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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
COMMISSION RAISES.
 HENDRICKS SALARY.
Municipal Engineer Is Too Valuable to See Taken
 Elsewhere

Feeling that the best interests of Bir- tention of City Engineer Julian Ken drick, the board of city commissioners announced yesterday morning that the engineers salary was raised from s.. GOO to 5000 per annum effective from March 1, 1920.
 The subject was officially presented before the commission some ten days ago by Commissioner H. P. Burruss, but the othe members of the board did not. at that time, concur in MT Bur russ views Several unofficial discus sions followed Then a number of of ters from other cities and several engi- neering concerns for MT. Hendricks s services began arriving.
 All the time the full membership of the board was favorably inclined to- ward the advance of the salary. but because of the present municipal fi- nancial stringency and the policy of retrenchment il was feared the raise could not be granted
 Finally the officials decided that in view O. Mir. Hendricks value as an engineer and his intimate Knowledge of the large engineering problems con fronting the city that it could i'll afford to lose his services or even part of his time, 1t having been proposed that MT Kendrick be allowed to take on out side work, so the matter was settled by increasing the salary 1.400 a year and retaining for Birmingham the engi- neers full time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
FOREIGN TRADE
 MEETING PLANNED
 BY LOCAL CHAMBER
Delegates to Foreign Trade Confer ence to Confer With Local Manu-
 lecturers and Business Men

On their way to the foreign trade conference in san Francisco the first week in May the eastern delegates will stop over in Birmingham for a talk with local manufacturers and business men on the subject of foreign trade In telegram to President Brown of the Chamber of Commerce. the secre- tary of the National Foreign Trade Council stated that the delegation would make a stop in Birmingham for a conference if it were desired that they do so.
 MT. Brown immediately upon receipt of the telegram wired an invitatio' to the delegation to stop here en route to the Pacific coast, and it is expected that they will do so.
 The telegram to Mir Brown. signe6 by Secretary C. K. Davis of the Na tional Foreign Trade Council New York. states:
 We contemplate running special cars to San Francisco trade conven tion through Birmingham first weeF in May. Tn view of the foreign trade interest now existing in Birmingham would it be worth while to stay ove- for few hours to have foreign trade meeting?.
 Arrangements will be made by the Chamber of Commerce for the enter tainment of the visitors while the, are in the city. and 1t Is probable that public meeting will bc held at which . number of short talks on the subjec' of foreign trade will be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
JAM AND CANDY ARE
 CITY SALE LEADERS
Government Food Taken by Citizens as Fast as
 Offered

Birmingham's third sale of~government provisions. at cost, went with swing when it started yesterday morning in the lobby of the city hall.
 All day long the store was packed with customers, and the stock reduced as rapidly as the cases could be opened ana the shelves replenished.
 In amount of sales the jam and canned goods led. both being pronounced as of the highest quality.
 There was quite a run on sweet choco- late. sold in boxes of about ten pounds each. for something less than g per box. The jam was sold as fast as the boxes could be opened.
 But as the city went in for four solid box cars of the merchandise there will be plenty left for the sale today. and very probably for another sale Monday, though the goods were taken, in all instances. just as fast as purchases could be made. D. F.. Mckinley, city purchasing agent, who engineered the government food, and Boston fish sales, is receiving the con- gratulations of citizens and city officials alike for his constructive thoughtfulness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
RU GS STOLEN FROM RH ODES CARROLL BUILDING RECOVERED
Two Persons Arrested on Charge of Receiving Stolen Property-Near ly One Thousand Dollars
 Worth of Rugs Stolen

Percy Coplon of 22l2 Eleventh avenue, north who was arrested and placed In the city jail Thursday afternoon by Detee- tives Dobyns and Walton on charge of buying. receiving and coRcealng stolen property was transferred to the county jail yesterday afternoon after a warrant had been sworn out before Judge Aber- nethy.
 According to the detectives. about ssoo worth of rugs and art squares were stolen from the Rhodes-Carfoll building Wednesday night. of which approximate ly s45o worth was found in Coplon's homs Several squares were also found in the home of J F. Howell 1se1,z Second ave- nue. who was placed il the county jail under the same charge.
 W. ]. Shinn was also lodged in the county jail under charge CT burglary and grand larceny. In connection with the theft of the rugs and squares
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13

