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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

country will never see a complete sat
uration point of the automobile.
1T takes 2,500,000 new cars every
year to take the places of the old and
worn out ones" be declared. Con-
struction of new roads throughout the
country makes new buyers. Thousands
of miles of roads are being paved and
improved but there are still 100000
miles of highways to be built. Popu.
lation is increasing constantly and OBJ
viously this eventually will make more
business for the motor car dealer.
"The Willys-Overland Company has
been unusually successful this year
Two years ago we owed S11. 10000
We paid it back three months ahead
OF time. We earned more than S13,.
100000 for 1928"
I. d. Mckee, manager Of the San
Antonio Overland Company; F. A
Winerich, head of the Winerich Motor
Sales Company; L. G. Peed, general
sales manager of Willys-Overland
Inc, Ward Canaday of the United
States Advertising Corporation who is
with Messrs. WHY'S and Peed: Fer.
dinand Herff, local banker; II. II
Rogers, banker. and Dave Woodward
were other speakers.
Good Musical Program.
Prior to the lunch, the dealers and
bankers sang a number OF songs un-
der the leadership of Alva Willgus
Miss Angeline McCrocklin. Louis.
vile, contralto. a Baylor College stu.
dent; Mrs. Allie Coleman Pierce, so.
prano, director Of voice at the Baylor
College; Miss Adelaide Winerich
whistling; Miss Lucille Sommers
pianist; and an orchestra furnished
an interesting musical program.
Messrs. WHY'S, Peed and Canaday
are touring a large part of the United
States and were Scheduled to arrive il
Toledo on Saturday or Sunday, Apri
4 Tbn- will - oranf thrao xraai-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

on the tour, covering more than TO-
600 miles.
Monday morning of last week was
spent in business conferences. Dealers
from "a Southwest Texas counties at
tended the noon meeting Monday as
well as BUSINESS session in the Wine
rich Motor Sales Company building.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-04-06

what are you crying for. my lad?"
suhstitoot an, ayery fine ! cnstomer
comes inNI get washed as an advertise
ment.'--Exchange. ts.s . 400 - j. D. d, .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
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HARRIS0N'S CODE DEFEATED 4 ID 1
Dickson's Substitute Amend l. ment With Enforcement
 .:-. Provision Is Adopted

Four city commissioner voted against William L. Harrison's electri- cal code. at the commission hearing Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. and adopted the substitute amendment of Commissioner W. E. Dickson call ing for an ordinance embracing the 1923 code of the national underwrit- CTS association with a special en- \1orceinent provision to be prepared by City Attorney W. J. Wynn.
 The ordinance was adopted after a warm debate in which Commissioner Harrison's enforcement. clauses, re- curing a board of examiners to pass on the fitness of electrical contrac- tors and calling for bond of $1.000 from the electrical men. were finally Hejected.
 Representatives of the contractors, Che real estate men and many others wero present at the hearing. The ordinance is in reality an amendment to the present city electrical; code which, 1t is declared, has become 70 antiquated as ito be virtually obso- 1ete.
 The commissioner took the stand. according to President McLendon. that the enforcement provisions of Mir Harrison would result In a mon- oply of the business and deprive the smaller contractors of their work. "We want to enforce the inspection law, not make new ones," MT. Mo- Lendon said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
Exquisite Mechanical Adjustment
 R equired For Placing Linotypes
Seventeen New Machines Be- ing Put Up In The Age
 Herald Skyscraper Home

Setting up 17 pieces of mechanism, each composed of several thousand parts and each requiring an exquisite ness of adjustment on a part with the assembling of the movement of a watch, is the task that is bringing precipitation to the brows of mechan- ical executives who are placing the new machinery in the composing room of the papers new skyscraper home.
 No debutant dressing for her first ball ever required more fine adjust ment to be arranged just so" than does & Mergenthaler linotype ma chine in being set up for business.
 Seventeen of them came from the by the factory and later were pried loose from freight handlers. They constitute one of the reasons why The Age-Herald is not now in it's new home-the tallest building in the south, and one of the best appointed structures in the United States.
 One of the machines taken to the new caster, will make any sort of type, up to F inch, a printer wants: make the column rules; strips of lead that go between the type sepa- rating the columns of the paper; and some of the boys say, chew tobacco if it is given a chance.
 The monotype was set up. filled with type metal, the gas in it's furnace was lighted, and for days, it has been been passing out all sorts of letters and strips that will be seen in the days to come as part of advertising messages from Birmingham mer- chants to their customers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
SAYS V0ODOO WORKER MUST BE SUCCESSFUL
Abernethy Rules He Gets Money
 Falsely Otherwise

