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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
EXCHANGE CLUB IS FORMED YESTERDAY Unity for Service Is Its Mottor, and w. Ray Lange Is Its
 President

Organization of the Ex- change Club, a new civic body to promote civic welfare and community spirit, was com- pleted Wednesday at the 1 o'clock luncheon held by the charter members at the South ern Club.
 w Ray Lange was elected president, with the following additional officers First vice president, Judge Hugh Locke; second vice president. James Arthur Smith; third vice president, Maj. oscar De Wolff Randolph; secretary treasurer. Charles H. Brown. Other members of the board of control are: McIin Smith, Thomas J. Crittenden, Sterling Edwards, Ebert Jemison, J. A. Simpson, w. T. Warren.
 The Birmingham club is affiliated
 with the national organization of
 the samenn nme and received it's char
 ter durinS the national convention
 held in Columbus. ohio. Septmeber
 2S. This is the first chapter of the
 club that has ever been organized
 in the south. The national motto
 is @Unity for Service."
 Thirty members were present at tho first meeting and many others who were not there will be enrolled at the luncheon at the Southern Club next week when the second of the regular weekly meetings will be held.
 The organization grew out of tenta- we meeting held in Birmingham in August when the national secretary oi the cub, Harold M. Harter of Toledo Ohio, was in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
the tying up to a man regardless of efficiency or honesty.
 JACKSON IS SPEAKER

F, M. Jackson said that he would consider himself a derelict to permit a man to return to office whose record was such as the grand jury had showr that of Jerry Gwin to be. Although there to decry no one he felt it im- possible to support a man as inefficient as Mir. Gwin, whom he charged had been trying to feather his nest from the moment he went into office. self ishness," Mir. Jackson said, lis the worst possible sin that an office holder could be guilty of committing.
 "The people from all over the coun- try are looking to see what we are go- ing to do about this matter and we can not afford to perpetuate him in office simply because Ned Barrett says that he is first-class football player. What we want to know Is where our money goes that could be saved The roads that have been built are of no value and it is folly to spend larger amounts in the same manner"
 MT. Jackson said that he would pay over $500 taxes this year and he has right to know where the money will go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
HELEN bESS MINES
 DESTROYED BY FIRE

Fire of unknown origin completely de- stroyed all of the buildings and sheds above gro1nd at the Helen Bess mines about 10:15 o'clock last night. The fire had gained considerable headway before the alarm was turned in to the central fire station. When the fire wagons arr river upon the scene the flames were out of their control for time.
 The mines are located near Forty-sec- ond street on the Altamont road, and are owned by the Birmingham Ore and Mining Company Officials of the fire department stated last night that hose had to be laid nearly two blocks before the firemen could make any headway against the fire.
 The mines have been closed for the past three weeks, though it had been planned. according to officials of the company. to open the mines next week. No estimate of the amount or damages was made last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
TWO GIRLS MISSING Foul Play Is Feared and Posse Is Searching Woods Near Brookside

Fearing that Miss Pearl Cambron, 14- year-old daughter of Mayor and Mrs. James Cambron. and her girl friend, Miss Annie Hurst. may have met with foul play, searching party of about forty citizens of Brookside remained in the woods nearly all night.
 Yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock the two girls went huckleberry hunting in the woods behind the Cambron home. When they had not returned at dark parents of the children became alarmed and searching party was formed. but at a late hour last night no trace of the missing girls had been found
 Both girls are said to have been of quiet dispositions. and 1t is thought inl- possible that they could have run away from home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
MANY ELEPHANTS WITH THE CIRCUS RingIing and Barnum & Bailey Combined Shows for
 October 13

