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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
COMMISSIONERS OF FAYETTE COUNTY SUED
 IN FEDERAL COURT

Suit in equity was filed yester- day in the federal court to recover $8,750 on county road warrants of Fayette county by w. L. Slayton & Co, and Terry-Briggs & Co.,, bankers of Ohio. The suit also requests that officials of that county be restrained from paying tax money for other debts until these warrants are taken up.
 The Fayette county court of com missioners. county treasurer, and Hampton s. Smith, w. A. Hicks, ". A. Hicks & Son of Birmingham. and w. M. Thompson of Fayette. are the defendants in the case. The Slayton company claims s4,500 due them on county road warrants, and Terry Briggs company, $4,000 on the same kind of warrants.
 Tho plaintiffs claim that the war rants were originally given to Hicks and Smith, Hicks & Sons, and Thomp- son, by the county for road work, and were later purchased by them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
PR0H| CASES LEAD
 IN FEDERAL COURT
Report of Fiscal Year Shows 40 Per Cent Increase In
 Cases Filed

Total of $2o,7s5 in fines was inn posed during the fiscal year ending yesterday in the federal court for violations of the internal revenue law, and total of $24,486 for viola tions of the national prohibition act according to the annual report pre- pared by Jim C. Smith, assistant dis trict attorney, and sent to Washing ton yesterday.
 During the year a total of $75,27O in fines was imposed in all cases. At the beginning of the year 710 crim- inal cases were pending and SS4 cases were begun during the year. Eight hundred and fifty-one cases were disposed of, and there are now 743 cases pending. Under the pro- hibition act 537 cases arose.
 On the civil docket 2l cases were pending at the beginning of the year in which the United States govern ment was interested. and 43 new ones were commenced during the year. or these 34 were disposed of during the year, leaving 30 now pending. Dur ing the year Judgments for s5.959 l9 were obtained in favor of the United States, and on these Judgments $f,- 1927 was collected.
 The report shows an increase in business handled by the district at- torney during the year of about 40 per cent,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
Birmingham BonoWS $l00,000 Yesterday,
 Pay City Teachers

Birmingham had to borrow s10o.000 yesterday.
 The money is needed to pay teachers for salaries due today.
 Ordinarily there would have been some $1so.ooo available for this purpose. but, somehow, the county board of education has not this sum available. approx imately that amount being due the city from collected taxes.
 The tax books show there Is something over $iS4,000 due the city, that is. after the county board has deducted the usual i per cent for overhead expenses, which amounts to about S50,Q00.
 But 1t was not question of where is the money. but of get ting 1t to pay 800 teachers who were waiting for their salaries, so the city had to borrow 1t, and it did. This is pay day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01

"Unless we have regulations with which we can safeguard the food supply of Birmingham, we will nsk the state board of health to intervene and inforce in this city the state sanitary code"
 Dr. J. D. Bowling, sanitary of- ficer for the city of Birmingham and Jefferson county, quoted above, says the situation as it has now de- veloped is dangerous to public health, and the lack of safeguards for public health in handling foods has reached the danger point.
 Tt seems the food ordinance has been lost sight of it the city legal de- partment, and nothing is being done about it," he continued.
 Laws Identical
 Tt would be preferable to do things under our own municipal laws. but something must be done legally and at once. The city law is practically identical with the state sanitary law. One or the other will be inforced. We now have nothing of ralue in effect by way of food regulation. Unless the legal department of the city acts quickly, we will act quickly.
 Some months ago the city's food ordinance was enjoined. The courts sustained the injunction. The matter has seemed to rest there.
 c. H. Abele, director of the bureau of inspection of the state board of health, was called into consultation with pr. Bowling dny before yesterday and spent the day in survey of the local sanitary situation In regard to the display, handling and selling of foods. He was .s much im- pressed by the needs of the situa- ton as Dr. Bowling.
 The state officials stand ready to come to Birmingham and assume charge upon receipt of Dr Bowling $ request for them to do so. Dr. Bowling spent yesterday morn- ing in a final scanning of the situa- tion and will take the action stated unless, as he says, action to safeguard public health materializes im- mediately.
 Typhoid Situation
 
