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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
F|REMEN AS BODY
 DISAVOW ACTION IN CITY ELECTION
Make Statement Declaring Department Members Not Responsible for Alleged
 Action of Few

Members of the Birmingham fire department, in a statement to the public yesterday afternoon, ex- pressed their objection to the all leged action of several fellow mem- hers of the department who, they say, took part in tho recent city cleo tions in supporting and working for various candidates running for city commission.
 The firemen of the Birmin gham fire department, with no malice to |. ward those who have taken active part in supporting candidates in the ecent election, wish to state that the fire department takes no part in politics in any way, shape or form
 What one member of the depart ment does in this respect, in no way binds the remainder of the depart mont to support candidates in the past or in the future.
 Tt has been said that some of the firement have supported candidates In the election campaign leaving the impression that they represent the department in supporting the candi- date. The department never, has dab bled in politics in the past and does hot intend to in the future, and it certainly does not sanction anf of it's members in politics. It is a vio- lation of the city code and of the department regulations.
 (Signed)
 "FIREMEN OF THE BIRMINGHAM
 FIRE DEPARTMENT"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
CLASSES ID START
 AT WOMAN'S CLUB

Girls who are members of the Business and Professional Womens club are to be given the opportunity of joining various classes to be formed, instruction being started No- yember 1.
 There will be a class in Current Events. of which Mrs. T. J. Wingfield will be teacher; a class in Know Birmingham which will include sightseeing trips by the students to various plants and factories of the city. Lectures will be given to the students by heads of the different plants.
 There will be a class in English: one in home decoration, and one in shorthand. The latter subject will be taught by Miss Katherine Holt. There are no teachers as yet for the Eng fish and home decoration classes. s These classes will be held certain evenings of tfe week and are free. Glasses In any other lines will be or ganized if enough girls want them.
 Those attending luncheon at the club Thursday will be entertained by a musical programme between 12 and o'clock. Mrs. A. S. Davis will sing, accompanied by May Williams Kellar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
WARRANTY DEEDS
 FILED IN COURT

List of warranty deeds filed in the fudge of probate's office yesterday was az follows:
 F. R. Stephenson and wife to A. D Hasan. The east half of lot 8, block 1, of J. H. Pools survey in Sec. IS I'D. 1T. R. 3 west, s1 and consdera tons.
 Thomas II. Vaughn and wife tc Don ]. Hawkins and wife. Lot 20 block 30, Tharpe Place. sl,5oo and consideration.
 Florida W. G. Smith and husband to IT. W, Wood. Lot l and part oi lot 2. block 22, waveriy Place. sl2.oo James & Berry ct al, to Emma Berry. A lot in SWA or NV 4 oi See. ?. I'D. IT, R. west, so ana con alterations. TT p-.v. H. Rottleman and wire 10 H. pray nrran. Parts of lots l, ana , block 2, G. c. Arlington su''eS' - and considerations. r
 Roger c. Jones and wife to B. woIs and ]. c. Wolf. Part of lot 7 hlock 26. J. NJ. Wares survey, VI
 everett Shepherd to Emma Adams Part of lots 52 and, eS, Mary U Snith's survey of Silver Meaoe a 500 and considerations.
 Rslle C. Clay and husband to W c Maxwel Lots 12 and Is. piocB K Ensley Highlands, sl.6oo.
 D. r. Sugg and wife to sam t;ouss rot q block 24-F. Ensley Land com nany's first addition to Ensley, s4'ooo
 Fountain Heights Land company to Luke Hill. Lots Is. +. ls ana i9 h,ock c. Fountain Heights, sl.ooo.
 R Noble to Clare D. Forbes. Lo' Block 8. Miner Land company. first addition to Birmingham.-1i'V 1i'Vo' Leeds Improvement company te M,ttee l.. Jones. Lot 4, Block Il | Leeds.--lI5. :. Mittie c. Jones. About acres 1T SEA- of NEA of Sec. 20. TIP. IT Range 1 east.
 Lacy sudduth to R. L. sudduth Lots A, 25. 2s and 27, Block l, Wy | lam Heights.-$1 and considerations
 w. 0. Fant to s. NJ. Dickson Ram sew. Lots ' and 8, Block 26-l, Ems 1 lev Land companys fifth addition t Ensley.-;2,l50 and considerations.
 Alice c. Ward to Louis Leigebe and Annie Leigeber. Lot fl and par of Lot l5. Block i24. North Birming ham.s1.5oo.
 J. D. and F. P Gossett and wlve: to Lizzie Yeargin. "A acres in w: of SwM of Sec. 25, Tp. IT, south o Range west.-$4,25o.
 Basil NJ Allen to A. l.. Bearden A lot S0ox2s1 feet fin SW A of SWh of Sec. {. Tp. IS, south of Range west.-s5oo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LEAGUE WOMEN VOTERS
 HOLDS MEETING TODAY

