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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
20 PER CENT SLASH
IN RATES ORDERED
Stoves, Ranges, Parts And HOl-
lOware Affected By Cut

A rate 90 per cent lower than the
present Conner statutory level is
ordered for stoves, ranges, stove parts,
hollowware, and like commodities, car
load, in a decision of the Alabama Pub
tic Service commission, received here
Saturday. The decision also orders the
establishment of mixing arrangement
which will permit manufacturers at
this point to ship in n mixed car all
articles which they manufacture. A
minimum weight of 10000 pounds is set
in lieu of a proposed minimum weight
by carriers of 24,000 pounds.
The question of less carload rates
was held in allegiance by the commits
sion pending final decision of the Inter
state Commerce commission in the
Southeastern Glass Rate Investigation.
The complaint was registered for
the Birmingham Stove and Range COM
pany and other stove factories by the
Birmingham Traffic association. o. l..
Bum, manager, and c. f. Jones, secre-
tary, acted for the local manufacturers
in the case.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
THOMAS w. CURRIE
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Was Prominent Coal Operator
Of New Castle, Ala.

Thomas Worth Currie. 3G of the
New Castle Coal company New Castle,
Ala, died at 2 o'clock Saturday after
noon at local infirmary, following an
illness of week.
He is survived by his widow; a son,
L. Worth Currie, Jr, age 8, and a
daughter, Ruth Currie, age 8; three
brothers, w. A. Currie, manager of the
building material department of Moore
Handley Hardware company, E. e.
Currie of Hinkle Brothers. and V. b,
Currie, of the Barrett company; two
sisters, Miss Iva Currie and Mrs. II. l..
Hall of Alfalfa, Ala.
Funeral services will be held at 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon from the Ma
sonic temple, with DR.. George Stuart
officiating. Burial will follow in Elm
wood cemetery with Johns in charge
The Rose Crox Masonic ceremony will
be used at the grave.
Active pail bearers have been named
as follows: Harold McDermitt, w. ].
Rushton, Horace Ware, Karr McCor-
mack, DR.. f. G. Payne, Selmore Hall,
NJ. G. Launtius and John B. Bethea, Jr.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
YOUTH INDICTED
FOR ATTEMPTING
TO ATTACK GIRL
Hugh Jackson To Face
Charge Preferred By
Miss Dudley

Hugh Jackson, %, was indicted by
the Jefferson county grand jury, which
made it's second partial report to Cir
cult Judge John benson Friday after
noon or charge of attempted criminal
assault upon Miss Annie Dudley of
Fairfield, last Sunday.
This was learned Saturday while
clerks were checking up on the 125 in
dictments returned Friday. Jackson is
being held in the county Jail in defalt
of bond. He was arrested by police
Tuesday and was identified by Miss
Dudley Wednesday morning as the man
who thrust her ont of a moving auto
mobile on the Montevallo road last Sun
day According to the girls story, Jack
son invited her to ride with him and
agreed to drive her to her sisters home
in Norwood. When she entered the au-
tomobile, Jackson is alleged to have
driven into the country and to have
pushed the girl from the car. Saturday,
Miss Dudley asserted her intention to
appear in court against Jackson.
Several other important cases are
thought to have been investigated by
the grand jury, but the results of their
| findings will not be given out until those
indicted have been arrested
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
BOARD PUTS OFF
SALE OF BONDS
+ TILL NEXT YEAR
Members Would Become
Acquainted With Details
Of County Work

