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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
CITY IS PREPARING
 FOR WAR ON POWER
 COMPLAINTS RATES
Succession of Meetings Being Held Where Attorneys and Officials Arranging Pro-
 gramme for Fight

Definite action by the city com mission in opposing the proposed increase in street car fare will be taken following a meeting of that body tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock, when plans formulated by Forney Johnston, special counsel for the city, will be submitted to the commission.
 The meeting tomorrow afternoon will be prefaced by conference to be held at o'clock in pr. N. A. Barretts office. The commission will meet this moning at 10 o'clock.
 Resist Petition
 Resistance to the petition for abro- gation of the reduction in rate or electric contracts will also be pro- vided for at session tomorrow after noon. This petition was considered at the conference yesterday.
 Forney Johnston and Fred c.. Moore. attorney, and l. W. Ross, engineer, members of the city com mission, held 9 conference yester- day afternoon which lasted two hours and half. Various phases or the rate situation were gone into. Plans discussed call for campaign in which full war regalia" will he donned by the city, according to one of the commi ssioners.
 Hammers and TonRr This will be fight of the ham mer and tongs variety" declared J.. Ellis Brown, commissioner of public utilities, "The city will not submit tamely to the propositions of tho Birmingham Railway. Light & Power company"
 If the city thinks rates are too high, it can proceed before the public service commission at Hny time, Lee C. Bradley receiver for the Birmingham Railway Light X Power company. stated yesterday. in a statement issued in answer to those of city officials.
 Mir Bradley said the eight-cent ear fare would not solve the problem i'll it's entirety but that revenue from the light department was to be used to absorb losses in the street railway department,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
 EXCELLENT LUNCHES SERVED CHILDREN OF COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

Total collections from lunches served at the Jefferson County High school during the past year amounted to s4,593.75. according to the report of Prof. T. W. Smith, principa |, made to the county board of edr cation yesterday. The average mum Der of lunches served daily was 175 and the average cost was 15c.
 This is considered a splendid rec ord" said Dr. Baker, and gives the pupils an opportunity to secure some thing hot at noon time. However, the report does not show whether there was any profit made. but II there was it must have been very small Excellent lunches are given for the money and each day there Is a different menu affording variety for the pupils"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
SHORT WEIGHTS IN
 COAL IS CHARGED
Commissioner Brown Warns Citizens as to Practices
 of Coal Wagon Dealers
Caveat Emptor!

Caveat Emptor
 That's the warning issued by Com missioner J. Ellis Brown to people who buy coal from wagons which have not been weighed on any scales tested by the city department of weights and measures.
 Commissioner Brown declares that while the city has been very vigor- ous in trying to protect the interests of the people in this matter, that the problem is one that is hard to ham dle. and the cooperation of the people will be needed.
 A number of arrests have been made by the police department at the instance of the department of weights and measures on charges of short weight. Mr. Brown points out that the city keeps a close check on the weights and scales of all coal yards in the city. and that the city ordi- nance provides adequate penalties for short weight and incorrect scales. However, the wagons which operate e from wagon mines, principally be- yond North Birmingham. sell their coal without Delng weighed ch city scales. and many citizens have com : plained of being victimized in the matter of both weights and quality.
 "The city is doing al it can 10 pro- tect the speople from short weight from wagon mines, but it is diffi- cult problem" said Commissioner Brown We have made 4 number of arrests. but in many cases the driver declares that he did not sell the coal for ton. but offered it by the wagon load without knowing how much it weighed All coal bought from yards in the city is under su- pervison. the scales are regularly tested. and severe penalties are pro- v1ded for short weight.
 "The fact that many people buy the coal from wagon mines because of the cheaper price offered is re- sponsible for this situation. The peo- pie are attracted by the price with out stopping to consider that they have no way of knowing what the coal weighs. If people who are be- ing victimized in this way will noti- fy the city department of weights and measures, we will send a man at once to investigate and take the necessary steps"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
CRAVEy IS CHARGED
 WITH WIFE MURDER
Domestic Tragedy at lrondale Investigated By Coroner.
 Unlawful Homicide

