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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-13
NEW ARRANGEMENT
| MADE FOR SUPPLY
OF FAIRFIELD GAS
Pevear Announces Change Which Will
Give More Adequate and Eff
ficient Supply at All Times

Fairfield's supply Of gas will be more
adequate and more efficient, under a
| new arrangement made between the Biz
| mingham Railway, Light and Power
company and the Fairfield Utilities
company, 1t was announced yesterday
The following statement was made by
| j. s. Pevear, president and general
manager:
Through the cooperation of the mu-
nicipal authorities of Fairfield, arrange
ments have been completed whereby a
supply of gas has been secured from
the Fairfield Utilities company suffi-
Gent to take care Of the needs Of our
Fairfield consumers. and this gas will
be furnished to thap. beginning yester-
day morning.
This gas is more efficient than the
gas at present in use. in that it is pos
sible to adjust the burners to completely
consume all the heat units supplied.
IAN meters in Fairfield will be read
on Friday, December ~, and beginning
on that date gas will be furnished TO
the people of Fairfield at the following
rate
-For the first 10000 cubic feet, per
| month, IS cents per thousand.
For the newt 10000 cubic feet, Is cents
per thousand.
"For the next 10000 cubic feet 20 cents
per thousand
For ali monthly consumption in ex-
cess Of 5000 cubic feet, S cents per
thousand
"AlI bills will be payable at the office
of the company within ten days from
the rendition thereof and when so paid
shall be subject to discount of cents
per thousand cubic feet
There will be minimum charge Of
so cents per month for each meter.
"A representative of the company will
call upon each consumer in Fairfield
and properly adjust the burners Of an
appliances. If, after such adjustment
is made, service is not satisfactory,
prompt notification will be appreciated"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-13
ALARMING REPORTS

Atlanta, Ga, December I2-The Ala
bama river seemed to be the center to-
night of the floods that for nearly
week have inundated the lower portions
of three states. AS the crest passed
Montgomery, leaving the city without
| street car service. gas lights and with
hardly enough power from crippled cleo
trio plants for street lights and water
supply reports from down stream be-
came more alarming.
| At Selma it was said the river had
| risen to such a stage as to threaten the
| lower sections of the town and cause
| fears that the gas and electric plants
would be shut down before morning.
Eufaula, Ala, on the Chattanoochee re-
ported stage of So feet there. and al
| though it was said the river was rising
| slowly, it was thought the danger to
| the Central of Georgia railroad bridge
had passed.
| Reports from Hattiesburg, Meridian,
! Enterprise and other portions Of Mis-
sissippi showed the floods receding, leav-
| ing washed out railroad lines, heavy
damage to property and live stock and
total of seven dead Three persons
were drowned near Atlanta and five near
Montgomery one at Prattville. and an
other life was lost due to floods near
Selma. bringing the total known death
list to II. Possibly the greatest financial
loss was to the great power plant in
| Georgia and Alabama and the conse-
quent shutting down of scores of indus-
| tries dependent upon them. Railroads,
too. lost heavily and trains still were
being detoured tonight in most of the
flood sections.
Columbus, Ga. and the two Alabama
cities across the river were busy today
cleaning up. and while street car service
still was halted in Columbus and the big
cotton mills remained idle, the Column
bus Iron works managed to reopen. The
Chattahoochee was back in its banks at
Columbus and up the river at West
] Point, where the floods rolled several
feet deep down the main streets of the
town, the residents were putting all their
efforts into removing the debris.
| The Ocmulgee at Macon, the SavAn-
nah at Augusta and the Oconee at Mil
ledgevlle, Ca, still were high tonight,
but had been slowly falling during the
day.
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was driven to a hotel before the popula-
ton was aware of its presence.
Akron. Ohio, December 12-Jack Wolfe
Of Cleveland was given the newspa per
decision over Joe Burman of Chicago in
12-round bout here tonight The men
are hdntamwelghts.
International Falls, Mimi, December IL.
Sheriff II. T. Intosh and County Attorney
Franz Jevne tonight disclaimed all re-
| sponsibility for messages sent to the state
adjutant general at ST. Paul today which
resulted in ordering a company of state
| troops from st. Cloud as consequence Of
the strike of Il few railroad employees at
| International Falls.
San Juan, P. R., December 12.-FederaI
District Judge Hamilton today issued a
temporary restraining order against San
tiago Iglesias, representative of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, and AZ laborers
and employees OF the American Railroad
of Porto Rico, enjoining them from car
rying out an alleged conspiracy, whereby
| it is charged the employees of the railroad
were made to strike on December 8.
London. December IA dispatch
from Stockholm today says that the
conferences between the Baltic states
representatives and the bolshevilSi
have been adjourned until the end of
the month.
New York. December IAN esti-
matea value of s1.000.000 is placed
upon John D. Rockefeller's furniture,
jewelry. horses and carriage" and
ether personal effects in New York in
an itemized statemtnt which his attor-
ney presented today in protest against
ha M 70 nj
100000 His application for reduc-
ton to $4,000, 900 was granted.
Knoxville, Tenn. December 12.-Idol-
mere. grand champion bull of tho
Aberdeen-Angus class at the recent
Chicago international live stock expo
sition and belonging to DR.. J. 1. Hug
veterinary hospital here this evening
as the result of burns received
Wednesday night when the box car in
which the animal was being shipped
from Chicago was partially destroyed
on a switch at Oakdale. He was valued
at $4,000.
Washington. December 1.-THE War
Department announced today that Pri-
vate Allen J. Wilker. Blackshear, Ca,
had died of disease in Siberia.
New York. December 12.-An ex-
eeedingly erratic monev market and
another break in exchange on London
to the lowest rate vet recorded cre-
ated fresh unsettlement in the stock
market today.
Ottawa. December 12.-Twenty mill
lion dollars in gold is being sent to
New York in an effort to stabilize the
demoralized Canadian exchange in that
market, it was learned today
Springfield. Mass. December FL
T. Belnap of Montreal, president of
Rolls-Royce of America Inc. an
nounced today the purchase of the
former plant of the American Wire
Wheel company here as a location for
the American branch Of the British
automobile concern.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-13
PERsHING TRAIN LATE

