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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21
By LYNDE DENIG CHARLES E. HUGHES--American- . len. And y,ra,,s sreAv,ass--f0f6

ism And PrepafednesS--lSl0
 CHARLES E. HUGHES kept the
 country guessing. When the re- publicans and progressives met in Chi cago in 1916. his unbreakable silence caused a convention mystery without precedent in politics. And only few clear words were sought to clarify the position of the chief candidate on the all important subjects of Americanism and: preparedness.
 The talk of Hughes, then. judge of the supreme court, as a German-Amer- ican alliance candidate. aroused ire in the hearts of Roosevelt and his Bull Moose followers. They wanted an em- phatic anti-hyphen declaration, but none was forthcoming from the sphinx of Washington.
 Tn order to beat Wilson, it was con ceded that the republicans must find a candidate acceptable to Roosevelt, who was an aggressive contender for the nomination himself and could swing the progressives any way he chose. The whirligig of politics, oddly enough, had placed the old guard republicans behind the colonel in the move to check the Hughes boom. This was the same old guard held responsible for the so- called Crime of 1912" when Roosevelt had been denied the nomination. Then came lineup of favorite sons, Elihu Root, Senator Burton, Charles W. Fairbanks and few others, none of whom appealed to the progressives.
 Warren G. Harding, who had been mentioned for the nomination, but eliminated, became chairman of the convention that took "Americanism and Preparedness" as it's keynote. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21
PASTOR PRAISES
 MODERN SCIENCE
Dr. Mansfield Terms Dis ease Elhination As
 True Christianity
(EnsIey Bureau)

Classifying the great work of modern science toward elimination of disease as among the highest type of Christianity, Rev. William H. Mansfield pastor of the Ensley Methodist church, Sunday morning delivered sermon based on the recent talk of Dr. Lloyd Noland. be- fore an audience that filled the spacious auditorium to oyefflowing.
 Christ is alive today, every day and everywhere" the'pastor declared, there can be no greater or more convincing prooof of His being than the astounding accomplishments of our own physicians in wiping out disease from among the army of workers employed in our indus trial plants.
 That mOmentous statement by the disciple in the Garden of Gethsemene, The Lord is risen, indeed: is the only lighthouse of hope upon the shoals of this distorted world. Doctrinal creeds and religious formulas all are worthless if that fundamental fact is forgotten.
 '.In all the activities of men, entwined about all the sin and sorrow and degre- dation there is unmistakable evidence of the Christ for those who are seeking that fact. Today, everyday and every where He lives and carries on His work"
 Dr. Mansfield pointed to Dr. No lands talk before the Kiwanis club of Ensley as one of the greatest of all moral lessons to those who choose to so view it. and related remark by a fellow club member upon which he had based his topic for the Easter mOrn- ing.
 Bill. that is real Christianity" a hou orly lands great address. '"The more I think of it the more I realize how true that is. We can't get away from the Christ and His influence Try as we may, He is alive in all human hearts this glori- ous Easter morning and day, by day his immortal asstrARce,. HJo, am with you always, even. to the end of the earth,' is'beings req tfirmed in our midst ' "Be he Jew orKGentile, Catholic or Protestant, any man who falls at the cross and declares Christ his redeemer, is my brother, indeed" the speaker con cluded. @.' ,
 Easter Cantata-An Easter cantata was rendered at sithe Ensley Baptist church Sunday night to an overflow audience. The chorus of the church, as- sisted by outside soloists, participated.
 To Discuss Credit-The Ensley Asso- ciated Merchants will meet Thursday at luncheon to hear, credits discussed by w. V. Trammell, manager of the Bir- mingham Credit association. F. H. Tyler, president of the Ensley mer- chants, has in mind the idea of closer CO., operation between local merchants and Birmingham dealers in the matter of credit, and it is expected that the ad- dress of Mir. Trammell will be used to indicate the way the local merchants should proceed.
 Plan Church Campaign--A meeting of the finance committee of the Ensley Methodist church will be held Monday night, at which time plans will be out lined for the construction of a $50,0O0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21
REMNANT STORE
 BUILDING IS SOLD.
First National Is Buyer At Reported Considera-
 tion Of $93,00O

