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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30
JUDGE LATADY ID EXPLAIN BALLOT
  Tests for Women Who Have Taken Red Cross
 Course

\ Tests for the women taking the Red Cross summer course will be held today at 1;3O o'clock. Every person who at tended at least five sessions of the school is asked to be there and stand the ex- aminations.
 The final lecture of the series was given at the class last Friday. These lec- lures have been given by we'll known so- cial workers, two or more of whom spoke at each of the classes that were held on Wednesdays and Fridays during the month of August.
 The school has been a great success, ac- cording to Miss Irene Shields, secretary of the Jefferson County Red Cross chap ter. Lecturers chose topics that were Of vital interest to the women at the present time and effected d great deal of good
 One of the results of the course will be to secure q confidential exchange for Birmingham, The thanks of the Red Cross is extended to every one who took part in the course both lecturers and students.
 The school will end in a reception to be held at the Civic Association next Friday Judge A. Latady win address the women on their enfrancsisemeht and explain the technicalties Of the ballot to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30
LABOR DAY WILL BE
 CELEBRATED WITH
 PARADE AND PICNIC
All Local Organizations to Be Represented In Down town Parade-Picnic at
 the Fairgrounds

Labor organizations in the Birming ham district are planning to make Sep tember 6 more generally celebrated as Labor Daily in Birmingham than any time since Labor Day was first ob- served as a national holiday in Amer ica
 The day will open with big parade through the downtown streets of Bir- mingham. Every local in Birmingham will be represented in some way. Many of the organizations are building floats, preparing banners and mak- ing ready for the parade in every way possible Directions for the payade and the route of march have not yet been, decided upon. but will be am nounced soon
 Following the disbanding of the pa rade, the marchers will go 10 the fair grounds with their families and friends and the whole afternoon will be turned over to fun. A barbecue will be served soon after the parade. After the barbecue there will be motorcycle toNSSF diu dllltllC ConltSlS Ol dii kinds. Prizes have been donated by some of the Birmingham merchants and will be awarded to the winners.
 In keeping with the spirit of the day, banks and business houses gen. orally will be closed. Business will be suspended except for those stores that are kept open on all occasions.
 R. B. Smyer postmaster. has an nounced that there will be the usual holiday service at the postoffice. The general delivery and stamp windows will be open from to 10 o'clock In the morning and closed after that One delivery of mail will be given the resi- dential districts and two deliveries in the downtown districts.
 The city hall will be deserted, as 1t is tue custom of the city fathers to declare the day a holiday. q Dr. N. A. Barrett. president of the city com mission, twill probably issue a proela- nation some time during the week set ting aside next Monday as a holiday.
 The county courthouse will not be completely closed. one or moreA from each office remaining to carry or%the necessary business. Most of the of hcials however, will take advantage of the holiday to take a day off
 The first celebration of Labor Day wassin 1882. when the Knights of La . bor, in New York city paraded the streets of New York on the first Mon- day in September. Later, in 1884, an- other. parade was held, and it was de- cided to set apart the day for that purpose. in New York. In 1887, Color ado made the first Monday In Septem- Der a legal holiday. devoted to the in terests of Labor. In 1909. the national government observed the day as a hol- iday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30
Young Folks Enjoy
 mp Winnataska.
 Two Camps Next Month

Five hundred and thirty-eieht Sunday school boys and girls and young men and women from Birmingham have camped at Camp Winnataska at the Sun day school campground since June 15. During the first two weeks in Septem- Der several hundred more boys will go. There will be held at this place two more camps for boys, one from August s1 to September g. for boys 12, 13. IA and 15 years of age. and one for from Septem- Der to IS for boys IS, 16. r and IS years o( age.
 The association feels that it is greatly honored by having the type of men that lit has secured as Headers of it's boys camps. The following are some of the leaders: W. D. Saunders superintendent of Norwood Methodist Sunday school; E. A, Gully. superintendent of theS Birming- hahn Eoys' Club; Charles O. Handley, naturalist, from9West Virginia; Charles Stapleton of the local 'Y;" Jack Lillian. who has just returned from the Olympic try-outs in Boston; Dan Blain. .chiet swimming instructor for Washington, and
 Lee University; John Vail student of Co- |lumbia University; James Jackson of Maryvl1e College; Fred Williamson from
 Auburrf: Howard Leake:. J. M. Candy, holder of many S. I. A. A. track and field records: c. F. Tillery of the Indepepdeni Presbyterian Church; Rosser Angel; R. G. Hershey of the Woodlawn Presbyter- ian Church; Clarence Going, principal of the Junior High School. Dr. R. Lurton Houston sand many. others.
 Any boy from any Sunday school of nny denomination / in Birmingham can register for tfl ese camps by bringing registration cah approved by his superin- tendent. pastor or Sunday school teacher. to 4ol Title Guerantse building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30
LEWISBURG SCHOOL ORDERED REPAIRED
 BY COUNTY BOARD

