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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
THOUSANDS FAIL
 ID SETTLE TAXES
Collector Taking Steps to Put Delinquent Property on the
 Market

There are 2,50O property owners in Jefferson county who have failed to pay taxes on their real and personal property. This announcement was
 made yesterday by James F. Hawkins, tax collector
 These delinquent taxpayers will be certified before J. P Stiles, judge of probate, today and citations against them will be issued tomorrow requir- ing them to appear and show cause
 why the property designated should not be sold for taxes.
 All nonresident taxpayers and also all property listed to "Owner Un- known" will be advertised March I7.
 Date for advertising the property of resident owners has not yet been fixed by the tax collector.
 The issuance of the citations carries with it certain items of cost which 1 will be added to the taxes after today and the property owner will be re- quired to pay that in addition to the 1 taxes on the property.
 Yesterday was the last day on which taxes might be paid without the cost
 mentioned above. A large number of persons thronged the ,au collectors of- flee.
 There are 42,000 tax payers in Jet- ferson county and, according to the records of the collectors office, s95OO have paid taxes their property, leaving only 2,500 who have not yet raid it, and the property designated as l"Owner Unknown"
 Value of the property on which taxes are delinquent is not known, as ofYi- cials of the collectors office state there are no figures available at this time. However, 1t is believed it will run into the tens of thousands of dollars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
PLANS OUTLINED TO ENTERTAIN EDITORS
 AT THE CIVIC FORUM

Plans for entertainment of POO members of the National Editorial association when they arrived in Birmingham next Friday and Saturday were discussed by members of the forum of the Civic As- socation at their luncheon yesterday afternoon.
 Assembly of the editors and publishers at the Tutwiler Saturday afternoon, with a ine-up of automobiles effected through co-operation of the Birmingham AEto- mobile club, with an auto ride through the city's residential and industrial sec tions is included in the plans.
 Dinner on the roof will follow the ter mination of the ride at the entrance to the Jefferson County Bank building with an entertainment programme Other civic bodies have been asked to assist ir receiving the guests. and to help give the visitors the best possible impression of Birmingham <
 R. B. Vail, Frank Butler. II. O. Tate. Sam Bowman, +. D. Walsh and T. G. Bowers were named as a committee on arrangements in connection with enter tainment of the visitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
FIRST NATIONAL
 INSTALLING FIVE
 FAST ELEVATORS
Spending S135,00O on Set. Will Be Fireproof IncIosure. Round Trip In Thirty Sec
 onds-Ready Soon

Installation of complete new ele- vator system has begun in the First National Bank building, the work to cost approximately $135,000.
 Building permits were issued early yesterday afternoon by the city build ing inspector. Five elevators will be in by May.
 Plans for the new elevators, accord ing to John Lewis, building agent, call for glass enclosures> special safety de- vices and the fastest elevators in the city. One of them is being installed.
 A nonstop trip from bottom to top and back down takes half minute.
 The elevators are being put in by kes- ter & Hecht Chicago, whose local agents are the Bagby Elevator and Electric company. The new cars have a carrying capacity of 12 to IA persons per trip. Each elevator is supported by six steel cables having a weight-carryng capacity of 2,000 pounds.
 The elevator fronts and the stairways will be enclosed in glass and steel. This work will be done by the Tyler company of Cleveland The enclosures will be freproof. according to Mir Lewis
 Safety devices will be the most modern, MT. LEWIS its NHi " iiASNet'fSN, by the Shur-Loc company of New York. These devices are so constructed that the elevator cannot. move until the door is closed tight. Also. the door cannot be opened until the elevator comes to fuii stop.
 Work on the second set was started few days ago. 1t will be in operation by March 10.
 "We expect to accommodate as many people with the five new elevators as seven Of the present ones will take care of" Mr. Lewis declared yesterday Tn actual running time, the new cars Will make a trip from bottom to, top and back twice as fast as the ones now in use Taking into account different types of passengers, we figure we will add two more elevators theoretically"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01

policy of trying to find the owners of dogs wearing tags, although they have no muzzles, before killing them. They go on the theory that if 8 man thinks enough of a dog to pay a license on him the canine is held in some regard. However, if they are unable to locate the owner the dog loses out.
 Eight new patients began taking the Pasteur treatment at the bureau of laboratories in the city hall yester- day, according to Dr. J. D. Bowling. health officer.
 The city's crusade against unmuz- zled dogs has created a healthy de- mand for license tags, according to J. M. Jones, Jr, city comptroller. More than 750 tags were sold yesterday by the license deparement.
 The last opportunity to buy a tag at the old price is presented today. To- morrow the penalty of $1 additional goes on.
 The dog wagon also goes on tomor- row. This truck is manned by driver and several boys, with instructions to pick up every dog without tag. In connection with the new campaign of the health department, being muzzlcd will not help if the dog has no license, said MT. Jones. Vice versa, a dog run ming at large must be muzzlel, re- gardless of tags
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
WOUNDED GROCER IS
 FIGHTING FOR LIFE

