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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-03-26
Mutiny Is Work of Reds

ranks. There is no official conflrma.
ton Of this report as yet.
Government statements relative to
the trouble have been given out by the
Polish Telegraph agency. which says
the mutineers. belonging to cavalry
and artillery units, organized soldiers
councils, and taking up positions In the
outskirts of Kovno, opened heavy
fire on the government buildings. After
quite serious fighting the mutiny was
put down, II is said, but no arrests
have since been made by the Polish
authorities.
Discussing the situation between
Poland and Lithuanla. the telegraph
agency says:
an Lithuanian government circles
there Is desire to reach an under
standing with Poland. but this is op-
eosed by extremist ministers and he
bishop of Eovno."
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-03-26
BoIshevlk Prisoners Of War Sow Seeds
Of Revolt Among Troops
In Poland.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS advices and
official statements relative to the
mutiny Of Polish troops at Kovno show
discrepancies which tend to- confuse
the public as to the real situation
there.
II is reported In official quarters the
revolt has been completely suppressed,
but messages to newspapers declare
the trouble Is continuing and that the
uprising has In many cases taken on
bolshevik characteristics.
1t Is said several hundred bolshevik
prisoners of war have been released
by lnsurgent Polish soldiers, who later
induced the liberated men to Join their
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-03-26
HOW TO GET GOLD FROM LEAD
Oxford University Professor Gives Tip
on How to Take II from
Mercury. Too.

London.-The alchemlsts' dream Of
producing gold from base metals is not
extravagant. asserted Prof. Frederick
Soddy Of the physical chemistry de-
partment at Oxford. in a recent publ
cation.
He tells how to do II.
ITO get gold from mercury" he says.
"expel from the atom Of mercury one
beta-particle. which will make thai
lium; then one alpha-particle. which
win turn the thalllum INTO gold. Or.
TO get gold from lead expel from the
atom Of lead one alnl,a-particIe. which
win turn II into mercury. and proceed
as before
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-03-26

It's a mark Of weakness to yield to
obstacles. OF course they are hard
70 bear. But remember, its the hard
things that fit Us to do the big things.
The great men Of the world are for the
most part men Of low estate. Goaded
by poverty they have learned to make
the most Of opportunities. When such
men get a chance there Is nothing that
can hold them back. Adversely Is the
Ink In which they write names that
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-03-26
Obstacles Can Be Overcome

endure when names more lightly in
scribed perish. It's a law Of nature
that struggle makes men strong. The
lessons are seen everywhere. The oak
grows strong as Il resists the storm on
the wind-swept HILL Men who brave
the wilderness become tough In muscle
and fearless In mind. The struggle
for life makes them Aft"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-03-26
Indian School Girls
Have Queer Names

Sioux City. Ia.-Girls. II You
happen to be under the impress
sion that yours is a queer name,
Just look the following list over
to see what outlandish ones
some Of the Indian maIdens at
the Pine Ridge Reservation
school may have to bear. who
knows. all through life. Here
they are. look 'em over:
Victoria Holy Rock. Julia
Afraid OF a Hawk. Mary Brown
Ears. Julia Crazy Ghost. Mercy
Yellow Shirt. Emma No Fat.
Ella Red Eyes. Julia Stands
Up.
Dissatisfied now7
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-03-26
Censored Four Times In Hungary.

Budapest. = Newspaper correspond
ents here have discovered their dis.
patches have to run the gantlet Of
four different censors. One is a local
official, another is dominated by ex,
tremists, and third by bolsheviki sup
posed TO be located In Vienna. The
fourth is maintained at an unknown
point, supposedly by enemy neighbors
of Hungary.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-03-26
cannot p.port D. 5. cItIr.ns.

The naturalization bureau says that
a citizen Of the United States cannot
be deported. Only those communists
who are not citizens Of the country
are subject TO deportation for their
activities against the government
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-03-26

N that city, and in those
days-things may be differ
ent nOw-they did things
in a free-and-easy. neigh
borly fashion. For instance,
there were no telephone
pay stations, and not many
private houses were fur
nished with telephones of
their own; you went to your
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-03-26
Ahou, aranulated SUGAR.

