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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-28
Notice of Sale
S323, ,OOO.OO Public Improvement Bonds of the City of Birmingham.
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AiaDAtAI.
 Sealed proposals will be received by the Commission of the City of Brming- ham, Alabama, until 12 o'clock noon of Tuesday. the 7th day of June. 1921. at the City Hall in the City of Birming- ham, Alabama, for the purchase of Three Hundred Twenty three Thou sand (s323,000.00) Dollars Public Im- provement Bonds. dated June 9th, 1921, maturing June 9th 1881, bearing in- terest at the rate of. seven CD per cen- tum per annum payable semi-annual- ly. of the denomination of Five Hun dred (s500.0) Dollars each, principal and interest being payable in gold coin at the Hanover National Bank, New York City; not exceeding one fifth O-5) in amount of said bonds being redeemable by the City of Birmingham in numerical order before maturity on June 9th, 1923, and a similar number of bonds on the sixth day of June in each year thereafter by paying to the holder or holders thereof as a bonus a sum equal to one-half (1a) the an nual interest on the bonds redeemed. notice of redemption to be given as provided by law.
 The Commission will furnish to tho purchaser the opinion Of MT. John C. Thomson Attorney and Counsellor at Law, New York City, approving the legality and validity of said bonds, and a certified copy of all proceedings will be furnished showing authority to is- sue said bonds.
 Said bonds are secured by the full faith and credit of the City of Bir- mingham Alabama, ana by the full taxing powers of said City or Bir. mingham, Alabama, heretofore, now or hereafter conferred upon it by law. Said bonds are also secured by assess ments against the property benefited by the Improvements to pay for when said bonds arr issued, and the funds arising from said assessments are pledged for the payment of the prthes- pal and interest of said bonds. Sal~ bonds and the interest thereon are exempt from state. county and mu- nicipal taxation and sitter maturity are receivable in payment of all taxes and dues of the City of Birmingham Ala bama
 Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check payable to the City of Birmingham in the sum of one CD per centum of the amount of the bonds bid for as an evidence of good faith and security for the performance of such proposal, and as liquidated damages in the event of failure of tho successful bidder to accept and pay for the bonds. All bids must include ac- crued interest. No interest will bo allowed on certified checks accompany ing bids. Said bol ds will be delivered to the successful bidder or bidders on the 15th day of June, 1921, unless later date should be mutually agreed upon. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids.
 N. A. BARRETT, President of the Commission of the
 City of Birmingham, Alabama Attest:
 H. S. RYALL. City Clerk Age-Herald, May 21 and May q. 130-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-28
CLAIM DESTRUCTION MILITARY OPERATION
Burning of Customs House a Complete Success, Says
 Irish Bulletin
By Associnted Press

Dublin. May 27.-That the destruc- tion of the Dublin customs house was a military operation ordered by the Dail Eireann. is the statement made tonight by the Irish bulletin. It de- scribes the operation as "a complete success"
 "At one moment isunderstood signal cause the premature cessation of work" says the bulletin in telling that the men were immediately re- called and the operation was com pleted, although hostilities had al- ready begun outside and there was grave risk of capture or death to the whole party.
 British forces which reached the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-28
YOUNG MONTREAL AGAIN
 DEFEATS PETE HERMAN

Boston, May. 27.-Young Montreal was awarded the decision over Pete Herman of New Orleans. former ban tamweight champion in 10-round outdoor bout here tonight, repeating his recent success in a contest with Herman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-28
MRS. DAVID GAUT WINS
 GOLF TITLE OF TENN.

Knoxville, Tenn, May 27.--Mrs. David Gaut of Memphis today won the championship of the woman's state golf tournament here from Mrs. Ken meth Duffield,. also of Memphis, and the state champion of 1920, by two up and one to play. The tournament was played on the links of the Cherokee Country club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-28
FLEMING DEFENDS
 CANADIAN TITLE

Toronto. May 27-Frankie Fleming successfully defended his Canadian welterweight title against Freddie Jacks of England. Fleming received the judges decision after round bout,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-28
Ordinance No. 755-C. An ordinance to amend Section Al of the traffic code of the City of Bir- mingkam. as adopted by Ordinance

No. 726-C.
 Be It Ordained, by the Commission Of the City of Birmingham as follows: section l. That Section Al of the Traffic Code of the City of Birming- ham, as adopted by Ordinance No. I2o-C, be amended so as to read as follows:
 section 41. Obstructing Fire Hy- drants. It shall be unlawful for any person to park any vehicle within fif- .teen !l5) feet of public hydrant or fire plug"
 Approved May 24, 1921.
 N. A. BARRETT,
 President of the Commission. A true copy:
 H. $. RYALL. City Clerk. ASe-Herald. May 2S. 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-28
RAwLs TO CAMP TRANsYLvANIA.

