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New Britain herald., 1921-09-27

The longest of Shapespeare's plays is Hamlet" with 3930 lines.
New Britain herald., 1921-09-27

In Switzerland the poppy is a love token.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10
CITY ID RESIST | CAR FARE INCREASE

Resistance to an increase in car fare if ordered by the Alabama public service commission, will be carried to the highest courts by the city, J. Ellis Brown, commissioners of public utilities, stated yesterday afternoon. Mir Brown declared that Forney Johnston, who represented the city at the recent hearing before the commission, would be retained by the city throughout the street car fare fight.
 Injunction against collection of an increased fare, with charges made that the utilities act of 1920 under which the public service commission is given authority to fix rates for public utilities. taking this power away from the city, is unconstitu- tional, will be the opening shot in the battle.
 Probable action of the public serv- ice commission on the two petitions p1 esented by Lee c. Bradley, re- ceiver for the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, at the :, hearing here leans toward granting | Of the increase. it is believed. | A decision by the commission is expected within the next 30 day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10
LOCAL PHYSICIANS ID ATTEND MEETING
Annual Session of Medical
 Association Convenes Tues- day at Warm Springs

Twenty first annual session of the Chattanooga Valley Medical and Sur gical association will be held al Warm Springs, Ga, Tuesday, We'd nesday and Thursday. pr. w. c. Gewin of Birmingham is president of the association.
 About a thousand doctors from GeorgiI, Alabama and Florida will be in attendance at the meeting. Among the special features will be lectures by Dr. J. J. Pemberton of the Mayo clynic and pr. R. c. Long of North Carolina An old-fashioned barbc- cue will be served on July IS, and a one-act military farce, "A. W. Q He'll" will be presented Wednesday night.
 Most of the discussions will be along scientific lines, and the moder treatments of number of diseases will be described in lectures by prom inent members of the profession Among the Birmingham doctors whf are scheduled to speak on the pro gramme are: pr. Earle Drennen, Dr H. r. Wilkins, Dr. B. l.. Wyman Dr. J. Ross Snyder. pr. E. Lawrence Scott, Dr. J. A. Ward, Dr. Charles Watterson, Dr. w. P McAdory, pr ban c. Donald, Dr. J. B. Cooper. pr R. G. McGahey, pr. J. E. Garrison pr. A. c. Jackson. Dr. Scale Harris Dr. H. A. Elkourie, Dr. w. B. John son and Dr. Courtney w. Shropshire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10
CLUB MEMBERS
 ARE 'ED|S0N|zED'
Community Club to Give Out ina on Cahaba River-Ball
 Game Planned

Members of the Community Club were "Edisonized" at their weekly luncheon at the Southern club yes- terday That is to say they were asked series of questions by the president, F. C. Arms. which were supposed to be test of their indivi- dual and collective intelligence.
 The questions varied greatly skip ping from science to grand opera at a single jump, and the answers were no less varied.
 Ned McDavid was introduced to the club as the new member of the week. Baby spoons were presented by the club to Charles A. Jones, Sr., and Wayne Nelson, ST., for two juniors who have just arrived at their homes.
 Next Wednesday afternoon the club will hold an outing on the Cahaba river, and every member was requested to meet at four o'clock pro- vided with bathing suit and lunch fo. the affair.
 Tram Sessions, baseball manager announced that a practice game had been arranged between the clubs team and the team of the Alabama Power company. the date of whicl will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10
RATE HEARING ID
 START THIS WEEK,
 ALL COMMODITIES
Railroads, Manufacturers, Merchants and Storekeep- CTS Will Be Affected
 By Results

