davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-11
BOLSHEVIKI PLANNING
ATTACK on PEREKOP

LONDON, AEril 10.-Bolshevik
forces were concentrating for an at
tack upon Perekop, in the Crimea,
a Constantinople dispatch today
said.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-11

Styles for men will be sober this
summer, it is announced. How
could it be otherwise?
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-25
Help Wanted

In order to take adequately of the biggest bus
ness IN history require the services of add-
tional
Salespersons Girls of IA or Is
Inspectresses Women Clerks
nexperience viii be considered bar employment
and girls and young who have been employed
before will find this excellent opportunity
their fitness for the business world Many Who are taken
on will be kept force permanently
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
COMMITTEE NAMED TO
 AID RESTORATION OF DEVASTATED FRANCE
Oscar Wells, Chairman and Treasurer of General Committee to Be Formed From Civic Organizations-Ac-
 tion Taken at Dinner

Following an informal dinner given last night to Miss Anne Morgan at which her secretary was also present ten or twelve of Birmingham's we'll known business men discussed with Miss Morgan plans for aid to the cause in which she is interested. the restor- ation of devastated France.
 As a result of this conference a conn mittee on organization was named of which oscar Wells is chairman. The other members include Dr. P. H. Wood all. president of the Rotary Club, J. A. Simpson, president of the Comm unity Club, Dr. c. w. Shropshire. president of the Civitan Club and Erskine Ramsay representing NJ. :. Barnwen, president of the Kiwanis Club.
 Each of these club representatives will name two other members from their respective clubs and MT. Wells will be chairman and treasurer of the general committee which will be thus constituted
 No definite plans of procedure has yet been outlined but opportunity will be given to Birrning gham to make such contribution as she wishes.
 One interesting feature of the meet ing of the Civitan Club yesterday was the appearance of the Alabama Boys Industrial school Band. This organi- zation of musicians rendered several musical numbers prior to the address of Miss Morgan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
BIC SISTERS MAY
 PURCHASE HOME
Drive Still Continues, But Enough Money In Hand
 to Make Payment

At the meeting of the board of drec- tors of the Big Sister organization Tues day morning al 10:3c o clock at the Civic Association It is probable that d house will be ordered purchased The commit tee on location of the home, of which Mrs. w. l. Adams is chairman, has been engaged in a search for several wSks and has a number of locations under con- sideration it is stated. While the goal of the membership drive has not yet been reached, the organization has a sulti- cient amount of money to make the first payment on the house, and the Big Sis ter home promises to be established within few weeks.
 The committees soliciting memberships are still at work making | hLlse- toulouse canvass in both the business and resi- dential sections of the city and will con tinue until every home and business house in Birmingham has been visited. The influenza has interfered with thls work to great extent. as many of the members of committees have been ill or have had sickness in the family, keep ing them from this work.
 Several stores have already sent in their life membership as well as the employees, who have joined in and secured mem bershp of this kind. and ether stores are still working in an effort to do likewise. Headquarters of the membership drive is located at the Civic Association, and anyone who has not yet joined this or ganization is urged to get in line anu send in his membership fee to the Big Sisters at the Civic Associa ton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
TUSCALOOSA HOTEL PLANS IMPROVEMENTS
BIS, 1000 in Interior Betterments and Will Build Annex If Needs of
 City Jstify, Declares Alden H. Snow

Tn order to keep pace with the growth and development of Tuscaloosa Ax4d to anticipate the hotel needs of The city, the McLester Hotel is to make Bone extensive improvements" de- |clared Alden H. Snow of Tuscaloosa, |pne of the owners of the company, yesterday.
 While our hotel has not failed to meet the needs of the travelling pub | ic in Tuscaloosa since the centennial +n 1916, we always try to keep enough ahead of the growth of the city so
 that there VIII be no occasion for peo- |ple falling to get accommodations in Tuscaloosa.
 Our hotel now has 115 rooms which fs quite a large hotel for a city of | he size of Tuscaloosa The McLester Hotel had played an important part in .the life and history of Tuscaloosa for |hnany years. Some years ago the en- |tire structure was remodeled and ar 'addition built practically doubling the Isize of the hotel.
 "Although the building is moderr land well equipped, we are going tc {spend $15.000 in interior Improvements land in renovations to keep pace witt |the needs of the city. As soon as the |situation demands, we shall also en- ffyge the size of the hotel by the con ktfuction of another addition. IN"Business has been good with us fol several years and we anticipate no les .sening in the near future. Tuscaioosa |is an important center for travelling men who cover West Alabama ana
 many of them make their headquarters
 in our city. Then the growth of Tus- caIoosa as a lumber center has also
 added to our business"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
STORES ORDERED CLOSED

