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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
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 GET GAIH HAND
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TUSCALOOSA, ssias, Feb. Com mittees, which have in charge arrange ments for the Twenty district Rotary convention, to. be held in Tus- caloosa, March IS and lsl, met, Thurs day evening, when reports were made by each committee, outlining what it has accomplished, It;is expected more than 800 Rotarians and their families will attend the convention and they will be entertained by the local Rn- tarians and other civic clubs ' It was stated at the meeting that the Fri Cities, Mobile, Montgomery and Selma clubs will come in 2speeial Pullman trains and that a special ruin will be run from Birmingham. The governors s ball will be held the night of March 1S,t at the gym at the University of Ala bama and the business session will be conducted in the Chamber of, Commerce auditorium. Women visitors will be entertained at the Country club.
 Short Course Closes
 The agricultural short course came to a close Friday night. Three programs were put on during the day. Subjects were., ,dairymen's problems, growing seed and the corn crop. ts
 Brent Woman Dead
 Mrs. Gertrude Peterman, % years old, died at her home at Brent Friday morning. She is survived by her hus- band and one child.
 Little Girl Expires
 Irene Lafoy, S-year-old daughter of Mir. and Mrs. IF. l.. Lafoy died Friday morning at her home at Kelierman. The funeral will be conducted from the home Saturday morning.
 Big "Sing' Planned
 One of the biggest community "sings" of the year is being planned for Sun day at the court house here.
 School Fair. March 1
 County schools are asked to have. ex- hibits at the school fair, to be con- ducted in Tuscaloosa March l. The lair is to be held for the purpose of stimu- lating more interest in educational mat ters and to show that each teacher is making the most of the opportunities offered v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
sl50,OOO PAVING
 JOBS PLANNED
Ordinance Providing For Much Street Work Passed At Anniston
fANNIsTON -RuREAul.

;A.NNISTON, Ala, Feb. >15.---A geries of street improvement ordinances which will represent on outlay of ap- .proxinstely $150, ,00O, in Admission dur ing the present year was adopted at the meeting of the city council on Thursday evening. One of the main 'tobics of interest to Anniston people Rss to pave, gutter. and curb a mile D the oxford road between eighth and Ninth streets and the Oxana hotel. Second in importance to the mile stretch of road is the order providing ayeriie to Hillside cemetery, Christine avenue from Tenth to Sixteenth street and Wilma avenue from Thirteenth to Nineteenth street.
 Thes city council Thlifsday night -tkk sale of bananas and apples in car load lots from $20 a year to $1O0 a day. Local dealers had petitioneds at them in curbing the bringing of car loads of foreign fruits to Anniston.
 Entertains Pipe Men
 W. F Coleman, manager of the An niston Soil Pipe company, entertained a number of heads of the departments at the Calhoun hotel on Thursday at dinner
 Mrs. Fannie Merritt ,l Mrs. Fannie Merritt, 5S, mother of Mrs. J. B. Cook, died at her daughter's home Friday after long illness.
 Off To Markets
 J. W. Malone, Mrs. K. W. White side and Miss Allena Howden left to- day on their regular buying trip to New York. bs
 Raid In CIeburne
 Federal Officers B. H. Crumpton and State Officers Draper Garrett and Lynch returned to their headquarters Friday after destroying seven big cop per and five big zinc stills raided in Cleburne county. The officers confis- cated 9,400 gallons of beer and arrested Alex . Fleetwood, Thomas Beachum, Bert Alston and Henry McWhorter, the latter former deputy sheriff under charge of violating the prohibit ton law and Will Sanfracallo on charge of carrying concealed pistol.
 Fined $iOO
 In the county court here Friday Joe Reed of Reeds mill was fined $10O and cost on a charge of violating the prohibition law.
 Entertains Friends
 Frank Williamson, manager of the American Net and Twine company of Blue Mountain, was host to about 35 of his close friends on Thursday on the celebration of his fifty-seventh birthday anniversary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
DETROIT MAN IS
 BUYER OF HANDS
Ray H. Baker. Purchases 9l Y Acres In Shoals District
 For Villa Sites
lMusCLE sffOAIs BUREAUl

