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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14
SOFT WOOD ORDERS
 EXCEED PRODUCTION

Shipments and orders for soft woods. especially southern pine and Douglas fir, have exceeded produc- tion this year, according to the Amer ican Lumberman, which says;
 Taking the country as a whole, the volume of buying has not shown any appreciable decrease. In fact business in some districts has re- gently shown a distinct improvement in volume. Of the soft woods, the southern pine market was the first to show activity this year and shortly thereafter the Douglas fir market be- gan to improve. Within the last two weeks there has been a decided in crease in the volume of buying of North Carolina pine. Both shipments and orders have exceeded production so far this year, and some items are becoming so difficult to get that prices have begun to advance. This is particularly true of grades and sizes commonly used in construction, either of southern pine or of Doug las fir"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14
RETAIL GROCERS'
 BANQUET TONIGHT
HiIlman Ballroom Selected for Meeting-Prominent Mer-
 chants Are to Speak

The roundup for the annual get together banquet of the Birming gham Retail Grocers and Butchers asso- citation was completed last night Fourteen committees made final re- ports.
 Tonight in the Hillman hotel ball. room at S;15 o'clock the banquet will be served. F. H. Shropshire, pres ident of the organization, returned Sunday from the national convention of retail grocers at Kansas City, and will tell Of the accomplishments at the national convention.
 Samuel l.. Earle. president of the Birmingham Wholesale Grocers as- sociation. will speak on ''Co-opera- tion of the Two Associations" R. A. Porter, Tyler Grocery company. The Retailer vs. the Wholesaler:" George w Yancey, Present Evils Affecting the Independent Retailer and Their Legal Cure" w. V. Trammeli, man. ager Merchants Credit association. Closer Credit Cooperation for the Retailer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14
FORMN0bLE ORDER
 OF THE BLUE DOCS
TilIery "Worthy Keeper Of Kennel" Childers "Hun-
 gry Hound"

One organization which is new to Lake Winnataska camp this year is the Noble Order oS the I.ue Dogs" R. Tillery is the worthy keeper of the kennel and Sy' Childers is the Hun gry Hound" Charter members Of this order are James Arthur Smith, James Middlebrook and James Peck.
 Arrange are being made for camp for boys between the ages of 12 and Is years to be held at Lake Winnataska beginning June 2i by officials of the Birmingham Sun day School association.
 Approximately 80 boys who left Bir- mingham last Tuesday returned from the camp yesterday, after seven days of swimming. camp fires, hikes, Ei- ble studies. baseball, tennis. boxing and splendid meals. They were alt high in their praise for the enjoyable time spent at the camp and have sig nified their intention of going on the next camp which will last 10 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14
VOTE VACATION ID
 THE NEW MINISTER
Highlands MethodiStS Want to Show Appreciation of
 Dr.. Hendrix

Dr. ". R. Hendrix, pastor of High lands Methodist church, is the re- cipient of much appreciated com pliment from the board of stewards of that church, which voted at their last meeting that he should have a months vacation this summer from his arduous duties.
 Dr. Hendrix has chosen to go on his vacation in August and during that time the board of stewards will supply his place from Sunday to Sunday. thus making it agreeable to all concerned.
 Since assuming his duties here last November as pastor of Highlands Methodist church. pr. Hendrix has drawn about him the entire congre- gation of the church in close fellow ship and added many new names to the membership and in every way he has aroused & splendid feeling ot eligious fervor throughout the con- eregation.
 When pr. Hendrix goes on his va cation in August, the best wishes of the whole congregation of Highlands Methodist church will go with him with the hope that his months rest will be of great benefit to him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14
COUNTS SCHOOLS
 CLOSE BEST YEAR
Ninety-four Per Cent of Pupils Pass to Higher
 Grades

The Jefferson county schools have just closed the best year in their his- tory, according to pr. N. R. Baker. county superintendent of education.
 The records show 1,054 students have successfully passed the examin- ations completing the grammar schools and will be admitted to high schools in the fall
 Of this number 940 are white while IA are negroes.
 "The year just completed is ore week longer than any school term we have held for number of years.' said pr. Baker, being nine full months. The percentage of those passing from the grammar schools to high school is 94 per cent of the enrollment, which is in excess of any other term. The largest percentage up to this year was S9 per cent. It is gratifying for us to know that the county schools are doing better work each year.
 practically every teacher in the county schools is taking either a nor mai course or the reading course of- fered by the various colleges and are making efforts to make themselves more efficient"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14