 Repairs in the amount of sf, 22s were Er dered on the Lewisburg school bs the Jefferson county board of education at a meeting ng/Saturday. The contract for this work was awarded to the Smallman- Brice Contracting cofnpahy. On account of the crowded condition of this school it is made necessary to make these improve ments in order that the manual training department may be placed in the base ment, according to Dr. N. R. Baker. county superintendent of education. 4
 The board decided to cooperate with the Alabama Anti-Tuberculosis Associa- tion in the employment of special su- peSvisor to devote part of her time 10 anti-tuberculosis work.
 F. M. Cook. principal at McDonald's s Chapel.-was granted years leave of absence to complete his education. Deeds were accepted for the site for the Labuca school at Labuca mines. and for the new negro school to be erected at Old Jonesboro.
 Dr. Baker will request the board of revenue of Jefferson County to make san, itary sewer connections with the county sewer to the Inglenook school building. Dr. Baker was also authorized to make the necessary repAs-s at the Pleasant Hill school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30
SHOOTING AFFRAy AT BOOMING HOUSE Man and Woman Wounded Following Quarrel-TwO
 Women in Jan

Sam Allen, former convict guard for the city, was shot in the left shoulder by Alice Shelton in rooming house at 252l NNorth Third avenue about 9:s0 o'clock last night.
 Mrs. E. B. Houseman, who runs the rooming house where the shooting oc- cured, was slightly injured when a stray bullet wounded her in the left arm.
 Considerable excitement was caused over the shooting for the cap was turned in at police headquarters that two policemen had been wounded at Twenty fourth street and North Thira avenue.
 SImergency call officers and two auto mobiles filled with city detectives were on the scene immediately. but no trace could be found of Alice Shelton, who, Allen said, had shot him.
 Shaws ambulance picked up Mrs. 'Houseman over block away from the scene of the shooting and carried her to the Hillman hospital. Allen was later taken to the hospital where his wounds were dressed He was not placed under bond.
 Alice Shelton later came to the city jail and told Patrol Driver Carl Brown that she did the shooting and that She wished to be locked up.
 Mrs Houseman was later removed from the hospital and lodged -,l the city iail Both women will be held uHt1h a complete investigation is made. Alies Shelton refused to make a statement, but according to city detectives, 1t AS believed that jealousy was the cause Of the shooting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30
MATERIAL MEN ID ASK FOR EXCEPTION Georgia Brick Makers Se-
 cure Advantage Over Those of Alabama

The Georgia public. service comm isson has made an exception in favor of brick manufacturers in theN acceptance of the interstate freight rate advances.
 The Alabama brick and other building material men asked the Alabama public service commission to co- the same thing, but it was not done. The new interstate rates were accepted on all lines except on haulage of ore and limestone to blast furnaces.
 The situation gives an advantage to the Georgia brick makers over those of
 Alabama in strictly competitive terri tory. The Birmingham traffic bureau will
 take the matter up at the meeting of the commission on September and ask that the same action be taken in Alabama as
 has been taken in Georgia. 4 The building material men asked that
 an exception be made in their case on the ground that the McAdoo wartime order had discrminated against them by fixing "a horizontal flat increase instead of a percentage one. The furnace men made the same plea. The material men will re- new theirs and point out in addition the advantage secured by Georgia brick man ufacturers.
 The meeting on September 6 is for con- sidering making permanent the tentati Je acceptance of, the xinterstate rate in- creases already accepted in tentative way with the understanding that special pleas might be entered at the final hear ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30

