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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08

For the benefit of well-meaning critics of Birmingham streets, especially Twen- tieth street, south, I will say Twentieth street. south, is still part of the north and south county highway and as such is under the supervision of the Jefferson county board of revenue, and not the city commission" Commissioner Burruss continued. Tt is the duty of the board to look after this street under the law. It is true a futile attempt, which is now null and void, according to the city att tcrney, was. made by the board of rev. enue to change the north and south high way from Twentieth to Twenty-first street. However. this move was never concurred in by the city, and Twentieth street, south. remains a portion of the county highway.
 UP TO COUNTY
 "I realize the above statement is con- trary to the belief of many people who have not been acquainted with the facts. would suggest that persons wishing to complain about the condition of the north and south or east and west high ways do so to the board of revenue
 For the enlightenment of those who are complaining about other streets, we
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
TELEPHONE PEOPLE HOLD CONVENTION Employees In Exchanges of Nine States Here Discussing
 the Service

More than half a hundred delegates who represent the employees of the Cum berland and the Southern Bell Telephone company, composing southern group of nine states assembled in the ballroom of the T'utwiler hotel yesterday morn ing for the opening of their annual con vention.
 The object of the meeting, according to L. D. Sharp of Atlanta. Ga. president of the organization, is to try and work out ideas which will better conditions both for the employe and the employer.
 President Sharp opened the convention yesterday morning with a short address in which he told of the greatly increas- ing efficiency of the telephone workers throughout the south.
 H. M Askew, also of Atlanta. secre- tary of the association, called the atten- tion of the delegates to number of routine matters which were soons dis posed of The secretary also stated the convention really would not be started until this morning and would probably last today and tomorrow
 States representede in the gathering are: North Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia, Florida, Alabama Mississippi. Louisiana, Tennessee and Kentucky,
 Among the delegates who registered with the secretary yesterday morning are: H. M. Askew, Atlanta; l.. D. Sharp, Atlanta; Mrs Lydia M. Roberts, Padu- cah Ky: T. J. Arnold, Atlanta Mrs. Nj. K. Chowning. Frankfort, Ky; Hugh o. Connally, Atlanta; Harry NJ Wood ward, Atlanta; s. A. Morley. Atlanta; E. L. Melvin, Birmingham; Miss Caroline Hicks. Birmingham; T. F. Wilcox, At lanta; G. F, Morris, Atlanta; J. C. Me Manus. Charlotte. N. C.; J. c. Cutts. Greensboro, N. C.; w. P. Cantwell. Charleston, s. C.. Mrs. Goldie Dean, Charlotte, N. C.: J. II. Roscoe, Savannah, Ga; E. N. Albea, Augusta, Ga Mrs. Waffle Wade, Savannah, Ga; w. D. Byers, Savannah, Ga. L. A. Farmer. New Orleans; Miss Edelle Little. Clarlss- dale, Miss; George A. Landry, New Orleans; J. c, FliDpn, Plaquemine, La J w. Armstrong, Nashville, Tenn; Mrs. Martha Trofter. Knoxville Tenn; w. J. Toanerlin, Springfield, Tenn; H. c. Brewer Memphis, Tenn; c. B. Watson Winchester. Ky. and A. T. Ramsey, Louisville, Ky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08

George Nj. Bragan and J. A. Flanders, motorcycle scouts of the Birmingham police force, will receive a reward of sl 800 from the city of Wilmington and the state of Delaware, offered for the capture of Lem Price. a negro of des- perate character, who had been sentenced to death in that state and escaped from the prison about year ago.
 Officers Bragan and Flanders captured Price in Birmingham some weeks ago as a vagrant and burglar. His finger prints were examined by H. B. Brown and II. H. Sullivan, finger print experts of the city detective department, and he was identified as the negro wanted Tn the Delaware city. Delaware officers came to Birmingham, identified the DTS oner and took him back. By order ot the court, he was executed on the day following his arrival in Wilmington, controversy between Officers Bra gan and Flanders and Detectives Brown and Sullivan as to who Is entitled tu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
Commissioners Say Police
 Win Award for Lem Price Caught Wilmington Kier-Detectives Identify Prisoner -$1 500 Involved in Controversy-Negro Hanged
 Day After He Got to Delaware

