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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
FORMING CAVALRY
 TROOP FOR CITY Captain Carter at Work and Needs a Lieutenant and
 Forty Men

Plans are now being perfected where by Birmingham will have troop of cavalry at an early date.
 All equipment, including the horses, will be furnished by the government. The fair grounds will be used for drill and rifle practice
 This announcement was made yester- day by Capt. John C. Carter. la te Of the United States army. but who is now giving his time toward organizing the troop of cavalry in Birmingham.
 R. A. Brown. president of the State Fair association yesterday rendered the use of the stables at the fairgrounds as a housing place for the horses. The area inside the race track will be used as drilling grounds.
 Sixty local mon between the ages of IS and t5 years, will be recruited as members of the troop. Captain Garter stated yesterday that lieutenants commission was also awaiting some former lieutenant in the World war who could qualify and could give at least two nights a week to the duties of the position.
 Troop C. Alabama cavalry. will be its name. Already more than 20 men have filed their applications with Captain Carter and requested that they be con- sidered among the first to join.
 Captain Carter will be assisted by Lieut. James B. Rorie, World war vet eran. Anyone who would like to join the Birmingham troop is requested to call Hemlock T9S and evening after , o'clock<
 "The state Of Georgia >s the only state in the south besides Texas that has a troop of cavalry ill any form. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
COTTON CAMPAIGN
Judge Allen Tenders Luncheon to Cen.
 tral Committee of Campaign

A luncheon Is to be rendered the cesl- trai committee in charge of the rpe,a- pership campaign of the Alabama divi- sion Of the American Cotton association by Judge E. M. Allen, chairman at tie southern club today. In addition to The members of the committee, Jude Allen has also extended an invitation to g number Of prominent business men Of the city and county.
 Checks for s3. which pays for men persh in the association until Janudrs', 1922, are still coming in the mails to Judge Allen and Col T. 0. Smith. treas urer. and number have sent tho.r checks direct to W. R. Greene. state sec retary of the association. in Montgom- cry The checks are coming both from individuals and firms
 Information is coming in from the va r!ous precincts of the county that the committees named last week by Judge Allen are already at work making the r canvass and that practically all the ter ritory outside the city Of Birmingham will be thoroughly covered. Interest is increasing among the business men Of Birmingham and it Is expected that by the time the campaign closes on Novein- her l5 Jefferson county will be ready to report it's full quta of 200 members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
MUCH STEAM COAL: DOMESTIC SCARCE Weeks Figures Expected to Fall Off, Due to the Re-
 cent Election

There will be surplus of steam coal mined in Alabama this week. This be . came apparent yesterday. How much it will be is not determined. but, with production so large. it is certain there will be more steam coal offered than there will be immediate takers for.
 The production of last week will no. come mp to that of tae preceding week oh account of election day and the car shortage that was noted at seyela! mines It will probably fall to the 260,- oc0-ton mark. according to estimates.
 Domestic coal is much easier but there is no surplus there for the reason that the strike has been most pro ncunced in the domestic coal field. |. began there first and in consequenc toere never has been an accumulation oh yards. However, t:ie situation a such as to suggest sufficient to go aroun1 especially ii there is q liberal use of run of mine coal in the fur- naces
 The export coal market is absoIu.e- lv at standstll owing to the Cuban moratorium and other causes Tho4- sands of tons waiting on export are piled up al Mobile and Pensacola
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
.LAURENS BLOCH IS
 REPORTED VERY ILL
Underwent Operation Following Ap-
 pendicitis Attack Friday

Laurens Bloch. prominent business man, is seriously i'll at local hospital following an operation for appendicitis, which he underwent Friday morning
 MT. Bloch is proprietor of the Psrisian store on Third avenue. and is one of the most successful, business men in the city.
 He was apparently in excellent health on Thursday, last. and spent the day at his place of business. Early Friday morning he was seized with an acute attack of appendicitis He was hurried to the hospital and operated on. He seemed to rally from the operation and was doing very well until yesterday morning, when symptoms developed that alarmed his friends and relatives It is understood that his heart seemed to have become affected. Toward yester- day evening he rallid again and physi- clans al that time were hopeful that he would pull through. Tie chances seemed to be iT his ia TOT, although the serious ness of his condition was still apparent.
 His brother. sister and mother have been summoned to Birmingham by tele- gTa ph
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
JACKSONVILLE WILL
 KEEP THE SERVICE
Seaboard Trains to Continue. Thirty -eight Thousand Box
 cars Released for Use


