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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
WATCH NIGHT SERVICE Public Invited to Highlands Church to
 Watch Advent of New Year


 A watch night service will be held in the church cottage at the South Highlands Presbyterian church, corner Highland avenue and Twenty first street, tonight to which the public Is cordially invited.
 The doors will be open at 9:45 and close at 10 o'clock. A prayer and praise service will be held with short talks by representatives of the Mems Eel lowship club, the Sunday school and the Women's auxiliary.
 From 10:45 to 1115 o'clock there will be an intermission. for social fel- lowship, during which coffee will be served by the ladies. From 11:15 to 11:55 o'clock there will be devotional exercises, closing with a season of sl- lent waiting before the Lord for the coming of the New Year of grace. Upon the blowing of the whistles in the val ley announcing the advent of A. D 1921, the meeting will close with all standing and singing the Doxology.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
CITY AUDITORIUM
Junior Chamber Subcommittee to As-
 certain Status of Enterprise

The Junior Chamber of Commerce is adding to it's programme of work for the community.
 The committee named to cooperate in auditorium plans met yesterday and named subcommittees, one of which will call on city commissioner Ellis Brown and the other on Morris Bush, with a view to ascertaining the status of the enterprise both from the city standpoint and from that of the pop ular subscription.
 This committee consists of Chas. T.. Allen. chairman; l.. Sevier, Jr., Chap pell Cory, Jr.. Roland Mushat R. M. Johnston. J. D. Moore, Jr.. and Wallace Hartsfield.
 committee has also been named to look into the proposal of purchase of the water works and to report bace to the organization. This committee consists of Frank Spain. Louis L. Levy. Henry Badham, Jr, T. K. Lee. F.. R.. McDavid. IT,. Irving C. Kinney and Vim. Moore. Jr.
 Paul Hughes has been chosen editor of the Waste Basket" which will be weekly publication for the edification of the membership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31

More coal by 111,1O4 tons was
 mined this December than was
 mined in December of 1919. The
 increase is more than 10 per cent.
 In the first three weeks of De-
 cember more coal by 44,276 tons
 than q normal production was
 mined in Alabama. Each of these
 3OO,0OO tons.
 The Christmas week production of flcially reported to the federal govern ment was 215,1S1 tons. This compares with similar report by the same sta tistician of 16O,O0O tons for the cor responding week last year.
 t 1,159,407 TONS
 The production for the four weeks of December has been 1,159.4o7 tons compared with 1,O4s,SO3 during the same period in 1919, an increase for this year of 111,104 tons
 The production of the first three weeks of the month was 944,276 tons which is 44.276 tons in excess of a normal production for that period. the normal being placed by common agree ment at S0O,000 tons per week, which would have been 9oO,00O for the period
 The production of 1920 was made in face of the mine strike that is being supported by the entire strength of the international miners union, which is spending from $300,O00 to $40O. 900 per month, it is estimated, in caring foI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
KNOX CALLED TO
 BROTHERS BEDSIDE

George R. Knox, Jr., manager of the who went to Nashville to spend the hol-
 idays with his mother, Mrs. George R.
 Knox, and his sisters, was called to
 Chicago Christmas Eve on account of the serious Illness of his brother.
 MT. Knox and his mother left at once for Chicago, and have been at the bed- side of the sufferer ever since. Advices from Mir. Knox from Chicago state that his brother is desperately ill, and that little hope is held out for his recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
PACKING PLANT IS
 DAMAGED BY FIRE

The rear end of the second floor of the Cudahy Packing company plant, S"' First avenue, was badly damaged by ire about 7:3O O clock last night. The Ire originated in the smokeroom. and by the time the firemen arrived the ire hao gained considerable headway.
 However, quick work of the fire tight- CTS had the fire under control Tn less than 20 minutes after the alarm had been turned in. The damage is estimated al about $500. The Cudahy Packing com pany is next door to the Consolidated Motor Car company, which suf1ered sl25,O0Q fire loss about three weeks ago
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
HUNDREDS ATTEND
 ANNUAL HANDSHAKE
 OF DR. JAS. A. BRYAN

