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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
YOUNG BOY INJURED HerShel Thomas Severely Hurt When Thrown From Bicycle

Hershel Thomas. 13. was severely in jured at 50 o'clock Thursday morning when knocked from a bicycle in some unknown manner near his home. 520 Parkrdw. Inglenook, as he was riding to school.
 The youth. son of Mir. and Mrs. J. F. Thomas. was unable to account for the accident, but from the wrecked wheel which was found short distance from where he fell it was thought that d speeding automobile struck him from the rear. ..r
 He was taken to the Birmingham General hospital, where an examination showed that although his injuries were painful they are not considered serious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
HOLD MEMORIAL MEETINGS. Bar Association Special Exercises For Saturday.

Memorial services for three deceased attorneys who attained prominence ill Birmingham legal circles, Judge Daniel A. Green, Judge B. M. Allen, and c. B. Pwell, will be held in Judge Den sons court room by the Birmingham Bar association at 10 o'clock Saturday morning.
 The following committees have been appointed by Col. Alex. c. Garber, president of the Bar association, to draw up fitting resolutions, which will be read at the ceremonies Judge Green Nathan l.. Miller, chairman; Judge W. M. Walker, Frank M. Do minick, F. D. McArthur, and John c. Morrow: Judge Allen-Ausustus Ben ners, chairman; Judge Thomas C. Me ClelIan and c. c. NeSmith, G. k. Harsh, and T. A. Murphree; Mir. Powell-Judge l.. J. Haley, chairman W. H. Smith, c. NJ. Edmonds, John T. Glover, and v. T. Rudulph.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
NEGROES INDICTED
 ON MURDER CHARGE
L0nnie Gilden And Ernest liar
 ris Before Grand Jury

Lonnic Glider and Ernest Harris, ne- sroes. were indicted OH q charge of mur- der by the Jefferson county grand jury Friday. They were arrested last Tues day night by city detectives H. c. Jones and W. l.. Brannon in connection with the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth Romeo and Mrs. Juliet Nigilant last October.
 Several witnesses were summoned to appear before the grand jury Thursday and the indictments followed Friday After being arrested the two negroes were questioned by Solicitor Jim Davis. who said afterward that witnesses had identified them as responsible for the double murder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
ALABAMA NURSES
 END CONVENTION
Delegates From All Over State Discussed Child Hygiene Subjects

Alabama public health nurses closed highly successful two-day convention late Friday afternoon with an open dis cussion of mental hygiene.
 Nearly 100 nurses from all parts of the state attended the sessions, and most of them had departed for their home stations Friday night v
 Birmingham health authorities en- tertained the delegates during their stay with luncheons and theatre parties. Miss Jessie Mariner, of Montgomery. director of the state department of public nursing, presided over the busi- ness sessions. She declared that the benefits of the convention would be felt throughout the state. 4
 Child hygiene was the outstanding subject of discussion during the meet. Numbers of nationally known speakers were on the program. All but two coun- ties in the state where health units are organized were represented.
 The morning program Friday was given over to addresses by Miss Fleta LMcWhorta, who discussed the health work of Jefferson county; Dr. !. D. Bowling, health officer and Miss Mattie Huston of Mobile.
 In the afternoon Miss Agnes Harris told of the extension work at Auburn and it's cooperation with the public health nursing program.
 Negro nurses, most of them from Tuskegec Institute. gave demonstra- tions of their work. They also enter tained the delegates with old-time songs.
 After the mental hygiene discussion at the closing session. the convention heard an address by Miss Marly Wood ruff on the work of rarent-teacher as- sociations and it's relation to public nurses work. Tom V. Elizey spoke on ''The. Call to Service;' w. C. Blasen- game on Making Boys Into Men," and Mrs. Emma Murray on. Mothers and Daughters"
 The n,uses voted thanks for inc hos pitality shown them in Rirminoham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
RATCHET WIELDER FOUND Ed Kinney Declared To Be Negro Who
 Attacked l.. H. Harrison.

