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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-18
HOUSE. READY TO TAKE ACTION
 ON TARIFF BILL

Washington, July 1S-The House put on it's fighting clothes today, as it turned into the home stretch of the tariff battle.
 Oil duties are before the House for consideration with a three-cornered fight in progress, and President Hard ing'S influence over Congress under test. The President has recommend ed that oil be placed on the free list, in order that reciprocal- trade agree ment negotiations with Mexico shall not be embarrassed. The bill as re- ported out by the Ways and Means committee, provides a duty of 35 cents per barrel on crude oil and 25 per barrel on fuel oil.
 In the tug of war over the 1egisla- ton, the independent oil producers from 15 states, backed by ardent pro- tectionists from other states, are lined up against the American interests in Mexican oil production and the users of fuel oils in the United States, in c1uding New England mills, public utilities, Southwestern railroads and automobile associations which fear advances in price of gasoline because of the duty.
 Representative Treadway of Massa- chusetts, opened the fight against the oil duty. He declared this duty would add a cent a gallon to fuel oil, 300,- 100000 barrels of which were used in New England mills annually, and would be reflected in $5,000,000 addi- tional to costs of New England mill production.
 The free oil advocates quoted Pres ident Harding opposing the duties on oil, admittedly aimed at Mexican oil imports, which amount to Sl3,- 500,000 barrels a month, because the legislation would complicate and in terfere with negotiations for com mercia1 agreements now under way with Mexico.
 The Massachusetts men were charg- ed by Representative Chandler, Okla homa, and other advocates of the duty on oil, with inconsistency in de- manding protection for everything produced in New England and free trade for everything produced out side New England, but needed by that section, such as oil, hides and cotton Chandler insisted that free oil is giving the Standard Oil Com pany it's opportunity to get control of the properties of Independent pro- ducers and to strengthen it's grip on the oil industry of the country.
 Large consumers of fuel oil. like public utilities. railroads, steamship lines, joined in opposing the duty on oil because of the fear that it would be reflected in increased prices for fuel oil which is being substituted for steamer coal because of the increased cost of coal Each side in the fight brought charges against the other Of maintaining huge and costly Hobbies | at Washington to inbuence legislation. !
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-18
RENEW PROBE IN
 BANKERS DEATH

North Port, N. r., July 1S.---Om- cial inquiry into the killing of Henry C.. Hemming, New York banker, by the caretaker of his eStranged brides estate was renewed today at tAe in sistence of Sheriff Kelly, who asserts that Mrs Helen Henderson Thorne Hemming has not given satisfactory events preceding the shooting of her husband at the door of his wifes Long Island country estate and the suicide of the caretaker, Frank Eber- hardt-
 Assistant District Attorney Par trdige has exontrated Mrs. Hemming
 of complicity in the death of her hus
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-18
TRICKS
 SURGEONS TEST

Birmingham, Ala. July 1S.-Enter the trip-hammer as a menace to the efforts of a recruiting sergeant. Sew eventeen likely youthful projects who aspired to the life of a ttseagoing marine" were rejected last week for supposed "heart palpitation-'' Today the recruiter learned that the "palpi- tations'' were produced on his stetho- scope by the vibrations of trip hammer being used in the erection of a building next door to his office. Efforts are being made to locate the applicants who were rejected
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-18
SUES PULLMAN co. FOR COLD

Worcester, Mass. July 1S.-The Pullman Company of Boston is de- fendant in an unusual S5o0o suit, filed in the Superior court by Nathan Jasen of Worcester, who claims that because of a defect in a Pullman car in which he was a passenger Decem- Der T., 1920. he suffered severe chitis.
 An alleged opening at the side of his berth is the defect claimed.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24
r. MARTINEZ ALVAREZ.
220

