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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
SAYS WAGES MUST DROP
 AND MONEY LOOSEN
 UP TO CAUSE 4 REVIVAL
By Associated Press

Montgomery November 12.--Declar- ing. that building revival is largely dependent upon betterment of the money market, and reduction in wages employed in building trades, C. T.. Rhodes, secretary of the Southern Pine association addressing the Alabama di- vision today, said that he believed both conditions were imminent
 MT Rhodes ceclared that since lum- Der reached ics high peak on March 20 Of this yea there had been a decline of approximately 50 per cent and quot ing figures showed that the price of other l uIlding materials had been in- creasing with the exception of brick. Ar indictme nt Of the interstate com merce commission for tits inefficient handling Of the transportation prob lens of the country was voiced by Mir Rhodes. who referred to the con- nission'$ act iu ordering all available cars rushed to western wheat fields. ar of the number sd dispatched 33 per cent we're found unfit to haul wheat in
 Toda%'s conference was attended by half hundred of the largest lumber men of the state, with the president of the Georgia Florida Sawmill associa- ton and ether visitors present H l.. Eddy of the Raul Lumber company, Birmingham presided over the meet ing. wEick adopted a resolution favor ing tho maintenance of the $10 per day demurragc charge on cars held for re- cOnSignutCnl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
COMMUNITY SING
Programme in Memory of Boys W
 Made Supreme Sacrifice

At the community singing, whi, will be resumed at the Lyric theat tomorrow afternoon. Director Cord. Erickson has arranged programme rlusual interest and musical value memory cf those who made the s pr me sacrifice in the world war
 The programme will open wi "Andante,' from the fifth symphony, ! Tschaikowsky. followed by group sacred songs, which found favor wi everyone who wore a uniform. MI T. l.. Bissell will be soloist. The pr sramme follows;
 "Andante." from. the fifth symphor tTschailSowsky), in memory of tho who made the supreme sacrifice durIr the world war. Onward, Christi; Soldiers" How Firm a Foundation Come, Thou Almighty King" cor munity singing. William Tell" owe ture (RossinD. Battle Hymn of u Republic Loves Old Sweet Song" . Perfect Day" community singin Light" (Scott), Mrs. T L. Bissell, MI Sarah Hunt Vann, accompanist Car Una Sunshine" Reuben and Rachel Love Nest" Let the Rest of u World Go By" community singing. . Belle Mutt" barcarole from the "Tal of Hoffman" (Offenbach). "The Sta Spangled Banner"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
VICE SQUAD FORMED
State, City and County Departments to Cooperate in Suppression of Vice

Following a conference with Chief or Police T. J. Shirley, Chief of Detectives George Lyons, Sheriff Chris Hartsfield and C. w. Austin, state law enforce ment officer, vice squad will be formed composed of men from all of the departments who will cooperate in the effort to stamp out vice alleged to be existing in a certain class of rooming houses and hotels of the city, and for the further suppression of the liquor traffic in the city and county.
 The heads of the departments were ret icent as to the methods to be employed but it is understood that the vagra mt class will be given special attention and that the work will begin at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
MILLIONS OF GOLD REACHES THE J. s
Ky Associated Press

New York, November 12.--Of $12,- o0o,0O0 gold which arrived on the steamship Adriatic today, se.50o, 900
 bank of this city, and marked the final
 transfer of sl11.0Oo,o00 held for that
 institution by the Bank of England for
 rpw ards of a year.
 The balance of the Adriatic's gold vas consigned to Kuehn, Loeb & Co, making a total of about 63.000, 1000 re- ceiyed by that banking house so far this year.
 Most of Che gold imported by Kuhn, Loeb & Co. was shipped from South Africa to London, where it was bought in the open market in competition with Rsitis: and oriental interests ] The National City bank announced the arrival of s1,000,00o gold at San Francisco from Australia. What will become of gold bars val ued at sS06000, brought to this coun- l try by the Swedish American liner l Doettningholm. shold the United states treasury department decline tc admit it. was a question which off cals of the banks to which the gold , is consigned today were dnable to an | Swer.
 It is customary when foreign goi6 1 s received here to have the fedora assay office convert it into America- | bars and pay to the owner the value ! of the actual gold content. Pending i decision of the treasury department as 1 to whether the gold might really have been sent by the Russian soviet gov
 ernment. this has not been done ir l the case of the gold aboard the Doet- 1 tningholm.
 l Tho representative of one bank t. which the gold was consigned is quoted as saying there is no evidence 1 that the metal is not of Swedish own ership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
IND|CTMENTSFOR
 HIGHWAY ROBBERY

