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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02

That Birmingham, located in the very heart of the coal district of Alabama should be stroubled with coal short age to the outside world, may seem strange, but due to the recent coal strike. the shortage of railroad cars and the sudden cold snap, run has Leen made on the local dealers which has almost exhausted their supply. Having called thirty-flve retail com panies at random. it is learned that with very few exceptions, the sItuat tion is the same with the coal dealers.
 The demand far exceeds the abii- ity. to supply. Many yards have become. as scarce of coal as the proverbiaI hens teeth. All of the companies are behind from one day to n week with their deliveries.
 Tue prices charged by the va rious dealers differ from S7.60 per ton for white ash, to $13.25 per ton for MOntevaIlO. The popular nxice for Carbon Hill coal is g per ton. although one dealer quoted it as low as eS and others nt &0.JO.
 MANY REFUSE ORDERS Many companies are refusing 70 take orders at any price, as they cannot supply more than g per cent of the This situation is only tenn porary, it is said, and when railroad cars can be secured no future trouble is anticipated.
 THE DEALERS SAY
 Alabama Coal Company, 1902 Seventh avenue, north, snid that the amount of cOnl was very short, and that 1t was impossible to sup ply the present demand. They said that this would not be true if all of the companies were working. Their price was $9 per ton.
 Arnold Coal Company, 1O00 Nfne- tcenth street, north, have no coal on hand. Said there was big de- nand. Company unable to supply the demand. Price on white ash, S7.G3 per ton; Cnhnba, $11.25.
 D. C. Ben Coal and Transfer Company, 1O5 Thirty-fourth street, Ensley, said. .Tt is impossible to fill orders that we have on hand; we are booked heavy and have no cOnl.'' Prices on the last handled were: Sipsey. $s.75; MontevsllO. $11.25; Walker county. $7.75.
 .E. J. Berry Coal Yard, 2923 Ave- nue F, said the market is very short and the demand is great. eve are behind with our Orders.'' Bril- liant nut, $1O.2J; sipsey. *9.5O; Mt. Carmel, $S.50.
 Birmingham Coal and Coke Com- pany, SPA North Twenty-second street. the shortage is big. but the demand is larger. Unable to fill orders. Cahnba coal, S11; Carbon Hill, $0.
 F. X. Cleve, 35O1 Thirty-second avenue, still has some coal but Is getting short. Is behind with Or- ders. hig demand Carbon Hill, SS.5O.
 Devereaux's, Avenue \, cannot fill orders as fast as they are re- ceived. Carbon Hill coal. S1f.25.
 CAN'T FILL ORDERS
 Coleanor Cont and Merchandise Company, 460O. second avenue, north. is unable to fill orders as fast as they are received. Recent demand has made shortage. Walker county coal, $1O.25; Co., roma, &11.
 Birmingham Ice Factory, Ave- Due F., are unable to catch up with orders. NontevaIio, $12.0O.
 Empire Fuel and Iron Company, 5Oi south Twent.'-fifth street, be- hind with delivery due to shortage of coal. Cold snap has taken all of coal. Empire rock, S1O.00; Elm pire nut. $1O.4O.
 Elyton Coal Company. 3I4 Sec ond avenue. 300 or 400 tons behind vith deliveries. Not able to take
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
MAY ADD 4,OOO TO
 BIRMINGHAM COUNT

Four thousand names to be added to the Birmingham census will leave today fer Washington by registered mail. When they arrive they will make the population approximately lS2.210. that is, if after checking, they Sre found to contain no dupli- cations.
 C. l.. Harold, seeretary-manager Of the Civic Association, yesterday re- ceived telegram from w. Nj. stew art, director of the bureau of census at Washington, approving the form to be used in submitting the names and asking that they be sent at once so they could he checked up.
 The figures when the final checking is made will be official.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
FR ON $7.6O TO $I3.25 ISI CHARGE PER TON DEMANDED FOR COAL AT RETAIL NV CITY
Dealers Everywhere Report Yard Shortage in Brmng and Say They Are Far Behind in Receipt of Orders
 From Mines-Blame Strike and Car Shortage

Local retail quoted coal yesterday from $750 to $1325 per this price people found it difficult to secure fuel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
Reunion Dance

