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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
HAMILTON SCHOOL
 OPENS AUGUST IS
Longer Term Is Planned For
 Coming Session.

HAMILTON, Ala, Aug. 2.-(Spe- cial. )-The Hamilton Grammar school will open on August IS, with the fol- lowing faculty in charge: Miss Eula Terrell. principal; Miss Stella Berry hill, Miss Rosa Hall, Miss Jessima Gil more and Luther Wiginton, assistants.
 Plans are on foot to have a longer term this session than in the past.
 Meet Comes August 2O-On August 20. a Community Life Institute will be held at Hamilton, under the auspices of Alabama Council of Christian Edu- cation. The meeting will be directed by Tom " Ellzy, general secretary, as- sisted by representatives from Auburn, state department of education, state board of health and farm bureau. The theme is developing the foursquare life" A large crowd is expected to be in attendance.
 Takes Special WOrk-County Super intendent of Education Thos. D. Brooks is taking special work at the University of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
STEELE BURIED
 AT HUNTSVILLE
Prominent Birmingham Attorney Carried To
 Native City

HUNTSVILLE. Ala. Aug. L. Especial. 1-The body of Nenian L. Steele, well-known Birmingham at torney, who died Thursday night after a long illness, was brought to his ma. tive city this afternoon and inferred ir Maple Hill cemetery, with services at the grave by Rev. J. W. Caldwell.
 Mir. Steele t began the practice of law in Huntsville.
 Later he became deputy United States marshal. then assistant district attorney of the northern federal dis trict of Alabama, and afterward was referee in bankruptcy at Birmingham During recent years he had engaged ir private practice of law in Birming. ham. Mir. Steele belonged to a prom. inent family in Madison county and he was a brother of A. R. Steele. Mrs. W l. Thompson and Mrs. Kirby Cart. wri"ht. of Huntsville, and l.. c. Steele of Predonia, N. c.
 Face Liquor Charge-The arrest of C. E. Adair. at Anniston. and Roy Adair, at Gullman. both wanted in home.a Ga., on charges of manufac. turing lfquor' was reported to the deputy United States marshal's office here yesterday. The prisoners will be returned to Rome for trial in the feder. al court.
 Melons On Market-Watermalo and cantaloupes raised in Madison county appeared in the market here Friday for the first time this season Both crops are late by from 20 to 3C days and are scarce and the early ar. rivals commanded good prices.
 Oil Direct0rs To Meet-The Greater drilling operations in full swing in west Huntsville Oil and Gas company, with Huntsville at depth of over 2.600 rect, has called meeting of stock. holders for August 5, for the purpose Of authorizing an increase of capital stock to $22,QQO. The corporation has taken leases on more than 2G000 acres of Madison county lands and is well prepared to dominate the field in the event of an oil strike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
GOODWATER TO HAVE NEW PICTURE SHOW
Buildings Destroyed By Fire
 Are Being Rebuilt

GOODWATER, Ala, Aug. 2.-(Spe- cial. IT. F. McEIrath is completing a modern moving picture house on the east side of Main street and it is ex- pected that within short time the town will have an up-to-date daily pie ture show. The building is adjoining the post office building.
 F. l.. Crew is placing material on tho ground two doors south of the Me Elrath building to rebuild the store burned several years ago. This building will he occupied by CrewThomas Fur nlture company.
 With these two buildings completed, all the buildings on east side of Main street, which were destroyed by fire two years ago, will have been rebuilt.
 On west side of Main street, only one building lot is vacant as result of the fire.
 ], <. GilIiland will soon have his garage and sales room for automobiles finished and ready for occupation. This new building is located on corner of Main and Weogufka street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
R.O.T.C. UNIT LEAVES ALABAMA FOR HOME
University Plans Magazine The RanSmer-Jammer'