the reward has arisen and both sides have presented their claims to Commts- sioner John IT, Taylor of the public safety department.
 The detectives claim the reward be- cause they, having taken the finger prints, discovered that Price was the criminal wanted The motorcycle men claim the reward because they caught the prisoner and brought him to the jail. The officers did not even know that d reward was offered for him until it was discovered who the prisoner was. After identifying Price, the detectives had him removed to the county jail and swore out warrant for him without the knowledge of the officers who ha1 arrested him.
 After hearing the witnesses as pre- sented to them informally by Commis- soner Taylor, members of the city com mission decided that . Officers Bragan and Flanders were entitled to the re- ward.
 So far the check for the reward has not arrived in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
EVENTS OF. TODAY
 IN BIRMINGHAM
Statement to Comptroller
 (Condensed) Monday Novernher lE 1Qz0
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"SHOP EkRLY.o
 Annual convention of the Southeast ern Association of Dyers and Cleaners at the Tutwiler hotel
 Birmingham Exchange club luncheon nt 1 o'clock at the Southern club. Alabama Poultry show all this week at 1719 Second avenue. north. Telephone operators' annual conven- xion in session at the Tutwiler hotel. Doll basar in the Ledger building, First avenue and Twenty-first street.
 ADJUSTMENTS Lyric--keith vaudeville and pictures, Loew's Bijou--Vaudeville and pic- lures.
 strand-Alice Brady. in ~The New York Idea"
 Trianon--Dougias Fairbanks. in "The Mark of Zoro."
 Alcazar-Pauline Frederick, in ~Ma- dame X.o
 Rialto-Zane Grey's s'The U. F. Trail.s Princess-<Vanishing Daggers." Odeon--Elmo Lincoln, in 'SThe F1nm- ing Disk,
 "SHOP EARLY"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
ALL WORK|NGFOR
 AIR MAIL ROUTE Civilians Appoint Dr. Shropshire Delegate to Meeting In
 Washington

pr. Courtney w. Shropshire president of the International Association of Civi- tan Clubs. yesterday was appointed a special representative of the Birming- ham Civitan club to go to Washington and help make the proposed air mail route between Birmingham and Chicago a reality.
 pr. Shropshire was appointed yester- day afternoon at a special meeting of the board of directors of the Brming- ham Civitan club. and is making ar engagements to leave the city next Sun day for Washington
 In Washington Dr. Shropshire will join forces with Charles L. Harold. of the Birmingham Civic Association, and d representative from the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. who will be in Washington next week to try and get the air mail route between Chicago and Birmingham established at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08

are doing good bit of repairing in the city, and will do much more when the spring opens up. On account of the in adequacy of the present maintenance fund. even though it was doubled in sce last budget. the streets will not be put in first-class condition for several years. Compared to the streets of other ct1eA which have grown as rapidly and are an equal size, the streets of Birmingham are remarkably good. It will take five times as much money as we have for the upkeep of the streets at the present time and ten times as many men to keep Blr mingham thoroughfares in perfect con- dtion.
 MATTER OF MONEY
 "On account of the small amount of money we have, the repairs must be confined largely to the arterlal streets, spending as little as possible on side streets and alleys. It is true every street should be repaired and kept in good con. dition, but I defy wizard to do it on the appropriations which l now have.
 Birmingham streets have deprecatN' very noticeaby in the last seven or eight years, and il will take a large expendi- ture for several years to come to restore them to good condition and fix the ones which are still topped with the original soil and have never really been built.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08