Meridian, Miss May 27.--(Special)- Prof F. E. Rawls of High School, who has been appointed Chancellor of Camp Pennsylvania, N. C., the govern- ment camp, will leave June 28, to take up his duties, according to an an- nouncement made today. Boys from Meridian and other sections of the state will attend the camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-28
Ordinance No. 756-C

An ordinance to conserve the public health and to that end to regulate the manufacture and sale of saul sage and other meat products in the city of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-28
NEW ICE COMPANY TO
 BE FORMED AT HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville. May 27.-(Special)-A corporation is being organized by Huntsville business men for the es- tablishment and operation of another Ice factory here. The stock Is being widely distributed among business men and consumers and large proportion of the output will be used by the or ganizers of the company. The pro- motors declare they will sell ice to consumers who send for 1t at 25c@100 pounds, agains soc that is be- ing charged here now. and delivery will be made at a slightly higher rate.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-04
MANY WOMEN PARTICIPATE
NU. S. GOODROADS CAMPAIGN
Highway Builders Association Is Pleased
With Feminine Invasion.

That women are beginning to in
wade another field which heretofore
has been exclusively mans estate
is shown by the fact that numerous
women, actually engaged in high
way construction and in the pro-
motion of the good roads move
ment generally will participate in
the Twelfth American Good Roads
Congress and Thirteenth National
Good Roads Show. to be held at the
Coliseum in Chicago. January II to
20 next.
The American Road Builders AS
ISOLATION, under whose auspices
the big congress and exposition
will be held, is taking cognizance
this year of the feminine invasion
of the road building arena and is
extending special invitations to
women. fully realizing that they
are voters. tax payers and road
users and when once interested in
a patriotic movement are indefat-
igable in its behalf.
The surprising extent to which
women are invading the field of
highway construction is shown by
a long list of feminine road build
ers invited to the congress. Among
these is DIR. Jennie c. Murphy. the
only woman street commi ssioner in
the world. Or. Murphy bosses the
construction gangs and street
The Washington herald., 1921-12-04

fc. especially truck transportation
safety on the roads and future
laws and regulations governing
highway transport A third ses-
sion will be devoted to taxation.
bond issues and problems of high
way administration and finance.
The Portland, Cement Associa-
ton. Chicago, ILL.,, the Asphalt Asso-
citation. New York. the National As
ISOLATION of Paving Brick Manu-
facturers. Cleveland. Ohio. and
other organiZa tions of road ma
terial producers are cooperating
in the arrangements for the con-
Eres. One session. to he held I'M
der the auspices of the Portland
Cement Association. will be de-
voted exclusively to discussion
of proper methods in building the
various types of concrete roads.
Another session. for which the
program will be prepared by the
Asphalt Association. will be deyot-
ed entirely to the construction Of
asphalt and other bituminous types
of streets and roads, and a third
will feature brick and other types
OF pavement. One session will be
devoted exclusively to a discussion
OF the latest methods evolved in
the construction of the common
types of roads. such as gravel
macadam and earth.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-04
Says Owners Are
Often to Blame
In Car Accidents

A three-months study OF motor
accidents on Maryland roads has
brought TO light the interesting
disclosures that a vast majority Of
the disasters that overtske motor
lists are brought upon themselves
by their own recklessness. and that
90 per cent of them are due 10
speeding. says a writer in a recent
issue OF Public Roads, published BY
the Bureau OF Public Roads. United
States Department OF Agriculture
zone of the interesting develop
ments (of the investigation" the
journal goes on TO say. is that the
largest number OF accidents have
occurred at the places that have
always been considered safe. while
the sections which have been COM
monty regarded as being extremely
dangerous are proving to be rels-
lively free from accidents.
Where the State highway
crosses the Blue Ridge MountaIn
in the western part OF the State
and grades are steep and curves
sharp, there were but eight acci-
dents during three months.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-04
TODAY OPENS NATIONAL SAFETY WEEK FOR SCHOC
Huge Dirigible
Has 418 Feet
On Expansion