 ham is on a parity with last year, nc improvement since 1920 having been shown. Today, says Dr. Bowling, Bir- mingham leads southern cities, in which statistical records are kept, in regard to the presence of typhoid fever.
 Under the former sanitary ordi- nance typhoid had been reduced 75 per cent under the preceding three years then the new ordinance pro. viding betterments was drawn. then passed, and then enjoined, leaving Birmingham now with a showing of IA 5-10 per cent of typhoid cases per 100000 population.
 Six new cases of typho'd were re- ported last month.
 Food in Birmingham Dr. Dowlins concluded, is being handled with a total disregard of the rights of the public"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01

The committee acting under 1n- structions of the interstate com merce commission, has gone over the system of rates now prevailing and made tentative adjustments with a view of making them conform to the Fourth section clause and the orders of the commission. Their findings will be submitted at the approaching conference, and they wish the ship pers to be represented in order that discrepancies that may be found to exist shall be wiped out before the readjusted rates are published.
 Traffic Bureau Busy
 o. L. Bum, general manager of the Birmingham Traffic Bureau, will be at this conference representing Bir- mingham shippers. With view to that end he Is making study of the exhaustive data that the com mittee has submitted. This data covers rates out of the gulf ports eastern ports. Virginia points, Ohio river crossings and Mississippi river crossings
 Speaking of tho approaching con ference, MT. Bum said:
 Tt Is of the greatest importance, tc the southeast. because it covers the entire fabric"
 The Birmingham Traffic Bureau has written to M. P. Leavis of the Mallory line asking for a definite
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
VACATION PACKAGE
 FATIMA CIGARETTES
 IS FEATURED HERE


 This is Fatima week for the entire southern territory of the Liggett & Myers Tobacco company. The vaca- tion package is being featured, and attractive painted displays are ap- bearing in the windows of cigar and drug stores. These displays are really works of art, and are attract ing much attention.
 Special artists were secured to paint these displays. and the coloring leaves nothing to be desired. In every store where these paintings are on exhibit crowds are gathered around the windows at all times.
 As special effort is being made the last two days of the week in this campaign to introduce the vaca- tion package of Fatima cigarettes with the Turkish blend to every citi- zen in Birmingham. efforts of the en- tire Alabama force is centered on this city. Seldom has any cigarette display attracted the attention of the public in the~way the Fatims has.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
DEATH PENALTY FOR
 HIGHWAY ROBBER IS
 AFFIRMED BY COURT

Will Morton, convicted of highway robbery several months ago in ,the criminal division of the circuit court and sentenced to hang, will be ex- ecuted August 12. The supreme court has affirmed the decision of the lower court and fixed the date of execution. according to information received in Birmingham.
 Morton was convicted of robbing .s M Cannon of $25 on the Green Springs road during the recent epi- deInic of robberies in this district, and was given the death penalty. An appeal was taken and the decision of the lower court was affirmed. It Is pointed cut that this is one of the few instances where the death pen- alty has been given in highway robbery case in Alabama in many months. N
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01

of the ceremonies for laying the cor nerstone; list of city officials of Bessemer; a list of sponsors and chaperon; a list of Jefferson county officials in Bessemer division; a copy of bylaws of Bessemer lodge No. 45S and of Jefferson Valley No. 795, A. F. & A. M.
 List of Bessemer members of Ala bama expeditionary forces who were killed or died in World war; copy of Bessemer Advertiser and clippings from Birmingham Age Herald, Bir- mingham News and Birmingham Post; a list of Bessemer chapter No. 61, Order of Eastern Star and a list of chapter No. Ltnnie Mae Lipscomb. Order of Eastern Star, and chapter of No. 259, Order of Eastern Star; cur rency and coin of the period; a Ma sonic lamb skin apron; chaplain penny list of Company D 167. In- fantry, Masonic chronological of Sam Stein and his son, Jowl Stein and a copy of the Bessemer Boy Builder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
Mems Christian Association building
 with mpre

