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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
MOULTON MAN HURT
 IN UNUSUAL WAY
Twenty Pound Stump Falls
 Through Car On Him

MOULTON, Ala, Sept; 6.-SpeciaD A serious accident befall FloyG Moles Thursday morning which almost proved fatal. He was with his father, w. A. Moles, and others in a car leaving Moulton for Decatur. A crew of street workmen were blasting up a stump over near the old Presbyterian church house. The Moles car was turning out the Decatur road as the blast went off sixty or more yards away. A piece of stump weighing about twenty pounds was hurled over the Jim Almon home and went through the car just above the rear seat and struck Floyd Moles on top of the right shoulder, rendering him insensible. He was carried to doctors for attention and later taken to Decatur to the hos pital. He is recovering.
 To Build SchOOl--A car load of shingles was being unloaded Thursday at Town Creek for five new school houses being erected in the county, Three room buildings at Speake and Landersville, two rooms and work rooms at Hatton and Town Creek, and a one room building near Moulton.
 Enrolment Heavy-The Town Creek school closed the first week of the new session yesterday with the largest en- rollment for the corresponding time in its history.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
366 ARE ENROLLED
 M CULLMAN HIGH
First Bale Of Cotton Is Received In City

CULLMAN, Ala, Sept. 6.-(Spe- cial. 1.-The opening exercises of the Cullman High school were held this week in the auditorium of the high school building by the principal, Prof. N. F. Greenhill. The devotional exer- cises were in charge of Rev. D. D, Watkins of the First Christian church of Cullman.
 Prof. H. G. Bowling, for several years principal of the high school here, and now county superintendent of edu- cation, made an able address, speaking especially to the new students.
 Three hundred and sixty-six students registered this week, and of these 165 are from the rural districts.
 Cullman Gets New Bale-The first bale of cotton of this years crop for Cullman county was brought in today by Monroe Phillips of Good Hope conn munity, six miles southwest of Gull man, on the Bremen road.
 The cotton was sold to J. R. Tucker, a merchant in West Cullman, for 2S1s cents, it was said, and the bale weighed 510 pounds. MT. Phillips states that he has 26 acres of cotton which he ex- poets twelve bales,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
WOMAN'S COLLEGE
 ADDS TEACHERS
Montgomery Institution Will
 Open On September 1

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. G. Four new members have been added to the faculty of the Woman's college here, according to an announcement by Dr. Walter D. Agnew, president of the college.
 Miss Minnie T. Grote, who formerly was an instructor in the science de- pertinent of Galloway college, Searcy, Ark, has been obtained to head the biology department of Woman's college. Miss Howard Baker Woolridge, grad uate of Peabody college and an instruc- tor in the training school at that in stitution, has been employed to take charge of the institution in public school art.
 Miss Mary Robinson, a graduate of Peabody college and former instructor in physical education at the Jackson vile State Normal school, will take charge the of physical education depart ment of Woman's college.
 Dr. D, F, Passmore, formerly an in- structor in Wofford college, Spartan burg, s. O., has been named to head the French language department at the local college. Dr. Passmore is a Ca- nadian, and has had several years ex- perience in teaching in southern col leges, according to Dr. Agnew.
 Registration at Woman's college will begin September 16, and continue through September IT. Glass work will start September IS, Dr. Asnew an nouneed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
SKIRMISHING UNDER WAY IN NEXT GOVERNORS RACE
SILHOUETTES OF STATE CAPITOL
tstate Capital Bureau )

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Sept. 5.-Dr .Wu Lien Teh, physician extraordinary to the president of China, Dr. H. c. Desousa, Araujo, of Rio Janeiro, Brazil, and Dr. Max Pahtaleoni, of Rome, Italy, connected with the health sec ton of the league of nation, arrivd in public health methods and aministra- tion in this state.
 The Chinese doctors card showed that in addition to his title of physi- clan extraordinary to the president of China, he is director of the Manchurian plague prevention service and Chinese government delegate to the Pan-Pacific food conservation conference, Honolulu. He stated that he had heard of the work of the Alabama state health de- partmnt and of Dr. s. W. Welch, state health officer, while in China.
 The visitors are among number of foreign health workers from all parts of the world who come to this state from time to time to study Alabama's s methods of public health work.
 ha
 B. B. Gather, editor of the Southern Regis of Ashville, was visitor to the capitol today. Friends of Mir. Gather state that he will probably be in the race in 1926 for secretary of state.
 Satsuma growers of Mobile and Baldwin counties have profited by the experience of the exceptionally cold weather of last winter and will apply the lesson learned, by giving groves at. tention which is expected to minimize losses in the future, according to Rep resentative Vincent F. Kilborn of Mo bile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
FLOMATON PLANS
 TO ORGANIZE BANK
Old Institution Taken Over By
 State For Liquidation

