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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24
TWODEATHS FROM
 INFLUENZA IN CITY

Seventy-two deaths. 35 of them among white people and s7 negroes. were recorded in Jefferson county dur ing the past week. Of this number. ac- cording to pr. J. D. Bowling. city and county health officer. zl were from preventable diseases.
 During the week there were six deaths from pneumonia and two from influen- ga, showing a marked increase in deaths from thase diseases. However, there were no new cases reported during the week, according to the report.
 Reports on other contagious diseases remain practically normal, running the usual number of deaths and new cases.
 In the city of Birmingham there were white babies who died under the age of 2'years and colored babies recorded in the death column of the same age.
 Six colored people fnet with violent deaths against l white person, who died similarly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24
'E[KS WOULD MAKE HEAQlQUARTERSHERE Suggest Birmingham Issue In- vitation to Order to Choose
 This City

Birmingham may in a few months be the national headquarters for the Benev- olent and Protective Order of Elks.
 Members of the board of directors or the Birmingham Civic Association will nominate Birmingham as the headquar- ters city. on a suggestion coming from committee of Elks from all parts Of the United States. The committee of the henevoleet organization communicated the suggestion that Birmingham be nomi- mated by the local organization to Arthur c. Crowder of the Civic Association ana Chamber of Commerce. MT. Crowder brought the suggestion to the meeting or the Civic Associatios directors, held yes terday at noon. It was indorsed with unanimous approval.
 Charles L. Harold secretary-manager of the association, was instructed to write to John K. Tener of Philadeipnia' ex-governor of Pennsylvania, and chair man of the committee on location or na- tional headquarters, urging that the com mittee consider Birmingham as ioca- ten for their headquarters
 The hoard of directors pledged the co- operation of the Civic Association Tn try- ing to bring the Eiks headquarters here-
 MT. Harold expects to be in communt- cation with the national committee on io- cation in a few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24
GOVERNMENT SAYS
 DOFF TIE UN|F FORM
Discharged Service Man Ruling RepeaIed-IneIigibIes to Be
 Prosecuted and Jailed

Earle Pettus, United States district att torney and head of the local department of justice, will institute a campaign inn mediately to stop the unlawful wearing of the uniforms of the United States army, marine corps and navy in this dis trict
 ''The old law governing the wearing of the uniforms CT any part of them is back in force, and it is now unlawful for civilians to te seen in them,' said Att torney Pettus Many individuals who have never been in the army, navy or ma- rine corps at all. and were never duly authorized to wear the uniform, are now doing so."
 Tho punishment for violation of any of the provisions of the act in question is fine not exceeding 800 and impris3 onment not exceeding six months.
 To those who are under the impression that it IS permissible to wear the uni- form, Alrs T'ettus announces that the act which gave discharged soldiers the right to wear the uniform for a period of three months was repealed by act of Congress June A. 1920. and Section l25 of the act of June 8, 1yiS. was reinstated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24
AUTO TURNED TURTLE
Two Men Pinned Under Car When It
 ss Rolled Down Embankment

c. T. Kemp and M. M. Jones of this city were victims of an automobile accident yesterday afternoon and were painfully injured. The men were driv- ing an automobile along the Leeds highway about five miles from the city when the tire on the front left wheel collapsed and the auto swerved off the road and turned over down an em- bankment.
 The car turned completely over and pinned the two men underneath, where they lay for about 15 minutes. A truck belonging to the Broyles Furniture company came along and the driver and some other men rescued the men and brought them to town and to a local hospital.
 Kemp sustained injuries to his left knee and other bruises; Jones escaped with few minor injuries. Both men were able to leave the hospital last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24

