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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-15
BESSEMER

Bessemer, November 14.-(SpeciaL)
The fifth annual Red Cross roll call
will begin in Bessemer on Thursday
morning rat o'clock, according to
plans made at meeting at the Ii
brary Monday morning with J. X,
BroclSman sand Miss Virginia Handley
from Birmingham present
According to plans completed. the
federated anxiitaries of the various
churches in the city viii have charge
of the work each day and booths will
be placed in the downtown section
and different societies will appoint
committees from their memberdhip to
conduct the work.
Miss Handley. accompanied by r.
l.. Coons, visited the Industrial
plants in the city Monday afternoon
and appointed committees in each to
take charge of the membership
pledges at the respective plants.
Four minute speakers from Bir-
mingham will be sent to appear be-
fore the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs
this week at their meetings, and at
other places in the city.
The opportunity to join or to re j.
new membership in this greatest or
ganization will continue in BESSIE
mer through Saturday and everybody
Will be given the opportunity to sub
scribe.
There will be another meeting
Wednesday morning at the library
and later fthe names of the commit
tees and chairmen will be drawn for
the booths each day.
There Will be a specially prepared
programme at the First Baptist
church Sunday morning by the
Baraca class of the Sunday school
which will be in the nature Of Sur
prise programme" and a large at
tendance is expected
The Bessemer Oil Mill building on
Alabama avenue and Twenty second
street burned last night with a loss
Deileved to be about $4,000 rhe
building has been used for some time
as a warehouse and at the time of the
IRE contained seven carloads of al
talfa and other grain and groceries,
being used at the time by a whole
sale grocery and grain company
The building is owned by Judge j..
G. B. Gwin and the contents by the
Bessemer Oil and Fertilizer company.
There was quantity of machinery
connected with the building in addi-
ton to the grain and feedstuff There
was small insurance, 1t is stated, on
the building. 1t is not known how
the fire originated.
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MISS BERNIE GILLEN
MISS BERNIE GILLEN
n ME IL " Correspondent
Message may phoned
Ellie Je~elry Ensley 367.
Correspondent

nestle science rooms had been taste
fully decorated in chrysanthemnms
and ferns, while the central iecora-
tion was the beautiful birthday cake
with burning tapers of yellow and
white placed upon a table in the CEN
ter of the room and surrounded by
ferns The affair was distinct sur
prise to Professor Smith. He made
brief talk, thanking his friends for
the lovely courtesy extended to ninn
A unique feature about the affair was
that an ice course with cake was
served TO the guests in cafeteria
style. Mr. Smith was the recipient
of many handsome gifts among them
being an engraved silver pencil. The
guests included the members of the
faculty and few additional friends.
Announcements
Mrs. ]. c. Barrett and Mrs. oscar
Berney will be joint hostesses Fri
day afternoon at 8 o'clock, when they
will entertain the members of the
Sesame Literary club at the home of
Mrs Barrett, 2509 Ensley avenue.
The Womans Missionary society OF
the Shadyside Methodist church will
hold an Important business meeting
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock In the
basement Of the church. All mem
bers are urged TO be present at this
time
The wonfnn's Missionary society
and other women of the eongre cation
of the Pike Avenue Baptist church
will be entertained Tuesday after
noon at $50 o'clock in the basement
of the church, at which time band
No. of the Woman's Missionary So
Nciety will be hostess. A delightful
M tyra mr. b,g a fra 10 h.,
occasion and the affair promises to
be most interesting.
Mrs. Frank Lemont will be hostess
to the members of the Super Bridge
club Wednesday afternoon at her
home, S13 Twenty first street.
The Wide Awake Needle club will
meet Thursday afternoon, at which
time Miss Sara McClurg will enter
tain at her home, 32s Avenue B.
Miss Alma Snapp will be hostess
to the members of the American
study club Thursday afternoon at her
home, 2409 Nineteenth avenue.
The Thread of the Story club will
meet Thursday afternoon at the home
of Miss Jessie Wells. 2s11 Avenue e.
Mrs. s. l.. Morrow will be hostess to
the members OF the Cosmos club Fri
day afternoon at her home, 1929
Nineteenth avenue.
Miss Dorothy Butts will be hostesA
to the Blue Bird Sewing club Thurs.
day afternoon at her home on T3r..
rell boulevard.
Mrs. A. d. Slye will be hostess to
the Quingenti club Thursday after
, noon at her home. 1890 Avenue ].
Missionary Society Meets
The Woman's Missionary society
of the First Baptist church held a
most interesting meeting this after
noon, at which time three bands of
the organization met at the church.
The Highland circle met in the main
auditorium. the workers circle in the
teen-age auditorium and the helpers
circle in the Philathea classroom,
After a half-hour business session,
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Eyes Strained?

