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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16
EVENTS OF TODAY
 IN BIRMINGHAM
Statement June 30th, 1920 RESOURCES

Postmas1ers of state to meet at Tut wiler at o'clock.
 Birmingham-M R ick W O o q park at 3:3O o'clock.
 Lyric-keith vaudeville and pictures. Loew's Bijou-VaudevilIe and pic- lures.
 Strand-Billy Burke in "Wanted q Husband.
 Trianon-katherine Mcdonald in sThe Notorious Miss Lisle.'
 Alcazar-"MOOn Madness.-
 CoIoniaI-CharIes Ray in "Crooked Straight,
 RiaItO-Mary Pickford in ssHeart O the HiIls.o
 Princess-"Lost City," No. 15. Odeon-"EImo, the Fearless, East Lake-Bathing and amuse- ments.
 Edgewood Park--Dancing and bath ing.
 West Lake-Dancing and bathing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16
ANNUAL PICNIC OF
 MACHINISTS TODAY

Machinists from the entire section will gather in West Lake park today when the annual picnic of the International Association of Maohinists will be held Preparations have been made for a rec 1rd-breaking crowd at the park.
 Dancing. swimming. boating and other sports will be indulred in. Contests will be held. and prizes will be awarded to the winners. Several thousand pounds of meat has ben obtained and will re barbecuel under the supervision of com. petent cocks.
 Jack McLain, the singer. will give sey. eral selections. especially for the people who will be guests of the park on the occasion Not only will Birmingham be represented, but members of machinis.s' local from different parts of the state will be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16
Sunday Closing Ordinance
 Seeks to Put 'Lid' on Tight

Everything in Birmingham will he closed on Sunday from now on except drug stores, cigar stores. bootblack stands and newspapers until noon, if an ordinance proposed by Commissioner Henry r. Burruss passes the City Commission at the regular meeting tomorrow. The or dinancc was given it's first reading last week and is due to como up at the next meeting.
 The intent Of the ordinance is to prohibit the snlc of gas, oil and wrecker services on sunday. The ordinance was proposed by Com missioner Burruss when he lost his fight for Sunday tire service. He contends that the city should he consistent and prohibit the furniSh- ing of oil. gas, water, mir and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16

wrecker service If the sale of tires and other accessories Is to be pro- hibited.
 While the purpose of the ordi- nance is to prohibit automobile service, other places like soft drink and candy stores and fruit stands would he closed. The attitude of the other commissioners on the question of sunday closing is not known.
 The commission, by n three to one vote, disnIIowed the petition of certain physicians and automobile dealers for sunday tire service. Dr. \. \. Barrett, president of the commission. in making n motion to disnllow the petition, stated that the commission was not satisfied with the present status of the Sunday closing ordinances. Sew eral informal conferences were held on the question last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16
TO REPORT CENSUS
 OF COUNTY SCHOOLS

Work of checking the school census Is progressing and it is expected that the figures will be announced within the next few days. According to R. G. Hewitt chief clerk of the board of edu- cation for the county, who has charge of the work, eleven districts have been completed.
 Two years ago, when the school cen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16
RAGS FOR RUGS
Dr. Brown Makes Appeal for Mate
 rial for Women's Industrial Home

Appeals are being made by the Rev Walter S Brown. superintendent of the city department Of relief and correction for rags to be used by the Woman s Industrial Home, s25 North Nineteenth street
 Rags donated to the home are woven into valuable rugs, mats and carpets These finished products are sold for good prices and in this way many dependent women are supported.
 The Rev. Brown asks that all homes, residences and factories having surplI IS rags notify him. wagon will be Sen, around ard the rubbish gathered up for use at th, industrial home. He states that all the rugs, mats and carpets pro- duced ar. readily saieable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16
MONARCHIST PLOT
 FOUND IN GREECE
By Asseelated Pre.s

Athens. August l4.-The HeWsPdper Estia today gives details of the ,dls- covery by the authorities of an alleged plot for the restoration Of ex-king Constantine. involving the asassina- tion of Premier Venizeios. which has been hatching in Zurich, SWitzeriano' and Athens the past two months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16
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The Security Savings & Loar Co.,, Security Building, 21Oe Second Ave-, Birmingham, Ala.

