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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-16
THE CHAFFING DISH

entire, bat the gist of it is rather startling
Thus he retorts to Marjorine:
'Tis pain u mans
A fool who plans
d, TO help the danes
Whom McFee pans.
Because you see,
1t haps to be
'Tis Mac they love,
For him they'd dee.
Moral
Dear Alarjorine, from your rebuff
I've learned a lesson clear enough
'Tis-them they love can treat 'em rough
LIEUT..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-16

The Western Comet,
Chalk Line Needed clearing from this
port, has cargo of
% 900 barrels of whisky. That's enough to
make any comet steer an crratic course.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-16

William Allen White
From Bleeding says Governor Henry
Kansas Allen is the man the
country wants for
President. Oh. we'll, it is differences of
opinion that make presidential races.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-16
The case of Hoover is
And the Public
Probably VIII

the good faith of the public which wishes to
do him honor. Here is one who says in
effect that the public will have TO prove it
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-16

Naval lions continue to beard Daniels
in his den
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-16
Streets


I HAVE seen sunsets gild the piliore1 steam
1 Where Broad Street station hoops with
arches dark
The western fire; and seen the looming,
stark
Crags of the Hall grow soft in morning
CLEAN.
One drowsy eve | wandered far to mark
The Neck, land of opal color scheme:
And know no fairer place to watch and dream
Than on bench in old Penn Treaty Park.
A ND there are corners, glimpses, houses
a streets,
With curious satisfaction in the view.
And unconfcssed swift momen. when one
meets
The destiny of human life anew.
A city rarely beautiful know
It is not men alone who make it so.
NJ. Mactcrinck. we understand. estimates
the cash value of the Message he was going
to give to the American public at $1,000
Rather than pay as much as that for ma
terial for the Dish we have decided to go
ahead and give the public Our Own Message
instead.
Just as soon as we decide what that Mes
sage will be. we will spring it.
One result of the so -calle,, constitutional
amendment will be, perhaps. to turn this
into nation of seafarers: Once, again the
American flag will be. seen in every port-in
search, we presume, of the foreign hagon.
The American fagon suggests Dove Dull
Get, has been seen in every export recently.
Friends
VNHE faces were strange, the buildings tall;
L The city was great, and | was small,
And ! was a thousand miles from home
Who had never been west of Vermont before.
A LONG the streets | walked, Of nights,
"A Through level miles of hostile lights
And yearncd for the heaving hills of home
And the pale night mist on the valley floor
DUT | came, in the end, to "A little park
II Where grass was soft aud trees in the
dark,
Whispered in voices | knew well
And nodded above me, friendlywisc.
LNLM and maple and OAK and ash,
IL Black spruce shadow and birch S flash
Names of all of them I could tell
And they were home to my homesick eyes
STEPHEN w. MEADEIs..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-16

Nobody need go thirsty
Sober SOOh in Gloucester tomor-
row. Two new arte-
sinn MnllS nrn nrodnCinp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-16

And yet the practical aspects of this
singular case cannot be disregarded.
They are almost as puzzling as was the
submission of Mr.. Hoover's name to the
Engineers Club in what now seems
remote and rather unintelligible age. 1t
is asserted that twice in his life Mr.
Hoover voted the Republican ticket and
then quit. He Loyalty served the Wilson
administration, urged the election of a
Democratic Congress in 1918, and is said
to believe in the ratification of the treaty
without reservations.
His friend. Mr.. Barnes. seJf-an-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-01-16
Member of the Associated Press
THE LAST DAY

Philadelphia, Friday. January 10, 1920
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-01
WELL KNOWN HOOSIER
DIES At INDIANAPOLIS