A meeting of the executive com mittee of the League Of Women Vo- ters will be held this afternoon Ut 12:30 o'clock at the Hlllman hotel.
 The members will have lunch to- gether in the private dining,rcom and will discuss future plans of the or ganization as well as the activities ot the league during the past few months.
 At the next meeting of the league there will be the annual election of officers, the nominating committee already having the matter in charge and receiving nominations.
 The luncheon today will be in the nature of all other civic luncheon clubs, "Dutch" treat but full membership of the executive com mittee Is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
LEGION'S COLORS ARE
 ARE ON THEIR WAY

Word was received yesterday after noon by the semi-centennial commit tee of the American Legion that the flag and staff ordered by the Bir, mingham post for the centennial pa rade had been shipped from Indian apolis and would arrive in tnis city either Thursday or Friday.
 The flag is of silk In the Legion colors and trimmed with gold braid, with q gold tassel pendant from the staff. The approximate cost Of the American Legion banner Is $90.
 The American Legion semi-centen- nial committee will meet at the Hill man hotel tonight in the Civic asso- citation rooms at 8 o'clock to perfect and make final plans and arrange ments for the parade. All members of the committee and the aides se- lected by Col. Walter E. Bare are urged to be present at this meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
AROUND THE "HAM''

there Yet they say bustles have gone -'f of style. Or do you spell 'cm that way? Charlie Harold with a flock of circulars, advertising the big celebration, and Frank Butler. the real estater, Frank was with the committee that called on President Harding. Wonder if he calls him Warren or Gam?
 Needs Forwarding Address
 Patton-Pope. Moved again. durn itl This time between Twenty first and Twentieth. Next time I send 'em a check. will put please forward" on it Many mercantile changes and re- movals on the run Gable hai,. The Washington square of Birmingham. Studios by the dozens. Many taking voice and dissembling the do-re-mrs. Mrs. Earl McLin has a studio there, where Madame Barinka Chats not the way to spell iD visited when she was In town. Wish I'd asked tho be located when she was reading my hand.
 The old postoffice building. Looks deserted. Great location for wee nie palace. Used to be block up. where Sak's Is now. But half the population have forgotten it. An. them was the good old days. Dram two," Free lunch everything. old fashioned harness shop. Wonder what they do with the harness they make these days? No horses to doil up. Maybe merry so-r rounds buy their product.
 The Last stand
 Jefferson theatr. Only leeit house in town. Named after sia as Jefferson,-(o was 1t Joe vAa rta duction.) Believe I'll go in aro Brown Parkes might gimme q naea to the next show. The Jefferson .oak over the good will and presti Q the old O'Brien opera house, 1 on First MT. Parkes has taken uI roif Great game-that. But, I'll evei be able to learn how to addre she ball unless l make 1t general liv cry. Oh -ho. IL. S Douglas bac' Th grizzied veteran of the show bu iue knows more theatrical stars t1 th past and present than any man l1 the state He's Just back frol tHa springs, where he spent the summer
 No se1f-stopper
 That reminds me of q yarn they teil on Colonel Douglas. 1ie owaea one of the first petrol carriage1 com. ing into Birmingham. Got tn e started 1t off and didn't know a55 to stop it. Rode around the biosa dozens of times. Everytimc De passed the theatre yelled for 9Hrae Myer, the stage manager. Gas earN had neither self-starters or self stop pers in those days. He finally brought it to q halt when he ran out of gas.
 Old livery stable on the corner Garage now. Young bloods used to rent saddlers and accompany their lady Friends on horse back rides. Either that. or lease a rubber-tired outfit? Nothing but fumes of gas ementing therefrom Think I'll turn up here. See man I owe money, too. See them first. there's an eye for you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
COAL PRODUCTION
 SHOWS INCREASE
 OF 55,OOO TONS
Output Here Has Been About 230,000 Tons a Week for Past Fortnight-Coke
 Demand Is Heavier

