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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-04

bled workers and the guests who in- speeted the field were formed in line in front of the army stove and "chow'' was dished out.
 T certainly am grateful to the squadron for this invitation which has afforded me a breathing spell from rather arduous morning, said D. E. McLendon,
 At "Mess" Time
 Commissioner Dickson decided to work up a hearty appetite for the meal by swinging an axe for a few moments and incidentally split sew eral armloads of wood for the stove
 J. Mercer Barnett arrived in time for dinner and was greeted effusive- ly by a cheer from the squadron members.
 pr. Frank Willis Barnett hovered around the field kitchen throughout the preparation of the meal but de- cided to let the men on TX. P.'' lkitchen police) do the work.
 The field is one of the most ad- vantageous in the country, accord ing to c. H. Hays, former chief of the research bureau in Washington, who has been in the aviation service for several years and is the fourth oldest flyer in the country, having started his aviation career II years ago.
 Natural Drainage
 One of the features of the field is the drainage, according to MT. Hays who pointed out that due to the roll ing nature of the field and the quail ty of the earth, the field would al- ways be in excellent condition.
 Some of the construction material is on the ground and It Is expected that work on the foundations for the club house will begin tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-04
HUNTSVILLE CITIZEN DIES

Huntsville, December a.--(Special.) William Michael, 66 years old, Is dead after a long illness with heart tron- ble, at his home on Mill street. He is survived by his widow. three sons and two daughters,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-04
LEGION P[ANSSTATE. WIDE MEMBER DRIVE.
Alabama Districts Complete PIans-TWo Districts Meet
 As Guests of Local Post

The nine districts of the Ameri- can Legion. department of Alabama, held meetings in various parts of the state last Friday night, the legion districts corresponding to the con gressional districts of the state.
 Department Commander Harry Ayres directed the sixth and ninth districts to meet Jointly. A. G. Conc ley, department committeeman Of the ninth district, presided over the joint meeting, which was held in the Civic association rooms at the Hillman hotel with Birmingham Post No. l as host to both districts
 Among those attending the meet ing were A. G. Conoiey, department committeeman and vice post com mander of the local post; George Lewis Bailes, post commander or the Birmingham pesti 'Hog vance Graaff, commander of the Tuscaioosa post; Comrade Lipseombe, commander of the Bessemer post; Headiey Joroah and H. M. Fraser, executive commit teemen of the local post, and Bob Chambers, adjutant,
 MT. Conoley made a strong plea for a more complete organization of the legion in his district, embracing Jefferson county. He pointed out that with a potential membership of more than 1000 men and women m the county, only the posts of Blr, m,neham. Bcssemer, Fairfield and Pratt City have thus far been or ganized. r,
 Post Commanders Bailes and Lips combe were appointed as a commit ice to devise ways and means to CT feet the organizing of posts in the various communities throughout ths county. o,,
 The joint district meeting was Wel, attended, much interest being eFlhcsa in the plans for the state-"ios nhen' bership drive to begin on Deoen har 1k
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-04
BOARD OF REVENUE MAY ADOPT BUDGET PLAN FOR COUNTY
Conference To Be Held Mon- day-AlI Departments To Be Required To Live
 Within Income

All departments of Jefferson eoun- ty may be placed on a budget basis beginning January 1. and each de- partment be required to live within its income as a result of conference to be held between members of the board of revenue Monday, 1t was stated by board members yesterday.
 According to board members, while a number of the county departments live within their income and no die- fieuity Is experienced in providing for them, there are others whose op- erating expenses continually exceed their income.
 In order to require them to cease spending in operating expenses more than they take in, the board is seFi- ously considering the adoption of 2 budget system for every department in the county By which an estimate will be made of the necessary operat- ing expenses of each department for the year, and a esrtain amount fixed for operating expenses beyond which the particular department will not be allowed to go.
 Whether or not the budget system will be finally adopted will be deter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-04
Structural Steel M
 Adds to T. C. 4. Output
Gulf States Steel Making New Records-Large Ship ments of Pipe and Wire Mill Products to Pacific
 Coast-Stee Fabricating Prospect Good

