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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
ADJUSTMENTS
AT THE LYRIC
By EsTELLE BETHEA HALE

Noel Travers and Irene Douglas in Morning Glory" are headliners on the Lyric bill for the first half of the week. Mir. Travers and Miss Douglas, both stock actors of prominence, are assisted by Louis Thiel in the sketch, which is by Grace Lowell Bryan.
 Fletna Brown and Herbert Spencer. singing composers, will present nov city in which some of their compost tions will figure. Miss Happy Harri- son will present her Comedy Animal Circus" with "Dynamite,' an unre- liable mule. Chung Hwa Four, China's S only quartet in harmony, according to the bill, will make their bow before a Birmingham audience.
 Josh La Ear and Sam Dale will pre- sent a< Ethiopian melange The Bagooma Hunters" as an out of the ordinary blackfafe offering. Pathe News Weekly will conclude the pro- gramme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18

Page X Jones, Mobile, are operating reg ular steamship lines between Mobile and Los Angeles, enabling regular shipments from the Pacific coast to Birmingham al these savings in freight rates.
 The Mobile third of the Warrior river self-propellers, will be launched at St Louis this week, and will soon be in the Birmingham and New Orleans merchan- dizc freight service. The Gulfport, the fourth self-propeller. is soon to follow.
 IRON AND STEEL
 Interest is felt throughout the iron and steel trades in realization of the fact that the United States Steel corporation now has fleet of 23 ocean freighters of 10000 tons capacity, each engaged in the export business. The vessels belong to the Isthmian Steamship company, but that is a Steel corporation auxiliary
 Fourteen of these ships will have been built by the Chickasaw company at Mo bile and 13 by the Federal Shipbuilding company, another Steel corporation aux Hilary, the seven others being acquired by the corporation.
 All these vessels are available for ex- porting Birmingham steel products, and they are already doing that extensively. Central of Georgia railway has staked off the right of way for the railroad line to run out from Leeds into the Cahaba coal field and work of construction IS beginning. The Alabama Fuel and Iron, De Rardeleben and Sossong coal interests, are making extensive coal mine develop ments, and will be ready to ship coal by the time the road reaches their new collieries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
POLICE BELIEVE MAN SLAIN AND BODY THROWN IN RIVER

Mobile, April 17.-(SpeicaL) Mobile po- lice tonight are trying to solve the mys- tery of the death of w. Vincent Mullen, a boilermaker shop foreman. whose body was found floating in Mobile river with a bullet hole in the left side.
 Mullen was last seen on Wednesday rear his place of employment. The po- lice theory is that the man was killed and robbed and his body thrown in the river
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
AT LOEW'S BIJOU

TWO Sports From Michigan" big time comedy act is to be the headline attraction at Loew's BlJou for the first half of the week. Jim and Irene Mar lyn, musical comedy stars, will offer an act of songs and dances, while Harry Sykes, a blackface comedian, will be continuous laugh with his offering of jokes and stories.
 The three Keena sisters will also of fer an original singing and dancing act and the vaudeville offering will be closed with thrilling cycling act by Mcconnell and Austin. Jewel Carman. in "The Silver Lining" will be the screen attraction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
FREEZING IN OHIO

Cleveland, April 17.-Caught in the grip of a storm which swept northeast ward from Illinois and the Mississippi valley, Cleveland and northern Ohio shivered in a temperature lowering around freezing today. Snow fell in- termittently throughout the day.
 Cuyahoga county creeks 6verflowed as the result of a heavy rainfall early today, while reports from Port Clin- ton, Defiance and Canton indicated snowstorms and floods With heavy damage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
REA DENIES STATEMENT
Pennsylvania President Says Prices
 Paid for Repairs Not Excessive
By Associated Press ,Lia A fo,-il IT 60 ,,a i

Philadelphia, April 17.-Samuel Req, president of the Pennsylvania railroad, tonight denied statements that prices paid by the company for repair work done outside it's shops were excessive. Mir. Rea referred specifically to the charge alleged to have been made by William H. Johnston, international president ot the machinists union, that the Pennsyl- vania railroad in having 200 locomotives repaired in Baldwin shops spent $3500,00 in excess of the cost if the road had done the work itself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
Doctors Declare Strike Ry Associated Press

