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Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
ELKs' SUMMER MEETING
 AT LAKE CoMPoUNCE

Bristol, Conn, June 5.-The past ex- alted rulers association of the Elks held it's summer meeting at Lake Compounce today, with about 200 delegates present. Harry c. Brown of New Britain was chosen district deputy grand exalted ruler for the eastern section of the state and William J. Shanahan of Waterbury was chosen for the western section of the state. It was voted to hold the win ter meeting in Walhngfor6 in January.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
DEATH OF JOHN GOLDEN
 IS M0MENTARILY EXPECTED

New York, June 5-The condition of John Golden president of the United Eextile workers who suffered a break dow from overwork more than two weeks ago, was reported tonight as steadily growing worse His death Is expected momentartly.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
Set in Again Last Night.

Pueblo June 5-At 2:3O o'clock this afternoon, just when Pueblo was begin ming to recover from the terrible disaster Of Friday night the Skagway reservoir between Florence and Victor suddenly gave way and within an hour the swol- len torrent of the Arkansas river had a gain inundated the low lying section of Ibe city.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
ARKANSAS RIVER Is
 BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE

Pueblo, Col, June 5.-The Arkansas river at 10 o'clock tonight reached Fifth and Court streets, the highest it has been since the flood, when the water reached Fifth and Main streets.
 At 1920 the river was reported at it's crest and beginning to subside There was not the rush of water which accom- panied Fridays flood.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
HEAVY FALL OF RAIN
 AGAIN LAST NIGHT

Pueblo Col, June 5 (By the A. P.).-A downpour of rain, amounting almost to a cloudburst, again was falling at o'clock tonight. Whether or not the rain follow cd the course of the Arkansas river above Pueblo could not be learned because of the darkness. If it did. undoubtedly an- other rapid rise in the river within the next hour is probable
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
CHARGED WITH CoMPLICITY
 IN HUSBANDS DEATH

New York. June 5.-Mrs. Eva Cathar- inc kaber. widow Of Daniel Kaber, of Cleveland. Ohio. a published. who was murdered about two years ago. was held without bail today to await extradition on a charge Of complcity in her hus- bands death. Mrs. Ksber was arrested last night in the home of Mrs. Verona Smith. She WIS indicted ir Clcgsl4ad several days ago.
 Mrs. Kaber tonight dsnled comvlIc.ty in her husbands death.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
OBITUARY.
Hon. William Crooks.

London. June 5.-CBy The A. p The Right Honorable William Crooks. who served as labor member Of parliament for nearly twenty years, died today.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06
TEXAS PACIFIC TRACKS
 ARE UNDER WATER

Pecos. Tex. June 5-The Texas and Pacific railroad tracks near here are under water for a distance cf about 1900 feet at a depth of from tEree to five Meet and traffic has been suspended over lG1is section of tracks as q result of the
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

Laurence NIinot, a fnancier, yachts man and director Of the Good Govern ment Association, died at his home in Boston.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

The polls will be open in all the city districts today for the city election from 5;s0 Q. m. until 3. n.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

Turing the first two weeks of May approximately 1,SOO,OO pounds of hali- but was caught on the fishing banks of British Columbia
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

A prediction that automobiles within few years would carry individual stills to produce fuel for their operation was made by Thomas A. Edison/ Jr
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

The polls will be open in all the city districts today for the city election from 5:30 q. m. until D. m.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

James D. Maher, clerk of the United States Supreme Court for 5 years died in Washington.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

The R. Reynolds Tobacco company announced 2 reduction of 20 per cent in wages in it's plants in Winston Salem \. c.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

Frank Tannenaum, reformed mob leader and radical agitator, was gradu- ated from Columbia University this year as an honor student and won a Phi Beta Kappa key
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

Maurice Gonnen, United States wealth CT forecaster and a survivor of the Greedy expedition to the Arctic died at San Jose.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

Francis Harmon, 22 years old. held on $2,500 bail after police said he had con- fessed to cracking 50 safes in New York's financial district
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

