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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27

the final step in water sedimentation or
qualifications The last process which this
water undergoes before reaching the BIZ
mlngham consumer is one which has
been of untold value in eliminating the
growth of water-borne diseases. By its
use our armies in France were enabled
to use the contaminated surface waters
of northern France not only with safety
but with record of water-borne dis
cases so low as to be negligible.
LAST TREATMENT
About 200 feet below the lowest or
clear water basin there is introduced into
the water as it flows into the mains into
the city sterilizing agent which elm
mates the last trace of possible contain
nation in the water. This was installed
| in this plant in January, 1913, by THIS
company. Then the pure water starts on
its four-mile journey into the city
through large mains tunneled under Red
mountain. Under the streets of Birming-
ham is a gridiron of cast iron and
wrought iron pipe, a total length OF
nearly 500 miles of it. Nearly $4,000 sep
arate consumers receive. water from
these mains, and depend upon it as their
sole source of water supply. More than
l, 100 hydrants stand in the streets where
the water under pressure is constant
safeguard against the ever-present men
ace OIL lire.
THE amount of water consumed in this
territory is enormous and there is no bet
ter indication of the growth and pros
perity of a community than is shown
by the increased water used by its in
habitants. In 1916 it was necessary TO
pump about 100000 gallons per day. IL
is now necessary to pump nearly M,oU-
900 gallons per day. In 1916 there were
q 900 separate consumers, there are now
nearly 10000 separate consumers. On an
average three consumers are added every
day in the year.
This is the story of the water as II
is taken from the hilsdes of the water
sheds and as it travels on it's journey
to the city 1t is an interesting story,
into which enter the problems of the en-
gineer and the fortunate discoveries OF
the chemist. For not only is the water
treated as is described but every day
the water before it passes into the house,
holds of the residents of Birmingham is
analysed to determine whether or not
tho whole system is functioning properly,
and whether or not the water is pure,
wholesome free of disease germs ana
fit for use Since the the installation OF
the system which has been described
there has never been a single instance
where the water served showed trace
OF any unhealthful properties of any
kind"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27

/ ter which have the remarkable and Curl
GUS faculty of attaching to themselves
that sediment which is in all surface wa
ter, and carrying it to the bottom of
the BASIN Probably no one discovery
of science has done more for the health
and well-being of cities than this one dis
covery of a scientific method of clear
! ing impurities from surface water to aid
| III liberation.
THE water passes into the second basin
| or settled water basin, which has a
capacity of about 10000, 900 gallons. The
water stands in this basin about IL hours
in order to give the coagulants time to
/ do their work. After the water has been
in the second basin for several hours it
locks clean and clear, practically all of
the sediment gone, but the process Of
| publication has but barely begun.
From the second basin the water flows
| to the filter beds and is filtered, and it
| is this process which is meant when
speaking of water which has been fill
tered
SAND FILTER
"At the top of the sand surface of the
filter. the coagulant, which we have seen
put into the water before, accumulates
and makes what is called a mat, through
which the water must pass before com
ing into contact with the surface of the
sand. 1t has been found that the best
sand to use is that hard, sharp sand
coming from Cape May.
"A filter is nothing more nor less
than a box or barrel, the floor of which
is covered with clean, sharp sand and
gravel. The water flows on top of this
sand and gravel and percolates through
it to the bottom; and in this journey
through the sand and gravel practically
all of the remaining impurities found in
the water are taken out. When the sand
and gravel in these filters need it, the
water is reversed and the sand is washed
with filtered water, and may be used in
definitely for publication purposes.
by this time the water has been set
tied in the first or highest basi, it has
been coagulated in the second basin, and
Ut has now been filtered through sand
and gravel in the filter basins. 1t now
passes into the clear water or lower
basin. The water here is clean and clear
with that slightly blush ting of color
which is characteristic of all pure water
when seen in basin.
THE water now passes into a basin
which holds about 100000 ballons and
acts as a pure water reserve supply.
BY the time the water reaches this
basin 995 per cent of all foreign sub
stances. bacteria or germs of any kind
have been eliminated in transit. Until
the last few years this would have been
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
MARINE CORPS RESUMES
RECRUITING AIT ONCE