A number of indictments charging highway robbery was returned by the Jefferson county grand jury in it's partial report made to Judge William T.. Fort in the criminal division of the circuit court The list of indictments were made public yesterday by the clerk
 Those charged with this offense for which they may pay their lives are Cor nelius Darby, in two cases; Ed Duncan, in two cases; Charley Whaley, in two cases, and Henry Thweet These men were recently arrested by members of the sheriff's force during the epidemic of highway robberies. it is stated. Trials of these defendants have been set for the week of December 1S, which has been set aside for the hearing of capital cases. Other indictments returned yesterday are as follows: Jack Henderson, burglary and grand larceny, buying receiving or corcealing stolen property: Edmond Shields, grand larceny, buying receiving or concealing stolen property: Manley Williams, grand larceny and buying, re- ceiying or concealing stolen property
 Dave Ayers, grand larceny buying, re- ceving or concealing stolen property; James Fielder grand larceny and buy
 ing, receiving or concealing stolen prop- erty; A. l.. Riley murder in the second degree; Ellis Perkins, larceny from the person; James Walker embezzlenent: Will Ward, arson; Carey Booker. arson
 Joe Ham,. assault with intent to rob; i, Frazier Mobley, grand larceny.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
FREEZING DAYS
 PROMISED CITY

This morning will he the coldcst day so far this winter. and the mer- cury will register between 20 and 2J degrees.
 This was the announcement made yesterday by the weather observer, F. C. Horton, who says that he be- tieves that bursting water pipes may be very much in evidence ns the temperature will go many de- grees below freezing.
 Yesterday morning the mercury sneaked down to 90 degrees, which k two degrees below the freezing point. and the ewather observers records show that 30 degrees is un- usually low. compared with the rec ords of November here.
 The low temperature will prOba- be the guest of the city for several days, the weather man also informs and it will he several days before warmer weather is here again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
TRAFFIC BUREAU
 FIGHTS NEW RATE
Considers Demurrage Increase OppreSsive-NeW Members
 Are Elected Yesterday

The Birmingham Traffic Bureau is rreparing protest against the pro- posal of the railroads to establish more severe demurrage rules on December l..
 Present demurrage charges are s2 Der day for the first four days and s5 for eaet day thereafter. The new rules propose S5 per day for the first four days, S6 for the next three and s10 for each succeeding day.
 The traffic bureau believes the new charges excessive and unduly penal ;zing. It is contended that the vast majority of freight delays are not the fault of the shipper, but of the trans Iortation companies. and it does not believe that. when a shipper does now and then cause a delay. that he should be so heavily penalized as is pro- Losed.
 The traffic bureau directors met yes ierday and passed favorably on the fol- lowing new members
 Pratt Consolidated Coal company, J. ]. Williams X Son, Hill Grocery com- rahy
 Resolutions of respect for the mem- .ory of 1ie late Laurens Block were adopted and expressions of sympathy were tendered Mrs Block
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13

safety cars on the Highland avenue and the terminal station loops. They are light and noiseless, skip quickly over the ground and enable twice the service at the same man power effort They have given very general satisfaction. Fifteen more of these cars are on the way, and, it is understood, will be placed on the Eleventh avenue loops. Many old cars have been repaired.
 The most pronounced feature of the year has been the change from water gas to by-product gas. The pipe line con- meeting with the by-product works of the Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company was recently completed at cost of about s350,00o, and the by-product gas was turned in. Although it has not the ther- mol units of water gas, it has a more uniform pressure. and, so far as heard fl om, seems to be affording greater sat- isfaction by reason of it's regularity of pressure and uniformity of service. Present price of gas to the consumer is SS cents. This is to be reduced after the consumption of fixed amount.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13