Ed Kinney, negro, identified Thurs day by Llewellyn H. Harrison, another negro, as the person who attacked him in his store New Years Day, was again Identified Friday by Edward Johnson, who said he recognized him as the ne- gro he saw running from Harrison's s store immediately after the attack oc- cured.
 Kinney was originally arrested on a charge of grand larceny and has been confined in the county jail since Jan uary 2S. Officials said Friday the matter would be taken up by the grand jury before its adjournment early next week. .NThe attack on Harrison is all legged to have been made with small hatchat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16

highway, 9100,1O0; North Bessemer road, $2S7 300; resurf1cing Tpsca. loosa and Adger road, $25, 600; Ground Hog road, $18,5O0; Betty Hill, $22,- 300; Toadvine Hll,. $8,400; Taylor's Ferry, $2,600; Oak Grote-Liz- Ford road, $16,500; Lis-Ford-C Camp Oliver, $42,OOO; Short Creek -Powhatan, $26,- 700; Mulga- Port of Birmingham, $160,-. 800: Adger-Oak Grove, S130,600; Gil more Short Creek, $25,0O0; Lock IT, $75,OOO; Pleasant Hill Morgan, $26, 800; Bfuiga Loop, $250,0OO; South Besse- mer, $117, ,OOO Crest road, $20, 900; North and South Bessemer connection through Bessemer, $1O3,2O Bridge at
 Fifteenth street, Bessemer, $2,6W
 work done by Mir. Wheeler (estimated), $75OO0; Rock Creek bridge. $20,OOO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
NEW FIRE STATION {
 IS ORDERED BUILT
Graymont To Have $13.3S6 Truck House-Starts Monday

City commission Friday gave J. o. Haley X Son the contract to erect the new fire station at Eighth avenue and Sixth street, north, GraymOnt.
 The bid of this company was $1S,- 336. the lowest submitted. The bpild- ing will be fire-proof Work starts next week, according to the contractors,
 A feature of the building will be a special room. where fireInen. who get soaked at fires. may come back and dry their uniforms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
CARE FOR JURIES
County to Make Contract for Meals and
 Lodging

W. B. Copeland and Lacey Edmund son were appointed a special committee to obtain meals and hotel accommoda- lions for juries at n meeting of the board of revenue Friday. Several let CTS were read from hotels bidding for jury patronage, but it was decided to receive other bids before entering into a contract.
 Members of the jury are entitled to all meals and lodging at county expense, and the present contract with a local hotel will expire within few weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
BOY SCOUTS WILL
 BE BACK ON JOB
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church Gives The LuncheOns

Look out for the Boy Scouts again Saturday. x.. t@-
 After an absence of two week-ends caused by the inability of the police department to pay for their meals, they will be back on the job, directing pedestrian traffic downtown.
 When the boys get hungry they will be dined by the Presbyterian church at Fifth avenue and. Eighteenth; stpeet, free of cost
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16

COUNTY ENGINEERS
 ROAD. REPORT IN
Jefferson Has Spent $1, 1,563, 300
 Of $4,OOO, 900 Bond Issue

Jefferson county has spent $1 ,663, : 900 in road work in the Bessemer cut off since the $4,000, 900 bond issue was voted in 1920, according to q report to the board of revenue by Claude ]. Rogers, county. highway engineer, which was made public Friday.
 This amount includes construction of new roads, restricting of old roads, of bridges and general ex- penses of upkeep.
 Following is a. list of the projects completed to date, with the approxi- mate cost of each:
 Bessemer Parkwood Montgomery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
WIDEN JAIL ALLEY
{ clit House Side Lawn Being Leveled
 For Parking

Ia :cvrdance with motion passed by Ike board of revenue at meeting eeYerai weeks ago and approved by 3ther co,nty officials, work has been 0egu,r or tie leveling of part of the ' 4rthops avn adjacent to the build ing 10 fi1 igf use as parking space fir autoDobiice
 The addit.u- I space will be used to widen the ale. leading from Twenty first street to the county jail. Mem bers of the sheriffs department com plained to the board of revenue that more space was needed for their cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
HAD NO" ENGLISH e Lindsey Arrested For. Trespassfng, Al
 IegeS Mistake

The failure of Carl Lindsey, 26, a Swedish seaman, to understand the English language brought his arrest and subsequent lodging in the city jail early Friday.
 Lindsey asked some one where he could spend the night and at the sug- gestion of the Vanderbilt house, For tieth street, entered and made him self at home in the living room, where he was discovered asleep half an hour later.
 Ray Payne. city pa trol driver. placed Lindsey under arrest on on the charge of "trespassing,'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
5I0A l. SCHu,. ICE.
drcatien pep.r ment Moves From
 s,aUrt F!nu>t .ssT0 New Home.