Washington, March 26.-The marine
corps was the first branch of the serv-
ice to lift the temporary ban on recruit
ing, when it was announced today that
applicants without previous service
would be accepted. For the past two
months recruiting for the corps has been
limited to re-enlisted marines only.
Major General Lejeuene directs recruit
ing officers to accept men for either
three or four years, the two-year enlist
ment period being abolished Physical,
moral and mental standards are to be
kept as high as possible, and no man who
is less than 20 years old, 65 inches in
height and weighs less than 100 pounds is
to be accepteda The total strength of the
marine corps, when general recruiting
ceased last January, was approximately
% 900 men, 1t is now slightly under that
figure
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
JOSEF STRANSKY HAS
A NOTABLE CAREER
AS GREAT DIRECTOR
New York Philharmonic Will
Appear Here April 7 Under
Auspices of the Music
Study Club

When josef Strapsky, the distinguished
leader OF the Philharmonic orchestra of
New York. which plays here at the JEFF
ferson, April Z, matinee and night, under
auspices of the Music Study club, had
been graduated from a Czecho-Slavic
medical university in Bohemia he had
already set his heart upon musical ca
reer despite the training which he had
just received as physician.
He began to write music criticisms for
a leading Bohemian paper. His comments
in this capacity were so keenly to the
point that Angelo Neuman. at that time
director of the opera in Prague, sent for
him, and after short conversation
learned of the young Czech's musical
ambitions.
He Immediately offered him position
as coach at the opera for very small
salary The offer was accepted, and
Neuman thus eliminated a somewhat
embarrassing reviewer. But the matter
did not end here. Reports were soon
brought to the opera director that the
singers had become tremendously en-
thusiastic about the new COACH so that
Neuman again called young Stransky
to his office and said: 81 gave Nikisch
the chance of his life to become con-
ductor when he was with the Leipsic or
.chestra Now / am going to give you
your chance. What do you want to con-
duct?" With the unconcern and bravado
of youth "flinging flagons at the inf-
Mite" Stransky replied that he wanted
to begin with The Ring" This incred-
ible confidence staggered the impresario,
and he refused to permit the young Boz
henian to attempt so hazardous a begin
ming but he proposed that he should
conduct the third act of THE Valkyrie'
in rehearsal, with the privilege of playing
it at coming festival if he made good.
Stransky conducted the rehearsal with
out score and with such success that
Neuman kept his promise, and thus
opened the road to the Philharmonic
LEADERS, career The festival took place
with young Stransky welding the baton
on November IA, 1898. 1t is probably the
first time in the history of. conducting
that a musician started his career sue
cessfuily with such difficult work.
On November IA, 1918, when the Phil
harmonic opened its present season in
Carnegie hall, New York, it was just 20
years since the remarkable debut of this
now famous conductor.
For the approaching concerts the Music
Study club calls attention to the fact that
coupons may be exchanged for seats for
either performance but that the ex-
change will be made only on Tuesday
April S. The regular seat sale will then
proceed on April and 7.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
HefHn Uses Lan1poon 81
In His Reply to Gis.

sent the price down to about II or
Ii cents and maybe lower.
"Mr. Gist wrote me that l was
dining wrong in advising the farm
ers to hold cotton at that time. and
TINT cotton would not come back to
30 cents. He gave me his reasons
for so believing, and, strange to
say, they were In complete harmony
with the suggestions contained In
the very bearish literature Of the
bear SPECTATORS.
Well, to make n long story short,
the farmers, merchants and bank
ers tied up the market and quit
selling, and cotton, contrary to the
opinion and advice of MIR. Gfst,
went back to 30 and finally to
40 cents.
Snow, Mr.. Gist, the stntistlcian,
in his statement referring to the
final ginners report of March Fl.
uses these words and figuress
Ginned of the crop OF 1920. 1885,
600 bnles.'
"Mr. Gist is wrong again. The
figures obtained by the bureau of
the census from gin reporters of
cotton actually ginned shows the
amount to be 21l,.OOO bales less
than MIR. Gist declares 1t to be-"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
LOYALTY DAY OBSERVED
Troy Baptists Hold Big Session.
Good Programme