Tn the name of the American Red Cross and to further its mission of mercy, I ask the help, the corporation and the membership of every man woman and child in Jefferson county, as builders of peace for the welfare Of mankind If the Red Cross doesn't come to you. go to it and join.'
 Following MT. Dominick's presenta tion of the Red Cross appeal. Dr. C. W Shropshire, past president of the club, moved that the entire membership pledge itself to aid Chairman Domi- nick, which motion carried unani- nc ousiy. After the meeting it was an nounced by Mir. DominiclS that a large number of Civilians would be used ia tEe Fed Cross enrolment, heginnirE next week
 Miss Virginia Handley and Mrs. May H. Wells, field representatives of the Red Cross, and H. T. McBroom, execu- tive secretary of the Birmingham roll call, were guests of the Civitan club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
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JE GtS t.< >'it e,n A;S :6v-t.sures in the So'1Fi2 &r5 taanGs iu Ha~pers Magazine
 James Na0r'sln .1all cells the story of a waD who lsaued an island in the South seas tc gain quiet
 IN" one EreW who Crichton was or where he came from. The manager of fhe Inter-Island Trading Company had hVed m Papeese f-c years and had never seen him until the day when he turned Hp at the water front t.undlng a wheel harrow loaded with four crates of chickens and an odd lot of plantation 'cols and fishing tackle. Following hin, were two native boys carrying a weather hIackened sea chest. and an old woman with an enormous roll of bedding tied loosely in pandanus mat. That was about an hour before the schooner weighed anchor. He stacked his gear neatly on the beach and then went on board. asking for passage to Tanao
 No, sir the manager said in telling about it afterward, I never laid eyes on him until that moment. and don't know anyone who had. Where's he been hid Ing hmselfe And why in the name of common sense does he want to go to Tanao? There's no eopra or pearl shell there, not enough. anyway. to make it worth mans while going after it.
 The supercargo was equally puzzled.
 T know Tanao from the sea- he said. Passed it once coming down from the Marouesas when l was supercaryo of the Tiare Tahiti. We were blown out of our course by a young hurricane Didn't land. There's no one on the God-forsaker place. Now here's this t,n2lishman, or Dane, or Norwegian- whatever he is-asking to be set down 'nnr@ with four crates Of chickens and an old kanaka woman for company. He shook his head with a give-it-up ex- pression, adding moment later: Well, you meet some queer people down in this part of the world. I don't believe in asking them their business. but it beats me sometimes. trying to figure out what their business is
 ''IIc figured it out in this case. I be- lievc. The old woman was talkative, and he gathered from her information to stimulate his curiosity all the more. She owned Tarao, ar atom ot an atoll miles out of the beaten track even of the raumotu schooners. There had never heen more than dozen people living on t. she said. and now there was no one Crichton had taken long lease on 1t. and was going out there. as he told me afterward. to do my writing and think ing undisturbed.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
ANTI-SUFFS BUSY
National Association Joins With 9th.
 CT Forces to Resist States
By Associated Press

Washington November 12.--The Ma tional Association Opposed to Suffrage announced here tonight that it had combined with the American Constitu- . tional league and the Maryland League for State Defense in a campaign for constitutional amendment revoking powers of state legislatures hereafter to ratify constitutional amendments The proposal contemplates a require ment that all federal constitutional amendments shall be submitted either to direct popular vote for ratifica- tion or to special conventions elected by the voters in each state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13

These three substantial evidences of the growth of the city in the way of population and housing are gathered from the data on the books of the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power company purveyor of the three utilities. The record in detail is as follows:
 THE FIGURES
 Electric meters in use October 1, 193D 26,020. Electric meters in use October l, i919, 23,491. Increase. 2,529
 Gas meters in use October l, 1920, r, ,340 Gas meters in use October l, 1919. 16,0es increase, 1,241.
 Passengers hauled during nine months of 1920, 46,8650&. Passengers carried dur ing nine months of 1S19 43, ,624, ,6s9. Increase, 3,240, ,3S9.
 NEW CARS
 Among the notable items of progress on the part of the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company this year has been the installation of the one-man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
Dutch Censor Moves

The Hague, October 27.--The Duecp government proposes to follow the OK ample of other countries and establish national censorship of motion pictures. This control has previously been in the hands of the various municipalities. The proposed national system would admit Of two classes of films-one which could be shown to all the population, and the other only to those above the age of IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
NEW CORPORATION FORMED
 TO HELP SOUTH'S FARMERS
By Assocrnf.n Press

Jacksonv vile, Fla, November 12.--At a meeting here today of the Jacksonville Clearing House association, the organiza- tiof plan for the Southern Federal Farm }anlling corporation, authorized by the i1dge act was approved. The corpora tion will have capital stock of SS, VO.0o0.
 j. $. Reese of Pensacola, A. F. Perry of Jacksonville, J. A. Griffin of Tampa, c. c. Ware of Leesburg and D. c. Romph of Miami were named commit tee to invite stock subscriptions .n Florida
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
New Strength and Energy For the
 Weak and Aged

must have plenty of good rich, red blood
 of the kind that organic iron--Nuxated
 Iron--helpe make. Nuxated Iron is like the iron in your blood and like the iron in spinach lentils and apples, while metallic
 iron is iron just as it comes from the ac- ton of strong acids on small pieces of iron filings. Over 100000 people annually are using Nuxated Iron. It quickly helps make rich red blood. revitalize wornout exhausted nerves and gives new strength and energy. For sale by all druggists. Beware of sub stitutes Always insist on having genuine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
- -7---so.------------------- Dismantie Swiss Fortress