Hundreds of people from every walk of life attended pr. J. A. Bryan's "hanl- shake" held yesterday at the Third Presbyterian church. of which he has been the pastor for over 30 years
 The reception started yesterday morn ing at g o'clock and pr. Bryan kep. open house until late hour last night. The high and low rich and poor, all classes and creeds were numbered among the people that came to pay their re- spects to the best beloved man in town' At periods song and prayer were in- dulged in and refreshments were served.
 This has been one of the happiest days of my life.'' said pr. Bryan, just tefore he pronounced the benedicton at the close of the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
EVENTS OF TODAY
 IN BIRMINGHAM

Civitian club luncheon at souther" club at 1 o'clock,
 ADJUSTMENTS Jefferson--AIexander "I'he Man Who Knows.o
 Lyric-Keith vaudeville and pictures Loew's Bijou-yaudeyilIe and pic lures.
 AIcasar-Lew Cody, in Occasionally Yours"
 Trianon--Norma TaImadge, In "shs Loves and Lies"
 Strand--Fatty ArbuckIe. in "rhe Life of the Party.''
 Galax--Enid Bennett, in "Silk Ho- siery.. Rialto-Tom Mix, In "Prairie Trails.' <, Odeon-Elmo Lincoln in. ''rhe Flam- ing Disk" ] Princess-@Priate Gold,
 Miles School of Dancing-Dancing from to IF.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31


 This order is effective immediate ly and special delivery mail will be left in regular mail receptacles when personal delivery cannot be effected.
 Where it is possible these spe- cials will be delivered to the ad- dressee personally in his office or apartment, 1t is stated, and when mail is necessarily placed in letter boxes of such building or house a notice to call at the box will be left under the door.
 This, of course, does not apply when the box is located at the door, according to Mir. Smyer. Matter too large to be placed in the regular receptacle will not be left when
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office of the probate judge:
 George L. Rivals and Miss Lee Gaines. Stefano Pati1lo and Miss Maria De- vittorio.
 Lawrence Lee Mathus and Miss Min nie Lee Robbins.
 J. $. Crowder and Miss Alta B. Camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
here is no response to the bell.

there is no response to the bell.
 When people do not use mail re- ceptacles the messenger boys will be required to leave the mall on the floor or under the door.
 Birmingham people in the ma jority of cases refuse to have mail boxes," said MT. Smyer, land this works hardship on the mail car riers. However all special delivery letters will be left regardless of receptacles and no receipt will be secured as heretofore. This action Is taken to save time.
 At this time we want to em- phasize the fact that the special delivery system is designed to ex- pedite and not to safeguard mail. The registry system is provided to insure safety and mail containing currency or other articles of value should invariably be registered"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
NO PAY RAISE FOR
 BIRMINGHAM FIREMEN

Raising the salaries of Birming- ham firemen is for the present an impossibility, according to a de- cision made by members of the Birmingham city commission at z conference held yesterday.
 No funds, the commissioners state, are available with which to give the firemen the desired raise. A letter was dispatched to the firemen's committee Thursday stating the commissioners position on the matter and regretting that the raise could not be given.
 No statement as to surther action on the matter has been made by either the commissioners or the committee from the fire depart ment and the local Trades Coun- cil, which made the formal request for the raise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
PARKING LIMIT

