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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31
FOUR PROSECUTED
 N HEALTH FIGHT
Grenada County Physicians And
 Undertaker Face Charges

JACKSON, Miss, July 3O.-CSpecial Leased Wire )-Dr. R. N Whitfield. director of the bureau of vital statistics. board of health, has just been advised by G. W. Hanbrick, special mvestlsa- tor for the bureau, that he has prose cuted three physicians and one under taker in the western section of Grena- da county for failure to comply with the board of health regulations Mr. Hanbrick is now. at work in Grenada
 Williams At Meet-D- L. Williams, supervisor of vocational agriculture is at Columbia in Marion county. Tepre- senting the state department of educa- tion at the annual county school trUs- tees meeting. He will go to Monticello. Lawrence county, on Thursday for the same purpose
 Legion Reuni0n-Maj- E. F. MeLel- Ian, U. s. A, retired senior inspector instructor attached to the Mississippi National guards. is receiving numbers of letters regarding the gathering of reserve officers in connection with the annual legion reunion here next week The regular monthly meeting of the association of the army of the United States, scheduled for Monday. will prob ably be postponed until Saturday be- cause of the conflict with the legion convention.
 Hospital IRcpTp0rated-Charter pa pers for the McComb infirmary, q con eern with S1O.OOO capital, were recorded in the office of the state secretary Tuesday morning D- C. R. Gordon, and others are incorPOratOrs, and ex- pect to conduct a general hospital and training school for nurses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31
'SIBERT PRESENTS
 CROSSING PLAN
Tentative Program Given Chamber Committee In
 Secret Session

Gen. W. L. Sibert Wednesday sub mitted a tentative plan for solving Bir- mingham's grade crossing problem to the special Chamber of Commerce com mittee at secret session. Later in the day he conferred with City Engi- neer A. J. Hawkins.
 The generals report was carefully guarded and members of the chamber committee indicated that nothing would be made public until August II, when another meeting will be held, to be at tended by officials of the railroads, the city commissioners and members of the special committee. Menwhile, the tentative report will be studied by the city commissioners and railroad heads.
 Committee members said Sibert made a short talk, expressing the hope that the city and the railroads would ac- cept his report. He announced he would come back to the city for the August meeting.
 City Engineer Hawkins was admit ted tor the morning conference, but later told reporters he would not dis. close details of the report. It is under stood that the chamber committee wants nothing made public until defi- mite action is taken.
 The chamber committee retained Gen. eral Sibert to survey the local situation and submit recommendation. The city already has plans of it's own ready for passage, but is withholding action in difference to the chambers wishes, and in the hope that the general will pre- sent a better plan. General Sibert's plan calls for viaduets, it is reported. The city's plans call for underpasses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31
TWO DECISIONS
 REACHED BY COURT
Creditosr Then Seek Bankrupt
 cy Of One Firm

Two decisions were announced We'd nesday in federal court in the hearing of claims of the Profit Sharing Stamp company and of A. W. B. Johnson and family against the Basement Stores com pany, bankrupt, and as a result of the decision in the first case, creditors of the bankrupt have asked for the ap- pointment of a receiver for the Profit Sharing Stamp company.
 The Profit Sharing Stamp company claims were disallowed, the court decree ing that this company and the bankrupts are identical so far as creditors are con cerned, declaring that the former owns the Basement Stores company. Assets of the Profit Sharing Stamp company are also assets of the Basement Stores company, according to the decision.
 Following this decision, creditors of the Basement Stores company filed a petition of involuntary bankruptcy against the Profit Sharing Stamp com pany through Coleman, Coleman, Spain, and Stewart, attorneys.
 4. W. B. Johnson and family were conditionally allowed 32,OO0. Mir. John son was allowed $14,O0O and his four children were allowed $1,000 each, aI- though payment is held up until further order of the court Mrs. Johnson, how ever, was awarded $14,00O dividends without additional court action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31
SELMA WILL VOTE
 ON $2OQ,OOO ISSUE
Floating Debt Would Be Taken Up And Water
 Works Improved

