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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
CLUB HEARS OLD CHIEFS Ex-Presidents' Day Celebrated F With Short Talks on Past
 Doings

Ex-presidents' day was observed by the Community club at it's meeting yester- day afternoon in the ballroom of the Southern club Many attended. Claude Estes, the first president of the
 organization, was called on for talk He gave resume of the club history,
 refreshing the memories of the charter
 me mbers.
 The club, which was first known as
 the, Phi Chi Delta club was organized by
 a number of boys who were seniors in high school he said. "The purpose of
 the club was to call on visiting girls on Sunday afternoons and local girls who
 were bashful. We did that for a long
 time, and the girls were at a loss to
 know what to do with the army of club
 members, Our one idea was to stay
 together longer than another club known
 as the Friars, which was organized at
 Five Points.
 Since the Community club was organ
 zed l2 years ago much progress has been
 made in and around Birmin gham. and the
 club has progressed from a social or ganzation to club for young men who
 are anxious to do everything possible for
 the betterment of Birmingham Nelson Snow spoke of the future of the club and the splendid work It had uone during the past few years. He predicted that with the personnel of the club at present it could do wonderful things for the city
 John M Prowell served as president for three terms. He told of the things the club had accomplished, and what it ex- pected to do in the future. He attributed the success of the organization to it's
 personnel and declared he looked on with pride at the club. which had grown from a membership Of IA to approximately 150 Herbert Cobbs, Charles Ford, Ebert Jenison, Joseph P Mudd and John Lewis Cox, ex-presidents were absent. Tom Estes briefly outlined the things accomplished by the Community club during his administration. James A. Simpson made short talk in which he stated the object of the club was to get cooperation among the young men of the city in doing things for the good of the community. Nat Bradford was introduced as new
 member, and was cordially welcomed. The meeting was presided over by Presi- dent Edmund Armes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09

II. H. K. Jefferson.
 Special canvassing committee: F. B. Keiser, chairman; J. w. Donnelley, George A. Blinn. Jr., w. J. Rushton, T. O. Smith, Louis " Clark Erskine Ramsay. ]. Knox Fleming, H. l.. Bad ham, Hugh Morrow.
 THE INFORMATION
 prospectus is being prepared which will set forth the following informa- : tion regarding the bond issue: Total issue s500,000
 Date-January l, 1921.
 Term of loan--10 years, due January 1. 1881
 Rate of interest-Six per cent.
 Interest dates-July 1 and January .
 Callable-At any interest period after the first year at par and accrued in terest.
 Validating agency-American Trust and. Savings bank, Birmingham, Ala.
 Place of payment-Principal and in- terest payable at the office of Amer ican Trust and Savings bank, Birming- ham, Ala.
 Property mortgaged-Lot. 175 feet by 190 feet, at southeast corner of Sixth avenue and Nineteenth street. north, Birmingham, Ala, on which new temple will be erected, and also lot, go feet by 100 feet. being the north half of the block bounded by sixth and Seventh avenues and Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, north. Birmingham, Ala, and five residences thereon.
 Value of property securing bond is- sue when new building completed ap- .proximately s1.000,000.
 rtgagor-Masonic Temple associa- ton, corporation organized under the laws of the state of Alabama
 Structure of new temple-Brick, tile, stone (fireprooD.
 Fire insurance-Ample fire insur. ance will be carried to protect the as- sociation and the bond holders from loss by fire.
 Title-Approved by attorneys for ths association and trustee.
 Mortgage or trust deed and bonos drawn by attorneys for the association and approved by attorney for the trustee, American Trust and Savings bank
 Payment of bonds-Besides the first mortgage on real estate value at ap- proximately $1,000,000, payment of the bonds and interest is provided for by subscriptions of the various bodies to the capital stock of the association, These bodies which will meet in the new temple have a membership ex- elusive of Implications, of nearly O,00o.
 Form of bonds-Bonds will be in coupon form.
 minations-Bonds will be issued in denominations of $50 $100 and $500.
 Price at which offered-Par and ac- crued interest.
 Manner of payment-All cash at time of purchase or 20 per cent cash and balance payable is not more than l1r
 Make all checks payable to Masonic Temple associa tion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
COMMUNITY CLUB TO
 PLACE STREET MARKS

