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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
BANQUET FOR PUPILS
 OF BARRETT SCHOOL
Members of Class Promoted to High School to Be Honored January Fl.
 Programme Is Announced

The members of the School Improve ment Association of the Barrett School at East Lake will entertain at an elaborate banquet at the school on the evning of Wednesday, January 21, in the schoo; building in hoonr of the boys and girls of tke senior seventh grade, who will go in February to high school
 This is the first affair of the kind ever given for the pupils of that school and interesting plans are being made for the evening. The school will be adorned with the class colors and brilliantly lighted. Music will be furnished by the High School orchestra and talks will be made by Dr. N. A. Barrett. president of the City Commission, for whom the school is named. and also by John R. .Hornady of the City Commission.
 Dr. c. A. Brown principal Central High school. will make short talk welcoming the boys and girls to the High school and will be responded to by pupils of the class.
 Mrs. N. A. Barrett, president of the Barrett School Improvement Association. will preside and a number of interesting features will be introduced. Covers will be laid for 159
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
Rainbow Veterans To Celebrate Entrance
 In Front Trenches
Meeting Tonight Called to Plan Per- manent Clubrooms-Banquet and
 Dance to Be Given

The Mortimer H. Jordan sub-chapter of Rainbow veterans will hold an important meeting this evening at o'clock in the rooms cf the Civic Association, at which time the committee will report on the selection of permanent club rooms for the organization.
 Plans will also be made for a banquet and dance to re given on February s2. in celebration of the second anniversary of the Rainbow divisions entrance into the front line trenches. Col. William P. Screws, former commander of the 167th infantry. and H. l.. Clark, state secretary of the Rainbow veterans. as well as a number of former officers of the regi- ment, will be present. Extensive arrange ments ae being made for the affair
 All Rainbow veterans who have not yet joined the local chapter are urged to dc SO at ence, for every member in the state will be needed to assist in entertaining st tho reunion to be held in June. Vet erans wishing to join are urged to writs o. B. Mabry. secretary and treasurer oi the local chapter, or call him at Ensley 723-W end be enrolled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
DIR. OWEN R. LOVEJOY TO OPEN CIVIC FORUM
Noted Lecturer Will Analyze lndus- trial Factor In Production and
 Distribution

Dr. Owen R. Lovejoy of New York. president of the National Conference of Social Workers, will open the Birming- ham civic forum tomorrow evening at 5 O clock, when he will speak on Industrial Reiations." The public is invited to pc present. The purpose of Dr. Lovejoy at this time will be to analyze the various factors in production and distribution
 Dr. Lovejoy is recognized as one or u1e foremost forum speakers in the country and recently addressed the forums at Daytona. Fla, and Dallas, Tex, where he was received with enthusiasm.
 At a joint meeting of the Birmingham Association of Social Workers and the Civitan Club on Friday. Dr. LoveJoy Will deliver an address on The Nationa' Conference and What It will Do to the Community" Visitors will be admitted and the price will be 75 cents per pl2Ns. Anyone wishing to attend is urged . make reservation with Miss Irene Shields at the home service section of the hed Cross in the Jefferson County Bank building immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15

John D. NcNeel collector of internal revenue, has returned from Washington where he went to attend the Jackson day dinner, and to attend to business matters connected with his office.
 The 25o barrels of whisky stored in the government warehouse in Birming- ham will not be sold in Alabama and 1 did not have to go to Washington to find that out. ."s said Mir McNeel "Taere is no provision in the Alabama law by which any part of it can be disposed of in this state, and of course the federal government will make no provisions which are in conflict with the state laws on the subject.
 "There is one possible market for the whisky now in Alabama. Under the law it could be shipped out of the state to H. censed druggists who are authorized Tn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
HEIRS ID ESTATE IN ALMSHOUSE Sisters of Murdered Mer- chant Said to Be Located
 In Montgomery

Mrs. Nancy Waldrop and Mrs. Emma
 Peacock. said to be in the almshouse
 at Montgomery. if still living. may
 inherit the property left by John
 Belser. Southside merchant, who was
 murdered in his store on Christmas Eve.
 Mrs. Catherine Fielder of 1901 south Seventeenth street gave an Age-Herald
 reporter last night information to the effect that she had known John Belser for over 50 years and that the women' who are his sisters. went to the poor house in Montgomery in 1912 The names of the two women nave been given to Assistant Coroner John
 R. T. Rives and to James McCary, ad-
 ministrator of the estate of John Bel ser. who will try to locate the two parties in the Capital City. Informat tion was sought all over the
 country and numerous clues have been followed which were expected to lead to the discovery If some relative of the murdered man. The statement of Mrs. Fielder is expected to bring the nation wide hunt to close and may lead to the delivery of the property said to be
 worth from s30.000 to s50,o00 into prop CT hands
 John Belser was mysteriously mur- dered in his store on the Southsde on Christmas Eve. The case, which has so far baffled the entire police force, has not been solved
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
THOMPSON REPORTS
 ON MUSCLE SHOALS
Much of Opposition Due to Misunderstanding,
 He Says

