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COMMENCEMENT
IS IN FULL SWING
Sermons Preached to Stu
dents of Howard College
and Loulie Compton
Commencement Is now In full swing
in the Birmingham district. With the
opening sermons preached yesterday
the students in the various Institutions
of learning located here will have a
busy time for the remainder of the
week.
Yesterday morning Dr. C. S. Mitchell
of Richmond, preached to the students
of Howard college at the Southside
Baptist church before a congregation
that taxed the capacity of the church.
At night there was a service for the
volunteers at the Ruhama church at
East Lake.
At the First Methodist church the
pastor, the Rev. .1. W. Johnson, preach
ed the baccalaureate sermon to the
graduates of the Loulie Compton
seminary.
Tonight at the Central High school
will be given the annual concert by
the musical organizations of the school,
the Euterpean and Glee clubs and the
orchestra. Idris Thomas, the well
known Ensley singer, will be the so
loist. and the programme will be as
follows:
Creole Serenade, i DeKoven), high
school orchestra: “The Sun Now
Mounts the Eastern Sky." (Tade)—Eu
terpean club: “Rockin’ Time,” (Knox)
girls' chorus: (a) “Carmencita,"
(Lane); <b> "I Know of Two Bright
Eyes." (Clanstone)—Mr. Idris Thomas;
“Spring Song," ( Mendelssohn)— Euter
pean dub; tun southern dialect ^ongs,
(a) “Ylra," (Itiker): (b) ‘'Mammy's
Lullaby,“ (Dvorak-Spross >—Boys’ Glee
club; “Gondoliers." (Nevln)—orchestra:
“Minnehaha," < l/ohring)—Euterpean
club; violin. “Caprice Viennois.”
(Kreisler) — Mr. Theodore Lovvinsohn;
“The Joy of Spring Schutt-Spross)—
gills' chorus: selection from “Aida.’’
(Verdi); solo, “Celestial Aida," (Mr.
Thomas^ -Euterpean club.
Howard students today will have a
busy time. This morning at 9 o’clock
Is the last assembly hour and roll chit,
at 10:30 o’clock the junior ot^florfcal ,
contest, at 3 o’clock ih* annual field j
day. and at 8 o’clock fno presentation
of “The Tamindkdfcg the Shrew," by the
English department.
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FEDERAL POLICY
National Secretary Says
Jumpers Will Not Be
Taken Back Into Fold
Auburn, X. Y. May 24. Se<retary John
H. Farrell of the National Association of1
Professional Baseball Hubs today out
lined the policy of organized baseball in
the relations of its players with the Fed
eral league Hubs as follows:
‘It is the policy of the national board
of the National association that any play
er who has Jumped a National association
contract or the National association re
serve list shall be kept out of the Na
tional association. Flay: rs who signed
Federal league contracts while free agents
are eligible to contract with our clubs
upon behig released from Federal league
contracts. Neither shall our clubs be per
mitted to sign players who are under
contract with the Federate. Players who
have no respect for their contractual ob
ligations are not wanted by our National
association clubs.”
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDING
Chicago, May "4.—Following is the nffA
rial standing of the American league, in
cluding games of yesterday: /
Played. Won,/Lost. Pet
Detroit . 33 jkl 12 .636
Washington . 30 -'Ik 12 .600
Philadelphia . Zi' 16 11 .593
BosJ.au , .'. 28 14 14 .500
^ ^'New York . 28 14 14 .500
St. Louis . 31 15 16 .484
Chicago . 34 14 20 .412
Cleveland . 31 9 22 .290
Games Today
No games scheduled.
Chicago at New’ York.
St. Louis at Philadelphia.
Detroit at Washington.
Cleveland at Boston.
TEXAS LEAGUE
At San Antonio: San Antonio 2-1, Beau
mont 1-2.
At Houston: Houston 3, Galveston 2.
tAt Dallas: Dallas 1. Waco 3.
