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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
Birmingham Is Paying
 Too Much for Its Coal

1NHE AGE-HERALD publishes l this morning some figures relating to the retail coal business. It is shown that coal is sold to the consumer is cheaper, but prices are still far above the rates charged before the war.
 According to statements made by retail coal dealers, $3 is a reason able charge to add to the cost of coal at the mines. This price will allow net profit, they claim, of about 50 cents a ton. The cost to the retailer of Montevallo and Piper coal at the mines is given at $6.95. Freight is 8S1s cents and the war tax three cents, making a total of $7.861a for coal delivered in yards A cheaper coal, Carbon Hill, is $4.05 at the mines. The freight to Birmingham is $1 and the war tax three cents, or a total of $5.08 de- livered in coal yard.
 These two grades of coal may be
  used to illustrate the cost of coal to retailers. To these prices must be added the cost of operating 8 yard, which includes a license teams or trucks, clerks, drivers and other expenses.
 Freight is a considerable item ir the cost of coal to the consumer anc both the mine prices and the retail prices would indicate that there is a comparatively narrow margin oi profit, but there is no denying the fact that coal is too high in Bir. mingham. This city is in the hear1 of one of the richest coal fields ir the world. The cost of fuel should be far less than it is.
 Mine operators and retailers as sert that they are not making ar exorbitant profit, but the consumer has made up his mind that a tor of coal in Birmingham is not wortf the price he has to pay. The re suit is another buyers strike.' During the summer the average consumer can do without coal. This may have something to do with the reduction in price. When there i.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
A COMIC OPERA CITY
From the London Daily Mail

| from the LOndon Daily Mall.
 Vienna is a comic opera city. Less than month ago there was a great judicial uproar in Vienna because a certain play named "Vigen Bounder' had been banned by the state. It was cimic play, and it had comic re- suit.
 Protesting to be shocked at the morals of the play, some of the citi- terior to stop its production. The minister, who is a Catholic, issued an order to the mayor of Vienna, the head of the censorship of the city.
 The mayor, being Scotch demo- crat, coolly ignored it. Thereupon the minister charged the mayor with breach of the constitution in not obeying an order from such 8 high official of the state.
 The case came before the courts Twenty four judges tried 1t, assisted by score of lawyers, and a legal battle ragged for two days. Then the case was laughed out of court. The order of the minister had not been signed. It had taken the court two days to find that the document was useless.
 Another amusing instance occurred few weeks ago. The premiere danseuse at the famous opera house, after 16 years experience of the light fantastic toe, decided to retire and open school for dancing. To do this she must have a license from the municipality.
 Accordingly she lodged an applica- tion and a certificate that for 16 years she had been the principal dancer at the opera. That was not enough for the city fathers. She must supply a certificate that she could give lessons in dancing.
 She offered to exhibit her accom- plishments on the stage, but that would not do. She then consulted the director of the opera, but he happened to be a new broom and declared that he had never seen her dance.
 The next move was to find her dancing master. Alas! he was dead. So the former premiere danseuse of the famous opera is still waiting for license entitling her to open a dancing school
 Vienna Is full of policemen and to impress the state that there is plenty of work for them to do they carry out occasional raids on the peaceable citizens.
 They call them "razzias" Without warning they descend upon coffee house just when it happens to be full and arrest all the customers.
 Have you paid your taxes?" is the chief question addressed to them. If you have a lot of money on you, you must prove that you paid taxes in accordance with the wealth in your possession.
 It does not matter whether you have much money or little, you must go to the police station and it may be or 6 o'clock next morning be- fore you get home.
 Three hundred men were arrested in one cafe recently by 215 police men. Among them was count from Jugo-Slavia who had 25,000 crowns on him. He had to go to the police sta tion along with the rest and explain why he had so much money on him roughly $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
A LUTHER MEMORIAL

From the MancheSteT NuaIu uiaH.
 Eisenach--the German town in whose castle Luther was kept in hid ing after his return from the Diet of Worms in 1521, and where he fin- ished his translation of the New Tes- tament-has celebrated this years four hundredth anniversary of those events by the issue of 1 mark piece in porcelain and especial paper notes of half that value. There are sew era, varieties of the notes; some show the town of Eisenach in the middle ages, some the "Wartburg'' the famous castle where Luther took refuge. and others bunker Jorg" (the name. under which the famous treformer passed during his seclusion) at work upon his translAtion of the Bible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
Farming in the Hands
 \ of Native Americans