Avila, Spain. April 1.-The doctors here have declared a general strike because the municipality and the pro- vincial authorities have declined to increase their allowance for attend ance upon the poor. The physicians assert also that the authorities are refusing to settle accounts for attend ance, even at the present low rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
Not to Contest Elections

Key West, Fla, April 17.-Asserting that he would retire to private life rather than endanger the safety of the Republic of Cuba by another Ameri- can intervention, Gen. Jose Miguel Gomez, defeated candidate for the pres- idency of Cuba, \>clared in a state- ment here today that he would not contest the elections.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
Not to Seek Reelection

Selma, April 1a-1Special)-Col. B. F. Ellis, brigadier general of the Second brigade, United Confederate Veterans, has issued statement to the Confed- crate Veterans of the state, setting forth that on account of age and feeble health he will not stand for reelection as com mander of the Second brigade when the veterans convene at Anniston in May. Colonel Ellis voices his appreciation of the honors which his comrades have con ferred on him in the past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
WIRES STILL PARALYZED

Texarkana, Ark, April 17.-Edwin B, Orr, Red Cross relief agent, arrived here today to take charge of the relief work in connection with the storm which struck this section of Texas and Arkansas Friday. It was decided to concentrate all relief work for aorth~ west Texas and southwest Arkansas in TeXarkana. Wire communication with small towns in the stricken distcict is still paralXzed, and it may be several days before the exact death toll is known. Red Cross relief headquarters announced
 Reports from Queen City, Cash coun- ty, Tex. today declare that at leas> two persons were killed there. The search for bodies there is being con tinued. Aid was called for. Scores of trucks spent Sunday in distribu> tion of food and clothing to the lesti- ute victims in Miller and Hempsteae counties
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
Sixty Injured in Collision
 

Madrid April 17.-Sixty persons were injured, 10 seriously, when two trains collided today near the Torrejan station. Ten coaches were destroyed by the inn nact
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
SNOW FOLLOWS BLIZZARD

Chicago, April 1I.--A cold wave to- day followed the blizzard which swept the central states Friday and Satur- day.
 Conditions were slowly returning to normal however The snow which fel. in Wisconsin, Nebraska and Illinota had almost vanished tonight. Raiiroa1 schedules were being returned to nor nal and wire communication had been restored except to few points.
 From one to five inches of snow COW cred the greater part of Michiga to- night, but owing to the temperature which was only a point or two below freezing, communication and trans portation suffered little inconvenience
 In Chicago Saturdays blizzard tound many coal bins empty and forced coal yard employees to work all night in an effort to relieve distress. Several milk trains were stalled and as a result thousands of families were left without milk. The only known casualties ia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18

farm houses and out buildings were de- stroyed and crops in those sections gre almost a complete loss.
 Heavy property loss in Tennessee is reported from Newport, Lynnville and Connersville. In Shelby county alone the county commissioners tonight estimated the loss to roads and bridges at $75000.
 In Mississippi, in addition tos actual loss from the high winds much farm land will be inundated by the rapidly rising streams throughout the state. number of railroads in that state report tracks washed out and damage to road beds by the unprecedented rainfall. A re- port received tonight from Amite county says that 10 farm houses were destroyed by a storm late Saturday and 10 persons injured one fatally.
 In Alabama property loss in Birmng- ham is estimated at $200 0o0, with 10 n- jured. Heavy rains and high wind in several parts of north Alabama are also reported to have caused heavy property and crop loss.
 In Georgia, where a heavy wind and rain storm struck at Rome, the property loss will exceed $200, 900, it was reported
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
Women Voters Indorse
 Muscle Shoals Project
President Harding Asked Initiate Movement for Disar mament of Nations-Mrs. Bowron Tells of Ac- tvities of National Convention of League
 of Women Voters

in committee of before the President the United this initiation worldwide for disarmament of nations d Mrs Jack Bowron
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
Deaths

James $. Harrison-Funeral services for James s. Harrison, 46, who died Saturday from cancer of the liver, were held at 4 o'clock yesterday aft ernoon from Loy's chapel. with Rev. J. A. Bryan officiating. Members of Birmingham Typographical union, No. 104, were in charge of the serv- ices at the grave. Burial was in For est Hill cemetery. He is survived by his widow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18

the city was that of a 20-year old girl who was blown from the platform of moving train and killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
52 DEAD IN ARKANSAS