Admission, December 12-{Speciai)
Greeted by Gen.. Charles P. Summerali,
Congressman Fred L. Blackmon, repre-
Chamber of Commerce. Rotary club and
hundreds of Admission and Calhound coun-
ty citizens, as he stepped from the be-
lated Atlanta train shortly after 10
o'clock Friday morning, Gen. John J..
Pershing, the fourth full general of the
American army since George Washing
ton, was escorted to the Alabama hotel
mid the cheers of an admiring people
and the music of a 3s-piece brass band
from the Boys Industrial School at East
Lake.
The Union station grounds were crowd
ed long before the arrival Of the train
bearing the special coaches of the Per-
shing party pulled into the station, and
the official personnel at Camp McClel-
Ian, the representatives of the Admission
civic associations and hundreds of eager
citizens crowded around the train in an
effort to catch their first glimpse of the
American commander as he alighted from
the coach and for the first time set foot
on Alabama soil.
Riding with Congressman Blackmon,
General Summerall and his chief of staff,
General Pershing was driven in the HON.
er >Lanford car up Thirteenth to Noble
and from that point to the Alabama,
where the entire party were the guests
of Mayor J. L. Wikle at one of the most
deliberately served breakfasts ever wit
messed in the city.
The American comm ander was given
a rousng ovation at the Union station,
and all along the line of march to the
Alabama, from which he later went to
Camp Mcclellan to inspect the cantoIf-
x1yith xria IN king
dations along with General Summerail
as to it's permanent retention as train
ing point for soldiers Of the regular army.
Accompanying General Pershing and
taking part in the ceremonies staged to-
day in his honor are the following Of
ficers.
Brig. Gen. Fox Conner, chief of staff;
Brig. Gen. " H. Moseley, Col. George C.
Marshall, Col. John G. Quekenmeyer.
Col. E. T. Collins. Col. H. B. Weuwkes.
Lieut. Col. E. Bowditch and Capt ]. T..
Schneider
General Summerall arrived in Annis-
ton from Atlanta Thursday evening and
went Immediately to the home of Con-
gresham Fred L. Blackmon, whose
guest he was during his stay in the
city. General Summerall accompanied
General Pershing and the members of
his staff on the trip of inspection to
Camp Mcclellan, where the party was
turned over to the guidance of Major
Robert e Scott, construction quarter
master and camp commander.
After a tour of the camp and an in
spection of the entire reservation the
entire party returned to the city shortly
after noon, entering Quintard avenue
from Noble street at Nineteenth and
passing along that street from Nine
teenth to Tenth, on Tenth to Noble and
up Noble to the Admission inn.
The line through which the Ameri-
can commander and his staff passed on
their trip through the city was crowded
by citizens and school children. and the
party was heartily cheered all along
the line of their march en- route to the
browning event of the days celebration
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strikers would have returned were it not
for the fact that many of the men re-
gard Friday as 'hoodoo' day. operators
and union leaders declared. They added
that these men would not return to-
morrow, because the 18th" was consid-
cred 'inauspicious,' but that Monday
would find a majority Of the union men
producing coal.
All restrictions on heat light and power
derived from the use of bituminous coal
in the Allegheny region were removed to-
night by l. w. Baldwin, regional direc-
tor following instructions from Walker
D.. Hines, director general of railroads.
The order is effective at once.
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CoLpEsr SINCE 1889

