davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
TWO LARGE STILLS
 CAPTURED IN LEE
State Prohibition Squad Has A
 Busy Week
(state Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. H. Capture of an 1900 and a 150-gallon still in Lee county, with 1,800 gallons of beer, was reported to law enforce ment headquarters at the capitol M0n- day. A 75, a 50 and 150-gallon still were seized in Morgan county, with 800 gallons of beer and in Limestone county a 50 and 40-gallon still with 500 gal Ions of beer and arrest of one man. A 150-gallon still was seized in Jefferson county with 300 gallons of beer and one man arrested. In Cullman county, a 150-gallon still was seized, with 1000 gallons of beer and g gallons of whisky Results reported from Shelby county comprised capture of 150 and an 500. gallon still, with 1,750 gallons of peer. Chevrolet car, 60 gallons of whisky and one man. In Hale county, a 10- gallon still was seized and one arrest made. Capture of a 60 and, T5-galloI still in Mobile, with, 800 gallons. 0i beer, a Ford and five arrests was alsC reported.
 Commissions Issued--The following commissions have been issued by Sec retary of State s. H. Blan:
 J. B. Evans, clerk of circuit court of Dallas county, to fill out unexpired term of Thomas W. Barker, deceased J. W. Elkins, county commissioner of District 5, TallapOosa county, to sue ceed J. T. Jarman, resigned U. s. Wes- sen, constable precinct 16, Colbert county, Sheffield, Ala. J. ". English, justice of the peace, precinct 6, Coffee county, Elba, Ala. .ss
 Notaries public: J. M. Kicker, Holt Miss Magic Christopher, Athens J. A. LOgue, Dothan; Lon B. Lokey, Gads- den; Maurice Brigance, Mobile; Miss Hortense Wiggins, Brewton T. V. Bal lard, Troy; J. F. Evins, Marion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
PHENIX -NOMINATES
 MUNICIPAL TICKET
Election Is Scheduled For Third
 Monday In September

PHENIX CITY, Ala, Aug. H. Especial. IA new municipal ticket to be voted on in the Phenix City election the third Monday in September has been nominated at a meeting of citizens and platform adopted. The ticket 1s known as "the peoples ticket" accord. ing to Joe Fell, prominent Phenix City citizen. The ticket is as follows:
 For mayor, 2. T. Speer; president Oi council, Walter B. Sherrer; aldermen at large, John F. Newsome, H. c. Ed wards, Grover 0. Hilliard and J. w. EdmOnds: for chief of police, A. D Gullatt, Joe Fell; alderman first ward B. L. Cole; second ward, T. l.. Alfred third ward, James O'G-aGy; fourth ward, W. A. Barnes; fifth ward, j. W. Wilson; sixth ward, H. Blockman; sev- enth ward, A. B. Windham.
 Centennial Planned-Peter A. Bran non, curator of the Alabama department of archives and history, was in Phenix City yesterday, having been in Russell county for the purpose of making ar engagements to celebrate next year the centennial of the visit of General La Fayette to the state of Alabama in 1S25
 Joint Rate Established-The estab- lishment of joint water and rail rates to Columbus, Ga, causing freight reduc- tion of about 20 per cent, has been as- sured, according to a report made pub lie today by J. Ralston Cargill, traffic manager of the Chamber of Commerce of Columbus
 Defense Day Plans Made-Russell county is planning to send 20 men to Union Springs, Ala, for mobilization as a part of the Defense Day test, They will attend patriotic exercises in bOro en route to Union Springs in au- tomobiles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
VICTIM OF BLAST
 DIES OF INJURIES
G. E. McCOmbs Thrown Twenty Feet In Air
 In Explosion
(Muscle Shoals Bureau)

SHEFFIELD, Ala, Aug. 11.-Mr. G. k. McCombs, track forman at the Hat tie furnace in Sheffield, who was in- iured Saturday in premature blast of dynamite, died at Colbert county hos pital at Il o'clock Sunday morning. Mir. McComb's right leg was broken at the thigh, his ankle crushed and he sustained other injuries. He was thrown about twenty feet in the air and fell at the foot of an embankment, the total fall being about 35 feet. The remains will be taken to Haleyville Tuesday for interment.
 Seventy.Five Visit ShOals-Approxi- mately 70 visitors came Q the Muscle Shoals district from points in Tennes- see, Mississippi and Alabama Sunday. A party of 20 came from Huntsville.
 Society Plans Outing-A basket picnic will be given by the Tennessee Valley Historical society on Friday, August 15, near Syracuse.
 AlmOn Recuperating- Congressman E. B! Almon, whose speaking engage ment in Madison county was cancelled Friday, is recuperating at Elmont Springs.
 Turner Conducts Meet-Rev. Her man l.. Turner of Sheffield is conduct
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
GIRLS WILLOPEN
 1 CAMP AUGUST z
Country Life Institute To Be Held During
 Outing 7.
(TuscalOOsa Bureau. )