The association has reached
 the further conclusion, says Mir.
 Van yaikenburg, to route this
 travel via Dothan, Troy. Mont
 xomery, Birmingham and Dcca-
 tur to Nashville. if a very few
 had spots are elimisatcd.
 He has received assurance from the Birmingham Automobile associa- ton that the state highway depart ment has pledged removal of these bad places. They consist In the main os small bridges and other rough places between Blount Springs and Garden City. Culiman county has put up the money. which. with state aid. will fix these gaps.
 Mend the Gaps.
 The other bad places were in south eastern Alabama. They have been recently eradicated, states Joseph Dobblns, secretary of the Birming- ham Automobile association.
 MT. Van Valkenburgh said:
 "I have just come over the new route which we propose adopting. The road to Atlanta is all right, but IL Ib rough DCtWcCu tHoi anu ANAoh- vile. We have definitely decided to abandon that. I came to Birming- ham as pathfinder over the route from Dothan to Montgomery. to Bir- mingham, to Decatur and found it.. even with the small bad gaps. bet ter than the road via Waycross, At- lantn. Rome, Gadsden, Guntersvilie and Huntsville.
 T came here to get the assurance of the Birmingham Automobile club with regard to the bad places be- tween here and Culiman and those in south eastern Alabama l have been assured that the latter have been fixed and that the others are about to be fixed.
 If these small stretches of bad road are eliminated. tho Birmingham route from Nashville to Florida will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14
BONDS ARE ID BE DELIVERED TODAY $1,000,0O0 for Schools, and $323,OOO for Pub
 lie Improvements

School bonds amounting to sl.00o,- 900 and s323.00O worth of public im- provement bonus will be delivered to the First National bank this morn ing by the city comptroller. J. M. Jones. Jr., for transmission to R. M. Grant and company of New York, successful bidders for the bonds.
 Immediately upon delivery of the bonds, the city will be able to draw S427.000 in cash. Of this amount, s1o0,oo0 represents the first payment of the school bonds, while the re- maining y327 900 Is a cash payment for the public improvement bonds which sold at 5000 premium.
 Money derived from the sale of the public improvement bonds will be used to take care of outstanding con tractors obligations on paving work.
 Construction of the Avondale- Mountain Terrace school will be the first work undertaken with funds from the sale of the school bonds.
 The school bonds net the investor , per cent per year. The price at which they were purchased, sSos,000, makes the return approximately 6h per cent. The public improvement bonds provide a return of per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14
INVITE PRESIDENT
 HERE THIS FALL
Semi Centennial Workers Taking Steps to Insure
 Mir. Harding's Visit

Immediate steps to have President Warren G. Harding set date for lis visit to Birmingham next fall in connection with the semi-centenn.al celebration were authorized at a meeting of directors of the Birming- lam Semi -Centenial associati 1n, hold at the Civic Association yestcr- day afternoon. Frank E. Butler, president, was in charge of the meet ing.
 Charles l.. Harold, secretary man ager of the association, was instruct ed to get in touch with Senator Os- car w.. Underwood, requesting him to confer with the president at an early date.
 Setting of the date for the presi- dents coming is necessary so that plans for the pageant, fashicn show, industrial exhibit and other features may be worked out, according to MT. Futler. A book of the pageant must be written and details of all plans bc whipped into shape.
 Holding of the semi-cs ntennial celebration will be in September or October, in all probability.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14
PROF. FL0RENT DIES
 DURING HONEYMOON

While spending their honeymoon in Chattanooga, the pretty romance of Mrs. Francis Fiorent was shat tered when Professor Florent died suddenly Sunday night.
 Announcement to this effect was received in Birmingham yesterday morning and comes as shock, to the friends of the couple, who were mar ried on June g.
 Mrs. Florent nee Miss Ellen Sleeves, met Professor Florent last fall while a student in the Spanis sh class of the Business and Profes- sional Women's club, of which ha was teacher.
 Professor Flcrent was an in structor in modern languages at Bir- mingham- Southern college during the past year and taught the night Spanish class for score of youns women.
 Mrs. Florent resided with-' MT. and Mrs c. A. Japserson on Tuscaloosa avenue and before her marriage was employed by the Motion Realty com pany 8f The body win be taken to Chicago for interment. Professor Florent IS survived by his widow and two sons. one of whom attended Birmingham- Southern college last year, 1t is stated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14
USES SUMbRELLA ID
 KEEP OFF SNAKES