FLOMATON, Ala, Sept. 6.-Spe- cial,-The people of Flomaton seem to be. determined to have a bank to take the place of the Bank of Flomaton, which was closed for liquidation last Thursday.
 At a mass meeting of former patrons of the Bank of FlOmaton last night, which was attended by representative citizens of this place, McDavid, Bluff Springs, Century, and Jay, Fla, and Canoe and Pollard, Ala.N twenty six people signed a petition obligating to take from $1O0 to $4,O00 worth of stock each towards organizing the new bank ; approximately 150 people signed up pledging their support to the new bank.
 E. A. Vinson, planter and capitalist, who lived between Flomaton and Brewton. is at the head of the movement to organize the new bank and If he can not get a charter to locate it on the Alabama side of Flomaton, 1t Is un- derstood that it will be located just across the line in Florida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
ANNISTON SEEKS
 BAN ON CIRCUS
City Objects To Showing At Same Time As
 County Fair
Admission Bureau.)

ANNISTON, Sept. GA special meeting of the city council will prob- ably be held Monday evening when an ordinance which will prohibit circuses or carnivals from exhibiting in the city 15 days before or advertising to exhibit 15 days after county fair or home products exhibition will be offered for discussion and vote.
 The ordinance regarding the exhibi- tion of circuses or carnivals is to be offered in an effort to prevent a cir GUS from showing in this city on Oc- tober z, the date the Calhoun county fair Is scheduled to open it's doors.
 The fair authorities when it became known that a large circus had con tracted to show here immediately took up the matter with the city officials and it was discovered that license contract had already been made with the city clerk by the circus officials. It was found later that this contract could be revoked and this procedure will be discussed when the new ordi- nance is presented at the special coun- cil meeting.
 The county IulF IS SpOASOLcu uy lhS Junior Chamber of Commerce and off cials state that if the circus is allowed to play in opposition it will be finan- cial failure and that it will be impos- sible to hold it here this fall, It is pointed out that the circus will take away from the city practically all the money that the people will care to spend for amusements at that particu- lar time.
 Meanwhile officials of the Sparks circus have announced that their attor- ney will be present to oppose the pass ing of the ordinance and that they in- tend enforce the license contract.
 Pupils Increase-According to cen- sus of the school children between the ages of 2 and 21 years who reside in the rural district of Calhoun county, which was completed Saturday after" noon by Prof. S. B. Gibson, county su- perintendant of education, there are 6,344, who are of school age. This shows a slight increase over the num- Der in 1922, according to census made that year, which showed 6,295 school children in the rural district.
 Leaves On TOur-Rev. c. W. Free land of St. Michaels Episcopal church, leaves Sunday afternoon for an ex- tended tour of the east.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
ALABAMA COLEEGE
 TRUSTEES TO MEET
To Consider Problem Of Over
 flow Student Body

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. G. Especial. )-Gov. W. W. Brandon has called a special meeting of the board of trustees of Alabama College to be held at MontevallO Sept, 18. This ac- tion was taken at the request of Dr. T, W. Palmer, president of Alabama college.
 Matters to come Before the board will include the question of taking care of the overflow of students and pro- viding of additional teaching rooms for this fall receipt of the report of chair man of the drive for Alabama college, and plans for the future management of the campaign and the consideration of plans for Ramsay hall and other buildings,
 The board of trustees is composed of Governor Brandon and Dr. John w.. AbeRcrombie, state superintendent of ! education, ex.officin members; w. H. Tayloe, Uniontown, and L. Sevier, Bir- mingham, members from the state at large; w. J. Dansby, Butler, first dis trict; W. T. Shehan, Montgomery, sec ond district; l.. NJ. Moseley, Union Springs,. third district; J. B. Ellis, Selma, fourth district; M. A. Graham, Prattville, fifth district; R. B. Eyins, Greensboro, sixth district Alto V. Lee, Gadsden, seventh district Judge Vir- gil Bouldin, Scottsboro, eighth district {; M, V. Joseph, Birmingham, ninth dis trict; and Mrs. W. B., Peeblcs, Alice vile, tenth district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
CHILD, BITTEN
 BY SNAKE, DIES Taylor Family Holds Re- union At Home Near
 Roanoke

