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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
'HUGGED' MANY
ALEXANDRIA
" WOMEN
Man Who Confessed Street
Attacks Gets IL Months
in Road Chain Gang.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, March s.
Frank Williams, colored, alias
Jack the Hugger," was sentenced
to twelve months at hard labor on
the State road gang by Judge Fred
erick g. Duvall, in Police Court
this morning. Four prominent
women charge that Williams had
made advances to them.
This is the third time that Will
liams has been arraigned before
Judge Duval1 on these charges.
About a year ago he was sentenced
to six months at hard labor in Fair.
fax county for satchel snatching.
On this occasion several women
complained that they had been
grabbed and Rugged by a colored
man. Recently more complaints
were made of a colored man who
was terrori1ing white women. The
women who complained refused to
appear in. court. When he was
arraigned before Judge Duvall this
morning, however, he pleaded guilty
and II was not necessary for the
women to appear. A lunacy com.
mission will examine Williams.
1t was voted at a meeting Of the
First Baptist Church yesterday to
issue call for the Rev. p. L.
Vernon to fill the vacancy in the
pulpit, empty since September i,
when the Rev. DIR. Eugene b. Jack.
son resigned.
The total revenue from fines and
forfeited collateral OF the juvenile,
police and civil courts Of Alexandra
presided over by Judge Frederick G..
Duvall for February was $1,854.6O,
and the total number of arrests
was 175.
This is the largest docket in two
years. Last year the total revenue
for February was $3.50 and the total
number of arrests was ninety-seven.
Out Of the amount for February Of
this year the city received $1,6O7. 80.
The rest going to the State.
The Second Baptist Church has
changed it's name to Baptist
Temple" It was first organized
fifteen years ago az a mission Of
the First Baptist Church and later
severed connections with it's mother
church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03

For luncheon a good nourishing
dish is permitted. Any kind Of
green vegetable, with the exception
Of peas, lima beans, corn or pota.
toes.
Lhave never been able to discover
how to. reconcile a fruit sauce to
gelatine. I solved this problem by
putting all kinds of fruit into the
gelatine ana eating 1t without sauce.
If you do not like fruit in it this
way, or fruit sauce, provided you
can think up good one. use q
little cuStard sauce sweetened just
little. II you do this, cut out the
oil in the salad dressing.
II at lunch time, the vegetable
soup and crackers leaves you still
hungry, try little fruit as desert.
I found that it did not hurt to do
this.
Let me say here again that no
eating between meals Is allowed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03
Gertrude Anterior Upholds
Contract Marriages
Weddings, Says Noted Woman
Author, Are Too Frequently
Result Of Impulse, While
Written Agreement Would
Compel Thought by Young
coupIes-She Sees Pro-
lection to Romance in
Such Course, Not DispIac-
ing Other Ceremony.

The contract marriage 10 Gdvo-
Gated By Gertrude AtheTtOn, fG-
nous novelist, Gs one of the sUGys
Of nsGkssO marriage a greater sue
cess. Ten rules ara OiVeM By this
noted aOOnGGss writer to yOssssO girls,
which, she says, 1OilI help make d
marriage happy and lasting.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-03

I'VE here in America hardly
realize the task Secretary Mellon
has had and the wonderful way
IN which he has accomplished it.
It has all been done so smoothly
and with so little friction and SO
little apparent effort that it has
seemed easy.
"But the difficulties would have
been apparent IL we had had a
less able Secretary Of the Treasury.
In fact, they will probably still
be apparent II we have a less able
Secretary of the Treasury.
~ think when we have d very
hblo leader q good thing to do IL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
CuArqn Bank T Has Million ln Resources

d i Ase z ' a x<sg ! CuEIMAN; Ala, Jan. 14.-(Spe- cial.)-7Forst the first time in the history of culiman county, one of
 its banks. the Leeth National, Is
 nearly a million dollars. / :. The Lesth National Is the only national bank in. the county and is also a member of the Federal Re- serve system. At a recent meet sing of this banks shareholders, a
 i2 per cent dividend was declared and the following officers and di- rectors elected:
 r1s c. S..gLeeth, president; E. c.
 Kinney. vice president; H. c. Ar ,. mold. ,vice president; J. A. Dunlap,
 cashier S. F. Hosey, assistant
 caslIier.'x.t
 !; , Directors: c. s. Leeth. E. c. ' Kinney, D. o. McKoy, w. S. Leeth, eDr. A. F., Martin, H. c. Arnold, J.
 A. Dunlap and J. P. Young.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
SAFE FARMING CONFERENCE
 TO BE HELD,IN 54 COUNTIES
Auburn Experts And Farm Bureau Officials To Help Work Out Agricultural Pro- uTdIII 5:tft.si

