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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
S|XSTEAMERSARE WORKING WARRIOR Coal and Steel In Bulk Ship ments to Coast, Manganese
 Upstream

Showing that traffic is regularly mov- ing up and down the Warrior river. the following is the log of six of the steam CTS now engaged in that service:
 Steamer Clio arrived at Port of Bir- mingham December Il with two barges of Brazilian ore for the T. c. l.; de parted on the 12th for Mobile with three barges of coal and one of steel.
 Steamer Volcano arrived at Port oi Birmingham on December F with two barges of ore; left Paynes Bend on the 18th with four barges of coal for Mobile
 Steamer Nugent arrived at Port of Sir mingham on December IA with two barges of ore; now unloading.
 Self-propeIled Gorgas arrived at Por of Birmingham on evening of Decembel with $50 tons of ore.
 Self propelled Jackson loading at Mo bile with ore for Port of Birmingham.
 Self-propelled Birmingham arrived al Mobile at noon of December IA with 30 ton of steel plates. rods, nails and wirf and cargo of lumber; leaves evening o 18th for New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
SEYMOUR TALK ON E|GHT-HOUR DAY Its Advocates and Opponents Speak Long and Fervently
 In City Hall

Action on the eight-hour day ordinance which has been pending before the city commissioners for several weeks will be taken Friday at an adjourned meeting of the commission.
 The fireworks opened up Tuesday morning about Il o'clock when opponents and advocates of the measure gathered to fight the thing out in open forum Oratory was the order of the day from Il o'clock until 4:3o when the shades of night began gathering and the meeting finally closed.
 During the afternoon session members of the commission made speeches to the assembled contingents. Commissioner Burrus, Commissioner Hornady, Com missioner Barrett. Commissioner Brown and Commissioner Taylor all had a few words to say both for and against the measure although they practically agreed that eight hours on a stretch is long enough for anybody to work
 What action will be taken cannot be foreseen at the present time. The com missioners still have the ordinance under consideration.
 Strenuous opposition to the adoption of the proposed ordinance was voiced by a delegation of manufacturers, contrac- tors and merchants. They charged that the present is no time to propose such a measure; that it will keep conditions from returning to normal, disturb pro- duction, increase cost, increase taxes .. licenses or take money from city busi- ness if it does not increase taxes aud licenses.
 Advocates of the measure maintained that it win not affect the cost of work. nor disturb conditions, but will make better citizenship give laboring men mora time to be with their families and ina- prove health conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
WILL DROP FLOWERS
 ON FUNERAL TRAIN

As a last tribute to the memory of a comrade, Eddie Stinson, manager of the Dixie flying field, will drop flowers on the train bearing the body of Greedy Moreland to it's last resting place at Salem. Ohio.
 Moreand committed suicide Monday morning in his room at a local hotel by shooting himself in the forehead
 The remains will leave Birmingham this afternoon at 12:2O o'clock over the Iouis- vile and Nashville railroad on the north ward journey
 If the weather permits, Mir Stin- son in the favorite airplane of the me- chanic, wiM fly overhead dropping flowers from the sky. Al least 100 pounds of flowers will be dropped by the avia- tors who declared Moreland was d prince of a chap. Moreland was an aviators mechanic and worked at the Dixie flying field for several weeks. where he WAS very popular. He was a hard worker. quiet and sober, according to his comrades. who declare when other men would be out carousng he would be working or reading. They stated he did not drink or smoke and never talked to anyone of any trouble From the position in which the body was found and from the blood on the mirror it is supposed that he faced the mirror in his act. 10 reason is known for his act. In q II esea1e received by Manager Stinson from the toy's father, V. c. Moreland, he too, expressed ignorance of any cause
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
NO PENAL TYIF
 TAX PAID TODAY

Today is the last chance for the peo- pie of Birmingham to pay their income |tax.
 This warning was issued yesterday by John D. McNeal.. collector of inter nal revenue. who said people who failed to pay their income tax today would be subject of penalty and prosecution by the government.
 Henry Foster, chief clerk of the in : ternal revenue department, stated yes terday that practically all the business men of the city had been paying their income tax in quarterly installments. There are, however, few who always wait to the last minute.
 Yesterday there was a heavy rush of people who were paying, up. and all those who haven't filed their income tax reports yet are urged to come early, as the crowd today it is expected, will be large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
WOMEN ID ELECT
 OFFICERS TODAY
Business and Professional Or ganization Meeting at 6
 O'Clock at Club Rooms

