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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
CITY WOULD BUY
 THE WATERWORKS
 AT RIGHT PRICE
Proposition That Has Been Discussed So Long Is Draw ing to Head as Officials
 Enter Conferences

Members of the city commits sion spent most of yesterday working out the details of a short time contract whereby they will be able to acquire by purchase the property of the Birmingham Waterworks com pany in the next few weeks or months, Commissioner J. Ellis Brown announced at the close of the conference yesterday afternoon.
 So pressing was the matter of the sioners had no time to spend consult ing or talking about the proposed raise in car fares, soon to be heard before the Alabama Public Service commission.
 RUSHING CONTRACT
 The proposed raise in rates of the Birmingham Waterworks company will come up before the public service commission Monday and we are trying to have suitable contract completed and tentative arrangements for acquir- ing the property made by the time the hearing is opened" said MT. Brown.
 'erhe city does not want to resort to condemnation proceedings, but prefers to acquire the property by purchase" Commissioner Brown stated. No con tract will be made that interferes with the purchase of the property"
 The commissioners and waterworks officials were in session behind closed doors from 10 o'clock in the morning until o'clock last evening with about an hour off for lunch. It is probable the commi ssioners and officials of the waterworks company will be in confer the matter is settled, city officials an- nounced yesterday.
 IN CONFERENCE
 The city was represented in the con- ferences yesterday by the commission- CTS. Julian Kendrick, city engineer, I. w. Ross, consulting engineer, and Judge Horace c. Wilkinson. special att torney. The waterworks company was represented by it's officials, LeRoy Percy and Gus Benners, attorneys.
 No definite conclusions have yet been reached, although the waterworks com pany has made tentative proposition which is now being gone over by the city engineer and other officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
FOOD PRICES HERE
 SHOW SIGNS NOW
 OF COMING DOWN
Quotations In Some Retail Shops Are Somewhat Lower Than a Few Weeks Ago.
 Some Are on Way Up

Birmingham housekeepers are now receiving more value for their money.
 Retail grocers during the past three weeks have made reductions in nearly every line. Meat has been affected most, but even flour and canned goods have sustained a slight decrease, too.
 Poultry ard eggs are about the only commodities on the market which are daily purchased by the housewife and which have not sustained a decrease of even fraction of cent.
 Eggs have been steadily advancing for the past three weeks. Strictly fresh eggs are being sold by the retail gro- cerymen at from 7s to s5 cents g. dozen. Storage eggs are selling at or near 70 cents dozen.
 Retail merchants report loose meal is being sold at from 1 to cents ger pound. ,- Meal in pound boxes is sold for s and 10 cents q pound. Best grades of flour are selling at s1,65 to s1.S5. Grist is priced at from 8 to 10 cents per pound.
 Rest grades of fresh butter are sell ing at from 60 to so cents pound. Compound lard at from IA to 16 cents pound. Other grades of lard at from Is to 2l cents a pound.
 Turkeys are plentiful in Birmng- ham at present Dozens or more of wholesale and retail merchants have great supplies of them on hand waiting for the holiday buying season to start Prices at present are from 55 to 65 cents per pound.
 The supply Of hens and fryers is scarce. Hens are being sold by the retail merchants at from 35 to 45 cents a pound. Fryers are sold at retail at from 40 to 50 cents pound Cocks are g to 80 cents pound and stags are 3o to 45 cents per pound. Red snapper fish. IS being sold by retail dealers at from 90 to B cents per pound. Oysters are $3.50 to s3.75 a gallon. Mullet is 14 to 15 cents a pound
 Recent reductions have been made in the price of meats Meat prices as quoted by several of the leading down town butchers yesterday are as fol- lows: Round steak, 40 cents a pound; pork chops, 35 cents a pound; break fast bacon at 20 to 35 cents a pound stew beef at from 10 to 15 cents a pound; pork ham at so cents a pound smoked ham at S5 cents pound white or salt meat at 23 to 25 cents a pound; ; T bone steaks at 50 cents a pound : sirloin steaks at f5 cents a pound: weiners at 20 cents a pound spare ribs at p cents 8 pound; hog brains at l , cents a pound: chuck steak at 20 10 % cents a pound, and pure pork sausage ] at 40 cents per pound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
LABORATORY BUSY