Edrcatien pepar ment Moves From ~ CaVrt Hnu>r asTo New. Home. :
 prs@N Il Baker; county superin- tcrdent "f schools,, and others con- nected wita the county school system, t,hetr--eG ID ing day Friday, changing their neauquarters from the basement of the courthouse to one of the frame buildings situated of the lot recently acquired for the new court house at Eighth avenue and Twenty-first street.
 Most of Friday was spent in moving desks, official records and other office equipment to the new board of educa- tion headquarters. In future the rooms heretofore occupied by the board of education and Dr. Baker will be used as courtrooms for the court of domes- tic relations, presided over by Judge Virginia Henry Mayfield.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
ATTENDS CINEMA CONVENTION Mrs. MyrtelIe She'll Off To New York
 Gathering

Mrs. Myrtelle W. Shell. city amuse- ment inspector, left Friday for New York to attend a national convention of the motion picture board of review.
 Mrs. Shell plans to introduce meas ure before the session, which will pre- vent the filming of books which have been refused space in public libraries. and adjourn Monday night, and Mrs. Shell will return to Birmingham We'd nesday of next week. Convention ses- sions will be held in the Waldorf hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
CHIMES ATTRACT HUNDREDS Frank Rushton Gave Them To First
 Presbyterian Church.

Several hundred persons stopped Fri day to hear tests being made of the new First Presbyterian church chimes recently installed in the belfry. The chimes are among the finest in the south. They are the gift of Frank Rushton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
TALKS 10 STUDENTS 2 Dr. Weatherford Of Nashville At Bir. rninkhsm:S Southern <

N EMBARRASSMENT
 Dr. W. D. Weatherford, president of the Southern Y. M, c. A. college at Nashville, Tenn, saiked the students of Birmingham-Southern college Friday morning, telling them of the prevailing college conditions in the south as he had found them in his various visits to different'large schools. Dr. Weatherford was en route to Gadsden, where he was scheduled to address the meeting of the Older Boys conference of the Y. NJ. c. A., which convened there Friday for three-day session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16

ALLEGED ASSAILANT GIVES UP
 Claude Smith, negro, 1920 Fifth ave- nue, north, Friday is said to have con fessed to shooting James Bornes, ne- gro, when he gave himself up to po- lice. Bornes is in Hillman hospital in a critical condition. The shooting oc- cured Thursday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
PIONEER VISITS BIRMINGHAM

Gorge Harry Yates, one of Birming- hams pioneer settlers, and well known in political circles 20 years ago, was renewing old Birmingham acquaint- ances Friday. Mir. Yates is now engaged in business at Bluefield, West Virginia. ...
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16

Names of American cities, vet to be selected, are to be given the four army planes, which will start from Los An geles. March 15, on round-world flight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16

A nickel-in-the-slot radio receiving outfit has appeared in Washingtop.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-01
He Boils His Own

DEPRESENTATIVE EDWARD W. lE Pou, of North Carolina, who has been coming to Congress steadily since the Fifty seventh Congress, has ground about every thing out of the legislative mill but good coffee And since he has recently been ill and put on a strict diet with almost every. thing but coffee eliminated, he has taken to making his own.
 Not long ago party of schoolgirls lunch ing in the cafe at the Capitol was surprised to see this digniied member of Congress, noted for his fastidiousness in food and dress, enter with tin can in one hand and a loaf of brown bread in the other. Ubiq- uitous walters settled, him at the table, brought cup of hot water and waited for him to wait on himself. The Congressman took a spoonful of coffee from the tin. stirred it in the hot water, broke his brown bread into chunks and the two course meal WAS on.
 ''I can't call that frenzied gastronomics, ''
New Britain herald., 1924-10-01
Unrequited Ambition