7NHERE were more native white ll farmers in the United States by 57,740 in 1920 than in 1910, and there were fewer foreign-born farm CTS in 1920 than in 1910 by 3S,000, or 13.2 per cent.
 Just as the high wages of the war period were responsible for the remarkable increase of negro popu- lation in the north, as shown by the 1920 census, so it may be req soned that the decrease in the num- Der of foreign-born farmers in 1920 compared with 1910 is due to con- siderable extent to the return ot l, foreigners to participate in the bat ties fought by their fatherlands on the continent.
 In 1920 there were 4,917,000 ma tive white farmers and 950,000 na- tive negro farmers compared with 5S1 ,000 of the foreign-born.
 The greatest industry in this country is in the hands of it's own people. Misdirected foreign ele- ments may cause trouble in some of our congested cities from time to time, but so long as the population { of the rural districts is native born and imbued with American princi- ples, disturbances in the cities will remain more formidable in the noise made than in the influence they exert.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
Always Feel. Better

Better, thank you.'' That is the manner in which T. S. Smith of Ely ton always replies to questions con corning his physical state of being. Asked why he did not vary his re- plies, according to the state of weath- CT and like quantities, Mir Smith re- piled: T always say I feel better to greetings for two very good req sons; for one thing 1t makes me real. ly feel better and the other is that it makes my friends more pleased to see me and chat with me.
 What you get out Of life is what you put into it. If you put cheer. you get cheer and vice versa. Putting cheer into life is just as easy as the other and much more healthful. so I try the former and find that it works we'll"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
cAowIEztaMlAauslI
1MpoRrANT MOVIE NEws

From the Thrift Magazine.
 Harold Hairbrusn was not able to appear at the recent rehearsal of a caveman scenario in which he Is to be featured. He was complete ly prostrated with hangnail. IL will be remembered that Harold was laid up last year for sometime with vicious attack of dandruff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES

SOMETHING WRONG SOMEWHERE E When pair of mighty maulers
 Face each other in the ring They clean up a tidy fortune.
 But a man may be king In the spacious realm of knowledge And remain so very poor That he cannot bid defiance To the lean wolf at his door.
 CoAXING IT 'Is MT. Dubwaite's golf game im- proving?"
 Tt doesn't show much improve ment, but he certainly is in earnest How is that?"
 He talks to a golf ball as if he were addressing pair of dlce."
 THE MAIN THING
 Do you suppose your grateful con stituents will erect monument to your memory after you are gone?" T don't know" said Senator Shorts worthy, thoughtfully. "but would be willing to dispense with a monument If my grateful constituents would guarantee thtt when I did die I'd have a congressional funeral"
 A DISTURBING FACTOR ~ 
 Doesn't 1t make you nervous to see the leading man kissing your wife?"
 Sometimes it does" said the direc- tor, who was also the husband of the peauteous star. but I'm a strong be- never In art for arts sake. Rather than deprive movie patrons of single thrill I'd turn my back and lei the fellow do it right,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
MODERN FLATS

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 All bathrooms should be com modieps--at least 10 by 12. says a houss building article. Tell that to the in-a-door flat designers. Why. that's the size of the drawing room,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
10 demand for commodity the price