Unusual interest attached itself to
the plans of the War Department to
send the big di-igible Roma across
the Appalachians into Ohio on a
cross country test fight.
The Roma was built by the Italian
government in Rome. Italy. and pur
chased by the United States govern
ment after the armistice. 1t is the
largest flying ship in America. 1t
has a length over all Of AIS feet ana
carries 100000 cubic feet OF hydro
gen gas. 1t Is about the size of the
Zeppelins that Germany used in the
London raids. but not quite so large
as the R-34, which crossed the
Atlantic.
The Roma, after flying in Italy,
was dismantled and sent to this
country and assembled at Langley
Field. Virginia. There are only FIVE
hangers in the United States at the
present time large enough to accom-
modate the ship. One Of these is
at Wiugfoot Lake Air Station. Ak
ron. Wingfoot Lake hangar is 4OO
feet long so that the nose OF the
ship viii project out Of the door a
little ways.
The Roma carries $500 gallons OF
gasoline and can make about seventy
to seventy-five miles an hour. 1t is
at present equipped with six $50
horsepower motors OF Italian make
but II Is planned to replace these with
Liberty motors which will give il a
greater cruising radius. With the
Liberty motors the ship is able to fly
5000 miles without landing.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-04
.SNAPPY MEMORIES
OF HIGHWAY DRIVE
TranscOntinental Auto Trip
Offers Variety of Picture
Attractions.

To the thousands who have made
the Lincoln Highway drive from
coast to coast; to the additional
thousands and hundreds of thou
sands who anticipate this great
American tour, the diversified at
fractions along the way are of the
greatest possible interest. Writing
under the title. "Tenting on the
New Camp Ground" in the New
York Tribune. John A. Chapman,
an experienced long-distance auto
mobilst, presents a most enlight-
ening picture of the reason for the
popularity Of the Lincoln Highway.
In part. Mr.. Chapman says:
Those who travel the Lincoln
Highway and not the people whom
one sees beside the road form the
most interesting human element
along that great motor road which
spans the continent
The automobile camper is an
American curiosity and the Lincoln
Highway comes nearest being his
native haunt. He has popularity
OF dress so varied that his cos
tune cannot be classified; he is a
member of a fraternity whose bond
of friendship is as strong as that
Of pre-war Hungry Henry ano
Weary Willie.
The open road, The call OF the
wild, The stiffness OF the noun
tainside' Ad writer's for concerns
dealing in motor camping outfits
specialize in expressions such as
these. And don't they stir your
pulse? Don't they make you re-
solve to take your little old last
years car and the family. slip
away from the job for a month and
steer for the open road and the
still mountains?
But nightfall will not find you
out on the lone prairie or far into
some Canyon-unlesS you've had a
break down. If the car has been
working all right. youll have you~
tent set Up I'm some automobile
camp. and will be- enjoying the
company Of others who needed tn"
call Of the wild.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-04
CUT HIGH POWER
ON AUTOMOBILES,
PLEA OF EXPERT
Authority Warns of Fuel
Shortage Unless Motor
Engine Is Altered.

Twelve horsepower motors for
automobiles and gear boxes Of
greater range to give the necessary
hill climbing power and speed are
coming very soon in the motor in
dustry, according to w. II. Full
weller, chairman of the technical
section of the American Gas Asso-
citation.
According to Mr.. Fulweiler. motor
cars of today. with their high horse
power motive plants. need only
about 25 per cent of the power at
their disposal. They burn up every
year. he claims. millions OF gallons
Of gasoline uselessly. The low
horsepower driving plant. with re-
modelled gear boxes. would take the
nctorist over the roads as fast and
as surely and would cut the gasoline
demand to a great extend, he con-
tends.
VIII BE Forced Issue.
Mr.. Fulweiler. however. does not
believe the motor-driving public
voluntarily is coming to the small
power plant. The process OF evolu-
ton. or revolution. he thinks. will
he a forced one. As the thing stands
there are 100000 registered mo-
tor vehicles in the United States.
The curve OF motor car production
steadily has been upward since the
inception Of the industry and indi-
cations are IL will continue upward.
Sooner or later the number OF mo-
tor vehicles is going to become so
large the demand for gasoline will
prohibit the conversion OF any part
OF crude oil into gas oil or other
commercial products. Then the thing
will resolve itself into a contest be-
tween commercial industry and the
The Washington herald., 1921-12-04