 Jacksonville Ala. has again won its bout with the Seaboard Air Line rail way. The local passenger trains or that road, with stops at Jacksonville will be continued
 Yesterday the state public service commission at Montgomery again de- clined to annul these trains. The peo- pie of Jacksonville Were aided in theiI fight before the commission by the Bir- mingham Traffic bureau Assistant Manager Charles Jones. having helped in preparation and presentation of the case.
 The victory is said to be all the more pronounced in the light of the action of the Georgia utilities commission which allowed the locals between Pied mont and Atlanta to stop, while the To- calls between Piedmont and Birming ham are retained.
 Traffic officials are interested in the latest order of the interstate comm cree commission. which has released from the coal preferential order all gondolas with sides AZ inches or less in height and restricts for that preferential use only gondolas with sides of 42 or more inches in height It is understood tha this will release $500 more gondolas for other freight purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09

Mir. Dixon also states that Alabama has only eight building and. loan asso-
 citations throughout the state, while nearly every other southern state has at least ten times that number.
 dozen or more representatives of building and loan associations in other cities in the south will be present at the Biring gham Civic Associati ton tonight at o'clock, when MT Kicks will dis cuss the solution of the housing prob
 lem in Birmingham.
 Word has been received from the chambers of commerce of Decatur, Gadsden and Sheffield and from Clyde Hendrix of Decatur. president of the Tennessee Banking system. to the ef- feet that they would attend the meet ing in Birmingham tonight.
 An Address of welcome will be deliv- cred by Dr. N. A. Barrett president of the board of city commissioners. and B. II. Hartsfield, president of the Bir- mingham Civic Association. after which MT. Kicks will deliver his address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
EVENTS OF TODAY
 IN BIRMINGHAM

kiwanis club luncheon at 1 o'clock ., the Tutwiler.
 Community club luncheon at f2:3s o'clock at Southern club. Central committee cotton campaign luncheon at Southern.
 ADJUSTMENTS Lyric--Aeith vaudeville and pictures. Loew's Bijou-vaudeville and pie tDres.
 Strand-Ethel Clayton, in "A City Sparrow"
 Trianon-"Twin Beds.- AIcazar--<sThe Stea1ers.- RialtO-Naz1moya. in "Madame Pea Cock.
 Princess-<sWhirJvvin Odeon--EimO Lincoln, Tn "Under Crimson skies.- Miles School of Dancins--Daneing from to 12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09

upon presentation to the treasurer of the county will be honored and paid.
 It is further altered in tho natitson that
 NOT CLEAR IN TITLE
 the act approved Octouert 6 .J-D is A contravention of Section 45 of Article 4 Of the constitution of Alabama in that the titie of said act contains more than one subject, for that it undertakes 10 authorize the sale or disposition of bonds at less than the face value of sad bonds. and then undertakes to authorize the board of revenue and other governing boards to reimburse contractors for money paid into the county treasury an1 that said act is further violatiye of said section in that that part of said act au- thorlzlng the said reimbursement of said contractors is not clearly embraced in the title.
 The petition further alleged that inc act approved October Is violation of Section A of Article of said constitu ton of Alabama in that it authorized the county of Jefferson or the board of rev enue thereof to grant public money in aid of individuals, associations or cor porations
 'njunr fnn q pcs ma hA,r- ing and that the defendants be per petually enjoined. from issuing, drawing or directing he ' ap n zar such purpose and from passing any resolutions authorizing the issuance ot such warrants.
 TO PAY CONTRACTORS s While the injunction was being iss,,ed the board of revenue was in session and adopted the resolution authorizing the board to pay S5oo0o to the contractors who had paid into the county treasury money co va e1 ta h, rf r e. tween the market price and the face value of the bonds sold. Vines, Gwin and Bivens voting yes, and Huey and Cioe voting no All memhkrs of the board were served with copies of the injunc- tion after the resolution had been adopted.
 Resolutions authorizing the presden, to borrow s76,Oo0 were adopted by the board at it's meeting yesterday. This money, according to the resolutions. will be used to maintain the ordinary ex- penses of the county and to provide funds with which to pay certain matur- ing warrants of Jefferson county and for refunding warrants
 The resolution authorizing the borrow ing of s100,000 to bear s per cent interest and payable in February, 1921, was adopted, all members with the exception of Cloe voting for it's passage The other resolution, authorizing the board to sell s76,ooo of refunding warrants. which bear 6 per cent interest and were due Noveni- Der 5, was unanimously adopted. w. E Cloe gave as his reason for failing Co vote for the former that be was op- posed to borrowing any money and pay ing 8 per cent for it.
 According to both resolutions. the money was borrowed in anticipation ol the collection of taxes levied for the ifs cal year beginning October l. 1919 an1 ending September 30 1920
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
KILLED BY LIVE WIRE