Did you ever dream when you were a it was Christmas morning and every dream that you had ever had before had been made to come true?
 Did you ever dream when you were a little boy that you walked up and it was Christmas morning and the house had been buried in an avalanche of candy and cake and other good things?
 Did you ever dream after you grew up but what's the use? Look in at the Doll bazar and you will realize that it is pos sfbe for those very dreams to come true. The things there leave nothing to be de- sired by a little girl and nothing in the way of eats to be desired by the little boy.
 Every known variety of doll. all the pretty clothes for dolls and little girls and the avalanche of candy, not to men ton the cake, jelly. james, pickles. pre- serves and other goodies to excite the appetite of the growing boy are there for sale in the booths.
 And the thing works both ways. By making ones own little children happy one can also see that the little unfor- tunates who must go to the Children s Hospital are happy and comfortable dur ing the yea 1921. The money realized will go to them.
 Whatever happens to be the ambition of the little girl nearest the hearts or any Birmingham man or woman can be gratified, for there are dollies that walk. and dollies that talk and those who cry for their manrInas.
 Birmingham society girls have made dainty little clothes for the dolls The doll clothes booth is filled with every known garment in the various doll sizes. And that isn't all, there is a booth there with exquisite lingerie for the winter or spring bride and many dainty things for the deiDutante
 Yestereday Miss Charlotte Black, flor ist of Birmingham, presented the candy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
103 MEN CAUGHT IN VAGRANT ROUNDUP Finger Prints Taken of All Suspects-City Detectives
 to Continue Raids

In the effort to rid Birmingham of the criminal element a raid was made on the downtown pool rooms and other resorts yesterday after noon with the result that 1O3 ar rests were made. Of this number, S5 were negroes.
 An Investigation of the men arr rested was held by the officers Last : night. and those able to prove that they were employed or had a legit- imate means of support were per mitted to go. Finger-print experts took prints of 62 of the prisoners, whom the officers felt would pear further investigation. A number of those arrested were found to have had previous criminal rec Ords.
 Officers stated last night that s@noaters' were found from many distant states. A record of each case investigated was made by the officers and filed with Sergeant Giles of the detective force. The officers have been instructed to follow up the investigation, and If those released are found within few days to be sitll unemployed they will again be brought to court.
 The work was started yesterday afternoon about o'clock. and will be continued until the city is rid of all vagrants. officers said last night. All of the arrests were made by plain clothes men from the detective department. More ar- rests will follow today, and each day thereafter until all of the vn- grants have found employment or left town. It is said that many of those released last night by the officers have already left the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
ARMY INVESTMENTS

Alabama boys who enlisted in the army yesterday were: Alfred McKin. ney Huntsville; Luther McGyire. River Falls; Joe Rogers. Rutledge; Grady Parrish Enterprise; Grisson Bird Montgomery; Noah Hayth, Hokes Bluff; Nelson Thrift. Mineral Springs Arthur Vickery. Phil Campbell, Ala Jesse Borough Leeds: Leslie Gwalt- ney and Wesley Hamrin. Birmingham Tom Siglet, Dothan; Claude McNutt Fort Payne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
ElGHT-HOUR ORDINANCE

Discussion of the adoption of pro- posed ordinance for an S-hour day for all employees of the city consumed the meeting of the city commission. held yes terday morning. On motion of Commits sioner 1T. P. Burruss the matter was passed over until next Tuesday for final action. The ordinance was referred to
 the city attorney.
 It was announced that the ordinance
 will be voted on next week and at that
 time any opposition will be given hear
 irg. Members of the commission ex- pressed themselves as in favor of an S-hour day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
METAL MEN MEET

The Southern Metal Trades asso- citation will hold its semi-annual meet ing in Birmingham today.
 This evening in the Southern club a dinner will be rendered by the pig iron and other metal interests of the district to the visitors.
 Matters discussed today will be largely of a routine and technical na- ture. such as contracts with employees. The Alabama association will be well represented at the gathering and 1t Is probable that it will affiliate with the larger body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
Schools fn Close