TUSCALOOSA, Ala, Aug. 1.-The Home Demonstration club girls of Tus- caloosa county will begin camp at Camp Horne beginning August 9 and closing on August 28. A country life institute will be held under the direc- tion of the Alabama Council of Chris tian Education, in connection with the girls camp. The camp will be in charge of Miss Isadore Williams, home dem onstration agent of the county, but the first day it will be conducted by state workers.
 Revival CIOssd-A series of open air meetings, conducted by Rev. J. o. Haynes of Birmingham, under the auspices of the Brandon Memorial Methodist church, came to close Sun day night with large audience pres ent. During the seriveees, Il mem bers of the local K. K. K. went to the platform and presented Mir. Haynes a purse of $50. They were dressed in full regalia. During the revival, about 50 new members united with the church.
 Guard Leaves For Camp quarters company, Alabama National guard of this city, in command of Capt. R. L. Lollar, left Monday morning for Camp Mcclellan, where they will go for the week. The company was joined at Birmingham with other units of the National guard.
 Mrs. Hodge Dies--Afrst Martha A. Hodge, age 75 years, died at her home at Buhl Sunday. She is survived by her husband and other relatives. The funeral took place at Buhl Monday.
 Revival At Vineent-rRev. Henry Hurst left Monday for Vincent, Ala, where he will conduct revival dur ing this week.
 Singers To Meet-Thea state con- vention of harmony singers will meet in Tuscaloosa next Friday for three day session, and b tween 400 and 800 singers are expected to be. in attend ance. Judge Fleetwood Rice will de- liver the address of welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
Everybody Take a Trip
 to 'Health-Land'

Instead of spending hundreds of dollars this summer to visit the health resorts and mineral springs where you can rest and drink the health giving waters, just visit your drug store and get a $1.00 bottle of FER RALINE, the great concentrated min eral water that makes weak, rundown, overworked men and women well and strong again, and gives relief from in- digestion, heart burn, constipation and other stomach disorders. Your drug store is "Health-Land," for there you can get FERRALINE which gives the same results you would get if you spent several weeks at famous health resort. A $1.00 bottle of FERRALINE contains enough for two weeks. The physicians and others who own FER RALINE guarantee that your money will be refunded if you are not de- lighted with results after using the
 first bottle.-Adv,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
SELMA LEGION POST
 ASKS COOPERATION
Defense Day Plans Are IndOrsed
 By Veterans

SELMA, Ala; ,, Aug. 11.-(Special Leased Wire. )-The Selma post, Ameri- can Legion No. l. has issued, through its captain, c. 0. Blanton, communi- cation calling upon the citizens of Sell ma and Dallas county to perform any duty imposed upon them by the authori- ties now perfecting plans for National Defense Day, September 12, and to CO., operate in any celebration decreed by Gov. ". W. Brandon.
 This statement is the first to be made locally and one of the first legion posts : in the state to publicly endorse the , Defense Day program.
 Park Plan Pushed-T. J. RowelI, mayor-elect of Selma, who will take of siastic for a park Ot the Southern Thomas Cobb, owner of the Arcadia hotel.
 Mir. Powell finds Mir. Cobb's idea practical and will get behind the move ment at the proper time. s
 MT. Cobb held a conference with Pettus, Fuller and Lapsley, attorneys for the Southern railroad, and outlined his plan. He asked that the city of Selma be allowed to take lease of several years on the property, which would be planted in quick-growing trees, benches placed for the benefit of the travelling public and the people of Selma. It would have shrubs and a shallow wading pdol in the center.
 This would make an attractive out look from the station and add i'm mensely to forming a good impression of Selma by passing through, MT. Cobb brought out in the meeting.
 Poultry Expert Arrives-L. e. Pear son, poultry specialist, has reached Selma to take up the work of develop ing the poultry and egg resources of this section. His headquarters will be Selma, but he will supervise eleven counties, comprising most of the district under the superintendency of E. A. Winston.
 The first two or three weeks will be devoted to %culling." He will also in- struct the housewives in this important branch of the egg industry as well as scientific methods of feeding and de- veloping their chickens. &
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
GAS FIRM SEEKS
 CUT IN PRICES
Tri-City Company Files Petition With Serv-
 ice Board
(Gadsden Bureau.l !

