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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
SCHOOL COMMITTEES
 ARE ANNOUNCED
Holiday is Announced for School Children on Open ing Day of Street Fair

Much happiness greeted the announce ment in the public schools yesterday that Monday. October s. will be holiday to enable both teachers and pupils to at tend the Alabama State Fair.
 This information was contained in a bulletin issued by Superintendent Phil lips, which also contained the list of standing committees appointed for the current year. An accompanying bulletin announced that in line with Carter Glass letter to the school boys and girls of America urging them to continue the practice of economy of thrift that they had inaugurated during the war, the last hour this afternoon, had been designated as the time for special exercises in con- nection with this work.
 The committees appointed for lsls-l9sp are as follows:
 Teachers Study Course: N. H. Price, chairman; l.. F. Banks, D. G. Chase, Miss Susan Todd Miss Brookie Thomas. Miss Mary M Brown, Miss Florence William son.
 Grade Meeting: E. O. Sanders. chair man: Miss Loula Bradford. C. c. Thom- as. J. V. Pogue. w. I. Pittman.
 Alabama State Fair: c. A. Brown. chairman: l.. R. Obenchain. R. V. All good. Vernon Douglass Mrs. Lenore FL dred Miss May Hansis.
 Extension Committed: L. F. Banks, chairman Foster Ansley. Mrs. Lenore Eldred. Miss Evelyn Going. c. P. Bow man, G. K. Wampler.
 Sunday School Crsiits: (. P. !'nder- wood, chairman. Miss Rosa Strickland, |C. J. Going, Miss Sadie bo.s ai. Thrift Committee: T. c. Young, chair man; w. E. Dickson, w. c. Ozier. John Edwards Bryan. Miss Johnnie Stott. Vocational Committee: R. F. Jarvis. chairman: E. F. Smith. c. A. Browt, Vernon Douglass. Miss May Hansis. Physical Welfare Committee: Homer '. Thomas. chairman T. D. Moor, Miss An nie Palmer. T. c. Young, J. V. ,Pogue, w. s. Lane, Mrs. Theresa Evans, Dr. |J. S. McI.ester, J. S. Burbage. Hugh B Craig.
 Home and School Gardening: J. D. Wil- Iliams, chairman; W. A. Req gan. w. T. Snoddy, E. M. Meadows Americanization Committee: J. NJ. Bur nett, chairman: Miss Crissie Champion, E. E. Smith. w. A. Reagan. J. V. Pogue, lJ. D. Williams, Miss Hallie Scruggs.. Courses of Study: c. B. Glenn. chair man; w I. Putnam. Miss I>oula Brad ford, c. C. Thomas, Miss Rosa V. Strick- land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
IMPROVEMENT IN
 IRON MARKET NOTED
Iron Production in Birmingham Dis- trict Increasing, According to
 Reports

Improvement in the iron market is noted during the last week or two. and but for the unsettled labor situation it is believed conditions would be much bet ter than at any time since the signing of the armistce last November
 Ruling prices have undergone very lit- tie change since summer, though there are reports of a stiffening in the demand. Birmingham is making more iron now than at any time since the beginning of the present year.
 All five of the Woodward furnaces, which were blown out at the beginning of the year. are now active and are said to be making more iron per day than for merly.
 Inquiries for first quarter of 1920 ldeliv- cry are being received, but ir is stated that furnace operators are not accepting very much of this business. preferring to hold off little while to await further developments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
Seaboard to Run Trains
 With Mexican Fuel Oil
FveYear Contract Closed and Oil Concern Loans Local Railroad $1 ,0OO 900 to Change Locomotives From
 Coal to Oil Burners-Oil Cheaper Than Coal

The Seabord Air Line has contracted with the Mexican Pe roleum Oil company for large quantity of oil to be delivered through period of five years.
 S. Yerkes of the Gder Sales Agency authority for the statement In communication to the Alabama Coal Operator official of the Alabama Coal Operators association he the fuel oil purchased of the Mexican by the Seaboard Air Line will about 40 cent of the fuel of that railway system during the fveear period
 The equivalent SS coal which, the of oil of coal would be about barrel delivered Tampa Jacksonville
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03