Unlawful homicide was the ver 1ict of Coroner J. D. Russum folio vii E an investigation into the shooting of Mrs. Dessie Cravey by her husband, ]. NJ Cravey Monday morning.
 Warrant charging Cravey with r.urder in the first degree was sworn out yesterday afteruon by the coro- Ter before Judge H. B. Abernethy in the Jefferson county court of mis- demeanors.
 Several witnesses were examined and Cravey who is q years o. age declared he shot Mrs. Cravey acci- Gsntly when questioned by Coroner Russum. He stated that ais Wife Lad carried the shot gun out Of ne house with her and hat in trying to take 1t away from her it ssccidently went off killing Mrs Crayey Cravey is alleged to have told officers [ the time of his arrest that she had waved at a, trainman on the Alabawa Great Southern railroad early in the nlrrn- rg and he demonstrated with hcG for her behavior. Later in the day acvcorling to officers he stated rhat she went out into the corn patch to wave at another train and he foi- low ed her and the woman seeing the sun attempted to take it aWay from hlm and a scuffle ensued but he broke loose and shot her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
AUDITORIUM WORK
 IS NOT ID BEGIN
 BEFORE THIS FALL
Only Tentative Plans Made, So Far-Meeting Tomor- row to See How Things
 Are Going

Progress on plans for Birming- ham s auditorium will be reported to the auditorium committee and the city commission by the architects in charge of the project at meeting to be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, in the office of Dr. N. A. Barrett.
 It Is understood that preliminary plans for the structure have been whipped into shape tangible enough for discussion by the auditorium committee and the commissioners
 Lamb Coming
 Thomas w Lamb of New York, consulting architect, will pay visis to Birmingh at some time in the near future, when the plans drawn by Birmingham architects will be in- spected and talked over with them by him.
 Complaint has been made that the auditorium project has been allowed to drag to much and that stimula- tion of the architects is needed It has been pointed out that the city was awarded property on which to build the auditorium three months ago. Considerable censure has come because the architects were not already at work upon plans so that work could start immediately upon condemnation of the property. start in Fall
 Recent statements by members Of the Birmingham chapter of Amer ican Architects, who are in charge of the work. place breaking of ground for the structure at some date in early fall. if it is possible at that time.
 Tenants of houses on the auditor ium site will not be advised to move until plans for the building are III concrete shape. They are entitled to 30 days notice before being re- quired to quit the dwellings in which they are domiciled.
 It is hoped by the citizens of Bir- mingham that some definite steps toward beginning construction of the auditorium will be taken at the meeting tomorrow morning, with some announcement regarding the status of working plans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
MUNICIPAL BAND TO
 GIVE SUNDAY CONCERT AT PARK IN ENSLEY

The Municipal band will give a concert at Ensley park next Sunday afternoon at o'clock This park IS known as one of the most beautiful wooded spots in Birmingham ana should attract thousands of. people who enjoy listening to this spiendiu musical organization in the great open.
 Gordon Erickson. director of the hand. has prepared programme, in- cIuding the selection from Verdi $ opera, '1 Troyatore Ballet Music from Faust' Bohemian Girl selec- ton. and will respond to the many requests by playing The Whistier and His Dog The programme Will also include community eing, the band playing the accomplishments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
WATER MOCCASIN GETS THE DEAD
 WOOD ON SQUIRMING BULL FROG

According to John Sparrow. adver- Using expert and former newspaper man, there is a gentleman over at York. in western Alabama, who Is thoroughly convinced that the first serpent-the one that fooled Eve was not the only wise one of the spe- cies.
 MT. Sparrow was over at York sew eral days ago on land advertising campaign, which he had been em- ployed to conduct. On the way from the train to the hotel where he was to stop. his host, MT. Mcconnell, according to MT. Sparrow, told this:
 They made no mistake when they said something about being as wise as a serpent. The other day l was about to cross this stream. meaning one then just ahead, when I saw a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
"TEASING WEATHER"

"Teasing weather" is what E. c. Horton, the local weather ob- server, calls that which has been given Birmingham for the past few days.
 Along about the hottest periods every day the skies get full of thick black and heavy clouds, and Birmingham gasps up to- wards the sky in the hope of be- ing able to catch sight of few drops of rain. Then, says the weather man everything clears off, and it is just as hot as ever without even drop of rain hav- ing fallen. And the worst part of 1t is, the weather man contin- ued, no relief is in sight for the next 24 hours.
 Yesterday the mercury regis tered 92 degrees in the shade shortly after o'clock. The low for yesterday was Fl.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
Euents of Today
 In Birmingham

