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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
AUTO THIEVES
 TAKE POLICE CAR
Machine Disappears As Officers Telephone To
 Headquarters

Thieves and burglars simply will not let the Birmingham police alone. Sun- day night auto thieves took the au- tomobile used by Officers F. B. Elzy and H. H. Weir, when the officers went into the Norwood Pharmacy to call headquarters.
 Though a vigilant search has been made of the city by other automobile scouts and motorcycle scouts the car had not been located at late hour Sunday night.
 According to the officers they left the keys in the parked automobile When they returned a few seconds later the automobile was gone.
 The theft of the automobile Sun day came directly on the heels of the robbery of Officer Courtney's home early Saturday morning. At late hour Sunday night the thief was still at large. Sunday nights robbery brings the police victims up to seven.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
POULTRY SHOW
 TO OPEN TODAY
Alabama Fanciers Will Compete For Cup
 Prizes

Birmingham's second annual poultry show will open its door at noon, Mon- day, at 2215 First avenue, north, with poultry valued at more than $50, O,O00 on display.
 night for the opening of the show, which will be open from December l to 6. Three hundred more are reported in transit, are expected to figure in the judging which will begin Tuesday morn ing at 8 o'clock.
 The show will open every day except Monday at o'clock and remain open each night until II o'clock. On Satur- day night, the last of the show doors, will remain open until IF o'clock.
 The show will have a larger num- Der of exhibitors this year than last year, and it is expeeted to give new lift to the poultry growers in Alabama Judge Walter c. Young of Columbus, Ohio, one of the regular judges of the Coliseum show of Chicago, assisted by County Agent J. c. Lowery and Mrs. Pearl Crawford, will judge the entries. Lowery will judge the boys and girls show on Tuesday.
 The show will be held under rules and regulations of the American Poul- try association, of which the Birming- ham Interstate Poultry association is a member.
 Two loving cups are to be given as prizes. The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce will give a silver cup to the largest exhibit from Jefferson coun- ty and the Birmingham Interstate Poul- try association will give cup for the largest exhibit in the American class.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
FLAMES DESTROY
 :. LAWRENCE SCHOOL
Fifth Building Is Lost In Last
 Two Years

MOULTON, Ala, Nov. 30.-(Spe- cial)-Lawrence county has suffered another school fire, the fifth within two years. Three of the fires were due to defective flues or sparks on wooden roof. Wednesday afternoon the Prospect school house caught fire from sparks falling on the shingle roof. The teacher, Miss Mary Bartlett, sent at once for assistance while she and the children worked as best they could to save the desks. Neither water nor ladder was at hand and before help could reach the building, it was too late to save it.
 The children carried out all but about ten of the desks. The school was To- cated about two miles south of Lan- dersville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
ROAD CONTRACTS
 TO BE LET TODAY
List Comprises Projects In Cherokee, Shelby And BlOunt
(SEate Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 30.- Action on awarding contracts for sev- eral highway projects on which bids have been opened is expected to take place at the session of the state high way commission. Monday. The list of projects comprises the bridge over the Coosa river in Cherokee county, near Leesburg, on the Centre -Gadsden road, a project in Shelby county from Wilton via Montevallo to Calera, and a project involving putting in culvert on the old Louisville and Nashville grade in Blount county between Garden City and War Yior.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
GARWOOD KILLED
 INV ZONE ACCIDENT
Details Of Smash Are Not
 Learned Here

Johnson G. Garwood, 60, formerly of Birmingham, was killed Saturday in an accident at Aeon, Panama Canal Zone, according to a cablegram received Sun day by J. B. McCutcheon, manager of the International Harvester company, Birmingham. No details of the accident were given. F
 At the time of his death MT. Garwood was senior conductor on the United States government railroad at the Canal Zone. He served for 20 years as conductor on the Louisville and Nash vile railroad, running between Atlanta, Birmingham and New Orleans, and was at one time state president of the Order of Railway Conductors for Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.
 Mir Garwood is survived by one sis ter, Mrs. Minnie Garwood, of Birming- ham. He will be buried in the Canal Zone, the cablegram stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
ONE NEGRO KILLED:
 FIVE ARE INJURED
Two Others Believed Wounded
 In Sundays Fights