legtimos. legmados egmos naurales Los hios naturae
legitmados entenendose ho
hios jas nacios uera del marmonio de padres
de los hos lutheran odo
dispense ella La scnca: la le2itlmacion
cci6n de eecho por la ual supone
ho nac0 dentrO del matrimono solo de
los hos nauales puee ngrse eac no h
Der enidO los padres tempo de la conception de los os mpe
algunO reazr e matrmOnO rela exs
fcc6n legal reela solo pueden eemae los hos
natuIaes La condc0n de hO natural adenas epene de mn
voluntad feonomento del padre sino
de acto cOncebdO ho 6poas
padres podan sin dispensa ella Tampoo puee
hio concebiO sOlteri loco
casarse sosienen e loco
provechando ucez puede dee
cdos poder marmonio
ho por de diez ocho mujer de diez
soteos podra legitimate por ell susguiene matrimono
paes pues bien yerlad tales podan
sase tempo conception del ho ambi6n
poan obniendo ell correspondence peso
padres segdn co del 131. o msmo sucede
habid0 concubnato. FL jo
arregado Ia pupa natural ecnicamene
ablando al tempo de la conception del ho
casase melmento del tutor dspen
possible dspensar tai ho podra legitimate e sub
sguene matrono de los padres Ceemos ambien e ho
mas de ez alos ha
hombe pude legitimate por
subsiguente de los padres ben la muer al item
conception del hjo estaba hombre
que dez amos de constuye sncente motive
que del ausnte contraga namonio despues
ac haber sdos autorizado por IA corte para clio
buena fe de matrimono quienes la ley
prohbe eeya Al io de egitmo
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24
PRONTUARIO.

narimOno oos los hos naurales podrn eitimao
por subsglente matrimonial Scaevoa 23y usto
consueo los hos del durante vda ue vadO
e e Por este medic ley certo modo e agravo
e uo haba hecho memora del padre de descendente
or slencO demasado largo Esto. la
sion de los eectos En- al hecho primitive de egmar
hjo 6gico. que la rompe lbs
zos de afecto paterna los cuaes debe smp
recho de nanesarse por odo los meios-1 Manresa $50
cuba 124-Es gua al Espano
FHipinas 124.-Es igual al anterior.
EspaHd l24Se distingue del
cuo 12 que pecepa que solo consien egitmados por
uien mamonio de los padres los jo que hayan
los padres despue de celebrarse
Reeyencias.-3 Sceavola 236-1 Manlesa
Bonel 22S-2 Martinez Ruiz 9S.
ART 192-IMPUGNAcoN PERSONA . dc
Mario 9ll 24La Iegitmdci0n podd
pudicadOs
dc los la condc6n legal de s ndtNGie
requisites seHddd0 cdptul0
puede mpugnaa perudicadOs
logco la egtimacon estado erecho
cal obenen benefco deber puedn cee prjuco
persona Ahora ben gitmacion pude
pruicio del hjo por puee impugnar
pue e ho puee recbr gndes peruicios tales que
Dire busqne legtimamene mdiane anaho doo la obtenc6n
amentos eechos sucesoro la administration usfruco
de la patra poestad FL ho impgnai
la legimac6n mmo cuaquer persona
udicada- Martinez FL un ho por
padre contuye para qne aunq,
ia ley % Olga. pucde Quedar remedo ho
da usta dposci6 precedentes positive
erjudicados deechos yud de ella pudendo cosde
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24
ALMA ESPANOLA-

En- el salon de sesioncs del muni-
cipiO junquenO. galantemente cedidO
para el acto, tuvo lugar en- la tarde
del domingo 21. la reunion de los es-
pafOles RESIDENCES Ell .Juncos.
FL fin no podia ser mas laudable:
fundar on este pueblo el "Comit6 de
la Casa de Espala'.
Con objeto tan plausible. vinieron dc
San Juan los Sres. don SesundO Ca
diern0 don Rafael Colorado, en- re-
presentation de la Junta Central.
DespuGS de las presentaciones de ri
gor. fuG constitufda la mesa -ba jo la
presidencia de don Claudio Calenti.
En- primer t6rmino hace uso de la
palabra el Sr. Colorado. Alma templa-
da ell la lucha por los ideales, sus
frases hicierOn el efectO de un maZO
batiendO sobrp el yunqup. Hombre
practice. aveZadO .en eStaS cOntiendas.
'di0 dc codo todo pre;mbulo. ponien-
do de relieve In necesidad imperiosa
de allegar mayor cantidad de recur-
sos para levantar cuantO antes la
Casa de Espaha ell Puerto Rico.
Sus palabras rebosantes de agude-
"a. entusiasmO patriotismO. penetra-
ron Ell t0dos los cOraZOnes. A partir
de estos instantes. el vibrar de las al
mas en- unfsono sentir. presentaha as
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