Adjacent stores to the destroyed build ing have been ordered to remain closed until the wall of the Rhodes-CarroH Com pany is partially demolished The com missioners expressed great regret that this was necessary, for some of the near by stores deal in perishable goods and may suffer some loss, but whatever this less might be the commissioners held was not to be considered in view of the pos
 sible danger to citizens should the five story mass of brick go over
 The section of Second avenue in the vi- cinty of the fire has been roped off and pedestrians are confined to the north
 sidewalk. Traffic on the street. including street cars and other vehicles, has been excluded. West End and other street cars serving western portions of the city
 which have been using the track loop of which the block between Twentieth an-l | Twenty-nrst streets on Second avenue ts
 part, are being routed on Twentieth street.
 l While the east wall of the big furniture store is considered the principal menace at present. the other remaining parts of the structure. including the little dam ] aged facade on Second avenue, also have | been inspected, and after the east wall | has been reduced, will undergoo another Inspection, and if it is deemed advisable
 will be ordered reduces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
ACQUIRE INTEREST
 IN BANK OF ENSLEY
R. E. Chadwick and Samuel c. King Secure One
 Third of Stock

Erskine Ramsay, president of the Bank of Ensley, announced yesterday the com pletion of negotiations by which Robert E. Chadwick active vice president, ana Samuel C. King, cashier of the above bank, acquired a one-third interest in the stock of the bank from G. B. Mccormack and himself.
 This, of course, means no change in the management or policy of the bank, or tue creation of new offices
 Mr. King was elected director at tne recent annual meeting, looking forwsrd to his acquisition of the interest no" purchased M
 MT. Chadwick has been connected wlth the bank for twenty years, commencins as assistant cashier and working up ps close attention to his duties to the posi- tion of active vice president and man ager. Mir King has been with the oahA fo1 fifteen years, and has risen step py step from the bottom to the position O. cashier.
 This important change in one or the strongest banks of the Birmingham dis- trict will be learned with great interest in financial circles and among the many patrons of the bank.
 The officers of the Bank of Ensley are Erskine Ramsey, president; G. 5. Mc- cormack. vice president; Robert 5. Chad zyicl, active vice president; Samuel c' King. cashier; H. J. Cummings, manager wvlam branch and Wm. C. MaxweiI Vim. D. Suppler and c. F. Cole, assls- tant cashiers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
COMMUNITY CLUB
 TO HEAR MEMBERS
Respective Lines of Business to Be Discussed By Various Members. Interesting Programme
 Arranged

The entire programme of the Com nunity Club this afternoon at l o'clock at the Southern Club will be made up of talks by the members. Monroe B. Lanier will talk on Coal and Coke Ebert $. Jemison will have as his subject Real Estate" Charles Estes will speak on Humber" James w. Moore on Cast Iron Pipe" and John Prowell will have as his subject Hardware.
 This programme was arranged in ac- cordance with the new plan of the club to have one meeting each month, at which time the members of the club will make talks on their respective lines of business.
 Each talk will be limited to five minutes and President James A. Simpson urges all members to be on hand. Tn this way ree club members fill come to know each other better and will also associate them with their lines of business. said Mir. Simpson. and when we have contest to see how many can call the names of all members and give their business the boys will be able to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
GOVERNMENT BUYS COAL TERMINALS
Civic Bodies Protest Plac-
 ing Warrior. River Un- der Military Control