Bonds for the new courthouse, the
county schools and the Hillman hospital
addition will not be sold until after
the first of the year, it was announced
Saturday by Capt. Lacey Edmundson,
president of the board of revenue.
Two reasons were given for the de-
lay, both of which are calculated to
carry out the policy of economy to
which the new board has pledged itself.
The first is that if the new board waits
until after January 1 before voting
upon any important question regarding
county finances, the various members
will be fully conversant with all de-
tails of the work. In addition, the rush
of work attendant to the Inauguration
of the new board will have passed and
the board will have more time for
deliberation.
The second reason for the postpone
ment of action on the 81 100000 court
house bond issue, as well as the two
100000 bond issues for county schools
and the hospital, is in order to make
certain that all legal details of the
issuance of the certificates of indebt-
edness of the county are handed in
a proper manner. At the first meet
ing of the new board, it was voted to
employ a noted firm of bond attorneys
in Boston to supervise the issuance of
the bonds.
Report Awaited
Data regarding the three issues has
been forwarded to the specialists and
their report is not expected to be re-
turned until after January l. In the
meantime, the board has taken no &C.
ton regarding final plans for the new
building. All members of the board,
however, have signified their intentions
of making the new structure modern in
every respect, and capable of caring
for the needs of the county for So
years hence.
Particular attention is to be given to
the location of the various county of
fees. These are to be placed, ac-
cording to Eugene Reed, clerk of the
old board and member of the board
which went into office a week ago,
with a view of adequate expansion in
the future.
In discussing this phase of the new
building, Mr.. Reed called attention
to the balconies which have been placed
in the probate judges and tax collec-
tors affices. Because of these bal
concies, employees in the offices are not
provided with proper light or with adj
eGuate ventilation, but without them,
it would not be possible to carry on
the work properly.
Another innovation in the new build
ing is to be complete suite of rooms
for juries. At the present time, it
is necessary to keep jury in hotel
when hearing a case which lasts more
than one day. The juries also must
leave the courthouse In the new
building, Mr.. Reed declared that provis-
sion is to be made for caring for
juries.
When all ten of the circuit courts
are in session, rooms in which juries
may deliberate are at premium, and
a jury room attached to each court
room is to be included in the plans for
the new buildings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
FRIENDS RETAIN
NOTE COUNSEL
FOR RID. EDWARDS
Alleged Slayer Of Sweet
heart To Be Ably
Represented
MILTON REFUSES
TO PLEAD GUILTY
Negro Killer Of Baby To
Plead Insanity-Tac-
tics Changed

County officials received two sur.
prises Saturday when Robert DeWey
Edwards. alleged slayer of his 1S-year-
old sweetheart, and John Milton, con-
fessed negro axe murderer, were ar
raigned before Circuit Judge William
f. Fort, preparatory to their trials on
December /.
Edwards, who has adopted stolcai,
sullen air since being confined in the
county Jail following his arrest, was
thought to be dependant upon the at
torney appointed by Judge Fort for his
defense. When arraigned, howey-r,
Attorney Fred III. Woodall stepped
forward and said that relatives of Ed
wards in North Carolina had made
arrangements for an attorney to defend
Edwards. Mr.. Woodall added that he
is to assist the visiting lawyer. He
did not give the name of the attorney,
but said that the visitor is one of he
most prominent attorneys in North Car
DINA.
Mr.. Woodall further added that his
single conversation, with Edwards in
the Jail was very unsatisfactory and
he did not give any indications as to
Edwards defense. During his arraign-
ment, Edwards sat apart from the other
prisoners and lokeod around the court
room in a very calm, placid manner.
Milton Changes Plea
The second surprise came when Mil
ton, who has confessed numbering eight
months old Maedron Collins and as
saulting her mother near Morris, Ala,
about four months ago, failed to plead
guilty when arraigned before Judge
Fort. From conversations which he
had with Solicitor Jim Davis and Chief
Deputy Sheriff Henry s. Hill, Milton
was expected to enter a plea of guilty.
AS he is absolutely without funds,
Judge Fort assigned P. A. Thorp as
Millions attorney. In the courtroom,
Milton appeared to have lost the nom
chalant air, which he had when re-
turned to the county Jail from Ravenna,
Ohio, and walked around inside the
prisoners cage in a nervous, distracted
air.
Milton announced that his defense
will be insanity. One county official
hazarded the opinion that Milton re-
ceived this idea from Frank Owens,
convicted axe man, who is Millions
cellmate pending tie outcome of an
appeal to a death sentence, which
Owens received a few weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
COLLEGE SECURES
ADDITIONAL COURSE
Birmingham-Southern To Offer
Study In BacteriOlOgy