Wood of the fangrOye tree a sus- proof.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

A party of masked men boarded the shipping board steamer Mitchell in Hampton Roads Saturday and attacked the crew, badly injuring eight and slight ly injuring several others.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

Captain Frank L. PIeadweII, until re- gently naval fleet surgeon was elected president of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

The Economy Shoe Company of Lynn was petitioned into bankruptcy today by three ceritors- M. Alfred DeTroia, A. Levetia, and Sadie Ornstein. Their claims total $1,02O
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

While filming buIlfght on farm at Seville Spain, a Freinch motion picture operator suffered severe contusions when he was charged and tossed by a young bull. The bull destroyed the camera.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

Juga-Slav Consulate General in New York has 1000 applications for pass ports from people waiting to emigrate
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

The worlds largest rigid dirigibIe, the R-3S. which has been rechristened the zR-2. will fly from Britain to America in September. The transatlantic flight will be made after two months trials by British and American crews
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

Contraband liquor seized in New York amounting to $30,000,O00, will be sold at auction in the city.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

Solomon Tellirian, Armenian student, who shot and killed Talat Pasha, former Grand Yizer of Turkey. was acquitted in the Assize Court at Berlin.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

To meet slump in passenger and freight traffic the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad notified it's forces that TOO men would be laid off for 30 days
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

The United Commercial Travellers end ed their three days convention in Wor- cester Saturday with q parade of 40OO members and gala day at the fair grounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-06

Government agents at New Orleans are trying to find out how 2,4oo quarts of whiskey was changed into water while being transported from a bonded ware house to a steamer for shipment to Gen. tral America.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-10
FLYING SQUADRON
POSTPONES DRIVE

The drive for funds to permanently
establish and assure Roberts field
for the 1S5th observation squadron
has been postponed until Wednesday,
December IA, according to J. Mercer
Barnett, chairman of the committee.
In charge of the aero squadron drive.
With mail subscriptions to date
amounting to $500. and considerable
work done on improving Roberts
field at Shadyside, on the Tidewater
car line, II is expected that the work
of raising the goal of $4,000 will.
be readily accomplished
Due to the fact that several major
drives for funds are on this week,
the committeeman who were called to
meet at the Chamber of Commerce
Yesterday decided to postpone the
drive to next week
Work on Roberts field to further
clear It for a landing field and to
erect the hangers, material for which
is now on the ground, will be con-
tinued today.
The funds required are to erect the
hangers, clear the field to make II
suitable to government requirements,
erect barracks and do other neces-
sary construction,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-10
COL. ASHBOURNE TO
SURVEY WARRIOR
Army Engineer Will Arrive
Here Monday-WiIl Be
Given a Luncheon

Col T. Q. Ashbourne, United States
army engineer. will arrive in Bir-
mingham Monday morning at
o'clock. and will be met here by
Mai Erie North and Theo Brent.
Colonel Ashbourne is to make a sur
vey of the Warrior river, its equip
ment and service, and he is to be
accompanied on his. trip by Major
North and Mr. Brent.
Major North has charge of the
waterways of Alabama. with head
quarters at Mobile. and MIR. Brent
is general manager of the Mssis-
sippi- Warrior transportation service,
with headquarters at New Orleans.
Monday evening in the private DIM
ing room OF the Tutwiler the Cham
Der of Commerce and citizens inter-
ested in the Warrior will tender
Colonel Ashbourne a luncheon. The
next morning the inspection party
will leave for Cordova AND begin sur
vey of the river service.
Colonel Ashbourne's visit is re-
garded as of utmost Importance to
Warrior river interests as his report
will bear on future operation of the
barge line. 1t will be transmitted
direct to Secretary Weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-10
SEABOARD TO OPEN
FOREIGN DEPARTM ENT

