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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-23

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
UNION MINERS AND
 FAMILIES IN NEED
Thousands of Men, Women and Children Ask Aid Through
 Officers

Rev. Walter S. Brown. head of Inc welfare department of the city, Isas s- sued an appeal for help for the eoss miners that are out of work and hs come to Birmingham with their fsniis seeking employment in the city.
 pr. Brown declares that many of thdsn are destitute and that the relief fus of the department is being rapidly ex- hausted Dr. Brown said:
 These miners and their families hAgs come to the city seesiag wara MaHy are absolutely out of the ls Ana q a,,n. sistence. our depArbrieF funds are about exhausted. II ~0 are 70 sare sor the actually destiiute money must come from voluntary descriptions"
 Dr. Browns office is at the city hali. and he can be reached in person or by telephone, Main sSse
 Local mine unions at M#egal Att City and WyIam have ads shair Ns tions for relief to the mAay khat h& already gone to the goveeaor xpnt N former mine strike field TsaN w lalp union says there are 11zS anfaH lnexs- bers and 3375 women and children with-5 out food, the men being without employ ment The Pratt City union says , 4ov persons there are in dire circumstances.n The Marvel petition cites 153 members and 4S1 women and children needing help.
 The petitions are official in character and are signed by union officials
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
.HOWARD'S bOARD|S . BACKING PRESIDENT
Committee Appointed to Help Arrange the Recent
 Difficulties

Dr. c. B. williams has the backing of the board of trustees in his work as president of Howard college. He will not be removed. Members of the board have confidence in his ability to
 build up the school, member stated last night.
 At a meeting of the board at the mittee of five was appointed to CO., operate with pr. Williams and the other college authorities in restoring normal conditions. This action came after petition submitted by members of the student body protesting against t actions of Dr. Williams had been dis cussed by the board.
 Members of this committee are F. c. Ratliff. chairman of the board of trus- tees; s. ]. Willingham, of Florence; Rev. J. M. Thomas, of Talladega: Rev. Jesse Cook. and w. A. Berry, of Birmingham.
 Members of the student body were ad- vised of the appointment of this com niitteef at meeting held at the college yesterday afternoon. They were told tc resume normal state Of mind, get back to their work and they would find con- ditions adjusted in a short time
 Several weeks ago it was known tha, petitions were being circulated among the student body at Howard. asking the removal of Dr. Williams. Seventy five per cent of the enrolment was reported back of the move at that time Reinstatement of Miss Beth Clark as English instructor was asked in this pc tition. Miss Clark was notified that hef services would not be needed after the present semester Official note was made that she was let out "to cut ex- penses.' it is said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
.DR. EDMONDS AND
 DR. GLENN CHOSEN
Will Represent Birmingham Rotary at International Meet
 ing in Scotland

pr. Henry M. Edmonds and Dr. c. B. Glenn were elected delegates to the convention of international Rotary to be held in Edinbureh Scotland. at the meeting of the cluo yes s,erday in the ballroom of the Southern club
 This action was taken following a report of J. w. Donnelly. conference chairman, who stated that sf500 had been left in the treasury after the expense of the convention had been paid. He said the board of directors had recommended that this money be used to partially defray the expenses of two delegates to the convention.
 Legrande c. Wilson. Thomas Renni 3 and ], w. Donnelly were also nomi- hated but Immediately withdrew. stating it would be impossible for them to go
 William saddler, IT.. made brief talk on *What Rotary Meant to q Lawyer" He said service, the Keynote of Rotary. was all that a lawyer had to sell and whether or not he was a good or a poor lawyer depe nded on the kind of service he gives
 Frank Shepard Jr., spoke briefly on Factory Paints giving facts regard ing his business. Mrs. Houston Davis appealed to all Rotarians to attend the concert to be given next week at the musical festival and sponsor the local symfhony orchestra.
 President Oscar Wells, announced that the Kiwanis club had invited the Rotary club to join them at their luncheon Tuesday at which time Jo- sephus Daniel, former Secretary of the Navy, will address them. This in vitation was unanimously accepted. No luncheon of the Rotary club vii! be held next Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
EXPLAINS NEED OF
 SUM ID BE RAISED
Methodist Episcopal Church Wants $50, ,O0O, 1000 for
 Education