Alabama coal production has in creased 5s,oOo to sO,OOo tons per week over the low mark of the past sum- mer.
 The reported production has been running around 2s0,O0o tons a week for two to three weeks and the tn- crease seems to be progressive. The production Is 70 to 80 per cent of full normal.
 The coke production has kept pace with that of coal and demand for coke has been accentuated by the threat of strike. Many rush orders have been received asking anticipa- ton of shipments so that the coke will reach destination prior to end of the month,
 The increase in coal production has teen an all-aronnd one. It is the same at steam coal mines and at mines producing domestic coal. If the increased pace keeps up there will be full production both of coal and coke before long.
 Coke is moving regularly to Mon terey, Mex, for use in smelters, sev- eral thousand tons being on order books for that and other southwest ern direction. There has also been regular movement to Pacific coast
 Hammond Byrd Iron company in terests, representing the Alabama By-products company and Imperial coal. are on a 100 per cent coke pro duclng capacity both Rt by-product and beehive plants. The Birming- ham coke distribution covers the en- tire south and west as far as Pa clfic coast.
 Woodward Iron company has put in another batch of by-product ovens and is at around 100 per cent of pro- duction in its coal mines.
 The Tennessee company is credited with being close to it's normal weekly coal production
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
.LANDGREBE HEADS
 NEW CIVIC CLUB
Four Cities in EnsIey District Join Hands and Organ
 ize Club

Fairfield, Vivian. Pratt City and Ensley have joined hands and formed & new civic club following a meet ing held Tuesday night in the Elks' hall
 The name chosen was the Steel Cities Civic club, with the names of the four cities beneath 1t. Several other names were taken under con sideration, but this name met with the approval of the committee ap- pointed to select name for the club and was unanimously adopted
 Karl Landgrebe was elected pres ident with the following vice presi- dents: s. c. King of Fairfield W. A. Spencer of Wylam, s. T. Key of Pratt City, Simon Goldstein of Ems ley. Clyde W. Ennis was elected secretary and c. N. Gilley treasurer.
 The following governing board of the club was elected; Dr. M. D. Clemens and r.. Tschudy of Ensley, J. T. Mclaughlin and T. D. Temple of Fairfield. pr. J. NJ Darlington and E. O. Sanders of Pratt City. Dr. W. s. Rountree and William Meill of Wy lam.
 IL IS the puTpOSo oA tHe clup lo meet every second Tuesday evening of each month and meeting in each of the four cities consecutively Approximately 125 men were pres- ent at the meeting Tuesday night.
 The Ever Ready class of the Pike Avenue Baptist church will entertain this evening in the basement of the church with novelty social. Every one present will wear a small apron and place In 1t as many pennies as there are inches around the waist line. Other features are promised by the programme committee. Judge S. D. Murphy of the Ju- venile court will deliver an address this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to the members of the Minor School I'm provement association. Judge Mur- phy has had extensive experience with children in Birmingham and his address will be very instructive and IT, terestings 1t is stated.
 The Ensley Highlands Improve ment association will meet this even ing at o'clock at the Ensley High lands Presbyterian church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
PROGRAMME FOR
 COTTON MEETING
 BEING SENT OUT
American Cotton Association to Gather Here October 26 for Three-Day Session.
 Wallace May Attend

Official headquarters, committee rooms and auditorium for all ses- sions of the 1921 annual convention of the American Cotton association, to be held here from October 26 to 29, will be at the Tutwiler hotel, announces w, R. Green, convention manager. The printed programme is being distributed.
 Officials and delegates attending the convention and arriving in Bir- mingham on the morning of October 26, will unite for joint session with the Birmingham semi-centennial celebration at the city auditorium to receive and hear the addresses of President Warren G. Harding. The remainder of the day will be spent in taking part in special entertain ments provided by the civic bodies of the city in the semi-centennial celebration.
 Opening Session
 The first opening session of the American Cotton association will be held in the auditorium of the Tut wiler at 10 o'clock Thursday morn ing. october 27. The Thursday af- ternoon session will open at 2:SO o'clock. Friday morning, officials and delegates will convene at 9 o'clock and 2:30 Friday afternoon. The Friday afternoon session will be confined to conference covering special cooperative marketing. A special women's conference will be held Friday night at 1880 o'clock. In- cluded among the addresses of the evening will be an address by George A. Maloney of the United States department of agriculture with a motion picture Illustrating his subject, The Cotton Boil Weevil Control"
 The Saturday morning conference will be held at o'clock. Following the 2:S0 o'clock conference the con- vention will adjourn.
 Directors' Meeting
 The board of directors will meet daily, holding their first session at 2:30 o'clock Thursday afternoon, at which time they will proceed to the bushes of the association. All mem bers of the board are urged to as semble for a preliminary meeting al the Tutwiler at 7:30 o'clock on o. tober 26.
 All delegates are requested to reg- Ister their names and addresses at the entrance to the auditorium upon ar rival
 Committee rooms, stationery, and stenographers will be provided for all committees by MT. Greene.
 Henry c. Wallace. United States secretary of agriculture. while not definitely accepting an invitation to deliver an address during the con vention stated fin letter recently re- ceived that he would attend the con vention and take part in the proceed ings, provided his durIes at Wash ington would permit his so doing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
 COLONEL B0VILL TO ADDRESS MEETING