citizen, and l for one am perfectly content for him to remain in his Inn maculate Chicago
 JOHN w. SHELBY. Birmingham. August 2S. 1920. ]. H. FINDER
 To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 MT. J. O. O'Connor's letter indicates the sort of man he is. Whether in Chi caso Birmingham. Alabama, or else where. one generally finds what he is looking for.A Like attracts like" The kingdom of heaven is within'--within your realm. And likewise the king dom of hell is within your realm" It is evident that MT. OConnors realm is not heavenly, or he would have seen the better side of Birmingham, which is comprised of the vast majority of our citizenship.
 While the element he attracted While here and of which he is evidently a part and parcel. is comparatively small, it is refreshing to note that he does not contemplate making this his future place of abode, and it is hope full that his letter may inspire some of his likesto migrate from Birmingham.
 J. II. FINDER. Birmingham, August 21, 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30
|SPRAy|NG WILL SAVE
 SHADE TREES 0F CITY
Tent Caterpillar Is Playing
 Havoc With Trees-City to Furnish Material

Many persons are taking advantage of
 the city propositioR to spray trees for the tent caterpillar Up until last night Commissioner J. Ellis Brown, who is handling the matter, had received re- quests to spray about 100 trees in differ
 ent parts of the city
 Commissioner Brown stated that ar arrangements would be made for a man to start Monday on the work of spraying the trees for which requests have been made All persons wishing their shade trees sprayed should send in request to Commissioner Brown as soon as possible. A small charge. will be made by the city | to cover the cost of the chemicals and the labor, It is estimated that it will cost about 50 cents to spray an ordinary tree and about sl for extra large ones. There has been much complaint lately in regard to the ravages of the tent cater pillar. The insect weayes a gummy, white Joking web around the leaves that gradually kills the trees. It is thought that the action of the city will materially help to preserve the life and beauty of shade trees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30
CONDITIONS GOOD
 IN ALABAMA, STATES
 PROHIBITION AGENT

l. P. Marstella of Washington D. e., assistant field supervisor of the federal prohibition department. was in Birming- ham on an inspection tour yesterday and paid tribute to the efficient work of the federal and state prohibition officers in Alabama.
 The supervisor has recently been as- signed to the ten southeastern states, and has travelled in every part of the coun- try in the prohibition work. The south eastern part of the country does a great amount of illicit dstiling, he said, but conditions here were really better than in other sections of the country where smuggling is easy.
 Alabama. he declared is one of the best in the group He credited this fact to the work of the enforcement officers of the state.
 Mr. Marstella wilt leave Birmingham next Tuesday for Nashville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30
AUTO POLO EVENTS
 FEATURE AT FAIR Skilled Drivers in Tiny Motor Cars Will Furnish
 Thrilling Event

Spills and thrills, breath taking situa- tions, miraculous escapes from death all these will mark the auto polo events that will be one of the chief entertain- ment features at the Alabama State Fair, October to g.
 Tiny motor cars, controlled by skilled drivers. will dart about the field, mak- ing seemingly impossible turns; rushing here, there, everywhere, in pursuit of the elusive ball that means defeat or vic tory for the respective teams.
 Polo has been made famous in bygone years by the daring riders of spirited mounts who risked their life and limb for the glory of their teams. Mallets swung from the saddle sent the ball spin ming down the course to be followed by a thunder of hoofs and the desperate at tempts of riders to interfere with the ball. Vast audiences have set breath- less while the >pony riders played their fascinating game.
 How much more interesting. how in- finitely more thrilling then must be this modern game where motor cars and their complicated machinery are substituted for the intelligent polo ponies that often of their own volition scampered after the polo balR For the danger ana the skill involved in handling automo- piles on such rapid turns on such a helter-skelter. Init or miss course, as is provided by a polo field, is hard to es- innate. It must be seen to be appre- ciated.
 Some of the most daring drivers. as well as the most skillful polo players. have been engaged for the auto polo games at the State Fair this fall, in- suring series of games that will set 2 record for anything of the kind in Ala bama fair history.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30
DIR, W. A. ROBSON