The bureau of plant industry says
that graduated sugar. as we now
know II commercially. first began to
replace brown sugar about forty years
ago. Before that time It was used
only to a small extent.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-03-26

Ignorant peOpl. are born cridGA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
RETAIL MERCHANTS
 ASSOCIATION HAS
 TAKEN INTERSTATE
Director and Secretaries Proposed - Letters Re- ceived From Shopkeep-
 CTS All Over Alabama

"The Alabama Retail Mer- chants Association, incor- porated, which was organized in Birmingham a week ago, ha salready attained a we'll nigh statewide prestige.
 The organizers are receiving letters from merchants in many Alabama cities sending word of enthusiastic indorse- ment and intention to become members.
 Mir. Oliver of Dade~ille, one of the organizers, writes E. B. Erwin that mer- chants of his section have taken to the project and that his county will soon have live branch body.
 J. M. Ellis. merchant of Union Springs and legislator from that section. has written a letter in which he also lines up with the association.
 The board of directors will meet during the week for the purpose of selecting a secretary and transacting other business. The secretary will be paid officer and will probably make tour of the state, organizing country bodies in sympathy and connection with the state organiza-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE ID COMMENCE Plans for Home Service Fund Campaign In City
 Are Completed

Final preparations for the opening of the Salvation Army home service fune campaign tomorrow morning were completed at luncheon held yesterday afternoon at the Tutwiler hotel.
 Reports coming into headquarters here show that splendid progress is beng made in other sections of the state and adjoining states and it is expected that Birmingham's quota of $4G.000 will be secured this week.
 Members of the American Legion here have declared themselves in favor of the campaign and Post No. 1 of the sixth division, at recent meeting, agreed to make a donation from tho treasury, as well as to make indi- vidual contributions. This decision was the result Of a gtirring appeal of Edwin Ball in behalf of the Salvation Army. |
 Birmingham legionnaires were unanimous in their decision to serve or committees and aid the campaign in every way possible. Endorsement was also given the campaign by the Birmingham Trades Council at a re- cent meeting. when resolutions to that effect were unanimously adopted.
 Reports of great progress all over the state were made by Major David Main, divisional officer, with head quarters in Birmingham who returned yesterday following tour of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11


 The Birmingham Water Works Com pany had 27.242 water meters in service in Greater Birmingham on May l.
 On the same date in 1919 there were 2G, 2S2 meters in service.
 There were 1.0lO more meters in use on May l, 1920, than on the same date in 1919; 2,50i more in service than on the same date in 1918, 5.og5 more than in 1915.
 Just what increase in residences and storehouees occupied and in population this increase in meters signines is not capable of exact analysis. but it cer- tainly shows that there are 1,0l0 more groups of people using Birmingham water in 1920 than in 1919 and 5.096 more than in 1915. IL means expansion in home building and occupancy, store and fac tory building and popuation.
 Compared with the 21,242 water meters now in use, the number in service in the years named was as follows:
 In 1919, 26,2s2; 1918, 247SS; 1917, 22,S5S: 1916 9, 1853; 1915, 2, 2,146
 In spite of the high cost of cast iron and steel pipe and other equipment chs tering into extension of water mains in 1919, the Birmingham Water WoriSs Conn paEy made many miles of extension One oI the biggest was the construction in the summer and fall of a 16-inch main from Graymont to Fairfield. Another consider able extension was from Wylan to Edge- water.
 Folowing is the amount of piping laid during 1919;
 Five thousand two hundred and forty two feet of 2-inch line; 1GS7 feet of G. inch 7,637 feet of S-ineh, 7,09S feet of To-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
PAY UP CONTEST
 OPEN ID STUDENTS
Merchants Association Of- fers Six Prizes for Best
 Essay on Campaign

