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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
CONTRACT AWARDED FOR Fl R [ STATION Bid of $S4,367 Gets Work of Erecting Best Plant in
 South

Contract for the erection of the new central fire station was awarded the Smallman-Brice Construction Company at call meeting of the City Commission
 yesterday. Theirs was the lowest bid. $s4, ,367. The five other bids ran as high
 as $96, 800,
 The new station will be a two-story frame structure and thoroughly fire proof. It will be located between Nine teenth and Twentieth streets and will extend through from Park avenue to Sixth avenue. Provisions are madet for entrances and runways for fire ap- paratus on either avenue.
 Announcement was made by the Small -Brice Company that material for the station will be assembled at once. AS soon as possible building operations will begin. Two residences occupying the site have been demolished and are being removed. They were purchasd by the city for LOO.
 Charles Berst, chief engineer for the Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegram Com lpany, will oversee the installation of the fire alarm system. D. o. Whilldin is the architect. The contract for the erection
 of the building calls for no definite time
 when it shall be completed. The present location of the central fire
 station at the city hall will be fitted up
 and rented out as business houses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
ISLAM RANDOLPH DIES IN CHICAGO Was One of Americas Lead ing Civil Engineers for
 Many Years

pr. Oscar Dewolf Randolph, rector of St. Mary son -the-Highland Episco- pal Church, has gone to Chicago, where he will attend the funeral today ot his father. Isham Randolph, aged 77 years, who died Monday.
 The deceased was one of the best known engineers in the country He was one of the consulting engineers in the construction of the Panama Canal and directed the building of the Chicago drainage canal. He visited his son in Birmingham few months ago.
 The remains will be sent to the old Besides his son in Birmingham, he Is survived by his wife and two other sons, Robert of Chicago and Welford of Baltimore.
 Born on a farm in Clarke county. Virginia, Mir Randolph rose to be 9 was educated principally by his moth er Mrs. Robert C. Randolph, and by twentyone months in the private schools of Virginia.
 Engineering he acquired by study and actual work. He began as an ax- man in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. As sanitary and hy- draulic engineer he had few equals. As such he was chief engineer of the sanitary district of Chicago from 1893 until 1907. In 1913 he was chairman of the Florida Everglades engineering commission.
 His ability as an engineer brought him an appointment as a member of the international board of consulting engineers for Nthe Panama Canal in 1905-6. Later he was a member Of the advisory board of engineers for the construction of the canal. Probably his greatest field of en- deavor was in the railroad world. At different times he was chief engineer of the Chicago & Western Railroad, the Chicago. Madison & Northern Raj, road and other transportation com panies.
 He was an ex-president of the En- gineers' Club of Chicago and a con tributor to various engineering jour- nals. He was a Mason and member of the Episcopal Church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
PARTIAL REPORT FROM GRAND JURY McPhersOn Indic C t e d on Charge of First Degree
 Murder

Edward G. McPherson was indicted on
 a charge of murder in the first degree
 by the Jefferson county grand jury in
 partial report made to Judge Hefin in
 the criminal division of the circuit court
 Tuesday afternoon. He is alleged to have
 shot and killed Maud Pearman several
 weeks ago at her home on Twenty-fourth
 street, near Eighth avenue. north. He
 is in the county jail Others against
 whom indictments were returned and
 who are in jail are: Wiley Clifton, as-
 sault and battery with weapon; John
 Baker, on two counts, charging forgery
 in the second degree; Johnnie Baker,
 alias Willie Baker, forgery in the second
 degree, Hugh Braswel in two cases,
 charging burglary and grand larceny
 and buying. receiving and conceaIing stolen property; Adolphus Rousso, false pretense; Nathaniel Frazier, grand lar ceny. buying. receiving and eoncealing stolen property; Ed Slghtler, on two charges of burglary and grand larceny buying, receiving and concealing stolen property; Henry Wells. larceny from the person Or huylng, receiving and eonceai- ing stolen property; Awdie White, alias Robert owens, two charges of burglary and grand larceny buying, receiving and concealing stolen property.
 Those indicted who now under | bond are as follows: Oscar Dunn, on l two charges of burglary and grand lar eeny, buying, receiving and concealing stolen property; Martin Humphreys, grand larceny, buying, receiving and concealng stolen property; E. L. Ma tions seduction; NJ. c. Peake. burglary and grand larceny. buying, receiving and concealing stolen property Walter Rob- inson. grand larceny, buying, receiving and concealing stolen property; Will Smith, grand larceny, buying, receiving and concealing stolen property; T. B. Watts, alias T. E. .Waites. alias Brady robbery; Ethel Stokes, alias Ethel Stockes, malicious injury to property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05