Market is s5.50 to s6 for beehive and by-product aud $S for the Barrett company pitch coke.
 Coal and Sulphur
 DeBardeleben Coal company has worked up a bunker coal business with Galveston by ocean going barges lowed by sea going tugs out of Mo bile. Return cargoes of sulphur for the Graselli company, the Steel Cities Chemical company, and other acid plants of the district are scheduled. Shipment of Birmingham steel prod uets to Galveston by same route are expected to develop.
 Alabama Power company is about ready to serve Alabama and adjoining states with the Muscle Shoals steam power plant, which will generate 90,- 900 horsepower of electric current.
 DOIibIes Capacity
 Herndon Hosiery mills. which be- gan operations in Birmingham i'll the spring, has been so successful that capacity of plant has been doubled.
 Birmingham Paper company has be- gun building of s100,000 corrugated paper box factory.
 New fast train on the Louisville and Nashville, the Pan-American, will make it's initial trip to New Orleans tomorrow.
 Dun's Review says; Basic condi- tions are strengthening"
 For Pacific Coast
 Steamer Hattie Luenenback left Mobile Friday for San Francisco, Se- attle, Portland and other Pacific ports with cargo of Birmingham harbed wire, wire nails. cast iron pipe and fittings, wire staples and corru- gated iron. Business of the district with the Pacific coast has been in- creasing steadily for IS months and is enabled by low freight rates and regular lines of steamers out of Mo- bile.
 Last week was one of the most &C., tive of the year on the stock market.
 Increase in Savings
 It was gratifying to have The Age Herald compile savings deposits in the ten Birmingham banks last week and to be able to announce total of $20.S96,000. which Is $115 for every man. woman and child in the city. This Is s1,250,o0O more than was in savings In these same banks in March, 1920, at the height of the inflated period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-04
--------------------se--- se------------------------ ASKS $10,OOO DAMAGES

Alleging that three of his fingers were blown off when defective dynamite cap exploded in his hand, was injured while convict in the Banner mines of the defendant com pany. entered suit in circuit court yesterday against the Pratt Consoli- dated Coal company for s10,0o0.
 According to the allegations of the complaint the plaintiff was crimping the cap preparatory to firing a charge of dynamite when the cap exploded In his hand. Negligence of the com pany in not furnishing him proper cap Is alleged as the pr ,;imate cause of the explosion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-04
SHIPPER MEMBERS . REFUNDED Sll,368
Traffic Bureau Gets $1,500 Preparation for Manganese
 Company

The Birmingham Traffic Bureau collected from carriers the sum Of s11.S6s and handed checks for same to shipper members.
 The collections were on over charges. damage in transit and the like. The number of claims involved was S44
 The bureau handles these claims without charge to members.
 The bureau succeeded in interesting other organizations of the kind as well as chambers of commerce and shippers in the organization of the Alabama Shippers association. The purpose Is to resist the increases in interstate freight rates. which the carriers are understood to be prepar- ing to ask of the state public service commission at the January hearing, Charles D. Jones, secretary of the Bir- mingham Traffic Bureau. was elected chairman of the association.
 The bureau has secured reparation of sl.50o on charges made on man ganese ore shipped 10 Anniston from the Southern Manganese corporation.
 Increased rates on lumber from points on the Alabama Northwestern to Selma district were ordered re- duced to the old rates following pre- sentation of the case to the interstate commerce commission.
 Among the adjustments handled during the month were those on oui- vert pipe to Carolina points, nuts from Pacific coast to Birmingham stoves from Birmingham to Grenada, Miss, groupI coke from Tailadega 70 New Orleans, brich from Sibieyyi!ae to North Carolina points and bridge iron to Florida points,
 The bureau has filed petition with interstate commerce commission asti- ing for more equitable arrangements of uppia charges and the like en asai from Alabama mines to New Ou- leans, Guifport, Mobile and PeAsD- cola. A matter of a5 cents ton an coal and ss0,006 tons of coal per ap- mum is involved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-04