Tn the presence of hundreds of spectators, with impressive ceremony and amidst the most elaborate cere- mony ever held in the city, the cor nerstone of the Young Mems Chris tian Association Memorial building In Bessemer was laid yesterday after noon. The ceremonies were conducted by the grand lodge of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the state of Alabama.
 Ben M. Jacobs of Birmingham acted as grand master, and George Boss grand marshal of the parade. Dr. w B. Holmes, state secretary for the Young Mems Christian association was the chief orator of the day and in one of the most notable addresses ever heard in the city paid a glorious tribute to the young men who gave their lives willing sacrifice and in whose sacred memory the Young Mems Christian association building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01

would forever stand as magnificent monument.
 Exalted Sentiment
 Judge w. w. Brandon of Tuscaloosa was introduced by Capt. John T. Me Eniry and in glowing talk extolled tha sentiment that prompted the citi- zens of Bessemer to erect this splen- did structure to the memory of her sons who went to the World war. and he expressed the exalted senti ment that this memorial would Live. breathe and move for what her sons died for"
 Short talks were m9de by Capt J. Y. McEniry who read the yearly re- port of the secretary, R. l.. Coons, of the Young Mems Christian assocla ton and by J. NJ Woods.
 The Masonic parade as it made it's way through the streets to the Young Mems Christian association building, was led by the Boys Industrial band and followed by the sponsors and chaperon, Misses Sadie Ling, Francis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
of participated nonies Ben M Jacobs acting grand

Jones and Mary Deason' and Mrs. J. s. Winters. The stores of the city were closed. and the streets were elaborately decorated, and flags were flying over the main thoroughtfares.
 List of Memorials
 The list of memorials placed in the cornerstone included various articles Of daily interest, including copy of the holy writings; a list of the grand officers of the M. w. grand lodge of Alabama A. F. & A. M. q list of acting grand officers of the M. w. grand lodge of Alabama, A, F. X A. M., who laid the cornerstone {, a list of officers of Bessemer lodge No. 45S, A. r. &s A. NJ, and officers of Jefferson Valley No. 795 A. F. & A. M; board of trustees of the Masonic Temple of Bessemer a list of officers and directors of Youne' Mems Chris tian association; a copy of the year ly report of R. l.. Coons, secretary of Bessemer Young Mems Christian as sociation, a copy of the programme
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
Euents of Today
 In Birmingham,

Civitan luncheon at o'clock, Southern club.
 Tag day for emergency relief fund
 ADJUSTMENTS Loew's Bijou-VaudevilIe and pie lures.
 Majestic--Zarrow's American Girls strand-Mary Pickford in, "The Love Light"
 Alcaxar-JOsc Collins in "Where Is My Husbandw
 Trfanon-Priscfila Dean in, "Rep- utatfon."
 Rialto--COnstancc TaImadge in, 'LessOns in Love-"
 Galax--Doris May in. "The Bronze BelI."
 RoyaI-Feature drama, comedy and news.
 Odeon---SeriaI drama and comedy. Princess--Serfa1 drama and conn., edy.
 West Lake ParE-Bathing, skat- ing and dancing. East Lake Park-BathinE and amusements.
 Edgewood Park-Bathing and dancing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01

reply to its request for the same rates to the eastern seaboard as ap- ply from the eastern seaboard this way. At the same time, the bureau is in touch with Frederick l. Thomp- son of the shipping board, who has lined up for the eastbound rates. Re- ply from MT. Leavis is expected daily. Shippers are becoming anN- ious to have the eastbound rates es- tablished, and will keep after 1t un- til action is secured.
 Railroads Interested
 The request of the Louisville and Nashville and Southern railroads that Birmingham be accorded the right of fabricating steel and iron in transit has been received by the southern freight rate committee, but hearing has not yet been set When the case is docketed and hearing set, thc traffic bureau will be ready with presentation of data. General opirt- ion seems to be that the request ylll be granted in the not distant future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
DIR. RABE SPEAKER AT
 CIVITAN LUNCHEON

service, who has been in Birming- ham for the past few weeks in the interest of campaign against pub lie disease, will be the principal con at the Southern club at 1 o'clocY today. Dr. Rabe will tell of her ex- periences in public health work in other cities and will furnish statis- tics which she has gathered during her stay In Birmingham
 Other features of the programme according to Jelks cabauss. pres idcnt. win be special musical mum bers and discussion of several mat ters of interest to the club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
BOARD OF REVENUE
 ID MEET PAY ROLL
BorroWs $36,OOO and With Funds on Hand Will Pay
 Off Today