When a voodoo worker accepts a fee. for his services and the voodoo fails to work, he is likely to get into trouble, as Issus White a negro found out Thursday when ne was given a 90-day suspended sentence in Judge H. B. Abernethy's court.
 White acquired reputation among his negro acquaintances as a spell caster and was led in to smooth out the marital troubles of one Will Johnson, another negro, whose wife had left him. Johnson claimed he paid White a fee of $2.75 to cast spell over her and make her return to her husband. Somehow. the spell failed to materialize. or, at any rate, Johnson's wife failed to show any inclination to return. Then Johnson had White arrested for obtaining money under false pretenses.
 The trial added another souvenir to Judge Abernethy's book collection. Part of the evidence was book owned by the defendant on his art. It proved to be full of secrets on how to be successful in love and the best way to cure sick animals with out the use of medicine.
 If you come up before me again" Judge Abernethy warned in passing sentence. this suspended sentence will fall right on you and you'll have to do time"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
SEEK CONTRIBUTIONS
 TO JEWISH SCHOOL
Dr. Gittleman To Speak At Bir.
 mingham Synagogues

A rabbi of national prominence will address the Jewish congrega- tions of Birmingham Friday and contributions to the million-dollar drive of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America.
 pr. Jacob J. Gittleman, a graduate of the seminary and a noted Jewish scholar and orator. will speak Friday evening at the Beth-El synagogue and tomorrow at the Knesseth Israel synagogue.
 Graduates of the great Jewish Theological school are touring the country in an effort to raise money for the institution. Rabbi Gittle- man is in charge of the campaign for funds in Birmingham.
 More than 157 rabbis have been graduated from the theological semi nary. and the teachers institute, maintained in connection with the seminary, organized IA years ago, has graduated 204 teachers.
 Recently the Jewish Theological seminary attracted worldwide atten- ton by its requirement of the fa- nous Elkan Adler library of 10000 rare volumes and 1000 even rarer Ildn uSCTlptS, not only oI JeWlSn, put of universal interest and of value to theologians, historians and archaeologists of all denominations.
 Some of the manuscripts con- tained in the Adler collection are over 700 and some 1000 years old, and it is believed that when they are all deciphered. indexed and classified, they will shed light on some of the obscure periods in the history of human progress and may cause the rewriting of many chap ters of current theology and his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
SERVICE MEN PREPARE FOR INDOOR CARNIVAL
Proceeds Will Go To Improving
 Club Rooms For Soldiers

Members of the Service Mems club and auxiliary organizations will have banquet at the old post office building Friday night. All members of divisions and their wives are re- quested to be present.
 The banquet will see the launching of plans for the indoor carnival and bazar, which will be staged at the post office building July 11-16, i'm elusive. Funds taken in from this week of celebration will be turned into the fund for enlarging, remodel ing and furnishing the Service Mems club, which is composed of Rainbow veterans, Spanish war veterans, vet erans of foreign wars and all units of the Alabama national guard.
 It was stated Wednesday that painters and decorators were work ing day and night putting the entire lower floor in shape with a new dress for the occasion. It was also pointed out that new light fixtures were be- ing installed and that a machine would be used over the entire dance floor, putting 1t in shape for a week of dancing. Captain Harry E. Smith has already contracted for an orches- tra, and dancing will be one of the nightly features of the mid winter festival.
 Those in charge of booking the at fractions stated that, arrangements had been made to bring Frozo "the worlds greatest mechanical figure" here. and that Jolly Dixie, said to be the largest girl in the world would also be on hand. Among the other attractions will be Dickersons forty cages of wild animals, zoo within itself; a pony, said to be the most intelligent horse in the world and 10 high-class vaudeville acts These are only some of the features, and Captain Smith says that other announcements will be made as the program is added to.
 The cooperation we are receiving on all sides is excellent" said Cap tain smith. "and this fact enables us to go ahead and book larger and more numerous attractions than we had intended at first. From what I have seen of the plans, know I can truly promise the people of Bir- mingham the largest indoor program or this kind ever attempted here be- fore"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
CLAIM STREET NOT INJURED BY PARKWAY
Street Railway Companies File De-
 murrers In Injunction Suit