mined by the conference Monday, and it is stated that formal action In the matter will be taken by the board probably at It's meeting Tuesday. when 1t takes up consideration of the pay rolls and other operating expenses for the coming year.
 Several months ago. 1t is stated, when the books of the county treas- urer were audited, he was notified that under the law each department of the county must live within its in- come, and that any warrants paid by him for expenses exceeding the in- come of the particular department would be charged to him personally. This action resulted in the elimina- ton of several clerks in the circuit court and several deputies from the sheriffs office In order to bring these departments within their operating expenses,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-04
By RICHARD F. JOHNSTON

The Tennessee company approaches the inventory period with an increase of finishing mill production. The structural mill at Fairfield resumes this week to fill orders that have been accumulating.
 Other plants, including car works, five open hearths, four blast fur naces, rail mill, tie-plate plants, and Bessemer plate, guide and rolling mills continue operations as per the schedule of the past several weeks.
 Gulf States Steel has made new production records, it's rod mill turn ing out 7,515 tons in November.
 Chickasaw car works is completing coke rack car order for the Louisville and Nashville and executing heavy repairs on several hundred Central of Georgia cars. It is consuming 150 tons of steel per diem in building Is standard freight cars.
 At present rate of operations the car works will consume as much steel in 10 months as the idle ship yards at Mobile consumed in their 30 months of shipbuilding. So far as Fairfield mills are concerned, car building has more than taken the place of ship building.
 Structural Steel Orders
 Structural steel orders have been good. Among other bookings are seven bridges for Georgia, two for Mississippi. Agricola Pipe shop at Gadsden, National Forge shop at An niston. Knoxville Fertilizer building at Knoxville, and buildings for the Car oiina college at Chapel Hill, N. c. Mo- veHber did not produce as much new business as October, but inventory period considered, new orders are dis tinctly encouraging. while the out look is reported as excellent
 Large Pipe Movements
 Pipe shop operations will continue up to Christmas week. Six thousand tons of high pressure pipe are moving to the Pacific coast this month, and sanitary pipe Is moving to practically every Pacific port. Freight rate by ship out of Mobile Is $14.1S, compared with $31.T0 by all-raii. The boats get the business. Base of high pressure pipe Is ss4 and that of sanitary pipe Is $40.
 Coke to Mexico
 \ Monterey, Mex. district Is taking $500 tons of by-product coke per month. Coke has eased up, but pro- duetion remains about as it was.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-04

N Monterey, Mex. district Is taking
 2,500 tons of by-product coke per month. Coke has eased up, but pro-
 duetion remains about as it was.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-11-11
IN MEMORIAM

To pay tribute to our late Editor we will print this
week in place Of the regular biography the following
biography and resolution:
In the death of George E. Higgins which occurred
October H. this city lost of its most prominent and
active real Union men, and the Typographical Union
member whose face and form were at one time more
familiar in Cities towns and prinshops west of the Mis-
sppi and between the boundaries of Mexico and Canada
than any other tourists of the old school.
significant fact that his death occurred exactly
80 years after the founding Of Seattle Typographical
Union No. 262, of which he was the promoter and a
charter member. When the writer hereof "yumped the
yob the Seattle Intelgencer after vanly endeavor
ing six months induce the force to organize and
demand living wage-they were working for 25 cents
per NJ when the union scale the coast SO cents
higgins succeeded to the abandoned Age and
perience enabled him to accomplish in few weeks what
his young predecessor had been unable to do in months
Later he aided in founding the Seattle Central Labor
Council Instead of firing the typos, majority of
them expected he would Tom Prosch editor and
congratulated them their exhibition of good
Before coming to the Pacific Coast Higgins
faniliarly known in the Middle West the Missouri
River Pirate. He thrice delegate to the Inerna-
tiona Typographical Union conventon-from Seattle to
Denver 1899 and Hot Springs, Ark in 1907 and from
Everett to San Francisco in 1911.
Mr. Higgins became permanent resident of Everett
about 20 years after several in Alaska He
became regular" in the chapel of the Daily Herald
later giving up that position to become editor of the
Everett Labor Journal, where he doing effective
work for the of organized labor when stricken with
paralysis two weeks before his death He 6S years
old, and is survived by the widow
The printers at their regular monthly meeting
October 81, adopted the following resolutions:
Whereas: George E. Higgins, of the pioneer
members Of Everett international Typographical Union
No. 40 October II, 1921, called by DEATH chair
of the great chapel, from apprenticeship here
for service in higher position beyond the grave and
Whereas: In the departure of Brother Higgins the
community lost the services of good and loyal citizen
and organized labor faithful earnest conscientious and
willing worker and able defender, and his family safe
councillor and guide; therefore be it
Resolved That token of respect to his memory
and recognition of his unsefsh service the charter Of
this union be draped in mourning for 80 days. that the
services and sympathy of the union be extended the
widow and relatives and that copy of these resolutions
be sent for publication to the Typographical Journal and
other labor publications.
Everett, Wash, Nov. 3, 1921 c. H. Packard
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-11-11