]. UNIVERSITY, Ala, Aug. 2.-(Spe- cial. )-The % members of the R. o. T. 0. class of the University of Ala bama returned to their home the first part of this week, after taking a six weeks course, in military training at Camp Clellans J G<f s
 In the rating of school week done n camp, Alabama ranked sixth, and sec ond in pnstol competition. Five of the Alabama men qualified as experts in machine work.
 Among the men who were at camp this summer were Col R. S. Wells, commander of the R. o. T. c. activities at the university for the past four years, who will be relieved before the opening of the regular session, Cap tains V. S. Burton and l.. Hodnette.
 To Have MagaZine--For the first time in. the history of the Capstone, Alabama is to have real magazine, known as "Rammer-Jammer," to be published quarterly by the students of the university. ePlans for the humor- ous magazine have been projected by Prof. Carl Garner and Brooks Fore hand of the English department and Robert Matherne, editor, and Cliff In- gliss, business manager, students here.
 The magazine will be modelled after such humorous magazines as College Humor," and 'The Yellow Jacket" Contributions. to the magazine will be made by various students, and if plans now made are successful, Alabama wifi have one of the leading prohibitions of n humorous magazine in the south, in a short duration of time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
WALKER TO OBSERVE
 IOOTH ANNIVERSARY
Date Of Celebration Planned
 For October Or November

JASPER, Ala, August 2-(Spe= cial, people of Walker county will celebrate the 100fh anniversary of this county some time in the fall. This is the plan of Dr. J. Alex Moore, coun- ty superintendent of education, who ex- poets to secure the cooperation of all the schools, teachers, civic clubs, lunch- con eldbs. and other agencies in the movement. Dr. Moore thinks that the program should call for q two. days celebration in Jasper some time in October or November.
 ]. The proposed celebration, if held. will bring to light much Historical in5 formation concerning the pioneer settlers of Walker.
 To Improve Street--According to announcement made here today by city officials, the city of Jasper will have the street leading north from the Walker County High school put into first class condition to the home of T. w.. Poe.
 New Coal Waslier-The Dixie Coal Mining company is having q new up- to-date washer installed at McCollum Mines, three miles west of Jasper. The new washer will be ready to be put into operation within the next two or three weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
MANY TEACHERS
 SECURE PLACES
University Tn structofs Find Positions For
 Coming Session

UNIVERSITY, Ala, Aug. 2.-(Spe- cial. .)-Judson Snead, secretary to Dr. James S. Thomas, director of the sum mer school, in charge or the teachers placement bureau of the University of Alabama, announces that over 100 of the teacher-graduates in 1924, out of 13O, have already secured positions, sev- eral as principals of high schools throughout the state. esf
 Most of the graduates have obtained schools in Alabama, although many have accepted tQtorship of schools in Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia, Tennes- see, Texas, Oklahoma, and Florida. About POO students are taking. pre-nor- nal or extension work here this sum mer.
 Building Progresses Work is pro- gressing rapidly on the $150,O00 library building Of the University of Alabama, located on the west side of the campus. Building material is now being placed and excavation work, prepatory te lay ing the foundation, is moving forward rapidly.
 Graduate Glass Meets-A meeting of the graduate class of the summer school was held in Morgan hall Wednesday evening, with Dr. James $. Thomas in charge. Plans and special business were discussed in preparation for the first summer commencement exercise to be held at the close of summer school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
WOMAN JOINS RACE
 FOR JASPER OFFICE
Mrs. E. R. Mattingly Announces
 As MayOralty Candidate

JASPER, Ala, Aug. 2.-(Special. )- Political developments in Jasper during the past week indicate that there will be two tickets participating in the mu- nicipal election to be held in Septem- Der. At least there will be a contest for the office of mayor.
 According to statement made here this afternoon by Mrs. E. k. Mattingly. that she has already made up her mind definitely to enter the race for mayor.
 On the ticket put out at a mass meeting held at the court house on the night of July IS, are the following:
 For mayor-J. H. Cranford.
 For aldermen-W. $. Childers, John Robinson, Albert Russell, Y. j. Barnett T. ]. Amiss.
 Among those who have been men, tioned as probable candidates for alder men are NJ. T. Hutto, Bryce Campbell and Fred Jackson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
BIRMINGHAM FIRM GETS SELMA ISSUE
$74,OOO Bondage Will Be
 Used To Pave Streets

