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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21

covered them at the sewer mouth near the police station. He returned them
 In the center of the Third avenue and North Nineteenth street crossing the water rose to nearly thirteen inches deep. and held street cars and automobiles blocked for nearly two hours after the rain stopped pouring down.
 DESTROYS PAVING
 Water seeped under the wooden paw ing lpAcks on Twentieth street near Third avenue, causing them to swell As the result, every one for fifty feet around thought that Babe Ruth was knocking home runs again, for the blocks, as the result of the pressure brought against them by the water, jumped high in the air.
 At Twenty y-first street and Fifth avenue new high water records were made. fruit stand on the northeast corner of the crossing also was flooded. Out in front of the fruit stand the owner had piled about two dozen watermelons The first slush of the high water carried the entire stack of melons off down the street. Kids. negroes and most every thing else waded out into the water for a melon, half of them swimming,
 A negro drayman saw a chance to make some money. The body of his wagon was Just aDout even Wltn the water, so all that he had to do was to reach down and collect the melons.
 MELONS ADRIFT ..
 Later he drove back to the owner of the fruit stand and sold his melons to their original owner for 50 cents each.
 At the A. B.. & A. railroad crossing on Third avenue ball park cars and au- tomobiles were held up for nearly two hours after the rain stopped. The water. kept rising and every few minutes tho cars would have to back up to keep the feet dry.
 Birmingham got enough water yester- day to last for the next month, seems to be the opinion of every one. It was a Magic City" rainfall, too, for residents on Shades mountain say that not drop fell in that section during the entire day yesterday.
 Similar reports have come in from resi- dents on the other side of the town. so it now looks like it was a 'tframe-1p" between the weather man and the local federal prohibition officers in
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
ELKS NOT TAKING CHANGES ON COMING
 OF SANTA CLAUS

The Birmingham Lodge of Elks has bought $2e00 worth of toys and good things to eat, which will be distributed among the needy children of Birmingham next Christmas.
 The EIks were not taking any chances on Santa Claus falling to arrive on time. They knew that Christmas would roll around ac- cording to schedule. regardless of what happened to the Poles. the boIsheviks or the presidential can- didates, but they didn't know what might happen to the old gentleman who gladdens the hearts of children every Christmas. His sleigh might turn over. or his airplane be wrecked. More likely still, he might ship his toys by freight. and every body knows how hard it is now days to get freight delivered promptly.
 With m eye to all these eOntin- xencies the Ellks placed their order with a local merchant and the pres ents will be here In plenty of time. so that the E1ks' Christmas tree will be grooming under its burden. There will be dolls. velocipedes, roller skates. toy wagons. horses, dogs and gimcracks of every kind to please a child, besides fruit and candy galore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
NEGRO DYNAM|TES HOUSE FOR REVENGE Dwelling House With Four Occupants Blown Up By
 Jealous Husband

Coleman McShants, negro, has been arrested and placed in the Ensiey jail for blowing up a negro house in the nlley between Avenue H and Avenue I Thursday morning at ? o'clock. Mcshants is said to have confessed following his nr- rest by Officers MiIIicen and Tyler.
 The house. which wns q two- room building, was completely de- mOIished, the floor md all of the furniture in the room under which the dynamite was placed being en- tirely destroyed. The room was oc- cupied by Melissa Mitchell and her twelve-year-oId son, who escaped death by miracle. They were car, ried to the Ensley infirmary, where they were found to he greatly shocked, but only slightly injured. Two women who occupied the rear room were uninjured.
 McShants and his wife had been separated and dynamitfnx the house was his method of getting revenge.
 This h the second attempt to blow mp a building in the Ensley district during the past ten days. The store and house of Tony An- tonic on Avenue F was partly de- molished by dynamite being placed under the front porch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
INDUSTRIAL ZONE IS
 NEW CLASSIFICATION
Birmingham District Gets New Rat
 ing From Government

