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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
Quotes the Tent Maker
 As Booze Reaches Sewer
Dozen Gallons of Liquid Sunshine Gurgle Away to Abode of Unappreciative Rats Under City
 Hall Yesterday Afternoon

Permeated with an old and well-loved frangrance was the lower floor of the city hall yesterday afternoon.
 Up through the elevator shaft came the bouquet of Sunny Brook" Three Roses" Canadian Club, and a lesser esteemed but more kickful aroma that told of the undomesticated feline re- tort of the present regime.
 It all was the manifestation that w. H. Tharpe was officially functioning. w. H. has the most grievous Job In all Alabama. He is the official decapita- tor of recepticles for booze, lord high pourer- -out, majestic potentate of ablu- tionism, grand exalted deznaturer, ana great keeper of the keys.
 In the secret chambers under La Hotel de Ville." in awesome dungeons constructed by stone masons of by gone time, are cavernous dungeons and damp places, and here all the pleasant liquids of an older day, when captured, are stored, pending investigation.
 When the trials are over and the mute evidence of convivialism no longer necessary for court use, MT. Tharp chooses a stilly evening, ana candle in hand, he descends to the bow els of the building and there executes the prisoners.
 Supported on a bench is great wash tub, and over 1t sheet of steel with holes in it about the size of silver dollar Mir Tharpe will pick up a quart of perfectly good booze. turn 1t sorrowfully between his palms, then draw the cork and set the bottle, neck down, in the sheet steel and close his eyes and ears as the golden contents with spasmodic hiceoughs, flows gur- gling from the bottle to the tub.
 Leading from the tub is an inch diameter iron pipe which in turn leads to sewer.
 NAMED THEM
 "This," said Mr Tharpe yesterday, as he raised a bottle of Scotch breast high, and no higher, lis the formerly well known w. o. P Kindly note the indented sides of the bottle. In olden days men poured about an inch of 1t in high. thin glasses and then from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
Coal Operators To Meet
 Today For Discussion Of s the Wage Scale Problems
Many Claim Loss of Money Under Present Scale and Say Further Advance Would Cause Them to Go Out of Business-Covernment Agreement
 Lifted April

You are. therefore, urgently requested to attend a meeting of coal operators of Alabama, whether you are a member of any association or not, at the audito- rum of the Chamber of Commerce build- ing in the city of Birmingham, Ala, at 10 a. m., Saturday, March 27. 1920.
 JAMES l.. DAVIDSON,
 Secretary" Announcement that all government re- strictions affecting prices of coal will be lifted on April 1 has started specula- tion here as to the probability of ad- vances on or shortly after that date.
 While none of the operators would state whether they expected to advance the price, it is known that several of them claim to have been operating at loss or without profit for some time. It is claimed by some that the recent IA per cent increase in wages put into effect on recommendation of the coal commits sion appointed by President Wilson has actually worked a loss to them. The fur ther advance of Ill per cent, they claim, would practically put a great many of them out of business.
 It has been the custom in the past, how ever to reduce prices during the summer months, beinginning with April or May, and then increasing from along about August until November at the rate of about 25 cents a ton.
 Whether this custom will be followed this summer is not stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
FILLED CHURCHES GREET DR. M NELL Local Minister Speaks to Thr0ngs in Memphis
 and Jackson

Dr. John McNell, pastor of the South Highland Presbyterian church, who has been conducting evangelical services in Jackson, Miss, and Memphis, Tenn, the past two weeks, will be home Friday to resume his work here.
 Newspaper reports of his meetings state that they are being attended by capacity audiences, and at some of the services hundreds even being turned away because they could not get inside the church auditoriums.
 In it's account of his initial sermon in Memphis, the Commercial-Appeal says:
 "If any trace of doubt as to the suc- cess of the great simultaneous cam paign of the Protestant churches of pastors and laymen after the record congregations of Sunday, 1t was dis played yesterday when the hour ar- rived for the noon prayer meeting In which all 61 of the churches unite The Court Avenue Church. chosen as the scene of the nogn meetings, both on account of its central location and it's spacious auditorium, proved too small for the many men and women who came to hear the initial sermon of the famous Scotch preacher, Dr. John McNeill
 "Every seat was taken. chairs were placed at the front of the church. people were standing at the back and in the side aisles, and in addition several hun- dred people were turned away Those who found room to sit or stand remainded throughout the service. and lert with avowed intention of returning to hear Dr. McNeill every day this week.
 His manner of delivery, the Scotch accent that gives to his words an in- dividuality that fascinates the hearers. the way in which he uses his hands In gestures that help drive home his words. and the fashion in which when he becomes carried away by his subject. he stands on one foot, swinging the other as he leans over the reading desk. and with canny Scotch eyes reads the very souls of his auditors, all made of Dr. McNeAl yester- day a revelation of a totally different type of preacher than the one who usual ly greets a Memphis audience.
 Next week Dr. McNeill will conduct noon-day services at the First Presby- terian church, beginning Monday and concluding Friday. These services will begin at n:l5 ?. m-. and last for only . short tina
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25