Plans are being made by the Method ist Episcopal church, south, for the Christian education movement which will 5. The financial objective of the churci, is $3300O,000.
 Obtaining recruits for Christian serv- ice will be another objective, according to leaders of the movement. Of the 17oOo charges in the Southern Methodist local churches are without regular prea achers.
 One of the tasks of the education movement is to obtain 5000 young people to enter the ministry and other lines of Christian service, according to Dr. R. H. Bennett secretary of the life service, A large fund will be raised for their education and training and to sequip church schools to receive them. These people cannot be trained now on ac- count of the crowded conditions. it is stated, but when this is done these small churches, which are now closed, will be- come centers of religious life.
 No instruction whatever is received by three out of five Protestant chill dren," said pr. J. H. Reynolds, director general of the movement. Tn our att titude of indifference to the religious in- struction of the young we are sowing the seed of national decay. This will be remedied by the Christian education movement which will put strong de- partment of Bible and religious educa tion in all schools so that these insti- tuttons may send back to the local churches a constantly growing stream oi young men and women trained in the principles and methods of religious edu- cation and of applied Christianity"
 Ninety-one schools and colleges main tained by the Methodist church will be benefited by the educational fund which the denomination will raise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
- - BACKS BURRUSS' STAND ON JITNEY QUESTION

Tie Junior Chamber of Commerce has sent a note of appreciation to Chief of Police Shirley for his prompt action in ordering the down town streets kept clear of beggars, crpples and peddlers. The chiefs order became effective yesterday and specifies as the forbidden territory. the area from the Louisville and Nash vile. depot to Fourth avenue north, and from Eighteenth to Twenty-second streets.
 The junior chamber will press the drive started by Commissioner Burruss to have the jitneys placed under bond. A delegation will go before the com mission on Tuesday next and urge ac- tion.
 The organization has been joined in regard to the jitneys by the Italian divf- sion of the chamber.
 The junior chamber insists that it does not wish the jitneys abolished, but that it wants them to be made responsible for accidents which they may cause, as first proposed by Commissioner Burruss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
RETAIL COAL PRICES

Corona coal, one of the leading domes- tic coals coming to the Birmingham mar ket, is being sold under g. the qutation made by one retail yard in a compilation of retail coal prices made by The Age Herald several days ago.
 The Simpson Coal and Transfer com pany gave The AgeHerald the following scale of prices on Corona coal, now ef- fective:
 One ton. $l0.7s.
 Five tons and over, s. S.50.
 Its prices on Montevallo arc:
 One ton, M.75.
 Five tons and over s1o.50.
 General April prices. as heretofore stated. run from q tc g per ton under the fall and winter prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
PRESENT COLORS ID
 CADETS BATTALION
R. 0. T. c. Units Will Be Reviewed in Wilson Park
 This Afternoon

' The unit of the R. o. T. c. of the Bir- ningham high schools will be presented 7 with school colors by the board of edu- cation at Wilson park this afternoon at 2;3o o'clock
 The entire unit s70 students, consist ing of the two battalions, Central and Ensley high schools, with combined band from both schools, 40 musicians, will ap- pear for the first time since the Arnis- tice Day parade.
 After the ceremony of presentation of the colors by the board of education, the unit will be reviewed by the board on the south side of the park and then parade on the following streets:
 Twenty-first street to Fifth avenue: Fifth avenue to Twentieth street; Twen- Ftieth street to Third avenue; Third ave < nue to Eighteenth street, where the Ensley high school battalion will board street cars for Ensley and the Central high school battalion will march to their school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
MARRIED LAST NIGHT
Miss Renie Chambers and John Hugh
 Miller By Dr. Broadly