Several claims were made in the demurrer filed in chancery court Thursday by the Birmingham Rail way, Light and Power company and the Tidewater Railway company to the petition for an injunction filed by the First Avenue Coal and Lum- Der company and J. T. Rhodes, pres ident. An injunction had been asked to prevent the street car com panies from parking First avenue between Forty-first and Forty seventh streets.
 The street car companies claimed that there was no equity in the bill asking for the injunction. that the plaintiffs in the case were not threatened with serious injury by the proposed parking, and that the ing from such parking would be great enough to overbalance the damage suffered by the plaintiffs. It was also claimed in the demurrer that the city commission, in grant, ing permission to park First avenue, had acted within it's authority and exercised privilege granted by law
 The demurrer filed by the city commission to the same petition January charged that the injunc- ton asked for. if granted, would constitute unlawful interference with authority vested by law"
 The demurrer was given to Judge William M. Walker for consideration in connection with the petition. His decision probably will be announced within a few days. officials said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
SUICIDE |s FOUND
 TIED ID HIS BED
Birmingham Chiropractor Uses Sbeet As Rope To
 s Hang Himself

With his wedding less than a month off and facing what he expected to be a hard fight to establish his pro- fession in a community hitherto un- entered, Charles L. Fisher. 26, chiro- practorn was found hanged with a strip of bed linen In his room at the Y. M. c. A. Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. Death, according to Coro- ner Russum. was caused by strangu- lation. self-inflicted.
 Dr. Fisher went to his room about II o'clock, leaving a call at the desk for 6:30 o'clock Thursday morning. The porter knocked on, his door at that hour. Later in the morning he was called again but did not answer, The. porter tried to- enter the door. Finding it locked on the inside. q pass key was used and Fisher was hanging from the head of the bed. Medical examination showed that he had been dead several hours
 No communication of any kind was found in his room and so far only surmises can be advanced as to the possible cause leading up to the taking of his own life.
 Fisher was a graduate chiroprac- tor, having completed his training at the Palmer school in Davenport, Ia, last October. Since that time until two weeks ago he has been located at Birmingham, where he was asso- the Lyric building. ,sgft.s Two weeks ago he decided to open offices at Cullman,S and was Ready for business there just one week ago. in letter written to Dr. Owens Mon day, Dr. Fisher spoke cheerfu1ly of the situation at Cullman but the in ference of the letter was that he was I... HeYhf fs get established.
 No Reason Assigned.
 Wednesday evening he came to Birmingham, going directly to the offices of pr. Owens, where he left his handbag and overcoat. pr owens stated Fisher had a key be- longing to the offices and was in the building at the time he left for home. He was very religious and studious. according to Dr. Owens. and Wednes- day afternoon seemed to be in bet ter spirits than usual. He referred several times to the prospective fght to become established, but in spirit of fun.
 According to Dr. Owens he was to have spent the evening with his fiance and during the afternoon dis cussed the advisability Of marrying before becoming established. He said that he saw no reason for the apparent fit of despondency which IS thought to have brought about his self destruction.
 Dr Fisher was . member of the First Methodist church and an ac- tive worker in the Sunday school prior to his location at Cullman, where he carried his letter last week. He was an adopted son of Ms. Lula Pearce,' 1929 Fifteenth avenue, south, when a small child. He is survived by a sister. Mrs. J. c. Glass of Daven- port, Iowa.
 Mrs. Pearce was visiting in Tusca- loosa, where she was notified immedf- ately following the discovery of the body. She was expected in Birming- ham Thursday night. The body IS being held at Ridout's pending re'- neral arrangements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
DR. BOWLING IS GIVEN ANNUAL LOVING CUP
Committee Considers His Work
 Most Effective During 1923