Automobile lenders perform other duties than preventing mud splash" said Leland Morrison of Georgetown. s. C., yesterday Sunday afternoon l was taking a ride with a friend be- yond Red mountain when we ran over snake. It got caught in the spokes and we could hear the thumps as it was beaten to death against the fender.
 Tt was surprising to see my com panion get white under the gills at the mere sight of a squirming snake. It reminded me of something I saw this spring near home.
 s'The delta of the Santee river in South Carolina is maze oi small islands, between the north and south comes, as they do often, these is- lands are inundated and the snakes on them take to the gum saplings.
 "The last time the river was up, the saplings literally were festooned with moccaslns and other snakes some trees would have several dozens on them. Travelling under them in a canoe, it is best to give them wide berth, for some of tho snakes do not hesitate to drop in your boat. They seem to realize they are but few miles from the ocean and the current of the river will sweep them out to sea if they drop in the water.
 Floating logs and other im- promptu rafts are thick with them. One year helped survey that delta and, you may believe me or not. we had to raise buggy umbrella over the boat to keep the snakes out
 That delta is a mecca for the field men of most of the big geological gardens and museums. When the wa ter is low. you often run across one of these men holding a long alum mum stick. with forked end, in his hand begging around in the under brush capturing specimens. They know their snakes and do not seem to mind the bites of any of them. Their forearms are specked with fang penetrations.
 "So. you see, when anybody gets seasick at the sight of snakes just killed by an auto, it strikes me as odd"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14
HIGHLANDS SCHOOL NEEDS MORE ROOM
Wants Five Points Fire. St2- ton Building and Ap-
 paratus Moved

Resolutions calling upon the city commission to close that portion of Twenty fourth street between Tenth and Magnolia avenue, which sepa- rates the Magnolia playground from the South Highlands school, and to remove the Five Points fire depart ment from it's present building to some other point not close to the school and give the use of the build ing for school purposes, were passed at meeting of several hundred pa irons of South Highlands school held at the Highland Methodist church last night.
 Prof. I. F. Young, principal of the South Highlands school presided at the meeting He stated that the proximity of the fire department was not only source of inconvenience, but was actually dangerous for the HOO children. The school needs. he stated. the extra space that th% building would afford, as it is now so crowded that it Is necessary to have part of the children upon the campus at all times of the day, the building not being able to accomo- date them all
 Judge Dan A. Greene and Judge William E. Fort both talked of the necessity of making safe the school srounds. and advised presenting the petition to the commission Dr. W. R. Hendrix made strong plea for the safeguarding of the health and especially the lives of the chil ldren.
 Petitions will be presented sepa- rately to the city commission at it's meeting Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Special committees ap- pointed by Professor Young and Mrs. E. H. Maubry. president of the High lard School Improvement association. will present the petitions. to which will be added the names of hun dreds of citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14
Euents of Today
 In Birmingham
Statement April 2sth, 1921
 RESOURCES.
,tnrx luncheon. | o'clock souther

Rotary luncheon, 1 o'clock Southern club.
 Executive session, Kiwnrls club, 1 o'clock, Southern club. Nc guests.
 ADJUSTMENTS
 Majestic-'The Forgotten son.s Lyric-Keith vaudeville and pic- lures.
 Loew's Bijou--vaudevilIe and pic- lures.
 strand--Doug1as Mclean, in "The Home Stretch" and in person. AIcasar--Mack Sennett's "Home Talent,
 Trianon--"rhe Face at Your Win dow.. Galax-Mary Miles Minter. in "Eyes of the Hearts
 Royal-Anita Stewart i'm "Clover' Rebellion"
 Odeon-SeriaI drama and comedy. Princess-SeriaI drama and com- cdy.
 East Lakc--Bathing and amuse- mcnts.
 West Lake--Bathing. dancing and skating. Edgewood Park-BathinS and dancing.
 Miles School of Dancing. Dancing from 9 to IF.
 Baseball, Rickwood Park, Ss3O o'clock. Birmingham vs. Nashville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14
CAPTAIN JORDAN'S
 BODY ON THE WAY HOME FROM FRANCE.
Remains to Reach Hoboken July 15-Burial in ArIing- ton Cemetery-Relatives
 and Others to Attend