Cooley Drezrer, the proprietor of the grocery store at Thirtieh street aad Thirty- second avenue, this morning is fighting battle for his life at ln- cal infirmary against wounds which he received when he was attacked b,, al. alleged negro robber in his store early yesterday morning.
 Drezrer has been in an unconscious condition since being admitted to the hospital. He was cut three times in the head with a knife and one of the cuts penetrated his brain.
 Yesterday morning city detectives who were assigned to the case arrest Cd Johnnie Baldwin, a negro, living in North Birmingham, and placed hir, in the city jail under charges of assault with intent to murder. The negro de- clares he is innocent.
 The injured man has never been able to tell exactly what happened to him. He was found by his wife ly- ing in a pool of blood in the front part of the store. Due to. the lateness Of the hour. his wife believes that he heard the negro prowling around in the store and when he got up to in- xestigate was attacked.
 The negro will be held pending the outcome of Drezrer's injuries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
TWO PINNED UNDER
 OVERTURNED AUTO
Steering Gear Breaks, Car Goes Into Ditch and Young
 Men Are Badly Bruised

When their cars steering gear broke. J. D. Martin and J. D. Vickers, in q Buick big six, went into ditch on the Montgomery highway about 10 o'clock yesterday morning about five miles from the city, the car overturned and both men were pinned underneath.
 For 20 minutes they were held down by the car, in imminent danger of suffocating, and threatened with beiEg burned to death if the car caught fire.
 Finally a passing farmer saw them, called for help and the men were dragged out. Morton was unkuri. vickers was in an unconscious. condi- ton.
 A passing car took Vickers to local infirmary, where several cuts and bruises about his head and face were dressed. He was later removed to his home at 2233 Fourteenth avenue, south. Morton, who. lives at 117h Twenty-second street, north, went to his home, looked himself over, and be- gan making arrangements to have his car pulled into the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

To the Editor of The Age -Herald:
 few years ago the writer was at Mount Vernon. Washington's old home,
 and read from the family record George Washington was born Febru- ary g, 1732." I notice every year some one writing on Washington's Birthday gives February II as tho day. The writer, as well as many others. would be glad to know how they get February II asstne day. History informs US that in 17S2 Gregory XIII issued . procla- nation that 10 days should be dropped. That October 4, the next day there after. was to be the 18th. thus dropping 10 days. We further learn from his- tory that England adopted this Gre gorian calendar in 175c, and instead of dropping 10 days, dropped 12 days By adding ? days to February 3, we get February 21. How Is 1t and why is 1t that we celebrate the 22d? Will some ono who knows explain.
 ils CIV. O'HARA.
 Birmingham. February 2s. 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
RAISED MONEY ORDER
 TO PURCHASE CAMERA

Maurice Cotton, negro barber who op- crates small shop at Margaret mines, was arrested yesterday by W. F. Garner deputy United States marshal on charges of raising a postoffce money or. der. Warrant for the arrest of the man vas sworn out by $. l.. Robnette. post office inspector, and it was alleged that the negro raised s1 money order to sl00
 It is alleged that Cotton ordered a camera from Sears, Roebuck & Co.,. of Chicago, and the forged postoffce order was sent to them in payment for it. In default of a s5oO bond. which was fixed by Kenneth Charlton, United States commissioner, the negro was placed in the county jail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
.P|G |RONMARKET IS DOWN ID $26.50 Lowest Price Per Ton for Some Time Is Quoted--No
 General Buying

