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Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-09

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
COURT ROOM SCENE
 GETS MUCH. PRAISE
Realistic Enactment In Com.
 mon Clay Wins Approval

. Birmingham theatregoers are find ing much to interest them this week in the production of Common Clay" be- ing presented at the Jefferson theatre by the All-Star Jefferson Players.
 Those persons who are critical of stage settings, those who note in minute detail all the essentials of the production, have expressed their deep admiration for the realistic portrayal of the famous court room scene in the third act Several of Birmingham's s most prominent attorneys, who have viewed the show, have remarked on the vivid and true-to-life enactment of the same scene. The settings and entire portrayal are said to be as near perfect as any stage scene could well be made.
 Common Clay" has an especial ap- peal for women, but it has been seen by a large number of men, offering as it does, a tensely interesting story of life itself, and big scenes with a punch that are relieved by comedy that is not forced or dragged in by the heels. The fact that it received the Harvard prize, which is awarded by the most intelli- gent dramatists of America-makes the performance doubly entertaining. As a rule various types of plays appeal to certain classes, but Common Clay" is one production that seems to draw all classes--due, it is believed, to the fact that it strikes at the very heart of life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
TO WAGE FIGHT ON AUTOGRAPHS
Junior Chamber Says Old
 Signs Violate City E.. Ordinance

Warfare against political campaign lithogra phs, some of which have smiled benisnly at passersby through two or three elections, has been launched by the Junior Chamber of Commerce and during the next few days the organi- zation will direct coteries of Boy Scouts in the work of displacing them.
 Not only close-ups5 of the various candidates are to suffer through this warfare but also all advertisements placed on telephone poles, blank fences, posts, etc., in violation, the Junior Chamber points out, of city ordinance.
 In an announcement issued Thurs- day the chamber quotes the city rul- ing on this subject and further takes a pot-shot at the perpetrators of such publicity schemes.
 "It seems strange" the report says, that politicians seeking public posi- tions should evade this ordinance, when they are endeavoring to assume re- responsibilities that compel them to en- force such laws"
 lows: Any person who posts, tacks tackled or painted, any bill, sign or advertisement on any lamp post, tele- graph or telephone pole, or any post supporting the same, or upon any tree or tree box or guard, or any per son who. without the consent of the owner, paints, tacks, or. posts any bill, circular or advertisement on ahy fence or building, must, on conviction, be punished as provided in Section 1216 of the Code of Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
SILVA RELEASED
 ON $7,5OO BOND
Goes To Home In Tampa,
 Pending Robbery Trial

: Ivanhoe Silva, charged with partici- patton in the robbery of the Hill Gro cery company's warehouse, was free Thursday following his release on 1000 bond recommended by Solicitor Davis. He was confined in the county jail several months without bond fol- lowing his arrest soon after the al- legged robbery. He is said to have left immediately for his home in Tampa, Fla, where he will remain until the case is again tried.
 Silva was tried before Judge Will liam E. Fort early in April but after a three-day hearing. during which the defendant was placed on the witness stand, the jury was unable to reach a verdict. It was announced unofficial ly that the jury stood 10 for acquittal and two for conviction. A mistrial was declared at the end of 40 hours of deliberation.
 On the witness stand, Silva stout ly denied that he was in any way in volved in the robbery but freely ad- mitted that he had taken prominent part in many large liquor sales in Bir- mingham and other parts of the south.
 The robbery of the Hill Grocery com pany warehouse occurred in May, 1923 Cannon Ball" Wells was arrested soon afterward and later convicted and sentenced to the state penitentiary for 20 years. He is now in county jail awaiting the outcome of an appeal to the supreme court. Silva was arrested in Indiana on another charge and re- turned to Birmingham, where he was later indicted in connection with the Hill robbery. The amount stolen is said to have been approximately $2,50o in and bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
CONTRACTORS SUED
 FOR LOSS BY FIRE

Suit for the loss of his residence by fire was filled in circuit court Thurs day by J. M. Morrison against Milton & Erickson, Birmingham contractors, whom he accused of cutting off the water supply while at work on a near by street.
 According to Morrison's attorney, he returned home on the night of April 1 from the theatre and found the house afire. When he attempted to fight the flames with water from a fire plug, he said, he found that the supply had been cut off by the contractors while at work during the day, and as a re- suit his residence was totally destroyed.
 The value of the house was given at $S,000, for which amount the suit was made. Plaintiff is represented by Haley & Haley, mad by Coleman, Coleman. Spain and Stewart, attorneys. A trial by pury. is demanded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
ATTORNEYS SEEK CHANGE OF'VENUE FOR OWENS CASE
Public Opinion Said To Render Fair Trial
 Impossible