War has broken out in the republi- can camp again. In the olden days of the black and tan and Ely white fac- tions war was always expected among Alabama republicans in a presidential year, but in recent times. since the elimination of the black and tan ele- ment from participation in elections, more or less harmony has prevailed in the ranks of the minority party.
 For a time it seemed that thes po- litical machine would run smoothly this year. with only a little friction here and there over presidential pref erences. But it was not to be. The organization sent out the edict some time ago that the fourteen delegates from Alabama to the national conven- tion should go uninstructed. All seemed serene up to that time.
 Then things began to happen. Gen. eral Leonard Wood had following ir the state that was active, vigorous and determined, and they went out for an instructed delegation They began a statewide canvass and, it is said, the republican voters were coming under the spell of General Woods workers.
 News of the headway made by the army officer, soon reached the or ganization leaders and theyf took stock of the situation. What they found was disquieting. There were evidences of a strong and growing Wood sentiment in all parts of the state that local leaders could not stem An instructed delegation seemed inevitable.
 Joseph O. Thompson of Birmingham manager for General Wood in Ala bama, 1t IS stated was building up 8 strong political machine that gave promise of upsetting the plans of the organization. If he succeeded in send ling, an instructed delegation to Chi cago, and this began to look like nor than mere possibility, the organiza tion leaders, according to one of them who declined to be quoted, realized tfis would give the Birmingham man 2 commanding position with Genera Wood in the event of his election. Il would make him dispenser of fedora patronage in Alabama a position oi no mean consideration. with his party in power at Washington
 When Frank H. Hitchcock assum ed the management of the Wood cam paign few days ago. it is stated the organization made representations tc him that caused a change in the man. agement of the Wood campaign fr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
STATE OPTICIANS
 . ID MEET IN D0THAN
Conference Here Tomor- rOw-Examinations Soon.
 Annual May Convention

Alabama opticians will hold their tenta- tive meeting planning for their annual convention in the Tutwiler hotel Sunday afternoon.
 It has been decided to Told the annual convention in Dothan this year. The con- vention days will be May IS and 19. the state organization meeting there for the first time, with a membership of 150.
 J. H. Finder of Birmingham, secretary treasurer of the state board of optometry and member of the board of directors of the Alabama State Optical Society, says the state board has decided to hold limited examination for members of the profession. under the new law, at the Dothan convention. in response to the request of some forty or fifty members.
 At the last meeting of the legislature the bill adopted covering examinations Tor members of this profession, provided that all must take tEe examination within two years after october 8, 1919.
 The limited examination to be held i'll Dothan is not compulsory, and no com pulsory examination will be held unt'i the expiration of the time designated py law, but any member of the proiessio-i who so desires may save time and acquire merit by taking the examination at the May meeting.
 II. ]. Tippett of Dotilan will be here tomorrow to confer with Mir Finder and other officials of the society about ar ranging the programme for the annual c ,nvention. and tttendsns to other pre- liminary details necessars in connection witt. the gathering.
 The members of the state board of op- tometry of Alabama are
 Fl. P. Mcdonald. Mobile, president; Hardwick Ruth. Montgomery. vice prest- dent: J. H. Finder. Bi-mingham, secre- tary treasurer. The association members are J. w. Taylor. Gadsden. H. J. Tippett, Dothan, and T. NJ. Rogers. legal adviser Birmingham.
 The officers of the Alabama State Op- ical Society, which is affiliated with the ,merican Optical Association. are: H. ''' McDonald. Mobile. president. Hardwick i auth. Montgomery, first vice-presidenf sergoe Bewig, Selma. second vice pres'- lent Thomas H.. Rogers. Birmingham. legal adviser: J W Taylor. Gadsde1, chairman of the campaig ign committee: J. II. Finder Birmingham. secretary-treas g. nrer All of these officers are members of the board of directors which also in cludes S. A Barson, Montgomery; E. c. Rohne Birmingham: ". F. Thomson Guntersville. and T. L. McGill. Selma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
FISH SALE SUCCESS
 FROM EVERY POINT Birmingham Housewives Besiege Car and Only
 5000 Pounds Remain