Meeting of the Business and Pro- fessfonaI Women's club at 6;3O o'clock in the club rooms.
 ADJUSTMENTS Majestic-"The Forgotten Son.. Lyric--Keith vaudeville and pic- lures.
 Loew's Bijcu--yaudeville and pic- lures.
 Strand--William DeMille's "What Every Woman Knows" Aicazar--Ben Turpin in Sennetts ssHome Talent"
 Trianon---"The Face at Your Win dow.o
 GaIax--Marion Davies in "Buried Treasure." "Eyes of the Heart"
 RoyaI-Fcature drama, comedy and news.
 Odeon--SeriaI drama and comedy. Prineess-ScriaI drama and com- cdy.
 East Lake--Bathing and amusc- mcnts.
 West Lake--Bathing, dancing and skating.
 Edgewood Park-BathinE and dancing.
 Baseball. Rickwood Park, 3:3O o'clock, Birmingham vs. Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
RUSH TO PAY INCOME
 TAX INSTRUMENTS

Yesterday was the last day upon which the second payments on the federal income tax could be paid without a penalty for delinquency. and all day long the officials of the busy receiving payments from those who had waited until the eleventh hour
 Income taxpayers are allowed to pay their annual tax in four install ments. the time limit for the first payment being March Is and the sec ond June Is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16

'iio PAtoNiih.
 man, Charles T. Fairbnirn, George c. Crawford, J. W. Mcqueen, T. 0. Smith, Leo K. Steiner, James Bonny- man, Robert Jemison, Sr., Charles r., Thomas. B. F. Moore, NJ. V. Joseph, S. Munger, Eugene l.. Brown, Frank IT. Lathrop. T. w Martin. J.. W. Donnelly l. Groom Beatty, Harry Coffin, A. F. Hilleke. Frank Nelson, Jr., A. II. Woodward, George ". Corners, w. w. Crawford, c. B. Me Cormack, Morris Bush, Morris Adler, Samuel l. Earle, !. F. Young, Her man Saks, w. M. Crosby. Hugo Marx. J. D. Kirkpatrick. William r. Redd, John F. Fletcher. F. NJ. Tutwiler. A. R. Forsyth, Oscar Wells, John H. Frye. Charles DeBardeleben, F. C. Shook, James R. McWane. E. A. Brown, Crawford Johnson, R. A. Ter rcll Thomas J. Kidd, s. J. Bowie, Lee Bradley, John L. kaul, F. R.. Fowlkes. J. w. Oden, w. H. Iiassin ger, B. B. Conner, Henry |. Badham and Edgar Adler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16


 Clubs, furniture dealers, real estate men, women's organizations, labor and relief organizations and churches will be represented at this meeting. Women of the city arc organizing to take an active part in the work.
 Relief activities will be divided among the Salvation Army, Red Cross, city welfare department and labor organizations. according to plans of Jay Smith, vice chairman. representing Col. T. o. Smith, gen eral chairman. Additional workers are being put on by each of these or ganiEations to handle the work.
 special corporation committee has been named with Louis Pizitz as chairman This committee will so- licit funds, food and supplies from corporations of the ciyy.
 The personal of the committee is as follows: Judge w F. Fort, Joseph F. Mudd. M. P. Sorthington. Jerome Tucker, John w. O'Neil. David J. Davis, Mant Hood, J. K. Brock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16

give away great many of these wonder dolls to the little girls of Alabama. The full details of the plan are explained elsewhere in today's paper Every little girl will want one and father and mother or bis brother can help little sister if they wish
 At any rate be sure to let little sister see the dolls in the Saks win. dow today. It is a treat to any child just to see them. and when she finds that she can actually have one for her very own through The Age Heralds plan of giving them away she will be thoroughly thrilled.
 Here is an opportunity for fathers to give thcir little daughters genuine pleasure and ioy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16

They are so lifelike that every one~-men, women and children-fslls lin love with them al first sight.
 In the first place they are besuti- ful, Every face is different, just like real children, but each has its owh attractions and lovely qualities. They are washable just like real childreh. They will not break when they fall down-agaia just like real little boys and girls. Besides all these attrac- tions they can say mamma" and when led by the hand can walk across the floor.
 The Age-Herald has arranged to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
HEARING FOR CRENSHAW