Announcement was made by the committee of award Thursday that the Birmingham News loving cup for 1923 had been given to Dr. J. D. Bowling, city and county health of ficer of Birmingham and Jefferson county, as the citizen who had done most for the community during the year.
 Formal presentation of the cup will be made Sunday, January 27. at Loew's Bijou theatre. The award was made by the committee representing Birmingham civic organizations on Dr. Dowling's record during the year in health work and achievements in the past in spite of bitter opposition in some quarters. Striking figures were submitted to show what had been done under Dr. Dowling's ad- ministration. Deaths per 100000 pop ulation showed reductions from 1918 to 1923 as follows: Typhoid fever. 36.1 to 12.6; malaria, 1O.6 to 1.5; tu- berculosis, 215.2 to 1866. Infant nor tality from all causes in the city was reduced during the same period per thousand births from 1863 to S1.9.
 The committee making the award consisted of the following: H. E. Cox, American Business club; Mrs. James Bowron, Birmingham Council of Womens Clubs; R. I. Ingalls,. Cham Der of Commerce W. E. Dickson, city commission; R. P. McCowan, Civitan club; J. B. Cox. Community club; Dr.. James A. Ward, Cosmopolitan club; Maclin Smith, Exchange club; M. H. Sterne, Junsor Chamber of Com merce; Jos. H. Loveman, Kiwanis club; Rev. W. R. Hendrix, Optimist club, and H. T. Batterton. Rotary club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
SHOOTS MOTHER -lN-LAW
Crexsie Hammond In Jail But Hus-
 hand And Mother Still At Large

Cressie Hammond, negro, 2315 Ave- nue c, solved the mother-in-law prob lem to her own sorrow Thursday night. according to her admission at police headquarters. Cressie appeare at headquarters about z o'clock and Asked that officers be sent to her home to arrest her husband and mother-in-l law. claiming that they had grievously mistreated her, beaten her up and otherwise caused her severe suffering.
 When asked what the trouble was she replied: "We just got into an argument and they beat me up. l shot the old woman-but boss used his gun" Cressie exhibited knot on her left temple about the size or a couple of walnuts.
 Cressie was escorted to the city jail and locked up on a charge or assault with intent to murder. The mother-in-law and the husband had not been apprehended at late hour Thursday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
A. M. HOLIDAY DEAD
Well-I<nOwn Insurance Man Passes
 Away At Home In Ensley

Abner Homer Holiday. aged 2S, :. son of pr. w. H. Holiday. prominent Ensley physician. died at 5:15 o'clock Thursday afternoon at a local mfr mary following a long illness.
 MT. Holiday has been employed by the Metropolitan Life Insurance company and has many friends ia the Ensley district and Greater Bir- mingham. He was member of Fairfield Lodge Nd. 749, A. r. and A. M.
 Besides his father MT. Holiday is survived by his widow. Mrs. May Hol- liday. and two small daughters, Pol lyanna and Margaret and his mother, Mrs. W. H. Holiday; two sisters, Mrs. Victor Farmer and Mrs. W. A. Gil more. The remains are at the resi- dence of his father, 2637 Pike avenue, Ensley Highlands. Funeral services will be held at 8 o'clock Friday aft ernoon from the residence with the Bell Undertaking company of Fair field, in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
FIRST AK CASES SET
 FOR TRIAL FEB. 25
Attorneys Say Their Clients Will
 Enter Pleas Of Not Guilty

Trial for Odell and Pearl Jackson and Peyton Johnson. charged with having had a part in Birmingham's series of ax attacks. has been set for Monday. February 25, Forcney Bran don, clerk of court. stated Thursday afternoon. All three are charged with murder.
 Fred Glover, another negro charged with participation in these attacks, will be tried January 2S on a charge of assault, with intent to murder, according to Frank S. Address, his attorney Peyton Johnson will be represented by George Frey, and Pearl Jackson by J. G. Adams, Jr All three men and the negro woman will enter a plea of not guilty, their attorneys announced.
 The defendants have steadily n.ain- tained their innocence of complicity in these attacks, according to their lawyers and the case for the defense will be based on the claim that the alleged confessions obtained from them were not genuine. It is claimed that, even if the negroes had been made to talk while under the influ- ence of the so-called truth serum" any statement obtained from them under these conditions would not be sufficient to bring about their con Viction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
PREDICTS GOOD YEAR
 IN REALTY CIRCLES
President Yancy Chief Speaker At
 Annual Banquet