TkAsAAAANo
 It shall be unlawful to place or park or station, or cause or permit to be placed, parked or stationed any automobile or horse-drawn ve- hicle for longer than 45 minutes at any one time between the hours of 500 o'clock a. m. and 6:00 o'clock D. m., on the following streets and highways in the city of Birming- ham:
 One First avenue, north, between 20th and Fist streets.
 On goth street between First and Second avenues, north.
 On Second avenue, north, between 18th and goth streets.
 On Second avenue, north, between 20th and 21st streets.
 It shall be unlawful for any light on the front of any motor vehicle to be equipped with lamps with less capacity than 16 candlepower each, or greater capacity than twenty four candlepawer each.
 The lenses, or glass in such headlights, if of plain glass, shall be frosted, sand blasted or painted, so as to eliminate all dazzle or glare, or, if of patented type, shall be made in such manner as to, diffuse or defect the rays of light from the lamps that on a level surface at a distance of 50 feet or more from the headlight, no portion of the beam of light shall be projected more than 42 inches ebovesthe roadway. All pat ented lenses shall have been ap- proved by the United States Bureau of Standards as complying with the above requirements.
 SPOT LIGHTS
 No swivel or spot light shall be used on any motor vehicle, except for the purpose of casting light to the right or left, or the rear of the vehicle, and only when the ve- hicle is stationary. or in slow speed or in reverse. This section shall not apply to ambulances, emer- gency repair wagons and vehicles of the fire and police departments for which suitable regulations shall be specially provided.
 MUST REGISTER
 It shall be unlawful for any driver, owner, or any person ir charge of, or in any way responsi- Dle TOT, any automobile licensed in any state other than Alabama, and which may be brought into the city of Birmingham, to allow such au- tomobile to remain in said city for 24 hours without first having registered in the office of the city detective bureau the name of such person, his Birmingham address, number of such automobile it's engine number. the state in which licensed, it's license number there in and the destination of such per son and such automobile.
 It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully or ma1iciously overturn, interfere with, break or damage any traffic signal stand ard, marker. or any safety zone platform, or any other public prop erty within the city of Birming- ham,
 Pedestrians shall observe stop and go signals the same as drivers of vehicles; it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to cross any in- tersection while the stop signal is displayed for the direction of traf- fic proceeding along and in the direction of his course.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
g strikers and their families.
 BETTER THAN 1919

The smaller production of 1919 was obtained when there was no strike, nor other trouble, in the mining field, and when every blast furnace, machine shop and other industry in the dis trict was clamoring for coal in a su- preme effort to keep going at maxi mum. The large production of this year has been obtained with a half dozen fewer blast furnaces asking for coal and numbers of plants operating at much slower speed than at the same time in 1919
 The production of Christmas week Is held to be all the more remarkable inasmuch as the vast majority of the mines closed down the last two days of the week, working neither on Christmas Eve or on Christmas Day.
 CARLOADS
 On Tuesday of last week the mines loaded the largest number of cars in several months, the total for that day being 1908. This was at the rate of 5000 tons for the day and 355, 900 for the week.
 Production this December and last by weeks, was as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
Coal Production In State
 Now Setting New Record
Weekly and Monthly Reports Going Ahead of 1919 Fig ures-Over Million Tons Mined in Alabama During December, More Than 100000
 Tons Better Than Last Year

Christmas production by Alabama coal mines exceeded the output the corresponding week in 1919 by tons
 This is increase for this year of between 34 and 35 cent
 Onefourth onehrd coal mined this Christmas week than mined last Christmas week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

]. K. Brockman. Mrs John London, Mrs. T. D. Parke, Mrs. M V. Joseph Mrs. John R. Hornady, Miss May Hansis' Dr. J. H. Philips, Mrs. Karl Langrepe' Mrs. L. J. Haley, Mrs. A. w. Nelson Mrs II. R. Houghton, Mrs. vernon Whitaker, Courtenay Henley, oscar Wells. pr. M Newfield, Mrs. F. n. Dryer, Dr. Kyle Kincaid and M w. Ganster -
 The committee will meet during the coming week to elect a chairman, wee chairman, secretary and treasurer of the association.
 J. K Brocnman. chairman of the asso- citation. presided at the meeting. Ths yearly reports were made by w. h' Manly. treasurer; Miss May Hans's' vice chairman of the Junior Red cross association and Mir Brockman.
 The Junior Red Cross association IS made up of 34 auxilaries, 29 white schooi and , colored school organizations. Iha total membership is 2o,l9S in the county During 1920 the junior association coi- lected ELLIS, not including the money collected at the Boyles High school which was turned in at headquarters, ana not through the junior auxiliary officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31

Totals. |, ,159,407 ...1,04S3 3OS
 Miners are reported to have returned to work with more than customary dis patch following the Christmas holidays and production is well under way again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
RED CROSS MAKES ANNUAL REPORT ON
 LOCAL ACTIVITIES
Jefferson County Chapter Meets to Hear From SeCre- tary and Choose Execu-
 lives for Coming Year