and Wire for Mobile and New Orleans, and take on cargo of lumber at Tus- caloosa for Mobile.
 DIMENSIONS
 The boat is 25v feet Iong, draws 7h feet of water with 3,000-ton load, and has covered matches for z50 tons of merchandise freight, besides open spaces for freight not requiring protec- ton and for the steel containers. in which general merchandise may be shipped with protection from the ele- ments.
 The other three boats of the same type are expected to be delivered for Warrior use early in the year.
 Speaking of the Demopo1ic ter minals, Jesse B. Hearin, one of the most prominent citizens of Demopolis, and one who is at the forefront in effort to have real terminals there, writes The Age-Herald as follows:
 DEMOPOLIS
 "Demopolis is using the rivers every day. Five boats. with their barges. owned by local plants and run exclu- sively in the interest of Demopolis, daily ply the Warrior or Bigbee Myers, and our people are taking advantage of the open Warrior to get coal by barges and ship many tons of heavy freight down the river.
 with full arrangements made for a complete terminal at Demopolis, we will soon be the Port of Demopolis," the only Alabama port located on two nav igable rivers. SkYs tEzsss <
 'Demopolis owns the entire water front, from the north to the south boundaries of the city, which means use of water. front can never be re- stricted or controlled by private owner ship.
 An exchange of the agricultural and timber and cement of the Demopolis section for Birmingham's coal and iron products can so easily be made by use of the Warrior that 1t is about time the business men of Birmingham were get ting better acquainted with the Port of Demopolis."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24

No point on the Warrior river will be more enthusiastic in it's greeting of the City of Birmingham, the first of the new Warrior self-propellers, on her maiden up-river trip than the city of Demopolis.
 Demopolis is already making use of the river and has raised the sum of s15,OOO with which to supplement gov ernment funds for the building of real terminals there.
 The Gulf States cement plant at De- mopolis uses the river both to get it's coal and to ship it's product up and down stream. Five boats owned by To- cal parties daily ply the Warrior from the beginnings of terminals that all ready exist there.
 AT TUSCALOOSA
 The boat is scheduled to arrive at Tuscaloosa about noon today, and will leave there early on Thursday morning for port of Cordova, where she will dis charge her first up-river cargo of mer- chandise. The Frisco railroad will bring the goods to the warehouses of the Birmingham wholesalers ordering them. The merchants will have saved 20 per cent of the all-rail rate.
 Following are those who will com pose the party meeting Manager Henry T. DeBardeleben and accompanying him on the boat to CordoSa: Dan B. Dimick, E. H. Hartsfield, c. N. Wiley, Joseph Loveman, Louis Piztz, c. L, Harold, Hubert Drennen, Sol Caheen. W. D. Nes- bitt, Paul Earle, Charles F. DeBardel- eben. I. N. Hanson, M. H. Fies and Joe Mudd.
 The limited passenger room on the boat will not allow a larger number of persons on the trip.
 The City of Birmingham will not make the Port of Birmingham on her maiden trip. She will load at Cordova with 500 tons of wire mill and fabri- cated steel shapes from the Fairfield mills of the Tennessee Coal, Iron. and Railroad company and American Steel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24
BIRMINGHAM WILL RAISE MONEY FOR
 WORK AT MOBILE
Some S18,000 to Be Secured Here to Help Gulf City Buy
 Coal Terminal Site to Save
 Government Appropriation

At a meeting of the coal opera tors to be held at noon today, steps will he taken to raise Birming- hams quota of the $37. .5OO required for purchase of the site at Mobile for the s4OO.0O0 coal terminal pro- posed to he built there by the gov- crnmen.
 The federal money is on hand and will be available for building the terminal just so soon as the city of Mobile notifies the war department that it has complied with its part of the bargain, which is furnishing the site free. The site hns been selected. It is on BiakesIey Island. The money to pay for it has not been raised and the war depart ment has clearly indicated that un- less it is soon forthcoming the $40O,000 will be diverted to some other point offering a free site.
 It is on account of this emer- gency that the coal operators are preparing to take action. Mobile htAS bGCn pFOEteulnE very SLOWLY Tn the matter. It is quite evident that Birmingham must contribute Iiber- ally to the project. 1t is proposed that One-half the amount be raised here. More may be necessary.
 The coal terminals are to have n hin capacity of 10000 tons and lOnd- ing devices of $50 tons per hour. The belt system will enable loading vessels direct from cars or burges, or into the bin, and from vessel into cars or barges, or into the bin, as desired.
 The terminals are also to have a capacity of 2O,OOO tons of ore. This will enable the handling of n much larger amount of ores coming from Brazil than is now the case.~
 The conl terminals are necessary if Mobile is to become n real bunk erage and export coal market, hence the grcnt interest felt in the matter, which has been hanging fire long while, but which has now come to n critical stage owing to the quiet notice of the govern ment to get busy or lose the ter- minaL.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24
MOOSE TO MEET

An open meeting of Birmingham lodge. No. AT. of the Loyal Order of Moose will be held at Ben Hur temple 1sosM Fourth avenue. north. tonight at o'clock.
 All members of the Birmingham lodge are especially urged to attend. and are reauested to bring a friend with them. Cigars and refreshm snts will be served, and a special musical programme has been arranged for the occaSiO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24
WHY HAVE ECATARRH?
So disagreeable to Yourself and All
 About You.

