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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30
FAST MESSENGERS
 MAKE GOOD MONEY
Telegraph Boys Who Hustle Getting
 Twenty eight Dollars a Week

The boast of d self-made man that he started as a messenger boy might not be inconsistent, according to Thomas D. Jackson. manager of the Postal Tele- graph service in Birmingham. For mes senger boys, working on commission, plus salary basis. earn on an average ,of $2s week.
 As in every other line of business, the
 successful messenger boy is the hustler. Salary earned depenes on the number of messages delivered The scale of pay is based on distance which the message Is carried. Birmingham is divided into zones with varying rates in each for the messenger When telegrams go to Wood- lawn. East Lake or other places of g like distance. the messenger get the full charge on the delivery.
 The busiest season of the year when the boys make the most is from October to March. A messenger boy is happy dur ing large political campaigns and ''pIu- tocratic" salaries are earned.
 MT. Jackson says the pay of his mes sergers frequently runs as high as S0. which does not include tips and extras
 for carrying packages on which the of-
 See has no way of keeping record | It would seem that the boys realize tha. | they can earn by carrying messages 1 and are eager to secure the jobs Girls. too. frequently apply for the positions, but they are not hired except in branch
 offices In large buildings. The work. es- pecially In cold or rainy weather. Is not suitable for girls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30
BESSEMER
he se.semer manager of circulation i. C. E. Moor.

Bessemer, July -(Special)-The commercial department of the telephone and telegraph company has been moved into the new building and has estab- lished it's quarters there. The new building Is one of the most attractive in the city and has been completed for about two weeks. The commercial de- partment has been established in it's permanent quarters in time for the business of the first of the month. and all business will be transacted there.
 The office is on the first floor and has been fitted up most attractfvely. It will be some time before the operat- ing room will be moved on account of a delay in getting the switchboard es- tablished. Work on the conduit for the underground cable is nearing com pletion and the contractors are ex- pected at an carly date to take charge of the work relative to establishing the switchboard in the new building. ac- cordng to the resident manager of the company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30
FAREWELL RECEPTION

Rev M. 10. kittrick was the honoree at farewell reception given in his honor by the members of St. Aloysious Altar Society in the auditorium of the school building on Sixth avenue Tues day evening. There was large gather ing of the friends of Father Kittrck. who had come to be with him on the eve of his departure from the city to make his home in Ensley.
 The hall was very attractive for the occasion with midsummer flowers, vines and ferns, and the ladies of the Altar Society received the guests. Dur ing the evening Father Kittrick was presented with handsome hand em bossed leather purse by Mrs. R. L. leigler in behalf of the members of the society. John Hagerty presented the re- tiring priest with a generous check as a gift from the men of the parish.
 There were a number of talks made, expressing sincere regret over Father kittrick leaving Bessemer and wishing him success in his new work. He re- sponded with feeling. and stated with what reluctance he left the city, but explained that he was answering the call of duty. A delicious ice course was served.
 The Civic Improvement League will
  o'clock Friday afternoon. In the ab- sence of Mrs. w. W. Holligsworth from the city, Mrs R. w. Waldrop will act as the presiding officer and leader of the club. Members are requested to at tend the meeting.
 Miss Willie Lee Smith will entertain Friday afternoon at her home on Fourth avenue in honor of her house guest. Miss Mary Alma Kirkpatrick of Russellville, Ky.
 Dr. and Mrs F. N. Harris have re- turned from visit to points in Geor gia, Tennessee and north labama.
 C. l.. and Charles Odell have returned from a visit to their father in Georgia.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. T. Huey will leave Friday to spend their vacation at St. Simons Island.
 Mrs. w. E. McWilliams. Sr., and Mrs. Sterling Floyd left Thursday for Clair- mont Springs. where they will spend several days They will be joined for the weekend by MT. McWilliams and MT. Floyd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30
NAH. SERVICE,