One negro is dead, five wounded and two others are believed to be wounded as the result of shooting and cutting affrays throughout the Birmingham Sunday.
 Eugene Thompson, negro, All Six teenth street, south, was shot and kille while watching a pistol duel.
 Rosa Brown, negress, 1902 Alley F, and James, Kimbrough, same address, were shot and slightly wounded Sun day afternoon at their residence.
 Lula Thomas, negress, was shot at 9 80 o'clock Sunday might in Rush Alley between Twenty fourth and Twen- ty-fifth streets by an unidentified negro man. Her injuries are serious.
 Will Robinson and Frank Robinson negroes, received minor scalp wounds in knife fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
Artistry OfLittle Theater
 To Be Euinced Tn Ne1u Play
Drama To Make Another Milestone In Avoca- .. -, tionalists' Career

The Little theater is different. Diff ferent in conception, different in aims and ideals, and different in the results to be achieved. And nowhere will this be displayed to better advantage than during the showing of Children of the Earth" the $1O,OO0 prize play to be given for five nights, starting Wednes- day.
 Where the ordinary theater is profes- sional, the Little theater is avocati0nal. Where the box office is one of the con- trolling factors in the big theater, it plays no part in the Little theater. Lastly, it results in thought and erudi. tion instead of amusement, which, after all, is the chief reason for theaters.
 Contrary to the general idea, the Little theater does not hope to produce the nouveaute, but rather to acquaint it's patrons and patronesses with the best in American and continental drama. In discussing the forthcoming play, Mrs. Vassar L. Allen, president of the board of the Little theater, and Bernard Szold, director, told of their hope to eventually produce plays in which the lighting effects would almost exclusively paint the scenery. A Stop tOWdru tnls direction has been taken in "Children of the Earth" when a sunrise is pro- duced, with the slow gradual changes from the blackness of night to the many hued horizon of early morn.
 New Plays Given
 Since the inception of the Little thea. ter by the Drama league less than two years ago., nine plays have been pro. duced. From beginning with number of enthusiastic, absolutely untrained in the ways of the world behind the foot. lights, Birmingham has produced an ! organization which is gaining renown the nation over. With Bernard Szold, the director, overseeing every step of the production from the first reading to the final performance, he has surround ed himself with avocationalists, so that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
RAIL CITATIONS 1 SET FOR MONDAY
Public Service Commis' sion To Begin Hearing
 December Docket
(State Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 3O.- Hearing of the December docket of the Alabama Public Service commission will begin Monday. Cases docketed for hear. ing Monday comprise the citation issued by the commission to the Alabama Great Southern; Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Mobile and Ohio, and Southern railroads to show cause why the commission should not fix just and reasonable rates on hay and gravel be- tween points involved in the Meridian rate case of the interstate commerce commission; petition of J. l.. Watkin- son, owner of the Jackson County Tele- phone company, for the approval of sale of his telephone property to A. l.. Carpenter, and the petition of all car riers of the state seeking authority to change tariff rules relating to allow ance of standard strips and supports used in securing shipments of lumber and articles taking same rates so as to require notation on bills of lading as condition precedent to any allowance by carriers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
BULLOCK LICENSES ,
 OYER $50 HUNTERS
Better Law Observance Results
 From Field Trials

UNION SPRINGS, Ala, Nov. 30.-- Especial Leased Wire.)-Probate Clerk J. 0. Curry, of Bullock county an- nounces that hunters licenses issued since October total $50, which figure will be increased as the season pro- gresses. The state and national field trials which have been held here for the past two years have caused the game laws to be observed to a better degree, it is declared.
 Two automobiles were stolen last week but have been recovered by Sher- if J. L. Pittman, and Bertram Shoot, young white man, and James Trammel, negro, have been placed in jail here charged with theft. The car alleged to have been stolen by Shoot was the property of Lamar King at Midway in Bullock county and was located in Columbus, Georgia, where it was re- covered. and Shoot placed under arrest The other belonged to the taxi service of W. P. Pickett's garage. It was rented by the negro, alleged to have abandoned it at Eufaula.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
BIG POULTRY SHOW
 TO OPEN M BOAZ
Marshall County Exhibit To Be
 gin December 2

