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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
AUTOMOBILE CLUB
 ID PLACE MARKERS
"Keep to Right" Signs of Metal and Concrete for Danger
 ouS Corners

After Saturday, when reckless automo- bilists run into Birmingham Automobile club Keep to Right" signs, it will not be the signs that will be hurt. Just what will be hurt is matter for the play of the imagination, because the signs will be painted on metal barrels filled with concrete and anchored to the center of the street.
 Work of placing the signs at dangerous turns in the residence sections of the city win begin Saturday morning There will be 12 of the solid concrete and metal markers. The following corners have al . ready been selected on the south side; Twenty first and G, Twenty-first and F. Twenty y-second and G, Twenty-second and H. Eighteneth and F. Eighteenth and G. On the north side they will be placed at Sixth avenue and Twentieth street Twelfth avenue and Twenty-fifth street and other corners to be selected later
 The barrels will be painted white with the slogan, Keep to Right in red near the top. The signs will be protected by police authority and any automobllist who hits one will not only be violating the traffic code which stipuiates that every driver shall drive around the cen ter of street intersections in making left turns, he will be disobeying the law which makes it a violation to damage the property belonging to other people.
 "The Birmingham Automobile club has spent several hundred dollars putting up signs for the safeguarding of the people who walk as well as those who drive cars" said James P. Dobbins secretary. "These signs have been repeatedly an initiated by people who did not see very well or those who were sportively in- clined and careless of the property If others. We now have signs of the kind that will not be damaged by repeated batterings, nor will they be knocked over.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
DAMAGES AWARDED

Verdict for $10,o00 was returfed by the jury in the case or George Cros- sett against the Norwood Transporta- tion company, which was tried in Judge Romaine Boyd's division of ethe circuit court yesterday.
 The original suit was for sl00.o0c damages and was for alleged personal injuries received by the plaintiff, who is member of the city fire depart ment, when . fire truck coilided with a bus of the defendant company at Avenue F and Twenty-second street. According to the allegations of tho petition. the plaintiff sustained serl- ous injuries as result of tho coili- sion, which occurred December [. 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
KIWANIS CONVENTION

Fifty delegates to the district con vention at Pensacola next week from the Birmingham Kiwans club are sought for the trip. The party will include J. Mercer Barnett, inter national president of Kiwanis. O.. sam Cummings of Chicago, inter national secretary. will accompany local Kiwanis members to the con vention. The party will leave Sunday afternoon at APO o'clock.
 Birmingham Kiwanians who have already signed up for the trip are: A. J. Arrant, T. Jeff Bailey. w A. Currie, J. Mercer Barnett, Henry H. Cobb. G. T. Wofford, Harold 1cDer- mott. Carl Wittichen, George c. Har- ris, E. c. Thurston, N. c. Walpole, Ray Schultz, T. o. Melton, J. H. Loveman, R. L. Trotten, H. S Geismer, Charles R. Hilty, J. c. Blackwell and J. D. Matlock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
CHILDREN TO PRESENT
 PLAYLET "ESTHER"

A historical playlet Esther Queen of Persia" will be presented at the Cable hall tonight by the children of the Knesseth Israel Sunday school.
 Among those who will take part in the performance are Miss Cecile Cohen, who will enact Esther Nathan Kahn "M odeci' Jesse Berkowitz ,"Hamon" and Ben Coplan King" The other characters will be taken by children of the Sunday school. A small admission fee will be charged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
LIGHT IT

"It's time to get busy and light up the tunnel between the Tut wiIer and the TerminaL commonly known as Fifth avenue, north.
 @The visitors or citizens, for that matter, who wish to go from either of these costly piles to the other, must undergo the depression of passing along n dark thorough fare.
 Public spirit is behind such a move, I believe. Organization is necessary to put the thing across. Just a little more pressure and the wish Is fact.
 ~Let's light mp the tunnel of dnrkness. r. Y. Whitman"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
OFF THE MARKET

Several weeks ago the city advertised a house for sale at Vivian. The house stood Non a playground site. Now the school board has come forward with a suggestion that the. house be used as shelter and rest room.
 As the result of this action the build ing has been taken off the market. It will serve as rest room for those who use the playground and as a protection during a rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
20 PER CENT RATE REDUCTION GOES IN
 EFFECT ON APRIL 3