Officers for the ensuing year will be elected at the meeting of the Busi- ness and Professional Women's club tomorrow evening at 6:30 o'clock in the rooms of the association.
 The following have been nominate ted by the nominating committed: pr. Lola Taylor, president; Miss Mary Craven, first vice-p president; Miss Cennie Tomlinson, second vice presi- dent. Miss Willie Byrd, recording sec retary; Miss Eleanor Starnes, corre- spending secretary; Miss Ann Werness, treasurer, and Miss Marion Goar audi tor.
 The commiteee was composed of Miss Katherine Holt. chairman; Miss Marie Tilardoni, Miss Annie Lynch. Miss Ellen Wood and Miss Lula Tyus.
 In addition, Miss Margaret McAdory, state art chairman for women's clubs of Alabama, will address the members on the art exhibit to be held next week. The Nativity" d series of slides showing the famous paintings of Ital- ian, French. Flemish, Spanish and mod |ern English artists will be shown. These slides are sent by the Chicago Art institute. and arranged for circula tion by the general federation of ,yon- ems clubs. When these pictures are shown at the meeting tomorrow night, Miss McAdory will tell the mem rs about them.
 Members of the Business Wonen's club will act as reception commit -tee at the art exhibit December 22, from 2 o'clock to 7 o'clock. Those who i'll receive are: Miss Cora Wood. Hiss Mary Craven, Miss Ellen Wood, Mrs Charles Roberts. Miss Willie M. Byrd Miss Lula Tyus. Miss Katherine Heas lett Lehman, Miss Annie Lynch and Miss Martha Dickinson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
 TO HAVE SUBCLUBS

Members of the Birmingham Civic As sociation, who desire to do so, will be organized into luncheon groups of 5O each, according to resolutions passed by the board of directors of the association at it's weekly meeting yesterday at noon-
 The groups will function separately and at the same time work with otfser groups for the advancement of the organization and the city. The association has total of 800 members and will, # :M of them come into the movement. have 30 lur1n- con clubs.
 Tine groups organized will meet weekly and each will have separate name.
 The following committee has been or ganized to look after the work of organ izing the subclubs. Judge Hugh A. Locke, chairman; F. A. McElroy. Frank Butler, Ira Randall and Frank Dixon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
Nobody There But the Two
 Local Welcoming Speakers
There was a slip somewhere.

There was slip somewhere.
 Yesterday was set for the great Gulf-to-the-Atlantic canal meeting. The idea is to make lower Florida an island, shooting waterway from southeastern Georgia to point somewhere between the Suwanee river and Santa Rosa island.
 Governor Kilby of Alabama was in- vited; the advance notices that the papers, in childlike faith, published said Governor Dorsey of Georgia would be there, also the Hon. So-and- so of Mississippi. ex-Senator Some- body Else of Florida and no end of men who represented the majority in Congress and lot of other little things.
 Birmingham men were seeing visions of barges and liners and launches, and rafts maybe sailing majestically past alligators, under the shade of the sheltering palm and bearing the trade of continent, to the waiting nations of the seven seas, and so the city sat back to get an earful of the great enterprise.
 One of the city officials and q news paper writer, not unknown in Ala
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15

A start in that direction has already been made in this state, declared pr. Cottrell, and following the further development of the enormous re- sources of hydro electric power now under way and contemplated in Ala bama, this state is certain to advance in electro chemical industry at stride that will seem phenomenal
 HAS STARTED
 The plant of the Southern Man ganese corporation at Anniston where large quantities of electric power are used in the manufacture of ferro-man ganese, ferro- -phosphorous and other alloys requiring large quantities of power for their production, is declared to be but the forerunner of a vast electro chemical industry in this state, perhaps even greater than those previ- ously developed at great centers of hydro electricity.
 Added interest was given the visit of pr. Cottrell to Birmingham and Alabama through the fact that only recently the bureau of mines estab- lished an experiment station at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.
 While in Birmingham Dr. Cottrell was entertained by the Alabama Technical associatio at dinner at the Southern club here Monday night and was the guest of Theodore Swann,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15