•At Ft. W'lrth; Ft. Worth 2-0, Austin 3-3. |
American Boxer Defeated
Sydney, Australia, May 24.—Hughle Me*
began, lightweight champion of Australia,
today defeated Joe Welling, an American,
bn points in a 20-round light at the stad
ium.
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To Address Southern Com
mereial Secretaries’ As
sociation Convention
Tiip Southern (Commercial Secretaries’
association will hold its annua! conven
tion on June -1. 5 and ('» a I Vicksburg. Miss.
Secretary William (’. Radcliffe of the
local Chamber of Commerce is a member
of tlie organization and will be twice on
the programme. Mr. Radcliffe is vice
president for Alabama <u the association.
Mr. Radcliffe will be on the programme
at the morning session of the first day's
meeting, talking on “Committees—Should
They Be Large or Small? Many or Few?
Standing or Special?” cm Friday, June t>4
he will conduct the entire afterncauu"Ses
sion, the day being designated ”Industrial
Afternoon.” There will bo s^*n*ral speak
ears. Mr. Radcliffe belpgrt^airman of the
afternoon. f *
The convention/closes with a morning
session on SgAdrday. June <», devoted en
tirely to business. Officers will be elected
finr the e*VBuing years, reports of commit
tees ytA\d and unfinished business com
pleted. The entire afternoon will be given
gtfer to the local entertainment commit- i
tee. which will show the secretaries soma;
of the joys of living of Vicksburg.
The present officers of the Secretaries’
association are: Bruce Kennedy. Mont
gomery, president; A. V. Snell, Charles
ton. S. C., secretary and treasurer; H. H.
Richardson, i Jacksonville, Fla., executive
committee; Adolph Boldt, Houston, Tex.,
executive committee; John M. Tuther,
Memphis, Tenn., executive committee;
vice presidents, Alabama, William C. Rad
cliffe. Birmingham; District of Columbia,
A. P. Bourland; Florida, W. N. Conoley,
Live Oak; Georgia. Fred Houser, Atlanta;
Ivouisiana, H. S. Herring. New Orleans;
Maryland, R. J. Beach.im, Baltimore;
Mississippi, Frank H. Andrews, Vicks
burg: North Carolina. J. H. Warburton,
.Salisbury; South Carolina, A. S. John
stone, Greenville; Tennessee, John M.
Tuther. Memphis; Texas, I.. M. Ward,
Fort Worth; Virginia, F. C. McCarty,
Charlottesville.
New Executive Committee
Will Not Convene Until
Last of June
Montgomery, May Li.—(Special.)
Bibb Graves, chairman of the new
! democratic executive committee to
night announced that he would not is
sue a call for the first meeting until
late next month. He said experience
had taught that it would he better to
wait until decisions had been made
about contests and that the conve
nience of members would be con
served by waiting and allowing one
[meeting to clear all business before
[the committee.
‘‘The new committee will not con
Ivene earlier than tin* latter part of
I June,” said Mr. Graves. “From ex
perience vve can anticipate some minor
[contests and i believe that the conve
! nienee of the members will be con
served by waiting to call the meeting
until the time for filing these contests
has passed.
“Thus the committee may he able to
dispose of all business at one session.
Before issuing the call I will, of course,
confer with each member and try to
fix a time of general convenience.”
BIRMINGHAM BOY
AT VERA CRUZ
i .ifl , —,17^...I
CLAY BURGIN
Son of J. S. Burgin of East Lake,
who is stationed on the Florida at
Vera Cruz. His parents have had sev
eral interesting letters from him about
life at the Mexican port.