ROAOKE, Ala, Sept. 6.-(Special.)- The 15-year-old son of W. J. Nichols, white farmer living nine miles north of Roanoke, was bitten by a snake yesterday and died within an hour.
 Creasey.Walker-Guy Creasey, a young man working at the local depot of the A. B. and A., railroad, was mar ried this week to Miss Mary George Walker, daughter of Mayor and Mrs. George B. Walker.
 Revival ClOses-Rey. H. W. Rice closed Friday night series of sermons continuing two weeks at the Method ist church and returned to his home in Opelika with the appreciation of the many who enjoyed his inspiring and helpful discourses.
 Taylor Reunion Held-A reunion of the family of MT. and Mrs. J. B.. J. Taylor, well-known people living few miles north of town, is in progress at the old home. The children not living here are s. D.. and L. H. Taylor of Dallas, Tex; W. l.. Taylor of Arizona 1; Dr. J. 0. Taylor of LaGrange, Ga; T. z. Taylor and Miss Ruth Taylor of West Point, Ga, Mrs. Herbert Hardin of Halsell. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
MORE CONCERNS.
 PROGRAMMED
Jefferson County Con- cerns Among Those
 Filing At Capitol
tstate Capital Bureaul

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. B. The following domestic corporations have filed papers with Secretary of States s. H. Blan through the offices of the respective probate judges:
 Brewton Motor company, Brewton, John R. Miller, J. E. McGowan and J. T. Larkins, incorporators author ized capital $5,000, all paid in, auto- mobile business, etc,
 Valeteria Service company, Florence, R. H. Carter, Dan B. Delp, Carl Drake, R.. l.. West, H. 0. Powers and w. J. Lewis, incorporators; authorized capital $4,000, with $2.000 paid in, pressers and cleaners.
 Fordson Land corporation, Inc, Shef- field, J. c. Harris, Sam w. Kendall and Thurmond Harris, incorporators authorized capital $100 900, all paid in ; real estate and mortgage business.
 l.. c. Young Creamery company, Montgomery, reports increase of capital from $10,000 to $20,000.
 Black Creek Jefferson Coal corpora ton, Birmingham, Edward F. Rosa mond; IT,, James D. Freeman and r. F. Bryson, incorporators; authorized cap ital $2,000, all paid in ; coal Dueiness.
 Tuscaloosa Drug company, Inc, Tus- caloosa, Nell Hufnam, l.. M. Clark, Janetta l.. Jeffrey. incorporators, au- thorised capital $2,000, with $1,O00 paid in; drug store. Automatic Heating company, Inc, Birmingham, F. 0. Stone, J. NJ. Van valkenburg, George M.. Ellis, incor- porators authorized capital $10,OOO, with $5,000 paid in; heating business. Famous Features Syndicate, Inc, Birmingham, Leslie Fulenwider, Thad Holt, Lois McLaurine, incorporators {; authorized capital $10.000, with $2,500 ; publishing.
 Alabama Barrel company, Birming- ham, Earl Kean, Howard N. Whitlock, J. c. Haddix, James l.. Kean, incor- porators; authorized capital $2,O0O, with $1,0O0 paid in; commissaries, gro- ceries.
 Mason Dart Supply company, Inc, Montgomery, John W. Mason, J. F. Hill, c. A. Dart, i4corporators author ized capital $10,00O, with $5OOO paid in; general merchandise.
 Snowhite Laundry, Birmingham, A. ". Mangum, D. F. Graham and T. s. Mangum. incorporat ators, authorized cap ital 900. with $10,O00 paid in ; laundry business,
 Boutwell, Mercantile company, Inc, Anniston, H. F. Williamson, V. c. Boutwell, and George w.. Willis, in- corporators; authorized capital $1O,0OO with $6,O0O paid in, mercantile busi- ness.
 Montgomery Loan and Savings com pany reports increase in capital stock from $60,O00 to $10OO0O.
 The following domestic corporations report dissolutions
 Buchanan Abstract and Investment company, Cullman county.
 Black Transfer company, Inc., Jef-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
PARRISH SCHOOL