The Mexican company, under the terms. of the purchase. advances S1.0OO,O00 to the railroad company, $2J0.0OO of which is to he expended on oil storage tanks nt Tampa and Jacksonville and elsewhere, and the remaining s750,oo0 will be used In converting 25O engines from coal burners to oil burners.
 The money is to be repaid during the life of the contraet nt the rate of 10 cents per barrel sf fuel oil used.
 The Seaboard has been a large consumer of Alabama coal. prn:- tically all of the fuel used on she lines in Alaba mn, Florida and Geor- gia having been secured In this dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
PLANT OF VULCAN
 RIVET COMPANY IS
 NEARING COMPLETION

The buildings of the Vulcan Rivet company. under construction north oi Boyles. are nearing completion and operations are expected to begin thef' about the middle of this month.
 The Vulcan Rivet company was n- corporated short time ago with $75,- 900 capital stock. The initial invest ment in ground buildings and ma- chinery will equal. If it does not CA ceed, that sum. and 1t is probable that enlargements will be made soon aftee operations are begun.
 The riveting machinery will be placed during the next two weeks and it is probable that the first products will be turned out there by October IS.
 The rivet plant is located between the main line of the Louisville and Nashville and the Birmingham Miner al railroads. a short distance above Boyles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
PROMINENT CORNER IN BESSEMER LEASED
 BY PATTERSON co.

The w G. Patterson Cigar Company has leased the corner of the Mcdonald
 building on Second avenue and Nlhe-
 teenth street, Bessemer, for a term ot year. and will either sub-lease the
 building or open a cigar store there
 This deal involves S6o,o00 and vas
 made with T. c. Mcdonald owner or
 the block. through the w. B. Leedy
 Real Estate and Insurance company The corner in question is at the present time occupied by the Fulton Drug company and tho new lease does not go into effect for couple Of years.
 I've took this lease more as an in- vestment than anything else. said MT. Patterson, "and in all probability will sub-lease it. However. if we do not do this we will open cigar stors there. for we are in the cigar busi- ness to stay and have no intention If going in the drug business Because we leased a corner where a drug stors is now located some people seem to think we are going into this business. but we have no intention of doing anything like that"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
FARMERS OPPOSE
 SINGLE BASE SYSTEM
Resolution Adopted Protest ing Against Discrimination
 in Making Steel Prices

Various organizations are co-operatins with the Southern Association of Rolled Steel Consumers in its fight on the Pitts burg plus single base system of making steel prices, according to C. l.. Harold secretary-manager of the Civic associa. tion. and manufacturers of the south are being enrolled as members daily
 According to advices received by Mir
 Harold. Franklin D. Roosevelt of the navy department; Walker D. Hines of the rail- road administration, and a representative of the war department have joined forces in writing to the federal trades commits. sion condenming the Pittsburg plus sys
 tenn and urging the commission to take steps to remove the discrimination of the
 single-base system.
 A copy of resolution adopted by the
 Farmers union at a recent convention has been forwarded MT. Harold by 0. F. Ford, secretary and treasurer of the or
 ganization. his resolution protests to the federal trades commission and Congress against the discrimination practiced by the steel interests of America in main taining the single base system of making steel prices, as it forces farmers of Ala bama to pay excessive and unjustifiable prices for their wire fencing, nails, con crete bars, cotton ties, blows and, in fact, every farm implement containing steel which is used by them.
 For several weeks MT. Harold has been pushing this matter of removing this dis criminatory steel price in the south and addressed a large meeting in New Or leans regarding this issue. The New or leans civic organizations agreed to join with the Civic association, as did the or ganizations of Atlanta and various Geor- ~i. Airs,irrinr,i an nd Taxas cities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
Give Entertainment At
 Parish House Tonight
Losers in St. Andrews Sunday Schoel
 Contest to Honor Winners

There will be an entertainment at St. Andrews parish house. Eleventh avenue and Twelfth street, this evening at 8 o'clock, to which the members of the church, school and parish are cordially invited.
 Doubtless many will take advantage of this opportunity to celebrate the vic tory of ''the whites of St. Andrew s church school.
 Several weeks ago two captains arrayed their teams, "the whites and. ''the greens" against each other in bringing the larger number of absentees to St. An drew's church school on rally day. As the greens were defeated, they are eager to pay the penalty of contest by the entertainment this evening given in honor of the victorious Whites"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
SALARY INCREASE
 l AFTER THIS TERM
Governor Signs Bill for City Commissioners to Get
 5000 a Year More