Advices were received in Bir- mingham yesterday that the body of Capt. Mortimer Jordan of Bir- mingham, who lost his life in the battle of the Ourcq river in France in 1918, will reach Hoboken about June Is.
 Members Of the family left Bir- minsham yesterday for New York to be present when the vessel arrives. In the party were Mrs. Mortimer Jor- dan, Captain Jordan's widow, Mrs. F. E. Jordan. his mother: Mrs. J. A, Le- vert, his sister, and -Dr. W. M Jordan, his brother.
 The remains will be inferred at Ar lington national cemetery>~i Wash- ington. but the date of the services there cannot be determined until the exact time of arrival of the ship is known. pr. A. A. Walker and Dr. Cecil Gaston are other close relatives who will go to Washington for the interment there. The family was mo- tified yesterday by Captain Webb of the Mortimer Jordan post of the Rainbow veterans that the post will also send a special delegation to w ashinBton.
 Special Services
 The ship which brings Captain Jor- dams body, it Is understood will carry the remains of approximately 1,500 Americans who gave their lives in France. Upon the arrival special services will be held at the pier, and ices at the place of interment.
 Cant Mortiynar Jordan Wae apa 0f Birmingham's most beloved young men. Although he was a practicing physician at the time of the outbreak of the war he went through choice with his old company of the Alabama national guard as captain of Company K, infantry.
 The history of this organization is well known in Birmingham, and in fact throughout the country because of the fame the 167th regiment of which 1t was part, brought to this state. The company was one of the most notable of the 167th and the 1S7th was in turn one of the greatest in the Rainbow division.
 Wounded July, 1918
 Captain Jordan was wounded July 2s, 1918, along the River Ourcq. in the drive of the Rainbow division, Wnlch lmmeulAteiy IoilOWeu the pat- tie of Chateau Thierry. He was car ried to Evacuation Hospital No. T. where he died three days later. July s1, 1918. He was buried In the cem- etery at Coulmmiers and the body had reposed there until recently removed for the journey to its homeland.
 The return of his body will recall the tragic shock Birmingham felt when on a Sunday afternoon in Au- gust, 1918, a telegram announced that Mort Jordan had been killed in ac ton. Because he was known person. ally by practically everyone in Bir- mingham, he personified In unique manner Birmingham's best, which this city was contributing to the cause being fought out in France News of his death, therefore, brought home to everyone the sacrifices that were necessary for the cause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14
CALL MEETING ID
 NAME NEW JUR|ST
Successor to Judge Whitaker Will Be Chosen This
 Afternoon

Successor to the late Judge W. J.. Whitaker of the Jefferson county court of misdemeanors will be elected this afternoon at a meeting of tho circuit judges. The meeting has been called by Judge J.. P. Stiles of the probate court and is scheduled for 5 o'clock. It will be held Tn the courtroom of Judge Dan A. Greene. presiding judge of the circuit court.
 Judge Whitaker succeeded Judge John Mcqueen several months ago and was taken i'll with pneumonia last week and died Thursday morn ing.
 There are a number of candidates for the place. it is stated. many hav- ing filed applications and many others are expected to do so today Among them are mentioned: Marvin woodall, Charles E. Wilder, George NJ. Edmunds, Edgar Allen, Roger Snyder, C. W. Hickman, D. D. Trim ble. Charlie White and Richard B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14