The stage is set for the hearing to be extended by the fourth section committee of the railroads to south ern shippers and traffic bureau rep resentatives this week in Atlanta.
 The entire fabric of class rates is up for readjustment on order of the interstate commerce commission. ] This affects the entire southeastern territory, and every article that is subject to class rates.
 The hearing will commence tomor- row morning and, owing to its impor tance, will probably require the en- l tire week. The fourth section com mittee of the southern trunk lines has completed its work and will submit it's findings to the shippers and the traffic bureau representatives. 1 The readjustment came about through instruction of the interstate commerce commission to have the class rates made to conform to the fourth section of the transportation l act which bears on the long an l short haul question.
 Birmingham Represented
 o. L. Bum, general manager of the bureau, has been making a study of | the proposed adjustments for more than week and will attend the con ference from beginning to end so as to care for the shipping interests | of this section.
 Traffic managers of Montgomery, Mobile and Tuscaloosa will also be at the hearing and other Alabama cities will probably be represented, l A feature of importance in this hearing is that class rates are the base of commodity rates. It follows that any change made in the six class rates will affect the various commodities coming under the classi : fications. Pig iron rates will be af- fected by the base rate of certain class rate, dry goods by another, shoes by another and so on.
 Tuscaloosa Organizes
 Tuscaloosas new traffic bureau will send its traffic manager, w. w. Seay, and M J. Maloney, traffic eX- pert. The Tuscaloosa Traffic bureau has recently been organized by the business men of Tuscaloosa and has already become an Important fac tor in that city's industrial life.
 Among the firms supporting the Tuscaloosa Traffic bureau are Allen & Jemison company, Alabama pro duce company. Allied Sales corpora tion, Alston Lumber company, incor- porated, J. D. Blocker, Burchfield Brothers. Dr. l.. F. Beckham. Conner Grocery company, Copeland Brothers James S. Free, Fitts- Turner Lumbei company, Hornre Veener company Henderson Land and Lumber com pany, A. l.. Lindsley, Maxwell Broth CTS, Marshall, Jordan & Keith, Massa Lumber company. incorporated. Masss Grocery company, Modern Lumber company, Oates Krebs Lumber com
 pany. Robertson Produce company Rumley- Allison Lumber company Schwartz-M Candy company Stevens Daily Lumber company, s. c Swain, Tuscaloosa Cotton Seed OI company, Tuscaloosa Produce com l pany, West Alabama Brokerage com , pany, Whitesburg Cooperage com f | DaDy,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10
HEBREW SCHOOL IS NOW ON FIRM BASIS
Officers of Year Elected With B. Rosenb|oom President.
 Many Subjects Taught

At the annual meeting of the Biz mingham Hebrew school, the follow ing officers and board of directors were elected for the sensuing term; President, B. Rosenbloom; vice president, P. Jaffe; secretary, N. s. Feinstone; treasurer, H. Abramson; superintendent, Rabbi J. Mendelsohn; and J. Weinstein H. Kantor, M Kim merling, NJ. B. Herman, H. Harelick, B. Banks, M Kr9man, S. Ziedman, $.
 Ginsburg. F. Abelson, II. Rubin, 5,
 Sevelowitz, L. Sarason and A. Chis- ling, board of directors,
 The recommendations of the reor- eanization committee were adopted in full, and the new executives were instructed to carry them out The report of the retiring secretary showed the school to be gaining fast | in growth and influence. Under the administration of M Roseman. the retiring president. after several years of struggle. the institution is now on
 a firm basis.
 | The educational committee report | ed marked progress and steady iin-
 provement Hebrew reading, writing
 and composition, ancient and modern
 history of the Hebrew people, songs
 in the Hebrew tongue form the large
 portion of the list of subjects taush' | in inc six grades of the school. Reg ular religious services under the aus
 pices Xaf a committee from knessesh ] israel synagogue and the faculty are l conducted every Saturday morning
 The three teachers of the schoo,
 are: l. Sperling, A. r. Feingoid' anu 1 Rev. George Tunkle. The iatter mas l associated himself with the birmihs- l ham Hebrew school after an absence I of IS months, during wnich no seiN e'
 tha- -conp-eeation B'nai Israel as min l ister and teacher at the temple a' | Sheffield
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10
 SPATROLMAN DIES WHILE ON HIS BEAT