School children of Jefferson county. both whfte and colored, are now busily engaged in the job of writing their req sons in manuscript form why bills should be paid promptly, to compete in the con test now being held by the Merchants Credit Association, in connection with tue 'pay-np" campaign. Since this contest opened, few days ago, numerous manu- scripts have been completed and turned in to respective teachers of Birmingham. When the contest closes, May 3l, 1t IS expected that virtually every student ot the grade and high scnools will have contributed an essay written on this suD- ject,
 A total of six prizes have been offered by the local association. In the high schools of the county and city s20 will be awarded to the pupil writing what la judged as the best manuscript. Seeond choice will bring the writer Sie. All grade schools of the county will be in the san1s competition and two prizes of S20 and $19 win be awarded. Negro school chil- dren will form the third classification and the same prizes will be offered for the first two essays.
 A. B. Bealle R. A. Porter and Harry L. White are the judges
 In arranging this contest the Mer- chants Credit Association believes that it will result in much moral benefit TO future citizens of Birmingham. according to Secretary W. V. Trammen, It is de- signed to impress them while at the proper age with the thought of honest dealings in all transactions. business or otherwise, and it is believed that this let- ture of the "pay-up' campaign will te one of the most effective of all The essays must De limited to 300 words.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11

Repairs on both paved and unpaved streets will be practically at a stand still during the next six months, accord ing to Henry Page Burruss, commits sioner of public improvements and streets.
 Owing to the depleted financial condi- tion of the street department, as well as the high cost of street building and uncertainty of shipments and supplies, Commissioner Burruss says that only the absolute necessities in this line can be handled. The citys street machinery is in the garage, B mules have been sold and the personnel of this depart ment has been reduced more than 50 per cent.
 As I ride over the city from day to day." said MT. Burruss, Hooking into street and garbage matters, l am more and more disconcerted that owing to the lack of money we have been com pelled to suspend street repair work for the last month. Although we were never able to meet the repairs from day to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
MAKING NEW SCALE ]
 FOR TEACHERS PAY
With $2OO,O0O Additional Revenue, Board Will Make
 New Contracts at Once

With the assurance of more than $200,000 of additional funds, the city board of educa- ton is immediately proceeding to work out new schedule of salaries for school teachers for the coming year.
 As the school term ends in less than a month these new salaries will be ar ranged as soon as possible so that com tracts on the new basis may be let be- fore the close of the term.
 "Now that a sufficient number of competent teachers can be employed in the city to handle the schools" said J. R. Hornady, "energies of the board of education will be turned in other directions. The building programme, which has been under consideration for some time, will be taken up. A new Central High School and high school in Woodlawn will be erected before the school year of 1921-22, for which bonds for 5000. 900 have been issued.
 Bonds for grammar schools costing S2 O00 900 will be sold as soon as the market conditions become little more favorable. This will provide Birmins ham with sufficient school facilities to care for her greatly increased popula- tion, and enable her to win some of her former position as an educational center in the south"
 The official count of the ballots cast in the election shows that the vote was 4.456 in favor of the tax and 463 against it. In no box in the city did it fail to carry by an overwhelming ma jority The vote was very light. less than half of the normal ballots being cast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
UNION PACIFIC'S OFFICE TO OPEN
 HERE ON JULY l

The Union Pacific will open offices in Birmingham about July 1, accord ing to j. H. Doughty. division freight agent of the Frisco lines in Birming- ham
 This announcement is made follow ing a conference held by Mir. Doughty with the Union Pacific officials at Omaha in connection with his ap- pointment as general agent in this section.
 MT. Doughty will soon return to Omaha and make q trip over the Union Pacific to acquaint himself with it's operations and connections so as to prepare himself for his duties. He will be back in time 10 open the of- fices on July l.
 Owing for it's excellent facilities for handling Birmingham freight to the far west, the Union Pacific will oc- cupy an important place in Birming- hams transportation scheme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
Water Works Company Has 27,242 Meters In Operation
More Than Thousand Over the Number in Use During 1919-Has Laid Nearly Eight Miles of
 New Mains