AUBURN, Ala, Jan. 14.-(Special.) Beginning at Ozark. January IF, safe farming conferences will be held in 54 counties during the remainder of January. according to Prof, 4L N. Duncan, director of, the Alabama ex- tension service. 4lf &
 As explained by Prof. Duncan. these meetings are in line with the actions of the statewide farming conference which was held here De- cember 2021. The purpose in each county Is to work out g permanent agricultural program to meet the specific needs of the county! h'e4,
 The county agent and farm bureau officials have called these county meetings. District Agents W. D. Barton, W. O. Winston, E. E. Bin- ford and J. T. High will attend each and the several specialists of the ex- tension service will attend as many as they can.
 Meetings will be held by districts as follows:
 / District No. 1-Oneonta, January 14; Birmingham, January 15; Gull man, January 16; Hartselle. January IT; Athens, January IS; Huntsville
 January 19; Scottsboro. January Fl
 SOuIllduup JdhhdAy SSb January 23; Florence. January 24
 Russellville, January 25; Jasper, Jan-
 uary 26; Vernon, January 2S; Hain- ilton, January 29; Haleyville, Jan uary 30.
 District No. 2-Lafayette. January IA: Wedowee, January 15; Ashland
 January 16: Talladega. January IT Alexander City, January Is; CamI Hill, January 1s; Anniston. January 22; Heflin. January 23; Gadsden January 24; Centre, January 20 Guntersville, January 26; Tuscaloo ga | January 30: Columbiana, January 3i District No. 3-Seale, January 14 Union Springs. January 15; Clayton l January 16; Marion, January 17 ! Greensboro, January IS; Eutaw, Jan uary 19, Selma, January 22; Hayne vile or Fort Deposit, January 23 | .Prattville, January 24; Wetumpka January 25; Montg emery, January 26 | Opelika. January, 2S; Carrollton. Jan uary 31: Livingston.' February l i Linden, February g..
 District No. 4--Ozark. January 12 1 Greenyille. January 16; Andalusis | January 30; Brewton, January IT | Evergreen. January Is; Monroeviiie 1 January 19: Luverne, January zz | Troy. January 23; Enterprise o Elba, January 24; Dothan, Januad' | 25; Abbeville, January 2e.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
MERRlMAC TO BE MADE COTTON MILL VILLAGE
Former Health Officer Of Madison Employed By Huntsville Mill
 TENNESSEE VALLEY BUREAU

Joseph J. Bradley, general agent of the Merrimac Manufacturing com ion mills, has anf6uffced that Dr. Carl A. Create, former city and county health officer of Madison county, has accepted the position of medical director for the company and will take charge of all matters per ,taining to health and sanitation in Merrimac about February l. It IS the aim of the company to make Mer- rimac a model mill town in health as well as in general appearance and Dr. Create will be agix en5 a free hand in bringing abaut the desired condi- tion. Dr. Create has been city and county health officer at Greensboro, N. C., during 1923 and his return to this field will be gratifying to large number of friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
ESCAPE MAY BE LoCATEDt <

Chief Deputy Sheriff JL O. DAVIS left late Saturday night for Whea- ton, Ky, where it has been Reported
 that Otis Valentine, wanted here to serve sentence for murder, na. been located. Vaentine was founS guilty of the murder of -'Will AcGill in East Florence two years ago and was sentenced to the penitentiary. His case was appealed to the su- preme court of the state and pend ing the hearing Valentine was re-
 leased on a%heaVy bond. The case was heard recently before the su- preme court which upheld the pre- vious verdict. When the bonasmen were called. upon to produce Walen- tine he could not be found and ,Beputy Davis has gone toifollow up a report to the effect that he IS ly7 ing in Kentucky. 3E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
SUPERVISORS MEET
Field Workers For Troy State NoI
 mai Hold Meeting