Effective Saturday next, April 9, the 20 per cent saving over all-rail rates on merchandise from the east via the Mallory line to Mobile and thence up the Warrior to Birmingham and other points in the river territory will be in effect.
 There will be a 15 per cent reduction on all rail rates from interior east ern points such as Fall River, Mass, by the same route.
 FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT
 The formal announcement is made by the Birmingham Traffic Bureau and the shipper members can secure exact rates from all points from the Traffic Bureau. Several merchants are under stood to have already figured on ship% ments by this route. The notice from the Traffic Bureau announcing the rates is as follows:
 Mallory Steamship line rail and wa ter rates from eastern port cities and interior eastern points to Birming- ham in connection with the Warrior River Barge line through Mobile, are made 80 per cent of the aIl-rail rates from eastern port cities and S5 per cent of the all-rail rates from interior eastern points, is officially announced.
 The rates are published on classes to D inclusive, as we'll as commo- dity rates on canned goods, soap, iron and steel articles, starch and a number of other commodities. To give an idea of the reductions which have been se- cured, the present all-rail rates, first class from Boston. New York and New Haven, together with the reduced rail and water rates from the same points to Birmingham are as follows:
 COMPARISON
 Rail
 fA8 All and Reduc- From Rail Water tion Boston. Mass. .. .s2.26M s1.s1 45hc New York, N. Y..- 2.1S1s 1.75 43Ac New Haven, Conn.,. 2.261s 1.S1 451sc
 The other class and commodity are published on the same basis, ex- cept. as stated. from interior points, the differential is IS per cent under the all-rail rates instead of 20 per cent
 The suggestion Is offered that ship pers call the association for rates when making shipments from the east so that, if possible, they may utilize the Mallory Steamship line an dthe Warrior River Barge line as a trans portation medium and receive the benefit of these reduced rates for which Birmingham has fought con- tinuously during the last four years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
INCORPORATE CLUB

Papers of incorporation were filed yes- terday in the probate office by the Woodward Golf club. The officers are D. E. Wilson, president; R. E. Chad- wick. vice president; Frank E. Curtis, secretary and treasurer. The board of governors is composed of w. w. Ellis, K L. Landgrebe, E. R, Smith, J. A. Snider. A. T. Sinons. J. H. Leonard and A. J. Bynton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-07
DIAMONDS

Two beautiful, perfect stones, fully 30 per cent LESS than market price. Apply today 408 Farley Bldg.
The evening world., 1921-12-23
THOUSANDS SEND
WILSON GREETINGS
Presents of Turkeys and Delicacies
Will Form Part of Old Time
Family Reunion Dinner.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.--Thou-
sands of Americans and foreigners
are filling eX-President Wilson's mail
with Christmas greetings and tokens
OF affection and esteem. Those who
sent him turkeys and other delica-
cies while he was in the White House
have continued their custom. Two
big gobblers, one from Texas and the
other from North Carolina, were
among the gifts.
Members Of his family were OK
pccted TO arrive during Christmas
week for a short visit and for an old
fashioned holiday season family re-
union Members of his Cabinet, for
mer Attorneys General Palmer and
Gregory. who arc living in Washing
ton, his former Secretary, Joseph 7.
TurGulty, Senator Glass, Virginia,
and many old personal friends, Will
visit him on Christmas Day.
The evening world., 1921-12-23
SCORES RESCUED,
z WOMEN HURT, IN
|. z TENEMENT FIRES
80 Families Routed Out, Fire
men Make Spectacular
ReScueS on Ladders.

Two women were injured and
scores rescued by firenen early this
morning from burning buildings at
No. "a East 116th Street and No.
sos East 18th Street. In both cases
the firemen worked under difficulties
caused by ice covered ladders.
The first fire was in the cellar OF
the five-story building in 11sth
Street. ,Patrolmen John J. O'Connor
and James Farrell ran through the
house and aroused the tenants
Many of them seized oedclothes AID
wraps and made for the roof and fire
escapes IN the rear. coaching safety
before others were awake. Policeman
Julius Goldberg heavG cries while
going Through the house, and in a
third floor hallway found Mrs Ha-
MALTA Scholen, forty-twp partly over
come by smoke ana badly burned
about the waist. She and he: hus-
band, Max. had been escaping from
their apartment on the fifth floor
"hSu sue DSCdlle IOSL III ING SIuOkGs
She was taken to Harlem Hospital.
When fire apparatus began 10 ar
rive most OF the occupants CT the
house had escaped. but fully score
were trapped in front windows. ur-
able to reach either the fire escapes
or the roof because of the sptead Of
the flames.
Truck No. 40 found ten or a dozen
men. women and children in windows
Of the fourth door front, and carried
them to the street. At the same time
Truck No % raised ladders TO the
fifth hoor just as a dozen persons ap-
peared on the roof They had at
tempted T. escape from No. "a to No.
30. but the flames had spread to the
latter s1d cut them off. They were
led through the scuttle back to the
fifth floor and carried from there
down ladders by the fremen.
Cries from the windows of a third
floor apartment caught the ears oil
members of Engine Company No. 50
who found Aaron Cohen there with
his wife, seven children, and Mrs
Cohen's mother, Mrs. Jane Stockman
eighty-five years old. This family
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The evening world., 1921-12-23
IRISH PEOPLE BEGIN
TO LET Dali KNOW
THEY WANT TREATY
.Cavan County Joins Clare in
Ratification Demand to
Its Members.