P. C. Dunlap. aged 10. received a fatal electric shock Saturday afternoon while playing at the home of his parents. Mir and Mrs. Ellis Dunlap. of Germania Tho boy is said to have been playing wita a telephone wire which came into contact with hish-powered wire from over head He died almost instantly.
 des his parents. he is survived by one brother Turner Dunlap. age three years. Funeral services were i,eld from the Elinwood chapel Monday afternoon. Burial was at Elmwood cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09

The petition set out that durins th. year 1920. after February I6. the board ot revenue undertook to sell and disnoso O. SW,oo face value bonds of Jefferson county. bearing interest Of , Der cent per annum, at the par value thereof agreeing at the time of said sale og bonds to allow and pay to tbc hrotsrs or oi oherage concerns making or esfectinY Y ssld sale commission of 10 per cent of the lace value of said bonds that k the sum of s50OOO
 It IS alleged that of the said SsO.Oo0 paid into the treasury of the county as the nominal consideration and purcha SC price Of said bonds the amount of s45o. rOl ana no more was paid by the purchasers 9i said bonds, the balance, s5o.0oo was paid in by certain contractors for tbe oomg Of certain work for the county with the intention and agreement that the said board of revenue would dra w Us warrant on the treasurer of Jeffer son county, in favor of said broker or brokerage concern for the sum of $50 600 iotninaiiy as commission for selling the bonds.
 rms It IS alleged, was with the agree ment and understanding that the brokers or brokerage concern should and would 'ay the whole of said sum of s5O0OO to alo contractors who had advanced and paid the same in order to make it ap-
 ear that the bonds had been sold at par value thereof
 POWER TO SELL BONDS
 me petition ayers that the power of .he board of revenue to thus sell said ponds for sum of s500,0oO. but in fact. for the sum of s450,OO0 being inc final amount which would be paid into and rest In the treasury of said county of jefferson was questioned and denied. and m suit regularly instituted for the 'urpose of determining the right and power of the board of reyenue to sell said bonds for less than the face value thereof, or pay the said commission for the sale of said bonds, it was decided by ne supreme court of Alabama that the board of revenue was without power to 2r authority to sell or dispose of said ponds for less than their par value. or to pay said commission for and on account of the sale
 The act passed by the Alabama legis- ature at it's special session allowing counties and municipalities having 15o DoO inhabitants or more, according to the last federal census. to sell bonds at the best price obtainable. but in no case shall They sell bonds below 95 per cent of the par value, and authorizing governing bodies in such counties to reimburse con tractors, who within nine months prior to the approval of the act have paid into the treasury of such bodies money equivalent to the difference between the market price and face value of bonds sold is set out in the petition.
 The petitioner ayers that the board of revenue under and by virtue of provis- ions of such act proposes to draw a war rant of warrants for the sum of $50, ,0ol on the treasurer of the county in favor of the contractors who advanced and paid the s50,000 into the treasury. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
- -. .e.--------------------- KIWAMiANlS LUNCHEON