Butte, Mont, December 1.-THE last "a
hours have bene the coolest and brought
more suffering in Butte than any similar
period since 1889, when official records
of weather were first tabulated in this
community.
While the official government tner-
mometer, in a sheltered corner on the
roof of a bank, registered Is below today.
other equally reliable records run from
IS below at the Montana power station
at the High Ore mine, to 50 below in
exposed sections ON the south side.
The previous low mark for the mercury
in Butte since 1889 was S below, on
January q, 1915.
Since October 10 Of this year 81 inches
Of snow has fallen. The recent snow
fall for IS hours totaled Is inches.
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PUSHING REPAIRS

Meridian, Miss, December 12-(Spe-
ciaL of shortage of la
Dor, road officials are making fair
progress in the temporary repair of
tracks of the various lines entering
Meridian crippled by flood waters fol-
lowing one of the heaviest rainfalis
veer recorded by the local weather bu-
reau in order that schedules may be re-
sumed and maintained as speedily as
possible. The Mobile and Ohio south of
Meridian, the last of the roads to be-
gin operation since the waters began
to recede, is endeavoring to run trains
over portions of the road between here
and Mobile. The service over cribbed
tracks where washouts occurred is be-
ing attempted from Meridian to Shu-
buta from Mobile. Trains are being
run as far as Waynesboro. Between
Shubuta and Waynesboro the Chicka-
saba river is at high flood stage and
the extent of the damage for a num-
Der of miles has not been determined.
At many places where washouts have
occurred il is stated roadbeds have
been swept away and entire new en-
bankments will have to be constructed
before the roads can be made perma-
nent.
Officials of the Mobile and Ohio road
state today that the flood waters along
the company's tracks south of Meridian
reached higher stage than ever be-
fore recorded and that the damage done
would be difficult to estimate at pres
ent, but it will be the largest ever suf-
fered as the result of similar dis
aster is predicted. Although the New
Orleans and Northeastern road is run
ming trains on slow schedules the dam
age to that road before final repairs
are made is expected to also be enor-
nous If not quite so great as the Mo-
bile and Ohio.
Reports of damage suffered by farm
ers in the loss of stock feedstuff, fences
and newly planted oat fields, bedded
seed sugar cane and washout lands
continue to come in from all directions
in this enteire section. and it is esti-
mated the loss from this source will
reach into the hundreds of thousands
The following message wa ssent by
the local weather bureau to the wealth
er observer at Pearl River, La to-
night: Advise general warning of dam,
gerously high river stages due to ap-
preaching water from Boguechitto and
the Pearl river. Warn all in hazard
Gus location to take unusual precau-
lions for safety of persons and nova
BILE property"
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probably will be submitted to the depSri-
ment of justice
Bills being rendered by the operators are
said by officials to specify prices higher in
many instances than set by the govern
ment and investigation will be made to
determine whether the Increased prices
are justified by existing contracts in all
cases.
Most Of the bills submitted by the poera-
tors for coal are said to have averaged
around 1895 to 1855, compared with GOV
eminent prices of $3.50 to s29S. In one
case. however, en- operator put in a bill
for coal at IS a ton
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SHOTS EXCHANGED
Bv A..neI,t.A -.