them. The trade union movement
is convinced by the experience of
mankind that militarism brutalizes
those influenced by the spirit Of the
institution. The finer elements If
humanity are strangled. Under mil
itarism a deceptive patriotism Is cs-
tabished in the peoples minds,
where men believe that there is no.
bility of spirit and heroism in dying
for the glory of a dynasty or the
maintenance Of Institutions which are
inimical to human progress and de-
mocracy. Militarism is the appIi-
cation Of arbitrary and irresponsible
forces as opposed to reason and jus
tice. Resistance to injustice and
tyranny is that virile quality which
has given purpose and effect to en-
nobling causes in all countries and
at all times. The free institutions
Of our country and the liberties won
by its founders would have been i'm
possible had they been unwilling to
take arms and if necessary die IN
the defense of their liberties. Only
as people willing to maintain their
rights and defend their liberties are
Conditions foreign to the institu-
tiOns of our country have prevented
the entire abolition Of organized bod
les of men trained to carry arms.
A voluntary citizen soldiery supplies
what would otherwise take its Mace.
a large standing army. To the lat
ter we are unalterably opposed as
tending to establish the evils of
militarism. Large standing armies
threaten the existence Of civil lib
erty. The history of every nation
demonstrates that as standing arm
les are enlarged the rule of democ-
racy is lessened or eXtinguished."
And at its last Convention in June.
1921. at Denver, Colorado. it urged
the United States Government to take
the initiative or to cooperate with
any other nation or nations for the
purpose of a general agreement for
disarmament both Of the army and
naval affairs Of the world, and called
upon the workers to particular and
the people in general to aid in every
way within their power to put this
recommendation into effect.
If disarmament by the nations Of
the world becomes a reality, then
some good at least will result frou
the late war.
November 11th, is Armistice Day
and VIII be a memorable one in
America
First-On account of the Inter
national Disarmament Conference
that goes into session on that day
in Washington. D. c.
is L loo to losco T f T H
Second-On account Of the nation
wide demonstrations that will be
held in every city, town, village and
hamlet in favor of disarmament.
The members of organized labor
will take an active part in these
demonstrations and it is only right
that they should, for none suffer
more from the results of war than
do the workers.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-11-11
INTERNATIONAL UNION STRONGLY COMMENDS STATE
OFFICIALS For HANDLING OF FUNDS

International Miners Union that
making thorough investigation of the
filed their with the Inter
had
to the
properly which composed of
Hi
nois W. Thompson of Ohio have commended in the strongest
which
handled and accounted for They particularly have commended
Alice Cne bookkper stengraphe
the state office for the accurate manner which all % We're Kept
O
all LOCAL unions of the state from the state office the miners union
branch the
still continue into the State Federation office and Harry Dan
food
purchased
filling the
relief
uot Seattle Central Labor Council
the officials of the
continue all further public demonstrations
in with officers the
situation from developing that might
Sheriff
Labor President
President Short the FEEDER
alton meetings of the miners last week in connection
with believed that the situation
preclude the possibility OF troops beng
brought
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-11-11
CENTRAL LABOR
COUNCIL NOTES