Today kiwanians will have an Armis- fice i'a~ p-e~ra nrne at he regular weekly luncheon at the Tutwiler at ] o'clock.
 There Will be a number of featur 8 among them an address by Wake Rrower or Amer ricanism As We werf Taught II over There.r and one by nr C. C. Daniel. president of Birminghs m Southern college on "Americanism Al We Would Like to Teach It''
 Q. G. Erickson VIII have charge aF the music and will sing a solo.
 Rev Middleton $. Barnwell. presi- dent of the club, urges every mem ae
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
Building and Loan Meeting
 Tonight Expected to Start
 Boom In Home Construction
Dixon Thinks the Discussion of the Subject by Kicks of New Orleans Will Open the Way for the Estab- lishment Here of Branch Offices
 and New Companies

building and loan associations be zed open branch offices in Birmingham at early dae
 This announcement made yesterday by F. w. Dixon, president of the Security Savings and Loan company MT. Dixon that he bases his opinion the fact that when Phil G. Kicks of New Orleans president of the United States League of Building and Loan associations who will speak Birmingham tonight investigates the building conditions of certain city and reports favoraby that is that building and loan associations other cities will be interested
 at;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
DEMENT GREET WINNER
Former Huntsville Man Reelected In
 Fl Paso After Exciting Contest

News has reached Birmingham of the election of ". Dement, Greet as county clerk of Fl Paso county. Texas. by handsome plurality. after one of the most exciting campaigns they have ever had in the Mexican border city The entire local democratic ticket was victorious. but the county went against Cox for President
 Mir. Greet was born and reared in Huntsville and has many friends in Alabama who will be interested to hear the outcome of Tuesday's contest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
Board of Reuenue Restrained From
 Assuring Warrants

Temporary injunction restraining Jerry Gwn president the board of revenue Thomas E. Huey w. B. Coe Bvens and B. Vines and the board of of Jefferson county from issuing drawing directing drawing or the passage of resolutions authorizing the any warrants pares contractors associations poraons under the the act of October G. 1920 was M sued yesterday morning by Judge Hugh the chan cery division of the circuit court
 R. G. Hewitt taxpayer filed the petition for the writ of i'm junction, ~ ~ iN 'it VI ii-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
= KING OF BELGIUM
 EXTENDS HIS THANKS

Dy. Courtney W. Shropshire. president H International civitan received ca iestan yesterday from the King of igir, thanking the organization for tiie | ssage Of congratulation. The able a.5 follows:
 "Cable Govt. Brussels. T. irteg ltional Association of Cjvifan
 Illus Birmingham. Ala
 4he King is deeply touelied by the se iire nts which have inspired your 'efer8l I thank you sincerely for this pIaclaus attention.
 CFi Er OF THE KINGS cABINET.@
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
NEW STORE

Permit was issued bv the city build- ing department to Frank E Spain to build brick store at Tenth avenue. south. and Twenty second street al Il cost Of s4000 A. NJ. Thorpe contrac- tor. will have charge of the building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09

said Captain Carter. ''and Birmin hau should by all means have one if fsf uo other reason than to beat Atlanta 10 the state of Georgia out of the honor,
 "I will not have any trouble getting enough men for the troop. but what [ want is a bunch of real men who are not afraid of a little hard drilling and practice once in a while. would pre- fer that they know how to ride but this need not hold any good men back because We can quickly teach them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09

MT. Dixon. who was instrumental in bringing MT. Kicks to Birmingham, says that he expects great things to re- suit from his visit.
 A STARTER
 'I am quite sure that at least one new building and loan association will probably open a branch office in Bir- mingham as the result of MT. Kicks visit" said Mir. Dixon. "and I am sure that all these representatives of other building and loan associations who are coming here to hear him speak will be favorably impressed with the city at whole state of Alabama is far be any other state in the south in the ri4u- ber of building and loan assocat M and I think that 1t will be more a9 likely that several of them will ei fish themselves ip Birmingham i1 as lnext few months.
 1 That is also my opinion for housing solution in Birmingham. l building and loan associations ir ha | city will mean that many more lid- ings will be erected, and I am ite sure that that will be what Mir. ts will indorse at the meeting tonigh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
Alamo Farm Light Plant

Mir. Farmer-your opportunity the one you have been waiting for Here Is greatest bargain ever offered We are going to sell at disssrfutors cost, a limited number of Alamo Farm Light Plants.
 If you have been contempiat- ing buy5hg light plant for coun- try home get in touch with us. ''Ths Alamo h nationally known- The pha1ts are new (never uncratsd) and carry the regular factory guarantee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
PERSONAL

Robert E. Lee. who for the past two years has been connected with a film exchange in Atlanta, has returned .o tle city and will enter business here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-09
FOURTH RED CROSS ROLL CALL PLANS One Hundred Women to Man Booths on First Day of
 Enrolment