Col. Margaret Bovill. who has charge of all the rescue and womens social work of the Salvation Army. will address a gathering of BirmnB- ham citizens tonight at q luncheon in the private dining room of the Tut wller hotel. according 10 an an nouncement made yesterday by Dr. Percy Woodall president of the ad- visory board of the Salvation Army
 Colonel Bovill has had q great deal of experience in the women's rescue department of the Salvation Army, according to the statement. and will discuss important matters at the meeting tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
COLLEGES DINNER
 OPEN ID FRIENDS
Birmingham Southern to h. vite Many Besides Alumni
 October 25

At a meeting of the executive com mittee of Birmingham- Southern Col lege Alumni association, held yester- day, it was voted that the alumni dinner, to be given at the Hillman hotel the evening of October 25, as a preliminary to the inauguration of President Guy E. Snavely, would be open to friends of the school as we'll as to each alumnus
 This decision was reached when it was pointed out that the school had many friends and supporters here who had never been enrolled as stu dents and who would be glad to cele- brate.
 It was also stated that as most of the college presidents of the south would be here, that some citizens might desire to sit at the banquet | board with their former college prest- dent
 the executive committee of the alumni association is composed of Ed L. Norton, president; c. M. Dan nelly, vice president; J. M. Malone secretary treasurer; J. D. Hunter. vice president; Frank Spain, vice president; Charles D. Rice chair i man; R. E. Perkins, ". NJ. WoodaIl. Frank Dominick. Ben r. Ray, T El- lis Brown, F. NJ Jackson, Jr., A. M. Freeman, W. L. Sessions, s. @. Kim broush, c. r. Cooper, W. A. Moore, W E. Dickson.
 Ed Norton, who has been mailing invitations to every alumnus, said they had been scattered to the four winds. and that 1t took a scent post age stamp to reach some of them. However" said MT. Norton, T have received replies from as far west as Arizona. and as far north as On tario that the men were coming here for the semi celebration, and for our dinner and inauguration at which President Harding will be 0reSeOt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
FOURTEEN WOMEN
 UNDER ARREST ON
 VAGRANCY CHARGE
Roundup Follows Grand Jury Pr0De-BOnd Is Made By Each In Sum of Three
 Hundred Dollars

Fourteen women proprietors ana inmates of alleged rooming houses were arrested yesterday as a result of the vice Investigation made by the Jefferson county grand jury last week.
 Indictments charging some with vagrancy and some with vagrancy were returned by the grand jury In its partial report made to Judge Richard Evans Saturday afternoon. However, these indictments were not made public as the persons indicted had not been arrested.
 The roundup was started yesterday when Deputies Virgil Sandefer, Will liam Wilson, J. r. Lewis and P. C. Cole began serving capiases Issued following the return of the indict- ments.
 All of the women arrested were re- leased under $500 bond in each case, which, according to jail officials. was made as soon as the women were brought to the county Jail.
 As only 20 of the 77 indictments re- turned by the grand jury were made public 1t is believed that the ma . Jority Of the other 57 are a result of the investig gation.
 The first to be arrested was Ida Ashmore. who is charged with va grancy and violating the prohibition law She was immediately followed by Ida Burke, who Is charged with vagrancy. Those charged with both offenses are: Vera Poole. Lillie Edi- son, Ethel Kersey, Alice shelton, susie Meeke FanpIe Odom Minnie Nicely. Marie Andrews and Cleo Shields. Those charged with yagrancy are: Gladys Neal and Maud Morgan. It is expected that additional arrests will be made today on indictments returned by the grand jury and every day thereafter until all capiases arc served
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
PUBLIC IS INVITED
William D. Kirkpatrick to Lecture
 on Christian Science Tonight