SELMA, Ala., July 30.-(Special. ] The important matter of calling an cleo tion to submit to the people two bond issues, one to take care of the floating debt of the city, amounting to about $1OO, 900, and the other of $10O,O 900 to make possible enlargement of the wa- ter works plant and extension of mains, came up at the meeting of the council Monday night. '
 It was decided to authorize the cleo tiOn to put the matter of issuing bonds of $200,000 before the peo- pie on September 15.
 Home Needs Funds-A meeting of the directors of the Cooperative Home, a home. founded by the late Mrs. c. W. Hooper, assisted by other able Selma women, to give young business girls an attractive place to live, was held on Monday morning when H. H. Frazier of the Chamber of Commerce was asked to meet the directors to devise some means to keep the home open, with the present high cost of living. The direc- tors state that unless $1,500 can be collected for next year to supplement the funds of the home, the home will have to be closed.
 Many Cases Tried-In recorders court on Monday a number of petty cases were tried and offenders fined. A little negro was turned over to the probation court for receiving and con cealing stolen watch. Alex Stewart was fined $5 for driving over the fire hose; Norman Parks, James Jernan and Tom Blevins, negroes, were fined for riding in car parkedsz at Hotel Albert belonging to Mrs. Loves. One negro was fined $50 for hitting his wife with brick, and about 13 cases were tried for violation of the sanitary laws.
 Attend Webb FuneraI-Members of the Creagh family went to Demopolis Sunday afternoon to attend the funeral services of Mrs. Sallie Greagh Webb, 2 relative. Mrs. Webb, wife of John 2. Webb, died late Saturday night and funeral services were held at Demop- Olis on Sunday afternoon.
 Young Boy Preaches-Lilburn Nose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31

that the Steel corporation head win not be inclined to push the price basing which has evoked 90 much. disapprOvaL
 There are two evident reasons for this," he said in explaining an opinion. 'NThe first is that Judge GarY has always been liberal to the puhlie and, second, this happens to be 6 presiden- fiaI year. In view of the latter it would appear bad policy to buck the edict- Demagogues and politicians are anxi- Ously awaiting some oppOrtxnity to attack big financial intereatss Whether Pittsburg plus is good or bad 1t would make excellent campaign thunder and might portend some trouble for the corporation later on" fzs
 One of the main reasons given for belief that Judge Gary's position will be divulged soon is that the situation has brought the sale of steel practically to a stand-stilL Little buying may be expected, it is said. before the steel magnate's move is announced, since. should he agree to the abandonment of the practice, quotations may take a stiff drop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31
PICNIC TONIGHT
 FOR MONTEVALLO
Alumnae And Students Will Gather At Cas-
 . cade Plunge

Alumnae and students of Alabama college and leaders in the million-dollar drive will gather Thursday afternoon and night at Cascade Plunge for jubilee, picnic and banquet. The entertainment program includes swimming, dinner and dance afterward and addresses and committee reports.
 Five per cent of all money taken in Thursday at the pool, restaurant and pavilion will be donated by the Cas- caGe Plunge management to the $1,- OOO-O drive for Monteyallo. Mrs. J. J. Bell. member of the class of 1924 of the wOmen's college, and wife of the manager of Cascade, will be the hostess during the evening.
 MOntevaIlO alumnae students, and committee chairmen will be treated to a free swim in the Cascade pool at 5 o'clock At 7:30 o'clock a dutch" dinner will be served for 75 cents. Those who attend the dinner will be charged only 75 cents for the dance; others will be charged the usual $1.1O.
 Thirty Students Here.
 Mrs o. c. Carmichael and 30 Monte vall0 girls will arrive in Birmingham Thursday morning at 10 o'clock to take part in the rally at Cascade. Dean Carmichael will be one of the sneakers -2t the banquet. Mrs. D. F, Bucks. president of the MontevalI6 Alumnae society and chairman of the women's division, will preside.
 Senator Oscar W. Underwood who was asked to be present Thursday night and address the meeting, will be un- able to attend because of illness, it was announced Wednesday by Miss Lydia Eust1ss executive secretary of the drive.
 BesseDer, Fairfield and Ensley. where the drive IS just getting under way. VIII send large delegations, it was said. cOfanz2no Bros market have given 2S WatermelOns to be used for the water melon cutting following the banouet Thursday night, Miss Eustis an- nounced.
 &3,2o0 Received Wednesday.
 In their zeal to have a success of the Cascade -MontevaIlo day. campaign ieaders have not forgotten the impor- tant daily business of getting subscrip- u0n& Wednesday, several gifts of more than $1OO were turned in to head quarters. Subscriptions in all totaled about $2.2OO- The largest gift of the day came from Drs. J. N. and W. N Carmichael, brothers of Dean Car1ni- saae1 e1 H Of Alabama college, who gave S1;UOV to the cause through the Fair ileid committee. Other large contribu- tors are: Mir. and Mrs. R. I. IngaIIs $5OO; McCulla Tyler Bakery eompauy' Maethews Electric Supply eompany' S5 SzsO; MeCulla. Tyler Bakery coml any. $l4O; Herbert Tutwiler, $1O0 and CIem Gazzans $1OO. Smaller gifts totaled well over $10O. s--
 The Temple theatre has annouread |. MOntevaIlO day of its own Friday niSht. when ID per cent of the box office re- eelpts will be turned in to the drive headquarters for the college fund, MontevallO girls will be ushers, it was said Colleen Moore in 'sThrouph the Dark. will be the feature film.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31
CONVICTION CROP
 IN GOOD CONDITION
Cotton Yield Already Promises
 To Double Last Years