Troy, March 26.-(Special.) --Loyalty day
was observed at the First Baptist
church yesterday. Among the speak
ers of the day were Mrs. w. II. sam
ford of Montgomery, state president OF
the Baptist Woman's Missionary union
Miss Kate Cox White. missionary from
Brazil; Mrs Tallhan Of Opelila, in
charge of the state Baptist work for
young people, and DR.. Bennett of the
state mission board. Friday evening Or.
ID. B. Gray of Atlanta, secretary Of the
Baptist home mission board, delivered an
address.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
U. S. COURT 70 CONVENE.
Criminal Docket at Huntsville Is I'm
usually Heavy

Huntsville. March 26.-t Especially 1.-THE
United States district court Of the north
eastern division. northern district of Ala
bama, will convene in Huntsville, Tues
day. April S. There, are IS criminal cases
on the docket for the first two days Of
court, and Of this number. 81 are for il
licit distilling, transporting liquor or
other characters of violations of the na>
tional prohibition law.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
GOOD ROADS DRIVE ON
Jackson County Section Is Developing
Enthusiasm

Scottsboro. March 26- Especially - Paint
Rock valley, this county, has been hay
ing a series of good roads meetings this
week. Colonel Thatcher of national
reputation has been delivering addresses
in the valley and has aroused strong
sentiment for good roads in that part
of the county. He is mapping out the
Washington and Lee highway. He claims
route through the great valley of Paint
Rock as one of the most direct lines.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
TROY ROTARlANS COMING
Delegation of Fourteen Will Arrive
Here Tonight

Troy. March Especial -Fourteen
members of the Troy Rotary club will
leave Sunday afternoon for Birmingham
to attend the meeting there next week.
The Rotarians want to get to Birming-
ham Sunday night SO that early Monday
morning they will be ready for the thrill
ing events promised them in the Magic
City
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
ny HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington Bureau The Age-Herald
800 Davidson Buildin
Washington, March 26.-(Spec-
iaI.)-In reply to the criticism d.
rected against him by +. w. Gist,
crop statistician for Alabama.
which was printed in The Age
Herald, Senator Heflin makes re-
joinder today, in the following
brief staN-ment:
81 know MIR. Gist. had let
ter from him In the spring of 1910,
when cotton Ind been driven down
from above 80 cents to 20 cents n
pound.
az was urging the farmers mt Tint
time to hold their cotton until the
price was better. Hear spectators
were using every means mt their
command to brighten and stampede
our farmers into dumping their cot
ton upon the market, and they were
predicting that the price of cotton
would go still lower and suggested
that the wise thing to do was to
sell. This, of course, would have
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
TUSCALOOSA HOLDS
BAPTIST CONCLAVE

Tuscaloosa. March 26.-(special)--
The district convention of the Baptist
denomination was held today at the
First Baptist church and many no
table members of the church were in
attendance.
DR.. l.. r. Scarborough of Texas de-
livered an address tonight. Mrs. It. G..
bush of Birmingham, Mrs. Mary Knox
White, missionary to Brazil, Rev. Ben
nett, field secretary of the mission
board, and Mrs. Kathleen Mallory, field
secretary of the Southern Baptist
church, were at the meeting. the
Womens Missionary society of west
Alabama also met here today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
TROY SELECTS DELEGATES
Legion Post Will Send Two to Biz
mingham Session

Troy March 6.-(specia)-Dr. T. d.
cowles and Prof. A. s. Sartain have been
named as delegates from the Pike county
post American Legion to attend the
state meeting in Birmingham next week.
At the last meeting of the legion post
here it was decided to add SIS to the
fund voted by the Rotary club for the
purchase of athletic equipment for the
Boy Scouts and the legion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
DIR. Alsberg Resigns
By Associated Press

Washington March 26.-Dr. Carl L.
Alsberg, chief of the department OF
agriculture's bureau of chemistry, to-
day announced his intention of sever
ing his connection with the department
June /, preparatory to taking up his
new duties as one of the directors of
the new food research nutrition insti-
tute at Leland Standard university, Cal
ifornia- The resignation of DR.. Alsberg
is now in the hands of Secretary Wal
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
SMALL ANALYZES
PRESENT STATUS
OF ADMINISTRATION
Much of Favorable Atmosphere
About White House Due to
0pen-Door Policy Adopt
ed BY President
BY ROBERT IT. SMALL