Scaboard Air Line, through Freight
Traffic Manager B. c. Prince an
nounces the creation OF a foreign
freight department, effective January
I, with Charles P. Gather in charge.
as foreign freight agent. Headquar-
ters will be Norfolk. Va.
The Seaboard has taken this step, il
is announced, In appreciation of the
growing import and export business
that is entering and going out of the
south Atlantic ports. The lines of the
Seaboard reach almost all of them,
touching Norfolk. Portsmouth, will
mington, Charleston, Savannah, Jack
sonville, Fernandina and Tampa. Is
adjustment of foreign traffic de-
partment is intended to facilitate
business for southern shippers through
these ports.
Mr.. Gather is familiar with foreign
trade operations, having been for the
past few years president of the Gu
ban American Forwarding company,
Inc, with offices in New York, Jack
sonville and Key West.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-10
HOWARD GLEE CLUB
IS WELL RECEIVED
Members of Club Given Trip
to Muscle Shoals On
Initial Tour

Large and enthusiastic audiences
are greeting the Howard College Glee
club on it's trip through northern Ala
bama, which presented its first pro-
gram this year outside Birmingham
Monday night at Cullman, and will
complete this tour tonight with a re-
cital at Haleyville, according to in
formation contained in letters re-
celved from Director Gladstone jack
son.
At Florence, where the organiZa-
tion appeared Thursday night. the
committee of entertainment carried
members of the club on an automo-
bile trip to Muscle Shoals. where
work on the Wilson dam was shown
them and explained by local lee
turer. Letters from the students
were enthusiastic over the trip and
courtesies shown them In all the
cities included in the tour.
In this initial tour of the season,
the club gave a recital at Cullman
Monday night, at Hartselle Tuesday,
at Huntsville Wednesday. at Florence
Thursday, at Russellville last night,
and at Haleyville tonight.
r. b. Sims, business manager of the
organization, is arranging a tour
through the western section of Ala
bama and into Mississippi, and an
other into southeastern Alabama.
Programs will also be rendered at
several places in the city and several
of the suburbs. On Thursday, De-
cember 8, the club will sing at wy
lam, to be followed by engagements
at Docena and Oneonta. 1t will TAX.
a leading part In the white Christmas
carol at Rhuhama Baptist church on
December IS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-10
GROSS EARNINGS
!. OF DEPARTMENTS
TO Be REPORTED
Board of Revenue Asks for
Statements From All Head
. 0fficials-WiII Work
Out Budget System

Heads OF every department in Ief-
ferson county have been requested by
the board of revenue to submit i'm
smediateiy complete statements show
ling the gross amount earned by their
departments during the year begin
ming October 1, 1929 and ending Sep
s1ember 80, 1921.
( Purpose of the statements. it is
stated is to enable the board to de-
termine from the amount of receipts
and disbursements, a record of which
is already in the hands of the board,
whether or not the various depart
ments are exceeding their incomes in
the expenses of their operation.
Several of the departments have
already turned in their statements to
the board and all are expected to be
received within the next few days.
Collection of data along this line by
the board has been going on for sew
eral days and when completed, the
board will finally determine whether
or not contemplated action of placing
all the departments of the county on
budget system by which a certain
amount for operating expenses will
be allowed each department will
probably be taken.
Further conference between board
members in regard to this matter
was taken yesterday afternoon and.
it ia stated. additional conferences
will be held until a final decision has
been reached in the matter. Accord
ing to board members some OF the
county departments have not been
Keeping their operating expenses
within their income and 1t is prob
able that the budget system will be
inaugurated in the near future in all
departments in order to compel each
department to keep within It's In
come.
In report made by the state ex-
sminers several months ago follow
ing an exhaustive examination of tho
hooks of the county, IL was stated.
that under the law each department
OF the county is required to live with
Ia its income and that any expenses
Tor operation paid by the county
treasurer in excess of the income OF
the department would be charged
against him personally.
Definite action by the board on the
matter of inaugurating the budget
system is not expected for several
weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-10
SECOND HEARING ON.
court DECISIONS
Suspended Sentence of Coun-
ty Court of Inferior JurlS-
dicti0n Involved