. Was organized in 1906. !. Assets Jan. 1, l907-s 2s,72s.36. |. Assets Jan l, 192o-s651.45o.e6 . Helped 17o4 to buy, build or impro
 Homes. !. Furnished safe and profitable inves.-
 ment to thousands. . Pays per cent on Savings. per ce@-
 on Time Certificates. per cent ca
 Monthly Savings. l. We invite those who wish to save cr
 borrow to call on us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16
TO ASK REDS ABOUT
 MISSING MISSIONARIES
By Associated Pres

Warsaw, August 15-The Amerlcans accompanying the Polish peace delegates to the bolshevist barley will inquire cor corning the fate of Capt Arthur Kelly of Richmond. Va. and Capt. Merton Cooper of Jacksonville, Fla, members or the Kosciuszko aerial squadron. who have been missing more than month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16
MASONIC NOTICE

A special communication of King Solomon Lodge, No. 46O. A. F. & A. N., will be held Monday, August 16. at 3 .. n. for work in E. A. and F. c. de- trees. A full attendance Is requested.
 F. M. LAUL, w. M. !. .. WHITE. Secy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16
Dad ross limit

Joycresters Red Cross unit will mee. with Mrs T. S. Neville. 1725 Fifteenth avenue, south. tomorrow morning 70 make, iayettes. It is requested that eacn member bring a box lunch. full at tendance is desired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16

sus was taken, there were l62 school dis tricts Since that time the number has been reduced to seventeen. it is pointed out On account of this change. it F impossible to estimate the approxlmats increase officials sttae as it is expected that there will be material increases 1T some districts, while in others there wi! probably not be any at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16
PERSONAL

Robert Neil Mckinley. one of the older citizens of Birmingham. is very i'll at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. F. w. Smith. 7745 First avenue. Mir. Mckin- ley is the father of Ed Mckinley. city purchasing agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16
SATISFACTORY AVERAGE

During the month of July, while MT.
 Bunn was criticising the performance of
 roads in the south, the daily average
 mileage of cars on the Central Of Geor-
 gia railway exceeded thirty-two miles
 ner dav which was better than thirty
 miles per day. the mark set by the pest
 nosted transportation men in the country
 as a satisfactory average. Bear in mlnu' tbat a gain of one mile per car per day is equivalent to an increase in freight aouinment in the United States of lo0,Uo cars and that an increase in the hiSnest annual average during the last ten years of twenty-seven miles to an average or thirtv miles would represent an increase of SO000O cars. .ybiIe I have no data indicating what o,har roads are doing in the way of mn nrovinp their car movement, I feel sure that thew are all working Loyalty to
 snaed m the movement of their freisnt tra fife and in every other way exert inc themselves to relieve congestion.
 "Mv excuse for calling attention to this matter at such a late day IS tne vital public interest in that phase or tne railroad service, and I feel 1t would ps unfair to the shipping public to leave U
 nnder the erroneous impression, wnicl the interview seeks to make that tne railroads are failing to dlspatch .nsu business efficiently by the difference pe- tween IS miles and 100 miles per car per day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16
Ruling Has No Effect
 On County Warrants
Jefferson County Exempt From Provisions of Act States Judge Dan A. Greene-Clause on Property Val
 nations Puts County in the Clear,
 States President Jere Gwin

That the ruling of Attorney General O. Smith, in which he declared invalid senate bill 369 which gives counties the right to issue interest warrants nowse affects Jefferson county the statement of Jere Gwn president of the board and the positive opinion of Judge Dan A. Greene
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16
= RECORD OF MILEAGE

.To nroye his contention, he states that the railroads were (presumably in Ju1y) moving their through freight traffic at the rate Of only eighteen miles a day, whereas it should nave been making around 100 miles per day. The record of car mileage. which the railroads keep, does not separate the speed of different classes of freight, and it is not likely that MT. Bum had any dependable data on which to predi- cate this statement of the speed at which through freight was actually moving.
 "The daily average is only computed as a general proposition, on all cars collectively, there being no separation of through freight from local 1relghe or by commodities. The average miles per car per day does not, of course, indicate the speed at which any class of traffic is moving. It is the average mileage of all cars, whether they are in good repair or in bad order; whether they are moving in trains loaded and empty, or whether they are standing at stations loading and unloading.
 The movement of through freight at the rate of 100 miles, or even more, in twenty four hours, is not unusual under favorable conditions but that is tween eighteen miles and 100 miles per car per day"
 an entirely different proposition from the average daily mileage of freight equipment. The fact is that the aver age daily mileage of all freight cars in the United States has not exceedeo twenty-seven miles per day annually during the past ten years. The latest period for which I have general sta tistics is the month of February Of this year, and during that period the average of the southern roads was twenty-six miles per day. and Of all roads in the United States, 22.S miles per day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16
W|NbURN
 MAKES ANSWER ID MANAGER O. |. BUNN
Denial of Southern Rail- roads Laying Down on
 Job Made by Central
 of Georgia President