inch. 5,767 feet of 12-inch, and 1S.557 feet of 16-inch
 This is a total of 4O, O,2OS feet of pipe, or nearly eight miles.
 When it is borne in mind that the present price of water pipe is $7O to SIS per ton, according to size, what the com pany has paid out for this water service extension of Wylam, Edgewater and other outlying territory is faintly grasped It will be a long time before tho company is able to recoup itself for this tremendous outlay,
 Birmingham went on the meter sys- tenn in 1915. Prior to that time both me ter and fiat rate were used, there was a the flat rate, and charges per quarter were higher. When the meter was made universal there is less waste and charges per quarter were reduced.
 Present price for water in Birmingham is s2.25 per quarter for 7250 gallons. The average family, whose plumbing is kept in order. seldom pays excess. The aver age S-room residence under the first rate paid about $5,50 to over s6, accord ing to number of openings, under the flat rate. The same house now pays only the $225 per quarter.
 Superintendent Horner Is gratif1ed that not during the entire year 1919 was a single specimen of the baciln coli found in the water supply of Birmingham. The city certainly drapk pure water in 1920.
 Among the items of which the water company must constantly supply itself, together with the advance in price, are these: Coal, 1.65 per cent; labor, l3o per cent; steel pipe, 119 per cent brass fit tings, 125 per cent; meter boxes, 250 per
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
VETERANS TO HAVE
 REUNION SATURDAY

J. T. Garretson, chairman of the com mttee on arrangements, makes the fol- lowing announcement regarding the county Confederate veterans reunion rext Saturday:
 "The Jefferson County Confederate Veterans Association will hold their re- union next Saturday, May 15. 1920, at East Lake.
 All Confederate veterans, and their families. and Sons of Veterans and Daughters of the Confederacy are in vited to attend and bring well-filed bas- kets.
 Ut is strictly understood that the la dies of our executive committee will have exclusive charge of the table.
 Judge Hugh Locke will make an ad- dress; the boys band from East Lake will furnish the music. Come; let us have a day of social enjoyment and good comradeship."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11

Plans for the rapid erection of the city auditorium were made at a joint meeting of the city commission and the advisory committee yesterday in the city hall.
 The meeting was called by J. Ellis Brown who, as head of the department of public utilities is in charge of the plans for the new building
 A subcommittee, was appointed to se- lect suitable site at once. This com mttee will proceed with the inspection of the available lots in the city with an eye to convention locations and future building possibilities. as the idea of a future civic center will have large in- flGence in the selection.
 A second committee was appointed to secure the services of architects and confer with them on plans for the build ing. These plans will be made as soon as the site is selected. Another com mittee was named to let the cont%et for the work and to push it as rapidly as possible.
 T called the meeting,7 said comms-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
RECESS IS TAKEN IN
 COTTON CASE ON TRIAL IN FEDERAL COURT

Court officials who have been at tending the spring term of the United States court in Anniston for the past W eek returned yesterday. On account of the Illness of one of the jurors in the Savage Cotton Company case, which is on trial, recess was taken until tomorrow.
 This case grew out Of an alleged cotton fraud, and at q special session of the federal grand jury several months ago, the defendants were in- dicted
 According to Ralph Quinn assistant United States attorney. the defendants are being represented by ten attor- neys. including some of the best legal talent in Alabama and Georgia
 Those returning to Birmingham yes terday were Judge W l. Grubb. Erie Pettus. United States United States at torney; Ralph Quinn and JimtC. smith, assistant attorneys. and Miss Emma Mahoney, deputy United States clerk. They expect to leave tomorrow for An niston to resume the case. and it is ex- pected that il will be completed by the end of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
CHOICE
 NOT NECESSARY But Voter Must Vote For Number of Officers to Be Elected
 

If one wishes his vote to count. he must vote for the number ot offices to be filled.
 For Board of Revenue he must vote for five, or his ballot will be thrown out so far as that office is concerned.
 For delegate at large he must vote for four For district delegate he must vote for two For associate judges of the supreme court he must vote for two.
 One is not obligated to vote a second choice. That is voluntary. He may or may not vote second choice as he feels inclined.
 The ballot will plainly show the mum Der of persons to be voted for in each instance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
ARE ID CAST 900
 ABSENTEE: BALLOTS All Election Machinery Ar ranged-Record Vote Ex-
 pected Today

