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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
STEEL COMPANY ID
 HOLD FIELD MEET Several Big Concerns Joir for Celebration To Be
 Held Saturday

The first aid field meet of the Ala bama Fuel and Iron Company, an an nual event, will be held Saturday, Jul 3, at Margaret, Ala according to an nouncement of officials of the company
 This meet is under the auspices O the United States Bureau of Mines. In terest is being shown by employees the company over the events of the day
 Festivities will begin promptly at l o'clock Saturday morning and continu during the remainder of the day. A attractive programme has been ar ranged. A big dance will end the en- tertainments.
 Following is the programme:
 Ten to 12 o'clock. first aid contests 12:15, presentation of prizes, 12;3o, re treatments and barbecue dinner; 2:Sp o'clock, beginning of afternoon base ball games; 8 o'clock, dance.
 Each feature has been carefully worked out by officials of the company and will be directed by men and women experienced in the various activities in- cluded on the programme.
 The Margaret Acmar and Acton base ball teams will play during the after noon and the winning team will D. presented with a prize of $50,
 An excellent floor is available for the dance and arrangements have been completed for the music,
 Officials for Saturday have been an nounced as follows;
 Judges: w. T. Burgess, safety inspec- tor, Republic Steel and Iron Company William Goodwin, Republic Iron and Steel Company. Sayreton, Ala; John Waine. Republic Company Sayreton Ala. w A. Forester. Republic Com pany, Sayreton; A. H. Verchot, Republic Company Robert Sterrett, Republic Company. Republic, Ala; John Kelly Republic Iron & Steel Company. Repub- lie. Ala; Ben Clouse. Republic Company Palos, Ala; George Burges, Gulf States Steel Company Sayre. Ala; J. " Grove instructor, Tennessee Coal Iron x Raul road Company: David Kelso associate mine inspector; Ii. E. Echols, associate mine inspector; ]. B. Carlin. associate mine inspector; S. M. Thompson, asso- ciate mine inspector.
 Empires: C. II. Nesbitt, chief state mine inspector; D. J. Plank. safety eni gineer. U s. Bureau of Mines, Birrnihs ham; James M. Cobb, foreman miner U. $. Bureau or Mlhes' biHils''t'i''
 Scorers: T. J Anderson. Margaret Ala. w. C. Howard. Acmar, Ala; R. " , Bain Acton. Ala.
 Announcers; s. c. Coupland. Acmar Ala; Sam Hess, Margaret Ala, Marshals: w. S Sloan, Acmar Ala. w S. Painter, Margaret, Ala; Y. II Mckinney, Acton Ala
 The four competing teams in the hrs' aid contests will represent Acmar, Mar paret. Acton and Colgate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
Retail Merchants Call on Board of Revenue to Take Public Into Confidence
 in Road Contracts

In a respectful but firm note to the board of revenue the Jefferson county division of the Alabama Retail Merchants As sociation reiterates its call for full public explanation by the board of the status of the pres ent road contract matters.
 The merchants allege that they have heretofore requested the board to take the public into it's confidence" but that the board has either been unable or has seen it unfit to do so, hence the renewal of the call.
 Copy of the resolutions has also been served on the citizens advisory commit tee. which is in co-charge with the board of revenue of the county's recent road bond issues, and the road pro- gramme under that issue.
 RESOLUTIONS
 The resolutions were proposed by Sam Blach, seconded by Joseph Loveman, and adopted by a unanimous vote. The reso- lutions read:
 Whereas. the Jefferson county divi- sion of the Retail Merchants Associa- tion of Birmingham, at it's last meeting. unanimously passed a resolution call ing upon the board of revenue of Jeffer- son county to take the public into it's confidence. and to divulge to the public all of the conditions pertaining to the apparent rescision of the contract en- tered into for the sale of the road bonds by reason of wis11h rescision the road work in Jefferson county is being re- tarded and
 Whereas, for some undsclosed req son, the board of revenue of this coun- ty has either been unable or has seen unfit to take the public into it's con- fidence and make public to the people, who placed them in office and whom they are serving, the true status of the conditions pertaining to this matter, and UNMINDFUL OF INTEREST Whereas. we believe that the board of revenue, in failing to do this, is un- mindful of the interest that the people have in the building of roads and in the unquestioned integrity and stand ing of the officials; and
 "Whereas. we firmly believe in the principle that the actions of all public officials should be open to public scrut- iny, public opinion, and public censure, if needs be, or public commendaton. Be it therefore resolved that the Jeff ferson county division of the Retail Merchants Association of Alabama again ask the board of revenue of this coun- | ty to answer to the people the ques, l tion submitted to them, and in which the people as a whole are so deeply in- l terested,
 1 And that this answer be made fully so that all the facts may be known, and so that the people may, if possible, lend l such assistance and cooperation to the public officials for the continuation of l the upbuilding of our public highways so essential to the individual and in- ! dustries of our county.
 "Be it resolved that a copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the board l of revenue"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
EVENTS OF TODAY
 IN BIRMINGHAM