BOAZ, Ala. Nov. 30-(Special.)- All indications point to the largest and best show in the history of the Marshall County Poultry association when the fourth annual exhibition opens at Boaz next Tuesday, December 2. From the entries already received it is believed that it will tax the association to coop the large number of birds expected.
 Entries are coming in daily from ad- joining counties as we'll as out of the state and several of the best breeders the south will send their birds to the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01

critics now declare that there is no trace of the amateur.
 For the effects in the coming play, Mir. Szold gives great credit to Louis R. Shillinger, who designed the sets; Davis R. Solomon, who has worked out the lighting effects, and to M. R. Hubbert- Smith and Irwin Caldwell for their backstage artistry. They, however, de clare that the success of the Little theater has been due to MT. Szold, an artist in every sense of the word. He is not only an artist of the footlights, with a complete knowledge of stagelore, but an artist or ren0wn as well with brush and clay.
 Writers Contest
 Only in one branch of the Little theater has Birmingham failed to pro- vide talent. The lacking detail is in material to be produced and to that end, the Little theater is conducting statewide contest for one-act plays. The contest ends February 1, and, according to Mrs. Allen, large number of manu- scripts are expected to be received be- fore that date.
 There is no restrictions as to subject matter, save that only authors may send in .dramatizations of published stories, and there must be no translations. Col Liberation is not barred and there is no limit upon the number of manuscripts submitted by any author.
 The first prize for the plaslet, which must not exceed ] 45-minutes playing time, is $50, and the play is to be- pro- duced by the Little theater in the spring. Plans for the production of three Alabama one-act plays on the same program are being made, but in event insufficient material is submitted, the prize play will be used with short drama selected by MT. Szold.
 One other feature of the Little theater, which has attracted a great deal of praise, is the custom of reading dramas every three weeks. These readings con- sist. of dramas, which because of copy rights cannot be produced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
.CRUMP FUNERAL
 TO BE HELD TODAY
Police Will Act As Honorary
 Pallbearers

Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth K. Crump, 70, who died Saturday after noon at her residence, 1343 Pearson avenue, will be held at 2 80 o'clock, Monday afternoon, from the residence, with Rev. s. T. Slaton, pastor of the West End Methodist church, officiat. ing. Burial will follow in Elmwood district Sunday.
 Mrs. Crump is survived by three sons, Sergeant E. W. Crump of the Bir- mingham Police department, c. W. Crump of Albuquerque. New Mexico and W. P. Crump of Jacksonville, Fla. ; two daughters, Mrs. J. s. Roberts and Mrs. C.. S. Bare of Birmingham.
 Pallbearers will be Police Chief Fred H. McDuff, Assistant Police Chief Thomas Christian, Police Captain R. H. Hawkins, Police Captain G. D. Devine, Police Sergeant c. R. Rodgers and Sheriff T. J. Shirley. The other members of the police and detective departments will act as honrary pall- bearers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
DREDGE BOAT BURNS Flames Beyond Control When They
 Are Discovered

FAYETTE,s Ala, Nov. 30.-(Spe- cial. )-Fire destroyed one of the large boats on the Fayette and Lamar County Drainage District canal Wednesday morning. Originating in the house boat immediately behind the dredge, where a lone watchman has been on duty since the dredge' completed it's section of the canal last August, the fire gained con siderable headway before it was dis. covered and before help could be sum- moned it was completely out of control The dredge boat caught fire from the house boat and by 5 a. m. was com pletely consumed,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
FIRE DESTROYS RESIDENCE

RED LEVEL, Ala, Nov. 3O.-(Spe- cial Leased Wire)-The residence of ". B. Combs was destroyed by fire Thursday about noon. The fire was supposed to have caught from a de. fective chimney. The loss is estimated at about $1 1900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
FRANKLIN EDITOR
 IS IN COLLISION
Driver Of Other Car Arrested
 After Accident

RUSSELLvILLE, Ala, Nov. 3O.- Especial T. Russell, editor of the Franklin Banner-Times, his wife and infant son, were shaken up and their automobile demolished, when it was in a collision with a car driven by Rufus Wagner at the corner of Jackson and Franklin streets last night. A search of Wagner's car re- vealed half gallon of liquor and re- beating rifle, according to officers. He was arrested and lodged in the county jail on charge of reckless driving and having liquor in his possession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
FRANCHISE GRANTED
River Falls Company Soon To Enter
 Andalusia 1T HeaSed Wire TO The Age-Herald)