Birmingham-S Southern colleges biol
ogy department has announced that n
course in bacteriology will be offered
during the second semester. a special
ly provided room in the administration
building will be used as the bacteriol-
ogy laboratory. This course will be
limited to 16 students, and an allowance
of three hours credit will be given by
the college.
A course in nutrition, with Dr. Scale
Harris as instructor, will also he Of
fered in this department during the
second semester, according to DIR. Viii
liam A. Whiting.
There are more than 300 students
now enrolled in the biology department
at the college, according to a special
tabulation made recently. Ten instruc-
tors are used in the various courses
while a corps of assistants take care
of the laboratory work.
Dr. Whiting, head of the biology de-
partment, is a PHI. d., degree holder
from Cornell university. He. has had
valuable experience in nutrition work
and is considered an authority in this
field. DIR. Whiting is also the author
of several scientific books and bulletins
and was dairy bacteriologist mt the New
York state fair for two years, besides
being special demonstration and lecturer
in bacteriOlogy at the New York City
dairy show in 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
CIvIC CHAMBERS Plan STA TE- wide EDUCATIONAL MOVE
Aged Apple Vendor Began
New Occupation When 81

It's hard for a man 81 years old to
take up a new line Of work and make a
living, but it can be done, according to
James A. Barker, the Apple Man." as
he is known to thousands Of Birming-
ham people who work in the downtown
office buildings.
Mr.. Barker, with a basket Of apples
on each arm, and followed BY his faith
full dog, pup" has been daily sight
in the various office buildings for the
past year. In response to a question
as to the number Of apples sold a day,
Mr.. Barker said that he was making a
living for himself and family, and that
his business was growing every day.
Born In Ohio
IT was born in Dayton, O., 6S years
ago, and moved to Birmingham over 30
years ago. 1 am boilermaker, and,
although the big companies don't want
boilermaker after he passes As, kept
at it until about a year ago." he said.
"Then I had to find something else
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
BRANCH
Is TO OPEN HERE
E. E. Hydinger, Former
Postal Traffic Chief,
In Charge

A brokerage office comparable from
the point of service and appointments
with far more active trading centers IN
the east and north will be opened Mon
day as a branch of Il. II. Norman and
Company at 212-14-15-16 Lincoln Life
building.
Here. in a strictly characteristic at
mosphere, the staccato banks of tele-
graph instruments and Il green board
playfield for the bears and bulls, the
firm plans to build one of the outstand-
ing cotton. grain and stock investment
branches of the south.
The office will be under the general
management of +. f. IIydinger, former
general traffic chief of the Birming-
ham Postal Telegraph branch. More
recently Mr.. Hydinger was associated
with the firm of Shannon and Co., and
since the death of Mr.. John Shannon
has been connected with John f. Clark
and Company who took over the bus
mess of Shannon and Co. Mr.. Hydinger
is rated one of the ablest exchange
men in the business and is widely pop
ular with investors and commission
houses throughout the south.
c. b. White, also formerly connected
with Shannon and Co., and later with
John F. Clark and Co., and well-known
in investment circles, has been named
chief operator of the offices.
A feature of the service to be offered
by f. b. Norman and Co., whose main
offices are in New York and New Or
leans, will be continuous quotations on
cotton and grain direct from the ex-
changes of Chicago, New Orleans, and
New York. Orders will be handled
over commercial wires, connected direct
with these exchanges, which insures ex-
ecution of orders in a minimum amount
of time after they have been placed
here. The official continuous cotton
quotations of New Orleans and New
York Cotton Exchanges will be sup
piled over the heavy-coppered CONNER
cial News Department wire of the West
ern Union Telegraph Co.-the latest
Improvement in Geographic service.
This wire also carries quotations on
Liverpool cotton, grain, stocks, weather
forecast, government crop reports,
Testers figures, and continuous market
news of the New Orleans Cotton News
Bureau-the latter direct from the
floor of the New Orleans Cotton FIX
change, disseminating cotton and grain
news from all parts of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
FRATERNAL ORDER
TO HAVE CONCERT
Benevolent Knights Plan Char
ity Benefit Affair

Arrangements for the charity concert
to be given at the municipal auditorium
next Friday night under the auspices of
the Benevolent Knights of America as
benefit for the Alabama Welfare as
ISOLATION, have been completed, accord
ing to announcement Saturday by Mrs.
Emma Sweeley.
A list of some of the artists who are
to appear on the program includes {:
Otto Miller with 14-piece orchestra !;
Carl F. Herring, pianist; Mrs. Mary
Cowherd Mrs Maggie Logan, Mrs. Efal
Kiesewetter, Phillip Mcguire and Wen
dell Taylor In addition, there will be
several other artists on the program.
The next regular meeting of the Julia
Tutwiler Lodge No. 215 is to be held
Tuesday night and all members are
urged to attend. Members of the Cen
eral Joe Wheeler Lodge No. 240 also
are invited. Three candidates are to be
initiated, it was announced by Comman-
der Mrs Lois II. finder. The final
meeting of the concert committee will
be held Wednesday night at the City
hall
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
Committee Is Appointed
To Present Matter
To Legislature
MAKE STRONG PLEA
FOR GOOD ROADS
Indorse Advertising Prop
osition On National
Scope
BANKS is REELECTED
AS STATE PRESIDENT
Two-Day Convention Declared
Best In History Of The
Association