The Birmingham district. Jefferson county. will hereafter be known as the Birmingham industrial zone. It will be one of the sixty-nine industrial zones officially recognized by the United States census bureau. The in- dustrial census of the district is now being taken and will be tabulated un- der this new division.
 In the forthcoming industrial cen, sus Birmingham will receive the bene- fit of the entire districts growth. as 1t will appear under title of the Bir- mingham zone.
 J. A. Knight is the director in charge of the taking of the industrial census and is assisted by F. K. Austin. The reports to be forwarded to Washington about September 1. While census of- ficials will not give out figures they admit that the Birmingham industries will make the best showing of growth in their history.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

An open meeting for men and boys will be held at the Y. M. c. A. Sunday afternoon at o'clock. with o. R. Magill. of Kerin Manchuria. as the principal speaker.
 MT. Magill is a Birmingham boy. the son of R. M. Magilk of the Pratt Con- solidated Coal Company. For the past five years he has been general secretary of the Young Mems Christian Association at Kerin. Upon his return there he will assume dictatorship of the Y. M c. A. work in the province of Manchuria.
 meeting of Post B. Birmingham Travellers Protective Association, will be held Saturday evening at 8 o'clock in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce. T. P. Hay. IT,. will demonstrate the Warrior river chart. with which he has been showing the claims of the state port aid amendment to hs voted in No vember.
 Cigars will .e t-,se
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
LIQUID TICKET 10
 PAINFUL OBLIVION Coroner Describes Con- cOctiOn That Ends All
 Earthly Troubles

Denatured or wood alcohol which has been doctored with water, tobacco. snuft' red pepper. nux vomica or strychnine is the cause of many sudden deaths in and around Birmingham, in the opinion of pr. George A. Hogan, coroner for Jeff ferson county.
 In a statement made yesterday he is- sues a warning to the people of this county regarding this substance. This action was taken in an effort to prevent the occurrence of more violent or sud den deaths, he said. The statement is as follows:
 "Denatured or wool alcohol can be pur- chased at any drug store for commer- cial purposes. such as burning in stoves or the cleaning of clothing. Quite a number buy this denaturized alcohol az doctor it up with water. tobacco oi snuff, red pepper. nux vomica or strych- nine After compromising this concoc tion it is set aside for sedimentation. This near the top does not take up as much poison as that near the bottom.
 For example. possibly one. two or three drinks of this product; say, down half way of the bottle in which it is contaminated, would make the thinker foolish or drunk; but. say, one, two or three drinks one-half way on down would probably kill
 There is no doubt but what this joy juice is responsible for the fatalities in connection with joy riders, as well as being the prime cause of many acci- dents. This also is responsible for a great number of homicdes as a per- son who takes two or three drinks, if he possesses pistol or any murderous wea- pon, is liable at the least provoca tion to shoot or kill innocent bystanders or friends; commit suicide or die the horri- ble death of wood alcohol poison The symptoms of which are usually vomiting. headache. blindness, suppression of urine, convulsions and death.
 The grain alcohol the doctors use contains bichloride of mercury or car bolic acid that is, it can be procured legally only when rendered non-bever- ageable. We have had some few cases of death caused from drinking it.
 These warnings are given for the pur- pose of informing the public who might want or have the opportunity of being In the presence of Kentucky colonel. or some one who might think he knows where he can get some perfectly good mountain dew made by an expert animal fro
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
INGRAM MEMORIAL
 MANAGERS MEETING
To Be Held at Chamber of Conner
 Sunday Afternoon

Members of the executive committee of the Ingram memorial campaign tains and workers in the interests of the canvass to be made during next week, to meet at the Chamber of Com merce directors room in the second floor of the Chamber of Commerce building Sunday afternoon at o'clock for final conference and instructions.
 Advance subscriptions are already be- ing received at headquarters of the committee, s19-620 Empire building, and others are urged not to wait until they are called on. but to send their in and make all checks payable to Ira F. Randall. treasurer of the committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
LOCAL COAL OUTPUT
 NOW ABOUT NORMAL
Around Three Hundred Thousand Tons a Week Is the Output
 at Present