DELASCO, the theatre director, was a D fellow guest at a. luncheon at the capi- tai with Senator Pat Harrison. He watched the Mississippian, noted for his graceful form and flow of words, with complete fas- cination. Finally he said to the South erner:
 "Oh. that I could have got hold of you for the stage before politics had you in its clutches!"
 Do you really think would have made an actor?" eagerly demanded the Senator.
 You are already" replied Belasco, but on the stage you would have been famous. |"
 Ever since then the Senator from Mis- sissippi hss had his head in the clouds, dreaming of the fame he might have had. playing to packed houses instead of speaking to empty seats!
New Britain herald., 1924-10-01

lessor was saying. Providence is great hand with wireless explosives such as mine" Sutton glanced at the black bank of clouds over the valley.
 He had not thought of the storm, except as it meant layotf for the nitro workers when it broke.
 We may give Providence chance, eh?" But nobody thought of him. As the men passed him going out he had to grip himself to keep from laughing at the opportunity they were giving him.
 They Il have to start building when they get back" he muttered.
 The plan that sprang full fedged in his brain was simplicity itself now that he had the house to himself.
 His tools of destruction were all at hand the telephone, the nitro tanks and the com ing storm.
 The connecting link he formed with a bit of wire, imperceptible where he wound it round a coil in the tank. The other end he twisted round the telephone wire on the wall beyond the tank and back of it.
 This finished, he could wait for the cleo tric storm to do the rest.
 "The telephone wire will carry the cleo tricity into the mixture just like lightning rod" he said. Tt will help out this Provi- dence game"
 Sutton had no certainty of what might happen once the wire carried the electric fluid into the nitro tank, But the storm had the whole length of the valley wire to play upon, and the lightning at least, with such a conductor, should set the stuff on fire.
 That was what the professor thought would happen, and Sutton's mind was will ing to believe anything just then-even that he himself contemplated no great harm,
 'Im only delaying the manufacture of great destructive force and diverting a few dollars to myself, he argued with him self. It will be safer for us all here with this place gone What was thst?'
 The first low rumblng came from the hills, followed by a flicker of lightning
New Britain herald., 1924-10-01

professors words, spoken slowly and with great satisfaction.
 T am mistaken, gentlemen! The nitro is thicker truly, but that could happen. And the temperature is quite right. ''There is no great danger of this mans neglect, but the explosive is more danger ous It is thickened, because it has stood at rest, and that is the secret l have been trying to find"
 You mean you have been trying how to make it solid-make it into powderF the officer said. In the plain satisfaction of the chemist beaming over the work that had unexpect- edly become good. the others gathered round him, watching him manipulate the terrible stuff of death.
 CUTTON. still silent, was forgotten. C Some accident-maybe the electricity of the storm--is turning it into a most terrible explosive," the professor beamed. That proves the proportions are right! Also in it's present state an electric spark Q slight shock even--in the heart of this mixture, and this valley of our-poof!'
 A more hideous shock than ever sped from a dynamo froze Sutton to the floor.
 The whole scene had passed so quickly almost before the men had ceased stirring from the door or even thought to shake out their wet clothes-that his numbed senses had not understood
 But he understood now. He knew that no accidental electricity from the storm had thickened that hideous mass in the tanks; or, if it had, the current passed was passing then--by way of the electric wire he had fastened in it.
 The phenomenon that pleased the profes sor and perfected his work was due to his hands-the murderously destructive hands of Jim Sutton-and the cry that he gave as the whole terrible truth burst upon him petri6ed the others in their turn.
 "The telephone will explode it." he gasped. "Let me at it v
 Good Lord, the man is crazy!" Hazard cried.
 Send him to the hotel" the professor said impatiently "Or wait! I expected my daughter to call me by now. l will ask ucE tO kenu lHt qulShiSs 1l the poor fellows fault that he is interfering with my work. It is good we came v
 His work? Good they camef SuttoV sprang upon the bearded German, forcini him back from the telephone.
 Heavens above us, don't ring! Yor say a spark of electricity may fire that stuff-Heaven knows why it hasn't done il yet! Dump it out. Dump it all into tn, drowning vats, tell you. Damn you, Haz' ard, let me get to that cursed wire! Wei all be blown up-four ways!
 He was lighting for his life now, tryint to get to the thread of wire that linked al these men to life or death, and they had al they could do to hold him fast.
 He was fighting like madman, but Jscl Hazard knew very well that Sutton was no A man to lose his senses without good reason
 Nitro workers nerves" might seize him yes, and he might for time do silly thing that seemed to him eminently sane That one of the perils of the powder workers life And that morning he had suspected that Jir Sutton was in a critical stats.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-01