Something more than 300 absentee bal lots will be cast today by the members of the Jefferson county democratic ex- ecutive committee, according to indica- tions last night.
 Ballots of absentee voters came in rap idly during the past few days and all have been placed in the hands of Ray Tillman, of, Bessemer, secretary of the committee. They will be carried out and placed in the several ballot boxes this morning immediately after the opening of the election.
 Approximately 700 absentee ballots were sent out by NJ. E. Morris, county election commissioner It is propable that some additional ballots may arrive on the late night mail in time to be placed in the boxes today and counted.
 Mir Morris was kept busy yesterday issuing certificates to voters who slraightened out their voting records too late to get their names on the qualified list 4 number of these certificates were issued.
 All preparations for the primary were complete last night. The ballot boxes and all of the necessary supplies were sent out to the various polling places and every preparation has been com pleted to handle q record vote in Jeffer- son county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
Pauing Repairs On Streets
 Come to q Dead Standstill
Money Runs Out-Machnery Stored-Mules Sod-Half of Working Force Dismssed-Contractors Timd
 About Bidding on New Work

day, the bad conditions have been great ly increased and aggravated by total suspension of street repair work r. gently.
 We had hoped that by pushing the unpaved street repairs until our appro- priations were exhausted by the work Of the first half of the year to be able to push the paved streets in rapid pace during the last six months. We now find ourselves up against a serious con. ditions as to the paving propositions now on hand large number of paving or dinances have been passed by the com mission and many are on the way to pas sage A few have been let to contract and few have been completed, as for
 instance. Tenth avenue, south.
 Contractors bidding for paving work are few in number and timid about clos ing contracts, because prices of materiai are high and deliveries uncertain.
 lowing to the cost of paving by con tract, 1t is all the more unfortunate that the city has not the money to make the necessary repairs during the suspended animation of paving."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
NEWCASTLE COAL co. MEN RAISE s20O FOR
 STORM RELIEF FUND

Employees of the Newcastle Coal Con1- pany, whose mines are at Newcastle, in Jefferson county, have raised among themselves by voluntary subscription the sum of S2o0 to be devoted to the storm relief fund for Marion and Franklin counties.
 They sent the money to Jay Smith, chairman of the disaster relief campaian in Jefferson county. and Mir. Smith said he desired to make immediate public ac- knowiedgement of so worthy an act
 The employees of the company were not solicited. and no suggestion was made to them that they contribute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
City Auditorium Workers
 Getting Down to Business

sioner Brown, "to rush plans for the city auditorium. There is no more need for delay, as bonds have been issued and the money is in the city treasury to finance the work
 "We are going ahead at once to build the auditorium as there is a constant demand for a building of this nature in the city Subcommittees have been named to do all the necessary prelimi- nary work, and efforts will be made to have the building ready for use by 1921.
 selection of the site will be made in accordance with the plan of having this as the first building in q future civic center, containing a city hall, public library, federal building and county courthouse There are several available lots conveniently located and the rc;ec- ton of one of these will be made in the next few days
 The members of the advisory commit tee who. with the city commissioner form also the subcommittees are Nor rsh Bush. chairman; Col. T. o. Smith R. A. Brown, Oscar Wells. Dr. Percy Woodall and James Simpson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
VETERANS APPOINT
 REUNION DELEGATES

Camp Hardee. No. 39, L. c. ". has ap- pointed the following delegates and al ternates to the state reunion, which will be held at Montgomery May 19 and %.
 The delegates are: w. E. Yancey, N 4. Graham, Y F. Mclaughlin, S. Y. King and NJ V Henry. The alternates are s. A. Flippen. T. B. Millsap, Eugene Tod. C. E. Wilder and s. w. Spruiel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-11
INLAND WATERWAYS
 SITRJECT GF TALK
 TO KIWANIS TODAY

Henry T DeBardelehen will talk about finland Waterways at the Xii wanis luncheon on Tuesday at l o'clock.
 The business of Tuesday includes final report on luncheons and amend ; ed bylaws and articles of the con- stitution.
 A. w. Brazelton will donate the at tendance prize.
 Dr. NJ s. Barnwell, president. urges a full attendance.