If your eyes are work-strained or tired ;
II your vision is dina or blurred; if it
bothers you TO read: if your eyes burn Or
itch or ache; II you wear glasses, get a
bottle of Bon-opto tablets from Eugene
Jacobs Drug Store, dissolve in a fourth
Of a glass of water and use as directed to
battle the eyes. Bon-Opto has brought
comfort and relief to thousands and
thousands.
Note: Doctors say Bon-opto strength
ems eyesiRht SO per cent In weeks time
in many Instances and druggists avery
where sell II under a positive money back
Euarantee.--Adv.
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It is estimated that 10000, 600, 600
cubic feet or natural gas is wasted
annually in this country with domes-
tic appliances alone. II this amount
of wasted natural gas were replaced
by artificial gas at s1.25 per thou
Sand it would cost 100000 a day.
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c. I. Egger, assistant fire chief of
the Bessemer fire department. was
injured last night when attempting
to extinguish the fire which occurred
at the old Bessemer Oil Mill build
ing. He sustained a broken hip and
was removed to Elizabeth Duncan
hospital by Huey & Mcconnell, where,
according to hospital authorities, he
is resting comfortably Monday.
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ceived his third honorary degree of
the day.
In proposing a toast to the Presi-
dent of France. Governor Cox, who
presided at the state dinner tonight,
said the French people from the
first day of our search for liberty,
have richly contributed to our well
fare" He introduced Marshal Foch
as the savior of civilization.
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The Age-Heraid maintairA special rep
reeeptatives In Bessome. for handling
correspondence. advertising ana sub
soriptsons. Mrs. l.. d. McCoIIum, cor
respondent receives news Items, phone
Bessener 1919. IL. b. Walker, Realty
building. Bessemer. manager Of cirau'
lation.
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Prof. f. e. Smith, principal of the
Ensley High school, was gracefully
entertained Monday afternoon by the
faculty members of the school, the
occasion being his birthday. The do
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THE WEATHER

Washington. November 14.-Ala
hama and Mississippi: Fair Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Georgia: Partly cloudy Tuesday
and Wednesday; moderate tempera-
ture.
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THIRTEEN

/ the circles adjourned to the Phila-
thea classroom, where the mission
study class was taught by Rev. C. W.
O'Hara. The subject of the study
was Making America Christian" The
meeting was most instructive and
well attended.
Personals
Mrs William McKail returned re-
Gently from Montgomery, where she
attended the grand chapter conven-
ton of the order of the Eastern Star,
which was held in that city.
DR.. Howard Barnett. a popular
pharmacist and scenario writer left
Sunday night for visit to relatives
and friends in South Alabama and
Florida.
Mrs. l.. II. LEROY and little son,
Harry. have returned from Gadsden,
where they spent the weekend.
r. F. Mos1ey has gone to Columbia,
Tenn, where he will be the guest of
relatives.
The many friends of little Miss
Maxine Phillips will be glad to learn
that she is recovering from serious
Illness.
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later served tea and cakes. Among
the number were Mrs. l.. +. Burns,
Mrs. j. Fred Robertson and Mrs. Il. IL.
Lopez, who came to Bessemer about
the same time from Charleston with
Mrs. Houston and Mrs. w. d. Taylor,
Mrs. J. 5. Winters, Mrs. a. $. Fitz-
Iatrick, DR.. and Mrs. George Waller
Mrs. Charles Ray, Mrs. James Slaugh-
ter. Mrs. Lacey Edmundson, Mrs,
Charles Rodenberg, Mrs. Gardner f.
GOODWIN, Mrs, George Houston, Mrs.
J. b. Houston, Mrs. Il. &c. Clarke, Mrs,
Richard Fault, Mrs. A. X. William
son. Mrs. Lucian .Huey, Mrs. Edgar
Lee Mitchell. Mrs. Louis Hoster, Mrs.
Ray. Mrs. Boyd. Mrs. LytleI Mrs. Shir-
er, Mrs. Orr, Mrs. George Stevenson
and Mr.. w. L. Rush.
Sunbeams Entertained
The Sunbeam society of the Jones'
boro Baptist church was delightfully."-
entertained Saturday evening by
Misses Mildred Crawford and Ruth
Davis at the home of Mrs. w. II. Da-
Wis. Games and contests were en-
Joyed throughout the evening and at
the close the hostesses served refresh
ments.
The young people present were
Misses Grace Hurst Nellie Curl, An
nie Mae Parker. Francis jones' Isorene
Ingle, Louise Jones, Annie Mae Ingle,
Monfree Parson, Annie osBrian. Vir-
ginia Smith. Lenore Davis, Samuel
Davis, Howard Hodon and 'eroy Par
sons. 1ff Z
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Ar Lcnguc Active