I. E. Fuqua, a member of the Bir- mingham police department. died at s:2o o'clock yesterday afternoon while on his beat at the corner or Twenty avenue and twenty first street. nortn Heart failure is said to have been the cause of the death.
 He was one of the best liked patrol men on the froce. He joined the force December 8. 1e17 He was for merly engaged in the dairy business and was well known over the city.
 Funeral arrangements have not been announced. The body is now being held at the Brown undertaking establishment at North Birmingham. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Eliazebeth Tuquai a daughter, Mrs Estelle McWhorter, and four sons. Raymond. Joe. Milton and Walter Fuqua
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10
TO ADOPT EMBLEM

An executive meeting of the Ad- vertising club of Birmingham will be held at oelock tomorrow night in the rooms of the Old Colony club, Tutwiler hotel. for the purpose of se- lecting an emblem and slogan.
 All members have been invited to submit designs, and 1t is anticipated that many clever suggestions will be offered.
 |. A committee recently appointed will submit d constitution and by laws for adoption, and several other important matters will be considered The club charter list is now closed and admission to membership can only be had through invitation. The Monday night meeting being an .ex- ecutive one, the names of several eligibles will be proposed for cleo ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10


 Health authorities of the city main- tain that the standard of ice shall not be lower that that of city water However, when the requirements for water are sought, it is found there are none. It is understood that the state board of health is held respon- sible for the safeguarding of the water supply. The state board has formulated no standards, using the government requirements
 The view was taken by members of the health department that bac ice would be classed as impure water if it did not meet with approvals or consumers and the health depart ment. However, in looking up what constitutes impure water, it is found defined as "any water that is not equal purity to that furnished by the Birming ham Water Works company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10
FEDERAL COURT OF
 APPEALS TO SIT HERE

Hearing of the petition of the Bir- mingham Southern Railroad company asking that the federal court restrain the order of the interstate commerce commission changing the present method of adjusting charges has been set for Wednesday, July IS.
 Judge Richard w. Walker of Hunts vile, Judge w. I. Grubb of Birming- ham, and another federal judge, who has not yet been announced, will sit as the United States circuit court Of appeals for the hearing of the case The order of the interstate com merce commission goes into effect July 14, should the court fail to restrain it. The suit is directed against not only the interstate commerce. commission, but the other railroads In the Birmingham belt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10
AMENDMENT ID FOOD ORDINANCE
 ID BE CONSIDERED
New Measure Is Expected to Remove Objections to For mer Ordinance, Which Is
 Held Up By Injunction

Paving the way for dissolution of the injunction against Birming- hams food ordinance, which the city has been prevented from enforcing since it's passage, March 30, 1920, an ordinance amending the objection able section of the measure will be adopted by the city commission, probably at it's meeting Tuesday. The amending ordinance has been drawn by the city attorney and is ready for the action of the com mission.
 The new measure provides that in case of seizure of foods, liquids and beverages not kept in accordance with the provisions of the ordinance, the owner of suh commodities shall be given hearing in recorders court before the goods are condemned and destroyed. Under the old section or the ordinance enjoined the owner diu not receive hearing before his prop erty was destroyed. This amendment IS tApcCltu lO ltihONt OpJSNN'S'9 the food ordinance.
 To File Answer
 Fred G. Moore, city attorney, is preparing to file a supplemental an- swer to the last bill of complaint on which the injunction was granted, in chancery court immediately upon passage of the measure by the com mission.
 Foods which are beyond question unfit for consumption may be de- stroyed by the health officer with out a hearing, under the law as it now stands. The point of contest in the new measure was that goods should not be destroyed, when not kept .~as required by the ordinance. unless a hearing in recorders court, with the right of appeal, was per mitted.
 Under the new measure. the record CT must set the case for hearing when the health officer reports the the case to him, ordering notice in writing to be given the owner of the article seized not less than one day prior to the hearing.
 Court Proceedings.
 An order must issue from record-' CTS court condemning such commod- = ities and requiring the health off cer to destroy them if it is found that they have not been handled as required by law. If it is found that the goods in question have been kept in accordance with the terms of the ordinance, the recorder shall make an order restoring such articles to the owner or person in possession of them
 The ordinance which this amend ment Is expected will permit enforce ment of, was made the subject of lit- igation early In July, 1920. The city health department was enjoined against it's enforcement at that time Food handlers had been given sc days notice prior to the placing in effect of the measure, which was adopted March 30, 192U
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10
WAR RAISED RATE FOR COAL AROUND
 ONE DOLLAR AION
Towns In State Affected In Various Amounts, Some Paying Over 100 Per
 Cent Increase