A discussion of better mai service for the city was the principal topic for speakers at the weekly luncheon e. the Rotary Club Thursday. which was held at the residence of Mrs. I. E. Taylor.
 A. A. Golson, acting postmaster, was a guest of the club. and heartily indorsed the proposition of the Rotary Club to make an effort to have the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company transfer one mail daily to Birmingham early in the afternoon to make connec- ton with the afternoon trains leaving Birmingham.
 Lee Moody. a member of the county advisory board. made an interesting talk in regard to county roads. and the diff faculties facing the county officials. i, The members of the club decided to 1 invite the members of the Rotary Club to be their guests at their next lunch con, which will be held on Thursday
 evening at the residence of Mrs. Tay-
 Tor, on Clarendon avenue. The luncheon
 was thoroughly pleasant and much en- joyed by the members
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30
MOORE IS ELECTED
 CAPTAIN OF COMPANY,
Succeeds Baldwin as Leader of Con- pany c

J. O. Moore. fomerly first lieutenant of Company K. Alabama national guard. has. been unanimously elected captain of Company c, filling the va cancy left by Capt. William L. Bald win. Captain Baldwin is now major oi the Birmingham battalion.
 Captain Moore is an old service man serving in the army, the navy and tbe marine corps. He is one of the crack rifle shots of the district and has won several medals by his craftsmanship
 Compulsory drill will be held by all of the companies of national guard to prepare for the state encampment The encampment will be held this year at Anniston. beginning August 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30
Studio Cora Chap

The many friends of Maj. Hugh B. Craig will be pleased to know that he has accepted a position with the South- ern Bell Telephone Company and will be stationed at New orleans as assist ant traffic chic. Major Craig's tele- phone experience was gained through his work in the army. He had charge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30
BROWN-W WILLIAMSON

A pretty home wedding took place last night when Miss Agnes Park VII liamson and MT. William Brown were united in marriage at the home of the brides parents, MT and Mrs James Williamson. 2312 Avenue D, Ensley, the Rev. J. E. Hixson, pastor of the Fair field Presbyterian Church. officiating. The attendants were: Miss Josephine Williamson sister of the bride and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30
JOE THOMAS

Funeral services were held for Joe Thomas, aged 49 years, at the residence Thursday afternoon at o'clock, Rev. F. o. Heller officiating. Myrtle Lin ton Lodge, Knights of Pythias, of whom the deceased was member, attended in body. Mr. Thomas was pioneer citizen of the city, and there was a very
 large attendance of friends at the fu- neral.
 The esteem in which he was held by the employees of the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry Company was shown by a voluntary offering of the men for s125 for floral offerings. Only a portion was spent for flowers. and the remainder will be used in showing their appreciation of MT. Thomas services for the company in another way. Inter- ment was made at Cedar Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30
Peru Celebrates
Hs AaseaiaiaA Rrsse

Lima, Peru. July 2s.-Today wit messed the commencement of the cele- bration of the centenary of Peru's in- dependence. American and British wa.ships in Callao fired salutes of twenty-one guns in honor of the occa- sion. Detachments of marines from the respective squadrons participated in celebrations in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30
SCHOOL CENSITS

The school census has about been completed, according to Prof. l.. l.. Vann, who has the matter in charge, and he will be ready to make report about the latter part of the week. Sev- eral workers have been employed in taking the school census of the city un-
 der the direction of Prof Vann, and have spent the past three weeks in numerating the scholastic population. MT. Vann is of the opinion that there will be a considerable increase over
 that of last year, when he also had charge of the enumeration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30

The members and friends of the First Presbyterian Church, of which Rev C.. B. Tombs is pastor, will meet in get together social at the church Monday evening, beginning at o'clock. A pro- gramme has been arranged, at the con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30

Mir. Hugh Brown, the groom's brother. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Mrs. Ava Williamson played the wedding march, and pre- vious to the ceremony James OHare sang 70 Promise Me-,
 A reception was given following the Mrs. James Williamson pre- siding over the punch bowl and punch was served by Misses Velma Totten, Elizabeth Smith; Pearl, Agnes and Jen- nie Williamson.
 The young couple left last night on a wedding trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30

The music school that has been taught by Riley brothers at the Jones' boro Methodist church will be conclud- ed\ on Friday evening with concert. The school has been in progress for the past three weeks, and splendid pro- gramme has been arranged by the pupils, who numbered about 100 In addition, there will be several we'll known voealists of the district to talk ?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30