DUBLIN, Dec. 23 ASSOCIATED
Press) Telegram to members Of
the Dali Eireann, which has taken a
recess until Jan. 8 from considera-
ton of the Anglo Irish treaty. began
to come in to-day from their respec-
tive constituencies, most of them
strongly favoring ratification of the
document
Following the lead OF the Glare
| County Council, which yesterday
adopted a resolution urging Eamon
DE Valera. the county's representa-
ton, the County Council OF Cavan
sent a telegram to-day to its rep
resentative urging the same course.
Mrs. Sean Connolly OF Dublin
whose husband was executed as a
result of the 1915 rebellion, to-day
repudiated the right of Mary Mac
Swiney, sister of the late Lord
Mayor of Cork, to speak in her name.
In her message expressing a desire
for ratification of the treaty, Mrs.
Connolly said she was satisfied that
the treaty secured the freedom
which her husband died to win.
DUBLIN, Dec % Omitted Press).-
The success OF the Anglo-Irish
Treaty seemed assured o-day.
Adherents of the programme OF
Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith
claimed an unexpected victory in the
adjournment OF the Dali Eireann
until Jan. 8. They saw substantial
majority in favor of the treaty in the
vote for adjournment.
Public opinion in DuNiin seemed To
, be that the treaty 5 as good as
ratified"
Collins apparently believed a vote
could not be made IN Tie treaty IT.
self before Christmas The minor
speakers" took so much ,'me for thel-
debate, and there werL SO many o.
them left to speak. tnat he believed
it would be best 10 put off any aG-
ton until after the New Year.
Then, again, ne believed growing
public opinion in favor Of the treaty
would influence many more votes -
his side over the holidays.
The intervening time will be spent
quietly, it was iDdicated. Both sides
promised to refrain from making
public speeches and the only prom
ised activity will be in allgning the
two parties and binding them more
closely to their factions. In effect, this
is IN the nature OF a popular refer.
endum.
The evening world., 1921-12-23
SNOW AND SLEET
HOLD Up TRAFFIC
COMING INTO CITY
Several Ships Also Tied Up
in Bay by Dense
Fog.

Thousands OF Brooklynites were
late, some OF them nearly two hours.
in reaching their Manhattan Offices
this morning, due 10 a freak Of
weather which made traffic conditions
worse in that borough than in this.
Like conditions obtained at most all
other Long Island points.
Rain that froze on the rails OF the
B, Il. It. Brighton Beach line caused
great deal OF the trouble. One train
that left Brighton Beach at 7.4O
o'clock was held up for forty-eisht
minutes. and when It did start 1t
could only make half speed. or course
this caused a general traffic tangie.
There was trouble also on tho sur
face lines in some parts OF Brooklyn,
due 10 slippery rails.
In Manhattan the /. II. 7. reported
no weather trouble at all, although
one accident on the Sixth Avenue line.
the dropping of brake shoe beam,
caused n twelve minute delay.
An hour after the first flakes fell
about 4 a. M, preparations were un-
der way TO cope with tho seasons
first snow of consequence. and oftl-
cials OF the Snow Removal bureau
got busy mastering their forces.
Transit lines and railroads showed
similar activity and by o'clock the
Interborough had out sweepers and
had inaugurated a special schedule to
keep the tracks clear. 1t also tried
out for the first time a new scraper
device.
According to the pre-arranged
plan of snow removal campaign ef-
foCted by Commissioner John r. Leo
before hts resignation, each regular
street sweeper brought three extra
laborcrs to work with him this morn
ing and there were 1900 emergency
men at work at 7 o'clock. According
to the reports to Commissioner Tay-
lor the 3Gj pieces OF snow cleaning
equ. pmcnt went into operation at the
same hour showing the apparatus,
some OF which was reported in bad
The evening world., 1921-12-23
AIMEE c. GOURAUD
FIGURES IN PUZZLE
ASLASAYO|E SAILS
StateroomS in Maids Name, but
Yelled Women Disappear
on Boarding Ship.

