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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
DAYS SCHEDULE FOR
 POLITICAL EVENTS

Feminine Contestants for seats on the city commission as asso ciate commissioners will be in. vited to participate !a 8 joint de- bate before the Gate City Civic league at Weatheriy school Thurs day night according to an nouncement yesterday by Mrs. Alice D. Mayo, chairman of the league publicity committee. ". B. Cloe and Joseph E. Lacey of Pratt City will also speak. Bel ton Higgins. president of the league. will preside at the meet ing.
 John H. Taylor will hold a rally in Judge Pugh's courtroom at the county courthouse tonight at 8 o'clock, when several of his sup- portcrs will speak for him. Re- ply to the numerous charges made against the police department viii be made by MT. Taylor or his supporters.
 Fl. r. Burruss will open his own , rally campaign at Ensley city hall tonight. while w. 0. Broyles will hold meeting at East Lake city hall tonight.
 William l.. White. candidate for associate commissioner, will hold a meeting at the Pratt City hall tonight.
 Members of the W. B. Cloe club will hold rally at the Hillman hotel tonight at s o'clock, acc cording to announcement yes terday by William J. Wise. cam paign manager for Mir. cloe. A number of short talks will be made. Women voters are in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
COLLECTOR BUYS FIRST STAMP AT
 NEW POSTOFF|CE
Postal Officials Settle Down to Normal Performance of Duties at New
 Headquarters

Everything was running smooth in Birmingham's new postoffice building yesterday, following the confusion of moving Saturday. The first days work was done without any mishaps of any kind, and from the time the general delivery win dow opened yesterday morning at 7 o'clock, postal officials began to set tie down to the normal performance of their duties in their new head quarters.
 r. W. Baker bookkeeper in To- cal bakery was the first person to purchase a stamp in the new building yesterday morning. when the stamp window opened. lie is stamp col lector, and said that he will give this stamp a prominent place in his collection.
 J. B. Parker, 5S3 Twenty first street. south, was the first person to whom was issued a money order from the new money order window. The order was made payable to his wife who is visiting in Jasper, Tenn.
 David D. Crawford, Jr., grandson of k B. Smyer, postmaster, yester- day received the first letter to be mailed in the new post office. In his letter MT. Smyer calls attention to the history of the building of the new post office, from the time the first bill appropriating funds for the building passed the two houses of Congress,
 Except for the presence of a num- Der of Birmingham people who were viewing the new building for the first time yesterday normal day was spent by all the postal em- ployes.
 Federal officials in the old build ing on the corner of Eighteenth street and Second avenue were mak- ing plans yesterday for moving to the new building. The office or the United States marshal, the clerk of the federal court. and the district judge will probably be moved to the new building this week.
 No announcement has been made yet as to when the department of internal revenue will move to the new building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
APPROVED PLANS
 OF AUDITORIUM
 EXPECTED TODAY
Changes In Plans Suggested By Consulting Architect Are Not RadicaI-Con-
 struction to Begin

Approved plans of the municipal auditorium were mailed from the of flee of Thomas Lamb, consulting architect, in New York Saturday, ac- cording to advices from John A. Mil Ter, of the firm of Miller and Mar tin, associate architects on the audi torium plans with other members of the Birmingham chapter, American Association of Architects. Hugh Martin, member of this firm, re- ceivcd a letter to this effect from Mir. Miller yesterday morning. MT. Miller is in New York to confer with MT. Lamb now.
 C. M. Miller of MT. Lambs Can adian office will arrive in Birming- ham within the next 10 days to as sist in the final work on the plans of the auditorium. MT. Miller was rec omniended to the architects through John Miller of Birmingham by Mir. Lamb, He is said to have had a great deal of experience in this kind of work. He Is highly rated by MT. Lamb, according to Mir Martin.
 Changes suggested by Mir. Lamb are not radical according to Mir. Mii- ler's letter. Additional exits were suggested. These will be worked out easily, Mir. Martin declared yesterday afternoon. Steel truss construction. which will be most economical, will be worked out it was stated.
 Actual Construction
 Actual construction of the audito- rum will not possibly begin before November 1, MT. Martin declared yes terday Following the receipt of the plans here, specifications must be drafted and bids asked. This will take at least 45 days, he stated. The seating capacity will be between 1000 and 5000, with everything con sidered, he declared. It will be Au- gust, 1922, before the structure is completed. a building of this nature taking at least nine months to build.
 The approved plans of the audito- rum are expected to reach the archi- tects here today. There was likeli- hood of their coming in last night. according to Mir Martin.
 Report on Building
 H. P. Burruss. commissioner of public improvements, who will have supervision of the auditorium con struction yesterday addressed a Net ter to Dr. N. A. Barrett and Com missioner J. Ellis Brown, as commits sion members of the auditorium com mittee, asking that they make a full report on the building of the struc- ture.
 MT. Burruss made a request for q report at this mornings session of the commission. He asked that the architects and the city engineer be present at the meeting. He explained the request by stating that he had received q number of inquiries as to the progress on the auditorium.
 Hugh Martin and William Warren, members of the architects commit tee, will probably represent the ar chitects at the meeting this morn ing. it was intimated yesterday aft ernoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
PLANS FOR FIRST
 UNIT COMPLETED
Construction of Unit of Inde. pendent Presbyterian
 Church to Be Started