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Oct. 81
Hugh Henry Hanna. ST.. known in
ternationally as a sound money" ad-
vocate and member of several com
missions 10 adjust foreign exchange.
died at his home here today. He was
- years old. He was also prominent
in the affairs of the Presbyterian
church. having been president Of the
Presbyterian Brotherhood of Amerf-
ca in 1906 and IN 1911 was appointed
vice moderator OF the churchs gen
eral assembly He was elected as
one Of the republican presidential
electors from Indiana in 1900. Death
was due to uremiC poisoning.
Mr. Hanna was born In Lafayette.
Ind. September 19. Is4S. atten I'd
school in that city and later studied
at Wabash college and the University
Of Berlin.
He is survived by HIS widow. Mrs.
Anna Sharpe Hanna. a son, Hugh
Henry Hanna. jr. a brother. Joseph
Hanna. OF Lafayette. a sister. Mrs
John Heath. of Lafayette. and two
7eices and three grand children.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-01

Beautiful numbers that will be wanted by Victroa the
country Worldfamed have contributed wealth
selections delightful hear and the lighter forms of
rendered by of than usual ability Any Victor will
gladly play any of these numbers for you
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-01

AHH-SaIoon League as Ladies
lid Society of 6. o. F.,
Makes Usual Ante-EIection
appeal to Women on Liquor
Question With apparent Hope
of Camoufidging League Core
Hdnt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
AGREEABLE RATES l ANTICIPATED BY j LOCAL SHIPPERS Looking for Cooperation
 With Mallory Zine at Mo-.
 bile Through the River ! Connection

Rail and water rates for transporting merchandise between Birmingham and other Warrior river points and New York, via the river and the Mallory steamship line out of Mobile, seem to be in the offng.
 These rates are most earnestly desired by river towns. which believe an enor- nous business could be worked up under them if at all equitable.
 w. F. Lewis, traffic manager of the Mallory line, will be in Mobile Friday at the request of the Chamber of Com merce and traffic bureaus of Birming- ham, Tuscaloosa, Selma, Montgomery and Demopolis to take up this matter Birmingham will be represented by Q. L. Bum, general manager of the Bir- mingham Chamber of Commerce, and the Birmingham Traffic Bureau
 RESUME SERVICE
 The Mallory line suspended plying be- tween Mobile and New York several weeks ago, but shortly afterwards re- eumed the service, and presumption now is that the service is to continue.
 Application was made some time ago flo the president of the Mallory line in New York to establish a rail and water rate between New York and inland river towns. In response to that request, Mr. Lewis has been sent to Mobile for the Friday conference.
 
 cable on the Warrior cover the northern half of the state and immediately adja- cent sections of Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee and are foSs traffic between these points and Mobile and New Or leans. There are no rates to and from the east.
 Rail and water rates to the east are most devoutly wished and hoped for on account of the enormous omount and va riety of merchandise that is shipped from New York to this upriver terri tory.
 TOWNS INTERESTED
 Selma and Montgomery are interested for the same reason as are Birmingham and Tuscaloosa on account of being on the Alabama river
 The Mallory line will be requested to put in rail and water rate between New York and inland river points and sub init same to the interstate commerce commission. It is not doubted that ap- provai will be given.
 The river interests are not counting chickens before they are matched, but do lay store by the coming of the Mall lorv lines traffic manager for a con ference with respect to these rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
Constructive Study
 Marks Altitude Of
 Women on Suffrage

With women voting. the demo- cratic "soiid south" will not be de- stroyed. but women will be more of free lancess In casting their votes, being less bound by party rules This was the sentiment of almost dozen of Birminghams leading women as to the result of the enfranchisement of the women by the indicated ratification of the suffrage amendment by the Ten nessee legislature.
 "Now that women have the DOW CT, everyone of us Is going to vote,, said Mrs. H. H. Shell, .but we are not going to jump into politics blindly. We are going to train ourselves to vote intelligentIy. We arc going to conduct a school to teach the women the principles of American citizenship. And be- Heve that some of the men voters will he benefited if they will at tend the schooL7
 "it is the end of a long strur- gie," said Mrs. Brenton Fiskc "but Is just the beginning of an- other. Anti-suffragists will renew the fights in the supreme courts but we will make all efforts to meet them.
 "What we are going to do now Is to immediately begin work in Jefferson county, and in Montgom- cry and Mobile counties, the only three places where women can vote without legal steps, and reg fster every woman of voting age, We will secure as large a vote as possible.
 "Women, I believe. are in favor of the League of Nations in that 1t will bring about the end of all wars But ns a whole, women will not be bound by party rules, but be more or less independent in casting their vote. However, the women of the south will generally vote the democratic tciket.-
 "Now that we have the ballot we will work with the men to secure
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
BENTON GIVES UP TO
 BELL ELLEN WARDEN