Catarrh is generally conceded to be . constitutional disease. Therefore it re quires constitutional remedy like Hoods Sarsaparilla which reaches every part of the system by thoroughly purifying and en- riching the blood This medicine removes the cause of the trouble, which if not checked may lead to more serious disease.
 In 46 years of use and test Hoods Sar- by voluntary letters of commendation. Why not get bottle today and give it a trial7 It combines economy and eff eiency. Keep Hoods Pills on hand as a family cathartic--Adv. &r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24
MRS. C0NROY HELD {
Daughter of Millionaire Arrested With
 Washington Publisher
By Associated Press

Chicago, November 3S.-Mrs. Amilie conroy. the daughter of D. S. Willard. said to be a millionaire New York broker, and Rudolph Bodmer of Wash ington. D. C., author and publisher, were arrested tonight on statutory charge preferred by Robert w. Conroy of New York. from whom Mrs. Conroy was oi- yorced sometime ago. The arrests were made at the request or the Wasnmston
 Bodmer denied to the police that he or Mrs. Conroy were guilty of any wrong and said they would fight extradition Bodmer is a widower with daughter iS and a son years old. The Conroy di- vorce decree was granted ct Paterson. N. J., last June. according to the information received by the police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24
Convicted of Wife Murder
 Bv Associated Press

Forsyth. Ga, november 23.-Clarence Adams, f9, was convicted by a jury here tonight of the murder of his wife The jury recommended mercy and he was sentenced to life term by Judge Scar cy. Adams shot his wife at local cotton mill several weeks ago. He claimed the shooting was accidental.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24
COOPER MUST DIE
Death Penalty Imposed for Murder of
 Wife and Sister

Montgomery. November S.-(Special.)-
 snarred with the murder of his wife and her sister which occurred here last May, Grant Cooper, negro was convict- ed and the death penalty imposed by Montgomery county circuit court jury this afternoon Cooper is the first person to be sentenced to hang in Montgomery county in over five yeSrs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24
ChiIdren,s Hour

Children's story hour will be held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Birmingham public library. Miss Mar garet Duncan children's librarian will tell two stories The Pumpkin Story'' and "Old Man Rabbits Thanksgiving Dinner.s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24
Reduce Bread 25 Per Cent
Ry Asseclated Presa

Youngstown, Ohio, November RIA mA- jority of the wholesale bakers of Youngs- town today announced a 20 per cent reduction in the price of bread. effective November g. Under the new price the cost of a 14 ounce loaf will be re- duced from 19 to Is cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24
CARD oF THANKs

CARD OF THANKS
 Mrs. George Winter and family wish to thank their many friends for their kindness. sympathy and floral offer ings during the illness and death of their beloved husband and father.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-24
NelU RiUer Steamer Due At It's First Inland Alabama
 Port Yesterday Afternoon
City of Birmingham" After Storm Baptism in Salt Water on Coast, Rounding Out Her Maiden Voyage From St. Louis, Mo-, to Birmingham District Territory
 to Start New Era in Freight

The City of Birmingham the Warrior elfpropeler passed lock at o'clock yesterday afternoon and due to at Demopois a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23
By Phil Moore

them both. They had very similar
tastes and the best of health. II
can't understand it." Caroline sighed
From Danvers she sent a postcard
to Jasper. well. Having a fine time"
Three days later she got a photo post
card Of him in the bayfield,. so am
l." he inscribed merely.
A few days more followed, during
which Caroline struggled with grow
ing misery, conjunction and desire to
reform. She never had been away
from Jasper so long since before they
became engaged. She missed him
cruelty. At night she sobbed remorse-
fully. By day her nerves shook. Sup
pose something should happen that
they never saw each other again?
The Cartwrights were astounded by
her sudden decision to return home.
She had never confided a word of her
troubles to them. and she did not now
She simply said she was too tired to
continue the journey, so she took the
train back home.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23
By Abner Anthony