ANDALUSIA, Ala, Nov. 30.-As soon as the equipment can be installed the River Falls Power company will enter Andalusia, supplying hyrdo-elec- tric power by contract in unlimited quantities following the granting last night by the city council of new franchise to this corporation. This com pany will reduce the local lighting rate fnom 12 cents to 10 cents. Four per cent of the gross income will go to the city. 2 per cent for the franchise and 2 per cent for a privilege tax.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
RIIS LINE ESTABLISHED

A bus line has been established be- tween Moulton and Albany Decatur. This is made possible by completion of the Moulton-D Decatur highway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
TO REISSUE WARRANTS
Houston County To Pay Interest On
 Obligations

LOTHIAN, Ala, Nov. 30.-(Spe cial Leased Wire)-According to Judge A. Y. Malone, ipso facto chairman ot the board of revenue of Houston coun ty, interest bearing warrants will bt issued about January 1 to replace 6 number of outstanding warrants against the county which for some time have been a drug on the market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
SERVICE FOR PERKINS

Funeral servces for J. B. Perkerson, alias Claude Perkins, alias H. c. Per kinson, who died Tuesday at the Hill man hospital from ac0te alcoholism. will be held at 10 o'clock Monday morn- ing from Lige Loy's chapel. Burial will follow in Elmwood cemetery with Lige Loy in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
BUILDS FARM HOMES

TUNNEL SPRINGS, Ala, Nov. 30. Especial Leased Wire)--In order to encourage and induce negro laborers to stay on the farm, Mir. c. L. Kettles is having a number of comfortable and attractive cottages built on his farm ing property. He is having no trouble in renting the houses as soon as they re completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01

Marshall show this year, which will continue both day and night.
 I. Y. Dendy is secretary and O. D. Elder, show commissioner. Mrs. Flor ence Forbes of Albany will place the awards. She is a licensed A. P. A. judge and is well known in the southern states
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
GROUNDED SHIP
 RESUMES VOYAGE
Helredale Is Floated, Say Re-
 ports From Mobile
(By Associated Press. )

NDy ASsOCIdVoo IcSo.I
 MOBILE E, Ala, Nov. 30. = The British Steamer Helredale, 2,353 tons. Randell. masted, was floated last night off the western end of Horn Island, according to news received here today. The steamer suffered no dam age, according to the message, and pro- ceeded to Gulfport Miss, her destina- tion. conveyed by the tug Bascobel. to load cargo. The Helredale went ashore Saturday morning during heavy fog in the gulf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
ta.aS2 BALES GINNED

Franklin L. Goodlett, in his report of cotton ginned for the current year gives 19,952 bales up to Nov. IA as compared with 12,115 for the corre- sponding time of 1923.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
SOCIETIES FORMED Sulligent High School Organizes Lit
 ararv RndiAs

SULLIGENT. Ala, Nov. 30.-Spe- cial. 1.-Two literary societies have been organized by the student body of the local High School to be known as the "Athenian" and "Zelosophian." W. w. Ogden, local merchant, has offered a loving cup to the society that presents the best program during the scholastic year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-01
MANS LEG BROKEN

Falling Substance Injures Powder
 Company EmpIoye
 E. $. Kelly, employe of the Hurcelus Powder plant, received broken leg at the plant Sunday afternoon when he was caught under a falling substance. The injured man was removed to the South Highlands infirmary in Johns ambulance.
The Washington times., 1924-08-22
ALEXANDR|AN IS
HELD ON CHECK
CHARGE
r. w. Sheriff. Arrested in
Petersburg Also Charged
With Roxoffice Theft