PARRISH, Ala, Sept. 6.-Ira l.. Helms, principal of the Parrish High school, expects 30 per cent increase in enrolment over last year when school begins here Sept. 10. The following members of the faculty have been named for the senior division of high school: Ira l.. Helms, B. s., mathe- matics and history; Anna Mae Me Whirter, A. B., English John B. Da- vidson, science and athletics; Mrs. Jesse Kitchens, director of music. Jun for division: SaX4 E. Branyon, Lin nie Cline MisS Idna Simpson will be principal of elementary schools, with the fl wing assistants: Annie Mayo, B( 2; Thelma McCaleb, Nell Dickey.
 Blood Poison Fatal-VilQs Kilgore, S2, World war veteran of Pleasant field, died at his home Thursday morn ing of blood poisoning. He was un- married.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
Eufaula Woman Restrains
 Shouting OF DeMille Film
Mrs. Thompson Claims Ten Commandments
 Scenario Is Stolen

ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 8.-(Special.) A temporary restraining order, pre- venting removal from Fulton county of the film copy of Cecil $. DeMilles tre mendous feature production. ---i,e Ten Commandments" now showing for the sixth day at an Atlanta theater, was signed Friday afternoon by Judge John Humphries. on petition of Mrs. Hattie Thomas Thompson, of Eufama, Ala, who declared the scenario was stolen from her.
 The order signed Friday afternoon also provides that a courts agent be appointed to take charge of the receipts for week past and for all future show ings, the money to be held pending fur ther court action. which is directed against the Paramount company and the Atlanta theater.
 Under the order the film cannot be shown anywhere outside of Atlanta until Judge Humphries has passed on the merits of the case.
 Mrs. Thompson, who declared that she submitted the scenario to the Para mount Pictures corporation in 1918, said that the idea for the scenario was suggested by personal experiences of her own family. Legal representatives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
FARES REDUCED
 TO VETS REUNION
Mississippi COnfederates Also To ' Attend Mobile Jubilee

MOBILE, Ala, Sept. 6.-(Special. ) Railroads will have one fare for the round trip during the annual reunion of the Alabama division of United Confederate veterans, October 22 and .23, H, E. Jones, chairman of the trans- portation committee, reported to the general committee at a meeting today.
 Judge Horace Davenport, adjutant of Raphael Semmes camp, reported that voters at the Beauvoir, Miss, home, have accepted the invitation to attend the Mobile reunion. The let ter, accepting the invitation came from Hilliard O'Neal, an Alabama soldier, now in the Mississippi home.
 The program is being. fast drafted, M. T. Judge reported, and it is ex- pected it will be ready for approval in the next few days,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
JASPER WILL TRY CONCRETE PAVING
Asphalt Used So Far Ex- clusively In Impr0v-
 ing Streets

JASPER, Ala,,i Sept. 6.-(Special.) ) According to announcements given out here today by city officials, plans have been completed for another large paw ing project in Jasper. 4 committee of citizens residing on Sixth avenue went before the city council petitioning that body to authorize paving of one block on Fifteenth street and four blocks on Sixth avenue.
 The board authorized the city .attor- ney to go ahead and draw up the pa- pers and make arrangements for ad- vertising for bids. R. H. Palmer, who took the initiative in getting up the petition reports that nearly all the property owners along the thorough fare to be paved have signed the peti- tion.
 All the paving put down in Jasper so far is of asphalt, but the promoters of the foregoing project expect to use concrete exclusively. A number of cities, including Tuscaloosa, are putting down 6-inch concrete pavement which is said to be giving satisfaction. Judson O'Rear, city clerk, estimates that Jas per has now approximately two miles and half of asphalt pavement, giving it more pavement than any other city in Alabama, for it's size.
 Road Prosper0us-The month of July was the biggest month of business ever enjoyed by the Alabama Central rail- road, according to local officials. The third week in August the railroad handled the biggest volume of business ever enjoyed in it's history, is stated. The Alabama Central is a short line running from Jasper to Sunlight, giving service principally to mining and lum- Der camps. Recent contemplated new developments in the Manchester terri tory has given rise to conjecture that the road will be extremely busy this fall.
 To Complete TippIe-The new tipple at Bankhead will be completed the coming week 1t has been announced and will give :, this mine one of the most modern equipments in the entire state. The mines have been working about half time, but 1t has been stated that prospects for regular time at ;.l early date is bright and there is very much optimism over conditions this fall.
 Mother of Eleven Die-Mrs. Tom Fleming, age 35. and mother of II children, died at the family home in West Jasper early Saturday morning. Her baby is also dead.
 Tax Value High-The value of tax able property in Walker county is now something over $25, ,OOO, 900, Tax Col lector J. " Sartin states Mir. Sartin states that the total value of taxable property in the county was about $24,- eO0,000 without counting automobiles, trucks and other motor cars, which would run the valuation up to we'll over $25 100000, which is 20 per cent of the true value.
 Mike Cooper, negro, was fatally in- jured, perhaps, at the Southern depot this morning while helping unload a shipment of new cars to R. D. Argo. The car that fell on Cooper was decked above another car,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
2 STILLS WRECKED
 TN TALLADEGA RAID
J. Kelly Dixon Back After
 Long Trip Abroad