Plans and specifications for the Sunday school and Sunday school au- ditorium of the Independent Presby- terIan church have been completed by the architects in> charge, Miller and Martin and Warren and Knight, according to announcement yester- uay by Hugh Martin. The structure wal cost approximately S125,000.
 The plans will be placed in the hands of contractors for figuring today. Bids will not be advertised for, but the building committee ot the church will select men compe- tent to do the work, it IS stated. This structure, comprising the first unit of the hew Independent Presbyter- ian church. will be completed by June l, 1922. according to the arhi- tects.
 The auditorium of the Sunday school will furnish suitable tenn porary quarters for the church, ac- cording to MT. Martin, having a seat ing capacity of fairly large propor- tions.
 Plans for the construction of the new Independent Presbyterian church which will be built at Thirty first street and Highland avenue, call for a beautiful structure of Gothic style. It will be built on a site about one block from the Country club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
YOUNG NEGRO GIRL
 KILLED BY AUTO

Lula Isom. little negro girl aged 9. was almost instantly killed at about s:3o o'clock yesterday morning in East Thomas, when she was struck by an automobile driven by l.. 5. Kelly of Maben, Ala.
 It is said that the child had started across the street on Ninth street near Ninth avenue when MT. Kelly, who was said to have been coming from Maben. struck her. He picked her up immediately and rushed her to the Hillman hospital in his own car. At the hospital 1t was found that the girl had died en route as a result of broken neck and a frac- tured skull
 Kelly summoned the police. He was released on bond by Detectives Riley and Christian, who answered the call. A charge of reckless driving was nlaced against him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
W. ". Scott WithdraWs
 From Commission Race
Ensley Man Says Law Limits Candidates to $1 900 Ex penses and That Message Cannot Be Carried to
 26,0OO Voters for That Amount

N. w. Scott, former mayor of Ems ley yesterday afternoon made formal announcement of his withdrawal from the race for associate city com missioner. MT. Scott declared that he could not get before all the voters of the city and stay within the s1 ,00O expense limit allowed under the five commissioner act.
 He asserts that he must either sacrifice hts honor by trying to do indirectly that which the law would not permit him to do directly or withdraw from the race" Mir. Scotts statement follows: ITO the Men and Women of Birming- ham:
 This day I have withdrawn my qualification for the office of city ommissioner for the city of Bir- mingham.
 To my friends who have given my candidacy so much of their valuable time, feel that an explanation is necessary. l know they. as well as myself, have had only the best in terest of Birmingham at heart. When l was being prevailed upon to enter the race I was familiar with and had in mind the general election laws which would permit the ex- penditure of s2,o00 or s2,500. A care ful reading of the act creating the present commission form of govern ment shows that only s1,00o is per mtted to be spent. This act was passed by the same legislature but at later date than the general elec- tion laws
 The act creating the present com mission form was passed in 1915. Since this time the male voting strength has almost doubled; to this has been added the women voters, making almost four times as many people to reach as was necessary in 1915. We all realize that advertising space is practically twice as high To mail one letter to the 26,oo0 voters, the 2-cent stamps alone would cost s52O.
 Taking these facts into consider ation. l am forced to the conclusion that 1t is impossible for me to pre- SC nt to the voters of Birmingham the needs of the city and my qualifica- tions to meet them without spending
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
Chamber of Commerce Big Factor in Community
 Progress of District