Pians for conducting the fourth Red cross roll call in this city are going steadily forward, according to an ncuncement at headquarters on the mezzanine floor of the Jefferson Coun- " Bank building Monday. The first cay Of the enrolment, which comes on Armistice Day, it was announced, will sec more than 100 women manning the booths that will be stationed in all of the office buildings and many of tie department stores
 According to plans as announced nj headquarters Monday, Mrs. S. I. Led better. Jr. will be chairman of the Womens work the opening day of the roll call, with the following ladies in charge of the booths Mrs. Leon Never First National bank building. Mrs l.. fancey. Brown-M Marx building, Mrs. John D. McNeel, Jefferson County bank ruilding; Mrs Charles Denegre. Elm pire building; Mrs. j. NJ. Webb, Bir- iningham Trust and Savings bank Building; Mrs. Gaston Torrance and Mrs. George Hughes. American Trust building; Mrs. Ida Adams Saks'; Mrs ft. X. Preston, Caheen's: Mrs. A. w Porter. Drennen's. There will be eight tc twelve workers at each booth.
 Mrs. Frank Bell has been placed in charge of committee that will busy itself during the enrolment by calling on large number of citizens and ask them to become members of the Red Cross, 1t was-stated
 w. J Slaughter. chairman of the speakers bureau, reports that all of the ministers of the, city are cooper ating heartily with him in every way oY becoming members of the speakers committee. He states that they prom isc their support in making addresses tc the various organizatio of the city and at numerous industrial plants.
 All of the civic organizations that meet for weekly luncheons will have roll call speakers on their pro grammes this week, it was announced There follows list of these cluubs, with the speakers assigned to each:
 Today, Community club, Frank Dom. mick general chairman of the roll call in Greater Birmingham.
 Today, Kiwanis club, Judge William F Fort.
 Wednesday Rotary club, Judge Hugh 4 Locke.
 Wednesday, Exchange club. commi,- sioner John R. Hornady
 Friday. Civitan club, Frank Dom mick.
 It was announced at headquarters that the luncheon of the Civitan club on Friday will be strictly Red Cross roll call affair.
 Marriage Licenses
 The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office of the probate judge:
 Robert Magness and Miss Ludie Rouse.
 E.. E. Gibbs and Miss sudie Lora Vines.
 Joe Ferlesi and Miss Mary Raia. J. V. McComas and Miss Annie Sim mons.
 B. l. Meadows and Miss Mary Ann Kostelnik.
 William p. Shelley and Miss Mary Helen Mizell.
 Willie H. Watson and Miss Evelyn Rollins.
 H. E. Hammond and Miss Hattie Pass. George B. Layne and Miss May Bran don.
 James M. Kemp and Miss Annie Owens.
 Charles Fillmore Harris and Miss Mary Wright.
 Clarence J Belew and Miss Maebelle Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-05
CLEARING HEADLIGHT
| ON AUTOS OPPOSED
Change in Traffic Regulations
Sought by City Club
Committee.

Revision of traffic regulations in the
District SO as to eliminate the glar-
ing headlight nuisance will be sought
by special committee appointed by
the public safety group of the City
club at u meeting last night in the
clubhouse. The need for such changes
in automobile regulations was point
ed out by Capt. Albert j. Headley. In
charge of the traffic squad of the
police department.
&. II. Warrington was made CHAIR
man of this special committee. Other
Moran. John L. Cammack. Hugh w:
Barr, John II. Small. S. b. Carry and
G. c. Dismukes,
The report OF the committee is ex-
pected to contain recomm endations
that a public hearing before the Dis
trict Commissioners be called for the
purpose of discussing the need Tor
headlight regulations. w. Pearce Kay
ner. Chairman of the public safety
group, announced that it is the hope
Of the members that such a hearing
may be granted before September and
that the necessary revision OF rules
may be IN effect before January l. II
the plans of the group are success
full. every motorist who applies Tor
license plates next January will be
compelled to have his car equipped
with approved lenses. much the Same
as is now done in Mary ana.
Capt Headiey also empnaslIeu tne
ned for a traffic court in the District.
He called on the City Club to AID IN
preventing street accidents, pointing
ont that the cooperation OF peaes-
TRANS and motorists alike Is essen
tIai,