For the purpose of considering matters pertaining to the operation of coal mines, operators in the Birmingham district will meet in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce at 10 o'clock this morning.
 The agreement made between the fed eral fuel administration and the bitum- inous coal operators and miners in 1918 expires on March 31.
 While the Alabama operators have no contracts with the union miners, they have been complying with the conditions of the so-called Garfield agreement.
 The meeting this morning will be Leld in response to a call issued yesterday by Secretary James l.. Davidson of the Alabama Coal Operators Association, which reads as follows:
 ITO the Coal Operators of Alabama:
 Gentlemen:
 You are doubtless familiar with the report of the bituminous coal commis- sion appointed by the President to in vestigate and report on the matter of wages and working conditions of bitum- inous coal miners.
 "As the present working agreement be- tween coal operators in Alabama and the United States fuel administration expires by limitation on April 1, 1920, it is mat ter of importance that all operators in Alabama meet in conference to consider the report of the bituminous coal commis- sion and other matters of the greatest importance to the trade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
Clarion Cry, "Saue Money,
 Resounds From City Hall
First Half of Municipal Year Finds Many Departments
 Over the Line-Rerenchment Is in Order

municipal handicap, financial curtailmesM will be the order of the day
 Up on the third floor. where Ed Mc- Kinley handles the citys purchases. the new order fairly hummed:
 Don't buy anything you can do with out. Spend money only when it is ab- solutely necessary"
 Such was the gist of the behest that Ed has figuratively hung over his desk. like Bless Our Home notices of the days before the interior decorator arrived, and, seeing, threw fits.
 All along the line the order has gone. from East Lake to Wylam and from North Birmingham to Elyton, save money, cut out the extras, don't do any things that costs money if it can Dc avoided.
 Several of the municipal departments. although having passed the halfway post of their allowance, will not find it necessary to spend as much during the second division of the year. but oth<s are going to be hard put to carry forward necessary work with all costs steadily advancing. Howevef, the new municipal motto of the day Is retrenchment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25

bottle of seltzer they would turn into 1t stream of charged water, making what the ancients knew as an elevated sphere.
 Next we have this darker liquid Note that it lacks the tawny luster of the first bottle. It was called Can adian Club. celebrated for it's power to register animation with its pedal extremities.
 "Gentlemen, some of whom are now living, were want to use 1t, too, in tall tumblers, with crushed ice, a slice of orange and the fragrant leaves of a domestic plant known as mint. The beverage was very much in vogue on warm days.
 Now, you will note the behavior of this substitute. It Is of recent win tage and of more crude design, as in- dicated by the presence of potash, used to promote fermentation. It was stored in tin. See the red rust in the stream? It reminds me of Kipling's advice to the young British soldier, do you remember?"
 And he quoted;
 Now. mind you, stear clear of the
 grog sellers huts. They'll sell you fixed bayonets that'l
 rot out your guts, A drink that would eat the live stee,
 from your butts. And 1t crumbles the young British sol.
 dier'
 ''To my mind" he continued, Rudy. ard must have seen the product of some of these St Clair county type stills. to have penned such lines, but even a, that, I cannot but agree with the im- mortal Persian. You remember the lines of the tent maker?
 'T often wonder what the winters buy, one-half so precious as the stuff they sell.
 "Ah, well, this Is a newer day"
 Gravely the attenuated destroyer up- ended a great jug and heard it's cap tured sunshine gurgle away to per fume the abode of the rats.
 In all he destroyed a dozen gallons, as precious as gold. yea, more pre- cioius than much fine gold.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
WILL TALK TOLOCAL REALTORS President of the Alabama Manufacturers Body
 Will Tell of Plans