Whether or not county court of
inferior jurisdiction can suspend a
, sentence m1osed on a convicted per-
son and at some later date. when the
accused is convicted of another Of
Tense, put into effect the original
sentence which was suspended. is the
question that Judge William T.. Fort
will again be called on to decide De-
cember IL when nabeas corpus pro-
ceedings for Ollie Barrett. alias Rose
Barrett. are heard In criminal court.
On previous habeas corpus pro-
ceeding several months ago Judge
Fort upheld the right of Judge II. B.
Abernethy to pursue this course and
affirmed .he action of the Jefferson
county court of misdemeanors in put
ting ipto effect a previously suspend
ed IL months sentence imposed on
Rose Barrett. The case was taken
to the court of appeals which af-
firmed the decision of Judge Fort.
Yesterday when county officers
We're preparing to take the woman to
the county farm TO serve her sem
tence, her attorneys sued out another
writ of habeas corpus before Judge
Fort and this question and others will
again be threshed out. The point
raised in second writ is that in a
decision handed down several months
ago, the appellate court had held that
a city recorder who imposed sem
tence Oh a convicted person and then
suspended it was powerfess to again
put into effect at later date be-
cause the accused person had been
arrested on another charge, and had
therefore not complied with the man
date of the court that the original
sentence be suspended during good
behavior. In the present case. how
ever, the court held that a county
court could take such action
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-10

Believed Locally That Steel
Interests Have an Eye
on This Alabama
Property

Importance of shannon ore proper
ties In the estimate Of resources of
the Gulf States Steel company is
being pointed out by financial au-
thorities They figure the value of
Gulf States Steel stock, the Shannon
properties properly estimated, at 5000
per share,
Local industrial authorities are in
clined to believe that If the new steel
merger takes place. as seems prob
able the Gulf States Steel will be
sought by the consolidating interests
in order to have southern exporting
end. In that way only, they say,
could the new merger compete with
the Steel Corporation in this districts
steel operations, the Gulf States Steel
being the only other real steel pro-
Queer.
The Wall Street Journal says:
Buying of Gulf States Steel com
mon, which brought stock in month
from a low of S61s to high OF 5o%,
was due largely to a belief that ore
properties rendered available by com-'
pletion of Shannon Ore shaft add
great value to stock.
"As of December 81. 1920, net as
sets. after deduction of preferred
stocks and bonds, were $40, 990,703,
equivalent to about 1925 share on
the $11,13S,1b0 common stock.
Deficit in the first nine months of
1921, after taxes, depreciation and
all charges. but before dividends on
the first preferred stock, was S2S7,-
S04. Deducting this from net assets
would leave s13,6G2,s 1893, equivalent to
slightly over $122 a share on tht com
mon stock.
property account, however. as of
December 81, 1920, was carried at
$16,O5O, O6S. Against this there are re-
serves of $1,401,54S for depreciation
and extinguishment, S16,s97 for re-
placements and sundries and $i,644,-
1877 for special reserve against prop
erty, total of s3.os3,of2 Net prop
erty account would thus stand at
$12.9s7,056,
"Ore properties at Shannon, how
ever, are carried in this account at
cost said to be little over $4,000. 600.
and which represents only a fraction
of their value. In fact, it is pointed
out that properties are estimated to
contain 100, 100000 tons of ore and
that If this was carried even at the
absurdly low figure of 20 cents a ton,
it would mean the addition to the
property account of $25,000,o00, or
about 5000 a share on the common
stock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-10
GRAY LUMBER co.
SELLS 1895 ACRES
$2ll, 500 INVOLVED

Warranty deed, by the terms OF
which the c. L. Gray Lumber COM
rany conveys to c. II. Grayson 46p
acres OF land in jefferson county and
6,s36 acres in Shelby county for a
consideration of S211.5o0, was filed
in probate court yesterday.
The instrument. which is declared
by officials to be one of the largest
deeds filed for some time conveys
the surface rights only to the prop
erty described, reserving all min
eral rights and rights of way across
the property for the future building
of railroad and pipe lines and other
means of egress and ingress.
1t is recited in the instrument that
$4,000 of the purchase price has been
paid in cash. the remaining S161,500
being evidenced by promissory notes
ranging in amount from $4,000 to
$4,000 each payable annually for a
period OF five years.
The instrument is signed by Off
Gals of the lumber company in pur-
suance to action of the directors and
stockholders authorizing conveyance
OF the property at meeting held in
Meridian, Miss, some time ago.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-10
Attractive Holiday
Goods on Display at
Downtown Stores