the best public health system in the |, country T remember very wel1,' he said, the part that the Chamber of Commerce took with other organiza- tions in bringing about the change. The chamber has always been to the fore in community progress and work for the city"
 Dr. Harris declared the greatest need of Birmingham now to be one more modern hotel like the Tutwiler. We would have had medical or ganiaztion with 2,000 members meet here but for lack of hotel accommo- dations." he said. q am informed that we have lost many large conven- tions on this account"
 Manager 0. l.. Bum likened the work of the chamber to that of q coll lege football eleven. It required work by each member of the team. For instance" he said "a member might be on a committee whose personnel was not altogether to his taste. So. on a football eleven. there might be player not liked by all the other players. But when the whistle sounds the eleven forgets about the personal differences and goes to it; they wNnt that touchdown"
 J. E. Haralson and others made brief talks. President E. A. Porter presided over the luncheon in the ab- sence of Dan B. Dimick, who was to have been yesterdays host, but was compelled to leave the city on busi- ness trip.
 Thornton Estes will be the host next Monday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
NO CHANGE TO BE MADE IN CONDUCTORS
 SAYS LOCAL. OFFICIAL

No information has been received by the local office of the Pullman company relative to removing white conductors from their cars and piac- ing negro porters In charge accord ing to J E. Carten local represen- tative of the company.
 MT. Carten stated last night that he believed the discussion of this being doae was due entirely to ru- mors, the source of which he did not know. He said that if such a move were to be made in the Birmingham district, he felt sure the local office would have heard of it. The change could not be made without the con sent of the railroads carrying the Pullman cars.
 If the change is to be made at all. Mir Carten said he felt sure 1t would only be on short line runs carrying only one Pullman car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
COURT TAXES UP
 CRIMINAL DOCKET;
 SIX PLEAD GUILTY
Cases Against Knox and MoateS NoIle Pressed on Account of h.
 diCtmentS

The fall term of court in the crim- inal division of the circuit court of Jefferson county convened yesterday morning with Judge William E.. Fort and Judge H. P. Heflin presid- ing. All juries were organized by Judge Fort, after which a docket was taken up in each division.
 Cases of W. II. Knox and O. D. Moates. members of the state law en- forcement squad under Conrad w. Austin, former chief of that depart ment charged with assault and bat tery were nolle pressed when called for trial. This action was taken by the court as the Jefferson county grand jury had indicted the men for the offense. They are alleged to have assaulted and beat Phil Painter, editor of the Birmingham Advance several months ago on the streets of Birmingham, alleging that he wrote an anonymous letter to Gov ernor Thomas F. Kilby, criticisng the officers.
 Knox was tried several months ago on the indictment, was convicted and fined $500 and sentenced to 20 days in jail. He appealed the case to the supreme court. ,MoateS Will be tried at a later date on the ndlct- ment returned by the grand jury against him.
 Ed Frazier pleaded guilty to dis tilling in two cases and was sem fenced to from one year and one day to two years in the penitentiary by Judge Fort. Frazier Mobley convicted of buying, receiving or concealing 12 months hard labor for the county while Walter Snuff entered a plea Of guilty of having liquor in his pos session and was fined S100 and costs. Charlie IIill pleaded guilty to buy ing. receiving or concealing stolen property and was fined $100 and given 60 days additional, while Spina Shelton pleated guilty to having liquor in hls possession and was fined $75 and Robert Smith entered plea of guilty to vagrancy and was fined $50 and costs.
 Following a plea of guilty to as- sault and battery. Andrew Ferguson was fined s100 and costs by Judge Heflin on recommendation of As sistant Solicitor James C.. Davis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
NAVY RECRUITING STATION RECEIVES
 APPLICANTS AGAIN