The report on the year just closed, submitted by the chair man of the Red Cross shows a volume of work equal to that done during any year of the war. It was rendered at the annual meeting yesterday in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium at 8 o'clock.
 The local chapter received reports on 6,s4S cases of disabled soldiers during the year. Five thousand nine hundred were Fifteen thousand eight dollars was loaned ex-service men of which $ll. i9l has been returned
 The net results of the Red Cross roll call among adult citizens of Birmingham showed that $S,6S9 was raised. Among civilians many families were assisted in storm-swept areas of Franklin, MariCn and Winston counties and around Dade- vile in Alabama. In Birmingham la ci- vilians were aided by the local chapter.
 THE REPORT
 Chairman sarockmans report reads, in part:
 The expense of the administration of this department, including salaries, rent, postage, telegrams, telephone, stationery, printing and office incidentals, $ll,5o2, showing a cost of $2.46 per case for han, ding, with the money relief of 51 cents per case.
 The home service department has also been called upon to render almost every class of servlce to vocational students.
 "The number of vocational students in our Jurisdiction has been as high as 75o, and there are now about JO, either ill business colleges or in placement tram
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
Mrs. Steger Dies

Huntsville, December 30.-(Special J. Mrs. Rosanna Steger, 40. wife of William s. Steger, died yesterday at the family home near Brownsboro. She is survived by her husband and one son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
SERVICE MEN

Most of the students from ether juris- dctions arrive without the necessary funds upon which to subsst, pending receipt of their first checks from the government. Through cooperation with the Elks' fund in New Orleans, which appropriated sl,OO00oO for this purpose, we made many loans, most of which have been repaid by the Elks fund.
 We have acted as mediary between the student and the Red Cross organi- zation in his home county by furnishing all classes Of information, by advancing loans in the name of the home organl- cations and ;ninistcring to those who be- come i'll, seeing that they obtain proper medical treatment and hospitalization
 We have also co-operated with the Public Health and Tuberculosis assocla- tion, Child Welfare association, juvenile court, city welfare department and prac- ticaly all other welfare organizations III the county.
 Tn addition to the services above men tioned, the home service conducted summer school or conference during the year with a good attendance in the en- deavor to bring the social organizations of the district closer together and to giVe them the benefit of our experience ana studies in the different classes Of soc'al work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31

Judging by the past experience there will be little diminution in the serVic" which the chapter will be called upon to render during the coming year, and the work seems to be increasing rather than diminishing
 At the annual meeting yesterday ths following executive committee of IS mem l,ars was elaried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
SPECIAL DELIVERY MAIL DROPSARCHAIC RECEIPT
Hereafter the Stamp Will Insure Quick DelveryRegis- tration Will Continue Method of Safeguarding
 Postmaster Announces Change Official

Special delivery mail will in future be delivered without se curing receipts according to information received by Post
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
PEDESTRIANS MUST OBSERVE TRAFF F|C LAW, SAYS NEW CODE
Traffic Code Adopted Tester day Has Restrictions as to Parking and Light-Left-
 hand Turns Prohibited

Formal adoption of the 1921 traffic code was completed at an adjourned meeting of the city commissioners yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
 The code is S4 typewriter pages in length and will be ready in pamphlet form for distribution to the automobile riding public in about 10 days. Afte rlong argument the commits sioners adopted a section prohibiting left-hand turns at 19th,street and Third avenue. 18th street and Second ave nue, 20th street and First, Second and Third avenues, Fist street and First avenue and 21st street and Second ave- nue. Seven corners in the heart of the shopping and business district are taboo on the left-hand turn.
 Following are other sections incor- porated in the new code which have never been used in the Birmingham code before:
 It shall be unlawful for any per
 son to run or operate any motor vehicle upon the public streets or
 highways of the city of Birming-
 ham without first having been is sued an operators or drivers per init by the Comptroller of the City of Birmingham. A fee of one dol
 lar shall be paid for each such per
 init and said permit shall be valid continuously after issue unless it shall be suspended or revoked by
 the Judge of the Recorders Court.
 At all street and highway inter
 sections the vehicle approaching at
 the drivers right-hand side shall have the right of way to cross the
 ;pt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31
OTHER FUNDS