Jesse Benton. young white man, alleged to be the slayer of Tom Krom- CT. engineer at the Southern Coal and Coke Company's mines at Boothton rested by Charles R. Davis. warden of the Belle Ellen mines
 Benton was tracked by dogs and posse of about a dozen men. Monday Benton's father approached Mir. Davis and told him to call off the dogs and dismiss the posse and fV would pro duce his son. The dogs were sent back and the posse dismissed. Benton gave up his son to the custody of MT. Davis as he had promised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
CITY EMPL0YES
 HAVE GREAT TIME Barbecue at East Lake Is a Success From Every
 Standpoint

Long tables loaded with barbecued pork, mutton and beef, with the directions to "eat till you don't want any more. " and plenty of refreshments of all mild kinds, featured the first real municipal picnic held at East Lake park yesterday. It was estimated that about 2OO0 persons. including municipal employees and their families. attended.
 There was no speaking or formality of any kind. The man amusement was the two big meals at II o'clock in the morn ing and 4 o'clock Tn the afternoon. This arrangement permitted all three shifts of the police and fire departments to be Iresent at one of the meals.
 For the children of the policemen, ire men and other city workers, there was free ice cream, the wading pool and bath ing in the lake for amusement Tn addi- tion the merry-go-i ound, whip, ferris wheel and the old mill were crowded
 For the amusement of the picnickers Edward Spencer, with his hands tied, feet bound. tied up in a sack, locked in a barrel and thrown into the lake, came out with cfly a bathing suit on in thirty seconds. When placed in the bag he had on 2 civilian suit, including shoes collar and tie, A number of swimming matches were staged.
 The "eats" for the barbecue were fur nished free by the merchants of Birming- ham In appreciation of the protection given by the police and fire departments.
 Offices at the city hall were practica.:y closed all day. Dr. N A. Barrow. presi- dent of the commission, the other com missioners and the heads of the depart ments were present for at least a part of the day at the park.
 The frenjen and policemen who were v,cih fnr he the barbecue are: Uncle Bob" Mccall lum, P. A. Haynie, R. R. Scott, Warden C. E. Glover Capt D. c. Simmons, Sergt w w. Brent and J. D. Jones, Jr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19

horses and narrow wheeled vehicles were the most common mode tof con- Veyance. The streets were constructed Tor these vehicles. Naturally now that heaVy auto trucks are common, this thin pavement is subjected to heavy strain and frequently gives way under It. The solution is to construct all fu- ture streets on solid foundation, which will stand heavy loads"
 Wallace Caldwell, chairman of the board Of revenue advisory committee, said;
 Thc prime essentials in good
 pavement are proper drainage and
 proper foundation. One great pny-
 ing authority has said thnt the first
 requisite of good paving is propper
 drainage, the second is proper drain
 age ana the third is proper draip-
 age. The same thing mny he said
 of the foundation.
 If the foundation is right there are number of good surfacing materials that answer the purpose In fact the surfacing is nothing like as important an item as getting a proper basis for the surfacing. Any surface material will ultimately wear off and can no more be considered permanent than coat of good paint on house But If the foundation and drainage are prop erly provided for at the start the sur facing can be renewed time and again Good foundations are the thing I have always worked for, because I know that if they are provided paving trou- bles are reduced to a minimum.
 "Of course. 1 know there are many factors that enter into what is called good foundations and that will give d minimum of trouble. but that is the thing to study. proper study by the people of paving foundations will re- lieve them of much trouble and acri- mony and embarrassment in future"
 Julian Kendrick, city engineer, says:
 "i would prefer 10 make de-
 tailed statement later on the
 streets of Birmingham. However,
 | will sny that much of the poor
 street pavement that is being com
 plained of was not laid by the city
 at all. It wns done by private land
 and real estate companies solely
 for private gains. Now the city is
 getting the blame for the poor
 quality of the paving.
 Tn the past year too much work has been done without the supervision of competent engineers. As d result a poor grade of work was placed.l The average layman does not know any thing about the science of paving. What will suit another city in the far north may be totally unfit for our streets Much depends on climate and the kind of transportation. 1t would take up much space to go into the matter as it should be-"
 George M Ingram, of the Southern Roads Company. states:
 T think Birmingham has some of the finest streets in the sopth. Here you have plenty of slag to be used as base for the paving, while in other cities a base material has to be pur- chased at high price"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
EVENTS OF TODAY
 IN BIRMINGHAM
Statement June 3Oth
 RESOIJRCES