Among the other burdens laid on coal that goes into the Alabama cellar are the increases in freight rates over those of the pre-war period.
 These increases run from 62 to 190 per cent, one of the largest be- ing that on coal from the inner group to Birmingham, which was raised through the various stages from 30 cents before the war to 871s cents at this time.
 The difference is 5714 cents, or 19O per cent over the wartime charge for bringing a ton of coal from the inner group of mines to Birmingham.
 The rate to Montgomery from the inner group has been raised from s1 to s1.S71a, an increase of S71a cents, or STE per cent.
 The pre-war rate to Union Springs from the inner group of mines was s1.60. The present rate is s2.62 F an increase of s1.02h, or GA per cent Figures in detail are as follows:
 Inner Group Birmingham;
 From inner group of mines before the war. 30 cents; now STA cents; in- crease 57h cents. or 190 per cent.
 From outer group of mines before the war, 40 cents; now $1; increase 60 cents, or 150 per cent.
 Montgomery:
 From inner group of mines before the war s1; now $1. ST h; increase 871h cents, or STA per cen0
 From outer group before the war ii 10; nov s2; increase 90 cents, or S2 per cent.
 Union Springs:
 From inner group before the war s1 SO; now 2.621a; increase $l. # or 64 per cent.
 From outer group bfeore the war s1. TO; now s2.75; increase $1.05, or 62 per cent. Coal coming to Birmingham now must pay freight of 57k to 5t cents more than before the war. Coal going to Montgomery must pay a greater freight by S7h and 90 cents a ton. Coal going to Union springs must pay a greater freight per tor by s1.02H and $1. 05. No Decrease The heads of three of the largest trunk lines in the south have over their own signatures declared very recently in The Age Herald that nc | change in the rates on coal or any other commodity is contemplated, al leging the decrease in wages is no sufficient to justify decrease in the 1 freight rates.
 A small item figuring in coal now that did not figure before the war l: the war tax of 3 cents ton, ant | still another is the state tax of cents ton, total of cents. Th' operator absorbs the state tax, pu the retailer pays the war tax.
 Average per cent of increase II freight rates applying to Montgom cry and Union Springs will apply t' other municipalities in Alabama, ac cording to relative distance from th' collieries These two places wer' used as illustrations of general m CT ease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10

or the North Birmingham Water Works company"
 White lee Objectionable
 According to the health officials of the city, white ice should be ex- cluded from sale because of objec- tionable odors and tastes which are present This ice is formed when all air bubbles are not pumped out of the ice Ice should not be permitted to contain any foreign matter is another point.
 Every ice plant in the city is in- spected two or three times year, according to pr. J. D. Bowling, health officer. Most of these inspections are made after complaints are made, 1t was admitted. These complaints, as a rule, it was stated, are based on happenings which result from care lessness of employees.
 No Complaints Made
 It was stated that no complaints as to ice have been made in the last three months. Neither have any in- spection of plants been made. No routine inspections of the ice plants are made, it was said.
 Roger w. Snyder, Birmingham at- torney, after a conference with pr. U. D. Bowling. city health officer. yesterday gave out an open letter to the city commission. He stated in this letter that he had taken the matter up with Solicitor Joseph K. Tate with the hope 1t will be placed before the grand jury tomorrow. Hopes that the grand jury can give some relief under the state law against profiteering are expressed by MT. Snyder in his letter.
 Weights and Measures
 J. Ellis Brown, commissioners Of utilities, who has supervision or weights and measures, declared yes terday that he was planning an or dinance which would require drivers of ice wagons to give certificate showing the number of pounds of ice delivered. Other regulations will be embraced in this measure, which It IS understood has already been prepared by the city attorney and turned over to MT. Brown.
 It is known that J. Frank Rushton, general manager of the Birmingham Ice and Cold Storage company, held lengthy conference with members of the commission regarding the ice question Friday. It is understood that he gave the commissioners every as- surance that the quality of ice solu by his company had not dropped.
 pr. N A. Barrett, president Of the comm ssion, has come out strongly against a municipal ice plant, de- claring that the city had no business encroaching on private business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10