SELMA, Ala, Aug. 2.-(Special.) ) Selma improvement bonds totaling $74,000 were sold at the city hall Thursday to Ward, Sterne & Go. of Birmingham. The bonds brought II F ands accrued interest.
 The proceeds will be used to pave Washington street and First avenue.
 Charged With Assault-W. P. Luns- den, a white man, was arrested at his place near the city Wednesday night by Deputy Gaddy, and lodged in the Dallas county jail. He was charged with assault and battery.
 Mrs. Wells Buried-The body of Mrs. Annie Love Wells of Jasper, Ala; was brought to Selma Thursday eve ming and was taken to Marion Fri day for interment, with the body came Mir. W. T. Wells, and other relatives, among whom were Mir. and Mrs. Joe Conwell of Jasper, the latter, daugh- ter; her sisters, Mrs. Margaret Love Mooring of Tullahoma, Tenn, and Mrs. Junius B. French of Chattanooga.
 Conducts Services-Rev. John Aza ford of Birmingham conducted the mid week prayer service at the First Pres byterian church on Wednesday evening during the absence of Dr. Edgar c. Cannon.
 Mrs. Stewart Dies-NIrs. Josephine Cade Stewart, wife of Hon. H. H. Stewart, died at her home in Lamar court at 8 80 on Wednesday evening. Chn Q0 uno old oy11 ha1 her 56 years of married life in Selma, the wife of Hon. H. H. Stewart, for three successive terms the mayor of Selma and fors many years it's city clerk. ST
 Helps College Drive-Isadore Kay ser company helped the Montevallo drive by giving per cent of its sales in the ready-to-wear department on Friday and Saturday to the Million Dollar Drive.
 Plan Selma Office-AlIister McAllis- ter, vice president and general manager of the Alabama Mutual Building and Loan association, is in Selma making investigations which may lead to open ing an office in this place, as an ad- junct to thes Birmingham association MT. McAllister says he has found an excellent field in Selma.
 Exchange Officials-The Cotton ex- change elected the following officers and directors for the ensuing year i: President, Hooper Adams vice presi- dent, Morris Hohenberg; secretary and treasurer, Bernard Yaretzky; directors, Hunley Agee; chairman, E. E. Rogers. H. c. Patillo, George Treadwell, and Pressley Welch, Jr,
 May Open Plant-Gray B. Amos, district manager of the McNeel Marble company of Marietta, Ga, has taken out a license to do business in Selma and has stated othat he may make this his headquarters, when he may open up a marble and granite plant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
PLANS ARE MADE TO DEVELOP FORESTS s
Charles F. Fuechel To Assist
 Farmers In Work

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. 2.- Charles F. Faechel, agent of the Ala bama Commission of Forestry, has been assigned to the work of assisting farm CTS and other owners of small forest areas in connection with handling and developing their woodland holdings, it has been announced at the office of the commission.
 "A small timber tract is extremely usefull to the owner" Major Page S. Bunker. state forester. said in an nouneing Mir. Fuechel's duties. "The owner often is at loss, however, as to just how to manage his woodland so that it will be uniformly productive year after year. Instruction, demOnstra- tion, sadvice and assistance in putting the small owners timber tracts into this condition win comprise the principal duties of Mir. Fuechel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
RAILWAY SHOPS
 TO HAVE BARBECUE
Special Trains May Be Run To
 GOodwater

GOODWATER, Ala, Aug. D. Especial. )-The shopmen of the Cen. tral of Georgia railway company of the Illinois Central railway company will hold big barbecue and picnic at Grimes Lakes next Tuesday. Employes at Go. lumbus and Birmingham shops will at. tend, and it is said special trains will run from each city to ,Goodwater and return at night.
 J. J. Kusler and W. $. McLane, of Birmingham, representing the shopmen, have been here and made final arrange. ments for the outing.
 In the afternoon there will be a base. ball game between Birmingham and Co. lumbus, music will be furnished by two bands. Several hundred people from Birmingham and Columbus are expected to attend. Barbecue meat will ba saxxsa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
SELMIANS TO ATTEND
 PRESBYTERIAN MEET
Four Delegates Will Be Sent To
 School Of Missions

SELMA Ala, Aug. 2.-(Special. )- The First Presbyterian church of Selma will send four delegates to the annual meeting of the School of Missions, which will be held at Magnolia Beach on August 20-27. Plans for this meet ing were made at the meeting of the executive board of the, synodical in Bir- mingham in January of this year.
 Mrs. Frank M. Jones, of Birmingham, president at large of the Woman's Synodieal, has stressed the importance of the auxiliary sending delegates to the convention, if the school is to be a sue cess.
 An excellent program has been out lined. Mrs. ". R. Dobyns. president of the Synodical and Mrs. W. D. Kinds, have the program in hand. A pageant will close the series of daily meetings,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
ALABAMA CROPS
 ARE DOING WELL
Outlook Is Best In Years Says
 COchrane