There are so many elephants travelling with the Ringing Bros. and Barnum & Bailey combined shows that all are not bathed in one town. They are given turns. Some have a bath in one city and the rest in the next.
 No such number of elephants were ever toured before There is one act in which. standing on their hind legs and with the fore legs of each ponderous fellow rest ing on the back of the elephant in front of him, the formation extends along one entire side of the great hippodrome track And these are only the performing ele- plants. There are many more beside. Nearly all will be seen in the street parade here. This procession is the long, est ever devised. Everything about the circus is said to be of gigantic propor- tions. The arenic programme lasts al- l most three hours. Hundreds of perform CTS take part in it. Exhibitions are to be given here next Wednesday.
 There is one man coming with the cir GUS who not only does not fear high waymen but oven laughs at them. He is Johannes Joseffson, a blonde giant who
 halls from Iceland One has to but only
 see this stalwart athlete in action to real
 ize how much out of luck fool outlaw
 would be to tackle him.
 According to Joseffson. there Is not a
 man in the world who can subdue a glima
 exponent unless he does it with glima.
 "Glima' is simply the art of using one s
 feet and legs instead of one's hands. It
 was practiced by the Icelanders four cen
 turies ago. Joseffson bests the combined
 attack of five armed men at every circus performance. No matter how many tricks they plan to play upon him, he always comes out victorious.
 Merely for the sake of practice, the big Icelander sometimes enters into wrestling bouts with Jerry the largest of the
 bears One of the tricks of glima is to trip ones opponent and throw him over
 ones shoulder. It takes a powerful man
 to accomplish this feat, yet Joseffson and
 three others of his remarkable men of
 the north do it with both bears and men. The many athletes come from many
 lands, including Japan, China, France
 and the South Sea Islands. The entire programme is made up of a myriad of sen sations and novelties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
EVENTS OF TODAY
 IN BIRMINGHAM

ss Alabama State Fair-Gates open at o'clock.
 Retail Credit Mems luncheon at Civic Association cafe at 1 o'clock.
 ADJUSTMENTS Lyric--keith vaudeville and pictures. Loew's BiJou-VaudevilIe and pic- lures
 Majestic-~The Wolf" Strand-ThOmas Meighan. in "Cish- ian Clothes"
 Trianon-Norma Talmadge, in "Fhe Branded Woman"
 AIcazar-oIiye Thomas. in "Darlins Mine."
 RiaIto-WilIiam Russell. in "Ihe Man Who Dared.v
 CoIoniaI-EImo Lincoln in "Undcr Crimson Skfes." 6Princess--"Hidden Dangers" Odeon-sMOonriders." Edgewood Park--Mountain View Inn Cabaret
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07

We hope these committees will be received cordially and in the true dem- ocratic spirit. With the enthusiasm which marks those who have volun- teered to work on these teams l feel sure they will speedily prove that Jeff ferson county democrats are determined to do their part in assuring the elec- tion of our ticket"
 The teams as announced by Chairman Currie are as follows. The caliVassing committees vii make daily reports to Secretary Hunder Arm strong a the chancery court rooms in the county courthouse either in person or by pl,one.
 Chairman Ernest Matthews of the dem ocratic county executive committee has called meeting of the committee for Saturday morning at II o'clock Tnss meeting will be held at the courthouse. and Chairman Gurrie will go before the commit eemen to urge them to take steps to see that democrats in each or the beats of the county are given oppor- tunty to subscribe to the national cam paign .und In this way it Is believed the present ca1vass will be able to reach into every part of the county.
 FLYING SQUAD COMMITTEE Borden Burr,
 Joseph II. Loveman,
 J. Kirkman Jackson
 sydney J. Bowie. WHOLESALE MERCHANTS COMMIT
 TEE.
 J Ed Keith
 Paul Earle.
 LABOR COMMITTEE John R, T. Rives. chairman; asso- ciates to be named).
 SPECIAL COMMITTEE Ernest Matthews, Henry Howze,
 w. H. Wolverton,
 John W. Altman,
 pr. c. w. Shropshire, Middleton s. Barnwell
 George W. Yancey
 Nathan L. Miller. t
 TEAM NO. 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
MEETING NAMES
 ARNOLD BUT HE
 DECLINES ID RUN
B. M. Allen Causes Stir By Statement of Reasons for Declining to Preside Over
 Anti-GWin Caucus
ARNOLD DECLINES
 THE NOMINATION

Jonh C. Arnold, who was nomi- ated last night as independent can didate to oppose Jerry Gwin, de- clined the honor in the following statement:
 Tt would be impossible for me to accept the nomination. ap- preciate the honor my friends have placed on me. but l have one job and that is enough for some time. have enough of politics for the pres ent. I would not care to be mixed up in campaign of that kind"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07

the books until af,et the tax adjusters lad finished their wor'., Mr. Hawkins has been unable to get the correct amounts filled in on these cards. He feels sure that he will be able to have this done not later than october twen- tieth,
 On or after thIs time every person vi ose name appears on the tax books of Jefferson county will receive or will have mailed from the tax collectors office 2 statement showing the anolat of tax due.
 IF the persons rece wing fNesa carJs lvfl preserve tlem and bring them 1lYue when they como to pay Mir. Flaw
 ;t.s@ suggests. or enclose with their re- ,iittnnce should they desire to mail their tax in. it will insure prompt and cor rect service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
NEW TRAFF|CL LAW
 ID BE SUGGESTED Civic Association to Offer Commission Drastic Change
 Proposition