ANDALUSIA, Ala. July 3O.-(Spe. eiaI Leased Wire. )-After ten days or weather, conditions to date are indica- tive of a big yield in cotton this sea- son. compared with the two proceed ing years Some have affirmed that enough cotton has already been made m COv1ngtOn county to insure more than twice the yield of Last season. This. of course, is nthe condition that the trUltage stays on the stalk, which Will be the case unless continued rain should set in immediately.
 Scholarship Centests-A contest will be held on next Wednesday. afternoon at the school auditorium, in which the contestants will compete for 6 scholarship to study with Lewis 0. PendletOn in New York city this win. ter The contestants must be residents of Alabama to prescribe to the rules of the Alabama Federation of Music clubs. Messrs- Edwin Ideler has offered a violin scholarship in New York also. MessTs- Wright Anderson and William Meldrum, pianist, who will spend the winter in Paris, have offered scholar ships, should any Alabamians go to Paris this year.
 Recital Thursday Students Night'' will be observed a tthe seventh faculty recital Thursday evening, and teams have been appointed to boost the at- tendance Raymond Cox is in charge. On Thursday evening of next week, request program will be given by the faculty. This will conclude the recial series for the present session.
 Owing to the fact that a number of the cast and chorus were unable to at- tend the reheaFsals regularly, it has been decided to call of the presenta. tiOn of -tPepita" the Mexican operetta which was to have been presented on next Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31
MISS GARDNER GOES TO WOMANS COLLEGE
Educator From Troy Normal Is
 Secured As Principal

MONTGOMERY, Alaa., July 3O.- Especial. )-According to Dr. Walter D. Agnew, president, Miss Catherine Col lins Gardner of Troy, Ala, has been se- cured as the principal of the new de pertinent of the secondary school grade for the preparation of young women for college, to. be instituted at the Woman's College of Alabama at Mont gomery.
 Miss Gardner has been for seven years supervising principal of the train ing school at the state normal at Troy. For the past two years she has been pursuing postgraduate work at Colum- bia university and is receiving her mas ter of arts degree at the close of the present. summer session.
 A staff of five excellent teachers has been selected for the preparatory school. Public school music and pub lie school art will be required of all students,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31
TROUBLES WITHOUT END
Remark Leads no Fight At OdeuvilI

Remark Leads To Fight At OdenyilIe. : ODENVILLE, Ala, July 3O.-(Spe- cial )-The troubles of Rev. Dock Grif- fin, of Odenville, Baptist minister and mall carrier, did not end with his arrest here and removal to Birmingham to make bond.
 Upon his return to Odenville, Grif- i'm became engaged in a quarrel with Cobb Courson, local young man, over an alleged remark by someone that sOld Steve himself had been caught. 9 Griffin and Courson came to blows, and the large glass door of the post office building was smashed out in the light. Griffin was cut by the falling glass, but sustained no serious injuries.
 Griffin, it is charged, was a member or party that carried two Italians out and fogged them last May.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31
LEGION TO ARRANGE
 FOR DEFENSE DAY
Details Of Program win Be
 Determined On August 15