been some cannibals down there. Go
on now, tell me about that ring! I've
simply got to know"
"oh. pshaw." sighed Betty. vastly
pleased, you should worry about me"
81 am afraid that am going to have
to-" said the young man in determined
fashion. Il always knew that l would
run some day too fast and too far. 1t
isn't as if 1 were just meeting you!
Patty and have talked about you
such lot and I've read some of your
clever letters until it seems that we
are old friends. Now, tell me about
the mani"
Betty looked once more out Of the
corner of her left eye. He had such a
nice profile. She leaned confidently
near. The tulle scarf about her young.
white shoulders blew against him Il
wore this ring tonight because I
thought the boys were all stingy not
to ask me TO come just because the
seats were FIVE dollars. / hope that
Albert Rae would see IT and worry.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

tain rose on the scene Of fantastic
Persian garden. I'VE mustn't talk"
whispered Betty. You think more
about 1t and you'll like 1t better
"I'l1 think more about you and get
to liking you too well" she heard him
say softly, Considering that head light
you turn on my dazzled eyes. How
about going to supper with me after
the show?"
Betty would not answer, but from
time to time she forgot to follow the
graceful leaps and bounds of the lead
ing male dancer, while she looked
once more out Of the corner Of her
blue eyes at the distracting person in
boots on her left.
eff / had known you we're as nice
as you are" he began, somewhat IN
intelligently, 81 wouldn't have ducked
when you came visiting, but some of
Patty's friends have been the limit.
They wanted every fellows scalp in
Atlanta to carry home on their o.
inch belts. Believe me. there have
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23
Fate w orks Strangely

Why" she beamed, Patty Williams,
of Atlanta? She's my best friend"
I'm Bate, her brother, you know"
grinned the huge person in English
tweeds and high boots.
1.-The ideal" gasped Betty, extending
her hand. This is my father, Colonel
Branner, Mr.. Williams. It's Bate, you
know. Dad, Bate. who has run away
from home every time / went to visit
Patty. Isn't it the tiniest bit of a
world after all?" she platudinized.
"Surest thing you know" pleasantly
agreed the young fellow. "I recogniz-
ed that vanity case. Mother bought
two of them, one for you and one for
Patty the last time she was in Paris,
the year the war began. You and Pat
ty are just alike, always powdering
your little noses"
stop teasing!" commanded Betty.
Patty says you're awful"
"She would have right to say that
IL she saw me here tonight in this rid
ing suit, along besides your frills. and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

fluff. I'm chief mining engineer at
Mascot, twenty miles from here. got
so tired of sticking round up there
that I rode down to the city to be en-
tertained. I'm glad that came to
this Russian Ballet, but honest, If you
were not here, I'd be bored to death.
This thing takes brains, and I don't
want to think when go to theaters. l
have to work my little ivory enough
at those blooming mines"
Betty giggled. You're slangy, all
right. And Harvard man, tool The
ideal" Then they laughed, merely be-
cause they were both young. good
looking and happy.
She put her left hand on the third
finger of which blazed huge solitaire
in very conspicuous place as she
fingered her blue feather fan.
Not sold out already, child?" he
questioned, sitting up with jerk.
What do you mean? Does Patty
know?"
Then the music began and the cur
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

another minute. So I said to myself,
I bet Lucinda Is lonely, too. I'll Just
go and see IL we won't both be happier
for keeping each other oornpahyl Let
ine get rid of this coat. and I'll show
you what I've got In tho basket, When
you go visiting Unexpectedly, you
know, you must take along something
lest you find your hostess unprepared.
At least that's the way we always did
out where I lived before I married
Fred" Talking thus she flung aside
her coat and cap and proceeded to un-
pack the basket. Lucinda looked on
in amazement, tinctured with sur
prise, as she set out upon the table
cold roast chicken. salad. oranges. and
a little pot of baked beans. "Therel"
she said, "I guess that's all. How are
you, Lucinda I may stay, maynt II"
"Oh. you blessed creature?" said Luz
cinda. eff could only make you feel
how welcome you are" Then she
went on to tell Helen Pell about the
little spread she had made for NATL
da and how Matilda could not come
because she had already invited COM
pany and how disappointed and lonely
she had felt at the prospect of sitting
down to eat alone.
After supper they washed the dishes
together and then they sat down to
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