pcctO cOnmovedor. Ell eScritor mas aca
bado, pOdra narrar con perfection las
belleZas de un paisaje con sus visos
de luz de color; podr;l dcScrihirnos
la esplendente hermosura de un ciclo
estrelladO, los encantos de una prade
ia florida. pero no podra. no. bosaue
emoci6n, en- los cualcS los mas subj;
mes sentimientoS Sc agitan en- cl alma
las mobiles ideas en- la mentc. De ahf
que el crOnista Sc sienta incapaZ de
dar una nota que revele la plentiful
Gle entusiasmO Y satisfaction de la ia
milia hispana en- eSa memorable reu-
MON.
No bien termin6 el Sr. Colorado. su
breve perO elocuente discurso. don Sc
gundo Cadierno comenZ6 su diSerta
ci6n e informe.
COnOcidas va pOr tOdoS las notableS
cualidades que alderman este denoda
do campe6n de los hispanoS ideales. de
mas esta decir que SuS palabras llenaS
de elocuencia v del mas acendrado
amor a Ia madre ESpana hallaron eco
en- todos los cOrazones Y cOSecharon
nutridas salvas de aplausos. Narro con
maestrfa el prOceSO scgllido durante
eStos tiltimos amos. cn la rccaudaci6n
de fondOs para leyantar el edificio:
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

Sc VENDE.-Por ausentarse su due
no una residencia para familia RIGA.
Excelentes comodidades interiors; y
en- cuanto Sc rehera a jardin y patio.
Garaie de concrete armada con capa-
cidad para dos carros. Servicio para
servidumbre aparte. Tiene palomar Y
gallinero. Demas informaciones pue-
den obtenerse en- la misma casa. Ca
lie Dos Hermanos No. 80. Cerca al
Condado, Telefono GAL azul, Santurce.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24
pEscADo YREscco.-puedo

PESCADO RRESCCO-Puedo servir
diariamente los ricos y sobrosos Salmo-
netes que Sc reciben de Puerto Real y
Aguadilla: Huevos frescos garantisa'
dos; Cerdos, Pavos. Gallinas y Pollos a
precios sin competencia. asegurando nc
mAndar ninguno de los que tengo en-
xistencia sin ser antes examinados por
Ia SanidAd
Lame al telGfono No. ll62 al $40
todas las unaianas y ser& prontamente
atendido.-J. de Remotti
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24
Esrup1os coMERc1A1Es. G.

tizamos ensenar por correo, por solo
SO al mes: Curse Complete de Conta-
'bilidad Mercantil, incluyendo Ia Conta-
bilidad de Corporaciones. Y la Contabi-
lidad de Bancos. Taquigrafia Gregg o
Pitman, en- espanol ingles. Curse
Elemental de Tenedor de Libros, solo
Sl2. Mande sellos pidiendo informes a
La Faiardo Commercial & Language
School, ia escuela que cumple 10 que
ofreceD San Juan.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24
a NUEs4Ros CORRESPONDENTS
DE LA ISLA

Hemos de agradecerIes que no NOS
ensien lnensajes tclegraficos despues
de las doce del dia, cuando sea con
81 fin de que Sc. les de publicidad en-
Ia misma fecha, porque. ordinaria-
mente, Ell IMPARCIAL aueda com.
pagirado de doce y media . "a una
de la tarde.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