Claiming that newspaper accounts of ax attacks on white people had so in famed public opinion, that fair trial could not be obtained in Jefferson county, Kenneth c. Charlton. attorney for Frank Owens, negro, alleged ax wielder,t filed a motion in circuit court Thursday for change of venue to have his client tried in some other part of the state.
 A hearing on the motion has been set for Saturday morning before Judge Will liam B. Fort, who is expected to try the case if it is heard in Jefferson county. >|
 Affidavits by several prominent Bir- mingham citizens and clippings from the three Birmingham daily newspapers de- scribing the alleged attack and the trial of three other negroes convicted of ax attacks were submitted in support of the motion. Among those submitting affidavits were R. L. McMeans, presi- dent of the Office Outfftters' company Luther Patrick and Thomas Roe, at- torneys for Peyton Johnson and Pearl and Odell Jackson, convicted and sen fenced to be hanged for the murder of John Robert Turner with ap ax,; Frank Rutstein, proprietor of the Goodyear Raincoat company and the Strand Press Shop, and Fred Woodward, prom inent Birmingham attorney and now serving as special judge of the,Jeiferson county court of misdemeanors.
 Lynching Hinted
 All of these affidavits stated that they did not believe Owens could re- ceive fair and impartial trial by & jury composed of Jefferson county resi- dents and urged that it be transferred to another county. They pointed out that many persons with whom they had dis cussed the approaching trial had ex- pressed themselves as believing the de- fendant guilty and added that several had been in favor of lynching him be- fore the case could be reached. ,4
 In his formal petition for change of venue, MT. Charlton stated that practically every intelligent citizen of the county subject to jury service was a newspaper reader and could not avoid forming an opinion regarding the case before hearing the evidence.
 Simultaneously with the filing of the motion for change of venue, MT. Charlton filed depositions regarding his clients sanity, on which it is under stood his defense will be based. When formally arraigned last Saturday, the negro entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
PARK BOARD WANTS
 NEW. SUBDIVISIONS
Resolutions Asking Them Pre-
 sented Real Estate Board .

Resolutions by the city park board, urging real estatestmen to cooperate in a movement to- set aside new sub. divisions as reserve park and recrea- stieR space, were placed in the hands of the Birmingham Real Estate Board Thursday.
 The text of the revolutions follows ::
 Whereas, the park and recreation board of the city of Birmingham has been functioning foR a short time, but during this. time it is fully appreciated by the entire board that parks and play grounds are two of the most important public subjects to be dealt. with, and,
 Whereas, they are becoming more and more each year to be recognized as two of the greatest developers of good citizenship, both physically and morally, and,
 Whereas, these facts are substanti- ated by information which is to the effect that in 33 cities, total of more than $10yO00,OO0 of bonds were issued during 1923, this amount being more than nine times the amount issued during the previous year; St. Louis, Mo-, issuing the largest amount, same being $3,S00,000, and,
 Whereas, in addition to the issuing of bonds, large amounts are donated by public spirited men and women, both in lands, buildings and other park and playground equipment, and,
 Whereas, in the city of Birmingham spreading out of the, population, and there is almost a continual change and on account of same it will be almost an l impossibility, for the park and recrea- tion board of this city to keep pace with ever-changing conditions unless every interest in our great city CO., operates and realizes that good citizen ship requires recreation;
 Therefore, be it resolved by the park and recreation board of the city of Birmingham, in regular meeting assem- bled this the eleventh day of dune, 1924, that the secretary. of the board be and is hereby instructed to communicate with the real estate exchange of Bir- mingham and call to their attention this all-important subject, and,
 Be it further resolved that the real estate exchange be requested to com municate with each and every member of that body, and request that at any tune they are contemplating the open ing up of new subdivisions of lands, in or adjacent to Birmingham, that the subject of suitable parks and play grounds De given careful consideration and provisions made for same in CO., operation with the park board"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
UNDERWOOD IS
 WINNER, EVANS
Chairman State Demo- cratic Committee Pre-
 diets Deadlock