After being closed for eniistments for several months. the local navy recruiting station is now receiving a limited number'of recruits. All first enlisted men will be sent to the na- val training station at Hampden Roads. Va, for training. and ex- members of the army. navy, marine corps and naval reserve force will be sent to the receiving ship at Charleston. s. c.
 All enlistmcnts must be for four years and all applicants must be at least Is years old. The following ratings with indicated age limits and pay are now open: Apprentice sea men, 1s-S0. $33; coppersmith Pc. 21- 3s, SIP; enginemen Pc. 21-35, $72; .engineman >1c. 21-35, sS2; firemen Sc. 1885. s4s; firemen Pc. 1s-35. $54: hospital apprentice Pc, 1s-35. 34s; hos pital apprentice 1c. 21-2s. $54; n'u- sician Pc, 21-35. $4s; musician 1c, 21-s5, $54; seaman Pc, 1895, s4S: sea men 1c, 20-s5. s5l.
 There Is no limit to the number of ex-navy men the local recruiting station is allowed to re-enlist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
INVESTIGATION OF
 DEATH OF WOMAN

Coroner J. D. Russum is conduct ing an investigation into the death of Mrs. Hester Rice who is alleged to have shot herself Wednesday night at her home in Oxmoor. Ten witnesses were examined yesterday and there are several more to appear today and testify regarding the case Mrs. Rice is said to have attended church services that night and to have united with the church. On go- ing home it is alleged that she went into the house while her husband stopped out in front to talk to some friends and they were startled by the shot. Mrs. Rice was brought to local hospital where she died a short time later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
SCHOOL ID TEACH GOOD CITIZENSHIP Women Urged to Attend Ses- sions Which Will Begin
 Next Monday

Not only the women of Birmng- ham but those representing the en- tire district or any in the state who can do so are urged to attend the citizenship school which will be given in this city next Monday will be given through the press with in the next few days.
 The extension division of the Uni versity of Alabama and the Alabama League of Women Voters are jointly arranging for the school Mrs. Harry Upson Sims is the general chairman. The hour for the opening session will be 10:30 o'clock.
 The sessions of this school will be conducted in the central Y. NJ. C. A, building. There. will be two ses- sions daily, extending through Fri day, September 30.
 The purpose is to give informa- ton and inspiration to voters. The topics have been carefully selected with a view to providing a pro- gressivc course of study.
 Perhaps the greatest need among the large number of women recently admitted to the suffrage privilege is for trained leadership among Sthelr own sex. This school is designed to train such leadership. All thought- ful women. therefore are urged to session of thls school.
 The school is designed for all voters make arrangements to attend every both men and women. Il will be es- pecially attractive to women voters. Leaders in civic organizations of all types. politicals parties. fraternal or ganizations, church and social work CTS, will find in this school work definitely designed to assist thsni in carrying on their various activities Experienced leaders and organizers make up the faculty.
 Among the speakers aside from the faculty already announced will be pr. Caxton, one of Americas most distinguished lecturers. Dr Welch or the Alabama health department and Dr. Abercrombie. state superin- tendent of education.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
FLAG ADOPTED FOR
 THE SEMI CENTENNIAL

An official flag for Birmingham $ semi centennial celebration was adopted at a meeting of the commit tee on decorations yesterday. The flag and submitted by Mrs. Idyl K. Thorsby. and consists of red star on a white field, the ends of the field being red also. On the field are the words, Birmingham Semi Centen- ial," in gold letters.
 The star Is said to represent the city of Birmingham, the red the hero ism of It's people and the gold the natural resources of the city.
 The committee on decorations yes terday made elaborate plans for dec- orating the city during the celebra- ton week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20

tion, Part of this road is very sandy and absolutely without found alton. The balance is rocky and full Of holes. It would be very unfair to our northern friends going through our state to send them over this route to Florida
 The work of rebuilding the bridges between Cullman and Blount Springs is going ahead rapidly and this road is decidedly the best route. This is true notwithstanding the fact that three short detours covering a total of four miles are necessary at this time. Mir. Green and l were de- lighted with the road returning via Cullman and 1t is our purpose 10 | notify all automobile clubs in the north and middle west of the exact conditions of these roads so that such unfavorable impressions as have prevailed In the minds ot mem bers of these various clubs will be removed.
 Tt is the earnest desire of our local club to furnish the most com plete and accurate information on roads at all times and we intend to see to 1t so far as we are able that false statements regarding road con- ditions shall not be made and If made, they will be challenged and corrected"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
Riddles Stampede
 Local Book Stores