Among the bills approved by Governor Kilby before leaving Montgomery Tues day on his vacation was one increasing the salaries of the Birmingham city com missioners 5000 year each.
 The bill was introduced by Representa- five Hawkins and passed both houses during the last 10 days of the session just ended. While the bill was still bending in the senate and on the next to the last legislative day, Representative Arnold secured the adoption of resolu- tion recalling 1t from the upper body. but the resolution was pigeonholed and the bill passed.
 Under this act the salaries of the com m!ssioners who are to be chosen in the next election will be 5000 for the presi- dent and $500 for each of the other four members of the board
 It does not take effect until after the |expiration of the present terms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
MEETING OF COAL OPERATORS TODAY
 VERY IMPORTANT

Matters of the gravest importance are to be considered at the meeting of the Alabama Coal Operators to be held this morning at II o'clock in the audi torium of the Chamber of Commerce. All coal operators in the district have been invited to attend this meeting. whether they are members of the assoc iation or not. It is stated that various phases of. competitive conditions will be considered and plans will be dis cussed to meet alleged obstacles which confront the coal operators in this district. The increased cost of product ion and unfavorable freight rates in certain sections which greatly hinder the shipment of Alabama coal into contiguous territory are among the problems to be discussed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
PRESIDENTIAL DEATH VERDICT 0F CORONER Death of Small Negro Child Killed by Street Car
 Investigated

A verdict of accidental death was found my Assistant Coroner R. E. As- kew in the case of Mary Jane Smith, a 4-year-old negro child. killed by a Gate City car Tuesday morning. The eye witnesses were examined, all stating that the child was following negro wowan
 who lives in the same house. at 8ls
 Fourth avenue. north. across the street
 when knocked down by the car. The woman, seeing the child's danger. rar back and waved to the motorman to stor the car at the same time Jesse Walker negro living at 25c7 Third alley. at tempted to grab the child from in front Of the car. His attempt was futile and he narrowly escaped being himself knocked down by the car. As 1t was he grazed along It's side. The child was badly crushed and died few minutes
 afterward
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
LILY WHITE POLICY
 IS ADOPTED BY THE
 TEXAS REPUBLICANS

San Antonio. Tex, October 2-(SpeciaD A lily white policy by the republican from headquarters of the Texas republic can council by Chairman C. c. Little ton in a statement to the press today following a meeting of republican lead- CTS here. The statement follows
 Texas is white mans country and government must rest exclusively in the hands of the Caucasian race. The council is composed of white republi- cans and they will dictate the policies of the party without consulting the members of any other race. We invite all law abiding citizens who accept the above principles of government to vote the ticket, but the policies of the republican party of Texas are now in the hands of white men and are going to remain there"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
CRAWFORD GIVEN 25
 YEARS FOR SECOND DEGREE MURDER
Domestic Troubles Lead to Killing, is Stated-Victim Shot Down on
 Street, is Statement
 of Witness

itary was returned in the case of Dan Crawford. negro. accused of murder in the second degree. The case was heard in Judge H. P. Heflin's court Tuesday afternoon and concluded yesterday morn> ing. The jury was out about two hours.
 Crawford was charged with shooting and killing Champ Quarrels, negro. last April
 Testimony showed that Crawford and his wife had been quarreling owing to the attentions paid her by Quarrels Soon after Crawford met the two together on Twenty first street. near Alley F. He drew a pistol and shot down his victim. Assistant Solicitor James Davis repre- sented the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
VETERANS RECEIVE
 STATE PENSIONS

Confederate veteran pensions are now being issued for the October quar- ter by Major NJ. A. Graham at the pro- bate court office in the courthouse. These pensions are for veterans l!v- ing within Jefferson county. Already some 400 have been issued. leaving about 500 more to be paid Interested parties are urged to come and get their pensions as soon as possible. The major says he wants to get away to the reunion at Atlanta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
PRESIDING JUDGE
 OF CIRCUIT COURT
 WILL BE ELECTED