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 FLORENCE, Ala, Feb. 15.-Twc tracts of ,lsnd amounting to 91 acres were purchased by Ray H. Baker of Detroit at approximately $2D0 per acre Thursday. The land has frontage of about a mile on Wilson lake and is located between Locks, 2 and 5. MT. Baker left for his home in Detroit aft CT announcing his intention of develop ing his property as sites for villas and high-class residence purposes. He also purchased large tract in Sheffield.
 Underwood Forces To Rally.
 Florence and Lauderdale county cit izens will meet at the court house to- morrow at II o'clock, when the sup porters of Senator Underwood in his campaign in the Alabama democratic primary will hold a rally and form an Underwood club.
 Face Larceny Charges. Clifford Morgan and Charles Chand- ler were brought to Florence today from Anderson and lodged in the coun- ty jail charged with grand larceny and burglary. They are alleged to. have footed three or four stores in Anderson. Malaria Expert Arrives.
 NJ. Fl. Rector. malaria control engi- neer for tue southwestern district, has been transferred to the Tennessee Val ley territory with headquarters at AL bany.
 Iceland is using refrigeration for ths frat tirno this vear in the eYnort atiaN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
CORDOBA STREETS
 WILL BE IMPROVED
Cotton Mill Sponsors Wor
 Road Working Held
(JAsPER BUREAU)

JASPER, Ala, Feb. 15.-Newton Kirkpatrick of Cordova was here to- day and stated the Indian Head cotton mills will begin work on the paving of the main streets through the mill town next week. The city of Cordova will complete the paving link on through the city.
 Road Working Held
 Numbers of Jasper firms and work man consumed the entire day Thursday on the Jasper and Gamble mines road. The Cranford Hardware store, Alex Cranford Mercantile company, and Conwell Furniture company had all their trucks busy hauling cinders and putting them in the worst places on the road.
 Coal Mines Open
 The Thomas Creek Coal company of Carbon Hill, which has been closed down for several months, opened last week to put the mines in condition for an extended run.
 Evangelist Coming
 Bob Jones, noted evangelist, will come to Jasper and hold three weeks revival during the month of June.. He will hold a countrywide union meeting in tabernacle to be erected in Jasper, This tabernacle will seat 5000 people.
 Glover Funeral Held
 Funeral services for Oscar Glover, who was killed by an unknown party or parties late Wednesday night on a railroad trestle at Nauvoo, was held at Lynn today, interment taking place in the Lynn cemetery. /.
 Studio Erected Numbers of new improvements have been made at the Walker County High school this year, but one of the most
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
MRS. RICkNER
 ON BOND AGAIN
Child Of Alleged Slayer Of
 Husbands Is Seri- &
 0usly III r.
GALVESTON BUREAU

ANNISTON, Ala, Feb. 15.-Mrs. Evelyn Sue Rickner, surrendered two weeks ago by her bondsmen following re- ports she had intended to go to Atlanta or Birmingham to seek employment pending her trial in federal court under a charge of. first degree murder, was re- leased from custody again Friday after noon. -"
 Since the woman was surrendered by her bondsmen, Mrs.. Rickner's little girl Marlyn, has developed pneumonia. and has been seriously ill. for the past few days at the home of Mfr. and Mrs. Lee Smith on North Leighton avenue.
 Mrs. Rickner was indicted by the last federal grand jury here under murder charge for the shooting of her husband, Lieut.. James c. Rickner, at Camp Me Clellan last June. It was understood here Friday that several of Mrs. Rick ner's former bondsmen signed the new bond on Friday. .~.1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
SILHOUETTES OF
 STATE CAPITAL
tsTArE cArrrAL BUnfAU,

:. MONTGOMERY, Alay Feb. 16.- The question of location of the Bir- minyham-M Montgomery highway has not IS yet been settled in it's entirety, and there is likelihood that the location will be changed in manner such aS to leave, off the highway communities in Chilton county south 9f Clant0n. 1t was announced some time ago when the Reese Ferry choosing of the Alabama river was selected that the highway would follow the line of the SLouisyille and Nashville railroad south to . point near the north boundary of Chilton and Aritauga counties, and there. di- verge from the railroad and @. through eastern 'Autauga county to Reese Ferry and Montgomery.
 s, The state highway commission, how ever, was recently advised by one of its engineers sent to study the situation that a $horter and cheaper route would be for the highway to leave the line of .L.> and N. railroad at ClantQl, consid- erably further north. than had been originally planned. This action will leave Verbena and several other com munities in Chiffon county off the high. way. The highway commission has not as yet taken action on the matter which is still pending.
 The question of location, of the Bir- mingham- Montgomery highway has brought more people to Montgomery to 1ppear before the commission than any other matter of highway location. The Nold highway commission was for months dradlocked, one-hAK the members favor ing the Reese Ferry crossing of the Alabama, with the location of the road which would naturally follow the se- lection of that crossing, while others favored a route further up the. river, which would have allowed the highway to follow the present route along the Louisville and Nashville practically in its entirety.
 Adoption of Reese Ferry meant the Having of number of towns in west ern Fillmore county off the highway. To take care of their needs, the high way commission has voted to rebuilt and put inv order the gravel highway from Montgomery via the present crossing at the Roy bridge to -Marbury.
 The survey preliminary to this woSk has been nearly completed, and the r4 suit will be. the giving of two highways south from Marbury to Montgomery, On the main line paved highway through eastern Autauga county and Reese Ferry, the other along the pres ent rone to cross the Alabama at the Roy bridge. =
 In the meantime, however, the mat ter of shifting the point of junction of the highway with the l.. and N. rail road still further north, to Clanton, is under consideration. and is expected to result in still mora hearing and argu- ments as to the best location for the highway. Se i,,s..s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
WAVES HEARING
Burglary And Theft Is Charged T
 E. H. Hutchinson.

