr she gave notice to the
world that she was acting Of neces-
sity. the German character being
what 1t was. Germany walled and
shriekcd outrage and then pro-
ceeded to verify the correctness of
Frances conclusion. Whatever we
may think of Frances Interior mo-
tives it now Is generally admitted
that she knew what alone would
bring Germany to consider terms and
meet obligations. Gen. Dawes de-
clares that but for Frances possess
ion of the Ruhr this investigation by
experts would not have been had.
A charitable view of the situation
Is that the German people are not
as bad as are their rulers. The
spirit OF might makes right which for
years has so conspiculously domi-
mated tho government, under which
the Germans have been living and
have been trained, was not crushed
ny tIIc war. II HOI IltSlttiASu "
deceive it's people. from the time the
shattered armies went back home
and the public was told that they had
not been defeated. In the way of
confirming this delusion 1t became
necessary to inculcate the belief that
President Wilson had deceived the
German government by false prom
Uses causing it to lay down its arms.
Germany's war ambassador in this
country. Count Won Bernstorff. made
public last week declaration to the
German people which it will do them
good to heed. He fatty declares that
the Germans laid down their arms
because Germany was defeated and
he furthermore tells them but for
President Wilson's attitude at Paris
Germany would have lost the Sarre
and the Rhine
This ought to help the German
people to think straight. great need
of which is so obvious. The Ger
mans have been robbed by their in
dustrialsts, their children are hun
sry largely because OF the attempts
their leaders have made by means
OF worthless money to cheat Ger
mapy's creditors and the sooner they
come to their senses the better VT
will be for them.
The commission that has been in
vostigatipg Germany's ability TO pay
finds that she can do so If she will
tut tax herself as England and
Ftapce are doing. But who Is to see
that Germany shall live up to her
obligations: who shall be put in
charge and compels her to do that
which n self-respecting nation ought
to do for itself, and would be left to
do for itself If there were ground for
confidence in Germany's integrity?
That country has lost something
more valuable than the war, and evil
IDENTIFY the German people are just
beginning. as the truth dawns on
them, to realize that unpleasant but
very important fact.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-26
oPENMlNDEoNEss AND GERMS,

The president OF Dartmouth ex-
presses Willingness to employ Trot-
sky FOR an instructor II he were
available, saying: Il know of no in
terest would not present II 1t
would stir up the mind Of the under
graduate" He would encourage
openmindedness, the ability 20 think,
and the formation OF personal con-
victions that would stand the test of
challenge.
His purpose is an excellent one.
But we recall q venerable college
professor warning the students to
beware OF the false premise. which
usually lie presented in such a way
the casual reader accepts 1t without
being aware OF It and then he is lost,
for what follows Is logical.
II would seem necessary that the
use Of the Trotzkys as Instructors
would require the employment Of
those OF opposite mind to point out
the false premises. 1t would hard
ly be wise to leave that altogether
to the student.
The germs OF some ideas are as
virulent As those OF disease, which
require calling in the doctor