The two-story brick building now occupied by Goldstein's Remnant store immediately adjacent to the First Ma tional bank on Second avenue has been acquired by the bank at reported price of $93,00O, it was. announced Saturday.
 This property will be held as an in- vestment for the present, it was stated, with the ultimate probability that it will be converted into an addition to the bank building.
 R. c. Stone was former owner of the property. It has frontage of 25 feet and depth of 25 feet.
 The sale was made through Hill Fer guson of Jemison and company and Ed Bishop of the Hewitt Bishop Real Estate and Insurance company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21
1000 ARE EXPECTED
 AT CHURCH MEET
iState CApltaI Rnreanl g.

tState Capital Bureau S
 MONTGOMERY, Ala, April v The Alabama Sunday school Council of Christian Education will open it's annual convention here at 8 o'clock Monday morning, with a tbree.day. pro- gram. Homes have been obtained for the incoming delegates, and arrange ments fur entertainment completed by the hch1 committees, which anticipate an attendance of 1000 delegates.
 The program for the first days ses- sion includes addresses by Dr. Hugh Magill, secretary of the International CouneilF of Christian Education, and Governor W. W. Brandon, honorary president of the council. Governor Brandon will preside at the session Monday. night, at which the annual ad- dress of the president, Dr. J. D. Dill lard, Of Birmingham, wiIlrbe delivered.
 A feature of much interest is the ad- dress to be delivered before the con- vention by Bishop W. G. Mcdowell, who will speak Wednesday morning. His subject will be "A Great Oppor- tnnity." Delegates will be taken on an automobile ride Wednesday after noon, and rendered reception at the Woman's college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21
SCHOOL CHILDREN
 AID DISABLED MEN
Mississippi Students Send $62S
 To Hospital Inmates

JACKSON, Miss, April 20.-(Spe- cial. )--W. F. Bond, state superintend- ent of education. is today sending a check for $623.11 to the authorities in charge of the federal hospital at Gulfport for disabled soldiers. Some weeks ago through the, state department of education, an opportunity was of fered to the school children of the state to contribute a penny each for the benefit of the permanently disabled World war veterans in the hospital at Gulfport. The splendid response shows that the school children of Mississippi are genuine American citizens and one hundred per cent patriotic. This fund will go to provide for the soldiers those little comforts not furnished by the government. The fund will be in the hands of the GulfpOrt post of the American Legion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21
REVENUE BOARD
 ELECTION LAW
 MAY EXCHANGED
County's Next Board To Take Definite Action,
 Is Believed

Jefferson county's next board of rev enue, no matter who its members may be, will launch determined, move ment immediately after taking office to change the law now governing cleo tion of it's members.
 An informal canvas of the candidates has revealed that, almost without ex- caption, they favor a change whereby allsfive of the seats on the board would not become vacant at the same time.
 The vast majority of the 24 candi- dates now seeking seats on the. board say they believe the public interests would be best served by:
 Providing for two short terms of four years each and three long terms of six years each. ..
 Business Suffers
 Under this arrangement all of the board members would not have to cam paign for reelection at the same time. A few of the men now running for the board expressed the belief that board members should not be eligible for re- election, but the majority vetoed this suggestion. =t
 However, all were agreed that the county's business necessarily suffers in one way or another when all five mem- hers are forced to do their reelection j campaigning simultaneously.
 To these arguments. members of the i present board added that it would or dinarily be wise course to have one or two veterans" on the board when new members took office.
 Regardless of the outcome of the cur rent race, the new board will take steps to have the election regulations amended. |
 Passage Likely
 This amendment must be submitted to the state legislature, but a unani- nous recommendat tion for it's passage by the board members probably would enable it to go through without se- rious contest. eSEa
 Most of the candidates passed quiet Easter, preliminary to setting out anew Monday in their yote-seeking drives. The next three weeks will witness as much "hand-shaking" and other polit. ,ical activity as this county has seen in a decade, according to- competent observers.
 Veteran politicians say they have mo- ticed this year that the people are talk ing added interest in the races and are carefully scrutinizing the records of all candidates.
 Heavy Vote. Expected
 This condition has led to A practi- cally unanimous prediction in court house circles that 4iis total vote ~iiii-fhe county on May 13 will reach. 30,0OO. This would set new high record.
 l.. K. Bowen, election commissioner and registrar, in whose office the off cial list of qualified voters is kept, is authority for fhe statement that thousands of citizens told him as they registered for the primary that they intended to vote this year even if they had to take full day off from their work" This. sort of situation, Mir. Bowen says, means much for the fu- ture of the county.a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21
SONG CONCERT
 WILL BE GIVEN
 BY CANA RES