GADSDEN, Ala, Aug. 11.-The Tri-City Gas company has filed a pe- tition with the public service commis- sion asking permission to establish new industrial rates, which the man. agement states will be much lower than those now prevailing, and will be the lowest given manufacturers any where in the south.
 It is supposed to put in a rate of $1.50 per cubic foot for the first 10,- 900 feet and $1 per 1000 cubic feet for over 10000 feet net with a maxi mum charge of $15 per month. The present rates is S2.50 per 1000 cubic feet for the first 5000 fleets, $1.75 fol the next 5000, $1.50 for the next 5,00( and $1 25 for all over 15;000 feet. The management states the new rate pre- posed will be of great advantage tt large industrial consumers.
 Club Boys Open Camp Eighty boys drawn from every section of the coun ty, all members of the pig, COW, poul try, cotton and corn clubs, left here Monday for the Boy Scout camp al Shinebone ridge, where they will hold three-day camp of instruction.
 James L. Sibley and ]. H. Law, renee of Auburn, c. E. Stapp, county farm demonstrator, and l.. R. Simpson Etowah county Boy Scout executive will be among the instructors. George Lumpkin, Cherokee county farm dem onstratration agent, brought 80 of his club boys down for the camp.
 Mooney Is KiIIed-The body oi Charles J. Mooney, who was shot and killed by Arthur e. Wood at Jackson vile, Fla, it is alleged, will arrive here Tuesday at noon and preparations are being made to hold the funeral al Pilgrims Rest at 80 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Mooney was 3S years old He is survived by his widow and foul children. Both men left Gadsden some. time ago to seek employment at Jack, sonyille. Local relatives declare they have no idea as to the cause of the tragedy.
 Company F Leaves-C Company F and the Service company, including the One Hundred and Sixty-seventh regi. ment band, left early Monday after. noon for Camp Mcclellan. Company D of Huntsville, and B company oi Guntersville, also entrained here. All of the units paraded down town be. fore leaving.
 Liquor Is Seized-Lee Jones, 21, and Odell Sauls, 19, Gadsden boys are in jail at Anniston on the charge of hay ing 12 gallons of whisky in an auto mobile. The car, which was rented from local concern, was recovered Monday by deputy sheriff here.
 Moore NOminated-Wade Moore has been nominated as a candidate for coro- ner by the Etowah county democratic Executive committee. Guy WOodliff was nominated for the place in the April primary but hs died a fel.- weeks ago. The committee met and named John A. Gallant to take his place but it was afterward learned he was al ready jury commissioned and could not served. Mir. Moore's selection followed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
LIQUOR OFFICERS
 SEIZE AUTOMOBILE
Rabid Puppy Bites Five People
 At C0lumbiana

| COLUMBIANA, Ala, Aug. H. Especial. )-Early Saturday morning, an automobile, containing 60 gallons of whisky, was captured on the Colum- biana-Siluria road by Deputies Falk- ner and Lester and State Officer Gardner. J. G.Morgan, who was ar rested, pleaded guilty before Judge Riddle and was fined $250 and costs.
 Dog Bites Five-Five members of the family of John Garter were bitten by a small puppy which was pro nounced mad Thursday the puppy bit Carter's young daughter but this was supposed to be in play and little at !ention was paid to it. Friday the lit tie dog suddenly bit Mir. Carter and, turning, snapped Mrs. Carter, a young son and a niece who was visiting the family. The dogs head was sent to the state laboratory at Montgomery and found to be infected with rabies. The puppy's mother had disappeared short while before. Another dog and q cat were also bitten
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
DEAD MAN FOUND TO BE TAYLOR, DOPERINGLEADER
Montgomery Narcotic Ped dler Commits Suicide
 Near Tampa
(State Capital Bureau