The secret OF two certain state
rooms ON & Deck a, Ia Sayoio had
,ot hoo, doeri,o,,. .o,,oa n.ho, tho,
""'P "''''" '"-""N I"' rance anu
yet 1t is possible 10 set forth a Sc
cuencc Of facts which derive their
interest only from the desire Of the
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The evening world., 1921-12-23
France Takes Lead in Move
With Britain and Italy, to
Tranquillize All Europe.
SUPPORT FROM u. S.
Would Provide Guarantees
Against Aggression and Adjust
ment of ReparationS.
By DGUid Laurence.
Especial correspo ndent of The Eve
ninq Worldly

WASHINGTON, Dec. % Copy
right, 1s2I).-word has reached here
through unofficial channels OF a
movement under way in Europe to
bring about a new four-power treaty
whereby Great Britain, France, Italy
and Germany should agree to guar
antee each others territory against
"unprovoked aggression" by any
other power. .-
This plan, which curiously enough
owes its inspiration to French diplom-
acy, seeks a way to remove the
bugbear OF a possible invasion by Ger
many, which has been held forth as
justification for the continued exist
encc OF large standing armies on the
Continent OF Europe. Broadly speak
ing, the French Liberals who are back
OF the plan believe the time has co ne
&c bring Germany into a combination
with the other powers which will tram
quillize Europe and aid its economic
recuperation.
In one sense, the plan recognizes The
unwisdom OF the enforcement clauses
OF the Versailles Treaty with it's recur-
ring penalties of occupation of Ger
man territory in the event OF German
failure TO pay indemnities. The idea
now is to obtain some unanimty OF
! opinion among the larger powers OF
Europe, so that the reparatlon burden
may be more equitably adjusted and
so that Germany herself will adopt !
new spirit toward her obligations
under the Versailles pact.
The United States Government will
of course not be a party to such a
new treaty in Europe as it is the
| viewpoint of the Harding Admins
| tration that guarantees against ag'
are strictly European matters. Or
| the other hand, the American Gov
ernment would lend its moral support
to any movement which accomplished
peace in Europe. The suggestion OF
n four power pact including Germany
was first discussed informally wher
Premier BRAND was in Washington
Heretofore alliances have been made
only between friendly powers as ar
offset to possible attacks by unfriend'
ly nations. The making of a four
power pact between Great Britain
France, United States and Japan
however. offers a precedent because
it includes the very country-Japan-
which so many American and Japan
csc writer's have been regarding a!
(Continued on Fourth Page)
The evening world., 1921-12-23
NO SANTA CLAUS
IN ZION, VOLIVA
ABOLISHES HIM
Kris Nringle Goes the Wa. of the
Round World and UaWTof
Gravitation.
CHICAGO, Dec. gS,

Children OF Zion. ILL.,, home Of
Wilbur Glenn Voliva's Catholic
Apostolic Church, will sleep peace
fully tomorrow night with no
thought o: lying awake in hope OF
hearing 'eindeers on the roof of
Santa Claus coming down the
chimney,
For Noliva has issued decree
abolishins Santa Claus. The Kris
Kring!e myth has gone the way
in Zion-of the round world and
the law Of gravitation. Vollva
says they don't exist.
However, the same decree which
consigned the patron saint of
Christmas to the limbo OF forgot
ten things also ordered that every
child receive appropriate gifts.
Only they are to be told the gifts
are sent down from above" to be
distributed by fathers and
mothers Parents too poor to buy
toys viii be supplied by VollvsS
headquarters.
The evening world., 1921-12-23
DIAMOND SANDWICH
FOUND ON RUSSIAN
GOING TO GERMANY
BERLIN, Dec. 20

BERLIN, Dec. %.
Russian smugglers are taxing
the resources of the customs Of
ftcials and guards on Ccrmany''s
eastern frontiers Large guam
titles OF precious stones and gold
rubles recently have been confIs-
Gated from shabby looking ind
viduals seeking entrance into
Germany.
One OF the smugglers had n
black bread sandwich studded
with diamonds, valued at millions
Of marks. Another had a large
diamond buried in the heel OF his
boot. Yet another was munching
a loaf OF bread. which was dis
covered filled with gold rubles.
The majority of the smugglers
are said to be profiteers or of
flcials desertlnE the BolShsvik
Gauss.
The evening world., 1921-12-23
MONTREAL LIQUOR
DRAWS AMERICANS
AS FLIES TO HONEY
Scores of Autos With New York
Licenses Get Xmas Supply
at Government Stores.
'spechl 20 The Evening World
MONTREAL, Dec. 95.