Birmingham kird-lovers will have rare entertainment in store for them Tuesday evening" when Howard Fogg presents the 4ise prize winning grand schampioMeanaries of shows held throughout4she year of 1923 in concert. at tM Chamber of Com merce auditoriIsn.
 Mir. Fosg, wk6sis secretary of the International Roller Canary Jour nal, will defiyer at this time a short lecture explaining the songs and different tours of the Roller Cana ries and the notes characteristic of different birds.;.s
 These birds are on concert tour and have been displayed before au- diences of Memphis, San Antonio, Dallas and New Orleans. They will appear in Montgomery Monday eve ming.
 Mrs. Henry P. Ramsey of Mem phis, who has garranged the Bir- minghani conceft,' has requested all canary enthusiasts to attend a meet ing at the Tua~iler hotel Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock when an at- tempt will be made to form Bir- mingham Canary club. Mir. Fogg will speak at this meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21
SIDELIGHTS OF
 WASHINGTON

Veterans of the field armies of the Confederate war rapidly decrease in number each year. But the pension rolls increase.
 Senator N. B. Dial of South Caro- lima declares that the time will soon have arrived when the pension roll will be as burdensome as was the cost of government a few short years ago.
 The situation, which is really regard ed as serious, is due to the fact that any member of Congress, democratic or republican, living above the Mason Dixon line, will, without pr0vocation introduce a pension bill. Once a pen- sion bill is on the floor, it is impos- sible to defeat it.
 It is folly to oppose it.
 It appears that politics, involving love of public office and fear of defeat, has sufficient power to eliminate con- sideration for the taxpayer and the government, itself. sa
 
 | Senator Underwood, while leader of the House, commented practically to the above effect to his democratic cnl- leagues.
 He told them that the only hope was in so stacking committees that 1t would be with some difficulty that pension grabs emerged. He made the point that those members living above the Mason Dixon line sometimes gave considera- tion to the serious aspects of the situa-; tion behind the doors of g committee chamber, where the same members, in public. would not vote to defeat pen sion bill.
 It was deduced from Underwood's statement that he held politics respon- sible, and adhered to the practical con- clusion that once a measure was on the floor it was foolish fruitlessly to butt ones brains out in an attempt to defeat it.
 Whether he does or does not, there will be other bills the next session. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21
PRODIGY ENTERTAINMENT
Boy Of 12 Who Wrote Cratic Quits
 Musicians Strike

Musicians Strike
 Mini ROta Rinalh of Milan is 12 years old. He is sort of three-in-one prodigy-musician, composer and con duetor, says the New York Times.
 When Il, Mini composed an ora torio-"The Childhood of Saint John the Baptist which has been pro- nounced. by those whoF mo wa very ex- cellent thnig. Be thathas it may, the youthful composer came something of cropper recently I. at TourcOing, France, when he attempted to lead an orchestra of 25O musicians in the rem dition of his composition. The musi- clans, at least some of them, did not measure up to Ninfs conception of what a musician shonldabe. Perhaps the musicians themselye did not take kindly to the idea thatsNa little child shall lead them" In any event false note or two from some careless mem Der of the 250 brought Minis artistic temperament into play.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21
TOUR Bnr LAND

LAUREL Miss, April, 20,slS lSpe-. cial. Bofr of eile Tive settlers wlo came last week to look over the de- yelopment of local land company near here purchased lands and plan to take possession of their new property in the near future. This makes eight fam. lilies that will settle on the project and two of them are already on the ground,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21
THIRD AVENUE LOT
 SOLD FOR $18,OOO
K. A. Conville Is Buyer Of Plot
 From Omer Brashear

K. A. Conville has purchased from Omer Brashear the property at 2305 Third avenue, north, and will hold it for the present as an investment. The consideration was $1S,000.
 James B. Drake, of the Montgomery Realty agency, handled the detail. This company also reports the sale of 3S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21
se SURRENDER
Hartley Family Of Satsuma Among
 Those D0eketed

jMOBIKtE, Ala, April 2U.--Out of a total of 75 persons indicted by the re- cent county grand jury for violating the prohibition laws of the state, a total of 36 surrendered in the past two days, 17 being docketed today, Practically the entire Hartley family of Satsuma, Ala, surrendered today. Mrs. Cliff Hartley surrendered to answer five charges as did Carroll O. Hartley and Charles c. Hartley to answer two charges and Dorothy and Alma Hartley
 one charge. V t9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21