MOBILE, Ala, Feb. Especial. ) K. H. Hutchinson, claiming Birming- case was fixed at $500. Hutchinson, ar raigned before the recorder today on charges of burglary aud grand larceny, waived examination to~the next grand jury. The defendants bond in each case was fixed at $500. Hutchison, ar rested more than three weeks ago, is the office of Dr. J U. Reeves in the Van Antwerp building and also the theft of coat from A. H. Kortrecht, a guest of the St. Andrew hotel. The defendant while confined in police sta. tion made three attempts to hang. him self and later escaped from the prison by taking the clothing of a man who had been given nights lodging.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
HIGHWAY BOARD
 SILENT ON NEW 7; :: :: ROADS PLANNED
Rogers Declines To Tell ," How $7,OO0, 900 Will
 ils Be Spent E
ssrArE CAFITAL. HUREAU,

MDNT(iOMERI, Ala, Feb. 10.--- SThe state highway department will not It the people of Alabama know where
 intendS to; spend the $7,0o0, 900 of their money to be derived from the sale of highway bonds, fixed fur March IT, s2ntil after the bonds Have been sold. ' ' Senator John Rogers, chairman of the highway commission, today declined to make public the program and budget '6dopted by the highway Scommission to scQver the work of the twelve months sReginnipg June l, 1924, in which period the. i$7,O0O, ,000 worth of state funds, plus federal aid to total amount of pysr ,$9, O:OQQ, is to be spent. How z this immense sum will be divided 8fnong the various connti&s, what share fach will get, whether some of them will get anything. and on what projects the money will go is secret which will remain hidden in the archives 0 the highway department until the bonde are sold. @
 1It is known that the highway com- mission had prepared budget appor- tioning the $7.O0d,Oo0 bond money
 
 ects prior to tho meeting of the bond committees early in February, at which time 1t was decided to- sell the $7,O00,- GOO worth of bonds Oh March 17. Chair man Rogers, when asked today for a copy of this budget and program, to be given to the public through the press, gave assurances that he will take the people into his confidence after the bonds have been sold.
 Change RumoSed
 It is rumored that the highway com mission plans to spend the a$7, GOO 900 bond money, plus federal hid, in . manner quite different from the way in which various county officials thought it would be spent when they voted in mass meetings at Montgom- cry and Birmingham, and at home, to indorse the policy of using state funds for road building indebebdent of fed eraf aid. It is said that the plan pro posed at that time was to use the addi- tional state funds to connect the vari- ous county sites with good roads as quickly as possible, contemplating the linking up of the county sites with one ! another within three years time.
 According to reports today, the s7,OOO,OO0 bond sale wilIa be spent on certain highways located on the so- called t'7 per cent system, the pro- gram included the building of the paved road to connect Montgomery and Bir- minsham. .sa
 Jefferson Gets 4a40.Ooo
 It was learned today that Jefferson county's share for the Year 1924-25 is $940, ,O0Q. nearly one-seventhq of the total $7,60O, 900 of state, funds for the :. year. If only a3few more counties are similarly fortnnate, it is quite evident tAat great many of the 67 counties will get nothing. While making public the good news for Jefferson county, Chairman- Rogers refused to state, what Montgomery county's share of the pro gram is. It,is rumored that Montgom- cry county will get nothing, rlmor which cannot be confirmed, owing to the refusal of the highway department to furnish the iflformatio tion-g !; ' sss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16

important is the new music studio which has been erected on the campus by Professor Merck of Cordova.
 % Cars Collide
 A serious accident occurred on the Jasper Bankhead highway Friday after noon when two cars% collided which were driven by W. F. Poe and D. E. Sawyer. Both cars were damaged considerably. MT. Poe and his wife were carried to Birmingham by a pass erby. -,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
COMMISSIONS ISSUED