City Commission and the Civic Association committee will meet to discuss a recount of the census of Birmingham.
 Rainbow committees meet h Ledger building at II a. m. to arr range final details.
 Jewish war relief workers will meet at Tutwiler hotel at l o'clock. Civitan luncheon nt Southern Club at 1 o'clock.
 ADJUSTMENTS
 Lyric-Keith vaudeville, pictures. Bijou---Loew's vaudeville, pie lures.
 strand-Dorothy Dalton in "The Dark Mirror
 Trianon-Curwood's "The Cour- age of Marse O'BoOne."
 AIcazar-Zane Grey's ''Riders of the Dawn" COloniaI--Mary PickfOrd in sRe- bccca of SunnybrOok Farm" Rialto-WilIiam -FarnGm in ''The Orphan"
 Princess-Jack Dempsey in 'sDare- devil Jack"
 Odeon--Western and comedy. West Lake-Batliing and dancing. East Lake-Bathing and amuse- ments.
 Edgewood-Bathin and dancing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
Board to Take Action
 On County Finances
Boynton Succeeds General Manager Urban at Woodward

That Harry M. Urban has re- signed from the position of general manager of the Woodward Iron Company and that X. J. Boynton of the National Tube Company, Lo- raine. ILL, has been amed as gen eral manager to succeed Mir. Urban was the announcement authorized by Frank H. Crockard. president of that company, yesterday after noon.
 The resignation of MT. Urban is effective immediately and Mir. Boynton will tnke up his new duties as early as possible. This change in the executive affairs of the Woodward company will occa- sion some surprise in local indus trial circles. where MT. Urban is widely known. He was for some time superintendent of the by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
COAL OUTPUT FAR EXCEEDS THAT OF
 JUNE LAST YEAR
Increase for 1920 Is 135, ,00O Tons, Due to Activity In District Manufacturing.
 Get More Cars

The Alabama coal output in- creased 12,000 tons during the week ending last Saturday and indications are that the in crease made this week will be a still larger one owing to the greater supply of cars at the mines.
 The output for the week ending June 26th was 3o5,00o tons, and that for the week. ending June 19, was 2s3,oo00 tons. The production for the same pe- riod in 1919 was as follows:
 Week ending June 21. 1919. e24,o00 tons.
 < Week ending June 2S, 2S9,0oo tons.
 The total production for the two weeks of June, 1920, was 59S,0 tons and for the same weeks in June. 1919, it was 463000 tons. The increase for 1920 is 1S5,0 tons, or 67,500 tons per week.
 This means that 29 per cent, more coal was mined in the two June weeks of this year than in the same two weeks in June, 1919.
 This is the bright side of the coal situation and points to Alabama condi- tions in this respect as being much bet ter than elsewhere in the union.
 Pittsburg bituminous coal has been selling at $16 ton compared with $s in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
FLOATING DEBT

It is stated that the deficit in the floa ting debt of the county amounting to about $300.000 is an accumulation running over several years and in- creasing gradually. The county has keen running behind, it is declared. each year at the rate of $25o.000 for the past three or four years. This de- felt has always been met by the pledg-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
Full Explanation Of
 Road Status Ls Asked.

product division of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, with offices at Fairfield. He left the position when Mir. Crocknrd became president of the Woodward company to take the position as general manager of the latter company. Mir. Urban has made no nnnOuncement as to his future connection.
 Mir. Boynton comes to the Woodward company from the Ma tional Tube Company, where H. c. RydiDg, vice president of the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company. was for many years and where he made exceptional records. Mir. BoyntOn is man of unusual ability and is expected to make n very agreeable official for the Woodward company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
BUSINESS IMPROVES