Birmingham's pig iron market ven: to lower minimum during the past week, sales having been made on a base of $26.50.
 The prior minimum was s2750 and fair tonnage was booked at that price, but no general buying movement has appeared anywhere in the coun- try.
 Ironmasters express some satisfac- tion in the hurry shipment instruc- tions that accompany the business that is going and in the number of new customers coming into the market. They declare both these market fea- lures show foundry after foundry IS going short on pig iron and thls means, once a real buying movement starts, the small supply of iron on the fur mace yards will quickly be eaten rp.
 The Woodward Iron company has re- peated the action of the spring of 1919, when it had every stack closed down. The one active stack at Woodward has been blown out and what business the company is doing is being done from the company's stock on hand.
 With the Woodward company in active, there are only three active mer- chant foundry iron stacks, one cach of the Sloss- Sheffield Alabama tom pany and the Republic Iron and Steel. On the other hand the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company is operating nine stacks, which is as many as ir operated at any one time in the most flush period of 1920.
 Large orders taken by the water pipe interests recently and the large snip ments to the Pacific coast have led to the hope that the pipe interests will soon feel disposed to re-enter the iron market for large tonnage
 The Sloss- Sheffield has declared the regular quarterly dividend on its | per. cent preferred stock and the Re- public Iron and Steel has declared it's quarterly dividend on preferred of like amount. A dividend of # yper cent on Republic common stock will be paid May 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
UNITED STATES COURT
 WILL CONVENE MONDAY

United States court for the northern district of Alabama will convene in Birmingham Monday morning at 10 o'clock with Judge W. I. Grubb presid- ling. A large docket has been set for
 trial at this time and includes 77 liquor cases. counterfeiting case. z charging wearing of parts of the army uniform. using the mails to defraud and several violations of the revenue act of 191S,. avoiding tax. The civil
 docket will be taken up on March II
 and will continue through March 2s and
 March 29 will be devoted to the equity docket.
 \ Dockets have been received from the printers and are now ready for dis tribution to attorneys and others en- titled to them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
JUNIOR CHAMBER TO
 HOLD ITS ELECTION

The Junior Chamber of Commerce will observe its six months anniver- sary by election of officers, that being the limit of service.
 At the general meeting of the cham Der to be held Thursday of this week at 8 o'clock in the evening the nom mating committee will make report of the officers on whom it shall have agreed to recommend for the ensuing term. Election will not take place for month.
 The annual dinner Is scheduled for March 10. The plates are s2. Reserva- tions are coming in rapidly. Those who wish to attend are urged to make earliest possible notification
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
DEGREE TEAM JUNIOR
 ORDER TO EAEMPLIFY
 WORK AT INGLENO0K

The degree team of Birmingham coun- sil, No. 21, Junior Order United Amer ican Mechanics, will attend the meeting of Inglenook council tomorrow night for the purpose of exemplifying the work Of the several degrees.
 The Inglenook council was organized last week by State Secretary E. R. CaI- houn, assisted by A. G. Ellis of Birming- ham council, with the following officers: j. E. Tendon, junior past councillor; Charles T. Helton, councillor; E. R. Far ley, vice councillor; J. G. Yarbrough. recording secretary; D. D. Clement financial secretary; w. H. German, treasurer; A. G. Brown, warden; H. Nj. Synder. conductor; S. W. Miller. inside sentinel; E. c. Hester, outside conductor; J. H. Land, chaplain.
 The new council will meet weekly at the Masonic hall. Inglenook. s-A.h is-s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
TO TALK ON
 TRIP TO SCOTLAND

Frank P. Glass. who has recently re- turned from an extended tour of Flu. rope. will address the Rotary club at it's meeting tomorrow afternoon at i o'clock in the ball room of the Tutwiler hotel
 He will talk on his trip through Scot land at this time. In addition Chap Hodges will talk on 'Certain Phases of Fellowship" A musical programme has been arranged and all members are urged to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
KIWANIS LUNCHEON

Kiwanians will spend practically their entire luncheon hour today at the South ern club in the discussion of plans for the entertainment of RotariAns during the district Rotary convention to be held here March 2S and 29 President W. J.. Adams urges full attendance.
 Maj. William J. Morgan, overseas. vet eran, will be a guest of honor of the club. No other guests will be present. He will make a short talk The attend ance prize for the lucky Kiwanis mem Der has been donated by; Walter Brewer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office of the pro- bate judge:
 Claude Hotchkiss and Miss Lillian Foley.
 Walter K. Dean and Miss Emma Cole man Lee.
 & L. Langley and Miss Rilla Vance. August E. Muggs and Miss Dorothea School.
 Robert Pitts ard Miss M L. Yessick. H. P. Peterson and Miss Rebecca Ford. Ishan Brazier ani Miss Selia Smith. Cliff C. Lane and Miss Elizabet yarn. Russell W. BettsN and Miss Mary Mcfarland Betts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
Insurance Men to Dine