Dana, were to be the welcoming speakers: It is the long suit of both, and one was to welcome the great statesmen and nation builders on the part of the city and the other on the part of progress.
 They came to the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce There sat a perfectly good stenographer waiting to take down the speeches, and in the haze of the middle distance was one official of the great move to build canals.
 The welcomers looked about, bowed to each other and made nasty adieus
 Perhaps the prodigal display of water the preceding day had to do with it. Humanity had about all the wet it wanted here in Birmingham Monday and anything having to do with the aqueous sat poorly on the circumambient atmosphere Residuum: Two perfectly good addresses of well come have been stored away for the time. and where there is sounder guarantee of listeners and when the celebrities announced do show up as per schedule.
 It is great movement, men here who are interested say, but the meet ing so proudly heralded did not ma teriaiize.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15

The contract has already been ratified by the board of directors of the water company. which met in New YoFk. Copies executed by the president of the company. NJ. F. Riley, were received by the commission in time for the mee -ing Tuesday, Negotiations having been going on between the company and the city for some time. The final agreement was reached last week. The 100 or more pages of the document were duly ap- proved and ratified by the contracting parties.
 CASH $2,750,OO0
 The contract provides that the city may purchase the waterworks company a. any time after July l, 1921, provided six months notice is given. The con tract endures until January, 1850. It provides that the city shall assume the bonded indebtedness of the company and pay the difference between that amount and the valuation of the plant
 The city will be required to pay lddi- tional for the improvements made on the plant between the time of the inak- ing of the contract and the time the plant is taken over.
 For rate making purposes, a s7,000, - 1000 valuation was placed on the prop erty The bonded debt of the company Is. it is stated $5,O0o,o00, which Under the contract the city has agreed to will leave approximately $2,75o.000 10 be paid for the plant
 that 1t is the intention of the city to purchase the waterworks company as soon as 1t is deemed practicable, if the citizens approve
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15

president of the Southern Manganese corpora tion at Anniston.
 Dr. Cottrell reviewed the history of the bureau of mines from it's incep- tion. The first phase of the work was in the direction of saving life. Mine rescue work was studied and put in effect in a broad manner until it be- came universal practice in all coal fields.
 THE BEGINNING
 Next, at the St. Louis exposition. Dr. Holmes, the director, had a coal wash ing plant on exhibition for the pur- pose of demonstrating economies in the use and preparation of fuel. This kind of work became another popu- lar feature of the bureau and it's scope and popularity extended.
 The next step was securing the arsenal at Pittsburg for an experiment station. This broadened out until it became connected with Pittsburg Tech and University of Pennsylvania.
 The establishment of the southern station at Tuscaloosa. he said, is for the purpose of demonstrating and working on mineral materials found in the southern states.
 Dr. Cottrell Is a famed inventor one of his inventions being a process for the precipitation of fumes from electric furnaces. Some important ex- periments in that line are now being conducted a the Anniston plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
COMPANY DEMANDS
 HEAVY BONDS IN
 REGIMENT CASES
Homes Wanted for Miners Who Are Willing to Wholesome
 Cases, Appealed to the Supreme Court

General charge was given for the coal companies in the case of a half dozen suits for eiectment heard before Judge Henry B. Foster in the Tusca- loosa circuit court Monday.
 The cases came up from the mining camps of Abernant, Yolande and Brookwood.
 Hundreds of striking miners are re- sisting the effort of the coal opera tors to have them yacate the com- pany houses so that men willing to work may occupy them. They are holding on stoutly in spite of the ne- cessity of making bond and the high cost of doing the same, the bonds being made by a security company on charge of $5 for each $100 of bond. The bonds required run as high as $500.
 WANT HOUSES
 Operators want their houses Tor their workers and they also want them be- cause the strikers who remain in them
  mining operations owing to their ef- forts to induce the men at work to quit their jobs and join the strike.
 Official instructions of the interna- tional union, as voiced at the recent meeting of the locals is that there be . picketing committee at each mining camp and that these picket men "do everything possible" to prevent men going to work, and to make those at work quit and join the strike. As long as the company houses are occupied by strikers bearing these instructions. op- orators claim that operations are much interfered with.
 SUPREME COURT
 Many cases have been appealed to the supreme court by strikers. who furnished bond through the bonding companies. Early action on these cases Is expected and the operators are confident their houses will be returned to them by order of court.
 James Rice and James l.. Davidson represented the coal operators. the To- 1ande and Abernant companies, and William T. White of Frank s. White & Sons, the defendant miners. If the strikers appeal, they must give bond in the sum of $500 each.
 Other ejectment cases have been tried or are pending in the counties of Walker, Bibb, Tuscaloosa, Jeffer- son and Shelby. Operators believe op- erations will be more peaceful and less disturbed when the cases are fi- nally acted on.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15

