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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
SPEAR LEASE ON LETTER BOX ] IS TERMINATED

\ The Birmingham post office, de, partment's steadiest customer, who has held the same box, No. T75, for over 31. consecutive years, We'd nesday terfhinated his lease.
 The maker of this record was F. N. Woods, wholesale merchandise broker, who first rented the box early in March. 1893. Since that time the post office. has been moved three times, but the Woods firm continued, tos receive it's mail through No. TS5
 In . communicated addressed to R. P. Smyer. postmaster, Woods expressed sorrow at turning back the box. Tt is just like losing a family heirlooul,r he said, but added that he thought it better for the mail to hereafter bedeiivered to the com pany's office, 241T Morris avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
GEWIN SUGGESTION
 MEETS OPPOSITION
Hillman Staff Disfavors Distri. button Of Patients

Members of the Hillman medical ad. visory staff are opposed to the sugges tion of Dr. W. c. Gewin that charity patients be distributed among the 12 or more hospitals of the city, T. B. Huey, a. member of the board of rev. enue, said Wednesday after a confer. ence with hospital officials.
 Mir. Huey pointed out that other hos pitals had not offered to take county patients at SIP week each, the rate suggested by Dr. Gewin, and said it would be difficult for the county to protect itself from patients protesting to be unable toHpay for hospital treat tnent but, actually. able to des so. Z Mir. Huey said the hospital. commit tee, consisting of himself and Lacey Edmundson, would recommend to tht board of revenue, when it meets Fri day, that the board proceed with itI original plan of building an adequate addition to Hillman hospital to care foI the needs of the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
SNYDER WILL HEAR
 NEW TRIAL MOTION
Rehearing Sought In Alleged Husband Abduction

Motion for new trial. of the suit by Mrs. Lula Gladys Gottlieb against her husbands relatives for his all legged abduction, in which she won a default judgment of $40,00O three weeks ago.. will be- heard Saturday morning before Judge Roger Snyder, according to information obtained at the court house Wednesday.
 ' Affidavits by Marvin Gottlieb, bus. band of the plaintiff, were filed with the clerk of court several days ago and will be used by the defendants, Rachel Gottlieb, Morris Gottlieb and A. Gott. lieb, as q basis of their appeal for a retrial of the case.
 Mrs. Gottlieb charged that her bus. bands relatives were opposed to his marriage and sought to break up their home by spiritins him away and con. lining him in a hospital for the in. sane. k e =:
 In his affidavit, Gottlieb stated that his relatives kfiew nothing of his disappearance and were not aware of his marriage, which occurred just a few days, before. a He. said his wife knew. where he was all the time and had received letters from him. He said that since returning to Birmingham he had been urged by his wife to sign a false statement to the effect that his own relatives had beens responsible for his disappearance. s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
WALTER ALLREAD
 STILL AT LIBERTY
Alleged Counterfeiting Confed. crates Held Under $5,000 Bonds

Walter Allread, -26 years old, the brains of; an alleged counterfeiting ring whose operations at Cullman, Ala, during the past nine months has gained both fear and respect of Birmingham financial circles, is still at large, it was learned Wednesday. ,,.,s
 Through an erroneous report at police Headquarters Allread had previously been reported captured, but this state ment was blasted as secret service agents took up the trail ofsthe young man, who they declare is one of the -cleverest and most unusual s.phoney money makers that the government has ever come fn contact with.
 Allread, these agents say, is believed to have become counterf liter through sheer natural ability.
 How Allread, inhabitant of the hill sections around Cullman, mastered the making a plate which an. expert en- graver could produce only after. weeks of hard labor and, at a great expense, is said to be one of the most surprising cases government agents have ever dealt with. .:, la The machine which Allread is reported to have very nearly perfected; was so arranged that it could turn out bills of 50,g 20 and 10 dollar denominations, it is stated. This exhibit and a num- Der of the bills which Allread and his confederates are said to have put into circulation are being held as evil dence.
 Bonds for James Allread and Dan Randle, alleged to be allies of the young man in his counterfeiting scheme, have been placed at $5,000, each, following conference of R. F. Perry secret service head; with U. $. Commissioner Charlton. Their cases will be in- vestigated by a federal grand jury and, if indicted;, the pair rpobably will be tried in May. = 7
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
BANQUET PLANNED
 FOR SMITH RETURN
O. Henry Memorial Prize Win
 ner Will Be Honored