R. B. Evins, chairman of the state democratic committee, speaking before the Community club Thursday noon, predicted the nomination of Senator Os- car Underwood through a deadlock in the Smith and McAdoo delegations at New York.
 "Underwoods chances to be named by the democratic party grow better hourly" the speaker declared, "and with the high possibility of a break in the republican ranks, 4>firmly expect to see him the next President of the United States" E
 Evins' optimism was greeted by en- husiastic applanSe-and at several points in his talk was forced to wait until the noise of the reception to his remarks had subsided. sSt
 Convention Plans
 During the. early part of his address Evins told of the plans for the conven- tion in New York and sketched inter- estingly it's probable procedure.
 For the entertainment program of the meeting w. w. Wilkerson, president, introduced Douglas Stockham and Mil Ter Robinson, new members, who were subjected to a rigorous mental examina- tion by Frank Dixon. Results of these tests were not announced, but apparent ly none of the answers to the questions met with approval by the organization. c. c. Greer amused with a number of bird impersonations.f | - It was announced tthat the club has accepted the invitation of the Phoenix Portland Cement company and would hold its meeting. June 26, there, as guests of S. c. A1cCurdy and other of ficials of the plant. ;. .,..}..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
ENTRIES START AT BIBLE SCHOOL Four Churches Unite In Summer Vacation
 Program

Registration begins Friday in the new community vocation church school at East Lake Methodist church, open to all children from to IF years of age. Each course is to be taught en. tirely free of charge. The effort of four churches of East Lake have made the vocation school possible, Rahuma Baptist, East Lake Methodist, Sixty Seventh Street Methodist, Seventy Eighth Street Presbyterian.
 A sufficient number of teachers have been secured for the summer. Mrs. H. B. Whiteside will have charge of the work with an associate principal, Dr. James H. Chapman. Among the in- structors of the beginners and primary students are Mrs. Ed Montgomery, Mrs. Hampton Mcclure, Mrs. Andrew Frey, Mrs. J. E. Murphree, Mrs. Gordon Thompson, Mrs. J. D. Clem, Mrs. V. R. Wilberg and Mrs. Alberta Hinds. For the older students teachers es- pecially adapted for junior work have been selected. They are Mrs. A. H. Wiltshire, Miss Ivie Pearl Ray, Mir. Taylor H. Kirby and Mrs. A. l.. Stand field.
 Continues Four Weeks
 Classes will be held from g to 12 o'clock each day of the week, except Sunday, and will include an unusual curiculum.- Though the school will be held only for four weeks, many sub jects are to be carefully studied, it is said. Directly associated with church culture the subjects of Bible study and Bible memory work will. be given extra Other subjects touched upon will be congressional work, music, man. ual training and sewing.
 The community board appointed is said to contain many able educators. The following are at the head of the school: Dr. James H. Chapman, presi- dent; R. c. Booth, vice president; i; Mrs, A. H. Wiltshire, secretary; w. b. Bishop, treasurer. Other members of the board are Rev. F. H. Carleton, Rev. W. E. Faust, Rev. J. c. Stivender, Rev. J. NJ. Wigley. Mrs. Ed Montgomery, Mrs. Charles Jones, Mrs. J. A. Harper and Otis Kirby.
 This is East Lakes first attempt at a school of this type and interest has imbued the entire community. Folders the school have been dis tributed throughout the entire com munity.
 Mrs. Whiteside, an experienced worker among children, and Dr. James H. Chapman, her associate and head of the department of religious educa- tion at Howard college, are also mem- bers of the staff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
NEGROES FIGHT
Two In Serious Condition At Hospital
 From BraWlS

Peter Arlington, negro, who said he lived in the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic railroad quarters, is at the Hillman hospital in a serious condition as a result of three knife wounds in the stomach which he said he received in a brawl at Forty-fourth street and Avenue B with Kinney and Ella Wal ker, ,- married couple, also negroes. Domestic troubles are said to be the cause of the scrape. City Detectives Helton and Sandifer made the investi- gation, but could find no trace of either Walker or his wife.
 James Hood, negro, 3011 Tenth ave nue, north, is in the Hillman hospital with a fractured skull which he re- ceiyed when he returned from work late Thursday night and was hit on the head by his wife as he opened the door of his house. Hoods wife has disap- peared and no cause for the assault has yet been ascertained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13

shifts win change the regulation blue coats to the black alpaca Sunday, ae- cording to general orders issued by Chief Fred H. McDuff Thursday. The regulation cap and trousers will still be worn. Full regulation uniforms win continue to be worn by the men of the morning shift. Men of the evening or day shift who do not wish to make the change in uniform may be trans ferred to the morning shift, the order stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
SMALL POX SCARE
 ATCITY PRISON
One Inmate Stricken. Anti
 Toxin Quickly Administered