Little Rock, Ark, April 17.--Check' ing by relief committees working in five storm stricken counties of Ar kansas tonight show the total death list to date to be 52, including 2S white and 24 negro victims, with the great est loss of life and property in Hemp stead county. The tabulation shows 30 lives were lost in Hampstead IT in Miller, in Pope, 1 in Pike and in Yell county, and it is estimated the the damage will reach more than s500,000. All injured are being cared for in cities and towns adjacent the storm areas, and the several hundred of homeless sufferers are being shell tered by neighbors. Relief work is progressing rapidily, with representa> tives of the American Red Cross and of various civic organizations in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
D. A. R. Congress Opens Today

Washington, April 17.-Delega tes were here tonight for the Thirtieth contipnental congress of the nationa. Daughters of the Aemrican Revolu ton which opens tomorrow and con- tinues through Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18

Maurice Watkirs-Funeral services for Maurice Watkins, age 10. who died Saturday morning at a local in firmary, were he'd from the resi- dence, 1916 Huntsville avenue. yes terday afternoon at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18

Mrs. A. RI. McCiinton-The body of Mrs A. NJ. r-cClinton, age 46. who died yesterday at the resi- .ence at Powderly, will be stnt to Pelham this afternoon by Lige Loy for burial. The deceased is survived by her husband, A. M McClinton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
MUCH DAMAGE WROUGHT

Atlanta April 1.-The crops, roads and bridges in Colquitt county were badly damaged by a rain and windstorm Sat urday night, according to reports re- ceived tonight from Moultrie, the county seat, No lives were lost, but several peo- pie were injured when lightning struck the house of farmer. With the excep- ton of Rome where approximately $22o,- 0ND loss was caused by the storm, no fur ther damage has been reported In Georgia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
RIVERS OYERFLOWING

Hattiesburg. Miss, April 17,-Fol- lowing rains of between 10 and IS inches here last night Leaf and Bouie rivers went out of their banks this morning, flooding all the bottoms and causing damage estimated at several thousand dollars
 The Gulf and Ship Island Railroad company was the heaviest sufferer the lines being wasbout out at several places between here and Jackson and between Lumberton and Columbia. Trains are not expected to be in oper- ation for several days. Train ervics was resumed over the Southern Rail- way to the north this morning, follow ing the washout and wreck of fas,
 rain No. fl at Moselle yesterday. in which one life was lost.
 Negroes and whites living in the giver flats had to make a nasty escape with what goods they could carry this morning. While the flood stage of Leaf
 ive- was not as hish as in previous floods, the banks gave way at a num- LOT Of new points, flooding River ave- hue in this city and also sections below East and Pine streets In many casea he water is still several feet deep in the houses in this section, making 1t difficult to arrive at an accurate esti- mate Of the damage.
 The crest of the flood was believed to have been reached at 3:30 this after noon, when the water began to recede, No lives were lost in this or nighboring counties so far as can be learned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
STORM DEATHS AT RALPH INCREASED
 TO 5 YESTERDAY
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county; at Sulligent. Lamar county, and 1 in Dallas county.
 Torrential rains which followed the wind in all the states hit by tornadoes have delayed relief work and have, it is reported in some cases. prevented the securing of accurate lists of casualties.
 In Arkansas, which was the hardest hit, the Red Cross is at work in Hemp stead and Miller counties. where hun dreds of families were rendered home less. Tents have been furnished by the national guard, and blankets and pro- visions are being rushed to the home less families.
 The extent of property loss cannot be determined for days. In Arkansas on many plantations in Miller and Hemp stead counties. a rich farming section, practically every building was destroyed. newly planted crops washed out, or chards ruined, roads and bridges badly damaged while telephone and telegraph wires were almost all destroyed. Rail- roads in that section report tracks washed out at many places. Farm houses some distance from the direct path of the storm were badly damaged. Esti- mates made on the property loss in these two counties tonight place the property and crop loss at over $2.000,000
 MANY BUILDINGS RAZED
 At Atlanta, O'Farrell and Avinger, across the Arkansas line in Texas, many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-18
BUILDINGS RAZED