Miss Renie Chambers and J Hugh Miller were quietly married last night at the parsonage of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church. with pr. J. M. Brady the pastor, officiating.
 Both young people are well known in Birmingham. The announcement of their wedding will come as 2 surprise to their many friends. The bride wore a going-away suit of blue with access sories to match, and carried an arm bouquet of brides roses. She is a tall ented young woman, and was reared in south Alabama. The groom has lived in Birmingham for many years, and is connected with the Wimberly and Thomas Hardware company. The young couple were accompanied on their happy mission by Miss M. Reed and William Wilson.
 MT. and Mrs. Miller left last night for Signal Mountain, Tenn, where they will spend some time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
BIRMINGHAM WINS LONG-FOUGHT-OVER
 FREIGHT RATE CASE
Effective June 30, Magic City Distributors Will Have Advan- tage of Nashville in North
 Alabama Territory

Recent decision of the interstate commerce commission in readjusting freight rates in southeastern territory is hailed as substantial victory for Birmingham by way of eliminating time-worn discriminations.
 The most pleasing feature of the entire readjustment of rates, in the opinion of the Birmingnani Traffic Bureau, which made the fight for Bir- mingham, is that the rates from east ern cities to Nashville viii be in- creased to degree that places Br mingham at an advantage.
 Nashvilles present first class rate from New York is S1.66, The commits sion has abolished that rate, which was based on water traffic fiction. and established a rate of $2.ro, which is the same as the rate to Decatur Ala
 PRESENT RATES
 The present first-class rail rate from the east to Birmingham Is s2.1S. How ever, the rail and water rate from the east to Birmingham is s1.75. hence Birmingham will get a differential over Nashville of 35 cents. Instead of Nashville coming into northern Ala bama and selling stuff under Birming- hams nose. the Birmingham jobbers will be able to wresi that territory from Nashville and extend their trade territory well within Nashville's.
 The rate to Decatur, Ala, midway between Birmingham and Nashville, will remain the same as that to Nash vile, which will serve to take from Decatur territory incentive to trade with Nashville, but will turn 1t to- ward Birmingham with it's rate, 3s cents, under that of Nashville.
 EFFECTIVE JUNE 30
 The new rates are to go in effect June 30 next.
 Speaking of the new rates. Charles E. Jones, secretary of the Traffic Bu- reau, said:
 Birmingham is distinctly better off from the rate decisions made by tn, commission. Where rates affecting us were not lowered, rates affecting oth- CT cities and discriminating against Birmingham were raised. This serves to do away with discrimination against Birmingham, and that has been the real fight that we were waging.
 This is one of the most important establishments of freight rates that has been made in the southeast in some time. and Birmingham is cer- tainly to be benefited by the order of the commission.
 This is the case that was heard st Nashville during January and in Wash ington during February. o. L. Bum attended as manager of the Birming- ham Traffic Bureau and presented Bir- minghams case"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
LABOR SECRETARY
 AT BALLOON RACES
President Harding Tentatively Accepts Invitation to Come
 Here This Fall

James Davis, Secretary of Labor in President Harding's cabinet, will be a central figure at the celebration of mingham's semicentennial celebra- tion to be held in connection with the national balloon races here May 2l. He is a former Birmingham man.
 President Warren c. Harding will visit the city at date to be arranged 1 by Senator Oscar Underwood in the fall. Extensive plans for celebration on the occasion of the chief executives coming will be made by the committee in charge of the observance of he fif- tieth anniversary of the city. l The President declined an invitation to visit the city May 21. He has all recdy accepted an invitation to leliv- CT an address in New York on the an- niversary of the first publication of the New York Commercial May 23. TEis information was given com mittee of Birming gham citizens yester- day morning. when an audience was granted to Senator Underwood, Frank P. Glass, Frank k. Butler Sid W. Lee. T. H. Aldrich, ST.; c. L. Harold. Forney Johr son and W. M. Wamsley in Washington.
 MT. Glass acted as spokesman for the delegation. His remarks were brief. The President accepted the invitation under the condition stated, to the great delight of his callers.
 Upon coming out of the Presidents office. the party was besieged by cam era and moving picture men. MT. Harding stood next to Senator, Under- wood in the center of the group pho tographed.
 President Harding also declined an invitation extended to him to visit At lanta on May "A, the anniversary of Henry w. Grady, famous southern journalist. The New York engagement renders this impossible. he explained.
 Details of the visit to Birmingham of Secretary of Labor Davis will be outlined in a letter to the semicenten- nial association, which will come later, according to telegram from c. L. Harold yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
 BIRMINGHAM RETURNS.

