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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
Cost Plus"

TO the Editor or The Age-Herald. notice that the bids for construction of the new high school are on the "cost plus plan. l can hardly conceive that the city commission would pay any attention to any such offers. The cost plus plan in 2ubtic build inss has always led to fraud and higher cost than the open bid. When Charles M. Schwab took hold of the Emergency Shipbuilding com pany at the most urgent request of President Wilson he found all work done on the cost plus" plan and abols ished that method He found purchases made with two or three commissions attached instead of direct buying and purchases delayed so some favorite could furnish the goods at a little later date.
 l MT. Schweb said there was sports manship in business as we'll as play and the man who wasn't sportsman enough to make his bid and take his chances wouldn't be fit to do the work
 on the cost plus" plan. With the citys wholly inefficient engineering department which might help correct some evils this plan of building would prove expensive. Of course. 1t would give chance for a special attorney
 who never won a thing for state.
 county or city-to investigate after ward.
 l The Lockwood investigating commit
 tee of New York, which is investigat-
 ing the building trades. hls unearthed the grossest fraud by American Feder- ation of Labor heads in collecting graft
 money in large sums. Also in collusive sales by associations. and so hot has Samuel Untermyer made 1t for Mayor Hylan that he has cancelled the cost plus plan of building the $1S,000, 900
 city hall and $30,000.000 worth of
 school buildings and will require bids pn all.
 And it hath been said of old that the worm will turn. The United States Senate is getting wise, as note this
 telegram from this mornings Age- Herald:
 Would Bar Cost Plus Contracts (By Associated Press. )--W ashing ton,
 January 26.-.A bill to prohibit the
 shipping board from purchasing ship
 supplies or letting ship repair contracts
 on a cost plus" basis was intro duced
 today by Senator Edge, republican.
 New Jersey Under 1t bids would be
 required where tho contracts Involved
 more than $5,000."
 Birmingham. January 27, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

education. They have the valued serv-
 ices of consultants at their command.
 viz, ope able and thorough neurolo-
 gist. one enthusiastic and up-to-date
 orthopedist, two as capable and emil
 nent specialists in disease of the eye.
 ear, nose and throat as can be found
 in any city; one in surgery, skilled and
 successful; one in internal medicine,
 who Is easily the peer or superior of
 any in the south, and one in x-ray
 work, who excels in the Interpretations
 of his pictures, as well as his practical
 work. Tn addition to these physicians
 regularly retained, we occasionally
 call on a specialist in skin diseases,
 one of the most thorough and scholar
 ly masters of his speciality 1t has eve.
 been my fortune to meet, and a spe-
 cialist in genito-urinary troubles, who
 bears wide renown in the south. There
 are two dental surgeons, who with
 painstaking care and thor0ughness
 make oral examinations, estimate re-
 quired work and carry out this work
 when authorized.
 With such an organization as this no
 soldier in this section who has applied
 to the United States public health serv- ite has really suffered for lack of at tention for any disability he has in- cured in line of duty Such attention of course. has required the expendi- lures of large amounts of government funds. Each claimant for. treatment O. compensation (for treatment means compensation), has had to file papers for Identification purposes.
 This is where the so-called fred tape" enters. And it is nothing more than any business man or corporation requires before money is turned loose When the undersigned first came tc Birmingham. he had to purchase , modest home for his family. The "red tape" of mortgage papers. notes. etc. in addition to a goodly amount of cas1 were absolutely essential. Later. a moderate loan on some south Alabama land was sought A leading real es- tate firm of your city required q de- posit of $10 with the application. lr sage that the application was rejected Awful red tape for an ex-soldier! Dc condemn this firm for their require ments? Certainly. no.
 The bureau of war risk insurance charges nothing to institute claim Treatment is given. at once. If indi- cated. for a disability traceable tc service, incurred In line of duty. T. would astonish you to learn how broad ly and liberally this Is construed 1T the Interest of the discharged soldier Instead of marvelliAg at the fred tape of slowly acting government. yos would commend the generosity and lbeneficence of grateful govarnment. A few days ago, . widow of dts
 charged officer who had been in . To- cal hospital for over five months a a patient of the bureau. received check for over $1.700. A young man whs came to our attention with . disabling foot trouble over . year after his dis' charge. received treatment. some hun dreds of dollars as compensation. and ia now taking one of the many coursei in vocational training offered by hi, | grateful and paternally inclined gov' ernment.
 There are hundreds Of these case.
 of compensation as we'll n the almost
 600 cases of hospitalixation. This h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
Treatment of Soldiers
To the Editor of The Age-Herald.