The Alabama coal output continues well around 100000 tons per month. there having been very little variance during the past several weeks
 The record for the week ending Au- gust IA was 295.131 tons. that for the week ending August was BOT. 327 tons and that for the week ending July 3t was soS.305 tons.
 The domestic coal mines. which re- sumed operations after being closed down for several weeks on account of strike are making gains in the num- Der of mon employed and the amount of coal produced"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
DESPITE WEATHER,
 / CROPS DOING WELL
American Steel and Wire Company
 Report Optimistic

While spring wheat has been dis appointment all other crops promise fair to fine yields. according to the weekly report of the American Steel and Wire Company. which says:
 Threshing .sof wheat continues throughout the country. Spring wheat has been q disappointment as a re- suit of drouth and rust. Although rain fell in parts of the upper Mis- sissippi valley basin earlier in the week it has not been general and more is needed.
 Corn was saved from serious damage by the rains of last week and is in ex. cellent shape now, but will need more rain.
 Oats continue to yield heavily every where. Forty to sixty-five bushels are reported in parts of Illinois and about the same In Iowa. Ohio and In- diana. Winter wheat has yielded heav- fly in Kansas and Nebraska and fairly we'll in Illinois and elsewhere.
 Cotton picking has begun in south ern Texas. but the crop has had too much rain throughout the most im- portant parts of the belt. Rice harvest Is hampered by rain. Pastures, hay lands and forage everywhere are flour shing.
 Potatoes and sweet potatoes are gem orally good. Fruit has improved. Hop picking has begun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
TRUCK GROWERS TO
 FORM PERMANENT ]. ORGANIZATION HERE

. Jefferson county truck growers will form a permanent organization at meeting to be held this morning at 10 o'clock at the Civic Association. Dr. W. B. Kinds. state entomologist.I will address the gathering. He has some valuable information regarding the new insect which has made its appearance in this section and has practically de- stroyed the bean crop. He will also talk on other plant insects and give ways of killing them out. There are several hundred truck growers in this county. according to H. L. Brown, county dem- onstration agent, and large attendance is expected to be present today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21

meeting at the Southern Club yester- day
 The Civitan Club voted to under write as their share 5000 worth of the stock of the Port of Birmingham Corporation. The company recently requested that the civic clubs of Bir- mingham undertake to raise funds to complete the terminal on the Warrior river.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
.CIVITAN CLUB WILL
 RAISE PORT FUND
Five Thousand Dollars Is Its Share
 Toward Port of Birmingham

Members of the Civltan Club will do their share to finance the comple- ton of the Port of Birmingham. 1t was decided at an executive session of the club at the close of the regular
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21

Not in the history of the local weather station has such rain been recorded. according to G. E. Horton. observer. The instruments at the Foun- tain Heights station showed that 2.97 inches of rain fell from 3:15 o'clock to 5:o5 o'clock. The record up until yesterday for two-hour fall was 2.62 inches in September 1906. During one fifteen minute period a total of TO inch fell
 As a result of the torrential fall. the storm sewers were totally unable to drain off the water. Birmingham soon took on the aspects of a modern Venice with the water deep enough on the streets for boats to navigate with ease, with many people swimming.
 Street car service was interrupted by the terrific downpour. Thousands of shoppers were stranded on the down town streets with no way to get home. The hardest part of the rain fell from to o'clock. Street cars were unable to make their way through the water in some places two feet deep. Many autoists, brave enough to tackle the water, found themselves parked in the middle of the street and unable to navigate"
 FILLED CELLARS
 At Nineteenth street and Fourth avenue the water soon ran into the Hobbies of the city hall and the Hill man hotel, filling the basements. Rapid ly rising over the sidewalks. many business houses were inundated by the muddy torrent.
 J. Blach & Sons at Third avenue and North Nineteenth street seemed to get the worst end of the flood. and while the water was at the highest mark, somebody stuck rule into ii and found that it measured nearly eight inches in the store.
 The management stated that if it had not been for the loyal and quick work of the clerks possibly era thousand dollars worth of stock would have been damaged Men, employees of the store, pulled off their shoes and stockings and waded into the deer water to rescue patches of the stock.
 A negro porter chased box of floating silk shirts down Nineteenth street for nearly half block and re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
Sibley Stresses Lack or Maintenance For
 Real Paving Trouble
In Maintenance He Covers Incessent Close Supervision of Laying, Repairs and New Cuts for Pipe Place ments, we'll a Comprehensive Fi-
 nancial Expenditure for Upkeep