di6 cuenta de los dineroS habido$ e
hiZo acaracioneS muy prrtinenteS so
bro ciertuS rumore> propaladoS. con
motive de SupucstaS >invcrsioncS. en oh
spuuoS agaSa jos IA los artiStas c'-
panoles que HOS visitan. hacienda las
Si.uientcS GcclaracioncS
Sc Ia dicho por dcterminadaS per
s0llns. que de los dincros recog;doS
para la Casa dc ESpala" fueron dis
traitlas prque!as cantidades. en reSa
los rrcibimientos. deStiAados Il los
iluStrcS poctaS Y hrillanteS eStrelaS
del artc. que han deSfilado p0r eSta is
i. GanGu lustra Il >u pueblo Y Il su IA
"a. y. nadia tan "rauit0 como cSta afr
naci6n. nj que 50 aparte tanto dc la
veItIad los obSeduiOS Il tan valioSOS
compatriotas. fuerOn adquiridOS por
tlonativ0S pSpccialeS de los miemhroS
que inte@ran la ".Tunta Central Y de
connotadaS personalidades que gene
roSampntr aportarOn su concurSO para
estos espcc:alfsimos fines. De Ia Ca
sa dc ESpaila' de las cantidadeS reu-
midas para el edificio. nj IN SOLO
lp9s;: la 2agina 81
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24
Ell VESUBIO

Participo mi numerosa clicntela
que nuevamente me encuentro al fren-
te deIeste acreditado Restaurant, dom
De encontraran un esmerado servicio
q Ii carta. Sc admiten abonados y
nunea faltan los sabrosos .Spaguetti''.
Vicente RinaIdi. Allen 20, San Juan.
Tel6fono S9S.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24
CENTRAL

Edifcio ccnstruido expresamente
para Hotel. modernamente equipado
con sascensor. habitaciones con baho
telefonO, timbres y cuanto requiere
81 moderno comfort. Plan Europeo
Restaurant a Ia carta. Tel9fonos:
sSl-ll44. Box 1852, San Jose. Plaza
Principal. San Juan, P. r.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24
.NEGOCIADO DE MATERIA.
LES, IMPRENTA Y
TRANSPORTE.
Subasta.
Cemente para Arroyo y Ponce.

Sc recibiran proposiciones en-
sObre cerrado hasta las 10 de la
mafiana del 20 de agosto, 1921,
para Ell suministro de 1910 barri-
Is de cemento CIF Arroyo, Puer-
to Rico, y 300 barriles CIF Pom
ce.
ProposiciOnes en- blanco po-
dram obtenerse del Negociado de
Materiales, Imprenta y Trans
porte, San Juan, p. r.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24
= AlNUNClOsY Y RECLAMOS ECONOMICS

Sc VENDE.-Tienda de meIceria, quin
calla, ferreteria Calzado, existencias
81 10000 mas menos, tambien vendc
una guagua ell servicio.
Informara Isidro Ramirez, Monserra.
te "a, Telefono S22 azul.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

vendo autOm6vil Buick" "COle''.
Por no necesitar mas que uno, vendo
ell que meiOr lie convenga. Pueden di-
rigirse al Box 725, San Juan, p. r.,
o VERNE en- Infanta Luisa No. 8h.
Advt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24
-:HOTELES:-
PALACE

En el centro comercial de San Juan,
con vista La bahia. Contiene ITO ha-
bitaciones amplias, con cuartos de ba-
no. .Roof garden, sitio ideal para
bailes. banquetes, "seirees". Ell 81
.tio de reunion de Ia buena sociedad.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

uN ESCRIToRIo pequeno en- forna
de arnario. propio para guardar ibros
de contabilidad para ser usado como
hiblioteca, Sc vende en- Ia casa nsimero
8 de Ia Gale Calma, Carretera de Lola.
Sc da por un precio Inuy reducido y
esta en- magnifcas condolences.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

CASA RESIDENC1A, de concrete, mil
metros de solar, meses de construida.
Excepcionalmente fresca y c6moda.
Frentes Norte Este. Una delicia.
Sc VENDE o Sc ALQUILA, con o
sin muebles. Ave. Lafayette. Stop
As. Condado: Tel. 761.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24
NEW YORK

Dormitorios Limpios = ventilados.
-4Restaurant a Ia Carta. -Seryicio
Esmerado. Frente . este Hotel Sc
encuertra Il muy conocido Juan Re-
yes Gomez.
Tetuan SO Primer Piso.
Tel9fonp $50. Box 1919
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24
DIN E R o .