''As you are no doubt aware, re- gently the Division of Inland Waterways purchased this track, which in reality extended the barge line to connection with our rails. The Division of Inland Waterways being common carrier, Inter- change should he on the same basis as my other common carrier; that is, our responsibility ceases when we have delivered business on des- ignated interchange track. Any service we perform after that to deliver business to or receive from riverside we should he compensated for. This arrangement to be sub drawing.
 "Mr. Brent, few days ago, de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Exercises For
 Business Men
Bx T. H. PRICE

Standing fin the middle of room. .aise arms slowly overhead, take deep breath and say damn the govern ment," lowering arms fin attitude of despair. Ten times.
 Extend body flat downward on floor, cover eyes with hands, kick heels, think of the railroads and weep, till dry.
 kneel, wiring hands, mediate upon the labor unions and groan 15O times.
 Assume sittinE position. hands on hips, sway gently to and fro and concentrate on MT. Burieson until q generous frothing at the mouth sets In. Till exhausted.
 Collapse on floor. Grovel vigor- ously, think of the income tax and gnash your teeth ms in anger. Ad Iib.
 While cooling off try to get a number on the telephone.
 Note-Obserye this simple regimen every morning before breakfast and you will reach the office with most of the cares and troubles of the day already out of your system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
RECEPTION DAY AT
 R. B. BROYLES STORE
Pathe Artist to Be Feature of This
 Afternoons Entertainment

All lovers of music. especially the ladies, are to have real treat today. according to the plans of the R. E. Broyles Furniture Company. 2213-t5 Upper Second avenue. A. c. Clay. the Pathe- Actuelle artist. has arranged Q give the people of Birmingham real demonstration of this splendid machine and Its exclusive features. George Turner and Eunice Hazel Strickland will also render vocal selections along with the Pathe photograph.
 Refreshments will be served during the afternoon from to 6 D. m.. and a souvenir box of Lowneys chocolates will be given to every lady atten nding the entertainment. MT. Broyles will have special accommodati ations to care for all who will attend this special demonstration of the Pathe- Actuelle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
ASSOCIATION IN
 NEED OF $5, 1000
Anti-White Plague Workers Are
 Raising Funds

As the result of an appeal for funds with which to carry on the work of the Jeffe County Anti-Tuberculosis Association. $2,41s has been realized. according to figures compiled by H. II. K. Jefferson. treasurer.
 This amount was raised as the re- suit of 10000 letters sent out to the people of Jefferson county. So far only 300 answers have been received. Among the amounts contributed arc checks for $1oo. the majority being s, the payment of years membership n the association.
 The association must raise $7,5o0 if the work is carried on in the county for the rest Of the year. An added appeal is sent out to the people who receive the letter to respond as lib orally as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
MAY SETTLE ABOUT WARRANTS TODAY Board Will Meet This Morn ing in Hope of Finding
 Solution

Whether or not Jefferson county will issue post-dated warrants bearing eight per cent interest will probably be de cided at a meeting of the board of revenue this morning at 10 o'clock.
 This announcement was made yes terday by President Jere Gwin of the board. He stated that pr. Vines, who has been attending an agricultural meeting in Auburn will be back and ii is expected that action will be taken
 This is pointed out as the only way whereby the bond situation of the county can be met and the road work now under construction completed Although it has been suggested that all road work be stopped, several mem bers of the board of revenue are op- posed to this. They state, if this is done, it will mean a loss of $35S,000 federal aid money due the county when the federal aid roads are completed as well as damages claimed by the con- tractors doing the road work.
 Rufe Bivens, member of the
 board, stated if the work was dis
 continued, it would mean that the
 county would lose approximately
 $5OO. .QOO and have nothing, while if
 post-dated warrants are Issued. it
 would probably cost them about
 $l5OOOO. but the county would have
 the roads.
 w. B. Cloe, member of the board. and Dick Ball, clerk of the board during the past four years. testified before the Jefferson county grand jury yester day This, it is believed, will conclude the testimony submitted to the county inquisitorial body in its investigation of the county bond situation and finan- cial condition. The grand jury ad- journeyed late yesterday afternoon un- til August 16, without making a report on it's investigation of this matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05