Members of the public safety committee of the Civic Association are formulating recommendations for improvement in the traffic con- conditions which they will submit to the city officials in the next few days.
 J. w. SibIey, chairman of this committed, yesterday received copy of the traffic regulations now in effect in Memphis and they are studying them with view to adopting some of the measures in the Birmingham regulations.
 They have under consideration a plan to ask that the authorities raise the age at which young people will he permitted to drive automo- biles, establishing zones in the cOngested districts with suecfaI traffic laws, pass an ordinance against the reverse turn on down town streets nnd to urge that the police force be enlarged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
MORE MEATS ARRIVE
New Shipment of Government Sup
 plies Received at City Hall

Additional supplies of corned beef peas, beef, bacon and corned beef hash arrived yesterday from Atlanta and will be on sale at the city hall this morning where the city sales of army food supplies are being conducted.
 '"The food is of the best quality and is proving very popular with the peo- lple," said F D. Mckinley, city pur- chasing agent. During the early part of the week we had such heavy sales that it was difficult to keep enough supplies on the counter to satisfy tire trade"
 The corned beef gave out yesterday hut there will be plenty of it on sale this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07

This simply means that an independ- ent express company, to/serve the ter ritory south of the Ohio and Potomac rivers, and east of the Mississippi is to take the field in competition with the American Railway Express Company, which is now handling the entire ex- press business of the country, say local men interested.
 The incorporators of the new ex-
 press company are Charles A. Ly-
 erIy of Chattanooga, Tenn, Robert
 F. Maddox of Atlanta, George l..
 Baker of Columbia, $. C., H. c. Arm
 strong of Selma, and ID. r. Bestor,
 Jr.. of Mobile. The officers are
 Charles A. LyerIy, presidcnt; Rob-
 ert +. Maddox, vice president, ID. r.
 BestOr, Jr., secretary, and H. C.
 Armstrong, treasurer.
 FINANCIAL RETALIATION
 Advices from Age-Herald core spond- ents indicate that the incorporators are affiliated with some of the strongest financial institutions of the south. and are business men of proven ability.
 The purpose for which the company has been organized Is stated in .he cer- tificate of incorporation as follows; "In order to afford sucn railway ex. press service and facilities to thc south eastern section of the United States as the public convenience and necessities of that section require, the undersigned desire to form a corporation. for the purpose of owning and operating an ex- press business in the southeast and elsewhere"
 As it is the purpose of the new com tn J "a httci f, i,,1x fcr [ ,a no pie of the southeast. it is only natural that Birmingha with its central loca- tion and unequaled railroad facilities should have been chosen as the place for it's headquarters.
 The American Railway Express com pany with headquarters n New York. which is now operating the express service on all the railways oe the coun- try organized after the United states railroad administration took over the operation of the railways, this company taking over the express business of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07

John C. Arnold, local attorney and member of the Alabama legislature, was nominated to oppose Jerry Gwin. candidate for the board of revenue, at mass meeting held at the courthouse last night.
 The names of Ira F. Randall and John C. Arnold were presented by n nominating committee composed of Norment. Judge Douglas. and pr. J. M. Benton. A secret ballot was taken. the returns of which showed MT. Ram dnli to have received 5 votes and Mir. Arnold S5 votes.
 Upon the announcement of the re- turns 1t was voted to make the nom- lration unanimous for MT Arnold. A petition was circulated among the voters requesting the probate judge % place the name of the newly elected candidate on the ticket as an independ- ent candidate. 1t was voted that the chairman in conference with the nom. inee should select a campaign commit tee, the names of which are not to be made known until sunday morning. A vote indor3ing the other four demo- cratic candidates was carried.
 The nomination of Judge B. NJ. Allen newly organized party. Judge Allen stated that it would be embarrassing g to him to act as chairman in view of the fact that he was not in sympathy with the movement. if the meeting pro- posed to split the democratic ticket
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office of the probate judge:
 Baxter w. Waldrop and Miss Nellie Tyler
 I. W Shattuck and Miss Daisy Evans
 Grady Nickols and Miss Elizabeth Gurley.
 Thomas E. Harrison and Miss Ethel Twymann.
 Frank l.. caran and Miss Christine Johnson
 Erskine vandesraft and Miss Lillian Ccupland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
Teams Begin Today Work or Collecting Jeferson's
 Democratic Campaign Fund
General Chairman w. A. Curre Urges Various Teams to Begin Their Canvass Promptly at 9:3O O'Clock This
 Morning ng-Volunteers Are All Enthusiastic
2Ii North goth Street