searching for some nearer opening for the storm.
 Sutton knew that was the signal for the workers to lay of, and he drew deep breath.
 The impulse seized him to go, too, but he shook it off.
 I'm taking all the risk-if there is any The stuff won't explode; we've proved that I'll stay till the fire starts to make sure I haven't missed connections; mustn t waste this chance,' he muttered. He sank into a chair, his head heavy and strangely numb with the heavily charged atmosphere. II don't want to fall off here, though. I've got-to go soon,"
 It was pouring rain when he awoke. He heard voices, and before he could move in the fear that held him in the chair lessor and Hazard and another man in the uniform of an army officer
 "Heavens!" the professor was saying, i've got ourselves soaking by accident, but now we are here we will get good and dry again" CTARING dumbly, Sutton gathered they O had come, with the breakup of the storm with the officer to test the powder once more and had been caught in sudden squall out of clear sky"
 He must have slept for hours and the other men were back at their work-as he should have been
 Let us see if harm has come to my mix . ture that this sleepy fool hns neglected" The professors voice reached him like the knell of doom.
 "No! It seems safe enough, since it is not solidifying."
 Sutton, better than any one, knew he had neglected his work as he watched the sticky mass surge slowly before the wooden paddle the professor carefully wielded Solidi- fying? The stuff was solid compared to what it had been when he dropped the little wire into it
 His eliminating horror came with th.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-01
About Persons You Know

remarked one of the young women as she turned to take up discussion of the latest Tea Pot scandal.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-01

NITRoGLYCERIN, or N even TINT, is mild and innocuous compared with the deadly chemical dis titled in a mans blood by love. The old professors daughter smiled on big blond Jack Hazard there in Powder Valley, where disaster rode on every breath of air, and hate was born in the heart of black Jim Sutton.
New Britain herald., 1924-10-01

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-24

mo- place FOR lectures
Well. anyway. while Mrs Cotton.
tail was scoiding and sColilnE the
doorbcll rang
There sho was on top OF a ladder
with a curtain in one hand tying
20 set it fixed on "a curtain pole
she had 10 put tho curtain down
while she answered the door
N was Mister Stamps. the post
man, bringing the mail
She put the mail ON the hail table
and went hack 20 her work. Erum-
bling about days he was expecting
letters and nothing came and the
ycry day fho was 70 busy N all
didn't she have 10 stop and 80 70
the door
Then she went hack 20 her cur
tain hanging
where's that brass rink I had In
my hBndT" she said. Where Is A.
ia like 10 know There were seven
and nov there arc only sl1 Now
the curtains won't mRtchi on. dear
Did ever anybody have 80 much
troulhcg'
She put up the hat curtain 40
well "a she could and then wen, 20
get dressed and then she got sup
per.
Cutie came home hot and tired
and happy Just IN time And after
that he went 90 bed
Pm awful tired. Ma he naid
Say I tore my pants today VIII
you Fix 'em. please ] caught them
on nail"
sure I VIII. Cutie" said Mrs.
Cottontail kindly. Tor after an she
wasn't really cross AZ all. ana Hhe
loved Cutie like everything.
40 cutie went 10 bed and Mr.,
Colonial did the dishes and then
sat down 10 mend cu,ie'n trousers.
why. declare. what's thhT'
she cried. feeling In one OF the
pockets and hauling out a brass
ring. why. declare. rs that
curtain rinR l lost today wonder
whore he found IT,
And the good rabbit lady went NJ
once and slipped :, on the pole and
fixed her curtain right
TO lie Continued
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