To the Editor of The Age e-Herald.
 Your highly valued paper holds a
 W well-deserved first rank position
 among the leading journals of the
 country. The editorial page is always
 interesting. Articles from your cbr- dially esteemed Med Brace" appear too
 infrequently. What Harper pictures
 on the front page catches my eye first
 every morning.
 Usually his cartoon is timely and
 apropos. However, I am constrained to protest his representation In this mornings paper of the American dis charged soldier in a maze of barbe1
 wire entang dement's, from which he is
 anxiously gazing at beautiful build
 ing on distant hill flying the flag of Proper Hospital Treatment"
 Quite the reverse of this implied
 condition exists in this city. The un- dersigned has since February 1, 1920, had the honor to endeavor to serve the discharged soldiers as local reprssen- tative of the United States public health service. ~This service followed a period of about 28 months in the first division of tine American expedition ary forces. It was my constant aim to serve well the soldiers of the first di- vision in the throes of Cantigny, Sois- sons, St. Mihiel and the Argonne. But can truthfully state that the strenu- ousness of that service was tame com pared to what have done in Birming- ham during the past 12 months.
 What has been done in Birmingham for tine discharged soldiers by the United States public health service is but typical of what has been done in other communities--all made possible through the office of the district su- rervisor in New Orleans. La. This dis trict office is but one of 14, all work ing through the surgeon generals of- flee at Washington. As a rule medi- cal officers who have seen service in the army compose the commissioned personnel of the United States public health service.
 Since February l, 1920, about 45O discharged soldiers have received hospital treatment in Birmingham. The period of hospitalization has ranged all the way from two days to five and "a half months. St. Vincents, high and healthy; South Highlands. quiet aud beautiful; Norwood. attractive and hos pitable; Birmingham infirmary, ample and spacious; Red Mountain sanator- fum. exclusive and homelike; Em- ployes' hospital of the Tennessee Coar Iron and Railroad company. superb and magnificent--all have cared for these disabled veterans ay the expense of the government. the soldiers them selves paying nothing.
 The physfcians attached to tho United States public health service hospital unit in this city are of your lsbest professional talent. Each has worked zealously and faithfully, and has more than earned the salary re- ceived. Were l to yield to strong temptation and name the 10 or IF highs class practitioners who do this work. the reader would at once recognize mon who stand high in the profession. There are three young and vigorous doctors who make the general exam 1 nations necessary frpm time to time for the bureau of war risk insurance and the federal board for vocational
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28

parishes at the home of Mrs. L.iarles Ray and assured them that a rector would be sent to Bessemer.
 Aside from the business of the meeting. in which the interest manifested was proof of the eagerness with which rector will be received, the social feature was very pleasant, this being the first time that there has been a gathering of Episcopalians in the city for some time. An elaborate supper was served by the St. Agnes guild of Trinity church to over 50 guests
 SOCIETY
 Mrs Lacey Edmundson entertained the members of the Thursday Bridge club at her home Thursday afternoon. Only club members were guests on this occasion The first and second prizes, handsome handkerchiefs. were won by Mrs. w. D. Taylor and Mrs. Joe Little, and the consolation, penwiper, fell to Mrs. George Houston.
 After the games of bridge Mrs. Ed mundson served delicious plate luncheon to her guests Coffee was served afterwards in the dining room from a prettily appointed table. The club members present were Mrs. Rob- ert Smith, Mrs. Charles Ray, Mrs. J. $. Winters, Mrs s. E. Grout, Mrs. V. H. Ragsdale, Mrs. Gardner r. Goodwin Mrs. c. E. Rodenberg, Mrs. A. s. Fitz- patrick Mrs. W. F. Golson, Mrs. Fred Stover, Mrs. W. D. Taylor. Mrs. George Houston and Mrs. L. D. McCollum. Mrs. o. H. Halbrook was a delightful hostess of Thursday afternoon, when she entertained the Point of the Needle club at her home. Ferns and narcissus and growing plants in bloom were used in the decoration of the reception rooms for the occasion.
 James Whitcomb Riley was the poet studied at this meeting, roll-calI being responded to with quotations from his poems and delightful reading being given from his work by Mrs. E. M. Owen.
 After the programme the hostess served a salad course with coffee to the following guests: Mrs. George woodrow, Mrs. J. E. Wright Mrs. Rose Huey, Mrs. Gordon Vail, Mrs. L. B. Bradley Mrs. Schuyler Harris, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy. Mrs. Robert Childress, Mrs. w. E. Cunningham, Mrs. B. E. Purser. Mrs. T. J. DeJarnette. Mrs. A. Smith, Miss Mary Lovett and Miss Lizzie Herbert, Mrs. Cottingham and Mrs. Valentine.
 Mrs. s. F. Jones is the guest of friends in the city.
 Mrs. W. c. Hernendez of Birmingham is the guest of Mrs. w. l. Rush at Meadow Brook place. t..+a Mrs, Cottingham of Cullman is visit ing Mrs. 0. H. Halbrook at her home on Sixteenth street.
 Mrs. Nvalentie of Louisville. Ky, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Bedford.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
DESTROYER NAMED FOR
 GALLANT SELMIAN SLAIN BY SUBSEH ASSASSlNS
By HUGH w. ROBERTS
 Washington Bureau The Age Her