Birmingham schools will close for the Christmas holidays tns year on Thurs day, December 23. and will reopen on January for work, giving the children a to-day holiday.
 Announcement of the holiday dates was made by Dr. J. IT, Phillips Tuesday Where special exercises have been planned they will be held in time for the class to be dismissed at the regular hour Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
SOUTHERN CLUES
 ANNUAL ELECTION

The annual banquet and election of officers of the Southern club will be held in the ballroom of the club to- night at s o'clock. The reports of the retiring officials will be read and new officers for the coming year will De chosen.
 The retiring president. 1t is under stood, has some figures which he wilI make public which will show how much the Southern club has come to the front during the past year. There will also be an election of new board of governors. A
 In addition to the banquet, after the election of officers q special musical programme has been arranged. All those interested are requested to be on time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
WILL NOT FREEZE

John A. Darden, former represen tative of Coosa county. and attorney at Good water, was in town Monday and yester- day on business matters. Mr. Darden is also editor and publisher of The Good water Enterprise.
 'Everyone in our section is very much disappointed on account of low-priceI farm products" MT. Darden stated, but at the same time our farmers have n living at home. so far as the necessaries of life are concerned, and can cut wood for fuel and will not freeze during the winter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
Euery Known Variety OF
 DoH On Display at Bazar

booth with a doll cradle filled with
 Ophelia roses to be sold for the benefit
 of the Children's Hospital. The cradle
 is an individual contribution. It will dec- | crate the candy booth today and will be sold during the afternoon. All day long yesterday the space be- tween the booths teemed with people bent on securing Christmas presents for loved ones The fancy work booth and che bcoth- for children's clothes were thronged with eager patrons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
Dr. Dobbs Sneaker

Dr. J. R. Dobbs of the First Baptist church will be the speaker at the Sum day Young Mems Christian association meeting for men this week at the Strand theatre. Dr. Dobbs has not yet an nounced his subject. but those who at tend the meetings regularly have been looking forward to his address for some time.
 The West End quartet will furnish the special music
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
Returned tn Georgia

Lonny Allen, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, was ar rested last night and will be returned to Atlanta today in charge of Detective Tom Cartwright. Allen, who was ar rested upon instruction of the Georgia attorney general, will return without pa- pers officers said last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
TeH Reyenue Board, Says Burruss, About
 Twentieth St., South
Street Commissioner Also Says it Will Ttake Years to Bring Birmingham Highways up to Standard Desired, and Whole Lot More Money Than He
 Has to Spend on Them

Deuged with complaints from citizens against the bad don of Twentieth street. south and other streets Commits soner H. Buuss yesterday stated that the upkeep of Tweneth street south the business the county board The streets of Birmingham bad repair and will
 remain until there large maintenance fund created for the building and upkeep of city streets he said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
MINERS STRIKE IN ALABAMA THING Of
 PAST, SAYS MOORE
Appeal to Keep Up Fight Is But a Bid of the Agitators to Be Kept on Pay
 Roll, He Says

The miners strike in Alabama is a thing of the past, so far as the coal operators are concerned, according to Walter Moore, who issued a statement yesterday in response to that sent out from Indianapolis Sunday night.
 If you will observe the record of coal production in this district, published weekly" said MT. Moore. you will see that there is. no real strike now at the coal mines of Alabama; that the output is normal. and that the market is fully supplied with fuel. The utterance of the United Mine Workers of last Sun day, echoed by the paid agita tors of this district, is like the wall of the dy- ing swan.
 True, it is that q goodly number of misled miners :n Alabama are idly awaiting their time, awaiting fulfill ment of the false promises held out to them by the salaried agitators, who sit in comfortable offices. sign the pay roll house themselves in luxurious homes and hotels, and shed crocodile tears over the uncomfortable conditions of the men, women and children who are misled and duped by their promises of annihilation of all property rights of the coal OperatOrS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
DUPED MINERS