In a letter to The Age-Herald William A. Winburn, president of the Central of Georgia Rail- way Company, makes answer to statements made by o. l.. Bum, general manager of the Chamber of Commerce, in an interview relative to the pro posed increase of freight rates and the movement of freight over southern railroads. MT. Winburn's statement follows ::
 Tn your issue of July [. Mir. o. L. Bum, general manager of Chamber of Commerce, is quoted in an interview as saying that the railroads are not portation; that it is their purpose to make a poor showing, pending the consideration of the application for in- creased rates; and that, in his opinion, they will not voluntarily improve their work until the increases have been granted.
 ''He backs up the charge by saying that the average movement of through freight over southern roads is only at the rate of eighteen miles per day, where it should be around 100 miles.
 After the lapse of a month. MT. Bum, so far as l can ascertain, has failed to correct the statements at tributed to him in the interview, all though I am reliably informed that his attention has been called to its 1n- accuracy. l assume, therefore, that the interview is auth hentic.
 ;. q beg a little of your space to make a brief reply.
 .sOf course, l deeply resent any
 insinuation that southern railroads
 did not have valid claim under
 the law for an increase in rates,
 or that they were willfully lying
 down on the job for the purpose
 of propping up a bad case before
 the interstate commerce commits
 sion. It seems to me that only
 mischieyous mind would attribute
 such dishonesty and dislOyalty to
 the men who manage the railroad
 properties in this section of the
 country; but what I wish particu-
 Iarly to call attention to is the
 evidence on which he rests the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-16

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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-04
OPTIMISM OF YOUTH.

Two Delaware county. farmers.
one Of whom is scventy-two and the
other eighty-two years old, we're sit
ting side by side in a Muncie barber
shop, waiting their turns in the
chairs. The elder Of the two is of a
Joyial disposition, while the younger
is of a o serious turn, and vas
saying that some Of his crops last
year had not turned out as well as
he had expected, but that it did not
make much difference, as bis active
life was about concluded anyway.
"John," said the octogenarian,
solcmnly "you've got an awful lot to
learn in the next ten years."-In-
%dianapolis News.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-04
FAR FROM VICTORIAN AGE
Present Period Would Be One of Be-
Wllderment to Man Who Lived
in That Era.

Suppose Some placid gentleman of
the Victorian era, who went calmly
to his eternal sleep certain that the
world had settled at last into final
and accepted form, should be awak-
ened and permitted to gaze upon the
world today.
What would be his reflections?
He would see the world wiping a
tear from its eye because Of what it
supposed was the tragic fate of two
young British flyers who had essayed
to fly across the Atlantic-and had
almost achieved the Icarian feat. He
would see the world, in the same mo-
ment, applaudirg furiously the feats
of Yankee flyers engaged in the same
effort in a slrer way.
He would see Russia, which he had
pictured as an enduring fabric with
an everlasting ear at the top, a
chaos of mad ruins with w%hiskered
preletarians conducting a new and
deadlier tyranny. He would see Ger
many, which he had remembered as
a snug and promising little empire,
E RI
on it's knees supplicating mercy that
is less than justice from ar out
ragged world. He would see the Unit
ed States, which he had pictured as
about a million miles removed from
the affairs of Europe, a towering fig
ure in the great peace conference as
it has been the deciding figure in the
great war. He would see these and
other marvels, and he would hear Of
an unbelievably horrible war that had
wrought its deadliness with weapons
strange and terrible like poison gas
and airplanes and submarines.
What a whirling, aching head that
Victorian relic would have after he
had looked oven this new world Of
cllrs for half an hour!-Duluth Her.
aid.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-04