The Age-Herald maintains spe- cial representatives in Bessemer. Mrs. H. L. Bains is correspond ent, to whom news items should be given. Phone Bessemer 612-J. Phone Bessemer 697.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30

part in the concert on Friday evening. Ine concert will begin at o'clock sharp and large attendance is ex- pected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30

clusion of. which ice cream will be served. The affair will be entirely free and the public is invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30
For the Good of
 the Community

D INGING down the corridors of time IN will go that exclamation of James Bowr0n: You can't move Red Noun tain."
 Great steel mills iron furnaces and plants where iron and steel are converted into manifold shapes, cover the land scape, blackening it with cloud by day and fire by night and bringing wealth on wealth to Alabamians.
 But they are here not by mans unaided ingenuity, but because nature proclaimed their habitat when she filled the disap- bearing foothills of the Appalachian range with iron ore and placed coal and lime stone in parallel layers.
 Mr. Bowron expressed it all when he said at civic meeting in the Hillman years ago: "You can move every mill and furnace we now have and we survive, be- cause you cannot move Red Mountain" Why have makers of cast iron pipe clustered in Alabama? Because here they are closest to the pig iron made from the greatest proximity of raw material and, therefore, surest of being regularly sup piled at lowest price. That is all there is to it.
 The most remarkable industrial phe- nomenon of the year has been the build ing of new and sanitary pipe shops in Ala bama sufficient to double an output that already made this state rank first in the nation.
 Sanitary pipe is the pipe which plumb CTS use; it goes into every house that IS built in the land. A district that is supreme in the production of universal necessity has supremacy that IS lndestructlble.
 Two great Chicago sanitary pipe con- cerns have recently secured an Alabama end Stringer Bros, Chicago have taken over a factory site in Gadsden and the Wolff Manufacturing Company Chicago, has formed Birmingham connection.
 The Iron City, Kilby and Birmingham Pipe and Fittings companies are Blrmlng- hams new ones. Bessemer has the lmpe- rial and another. Talladega built new and larger one Anniston added four to hers in the past year, the Emory and Eastman recently coming in.
 This Alabama sanitary pipe goes to every state in the union Itis better known than other makes on the Pacific coast Cuba takes it regularly. Latin America wants 1t.
 It does not require an enormous amount of money to go into this business. About S100,00 will build cozy, sanitary shop. It is an elastic business. When pipe is not especially wanted, it can make castings that are wanted
 
 These little pipe shops are modest in- dividually, but in the aggregate they rep resent the consumption of the make of several blast furnaces, under whose towering stacks they nestle.
 But the point is: They are here and they are multiplying here because nature placed iron and coal and dolomite side by side in Jones valley. That is what Ala bamians should never forget. Whenever they approach forgetting the God that gave them what they have made of His gifts, they should look over toward Red Mountain and recall themselves to them selves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30

of all the construction and maintenance of the lines for the sixth corps.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30
SWIMMING POOL


 | Work on the Ensley swimming pool is dry weather is making it possible to ] walls of the first pool are being com- | in a short while. When this work is completed the bath houses and bleachers will be constructed The excavating of the second pool has been finished and the concrete work on it will be started immediately. Ensley people are eagerly looking forward to having an at home swim before the summer is over.
 Mir and Mrs, J. w. Minor and family have returned from a two weeks stay at Camp Walton.
 Miss Azzellee Burks has returned from a visit to friends at Wilsonville, Ala.
 Mrs l.. F. Brubaker and sons, Laurens and Edward, left yesterday for visit to relatives in Tennessee
 Miss Gladys Syx is visiting in Akron. o. and will later visit Columbus and points east.
 The Loyal Women's Class of the Ems ley Christ's Church will give a birth day social at the home of Mrs. J. ]. Pike, 390) Avenue G. Friday afternoon. All members of the church are invited
 The members of the Plunket Memorial Church and Sunday school picncked at East Lake yesterday. Following the picnic lunch the amusements of the park were enjoyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-30