 As visitor and one-time citizen of Birmingham, where l wooed, wed and began life's career. I am interested iu the wonderful growth of the Iron City, and the many marks of push and progress. Every Alabamian has req son to be proud of big Birmingham. I was pastor here in my early minis try. The president of the City Conn mission and his charming wife were members of my church at East Lake, and next door neighbors. I have many friends in this city whose names and friendship I have cherished through the twenty years of sojourn in the beautiful city of Jacksonville, Fla, on the St. Johns. I have had the pleasure of meeting some of them, and find them happy and prosperous, and de- voted to Birmingham.
 I have not vet seen any of the bad things that MT. O'Connor speaks of. Doubtless undesirable things are to be found in all cities. It Wigft not be amiss to remind the gentleman from the Windy City that one usually sees what he is looking for
 Florida, my adopted state. ia sharf ing in the prosperity of all southern states, and the doors and stores of your sister by the sea are always open to her neighbors on the north. With cordial greetings and good will to all friends. and hearty congratulations upon the marvellous development of the Magic City. am. yours sincerely w. A. ROBSON. Pastor First Baptist Church, Jackson. vile, Fla.
 JOHN D. CHICHESTER
 With reference 10 Mr. O'Gonnor's re- cent letter regarding existing condi-
 1Continued on Pare T~n,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30

VI. c. Daily, a farmer living near Altoona, and SavOla. his eleven year-eId daughter. were almost i"- stantly killed about 5;2O o'clock yesterday afternoon when the auto mobile In which they were riding coIIided with n Louisville and Nash vile passenger train about q mile the other side of Altoona.
 Mrs. Daily was thrown from the automobile and sustained n frac- tured skull and many other serious injuries, and 1t is not believed that she has n chance of recovery. Joy, the youngest boy, was nls0s badly injured. and the baby girl, who was dragged nearly zoo feet by the en- zine, sustained only slight injuries
 Johns Undertaking Company re- ceived word nbout 6;3O o'clock last night to send two ambulnnces to Altoona nt once, as five people had been badly injured. They were preparing to start immediately when another call was received to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30
RECRUITING RECORD
 BROKEN FOR JULY

AT records for the first twenty days in July. which set a record above the first twenty days in any other month Since the close of the war, were broken during the frst-twenty days in August by the nunber( of men secured for en- listment in the army. .
 The local recruiting station up to Au- gust 20 accepted 277 men. which is 12 more than the corresponding. period in July. Over 13ooo men have been accepted altogether during the first part or August, which is ,000 more than the July record.
 Men enlisting in the army Saturcay were: Flemy Powell, Ashford; Hubert aIcMinian. Sommerdale; Rufus and Luther Crowley, Local; Rugus Cummings, Union Grove; Oscar Hendricks, Cross Vile: Arthur Terrell, Arab; Walter Grey and Earl Sumland, Theodore? Edgar Crammer, Aldridge J. G. Jones, Grace vile, Fla; Walter Gibson, Union Grove.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30
Father and Daughter Are
 Killed on RailUay Crossing
Automobile~With Family of Five Struck by Train-Two Dead, Two Probably Fatally lnjured-Baby
 Practically Unhurt

the effect that the injured people had been placed upon the train for BirminGhaDi.
 Johns ambulance met the train and carried the injured people to the St. Vincent hospital. At the hospital it was found that savoln, the oldest daughter, had died while. being carried to Iifrmingham.
 MT. Daily was not placed on the train, for he was killed instantiy. Mrs. Daily, and Joy, the youngest boy were placed upon the operat- ing table immediately after their arrival at the hospital and attend ing physicians are doubtful if they will live through the night.
 Mir. Daily was driving the auto mobile when the accident occurred. The family was going from AL toona to their home mt Tnte's Gap. about n mile away. They had been spending the day with some neigh hers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30