nor mistakes, some which we're possi-
| bly, due to the rush. The returns on
a few were as follows: Harding So,
Cox %, Christensen a; Gov. McMas-
ter II. Howes IL, Bates 6; U. s.
Senate. Norbeck 81, Cherry rs. Ay-
ers 2, Richards 8: Congressman,
Chrsitopherson 81, Johnson 28, Hol.
TIN 4; Co. Judge, Meighen SO, Flat-
cher IL; Co. Coroner, Leighton IA,
Klima II. This will probably have
a great influence on the National
Election Let's watch and see. All
of the amendments carried except B..
Both referred laws also carried. The
History class had discussed the bal
lot and method of voting prior to the
election.
Marion Borton, Carl Hirsch. and
Vivian Zimmerman visited the First
Grade last week.
There are several new pupils en-.
rolled in school this week.
LIE NuplIS VI Iuo rOuTtu ITduS cH'
loyed q Halloween party last Satur-
day evening.
Aaron Kuk entered the Fourth Grade
Monday, making an enrolment of so.
Every n in Miss Wicks' division
Of the Fifth Grade had a perfect
Spelling Lesson last Wednesday.
A Straw vote was taken in Miss
Wicks division of the Fifth Grade
Tuesday morning. The vote was 18
to z in favor of Harding. The other
division of the Fifth Grade also held
q straw vote. They also voted in IA
vor of Harding.
Mrs Devine's division of the Fifth
Grade entertained Miss Wick's section
last Saturday afternoon at q Halo
wee n party in the Gymnasium. All
report a good time.
Ths Sixth Grade have been provided
with new Practical Map exercises in
Geography and History. They are
proving very interesting and instsuc-
tive.
The Sixth grade room was the scene
Of asjolly Halaw'een party Friday af-
terno0n. Games and-R haskat ball
III aN,NaaNs
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-04

game were the main features and af-
ter serving refreshments consisting of
apples pop corr and candy they were
dismissed for the afternou'.
The following were take ON some
of the English II themes Can you
beat it? =
A Fnot of hair rested idly On top
Of her head.
She wore a white slipper, which are
too large for her.
She most gently wears a dark dress
and a little email hat.
Her dress is made of loud goods,
and wears them too small.
Che could see that her wide grey
eyes contained a motherly responsible
ity, and a soft heart.
She has a few black hairs which is
braided and pinned in q little knot.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-04
CLING TO OLD D

In the old mining town Of Shas-
ia, Cal, once the largest town in
Shasta county, Western Star lodge
No. 2, Free and Accepted Masons,
still has IS members, though there
is only one member living there. He
is Grant Schroter, who is always
elected secretary. The ether mem
bers are scattered in all parts of the
globe. Several are in South Africa.
But But dues are kept paid up, and
every one Of the n%inety-fre may be
said to be an active Wember.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-04
School Notes.

The boys basket ball tenn had their
first game last Thursday night when
they took on a picked team from the
town men. The score of % to 20
in favor Of the town men ia indicative
of the playing on both sides. In the
FIRST half the score was II to 7
against US but during the second half
the High School found the loop for
more points than their opponents az
the score shows. We expert to have
another game in the near future.
Following is the line up:
High School Town Team
Howard Deming Forward Dewolf
Paul Holman, forward Irwin,
Dale Smith center Ser
Myron Jones guard Soukup
Howard B~ainbTidge guard Emmik.
The members of the Senior elias,
are all stdolied up, these days with
jewelry. Have you seen them? They
have their hands in the air the great.
or part of theNtime. in order to sat
isfy your curiosity we will tell you
that they have received and are wear
Ing their class rings. which by the
way are pretty nifty.
The much footed Wagner Girls
High School basket ball team did not
arrive to demonstrate their basket
ball procl,vities last Friday as we
had advertised. We expect them some
time during the next few days. When
they do come. Everybody out.
II is reported and that upon good
authority that one Of the Seniors
went to sleep one day last week. #
be did he was not the first one for
there are some who sleep most Of the
time. Their eyes might not always
IS closed. but they do not seem to see
we'll.
the High
School and Eighth Grade were given
Elhlss time from 3 o'clock fol, the purv
pose 81 going through the process of
rating. Tho students did exceptional
\ Kell "a All the ballots. Very few
spoiled md most Of them BY nj.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-04

Mira. Julian of Mitchell was a guest
of Miss Kast in Scotland last week,
returning home Sunday.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-04
TESTS OF SHIPS CABLES.

The total length Of chain cable
tested during 191S-19 at the public
proving houses in the United King
dom, all Of which are under the SUI
perintendence of Lloyd's Register of
Shipping, was 10000 fathoms, an,
a quantity of miscellaneous chains
and samples. The number of
anchors tested was 9,783.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-04
DOES ANYBODY KNOW?