D INGING down the corridors of time IN will go that exclamation of James Bowrm: You can't move Red Noun tain"
The Washington times., 1920-09-02
MAURICE SHANNON NOW
RESTS WITHOUT SALARY
Connie Mack, for Second Time, Finds
Red-topped Lad Too Darned
Temperamental.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. Maurice
Shannon has been suspended without
salary for the remainder OF the sea-
son by Connie Mack. who has become
tired OF his temperamental perform
ances since coming to the shihe Park
outft from Clark Grifnth's Washing
ton club.
Shannon Is not for sale nor trade
said Connie today. II expect to take
him South with me next spring. but
he'll have to come 10 me and explain
a lot OF things in order to come. He
ought to be wonderful shortstop.
but his ways on the field are making
him enemies everywhere and running
him as a player"
shannon started off in nne style
when he came back from washing
ton. Then he began quitting and
soon the fans were on him. He be-
came even worse under the raz1ing
from the bleachers and, Tuesday. after
receiving his salary, he went home
without permission.
The Washington times., 1920-09-02
EXTERMlNATOR TO RACE
ON MARYLAND TRACKS

SARATOGA SPRINGS. n. Y, Sept. =.
Willis Sbsrps Kilmer Is aufh"rlty
for the statement that his great Nc
Gee gelding, Exterminator. which haG
just won two $4,000 races at Winf-
sor-the Windsor Jockey Club hendi-
cap and the Hendrie Memorial Cup
Is to ship from Saratoga to Havre de
Grace early in September tn be pre-
pared for enga cement in the $1,000
Hartford county handicap and IN"
$4,000 Havre de Grace hanJicap
races OF one mile and sixteenth
and one mile and a fur ong that VIII
be salient features of the Scot amber
meeting of the Harfori Agricultural
ard breeders Association.
Fxterminator was on the market
for spell and Mr.. ktlmer turn,d
down orfers Of 100000 and S45.o00 fof
him In spite of the fact that he % q
Relding. But the BinShampton
sportsman has decided now that En-
terminator shall not be sold. He wili
race at Havre de Grace, Laurel Park
ard Pimlico this fall and then go
into winter quarters At Remiik nall
farm in Middlesex county. va.
Next season white Mr.. kilmer ts
touring the world on mis- prNste
yacht. Exterminator viii be rae n :
over the Maryland, New 2rhnknt
Canadian circuits. -
The Washington times., 1920-09-02
STARS EXTENDED
IN TENNIS MATCHES
Johnston Meets Williams While
TiIden Plays Richards and
Garland Tackles Watson.

FOREST HILLS. l. l., Sept. =
william NJ Johnston. national tennis
singles champion. faced his hardest
test of the present national tourna-
ment at the west side Tennis Club here
today when he met Richard Norris
Williams I'd, twice winner OF . the
championship.
williams yesterday defeated Wills
e. Davis with apparent ease while
Johnston was forced to the utmost
to bring down Nathaniel w. Niles, the
Boston veteran.
williams has gone through the
tourney TO the fourth round with a
hard match to win every day, while
Johnston has had easier opponents.
This. 1t is contended. has placed Will
liams on edge for the big effort today.
The other two Davis cup players,
William r. Tilden. I'd, and Charles ,.
Garland are still in the running.
Garland plays Watson M. Wash
burn, the New Yorker, who has dis
played some excellent tennis through
this tournament
Tilden has a harder match on his
hands-his opponent being vincent
Richards. the youngster from lon-
kers. N. Y. Last spring Tilden de-
feated Richards in the finals for the
indoor championship and a year ago
last spring T'lden lost 10 the fonkerS
phenom in the same event. Richar1s
has been playing marvelously Wen
and undoubtedly will give the Phil-
adelphia crack a workout.
The Washington times., 1920-09-02
SECOND ROUND ON
IN INDEPENDENTS
Silver Springs and Winston A. c.
Players GrappIe at Union
Park Today.
~ BRYAN MORSE.