l. sevier, president of the Alabama Manufacturers' Association. is to address members of the Birmingham Real Estate Exchange at the weekly luncheon of that organization at the Southern Club at l o'clock today
 Objects and purposes of the Manufac trrers Association. as well as business conditions generally over the state. are to be discussed by Mir. Seyier.s
 He has just returned from a trip of or ganization over the southern section of the state. and reports business in Mobile and vicinity in most satisfactory condI- tion.
 Several small matters of business are also to come before today's meeting of the exchange. Among these will be the proposal of several applicants for mem. bership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
OBSOLETE GAUGE HELD BY OFFICER Deputy Finds Instrument Used in Testing Whisky.
 Will Save the Relic

Tn all the hundreds of liquor raids made by Birmingham and Jefferson county or ficialsy it remained for Fred McDur. dep- utv sheriff, to capture government guaee by which the proof of whisky IS determined.
 Deputy McDuff is exceedingly proud or his guage. which he obtained in the raius Tuesday night, and carries it with him to show to curious persons who only know whisky now through hearsay.
 The instrument is much like the guases used by automobilists' for determining tne specific gravity of distilled water ana the thicker the liquor into which IL IS iioa'e' the higher the proof.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
HEFLIN TO SPEAK
 TOMORROW NIGHT
 AT THE JEFFERSON
Candidate for United States Senate Will Open Campaign Formally in This County At 7:3O
 O'Clock

Congressman J. Thomas Heflin this week began vigorous campaign for the senatorship which will extend all ever Alabama and announcement was made yesterday that he will speak in Birmingham tomorrow.
 His address will be delivered at the Jefferson theatre tomorrow evening at 7:S0 o'clock and the public is in- yited to come and hear him. Mir lief lins ability as an orator is well known and he will no doubt be greeted by large crowd in Birming- ham. Mir. Heflin opened his campaign ir Huntsville Monday and since that time has made a number of speeches at various points in North Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
"Retrenchment." !"

"Retrenchment"
 Through the corridors of the city hall yesterday the ukase fairly boomed.
 Up from the office occupied by Dr. N. A. Barrett, M. D., Ph. D., president of the city commission. and ex-officio chair man of the Birmingham board of educa- ton, the intonation reyerberated, car romed from the desk of Scudder Ryall, secretary of the commission. and swerrns and echoing, it filled all the rooms and halls of the municipal palace with the basso profundo of its majestic authority.
 Shirt-sleeved clerks worrying with the ponderous ledgers of the financial depart ment heard the billowing command and crouched lower over their pages.
 Department chiefs drew rneir prows to- gether in meditation as the ultimatum smote their sensitive ears.
 March finishes the first half of the fiscal year, which began with October.
 March finds no few departments over the halfway mark of what the annual budget provided them with, and to get in out of the rain for the last lap of tn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
FEDERAL SIGN
 OFFICIALS HERE

John F. Gilchrist, president of the Federal Sign System (Electric), ac- companied by Herbert I. Markham, general manager of the company. Is in Birmingham.
 MT. Giichrist is making his annual inspection trip upon which he visits all the brancheAof the company.
 Omer Brasher, local manager of the Feoeral company, feels particularly proud or the growth and success of the local branch which started witb dasl1 space in 1913, and at the present finn . birmingham territory Is regarded as the most fertilef in the south. .Mr brasher has the distinction of having sold the first electric washing ma. chine in Birmingham-a Federal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
WANT MORE INTEREST
Jefferson County's s2.0OO,OOO o
 Road Bonds Not Taken

Nothing toward the sale of the s2,00o.9 800 county road bonds was ac- complished at the meeting of the Jeff ferson county board of revenue Wednesday afternoon and the meeting was postponed until Friday.
 Members of the board are still hope full of ultimately reaching an agree ment with agents of bond houses as to the rate of interest, it being claimed by some that the interest rate of per cent is not acceptable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
COMPANY C INSPECTED
Won't Know Result Until Washing
 ton Reports