At Atlanta, O'Farrell and Avinger, across the Arkansas line in Texas. many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-29
DALE COUNTY HOG
 SALE BIG SUCCESS
Sixty-five Head Were Sold for Over $500, With Green
 vile Man Buyer

Ariton, August Special. )-The last cooperative hog sale at Ariton for the closing season was conducted here the past week, when 65 hogs were sold for sss3 tops bringing s7.77,h per 100 pounds. A. B.. Bout we'll of Greenville was the buyer.
 Dale county is one of the very few Alabama counties where operative hog sales have been conducted each have been source of constant money income. which has enabled the farm CTS to operate their farms to a large extent on a cash basis. The Ariton Hog Sales association has been very carefully managed, and the weighing and grading has been done under strict requirements, thereby uphold ing a high standard and enabling the farmers to receive for their hogs the best market prices.
 At each of these sales the co-opera- tive idea has demonstrated its inn portance to both the farmers and business men. and now Dale county is fortunate in having county farm bureau, which will extend co-opera- ton to many other problems of mu- tual interest to all interests of the county.
 All are very appreciative of the work of County Agent S. M Crosby in this connection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-29
Former EtoWah Man Gets
 New Fowl By Crossing
 Turkey and Rhode Island

Gadsden, August 2s.-Mr. Aderholt of Glencoe is in receipt of a letter from z. T. Spencer. at Bellinghara, Wash, former resident of Etowah, and for a. long time located at Glen COG. telling of new breed of fowls that he shas succeeding h perfecting
 It is a cross between turkey and Rhode Island chicken.i The cro s- breed is very hardy and can be raised in pen as easily as common chicken. and win eat more green feed than the ordinary chicken. The neck of the roosters are similar to that of turkey gobpler, having the ed rough wattles. In size they are about the same as the large Plymouth Rocks. the eggs from the hens are brown, about the same size as the Rocks. The meat has the same flavor as the turkey .a
 At first Mir. Spencer had great deal of trouble with them breeding back, getting about 50 per cent, but by careful selection he has re- duced this to one in eight and eA- poets to standardize them with two more careful breedings.
 MT. Spencer expects to return to California this fall and begin pla,- ing them on the market. He has all ready sold several settings at S11 each. He claims the laying quail ities to be superior to. his White Leghorn or Wyandottes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-29
MANDAMUS HEARING
 IN MONTGOMERY COURT

Mobile. August 2s.-The petition of Harwell G. Davis, attorney general for writ of mandamus requiring the Western Union Telegraph com pany to restore telegraphic service to the 2l towns on the branch lines cf the Louisville and Nashville rail- road, which was abandoned when the telegraph company was forced to quit the railroads right of way, vii. De argued in the Montgomery cir cult court Monday
 Attorney General Davis said the telegraph company cannot abandon the public service without permis-. sion of the public service commis- sion, even, though it be forced to give up the site on which it's poles and wires have been located. The, first proceeding was directed against the railroad which took over the poles, wires and telegraph instru-' ments. but the supreme court held that the railroad could not be forced by the public service commi ssion to carry on a telegraph business.
 Towns on tie branch lines of the Louisville and Nashville railroad have been without telegraph service since the Western Union was forced to vacate the railroads right-of- way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-29
THIS IS OIL WEEK
 IN MEXICAN CAPITAL
By Associateo Press

Mexico. City, August 2S.-Ths is to be oil week in Mexico City. Petro- 1snm, in all its vexatious phases, em- bracing taxation and alleged prop erty confiscation, will be discussed by various branches of the Mexican government with a view to removing this stumbling block to resumption of diplomatic relations betweeen the United States and Mexico.
 The five heads of the large Amer ican oil companies, en route here to take up oil questions with the gov ernment, are expected to arrive to- morrow. Coupled with their visit is announced the determination of the supreme court to render a clarifying decision not later than September Is on the alleged retroactive and confiscatory article 27 of the Mex ican constitution.
 There Is also a possibility that the Chamber of Deputies may take sofne action amending article -27, during the last hours of it's extra ordinary session which will close Wednesday.
 The visiting American oil men are scheduled to arrive here tomorrow morning and conferences with Secre- tary of the Treasury De La Huerta relative to the tax on oil exports, are to begin immediately. These con ferences probably will continue for several days at the secretary's of flee and then are expected to shift to the national palace, where Pres ident Obregon will participate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-29
MARINE NEWS
By Associated Press