EnsIey people bought 5000 pounds of
 fresh fish yesterday, within few
 hours, buying the consignment from the
 express car sent there at the request
 of Commissioners J. Ellis Brown. as fast
 as the fish could be removed from the
 barrels.
 Yesterday being Friday, fish day. the
 inroads made on the express cars con
 tents at Fourth Avenue and Seventeenth
 street reduced the stock from nearly
 half a car to a scant 5000 pounds before
 the day was over. The remainder will
 be sold from the car today.
 City officials are highly pleased with
 the result of the experiment and ar ] engagements have been made with the Bay State Fish Company of Boston,
 Mass, to have another car here before l the elapse of two weeks.
 Because of the rapid disposal of the consignment 1t was Impossible to carry
 out the plan of taking the express car from point to point, but this very prob ably will be done when <the next cat arrives, toward the end of the month. The sales were greatly facilitated yesterday by the use of counters be- side the car so that a number of sales could be made at one time. instead oi selling from the doors Of the car only. Among citizens who had fish dinners and fish suppers yesterday from their purchases the concensus of opinion is that never were better fish sold in Birmingham, nor fish in better condi- tion Many of the varieties were entirely new to this part of the country and now Birmingham has acquired a taste for fresh whiting, cod. herring. had dock and one or two other sorts that will create an active market here for these fish for years to come. Richard Campbell, representative of the Bay State Company, says the sales here were made quicker and more pleasantly than in any town he has visited for the people he represents
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
JOHN H. BANKHEAD DECIDES NOT ID
 RUN FOR SENATE
Issues Formal Statement In Which He Thanks Friends for Pledges of
 Support

John Fl. Bankhead, IT., has decided not to make the race for the Senate to succeed his father. in spite of strong pressure which has been brought upon him the past few days to enter the contest.
 Mr. Bankhead was in Birmingham last night and issued the following formal statement of his decision not to run
 The requests from partial friends that 1 enter the race for the unex- pired term of my lamented father has stirred in me sentiment which under existing conditions has made it diff cult for me to reach conclusion sat .isfactory to myself.
 "To be United States senator is an ambition of the most worthy kind, and especially has it appealed to me be- cause of the opportunity to carry for ward the work in which my beloved father was so intensely interested. < T recognize that in order to win must rely in large part upon the support of Senator Bankheads friends After so much kindness to him I do not feel like drawing upon their friend ship.
 T have established satisfactory business and the pursuit of 1t is con- genial to me My only son will join me and I feel that I should stand shoulder to shoulder with him until he gets steady on his feet in his pro fession. l have obligations to other relatives which cannot be ignored.
 If l felt that the public really de sired my services l would not hesi- tate as I believe that every citizen owes paramount duty to serve his state when he is needed. I am not convinced, however, that there is such demand
 T am sincerely grateful to those who have expressed the desire that should take up my fathers work. ! have been especially touched by the urgent requests of the. people of my home town and county. Their friend ship and love is worth more to me than any political honor. I have de- cided that I am content to stay with them to share in their joys and weep with them in their sorrows"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
Funeral Services of
 Charles Henry McCord

Funeral services for Charles Henry McCord. aged 70 years, well-known business man, who died at the family residence. f104 North Twenty-third street. Thursday afternoon will be conducted from Shaw's chapel this aft ernoon at o'clock. followed by inter ment in Oak Hill cemetery. Dr. Kin eaid, pastor of the Avenfie F Baptist Church, will officiate.
 MT. McCord was born in Mobile in 1850 and was well known in the manu- featuring circles in Montgomery, has- 'ng operated the Alabama Mattress Company in Montgomery from 1892 to 1902 and afterwards was head of the McCord Mattress Manufacturing Com iany of this city.
 He is survived by his widow. three sons, Charles k. and William c. Me- Cord of Birmingham and Chase S. Me- Cord of Atlanta. and one daughter, Mrs. J. w. Myrick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
CITY CONSIDERING
 NEW SEWER SYSTEM.
Several Millions Will Be Necessary = Officials Hold Conferences
 With Engineer
of Birmingham, Ala Statement February 28th, 1920. RESOURCES