TItoY, Ala, Jan. H.-ztSpecial Leased Wire. 1.-The rural school su- ,pervisdTs ,Qf the State Normal school territofs Tsifes holding thsii annual conference at the Troy Normal school. The conference began Mon day morning and will continue for two days. While in session. the su- pervisors are the guests of the Nor nal school and are, being entertained at the dormitory. Those who had re- ported Monday were Miss Cassie R. Spenicer, state supervisor; Miss Clara Pitts, Reading circle secretary; Miss Mary D. Pierce of the department of education; Miss Cora Pearson, super visor of Montgomery county; Miss Sadie c. Smith, Bullock county; Miss Pauline, O'Rourke, Mobile county, and Mrs. Sarah s. Erwin. Coffee county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
TO BUILD ROAD

One of the important items of busi- ness transacted on the first day of the January term of the Calhoun county board of revenue on Monday was the adoption of a resolution au- advertise for sbids for the cherting and ss1rfaeing of a, mile of road in the eastern part of Calhoun county to connect with the Cleburne county road. f"t ft
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
MAY CALL PASTOR

pr. G. H. Parrish, pastor of the First Christian church at Cullman, Ala. preached at the First Christian church here Sunday morning and he was heard by a large congregation, He returned to Cullman Sunday aft ernoon to hold services in the eve- ming. pr. Parrish was invited here in order that he might be heard by the congregation. which expects to call him as the regular pastor. The church has been without a minister for some time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
TO INsTALL5orrT[cC,.

traternaI event which is hoi,,. anticipated with Interest viii h oein m Installation of Officers by Box v Wone ene grove, Woodmen of the World cirI oTu cie on Tuesday evening at the han over @ the Commercial National banL
 stss Mss, Ethel Holloway of MontgomerX, " os manager, and Miss Ada Cliett VIII serve as the installing officers'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
HERO OF IT ALL
Hen House Blows over Three Times
 But Boy Is Safe

But Boy Is Safe
 GREENVILLE, Ala, Jan. 14.-(eps- cial.)-Master Harry Taylor. the c. year-old son of Mayor Taylor, had an experience during the high wind one day last week that has made him a hero in the eyes of all his boy friends. Master Harry was in the hen house watching a man mend the roof. when a sudden furry of wind came up, blowing the hen house over three times. carrying young Harry with 1t in each revolution. He escaped un- hurt, though a little breathless from his windy experience. The man on the roof was badly hurt.
 Many houses were unroofed over town. trees and chimnies blown over and porch furniture blown into near by yards. The small town of Melton suffered severely from the effects of the wind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
H. P. WALKER DEAD

The funeral of H. P. Walker took place from the residence of his niece, Mrs. Carrie Moore, on Seventh street Monday afternoon at o'clock. con- ducted by pr. l.. o. Dawson, pastor of the First Baptist church. He was s5 years of age and unmarried. He was an ex-Confederate veteran and former merchant of this city. MT. Walker died Sunday after a long ill., ness. The Masons conducted the services at the grave in Evergreen cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
FRUIT GROWERS MAKE. TOUR MUSCLE SHOALS
67 Members Stop Over En Route To Jacksonville Meeting
 MUSCLE SHOALS BUREAU
 THE AGE-HERALD ' GlaaRfiald An Ian IA L

Sixty-seven members of tho Vest ern Fruit Growers associa8ion ac- companied by their wives and daugh- ters. visited the Muscle Shoals dis triet yesterday, leaving Sunday aft ernoon in a special train for Jack sonville, Fla where they will attend their national convention to be held this week. Autos driven by citizens of Sheffield and Tuscumbia carried the visitors to. various points of in- terest. including both nitrate plants, the south side of Wilson dam and the Country club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
NJ. A o. ENGINEER DEAD

R. B. McPherson, age 65 years. died Monday morning at his home on Seventh street, after a long illness. The hody will be forwarded to Knox vile, Tenn, for interment. The funeral services will take place from the residence Tuesday afternoon. He is survived by his widow and an adopted daughter. MT. McPherson
 was an engineer on the Mobile and Ohio railroad and had been connected with the railroad from the time It was being constructed into Tusca- loosa, about 'thirty-seven years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
BIDS FOR SCHOOL