Birmingham Real Estate luncheon al Bhe Southern Club, 1 o'clock. Fair Rent and Housing Board meets Dt 7;3O p. m., at the city hall.
 ADJUSTMENTS
 Lyrfc-Kefth vaudeville and pictures, Loews Bijou-vaudevtlle and pic- lures.
 Strand-Douglas Mclean and Doris May in '.Let's Re FashionabIe." Trianon-kafherin Macdonald in ssrhe Notorious Miss Lisle.s Alcazar-Mary Anderson in 'sBub- Hles..
 ColoniaI--William $. Hart in "The Diciple..
 RialtO-Constance Talmadge in sThe TemperAmentaI Wife,
 Prtncess--"Hidden Dangers,s No. 1. OdeOn-SThe Moonriders.. East Lake-Bathing and amuse- bnents.
 West Lake Bathing and amuse- Dnents.
 West Lake-Dancing and bathing. EdgewOod Park-Dancing and bath ung.
 At Redwood Park-Birmingham vs Nhattanooga. one game. 3:3O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19

ohe matter that led to the present street condition. in the opinion of many, is that the streets were constructed when five-ton truck with a load of five tons was unknown. Now the streets are not standing up under the test of heavy traffic.
 A system whereby the city can obtain more finances to put into good streets was given as the sole means of remedy of the present situation.
 Birmingham streets are in the
 present condition through a slow
 deterioration through lack of prop
 CT finances on the part of the city
 in the opinion of Robert Jemison.
 Jr., president of the Jemison Real
 Estate and Insurance Company.
 Good streets are one of the first requisites of a large city" said MT Jemison. Many cities attract people to become citizens solely because of good streets good parks and a good school system. Many people choose the city to live in in which they can bring up a family most pleasantly. So, if Birmingham can have good streets to add to her unlimited natural resources. she will have no trouble becoming a great city.
 "The solution of the problem is financial plan whereby an increased revenue will become available to the city The people of this city should realize the troubles and trials which the city has to face and give moral support to the commissioners"
 The trouble with Birmingham's streets is that thin pavement was laid for surfacing with inadequate founda- ton, according to w. l.. White, for some years testing engineer of the Tennesses Coal Iron and Railroad Company and now chief engineer for William l.. White & Co.
 When most of the streets in Bir- mingham were built" Mir. White said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19

the very best legislation for our country" said Mrs. John ID. Me- NeeL national democratic commit tcewoman from Alabama. "I nm delighted with the suffrage vic- tory and am pleased not only from suffrage standpoint, which has been completed by the ratification, but from a national democratic standpoint.
 Tennessee's ratification has re- leased several million women to vote. and the majority of them in the southern states. as well as many in other states, will vote a democratic ticket. The women who have been active in suffrage work, and many who have not, are as in- tereSted in the presidential election ms the men are, and if given the opportunity will certainly vote in the presidential election.
 ''There seems to be some doubt as to whether Governor Kiiby will call a special session of the leEis- lature, but I feel sure that he will. and settle all matters so the women will be allowed to vote in the general election in November"
 Mrs. H. k. Pearce. president of the Birmingham Equal Suffrage Association, said;
 Ut was with pride that I read the news that Tennessee had rati- fled the suffrage amendment. for that is my native state, and I felt sure it would not fail us now. In- deed. the women are going to vote, and about fifteen or twenty in Birmingham have already paid their poll tax in order to he ready when this came. As women have always worked for betterment of the conditions they will continue this work and will work with the men in securing the best Iegisla- ton possible for the country. Of course, the majority of us will be democrats in the south. and I be- lieve many others in the various states will join our party. We are very glad to be given the oppor- tunity to cast our baI1ots.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
TELLS REALTORS
 0F PORTS NEEDS Hay Asks for Support In State Aid Election
 This Fall