Sunday school annex to the church. It was stated that the quarter block bought last week will be used as a site for the present home of the minister in charge, and on the site now occupied by the par sonage the new Sunday school will be erected. The committee will decide Monday night the best way of approach ing the financial problem and will start the campaign at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21
SENATOR'S MOTHER DIES

Mrs. Sarah E. Ashurst Succumbs In California
 AZUSA, Cal, April 20.-Mrs. Sarah E. Ashurst, mother of United States Senator Ashurst of Arizona, died here today. She had been critically i'll several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21

residences in the city during the past month for considerat ations ranging all the way from $5,000 to $15,O00.
 The demand for better homes in Birmingham is greater at this time than ever before in history" Drake de- clared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21

Thomas 0. Herman--Thomas Owen Her man. 29 years old, died early Sunday evening at the home of his parents, Mir. and Mrs John W. Herman. of Roe buck He leaves his parents, six sis ters. Mrs. W. B. Boggs.s Misses Celia, Susie. Liliie Bell, Julia Marie and Mary Lou, and three brothers, John w. Her man, dr., of Atlanta, Ga; Harry O. and Sam W. Herman of Birmingham Funeral announcements will be made by Vice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21

Whether he does or does not, there will be other bills the next session. The operation apparently is endless;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21

Mrs. A1OnzO Ellis-FuneraI services for Mrs. Alonzo Ellis. who died at s o'clock Sunday at the residence of her daugh- : ter, Mrs. T. M. Mathews. will be held at 3:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the residence Burial will follow in AElmwOod cemetery. She iS survived by three daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21
The First National Bank

VT DIEIILKIlB nam, All March 31st, 1894
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21

HattOn AsbOFne-The body of Hatton. As borne, infant son of Mir. and Mrs. E. J.
 Ashorne. who died Saturday night at the residence, was sent to Acton. Ala. Sunday afternoon by Johns for burial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-21
DEATHS

Mrs. Essie AlIen-The body of Mrs Es- sic Allen, S3 years old, who died Sat urday morning at the residence in Prattville, Ala, will arrive in Birming- ham at 10:15 o'clock Monday morn ing. Funeral services will be held at o'clock Monday afternoon at Vices Woodiawn parlors. Burial will follow in Forest Hlll cemetery.
 Mrs. Charlotte A. MOrRlson--The body of Mrs. Charlotte A. Morrison, 70 years old, who died Saturday night at Truss vile. will be sent to Tuscalooea. Ala, Monday morning by Vice for. burial. She is survived sby six sons, J. C., J. w, E. C., W. B., D. F. and H. W. Morrison. and a daughter, Mrs. Winnie U: Ward.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-04
Grange Has
New Record
for Scoring

TUE experts are delying into the
L football statistics In an effort 20
make some comparison with deeds Of
past stars and the play OF Rcd
Grange against Michigan.
SO far they have been unable to
find a game IN which two major
elovens participated where any play.
or gave n greater exhibition OF bril-.
liant play than that OF Grange.
In scoring five touchdowns and
pillng up a total Of over 400 yards as
his work for tho day. lie did more
than all other rivals OF Michigan
combined were able TO do last season.
Last year only one team. the
ouantioo Marines, made up OF former
college stars. managed TO score n
touchdown against Michigan.
The combined total OF points scored
against Yosts eleven was an even
dozen, Iowa and w8consl nkicklng
field goals In addition TO the touch.
down made by the Marines.
Grange. IN scoring five touchdowus
against Michigan, had one OF tho biz.
gost days ever credited to a major
football player in an important
game.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-04
Boxing Is in Terrible
Stun in NeU York NOU