Members of Camp Wilcov Division of tht United Confederate Veterans enter tained last night at reunion dance in tht ballroo moi the Tutwler hotel to raise money for the purpose of sending mem- bcrs of the camp to the Confederate re- union soon to be held in Houston. Tex.
 Dancing began promptly at g o'clock and a large crowd of friends and rela- tives gathered to participate in the fes- tivities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02

eer, many of which are too trivial for consideration. The only ones your com mittee has found worthy of considera- ton are as follows:
 Failure of hard surfaced roads on First avenue, Third avenue, and Twen- ty-sixth street, because of improper founda tion.
 Employment of inspector and equip ment of a laboratory for testing of pay ing materials.
 Failure to devote entire time to of flee of county highway engineer.
 Constructoin of road beyond limits of Jefferson county.
 Failure to prepare sufficient number of plans and specifications to enable all contractors wishing to submit bids to have proper information as to the char acter of the work.z
 Failure to work in harmony with the advisory board.
 Failure of hard surfaced roads in city limits. While it cannot be denied that the work on the streets mentioned has been a failure. your committee is satis- fled that the responsibility for this fail ~ure cannot be placed upon the county engineer but must be shouldered by the be ard of revenue, inasmuch as they is sued abritrary instructions to the engi- neer as to the type of pavement to be used on these streets. as evidenced by 1~ Octobr 1, 1918. signed by president of beard of revenue. After q portion of pav< ing above referred to was laid the county CT rgineer recommended that, to scure q satisfactory payment. it would be neces- sary to lay a concrete base, as per let ter on file with board of revenue dated March ,, 1a19 This recommendation was accepted by the board and paving built according to same has proven satisfac- tory.
 Employment of inspector and equip ment of laboratory for testing paving material While the county engineer was within his authority in employing this inspector he should have familiarizcd himself with the arrangements made by the board for the inspection of this ma erial. This would have developed the eact that contract had already been made hy the board covering this inspection. This committee believes that the engi- neer should have been consulted by the board before this arrangement was made.
 Failure to devote entire time to office. This committee believes all salaried of -ficials should devote their entire time to the interest of the county. However. custom and practic have permitted all officials to have outside interests, and it sees no reason why an exception should be made in the case of tho county engi- neer.
 Construction of roa0 beyond limits of Jefefrson county. While the county engi- neer had instructions from the board to complete a road to Lock No. 17 (see letter on file in county engineers office dated July 5, 19ls), it was the duty of the engi- neer to notify the board that . portion of this road would be beyond the limits of Jefferson county. Ignorance of the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
BREAKS RECORD

The Birmingha Traffic Bureau quoted the largest number of rates in it's history during September. This was owing to the establishment of the new schedule by the interstate commerce commission.
 The leading items of the report for September follow:
 Rates quoted, e354o; expense bills checked. 1,5O5; errors discovered amount ed to $5.S32; claims filed. 45l. represent ing $17,791: claims of shippers paid by the transportation companies, is6, repre- serting s149O2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02

Hunter Armstrong, register in fchancery, one of the district delegates to san Francisco, was chosen secre- tary of the committee.
 The special committee was decided upon at q conference of well known democrats who had Dutch supper to- sether at the southern Club last night to meet w.. T. sanders. national com nitteeman for Alabama. who came down from his home in Athens for the affair Mr Sanders presided over last nights meeting.
 Those present constituted themselves ss members of q preliminary executive lcommittee, which will meet a the Civic Association private dining room Mon- day at 12:30 o'clock, at which time further plans will be worked out, When the organization is completed 1t is expected that the quota can easily be secured in one day.
 PRELIMINARY COMMITTEE
 This preliminary committee which was announced by Chairman Currie last night, consists of the following:
 Frank $ Address, Ernest F. Matthews, ,C. H. Mullen, Henry R. Howze, Hunter l-Nrms rong. secrteary; Ben r. Ray, Erie l'ettus, c. M. stanley. S. J. Bowie, ". A. C4rrie, chairman; Maj. M. M llman, Walter Brower. Borden Burr, W. |. Nesbitt R D. Coffman, Ben 4l'erry, Gardner Goodwin, c. c. Burke, Jr. c. ], Donald Col. Tom O. Smith, Dr. c. W. Shropshire, T. s. smith, John II. Frye, J. Kirk Jackson, Knox Elem ing. John R. T. I;iYes, Joe H. Love- man, Sterling A. Wood, Dr. A. W. Bell. Garrard Harris.
 MT. Sanders. in addressing those present last night, reported that all parts of the state had been splendidly organized and that good progress is be- ing made in collecting the states luota of s25,000 in every county ex- cept Jefferson, but he believed the de- lay here was not due to lack of in- terest in the national cause but rather to the fact that formal organization had not been perfected to carry on the work.
 s3,60O FORWARDED
 He reported that the actual cash he has so far forwarded to the national headquarters was only about S3,600 and that s1,000 of this had been given by the state executive committee However, Mobile is doing good work, Montgomery has organized regular war drive to get it's quota, while the smaller cities and towns which have not already raised their funds have an- nounced that they car be counted on.
 Mir. Sanders thanked the Birming- ham newspapers for the manner in which they had been handling sub scriptions but called attention to the fact that more than half of the amounts collected by the papers had been sent in from towns outside Bir- mingham.
 Chairman Curric said last night that some changes would probably be made in the preliminary committee Monday, and that the workers would probably be divided into teams for active so- licitation. He wants every democrat to have an opportunity to give and ne expects that every one will come across, whether the individual amounts be large or small. Further details will he announced at the lunch on Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
ABSORBED BY PURCHASE
Walstrum Armature Works Takes
 Over the Business