Edward Crenshaw. charged with the killing of Mir. and Mrs. Harry Weston several days ago at their home in Ensley. will be given a pre- liminary hearing this afternoon be- fore Judge H. B. Abernethy in the Jefferson county court of misde- mcanors. It is alleged that jealousy over Mrs Weston. with whom he was ir love. was the cause of the douBie murder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
TWO INJURED WHEN
 AUTO OVERTURNED

C. l.. Leonard and A J. Hamilton, ningham and Jasper, were injured yesterday afternoon when an auto mobile in which they were riding overturned near Sayre.
 Both men were carried to the Bir- m:ngham infirmary iE a private car. and it was later reported they were not seriously injured. The machine in which they were riding at the time the accident occurred, was bad ly damaged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16

tkreefoot water mocassin trying to swallow a frog. The mocassin had the frog by one leg, butt the other three were free, and the frog proved lusty fighter with his free limbs. The snake headed for a dead tree, that one you See there. in order to land the frog and secure better grip on him. "Each time the snake got the frog to the snag the frog used his free legs to prevent the snakes landing. Finally, the snake, realiz- ing this was failing effort. put on full steam ahead, got above the snag and backed with the current close to it, thus landing the frog and com pleting his meal"
 MT. Sparrow added: MT McCon- nell is man of repute for accuracy in his community"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
Inspects Station Here

Capt. P. c. Geyer, Jr.. United States marine corps. in charge of the south eastern recruiting district including Georgia. Alabama and Tennessee, vis- ited Birmingham this week and in spected the local headquarters sta ton at i929M Second avenue.
 Captain Geyer stated that Bir- mingham has done fine recruiting work, and the corps is rapidly filling with excellent men.
 The marine corps is offering free course with a diplo- ma from the I. c. S., to all men who enlist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
ELECT MRS. MOORE

Mrs George c. Moore was elected worthy matron sof the North Bir- mingham chapter. No. 23l, Order of Eastern Star. at the meeting held yesterday.
 Other officers elected were. H. $. Hill. patron; Mrs. John Hughes, asso- ciate matron; Mrs J. N. Brown. tr easurer Mrs. c. N. Kicker, secre- tary: Miss Mary Duncan. conductress, and Mrs. J. M. Yielding. associate conductresa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
DISARMAMENT TALK

At the regular monthly meeting of the Business and Professional Wom- en's club this evening at 6:So o'clock, Mrs, Solon Jacobs will talk on Ma tional Disarmament by International Agreement" A short business ses- sion also will be held from 5:30 to s3o o'clock. Club lunch. will be served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
LOCAL CONSIGNMENT
 FROM PACIFIC COAST

z The self-propeller Tuscallosa has
 arrived at cordova with large and mixed cargo. including the first
 movement of canned goods from the Pacific coast for Birmingham whole salers via the Panama canal and pert of Mobile. The Birmingham lconsignments are being moved from river to warehouses by the Frisco
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
CITIZENS TRAINING CAMP

Postmaster R. B. Smyer has re- ceived announcement of the holding of citizens training camp at Camp
 Jackson, S. C.. between July IT and August IS. The number to be trained
 has been limited to 1000. and appl- cations are being received for ad- mittance. An effort will be made to apportion the selections fairly be- tween the different states and dis tricts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses
 were issued yesterday at the. office
 of the probate judge: F. A. Wood and Miss Iris V. Year wood. A. s. Armstrong and Miss Andie Lee Roberts. Victor R. Farmer and Miss O'Thelma Holiday B. D. Stephens and Miss Lura Lee
 Cannon.
 H c. Wade and Miss Nora Lee Ed wards.
 olem Goodwin and Miss Lora Mae Costner.
 H. E. Bennett and Miss Irma Bal lard. William c. Goodwin and Mss Isa- bella Burgess. Walter Begweli and Miss wipifrsd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
Wonder Dolls WiU Be. GiUen Away Free 10 the. Little Girls of State.
Big Dolls Which Can Walk and Say Mamma Will Be on Exhibition in Windows of
 Louis Saks' Store Today.