In the city laboratories during the month of November there were 3.2s2 dias- nestle and prophyiactic procedures in stisuted.
 Of this number z sputum specimens were examined for tuberculosis, II were found positive. Seven animal heads were examined for rabies, two were found pos tive, one was decomposed and could not be examined and the others showed neg alive reports. There were 22 exanina- tions for hookworm, showing three pos tive cases.
 During the month 21 patients registered for the pasteur treatment against rabies and l2 of the treatments were completed Typhoid vaccine was administered to 8 patients tctanus anti-toxine was given tc one and 123 were vacclnated against smallpox.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
DOLL BAZAAR
Meeting of Chairmen of Committees Called to Complete Arrangements.

Mrs D. U. Sims. chairman of the Don
 Bazar. has called final meeting of all chairmen of committees this afternoon at ? o'clock on the mezzanine floor of the Tutwiler hotel. At this time final re- ports will be made on the work of all committees ard final instructions for the opening of the bazar Tuesday morning will bs given. Mrs. Sims urges that all , members be present.
 Posters prepared by the school children of Birmingham and Jefferson county have been distributed. Mrs. Olive Rich ardscn has been in charge of this work
 ana ',as sent The r ,jessener. Ers- ley. Pratt City, Fairfield and every other section of the county. The movie slides which were designed and painted by Miss Hannah Elliott and Miss Dorothy Ket-
 tig. have been sent to all theatres, and
 will be sl;oivp to remind the movie fans
 that the Doll f'azar will be open on Tues
 day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
CUPID VISITS OFFICE
 OF PROHIBITION AGENT

While N l.. Pierce, federal prohibition enforcement officer, was on a raid, Cupid paid a visit to his office in the federal building and carried away his secretary, Miss Beulah Pinson, who married Glenn P Hardy, chief yeoman in the UniteJ States navy.
 Mrs Hardy returned to work yester- day morning and surprised NJ. Pierce by telling him sine had changed he- name. That was the first he knew of tie eddng, which occurred at the home of the Rev. W. G. Walton. pastor of the orwood Presbyterian church.
 Mir Hardy will leave on December ll for Los Angeles, where he is stationed, but Mrs. Hardy will not join him for several months. She expects to contiisus. her work until she leaves to join her husband
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
Who Wants a Turkey?

In Geiger to he Alabama citizens, they may even come to Birming- ham to live one day. It can be cns- lily seen that the people of Bir- minghnm have proprietary inter- est In their welfare.
 Right here at Christmas time, when a turkey is at premium. they are offering to swap turkey for Il warm cont. Could anybody resist the ingenuity of such an offer:
 Their mother. Mrs. Lillian Welsh, is n widow lady, and her chief pos- sessions are the little girls and healthy flock of turkeys. The wife of the good doctor of Gciger sug- gested that there were any number of little girls In Birmingham who would he glad to swap n coat for turkey, md so the story wns told
 will you give your last yenr's coat for n nice fat turkeys
 For particulars ns to the age of the little girls, size of the turkeys and other things about the trans action, Mrs. Welsh may he found at the address given above, Geigcr, Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office of the judge of probate:
 Robert l.. McAIister and Miss Emma Eliza beth Reeder
 John Cooper and Miss Mabel Cunning ham.
 C. c. Sullivan and Mrs. Etta Aust J. H. Nabors and Miss eJanette Leh. man.
 Archie Mayfeld and Miss Nola Barr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
SPECIAL SERVICE

Rabbi Jacob I. Mendelsohn will ad- dress the young folks at their service tonight at o'clock at the Knesseth Israel synagogue. Louis Friedman will read the service.
 The Knesseth Israel Sabbath school will celebrate the Feast of Dedication, Hamekah, the programme consisting or musical selections, recitations and ad- dresses, in which nearly every class of the 12 classes of the school will be represented. The celebration will take place next Sunday evening, December s, at o'clock at the Knesseth Israel synagogue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
L.P|z|Tz CHAIRMAN RETAIL MERCHANTS Local Merchant Heads County Division of State
 Association