Street signs for the business district will be placed this week by members of the Community club This announcement was made yester- day by Evans Dunn, member of the committee.
 These signs, which were ordered sey- eral months ago. have arrived and will be placed on all corners on Eighteenth, Nineteek.th Twentieth, Twentey- first and Twenty streets, at intersec- tions with First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth avenues.
 More than 200 street markers have been received The boards on which they will be tackled will be placed on the
 buildings by the city, said MT. Dunn.
 q appeared before the city commission last week and asked them to place the boards and they agreed to do so.
 "The Chamber of Commerce has CO., operated with the club in the purchase of these signs as they had ordered them and we took them off their hands, hay ing already planned to get street mark CTS for the business section of Birming- ham,
 'sThe actual work of placing the mark CTS will be done by members Of the Community club. John M. Prowell. chair
 man of the committee. will call on T number of them to assist in the work. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
REQUESTS
 CONF F0RT STATIONS
City Commission Will Take Up Subject at Next Regular
 Meeting

Petitions, signed by about JOo ctiens, asking that comfort stations be estab.
 ished in the parks, in the city hall and under the Twenty-fi-st street viaduci, were submitted to pr. N. A. Barrett, president of the city commission yes terday morning.
 The petitions were filed and vii. be considered at the regular meeting of the city commissioners to be held Tuesday
 Theodore Lamar, chairman of the vol untary committee of the Society of Social Hygiene, presented tho petitions, which ask that comfort stations for the con- venience of citizens downtown be estab- lished in the heart of the city.
 At the meeting of the city commis- sioners held Tuesday morning MT. La mar appeared and asked that date be arranged for a conference on the su@- ject. The date was set for Friday, but because of tEe meeting of the citizens committee on the waterworks contract. which the commissioners attended, the conference was postponed.
 Yesterday morning Dr. J. D. Bowling, city health officer; Dr. Barrett and MT. Lamar held a private conference. when the advisabiity of establishing comfort stations was discussed The matter Jt expense will be taken up at the meeting with the other commissioners.
 In asking for their installation, MT. Lamar pointed out that these convent ences are mucn needed in Birmingham, and that in most large cities they are provided in the parks and in the ousi- ness districts He stated that similar provisions should be made in Birmilis- ham for the negro population
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
SEWER IS ELECTED TO ECONOMIC LEAGUE

l.. Sevier. president of the Alabama Manufacturers association was notified yesterday of his election as member of the national council of the National Economic league MT. Sever, who will accept the honor, will represent AlabaH a in this organization, which has head quarters at Boston.
 The purpose of the league. of which Former President Taft is president, is the creation of a better understanding on the part of the public of economic. social and political questions by means of education along these lines. and 70 bring about a sound public opinion based upon a perfect understanding Of these questions that will become a controlling force in the government.
 In addition to former President Taft. other officials of the organization are Charles F. Hughes, former justice of the United States supreme court. who is vice president; Frank A Vanderlip, for mer president of the National City bank; Lindley M. Garrison, former Secretary of War, and other leaders in national affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
$l,3O3, 900 Better Business
 Last Year for Pipe Concern

The United States Cast Iron Pipe com pany. which has four southern plants, lo- cated in Birmingham, Bessemer, Annie- ton and Chattanooga, did q .305, 900 better Tn 1920 than it did in the preceding year.
 Net earnings in 1920 were $S0O,0O com pared with an operating loss of $50e, ,7OS in 191s
 The company did an especially large exporting business in 1920 1000 tons to Japan being among the far-off move ments. with 5000 tons to Cuba. besides a like amount to the Pacific coast via Mo- bile and the Panama canal.
 Of the financial status of the company. the Wall Street Journal says:
 United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company's earnings for the year 1920. after charges, expenses and taxes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
THIRTEEN CAPITAL
 CASES ON DOCKET
Week of January IT Set For TriaIs-Nine Charged
 With Murder