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. a.
Wanted for ahscondiug with the box
office receipts of q local theater and
passing a bad check in this city,
| r. w. Sheriff., has been arrested in
Petersburg according to information
received by Director Of Public
Safety Paul B. Morton. Sheriff.
has been bonded for his appear
anoe here in Police Court tomorrow
morning to face the charges place.
against him.
According to the police, Sheriff.
10 alleged to have gathered up the
receipts of the Idle Hour Theatre
Tuesday, and after passing a bogus
check left town, after putting sign
on the front of the theater reading
"closed for repairs" B. B. Ezrine,
owner Of the theater was away al
the time and when he returned he
Immediately swore out a warrant
for Sheriff. who was acting as man
agsr in his absence.
Sheriff. Is alleged to have received
SIS az the box office receipts and
$3.50 on the bad check.
The firemen who stayed at home
during the firemen's convention at
will turn out this evening in body
at S:45 to greet the delegation that
Won the first prize at the conVen
ion for the best looking company
in the parade.
A Homecoming celebration has
been arranged for by the officials
Of the fire department.
The delegation to the convention
from Mechanicsburg Pa, will &C
company the local ooys home and
the thirty piece band of the visitors
will give a concert this evening.
A group Of the city workers APP
pNared suddenly on King street
yesterday and repaved two bloCkA
Of the street in three hours.
The men started work at three
o'clock and were through by six,
A thin coating of tar was put on
the brick between st. Asaph and
Royal street and then the street
was leveled off with fine gravel.
These two blocks have been pre-
pared as an experiment.
Mrs. Esther u. Burke, widow of
Julian T. Burke, one of the found
ers Of Burke and Herbert, bankers,
died yesterday at her home 7l9
Prince street. She had been Ill
since the first of January.
Mrs. Burke is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Louis s. Green,
OF Washington, and Mrs. II. D.
Judkins, OF Atlanta, Ga, and three
sons, c. S. Taylor Burke and Julian
T. Burke. jr., and Doctor John w.
Burke, of Wasp, Washington,
The Washington times., 1924-08-22
TWO GET LIFT IN AUTO,
KNOCK DRIVER SENSELESS

SHENANDOAH. Pa, Aug. "a
Playing good Samaritan. Robert
Harner. twenty-eight years old, is
in the State Hospital at Ashland
suffering from u probable fracture
Of the skull sustained from beat
ing by two men, who requested a
lift over the mountain in his auto
mobile.
Harner was driving alone in his
car when he was accosted and pick
ed up the strangers. When he had
reached lonely spot in the noun
tain he was ordered to stop. Then
he was struck senseless with a
blunt instrument on the head. His
pockets were rifled. Motorists found
him dazed.
The Washington times., 1924-08-22
BUILDING GIVES
PROTECTION
IN BLAST
Bureau of Standards Test
Chamber Designed to
Withstand Explosion

Prevention Of a recurrence of the
tragic explosion which killed -four
employees of the Bureau OF Stand
ards, in September, 1919. is believed
to have been accomplished in the
redesign and reconstruction of the
altitude chambers, which are about
completed. The chambers have
been designed and built in such q
way as to reduce to a minimum
danger to employees and to the
building, in case another explosion
should occur.
These altitude chambers are used
for testing aircraft engines under
the conditions of low air pressure
and cold encountered at high alti
tudes. They have walls of rein
forced concrete sixteen inches thick
and the doors are correspondingly
strong.
During the test the engine Is seal
ed up in the room, and a large
vacuum pump is used to maintain
the low pressure desired. Ammonia
coils are used for lowering the
temperature. All controls are placed
outside of the chamber and no one
Is inside during the test.
Four scientists were killed In the
altitude chamber last year, when, on
the afternoon of September 20, there
was a terrific blast, which shook
the earth for blocks and blew OH
all windows in the reighborhood Of
the explosion.
The four men killed at that time
were: Logan L. Lauer, Urban j
Cook. Stephen M. Lee and James F.
Kendig. The explosion blew the
doors Of the chamber outward into
the laboratory.
AS rebuilt, necessary doors 10 give
access to the chamber are so de-
signed that they a~e more able ID
Withstand the pressure that may
occur should an explosion occur. To
limit the pressure, special large
openings are provided at the rear
Of each chamber.
The openings will have special
covers so designed as to Withstand
ar external pressure of about 1,400
pounds per square foot. These GOV.
erings will, however, give way very
quickly when subjected to pressure
from the inside.
Short wide passages formed by
heavily reinforced concrete walls
connect the safety openings III the
chambers directly with the oulslde
OF the laboratory buildings so that
In case Of an explosion, the escaping
gases and debris cannot reach the
personnel.
The plan Of protection was tried
on small scale models before being
incorporated in the design, ana il
expected to prevent serious dainags
to the chamber, while offering al.
most complete protection to persons
engaged in the building.