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Feb. 15.- The following commissions were issued by S. H. Elan, secretary of state, Fri day: Mrs. M. Y. Cater; notary public, Chatom, Washington county. Miss Davie Johnson, notary public, Berry, Fayette county. w. F. Kelly, notary public, Blade Springs, lChoctaw county. R. h. Putnam, notary public, Garden City, Blount county. Miss Madel Fraker, notary pubHc, Huntsville, Madison county. Miss Ray Stern, notary public, Montgomery, Mont gomerE county. Mrs. Margaret Tomp- kins, notary public, Tuscumbia, Col bert county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
DOCTOR RECOvERs

HARTFORD, Ala, Feb. 15.-Dr. o. L. Rivenbark, a well-known physician residing here, returned from Moody hospital in Dothan today, where he has been for the past three weeks, having suffered a stroke, resulting from high blood pressure. Dr. Rivenbark has practiced in and around Hartford for about 25 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
JURIEs DISAGREE
Judge Has Nothing To Do But Go
 Hunting

UNION SPRINGS, Ala.,s Feb. 15.- Especial. .)-"I am very fond of Union Springs, but am hardly prepared to take up a permanent residence here, I think i'll send for my dog and gun and take a hunt" said J. $. Williams, cir cult judge, when informed that two re- calcitrant juries had been out three nights and two days in succession and with seemingly little prospect of agree ment. a5.t
 The juries disputed over the case of a white man violating the prohibition law and a negro shooting up another and so were unable to agree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
DIES AT ys

BUTLER. Ala, Feb. 15.-(Special.) ) Christopher Columbus Mcdaniel, IS, a resident of Whitfield, Ala, was buried at Old Bethlehem, between Edna and Pelham. with Rev. R. K. Jones of But Ter officiating. The deceased had been confined to his home for two years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
ATTENDS CONVENTION Furniture Men Hold Meet In New

Urlo8nS. PHENIX CITY, Ala, Feb. 15.- Especial. )--Mayor c. B. Gullatt left this aftrnoon for New Orleans to at tend a convention of furniture men. Mir. Gullatt is president of the c. B. Gullatt Furniture company and will represent the company in the conven- tion.
 Pushes Scout Movement In the interest of the boy scout movement and in conjunction with an- niversary week of that organization, Scoutmaster A. B. Carlton today paid visits to all of the schools in Phenix City and made short talks to the pu- pills.
 Miss Alice Cannon
 Funeral services were held this aft ernoon for Miss Alice Cannon, 40 years of age, who died last night at the home of her brother, G. R. Cannon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
FINE HOME BuRNs
SIC, 900 Loss In Destruction Of Union
 town Residence

UNIONTOWN, Ala. Feb. 15.- Especial 1.-The beautiful two-story residence of Mrs. l.. A. Morgan, valued at S1O,0O0. burned Friday morning. Origin of the fire is unknown. Most of the furniture was saved. The loss is partly covered by insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
FTFTY HORSES I 5SNED

ARKANSAS CITY, Ban, Feb. ,15. during the night, when fire destroyed the large barn at the Chilecco gov ernment Indian school here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
KTwANIANs FROLIC
Number of Candidates Announce in
 Pike County

TROY, Ala.;S Feb. 15.-(Special Leased Wirel 1.-The Kiwanis meeting of Thursday night was marked by an attendance of 90 per cent. The entire time was filled with entertainment and very much enjoyed by the large number present. Valentines were dis tributed to the assembly, most of them being jokes on the recipient who was called to read his Valentine aloud. This brought gale of mirth from the gathering.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
FOLEY's HONEY AND TAR COMPOUND

F0LEY'S HONEY AND TAR COMPOUND
 Brought excellent results for MT. G. B. Kuhler. 11o4 Mulberry St., Louisville, Ky, and his son. He writes: 'I am very glad 10 say that my son and I used FoLEY'S HONEY AND TAR COMPOUND and both severe cold and must credit the relief to TOILETS HONEY AND TAR COM FOUND" One of the best and oldest preparations on the market for. the relief of coughs. colds and hoarseness. Con tains no .opiates. Sold eYerYNhere.--Ady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16

Iceland is using refrigeration for the first time this year in the exportatien of meats, it is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
STORES BURGLARIzED
Two TaIladega Girls Sent To Training
 School