cleaners at Yankton. s. u, and has
held the job to the entire satisfac-
ton OF her constituents and the
credit of her city for several years
As contractor" Mrs. AXel
Holm, of South Range. Wis, has
just completed four and a half
miles of state highway through
Pattison State Park, near Superior,
Wis, doing job that would do
credit to any man. The road which
she has just completed forms a
part of the great Mississippi Valley
Scenic Highway from New Orleans
to Canada. Mrs. Holm handles the
finances of her company. bosses a
gang of fifty seven workmen. cook S
their food and looks after the well
fare of her machinery and twenty
teams of horses. Two daughters.
Vivian and Verna. keep her books
and assist her in her work. An
other contractress engaged in road
work is Miss Eva Cressey, presi-
dent and general manager of the
Cressey Contracting Co, at Everett.
Mass. Road machines manufactur-
ed by Miss Cressey are used in
many States of the Union for
spraying oil. tar and asphalt in
road work. At the present time
Miss Cressey has machines work.
ing on contracts as far south as
Texas, in addition to many in the
East and Middle West.
II was Miss II. NJ. Berry of Chapel
Hill, n. G. who, as secretary of
the North Carolina Good Roads As
ISOLATION, did more to put over"
the $50, 000. 900 bond issue for the
splendid new roads now being con-
structed in her State. She is ex-
pected to attend the congress. An
invitation has also been sent to
Charlotte Rumbold. Cleveland. Ohio.
secretary of the Ohio State Confer
ence on City Planning. and another
has gone to Katherine +. Butter
field. high school student at
Weiser, Idaho, who won the Fire
stone good roads essay college
scholarship contest last year and
received her certificate direct from
the hands of President Harding
himself
Along with DR. Murphy. the
woman street commissioners. dele
gates to the congress and visitors
to the exposition will greet Or.
Lou Alta Melton, said to be the
only woman bridge engineer in the
country. DR.. Melton graduated in
civil engineering last year at Colo
RADIO University and is now con-
nected with one of the district Of
fees of the United States Bureau Of
Public Roads. She Is the only
woman engineer in the employ of
the Federal government.
Numerous demonstration tests of
road building machinery will be in
cluded in the exhibits at the show.
with the machinery in actual ope-
ration. Reservations of exhibition
space have broken all records. the
entire lower floor of the Coliseum
and annex have already been en-
gagged. necessitating the leasing of
adjoining buildings in order to
house the overflow. The exposi-
ton will be the largest of its kind
the world has ever seen.
Eight sessions of THO congress
will be held. 1t is expected that at
least 10000 delegates will attend
One session will be devoted to a
discussion of comparative designs
in road pavements, another will be
devoted to a discussion of the
problems involved in highway traf-
The Washington herald., 1921-12-04
HOPES TOT REDUCE
AUTO ACCIDENTS
BY BIG CAMPAIGN
Highway Transport Edu-
cation Committee to
Conduct Huge Drive.

National Safety Week" during
which it is planned to stress safety
education among grammar school
pupils and teachers. will be OBJ
served throughout the country De-
cember TO 10 as part of a ma
uonal safety campaign being con-
quoted by the highway transport
education committee,
According to information reach
ing the office OF the committee, Of
ncla4 proclamations setting the
week aside are to be issued in many
states Schools are arranging spe-
car exercises. and In many cities
civic clubs and other organizations
viii discuss the best means of re-
ducing the number of automobile
accidents. Chambers OF commerce,
automobile clubs and others who
are cooperating with the commit
Tee in the conduct Of this campaign,
nave written the Washington Office
, or their intention to bring every in
nuence to bear to reduce the num-
her Of, accidents in their respective
communities
The week is to be a climax to the
campaign, which Is in the form of
Two contests, one among grammar
school pupils and the other among
grammar school teachers Prizes
TOT the pupils and for the teach
ers sc offered as an incentive for
them TO participate. As a result
section is vieing against section in
efforts TO make the campaign effec-
tive in reducing the accident toll
"t the nation. which reaches a to-
tai OF 10000 fatalities annually.
In New York State virtually
every city and county superinten-
don't has siEnihed an intention of
urging upon pupils the necessity
The Washington herald., 1921-12-04
APPOINTED
OFFICE MANAGER
FOR A. A. A. GROUP
Will Install New System
To Meet Needs For
Big Membership.