IL. Yancey, president, at the an- nual banquet of the real estate board in the ballroom of the Tutwiler ho- tel at o'clock Thursday evening things done in the past year. includ- ing adoption of the multiple listing system, the organization of the sales and rental divisions and the work done by the appraisal committee.
 Besides these were zoning, the viaduct bill. city planning. and an office of sufficient space for the board. Soon MT. Yancey hopes to install a library and recreational room in the office.
 The year 1924 was greeted by MT. Yancey as promising the best year vet in real estate. People want Bir- mingham property. People know Bir- mingham property is good invest ment and there is no reason why we can't sell" he said.
 J. E. Duskin, Jr., president of the Alabama real estate board, and or the Montgomery Real Estate board made a short talk. He had come to study the multiple listing system used in Birmingham and bring it to Montgomery, pr. Duskin said. "Bir- mingham makes us jealous; Mont gomery is working hard, but not equal to the best that Birmingham has done," he said.
 pr. W. R. Hendrix made speech on home ownership. '"The man Is more of a man, a citizen, voter. business man and a larger factor Tn the community when he owns home" pr. Hendrix said.
 The report of A. B. Tanner, treas urer. showed almost a 50 per cent growth in members, $1,600.000 worth of property appraised by the ap- praisal committee and $500,00o worth of business done through multiple listing
 Several short talks were made be- fore the banquet was turned over to the fun committee, composed of the sales division. They endeavored to show the real estate board how model luncheon has impressed them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
TESTS SUCCESSFUL

Traffic Signal system Tried And
 Found To Work Satisfactorily 7 Tests of Birmingham's electrical traffic. signal system made wednes- day night, were successful. according to Capt. W. W. Brent of the traffic department Thursday. He said a trial of the 12 units which are to control the passing of vehicles soon proved highly satisfactory.
 The arrival of the switchboard to be installed in the traffic tower at Third avenue and Twentieth street is delaying the operation of the new system, 1t was said. In addition to this delay the matter of obtaining the 10 additional men for the opera tion of the system 16 hours daily in- stead of eight is causing a great deal of worry. Captain Brent said.
 Commissioner Cloe will seek to get the additional men on the grounds that traffic violation fines will more than pay their salaries. it Is under stood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
PLAN BOYS CLUB
Kiwanis Club To Held Meeting And
 Elect Officers Friday Evening

Plans for the erection Of the new home for the Boys club made pos sible by the recent Kiwanis club campaign for funds for that institu- tion will be discussed at the annual meeting of the club officials, to be held Friday night at the Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Percy Woodall, present head of the Kiwanians, an- nounced Thursday. All contributors to the building fund, as well as the officers and directors, are invited to attend the meeting. S7The Hiwanis club raised $75.o00, by public subscription. after its mem- bers had pledged $25,000 for. the new home for the club, and a $l00,00o building is thus assured, to be erected this year.
 New officers and directors for the club will be chosen at the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
NARCOTIC VIOLATION CHARGED

J. B. Drake, an alleged drug addict, was placed in the city jail Thursday afternoon by Call Officer Flames at the request of government officials on a charge of violating the federal narcotic law. According to the statement of the officer making the arrest, Drake was under the influ- ence of a drug at the time of his arrest and the combined strength of three men was required to put him in the automobile that carried him to the city hall. Drake was arrest ed at his home 206h Forty-first street, south. Government officers claim that he has been trafficing in drugs and ordered him picked up. He will probably be given a pre- liminary hearing Friday before Com missioner Charlton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-11
$13,5OO WAREHOUSE

Building permit for the erection oi a brick warehouse 60 by 190 feet al Sixth avenue and Twenty eightr street was issued by Building Tn spector J. E. Spencer Thursday. The warehouse is to be erected by c. R Plosser, and is to cost s13,50O, ac, cording to the application. The con tractor Is C. o. Lynn.