With but 10 more shopping days
until Christmas, retail business men
in the downtown section are expected
to feel its first big impulse today of
Christmas trade
Crowds yesterday gave indication
of much Christmas purchasing and
were lured into stores by as attract
i've holiday window decorations and
real bargains as has marked the sea-
son for many years in Birmingham.
Today being Saturday a natural
shopping day, with some offices and
concerns closing as per custom. many
people are expected to give serious
consideration to Christmas purchases.
These wishing to send gifts away
have been urged to ship and mail
early. advice which means shop
early"
Much consideration has been given
the children in the window displays
OF several stores, toys of all kinds
being shown in profusion.
Due to continued warm weather
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-10
LEGION MEMBERS
WILL GIVE DANCE

As means of financing the large
amount of relief work oeing done by
the members of the local post OF the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. dance
is being given by the post in the
ballroom of the Hotel Tutwiler on
Friday, December is, at 9 o'clock.
Tickets are on sale by members of
the post 1t is announced that there
are two kinds OF tickets being sold,
5o-cent tickets to the ex-service men
who appear in uniform and 81 TO
others who desire to attend the
dance. The ticket admits the bearer
and partner.
A program has been arranged
for the dance, which, according to
the sale of tickets thus far. will be
largely attended.
Election of officers for the organ
izauon will be made at the next
meeting to be held in the ballroom
of the Hiliman hotel on Wednesday
night. December 81. at 8 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-10

According to Mr. HaHwkins. the
payments will exceed a million dol
lars, those of the Tennessee Coal, Iron
and Railroad company and it's sub
salaries in the district alone amount
ing to approximately 100000, of
which approximately one-third or
more than 5000, 900 will go to the state
as it's share, the remainder to be dis
tributed between the city and county
in the proportions provided for in the
tax rate distribution between them.
Following considerable litigation
between the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company and the state tax
commission relative to the right of
the latter to examine the books of
the former in order to determine the
amount of taxes due for 1920, repre-
sentatives of the company sometime
ago agreed, after the supreme court
had decided that the books should be
examined, to settle their taxes on the
basis OF a $37,000,000 valuation APP
proximateN. Payment has not been
made as yet, however. on this settle
ment.
State Wants Money
Request was made to the tax col
lector by state authorities to forward
checks for the tsate's share of the
taxes as soon as possible after the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-10
ST. JOHNS METHODIST
CHURCH PLANS TREE

Plans for Christmas tree for the
children of the Southsde business
district are under way for New Years
Eve at $50 o'clock at the annex Of
the st. John Methodist church. The
afternoon sunday school of tho taber-
nacle will have charge of the ar
rargements.
Toys and edbles are solicited for
this event and can be sent to T. A.
Cummins. 1909 Tenth avenue, south
or Rev. r. e. Tyler. 1925 Avenue-H,
south. it is announced.
Membership has increased at ST
Johns during the conference year
with more than 20 admissions and
new choir, with Mrs. Anna Bernha I'd
as organts t-director, has been formed
Rev. Mr.. Tyler's sermons tomorrow
will be. Message of the Gospels" in
in the morning, and "Byways and
Places" in the evening.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-10
TOTEM TO TALK

Robert l.. Totten of the kiwanis
club will tell members of the Com
mrnity club of the movement of XII
wanians for an adequate system OF
parks and Fairgrounds in Birming-
ham at the meeting'this afternoon at
1890 o'clock in the ball room of the
Southern club.
An invitation has been extended
to a number of men attending the >.
/. A. A. which is in session here, and
Ii is expected that talks will also
be made by them.