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. H. Information reached Montgomery to- day that the body believed to be J.. A. Cochran, had been identified as that of Doe" Ed Taylor, Montgomery nar- cotic addict and peddler, who escaped from q moving train at Milstead sev- eral weeks ago, while being transported to Atlanta penitentiary, to serve two year sentence for the violation of the Harrison anti-narcotic law.
 7 Taylor took his own life by firing a bullet into his brain. The suicide oc- cured on the bank of the Hillborough river, near Tampa. Taylor left note in which he expressed the opinion that his death would carry his soul ito a higher state of, perfection, where it would not be burdened with the sins of life. Taylor was, supposed to be the leader of the dope ring, which had beea operating in Montgomery for many months. He was arrested with a woman and in the possession of the woman was q bag containing narcotics valued at several thousand dollars.
 Taylor wrote his brother here sev- eral days ago that he had tired of life and was "goingion long journey ANOlhAuB ClcC was ACaEu Vl AAtu uAbk1 the news of his siaicide arrived.
 To Address Bureau---State Commis- sioner of Game and Fisheries I. T. Quinn, is leaving Tuesday for Hamil- ton, where he will address the annual meeting of the Marion county farm bureau Tuesday. x
 Report Price Reduced-Sale price of Volumes 108 and 199 of Alabama su- preme court reports will be reduced from $2 to $1 per volume by the new code. The reportsS may be obtained from the secretary of state.
 $1OO,OO0 Church Approved-Plans for the construction of a $100,0OO church for the Clayton Street Baptist church were approved yesterday by the congregation, following their com pIetion by the building committee. AL ready the church has raised more than $19,000, but the construction work will not be started until a greater amount is obtained in casK
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
sl,5DO PRIZE LIST
 MADE FOR FAIR
Anniston Exhibit Dates Are Set For October
 z To Il
Admission Bureau.)

ANNISTON, Ala, Aug. 11.-Tenta- tive plans for the Calhoun county fair and industrial exhibits, which are planned to be held in Anniston from October I'll, called for premium risk amounting to more than $1,500 it was stated today.
 The committee from the Junior Chamber of Commerce, which organiZa- tion is sponsoring the fair, has been steadily at work on the project for the past two wer,:s, and material prog ress is reported. c. K. Snellings, farm bureau agent, and Miss Stella Harris, home demonstration agent of Calhoun county, have been working in co-opera- tion with the Junior Chamber commit tee, and have practically succeeded in lining up all community fair officials to aid in staging the Calhoun county event this fall.
 Selection of suitable site will take place sometime during the latter part of this week, it was announced Monday afternoon.
 Visit In AnnistOn Tom Sims, staff writer for the Newspaper Enterprise association and widely known para grapher, arrived in Anniston Monday, accompanied by his brother, Cicll Slms of Nashville, for Q visit to relatives. Cecil Sims is a former Anniston boy and is now a we'll known Nashville at torney. He was victorious last Thurs day in his race for the Tennessee sem ate and was elected state senator from the Nashville district. The trip to Anniston is in the nature of a rest During the past two weeks, Cecli Sims delivered A addresses in middle Tennes- see.
 Plans Cleaning Plant-J. c. Garfield, who has been engaged in the dry cleaning business in Birmingham for several years, was in AnnistOn Mon day, completing plans for the opening of a large dry cleaning plant here in the early part of next month. A long lease has been secured on the building at No. 24 West Eleventh street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
SILHOUETTES OF STATE CAPITOL
(State Capital Bureau)

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Aug. H. Representative W. o. Walton of Chambers county called at the gov ernor's office today. In addition to be ing a member of the legislature and an attorney, MT. Walton is editor of the La Fayette Sun, having succeeded Col. E. Doty in that capacity.
 Representative Walton is strong advocate of severance tax and be- ieves that such a tax would help greatly to solve the educational prob lem in this state. He expressed the belief that farmers and other property owners will be found unwilling to vote a general statewide increase in taxes upon themselves.
 Representative Walton stated that Chambers county is enjoying a high state of prosperity, with splendid crop prospects.
 Madison. county and the city. of Huntsville are making marked pro- gress, educationally, industrially and agricutlurally, according to Dr. John W. Abercrombie, state superintendent of education, who returned today from Madison county. He addressed educa- tional rallies at Gurley and Walnut Grove and was much impressed with the spirit of enthusiasm manifested for better schools. Dr. Abercrombie also inspected the A. & NJ. institute for negroes, at Normal. He found crops prospects splendid in Madison county and business conditions generally ex. cellent.
 Though the regular meeting of the pardon board has been postponed from August 12 to 28, on account of the absence of Attorney General Davis and State Auditor Allgood from the city, arrangement has been made by which Secretary of State s. H. Blan will hear cases of all of those whe appear on August 12, having steno graphic notes made of same, for ref erence by other members of the board This arrangement was made on ac count of the fact that some people will likely be here from distant parti of the state, and for their convenience their cases will be heard, as they could not likely return on August 26.
 Mrs. Edwina Faulkner, secretary of the board, is away on vacatiGa but Miss Ella Frances Beale will act as secretary on this occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12