For the Birmnghambg girls well little girls there will be today
 The Age-erald will place exhibition the windows of Sk happy family the Wonder Walking Do and most
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
CREDIT MEN TO ENTERTAIN HOOPER
 AT LOCKWOOD PARK

The Associated Retail Credit Men Of Birmingham will give farewell party to Walter F. Hooper, Credit manager of Lovemaa, Joseph & J4oab, tonight at Edgewood Park, who .s leaving Sunday for Chicago, where he has accepted position of Credit Man aeer of Mandel Brothers.
 The members will meet at Twenty first street and First avenue in front of the Birmingham Trust & Savings Bank, at 6;l5 p. m., where they will go in body to Edgewood Park. There will be iced watermeI- ons and an open air dinner se we'd, there will also be some stunts md ether amusements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-16
Systematic Organization
 To RelieUe Distress Among
 Unemployed Ls Under Way
2i1 N. goth Street.

Final systematic supplies and funds for alevan of suffering families the district will be be held afternoon
 o'clock auditorium,
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-03-30
THE THING TO DO Is TO ADVERTISE ON A
DECLINING MARKET.

We have been suspicious for long time that the National Cham
her of Commerce institution that say the least po
pressye Here and caught them issuing statements o
theories that belonged latter part OF the nineteenth century
indicating that this National Chamber ruled to considerable e
tent bv the men who leaders business and industry back
the eighties and nineties.
Il is not long since this chamber began campaign Tor inc
socaed shop and whether the shop good tne
not botched the campaign badly that the third decade w
twentieth century is ashamed OF it.
Now we find the said chamber starting survey to the emu
operang costs shall be down during the present "
manufacturers obbrs retail merchants Good thng very
But the very first question asked is
What have you done reduce your publicity costs to norman
bass9n That is we presume the basis Of the nineteenth
Evidently these people have been sound asleep or years "
IDENTIFY no inklng has reached them OF what the EXTRAORDINARY ~
Of advertising publicity has done during thepast i've years
abv the biggest retail advertiser Eastern America uWu
FYane of Boston, and he says that he wiNCkEASh lid Az
vERTsING ON DECLINING MARKET in order to keep up his
nrofs All over the country big and little important me
chants are saving the thing and acting on It, because w
know what advertising does . =,
The National Chamber Commerce should retire Their od
foges
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-03-30
STARTLING CONDITION OF CRIMINAL CARELESSNEsS

The finding in the official investigation of the disastrous Fort
land wreck that cost Of lives startling IN at least Ole
feature The blame fixed without equlvocaton on the engineer
the Michigan Central which its cargo OF human es
directly in front the having the right OF way Inc Jug
nent was that he ran block against him with the signal
showing Enthusiastically The fireman made accessory before e
fact that he careless msread the signals and gave the
cear when the track plainly blocked The engineer simply
took his work finding by the Bureau OF Safety OF the
state Commerce Commission 1t accord with the Garner cha
and the concessions made the part OF the cgan
That in itself damnng showing for men having IN the
charge hundreds lives is OF course criminal careless
ness the meaning But deporab and nexcusabe as
this sustained charge the startling revelations that TINS
sort careeness the exception but the rule with h par
tcuar train crew. That railroad records show IN
stance after of like derecton The engineer had o
four times suspended nracon of safety regulations and the
fireman had been similarly disciplined at times for like careessness
In spite this these the former also having been declared
have defective VISION continued in positions upon which de-
pendd daily hourly the safety the lives of hundreds OF trust
ing passengers paying the railroad for safe conveyance
Taking chances human lives all too common practice by
those who invite human confidence for profit 1t custom that
ought to be drastically discouraged.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-03-30
JUST LITTLE CHRISTIAN CHARITY COLONEL.

Our dsnguhed-and had hoped extngushed-fellow clt
of the Chautauqua circuit Colonel William Jennings Bryan
tlatterng vanity again Habits of lifetime hard to break
and there grave question to his having even tried earnestly
propensity sefaudaon Anyhow he frankly
assures himself that Wih the voting confident
would be elected should decide to try The comment called
forth by the complimentary request induced all noency from
the Young Women Christian Association of Miami Fla that he
for President in 1924
1t consong have faith that Colonel Bryans expression
confidence merely self oyng Otherwise the country
would doubt be confronted with the painful duty of again
protecting the Colonel from the pitfalls of political preemnence
For it's cnch that convinced of winning chance he would
tany be the earliest of sweeSake entries And lest in
he make the mistake of being overly persuaded by womany
courtesy in Christian spirit given well to remind him tina
the w. c. A. is political organization Also has the
in politics is after the of her folks disposed to be
teal and partisan to a wel-dened degree