By Associated fress
 Port Eads, August 2S.-Arrivcd; Acona, New York; Eduardo (span)' Europe; La Perouse (Fr), Europe; Massis (BrD. Rotterdam; Mexoil, Tampico; Newona (BrD, Mexico Sal em County Mexico Santa Andrea Gtal.), Europe; Victolite (Br)' Su- rope. :
 Sailed: Abangarez, Cristobal; Aura mia Ota1), Galveston; Bowden (Nor'' Tela; Chalmette (Am.), Havana' Cholutecta (Mex.), Vera Cruz; Coto- brook, Antwerp; Copan (Hond.}' Tela; Comayagua (Hond), Port Cor tez; Elwick House (Br), Bremen Gaffney, Locanda, Africa; Glenaffrtc (Br), New York; Harrington Court (Br.), Bremen; Lake Gorin, Cuoa; Louisiana (Nor). Christinia; Sapi- rera, Rotterdam; Surname, Tort Barrios; Tosca (Nor), Bremen; West Norranus, Hamburg; Yoro (Hond-). Ceiba;, Yuma, Frontera; Yumuri, Vera Cruz,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-29

He stated that if the miners were willing to accept less wages he thought it quite possible that the mines could be started up again, but unless they could agree on this the operators would keep the ines closed down indefinitely.
 It is understod that the matter was discussed in a free and open manner and the miners agreed to take the reduction provided the mines would begin operating at an early date. The agent left for New York immediately after this conference, where he will confer with the operators and mean time the miners are holding them selves in readiness to resume the work of cutting coal as soon as for nal arrangements have been made with those at the head of the com pany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-29
COTTON HAD STRONG WEEK WITH STEADY CLIMB IN PRICE s
One Year Ago at This Time MiddIing Stood at Over Thirty Gents Per
 Pound
By Associated Press

New Orleans August 2S-It was a week of strongly advancing prices in the cotton market the lowest levels being reached on the opening session, when the trading months were 10 to 16 points higher than the close of the preceding week and the highest levels coming on the clos ing session, when prices were 253 points up, new high quotations for the seasons being made on all months. At no time were prices un- Ger the close of the preceding week. The close showed net gains of 2o6 to 270 points. October traded up to 1o 40c and closed at 15 .35c; March traded up to l5.75c and buyers on the close bid 15. 7Sc without being able to get any cotton at that price, the highest in many months.
 Spots displayed strength and mid ding was sent to 14.SSc or 28S points above the closing price week ago. A year ago at this time mid ding stood at 30 .75c with the Oc- tcber position at 2S.45c.
 Continued crop damage and belief in the lowest August condition report from the government on record were the main factors at work, although SOlticn nat ptlleI SpOI OtindHO helped and the work of the co-opera- tive marketing association in several states of the belt in keeping cotton off the market made a bullish inn pression. At no time was there any pressure to sell spots, but the ab- senee of any general spot demand made it appear that contracts were dragging spots up after them.
 Speculative Buying
 Speculative buying of contracts by traders outside of the big markets was the actual motive power back of the advance, and time and again they took the market away from the pro- fessional element, which was rather inclined, especially toward the close of the week, to look for reactions following the prolonged advance. The drouth in Texas continued unbroken almost to the end of the week, and was the constant cause of much bullish comment. The rains in Texas on the closing session at first caused moderate selling, but outsiders soon commenced to buy on the view that rain would do untold damage in Texas because of the vast quanti- ties of open cotton in that state and the breaking of the drouth finally was actually the signal for some of the heaviest buying of the week.
 Extremely bullish private bureau reports on the condition of the crop brought in heavy buying. They ranged from 527 down to 51. as com pared with 55.7 per cent of normal as the lowest August report ever put out by the government in 1918: The crops indicated by the reports ranged from 7,4T0,000 bales down to 7,100.- 900 bales. This coming week the governments report on condition, due Thursday, will unquestionably be the oi n avepf