Tt easier ccise than to construct but in the matter of Brminghams city paving the present deporable condition would to justify criticism if be of helpful character
 said John w. Sbey who for quarter of century gagged building and highways throughout the south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
Near Cloudburst Visits Birmingham
 Flooding the City
Nearly Three Inches of Water Falls in Less Than Two Hours-Basements Are Flooded Paving Washed Out and Many Merchants Sustain Heavy Losses.
 All Rain Records Here Broken

lain streets of Birmingham converted into canals many thousands of dollars damage resulted all the city from cloudburs that struck this section yesterday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office of the probate judge:
 William Meshad and Miss Ophelia Zail.
 R. E, Wilson and Miss zula Alex | S. washsurn and Ms. Hsst.r Smith
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
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 MachineryCo.

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
SPECIAL SALE

New machinery as follows, in stock, immediate delivery: ! B-55 Parks Standard Rip and Cross-eut Saw with 6-inch jointer; 12- inch Sand Drum; one 10-inch Cross-cut Saw; ono 4-inch belt and ens A-inch boring bit.
 1 Parks Four-in-ons Woodwerker. 1 Novo Saw Table.
 Detail Specifications on Request
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21

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The Cordova daily times., 1920-10-26
GAME THICK AS FLIES
 SAY VALDEZ HUNTERS

Lars Holland, Nick Meckem and T. T. Selby returned to Valdez from the head of Grivjna bay where they spent about two weeks hunting and arranging for trap line, Mir. Holland did some assessment work on his property. They report ducks and geese in protusion tu the sloughs at the head of the bay, and bear tracks as thick as flies at a negro camp meeting. One large bear had started to den in under Mir. Hollands cabin. About a foot and half of snow is reported to have fallen at the head of the bay last week.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-10-26
WORLDS INDUSTRIES MENACED
 BY COAL SHORTAGE AND RELIEF
 NOT 1T SIGHT FOR MANY YEARS

ditions from other sources to the amount of coal available for the ex- port market The recent emphasis placed upon small shipments from new and remote coal fields has been entirely out of proportion to their relation to the issue. A similar on the proposed use of substitutes Regardless of what the more remote future may hold, the present fuel problem will not be solved by the substitution of fuel for coal The production of electricity from water power necessitates elaborate in. stallations at time when capital is costly and difficult to secure. and extensive waterpower projects re- quire years for completion. Wood and peat are but poor substitutes for coal and for many uses Ignite likewise is highly unsatisfactory Modern industry has been built on coal. and it is dependent on ade- quate supplies for it's maintenance.
 The total shortage of coal in the international market is only a small part of the difference between actual production and probable output had the war not occurred but when measured in terms of the effect on the countries which are suffering this shortage it is acute, and the only hope of meeting it lies in the productive capacity of the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany
 No comment can add emphasis to the facts. British exports for the year cannot exceed 2500o,000 tons with an additional 12.5000OO tons for bunkerage of vessels in foreign trade. Exports from the United States much in excess of exports for previous years. that is, gross eX- ports of 5,000,000 tons, and 7.OOO.O0 tons for bunkerage might result in a corresponding shortage for Ameri can consumers. Required German coal deliveries are probably in ex- cess of the surplus which Germany would have available for export if German industry were to operate without handicap.
 The degree to which industry and the routine of ordinary daily life are disorganized in these countries is determined in part by the serious ness of their coal shortage and in part by the extent to which they are industrialized The north Flu rOpean countries are the worst sui ferers. Ultimately balance will be attained between consumption and production. but it does not ap- pear that this can be hoped for in the immediate future The inter- national coal shortage is one of the most serious results of the wastefulness of war"
The Cordova daily times., 1920-10-26