" DS S"iiCO VuOilOdy, dHudTy {
 The contract is subject to the np-
 proval of the Alabama public aer-
 vice commission. The commission
 gave n purchase price approximate
 ly $3,O0o,00e above that agreed
 upon by the city. The commission
 has entire Jurisdiction over the
 contract, and can. if it sees fit, re-
 fuse to ratify the contract, and
 render it invalid
 The contract provides that 1t shall be invalid unless it is approved bv nop- ular vote, and provides that the com pany shall be purchased at any time after July l, 1921, on six months notice to the officials and on a basic value of s7,75o, 900.
 Hearing on the water rate for Bir- ming gham, which is not fixed by the contract, will be held before the pub nc service commission in Montgomery this morning. Application for aise In the rates was filed by the company recently. J. Ellis Brown, commission CT of public utilities, and Judge Aor- ace c. Wilkinson, special counsel for the city, will be present at the hearing
 PEOPLE TO DECIDE
 Before the contract can be nut into effect. it must not only be approved by the vote of the people of Birminr- ham, but be passed on and approve by the public service commission.
 Resolutions authorizing Dr. N. A. Barrett, president of the commission. to execute the contract were adopted by the commission at their regular weekly meeting yesterday morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
BY WILLIAM THOMPSON

He was one of those cheerful. good natured fellows that could smile at you a moment and you would suddenly realize what good thing it is to be alive.
 People judged him to be about 50 years old Yet he looked years younger. He had happy blue eyes and bushy grey hair. Slong, flowing white beard reached to his belt.
 At the corner of Third avenue and Twentieth street. near the Traders Ma tioDal bank, he stopped. lady was slowly coming along the street push ing a huge baby carriage. Twins were the occupants.
 One of them said "Blab glag." and nudged his companion in the ribs. No.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
Babies Thought Shriner
 Surely Was Santa Claus

? opened his eyes, yawned and sud- denly took an interest in life. Then he yawned again in an important way and nodded wisely to his puddle on the other pillow.
 The old gentleman was still stand ing on the corner. He was a Shriner Also he was an out-of-town visitor. He had on red trousers and a darker red coat. His red cap and his white whiskers made striking picture Santa to the life. At least it made that impression upon the twins. The wisest one of them caught hold Of the side of the carriage and began shaking it.
 The Shriner that looked like St Nicholas caught the drift of what the babies thought-and the rear end of a street car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
Examinations for Postmasters

There VIII be an eXamInatl0H ae Birmingham on January 4. 1921. for postmasters in the fourth class offices of Garnsey. Morris and Sayre. Appli- cants must be residents within the de- livery of these offices, and should ap- ply on Form 1753. Information can be secured from any of these offices. or from the secretary of the civil ser vice board, John H. McCollister. at the Birmingham postoffice building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15

for the deed. Since he did some flying at the fair in Salem IS months ago Moreand has been in the employ of Mr. Stinson He was l9 years old
 For several days | had noticed that something seemed to be worrying him and Sunday told him to take the car and take a day off" said Mir Stinson
 That was the first night he had stayed from the camp in the five weeks have been here No one knows why he took his life"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
REPUBLICAN CLUB

The league of republican women voters will hold their regular weekly meeting at republican headquarters in the Lyric building Thursday afternoon at o'clock. All women interested in the republican club are urged to attend the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
EVENTS OF TODAY
 IN BIRMINGHAM
..sHor EARLY.o