Preliminary work has been started in laying plans for sanitary and storm sewer improvements for Birmin gham that will entail an outlay by the city apf approximately S,0oO.O0o.
 " Birminghams rapid growth. new sanitary laws. and the incorporation within the, city limits of number of former suburban communities has made necessary renovation of the sewer age systems.
 Commissioner H. P. Burruss has held many conferences with City Engineer Julian Kendrick of late regarding this subject, and it has been of almost con stant consideration during the execuA tive sessions of the board of city com missioners for the past several months, But for the present lack of funds the work would be under way now. As it is, the officials say it will be but a 2 matter of months. possibly before ground will be broken for the start.
 Had it not been for the foresight of the pioneer city fathers in providing ; Birmingham with wide streets there would be no end of trouble now. Under lying streets of the business section are mains. pipes, conduits and other carriers thai. accommodate gas, cleo tric, water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, steam, telephone and other lines. A cross section of many of the inter- sections of Birmingham's streets would show a maze of lines underground that would bewilder future engineer < whose duty it would be to make room Z for subway.
 It is the opinion of some officials that Birmingham is rapidly approach sing phase of it's development when il will be necessary to lay conduits of large diameter that will accommodate the asscmblage of all these lines, as has been the case with most cities the size of Birmingham. Had this been done in an earlier day the sewerage problem TOW confronting the city would not be nearly so expensive or difficult.
 The plans being discussed in the en- gineer's office involve the laying of mains beneath the alleys of several sections of the city, no few of them twelve-inch piping.
 It is proposed to lay 36-inch sewer all the way under Fourth avenue from the county sewer to Twentieth street, and to put branch sewers of large di- ,1ensiohs under Nineteenth and Twen- tieth streets. and similar localities. It is stated the sewerage under First and Second alleys will have to be renewed
 difficulty of the engineering prob lem is that Birmingham is a series of communities with sewer accommoda- tions built for each community ire spective of the other. To readjust this situation to a system such as the city needs will be no small undertaking and one involving heavy expense.
 These matters have to be considered in quick order. for the city has already under contract something like $500,00 worth of paving to be done, and a po- .ttential list of equal magnitude. to say nothing of some $20,O0Q worth of sewer age already authorized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
RECLAMATION OF SWAMP LANDS OF
 STATE IS PLANNED
Engineer Parker of United States Geological Survey Tells of Re-
 clamati0n of Lands

G. L. Parker, district engineer with the United States geological ss,irvey. Tacoma, Wash; J. B. Callahan. deputy chief dis bursting officer Of the department of the interior: F. J. Jackson of the United States treasurer's office and s. R. Giles, city de'ectve of Nashvtic. will return to their homes today after spending the week in Birmingham. rIere they have been attending the federal court.
 The eclamation sectIon or the depart ment of the interior has or a project for retaining a million and one-half acres of arid land in Washington. according to Mir. Parker. which will practically dou- ble the population of the state The chief element entering into the reclaiming of the arid lands which are being turned into large apple orchards is irrigation. he stated, while alfalfa and other crops are also being grown in this area
 According to the present government plans. stated Mir. Parker. swamp areas of Alabama will be reclaimed and ths process will be just the reverse of that used in the west. it was pointed out. as the d-aina~e will be one of the most important things in the redemption of' Alabama swamp lands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
Only Three More Days
 To File Tax Returns