Smallpox made its appearance at the city hall Thursday, but not among mem bers of Birmingham's city government. Lewis Lemmatt, negro prisoner in the city jail was stricken and was immedi- ately removed by health officers to the pest house.
 Precautionary measures were adopted and vaccination serum was administered to the 104 regular prisoners besides the transients who are temporary guests of the city.
 . Authorities hope to prevent an epi- denie or. even an appreciable spread by immediate ;administration of the anti
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
HODGES GIVEN
 FREE LODGING
 AS CITY GUESTS

lkCX negro, "transits" from SS points north were greeted" Thursday by Detectives Peve- Ter and Bragan as they alighted from a freight train at Avondale and es- corted to the city's free hotel, where they are being held while their ere dentials" are being examined. Charges of trespassing have been placed against them.
 The guests" registered as George Mack, Midland. Ky; Charlie Mack, Zion City, Ala; Swiggitt Mitchell, Dawn Wesley, George Monroe and Jessie Humphreys of Atlanta. Thursdays haul was one of the big gest collections of hoboes taken on one train in some time, the officers stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
NEGRO RETURNED

Percy Hutchinson. negro, is being brought to Birmingham from Cincin- natl, O., by Detective H. c. Jones to face. trial for the murder of Willie Harper on January 4, 1919, according to a telegram received at police head quarters Thursday. Hutchinson was arrested in Cincinnati early in the week on information furnished by W. L.. Brannon and H. c. Jones of the homi- eide squad. =,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
VITAL STATISTICS
BrRrrrs

To Mir. and Mrs. E. Daniels, Jr.. 3ot Hawkins street, north, June 5. boy. 2 To MT. and Mrs Clark R. Waites, 1e2t Cleveland avenue. June g. girl
 To Mir. and Mrs. John F. Taylor, 93s Georgia avenue. June {. girl
 To Mir. and Mrs. Ebert N. Harris, Raj mund Mines. June 10, boy. '
 To Mir. and Mrs. Ernest Varneil, 13e Sixtieth street. north, March Is. girl.
 To Mir. and Mrs. M.. L. Bird, 2o5 Sixty first street. December IS, 1923. boy.
 To MT. and Mrs. H. ". Ayers, 6iis First avenue, March II, boy.
 To MT. and Mrs. N. M. Kontsen, .s2s Forty ninth street, north. February 13 boy. Il tona, May IS. boy.
 To Mir. and Mrs. Louis D. Jones. Bel tona, May II, boy.
 To MT. and Mrs. Hubert c. Scott, Route 1, Warrior, May 2s. girl
 ITo Mir. and Mrs. Dave Layne, Route l, Warrior, May 27, girl. { .--s. > ITO MT. and Mrs. Albert N: Thomas, Beltona, May 2s, boy.
 To Mir. and Mrs. Ed Thomas. Beltona. May s0 boy.
 To Mir. and Mrs. Joseph c. Rhodes, ST., Route 2. Warrior. June 2. boy.
 To MT. and Mrs. Albert Towel. Beitona. May 24. boy.
 To MT and Mrs. John P. Riggs. as12 Avenue D. Fairfield. June s, boy. .t5
 To Mir. and Mrs. Cecil Gibson FiQuett. Adamsville. May 20, boy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
E. W. CULLOM ILL
 OF HEART ATTACK
We'll Known Capitalist Shows
 Little Improvement

E. N. Cullom, 3319 Cliff Road, is seriously ill at St. Vincents hospital, physicians there stated Thursday after noon. Mir. Cullom is suffering from a heart attack and was removed from his home to the hospital ten days ago. His condition is said to have, shown little improvement and great apprehension is felt by friends and members of his family.
 MT. Collu is a retired Birmingham capitalist and one of the best known men in Birmingham. =. -.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
PRESS DELEGATES
 GO TO FLORENCE
100 Pass Through Birmingham
 On Way To Convention