Thirteen defendants charged with of lenses punishable under the Alabama statute by death will be tried in tho criminal division of the circuit court the week of January r.
 This week has been designated for the bearing of capital cases Of this number, nine will be caled on to answer charges of murder in the first degree and four will be tried for robbery
 The prisoners charged with capital felonies were arraigaed in open court yesterday morning before Judge William E. Fort and their cases formally set for trial the week of January IT.
 has been drawn for the juries before which these capital cases will be heard, Among the cases to be tried is thaI or J. R. Allison, striking miner of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company, who is charged with killing Sam Linn, non union miner at Gintown few days after the strike of coal miners in the Birmng- ham district went into effect last Au- gust. ,
 c. L.. Anderson and Frank Cook will De tried on charges of robbery. These men are alleged .c have robbed l.. F. Me- Eachern anl William Travis several weeks ago.
 Will Sullivan will answer to the charge of killing his stepfather, William Yan- cey shortly after his mothers second marriage. Other cases to be tried dur ing the week are: John White. murder Emory Smith, robbery in two cases; Paul Locascio, robbery; Clarence Reeves, mur- der; Carmelo Naura, murder; Nancy Lee. Sr, murder; J. B. Miller murder; Jlni Alexander, murder; Porter B. Rutiano.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
DUNCANS RIPPLE
 AWAITS PERMISSION
 OF FEDERAL BOARD
Martin, of Power Company, Does Not Expect Permit to Proceed During Present
 Administration

Temporary suspension of the prelimi- nary work at Duncans Rifle on the Coosa river, where the Alabama Power company is to build 2.ooo-horsepower dam, is due to delay in securing formal permit from the federal government.
 The company is meanwhile proceeding with it's general plans for expediting the work when full authority is given.
 Speaking of the status at Duncans Riff He, Thomas w. Martin. president of the Alabama Power company, yesterday eve ming said.
 We have been engaged for some time in preliminary work. such as engineer ing, examination of site, etc.
 'In the meanwhile we filed application with the public service commission of the state and the federal power commis- sion for authority to proceed with the work. Permission was granted by the state commission some time ago. but it now appears that the federal power com mission will not act on our application during the present administration.
 This will result in deferring the actual work of construction for several months. as we cannot proceed without the defi mite approval of the federal commission.
 We have therefore suspended all field construction. In the meanwhile the com pany is proceeding on general plans which will DC necessary for properly ex- pediting the work when authority is ob- tained.
 The demand for power in tho Birming- ham district and other parts of the state will, we feel, require the entire out put of the new development, and the present temporary business depression will not affect our ultimate plans of de- velopment, as our board has entire confi- dence in the present and future business conditions of the territory which 1t serves"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
P|G IRON MARKET
 RESPONDS ID NEW
 LOWER COST LEVEL
Many Orders Booked and Week Is Best In Past Few Months. Many Idle Plants Are Re-
 Suming Operation