Company G. Birmingham. Of the Fourth Alabama national guard, was inspected Wednesday night in their armory by Maj. " B. McCaskey. fed eral inspection officer of Tennessee.
 Capt. W. L. Baldwin expects that lis company will show up well but will not know until the reports come from Washington as to the result or the reports made by ths inspection of- ficer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-25
CREDIT MEMS MEETING
Get Together This Afternoon At
 O'Clock to Talk Business

Members of the Associated Retail Credit Men of Birmingham will hold their weekly meeting Thursday after noon at l o'clock in the private dining room of the Birmingham Civic Associa. ton. An important business session is expected. -
 w. V. Trammell secretary. d,a nat announce this weeks proeramm. ir advance as usual, but has issued an appeal from MT. Hooper, the president. calling for the presence of all mem, bers. Matters of extreme importance to the association will be decided and for this reason all are urged to he on hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-03
Herb Swears He Doesn
But Whereid Polly Learn?

that fairly stifled her, poured forth
Her first thought was that the house
was on fire. but almost immediatel
she remembered she had forgotten to
turn off the gas under the hot water
tank, and it had been burning all
night.
With the recollection came the
thought of her pet parrot whose
perch was in the kitchen. Afraid of
what she might see, Mrs. Green look
ed toward the perch. Polly was not
there. A movement on the floor at
tracted her attention, and there stood
Polly, gasping for breath, feet braced
wide apart. wings held outstretched
from her body.
Before Mrs. Green could reach her,
Polly rolled her eyes toward her mis-
tress, and croaked disgustedly, This
Is Hi"
Now Mrs. Green is wondering where
Polly learned her French.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-03

This is the harvest season in Kan
sas- 1t will lie most profitable
harvest for the harvester who attacks
the tall grass just out of bounds on
No. L at the Country club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-03

A sliced Babe Ruth" into the
Country club house veranda the Other
day failed to arouse any enthusiasm
among the fans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-03
- HOOTING A SWEET
STICK gGsen H Afsss sPd 5s s sssdb assa
- at the Shawnee and Country Clubs in Topeka.
By JAZZ-BO
at the Shawnee and Cour
By JAzZ-BO

that wonderful sensation in the
handle of the club. And a neat chip
or pitch approach is a great source
of satisfaction. But after all It takes
puts to win a golf match. When two
good players are paired they will,
under usual conditions get on the
green in the same number of strokes.
Then comes the most ticklish time in
the game-the sinking of the ball.
Harlow Hurley tells OF Mckee, the
winner of the Trans-Mississippi at
Rock Island last month. Mckee took
holes and won the championship.
Two puts to green is par golf.
Attention, Shawnee!
THE greens are eighty per cent of
a golf course. You may have a tall
flagpole and pillared palace for your
social doings and a Scotch pro with
knotty wrists and a Harry Lauder
dialect and the most beautiful young
women of the countryside pouring tea
on the veranda and comfortable
benches at every tee, and aliuring
vistas of trees and water and SPAN
gled wild flowers but If you haven't
true and velvety green's on which the
little pellet will speed straight from
the club without jump or deviation.
you will have no moral right to adj
NSIIlS0 your Social organization as 4
Golf club. Magazine.
Harlow Hurley, Country club star,
will enter the Western championship
at Memphis. Hurley made the semi
finals at Rock Island and his Topeka
admirers are looking for a good show
ing down south. He is playing his
best golf at the Country club these
days.
Topeka golfers who are interested
in golf attire should read this from
London:
walter Hagen. the American COM
petitor for the British golf champion
ship, is creating a sensation here be-
cause of the clothes ne wears on the
links. Newspapers are featuring them
and the Daily Mail says that Mr.. Ha-
gen has set a new striking standard
dress for the links. He is a stduy in
black and white. When Mr.. Hagen
ting sleeveless cardigan jacket, a white
silk shirt. white flannel knickerbock-
ers of perfect cut. and white shoes
with black tops. British golfers who
had fancied themselves sartorially hid
their diminishing heads. Mrs. Hagen
brought wardrobe Of IL golfing
suits, nine pairs of shoes. 10 wooden
sweaters of different colors, and 80
pairs of stockings.
wv. T. Tilden, representing the Uni
ted States International Tennis Cham
pionship team at Wimbledon, intro
duced . novel Teddy Bear sweater OF
a greenish blue color. The news
papers are featuring his clothes also.
English sportsmen are showing q
keen interest in both the athletes and
their apparel"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-03

1t is sensational golf TO be able to
slap the pellet in the nose from the
tee and see it sailing into the horizon.
Long singing brassies also present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-03
BY ELEANOR KIMBALL.