1
WAS THE ANNISTON
CHIEF LURED TO HIS
Probe Begun to Determine if
Shiretzki’s Death Was
Due to Conspiracy
CHRISTIAN CHURCHES
HONOR SLAIN CHIEF
Many Believe Letter Received by the
Mayor and Turned Over to Mur
dered Man Decoy—Public Fun
eral Will Probably Be Held
By HARRY !*. AYERS
Anniston, May 24.—(Special.)—In
nearly all tlie Christian churches of An
niston Sunday tributes of respect and
words of eloquent eulogy were paid to
the memory of Harry Shiretzki, the
murdered Jewish chief of police of An
niston, who was shot down before the
door of an alleged negro blind tig*»r
operator in West Anniston Saturday
night, while he and Special Officer Seab
Eason were on a raid.
The churches have raised money for
floral offerings for the final obsequies
of the dead chieftain, and the sugges
tion that he he given a public funeral,
attended by all the dignity that can be
lent tiie occasion by the lity govern
ment, i'.as m*-t with unanimous indorse
ment. The eity will neglect no means
to show that it was in sympathy with
the martyred chief, who was one of the
strongest factors in tiie city in the en
forcement of the law. lie had made
Anniston one of tin* "dryest” towns in
the country, and was the enemy of
every man who tried to evade or violate
tho law.
Investigating Conspiracy
An investigation is under way to de
termine whether or not therejhas
a conspiracy at work with of
consummating tl ^-j-1ffllnm of the
brave young^^flrei*. Theie are several
(d,iItrtlffes that give force to this
Hbelief, and they are being followed to
their conclusion by the officers of the
law.
Some believe that the letter addressed
to Mayor Wikle on last Wednesday
and given to the dead chieftain was u
decoy, written for the purpose of lead
ing him Into a trap in order that he
might be slain. There has been un
earthed other correspondence to lend
credence to this belief, including anoth -
er anonymous warning to the dead of
ficer from a distant city.
The chief waited until Saturday night
to follow up the information contained
in the letter, knowing that it is on Sat
urday night that the tigers are usually
at their worst.
Chief Shiretzki kept the mission of his
trip to West Anniston » secret. He was
elected chief in recognition of ills leader
ship in the suppression of blind tigers,
and after he was eelcted he continued to
take the initiative, instead of sending one
I of ills men. On this raid he carried with
him Seab Eason, a former patrolman and
one of the strongest and bravest men in
Anniston. As Shiretzki stepped upon the
porch of Prince Bradfield, a negro be
lieved to be Wesley Britton drew a shot
gun on him.
“Drop that gun,” commanded the chief
without using his own weapon.
The negro's gun fell to the floor, and
the chief advanced. But as he stepped
forward the negro lurched toward him,
thrust a derringer into his side, fired,
and started to run. He was caught by
Officer Eason, and for sometime the two
men struggled in the yard, each seeking
the life of the other. Finally Eason got
his gun arm over the negro's left shoulder,
pulled him forward and fired. The bullet
took effect, and the negro dropped to
the ground.
Bradfield Itan and Was Captured
Having vanquished Britton, Officer
Eason turned to take care of the wounded
officer, who was placed in a buggy and
hurried to Sellers hospital, where he died
from the effect of the shot, which pene
trated the liver and scraped the heart.
Bradfield ran, but was later captured by
a posse, together with his wife and two
other negroes, who are now in the coun
ty jail.
Others are believed to be involved in
the alleged conspiracy, and the officers
are on their trail. No further arrests
have been made, however, and there have
been no new developments other than the
discovery of clews that may play a part
in the state's effort to prove a case of
conspiracy.
Shiretzki was about HO years of age
and hud lived here most of his life. His
mother, father and two sisters are pros
trated with grief, ns are others of Ills
close friends. Including Mrs. Lon Phil
lips, the wife of his running mate, who
was his consulting general in the effort
to make prohibition prohibit in Anniston,
in which they had been ?o successful and
I for which Shiretzki gave his life, for
which he will be honored by ids fellow
townsmen.