Less coal was mined at this time last year because much less coal was needed. Many furnaces were down and the iron and steel industry had been tagnant for several months. At this time this year iron and steel industries are op- erating at as near maximum as assem- blaze of raw materials and supply of labor enables. Much more coal is needed and hence, even though the coal pro- duction is far ahead of this time last year, it is not sufficient for require ments of an active state of productivity created by brisk demand for maxim .um producing capacity.
 The terminal committee reports con- tinued improvement in the supply of coal cars at the mines. That is bound to be reflected in coal production.
 o. L. Bum of the Traffic Bureau has gone to Washington to ask modifica- tion of the coal car priority order in favor of shippers of slag. scrap, raw material for clay products and others who are suffering from the car short age incident to the car priority order.
 The order went into effect June 21 and was for thirty days. It expires three weeks from yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
Hearing Waived

Josie Forala waived d preliminary hearing yesterday before Judge H. B. Abernethy in the Jefferson county court of misdemeanors and was bound over to the grand jury under $J0O bond on charge of illicit distilling.
 Alzie Lee was convicted of charge of assault with intent to murder on the person of Lillian Streeter and was fined s250 and sentenced to ninety days. No- tice of appeal was given.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
TOPUT REVIEWING
 STANDS ON V|ADUCT
Visitors to Be Provided With Much Entertainment
 But Beds Are Scarce

Reviewing stands for the first an- in Birmingham, July 12, IS and IA, will be placed on the Rainbow viaduct, ac- eording to details of the parade worked out yesterday by the committee, of which Col. T. 0. Smith Is chairman.
 The custom in the past has been to place the reviewing stand in Capital park but it was thought appropriate to place the stand on the viaduct in prominent view of the tablet to be un- yelled in honor of Rainbow veterans.
 In the reviewing stand will be na- tional officers of the Rainbow division, the Birmingham city commission and others of prominence. On the west side of the viaduct will be the officers of the Confederate Veterans, Spanish American War Veterans and the Grand Army of the Republic.
 All gold-star mothers of the Rainbow division will ride in the parade, which Is being planned for Wednesday morn ing July h. These mothers are re- quested to phone their names to Main 7002 in order that cars may be pro- v:ded for them. Everybody else in the parade, except disabled Confederate veterans and sponsors, will walk. At least ten bands will be provided for the march.
 THE PARADE
 The route of the parade is: From Sixth avenue, south, and Twenty first street, on Twenty first street across tke Rainbow viaduct on to Sixth ave- nue; west on Sixth avenue to Nine teenth street, then south to First ave- inue and east on First avenne to Twen- tieth street, then north to point be- yond Woodrow Wilson park, where tho parade will disband
 Attaches of the headquarters at the Ledger building are very busy ar ranging the details of the convention. Harry J. Garter, secretary Of the Ala bama chapter, has provided corps of stenographers to assist in handling a large volume of correspondence and other matters that come up.
 Chairmen of the housing, reception, automobile, badge and headquarters committees will meet at the Ledger brilding today at il o'clock to make reports to the central committee, of which Dan J. Dimmick is vice chair man.
 Offers to provide rooms for the Visit- irg veterans during the reunion are coming. in slowly, according to Walter Prower. chairman of the housing com n.ittee. Birmingham is asked not to forget the deeds of the Rainbow men who fought for months in mud and rain, and who are now expecting to gather for three days of association with their former comrades in arms as the city's invited guests.
 All who can possibly take care or a soidier are asked to communicate with the headquarters in the Ledger bulld- I ing. Letters coming in each day tell ol large delegations that will soon depart fer the Magic City.s Housing and en- tertainment must be furnished these men during their stay in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-02
Community Council

z Plans are being made by H. R. How eli. secretary. for the July meeting of the Community Council of Birmingham, which will be held tomorrow in the Civic Association rooms. Members will meet for dutch treat" luncheon at 12:so o'clock in the private dining room of the association.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-18
TRIO DRIFTS 8 DAYS
WHILE SHARKS PURSUE