Quiere listed dar tomar con ga
rantia hip0teearfa?
Quiere listed compraF vender PIN
norar, acciones de bancos, centrales 4
Otras cOrpOracI0nes?
Quiere listed cOmprar vender algu-
ma finca rIstica urbana?
Dirijase nOsOtrOs y pOr una mo-
dica cOmisi6n sera servidO.
ALAMO Y SANCHO.
San Juan 3 y 5, al lado del Banco
Colonial.
TelefOnOs 331 Santurce, y 631 Azul,
San Juan.
Apartado 1882, San Juan, P. r.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

MAL0JILL0.-se venden hasta 800
mazcs diarios, a 8 centavos ell mazo,
en- el kil6metro II de la carretera
central, finca casablanca, cojidos allf.
sUcEsoREs DE PEREZ HERNIA.
NOS, Marina, San Juan.
Suscribase Ell IMPARCIAL.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

COMP Ro Maiz. Ajonjoli. Achiote. Al
nidtn. Mani. I!uano. Cengibre y He
dionda. Precios al p. o. Bcx 63l. San
Juan. Puerto Rico.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

AIiparecer I'd. encontraria cara una
Maquina de Sunnar FEDERAL: pero
no ne da cuenta del dinero que lie
ahorra ZEN solo seis meses de tenerJs
en- uso constante.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24
CoMPETENTK. ofrez.

co mis- servicios como Azucarero para
Santo Domingo. Venezuela Colombia.
Poseo las mejores referencias. Direc.
cion: Julio Rivera Roman, P. o. Box
1000, Arecibo. P. r.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

"SE ALoUILAN oFICINAs: En- el
s"gundo piso del National City Bank.
p:rieirse al Apartado 257. San Juan"
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

MUEBLES. 81 vd. interesa vender
comprar muebles, yea a Jose Sierra, en-
Luna No. 6S lame al Telefono 1914.
San Juan.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

SE CoMPRASIA EN- .os slrededorcs de
Miramar O Santarce entire parada II y
25 una. casa de madera para una familla
reducita. debe tenel Uni corral espacio.
so. lnf6nnese al P o. Box ol0. San
Juan, p. r.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

Sc ALQUILAN ofcinas, frescas y
cIaras en- Ell Edificio tNoa". Hay As
censor. Informara en- Ell mismo, Ma
nuel Rojas, Telefono 579.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

GRAN oPoRTUNIDAD.-Se vende
una guagua completamente nueva: Sc
admiten garantias. Box s. Santurce.
Tel 929 San Juan.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

tvIDRIERAS MOsTRADoR.- Tene.
mos en- existencia de 16 y "a pulgadas
ancho en- A. 5 y pies de largo. Pre-
clos de fabrica. Diaz Hermanos, Cruz
10, San Juan, P. r.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

LAS MEJoREs BUT1FARRAs, lon,
ganigas y morcillas en- Puerto Rico en-
San Jose 20.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

GRAN NEGoc1o EN- HuMAcAo, p.
q Sc vende Cafe Restaurant y Fuen-
tie de Soda, todo nuevo frente a la
plaza, 81 mejor local y sitio de la ciudad.
]. Ii Box Sc, Humacao, P. R.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

OFRECEMOS ssvACAS DE LECHEo
acostumbradas conner en- pesebre,
pfopias para familias que vivian en-
Mifamar y Santurce.
Informaran PfzA HERMANos.
Allen 81 San Juan. Advt.
sABRosos cHrcHARRoNEs de GER
dos sanos y preparados con lirnpieza.
Sab Jose No. 20.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1921-08-24