The walstrum Armature Works at No. Twentieth street, south, has ab- sorbed by purchase the Oliver-Wal strum Armature Works, Inc, and is now open for business. Harry A. Wal strum, who was with the old company. is now the president of the new firm.
 Other officials of the new concern are: F. Strong, H. H. K. Jefferson and H. F. Walstrum. J. D. Leonard who is well known in local electrical circles, has been given complete charge Of the shop Of he new firm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02

The special committees conclu- sion on MT. Batson is contained in the following sentence of its re- port:
 tThe committee finds nothing in the course of it's investigation to justify the discharge of the county engineer"
 Regarding the city engineer the report says:
 "Your committee believes that in view Of the recognized ability, high sterling quality and unim- peachabie character of the city en- gineer, that it cannot criticize any interest shown by him in the coun- ty affairs. and it further believes that he was actuated only by the highest motives in any advice given"
 The members of the investigat- ing committee were w. S. Major, F. c. WardwelI and C. R. Gates. They spent two months on their investigation and went into every phase of the county's engineering work.
 In view of the public interest in in the subject. the text of their repert. which was submitted last nit/.. will he read with general interest. It is as follows:
 Report of committee appointed to investigate the conduct of the county highway engineer and the city engineer of Birmingham, Alabama.
 COUNTY HIGHWAY ENGINEER
 Your committee has been very dili- gent in seeking information relative to this matter and has endeavoreds to A. specific charges made ,5against the county engineer, and begs to report as follows:
 The training and experience of the county engineer is as follows: Graduate of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, and has been engaged for the past eleven years on the construction and ihainten- ance of highways in Jefferson county, Previous to his appointment as county engineer, three years ago. he held the position as assistant highway engineer Your committee believes that this ex ' perience and education is ample fot the position of county highway engin- ger. "The organization is economical and we find that competent men are em- ployed in all responsible positions. The only young and inexperienced men em- ployed are employed in minor positions as is customary in all engineering work.
 DUTIES
 "The duties of the county engineer are to make such surveys, maps and es- inmates, write specifications and con- tracts as directed by the board of reve- nue. and see that such contracts are properly executed.
 AUTHORITY, RESPONSIBILITY "Tlle county engineer has authority to employ and discharge such assistants as he deems necessary for the proper handling of work on hand. Is respon- sible for the efficiency and conduct o1 his employees. the proper execution oi all contracts pertaining to construction work as entered into by the board oi revenue.
 SPECIFIC CHARGES
 There have been great many charges made against the county engin-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
IN NEW OFFICE

The Central of Georgia passenger ticket office moved October from the consolidated ticket office on First ave- nue to the office next door, ZOOS First avenue and is now open for business at that address.
 4. J. McDougal district sassenger agent. and D. R. Vaughan. city passen- ger agent. hAvs charge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02

There have been great many larges made against the county engin-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
ENGLNEERS' SOCIETY
 EXONERATES BATSON
 FROM CHARGES MADE
Members of Birmingham Chapter, University Men and Experts of Local Industry Spend I've Months An alyzng Work and Record of Jefferson County
 Offcia[Unanimously Adopt Report