| HONOLULU IT, H, Sept 18.-s(A.
| IP.)-Captain Emil Piltz. 50 year old
skipper of Honoltilu, with two boys
William Leithead and John Guin, re-
Gently were rescued by the lighthouse
tender Kukui after they had drifted
on their wateriogged schooner. Annie
E.. for eight days. the last four OF
which they were without food.
To add to their mental anguish,
three large sharks followed the slow
| Iiy-drifting schooner. with its decks
awash. evidently awaiting the mo-
ment when the craft would go to
pieces and throw the survivors into
the sea. @M 8a@
/ The wreck of the Annie e.. which
was on her way from Honolulu to the
Mahukona coast of the Island of Ha-
wall, with lumber and gasoline. is
Captain Piltz' third adventure in four
years on waterlogged craft.
The schooner, according to her
skipper, started leaking at midnight of
august O., the pumps. refused to work
and within a few hours, her decks
were awasl1. Twenty four Hours later
she had drffted opposite the entrance
| to Honolulu harbor, but it was night
and. her plight was not noticed. The
ocean currents carried her westward
and the captain sent three of his crew
ashore in a small boat to seek help.
while he and the two boys stayed
with the ship. a $40
When the men in the small boat
reached Honolulu, airplanes, from the
Luke Field army base went in search
of the schooner, while tugs from Hon
olulu secured the ocean as far as the
coasts of Molokai without sighting
| the derelict. H
The search was practically aban-
doned when a wireless message from
THE army transport MadawasSa, on
route to the Orient, said that agdere-
llict had been sighted approximately
l150 miles west of Honolulu. The
lighthouse tender Kuiki steamed for
the locality and found the eastaways
As the Annie e was going to pieces it
was impossible to tow her and she was
burned as menace to navigation.
| Captain .Piltz declared that two
ships, including the Madawaslxa,
sighted him without offering assist
LANCE. This name of the other vessel he
did not know. He said,the Madawaska
saw signal flares he was burning
shortly before dawn, Sunday. August
rs. hove to; approached within O. mile
of the drifting schooner, circied about
and then proceeded on her way.
after the Madawasla. went her
way without offering help we just
about gave, up. hope entirely, said the
aged skipper. Il looked aft. where
our rail was awasiI, and saw the three
sharks. following US. One of them's
mine, told, the boys, and there's one
Iapiece left for you. They'll get us
pretty soon il help doesn't come"
About sunset on August II the
Kuku hove in sight and the first de-
mand of the three castaways- was for
I'.something TO eat" Aside from their
hunger. they appeared none the worse
for their adventure.
There was a Bible In. one of the
mems pockets and Leitheads a mem-
'ber Of the Ho9pluin Box azpuiE mad
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-18
mud SPLASH|NGI IS TOOi
FREQUENT OCCURRENCE.

Have you ever waited at curb to
let an automobile pass only to Have
the driver go by at full speed and
throw mud and dirty water all over
you from a puddle in his path?
| There are occasionally times when
a motorist may not be held respbn-
sible for mishap of this sort, YET 1t
cannot be denied that this is one Of
Tense for which the drivers, seldom has
any justification. A slight turn of
the wheel could nearly lawys keep
the wheel could nearly always keep
slight reduction in speed would make
| it possible to get through without
splashing.
Many a woman gowned in dainty
attire. has had her costume ruined by
mud and water and has watched the
car so on its way, with the driver
quite unconcerned over the damage he
has done. She knows it would do not
good to take his number. for thBi of
fense he has committed lies just out
side the pale of the law. lri
To the motorist the incident isaus-
ually of no moment and quickly for
gotten. Bat to the perestrain who
sustained the mud bath there is the
annoyance due to the damage to his
clothes. and the mental wear and. teari
which accompany futile rage. For |
this sore of thing does make people1
mad and what adds to their anger is !
their knowledge that the mishaps was
caused by the carelessness or delib-
crate heedlessness of the driver, andl
by the further fact that the motoriss /
dosen't care hang whether her dial
any damage or not.
The great body of motorists is tof
be congratulated on the fact that
this sort of driver is decidedly inttheE
Nearly all drivers obey ths
laws with great care and exercise
toward other motorists and pedes--l
rains the simple courtesy that theI
American principle of a square deal.
ypifies. The fellow who drives as ift
lie were the only person in the uni.
erse who had any rights on the high-I
Ways is growing less and is as unpopu.5
ar among other motorists as he. is En
With pedestrians. tc
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-18