But while the main part of the city escaped damage yesterday aft ernoon, the vicinity of the storm sewer mouth was again flooded.
 Brmingham's western section rep resented Pueblo in miniature yester day afternoon after the rain had good start. The water taxed Canal creek to capacity and caused it to spread over a cornfeld and street and flood porches of that part of the negro section located to the north of the A. B. & A. railroad crossing.
 Bedraggled fans returning froin the ball parl; noted the flooded con tlition of the creek, and saw pick aninnies scurrying through the tenn porary lake to get to their cottages, which were surrounded by water.
 Almost every year since Adam. some man has taken it upon himself to plant patch of corn in that im- mediate vicinity. And each year a heavy rain has come along, flooded the field, washed the corn down and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10

Only the let-up in the rain yes- terday is believed to have prevented another flooding in the lowlan1 parts of the city The rain .was heavy for more than half an hour, and steady for considerable time, but it quit before the business sec- tion was threatened.
 Twice in the past l ? months cellars in the commercial section of the city have been inundated and some dam age done to paving.
 'Overflow water in town is caused the municipal engineering depars- ment states, by gravel and other mat- ter from gravel paved streets being swept into the sewers, thence U canal creek, and to the creeks outlet, forming bars that literally empourd the water.
 Clearing the creek and it's outlet is necessary before the shop Keepers can be assured of safety from dafl- age from a hard, continuous rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10
JUNIOR CHAMBER
 OUTING AT LOCK 12

Seventy-five members of tho Ju- nior Chamber of Commerce are ex- pected to enjoy an outing at Lock- 12 on the Cosa river today.
 They will leave on the Huntsville and Nashville at 9:17 this morning and return about 1:3C in the evening. At Lock 12 they will have dinner and enjoy boating, bathing and other out dor forms of recreation. Incident to the trip they will go over the Ala bama Power company's power plant at the lock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10

MT. Mckinley has recently taken over the work of purchasing agent for the city board of education. lie held similar post with the city for the past three years. The picture shows him in his new office
 The reason he looks so sorrowful in the picture Is because of his haV- ing left his many friends in the city hall, and now being away off on Eighth avenue, with only few helpers,
 The new educational department building is the largest and most mod ern in the south Supervising 1t IS hut one of the new purchasing agents duties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10

made the crop check up a total loss. The cornfeld Saturday looked like a cyclone had hit 1t, Els healthy stalks, buried their tops in the water. Some day some one is going to have a hunch and plant rice on that acre age.
 It is figured the property damage was slight though unmistakab,y many residents of that section spent the night with one eye open as a precautionary measure against al- lowing trunks, chairs and other fur niture to float from the room. An other hour of rain and some of those houses would have been loosed from their nioorings.
 The volume of water from the skies, which fell in the northwestern end of the city must have been ins- mense, as the creek strayed from it's banks in less than an hours time after the precipitation had started.
 The rainfall was 1 and 36 hun dredths Of an inch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-10
WHISKY AND HOME BREW

Jack Horton of the federal prohl- bition enforcement office brought back eight gallons or wildcat whisky and eight gallons of home brew yesterday from series or ralus in Blocton.
 b Pitts, J. M. Thrasher and G. b. Caldwell were arrested, ana orderec to appear before Kenneth Chariton' United States commissioner tomor- row morning for preliminary hear