The Alabama Junior Chambers OF
Commerce, an organization represent
ing about 500 business men OF the
state, will shortly launch vigorous
campaign to increase educational facll-
tiles, it was determined at meeting
of the annual convention Saturday.
In resolution adopted by delegates
head tax of SO on every man and Wo-
man in the state is proposed to raise
money for educational needs. This tax
will come up for action at special
session of the legislature if committee
appointed by f. D. Banks, state presi-
dent, gains its ends. The committee
will appear before Governor Brandon
within the next few weeks urging that
such session be called.
The step for education was but one
of the actions of civic interest which
the organization took. The body also
made a strong plea for good roads and
urged the state to strain its financial
ability to the utmost limits commensu-
rate with financial safety" to bring the
state on n par with others of the
country in this regard. They also de-
termined to seek changes in the munic-
ipal bonding laws; promote safety
councils in various communities; and
begin an advertising campaign through
one of the local nationally known trade
publications to bring the resources of
Alabama into greater attention.
Approve AffiIiation
AS predicted before the meeting the
body took the initial action to bring
about afiflliation of the state Junior
chambers with the national group. This
move although not officially put
through, appears a certainty in view of
Endorsement of the plan by the dele
gates and appointment of a committee
to work with the national body on the
proposal. If the action is taken it will
be the first state body to be admitted
as whole to the national organization,
considered distinct compliment to the
chapters of the state, and recogni-
ton of their strength.
f. d. Banks, Admission, was re-
elected head of the body for next year.
With Mr.. Banks the new officials are:
G. +. Nelson, Tuscaloosa, first vice
president; n. r. Galloway, Huntsville,
second vice president; G. E. johnson,
Montgomery, third vice president, ad G.
f. Warn, Birmingham, secretary and
treasurer. The second and third vice
presidencies are new offices created at
the present meeting because of the
growth of junior chamber activities in
the state. Mr.. Warn was chosen by a
special meeting of directors which fol-
lowed the gathering of the delegates.
46th In Education
In seeking the resolution for improve
ment in Alabamas educational system
Armstrong Cory outlined the states
wants. Mr.. Cory declared the state
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
PASTOR TO PREACH
ON DRUNKENNESS
DR.. EdmOnds To Conduct Sun
day Night Services At Lyric

DR.. Henry NJ. Edmonds. pastor of
the Independent Presbyterian church,
will again conduct Sunday nights serv-
ices at the Lyric theater, under the aus
pices of the Mems club of the church,
and will preach on drunkenness" dis
cussing the subject in the light of mod
ern events and the problem of law-en-
forcement involved in the question at
this time.
Doors of the theater will open at Z
o'clock and the services beginning at
7 80 o'clock will be featured by
special musical program, under direc-
ton of J. P. Mcguire, director, which
will include the following five numbers
by the church mixed quartet: The
Great Day of the Lord is Near" Chat
fin; 1.-THE Larger Prayer" Burdett;
will God in Very Deed" Owst; For
All The Saints" Avery; land Blind
and Alone" Matthews.
Receivers" will be the subject of
DR.. Edmonds' sermon at the morning
service at the church, Highland ave-
nue., at Thirty-first street.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
LIGHTING CONTEST
WINNERS AWAITED
Judges Selected To Choose 40
Best Local Essays

The writer of the 40 best essays in
the Birmingham district in the home
lighting contest will be announced
within n week according to W. w. Nc
Larpn, at the head of local contest com
mittee.
Five local judges, DIR. y. X. Baker
Miss Mary Foster. ii. NJ. Gassman
Colonel T, O. Smith and DR.. l.. L.
Vann are to decide the best manuscripts
in the birmingham district. Follow
ing the decisions the winning group
of essays will be forwarded to the ma
tional headquarters in New York
where five national Judges will decide
on the winning paper.
The schools are 10 turn the primers
and essays to Dr. c. A. Brown, asso
ciate superintendent of schools mt the
school administration building at once
so that they can he placed into the
hands of the local judges.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
OFFICERS
HELDBLAMELESS
IN FATAL WRECK
Crew Of BirmingpOrt
Sub Chaser ExOnerated
By Board