"Fishing season is open now"
eyes, but Pm afraid to think of
it."
"Why?"
81 feel certain that when I start
in to get my tackle in shape they'll
tell me there's a scarcity Of fish
hooks and fishlines Detroit Free
Press.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-04
Red Cross Notes

The annual election of the Scotland
Chapter American Red Cross was held
at the State Bank Wednesday even
ing, October 9th. The following
were re-elected-Rev. J.. W. Zerbe,
c. j. Dickson and d. K. Tomlinson,
chairman vice chairman and treasurer
respectively. Miss Helen Bliss was
elected secretary in the place of Miss
Eva Neiies, resigned.
The trustees whose time expires in
l921-J. w. Ze,b=, C. j. Dickson
and MIs. j, M. Dupmire; in 1927.
W. Leighton. D. K. Tomlineon and
Mrs, w. A Cobb, and in 1923-Chrls
Hirning, Mrs. W. C. Brown and Miss
Helen Bliss.
Executive committee. w. Zerbe.
c. j.. Dickson. d. K. Tom]inson, 1.
W. Leighton and Miss Helen Bliss.
First AID and Nursing committee
DR.. G. A. Landmann, Dr.. /. W..
Leighton Mrs. George Dunmire, Mrs.
Robert Jasman and Mrs. Ida Sweet.
Civilian Relief committee-Mrs w,
e. Brown, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs Kad-
lee, Mrs. j. l.. Rodden, and Mrs.
Wicks.
Membership Fourth Roll CalI-Prof.
r. E. Williams, Junior Chairman,
Mrs. Jos. Becker. George Dunmire,
DR.. Robert Jaaman. Mrs. Alex, Trei.
Der, ] R, Wilson, D. K. Tomlinson
and Miss Marjorie Marshall.
Every school IN Scotland Chapter
territory should become 100 per cent
Junior. Prof. R. E. Williams. and
his splendid corps of teachers have
set the goal for Scotland not to do
their ait' but "their best, their
all
The RedCross helps the stricken PEG.
ples everywhere, a typical month re.
eently was aiding 423, S88 adults and
1Ol, 755 children.
Join the Red Cross November the
11th to 25th.
a, For the babies of America who
need care.
b For the mothers who don't know
how to care for their babies.
c. For the soldier boys in hospitals
who are legless. armless, or sight
less; for the boys who are slowly
coming back from shell shock and
those who are fighting death away hour
by hour.
d. From gratitude because your boy
came back.
e For remembrance of one who
would join.
f. For love of mankind which the
Red Gross serves.
g. Out of pride in the work done
by tbis American institution.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-04

Mrs. Julian of Mitchell was a guest
of Miss Kaet in Scotland last week,
returning home Sunday.
The many friends of Rev and Mrs.
j. w. Zerbe were gwen a very pleas
ant reception Wednesday evening, at
the home of A. w. Sweet, in honor
of the return Of Rev. Zerba to this
p%astorate for another year. About
one hundred guests YER present and
a pleasant evening was spent. A brief
program was given. consisting of solos
by Mics Bonnie Wilson and Miss Ger
trude Baker. piano solos by Miss We
da Stevenson and Miss Geraldine Will
son. and readings by Mrs, George
Stevenson. Mrs. Cora Moore and Mrs.
Chris. HIRING. Following the pro-
gram a luncheon was served, and a
pleasant social hour spent.
Word was received this morning
that MIR. David Church died at his
home GEAR Murdo from an attack of
pneumonia. In response to a tele.
phcne message the first of the week,
his brother-iG.law, Richard Muehmel,
went to Murdo and was with him at
the time of his death. Since the
death of his wife, which occurred a
few months ago, he has been living
alone on his farm, his two children,
aged IL and 6 years, having gone to
live with their aunt, Miss Helen
Muehmel, at Dolton, Ill. Mr.. Frank
Settle, will go to Murdo tonight to
attend the funeral.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-04
WoMAN in HIGH POSITION.

Miss Clara r. Porter, who was one
Of the organizers and first president
Of the Business and Professional
Woman's league Of New York, has
been appointed assistant secretary
Of il Of the large trust companies
in the mstxQpnhs.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-04
THE PROSPECTS.

"Do you think you will have a
successful war garden this year?"
We'll, between che neigIlbor's
dsgs and the other ones chickens, i
think we have a fighting chance
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1920-11-04
COULD STAND THAT.

"4ou never had any military m
bition, did you?"
Not to any extent. Still, l.
wouldn't mind being a returned
hero"