Louis Pizitz, one of the most prominent merchants of Bir- mingham, has been elected chairman of the Jefferson County division, Retail Mer- chants Association of Ala bama, Inc, and has accepted the post.
 MT. Pizitzs election followed the res ignation of Ira r. Randall as chairman n of the board, and is regarded by mer- chants as particularly happy selec- tion. Sol Caheen, W. J. Adams and Fe- lix M. Drennen were named committee to notify MT. Pizitz of his selection to the chairmanship of the local unit of the state association. The committee called on the new chairman late Thurs day afternoon and received his assur- ances that he would give his time to the work.
 T regard this as an opportunity for service to the public, especially, and to the merchants of Birmingham and Ala bama," said MT. Pizitz. 'I appreciate the honor Birmingham and Jefferson county merchants have conferred upon me by placing me at the head of their local organization, and l will bend my energies toward the end that the best interests of the public and the mer- chants be served"
 SERVED COMMUNITY
 Mir. Pizitz has served the community in various capacities. notably as chair man of the state memorial building drive which he helped make a success. Merchants throughout this district are pleased with his selection. according to word reaching headquarters of the Re- tail Merchants Association of Alabama, Inc.
 ..The Jefferson county unit could not have chosen more wisely than it did when it named MT. Pizitz,' said Sol Caheen who has been very active in the work of the association MT. Pizitz combines energy with ability and aegressiveness, and when these quail ties are put together in one man. it means that something will be done by that man. I am more than pleased with the selection of a chairman for this unit"
 MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
 Following the election of MT. Pizitz to the chairmanship of the Jefferson county unit, the board of control of the division yesterday afternoon discussed at length plans for furthering the work of the association in this county membership campaign which has been waged for the past week has resulted in the addition of 160 new members in the associa tion, it was reported.
 Committees from the Jefferson county division will take the field early next week to continue the work of se- curing additional memberships in the association, under a decision or the board of control.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
Who wants n turkey: Don't nIl speak at once.

There are kiddies all over the world needing things; kiddies who arc cold; kidd1es who are hungry; those who are sick; those who gre Ionsome; those who nrc missing the love of mothers and fathers, md don't know why their little hearts are feeling so heavy since they have never hnd the thing they are missing.
 But over in Geiger. Alabama, right on the doorstep of this town, there nrc two little girls who wnlk every morning three miles to school and have no oyercoats to wrap up In.
 They have not thought of asking for charity, but they are willing to srap turkey for n nice warm coat any time. even if the coat has been worn and outgrown by the first lit- tie owner
 These little girls have curls and they have dimpies, md they can smile and be as appealing as my little girls. They are growing np
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03

The cotton has come from seven to eight different points, indicating that banks in that number of places hnve taken to the plan and pro- ducers are reaping the advantage. One inquiry was received from as far away as Geneva county. Cotton in that section will be handled by the Mobile warehouse of the company.
 Inquiry has also come in from Mississippi parties. who wish to know exactly how the warrant warehouse plan operates, with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03

Totals .$15, 056, ,500 $6,lS2,500
 Financial and industrial experts who have observed the character of the in- vestment of new money in corporate
 enterprise this year have expressed themselves as more gratified over the character of the investments than the amount. The amount Is pleas ing, they admit, but they declare them selves particularly satisfied with the manner of the investment.
 There have really been two records made-one in amount and the other in solidity and soundness of investment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
view to installing the same in the

view to installing the same in the
 adjoining state.
 Under the warrant warehouse plan heretofore explained in The Age-Her. ald, country banks are enabled to finance the cotton producer through having his cotton stored and insured in licensed warehouse and the bills ot exchange used in the transaction with the warehouse company become avail able for rediscount with the federal re- serve system.
 The plan seems to be meeting witl distinct success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
EVENTS OF TODAY
 IN BIRMINGHAM
ss4.44s.272.oo