Especial Correspondent of The Age
HeraId.D
Copyright, 1921. by The AEe-HeraId..
Washington, March 26.-(Special.)
The real achievement of the first
weeks of the Harding administration
unquestionably has been the creation
of what might be called a favorable
atmosphere. The definite and note
worthy acts of the administration
have been few as yet, for things
have been more or less in settling
down process, but there has been d
broad, human touch in all that has
gone on at the White House and it
has created countrywide impress
sion which should prove one of Mr..
Harding's greatest assets in time of
need.
There is every reason to believe Mr..
Harding will have the machinery at his
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
CHILD, TWO YEARS OLD,
DRINKS POISON, WILL DIE

Tuscaloosa, March 26.-(Special.)
Stella, two and half year old
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. o. NJ.
Davis of NOrthport, is in critical
condition Mt the Druid City in
Urinary here as the result of drink
ing the contents of bottle of car
bOIic acid this afternoon. The child
in some manner got hold of the
poison and before the bottle could
be gotten away from her, drank 1T.
She was rushed to the infirniary,
but no hope is entertained for the
little ones recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27

/, END OF pennsylvania
a v e n u g working
smoothly by the
time Congress comes
to town two weeks
from today. What
Congress. with, it's
unwieldly republican
majorities in House
and Senate, will do
after the gavels fall
at the capitol, re-
mains to be seen.
Mr.. Harding hopes
that it, too, will
create a favorable
atmosphere, but the
Congress- has NOT
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
HAIL INJURIES FRUIT
Jackson County Visited By Damag.
ing Storm

Huntsville, March 26.-(Special )-Tour-
lists who came to Huntsville from Jack
son county last night say that terrific
hailstorm swept over the neighborhood
of Paint Rock late Friday evening and
did big damage. Fruit trees were threshed
bare of blooms and garden vegetation
was literally beaten into the ground,
they said.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
Rain DELAYS Farmers

Rockford. March 2s.-tSpecial.)--
The local showers through this section
for the last few days have materially
interfered with the spring planting
of the farmers. EARLY harvests are
predicted on account of the exceeding
" early spring.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
Mobile Joins Hunt

Mobile, March 26.-Mobile today
Joined in the search for the naval bal
loonists from Pensacola who vera
lost in the gulf, when the hosting OF
warnings of strong winds on the coast
served to intensity the feeling of un-
easiness regarding the plight of the
men.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
King Is Recovering

Madrid, March 26.-King Alfonso was
able to leave the palace this morning.
having sufficiently recovered from his in
disposition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27

bleeding or protruding piles or her.
orrhoids.
where in the u. S. or Canada for q
so cent box. Be sure you get Pyr-
amid Pile Suppositories and take no
Substitute.
Pyramid has certainly brought q
world OF comfort to a great host Of
oeDpie VINO suHer r many ior years
send your name and address to Pyr-
amid Drug Co, oOS Pyramid Bldg,
Marshall. Mich.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
You Never
Forget Pyramid
for All Time and You Pass the
Good Word Along

Ask anyone who has ever used
Pyramid Pile Suppositories what It
means to get relief from itching.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-29