The Birmingham chapter American Association Engineers its regular meeting last night adopted unanimously the port of its special committee appointed nvega ton of the office of R. Batson county engineer and of Julian
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-02
Democrats PIan 10 Raise $5, ,OOO Here During One Day Currie to Lead Committed Wheehorse of War Days Holds High Council With Lead
 CTS Last Night and Gets Things Started-Meet Again

w Currje, who made himself famous wheehorse in numerous drives Birmingham last night chosen special committee of Jefferson county democrats of 900 for the national democratic nin1
New-York tribune., 1920-09-30
Harding's Tariff Views
Assailed by Roosevelt
Labor and League Also dis.
cussed by Candidate i'm ADJ
dress at Wheeling

WHEELING, W. Va. Sept. %
Speaking in the Auditorium here,
where Senator Harding had spoken
twenty-four hours before, Franklin
D. Roosevelt tonight bitterly attacked
the labor record and tariff policy of
the Republican Presidential Candidate
and again charged hira to state plain
ly and definitely his attitude on the
League OF Nations"
Referring to Senator Harding's re-
marks on the tariff here last night, Mr.
Roosevelt declared that "if Senator
Hardiug's tariff policy should prevail
it would serve only to create a greater
concentration Of wealth in the hands
of the few and start the now declining
cost of living of the average citizen
once more on the upgrade"
Il wish that Senator Harding would
speak every day and every right" Mr..
Roosevelt said. His every addre So
emphasizes the true shallowuess of the
Republican campaign.
Senator Harding makes n false ap-
peal to the labor Of the United States
when he raises another cry of Wolf.
Wolff in regard to the splendid pro-
visions for the recognition Of the in
terests of labor in the treaty of peace.
The great purpose of these provisions
is to give justice to the laboring classes
of nations who, in the past, have been
downtrodden and exploited by the gov
erning class of certain Old World ma
tions"
New-York tribune., 1920-09-30

Democratic organization by the Non,
partisan League, that the Republicans
are becoming more and more hopeful
not only of electing their state ticket,
but of carrying the state for Harding
as we'll.
There is no Senatorial fight in Mon
tana. both her Democratic Senators
holding over. In North Dakota there
seems to be no doubt about the cleo
tion of DR.. Z. H. Ladd. no is the can
didate of the Nonpartisan League, and
who defeated Senator AISLE J. Gronna in
the Republican primary. The Repub-
licans are supporting Ladd Loyalty, on
the understanding that he will vote
with the Republicans to organize the
Senate and also that he will vote with
the Republicans on the peace treaty.
Ladd's position would be much more
important if James Thompson had been
nominated in Wisconsin. Then La Fol-
lette would have had three votes in the
Senate. AS a substitute for Gronna,
however, Ladd is not. causing any acute
distress among Republicans. They are
not counting on him any further than
they count on La Toilette who voted
for Penrose on an organization test.
League Faces Starvation
The defeat of Gronna, who had stood
by La Toilette on his war record and
on practically everything else, is re-
GREETED for just one reason-it marked
a victory for the Nonpartisan League
organization. Not d victory for it's
prime pies, since on those Gronna was
not so far from Ladd; indeed, he was
willing, it is said here, to accept the
Nonpartisan League Endorsement.
The nomination of Ladd and the re-
nomination of Governor Frazier, how
nd ~, \
for the league. For the 1irst time since
this organization obtained control of
/ the state it lost q majority of the
nominations for members of the state
! House of Repres sentatives. The league
has promptly nominated one of its men
! to run Independently in each Of the
districts in which it lost the Republ-
can nomination., but should it fail to
obtain a majority in the House it would
be the hardest blow the league has suf-
fered. With the power to refuse any
appropriations it does not favor. the
House can starve the league organza
ton and prevent the effective carrying
out of its program. Failure to bring
the millennium and heavy taxes are
ascribed as the cause of this setback
In South Dakota the election of Gov
error Peter Norbeck as United States
Senator for the seat now held by SEN
4 aLoI TAU" dTu .. JOHHSOn Is COnSlOcreC
sure by Republicans, though it is ad-
mitted that Eorbeck's majority will
run away behind that Of Harding. The
detection will be caused not by any
lack Of popularity of Norbeck Ordi-
narily he would run away ahead of the
national ticket, as he is very popular
has good judgment and has made sue
cessful Governor.
But State Senator Richards, author
of the Richards primary law, is run
ming ndependently and will cut some
what into the normal Republican vote
at the same time attracting very few
Democratic votes
Despite this, the Democrats, so far
as can be learned in the Twin Cities
are not very confident about electne
I. S. G. Cherry, their nominee against
Norbeck. Most Of them concede pri-
vately that of course there is no chance
for Cox in the state.
New-York tribune., 1920-09-30
Houston Defends
War Financing i'm
Reply to Harding
Critics SIMS of Treasurv's
Plans by Candidate Are
Called Partisan Charges
Lacking True knowIed ge