One farmer now served by motol
lexpress lines says, without truck ser
vice we would have to stop shipping
milk" Another says, I'VE can putthres
times as much produce on the mar
lset." A third farmer says, the truck
means one man less. one horse less
more work on the farm. We have In
creased our business and products arc
handled at less EXPENSE
The value ofs.the Rural Motor Ex-
press may be briefly summarized as
4 1. Increases the food supply by'fur-
nishing regular transportation OF farm
products.
u 2. stimulates the Efforts OF farmers
BY the knowledge that such trans
portation' is available.
\ 8. Enables the farmer to avoid
irving in town. thereby increasingly
lis time on the farm.
4. Enables the farmer to obtain
.oods from town on the day of order.
5. Facilitates traffic between far
aer. market and consumer.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-18
MOTOR EXPRESS SAVES
FARMERS TIME, MONEY

= Rural motor express lines had theii
3 first great era OF development wher
= shipments of war materials swAmped
. American railways. Food-laden mot
g or, trucks began plying in growing
E numbers between farm and cities. thus
helping not only to'relieve' the serious
: transportation situation but also, in
: some cases. to avert actual food short
ages f IN iwyF
War servecie proved the value OF
the Rural Motor Express TO the life OF
the nation, so the coming of peace
ushered in a second and greater period'
of expansion for this new transporta-
tion business. fte III
| More than 600 Rural Motor Express
lines are now in operation, making it
possible for farmers whom they serve
to remain on the farm and not spend |
two-thirds OF their time in marketing |
produce.
The general plan of operation is
similar for most of these lines. Trucks
are sent out daily from central points
on regular schedules and over pres
cribed routes OF from 10 to- 100 miles
and more. From farm to city they
carry fruit. vegetables. dairy products,
eggs, grain and live stock; from cityj
to farm they carry merchandise, farm
implements, meats canned goods and ,
seed; along the route they pick up and
drop all sorts ofgmerchandise.
The Rural Motor Express is con- !
Meeting link between producer and !
consumer to the profit of both. Its
best field is in territory that the rail- !,
roads do not reach. Near railroads, =
too, it handles with profit the short :.
hauls and small shipments that rail-
roads do not like to take. Thus it :,
develops rural areas. increasing land
values and advancing prosperity gen.
orally. M t..
Wherever there is town or city :
within reasonable distance of an agri-
cultural community, there is need fort :
\ Rural Motor Express line. or several !.
individuals with small capital and cor
lorations with financial backing that 2
will enable them to operate on large :,
scale from the start, have apportuni- 4
les alike to profit by establishing !.
hese needed lines. =
In outlining the service which he ?
onsidered the Rural Motor Express Z
should render, Herberdt Hoover for .,
ner United States Food Administrator.
aid: 1T should facilitate delivery. :,
onserve labor, conserve foodstuffs and =
'llecl ueIlfeI.y UI lUou IA DetleI cOu- \
ition."
In actual practice. the Rural Motor y y
,xpress is doing all of these things. =.
me of its most valuable features is y
he saving of time and labor on the ~
Irm. Instead of hauling their own q
'oduce to market or railroad siding.
nd hauling back supplies for farm m ns
Sc, farmers who are servedsby Rural "a
[otor Express now leave both services M
the fast motor. trucks. :"
Saves Man and Horse W
An efficient truck line, 1T has been fs
timated, savxes the work of one man an
ID one horse to each farm. Horses Etsi
ay thus be kept in the filds at work ne
r which they are best fitted, or the Nei
mber of horses may be reduced wa
lie Department of Agriculture has es- iar n
mated that sive acres of land are VIII
eded to support each horse and
rec acres to feed each human being. -~
~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-18
ANTI-bOL SHEV|K MOVE
SPREADS OVER RUSSIA

LONDON, Sept 1s--tU. P.)-Re.
ports of anti bolshevist disturbances
in widely scattered sections of Russia
filtered through closed frontiers to-
day. Official war office reports saio
that anti-bolshevists active in Nnko-
laire and other portions OF southern
Russia Unrest is reported increas-
Ing In Ukrania.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-18

General Wrangel reported today he
| has been successful against the bolshe-
visit southeast of Alexandrocosk, caps
turing 1000 prisoners and taking much
booty.
Wrangels supporters are negotiating
in Paris for support in the generals 8
effort to cut off bolsheviki supplies
from the big grain region of South
Russia.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-18
A Final Argument.

She (to dentist lover)-Mot1er will
not believe that / come here about my.
teeth so often.
He-I will send her a bill tomorrow.
Boston Transcript.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-09-18

zulu chamber of commerce has decided
to investigate the action of Captain w
G. johnson OF the Madawska in not
going TO the Annie Il. 8 rescue. Homo
lulu legal authorities say that the