The most encouraging week in indus trial circles In some time was the first one in January.
 More pig iron was sold than in any like period in two months.
 Early in the week the Alabama com pany officially announced reduction of the price scale from $Ss to s35 and quoted the lower figure on numbers of inquiries By Friday more than 20C0 tons had been booked. The lots ranged from 50 to ooO tons and were we'll scattered. The prompt purchases on the lower base have proven quite stimulating to pig iron circles.
 BETTER CONDITIONS
 Agents of independent steel producers in the north report a more satisfactory week than they have had in long tune. There have been sales of bars and sheets and steel pipe that, although not Of large aggregate tonnage, tend to show restora- ton of confidence and tendency to go ahead in the south. Pig iron inquiries received last week have been more nu- merous and have a greater suggestion of a real desire to do business.
 Among other items booked by steel ln- terests was large order for steel pipe for southern dry kilns.
 The sanitary pipe shops will be slow 10 resume One Gadsden plant is to sesum~ on Monday simultaneously with a cut of 9 per cent in wages, but none others are known to be scheduled for such early re- sumption. However, with the first ndi- cation of revival of structural activity the pipe shops will get busy again, and they will come to another manufacturing period with small stocks on hand.
 RESUME OPERATIONS
 Independent wire mills of the south have resuped operations following a short suspehson during the holidays and, while not in full operation, look for turn just as soon as steps for this year crop are taken, which will be quite sooh'
 The plants of the steel corporations continue normal operations with large bookings for the export trade to move out of Mobile and New Orleans. one Mobile shipping agent has engaged snip room for 25,oNO tons of Birmingham steei to move within the next 60 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
KATHERINE INN IS
 ID HAVE RECEPTION
All In Readiness for Its 0ccu- pants-WiII Accommodate
 Thirty-five Young Women

Everything is in readiness for the for- nal opening of Katherine inn, the Big Sisters Cooperative Home for Working Women.
 Friends and members of the organiza- tion are urged to come Tuesday between and o'clock in the afternon to inspect the home and meet the members of the board of directors.
 Mrs. H. II. Shell. chairman of the board. and other members will receive the guests, who will call between those hours.
 Much has been accomplished in the way of redecorating and doing over the ola Porter home on Eighth avenue. Gallons of paint, kegs of nails. quarts of varnish.
 loads of lumber have been added to the home. new sleeping porch has been built upstairs and new dining room downstairs.
 Every room has been tastefullyf fur nshed by the various cooperating clubs and organizations Flowered chintz cur tains frame all of the windows, the walls have been papered in cloudy buffs and srays and the woodwork in the front rooms of the house has been hard-oiled while that in the newer portions has been painted either white or gray.
 In the two living rooms wicker and black and white chintz make a most att tractive background for the groups or girls and boys who will gather. reviving the spirit of this once most hospitable and best-beloved home in Jefferson county. The old walls, papered now, wilt echo again with laughing voices. and the mante mirrors reflect again the eager faces which once were their daily DOT 1 ton.
 | Mrs. Cora H. Bethea will have charge 1 of the home and act chaperon and mother to the young women. The home will accommodate for the pres ent about 5 girls. As the poject grows and becomes better known and more pop ular the members of the organization ex- pect to enlarge. build additions and have many new conveniences.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09

"The recent selling movement seems to have been due to a state of mind and
 was not warranted by conditions" he continued.
 MT. Hardings speech will go far to- ward accelerating the recovery His mas terful handling of the federal financial system during trying times has placed him on an eminence in world hnanciat circles and hostile critics are now few and far between.
 l His judgment as to the future can be relief on.
 , m general way the situation appears 1 to me most hopeful QUICK RETURN return to normal in a space of time ,hat lew months ago seemed impos- sible is indicated by the rapldity of the fall of commodity prices and evidences of the liquidation of labor now apparent. Most primary markets have now prob ably registered their greatest losses, as present prices are at near production cost, while the effect of falli-g labor costs in manufactured goods makes dit- ncuit base price satisfactory from the standpoint of both buyer and seller. The retailer in particular must under stand that the swollen profits of the past few years are impossible under existing conditions. and a proper understanding on his part will go long way toward purchases by the public, upon whom rests the responsibility for breaking the present deadlock
 STIMULATE BUYING
 Tt is possible that chain stores and mail order houses, with their ability to buy in volume, and on account of their rapid turnover, may set competitive pace that retailers in the ordinary sense of the word will be forced to follow.
 Tt is interesting to remember that just high prices stimulated manufac- turing until it was overdone so low prices must in time stimulate buying
 Business can now also look forward
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09