be much better than the road from Nashville to Atlanta via Gadsden and Rome.
 Our association routes the vast majority of the great winter auto mobile traffic to Florida. Half the travel to Florida in the winter is by automobile and we do the routing. because, being a Florida organiza- tion. the customers naturally write us which way to come. We want to direct them over the best roads. We have definitely decided to abandon the eastern route and the Bee line route via Birmingham looks best to us.
 100000 Tourists
 "The tourist travel between Flor ida and the east Is well worth while. Over 100000 persons passed through Jacksonville during the past winter seeking the several winter resor. towns up and down the peninsular. About 100000 of these came in auto mobiles. I have seen the tags of 20 different states on automobiles pass ing through Jacksonville headed south in less than two hours.
 Birmingham, Decatur and Mont gomery enjoy a golden opportunity in the chance to land this travel and it looks to me as If it is now feasible. If MT. Dobbins' assurances pan out. there Is no question about it."
 Mir. Van Valkenburgh Is not only secretary and manager of the Flor ida State Automobile association, but he is also editor of the Florida Mo torist, official organ of that associa ton. Latest issue of that publica- ton containes 50 pages of beauti- fully illustrated data about Floridss towns and attractions.
 MT. Van Valkenburgh Is former citizen of Birmingham and was much pleased with the prospect of routing Florida travel through this city. He will be here two days perfecting plans for accomplishing this through the cooperation of the Birmingham Automobile association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14

The only through rates on this route to the east, thus far declared, are on cotton factory products.
 Particular interest centers in the pig iron that might be carried by barge and Mallory line to New York and Boston and interior eastern points on through rates.
 The present rail rate on PtR
 Iron to New York is s1o.20. If
 through rates to New York were
 declared, the same ns those from
 New York, the rate via the barge
 and Mallory lines would he 20
 per cent under this rate. or ss.22.
 The difference of s2.O5 a ton in
 period of sharp competition
 would add considerably to Bir-
 mingham irons ability to reach
 the eastern seabonrd.
 Charles E. Jones, secretary of the traffic bureau, said: The rates de- clared by the Mallory line via barge line, after special effort by Frederic l. Thompson, member of the shipping board, Congressman Oliver and oth CTS, apply only 10 traffic from the east this way.
 Make Application.
 "As soon as we got these rates we made application for the same basis of rates to apply on shipments from Birmingham to the east. We filed this application with the manage ment of the Mallory line and are in correspondence with that line now on the subject. If the base is agreed on, we will ask for rates to be named
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14

on special articles. such as pig iron"
 It is understood that if the Nal lory line does not show a disposition to publish rates to New York the same as from New York. that the shipping board will be requested to again exercise it's good offices as ir did in getting the rates this way.
 It Is further understood that the Mallory line management is con ferrins with the Southern railway with regard to the rates to the east the same as it did with regard to rates from the east The latter were named after conference between the shipping board on the one side and the Mallory line and Southern rail- way on the other
 Enough Water.
 In spite of the extremely low water in the Warrior, almost the low est on record the self propeller Tus- csloosa has arrived at Demopolis and is headed upstream with her cargo of canned goods from the Pacific coast for Birmingham wholesalers. These goods do not come on A through rate, but under a combina. ton of rates from the coast to Mo bile and thence barge line rate. At that the total rate is much under the rail rate.
 The barge line has no through rates at this time except those from tho eastern Atlantic ports via the Mallory line. Each system of rates on the Warrior has been secured after persistent and continuous eff fort. which is not relaxing now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14
GIVE $500 FOR DESTITUTE
 IN THE NEAR EAST

Donations and pledges totalling more than $500 were received Sunday by the Near East relief from the con- gregation of the South Highlands Presbyterian church.
 Good amounts were received from the other churches of the city, as result of the efforts of the speakers committee who addressed the various congregations of the city Sunday on the Near East relief campaign.
 pr, Jesse. Yonan. native Assyrian, who addressed the congregation of the South Highlands Presbyterian church, spoke for more than one hour on the conditions of Armenia and other smaller countries under the subjugation of the Turkish empire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14
THREE MORE RESIDENCES

Three residence permits were is- sued by the city building depart ment yesterday, amounting to s7.o00.
 Mrs. Gordie Lee Bell was given a permit to build frame residence at Seventy third street and First ave- nue. north. to cost $2,000.
 Mrs. c. J. Dominick was granted a permit to erect frame residence at Hays avenue and Patrick street. Ensiey, to cost s3,000.
 Permission to construct frame residence at Sycamore street and Bradley avenue. Central park, was granted Modie and George Huffman The house will cost s2,000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-14
RASID HEAD

Examination of a dogs head seut in by Dr. A. H. French to the city Ia boratory yesterday resulted in the dog being pronounced rabid
 The head was sent to Dr. French by J. J. Hyser. resident of Jefferson county. No information as to whether any one had been bitten by the animal was available. The dog was often by . stray animal and Kill ed when it began to act suspiciously.