Art LchkuC [AcNAFt
The first of a series of lectures to
be given by the Dnsley Art league
was given this afternoon in the au-
ditorium of the high school. The
speaker of the occasion was Leopold
Loeb, who had chosen for his sub
jeet, Lace" Mr.. Loeb spoke most
interestingly and in concise man
ner. He went into the history OF
lace, it's origin and growth as an In
dustry, and stated that 1t was first
made in Italy during the sixteenth
century. Schools were later opened
in France and much lace made there,
and today France is one of the
largest exporters of handmade lace
In the world. Mr.. Loeb, in most
interesting manner, would so from
lace to art, and stated how very i'm
portant were the designs which were
to be placed in the netting. An
especial feature of the occasion was
that Mr.. Loeb had procured samples
of each type of lace and explained
them to his audience. He displayed
samples of the Duchess, Rose Point,
Irish crochet, Valencine and Chan
tilla. as well as many others, and
told how each had gotten their re-
spectiye names and from which coun-
try they came. During the entire
time Mr.. Loeb held the undivided at
tention of his audience, who were
most enthusiastic over his address.
The subject for the meeting In De-
cember will be THE Madonna" and
an especially interesting programme
is being arranged. All who are In
terested in the study of art are cor
daily invited to attend these lee
lures.
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The fifth annual membership roll
call Of the American Red Cross, which
viii be carried on during the coming
week. will be started in Ensley this
morning The drive will be under the
leadership of Mrs Karl Landgrebs,
who will be assisted by the members
OF the federated clubs and church so
cieties. A most attractive booth was
donated to this cause by the Bank Of
Ensley. and placed on the corner of
Avenue K and Nineteenth street,
probably the most central location In
the city. The members of the Del
phian club win have charge of this
booth on Tuesday, with Mrs. w. w.
Garrett, chairman. The Chrysolite
club will have charge of the booth at
the Bank of Alabama, with Mrs. b. b.
Gillespy. chairman.
The ladies of the st. Anthonys
Catholic church will be in charge Of
the booth at Fields & Goodwin each
morning of the week while, on Tues
day Mrs. Charge Keenan, will be
chairman. In the afternoon the mem
-bers of the Order of Eastern Star
will be in charge. On Tuesday after
noon Mrs. j. S. Falkner of the Cum
nipgham chapter will be chairman.
Mrs. Landgrebe announces that
there will be no solicitation of mem
bers. but that each citizen of this
community will be given the oppor-
tunity of enrolling in this organiza-
tion. Each membership will cost 81.
The churches will also assist in
this drive and committees have been
appointed at the various churches.
The chairmen, are as follows: Ems
ley Presbyterian, Mrs. Beckman;
Christian church. Mrs, C. C. Albert;
Ensley Baptist, Mrs. N. G. Clarke;
Ensley Methodist. Mrs, d. f. Fair
cloth; Pike Avenue Baptist, Mrs. Har-
ris; Shadyside Methodist, Mrs. Rus
sell: Ensley Highlands Presbyterian,
Miss Ellen Dupuy; Ensley Highlands
Methodist. Mrs. Phillips. The cam
paign In Ensley is expected to be a
most successful one, as the citizens
of this locality have always demon
strated their Willingness to assist In
any worthy cause.
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LOCAL. DATA

E. c. HORION UDsefVef.
Summary Of observations made At sta
lions of he United States Weather Bureau
during the - hours ending at p. m. s0th
meridian time. NoYember IA. 1921:
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The Business and Professional
Womens' club will meet Wednesday
afternoon at $50 at the courthouse.
The Federation of auxiliaries will
hold a meeting Wednesday afternoon
at the Presbyterian church at 3
o'clock.
The Pastors Helpers of the Meth
odista church will entertain at a tea
Thursday afternoon at o'clock, with
'Circlee No. 8 in charge.
The Woodward Dramatic club will
present a play. The Southern Gin
derella." at the Brighton school Fri.
day evening at 1880.
Personals
J. Mrs. D. e. Wilson of Woodward Is
In Montgomery, where she will spend
some time.
Mrs. Carrie Richardson of Russell
Vile is the guest of Rev. and Mrs L.
+. Stansell.
DR.. r. o. HELLER and r. l.. Coons
will leave Tuesday for Tallad sga.
where they will attend the Alab una
synod. representing the First Pres
byterian church of this city.
Mrs. J. F. sturdivant of Florence,
who has been the guest of Mrs. ". C.
Baty for few days. has returned to
her home.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-02-05
Bids Rejected and Work to Be Con
sinued Under Inspectors.