Herbert c. Green, 921 North Harri-
son street. in North Topeka, is not
a profane man, never having acquired
the habit. Also, Mrs. Green would
never allow it. for if there is one thing
she can not and will not stand, it is
swearing. and there's nothing of that
kind about her house il she knows it.
One evening recently Green came
home from his work at VIM. Green &
Sons, very tired, for the day had been
unusually warm. He retired early,
leaving Mrs. Green to shut up the
house and make things safe for the
night.
When Mrs Green went down stairs
in the morning the house seemed
stuffy and close, but she laid it all
to the weather. On opening the door
into the kitchen, a blast of hot air
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-03

The chief interest in the Demo
cratic convention among Topeka
golfers this week was the hope that
the platform would include daylight
saving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-03
IN THE SQUARED RING

and Johnny Dundee, two of the best light
weights in the east, will box a ten round
no decision fight before the International
Sporting club July 10 in one of the feature
preliminaries to the Fred Fulton Harry
Willis fight, it was announced today.
Battling Levinsky and Gene Tunney may
also fight and Jack Britton, welter cham
pion probably will be on the bill
New York, July Sack Curley, adviser
OF Georges Carpenter, said here today that
the European heavyweight champion would
sign next week to meet Jack Dempsey. The
fight with Battling Lcv:nsky will come
first after the Frenchman returns to
America in the fall. he said.
Carpenter, his wife and his menager
Francois Descamps, will rest between now
Descamps will meet kearns, the cham
pion's manager, If he comes to New York,
Curley said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-03
Hope This Isn't IibeIous.

Dear Mr.. Sweet-Stick Editor-Ed
Bracket is getting careless. He made
putt in less than five minutes one
day this week-C. c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-03
SANTA FE vs. sWIFTs SUNDAY.
Albuquerque Club FaiIs-Fast X. G,
Team Booked for Two Games.

Albuquerque Club FaiIs-Fast X. G.
Team Booked for Two Games.
A telegram from the manager of
the Albuquerque, n. M, club has been
received by Cap" Wells, manager of
the Topeka Santa Fe team, stating
that the southern team cannot fill its
date here July 4 and 5, as had been
arranged Owing to shortage of help
1t is impossible for all the men to get
off and the management does not
want to bring a patched up club
against the locals.
In order not to disappoint local fans
Manager Wells has booked the fast
Swift & Company club of the Kansas
City Packers league for two games
one Sunday. the other Monday.
This team is fighting for first place
in the Packers league and is reputed
to have q fast lineup. A warm bat
tie is predicted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-03
BASEBALL GAMES TODAY
National LeaEua.

National League.
Boston at New York, rain, D. m.
philadelphia at Brooklyn, rain. 2 80 D. m.
Chicago at Cincinnati, clear 8 D. m.
Pittsburgh at st. Louis, clear. 3:15 p. m.
American League.
New York at Philadelphia, cloudy, two
games, 30 and 80 p. m.
washington at Boston, cloudy, two games,
1 so and 3 80 p. m.
Cleveland at Detroit, clear, 3 o. m.
st. Louis at Chicago, clear, p. m.
American Association.
Columbus at Toledo. cloudy D. m
indianapolis at Louisville, clear 3 rs D. NJ
St Paul at Minneapolis, clear, p. m.
Milwaukee at Kansas City, clear, 8 rs D. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-03

Three-Day Holiday for n. Y. Markets.
New York. July s.-The New YUci1
stock exchange and other New York
markets were closed today on account
of a three-day holiday being declared
over the Forth of July.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-03

American Association.
Minneapolis, Z; ST. Paul, 3.
Indianapolis, 3; Toledo 7.
Western League.
Wichita. g.; Mt Tulsa, /.
Des Moines, Q; at st. Joseph, 4.
Sioux City, o: at Omaha. g.
Joplin, 3; at Oklahoma City, 2.
Western Association.
First game: Henryetta. 4; Okmulgee. 6.
Second game: Henryetta, L Okmulgee Z.
Drumright. 2: Pawhuska, /.
Fort Smith, z: Springfield, o.
Enid at Chickasha, no game, Enid missed
train.