Continually adding to its person.
mel with a view to obtaining the
utmost efficiency in its national
headquarters, the American Auto
mobile Association has engaged w.
Carl Wyatt, for twenty years with
the United States Department of
Agriculture, as Office manager Mr..
Wyatt has already taken un his
new duties and begun the installa-
ton OF an office system that will
meet the needs Of the ever-grow-
ing membership of the A. A. A.
In obtaining the services OF Mr..
Wyatt officials of the A. A. A. feel
that they have made another for
ward step in their recently an
nounced intentions to improve the
service of the organization in every
way
Before coming to Washington Mr..
Wyatt practiced law In Nashville.
Tenn, for five years. and for a num-
Der OF years he taught night school
in the Carroll Institute. Thirteen
of his twenty years with the De-
partment of Agriculture were spen,
ROADS
where he was at different times
chief clerk. clerk in charge Of ac-
counts. executive clerk in charge o,
the equipment division, and pur-
chasing agent.
Mr.. Wyatt is director Of the
standard Savings Bank Of this CITY.
and was one of the organizers OF
the institution.
Since the establishment 81 tn.
\. A. As national headquarters in
this city some years ago the organ
ization has grown with such rapid =
ity that the very highest type OF
office personnel is essential TO the
successful conduct OF the associa
tion's work. Of1cials Of the A A
a. believe that in Mr.. Wyatt tho,
have obtained a man whose accom-
plishments will rebound to the
benefit OF the membership.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-04

OF exercising especial care while on
the streets. Supt. Ettinger. of New
York City, has requested that every
grammar school principal encour-
age pupils and teachers to partici-
pate.
Pennsylvania is taking a leading
part, bulletins announcing the con-
test having gone to each city and
county superintendent of schools.
State Superintendent John Callahan,
of Wisconsin, has Endorsed the
movement. Il have issued a circu-
lar letter to the city and county
superintendent and supervising
principals of the State calling at
tention to the contests" he says.
In Detroit the school officials are
urging their pupils to enter the
contest. I'VE are making plans
now for this contest and are apX-
ious to give il our best support"
runs a letter from that city. Mis-
Minnie Nelson, State superinte l.
dent of North Dakota. writes AS
follows: This is to assure you of
our interest in the conduct of the
national safety contests. I am in
terested. not only as chairman of
the division of education of the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs, but also in my position as
State Superintendent OF Public In
struction in North Dakota"
Miss Annie Webb Blanton. State
superintendent of Texas, has writ
ten Governor Pat Nef. requesting
him to issue a special proclama-
ton, designating the week for OBJ
seryance in that State From South
Carolina Superintendent Swearin-
gen writes: 1t will be a pleasure
to do what l can to cooperate.
am in hearty sympathy with the
project because emphasis on safety
can not be misplaced in these days
of recklessness."
The Washington herald., 1921-12-04

motor carrtets-of passengers-and
freight When that time comes, or
before. he declares. the motor We
hicle power plant will have TO be-
altered to avert a tie-up in the OIL
and gasoline supply.
According TO the gas association
official. small power plants are used
successfully in European motor
cars. The twelve horse power car b.
common in England
Mr.. Fulweiler was in Lansing 10
testify before the Public UtilticS
Commission concerning the cost %
using oil in the production OF Gss.
Michigan ranks sixth as a producer
OF illuminating gas from the con
sumption Of gas oil. The tendency
now. according TO Mr.. Fulweiler. r.
toward a steadily increasing cost
OF gas oil and other commercial oils.
He blames IL largely on the vast
amount Of gasoline used by motor
vehicles.
The Washington herald., 1921-12-04
If You Need a Light.

II in need of a light and without
a match, here Is a substitute: TIE
a piece of waste. dampcned with
gasoline. to screwdriver. Re
move the cable to spark Mug
and place IL near enough to make n
spark jump across. BY inserting
the waste between the two the shark
will ignite the gasoline.