The executive committee of the
Joint organization of the Atchafalaya
and Lafourche Levee Boards met in
this city last Wednesday for the pur-
pose of receiving bids for the removal
of the water lilies or hyacinths from
Bayou Lafourche to Cutoff. Two bids
were presented one from Edmond j..
Delatte of Lockport for $1785, and
one from Chas. Montero of Donald
sonville who proposed to do the work
for $40 per mile The distance from
Donaldsonvlle to Cutoff being
about 80 miles this bid would amount
to about $500.
The committee of the levee boards
made an inspection trip of the bayou
on January 2S, in Harold Munsons
fast gas boat 'Frances' to look into
the matter of the lilies, following
which a meeting was held at Napo-
!eonville with Frank K Sims, chair
man; w. D. Beraud, acting secre-
tary, representing the Lafourche
board and John 0. Bonin and Geo.
K. Knight of the Atchafalaya, and
the following resolution was adopted:
"Whereas, this committee has just
made an inspection trip of Bayou La
fourche for the purpose of looking
into the situation regarding the lilly
or water hyacinths in that stream,
and
Whereas, it has been found that
the two inspectors regularly employ
ed by this committee have the situa-
tion we'll in hand, there being very
few lilies in the stream and which,
We believe, they are capable of hand
ling;
Be it resolved, that all bids called
for to remove the lilly or water hya-
cinths from Bayou Lafourche be re-
jected for the reason that we do not
consider such action necessary or of
any benefit.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-02-05
Democratic Committee Meets.

Donaldsonville, La, Feb. 4, 1921.
The Democratic Parish Committee
met this day and adopted the follow
ing resolutions:
Be it resolved, by the DEMOCRATIC
Parish Committee of the parish OF
Ascension, that primary election OF
the white Democratic electors Of phe
city of Donaldsonville, be and the
same is hereby ordered held through
out said city on Saturday, March >,
1921, said primary election to be
held and conducted under the provi-
sions Of the present primary election
laws.
Be it further resolved, etc, that at
said primary election there shall be
nominated on behalf of the Demo-
cratic party candidates for the fol-
lowing Offices:
Mayor and Commissioner of Pub
lie Health and Safety.
Commissioner of Finance.
Commissioner of Streets and Parks.
Be i t further resolved, etc, that
notifications of intentions to become
candidates for said municipal offices
shall be filed with the chairman Of
this committee by midnight February
IA, 1921, in accordance with law.
Be it further resolved, etc, that
candidates for said Democratic nom
ination for the offices afresaid must
accompany their notification of can
tidacy with the following deposit, to-
wit: Five dollars.
Be it further resolved, etc, that all
j i oF ~
Offices shall submit the name of one
commissioner at each precinct of SAID
city of Donaldsonville, with the chair
man ofthis committee not later than
February IA, 1921, and that this COM
mittee meet again on February IS,
1921, at II o'clock for the purpose of
drawing election officers, according
to law.
F. P. BLANCHARD, Chairman.
Sidney A. Marchand, Secretary.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-02-05
City Primary March S.

The Democratic Parish Committee
met at the courthouse yesterday and
issued call for a Democratic pri-
mary election to be held in the town
of Donaldsonville on Saturday March
5, 1921, for the nomination of, can
didates for municipal Offices as fol-
lews: mayor and commissioner of
public health and safety; commission
ar of finance and commissioner of
streets and parks. Under the resolu-
ton adopted deposit of SIS will be
required of each candidate announ-
cing for any Of the above offices, and
Feb. IA, was fixed as the last day for
filing notices of candidates. Candi-
dates for the various offices are asked
to submit the name of one person to
act as commissioner at each precinct,
with the chairman of the committee,
not later than Feb. IA. The COM
mittee will meet again on Tuesday,
Feb. Is, to receive the notices OF
candidates and to name commission
ers to conduct the election. The
known aspirants for the offices thus
far are as follows: For mayor: Jos.
N. Gisclard and Alphonse Kahn; For
Commissioner of finance, Charest
Thibaut; For commissioners Of
streets and parks, D. Ohlmeyer and
Jos. P. Thiac.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-02-05
Maurin--CharIet.