Communication received by the Central Labor Council from the
Miners thanking labor explaining the
all
Labor protest against the proposal wreck the Department
Labor requesting this council telegraph Walter Brown Toledo
the
requesting this gentleman do all in his weaken
ing of the Department of Labor
blind and deaf named Samuel Bean appealed to the dele
his
teacher Miss Mary White Eastman Mr. Bean
capital should be helped
labor.
Brother NJ S. Thompson, the Transfers, the council
Providence hospital No be
bad shape
disarmament committee encouraging and
meeting Thursday night and the parade Am
sentiment the for this
Labor Council expressed their willingness, and promised
the OF
their salaries still further help them
they will affiliate with the Central
be easily
notify this n-
take decided stand unfair productions
If fail do this the council will
dollars collected striking
n the central committee in Seattle.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-11-11
Cigarmakers

Ask the help of all union men
and requested to publish the 1olioW-
ing communication. Please read IL.
mighty responsibility rests up
on those now in the labor movement.
The whole plan of salvation for the
workers depends upon the economic
wellbeing of the toiling, producing
masses.
The trade union movement through
increased wages, shorter hours ana
better working conditions, is develop,
ing the moral, mental and physical
S,ellbeing of it's membership.
Reduce wages, lengthen the hours
of labor, and destroy the healthtui
,yorkin4. conditions built up by and
Through the constructive action OF
trade unions, and the stamina.
strength. and power of resistance OF
mankind are correspondingly re-
duced.
The Cigar Makers international
JIn;on and it's members, your union
and it's members, are mighty army
standing between ihe toillng masses
and the avaricious greed OF proll.eeI-
ing manufacturers. Neither union
must be destroyed. The advocates
of the open shop plan in their ma
l;cious. greedy attempt to destroy
MS they can and have injured us
Won can be helpful to us IN our
fight against these ,proflteers 1' wno
place the dollar mark above human ,aad
welfare, and without any expense, eran,
by insisting that the box from rom
which you take cigars shows our
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-11-11
The Secret of Andrew
Carnegie's Success
We Wonder If Mr.. Carnegie Kept
on Doing This In His Later Life.

Although he was poorer than the
proverbial church mouse when he
was boy in Scotland, Andrew Car
negie knew human nature well
enough to be able to get what he
wanted with his insignificant ma
terial assets. One of his chief child
hood enjoyments was the keeping of
pigeons and rabbits. To secure food
for these pets he needed help. He
persuaded his boy friends to spend
the Saturday holiday gathering
dandelions and clover for his rab-
bits, the compensations being that
the young rabbits when such came
should be named after the boys who
helped. Later in life he said his
conscience reproved him from driving
such a bargain, but the truth was
he gave them the only reward at
his disposal. He also said he treas
ured the remembrance of the plan
as the earliest evidence of his or
ganizing power. = Tom Drier, in
Forbes Magazine IN. "
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-11-11
Workers Unite To Prevent Future Wars
FEDERATION NEWS
CULINARY WORKERS WINNING THEIR FIGHT AT SEATTLE

CULINARY WORKERS WINNING THEIR FIGHT AT SEATTLE
The culinary workers of
old
be
the fight
this
be the IS sout
The caterers association time under the control of
little handful
Matched bust wide catering industry
about the all The workers
did fall the
cations could be shown the scale agreed
scale approximately the in effect Portland San
Francisco and leading Pacific cities
An intensive fight being directed against the remaining few unfair
Union
that clearly the conspiracy that hatched to wreck the culinary
workers union the job actively assisting the local
o
also assisting in the work
succeeded
only CT
culinary through
through Union Record with the list of unfair
Withholding all
relationship with the culinary crafts.
the Chauncy Wright
a outside assistance the fight will soon be