Developing Resort in Pickens
Carrollton, May 24.—(Bpecial.)—With &i
view of making one of the most attractive
parks in the state at Johnny Woods
springs a large force of hands are daily
at work building a beautiful driveway
which encircles the springs and other
wise beautifying the grounds.f Cement
walks have been laid from the city to
the springs, a distance of one-half mile,
which affords much easier access to the
springs than heretofore. Tt is the inten
tion of the promoters of beautifying the
spring grounds so that they will be at
tractive to the visitor as well as the home
people.
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Low fares for the round trip all sum
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Through sleepers daily from Birming
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Other fast trains every day.
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We maintain a Travel Bureau at 18
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Advertising Alabama in the most ef
fective way is what has lesulted l'rom the
interview of Leslie M. Shaw, given out
after completing a recent purchase of
$50,000 worth of Alabama black belt lands.
This interview from Governor Shaw was
given out by the Alabama department of
the southern settlement and development
organization, and it received very wide
publicity, owing to the prominence of Mr.
Shaw, and the fact that he had backed |
his judgment of Alabama lands with a.
large outlay of money.
In a more recent interview in the press j
of Iowa, of which state Mr. Shaw was I
twice governor, upon his return from j
Alabama. Mr. Shaw stated that he would!
like to bring a number cf Iowa farmers
to Alabama, and this additional statement j
Is now being used by the Alabama de
partment of the southern settlement and
development organization in interesting
farmers from the northwest generally in
Alabama. It is the purpose of the Ala
bama department to raise sufficient funds
to print in pamphlet form the proceed
ings of the meeting of the last annual
session of the Alabama Land congress,
held in Birmingham last November, and
add these recent statements of Governor
Shaw. When this is done, it is thought
it will prove to be one of the most valu
able advertising mediums ever gotten out
in the interest of Alabama. Governor
Shaw’s statements regarding Alabama,
lands were given to the committee from
the Panama canal colony, which visited
this state last week, seeking suitable!
lands for colonizing after the work of
the employes on the canal is completed.
The statement is made that this commit
tee was strongly impressed with not only
tills statement of one of America’s richest
and most successful farmers, Mr. Shaw,
but with their own inspection of the
lands, with the result that a substantial
colony Is expected to be located In Ala
bama in the immediate future.
TO CONFER DEGREE
I
Cyrene commandery No. 10. Knights
Templar, will confer the order of
Knight of Malta at the conclave of the
grand commandery. which is to be held
at Talladega May 27-28. The local com
mandery will take the full team to the
grand conclave and confer the order
in amplified form. Prof. Fred Grambs
and the commandery choir will furnish
music during the ceremony. Emminent
Commander J. H. Helneke will be in
charge.
Quite a number of local members of
the Knights Templar will attend the
grand conclave and will Include Dr. W.
W. Ransom, who is the only Birming
ham man among the grand officers.
He is tlie captain general and will be
advanced to the office of generalissimo
at the lection of officers which will oc
cur during the conclave.
The attendance at the grand conclave
is expected to be quite large, there be
ing 18 commanderies throughout the
state. Emminent Grand Commander
Charles P. Martin of Woodstock will
preside.
CARTER FOUND NOT
GUILTY AT CLANTON
Chilton Citizen Killed Hia Son-In-Law,
a Birmingham Dentist, in De
fense of Daughter
Clanton, May 24.—(Special.)—After two
days taking testimony and arguments of
attorneys the jury In the case of Mr. Car
ter and his daughter, Mrs. Walker, for
the murder of Dr. Walker, near Thorsby,
husband of the daughter, returned a ver
dict of not gu’lty as to Mr. Carter, and
the case against Mrs. Walker, by consent
of defendant, was continued.
The case of Otis Robinson and D. Eu
banks. charged with highway robbery,
was continued and the prisoners released
on $1000 bond each.
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Worst of Encounter at
Door of Church
^ A8 Stantil Brown and Miss Nellie Jones
were leaving the Hunter Street Baptist
church at Fairview last night about 10
o’clock they were attacked by a group of
; about 13 young boys. Brown defended
himself from the attack with his knife,
with the result that Hershell Cohn of 2414
Bessemer boulevard, Ensley, and Eugene
Kent of 2224 Hawthorne avenue, Ensley,
were badly cut. Following the cutting
Brown escorted Miss Jones to her home
at Rising station and then disappeared.