After spending several days in Wash ington interviewing members of Con gress with reference to the nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals, J. Q. Thomp- son has returned to Birmingham and reports the prospects for the needed appropriation bright.
 MT. Thompson went to Washington at the request of the Chamber of Com merce. which is taking deep interest in teh Muscle Shoals development, and while there called on Representatives Nicholas Longworth and Simeon Fess of Ohio, two of the militant opponents of Muscle Shoals and reported that his interview with them was very satisfac- tory
 Most the opposition to Muscle Shoals is due to misrepresentation and misunderstanding" states MT. Thomp- Thompson in his report. When the members of Congress understand what the nitrate plant and the big dam at Muscle Shoals meant to the farmers or the country they will withdraw their opposition, or at least they will not continue their fight against these de- velopments'
 J. w. worthington of Sheffield, chairman of the committee which has been urging Congress to complete the work undertaken at Muscle Shoals, writes to the Chamber of Commerce 'that Mir. Thompsons efforts at Wash |ington in behalf of Muscle Shoals have had a most gratifying effect and that through him much of the Tnisunder standing that heretofore existed was cleared away.
 The Chamber of Commerce is inter- esting iteself in the development of all part of Alabama contending that in do- ing so it is forwarding the interests of Birmingham and the Birmingham district. It will continue its efforts in behalf of Muscle Shoals until all neces- sary legislation is written upon the statute books of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
YOUNG GIRL COULD
 NOT BE LOCATED
Feeling High in Fayette Against Removal of Child
 From Grandparents

Mary Blackburn, the 13-year-old glri for whose custody writ of hapeas cor pus was issued at the instance of her mother from the circuit court Monday will be produced, 1t was learned yesterday morning when John Bankhead. Jr., attor- pev for the present custodians of the child in Fayette, appeared before Judge Pugh and guaranteed to turn the chtiu over to the court in this city
 This statement from MT. Bankheau ou;eted the ru.nors that the girl had bean spirited from the state. which were prevalent yesterday when Deputy Snerhi Steve Virgins returned to BirminSnahi and reported to the circuit court thal .iie child could not be located.
 Armed with writ demanding the turn ing aver of the 13-year-old girl to the court here. Deputy Sheriff Wiggins went to Fayette Tues lay. Arriving at the oifice if Sheriff R. A Burrow at that place. N 3urrow at first demurred to the oroer of the court in Birmingham. On being re- minded of the cerious consequences, thP sheriff stated that he would consult ms lawyer Returning about 20 minutes later, he said that he had been advised to opeS the order of Judge Pugh.
 Deputy Wiggins hten went the mouse of the grandfatehr of the child Jonn " Blackburn, he was told that Mary Blacn- burn was at school.
 Inauirng at the schoolhouse for tne o;rl hr. Wiggins found that she had ,eft there about % minutes before. ie then searched the entire town but coulo find TO trace Of the little girl. MT. Wls- gins stated that he was shown every courtesy by the officials of, Fayette, ana by the relatives of the girl but stated o'. his arrival hack in Birmingham, thai thara ,vas A strong sentiment against ai- lowing Mary Blackburn removed rom Fayette. ,., +,a
 Mr rankhead will probably bring tne .,irI to Rirminenam Friday afternoon, II vas stated yesterday, as the nearing ln inc habeas corpus proceedings has been set by Judge Iugh for Saturday morn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
Tax Collections In Three
 Months Exceed $3, 500, 900
Sum to Be Distributed Among City, County and State Poll Tax Receipts Three Times Previous Year,
 Report Shows-Still Coming In

ly small as compared with what will be collected under the law now in existence. According to Mir. Hawkins. 5000 registra- tions of dogs have already been secured in the county, which with the present tax of si.25 and $2.5, will make the amount so far reach in the vicinity of $1S. .O900.
 Poll tax receipts for the three months amounted to slS2S5.50, which already measured three times that collected in the year 1918. A large number of these taxes are still being paid. said MT. Haw- kins yesterday, and the amount will go far above that collected during the three months in 1919.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
Liquor Stored Here Not to
 Be Sold NoU- McNeal
No Provisions in Alabama Law to Dispose of 25O Barrels of Whsky-Only Action by Congress Can
 Give Relief

certain states to use it in dispensing prescriptions It has be enhgured out. however, that with the present consump- ton by druggists of this class there IS enough whisky in the warehouses of cbe country to supply them for ZIG years. From this you can see that there IS tos much market for the Alabama proesee among these druggists
 "So that the liquor is destined to stay where it is until Congress has given sonla kind of relief. They may pass s@fne 3oft of law authorizing the government to take
 it over and redistill it to obtain indus trial alcohol. That, however, is mat ter for the future.
 Mir McNeel said there was little new in politics that had not already been published. He brings information, how ever, that the Presidents health is much better than his political opponents would like to have appear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15