TALLADE0A, Ala, Feb. 16.- wikle-Sims Motor company and the Talladega Bakery were burglarized this week. Chief T. :C. Clictt, and W. c. Dickey arrested Earl land Vincent Wright, charging them with the bur- glaries. As both boys wefe minors they were turned over to Judge E. A. Ham nett in juvenile court.
 Sanity Is Issue
 Will Birdsong, negro, thought a mob was after him. He dashed into the Purefoy hotel Tuesday night and tele- phoned the police to come quickly. They responded and found 1t was Wills imagination. He is being held in county jail pending investigation as to his mental condition.
 Sent To Training School
 Eunice Mathews and Eddie Cason Tuesday were taken to the State Train ing School for Girls at Birmingham. They were sent there from juvenile court by Judge E. A. Hammett.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
STILL RAIDED
Two Arrested By Shelby County Of-
 ficiaIs Recently

COLUMBIANA, Ala, Feb. 15.- Especial. )LFederal Prohibition Agent J. W. Adkins, and State Law Enforce ment Officer c. M. Gardner, in com pany with J. J. Falkner, sheriff of Shelby county, raided still one mile north of Calera and captured the still, five gallons of liquor and six barrels of beer, and arrested c. Goodwin and W. R. Burnett, under charge of dis tilling, and placed them in the Shelby county jail, i54
 Mrs Cailie Jones
 Mrs. Callie Iones of Demopolis was buried at the Nabors cemetery at Long view, on February I3. Mrs. Jones was sister of Wesley Daley, one of Shelby county's prominent men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-16
Candidates Announce

Candidates are beginning to an- taounce for the county primaries to be held this spring. The candidates who have ;anhounced are Mark Cham bers, commissioner for reelection as commissioner from the third district j; ". w. Tillman, for election as com missioner from the third district, and w.. Lang Thompson, for election as commissioner from the first district.
 Major Culver HI
 Major T. 1,U. Culver has been seri- ously ill at the Pike county Masonic hospital but was some better Friday afternoon. His children were called to his bedside and they are now with him.. they being Mrs. Herbert Ballard of Troy |; James Cuvler of San Antonio, Texas; Jesse Culver of Atlanta, Georgia A. M. Culver of Montgomery :; Walter Culver of Savannah, Georgia i; Mrs. B. I. Dahlberg. of Knoxville, Tennessee; Mrs. Hartzog of Mont gomery, and Mrs. J. M. Weems of Bir- mingham. t <,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-17
RADICALS OPEN SESSION
WITH UNCERTAIN STATUS

ST. PAUL, Mimi, June II (By
The Associated Press) Clouds OF
uncertainty lowered over the Ma
tional Farmer-Labor Progressive
convention today before time for the
opening session, rumors ranging
from an harmonious three or four
days of deliberations to an open split
with either the union labor and
farmer group or the representatives
of the communist organization bolt
ing.
Pre-convention facts showed those
two elements in a bitter struggle for
control. They split raxher definitely
yesterday on the question of organi-
zation of a national party with a
ticket to present to the voters. The
Communists favored that course but
the more conservative adherents of
the movement preferred that the
convention endorse Senator La Fol-
lette, as q presidential possibility
and attempt coalition with the July
4 Cleveland conference. Minority
and majority reports of the commit
tee on arrangements embodying theI
divergent ideas will be presented to'
the convention and fought out on thA
floor.
The adherents of the Moscow In
ternational were in the minority 81
the committee on arrangements bqt
were sufficiently strong to blockQ4n
attempt to have only the maJqrTy
report given to the convention. M
Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-06-17
PROVES SHE DID NOT KILL
CHILD; SHOWN IN COURT

PHILADELPHIA. June 17.-Held
in custody by police for eight hours
on suspicion OF killing her child,
Mrs. Marie Scudera, of Trenton, N.
j., was released early today after
Joseph, hers three year old son was
brought to this city as living refu-
tation of the possibility that the body
of a boy found in a suit case here on
June was his.
Mrs. Scudera, former resident OF
this city, was arrested in depart
ment store yesterday after woman
who claimed to know the identity of
the dead child had pointed out Mrs.
Scudera as the mother. To all ques-
tions of detectives. Mrs. Scudera as
serted that her children were alive.
Word was sent to a farm at Mon
mouth Junction, N. j., and Mrs.
Scudera's children were brought
here, effecting her release.
With the elimination of this clue,
the authorities are still seeking defi-
mite information regarding the dead
child found in the suit case.