Geneva, October 26 = Switzerland
 strongest Alpine fortress, Saint Maurice
 ks to be dismantled and converted int
 a tuberculosis sanitarium. It is at al
 elevation of 1000 feet, and the severa
 millions of francs spent upon it for de fense, it is said, have made many i'm provements that may be utilized in !t new use.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
Car Company Handles 3,24O, ,389 More People
 This Year Than m 1919
Growth of Birmingham Also Shown in Increased Number of Electric Meters, 2,529--Company Has Added to Its Car Service in Numbers and Rebuilding.
 Figures Announced Yesterday

Birmingham street hauled 3240389 passengers the nine months of 1920 ending October than they did the period of 1919.
 There 2529 electric in Greater Bir mlngham October l, 1920 than there the date in 1919 and there 24 meters Tn Greater Birmingham October 1920, the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
TEXAS LEAGUE RAISED
 TO CLASS A RATING

Kansas City, November I2.-The National Association of Minor League Baseball clubs, in executive session here. today voted to advance the Texas league from Class B to Class \, according to J. H. Farrell, secretary of the association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13

Tn India, if a man is not married at the latest by his twenty-ffth year, his reputation suffers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
MISSION OF MERCY

new won liberties for the welfare
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-13
PEACE PROBLEMS NOLESS THAN WAR,
 STATES DOM|N|CK
Chairman of Red Cross Roll .s Call Makes Fervent Appeal
 for Greatest Mother on Fl Earth 

E. z. Frank Dominick, general chairman of the Red Cross roll call for Greater Birmingham, spoke on the campaign before the weekly luncheon of the -Civitan club yesterday. His talk. in part, follows:
The Washington herald., 1920-01-14
Scholastic Chatter

The Freshmen basketball league
will get under way this afternoon
in the Business gym. when Central
and Western meet in the first game
of the series.
Business freshmen will not be
represented in this league. as most
OF the players failed to pass in their
studies. Western, Central. Eastern
and Tech are the schools to be rep
resented. and a hard fight will be
witnessed for the top honors of the
series.
Tech swimmers will begin prac-
tice the latter part of the week
Tech is greatly handicapped by not
having a tank of its own. but will
probably use the boys "Y" tank
as in previous years. Coach Apple
will enter his men in the coming
championship aquatic meets.
Eastern basketball team has a
"scrappy bunch" in Pender, OCon-
nor and Meyers. who are in the
game from start to finish.
Business will hold their annual
football supper tonight at I
O'Clock in the gymnasium of the
school. All membT.s of the team
are requested to be present. as the
captain for the 1920 season will be
elected at this supper.
Johnny Goetz was elected man.
ager of the Business baseball team
at a meeting held in Coach Bat
tersby's office yesterday afternoon.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-14
Women Will Conduct
Amateur Boxing Bouts

New York. Jan. 13.-An amateur
boxing tournament. under the sole
management of women. will be held
here next week under the auspices
OF the National League for women's
Service. 1t was announced tonight
The matches will be staged for the
entertainment of wounded soldiers,
and wealthy women war workers are
among the promoters of the tourna-
ment. which is sanctioned by the a
A. L. Included in the committee in
charge are Mrs. Charles 5. Whit
mani Miss Anne Morgan, Mrs. Geo.
Barton French and Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt Pell
Leading professional boxers also
have offered their services for exhibi-
tion bouts.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-14
Capitol Hill Quint Gave
Poor Exhibition Of Goal
Shooting-Score, l9 to
IL.


Eastern high school basket-balI
tossers bowed in defeat TO the Bust
ness quint yesterday in the High
School League at the Catholic Uni
versity gym by a is-to-l1 count
The Fasteners were completely
lost on the big Brookland gym.
their shooting being the poorest
that has ever been witnessed in
the series while the Rhode Island
avenue hve was also away Of at
ringing the ball from the floor. ..
The Capitol Hill outfit used a
guard back passing game. Al
though they gave a good exhibition
in this line they failed 20 ever
work the ball into the Business
territory. They depended mostly on
independent dribbing after getting
to the center of the court as Busi-
ness defense was hard to penetrate.
The Blue and white team was
able to score but two goals from
moor. both OF which came in the
last period. but Mccloskey and My
ers kept them within striking dts
tance by good shooting from the
hfteen-foot mark. Business WAS OF
color at shooting as they easily
out-passed their opponents but
failed TO follow up their attempts
at baskets. Williams aIlsround
floor work and his foul shooting
featured the battle. The summary:
The Washington herald., 1920-01-14
OLYMPIC TUTOR
QUESTION NOW
Sweden and Italy Have
Jump on World Amer
lea Talks Of Coach.