JOHN w. SHELBY
 Editor of Age-Herald: ~
 It frequently happens that knock
 becomes boost" and I am sure such will be the result of James Owen oConnor's tirade against Birmingham in particular and Alabama in general. l do notfcare to indulge in Ay con troversy with him over the 1aw-mak- ing propensities of our Legislative
 bodies, but I am just wondering if his
 OK has not been gored" by some of our prohibitorS laws and his bile so stirred up he feels compelled to vent his spleen upon us as a, whole.
 Would it be too presumptuous to ask what his business was that required a months sojourn within our borders, during which time he could see none of the wonderful attractions that have made Alabama forge 10 the front along all lines of honest and legitimate en- deavor; but he coulA only observe a few
 of the barnacles that infest every large and cosmopolitan city? People that live in glass houses should be a little careful about hurling brick bats around, So I would remind Mir. O'Con- nor that Birmingham is not in class with Chicago in the matter of crime and unsavory reputation. We cannot boast oflhaving in the hall of ill-fame
 any "Hinkey Dinks," Blue Eyed John nies," Senator Lorrimers or Mayor Thompsons But, on the contrary, we have suppressed riots and upheld the majesty of the law.
 We have no stain upon our escutch- con of allowing and encouraging the spread of traitorous propaganda dur
 ing the war, but on the contrary went
 over the top" and set a glowing exam
 pie to others in every war endeavor to support our boys lover there" who
 were offering their lives to defend us
 from a ruthless enemy.
 While ostehsibly Mir. O'Connors in
 dignation seems aroused in behalf of a liberal Sabbath" the hidden stream of alcohol soon comes to the surface and discloses where the shoe pinches. If I may be pardoned a paraphrase it is a case of You may break. you may shatter the jug if you wiib but the scent of the booze will hang round the still"
 Comparisons are odious, and no doubt MT. O'Connor refrained from laying bare the leprous sores on the body pol tie of Chicago a man is not com pelled to incriminate himse1f), on the
 ground that it is an il, bird that be- fouls it's own nest" but having lived in Birmingham for over a quarter of a century and Witnessed its wonderful
 strides in a commercial way and the unprecedented progress it has made along the lines of civic morality, I could not keep silent when her fair name was so malevolently besmirched by this pussyfooting carpetbagger. If he were really seeking a home in Alabama, we have no evidence of his approaching the sources of proper in- formation to those who seek to know the truth. Iii the light of his unfair attack, he would prove an undesira ble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30
PRODUCTION OF PIG IRON IN STATE SHOWS INCREASE 22 Per Cent Increase Over Last Year Is Shown By
 Records - Iron
 Market Strong

Official figures of production of pig iron in Alabama during the first six months of the year show an increase of P per cent over 1919.
 The first half production of 1920 was 1,225,246 tons, compared with 990,122 tons in the same period of 1919. The Increase for this year is 2S5, ,114 tons, or 9 per cent.
 Of the total production, 15, ,662 tons con sisted of charcoal iron, which is produced at the plant of the Shelby Iron Com pany. This production compares with 1n39S tons in the same period of 1919. showing an increase for this year of 50 per cent.
 The relative increase in production since the half-year compilation was made has been greater than in the first half of the year. July made the highest record of the year, and that of August win be fully as great.
 Very large sales of pig iron have been made in the past two months The two leading foundry iron interests are known to have placed more than usual tonnage, and it has been taken by/ practically every iron-consumng territory the United States. Much iron has been sold for first quarter of 1921 delivery and a number of consumers have purchased re- quirements for the entire first half of 1921.
 The larger foundry iron makers have not asked above the s42 base for silicon 1.53 to 70. some smaller operdtols dio getting $43 and $44 for spor metal.
 One large foundry producer has caused a commotion in the iron trade by an- nouncing schedule of silicon differentials for the higher grades under that asked by the other operators and heretofore maintained. The other operators say they will not meet this price because it is not necessary to do so when strength of the iron market is considered.
 All the pipe shops are reported on the buy list, although the purchasing of sani- tary pipe for forward delivery is not near as active as it was some time ago.
 Anniston now boasts thirteen pipe shops, the new Emory sanitary pipe plant hay ing recently come in. Anniston remains the leading sanitary pipe producer of the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-30
ANNUAL MEETING OF
 CONFEDERATE VETS

K The Confederate Veterans Association will meet at East Lake on Saturday, September H. All. Confederate veterans with their wives, daughters and friends are invited to attend. A basket lunch will be served
 This association has been.-a great sue cess in the past and increases in interest as the years go by, Committee: R. II. McCaliunl, Felix McLaushliir M. V. Henry, Mrs. Bunstead, Mrs, Whiting. Mrss Harris. Mrs @Johhson, J. H. sprouieI, Commander: sel .,1.y 4>~it