MUEBLES NUEvoS, con 4 meses de
uso. Sc venden. Juegos de sala, Co
medor y cuarto tocador. Algunos otros,
.sueltos. Ave. Lafayette. Stor A8. Con.
dado. Tel. 761.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-07

we are having more trouble with ice than ever before"
 C. l. Hagan, Hagan- Dunlap Drug store:
 The quality of the ice is all right. do not know what it costs to make it, and therefore don't know what to say about the price. We are satis- fled with the service."
 Chris Colias, Chris place:
 "The ice companies treat me all right and I have no complaint with either the service or the quality of the ice It does seem to me, though. that the price is too much, now that everything else is falling in price"
 Good Service
 Pete Gulas, Faust cafe;
 "The service is all right. I do not ice, and therefore don't complain about the price. We are satisfied with the quality"
 William Gulas, Lontos cafe:
 q think the price is high. We used to pay 25c and now we are pay ing 45c a hundred. The service is all right and we do not complain at the quality"
 J. c. Gilchrist, Gilchrist Tarrant Drug store;
 "The service is good, but the qual- ity is bad. We use twice as much ice as we used to. It is not firm, and has ammonia in it. It is white and frosty. The price is too high. We are paying much more than we did before the war" , Mrs. E. Bass:
 "The ice we get now is not good at all. It melts faster than it used to, and has a peculiar taste. There gre three of us in the house. and We all notice it takes more ice to last through the day this summer than it used to. Some of the ice Is frosty, and melts almost as soon as we get it. consider 60 gents 100 too much to pay for it, too"
 Not As of old
 Mrs. R. J. Paul:
 we have to get 100 pounds day to last us. It melts faster than it. used to, and doesn't seem to keep milk and vegetables fresh. We also have trouble getting correct weight. I don't know much about the price," Mrs. N. A. Norvell:
 T think We are paying too much for ice, now that everything else has gone down. The quality we have been getting has not been good, either. 1t is frosty, and tastes like 
 Mrs. c. c. Lewis:
 T am satisfied with the service we are getting, and have had no trouble getting correct weight. do not know about the price, because I don't know what it costs to make ice" r
 Mrs. c. c. Kerner;
 T"I am thoroughly satisfied with the service We are getting now. The de- livery is very prompt and the quality is good. I am paying no more than anyone else, and don't think the price is too high"
 Mrs. J. w. Garner:
 'We are having more trouble than ever this summer with our ice. All the nefghbors have been complaining that we are getting short weight, and that the ice melts faster than it used to. think we are paying too much for 1t, too"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-07

recently arisen ice question has been referred to the city commissioners of public safety
 Eleven Factories
 There are II factories for the man [. ufacture of ice in Birmingham. Four different concerns control them. At two of these factories the Statement was made that the manufac turers believed politicians were at the bac;a or the controversy, men who wanted to create sentiment so they could ride into office on it as the cham : pions of the populace. None of them seemed to consider seriously the charges of short weight and none would quote the cost of the material fs used though they said there were trade journals and supply houses whose quotations on ice manufactur- ing supplies were open to everybody.
 But Birmingham is paying too much for ice in the opinion of a number of representatives consumers There is some complaint about the quality of the ice delivered and some about the weight given, but most complaint is about the price
 Representative restaurant proprie- tors seem well pleased with the ice and the service which they get from the ice companies. Several mention the fact that they can get prompt delivery whenever they need ice Some of them interviewed yesterday V thought. the price was too high, and should be reduced along with other commodities. .t...
 Housewives Protest
 Among the housewives there was complaint about short weight and also about the quality &of the 'ice. Several complained that the ice was like snow, and melted about as rap idly. Two said there was the taste of ammonia in the ice. Short weight seemed uppermost on their minds, though.
 The following are the opinions of representative consumers interviewed yesterday: as-
 Arthur Greenwood. Greenwood cafe:
 Tt seems to me the price of ice ought to fall now that labor and coal does not cost as much as previously. The ice also seems to melt quicker than it used to. I have no com plaint with the service. They are ready to deliver it to me any time"
 No Complaint
 H. c. Perrine, Nunnallys: .s
 "I feel the price office ought to come down now that labor and other expenses have fallen The present price is too high. We find nothing to complain at the service. though. and the quality seems about the same.'
 A. L. Lewis. Martha Washington:
 'The ice is good all right but the price is too high. We pay 45c a hun dred pounds, and believe that is too much. The servicegis all right."s c. " Crawford, Arnold Ma sbtffs Drug company: fe gs t-.4 2&
 'sThe ice we get at home is not clear and is full. of dirt. I have been living in Birmingham nine years. and