Jefferson county employees will receive their Juno salaries in cash this afternoon at l o'clock, instead of vouchers. as was an- snounced Wednesday.
 Members of the board have been negotiating for several days in m effort to borrow the money with which to meet the pay roll, and yesterday succeeded in bor- rowing $36,0OO from the Bir- mingham Trust and Savings bank. This amount. together with the amount on hand and the money collected by the vnri- ous divisions of the court, is suf- ficient to meet the $50;OOO puy roll.
 Tho announcement that arr engagements had been made to pay the employees In cash spread like wiIdfire, and the long faces worn by employees since the an- nouncement that vouchers would be issued instead of cash on July 1 immediately vanished. Court house employees were indeed n happy bunch yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
BUILDING PERMITS, $250,0OO OFOR JUNE Total of 421 Is ssued, of Which 1O7 Were for
 Dwellings

Approximately 325o.o00 is the total sum invested in new buildings for Birmingham during June, according to the figures of the city building inspectors office.
 In all, 421 permits were issued. Of rese, 107 are for residences.
 Yesterday permit for the erection of store to cost $1S,o0o was issued. The structure will be put up by the Henley -Spurgeon Realty company, n Fifth avenue near Twenty-first street
 Several smaller permits also were issued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
CITY AWAITS SHARE
 OF CORPORATION TAX

Jefferson county is not the only sufferer in the corporation tax hold up which has so seriously embar~ rassed county finances.
 Some of the big companies are in the city limits among them the Sloss- Sheffield plant. Republic Iron and Steel, and the Woodward com pany.
 How much does the city get out of it?" was asked of city official.
 "Oh," he answered, 'it can be writ ten on a cheque, and that's all any of us know"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
BANKRUPTCY PETITION

Petition of involuntary bankruptcy was filed in the federal court yes- terday against the Kenai Packing company of Huntsville, by the fol- lowing petitioning creditors: Dong on Long, Pacific Net and Twine com- pany and Schwabacker Bros &, Co.,
 Several weeks ago suit was brought against this company by the United States government on the charge that salmon sold the army department did not come up to the required stan dard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
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 COOK FILES SUIT

W. D. McSwann filed suit in tn, circuit court yesterday against tn, Hillco Amusement Enterprise for $1O.000 damages, alleging than ar electric current in the cook stove paralyzed his arm and otherwise in jured him. The plaintiff was work ing as a cook at the amusement park when the alleged injuries were sus' tained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
Entire Freight Rate
 System of the South
 Is to Be Readjusted
Interstate Commerce Commission, Southern Carriers Fourth Section Committee and Many Business Or ganizations Working to That End-Birming- @
 ham Traffic Bureau Busy Compiling Data

freight fourth regarding the and haul.
  with Atlanta the Weekbe uIy II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-01
PERSONAL

Jim q, Smith. assistant United States district attorney. left yester- day for Fairhope and other points on the gulf coast, where he will spend months vacation.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
HARRY sWANsBURG
DIES Of INJURIES
WAS ONE or VICTIMS or FIRE
WHICH DESTROYED BROWN
HOUSE, AT MACON MONDAY.

(From Tuesdays Daily Herald)
Frank Swansburg and sister, Mrs.
Athey Rawls, have gone to Macon to
attend the funeral of their brother,
Harry Swansburg, who died of burns
and injuries sustained when he leap.
ed from second story window of the
burning Brown House at Macon, Geor-
gia, early Monday morning.
Mr.. Swansburg was sixty-one years
Of age and leaves wife. besides his
brother and sister of this place to sur
vive him. ~,
For many years he was an engineer
on the Central of Georgia road, and
regarded as a splendid citizen " yd
III is believed, that no less than
twelve persons lost their lives in the
fire which totally destroyed the
Brown House, one of Macon's oldest
hotels. The fire was caused. it is be-
lieved, from an explosions of chemicals
in the drug store adjoining the hotel,
or Of gas. An investigation is being
made into the explosion.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
UNITY OF ALLIES.