"SHOP EARLY"
 Business and Professional Women's club elects officers this evening. Rotary club luncheon this afternoon at 1 o'clock in the ball room of the Tutsiler hotel.
 ADJUSTMENTS Lyric--keith vaudeville and pictures. Loew's Bijou--Vaudeville and pie lures.
 Strand--WaIlace Reid. in NAlways Audacious.o
 TrfanOn--Mildred Harris, in ~Old Dad,s and a Henry Lehrman comedy ssWet and Warmer.o
 AIcnzar--AThe Forbidden Thing.S Galax--Lois Weber's <sTo Please One Woman"
 Rialto--WiIlfnm Fafnum. in 'sThe ScuttIers.s
 Princcss-sBride 13.o odeon--fSrhe Mystery of 13." "SHOP EARLY"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
ENSLEY RED MEN

Hiawatha Tribe No. l7s. Improved Or der of Red Men. will hold their regular meeting this: evening at 7:3O o'clock. all members are urgently requested to be present. There will be a nomination of officers for next term and the bylaws VIII b. up for reading. There will be sxNEls n the adoption and warrior de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
ALabama's Great Future h
 Electro Chemical Industry
Director Cottre of U. 5. Bureau of Mines, Tells Tech ncal Men This State Has Great Potential Industry
 Springng to Development and Under Way

Early development of great eectrochemica industry in predicted by Dr Frederick Core director of Bureau of Mnes address before the Ala bama Technical association at the Southern club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
Alamo Farm Light Plant

MT. Farmer--your opportunity the one you have been waiting for Here Is greatest bargain ever offered. We are going to sell at distributors cost, a limited number of Alamo Farm Light Plants.
 If you have been eontemplat- ing buying a light plant for coun. try home get in touch with us. The Alamo is nationally knovvn." Tho plants are new tnever uncrated) ai carry the regular factory guarantee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
Citizens WH Vote On The
 Water Works Purchase
 On Monday, January 31
City Commission Wants Citizens to Decide-Cash In volved is $2, 750, ,OOO-Bonded Debt of Company, $5,0O0,OO0 Also to be Assumed by City if
 Transaction Goes Through.

An election the pending between the city of Birmingham and the Birmingham Waerworks company which provides for the purchase of the company the city, will be voted by the people municipality special election
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-11-20
BAD SEASON,REP0RT
FROM FISH HATCHERY

Twenty-six inches of snow on the
level last Sunday at Marlette lake is
reported by James vogt, who broke
camp and came down to Lakeview
that evening with the last of the sea-
sons crop of spawn of the Eastern
brook trout. says the Carson News.
The superintendent of the state fish
hatchery says that never has the snow
been SO deep at this season during the
ten years he has been taking spawn
at the lake.
The season was not satisfactory
one. Mr.. Vogt says. Between four and
five hundred thousand spawn-about
half the number wanted-'were placed
in the Lakeview station for eyeing
and Matching. The run of fish was so
po that attempting to get full
crop was not warranted, in view OF
the unusually light run of the fish
into the streams to spawn. Under
ordinary conditions all the spawn
wanted would have been secured in
the time spent at the lake this year.
Getting down from the lake with his
outfit was so difficult that. with the
snow of the past day or two, Mr.. Vogt
believes no more travel to and from
the lake will be possible until next
spring.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-11-20
LOvELOCK ROBBERS RECEIVE
INDETERMINATE SENTENCES

Two men. wilkins and Murphy. who
were held at Lovelock for trial on a
grand larceny charge. were sentenced
by Judge Callahan last Thursday to
serve sentences of not less than two
nor more than fifteen years. after
pleading guilty to the charge at ses-
sion of the Sixth district court held at
the Pershing county seat
A Lovel0ck dealer In secondhand!
goods, named Davis. was induced by
the men. it seems. to accompany them
to the ball grounds Growing suspi-
cious of their intentions. Davis testi-
fed. he reached for his gun. but was
struck with some sort of bludgeon be-
fore he could use it. He claimed that
some sort of anesthetic must have
been administered afterward. The
men who acknowledged their guilt
then possessed themselves of Davis
keys. went to his storeroom and
appropriated guns, revolvers, knives.
and other things which attracted
their fancy.