no demand for commodity the price invariably comes. down.
 Although the wages of coal min CTS have been reduced, they are still being paid considerably more than they received before the war. Labor and other factors entering into coal mining are higher than they were, but with the exception of freight rates, there has been a reduction both in the cost of mining coal and in retailing it to consumers. Ac- cording to the figures presented, nobody in particular is to blame for the present high price of coal, but that it is too high is evident. Re- tailers are paying more for coal at the mines, judging from their state ments, than consumers used to pay
  for coal delivered at their homes. The consumer may not be able to understand why he is asked to pay from $7.50 to $1O.75 ton for coal. The figures submitted for his inspection may prove puzzling, but he is not going to buy it at present prices as long as he can do with out.
 There is still such a thing as modesty in the .world. A man who plunged into the rapids at Niagara Falls and saved woman refused to give his name.
 People who wear horn spectacles continue to talk about new thought" despite the fact that most of the "new thought" dates back to the fossilifer- ouS era.
 There are so many idle actors in New York some of them would even be willing to forsake Broadway and tour the provinces.
 # # x
 There doesn't seem to be any way to prevent a considerable number of Fourth of July merrymakers from drowning themselves.
 4 x # -- So far the League of Nations has not degenerated into a Sewing so- ciety," but it seems to have weak ness for debate.
 # x x
 Astronomers take a deep personal interest in comets, but comet isn't the kind of pet you can keep around the house.
 Jan Shuts can tell Ireland that the British empire is not so hard to live with.
 Georges will be in fine fettle to take tho winners end of the next purse.
 Polo is a gentleman's game, but did polo match ever draw crowd of sO,ooo perspirlng persons? # < # Although Tom Marshall is no long, CT in public life, eis still comment ing crisply on topics of the day.
 # < * So far as the railroad workers are concerned, they can't see normalcy with telescope. * * T Something told us that sooner or later Mrs. Kaber would be branded Hove queen" x x # Dominion rule may be just what Ireland needs to restore her to health.
 . * $ Pursued by process servers and re- formers, Hon. Dempsey knows what 1t means to wear a crown.
 x + *
 A great deal of time would be saved if all disputes could be settlcd' with eight gloves.
 x\* *
 This is the ideA time of the year to create enthusiasm for a polar expedition.
 Y * *
 New York's wet parade failed to strike terror in the heart of the Anti Saloon league.
 .sALOME" AND BELGIUM 1 w J. Henderson, in the July Yale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
A TEMPORARY WEAKNESS

A TEMPORARY WEAKNESS well, you didn't succeed in stop ping the fight
 "No.' said the militant reformer. But in spite of the fact that some of our workers who attended the brutal affair as a matter of duty for got themselves and cheered, we are going to continue our efforts to en-. such debasing exhibitions"
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
SUGGESTS cARELEssNEss

"Is Mrs. Calder competent to drive her car?p
 T doubt it. In fact, have no con- fidence in a woman driver who per- sists in calling an emergency brake a thingumbob.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08

NO CRANKING FOR HEX
 T want to look at car"
 'Yes. ma'am," said the suave sales man. We handle positively the best automobile in the world. Is there any particular style you want?"
 'No, I'm not particular about the style, jrst so it's self-beginner."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
uonNrNG DRAWER

A MORNING PRAYER
 There are moments. Lord, when Al feel that l am thine.. may tkey come Increasingly until they HI each passing day.. Amen.-M. s. B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
THE GLApNEss OF IT

IIIII- UI1EtI.NIsa-D NI t1 T had a wonderful dream las. night" said MT. Bibbles. What did you dream about?" asked Mrs. Bibbies.
 q dreamed I was in Cuba" Ut must have been something like that. You woke me up saying, oh. boyr"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-01
PERSONAL AND
SOCIAL NEWS

Mrs D J Moran was hoste7 = the
history department - the F-alnond
7Voman's club at har home on south
Holman street for the regular meet
ing Monday afternoon The meeting
was opened by the reading Of the COLI
lect by Mrs j A. Turner Mrs oam9
bell distributed current event topics ~
Sc read BY several laates Flor aa Nay
BE Divided, Part May 60 to Alabama
Il S Has Deadly Secret BuilclnE
the Biggest Navy" Little Chance for
Lover Taxes" Secretary Hughes in
Panama"
The study subject was The Land OF
che 0Iontezuuas In charge Of Mrs o
G, e Matthtes Mrs Potts gave q re-
view Of ancient Mexico, tne re-
narkable civilization pa the Aztec,
their knowledge Of agriculture. their
SKIM in feather work. weaving. pottery
and medal work The Aztecs recorded
heir events in hieroglyphIic PAINTINGS
and iu their reverence to the God and
ar propttlated with human sacrifice.
Mrs. Matthies told 81 some Of the
topics Of interest ehout modern Next
~ the marker which divided the Z $
and Mexico. the Chinese and opium
SNUG gaers The Mexicans OF today
lack enterprise and stimulus to de-
velope the country. one of the main
draw backs being the lack Of railroads.
There have been many political
changes in the past few years and the
new administrator IS friendly 70 the
U. S, Mrs, /. T. Meyer displayed some
specimens OF weaving and pottery she
had brought from Mexico and read an
account OF NIr. Meyers ascent Of Mt.
Popocatapeol.
The Mesdanes Moran. Hamilton ard
Harrington and Chares served refresh
nents to the % members who We're
present.
MRS. II c. STEVENS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-01
sArNnrRnrNn rInELIA.