According to Premier Lloyd George,
In his address to the house Of com,
mons, the unity of the allies that had
been seriously threatened because of
differences over the Silesian problem,
has been happily restored and issues
that disturbed their harmonious re.
lations have been settled or referred
to the league of nations. This is most
gratifying to all lovers of peace. Con.
tinued .amity and good feeling among
the allies is essential not only to the
peace OF the world but to the well be.
Ing of civilization. Agitators and
demagogues In America who in order
to court the favors OF the hyphenates,
would stir up resentment against the
nations with which we were SO recent,
ly allied In the greatest struggle in
the worlds history, are not only unpa-
triotic, but they are enemies to the
peace and good order Of the world.
II civilization that is tottering because
Of the awful ravages of the world war,
is to be saved and our old world re.
generated and once more placed on
the highroad to prosperity, it must
be by the joint efforts of those who
mingled their blood and gave their
treasure to a common cause, the no
Hest cause for which mankind ever
offered a sacrifice. 1t should be the
earnest prayer of all that peace and
amity and good viii may continue to
characterize the relationship that e1
lists between the allied nations.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
MARKt TING CROPS
THROUGH YEAR
GREAT TRANSF ORMA TON
WROUGHT ON THE FARMS
OF THIS STATE.

The activities of the Tennessee
farmers, which are reported by the
county agents each week, prdSeaea
clusiyely that Tennessee agriculture
Is going through a very tangibks sqd
important transformation, and one of
the most outstanding features of ii is
that instead Of selling by far theimai.
GRITTY of their products over a period
OF about three months In the year
they are now producing such diver
stty OF products as to make marketing
necessary every month in the year. In
the first place dairying has become
a fixture in Tennessee agriculture.
Never week passes but that several
OF the county agents report an i'm.
portant dairy development, and some
weeks more than half of the county
agent sin eyry section of the state
report either the establishment Of a
cooperative creamery, cream alta.
ton, the, purchase OF good dairy cat
tie, the Installation of cream separa-
tors, or that few farmers have made
their first shipments of cream.
Hogs are another product which
have extended the marketing season
throughout the entire year. 1t is true
that most of the hogs of Tennessee
are still sold uring the period from
October to April, but as result of
the activities gof the county agents
some ot,the counties will conduct Coz
operative hog sales throughout the
entire year. s, .,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
MUST PAY POLL
TAX THIS WEEK
TO SECURE VOTE
THOSE WHO EXPECT TO PARTi.
clPATE IN MUNICIPAL ElEC-
TON MUST HOLD RECEIPT.
But LITTLE TIME REMAINING
Those Who Vote in Democratic Prim-
AIRY Must Pay Tax Before septemb-
err IL, or SIXTY Days Prior TO Hold
ing Of Election 8ififi

(From TUESDAYS sDiily Hesald,) \
The collection of poll tax at the
office of County Trustee j. Ross
Burns is making but little progress.
despite the fact that all voters in
Columbia who expect to participate
in the approaching municipal election
must have paid the poll tax by Satur-
day Of this week. The law requires
that the poll tax be paid sixty days
in advance of the election, and Co.
lumbia's municipal election will be
held on October 27, Therefore the poll
tax receipt emitting the voter to cast
his ballot must antedate Saturday,
August q.
But little more time remains for
payment of poll taxes before the ap-
Eproaching Democratic primary These
receipts must bear date prior to Sept
lombernl2 if the voter would cast his
ballot in the primary.
II iS fuCiiusCu tudt tic SdHuiudt0o
will wait until after the expiration of
the time limit for the payment of
taxes for the city election before the
drive is begun to round up those who
have not paid the polls. The office of
| the Trustee is almost certain to be
busy place between August q and
September II.
Up until this time majority of
those who have paid the poll tax paid
their property tax at the same time
| Many young men who own no pro-
perty have not paid the poll, and UNI
less these are paid within the next
three weeks there will be material
| reduction ip the number of the esti-
mated vote in the primary