The second round OF the Down and
Out series in the Independent scram-
BILE begins at Union Park today. Ten
teams have been eliminated from the
struggle and the series has narrowed
down to eight contestants. These
teams will meet in four games.
Today the fast Winston A. c. team
meets the Silver Spring OUTFIT. nine
composed mostly of Navy players.
Dick Woodward stands behind the
windpad and calls 'em for the strug-
glers.
Tomorrow the Mohawk Athletic
Club and the Government Printing
Office nine will play. The G p. 0.
may be weakened somewhat by the
fact that several players will be with
the Shops nine In the Navy-Shops en-
gagement in the Union Station Park.
Saturday the Shamrock Athletic
Club engages the Brookland Athletic
Club. There will be a layoff Sunday
and Monday Next Tuesday the
Rapid A. c. and the Congressional a.
C. will battle.
Following this series of four games
four winners will come through.
These teams will play games next
WeuneSQdy anu anu HtNt
Friday the Anal game OF the Down
and Out series will be staged. The
winner will play the winner of the
interleasue series for the city
championship and the cup donated by
The Washington Times.
The fact that Shops was playing in
the league contest yesterday took
several Peerless players away from
that team, "Patterson's own as
they are called drew an to o de-
feat from the Congress'onals as Tony
Demma and his collection of Com
gressionals slammed seven hits and
backed up the "Wop" hurler in fine
shape: Demma allowed five hits
famed four and walked but one.
Aside from the players generally
well known on the sandlots the inde-
pendent games have opened UP pos
sibilities and uncovered several first
class players. In the main the
players are youngsters and several
have shown a deal of promise.
Washington fans have been used to
watching the same players for
several years. Many new faces have
made an appearance in the independ-
ent series and no less than twenty
Ave unusually good baseball prospects
have been seen.
The Washington times., 1920-09-02
INDIANS ARE BACK
LEADING SCRAMBLE
Bob LaMotte Must Have Felt at
Home in His First Game
With Griffmen.

Bob La Motto must have felt right
at home in his frat game in the Amer
lean League. Wonder II he thought
himself playing in a big league con-
test. Certainly the Tampa shortstop.
green as he is. fitted well into the pic
ture, for that's the kind OF game II
was, with the Cleveland Indians win
ninG, 3 t. g. AS the White Sox were
taking a whaling at the same time,
the Indians are today once more lead
| ing the pennart race.
"Duster" Mails started for the In
dians. He failed to last two innings
Guy Morton followed and though In
clined to be wobbly in spots. managed
to go the rest of the route.
Jose Acosta started for the Grtfs
| He. too, faded away from sight in less
than two frames. Zachary followes
for a lacing, and then Harry Courtney
completed the mound task for the day
| in fair fashion.
The Indians, keeping close watch OF
the erring scoreboard, piled all over
the Washington pitchers. Larry Gard
ncr kicked two doubles and triple
into the distance. Jameson ana
Speaker each connected for triples.
In all. they collected fourteen safe
whacks
Real insight into the reason for tha
lowly position OF the Washington club
was afforded by a peek at the bullpen
| in the seventh inning. Biemtller was
warming up. His receiver WAS SIT
TING DOWN
The Washington times., 1920-09-02
ROBINS AND WHITE S0X
LOSE PLACES IN FRONT
Reds Hop Ahead in Old League. With
Indians Once More First in
American.

The Brooklyn Robins are no longer
leading the National League. And
neither are the White SoX showing
the way TO the seven other clubs in
the American League race. Both VIII
bert Robinson's flock and Kid Glea-
soi's American League champions
were bumped from their coveted pcsi-
tjops as the results of yesterday s
base BALL happenings.
The Reds defeated the Boston
Graves and regained the lead in tn"
National League. as the Robins were
forced to remain idle on account NJ
rain.
The Giants lost their fourth straight
game to the Pirates, but are only two
and a half games behind the world S
champions. The .belated rush OF the
Pirates has carried them TO within
fifteen points OF the Giants.
The Cleveland Indians resumed the
lead in the American League by de-
featinR the Griffmen, while the Red
Sox were taking another fall out OF
rhe White Sox. The Indians are -four
points in front OF the Chicago team
The Yankees gained few points
by beating the Browns. HuEgins' sth-
letes arc only seven points behind the
Indians and two in the rear OF the
White SoN.