The judges of the Tenth judicial cir cult which consists of Jefferson coun- ty. held a meeting at the courthouse yesterday afternoon at 80 o'clock for the purpose of selecting one of their number as presiding judge for the circuit This vacancy occurred on the death of Judge H. A. Sharpe. Of the 10 judges on this circuit, the follow ing were present: W. F. Fort and H. P. Heflin of the criminal division, Hugh A. Locke of the chancery divi- sion and D. A. Greene. Romatne Boyd. J. C. B. Gwn of Bessemer, Horace Wilkinson and Charles w. Ferguson. all of the civil division. .> ing to the absence of judges c. B. Smith and John c. Pugh no election was held, the meeting being postponed until this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued by the probate court yesterday:
 E. Taylor Glass. Jr. and Miss Lucille Spence.
 R. Cockrell of Helflin and Miss sallie Sims.
 Moses Epian of Atlanta and Miss Esther Sewelovitz.
 Claude H. Sargent and Miss Sarah liar ris. A. Magaggini of Brighton and Miss Jos ephine Mitzazzom. J. G. Phillips of Jacksonville. Fla, and Miss Elizab, tn Anderson. | R. Willard of Ensley and Miss Alma F. Chapel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03

trict, which fact lends additional
 interest to the item in BirminEhnpi.
 When the Birmingham coal operators in opposing the tonnage tax in the rev enue bill before the legislature a few weeks ago, stated that they were un- able to compete with the coals of the Kentucky and Tennessee districts and with Mexican fuel oils they were in eff feet laughed at by the lawmakers at Montgomery.
 For years the people have been told that Birmin gham could undersell the world in coal and iron and it was un. believable. the lawmakers said, that the cost of production could now be so high as to put Birmingham at a disadvan- tage. And they stuck the tax on coal and iron
 Now comes confirmation of the con- tention of the operators.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
MANY APPLICANTS
 FOR NAVY SERVICE
 ARE TURNED DOWN

Fifty-seve applications for enlistment in the navy were received at the local recruiting station during the past week, and of this number only F were ac- cepted for service and sent to training station Of this number two were men of previous service and the remaining 10 were for first enlistments Those accept ed yesterday were: Clifford c. Dick inson, Birmingham: Joe Tremontana, Opp; Earl Henry Loveless. Bessemer; Lester N Mashburn, Birmingham, and Clarence M Elder, Wylam
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
ORDERS ID CHANGE !. TELEPHONES COME
 IN GREAT NUMBERS
Over 1900 Wanted Changes First of MOnth-POssible to Install Only 100 Per
 Day 17,000 Here
BY HENRY B. GRAY. JR.

For the past 10 days there have been many stories published about the troubles or those who want a place to live; or having found place are unable to se- cure the necessary teams from any of the storage and moving concerns to accom- plish the change of residences. Most Of those who have or are moving have an- other problem about which less has been said, but which in many instances is lit tie less important than the house ques- ticn. That problem is securing the re- moval of their telephone from the old place to the new.
 Those who have already made applica- ton at the telephone company know something of the conditions there; they have seen the long line waiting to get a chance to fill out an application; they have heard the complaints of some who requested that the work be done sone- time ago, and who have lost patience with what seems to them an attitude of doing nothing on the part of the com pany. These few, however, are not the or.ly ones in Birmingham who are feel ing the effects of present conditions. Quite often you may call a number and get the report that the phone has been disconnected; or that no one an- swers. Very likely this is due to the fact that the phone is in process of be- ing moved; or it is still in the old house and no one is there to answer it. In view of these conditions the general pub lie ought to be interested in knowing just what the telephone company is up against in trying to please everybody. There have been received at its of- fees during the past fortnight more than 1250 applications for changes in loca- tion to be effected on October 1. It was physical impossibility for it to make all these changes in one day; or even in one week. Working at top speed and using every facility at it's disposal the maximum number of phones that can be moved in one day is 100. The average person thinks that to move a phone one has only to unscrew the instrument from the wall in one house, carry it to an other house, hang it on the wall and begin talking This is far from the case. If that were all required it would be possible 10 make changes just as fast as applications came in, but in reality changing the instrument is the simplest and easiest part of the whole thing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-03
step. the Tickle