A banquet in honor of Edgar Nalen- tine Smith, Birmingham newspaper man, who was recently awarded the o. Henry memorial prize for the best short story of 1923, will be held by the Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Tutwiler hotel Saturday evening.
 Besides members of that erganiza- tion, and two representatives from each of the various luncheon clubs, the general public is jnyited tes attend. Reservations must be in the, hands of c. F. Yarn, secretary of the Junior Chamber by Friday night. te
 Among speakers on the tentatively arranged program are included: Dr. John c. Dawson, president of How and college; Crawford Johnson, president of the Junior Chamber; Oc- tavus Roy Cohen, Birmingham best known literary light, and D. E. Me Lendon, president of the city com mission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
VITAL STATISTICS
BIRTHS

s.. BIRTHS
 Mir. and Mrs. W. F.. Suydam, ssot Avenue E, March 22. girl.
 Mir and Mrs. William Jordan, 1si3 Avenue D. Ensley. March z. boy.
 Mir. and Mrs. Amos Deroy. Pratt City, route 2, March IT, boy.
 MT. and Mrs. waltersJ J. Horweod. A4to Seventh avenue, south, January s, girl Mir. and Mrs. George h., Milton. Nor wood hospital. April 3s, girl. Mir and Mrs. William M. Davis. eso South Forty-sixth street, September 30. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carter. S1sH South Twentieth street, January %. boy.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas N. Abernathy. 200 Eighth avenue, north, June 34, grill. Mfr. and Mrs. George, Odum, s11 TWen- tieth street. south. April l4. 1922. boy. MT. and Mrs, John B. Hale. 1909 Ave- nus E., south, October l22, boy.S s Mfr. and Mrs. Alvin. James. 2517 Ave- nue r, August 2T, girl Mir. and Mrs. Cassius Brody, 516 Forty third Street. Fairfield. February 6. girl. Mir. and Mrs. Talbert E. Batson, Ems ley infirmary, February 26, girl.
 Mfr. and Mrs. Manuel Pissonnas. Fifty sixth street, Fairfield, February 10, boy.
 DEATHS
 Julius c. Seaman, 1928 South Fortisth street. March 24, e75. s- 4s s$ Alex sneed Holmes. Aoos Palmer street. March 24, -35. weef. March ek 63.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
CHURCH LEADERS
 IN ORGANIZATION
60 Sunday School Chiefs F. Meet At Methodist
 Church Wednesday,

Approximately GO Sunday school superintendents, representing prac- tically every section in the North Ala. bama conference met Wednesday al the First Methodist church, organized held the first meeting and elected of ficers for the Sunday School Superin- tendeuts association of the North Ala .bama conference.
 J. E. Drake, Birmingham, was voted to the place of president; Prof. E. r Murphy, Gadsden, was electgd vice president, and W. D. Bishop, secre tary.
 The meeting was opened with devo tions lead by James E. Drake, follow ing which each superintendent intro duced himself.
 Rev. W. II. McDonald explained the purpose of the meeting. He wa. followed by lecture by C. W. Ham nett, Sylacauga, Ala, on "Specia Days and How I Observe Them
 Discussion Is Held
 A discussion was led by Professor Murphy, and lecture by Rev. W. C Owen, superintendent department O Adult Work and Home and Parent Teacher work of Nashville, Tenn, or Adult and Home Departments" let up to the business of the organization
 After organizing the association, th' assembly adjourned for lunch as guest of the Sunday school board. The aft ernoon session was given over to Ice lures as follows:
 Departmental Organization" b. Prof. E. P. Murphy of Gadsden; "Ou, Program of Work: Why the 100 Should Make It Theirs" by M. W Brabham, superintendent department of Sunday school administration, M E. church, south, Nashville, Tenn. Elementary Standards" by Miss Min nie E. Kennedy, superintendent de partment of elementary work, NJ. E church, south; Our Young People by Miss Lucy Forman, assistant super. intendent department of young peoples work, NJ, E, church, south,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
1924 EXPOSITION BEING WITNESSED
 BY HUGE CROWDS
Own Your Home Exhi- bits Most Successful
 Eyer-Prizes Offered