Oklahoma City. December 12.-Shots
were exchanged today between several
men and national guardsmen stationed a
the Hiawatha mine. near McAlester, ac-.
cording to reports received here. n
The men are said to have opened fire on
the guardsmen when ordered to halt after
passing the dead line" established by
the troops. No one was hurt
Striking miners at the Hiawatha mine,
it was learned tonight, notified the man
agement today they were ready to resume
work.
All volunteer miners who, in five days,
have produced ESQ tons of coal, for which
each received an average of IS a day,
will be out of the Oklahoma fields by to-
morrow night, Governor Robertson and
John A. Whitehurst, chairman of the
state council of defense, announced today.
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UTILITY PLANTS
COMMUNICATED BY
CITY MONTGOMERY

tConunued from Page One)
Cotton States Seed and Fertilizer COM
pany, below the State Fair grounds, broke
curing Thursday night and flooded sew
eral buildings. General Manager c. B.
Clay and SO other employees were ma
rooned on the top of one of the build
ings until today, when they walked a
condemned railroad bridge across the Oc-
muigee river to Camp Wheeler, dis
lance OF 10 miles, and then came to the
city in automobiles
The Southern railroad began to operate
trains over its line north of here this
afternoon. The line south still is flood
ed, but operations are expected to De
resumed tomorrow
The Macon. Dublin and Savannah rail-
road is cut off from the city, passen-
gers being brought in from Camp Wheel
err in automobiles
TENNESSEE RAPIDLY RISING
Decatur, December 12.-(SpeciaL)--
The Tennessee river is rising rapidly.
but it is not expected to reach the dan
ger stage. The gauge here today read
i. 4. and a stage of II feet is predicted.
The danger mark is q feet here
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-13
GUS HILLS MINSTRELS
AT JEFFERSON TODAY

Gus Hills Minstrels will make their
appearance of the season at the Jeffer-
son theatre today, matinee and night
performances. This wen known organ
ization is composed of upwards of sixty
capable artists. who are sure to carry
any organization to success. George
Wilson. a veteran of numerous minstrel
troupes, is still one of the chief fun
makers of the company He is given
every opportunity to display his rare
talents and does so with an eclat and
skill commensurate with his abilities
and recognized talents. 1t is described
as well-baIanced aggregation advo-
eating the cause of laughter, music,
singing, dancing, hlarity, revelry, mer-
riment, novelty and surprise.
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HALEY VERY LOW

Admission. December )-Po-
nee OFFICER Andrew Haley. who was
stricken suddenly at the Union station
Wednesday night with an attack resen-
bling apoplexy, was reported to be in
a serious condition at st. Luke's hos
pital Friday.
Mr.. Haley fell near~the station about IL
CLOCK Wednesday night and his condi-
tion has been regarded as serious The
OFFICER is one OF the h/st known and
most efficient members of the city police
Iorce, and his illness has brought uneasi-
ness to his friends
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Hubbard Bros. & Co.

New York, December 12.--Liverpool
was again sharply better than due,
but ha dino effect on our market, as
it was felt that the advance abroad is
simply natural readjustment against
the exchange rate. After hesitating on
the opening our market sold off sharp
ly. as heavy hquindation appeared fol-
lowing the estimate of yesterday, to-
gether with the weakness in the New
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REGULATIONS CANCELLED

Chicago, December 12-Monday is ex-
pected to see general return to normal
working hours of business and industry
in Chicago and Illinois as a result of
modification of restrictions following set
Element. of the miners strike
( The Illinois public utilities commission
today cancelled all of it's regulations on
the use of coal, effective at 1901 a. m.
Monday
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Birningham's Conduct
Exemplary Yesterday
BY IT. N. sHAHID