lished that S~aunderson stopped when
the board was taken away from him
and that Wiener advanced about Is
feet toward him.
Jack VanLeuwen said that heShas a
store two doors from Wienef's. He
went into the drug store to get a pack
age of cigarettes and S~aunderson came
in and said to the girl at the cigar
stand Miss Roy, Where's that kike
boss of yours? The dirty cur who
won't pay his bills. Then Wiener came
forward and asked, Whats all this
fuss about?" ~Saunderson t%hereupon
went out and picked up a board.
Wiener's brother took the board away
from him and he and Wiener grappled.
He saw it all, he said, and yet didn't
think a blow was struck and no kick
ing took place. The whole affair took
up less than half a minute and didn't
even. draw a crowd. When cross ex-
amined he couldn't say which one was
on top.
William Josephs, the ice cream cone
man, was the next witness. He just
co%rroborated what the other witnesses
had said and added that he had seen
| Wiener's cut ear.
Mr.. Lloyd summed up for the defense
in a speech in which he pointed out
that there was no substantial evidence
of an attack, that Wiener was perfectly
right in defending his own property
and that Saunderson had evidently
come to the store in a belligerent
frame of mind.
Cole said that Saunderson had a
grievance, and that Wiener had fol-
lowed S%aunderson Is feet out onto the
boardwalk. He wasn't thinking of the
store property so much as he was Of
assauIting ~Saunderson.
In summing up the case Judge Ed
redge said the State hadn't proved its
case. He praised Jack Van Leuwen
as a witness and said that his was ap-
parently the most straightforward tes-
timony of all. Judge eldredge said
not guilty.
Disinterested spectators were of the
opinion that this trifing case should
have been heard and decided by the
Justice Of the Peace instead of sending
it to the Grand Jury.
At Court House on Wednesday judg-
ment was entered by Judge Eldredge
against Joseph Sutton, of SeavilIe, for
$333.33 in favor of H. B. Van Leer,
and the return of an automobile. SUIT
ON bought the machine from Van Leer,
agreeing to pay $1,000 for it, $500 of
which was. to be cash. Lawyer
Haram Steelman, of Atlantic City,
represented Van Leer. Sutton put up
no defense.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-29
SEAvILLE CAMP MEETING

The Seaville camp meeting COM
menced on Thursday, July 2Sth, 1921.
This is an old time Methodist camp
meeting ground that started way back
in the sixties. The grove is situated
about II miles due north of Wildwood
and the auto roads reaching same are
good. District President Leolin How
ell presided on the opening day. In
the afternoon of that day Mrs. Sarah
Wilkinson presided at the Junior rally.
To-day friday is Temperance Day,
Mrs. L. Swain presiding, and an adj
dress at 1890 A. M. by Miss Esther
Elfreth, w. C. T. U. state president.
In the evening at 7.3o Hon. Jennie c.
Van Ness, of East Orange, a >member
of the New Jersey Assembly from Es-
sex County, will give an address.
Saturday evening, July Both, there will
be a Festival of Song" and an adj
dress By Centenary Evangelist Rev.
R. A. Conover. Miss Florence Frost,
deaconess, will give an address at 2
P. NJ. Sunday. July 81, and on that day
other speakers will be Rev. j. D. Bills,
Rev. Linn Bowman and Bishop Charles
Wesley Burns. Next Monday the
speakers will be Reys. A. N. Hamlin,
G. H. Kellar and John Goorley.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-29
MAE DESMOND AT METROPOLITAN

Announcement has just been made
by Frank Fielder, managing director
of the Mae Desmond Players, who
closed a successful three year engage
ment at the Orpheum Theatre, Phila-
delphia, that he has completed a deal
whereby he will take over the Metro
politan Opera House for a season of
20 weeks, beginning on Labor Day.
This viii be welcome news to the many
admirers of Miss Desmond, and will
afford the playgoers of Philadelphia
the opportunity of again seeing first
class productions at popular prices.
Mr.. Fielder promises the same high
class productions that made this or
ganization so popular in Germantown.
Many of the old favorites have been
re-engaged and of course new faces
will be added. Several late releases of
popular shows have been secured and
will be presented by this company for
the first time in Philadelphia.
A new scale Of popular prices will
be offered the patrons.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-07-29
CAMPAIGNING TO BE QUEEN OF
THE BABY PARADE

Among the young ladies of the town
who are DESTROYS of becoming the CEN
trail figure of the Annual Baby Parade
and Carnival on August 18th, is Miss
Esther Stein, for whom friends are
diligently campaigning all over the
island. Miss Stein is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George I. Stein, of 4410
Pacific avenue. She was born and
raised in Wildwood and will be a
Senior in-the Wildwood High School
next fall. Two years ago Miss Stein
was the First Attendant to the Queen
in the Baby Parade. She is a stenog-
rapher in the Sun-Tribune Office dur
ing the summer. Her campaign man.
ager is Mrs. Corson. Posters with
her photograph attached are~all over
the island. Among the other candi-
dates are the Misses Mabel Robbins,
Erma Bush and Thelma Williams, but
their campaigning is either of the pas
sive kind or else we haven't happened
to run across it. Come on, girls; get
busy!