Greensboro has made a bid for the
 Alabama School of Trades and ln-
 dustry. and the board of trustees will
 be in Greensboro Friday to inspect the site. Greensboro is confident of
 being awarded this plum. Her qeuip ment is splendid, and she has the requisite hundred acres of land ad- Joining the school plant, which has
 been used for vocational school for the past several years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
FIRM IS ORGANIZED

The firm of J. Spielberger & Son has been reorganized and is now J.. Spieiberger & Sons, Inc. F'The change in name was made in order to admit to membership B. M. Spielberger as junior member. This firm Is one of the oldest and best established firms in the Muscle Shoals district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
FARMER IS SHOT BY HIS DAUGHTER
Came Home intoxicated And Attacked Wife, According To Reports

foPELIKA, Ala. Jai. 414.-(special Leased Wire. )-AJohn S.sWhite. farm CT, .iiving near Salem, was, shot three times by his step-d -dahghter, Miss Mae Jennings, Sunday morning. It Is al leged that White. while under the in- fluence of whisky, was advancing on his wife with a raised. chair. threat ening to strike her, when the daughter seized a pistol andsfired four shots two of which took effect in yNhEAa,s leg and the others In nis arfn.- wfiite was brouxhe estp' the East Alabaris a. hospf taie for Ire atm lent. His coridftidff3 3s Snot regarded as serious Miss Jennings was arrested but was released later on bond to await a preliminary trial.
 The shooting grew out of pre- vious family difficulty between White and8 his ~Wif6 during the fChristmas holidays, when White Is alleged to have given his wife a se-
 1a.aO0 BALES GINNED
 According to the official gin re- porter's figures up to and including December 3l, there were. ginned Tn Lee county of the 1923 crop 12,2Oo bales of cotton as compared with l4,24S bales gii1ned to the corre- spending date of5tS22.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
REGISTRARS BUSY

The board of registrars of Tusca- loosa county began ten days wor.. at the court house Monday morning.
 At the expiration of this term the board will return to the county dis trict for the registeration of voters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
N METHoDIsTs TO MEET

The Salem-Troy association will hold its. quarterly conference next Friday at Brundidge with the Brund- ige women's Missionary society as hosts. A feature of the conference will be talk by Mrs. Ida Stallworth of Montgomery, corresponding secre- tary of wOmen's work in Alabama. =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
FEW PAY POLL TAX
Only 497 Receipts Issued. So Far IT :. |. CIehnrne

HEFLIN, Ala, Jan. 14.-(SpeciaI) Payments of poll taxes for the yee.r 1923 are coming in slow in Cleburne county. Up until Saturday at noon only 4S7 receipts had been issued by the tax collector. It is expected that poll tax drive will be launched in the county within the next few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
CHAMBER MEETJNc carIUn

ooutt hoperts will be the chief 1apeaker anm;a at, the annual meeting of the Ahhistoh Chamber of Commerce. at the Alabama hotel on next Tb,,rss, at evening. e General Edwin B. Winans
 D. Y. Alexander. Judge Charles Q Leyden. c. M. Jesperson. pr, K ~ Anderson and others to occupy niaceS oii the program for the eveninr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
LITTLE CHILD DIES

Funeral services for little Francis 4Wen, w, S-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs; .. +. Owen of Antioch. were held Sunday. afternoon at fhe bome or the parents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
RIVER AT IcGoOD. AsIsAGE

The second flood stage was reached in the Tennessee river here yester- day when the gauge at the Florence bridge registered F feet. The high water is bringing debris of all de- scription down the river, but work at Wilson dam has progressed to such a point that there isi- little danger of damage. All 4the coffer dam walls have been raised and strengthened and work is going for ward without interruption.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
BAPTIST. CONFERENCE TO MEET AT MARION
All Baptist Ministers Of Cahaba
 Association Will Attend

MARION. Ala, Jan. 14.-(SpeciaD. A workers conference will be held in Siloam Baptist church of Marion beginning February 4. Every Bap- tist minister in the Cahaba associa- tion and representatives from all the churches are expected to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
SPRING OATS KILLED

Cleburne county suffered heavily during the freezing weather of the past few days. Spring oats and wheat have been killed, according to farm CTS from different sections of the cot nty who were in town Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
PHIL DOUGLAS FINED

ShuffHn PhlT DOugIas, stdr pitcher of the New York Giants in 1922 and who was dismissed from the team because it was alleged that he attempted to sell a game to St. Louis in that year and who managed the Steel Jackets of Birmingham last year, was fined $25 and costs in the Florence police court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
HIS OUTPUT

Friend-I say, your wife looxs charming. Her dress is a poem.
 Author (who foots the bilD-Much more than that. old man; ten poems and a short story.-Passing Show London.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
NIRs. w. M. PARKER.