Members of the Birmingham Fire and Casualty exchange will meet in the pri- vate dining room of the Southern cluA at together dinner will be held
 Two members will be present From each local office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01

ADJUSTMENTS Jefferson-.Jlisten Lester.o Lyric--kcith vaudeville and pictures. Loe,v's Bijou-VaudevilIe and pie tuIes. M Alcazar-"The Branding Iron" Trinnon--Charles Ray, in ''Ninetecn and PhyIiss."
 strand-CeciI B. D'MilIe's 'Forbid- den Fruit,
 GaIax-AIice Brady. in "A Dras Lantern.o
 RiaIto-Nazimovn, in "Billions.'' Odeon--Serial drama and comedy. Prtncess--Serial drama and comedy. Miles School of Dancing-Danctug from to 12
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
War Of Extern7ination
 On Unn1uzzLed Confines To
 Be Continued With Vigor

With than the active third enlisted eliminate the of hydrophob large
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-01
Euents of Today
 In Birmingham,

kiwanis club luncheon at o'cieckl Southern club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-11
Georges Spars Six RoundS---Entertains
 American Veterans

Manhassett, N. Y, June ls.-Be- fore q small number of friends and a few newspaper men. Georges Car pentier this afternoon spared six rounds, taking on Joe Jeanette, Ital- ian Joe Chs and Paul Journee. Around the camp tody Manager Des- camps placed number of deputy sherifts and private policemen. a measure to insure privacy in the cballenger's workouts.
 Carpenter speeded up when Cans came into the ring. The two rounds with the latter were the best of the afternoon and Georges was kept go- ing at fast pace. In this session he worked his right hand punch ac- curateIy and also appeared good on the defensive. He permitted Journee to jab him with his left as a jaw hardening process and worked at in-fighting with Jeanette
 After his workout this afternoon Carpenter entertained a number of American wounded war veterans. He sat with them on tho lawn nd swapped war tales. The veterans assured him he had their support. Carpenter invited them to call at the camp next week when he will give special workout for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-11
Dempsey to Resume
 His Boxing Sunday;
 Southerner In Camp

Atlantic City. June 1o.--The gash over Jack Dempsey's left eye has sufficiently healed to permit the re- sumption of boxing Sunday without danger of further serious injury. pr. Theodore Senseman, an oculist and head of the Atlantic City hos pital. announced tonight after ex- aming the wound.
 While Dempsey metored over 10 Camden, N. J.. to bring back his Belgian police dog. Sophie Ginsberg, some real fighting was staged at the champions camp. Battling Ghee. z negro 175-pounder from Memphis, Tenn, who joined Dempseys staff of sparring partners. was given 2 private workout by Jack Renault to find out what fighting qualities the southerner possessed Ghee Is . small edition of Sam Langford and claims to have defeated Langford in Mem phis four months ago. He is broad shouldered and short. and tucked so quickly and skiilfully that Renault was unable to get fair shot at him with right-hand punch.
 Dempsey did no training whatever today. He left camp soon after breakfast with Mike Trant, remain ing in Camden for lunch and did not return until evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-11

-One would exhaust the wordage of Monsieur websters unabridged, and still one would check up short in a description of the Friday afternoon encounter. Almost everything hap pened that could possibly happen, from the ridiculous to the sublime. Fiashy bits of baseball brought the stands to their feet. Putrid plays increased their gfoanage. Brilliant pitching lured forth a wholesale quantity of praise, and mediocre chunking brought forth the thread bare cry, Take i'm out!"
 Phil fA Form
 The plea for dethroning never re- ferred to Phil, however, for the raw boned son of sling breezed through to one of the best games of his = reer, and after his mates had started him off by presenting the opposition with four runs, Philip gritted his teeth, ground the ball into his hip, and let Ter go full steam ahead. A grand total of only five bingles was made off his delivery, and two of these came in the last inning, when he enjoyed a six-run lead and had perfect right to ease up bit
 Baron bludgeons, as usual, worked overtime Connie Fields. who had held the Barons at his mercy over in Little Rock a short time ago, was sent to the hill to repeat the stunt. As a reiterator, however, Chum Con- nie appeared with fuil-blown minus mark. He lasted but two and one third innings against the cioutins Carltonians. and was then forced to yield the pitching responsibility to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-11