Birmingham's biggest Own Your Home exposition. revealing an array cf,sexhibits such as have never been seen here gefore. continues to. attract record crowds at the exposition build ing la 2lI6-1S Fifth avenue.
 The attendance. on opening night of more than 5000 gave the exposition flying start, and vast crowds of in terested persons have since been in daily attendance.
 says the show is the biggest thing of Its kind in the southern states this year. That statement goes. notwith- standing that Atlanta, Memphis and other cities in Birmingham,s population class are having similar expositions this, month
 The exhibition of the realtors and the material concerns have, of course, attracted the most widespread atten- fIon, because they are thoroughly in line with the object of the exposition.
 Real estate men who inflated the plans for the exposition did so with the 5 Idea that it would put the builders of homes and prospective purchasers of homes in close touch and make them un- derstand each other better. Accord ing to Mr. Meehan, this is exactly what is happening this week at the exposition building. -
 Wide Representation 's
 People from all over Alabama have been here" he said and large num- bers of visitors have come from other states. The exhibits, the ' which all visitors are asked to fill out, and the talks by expert realtors and builders to the crowds, have paved the way for hundreds of real. estate and home-building transactions.,'
 Choice musical programs are rendered every day, refreshments are served at booth. souvenirs are handed around, and score or more of other big fea- lures combine to make the exposition as aspotable event in Magic City build- ing progress. .''
 Several prize contests which began on opening night are now in full swing and are holding the interest of hun- dreds of visitors. Prize winners will be announced Saturday, according to Director Meehan. fss.
 The various exhibit booths convey to She visitors multitude of ideas as to just what an ideal home" should be like. Everything is exhibited, from the shingles on the roof to the fur nace i'll the basement Furniture cxhi- eits almost world without end, elab- crate bathroom fixtures, rugs and car pets, electric equipment, window shades, hrlck, radiators, lawn mowers and even hammers and nails, ice picks and screw drivers are lavishly. displayed.
 Tl-s.
 And other booths show various kinds Of paint to use on the ideal home when the outside gets a little rutsy. They also show all kinds of repair materials and attendants are on hand to explain everything.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
BABY DOLL HEARNS GUILTY, SAYS JURY
Conviction On Perjury Charge
 Comes In Five Minutes

Only five minutes was needed by the jury in Judfe H. P Heflin's court We'd nesday afternoon to reach verdict of guilty in the trial of Baby Dolf' Hearns. charged with perjury as re. suit of her testimony at the trial of Peyton Johnson, alleged ax murderer. She will be sentenced Saturday.
 The trial consumed most of Wednes- Hay, being concluded about , o'clock. The penalty is from three to twenty years in the penitentiary.
 The defendant was arrested on the second day of the Johnson trial after other witnesses testified that her state ments had been untrue. Sandy Lenoir, also arrested at the same time. on a similar charge, probably will be tried Thursday.
 Baby Doll' was represented by Elm nett Perry. The case was handled for the state by Assistant Solicitors J. r. Mccoy and A, F. Metz,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
|KAlIRAM GROTT0 1
 MINSTREL READY
. Opening Performance On Thurseay--Rehearsal
 Schedule Finished

Dress rehearsal of the Kamram Grotto minstrels, to be staged Thursday and Friday nights at the Masonic audi. torium,. was held Wednesday night with every member of the cast present The performance registered 100 per Ecent, in the gorgeous stage settings and costums, the diversified and mcritious program, and the talent and celever. ness displayed by the cast. Officers ofthe Grotto were present, heads oi the committees and representative of tn press and all declared the perfor, ance of the best ever shown in the city. '
 The minstrel is staged by the Ram. ram kanters of the Grotto. Frank Adams is chairman, assisted by the of- ficers and uniformed bodies. The three first officers are Jessie l.. Magy, mon- arch: James c. Puckett, chief justice, and Fred A. Freddy. master of cere- monies, Bob Alexander is captain of the patrol: Bill Douglas. master of the reveis corps :; r. J. Miller. director of dramas: Jimmie. Bryant, drum major ; T. C.. Mccain. chairman of the greeters corps; Ed Holstein, musical director; Dr, J. c. Vance is chaifman of the ways and means committee John. T. Kemp, business manager and H. B. Kirby, secretary. The program consists of an. @up-to. date minstrel first part, the musical numbers including classical and popular zelections, interspersed with rapid fire gags from the end me1. to the enter. iloeutor Everything goes with a snap without a dull moment in the performance. :. F After the intermission the olio opens with a special number by the S@Night Hawks" musical aggregation under the direction of Bertram Keller. A monologue by Jack McLane follows. Al Fennell, Dick Durham, W. H. We'll born and Sebe Kernoodle composed the original four quartet billed as "1 800 Pounds of Harmony" and closing with screaming afterpiece "Elick Foot Johnson's Dream," in which the entire cast takes part
 While the ticket sale has been large there are quite number of desirable seats for sale, which canbe obtained on the night of each performance at the box office in the lobby of the Masonic auditnriupr, a,.k >
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
BANQUET OPENS x BUREAU BRANCH
Federal Commerce. Office To Increase Exports
 From Birmingham