Over $,5oo,oo0 was collected by the tax collectors office from October l. 1919. to port made by Tax Collector James F.. Hawkins yesterday
 The exact total for the three months, according to Mir. Hawkins figures, amounted to sS,57O, ,7ls.72. This sum will be distributed in proportionate amous.s between the state, county and city.
 The amount that was collected under the state dog tax law, as shown in this reports, was 80, which vii be exceeding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15

longer adequately measured by his wage rate per hour Five years ago work was scarce: a large percentage of workers expected to be idle many days in the year, Now there is demand for the service of every available man in practically every trade, not only for A to IS hours a week at regular pay, but for many hours of overtime at double pay.
 ..Is it any wonder that the demand for clothes is enormous? Producer and workers alike have more money. in pro portion. to spend for clothes than they ever had before. They want good clothes too and are creating an un- usual demand for them"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
CAME TO FIND OUT

But do not let us get away from the fact" she continued. that the othei teachers are our coworkers. our profess sional brothers and sisters. It may b, that it will be shown that the best in terest of all is to take an active part in what they are doing, I don't know. came here to find out what it was all about. and I am open to conviction. bu' this l will say. that as far as 1 see tn situation now we have no cause in 2 conflict between capital and labor, and above all we should do nothing to divide the teachers of Birmingham into wha' might be considered hostile camps It was the expressed sentiment of the meeting that to assure there being no division of the local teachers that tho meeting should not even organize, but Instead. merely appoint committee tc secure the facts about the aims and wishes of the teachers who held tn, meeting In the Tutwiler hotel, and later to meet again and openly discuss wha; the committee had to report.
 Miss Boden voiced a general sentiment f when she said her idea of the present situation or any other that might arise was for the teachers to have but one To- cal organization and that organization be free from subservience to any organi- zation that might compel teachers to taks such steps as they might find extrcmel,' objectionable and with which they could have no sympathy.
 During the course of the conference f was moved that the meeting organize. but, though the motion was seconded when the vote was put no one spoke. one teacher said she flatly refused tf be labeled as part of any organization,
 that she had not seen much good como
 ! from such organizations. as far as tho general public was concerned, and funda
 mentally teaching was matter for tn
 l benefit of the general public.
 l Speaking again, Miss Bradford said:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
ro plan for Lees Birthday

committee of Confederate e''ss.,.' from Camp Wilcox VII meet this au'r
 s,onn ,t a:3o O clock at the city hall 70 make ylans for the programme to con- nemorate the birthday of Gen Roosfs E I,ea next Monday. R. H. McCalium 'e- oues.s that all committeeman be presefi'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
ITO COLLECT DATA ON WHOLESALE GRAIN
 BUSINESS IN STATE

The Grain Dealers' Journal of Chicago in a letter to the w. s. Brown company states that it is sending it's representa- tive. J. II. Smythe. Jr.. to Alabama 10 collect photographs and information reia- tive to the waclesale grain business in this state. The editor states in his letter that the article on Alabama will be part of comprehensive study of the grain trade and the firms and corporations en- ga eed in it throughout the country.
 The letter was turned over to the agri- culture and marketing committee of the Chaiaber of Commerce and Executive Secre sary T. Park Hay will supply the advance information requested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
CALM AND THOUGHTFUL

The meeting was marked by the calm.
 thoughtful way the members took up
 each phase of tine situation as 1t was pre-
 scented and kept constantly before the as- semblage the grave undesirability of
 forming what might look like an antago-
 nistic or belligerent camp in the lo.a' corps of instructors.
 ' There was one apparent attempt at what seemed to be an effort to stampede the meeting into unconsidered utilization with another group of teachers meeting about the same time in the Tutwiler ho- tel. Prof. E. E. Smith spoke long and passionately in favor of those present taking up the cause of the federation idea.
 The teachers treated MT. Smith kindly pleasantly, considerably, but that they
 utterly lacked sympathy with his sug-
 gestion was evident, in that they did not even discuss what he had said after he had left. His proposition, figurstiyely fell sprawling.
 Woman after woman, and many of the men, clearly stated their attitude was that their first duty was to the children of Birmingham, their personal wishea
 and requirements being entirely subserv- tent to that first work Miss Lula Bradford said that her work was the teaching of the children of labor and capital alike, that the parents of these children were alike her friends and the thought of factionalism was intol erant to her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
Removes to Birmingham