Voting "yes" in the general Novem- Der election for constitutional amend ment to provide state aid for Alabama's s only seaport. Mobile, will open up to the Birmingham district and the whole state unlimited resources and advan- tages, according to T. r. Hays, Jr.. who spoke yesterday at the weekly lunch con of the Rotary Club in the Tutwiler hotel
 > Alabama has a great incentive to develop her waterways, most of which open at Mobile" he said, flor she has 1.570 miles of navigable streams. more than any other state in this country
 ''On November 2. at the general elec ton. there will come before the people of the state constitutional amend ment to secure funds to improve the Mobile terminal by constructing more adequate facilities for incoming ships. The state harbors commission will have charge of this construction. What Mobile needs is more warehouses. more derricks for unloading ships. more docking space, and little later, a grain elevator.
 There is no use looking to the gov ernment for aid The United States has spent millions of dollars in improv- ing our waterways, so it is up to us to construct the terminals. It is fitting that the state of Alabama take over the work that is to benefit the whole state For if individuals built the terminals, they would not be able to condemn the necessary property, nor would they be able to invest the neces- sary amount of money. There would be danger. too, in the private corpora tions getting a monopoly over rates.
 The improvement will not cost the people of Alabama one cent. The terminal will be revenue producing and will take care of itself
 If we vote no in the election. Uncle Sam will take from the Warrior and other waterways the barges. Other states have developed waterways by state aid. Shall Alabama lag behind?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
Mobiles GolUrth Is Meaning More
 Local Business

Advices from Mobile are to the effect City is loading with 700o tons of Bir- mingham steel and TOO tons of steel hoops for Japan.
 The steel. other than the hoops, will come from the mills of the T. c. l. The hoops are also "a Birmingham product. manufactures steel barrel hoops and cot ton ties at it's two mills in Woodlawn and Helena and does an extensive sA-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
Railway Sued for s539.OOO

Montgomery. August 1S.-(Special.) Suit for $539,000 was filed in the fed eral court today against the Birming ham and Southeastern Railroad by the Central Union Trust Company and Will liam Goodman of New York. The rail road passed into the hands of re ? ceiver last week. The bill of complain { alleges that the railroad executed a mortgage to it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19

port business The business with the Far East is especially large and regular in it's character.
 The greater portion of the Far Eastern business of this concern is understood to have once been via rail to Vancouver until the port of New Orleans attracted attention through it's remarkable m crease in the esta blishment of ship han ding facilities. Since then much of this business has gone that way.
 Now that Mobile is furnishing ships bound for the Far East. Birmingham steel products for that quarter will load in greater quantities at that port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-19
INVITES INVESTIGATION

proper manner with fair consideration to all interests. and this is all we are asking.
 INVITES INVESTIGATION
 The statement has been made in the puohc press that if we did not change our position the matter would be taken to the interstate commerce commission It IS always desirable to have questions or thls nature settled amicably by the parties in interest, and I believe that if the officers of the inland water ways will view the situation at Cordo- Va in relation to the situation existing at other river ports, they will readily concede the justice of our position. If they cannot, after conference, admit our position to be fair and reasonab ble. am quite willing to concede that they are honest in their opinion, and we will welcome an opportunity of taking the "noie question to the interstate com merce commission.
 Tt is possible some people have re. ceived the impression that interchane;e or traffic between the rail line and the barge line at Cordova has ceased penling the completion of the pro- posed contract. This is not the case. The interchange of traffic is going along without any interference, and al no time, recognizing public convent ence and perhaps necessity, have we suggested that it should cease
 I will thank you to make it clear mat there Is no feeling whatever on our part, but only sincere desire to accomplish the interchange at Cordova Tn an orderly and proper manner, and as quickly as possible"