Through deal consummated in Washington yesterday the government acquired the coal terminals of the De- t5ardeleben Coal Company at Cordova Nor the use of the Warrior river barge inc. These terminals have been used gby the barge line since operations be- fgan under government control the lat CT part of 1918 under an agreement with the DeBardeleben company. The government is now building sRrminals for handling other freight t kerdova.
 \ A movement has been started at Washington to put the inland water svays under the control of the mili- N sry transportation division of the lwar department. and a bill making k his provision, 1t is reported from the Rational capital. will probably be in- Produced at an early date.
 1 Charles F. Wood, general manager of Rhe Port of Birmingham Corporation, 5vho has been in Washington the past Hen days, yesterday wired President kS. A. Brown of the Chamber of Com anerce, asking that that body and bther civic organizations and the busi- tless men of Birmingham get behind Khe movement to obtain sufficient ap- kropriations for river commercial op- krations and several telegrams were Forwarded to Senators Underwood sand n Eankhead and the Alabama delegation |5n the House of Representatives last light.
 |l'R. A. Brown, president Chamber of Commerce. Birmingham, Ala. Have been in touch with Sanders |since Tuesday. Senator Underwood Representative Oliver, cooperating |lwith other senators and representa- < ives, have arranged conference next Monday morning on barge line opera |fion with Secretary of War. I will Represent Alabama interests and ad- |recessary. Think no delegation re- |puired
 ! Director general today purchased Hor barge line Cordova coal terminal |bf DeBardeleben Coal Company and 6also authorized conditional contract |ftF steel containers. Urge DeBarde- Geben to let contract tomorrow sure. We will have bill for appropriation Towering continued operation of barge Hines introduced immediately. If Presi- |lent approves railroad Bill, which At korney General has approved and re- turned to President today. Probably definite action tomorrow.
 "CHARLTS F. WOOD"
 President Courtney w. Shropshire 'bf the Civitan Club last night sent the Following telegram to Senators Under w ood and Bankhead and Represents Hive Oliver:
 ''Birmin gham, Ala. February 27.
 'The Civitan Club of Birmingham fesires to protest against placing the Warrior river under military trans ,ortation department. as we feel such s movement would not be for the best interests of Birmingham and nearby
 owns. Your efforts in helping to de- feat this action will be greatly appre- eiated.
 'DA c. W. SHROPSHIRE,
 President"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
EX-GOV. O'NEAL TO
 ADDRESS MEETING AT FROLIC THEATRE

Ex-Gov. Emmett O'Neal will make an address tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Frolic Theatre at meet ing Nld under the auspices of the Ne gro Board of Arbitration.
 The Negro Board of Arbitration has the indorsement of Judge w. E. Fort, Judge s. D. Murphy Judge H. E. Alp ernethy and many other jurists and prominent citizens. It is composed of well known negroes of the city, with J J. Pearson as president.
 The Board of Arbitration has for the purpose the effort to aid the courts in the settlement of domestic relations cases and other causes. and to aid in the suppression of crime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
NEW ORLEANS MEN
 LIKE SAFETY CARS
Make Inspection of Use Here and
 Decide to Purchase Fifty for Use In Crescent City

Tha New orleans Railway, Light ana power Company is contemplating the nurcbase of fifty safety cars Ike those used in Birmingham on the Highland avenue. Lakeyiew and Terminal station lines. following visit of inspection made here by J. S' Blocker. general manager, and \. Ii. Brown. superintendent Of transporta- tion of the company.
 Mir. Blocker and MT. Brown re turned to New Orleans yesterday after having thoroughly investigated the operation of the cars here. and said they were convinced the cars, with the improved schedules they make possible. would be as popular in New Orleans as they are in Birmingham. They contemplate the purchase of fifty cars in the first lot. The shops also were visited. and local officials were com plimented on the new equipment re- gently added there.
 Ned OBrien. master mechanic of the New Orleans system. was also visitor here for the purpose of getting in- formation on the cars from a mechani- cal standpoint.
 Conditions are said 10 be ideal in New Orleans for the operation of the safety cars. since all ground Is level and the tracks are straight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
Bremen Haue Hard Time
 With 70 Fires Yesterday