Washington, January G.--(SPe- cial. No. 335, soon to he completed, will bear the name, John TiIlnian Melvyn, in honor of the gallant lieutenant of Selma who lost his life in the destruction of the AIcedo during the war against Germany.
 Announcement to this effect was made today to Senator Underwood by Secretary Daniels of the de- pertinent of the navy. Lieutenant Mclvyn was n graduate of Annapolis, but prior to the war had retired. On the development of hOstilities he re-entered the service, and was one of the early victims of Ger mnny's unc0nsci0nnble submarine procedure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
MEMBERSHIP FIXED
Five Names Added to Anniston Ex
 change Club

Admission, January Especial )-Fivs new members were added to the mem. bership roll of the new Exchange cluf at the meeting Wednesday at noon. the constitution and by-laws were adopted and an invitation from the Kiwanis ciut for a joint luncheon was accepted. Ses' eral musical and instrumental numper' were rendered at the meeting by Bill, Ma ttison. The new members accepted Wednesday were: Frank McGraw. sales man for foundry products; Don Russell mining: Leon UlirnAn, ladies ready-to' wear; P. A. Carmichael. newspaper; J n. Banks. real estate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
HALE COUNTY WOMEN
 LEAD IN POLL TAXES

Greensboro. January 27.-tSpecial)-- Inquiry tt the tax collectors office shows that to date moro women have paid their poll tax in Hale county than men. It is believed that approximately all of tho women will have paid .5y February l. Tho small per cent of mon registrants is due to the fact. that this coming year has no general elec- tions, that the ex-service men and those over 4b yearv of age are exempt from poll tax. while the women are eager. perhapa to avail themselves of their new-found privilege.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
MADISON GINS SLUMP This Years Total Is 27,252 Bales
 37,164 In 1919

Huntsville, January 27.-(Special.>- - Madison county cotton gins had gtnned
 27,252 bales of cotton of the crop oi 1920 up to and including January le' compared to 37.164 to the same time last year, according to the figures of Charles R. Wuliamss gin reporter for the census bureau, made public aO- day. This report shows larger crop by several hundred bales than was es- timated last fall Nearly all the gins in the county have closed down. as there Is not much more cotton in sight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
PRIVATE CARS RUN FIRE
 TRUCKS OFF THE STREET

GadsAen, January 57-(special.) Chief of Police L1ttlef1e1a and Chief Sel Green ef the fire depart- ment have issued . Joint waEntng to drivers of aufenehllea xegaraing a the Drevalence ef antos h me path way to all fires with thelR autes in an effort te ret there before the department. At recent fires the chemical ee0banatieA tF9ek was al- most forced to stsD at one peant to make way for auteMebel1sts who wanted to ret te the fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
MASONS HAVE BANQUET
Parent Teachers Serve and Proceed Improve Schools

Greensboro, January 27.-(Special.)--, The Masons of Greensboro held a gets together meeting this evening. Rous' ing speeches were made. The evening programme included an elaborate bar auet served by the Parent Teachers association. The proceeds were applied to fund. for placing new desks in the public school building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
Death Is Sudden