Charles Maurin of this city and
Mrs. Cecile Thiac Charlet of New
Orleans, We're QueitlXs married at tbs
January 28, at 1870 o'clock p. NJ,
Rev. Father Cotter, officiating. Only a
few relatives and friends of the con-
tracing parties being in attendance.
The groom is a son Of the late
Chas. A. Maurin, a prominent busi-
ness man and for years mayor Of this
city, and he holds an important posi-
tion with d large mercantile firm in
the Crescent City. He is a young
man of sterling worth; active, ener-
getic and progressive and enjoys the
confidence and esteem of his en-
ployers and large circle of friends.
The bride is very charming and pre-
possessing young woman and real
favorite with all who know her. The
Chief tenders hearty congratulations
to the newly married pair and
best wishes for a long. life Of con-
nubial bliss.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-02-05
Land Spectators Should Pay.

In a statement published in yes,
terday's Times-Picayune, C. C.
Weber, of this city, one of the dele
gates from this parish to the Consti-
tutional Convention, declares that
ways and means should be devised by
the convention to bring about the
taxation on reasonable basis of
lands held, for speculative purposes.
He believes that if taxation
system is devised whereby spec
ulative land owners of this type will
be forced to either improve the land
or sell it to home builders ~i it will
bring about an era Of develop
|ment in this state. His idea is to tax
unimproved cultivable lands, of
which there are thousands of acres
in the state being held for specula-
tive purposes in the same ratio to
that of he same class of improved
c1ltivable lands. Mr.. Webre also
declares that many concerns do not
pay taxes in proportion to the volume
Of business which they do, and he
favors tax that will reach all alike
| in proportion to their business.
| Advertise in The Chief
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-02-05
D. H. S. Athletics.
BY LEO BLOCH.

Keen Disappointment was felt by
| all those interested over the failure
| of the girls basketball games to take
| place yesterday evening as scheduled.
Several players being on the sick list
| it was deemed advisable to postpone
the contests.
A record crowd was on hand to
| witness the seniors boys game be-
tween D. H. S. and Napoleonville
During the first half Of the contest
the local team simply outclassed
their opponents-the score being 19
to in their favor. The second half
proved more exciting as the visiting
five had been strengthened by the
substitution Of the center twice.
Captain Landry, who finally played
the pivot position for his team, ex-
ecuted his play in brilliant style.
Captain Casso of the locals was the
individual star, caging 9 field, and 2
foul goals. Goette, pivot man for
fiaif but stufnped IN the latter period
Crawford and We'll, at guard, also
played a stellar game. Brou played
his regular game, caging 2 field and
l foul goals. The final count was
|27 to 23 in favor of Donaldsonville
High School.
A feature of the game was the
roofing which put life and pep into
the event. The Donaldsonville High
School team, wishes to thank Brother
Bonadventure, principal of st. Joseph
Commercial Institute, through these
columns for his valuable assistance
in the capacity Of referee
Next Monday at 3 p. m. the junior
boys of D. H. S. and White Castle,
will meet on the formers court and
on next Wednesday, a game will be
pulled off on the D. H. S. court, be-
tween the High School seniors and
the Bonneville team. Last week the
Ronville boys defeated tn S. J. C. l.,
team 20 to and the jefferson Col
lege Junior team by score of 20 to
1T.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-02-05
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transfers
were recorded in the clerk of court 5
office this week:
Clarence LIE Blanc ct ais. to Edith
Crochet Observation-Disclosures is
interest in 20 acres above Darrow
price, 5000.
c. P. Brady to Optime Schexnay-
DIRE ct als.-Farm in St. Elmo; price,
1850.
Louis Z. Kings to s. A. Marchand-
I$400. ~~
Ida Bourque Lambert to John A.
Marchand ct als.-Town lots in Con
zales; price, $1,000.
Lucus Taravello to Victoria White
Lewis-Improved lot in suburb
Nolan; price, 5000.
Landry Leblanc ct ais. to Allen
Nicholas-Land in Smoke Bend, La. :;
price, 5000.
L. A. Landry ct ais, to LeBoeuf
Planting Co.--Undivided interest in
40 acre tract, fourth ward; price,
$914.28.
Victor P. Thomas to LeBoeuf
Planting Co.-Small tract of land in
4th ward; price, $50.
Walter Landry to LeBoeuf Plant
ing Co.-Undivided interest in 40
acres in 4th ward; price, 500.
Tony Lorino to Mack Morris-Lot
in Suburb Nolan; price, 5000.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-02-05
Senate in Extra Session,

1t is reported from Washington
that at the request Of President
elect Warren G. Harding, President
Wilson will call special session of
the senate for March 4, to confirm
cabinet appointments. The session
it is expected will prove a means of
facilitating the executive start of
the new administration. 1t is gen
orally believed that an extra session
of both houses will be called by Mr..
Harding after he assumes the execu-
tive reins. to be held in April.