This k not sport story through massed formation att tacks. line pluuges. forward passes and the like were used extensively. This has to do with Young America getting ready for another hectic term of school. md preparing for said term in the hectIcest way possible.
 As result of the stampede on iOcnl book stores throughout yesterday, dozens of shOp-girls spent a night marfsh evening. They repaired to their homes with the closing of stores last night tattered, torn. breathless, IungIess, Iistless and with the lenders of each tonsil rubbed to the quick through perpetual con- yersatiOn.
 "Hi, there, get . move on."
 "yotcher think I warner do-- stand here nll dayt"
 sGimme some service, and make 1t snauppy."
 It It was ns big crush as one finds the last few days of Christ mas time. It reminded one of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
SLOGAN CONTEST
 TO CLOSE TODAY

The slogan contest for the Bir- mingham semi-centennial will close
 today. and the prize slogan will be selected by the publicity committee
 at it's meeting this morning at II
 o'clock. The contract for printing the
 official programme of the celebra-
 ton will be let at the meeting. The committee has ordered 50,000
 buttons advertising the celebration which will be distributed over the state. The button consists of pie
 ture of President Harding. with the words, Birmingham Semi-Centen- nial Celebration--Pm Coming; Are You?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20

stampede herd of buffalo in the days of the old west. Mothers, aunts, cousins. urclcs, fathers, sons. daughters md distant reln- lives fl0cISed around the countess 10 deep. It was n perpufuni pro- cessiOn. It reminded one of Brand WhftIOck's account of the German army's occupation of Brussels.
 The clerks went at It in n business like wny.. They tried not to get Mustered. Mid the tuning, fussing, perspiring mob they tried to serve system ticai- Iy. But it was trying day, as the thermometer wns thermom- ing n la July instead of Septem- her 10.
 Those of the pedagoguery shouldn't blame little Sally, or shouldn't caJoIe little Jimmy, if they show up short on the book and crnyOn proposition this morn ing. For all the little. Sallies salIicd forth and nli the little Jimmies jnmmed their way into the stores Monday in m attempt to get served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
WHOLESALERS ACTIVE

Nothing appears to be growing faster than the Wholesale Mercnants and Manufacturers association of the Chamber of Commerce New members are being taken in daily. and the weeks quota has been 9 to 30.
 This organization Is composed of the leading wholesalers. manufac- turers and brokers of Birmine ham. To join one must first be member of the chamber. Most recently Ac- quired members are;
 Greek American Produce company. Iron City Supply company. Collins & Co.,, the Perfection Mattress and Spring company, FrankIin-Stiles Gro cery company. Donovan Provision company, ood-Fruitticner Grocery company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20
Euents of Today
 In Birmingham
gse First National Bank
 of Birmingham, Ala cl,stement September 9th, 1921
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ADJUSTMENTS

AMISE MENIS Lyrqc--keith vaudeville and pic- turcs.
 Loew's BiJou--vaudevilIc and pie lures.
 Strun--D. W. Griffith's "Dream Street."
 Trianon--Norma Talmadge in sThc Sign on the Door," Alcazar-Ncra Gordon in "The Greatest Love-"
 GaInx--"'The Golem." Vialto--Olive CnrwOOfs "Kazan." Royal--.So Long, Lefty" and News. Odeon--Serial dramma and comedy. Princcss--Serial dramnfa an q comedy.
 Edgewood Park--Bathing, dancing and cafe.
 West Lake Pnrk-BathiRg, dancing and cafe.
 East Lake Park-Bathing and amnscments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-20

 more than the s1,000 which it Is law ful for me to spend. If more than this is spent the candidate is not only guilty of criminal offense. but is disqualified from filling the of fee,
 Viewed in this light, I must either sacrifice my honor by trying to do indirectly that which the law would not permit me to do directly, or withdraw from the race.
 T feel greatly indebted to those of my friends who have been sup porting my candidacy with their time and influence, and of course dislike very much to disappoint them. l thank them most sincerely and trust that I may have an opportunity of being of service to them at some fu- ture time. Very sincerely.
 IN. W. SCOTT"