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Criticism
of the Treasury plan oe war and post
war financing in recent speeches by
Senator Harding drew a statement to-
night from Secretary Houston in which
he accused the Republican sidentiai
prlve the American people of their
! legitimate pride in financing the war.
Statements attributed to the Senator
relative to increases in the public debt
under the present Administration like
wise were attacked by Mr.. Houston
They indicated, he said that Senator
Harding knows little of the subject
himself and that he is being badly ad-
vise6"
The Senator's advisers, Mr.. Houston
added, appeared mot to have taken the
trouble to ascertain the facts or are
willing to misrepresent them for par
tlsan purposes"
The statement declared that not only
was the public debt not increasing but
that it was decreasing, adding that
the Treasury's expectation of lower
outstanding gross debt on September
oU, compared Win Jule oo, "oulu pe
amply fulfilled" MIR Houston placed
June 80.
Senator Harding's discussion of the
effect of issues of Treasury certificates
of Indebtedness on general business
conditions revealed complete ig-
norance" of the situation, Mr.. Houston
asserted Interest rates of 51s and 6
per cent, paid on the last issues, he
said, had resulted in increasingly large
quantities of certificates being absorbed
ty investors and had not compelled the
withdrawal of funds which might
as Senator Harding had charged.
Reporting banks of the Federal Re
serve. system which had subscribed IS
per cent of outstanding certificates
showed on August 81 that they had
less than $43OnoO. 900 of approximately
$3.50 900. 900 outstanding Mr.. Houston
asserted.
Senator Harding's further state
ment," Mr.. Houston continued, that
the Admin stration went into the
World War without any workable plan
Of finance and came out Of the war
without such a plan seems but another
partisan attempt to deprive the Ameri-
can people of their legitimate pride in
financing the war, an achleVement With
out parallel in the financial history of
this or any other country in this or
any other war. l should further re-
mind the Senator that the President
and Secretary Glass and l repeatedly
/ brought to the attention of the Seth
Congress the necessity for revision Of
the tax laws and presented definite
/ and worka bic plans for such revision
urging immediate action"
Mr.. Houston said statements by Sen
ator Harding that the public debt was
increasing were 'peculiarly lacking in
frankness"
New-York tribune., 1920-09-30
Cox Will Speak
I'm Madison Square
Garden October z
Ohio Governor Will Devol
Last Two Weeks of HI
Campaign to N. Y. Stata
Democrats Claim MontaHl

Governor James NJ. Cox of Ohio W
deliver an address>in Madison SOUS
Garden on Saturday night, October
He will devote the last two weeks
the campaign to New York.State.
Representative Frank E. D6remus,
Michigan, who called on Chairrn
White at Democratic National Col
mittee headquarters yesterday, Sc
that no state west of the Mississir
is safely Republican. He predict
that Cox will carry Montana.
Lieutenant Governor Harry
Walker, Democratic candidate for 6
United States Senate, will BEGIN
campaign in New York City next WEI
Monday afternoon he will be teHAer
reception at the Hotel Commodo
by the Greater New York members
the Walker campaign committee. r
same evening a reception will be Civ
in his honor at the National Democrat
Club.
Governor Alfred E. Smith will 1
the cornerstone for the new Sing ST:
Prison building at 2:30 o'clock Satu
day afternoon. according to an a
nouncement made yesterday from {
headquarters of the crIzens' comm
tee for Alfred E. Smith.
At the Bankers Club yesterday
luncheon was held at which steps we
taken to push the campaign of Gs
ernor Smith for reelection. Amo
those who attended the luncheon we
Morgan J. O'Brien jr.. former Fl
Commissioner Robert Adamsen, Lee
ard McAneny. Henry Morgenthau
William H. Edwards and Cleveland
Dodge.