Huntsville. January 27--(special,)- Mrs. Sallie Scruggs, widow of the late, George $. Scruggs. is dead after ar illness of only two days with pneu- monia She was a sister of Mrs. Fan nie Taliaferro. Mrs. Weeks and Mrs. Walter Laxson. v
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28

Bessemer, January 2i.-(Special )--1 large force of men is engaged in the work of installing new switch board for the Southern Bell Telephone com pany's plant in Bessemer. The work is being done by the Western Electric com pany to which the contract was given when the new building was completed.
 When the switchboard is completed, the company will be able to provide telephones for 1000 subscribers while the present number accommodated is 1,5OO.
 The work of laying the cables and in- stalling the new switchboards will take some time, until June, it is expected, ac- cording to Manager smith of the local telephone office.
 A drive for the orphans of Europe will be conducted in the city next week, be- ginning Monday. according to plans made at meeting held at the library Thursday afternoon. This drive will be part of the statewide campaign, of which Erskine Ramsay of Birmingham is chairman Gordon Jones has been made chairman of the drive in Bessemer; Dr. P. E. Gwin, vice chairman; R. L. Coons, secretary; M. l.. Morrill,, treas urer, and J. A. Snider, publicity chair man, with Mrs. Lee Moody, Mrs. H. L.. Rains and Mrs. L. D. McCollum as mem hers of the publicity committee. The plans, according to which the campaign will be waged, will be announced as soon as they are completed.
 The Rotary club held it's regular week ly luncheon Thursday. MT. Westef of Birmingham was a guest of the club and made talk to the Rotarians on the work accomplished by the Boy Scouts of Birmingham at Camp Andrews. He gave some very helpful suggestions concern ing Camp Chippewa, the camp of the Bessemer scouts.
 Maj. M. w. Matthews, representing the Alabama Development company, which has for it's purpose the advertising of the value and low cost of Alabama farm lands, was guest of the club and made a talk on this subject, which was in- dorsed by the Rotarians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
RECTOR FOR BEssEMER

Members of Trinity Episcopal church are very much gratified and enthusiastic over the assurance that they will be provided with a rector as soon as one may be procured for the parish.
 Dr. Middleton s. Barnwell, rector of the Church of the Advent and J. W. McQueen of Birmingham. both members of the mission board of the diocese of the state, met Wednesday evening with the Woodward and Trinity church
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
mrs Less T. Heavy

selma, January 1f.--Fire destroyed practically the entire stock of mer- chandfse of the Smith Wholesale Grocery house on Watsr street about [ o'clock la1t night. tho building alse beih9 consi1erably dAnaged. Tho $2U.OVo loss was fully covered by in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
FNe9ro IS Arrested

Greenville, January 17.-(specieL) Neal Nurrei, negro. was arrested oy local offfcers late last night near the LouisviJie and Nashville yards and was placed In the Butler county 5a'l charged with burglary. It 10 claimed Nurrell stole some clothing and other household goods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
Notice If stockhoiders' Meeting

a special meeting of the stockholders of the Alabama Home Building and Loan AS sociation at the main office. 2026 First February 24. 1921. at 12 noon. for the pur- pose of increasing the capital stock of tho association from six million to nine million dollars and for the transaction of any other busine SIS that may come before the meeting.
 II. NJ ROBERTSON, President.
 w. V. NJ. ROBERTSON. Gen. Mgr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
Iuniors Orranizine

Troy. January 27,-(Special.)--Dr. 2. Hs Northcutt. pastor of the Methodist chureh. has begun the organization of as junior congregation. All of the of- flcSrs of the church have not yet been. announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
Hog Sale Is Success

Troy, January 27. -- Especial. )--At the CO., operative hog sale here Wed nesday, approximately 700 hogs were sold. They were auctioned by w H. Allison and bought by MT. Chambers Of Enterprise. The price paid was sss0S per hundredweight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
LEGAL NOTICES
BankrnnfcY Nofica