TALLADEGA, Ala, Sept. G. (SpeciaD 1.-Two stills were wrecked near here during a raid by officers this week. One was 70-gallon copper still with complete outfit and GOO gallons of beer and one was a 4O-gallon zinc out fit with two barrels of beer. The raids were made by Sheriff Burk, Chief Deputy Perry Campbell and State Law Enforcement Officers Draper, Garrett and Lynch.
 Dixon Back HOme-J. Kelly Dixon, local attorney, returned to Talladega after a tour of France and England durnig which he attended a meeting of the American Bar association in Lon- don.
 busy month in police circles, according to the report furnished the city com. mission by Judge J. W. Vandiver of recorders court. There were fl cases tried with sixteen of them being for speeding. There were six charged with drunkness and only four charged with violation of prohibition laws. Other charges were also minor ones. There was total of $715 in fines and costs imposed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
TEST DAY. PLANS MADE IN ALABAMA National Guard And The American Legion Assist
 In Arrangements CAPITAL TO HAVE
 DEMONSTRATION Civic Organizations Fall In Line With Prepared
 ness Test MOON CALLS FOR
 l DAY VOLUNTEERS Each Section To Make Report On Outcome To Adjutant
 General Of Alabama
CAPITAL TO HAVE
 DEMONSTRATION
MOON CALLS FOR
 DAY VOLUNTEERS

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Sept. G. Plans are being rounded into shape over Alabama, for one of the largest demon strations ever held, which will be put on September F, National Defense Day.
 All Alabama is making elaborate preparations for this event, according to reports received here. While each com munity will have it's local committee in charge of the events, being carried on through the notional guard and Amer ican Legion headquarters.
 Ray Rushton has been appointed as chairman in charge of the patriotic dem onstration which will be held at the capitol the afternoon of September 12. Governor ". W. Brandon will deliver a short address at this meeting.
 Colonel Willard A. Westcott has been named as general chairman in charge of the parade He will be as- sisted by Major Roy s. Brown, com madant at the Maxwell field aviation depot of the United States regular army, Hugh Foster and Everett Jack son.
 Moon Issues Call
 A call has been issued by Adjutant General Hartley A. Moon for tone day yolunteersp to. bring all national guard units in the state up to full war strength, as the national guard is of the first line troops. Various units of the reserves also are urged to take part in the program.
 Civic organizations also are falling into line with the plans for review of the nations defense strength, ac- cording to reports received here, and churches, fraternal and business organ nations also have given their approval of the plan.
 At the close of the days program, the chairman of the mobilization conn mittee, in conjunction with the officers of the reserve and national guard, has been asked to make report to Adju- tant General Moon on the following things:
 To Make Report
 Number of men of military age vol unteering for one day.
 The estimated number of persons talk ing part in the demonstration.
 SeueEhI OuIllue OA tuS ptV8taM VA the day and remarks concerning the demonstration and its value; what should have been done that wasn't that might contribute to its success.
 The general attitude of the people toward Defense Day, and whether there was a thorough understanding of the intent of the day and that it was a measure intended not to promote war, but to prevent war, and was simply a demonstration of strength and an in- ventory of the nations assets in man power, moral, and citizenship"
 These things are set out in series of bulletins issued by the department of adjutant general which have been seat to all national guard units in the stake
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-07
DYNAMITE BLAST
 INJURIES FARMER
Suffers Broken Jawbone And
 Loss Of Eye

JASPER, Ala, Sept. 5.--(SpeciaI) )-~ The prematur explosion of a charge of dynamite caused the loss of one eye, the jawbone broken in two places and serious other injuries about the face and head of Allen Wilson, a minor, at the strip pit of. John Gray in the Jas per field several miles northwest of Jasper early today.
 The accident occurred when Mir. Will son was tamping q charge of dynamite preparatory to shooting down the coal, and the full force of the explosion hit him in the face.