John D. C1ardy. formerly represent ing the Patent Vulcanite Roofing Company in Mississippi Louisiana and Georgia. has moved here from Atlanta and will be the city sales representa- tive of his company in Birmingham. with offices at 1924 First avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15
NO ACTION TAKEN . ON ORGANIZATION AT MEETING HELD BY 200 TEACHERS
Sense of Meeting There Should Be No Split Among Teachers, But OppOsi- tion Is Expressed to
 Affiliation With La
 bor Organizations

So there could be no infer ence that the teachers of the Birmingham district were split in antagonistic factions, the teachers who held a meeting in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium yesterday after noon, refused to organize.
 Tn no uncertain terms they expressed their objection to af- filiation with any organization that did not have as it's first consideration the welfare of the school children of Birming-
 ham.
 Nearly POO teachers were present. A considerable number of them had some
 thing to say. But thorough familiarity
 with what is going on was the counsel
 of all before any definite action should be taken.
 Lets go slowly, very slowly" advised Miss Anna r. Boden of the faculty of the Central High School. and they took her advice.
 It was explained by Fraser Banks, prin. cipal of the Martin school, who presided that the meeting was called to consider what attitude the teachers present wished to take concerning the movement on foot for teachers of the district to organize, with possible utilization with the Ameri- can Federation of Labor. Miss Boden was first to take the floor with a plea that nothing be done that might be construed as separating the teachers in Birmingham into factions that might tic the teachers to an or ganization of any nature that could force them. into a sympathetic strike in matters not of focal interest, or that the public would consider support of a movement like the recent coal strike, which caused untold suffering to innumerable innocent people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15

Fifty eight concessions for prospecting gold and silver mines were granted in 1914 in the Dutch East Indies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15

government bureau estimated the population of Japan at the beginning of [Ahe year. exclusive of members of the
 Iarmy at 57.7s4sso.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-15

The mills of the United States ever. year export more flour than all the res of the mills in the world produce.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-05
Rheumatic Pains
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-05

HITS GARY
VERY HARD

Old Man Winter refused TO cash in
yesterday ard in his lasr strusgles Blew
a wintrv BLIZZARD into the lap If Miss
Spring IN Gary and surrounding country.
breaking ell weather records for Easter
Sunday.
region was snow bound. on account of
the huge drifts III The country. interur-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-05
Eve S w ak !?

If your eyes are weak and work
strained; your vision blurred. if you
find it difficult to read and must
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lets. Drop one IN a fourth Of
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-05
No Let-ITn In Its Torture.

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-04-05
rheumatism Back On 57,e Job
With It's Old-ti1ne Fury

blood Of the germs that cause the
disease. s. s. s. has No equal as
q blood purifier, scores Dc sufferers
say that ii has cleansed their blood
If rheumatism. and removed all
trace of the disease from their
system.
Get bottle Of s. s. 6. At your
drug store and get On the right
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special medical advice, address
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05

Extra large size Turkish Bath Towels.
good heavy weight and very absorbent
Shown III plain white. with pretty pink
or blue borders, also in blue and pink
plaid effects Both styles are finished
with wide hemmed ends. Regular see
values, on sale Monday for only soc
each.
tRASEMENT.l
The Washington herald., 1920-04-16
THos. J. OWEN q SON. AuctiOn.er..

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IN
improved real estate, to be sold in the Of
fee Of Thos. J. owen and Son, Auctioneers,
1881 G Ct. NV. Br virtue Of q certain deed
Of trust duly recorded. in IIser No 4l62
Folio $50 et sea-, and 4l3S folio sac re-
spectively. of the land records OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia. and at the request Of the
party secured thereby, the undersigned
trustee will sell. At public auction in the
Office Of Thos ]. Owen & Son. 1881 e 81.
NV. on FRIDAY. THE 18th DAY OF
APRIL. A. D., 1890. AT O'CLOCK r. NJ,
the following described land and premises,
situate in the County OF Washington. Dis
trict Of Colombia. and designated as and
being Lots So and 50 In Square 2OOl. and
Lots and 7, Square 1894 in Fulton r. Cor
don's subdivision Of a tract OF land called
Chevy Chase Grove" as said subdivision
is recorded in the Office OF the Surveyor
of the District Of Columbia In Book No. 81,
Page No. 10. TERMS OF SALE: One
third Ct the purchase-money to be paid in
cash, balance in two equal installments,
payable in one and two years, with interest
at six (6) per centum per annum, payable
semi-ahnually, from day Of sale. secured by
deed OF trust upon the property sold, or all
cash. at the option Of the purchaser. A de-
posit Of 500 will he required at time Of
sale each lot. All copyeyancing, record
ing, revenue stamps. Netc., at cost OF pur-
chaser. Terms of sale 10 be complied with
within 80 days from day Of sale. J. II.
GORDON. Trustee. ap7.s.l2,14.16