clined to join us in this contract. but was told that we would go ahead and draw 1t up; submit it to him for approval, md he would then write us fully, giving his ob- jections, if any. This is the same arrangement under which we inter- change business with all rail and river lines, and if handled at Cor down as you suggest, would he clear discrfmina tion.
 ~It is our earnest desire to work in close and hearty cooperation with all river connections, but our interests must be protected and the contracts must he uniform. It is not our purpose to discontinue serv- ice. pending the conclusion of final arrangements. which are now being negotiated with MT. Brent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
EVENTS OF TODAY
 IN BIRMINGHAM

ReaItorr luncheon. sounern Caub. 1 o'clock ?. m-
 First luncheon of fraterntty men. Southern Club, l o'clock ?. m.
 ADJUSTMENTS
 Lyric-Keith vaudeville and pie ture~.
 Leew's BfJou-vaudeviIIe and pie lures.
 strand-Robert W. Chambers' s@The Fighting Chance.r m
 Trianon-Constance Talmadge in AThe Perfect Weman.-
 AIcaxnr-SParlor, Bedroom aud Bath." and Larry Semon in 'eThe Gro- cery Clerk.''
 ColoniaI--Mack sennetts @Down on the Farm"
 Rialto-Charlie Chaplin in ssShouIder Arms" and Tom Mix in sLaw and Out law.s
 Princess-"Silent Avenger,. No. IA. Odeon-s'The Moonriders.- < East Lake-Bathing and amuse- nents.
 Edgewood-Bathing and dancing. West Lake-Bathfng and dancing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
WORK STARTING ID
 GET STATE AID IN
 HARBOR PROMOTION
First Steps Will Be to Get Public Fully Informed Re- garding What Is Needed
 and How to Do It

The campaign for the ratification of the proposed amendment permitting the state to aid in seaport develop ment will be carried into every part of Alabama with increasing energy. The harbor commission has decided that there shall be no let-up in this activity until the voting begins, No vember 2.
 T. Park Hay, campaign manager, has had prepared a number of charts that will be used by speakers in a campaign of education. Motion pie lures showing scenes along the War rior river system, at the port of Mo bile, and conveying the story of the states need for additional water ter minals, will be shown all over the state. both in theatres and with port able projectors and new electric lighting device that works in connec- ton with Ford cars.
 PUBLICITY
 S c. Starke, a member of the fac ulty of the Starke university school, Montgomery, has started tour of the various counties and will effect an or- ganization in each, using the charts to illustrate the subject of waterways improvements, reduced freight rates and the need for additional means of transportation. particularly for the heavier classes of freight. David Holt is preparing descriptive literature for distribution. Considerable newspaper advertising space also will be used throughout the campaign.
 President Murray Brown of tha state harbor commission and the other members of that body will assist In the campaign in their respective To- calities and throughout the state. A: the next meeting of the commission, which will be held at Mobile on the occasion of the launching of the steam ship Montgomery City," a meetins 2 will be called for the organization of the Alabama Waterways Association which will be a permanent organiza part in the amendment election. The meeting will probably be held at Mont gomery, and the date will be an- nounced following the session of the commission at Mobile. The launching was to have occurred August z. bu, has been postponed until a week later
 COMMISSION MEMBERS
 The state harbor commission is com posed of seven members. Murray Brown and George Gordon Crawford being from Birmingham. Harry T Hartwell and K. A. Christian from Mobile, Clayton T. Tullis from Mont gomery, W. c. Agee from Selma, and r. G. Blair from Tuscaloosa.
 Section s3 of the state constitution which the amendment proposes to change. provides that the state shall not lend it's credit or engage in works of internal improvement. It has been twice amended. one amendment per mits the use of convict funds for high way improvement and the other is the s25,000,o00 bond issue amenoment for state and federal aid roads.
 The new amendment provides that this prohibition shall not apply to the promotion of harbors or seaports with in the state or it's Jurisdiction, pro- vided that such work or improvements shall always remain under the control
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
FRISCO RAILROAD'S ATTACK ON
 PROGRESS OF BIRMINGHAM HAS
 AROUSED GENERAL LNDIGNA TION
Frisco President Replies
 to Chamber of Commerce