NEW YORK, Oct. 26.--As a result of the coal shortage which menaces the world. only the United States and Great Britain are assured of sui ficient fuel to operate their indus tries at capacity during the com ing winter, according to Joseph A. Frederick, vice-president of the Ma tional Bank of Commerce of New York In an article on the interna- tional coal trade in the October is sue of Commerce Monthly, the banks magazine, he points out that although eventually a balance will be reached between demand and pro. duction, this cannot be hoped for in the near future Neither shipments from new and remote fields nor the increased use of fuel oil and other substitutes will solve the problem for the present.
 The article indicates that at the present rate of monthly receipts. not single importing country in Flu rope or South America is receiving supply which is even approximate ly adequate. France is now reCeiv- ing coal at about two-thirds the rate which would be necessary to assure operation of French indus tries at capacity; Italian receipts are about three-fifths of the esti- mated necessary amount; Neither lands is receiving only one-third the amount of coal required by it's in dustries. and Norway is receiving approximately one half The situa- tt6n is no better in the case of the other chief European and South American buyers in the internation- al market.
 Only two countries of the world. the United States and the United Kingdom, today have reasonable as surance of sufficient coal to oper- ate their industries at capacity dur ing the coming winter" Mir Brod erck says. In order to attain this security definite limit has been placed upon the amount of British coal available for export, and in the United States exports have been au- matically held in check by measures taken to assure domestic supplies The fuel problem is the foremost question facing the industry of every country of western Europe. except the United Kingdom. It is also to the fore in number of countries outside Europe, chiefly those Coun- tries of South America which have heretofore been dependent on i'm ported coal
 The international coal trade is entirely dominated by the United Kingdom. Germany and the United States. Not only is the coal supply of importing countries now depend ent upon the mines of these three countries, but there is no prospect for years to come of important ad-
The Cordova daily times., 1920-10-26
BIG GAME HUNTERS
 HAVE EXCELLENT LUCK

Dr. Griffith and w. H. Klauer, big game hunters of Chicago, who were hunting this summer at the head of the Donjek river, have returned to Whitehorse. They had excellent luck, securing mountain sheep. and grizzly bears.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-10-26

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The Cordova daily times., 1920-10-26

Ask for quality bread, the City Bakery's famous Cream Loaf,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-11
K. OF C. HEAD
CONFERSHERE
ABOUT SCHOOL

Service men, regardless OF relig-
ious faith, viii be given an oppor-
tunity TO attend a first-class night
school, II as many as 500 want Il, ac-
cording to an announcement made by
the Knights Of Columbus
Marx J. Sweany. educational super
Knights Of Columbus, spent Sunday IN
FL Paso and conferred with officers
OF the local lodge one hundred
thousand dollars was mentioned as
the amount which II Paso would
probably receive as its part IN the
national educational program
The order has $500, 900 TO spend
on similar schools. Schools have al
ready started in Dallas and san An
tonic.
The suggestion TO teach service
men was taken to kindly by execu-
tives OF the American legion who met
with the Knights COMMITTEES at noon
Monday. Dr. Paul Gallagher, F. r
Porras and Dr.. G.. 3. Byers are on
the lodge committee.
Legion officials and rnembars Of the
Knights OF Columbus viii meet again
az noon tomorrow and make plans
Tor the school
Registration has begun. No charge
VIII be made. Special arrangements
VIII be made to take care Of Next
cans Practically any subject there
Is a demand for viii be taught. me
principal Of the school viii be a local
man Teachers viii be experts. ID
was stated