their pockets. Marvellous, but true. You can't boot man for keeping one hand in his pocket"
 Old Man Potter's livery stable has been closed on Thirty-first street. A new high building is to be erected where it once flourished. Old Man Potter is dead and so is saved heart-break.
 Tt was the only place in the world where you could pawn animals" said the two-a-day man. "He advanced mon- ey on the goats, geese, donkeys, ele- plants, horses and dogs used in vaude- vile and the circus, When the next season began the owner of the animal would touch advance money, get his pooch out of pawn, and begin amusing Americans again.
 Old Man Potter did thriving busi- ness until he took c camel in pawn. He never handled ships of. the dessert before and the camel almost ruined him. Did nothing but eat, kick, bite and snort. Mostly eat.
 Half a dozen of us stood on Sixth avenue this morning. A lank, darkish, gloomy foreigner clad in new American clOCHcS Huu u ucW. SCEdW HdL mAECne0 past. In one hand he carried a paper bunndle. In the other a ball of twine. He offered the twine in dumb show to the woman at the door of little shop. She shook her head. He patiently marched on.
 He's been brought over by syndi- cate of his old neighbors," said one of our party. Maybe the syndicate mem- bers are in New York. Maybe it was made up in his little Armenian village. His job is to make good, pay off the syldicate shares sat fifty per cent ad- vance, and then get into another syn dicate for the importation of another villager."
 We said the business of selling twine by the ball didn't look very good, but our friend corrected us. It is better than it looks, said he. He began that way himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12


 "I'll try to get over to the store at 4 o'clock" said the showgirl. Then she explained. Billy is q salesman for a jewelry house. His job is to interest the pretty women of Broadway who have Johns in leading-strings. When John buys the showgirl piece of junk she leads him to Billy's store. Later on she .cashes it in at 90 per cent of the cost.
 we all go to Billy's," said the show girl with a heavenly look in her beau tiful blue eyes. "All us girls"
 Friend brought in this story about Douglas Fairbanks. He once asked i Fairbanks what he would like to do if he were free to do precisely as he liked. Fairbanks was frank.
 I'd like to have forty new suits of clothes" said he. .Then I'd like to go to Monte Carlo. I'd come out on the balcony wearing new suit and every one would say:
 There's Doug Fairbanks. The best movie actor in the world
 Then I'd go to my room and change and come out again"
 Old story of the continual struggle be- tween the forces of offense and defense. Like the competition between big guns and armor plate, you know.
 "Just now," said the night watchman, "the fashion scouts have us beaten"
 Down on Division street, which is in the center of the east side, the woman who knows how to buy gowns which are the precise equivalent of Fifth ave- nue in style and material at perhaps one-third the cost. The fashion scouts patrol those places where the most modish gowns are worn, and sketch them. Before the sun has set on their activities the gowns are being duplicated. But the detectives whose business it is to protect the fashionable uptown shops beat the scouts over the head when they are caught sketching new gowns shown in the windows.
 Nowadays" said the detective, "they can sketch gowns on pads held inside
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
JOHNSON ASSUMES
 DUTIES THIS WEEK
Florence Rotarians Discu
 Farm Bureau
Muscle Shoals Bureau)

FLORENCE, Ala, Aug. 11.-At- torney A. Fred Johnson of Florence will leave Tuesday for Montgomery to assume the position of assistant at torney general of Alabama.
 Bureau Diseussed-The meeting of the Florence Rotary club today was de- voted to the discussion of the Lauder dale county farm bureau. Rotarian E. L. Deal was in charge of the meet. ing, and number of prominent men were heard.
 Road Repair, Began-Work was started by the city of Florence Satur. day on the repairing of the Chisolm road. It is stated the road will be put In good condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12
FIRsT BALE sOLD

ABBEVILLE, Ala, Aug. 11.-(Spe- cial Leased Wire.)-The first bale of cotton of the 1924 season was received on the local market today. It was grown by w. P. Armstrong of the Camp Springs community and was bought by the local buyers at a price of 40 cents per pound basis. The bale was badly gin-cut and graded low.
 Grand Jury AdjOurns-The grand jury of Henry county, in session here this week, adjourned Friday. They re- turned 15 indictments, ten of them felonies, and recommended that more vault space be provided in the court house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-08-12

ing a series of special evangelistic serv- ices at Athens, Ala.
 YOunts To Speak-Mr. C.. P. Younts, director of the Retail Mems Credit as- sociation, will address the citizens of Muscle Shoals district Monday night.
 Fire Damages HOme-The home of o. B. Clark, one of the show places of Sheffield, was damaged by fire Satur- day afternoon,