Plans for the American Legionis part in the National Defense Day, Septem- Der IF, will be arranged in detail at the next meeting of the Legion, August Ia. according to announcement Wednes- day by Arthur Greenwood, commander of Birmingham post.
 According to Mfr. Greenwood the le zion which is behind the national de- fense program will feature some major entertainment on National Defense Day, beside their original idea of combining with all civil and military organizations to make a successful day.
 Tt is the duty of every citizen to turn out that day and exhibit the great est of all patriotisms, the patriotism during peaee," said Mfr. Greenwood dis cussing the legiOn's part in the National Defense Day program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31
BALES SPEAKER
 ON WORLD COURT
Attorney Declares Court No Longer Theory But
 A Going Concern

The world peace scholarship course of lectures at Howard college, spOn- sored by the Jefferson County League of Women Voters. was concluded We'd nesday with an address by George Lewis Bailes upon the subject, The World Court at Work
 The League of Women Voters, in the interest of permanent world peace. in cooperation with Howard college. is offering a scholarship at Howard, world peace. The scholarship is open to students in attendance upon the 1924 summer school
 The course of lectures began July g, with World Friendship" by Dr. Henry M. EdmOnds; July 16, 'gThe Contrib ution To World Peace Of Organized Religion" by Dr. Morris Newfield {: July 23, Christianity and World Peace" by Dr. l. E. billiard; fourth and last on July 90 was -The World Court At Work" by Mr. Bailes-
 The speaker paid q tribute to the Jefferson County League of Women Voters for their enterprise in stimuiat- ing interest in world peace. and upon the discrimination of information mat ters so vitaIly affecting the happiness and well being of humanity.
 MT. Bales prefaced his address with the statement that there will always be disputes betAeen nations and there will always be ways of settling them |; that So far, only two methods have been seriously develOped-direct diplO- macy and the force of arma
 The latter of these,Vs the speaker said, @has attained the highest form of development, chiefly because diplO- matie negotiation is inherently weak. Discussions between disputes seldom make for peace Naturally sO- The pro cess rests upon virtues with which humankind is only scantily endowed. namely a disposition to be persuaded by the very man who opposes us, and the willingness to recede from a posi- tion once publicly taken It is because of this, that direct negotiations must so often fail in grave crises"
 MT. Bailes argued that the estAbliSh- ment of the world court is due more to the policies which have character ized the United States government throughout it's history, than to all the the nations which are now actually to the treaty upon which it rests. He traced the precept of ar bitration as announced by George Washington in his farewn address, and supported by Der jain franklin, Hamilt. and John Jay. He emphasized the fact that the United States has been a member of the Hague Court of Arbitration since its begin ming in 1898.
 The speaker concluded by confident ly predicting that the committee on foreign relations in the next congress will recommend to the Senate partiCipa- tion in the World court by the United States
 A large number of the Howard oOl- lege summer school students signifled their intention of cOntesting for the announced scholarship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31
ODENVILLE MEN
 ARE UNDER BOND l IN FLOG CASE
Griffin And Zuber Are Brought To Birming-
 ham After Arrest

Rev. Dock Griffin, Baptist preacher and mail carrier, and Clem Zuber, both of Odenville, Ala, each made $1y000 bond after being arrested and brought to Birmingham Wednesday morning on charge of impersonating a United States officer. John P Stew art, United States deputy marshall made the arrests.
 Griffin and Zuber are alleged to have posed as officers and taken two Ital- ians of Odenville out on a lonely road and flogged them. Their indictment will be asked of the federal grand jury when it convenes in August, it was stated in the United States Marshal's office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31
GARY MAY MAKE
 EARLY DECISION
Pittsburg Plus Probably Settled Before August
 19, Is Belief

Despite New York dispatches that Judge Garyss steps on the federal trade commissionss taboo of Pittsburg plus will not be determined before August 19, it was reported in steel circles here wednesday that some definite statement may be expected before that time.
 According to one official some an- nouncement will likely be made this week. This mans pesonal belief is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31
2OO-GALLON STILL SEIZED INV CLEBURNE
Three Arrests Are Made By
 Prohibition Officers

MONTGOMERY. Ala. July 30 Special Leased Wire-b-CsptuFe of a 2OO-gall0n sfi4l in Cleburne county was reported today to headquarters of the state law enforcement department Three arrests were made A report was also received of destruction of a 2O-Gallon still in Etowsh county
 PythianS Meet-The annual district convention of the Eighth Pythian dis- trict, held at ShOrterS today. was an unqualified success, according to Pythians returning to Montgomery from the meeting Some 40 to 800 persons were in attendance at the meet ing, which enthusiastically indOrsed a policy whereby funds will be raised to build the Pythian home at Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31
MOTOR VICTIM DIES