~SHOP EARLY" Civftan club luncheon at 1 o'clock at the Southern club.
 ADJUSTMENTS Je1ferson-sIrene."
 Lyrfe-Keith vaudeville and pic- turea.
 Loew|s Bijou-vaudeville and pie tures.
 .Strand-GeorEe Melford's "Behold Ny Wife," sMIid-ChanncLs
 Alcazar-Hobart Bosworth. in "His Own Law."
 Rialto-Wiuiam Russell. In ~The Iron Rider,'' and Harold Lloyd, in "Get Out and Get Under.' Princess-"Pirate Yoco." Odeon-ElmO Lincoln. in "The FIam- ing Disk !"
 Miles School of Dancing-Dancins from to 12.
 ~SHOP EARLY.S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03

1920 INVESTMENT HERE I IS MORE THAN DOUBLE
 TWOPRECEDLNG YEARS
900 Set Work in II Months Birmingham Ob More Pleased by Enlargement of Institutions Here Than by Influx and Establishment of
 Many New Businesses

1920 has made high record for the investment of new capital in industry in the Birmingham district
 The total is 20 cent of the combined investment ot 1918 and 1919 and 143 cent of the investment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
PERSONAL

R. M Casy of Cary & Co, coal op- orators of Pensacola. Fla. spent sew eral days ir Birmingham tfis week in the interest of the coal export busi- ness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
Nelu Exchange Bill
 Plan For Cotton Is
 Stirring The Market

Eight to nine hundred bales of cotton have been received at the Birmingham warehouse of the Warrant Warehouse under the bill of exchange plan by which banks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
Alamo Farm Light Plant

MT. Farmer-your opportunity the one you have been wsiting 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 . light plant for coun. try home get in touch with us. me Alamo is nstionally kncwn." The plnnts arc nsw (never unerated) q nrTy the regular factory suAraptes-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-03
BY MONTHS

made and more making was practi- calIy nSsured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
New York Futures Qv AsseotateH press
American Cotton & Grain Exchange
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, September 1.-While bureau day" brought bullish crop sta : tistics to the cotton market, the trend of prices was lower in a decided way and in the late trading the market turned very weak, falling 200 points from the highest on Ocotber. Selling was due to the unfavorable accounts from England regarding the coal strike situation the favorable weather over the greater part of the belt and the con tinued softness of interior spot markets. The net results of the days trading were declines of 127 to l61 points.
 The trade looked for bearish condi- tion figures in the early session ana much selling was done on these expec- tations. Poor cables and the coal strike news prevented any support of conse- quence coming in while the effect of the good weather map was intensified by the forecast of dry weather for every state in the cotton region. Just prior to the bureau report, the market stood forty-nine to sixty-two points under the close of yesterday.
 The condition report of 67.5 per cent of normal indicating crop of 12,7SS, 900 bales was well under average ex- pectations and following it all early declines were recovered and prices sent to levels six to thirty-three points over the close of yesterday. The hard spot did not last long, as it attracted fresh selling in great volume. Values com menced to melt away in the late day, prices were at new low levels 157 to 167 points under the finals of yesterday, October fell to 2415c. which compared with 26.15c as high of the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
CROP REPORT FELL SHORT, CAUSING
 GENERAL SELLING
Closing Figures in Cotton Were the Lowest of the Day, With Declines of102 to 198
 Points
By Associated Press

New York. September 1.-The govern- ment's crop report fell short of expec- tations, but the rally it caused met neavy
 made new low records for the season late this afternoon. December contracts which had sold off to "A 4.s0c during the morning, jumped to 25.S5c on the crop report, but later sold at 24. 10c and closed at A 17c,. while the decline in October was checked at 2.50c by the maximum fluctu- ation rule.
 Closing prices were at nearly the low est point of the day, '~.th the market showing net decline of 102 to 19S points. The market opened unchanged to Is points lower, and sold 50 to 78 points be- low last nights closing figures during the middle of the morning. Private cables attributed weakness in Liverpool to more serious views of labor conditions, while there was southwestern selling here, which served to emphasize the further declines in southwestern spot markets yesterday.
 The south was reported to be selling very freely. While there was nothing to indicate any revival of trade demand, and the market soon turned weak again under renewed pressure, which became more dctiVe anu aggressive ds the pfeah made progress January sold off to 23 5Sc, with active months generally showing losses of 150 to 200 points from the high level of midday, near months being reia- lively easy.
 The government report, making the condition 67.5 and the indicated yield 12,- 7S3,0 900 bales, was considerably below the average of recent private reports and the weekly report of the weather bureau read bullish but except for covering there appeared to be very little support.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
Q. T. DOZIER