Replying to the written protest of the Birmingham Cham Der of Commerce the Warrior rate subject J. M Kuhn president of the Frisco railroad sent the following commun cation:
 Tn regard the third division inland waterway transpor taon With termination of federal control immediately about to adjust this interchange which hitherto has been handled industrial proposition by the that the track connecting with rails and extending
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
'LEH|GH INTERESTS
 !. SECURE LAND HERE . FOR CEMENT PLANT
Birmingham Is Chosen by Great Corporation as Best Material and Business
 Center of the South

Already the most important cement manufacturing and dis tributing point in the southern states, the Birmingham district is to have another large plant operated by one of the two largest cement concerns in the United States.
 The Lehigh Portland Cement Com pany has secured ninety three acres of land just north of Tarrant City on the
 northeastern outskirts of the city and
 will build a Portland cement plant
 there at an early date.
 The records at the court house show
 the following transfer: Washington
 Realty Company to Lehigh Portland
 Cement Company. east half of south
 east quarter. section s2, township Is
 range west. and other property.
 It is known that ninety-three acres
 have been acquired. Other acreage that
 may have been purchased has not yet
 been placed on record.
 Price paid for the eighty acres in the
 record mentioned was S30,00O At the
 same time there was recorded deed
 from J. S. McGehee to the Washington Realty Company. conveying the same
 property for $2O, 900.
 RICH LAND
 The land purchased by the Lehigh
 Company is rich in deposits of lime
 stone and do1omite, which are used in
 the manufacture of cement. It adjoins
 the land of the Tennessee Coal Iron
 and Railroad Company on which there
 are two dolomite quarries. The Ketona
 quarry is just across the property line, The Louisville and Nashville railroad tracks run through the property and afford advantageous shipping facilities Just when work on the plant is to begin is not known. but it is under stood that it will be very soon. OTHER PLANTS
 Other large cement plants in the those or the AtldS fOTtIdHu SefneH' Company, near Leeds, which has a capacity of 10000 barrels per an num- and the Southern Cement Com pany at North Birmingham, which manufactures cement from furnace slae and has a capacity of about 150,00C barrels per annum. The cement plant of the Coosa Portland Cement Company at Eagland in an adjoining county has a yearly capacity of about 750,000 bar rels. The Coosa plant has been idle for some time. but it has recently changed hands and it is understood that it will resume operations. There is also 2 cement plant at Demopolis on the War rior operated by the Gulf States Cement Companv.
 The Lehiss Company owns lime works at La Garov .- Calhoun county and is understood to own large tracts of land in Etowah county. Location of the cement mill in the Birmingham district is believed to be largely due tc this being the center of the southern cement industry and possessing spe- cial advantages as distributing point
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-05
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued at the office of the pro- bate judge yesterday:
 Clarence c. Roy and Miss Mary Jane Spain.
 B. R. Borden and Miss Julia Meade Danna. c. M. Sims and Miss willia Matilda Edwards.
 Leonard Taylor and Miss Ribble Arm strong.
 George R. Moss and Miss Marie Dan- forth
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-12

understand bird talk and flower Ian
guage, and the Green Shoes said it
was all the same to them, no matter
how long the twins stayed in Scrub
Up Land.
So it was settled. Mr. Rubadub
got some brushes and things for them
and the twins were soon very busy.
Nancy reached up for the robin,
who had perched himself on Mr.. Rub
adub's shoulder to attract attention.
Come on, birdie" she said sweet
ly, 81 don't need a book to fix you up.
| guess / know what a robin should
look like"
copyrighted, 1920, N. E. A.
Travelling machine shops carried on
motor trucks are frequently used in
England to repair automobiles that
break down on country roads.
What do YOU want? A Want A
IN the, Times-Hecorder will get II
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-12

What do YOU want? A Want A,
IN the Times-Hecorder will get II
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-12
CLEVELAND FINDS
A way TO BUILD
200 Homes To Be Erect
ed In Next Thirty
Days