The man who buys good business in vestment property in Birmingham and holds to it is bound to make money, members of the Civic Association forum were told yesterday by Jerome Tucker, president of the Birmingham Real Estate Board.
 He cited the Peerless corner at Nine teenth street and Second avenue, north, where the Jaffe Jewelry company Is now located. as a striking example of this axiom. In 1886 this property was sold for $500. In 1919 it changed hands for s2i0, 900.
 MT Tucker described good investment property. He said he did not advise buying residence property except for a home.
 Following Mir. Fuckers talk. Major w. B. Leedy told some stories of the boom days of Birmingham. l.. l.. Hummer and F. o. Croy demonstrated property sale Mr Hummer selling Mir. Croy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
CROWDS BREAK IN.
 RESULT OF AN ADV.
Roberts Furniture Co. Draws Great Trade From Wide
 Territory
Main 52s0

The breaking of a plate glass window by the crowds gathered before the store of the Roberts Furniture company on Avenue E and Nineteenth street. Ensley, was practical demonstration of the result of a double page advertise ment run in The Age Herald by that firm Tuesday morning telling of the unusual values to be secured at that sale when the doors we're opened to the public Wednesday morning.
 Long before the opening aour the sidewalks were packed. and made impossible by the crowds gathered to attend the opening. Dceming 1t unwise to let them all in at once, the management de- cided to let only as many in as could be waited on, so in the rush to be the next, the window was smashed.
 The remarkable values offered in the advertisement attracted the attention of out-of-town custom CTS, and long distance telephone orders were received on Tuesday and Wednesday by MT. Roberts from Columbiana and towns in scuth Alabama. Several deliveries were also made to customers com ing from East Lake, Birmingham and South Highlands.
 Mir. Roberts stated that arrange ment of this unusual ad caused fla vorable comment from furniture salesmen who visited tine store during the day, and from the many friends of the firm The sale will continue through next week, and new shipments of furniture are be- ing received daily so that all who come may be supplied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
MINSTREL TICKETS TO
 BE SOLD TOMORROW

Tickets for the minstrel musical com- edy production to be staged at the Jef- ferson theater the first four days of next will be put on sale tomorrow.
 Four performances, one each night, be- ginning April 9 and lasting through the 18th, will be given, and capacity audi ences are expected at each performance. Rehearsals are being held each night at the Southern club.
 Local talent is being used as much as possible in the production and this will add decided freshness to the play, it is believed. The Joe Bren Production company of Chicago is directing the work and the company has also brought several beautiful sets of scenery here with them. ff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Expresses Thanks
Editor of the Age-Herald ::

To the Editor of the Age-Herald:
 I feel sure you will allow me brief space to- say a word to my friends in Birmingham. The hundreds of calls at my phone and at our door, the letters and every possible token of love and kindness indicate to me that my friends il. Birmingham have loving interest in my welfare and are interested in my condition and programme
 am leaving Wednesday for Johns Hopkins sanitarium for treatment and rest. I am slowly recovering from my nervous collapse and hope in a few weeks to be back in my pulpit in my former good health.
 Fer the innumerable tokens of inter- est and love expressed in all kinds of gifts and attentions from all classes. Protestant, Catholic and Hebrew high and low rich and poor, desire to ex- press my heartfelt thanks. Yours sin- cerely, GEORGE R. STUART
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
 WANTS LAW CHANGED

Laws providing for inspection of East Lake park by the city amusement cen sor will be asked of the city commis- sion by Mrs Neil Wallace Mrs. Wal. lace declared supervision of the park is necessary.
 Regulation of amusements at the park was taken from Mrs. Wallace when the special ordinance covering supervision of amusements was passed in revised form at Tuesdays meeting of board vaude- ville and theaters are also eliminated from regulations, leaving only movies to be censored by Mrs. Wallace
 East Lake park is exempt from the ordinance because there is public play ground at the park which accommodates about 2,o0o children daily during the summer season, including the bathing beach
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
MORTALITY REPORT