More than 100 editors from all parts of Alabama passed through Birmingham Thursday night en route to the fifty fourth annual convention of the Ala bama Press association in Florence.
 The party arrived in Birmingham on Louisville & Nashville train No. 4, and left in a private car on the II :45 o'clock train for Florence, where one of the greatest conventions>in the his- tory of the associate is scheduled.
 Included on the program are trips of inspection over the famous Muscle Shoal district and variety of other entertainment features. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
DECLARE MTSTRIAL
 .IN ASSAULT CASE
Hugh w. Hill Charged With
 Attack On A. c. Langner

A mistrial was declared Thursday after the jury trying Hugh W. Hill, former manager of Edgewood park, murder A. c. Langner, failed to reach verdict. The case was tried before Judge H. r. Heflin.
 According to witnesses, the alleged assault resulted from dispute over compensation said to have been due Langner, who was employed by Hill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
START EARLY CLOSING
edsral Building Employes To Lea

7. cuBFdI buIIuIhg EmpIOyeS TO Leave Offices At During Summer
 Employees of Birmingham's federal building Monday will commence ob- servance of the annual summer clos ing schedule and will vacate their of fices at 4 o'clock daily except Satur- day when the offices will close at 12 80 o'clock.
 The old closing schedule was 4 80 o'clock during the week and l o'clock on Saturdays. The new hours will be observed throughout the summer months, it was announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13

Mrs. BuIa Smith stewAPt-Funeral serv- lees for Mrs Rula Smith Stewart. age 42, who died Wednesday morning at a local infirmary from injuries sustained in an automobile accident Tuesday night the New Merkle road, were held at 1030 o'clock Thursday morning from Johns chapel Burial followed in Elm wood cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
DEATHS

Beulah Smith Stewart. Route {. Bir- minghAm. June 10. 47 years.
 Mamie Tate Hiflmuth. 2BiS seventh avenue, north. June 10. s5 years.
 Emily Strickland, Route 5, Besssnsr. June II, 1 year.
 Sara Ann Isorn, 1os1 NcMiiian avenue. June II. 5 years.
 Delma Lee Noses. B24 First avenue, June l2, 24 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13

Infant wIIliams-E4Srrae Bettys Williams two-year-old son of Mir and Mrs Fl. B. Williams, 376 Sixth avenue, Inglenook, died Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home of his parents, He Is survived by his mother and father and 8 sister, Weta The body will be ae- eompAnied to Jackson. Ala, Friday morning for burial. with Morrison in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
FIRM INCORPORATED

LOyd-LeOnard Drug Company Formed
 At $5, 900
 Papers of Incorporation were issued Thursday to the Loyd-Leonard Drug company of Birmingham. The new firm has a capital stock of $5,000 and officers include w. P. Leonard, presi- dent; Mrs. O. A. Lloyd, vice president, and c. A. Loyd, secretary and treas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
{ ALMON AT HOME
Will Remain At Tuscumbia. Until
 December

TUSCUMBIA, Ala, June 12.-(Spe- cial.) )-Congressman B. D. Almon, rep of the Eighth district in Congress, returned to his home in Tus- .cumbia this morning to remain until Congress reconvenes in December.
 Engineer Dies-Engineer. A. H. Nei- man of the Southern railway died in Birmingham Wednesday afternoon. He WAS 30 years of age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13

your full namss age and complete post office address on the margin of the paper, or on a separate slip of paper, and mail it to "Snuegle Frolie No. 26, care Age-Herald, to arrive before midnight Saturday, when Frolic No. 2S closeA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
DEATHS

Delma Leo Notes.-The body of Delma Leo Moses. age 24 who died at s o'clock Thursday morning at the residence, 525 First avenue. was sent to Oneonta, Ala. Thursday afternoon by Lige Loy for burial. He is survived by his widow, two small children his parents, two brothers and two sisters.
 F, c. HallowRy-The body of E C. Hallo- way, age 40. who was killed Wednesday night in railroad. accident at the Frisco yards. was sent to Sulligent, Ala, Thursday noon by Ridout for burial He Is survived. by -hls parents and one brother.
 Mrs. Mamie HllImuth-Funeral services for Mrs. Mamie Hillmuth; age S5. who died Tuesday morning .at the residence from sef-intlicted pistol wounds, were held at 2:30 o'clock Thursday after noon from Johns chapel. Burial fol- lowed in Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13

sNUGGLE FRoLIC NO. 2s "Snuggle Pups" for TOday'S FrOllc
 Wlnners.
 TO WIN ToDAY'S PRIZE, just read the pictures, one, two and three, then trace Daddy Dumbell's dizzy path
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-06-13
CHANGE UNIFORMS

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