According to Detective ‘‘Gene,’ Eubanks
young boys had been making attacks on
Brown for his attentions to Miss Jones
for several weeks. The culmination of the
trouble came last night when the boys at
tempted to "gang” Brown. Cohn was
slashed over the face and badly marked.
Kent was also badly slashed in the face
and one of his ears was nearly cut off. ,
The cutting of Cohn and Kent had a *
dampening effect on the rest of Brown's |
assailants and they ran away.
Detective Eubanks, who investigated the
case, stated that after cutting the boys
Brown secured medical assistance for
them and then escorted Miss Jones to
her home. Detecth& Eubanks said that
while he was unable to locate Brown last
night to arrest him on the charge of as- |
sault with intent to murder that in all j
probability Brown would surrender him- j
self to the police this morning as. accord- |
ing to the detective. thefre were many i
witnesses to testify that Brown was act- !
ing in selfdefense.
Brown is a well known young man and
resides at Rising station.
mot® is
nCTEDFORIEK
Washington, May 24.—Warm weather
with well distributed local rains, was
forecast by the weather bureau to
night for the first half of the week.
“Indications are that the tempera
ture will average above the normal in
the eastern and southern states, the
Ohio valley and the central west, and
near or somewhat below the normal in
the northwestern states, the Itocky
mountain and plateau regions.
"A disturbance will cause showers
and thunderstorms the first half of the
week in the northern states from the
upper Mississippi Valley eastward and
locally in the Rocky mountain and
plateau regions.
“Another disturbance will cross the
great centra) valleys Wednesday or
Thursday and the eastern states about
Friday: this disturbance will be at
tended by well distributed showers and
thunderstorms east of the Rocky moun
tains, and It will be followed by a J
general change to cooler weather.*'
CLAYTON ARRIVES
Newly Appointed Judge to
Take Oath of Office To
day in Montgomery
Montgomery. May ‘24.—Congressman
Henry D. Clayton, appointed federal judge
to succeed the late Judge Thomas G.
Jones, arrived from Washington tonight.
He will take the oath of office tomorrow
morning, his term as congressman au
tomatically expiring when he becomes
judge. Mr. Clayton will be welcomed by
the County Bar association at noon. He
announced that he will make his home
in this city.
Treasury Statement
Washington, May 24.—The condition of
the United States treasury at the begin
ning of business Saturday, May 23, was:
Net balance in general fund, $72,856,625;
total receipts Friday, $2,135,505: total pay
ments Friday, $1,826,016. The deficit this
fiscal year Is $40,007,771, against a surplus
of $3,113,815 last year, exclusive of Pan
ama canal and public debt transactions.
MEMORIAL HELD BY
PRATT CITY LODGES
Large Crowd Assembles.
Rev. Jenkins and George
Huddleston Speak
One of the largest crowds that evei
assembled In Pratt City v as present yes
terday at Fraternal cemetery when the
several secret orders of that locality
joined In their annual memorial exercises
Every lodge in the city was well repre
sented and all joined in the procession U
the cemetery. Three hands were in at
tendance, the Boys of the Woodcraft band
T. C. I. band and the band from the Ala
bama Boys’ Industrial school at Eas'
Bake. The procession was Headed bj
Chief of Police Martin Eagan and a pla
toon of mounted police.
The speakers were the Rev. George B.
Jenkins of Ensley and George Huddles
ton of Birmingham, who spoke of* fra
ternalism. each paying a fitting tribute tc
the memory of the fraternal dead. Ap
propriate seelctions were rendered by tin
hands at intervals during the exercises
W, A. Dozier was master of ceremoniei
and introduced the speakers. tJ. N. Ham?
was grand marshal of the duy.