Heals the Throat and Cures the Cough. HAYES HEALING HONEY. S5c. A free box of GROVES O-PEN-TRATE SALvE for Chest Colds. Head Colds and Group with every bottle.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-06-12

half hour with special rate of ter
cents each way per passenger. Unde,
this schedule there will be no charge
for automobiles, except the per passen-
ger charge for its occupants. Sam
Stebbins, of the Plsco-Kennewick auto
stage, will make round trips every
hour at the regular rate. Mr.. Brown
has notified Secretary Wehe of this
service. In the event that Pasco thinks
it inadequate, efforts will be made to
secure special train service for that
day.
The sightseeing trip over the High
lands promises to be a popular attrac-
tion for the Pasco people and the To-
cal committee will probably have its
hands full lining up enough cars to
carry those of the visitors who do not
have cars of their own. j. B. Yost, E.
0. Keene, and G. A.. Mitchell are in
charge of details for this. trip.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-06-12
CHERRIES ARE RIPE AND
BRINGING FANCY PRICES
Local Buyers are Paying IA Cents a
Pound for Bings just as They
Come from the Trees

Cherry harvest is now at it's height
While the crop this year will probably
be lighter than last year, the price
promises to be much higher. Yester-
day buyers were paying as high as II
cents a pound for Bings while Royal
AIMS were bringing 8 and 8 cents.
Few of the growers are packing their
cherries this year, but are delivering
in bulk to the buyers who are doing
their own packing. The small 10-fb.
box is still being used, but a large per-
centage of the cherries are going out
in lugs unpacked.
The strawberry season is over and
the Marketing Union is closing up the
odds and ends of the seasons shipping.
Shipments will total about $4,000
crates and the average price for extra
fancies will be about $3.75 a crate.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-06-12
KENNEWICK FOLK ATTEND
DIR. PENROSE CELEBRATION
Rudkin Attends as 0verseer and Rev.
Wood to Carry Greetings of
of His Seminary

""
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Rudkin, o. A.
Fechter, of Yakima, Rev. H. j. Wood
and family, Rev. L. J. Aldrich and
Miss Ruth Aldrich went to Walla Wal
La Monday to attend the quarter cen
tennial celebration of DR.. Penrose's
presidency of Whitman College.
|. Mr.. Rudldn went in his capacity as
member of the board of overseers of
the college and Mr.. Wood to carry the
official greetings of his theological
seminary, the Garrett Biblical Insti-
tute, and Mr.. Aldrich as an invited
guest of the college.
The celebration drew prominent ed
ucators from many states, both East
and West. At the ceremonies Monday
evening the principal speakers were
President Garfield of Williams Collge,
and President Suzzallo, of the Wash
ington State University. Each speak,
er paid high tribute to DR.. Penrose's
ability and standing as an educator
and the colleges contribution to the
cause of higher learning in the North.
west.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1919-06-12
MASS MEETING
FRIDAY EVENING
OF NEXT WEEK
Question of Organizing a New
Commercial Club to be Pre-
sented at General Meeting
PLAN HAS BEEN DRAFTED
Report of Reorganization Committee
is Received and Discussed at
Weekly Luncheon Sax

The future of Kennewick's Com
mercial club is to be determined at q
mass meeting to be held in the City
Hall Friday evening of next week,
June 20. At that time plans for a new
Organization will be submitted.
At Wednesdays luncheon the COM
mittee on reorganization of which L.
z. Johnson is chairman, reported a
draft of constitution and bylaws. Az
ter considerable discussion action on
the committees report was deferred
and the mass meeting organized. An
effort will be made to have every busi-
ness and professional man and as
many farmers possible present at the
meeting.
The report of the committee calls
for much simpler form of organiza-
tion than that of the old club. The
two classes of membership, resident
and nonresident, are eliminated and
the membership is thrown open to ev-
cry person of good standing whether
that person lives in Kennewick or 500
miles away. There is to be no mem-
bership fee but every member will be
charged dues at the rate of $500
a month. While the bylaws make no
provision to that effect, members of
the committee are Of the opinion that
the organization should not be un-
dertaken unless a minimum member
ship of rs is secured. This number
will provide the club with sufficient
funds to meet ordinary running ex-
penses.
The old plan of holding regular
meetings is to be abandoned
and the business of the club is to be
at the regular weekly
luncheons and at such evening meet
ngs as the president or the governing
board may call. No provision is made =
sor maintaining club rooms. The long
ist of standing committees provided
or in the old bylaws has been blue
,enciled and the work of the club win e
De carried on by committees appointed
rom time to time for special purposes.
In brief, the reorganization COM
nittee took the old bylaws and pruned
'ut everything it considered deadwood
md hopes to be able to launch new
lub that will carry little baggage but
horoly equipped for efficient action.