MOBILE, Ala. Aug. 2.-CSpecial.1 } AIter completing inspection, along with other officials, over lines of Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railroad Cor. poration, President Cochrane seemed enthusiastic over crop conditions. He said:
 T have not for a number of years seen crops look so promising in tbe tier of west Alabama counties our line serves as they are today, cotton es- peclaily. The plant is large, we'll fruited. clear of grass and looks as if there will be a big yield. Boil weevil, the farm CTS say, has not yet done any serious damage and they do not look for much trouble from this source
 Expect Large Yield
 This money crop is going to show an abnormally large yield, as is the al- talfa hay now being gathered and shipped on the northern part of our line. especially in Sumter and Pickens conn ties. Farmers all through the section are justly encouraged and their prod ucts are going to bring into the coun- try more money than has happened I believe for. a number of years in the past, not since before the war, at least. This is most encouraging to me because the farmer is the backbone of pros perity and when he prospers we gen orally find that the rest of us follow right in behind, so things look a good deal better to me-
 Lumber Picking Up
 When asked about other business on the line, Mir. Cochrane said: "The lumber industry is looking up. We have 114 pine, hardwood and other for est product manufacturing plants ship ping over our railroad. They, of course, have suffered from the slump in this line of business for the past few months, but present conditions prove what I have felt all along was the case, that is that the general de- precision in business could .not be de- scribed by slide to the bottom, but more properly as a sag in prosperity, the bottom of which we have now reached and are coming out of it.
 This is especially true in the lumber industry. because price of lumber has advanced in the past few days and our mills are receiving inquiries and actual orders considerably in excess of what they have for several months past and look for this upward trend to con tinue."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
FAYETTE SCHOOLS
 TO OPEN EARLIER
High School Will Start Term On August 9

FAYETTE, Ala, Aug. 2.-(special.) ) Schools will open here earlier this fall than last year. The high school, Prof. B. L. Balch, principal, will open on August 25, with the following faculty : J. E. Wright, arts and mathematics ; Charles Scott, science; Mrs. Charles Scott, history and economies; Miss Ruth Berdiek, home economies; Miss Mortis McKell, English; Miss Irene Magee: phyisics and mathematics Miss Irene Ward, English and Spanish; Miss Irene Ward, music.
 The grammar school with Miss Sara Stone principal, will open August 25, three weeks earlier than last year.
 J. A. Kuykendall, county superin- tendent. says the rural schools are being supplied with competent teachers and will open as early in October and run five months this year, as better sup ply of funds will be available
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
26 INSTITUTES
 ARE SCHEDULED
Alabama Council Of Christian Education
 Faces Busy Month

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. D. Twenty-six community life institutes still remain on the program prepared by the Alabama Council of Christian Education tosbe held during this month. The series of institutes was started last June, and more than 50 institutes were scheduled at the opening of the season.
 The first institute was held yesterday at the Troy normal school. None was held today. The following itinerary for the month has been announced:
 Ramer, Montgomery county, August 3; Pell City, St. Clair county, August 4 :. Alexander, Calhoun county, August 5; Pilgrims Rest, Etowah county, August 6 Cedar Bluff, Cherokee coun- ty, August q; Ider, DeKalb county, August s; Trenon, Jackson county, August, @; Riverton, Madison county, August 10; Union Grove, Marshall county, August Il; Albany, Morgan county, August 12; Tanner, Limestone county, August 13; Mt. Hope,. Law renee county, August 14; Lexington, Lauderdale county, August 15 i; Florence Normal School, August 16; Cherokee, Colbert county, August IS; Red Bay, Franklin, August 19; Hamilton, Mar ion county, August 20; Lamar copnty, August 21, place not selected; Herin Lake Camp House, Tuscaloosa county, August 9; Pickens county, August 23, place not decided Pine Hill, Wilcox county, August 25; Clarke county, August 26, place not decided; Hope We'll Church, Perry county, August 27 Martin Stewart school, Hale county, August 2S; Bibb county, August %, place not selected.
 Attendance at the institutes has been unusually good this year, according to report made by T. V. Ellzey, general secretary of the council.
 Numerous requests have been re- ceived by MT. Ellzey from county SUI. perintendents of education to hold a se- ries of -four square institutes" in the high schools of the state, as a result of the success of the community life in. stitutes, it is said. Mir. Ellzey an- that he would recommend that these high school institutes be carried out by the council.
 The first two weeks of October al- ready have been set aside for meetings of this nature in each rural and con. solidated high school in Jefferson coun- ty he said. B. ,i ".as saa ts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
PARTY TO COVER
 l MISSISSIPPI FIELD
Republicans To Place
 Candidates In Each District

JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 2.-(Spe. cial. .)-The republican party will plf e a candidate for Congress in the field in each congressional district in the state, according to NJ. H. Daley, one of the leaders of the party in this common wealth.
 It is understood that this action will be taken in accordance with instructions from the republican national executive committee, as there will be no contest for the nomination, the candidates will be named by the several districa execu. tive committees.
 The republicans are not planning to put an opponent in the field against Senator Pat Harrison at the November election.
 Hearing On August 7-Preliminary hearing of Mrs. c. E. Peoples, arrested as suspected having two husbands and later released under $750 bond, has been set for Thursday, August z, before Judge Penix, in police court.
 G. A. Boris, known to the police as husband No. two, and who married Mrs. Peoples at Granda Tuesday night, was still held in the city jail Friday when he could not furnish $750 bond for the county grand jury.
 Peoples, the husband No. one in the case, and whose marriage to the woman in Birmingham in 1919 was confirmed by wire by the authorities at that place, was released Wednesday night.
 Stewart Doing We'll = Woodruff Stewart, IT,, 20-year-old son of W. T. Stewart, president and general manager of the c. and S. l. railroad, who, with NJ. c. Coon, son of D. R. Coon, of Biloxi, United States deputy marshal on the gulf coast, was dangerously injured when a roadster automobile in which they were riding capsized on the Fan ming road early Thursday morning, was reported by attending physicians to be doing well Saturday.
 Anthrax Controlled With the whole state on the alert and three federal men in the field to check new outbreaks, steady improvement in the anthrax epi- demic in Mississippi was predicted here by r. P. Garner, chairman of the state live stock sanitary board.
 Not single report of new outbreaks was received Friday by Mir. Garner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
IS YEARS FAIL
 TO KEEP HENS
 FROM LAYING

T ASPER, Ala, Aug. 2.-(Spe-
 ciat)-W. L. Sutton, who re- O sides at Jasper, has two of the oldest hens on record in Walker county. He has two hens that are IS years old each, and have missed laying only three times during the entire summer. The two old hens are from the famous Allen Round head strain of game chickens. The two chickens were purchased from q neighbor by MT. Sutton when they were two years old in 1908. One of the hens has broken foot as re- suit of a. kick of mule and the other one has rheumatism every summer, but it doesn't keep her from laying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
W.C.T.U. CONVENTION
 BEGINS AUGUST IT
Many Birmingham Members Ex-
 pected To Attend
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Aug. 2.-The first annual convention of the young peoples branch of the Woman's Chris tian Temperance Union of Alabama will be held at Camp Horne near here, August 11-17. About 100 delegates from over the state are expected.
 Mrs. Lamar Smith, of Attalla, state secretary of young peoples work as- sisted by Mrs. John c. Turner, of Tus- caloosa, will be in charge of the state work, while the camp will be held under the direction of Mrs. Maud P. Perkins, of Syracuse, N. Y, national Secretary of young peoples work.
 Mrs. Mary T. Jefferies, of Birming- ham, state president of the w. c. T. U., will talk at each mornings conference on parliamentary law, and Mrs. F. NJ. Jackson, of Birmingham, will conduct the morning devotional exercises. Mrs. Ozone, is was announced will chap erone party of % young people from Birmingham who will attend the con- vention
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-03
TALLAPOOSA BOYS
 BUSY WITH COTTON
Clubs Report Splendid Progress
 Of Crops

ALEXANDER CITY, Ala, Aug. ?. Especial. )-The boys cotton clubs in Tallapoosa and Coosa counties, un- der the direction of S. NJ. Day, county agent, are making splendid progress. The prospects for a good yield of cotton are excellent on practically every one of the acre plots, many according to re- cent reports will make bale to the acre, practically everyone has a chance to make a splendid profit.
 Besides the instructions they are re- ceiving from the county agent on i'm proved methods of farming, are getting good training in other lines. This week Mir. Day had the members of the Talla- poosa county club in camp at Horse shoe Bend, and in short time the club boys of Coosa county will have camp on Hatchett creek at the old Sylacauga power plant.
 Specialists from Auburn visit the camps and prominent state and county speakers will deliver short addresses