Formal opening of the Birmingham branch headquarters of the United States bureau of foreign and, domestic commerce will be marked by banquet in the Tutwiler hotel Thursday evening with several high officers of the cen tral bureau in attendance. ? s't
 All exporters and importers of the district have been urged to have repre- sentatives present. The object. of the bureau is to increase the number of exHorters and the volume of exports from this territory. Birmingham is to be the only branch bureau in Alabama.
 This bureau will mean great deal to the district" said O. l.. Bum, man. agera of the Chamber of Commerce, which organization was largely instru- mental in obtaining the branch for this city.
 The visitors and guests of honor at the banquet will include Edward T. Pickard, chief of the textile division of the department of commerce; Alfred r. Dennis. special European agricultural trade commissioner Eugene $, Gregg, chief of the transportation division Luther Becker, chief of the. iron and steel division and. B. c. Getsinger, manager of the southeastern division of the department.
 These officials will tell the members of the local bureau of the most effective methods of increasing their export busi- ness and will otherwise aid the. branch department in getting off to a good start.
 George. Gordon Crawford, president of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail road company, will meet the visitors at their train and take them for a tour of the Ensiey industrial district, Later he will entertain. them at luncheon at the T. c. I. plant.
 W. T. Wells of the Chamber of Com mrece staff will be in charge of the Birmingham bureau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
MALARIA CONTROL,
 INSPECTORS TOPIC
Health Workers Of State Con tinue Session In Birmingham

Sanitary inspectors of Alabama coun- ties continued the sessions of their second annual statewide gathering Wednesday, with malaria control the leading topic of the day.
 Numbers of papers were read by authorities on the subject of control of diseases spread by winged pests, and papers were presented of recent work done and results achieved in the several counties.
 W. H. Hardenbergh. chief sanitary engineer of Jefferson county, with the aid of number of local officials in similar lines of work, has been seeing to it that the visitors were cared for and aiding Dr. J. D.. Bowling. district health officer, who has taken an ac- tive interest in the meeting.
 Communicable diseases will be one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
MONDAY LAST DAY
 TO PAY LICENSES
Penalty Of 10 Per Cent To Be
 Added For Delinquents

Monday is the last day on which to pay city licenses before they be. come delinquent and entail a penalty of 10 per cent. J. E. Ellis, chief clerk of the license department, announced Wednesday.
 Despite Saturday being a half-holi. day, the license department will remain open Saturday afternoon until o'clock to accommodate those who wish to avoid the Monday rush.
 There are several thousand delin. quents on the list, Mir. Ellis states and some late corners most probably will be crowded out if they wait until the last minute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
TO. HOLD INQUEST
 OVER DEAD NEGRO
Alleged AK Man Reported
 Poisoned By Confederate

An inquest twill be sheldssT sThursday by Coroner J. D. Russum of the death of Sam Brooks, negro, alleged ax man, who died Tuesday, in the county jail
 Brooks died after a short, illness, stomach trouble being mentioned as the cause of his death. The coroner said he expected to investigate the the ory that the, negro was poisoned by another prisoner who feared he would make a statement involving the two in series of ax murders. ,,
 Mrs. Sophia Zeideman identifeid Brooks several weeks ago as the ne- gro who attacked and robbed her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
CITY IS HEADING
 TOWARD RECORD
Building Permits Average $100,'
 900 A Day For Two Days