the left-finned cunning of Reuben Robinson. Even the Rube failed to scotch the promiscuous bat welding.
 Barons Get Three Homers
 The native sons lambasted the com bined offerings of Connie and Rube for 12 safe smackers. Three of these happened to be four cylinder waliops which went for homers. Silva was the first man to nick friend Rube for a limit clout. His was a delegging blow past third in the fourth with nobody on. The ball caromed off the wire fencing in left and event. ually found it's way to the far reaches of the field behind the left field bleachers. Before the ball could be relayed by the steel-like arm of Tod Sloan, Doc had crossed the plat ter. The other two round-trip wal lops came in the agonizing eighth. Pie Traynor led off the inning with a wallop which carried over Sloans head in left center. and easily beat the relay home. Then, with one man on in the same frame. Emery leaned against one and shot it flag -poleward
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-11
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 We treat scientifically and with wonderful success, all manner of chronic diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, Lungs, Heart, Liver, Stomach, Bowels, Kidneys and all diseases of the Skin and the Pelvic Organs of Men and Women.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-11
WORKING HARD FOR FAST BASEBALL TEAM AT SELMA

Selma. Jone lo.-(Special.) )-Can- vass of the business men and base, ball fans of Selma continued today. led by Howard Crandall. president of the Selma baseball league. Frank CothrAn and Winston Brown enthu- sisstic boosters of a fast tekm for this city. In the effort to secure pledges amounting to s1.00o, to un- derwrite the proposal to have Frank Allen. former New York American ball player, come to Selma and or ganise . city team. It is probable that the canvass will be wound up this afternoon, and meeting of the league will be held tonight to com plle the result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-11
BL0CT0N ITALIAN NINE
 BEATS SQUABLER TEAM

Blocton. June )-The Blocton Italian baseball team de- feated the Marvel Squabblers by score of ! to o. The game was ,in- teresting sll of the way through and was featured by home run by Mall pelli, who came up in the seventh and poled a base hit which brought two men in ahead of him and scored the only runs of the game. The Sduabblers said that Malpeili was out. and, when Umpire Cheaty would not change his decision. they refused to finish the game.
 Score; R. II. E.. Blocton Italians ....3 & 2 Marvel SQuabblers ..........0 6 r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-11
Dixie Flag Chase

Yesterdays Results Birmingham iOc Little Rock b. Memphis 12, Nashville B. New Orleans {. Atlanta i. Mobile 6, Chattanooga {,
 Today's Games Little Rock at Birminghs m. Mem phis at Nashville. Atlanta at New Orleans. Chattanooga at Mobile, -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-11

SUMMARY Two-Base Hits--Camp, McLarry, Will iians Marks, Knapp. Burke.
 Three-B Base Hits-Wiliiams, Hungiing. Marks.
 Sacrifice Hits--Williams. Yockcy. Double Plays-McMilian to Yockey; Me- Milan to McLarry; McMillan to Yockey to McLarry Pope to Brown. Innings Pitched-By Marks with II hits aad s runs; by Payne 1 inning with hits and { runs ftwo on base, none out when relieved by Rose in second); by Rose with Is hits and runs. Losing Pitcher--Payne.
 Struck Out--By Marks 1; by Payne 1; by Rose s. T. off Rose 1.
 Left on Bases-Memphis 3; Nashville '. Time-1;45.
 Umpires-Erwin and Williams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-11
Big Merry In Form

'SUMMARY Home Runs-rraynor. Silva. Emery. Three Base Hit--Gooch. = Sacrifice Hits-Emery. Allen. Moore. Sloan.
 Stolen Base-Stewart. Double Plays-Harper to Wano Traynor to Bernsen; Taylor to Stewart to Bernsen h. Earned Runs-Birmingham z. Little Rock l. Left on Bases-Birmingham s, Little Rock 3.
 Struck Out-By Morrison 4. by Fields 1, by Robinson 1. Fields 2. Innings. Pitched-By Fields 2 1-3 with hits and runs.
 Wild Pitch-Morrison. Passed Ball--Gooch Losing Pitcher--Robinson, umpires--D Donaldson and Pfenninget. Time-1 :67.