he would not consider a Gibbons
match. He would no, even fight
Gene Tunncy and Tunncy refuses
70 meet Glbbons l have been try.
ing TO match Gibbons with some
good fighter for the Christmas fund,
but they ali say no"
Flrpo. according to Richard. ro.
fuses to fight Gibbons. Rennult or
Godfrey. but he has accepted a
match In Newark against Charley
wolnert. a fourth rater.
Benny Leonard Is stage struck
and Is or the fight business, aitho
he Is training to get some pub.
Lefty.
Pancho Villa r. under "A years
suspension for running out Of a
match against frankie Gcnaro.
Nike Mc'Tiguc Is in bad with the
commission and 80 IL Mickey wal.
ker. the only willing champion %
Ia. whole bunch.
Abe Coldsteln is matched TO fight
Eddie Martin for the bantamwelEht
championship. but Martin had 10
consent TO take five per cent OF the
house 10 get him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-04
Grid Gossip

Tho frs, Of the Big Three games is
dnSn fer Saturdays grid schedule with
Harvard and Princeton eiAthlnE.
Yale will be taking on MARYLAND while
the Crimson and Tigers Afo playing
Cornell has n ,etup Isl susquehsnna.
whatever that Is. this week.
Tho big game o. the Mig Ten will he
ChicaEo.I Illinois battle Can tho Ma.
rooms stop "Rod"GraHss
Oklahoma. one Of the favoritcs for the
Missouri valley conference title. will
clash with Missouri Saturday.
Idahos great passing team viii meet
Oregon. Washington eonquerors this
week end. o. Moscow.
r,nnyIvania's moderated team has n
hari nut g crack this week In George
town.
Notrc Dame has another soft" ono In
Wisconsin.
Penn State tackle. Carnegie Tech this
WrfN, WINE ihe tshlayettn@k utkcfH game
should be a thriller. Rutgers trimmed
Cornell Earlier Ia thl year.
The Army plays Florida md tho Navy
meets Vermont.
West Virginia aud Colgate. hitho both
defeated. should pu; up good scrap IN
their tusHle,
Dnrtmouth's Big Green eleven Inns a
bteather this week In Boston University.
Some Of tho edge has been taken off
OF Marquette's second invasion OF tho
east for It's game with Boston college
because OF It's iefsht by Creighton. Mar.
qustto defeated tho Navy earlier In the
year.
IL has been tough year for the Mid
shipmon, losing 20 Marquette. Princeton
ald Penn state, Int u they beat tho
Army everything will ba forgiven,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-04

Trojans Plan
Future Policy

los ANGELES. Cal. SoT A.
with tho cancellation 90 satur-
days scheduled fsatbsu game
with Stanford cff tbti-- chests
University or Southern Cpllfpr-
MIA officials today directed their
attention 90 lining up "a future
tthietig policy Tor thr TFaian I'M
ittutiou n "a regarded az prub-
ttis that I. IS a. may srpsar IN
hr Tournament ~ Roses Nsw
Years classic az Pasadena,
Tournament sponsors arc said %
have thrown their allegiance 20
ne e. s. G. IA the coasts tangled
athletic situation. and the Tro-
Jams may D. iByitrd 20 oppose
Notre Dame in The rose engage
msnI
An crtlmatc ~ the financial
ioss entertained ty q. g. e. IN
the cancellation of Saturdays
game places the figure az tls.s
600 Part ~ the loss viii BE-
carried by tho Coliseum manage,
menb
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-04
Frank Atkins
Has Big Day
: at Darlington

FTNHE competitive season az the
Il Darlington Golf and Country
club ended sunday and Frank At
kins. the club captain. stole most
81 the thunder; winning tho main
event by scoring two.up vic,Ory
against par. which landed him Prel'-
dent Frank Ryan's trophy, and. with
Mrs. Don Moore. tho womcu's cai-
tain. as his partner. led the field
In the mixed foursomes competition
with a card OF 4.-s-si Yes. twas
quito profitable day FOR the biz
fellow
Jim Grovley finished aIl.squ1re
AGAINST par and took second houors.
NcNt IN line came c. S. "Cappy
l,cilsno. Roger Morgan and Fete
ASH. each having three-dowu to'8.s.
"capry' and Mrs. Frank Atkins
with = 52-ia.s9 score annexed the
second prize in the mixed four.
gomcs, Don Moors and Mrs. Flank
Van Patten took the third award
with n eard OF so-4-is.
The unfayorable weather coudi.
'iona were against Eolfins ami a
very small crowd was prczen. 10
take part in tho days program.