Sixty deaths were reported in Bir- mingham and Jefferson county during the week ending fast Saturday. accord Ing to the report of Dr. J. D. Bowling, health officer. Of these, s were white persons and 32 negroes
 Seven violent deaths occurred during the week, six of them in Birmingham Fourteen deaths occurred as the result of preventable disease cases. nine of which were caused by pulmonary tnhA-- culosis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
CONFIRM RESERVE RANK

There are many important questions to be discussed at the regular meeting of the naval reserve unit meeting al the naval recruiting office, Title Guarantee building. Thursday night.
 Lieut.. Com. A. G. Dibrell, naval recruit ing officer, is in receipt of letter from the commandant of the eighth naval dis tract containing information relative to the number of drills necessary to qualify for the retainer and base pay and how these drills are to be held
 The bureau of navigation has replied to letters relative to confirmation in rank of all those not yet confirmed. The re- port on the progress of the banquet com mittee will be made and all members should attend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21

in Berlin and of the crowning and death of his son. father of the de- throned emperor. And he saw the de- throned emperor crowned. He re- fer red to the gallant part of the na- tional guardsmen had taken in the World war and how they had stood for law and order in all the crises that had arisen in Alabama when peace was threatened. He m<le special reference to the monotonous and tiresome serv- ico during the mine strike, and de- elared the guardsmen were more to be commended for the manner in which they performed this irksome duty than even for the manner in which they served in the more stirring scenes in France.
 STEINER SPEAKS Gen R. k. Steiner, who commanded the guardsmen during the strike. made la serious talk to the young men. He agreed with Dr. Barnett that service in the mine field was more arduous be- cause more tedious and without excite ment but it was just as important as th. service in war. He believed this country was still in danger from a class of men who did not know the difference between unionism and bol- shevism. He had himself the greatest respect TOT unlonlStn, put ne WOulu not countenance the abrogation of the freedom of contracts or yield one inch to men who would convert this gov errment into one of the soviet form. He declared that the guardsmen should be suspicious of all isms but one, and that was Americanism.
 Chairman Mudd expressed the warm appreciation which the district felt for the service rendered by the guards men, and he asked that any of those who were still out of em<oyment ow- ing to their service in the mine field to make it known to the Junior Cham Der and the latter would make every effort to see that they became em- ployed.
 With three cheers for General Stein CT and the Junior Chamber, the de- lightful affair, beginning at s o'clock, closed as the clock struck 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
Euents of Today
 In Birmingham,

Real Estate Board luncheon at ] o'clock at Ssuthern, club.
 ADJUSTMENTS Majestic Theatre-"0ctavfus ROy Co., hen's aCome Seven."
 Lyric--Exeith vaudeville and pie tures. Loew's Bijou-vaudeville and pie tureA.
 Trfanon-POla Negri, fin @Passion." AIcaxar-"The Last of the Mohic- ans."
 Strand-Fatty ArbuckIe. in 'sThe Dollar a Year Man,
 GaIax--Enid Bennett, in "Hairpins-" Riafto--'A Cheater Reformed.' and Huster Keaten Comedy.
 Edgewood Park--Dancing from to 12.
 Birmingham ys. Little Rock at Rickwood field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
BASED ON COTTON
THREE MORE BITTEN

Three persons, one bitten by a cat and the others by dogs, began taking the Pasteur treatment at the city labo- ratory yesterday. E. S. Watson. s0Sia Twenty fourth street. north, was bitten on the fore , finger of the left hand on April 17 oy dog whose head has not yet been ex- amined.
 Pauline Copeland, g. so4 Seventeenth, street, north. was bitten by a dog, tha; later died The head showed no traces of rabies. The child was bitten on the left knee, April 15.
 Mrs. c. E.. Moss, TT Second avenue, north. was bitten April 15 by a cat that was killed and not submitted for exam ination.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-21
WITHDRAWS APPEAL

Martin Humphrey. convicted of grand larceny several weeks ago, and sentenced to from three to five years in the state penitentiary. withdrew his appeal yes tefday and will serve the sentence. The man is alleged to have stolen an auto mobile belonging to s. W. Oliver. Fol- lowing his conviction he was sentenced by Judge H. P. Hefln in the criminal di- vision of the circuit court.