''The chapter has contributed over $2,WO to other miscellaneous objects as loi'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-31

R. B. Smyer yesterday.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
CREDIT THE FEDERAL
RESERVE SYSTEM

Reports of bank earning for
the year 10 10, just following the
close of a war that rocked the
world for almost half a decade,
are a new and eloquent tribute
to the Federal Reserve System
under which the financial institu-
tons of the country have been
operating since 1914. That there
should have been no failures or
panics or depression in a period
when the country was turning
from the business of war to the
pursuits of peace; when the i'm
mense debts incurred in the con-
flict with Germany were at their
maximum; when four million OF
men were being replaced in the
industries from which they were
drawn to fill the army and navy,
is without parallel, but that this
very time was one of prosperity
and soundness beyond COMPARE
son is no less than marvellous.
The figures are the most start
ing testimony at once Of the
Federal Reserve Systems meal
culable value and of the nations
wonderful position. Gross earn
ings of the banking institutions.
the Comptroller of the Currency
reports, were $1,000 900 in
1919. In the same twelve months
their net profits were approxi1 |
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
mately $500, 600, 900. These fjg.

mately $500, 600, 900. These fig
ures testify not only to the
healthfulness of business and
industry in the past year. They
are an earnest of the prosperity
of the year to come.
Who of all the cities of the
Federal Reserve System when it
was in process of creation would
propose its disestablishment now
in the face of the facts?
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
ada's Coal REGIONS,

Csnada has the only Two coal regions
on the seacoasts of North America,
The btunntus coal of Nova Scotia is
estimated Ia last 100 Years hat Of
Vancouver Island has been operated
since 1850.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06
Friday, February s, 1920

!
Governor Bicket says he's for
Hoover.
Uncle Sam has nearly taken
the count.
Well. even at tina, its less than
ninety days to May Day
Hoover looks ike the one best
bet for Democratic success.
Ii seems the Senate can nell
Their reject nor ratify the Peace
Treaty.
We hope the Doctors are right
and the Flu has lost its
grippe
1t looks like Reed and Borah
would be willing to sign now
that Germany has.
The ground hog in our opinion
has COMPOUNDED the most sceph-
cal of his opponents.
From the way both parties
look at it that compulsory service
issue must be loaded.
If the wool growers get only
s5.75 for the wool in a mans
suit, it is very evident that some-
one gets fleeced beside the sheep
No one can say that the for
mer German General Staff is not
popular, with France, Belgium
anu Englan9 falling all over
themselves in their eagerness
to have them come to their re-
spective capitals
Bonds of the Irish Republic
are redeemable six months after
British troops are Withdrawn from
territory of the Republic OF ..e-
land" or, in other words about
the same time they begin to cash
Confeduate money.
The Board of Trade had it's
first meeting last Friday night. |
It sounded its first note, "A
Hotel for Jackson - Northamp- |
ton Progress Hope is not as
flat as the notes we've been
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06

All cards of thanks. resolutions OF re-
spect, etc, etc. will be charged for 1t
the rate of one cent per word. Cash
must accompany article in all cases ef'
cept here customer has . regular &c.
count. No insertions made for less
than rs cents.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06

All communications should DO
addressed to the Herald Publishing Co.
Persons wishing return of mss, must IN
all cases enclose stamps.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06

Entered As Second Class Matter April
3, 1914, at the Post Office At Roanoke
Rapids, North Carolina, under Act OF
March 8, 1879.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06

THE Board of Trade had its
first meeting last Friday night.
It sounded its first note, "A
Hotel for Jackson :" Northamp-
ton Progress Hope is not as
flat as the notes we've been
emitting these last five years.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06

Well, even at tina; its less than
ninety days to May Day.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06

Hoover looks like the one best
bet for Democratic success.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06

Ii seems the Senate can nell
Their reject nor ratify the Peace
Treaty.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06

We hope the Doctors are right
and the Flu" has lost its
grippe.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-02-06

Governor Bicket says he's for
Hoover.
Uncle Sam has nearly taken
the count.