''The places of these duped miners have been filled by new men, who reap satisfaction by their labor, and rejoice at the opportunity to find employment; and if women and children are suffer ing as the Armenians, the saliaried ag- itators are to blame. and upon them must fall the averaging hand of omnipo- tence when the roll is called. Alabama has never asked for and never will ask for succor as do the Armenians.
 The public should know and under stand the truth in regard to compen- sations for mine labor in this district as compared with other mining distrcts of the Unted States. The report of the United States geological survey this weak states that labor costs in the cen tral competitive region, which produced SS per cent of the coal mined by these operators, was IT cents ton below the average labor cost for all districts. while in the southern region, which produced per cent of the total tonnage considered, the labor cost was 76 per cent a ton above the average.
 This is a contradiction of the oft repeated assertion by the local agita tors that the Alabama coal miner is underpaid. as compared with the miners of other fields.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
Alamo Farm Light Plant

Mr. Farmer-your opportunity --the one you have been waiting for Here is greatest bargain ever offered. We are going to sell at distributors cost, limited number of Alamo Farm Light Plants.
 If you have been contemplat- ing buying . light plant for coun. try home get in touch with us. The Alamo fs nationally known" The plants are new (never uncrated) and carry the regular factory guarantee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
Security Savings & Loan Co.

Assets $651 .4so.66 2109 2d Avenue Birmiu g ham. Ala. F. W. Dixon, J. C. Bryant,
 President Sec'y. and Treas. per cent paid on savings, per cent on time certificates. Write call for free literature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
NEW CONTRACT


 Much has been said about a new
 contract prepared by the operators for
 the working miners. It is not new. It
 is a contract that guarantees to the
 miner full pay of 1920 to April. 1922, no
 matter how much greater becomes the
 purchasing value of the dollar. Already prices of supplies are fast falling, and
 long before this contract expires, it Is fair to presume that food and clothing
 can be purchased at 30 per cent less than they could be at the beginning of the contract. In other words, the pur- chasing power of one dollar may be doubled What fairer proportion could be made?
 Although there is really no strike
 now. the soldiers on duty in this field
 should remain for a time, because idle
 ness is the most serious incentive to
 crime, to interference with industrial
 progress, to the destruction of property
 and life. and this army of idlers, en- couraged by the paid agitators, who are hell bent on destroying the coal indus-
 try in Alabama, are today madly ready
 to destroy and kin. For many months
 now the agitators have kept the busi- ness interests of this community in a
 state of doubt and uncertainty as to the outcome of the strike. Aided by the strong arm of the state, the operators
 have been enabled to protect their
 property, to care for the willing work
 CTS, and to turn the wheels of industry. ASKING NO AID
 "The coal operators of Alabama are asking no aid from others. They only
 ask that the teacher the preacher, the
 laboring man, the business and the pro-
 fessional man. and all who love human liberty and civilization awaken to the condition by which we and the miners who do work are confronted. and guar antee to us the right to handle our own property regardless of interference by the misleaders of labor who are among
 us, the paidi agitators. who daily swear vengeance against the great industry which made possible the creation and growth of Birmingham and its environs. Today, the outlook for the coal in- dustry in Alabama is not discouraging. In fact. it is hopeful, yes, buoyant with promise. At home the demand Is nor nal. while the hands of foreign coun- tries are reaching across the broad waters fon the products of our mines; and the coal producers of Alabama de- serve to be sustained by the intelligent moral power of the public in the fight they have made and the victory they have won.
 ''lt is fact worthy of boast that we have whipped in the fight against out
 side. intermeddling and agitation. and
 have proven our ability to withstand the onslaughts of the enemy.
 "The announcement by the agitators that the fight has just begun is but an appeal for a retention of their names in the pay roll of the duped miners whose labor produces the funds. The miners strike is finished in Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-08
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