ITO the Editor of The kge-Herald:
 You are giving a lot of opinions and views on the roast one J. o. OConnor gave the city of Birmingham and the state of Alabama Will you please allow me space to say that the only thi11S the matter with OConnor is that he was ignorant of conditions in Birmingham. When he arrived here, he expected to find Big Tim OsHoolgan, the big boss at the court house'-and was disappoint- ed He also was shocked to learn that Terrence McSweeney was not mayor oi Birmingham, that Pat Flaherty' was not license collector that Jerry Moriarty was not street commissioner, and that Mike O'Shannaushay' was not chief of police here These revelations put him to Investigating and he further found that no public funds were donated to sectarian institutions in Birmingham, and that we had a great public school sys- tenn. with several million dollars being spent on the erection of two new high school buildings All of this was too much for O Connor and he then looked up 'Dinty Moore's' old place of business only to find that 'Dinty Moore had been legislated out of business in Alabama, and that Birmingham was a real Ameri- can city.
 Those who live here and do not real ize that they live in a great metropol- tan city of 200.000 souls, should travel a little, visit other cities of the same size and when they return to good old Birmingham they will thank ~~- that they live in the best city in America
 70. T. DOZIER.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
LROAD SHARE IDELY DIVERGENT 10 THE |NDUSTR|ALS
Prices In the Bond Market Were Mainly Higher, For
 elgn Issues Sharing With k Liberties
By Associated Frsss


 Ne" fork, September 1-Railroad and austrial shares again pursued widely
 ergent courses in the stock market to-
 " the former continuing to gain, while
 iatter for the most part, suffered fur.
 CT declines.
 SuyIng of rails again cehtered largely
 ound the preferred issues of the west
 and southwestern sections at gross
 IS of l to almost 4 points, with St
 As and San Francisco, St Louis and .lthwestern, Wabash, Wisconsin Gen. al Kansas City Southern and Missouri Hcif1c as the most prominent features.
 Ihere were occasional spurts in stand rd shares, notably the So-called Harri- lan and Hill groups, Canadian Pacific. eadng and several of the cheaper of the
 alers and eastern trunk lines at ad- ! ances of 1 to points.
 The financial difficulties of one of he minor automobile companies provided he bears with pretext for another drive sainst the motors and associated spe- ialties, in which oils also lost ground, fcessions ranging from l tc 3h points,
 In the several miscellaneous divisions, price movements were uneven, shipping, s9hacco and textile stocks inclinng to- ards improvement, while some of the less distinctive issues eased. Brisk rallies { sued towards the close, however when ( tall money, contrary to it's recent cus- tenn, dropped below the initial rate on beral offerings at ' per cent.
 Price tendencies in the bond market were mainly higher, foreign issues shar- irs with Liberty Bonds and rails Paris j rose 1 point and Dominion of Canada F1ss of 1881 advanced 1as. Total sales, par value, aggregated s9.575,OOo old United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-02
Condition of Cotton
Bv Associated Press

Washington, September 1.-Cotton continued to make unsatisfactory prog ress during the past week, due to lack of sufficient rainfall and dry. sun shiny weather, According to the na- tional weather ande crop bulletin issued today by the weather bureau.
 Progress was hindered in Oklahoma by insect pests; in Texas by heavy rains causing short fruiting; in Ar kansas by lack of sunshine and con- tinued showery' weather; in Mississippi, outside the delta counties. and Louisi- ana by unfavorable moisture and insect ravages, and in-South Carolina, outside the Piedmont district, through rot. shedding and rust
 Reports of some improvement were received from Georgia, but the condi- tion is still poor and the plants are not fruiting we'll the bulletin said. The crop made excellent progress in North Carolina, except in the southwest, which experienced heavy rains. Pick ing is progressing in Georgia and southern Alabama, the report said, and has started in south Carolina. Weevil continued to damage the crop in many sections of the belt.