SHAHID
1t is less than two weeks to Christ
mas; General John ]. Pershing was in
town, and there's plenty of booze in
the city, according to Conrad AUSTIN,
and yet not one case of disorderly con-
duct or drunkenness, for sixteen hours
and forty-five minutes, had been re-
ported by the police
Which is quite a record for any city!
Is it due to the fact that Conrad Aus
tin is mistaken in his opinion of our
Birmingham, or is it due to the fact
that we, have a very poor and crooked"
police system?
We wonder!
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Between the hours of e:35 Friday
morning and 11:9o Friday night, only one
arrest had been made at the Northside
city Jail. which, according to Warden
Fl. N. Randall, breaks all records for
behavior since. time immemorial.
Wonder if this is due to the fact that
Conrad Austin, who was lately In our
midst, struck this beautiful city of ours
with this phrase, and j find conditions
in Birmingham worse than any other
city in the entire state, soliloquizes Mr..
Randall.
10 tba+ as II NAV
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ATLoEW's BuOU

Matineegoers will find the best enter
tainment in the city for the least money,
in the big feature bill that is the Of
fering for today at Loews Bijou. Fuel
restrictions having been removed there
will be four vaudeville shows today at
y, 4, Z and 9 p. m. Topping the bin for
today will be Marie Russell character
coincidence, in popular song hits,
Which One Shall Marry" is an al
legoricaf comedy drama, Francis and
DeMar have a singing and comedy turn,
Bell and Caron offer acrobatic dances
and songs, and Oliver presents jazz and
opera on the piano-accordion.
Theda Bara in a super-production
Lure of Ambition a thrilling story of
a woman's revenge, is the photoplay
feature.
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80 PER CENT PRODUCTION
Nv Associated Press

Cumberland. Md. December 12.-All
but about 1000 of the 5000 or more
miners in the Georges Creek and Upper
Potomac soft coal fields were reported
to be at work today and it was ex-
pected the remainder would resume
next Monday. A 80 per cent produc-
ton was expected today.
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SITUATION IMPROVING
Ry Assoelated Press

BY Associated Press
Jackson. Miss, December 1.-THE flood
situation in Mississippi had improved to-
night with the high water at Meridian,
Hattiesburg. Enterprise and other places
Ireceding. Practically all railroads had
repaired lines today and could send
smaller railroads have not been able to
resume service.
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theatres -M0Nes|
ANNE JORDAN

on for two solid weeks, and scored the
biggest hit of the summer in that city.
1t is entirely different from anything
so far presented and has some of the
richest comedy ever written into play
form fully interspersed in each act. Sam
Park and Mr.. Ezzen are said to have two
OF the best comedy parts ever written
and the balance of the company equally
good parts. "Pollyanna" is underlined for
Christmas week, which proves that
Manager Maddocks is backing his word
and giving his patrons just what he ad-
vertises.
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LIFT BAN TODAY

!
Pittsburg, December l2-The Pittsburg
committee of the United States railroad
administration announced tonight that all
restrictions on light heat and power in
Pittsburg. derived from the use Of btu
minous coal, would be lifted tomorrow.
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TO INVESTIGATE PRICES
Nv Assoejafed Prom

Washington. December II Prices
charged by coal operators since govern
ment control was restored because of the
strike are being scrutinized closely by Of
ficials of the railroad administration and
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NORMAL SERVICE MONDAY
By AsSoefatndi Pye<s

ST: Louis, December 12.-Passenger train
service, curtailed as coal saving meas
ure, will be returned to normal in the
southwest region at midnight Sunday, e.
F. Bush, regional director, announced to-
night
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ANNOUNCEMENT OF
SUSPENSION MADE
BY REGIONAL COAL
BOARD LAST NIGHT

luminous Coal Operators association an
nounced tonight.
The ranks of returned miners were
greatly swelled today and the return of
many more tomorrow and the remaining
few others on Monday was predicted. Car
shortage it was said, would be the only
thing to impede normal shipment Of coal
next week.
Reports from outside Indiana, while
telling of the return Of many miners
were not SO optimistic as those from the
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eminent set Up by the insurgent Irish re-
puolicans. It's supporters declared it pre-
sented an opportunity for Congress to do
all 1t could constitutionally toward full
diplomatic recognition and its opponents
condemned it IS effort to involve the
United States in d dangerous foreign sit
uation.
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'RUNAwAY JUNE"-MAJEsTIC

The patrons of the little Majestic viii
have treat in store for them next week
when little Miss Park appears in the
title role of Runaway June sur
rounded by the entire cast of the Mad
docks Park Players, in one of the best
comedy dramas ever written
During the summer months, while
this company was playing at Richmond,
Va, they were forced to keep this bill