] to iessening of some of it's present bur
 den of unfair taxation and governmental interference.
 The security markets have suffered heavily in the months just past Stocks have registered larger decline in 1920 than in the panic years of 1907, 1903 or 1893 Causes such as income tax payments
 registration of losses against 1920 income urgent selling to realize upon liquid as-
 sets are too well known to need com ment. but in large part this represents past history and the outlook is suffi- ciently promising to warrant confident purchases of standard dvidend-paving se- curites for investment.
 Purchases made at current levels will in the not distant future seem very at tractive unless all precedent and exper,- ences are useless.
 "C;ranted that the turn of the year may witness many commercial failures rand reduced dividends. in spite of ac- cumulated earnings of the past few years precedent shows that the market dis counts such events long in advance. ',In 19O7-S the stock market struck bot tom in November, 1907. while the peak of falures was not reached until the following July. and during this period the market gained two-thirds of the rise Of the bull market that culminated in l909. A similar condition is shown. but in less striking manner. in 19e0-1, 190S-i. 19l5-l6. BEST TIME Bonds will in due course reflect easing
 money conditions, and the present down
 ward trend of commercial paper. In the
 past bond prices have worked upward in such cases and a moments thought
 shows it is perfectly logical that they
 sh oiild.
 "The return at present on good bonds
 will in all probability not be equaled
 for many years to come.
 Let's follow Governor Hardings ad-
 ,.;oo ,nd bave coura ge and confidence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09

are estimated at about $s0O.0o0. or $200,ooJ Nin excess of the amount required to con tinue payments on the $12. 900. 900 outstand- ing preferred stock at the present rate Of 5 per cent No disbursements can be made on the junior issue till the years payments on the preferred total per cent.
 "Compared with l920's net for preferred of approximately SS00.0o0. the year 1913 showed an operating loss of $5O3 7Oy, mak- plus the s6oO,0oo for 1920 preferred dvi- dends.
 For the three years prior to 1919 earn ings were in excess of per cent on pre- ferred issue and amounted to from s2.2i a share in 1918 to $4.03 in 1917 on the sl2 0C0 900 common stock outstanding"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
RELIEVED JUDGE FORT

Judge Walter Jones of the Montgom- cry district. assigned to Birmingham last week by Chief Justice John c. Anderson. left yesterday for his home. During his stay in Birmingham Judge Jones pre- sided in one division of the criminal court in the absence of Judge William E. Fort. who was i'll.
 Judge Jones was sent to Birmingham to relieve Judge J. B. Aird. who was as- signed to Lauderdale county to hold a spe cial session of court, but on his ar rival was assigned to the criminal di- vision by Judge Dan A. Greene. presd- ing judge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
ROBS OFFICER'S HOME
 AND ESCAPES WITH $5

Greenvlle. January S.-tSpecial.)-Tne home of Night Policeman Dobson was robbed early last night, the visitor mak- ing a successful getaway with a purse containing about 5. Mrs. Dobson was awakened and saw the man, who she says was white. After he had found the nurse he made dash for the rear door. losing his hat in his flight After re- covering his hat he made a new start and kept going. A suspect has been arr rested at Evergreen and will be brought to Greenville for Mrs. Dobson to identify
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
VETERANS TO MEET

The first 1921 meeting of Camp Will cox, No. l7s2 United Confederate Vet erans, will be held next Friday after noon at 2 o'clock al the Young Mems Christian association. Mrs. H. l. Bum- stead announced yesterday that the meeting place would be changed from the Chamber of Commerce to the Young Mems Christian association. beginning with this next meeting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-09
$45, 800 IN LICENSES

At 1 o'clock yesterday. the close oi the first. week when city licenses are due and payable. s25 business licenses sl5 dog licenses and 2l5 chauffeur's li- censes had been issued.
 The amount is practically the same as was issued during the same length o1 time last year.
 All three classes of license fees com. bined totaled $45.5n