Our neNt char-ty concert WI 7a<s
place Sunday. April cath. at Unity Hal
such stars OF the musical world as
Fritz Renk the greatest living violin
ist and Laura Thiel our American
nightingale will appear Admission
only 81 cents Tickets airs now on safe
at r G. Miller. 189 state St S-51-3
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-01

EASE chicago EIks viii give their
a7anunl Easter BAH az the Masonic
temple. saturday April = Husic BY
sto~enr. s-29-4
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-01

serool play OF party dresses at chill
dren.s shop. Room 2 Straube Building.
3-3o-3t
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-01

Hear C. ID. Nicholson in the /. o. o. F.
Hail. Hammond. sunday nj 800 p.
on the subject. 1.-THE signs of The
Times In The Light Of Phophesy."
4-t-2
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-01

St Agnes Guld OF ST. PauFs Eptsco-
pal church viii hold a bake sale Sat
urday April End. at Rufus store. ALL
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-01

Notice 70 candidate for Hammond
city offices.
Any person desiring 20 be candi-
date FOR any Hammond city office 20
be selected at the primary election.
should fls his declaration with the
city Clerk at the City Hail before sat
urday. April 2 1921. al 500 .. IN.
JOHN w NIORTHLA$D
BERNARD C. GAVIT
ARNOLD II. KUNERT
Ali Election Commissioners.
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1921-04-01

Mrs. T. r. Tenant OF Warren street
entertained the Wednesday Afternoon
Bridge club at a one o'clock lunche' p
yesterday The highest scores We're
made BY AIRS q r. Austin and Mrs 4.
q Ibach. jr. The substitutes were the
Mesdanes E. S Jones a Lannnan'
Ibach
The Washington times., 1921-02-02
SEC and 69c Cretonnes, 37c

Yard-wde Washable Cretonnes fine grade heavy
weight floral. stripe, bird design
Supply your immense lot Of high grade
coverings.
The Washington times., 1921-02-02

idence of the late Benjamin II. Tracy
az that time Secretary OF the Navy,
4nd that oa the date mcntionra a
nre occurred In which Secretary .
TTacy's wife and daughter lost their
lives. The chief pentioned this nre
as an Illustration Of the necessity or
members OF the club and its employees
being fully Informed as 10 what action
should be taken in event OF nre, 10
insure the prompt notification OF the
fre department.
The chief explained in detail the
need OF a -modren drill tower, with
Accommodations for Interior classes.
He estimated the cost OF this tower at
$50 900.
He also called attention TO \the
necessity of securing additional men
In order that the members OF the de-
psrtment would not be compelled to
take their twenty days annual leave
during the winter months; and also
urged upon the club the desirabillty
OF its cooperation In securing from
Congress for the fire and police de-
partments the s240 bonus granted to
other employees OF the Government
The Washington times., 1921-02-02

FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS
Or. Fowler Will Inaugurate Sys'
tenn to Treat Under -deveI-
oped Children.

Six nutrition classes, where each
child is weighed and examined. prob
ably will be established in the Dis
trict public school system In the near
future.
DIR. william c. Fowler. District
Health onicer. said today he had
recommended TO Dr. Frank w. Baliou.
superintendent of schools, that such
classes be started as an experiment
The superintendent approved the
recommendations and plans are now
under way 10 establish these classes.
Each child in these six classes will
be watched closely and his progress
chsrted. Where children are found
TO be underdeveloped for their age
the medical examiner will suggest to
the parents ways 10 aid the child's
The Washington times., 1921-02-02

one OF the prime supporters Of the
merger expressed "a as his opinlon
that the subcommittee woulo be sbis
10 ~aip tns oiit into shape tor pre-
ssRtation before the close Of railway
legislation at the beginning OF the
extra session after March 4.
The subcommittee met for over an
hour this morning. the meeting bav-
ing being called as q result OF An
almost unanimous vote OF the full COM
mittee 10 draft a merger bill with an
excess profits tax as the crux without
further delay.
Chairman Mapes said the commit
tee could not divulSe at this time
just what propositions It's members
most favored. During the last meet
Ing OF the full committee however.
the proposal 20 impose an excess
profits tax on all street railway COM
panies in the District above the re-
turn OF 6 per cent. was the sugges-
tion most favored.
The Washington times., 1921-02-02
WRG|N|AN'S SLAYER
.LEARNSFATE TODAY
U. S. Appellate Court Hears Ap'
peal of w. n. Turner, Who
Slew Moore.