Like flies about a honey pot,
scores Of automobiles bearing New
York license plates gathered to-
day around the several Govern
mcnt liquor stores in this city, The
generosity Of the liquor law and
tho lmminonCc Of the merry tbd'
not in the I. s. yuictidc, account
ed for the sudden influx Of visitors
from over the border. And # all
goes well with the tourists. there
j., apparent likelihood OF a suspcn-
sion OF aridity in some parts Of
the L. S. \.
One rulo governing the Montreal
liquor shops Is that not more than
one bottle Of anything shall be sold
10 one person. However the Wis.
itors seemed TO think "A motor car
had to be used as transport agent
and there were no visible tears
over the rule.
The evening world., 1921-12-23

They were collided aboard the Mall
Iory. as It we're. when the ferryboat.
feeling her way through the thick
mist ran head on into the stern of
the coastwise liner. which was bound
in from Galveston with 60 passengers.
The Mallory was scarcely moving at
tho time OF the collision. Cart.
Charles Hobbs of the Crawford says
Tshe was backing up. the tide being
at ebb-and the Crawford was going
slowly. with her whistle sounding ut
regular short intervals.
The Mallory. which Is small for an
ocean going vessel, has a long over
hang astern. The ferryboat and the
liner came together almost gently.
On account OF the storm. the passens
gers on the Crawford. with the excep.
ton OF few hardy deck promenader1,
we're in the cabins. The first notice OF
the collision the passengers in the
forward part OF the port side upper
cabin had came in the shape of
smashing glass and the crumblinK OF
timbers as the outer wall beRan 10
move inward and the roof began to
crumple.
About twenty-five feet OF the up
per cabin was stove in by the under
part OF the Mallory's overhanE. The
process OF destruction was slow-al,
most orderly.
Trained to quick action by reason
OF their mode OF life, the commuters
ENDANGERED by the grinding impact
ran aft. All escaped injury except one
man. whose hand was slightly cut by
a piece OF glass.
With the whistles of both boats
sounding, they hung together, the
Mallorys ovcrhang exerting a sliEht
downward pressure on the ferryboat
The latter had an appreciable list to
port. Nearly all the 400 commuters
raided the life preserver racks In the
lower and main cabins.
There was a lot Of excitement ana
alarm on the upper deck Cf the ferry.
boat. A lantern and a life preserver
OF tho Mallory had fallen on the deck.
About ten feet OF the starboard rail- OF
the main deck OF :ho Mallory had
been scraped away by contact with
a hteboat on the roof OF the fer.
ryboat cablt. As the boats drifted
interlocked, the deck OF the Mallory
was only about threS feet above the
level OF tho upper deck of the ferryt
boat.
A survey OF tho sltuA ton convinced,
some fifty of the commuters that, In
the absence of information as 10 what
had happened below the water line.
the deck Of the larger passenger yes
sci had much more stable and COM
Portable appearance than the deck OF
their own craft. Dexterously they
clambered aboard the Mallory. More
would have made the transfer but.
without warning, the vessels suddenly
drifted apart. the ferryboat resumed
an even keel ana the Mallory was
swallowed up in the fog.
The damage TO the Crawford had
been confined entirely to contact with
the overhanE or the Mallory on the
upper deck. She had not been touched
below; her wheel house and steering
SsAF were intact. Attsr . survey.
Capt. Hobbs niEnAilsd the engineer
The evening world., 1921-12-23
50 COMMUTERS CHAMBER
FROM FERRYBOAT TO LINER
AFTER CRASH IN RIVER FOI
Crawford of Jersey Central, From
Jersey City, Badly Damaged When
She Collides With Mallory Liner
300 Passengers Don Preservers.

Fifty New Jersey commuters who boarded the Central Railroad Of
New Jersey feryboat CRAWFORD Communpaw at os O'Clock this
morning bound for the Liberty Street slip in New York underwent
bewdeng marine msadvene mdream in the North River off the
Battery and found themselves at unwilling passengers board the
Mallory liner Henry R. Mallory at anchor the fog the
Statue of Liberty Some time after they taken off and
landed the Battery by tug which had been searching the Henry
Mallory for more than hour.
The evening world., 1921-12-23
HOLIDAYS TO BE DRYEST
IN HISTORY, SAYS HAYNES


COLUMBUS, Dec. % Tho coming
holidays will be the drycst m" United
states has ever experienced. IA the
opinion of Federal Prohibition Com
miSsIourr Haynes. who Was hcrc To-
DAY To- talk over tho OHIO situation
with Sfaic officials.
Illustrating the scarcity Of bonded
liquor he declared that Less than 2
per cent, OF the stun seized by Federal
agents is a. 10 drink,