There were more than forty fires in the Birmingham district yesterday.
 Usually during cold snap the fire de- partment has it's hands full with small blazes, but yesterday was bordering on the almost unprecedented.
 For several hours in the morning and late afternoon there was an alarm on an average of every ten minutes.
 Tired out with their eruelling fight at the Rhodes-Carroll fire of Thursday ait ernoon, the firemen were literally pun ished by the work they had to do yes terday Some of the fires were false alarms, the majority were small affairs, many of them were roof fires, caused by blazing chimneys caused by house. holders neglecting to nave the chimneys cleaned and at the same time nakins big fires of inflammablc matter, ike quantities of kindling and paper. Sparks from these chimneys landed on dry shin gle roofs and in more than one instance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
 DAMAGED WALL IS ORDERED DOWN BY CITY COMMISSION Adjacent Stores Must Re- main Closed Until Work Is Oyer-May Tear Front Down Also

Fifth and fourth floor elevations of the east will of the Rhodes-Carroll Furni- ture Companys building, which was de- stroyed by fire Thursday afternoon, were ordered torn down by the board of city commissioners yesterday. and twentyfour hours were given in which to commence work.
 The commissioners met in special ses- sion late yesterday afternoon and quickly discussed the matter and passed the or der They said they would not under any conditions risk a repetition of the collapse that followed the Steele-smith fire some years ago.
 Building inspectors, architects and city officials inspected the wall yesterday morning and satisfied themselves it's value is not worth the risk taken in allowing it to stand under any circumstances. Architects and inspectors who had ob- served the building during the fire said the wall had bulged from six inches to a foot, some claimed, during the fire, and after it had cooled had taken slight slant westward.
 After the two top story heights are removed it will be inspected again and the whole wall may be ordered down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
HINES AUTHORIZES PURCHASE OF 100
 STEEL CONTAINERS
DeBardeleben Elated Over Acti0n-Offers Solution of Package Freight on
 Warrior River


 Henry DeBardelaben, manager of rive transportation. was eIated yesterda over the action of Railroad Directo Hines in authorizing the purchase of 1o additional steel containers for use on tht Warrior river barges.
 Mr Hines consented to the awarding O. the contract for the containers, with tn understanding that the contract could b. cancelled within thirty days if his sue cessor in authority deem f advisable
 These 100 containers will cosf each" said Mir. DeBarde erel last uisil and the contract for bq ainl tden giia be awarded to the Ingalli iran works Birmingham at once Ths tt cest WA be s550o0, but this is lit 0nf1ea iN the benefit that will ac fn Het use on the river.
 We were perfectly wilNe to NstVe M Hines grant us these coI Ae with iH understanding that the oqr Might cancelled within thirty d q t geeants necessary after the railro as back " their private owners neN We of we are very sure that tcy wl not m' cancelled. There is one talQ1 1eWeseN and that is if they are cancelled some body will have 10 bury, because We arc going ahead and get these containers built at top speed It is something l havs been working on for many months, ana f MT. Hines had declined to act at this time it would probably Lave taken sew eral more months work to get them au- thorized by the war department.
 These steel containers are regarded as the solution for the convenient handling of package freight up and down tho river The containers are so built that they it upon the barges and are loaded and unloaded directly to and from freight cars with cranes. A container of frelsht can thus be carried from New Orleans to Birmingham for instance without ever having the contaiuer opened unti IL reaches its destination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
CHIEF MIDDLETON HURT

There was an accident during the fight
 of the hremen against the flames that heretofore passed unnoticed. Fire ChNsf g A. Middleton was badly hurt during
 the afternoon and barely escaped with his
 life He was directing the service of
 line of hose at tho back of the Rhodes
 Carroll building from the roof of the American Railway Express Company, lie
 stepped on a wired glass skylight with
 his left foot. and it bore his weight for
 moment but before he could get his weight on his right foot on the other side of the opening. it broke through un-
 der him and he fell. He managed to catch the coping under his right knee, saving himself from the complete fah, but the wrench of his swinging body sprained every tendon In the back Of his knee and today his leg is so swollen he can hardly walk But the chief didn't
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28

