The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-29
APPLIES TO ALL CITIES

Not only is Birmingham shut off from
participation in future purchase OF these
Macon, Augusta. Columbua S c., Column
bus, Ga, Jackson, Miss. and the cities
throughout Texas and Louisiana.
The blankets alone that were refused
hits Atlanta, Montgomery, Mobile New
Orleans, Memphis, Nashville Charleston,
Birmingham are valued at $4,000.
What makes the curtailment order hit
hardest, thousands of people in south
ern cities were becegingi municipal au-
thorities for blankets and foods to carry
them through the winter and to offset
the inroads made upon the family purse
by alleged proffteers and the general
high cost Of living.
The demand in Birmingham is partic-
uIarly heavy for a supply of the wooden
blankets, and the telephone in Mr.. Nc
kinley's office has been in constant OPP
GRAFTON daily as people over the city
made inquiry as to when this expected
shipment would arrive.
The last shipment of blankets, includ-
ing 500, were sold within 30 minutes from
the time the sale was opened. Two hun
dred of these we're purchased in advance
for city employees, the men who had
been patient in their demands for salary
increases from the city commission, The
officials in justice to these employees,
arranged for their supply of blankets.
SCANT SHIPMENT COMING
This scant shipment of wool and cot
ton blankets and canned foods is expect
ed to reach here Monday, when the
date of sale will be announced. The cot
ton blankets will retail for $3.50 each.
The original order which the army
quartermaster had agreed to supply in
cluded 1900 wooden blankets, 500 cotton
blankets, 200 pairs drawers, $50 pairs of
overalls, 500 pairs of light wooden socks,
ash and garbage cans, 100 rolls toilet
paper, 500 cases tomatoes, 30 cases evap-
Grated apples, $50 cases baking powder,
80 cases baked beans, Is bags dry beans.
100 cases stringless beans. 30 cases sweet
corn. $50 cases peas and % cases prunes.
The only consolation the army quarter
master in Atlanta yesterday offered Mr..
Mckinley was that he would telegraph
the quartermaster general in Washing
ton for special authority to fill Birminf-
hams order for the bacon and blankets,
inasmuch as the blankets already had
been promised.
Mr.. Mckinley, however, considers this
indefinite and is not depending very
much upon shipment Of the original or
der. A reply is expected from rorr Nc
Pherson today.
THE MEXICAN SITUATION
Judging from the import of the long
distance telephone conversation yester-
day morning between the auartermas-
ter's department and Mr.. Mckinley the
oninion prevailed among the city Off
cials that the reported outbreak in Mex
| leo city between President Carranza and
General Obregon has aggravated the sit
uation.
! II was further pointed out that this
government Is confronted with the JIM
perative necessity of stern ultima tum
| 10 the Mexican government in the refusal
| OF President Carranza to free American
Consul w O. Jenkins from the penn
Tertiary in Puebla.
| According to unofficial information that
has leaked out from army circles in At
lanta. supplies hurriedly are being pre-
pared for rush shipment 10 army points
-, the border and every departmental
center of the army is whirling military
arrangements into shape to grapple with
| any crisis.