First Church of Christ. Scientist, of Birmingham, in announcing lecture at the church edifice. Eleventh ave nue and Twenty-first street, south tonight at p. m., gives also very cordial invitation to the public to be present.
 These lectures are not primarily for the members of the church, but for that large class of thinkers who desire to know definitely something about the teachings of Christian Sci ence from one -who is qualified to talk simply and interestingly on the subject. William D. Fitzpatrick, c. <. B., of Detroit, Mich, will deliver the lecture It is free and all are well come.
 Mir. Fitzpatrick is member of the board of lectureship appointed by the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
MRS. W|NSbOROUGH VISITS CITY SOON
Is Head of Women's Work for the Presbyterian
 Church
Fly MIGNoN HALL.

A noted visitor, so far as Southern Presbyterian work is concerned, IS coming to Birmingham.
 She is Mrs. W. c. Winsborough, head of the woman's work of the church. and all Presbyterian women in the district will assemble to hear her.
 She will come from St. Louis and will give two talks on "Efficiency' November at the First Presbyterian church. A luncheon will honor her that day, which will. be spread -s the nanse. Mrs. Winsboroagn;s first talk will be at 10 o'clock in the morn ing. the luncheon at noon and the sec ond talk will follow tho luncheon hour.
 Mrs. Winsborough's coming was announced at the meeting of the la dies auxiliary of the First Prasby- terian church at the manse recently, whict was marked also by prepara- tiona for box luncheon to be served October 3l at the manse. in honor or new members, preparations were made also for Mrs. Sinsboroughs coming, and the ladies studied the third chapter of Mark during the meeting.
 Blessing boxes, containing money which is to be expended for the dor mitory of the orghans home of the church at TaIladega, for the purpose of building a porch to the Southern Presbyterian womans building at Montreal, N. C., and for the school for negro girls at Tuscaloosa. were turned over to Mrs. Lee Morrow, whose work it is to compile re- port.
 The members of the auxiliary are interested in an old-fashioned mis- sionary meeting which is to be held under the chairmanship of Mrs. w. c. Bonham next Monday at 8 o'clock at the nanse; and in conclave of the local union of the women of all the Irespyterian churches in the dis trict. The latter will be held at Vine street church at west End next Thursday at 2 o'clock.
 4 special feature of the programme was talk given by Maggie Taylor. a negro who was sent to Tuscal oosa for seven days to attend the school for negro wonten held there each year under the auspices of the Pres byterian church. She told how she was taught sewing and care of the sick, and displayed dolls apron, a tin cur. handkerchiefs and several embroidered squares which she learned to fashion, and which she will train negro children of Birming- ham to make. The school is for the adyancenent of knowledge among negro presbyterian women. and it's session this year was held at Stillman institute, a college for negro minis- ters. The southern Presoyterians are buildin.- g school for colored girls at Trscaloosa. which will cost ss0.000. Among the speakers there this year was Mrs. c. P. orr of Birmingham. A number of other prominent people appeared on the programme, and ne- gro leaders and speakers from Tus- kegess institute.
 The meeting was in the charge of | Mrs. C. A. Donnelly's committee The auxiliary's president, Mrs. James A | Going. presided. A meeting to ar range for the entertainment for the new members was called by Mrs. r. l W Dixon. chairman for The event, immediately following the days pro gramme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
ID SHOW QUEENS
 REAL ROYAL TIME Junior Chamber Members Ar ranging for Six Days of
 Entertainment

Something for the county queens every day next week"
 This is the slogan of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and it's semi centennial queen committee, of which Fucker Agee is chairman.
 There are set engagements for the queens three days of next week. but the chamber has decided that the air young visitors shall have a good time every day. and morning. noon and night of every day.
 The committee is busy on prepara- tions to make it six instead of three days of queenship. and will announce the programme shortly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20
---------e.------------------- CHORUS REHEARSAL

A full rehearsal of the chorus for the semi centennial is called for, this evening at 8 o'clock at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church
 Mrs w J. Adams, chairman of mu- sic for the semi i-centennial, is anx- ious for every person who Is to take part to be present this evening and to make point of attending every subsequent rehearsal as it is most im- portant for those singing to be fla miiiar with the music. Mr. Erickson, director, also urges every person who Is to sing to be present at the full rehearsal this evening.