The body qf Mrs, W. M. Parker. avenue ssundA Was sent ' to sBaiiIiane Bilingae ley for burial in the family lot at that place. Mrs. Parker formerly lived in Autauga county, and was Miss Susie Lewis before her mar riage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
Tha hndv of John Hooks. former

The body of John Hooks. former resident of Florence, who was killed in Memphis last Saturday night, was. brought to Florence today for burial |. Hooks was killed In the store of Joe Bassett in south Memphis by un- known persons. Two men were seen leaving the store where the murder. occurred, butS no arrest has been made. z.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
INTERESTING WEDDING

aA4reeent marriage of interest was that of Doyle Collins of Anniston and Miss Willie Gurrief of Heflin, which occurred at the parsonage, Rev. J. c. Francis officiating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
NEW QUARTERS READY

The Folrence Chamber of Com merce and the Lauderdale county farm bureau with the offices of the county agent and the office of the county demonstration agent will be moved into new quarters at the Knights of Pythias building this week. There is a much larger audi torium in the K. F. building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
TO CELEBRATE LEES BIRTHDAY

A meeting of the U. D. C. was held Friday afternoon at the residence of Mrs, Sadie Webb to arrange for the dinner to be given the Confederate Elba, January 24; Dothan, January The members of the Civitan club have rendered their rooms to the women having the dinner in charge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
REGISTRARS NAMED

Fred Streit of Brick and James Rutland of Cherokee have been named by Governor Brandon as members of the county board of reg istrars to succeed Judge P.W. Will Hams of Tuscumbia and Walter c. Mitchell of Spring Valley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
sTREET Is PAvHn

Travel over Sixth street ana Leighton avenue was permitted Sur day and Monday for the first tinie in several months by the completion of the two blocks between Quintard and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
HEARTRnNnING

4Editor-Don't read all your manN- script. Just recite the main pointB of the plot briefly. Is it new and exciting?
 Author-It Is. Why, in chapter five, a gang, of thirsty rumhounds hold upsa booze truck and find it loaded with onions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
CADET CALLED HOME

Bentley Leverett, a member of the cadet corps of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. is spending a while In Marion. He was called home on account of the serious illness of his father. A. Lee Leverett. who has been in a Selma hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15

Mrs. J. D. Phillips of Florence, age M years, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. w. B. Webb, in Shef- field. She had. been in feeble health for some time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
MRS. LOUIS CHERRY

News reached the city Monday or
 the death of Mrs. Louis Cherry, for mer resident of Opelika, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Mary Cherry Phelps, at Houston, Texas.
 She was 6S years old and lived in Opelika a number sof years. She
 leaves a niece. Mrs. w. c. Ross' Of ODelika
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
TO CONDUCT sERvTcrs

pr. R. Kelly White, pastor of Si- ioam Baptist church of Marion, an- nounces that Rev. J. o. Williams. pastor of the First Baptist church of Athens, Ala, will conduct A series of services in Marion early in March. MT. Williams has the reputation of being a preacher of great eloauence and power.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
D. K. BARKER TAKES CHARGE

Dewitt K. Barker, who has been assistant cashier of the Peoples s Bank of Marion for the last sever.I years, resigned his position with tba bank last week and has assumed ac- tive control of the firm of Barker Bros. of which firm he Is a member
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
FORMER RESIDENT

Dr. Olin West of Nashville, Tenn, former resident of Florence and son of Dr. Anson West, pastor of the First Methodist church here several years ago. has been elected presi- dent of the American Medical asso- citation. A large number of friends fere welcomed the news of this high honor accorded Dr. West as a reward for his unusual activities in the field Of medicine.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-15
lIEssE JAMEs FfNED

A breath of the old days floated through the Florence police court this morning when Jesse James was found guilty of carrying concealed weapons and was fined $50 and costs.