Smoke Of Olympic fires is drifting
across the Atlantic. but SO far very
little has been done to kindle the
fire under Americas boiler of pros
poets.
No open moves have been made
by the American committee. A
QUESTIONABLE asking for enlight-
enment on fifty points was sent to
the Belgian Committee with Lieut.
Col. Leon osterrieth, head of the
Belgian Military Commission. who
recently visited this country.
As soon as the answer Is received
the committee will convene and
start work on a definite basis.
Gets Jump ON America.
Two countries-Sweden and Italy
planted their seeds several
months ago and have a good sized
crop of possibilities peeping above
the ground.
The Swedes have raised a fund
corresponding to 100000 and have
signed Ernie Hjertberg. famous
throughout the United States and
Scandinavia as an athletic tutor. as
coach. He is operating through
committees in the various districts
OF the nation.
SC... -. '''''
Wishing to inject some Yankee
stuff into their team. the Italians
scored what they think is a ten
strike when they engaged Platt
Adams, American, to train their
team.
Coach the Question.
Most of the Olympic talk in
America centers around the selec-
tion of a coach. Lawson Robert
son. Pennsylvania: "Pooch" Dono-
van, Harvard; Martin Delaney.
Chicago. and Coach Haywood, Ore
gon. have been named as probable
successors of the late Mike Murphy.
Robertson looms up now as the
favorite, owing to his familiarity
with the Murphy system. when
Murphy was forced to his bed at
Stockholm. Robertson took hold OF
the American team and proved
capable director. As competitor
and coach the Pennsylvania mentor
took part in the games in st. Louis
in 1904. at Athens in 1906. at Lon
don in 1908, and at Stockholm in
1919.
The greatest task facing the
American trainer Is to keep his
charges in condition during the
long trip across the water.
The Washington herald., 1920-01-14
HAVANA RESULTS

FIRST RACE-Five and one-half furlonCs.
Hush. lOS "a. Collinsl, $ to 9. 5 to :. l TO 3:
Little One. los CMorriseyD. TO = to 8:
fockaree, lO2 Wood, 8 to 5. Time :OI
-. Incinerutor Col. LfIlard. He's a Bear.
Cuba, PunctuaL Harriet also ran.
SECOND RACE - Six furlonEs. Burlin-
game. ll0 iAtkinsonl. Z to /. ) TO .. 8 to 5:
Encore. Jog tPickensl. ! TO s. to g: w
Ward. lO6 OCunnOrsl, ! to }. Time. 1:l2 3-5
ArclamatiOn. Sophie n. Hope. Magic Mirror
also ran. ..r.--
THIRD RACE 49, Six furIongS. Golden
Chance, ia u. BaUerl. to I. . TO I. even:
Helen Atkin. ll2 "a. COllinsD. I to .. TO 4 /:
Assign. 100 LuXl. ? 10 ). Time I:i2 2-s.
Ed Garrison. May Maulsby. Count Boris
also ran.
FOURTH RACE-One mile and 90 Yards
Al Hudson, l06 "a. Collinsl. to /, to :.
to 10; Perseus. 1O6 CMOuntainl. Z to 10.
TO 8; FIRsh O. Steel. IO6 tMurrayD. l to 5.
Time. l:4s 3-5. Fairly. Anxiety. Daymon.
Iron Boy also ran.
FIFTH RACE-One mile and 80 yards.
Dione, l02 tE. Faterl, to l. 4 to 3. to S:
White Crown, 1l4 tCrumpD. 4 to & ? to 3;
Ralph s.. ll4 CHeilmanl, even Time.
1:A 1-S- RhmeAu. Lady LAngden. Ex.
empted. Terrible Miss also ran
SIXTH RACE-one mile and 90 yards
Jellison, lOS tArchambaltD. to 1. to 1.
even; Candle Light. IOT. tEuxr. even. I 10 =:
Assumption, 104 lE. Fator), to :. Time.
:4S 4-S. Zodiac, Silver Sandals, Hams on
also ran.