1t was only the rapid work of the wearied fire fighters that prevented real trouble.
 Save in the business district. the ma jority of roofs in the city are of shingle.
 The constant fear tho firemen had ln mind yesterday was that one of these shingle roof fires, in nest of similar buildings, would get a flying start while the fire fighting apparatus was scattered among the many calls that had come in during the day giving Birmingham a dose of the shingle menace that cost Baltimore, Jacksonville and other cities millions of dollars in destroyed sections of those cities when they were caught in the same fix that menaced Birmingham yesterday
 On more than one occasion yesterday the weary firemen were called from one alarm to another before they had re- turned to their stations.
 Last night Birmingham had more nearly tired out band of fire fighters thah at any time in it's history.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
HISTORIC LANDMARK
 CHANGES OWNERS
Three-Story Brick Building on Twen- tieth Street Sold for One Hun
 dred Thousand Dollars

One of the historic landmarks of the city. the three-story br.ck building on the northeast corner of Twentieth street and Avenue B succumbed 10 the real es.ate activity of the past few weeks and was sold to k. r. Smith by Mrs. J. NJ. Mason, A. r. Armstrong of Marion, and eight or ten others connected with the estate of which this property is part for consideration approximating si00,0o0. Charles P Marks of Jemison Real Estate and Insurance Company consummated the deal
 Erected about thirty years ago, this building. which is built on all or a part of lots II to IA. inclusive. of block Fl. has housed many businesses in it's ca reer It at one time was the home of the Southside Savings Bank. IL is at present occupied by C. T. Randall Cloth
 ing Company, Miller Tire Company. Hal U. Copeland and c. M. Trucks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
DIRECTOR GENERAL OF RAILROADS SUED

Walker D. Hines. director general of the railroads, was made the defendant bu suit for 5000 filed in the circuit court yesterday by George E. Radford kor alleged injuries to his person. includ- kng the loss of part of one foot March It Is charged in the suit that the de- fendant was director general of the |I-risco railroad system at that time, and ktat as a consequence of the negligence of servants or employees of this company plaintiff received injuries as stated above
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
Not Sufficient Evidence

Following preiiminafN nearing yes terday afternoon before Kenneth Charl . ton, United States commissioner. Graves Stone was dismissed on the charge of illicit distilling. as there was not suffi cent evidence to hold him. Stone was alleged to have operated an illicit dis tillery near Irondale on or about Jan : uary f2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
Talladega Bank Joins Reserve System

Joseph A. McCord. chairman of the beard of the Federal Reserve Bank Of Atlanta, announces that the Bank and Trust Company of Talladega has been ad- mitted to membership in the federal re- serve system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
WEEKS MISSION AT
 ST. PAUL'S CHURCH
Dominican Fathers to Be at High Mass Tomorrow-Father Clarke to be Assisted By Father
 Maher

A weeks mission by the Dominican fathers will begin at St. Pauls Church tomorrow at high mass. The opening sermon will be preached by the Rev. Father Clark. and the same preacher will be heard at the night services. Gather Clarke will be assisted during the week by Father Maher.
 stop to tell anybody about it or get att tention for it. In fact, he has not had wink of sleep since Wednesday night, He was at his office yesterday evening" supervising the report on the ire.
 The two firemen who were injured dur ing the work Thursday afternoon are both recovering, and are expected to be all right in d few days l.. H. Russell fr,l from ladder and was severely shaken up and bruised. NJ. C. Tucker was 'over- come by smoke and heat, and fot a while yesterday was delirious. but he was re- ported somewhat better yesterday eyeu- ing
 As far as the tre department has been able to learn. there was no loss of lifs curing the fire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
To Build Garage

Pegram & Meade are going to build a new garage. Tley secured q building permit yesterday The structure will he erected a Avenue F and Twenty first street, EnsIey- It is to cost sl5.0o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
$125, ,OOOInsuranceCarried On Buildings and Stocks
 Damaged in Thursday Fire
Southern Adjustment Bureau Complies List of Companies and Policies Affected by Fire-May Be Few Small Policies Not Yet Reported-Detaied
 Statement of Insurance

The total of insurance carried the buildings stocks fixtures destroyed the fire Thursday afternoon approxmated $125000 according made by agents the Southern Adjustment Bureau yesterday There small policies unrepored but they be-
 eved to represent considerable
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-28
PERSONAL

J. Reese Murray has returned from New York. where he has been for the
 past ten days