BAnkruptcy NOtfc6
 Notice Is hereby given that on January 20, 1921, c. E. Mayerhoff Lxrnber Com that the first meeting of creditors of said bankrupt will be held in my office, Room
 Ala, on February 2, 1921. at 10 o'clock i1 , the forenoon, at which time creditors 3l os
 , said bankrupt may attend. prove their claim, examine the bankrupt. elect trustee and transact such other business as may properly come before sucn meeting,
 EMMETT O'NEAL, Referee in Bankruptcy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
DIsLOCATES SHOULDER

MT. Haffner, who is nearly 90 years old, fell Thursday morning from a chair and disiocated his shoulder. The acci- dent occurred at the home of his son, J. k. Haffner, on Second avenue. Physi- clans were summoned, an anaesthetlc administered and his shoulder set. This afternoon he is able to sit up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
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 ptions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28

ica Spivens, black washlady. FranS Thomas.
 The officers of the play are: Sta, manager, r. D. Kegley; assistants. O'i Merritt, Elizabeth Foster, Ray Feenf and Mary Donehoo; William White business manager and will be assisted b, Raymond Crow and Miles Ventress. Tn dramatic coaches are Misses Grace Jones Capitola Neaie and Jessie Stead.
 The play promises to be thoroughly en tertaining and well played. The publ is invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
ANNOUNCEMENTS

A pie social will be given at the Gem tral Park Methodist church this evening The public is invited.
 The Live Wire class of the Shadyssos Methodist church will give social il' the church basement this evening.
 Band No ] of the Fairfield Methodist church will serve supper in the church basement from to o'clock this eve' ming.
 Miss Emma Harper and Mrs. R. E Cremeenes of Columbus, Ohio, are visit ing their sister Mrs. A. F. Elliott, WI is critically Nill at her home on Ensls avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-28
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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-11-15
Japan Also Accents.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l5.-(A. P)
--Grea' Britains acceptance in prln-
ciple and spirit of the American pro-
posals for limitation of naval arma-
ment formally was laid before the
arms conference today by Arthur ].
Balfour, heading the British delega-
ton. Baron Admiral Kato's statement
of acceptance In the same sense for
Japan followed. Before hearing the
statements the conference adopted the
plan worked out by the big five for
two committees of the whole" one
to consider armament and the other
to consider the far eastern question.
This will remove the real work of me-
gotation from the open sessions TO
the executive confines OF committee
rooms
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-11-15
PROGRESSIVE CLUB
ENDORSES RED CROSS

by unanimous vote Of the Progress
dive Business club taken at the noon
luncheon today the Red Cross mem
bershlp campaign is endorsed This
action MAS taken following spirited
talks by Roy w. Ritner. county chair
man Rev. G. l.. Clark, city chairman,
and Rev. John r. Secor Speakers
emphasized the work of the Red
rross in helping care for disabled sol
Tiers and also in private relief work.
other guests Of the club today were
J. A. Bennett of 81. Joe. Mo, and c. II
Lerbold Of Seattle, both friends Of r.
D. Sayres. Mr. Bennett Is a wholesale
representative but has also won fame
n musical lines. having written the Of
fetal A-Y-P march for the Seattle fail
and an opera widely presented in the
east
Next week the regular luncheon by
the Progressive Club will be dispensed
with in favor Of banquet TO be giveI
Friday evening on the occasion Of :
visit by national off, who will of
lficla1iy present the Pendieton ciul
' with its charter.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-11-15
Vigorous Action Planned by
County Court and Citizens
to Serve County'S Need.


Cmatllla county VIII MAKE lol 'h'i
request that money from the leueiul
post road fund and the lederai iorest
road fund De used IN constructor Vi
north ana south hish"ay between
Cmatilla ana Hrait couIties'
In the meantlme vigorous actloh ~
Planned TO oitset the Work ol silidl
group in Portland VINO WISH TO see leu
eral money used III the constructor Oh
the Nallula cutoff. AS part Oh the
program underway wires were sei.' ~
Portland Yesterday asElhs fol''"i'u
delegation to visit the scene oil the
Wallula road before asking us con-
struction and that Umatilla county
people be given hearing IN Portland
before the Portland ChomDer taxes
| any further action on the SUBJECT
The whole subject was discussed AT
length yesterday afternoon at gain
ering including Judge l. NJ. nchahheP
Roadmaster shannon, the poard oi
managers OF the Commerclal Assocla'
ton and other business men, II "a'
the concensus OF opinion that II "ouio
| De apSuIu ioT Aole " ASK poat io"N