Oay three more days are left in which taxpayers may file their returns. ns all taxes become deifn- quent after March i5. All dny long nnd during the even session at the office of John D. McNeel. collector of internal revenue. large crowds stand In line waiting their turn to be assisted by deputy col lectOrs in filling out the returns.
 For the convenience of the tax payers the collectors office will be open tomorrow from a. m. to , D. m., and deputy collectors will he on hand to assist nnd instruct In filing these papers. Several dep- uty collectors who have been at Ensley and other sections of the district have been called hack to the local office and will be there until the last return Is filed Mon- day evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
ANNOUNCED DAIRY SCORES. ABOUT BIRMINGHAM
Every Feature of Milk Busi- ness Considered in Check ing for Public Health.
 Farm Sanitation Marked

Points on which dairies will be scored by the city health authorities have been arranged by Dr. J. D, Bowling, city and county health officer.
 Milk depot. dairy barn, farm and other sanitation enter into the count as well as the proportion of butter fat, solid content >and absence of in- furious bacteria.
 The new law becomes operative April f5, after which date all dairies and milk distributors who cater to Birmingham requirements or refrain from selling milk within the city limits.
 The scores will be made up from the following table of points:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FOR DEATH OF MULE
 LONE SUIT FILED

For the first time in many months no damage suit, for personal Injuries was filed in the circuit court yester- day.
 Walker D. Hines. director general of the central of Georgia railway. was made the defendant in a suit to obtain $500 as damages for the death of a mule belonging to F. D. Holiday, who claims in his suit that the Central of Georgia not only ran his mule down. but dragged him along the track. makr ing him sick and sore" and injuring him to the extent that he died later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
SOLICITOR SEEKS
 TO CONDEMN AUTO

Condemnation proceedings were insti- ,uted in the chAncery division of the cir cult court yesterday bv Solicitor Joseph R. Tate for the sale of a five-passenger Ford said to have been used for carrying spirituous or malt liquors.
 The Ford carried license No. osa'2 and was said to have been in the possession of R. Stucky when taken into custody by officers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
Negro Woman Stabbed;
 Dies. Later of Wounds

Ruby Lawson. negro. IS years old was4stabbed to death yesterday after noon about 2 o'clock by another negro woman near the corner of Second ave nue and Twenty sixth street, North.
 Lucille Walton. negro. was placed In the county Jail immediately after wards. charged with doing the stab biHg Aa
 The dead woman's body was taken charge of by the Bradford Undertakins Company TfA affray is believed to 1 have orisinased from domestic trou- bles-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
NEW RESTAURANT TO
 OPEN ON 20TH STREET

Birmingham is to have another rwen- tieth street restaurant as soon as equip ment can be installed.
 George cassmus, member of family of caterers and delicatessen operators who have been well known in Birmfag- ham and Montgomery for the past two or three decades. has secured the lease of the building at 22l Twentieth street, nerth. now occupied by the Alabama Jew elry Company. and expects to be ready for business within the next thirty days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
Marriage Licenser

The following marriage licenses were issued al the probate clerks of- flee yesterday:
 Lawrence J. Garner and Miss sudie Mae Burnett.
 John A. Perrow. Lynchburg. Va and Miss Elinor E. Smith ..
 H. F. Wanninger and Miss Ruby F.. MulIin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
Sacred Harp Singing
 Convention to Meet

Professor Jackson. chairman of the Jef- ferson County Sacred Harp Singing Con- vention announces that the convention will meet in quarterly session tomorrow at the courthouse fof an all-day session.
 An interesting programme has been ar ranged. the singing to start at 10 o'clock Sunday morning. The public is invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
STERILIZATION OF BOTTLES
VISIBLE DIRT
Points Allowed.
ODOR AND FLAVOR
Points Allowed
No. Points Allowed.

Tn addition to the above 50 per cent will be allowed on the score of the dairy farm or milk plant, as the case may be, and the final perfect score will be 100 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-13
ng table of points:
 BACTERIA COUNTS
SOLIDS NOT FATS

Percent. Points Allowed. Ssg ..-..,...'..... ......a.... e'S 'ss........ .,.'s.'. NJ .'..'-s.'. .,....'...-..... S.6-... 2 S.5 ..,.............. Under S.5 .......,,...s.......