Building permits set another new rec ord Tuesday and Wednesday with an average of $100,000 day. chiefly for dwellings, each ranging from about 5000 to $12.000.
 The old high average for dwellings maintained for any length of time, was eight day, or one every hour for a working day. Tuesday and Wednes. days permits came within a fraction of doubling this.
 Beyond all question March will pass the $2,000,000 mark" said Claude Kendrick, chief clerk of the building inspection department, ''if anything like the pace set for the average of the month is maintained'' ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
DENIES ROW BEGAN
 ABOARD STREET CAR
Race Embroglio Last Saturday Had Other Cause, Report

Inception of the race embrolgio that startled North Nineteenth street last Saturday when police reserves were called out, was not traceable to row on street car, as commonly reported at the time. .....
 w. B. Hilton, detective, ono of the first officers to reach the scene of the trouble, stated Wednesday that the trouble occurred at fruit stand on Nineteenth street near Ninth avenue, and the Acipco car, accredited as the scene of the first trouble, had no con nection with the incident.
 T. C.. Brabston, superintendent of transportation for the E. R., L.. & F. Co.,, after an investigation, in an off cial report to the utility authorities, stated that the Acipco car was not the scene of the difficnltY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
JEMIsON WRITES

ReaItor, Travelling In Europe, Praises Libraries
 In a communication to officials of the Birmingham public library, Robert Jemison, IT,, now travelling in Flu rope, wrote from Italy recently that he wished the opponents of better li- brary building for Birmingham could see the massive, safe and beautiful li- brary structures he is viewing in the cities of the Old World.
 Mir. Jeniison also spoke of the fine roads over which he has travelled while abroad. .tts,,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
TO CLEAN PICTURES

Portraits of Birmingham's former mayors and commission presidents that have been observable in the city coun. cil chamber will be cleaned and put in better positions. Service employees of the city hall have the pictures down from the wall and are preparing to re. hang them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
cHAIRSEIL ASPTRANT

Edwin c. Chairsell is the latest as pirant for membership on the board of revenue. Formal notice of his candi. dacy was filed in the probate office Wednesday.
 Mir. Chairsell was born in Indiana but has been a resident of Jefferson county for 40 years. His candidacy has been indorsed by the Bluff Parl Community club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
BAR PIN MISSING

Efforts Wednesday to find a diamond bar pin valued at approximately $1, 200 which was stolen from Mrs. F. D. Proc tor, were fruitless, according to Fl. c. Peveler and W. B. Helton, detectives, who are working on the case. Gather inc Hunter, negro maid, has been ar- rested and charged with the theft of thn min ]
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
SMITH TOs SPEAK

F1nanclh Problems To Be Discussed
 By Real Estate Men
 Col. Tom O. Smith, president of the Birmingham Trust, company, will ad- dress members of the Real Estate Board Thursday noon, at their weekly meet ing, on tSs various financial problems now confronting the, citizens of Bir. mtngham. A brief report of the ac. tiyities at. the Own Your Home" ex. position also will be made.
 The meeting will open promptly at 1 o'clock. and will be held at the muni cipal market. s'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
TO FEATURE CITY
Resources Of Birmingham To Be Ad. vertised In New York

VdHtASeu Au 4NoW .AVkA Crowds on Broadway. New t York will see some of the advantages of Bir- mingham spread before their eyes in bold type next week. E&E
 For this city is to be featlredsin the big roadside book of the U. S. Tire company at Broadway and FoFty-sec' ond street.-the busiest intersection in the world.
 The Birmingham boost will read like this: '.'' .y.s-
 here. The Magic City of the south 43 years ago a village of 5000. Today an industrial center of 225,000. To- morrow perhaps the worlds greatest iron and steel producer, for half the nations iron resources are located in Alabama, around Birminghaim.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
WOMAN TAKES POISON Mrs. Gladys Lamb Is. Recovering Aft, .. CT Treatment

Mrs. Gladys Lamb, 1928 North Thir- ty-ninth street, is at her residence re- covering from the effects of a poison she fs said to have taken Wednesday morning. $s
 Friends became aware of Mrs Lambs condition about Il o'clock, and called Johns ambulance, who removed her to the Hillman hospital. After receiving treatment she was allowed tC return home. She made no statement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
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of the main topics of interest at the Thursday discussions.
 Wednesday saw the number of in- spectors and other health workers who are in attendance increased to half a | hundred
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-27
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