The officers and crew of the SC l54
the subchaser attached to the Birming-
ham unit of the naval reserve, were
exonerated of all blame in connection
with the collision of the sc 154 with
motor boat on the Warrior river
while en- route from Mobile to Birming-
ham, according to the verdict of the
naval board of inquiry, whlch~ arrived
in Birmingham Saturday.
In the findings it is stated that Sub
chaser 154, commanded by Lieutenant
w. Pratt Thomas, United States naval
reserve force, Class two, had proper
watch set, was keeping a proper look
out and had proper navigation lights
burning at the time of the collision
That at the time of and subsequent to
the collision the subchaser 154 was
properly handled in accordance with
local rules of the road and navy reg
ulations.
Launch Unlighted
THAT the motorboat was without the
legal navigation lights and was in fact
without lights whatever"
The findings also assert that Robert
A. Foote, of Jackson, Ala, owner OF
the motorboat, absolves the subchaser
from all responsibility. Two causes are
given in the findings as contributory to
the accident, which resulted in the
deaths of two men. The first was the
lack of lights OH the motorboat and the
second that the motorboat suddenly
changed its course, turning directly in
front of the subchaser.
The inquiry discovered that when
those in the motorboat became aware
of the presence of subchaser, they be-
came excited and that one of the men
jostled ]. d. Moorer, who was steer
ing, and prevented the latter from
avoideding the sc 154.
Officers Lauded
The last paragraph of the findings
compliments Lieutenant Thomas and
the crew of the sc 154, composed al
most entirely of former service men
from Birmingham, on their actions
nfter the accident. 1t reads as fol
lows:
That the .subchaser 154 made proper
efforts to avoid the collision and there
after to save the lives of the person
mel of the motorboat, to rescue them
and minimize the loss of material in ac-
cordance with navy regulations and
tradition" The findings were signed
by Y. G. Griffin, Lieutenant Comman-
der, Nnited States navy; &. l.. Compe
Lieutenant, United States navy, and
G. T. Dill, Lieutenant, United States
navy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
Y. M. III. A. CONGRESS
ELECTS OFFICERS
Vaudeville Show And Club Ac-
tivities Feature OF Session

The Birmingham representative for
the Southern Interstate Young Judean
Oratorical contest to be held here in
December, will be decided in a prelim-
mary contest at the Y. NJ. c. A, on
Sunday, December IA,
Miss Sophia Segal, winner of last
years interstate contest, will enter
the competition. Sol Herlick, an in
terstate essay winner and Eugene Zeid-
man, a University of Alabama debater
will also enter the try-out. The win
ner will receive silver loving cup.
New Orleans, Montgomery, Atlanta,
Memphis and Chattanooga will have
entries in the interstate debate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23

to do. So started to sell apples. At
first I sold only box day, but my
business has grown so that l sell from
$50 to 300 a day. And the number in
creases steadily.
Everyone Likes Apples
Guess there are two reasons why l
am making good" he continued. 1.-THE
first is that almost everybody likes
apples. The second is that employers
don't mind my going through the va
rious offices, because I never stop and
talk. Just give the people a chance to
buy an apple or two, and then leave"
Mr.. Barker said his dog is fine
salesman.
pup walks right at my heels all
the time" he said, land when say,
Pup, watch the apples he will stay
right besides the basket of apples until
I return" And the aged fruit vendor
with Pup" trotting along behind, left
The Age-Herald office to give other Gus
toners chance to keep the doctor
away"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-23
AUTOIST SUED FOR $4,000

Three SUITS were filed against c. NJ.
Files, 300 Sixth Place, $. W., West
End, in the civil division of the cir
cult court Friday growing out of an
automobile accident on November 8,
1924. The plaintiffs are William Ba-
ker, who sued for $4,000, p. P. Baker,
owner of the truck who asked $1,000,
and Jimmie Morrow, who seeks $25, 900
damages. The men allege that Files
drove his automobile into a truck
owned by d. p. Baker and occupied
by William Baker and Jimmie Morrow,
in hiring Bnker and Morrow.