CLEVELAND, April 12.-This
city's housing problem is to be solv-
ed by efficient, common sense CO.
operation OF all classes.
Headed by the Cleveland Real Es-
tate Board, a Joint committee repre-
senting commercial, civic, technical
and labor organizations together with
public officials divided the problem
into three parts.
1t was decided, first, to curb rent
profiteering; second, TO provide tenn
porary homes for evicted tenants;
third, to launch a building campaign
to put an end to house shortage.
The citv government carried the
fight to the prQfteers, It has made
eviction suits difficult, collected data
on landlords, listed building sites and
homes and resurrected an old law re-
curing a tenement tax to enforce
where profiteering exists.
The city has asked the War Depart
ment for $4,000 tents for the use OF
homeless citizens. These tents VIII
be set up in parks this summer un-
der the supervision of the city health
authorities.
But the greatest part OF the WORK
will be done in the building campaign.
Manufacturers are asked to pledge
themselves to loan money to workers
to build homes and to restrict plant
expansion until homes are provided
for workers. Architects are design
ing standard homes and plumbers and
carpenters devising cheap systems OF
building.
Material dealers are to supply ma
terial at quantity rates. A non
profit company will obtain funds from
citizens for loan to small home build
ers and in much the same way that
war drives were conducted.
The campaign is just getting under
way here, but it is expected that
within 80 days more than 200 new
homes will be under construction.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-12
ADNEETUR ES
OF THE TWINS
b. Give RobepkS Bsrssa

colors, and if you follow it you can't
go wrong. Only turning TO Nick,
don't put pink tails on things, unless
they belong there"
Nick promised, for he was as eager
as Nancy to get to work.
The Magical Mushroom said he d
STAY RIGHT with them to help them
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-12
MIR. Rubadub Finds Help

WI. NuDauuD Inds TItlp.
THIS was Nancy's plan, and she
told it to the fairyman right
away. Wed love to help you, Mr..
Rubadub, if you'll let US, shouldn't t
We, Nick? If you'll tell US what you
want done, we can help you to scrub
up the birds and paint the flowers,
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-12

A compilation of the physical mea
surements of the men in the United
States service during the war, shows
there was an average gain of 3.35
pounds in weight and .23 inches in
height during the period of service.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-12

I'm sure. Once l painted tulip in
my painting book at home and it look
ed so real, Daddy said he could al
most smell it. And Nick painted the
cats tail pink, one time, too
as that so" beamed the fairyman.
"This is what l call luck. Maybe you
came true because | waved my wand
this morning. | was beginning to
think it must be worn out because
nobody appeared, and intended to
ask the Fairy Queen for another one
the next time she came around.
Eyes, do need help very much,
he went on, "but the work is easy to
learn, for / keep a big picture book
of birds and flowers with all the
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-12

What is said to be the most pow
erful wireless station in the world is
ling installed at Saigon, Indo-Chi-
ma. This will lafford communication
with France, Africa, Madagascar,
RAustralia Japan and the U. S.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-12

Pig iron production of the Unlteu
States in 1919 was 81 1,015, 1854 tons,
as compared with 37434,797 tons in
the preceding pear.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-12
COLCHESTER

Jerrold and Harold Kerr have returned from their home in Valatie, N. Y, where they were called by the sudden death of their sister.
 Prof. c. c. Helmold of Willimantic was in town Tuesday, teaching music in the schools.
 Charles Wilbur of Salem was caller here Tuesday.
 Thomas r. Kinney was the guest of friends in Bridgeport Tuesday.
 The work on the new state road is pro- gressing finely. The concrete payer has started down the main street The weather has been fine for the work and but for a few drawbacks the payer would have been well down Main street. Con siderably over a mile of the road has been paved and it is hoped that cold weather will hold off until the work is finished through the streets Of the bor- ough, as the traffic during this time of the year is light.
 Frank Chairman, who has been for sev- eral weeks in Milwaukee, has returned and was calling on friends in town Tues day.
 T Swan Rathbun and George B. Miller are in Norwich this week as jurors. R. R. Carrier and daughter, Miss Cora Carrier were in Hartford Tuesday at tending the funeral of MT. Carriers sis ter.
 Mrs. Clayton G. Miller and children are guests of Mrs. Miller's mother in Ivory
Norwich bulletin., 1920-11-12

Girls should never marry until they are old enough to say "yes.''