He has pretended to care such a lot.
It's mothers ring!"
Il wonder II / would have a chance
TO break in on these other fellowsl
Patty has always wanted a sister and
TO have you" He broke OF abruptly
as he slipped the sapphire coat on
Betty's slender body. brave IN founces
and tulle and silver lace. Ee touched
the wide fox collar gently. What a
pretty girl she wasl How adorablel
Betty saw all that he was thinking in
his brown eyes, suddenly serious.
Have any sort OF a CHANGER he
repeated.
A little ghost of laughter crinkled
up the corners OF Betty's eyes that
were as blue as corn flowers in the
sun. Il shouldn't wonder"
AS they went out OF the theater, Dad
ambled on in front while Betty laid
her hand lightly, possessiveiy, on the
arm of the young fellow in high boots,
much as queen might have sought TO
honor a great minister Of state.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

~ HE settled herself snugly in the
orchestra seat of the theater
where the Russian Ballet was
to dance. With her fathers help. abe
slipped of her sapphire blue evening
coat, then arranged and rearranged
the folds of white tulle that beloved
around her firm white shoulders. She
preened herself like young peacock
before she looked over her program.
why, Dad. Nijinsky isn't going to
danceI / think that's shame. I
wanted to see him more than anybody
else" She dropped her program and
began looking eagerly over the house
Friendly faces nodded to her from
boxes and neighboring seats. They're
mighty late starting" she complained.
AZ guess my nose is shiny by this
time.
She opened the gold vanity case, set
with q single sapphire, that dangled
from her little finger and took out a
tiny powder puff. Then she became
aware for the first time of the person
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

~ ARoLINE CADY sat at her dis
ordered breakfast. table, her
elbows upon the cloth and her
face in her hands. She was not cry
ing. She was too angry to cry. Her
heart fiew; her temples roared; she
was a hot wave OF indignation from
head to foot
1t was at least the twentieth occur
renee of the scene-loud voices, sar-
casm; Jasper fiinging OF to his office
with the echoes OF slammed door
lingering behind, and she In tears, or
that worse state. desperate vexation.
After fifteen fairly peaceable years
they had begun to quarrel. Caroline
and Jasper made up quickly after their
first quarrel. Latterly they had not
made up at all. They simply drifted
from state of amnesty to one of open
rupture. And now all these conditions
had eliminated in the present one.
1t was all because of Jasper's pend
ing vacation. She wanted to tour the
New England States in the automo-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

electricity on su1try afternoon
After dinner he went into the living
room to read and she washed the
dishes. Then she, too. entered the liv-
ing room and sat down with a bit Of
embroidery. Nobody came in, the tel
ephone bell did not ring, there was no
relief from that unbearable silence.
Caroline began to make false stitches.
She had an idea that Jasper, behind
his paper, was not reading.
Suddenly he spoke over it to her.
WELL" he said. II begin my vacation
Monday. I'm going to spend it with
Henry. So you may as well give up
all idea of that New England tour"
Caroline laid down her work. Why
should l give it up?"
Because I'm not going"
THAT doesn't hinder me, does it?"
He studied her. She studied him. BE
cause" she went on firmly. I'm go
ing with the Cartwrights ON Monday.
I telegraphed May today, and she tele-
graphed back that they would come
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-23

here and get me-"
The paper shook in his hands. "If
you go with the Cartwrights you can
stay with the Cartwrights. You needn't
come back here" said Jasper.
II must say the same thing about
you going to Henry's," she returned.
And another quarrel began. 1t last
day morning. Caroline left Monday
afternoon with the Cartwrights.
For week Caroline enjoyed herself
greatly. The Cartwrights were good
company, and their car behaved su-
perbly. Her grievance against Jasper
stimulated her spirits.
At the end of ten days she began to
think that perhaps Jasper was not all
to blame. Wherein lay their trouble?
What allied them that after fifteen
years of reasonable happiness they
should wreck it all by SUCH outrage
Gus behavior? Certainly Jasper was
not fretted by business for finance;
They had all the money they needed.
Life had always moved smoothly for