General Chairman w. A. Curre yesterday announced the democratic teams which will begin work ths morning collect Jefferson couny S5 900 quota for the democratic national campaign fund.
 Committees urged to begin their promptly at 9 80 o'clock Thursday morning. said Chairman Curre Any information desired be obtained from Hunter Armstrong; secretary at the court house. Main 619 from at Main
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
TAX STATEM ENTS

James E. Hawkins, tax collector of Jefferson county. has addressed about thirty-fsve thousand post cards to the taxpayers of the county showing just how much tax each one is due.
 On account of not being able to get
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
RIVER AMENDMENT
 MEANS SAVING OF
 MONEY ID ALABAMA
Jefferson in Particular and State at Large Will Save Twenty Gents of Every
 Dollar on Freight

Committees from every coun- ty in Alabama are to aid in the work of educating the voters on the merits of the county river amendment to be voted on at the> general election November second.
 Announcement to this effect was made yesterday afternoon by Charles L. Harold, acting chairman of the canf- paign committed Mir Harold spent some time in consultation with E. B. Irwin, chairman of the finance com mittee,s and in making preliminary selections for the naming of the com mittees in the various counties who are to assist in the work.
 uAII thnt is needed to insure the
 overwhelming victory of the county
 river amendment is n campaign of
 education among fhe voters of the
 state" declared H. Key Wiluer. who is keenly interested in river deveI-
 opment. ..From the standpoint of
 the man living in Jefferson cOun-
 ". there IS every reason TOT stue
 adoption of the measure. In cast
 ing his vote for the amendment. he
 votes only to remove the constitu-
 tionaI prohibition which would pre-
 vent the people of this county from
 deciding for themselves what they
 want to do about the matter.
 MEANS DEVELOPMENT
 'Should the amendment be carried, the people of Jefferson county will then have the opportunity of voting to lend the credit of the county to the construction of adequate facilitiesi for the use of the Warrior river. The rec ord of such ventures in other places is that the county or city is never called on to pay cent of the bonds issued The business which results from the Improvements soon provides ample revenue to pay for the interest and to retire the bonds. And in the meantime, every consumer of goods, which means every man, woman and child, is get ting the benefit of the reduced freight rates from use of the river.
 "But if the success of the amend ment and the favorable result of the, proposed election is to the advan- tage of Jefferson county, it is even more so to the people in other parts of the state. They will not even he called on to vote in the election after the amendment is ratified, nor will they be asked to lend thu credit
 of their county to the project. All
 they will have to do will be to take
 advantage of the cheap freight rates which will be available to
 shippers from almost the entire
 state who route their goods by the
 Warrior and the port of Birmfng-
 ham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07

Walter s, Brewer. Frank $. Address, Mrs. J. B. Aird, Inzer c. Hood
 TEAM NO. 2 Ben F. Ray, Mrs. Nathan L. Miller. Ielks Cabaniss. Mrs c. l.. Ledbetter Mrs w. P. McAdory.
 TEAM NO. 3 Mrs. W. II. Smith, E. c. Robinson. Mrs. c. NJ. Simmons, Forney Brandon.
 TEAM No.4 Mrs. John D. McNeel, W. M. Woodall, M. B. Grace. Mrs. John E. Hornady, R. D. Cofrman.
 TEAM NO. 5 Charles Massey, A. A. Vines, William J. Waldrop, w. J Worthington.
 TEAM NO John E. Bethea. Charles D. Comstock, Lucien w Brown, Eugene J. Reed.
 TEAM NO ' Eugene Henry, D. r.. McLendon. w. V. NJ. Robertson, Jr.. M. M. Ullman. chairman Mrs. R. Dupont Thompson.
 TEAM NO. 8 II. M. Abercrombie. Fred Fite. Y. S Smith, T. P. Patterson, Mrs. s. J. Johnston
 TEAM NO. 9 Mrs. W. c. Gewin. A. J. Ozanne, C. G. Alley, Mrs. l. w. Davis, Mrs. s. A. Townsend
 TEAM NO. II R. D. Coffman. Mrs. Kenneth Charlton, Mrs. Gregory Johnson, Mrs. E, A. Cooper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07