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July 30.- Lawrence H. Colebank, South Dakota man who was injured near Bayard Monday night when he was struck by an automobile driven by an unidentified man. died early this morning in a local hospital. According to hospital authori- ties. Colebank was motoring through from South Dakota to Orlando, with his wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31

ley, young Selma boy who is taking a theological course preparatory to en- tering the Baptist ministry, preached twice on Sunday to large congregations, both morning and evening.
 Helps Collect BOnus-Attention is being called by the American Legion to the fact that August 15 is the last day for veterans to receive free service from the legion in collecting the bonus,
 One hundred and fifty have filled out their blanks, but there are about $50 more men in Dallas county who are entitled to the compensation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31
CHURCH AND MOVIES

Talk VIII Be ATads By RFubaker At
 Better Film Meeting
 'SThe Church and the Movies" is the subject of a talk to be made at the Better Film committee meeting August f, at the city hall by Dr. L. D. Bru- baker. The meeting will be at 12 80 o'clock and light lunch will be served The motion pictures played here in July will be discussed. Mrs. Conrad Ohmes will talk on the national and state better film committees. Better Film committee of Birmingham will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31
STACK BLOWN OUT
 BY SLOSS COMPANY
City, Blast Furnace Is Second
 Closed Down

A second furnace of the Sloss-Shef- field Steel and Iron company was blown out Wednesday when the city blast furnace closed. The company shut down unit at Sheffield 30 days ago. Announcement at offices of the company was that the furnace is in need of repair and'in view of the slack demand in the iron market and low quotations, it was considered opportune to close at this time. It is estimated that operation will be sesumed in the early fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31

form an appeal committee as part of the new program for better motion pic lures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31

To the lady who writes the best essay about our modern fOurth-fIOOr bungalow and its equipment, we will make a present of TWENTY-DoLLAR GOLD PIECE, and FTvE-DoLLAR GoLD PIECE
 to the lady presenting the second best essay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-07-31

Simply visit the bungalow anys day this week urdsy afternoon, August 2. 0dr Bungalow has been entirely refurnished for the OeeasiOn- It's complete down to the smallest detail. Come in and see it. 4
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1924-12-18

the Kid was out Of the room and tear
ing down the cold old hall, and she
heard him yelling and calling for her
to come quick.
She obeyed as fast as her old feet
would take her, and they crumpled
under her SO that she sat down IN the
first thing, which proved to be a sled,
the newest, reddest, shiniest sled
either she or the Kid had ever seen.
Then she came to. The ashes Of a
! burnt-Out fire lay on the hearth the
old room had a comfortable lived-in
feeling, for all Of it's chill the sun
came in the old windows bright with
the dazzle of the snow. But she did
not notice all this, nor did the Kid.
They were spellbound before a Christ
mas tree and a pair Of long bumpy
stockings hanging from the old mantel
above the old fireplace.
At last, when all the things lay piled
about them, with papers and strings
all over the floor, with the Kid trying
on a new warm cap with hands clumsy
in new red mittens, she, stroking a
black and checkered shawl that could
be meant for no one but herself, like
the shoes and groceries lying around,
said TREMENDOUSLY: "Now who in the
world done 1t, l want to know. Do
you reckon it might "a been the Relief
corps, or the Salvation Army, or the
Ladies' Aid?"
cav, I should say not. 1t want
none O. them old things. They never
done it; you bet they didn't. 1t was
Sandy Claus-hey, Stumpy?"
The other boy had joined them, look
ing askance at Granny, but siding
toward the far stocking, suddenly
shouting, "Hoopla! Chock full
Course It's Sandy Why, l asst a big
man on the sidewalk, last night when
I went outline man with a money
bank overcoat, an armful O bundles,
an he said, Yes, of course. l hope
you haven't been losin' faith An I
said he'd never left me anything, nor
for the Kid, nor for-fOr Granny, SO
I want quite sure. Then he stopped an
asked questions, an laughed, an said
Sandy was a mighty busy man about
now, an had missed us somehow. But
If we never quit faith he'd sure find us
out. Now l know there's a Sandy grab
bling his stocking and dropping on
the floor. "Don't-don't you know, too,
looking at her d%oubtfully.
II guess so," still dazedly; "but I
never got nothin' before. Yes, I guess
there Is a Sandy Claus"