william ii. Turner, the Washington
negro, who. on April 20. last. shot TO
death T. Morgan Moore. or Alexan-
dria. and attempted 20 criminally as
sault Moore's nancee, Miss Pearl
Clark. private secretary TO Congress
man Fred L. Brltten OF Illinois. prob
ably will know by tonight whether
he is TO be hanged for his crime or
receive a new trial by the United
States district court at Richmond.
Opinion on the motion OF Turner's
attorney, James Smith. one OF the
best-knewn criminal lawyers In Vir-
ginia. for a new trial.. is expected TO
be handed down today, by the Bnited
states court OF appeals. which con-
venes at noon for the February term.
The Washington times., 1921-02-02
CARMERGERIND.C.
UNDER DISCUSSION
Members OF House District Com.
mittee Meet to Outline Pro-
posed Bill.

Behind closed doors the special
House District subcommittee dis
cussed at length this morning all
merger OF Wsshington's two street
railway systems. According TO Chair
man Carl E. Mapes, the committee
came TO no dennite conclusion as 10
what form the street railway merger
bill should take.
Members OF the committee said that
in view of the fact that Majority
Leader Mondell probably would not
permit any legislation outside OF the
regular program to come up before
the House. no held out no hope for
merger bill legislation at this session.
Congressman Woods. OF Virginia.
The Washington times., 1921-02-02
GRAND JURY RETURNS
SEVENTEEN INDICTMENTS

The grand jury today returned
seventeen indictments and ignored
charges OF alleged white slavery
against Robert A. Lane; homeside
against John Sans. violation OF sec
tion 35 OF the penal code against
DeIphia Charity Hughes. and grand
larceny against May /. Bowman, alias
May I. Knight.
sixteen OF the indictments charged
robbery. housebreaking and larceny
and grand larceny.
The Washington times., 1921-02-02
CAPT. THOMAS McJ.ANE
RETIRED AS FIREMAN

Capt, Thomas ID. McLa hs. one OF
the Oldest and' best known members
OF the District Fire Depar tment. was
yesterday retired from the service
tering the department as a private
in 1895. MSLane has served contin-
uously, being appointed captain In
1908. McLAne served witb Truck
Company No. 2. and Engine compan-
les Nos. 10. 10. 3. IS and ..
The Washington times., 1921-02-02

Turner'S case was argued At the Sep
temDer term shortly after his con-
yiotiOn. Turner was sentenced by Fed
sski sE8gs EAMGN2 NE8&il2 @ &s8tA
by hanging.
Attorney Smith made the motion
for a new trial on the ground that
Turner was under two indictments.
one for staying Mr.. Moore and the
other for attempting TO eriminally as
sault and for Tobbing Miss Clark.
Miss Clark took the witness stand
and was permitted TO tell OF the at
tack made on her by Turner. At
toTney Smith said this testimony was
introduced without warrant OF law.
The Washington times., 1921-02-02
IRE CHIEF URGES
MOTOR APPARATUS
'oInts Needs OF Modern Drill
\ Tower in Address at City
Club Forum.

Motorized apparatus is the para
&nnt need OF the District fire de-
ktment, George 3. Watson, chief
lneer, told members of the City
b in an address today before the
s weekly forum.
fhe District OF Columbia, the six
bth city in the country in popula-
s. is but nfty-second in progress Of
said Chief Watson.
Ne sum necessary to complete the
|forization is 1905, 700. The appro-
fetion bill now pending provides
\$110, 900 of this amount"
n opening his remarks. the chief
rred TO the fact that on February
800. the building now occupied by
City Club was used as res
The Washington times., 1921-02-02
Aged Woman Voter Dies.

BALTIMORE. Feb. 2.-Mrs. Caroline
Stein. ninety-two years old. the old
est Maryland woman TO cast a ballot
during last Novembers election. died
yesterday from innrmities of age,
Mrs. Stein had been a resident OF
Baltimore for sixty-eight years.