Southern Express Company which had heen operating in the soltt the Amer ican Express Company iu some of the gulf states and ;he cen.-al west, tnc Wells Fargo in the wes;, the Adams Express Company in the east anJ other companies serving vG-rlVds territorial divisions of the Unitel states.
 PRESIDENT, LEADING BANKER
 Chattanooga, October 6.-(Special)- Capt Charles A. Lyerly named as pres- ident, and one of the directors of the Southeastern Express Company, ergan- zed in Birmingham today, is president of the First National bank oi Chatta- nooga, and one of the eityis mos. prom inent financiers. He is a director of the Alabama Great Southern Railroad Com pahy. Inquiry at the bank develops that Captain Lyerly is in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
Southeastern Express
 Company Incorporated
 Headquarters AreHere
Charles A. Lyery Is Presden-Bank Officials in Several States Are Its Officers and Directors-Service to Cover States South of Ohio and
 East of Potomac Rivers

Certificate of incorporation of the Southeastern Express Company to have headquarters Birmingham and be opera ed to the southeastern section of the United States filed office probate judge county af
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
PRESIDENT, LEADING BANKER
ROBERT F. MADDOX, ATLANTA

Atlanta. October 6.-(SpcciaL) )--Rob- ert F. Maddox, one of the directors and vice president of the newly organized Express Company, is pres ident of the Atlanta National bank and one of the leading bankers of the coun- try, having recently served a term as president of the American Bankers As- sociation. He is a former mayor Of At lanta and director of the Seaboard Air
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
NEEDED BY STATE

50 it seems almost incredible that any voter in the state who understands the provisions of the county river amendment should not be interested To the voter in counties outside Jeffer- son it means only three things: To all low the people of gJefferson county to decide the question for themselves, that it can cost him nothing and that he will receive a benefit from the reduc- tion of twenty per cent in freight rates.
 ITO the man in Jefferson county he is merely voting to allow the people of his county to decide whether or not they will lend the credit of the county to a development which will pay for itself without expense to the taxpayers in order to give the people reduction of twenty per cent in freight rates.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-07
GEORGE L. BAKER, COLUMBIA

Columbia, S. C., October 6.-.SpeciaI) George l.. Baker is president of the National State Bank of Columbia and prominently identified with a number of other leading business interests of tfis section.
 H. c. ARMSTRONG, SELMA
 Selma, October 6.-(S Special. )--H. C.. Armstrong of Selma, who is one of the organizers of the SoutheasterE Express Company. which received it's chlrter in Birmingham today Is president of the city National bank of Selma.
 D. P. BESTOR, JR., MOBILE
 Mobile. October 6.-(Special,) )-D. P. Bestor, Jr., is one of the leadiag attor- neys of Mobile and is vice president of the First National bank of Noble. and connected with other large business in- stttutions.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1920-09-22

an aspirant for the Presidency for the
great physical and mental strain that
he Is undergoing. But there Is limit
tsyond which It's patience and sym.
PATTY may safely be tried. and Cow
ernor Cox has repeatedly passed that
limit.
OF course, Il may be too much to exs
pect that a candidate who owes his
nomination to the fact that he was the
only one OF many aApirants who was
thoroughlya persona grata TO men Ike
Murphy, Nngent, Taggart and Rren.
nan should possess that sensitiyeness
10 the prophecies that has safeguard
ed the dignity of our Presidents as a
class. But even afteE making due AZ
lowanee for the fact that d man man
ners are Influenced by The company he
keeps. It Is not TOO much to say that
Governor Cox. In his recent public Ut
terances and In certain cheap appeals
he has made to people lacking III rood
taste, has placed himself ontsisie the
pale from which alone an occupant OF
the White House should be chosen.
As President there Is every reason
to believe that the undignlfied Cox
would offend against precious ira
dition that II, as 1t should be. dear to
the hearts of the American people.