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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24
GRAND JURY MAKES
PARTIAL REPORT

Twenty indictments were returned
by the jefferson county grand jury
yesterday afternoon in a partial re-
pert made to Judge William E. Fort
In the criminal division of the circuit
court The jury then recessed until
December z.
Those indicted who are in Jail or
under bond are as follows: Ernest
SAWYER. grand larceny, buying, re-
ceiving or concealing stolen prop
eity; Lucy Tompkins. grand larceny.
buying, receiving or concealing
stolen property; VIII Small, grand
larceny, buying. receiving or con-
cealing stolen property: Frank Walk
er, burglary; Frank Walker, burglary
and grand larceny. buying, receiving
or concealing stolen property in two
cases; George Williams. larceny from
the person; Frederick A. Ross. grand
larceny. buying, receiving or con
ccaling stolen property; Charles
Blankenship. grand larceny, buying
receiving or concealing stolen prop
erty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24
RETAIL GROCERS
FILE PAPERS OF
INC0RPO GRAFTON

The Birmingham Retail Grocers and
Butchers association filed papers OF
incorporation in the probate court
yesterday. The corporation was not
formed for the purpose of pecuniary
profit in the sense of Iaying divi-
dends. on stocks, according to mem
bers, but for mutual benefits through
the application and cooperation OF
other economic principles.
The purpose of the organization is
to elevate the standards of retail
food business in Birmingham, to
maintain better social feeling and
cooperation among dealers within
the trade, to improve the city and
state commercial laws and to correct
unfair and unmercantile competition.
The incorporators are T.. II. Shrop-
shire, Robert A. Emond. s. NJ Binder,
X. l.. Greene, j. l.. Alley. j. j. Grimes.
w. II. Mitchell, c. J. Stacy. Charles
A. johnson and Fred Broderick
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24
by FRANK WILLIS BARNETT

Less than two score years ago a
man child was born In Moscow, Rus
STA; and his parents having the urge
to come to the Land of Opportunity, !"
made the journey under great diff
culties.
Now comes the strange part OF 1t.
More than quarter of a century ago
they arrived I'M Birmingham. and for
a short time made 1t their home, and
then moved to Minneapolis, where
their their son. whose name you will
soon learn, grew to manhood.
Yes" said Robert Ailand. Il we'll
remember as lad my entrance at the
Henley school, but before the year
passed my family took me out in or
der to move to the great northwest,
where for many years / lived, where
the summers are short and the win
tiers are long. "a
But, somehow, my heart was al
ways In the south, and so recalling
my stay as a child in Birmingham
concluded to revisit 1t with the idea
of locating l was SO pleased that
took a clerkship, but in 1908 went
Into business for myself. l made a
modest start at 213 Nineteenth street,
north, In the storeroom occupied by
the old Black Cat saloon, which
prohibition had put out of the run
hing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24
PLAN TO BREAK
SPEEDING EVIL
WILL Be TRIED
City Officials Make Tour OF
Inspection on Routes No
ted For Speedway.
Will Try Remedy

In order to break up the great
amount of speeding, complaints con-
corning which have been made to
police headquarters from time to
time recently, plan may be
adopted by W. B. Cloe, commissioner
of public safety, whereby portion
of the street adjacent to each end of
the street in front of all school
buildings may be slightly followed
out to provide bump too deep to
pass over with any degree of COM
fort if exceeding speed limit, yet
shallow enough to obviate an ac-
cident.
This plan will probably be tried out
on Tuscaloosa avenue in connection
with Elyton school and with the same
street at point across which many
of the children from Hemphill school
pass in order to reach their homes.
With a view Of working out some
solution to cut down the amount of
speeding along Tuscaloosa avenue
and. West End routes, Commissioner
Cloe, w. r. Dickson, commissioner of
public improvements, and A. j. Haw-
kins, city engineer, made tour Of
inspection during which the above
suggestion was made and decided
upon for experiment. Signs win be
placed at each of the school grounds
above the center of the street upon
which will be the words, SLOW Down,
Speeders."
Lessen Accidents
Several other important changes
will be made in regard to traffic reg
ulations in the near future in order to
lessen the large number of automo-
bile accidents that have been occur
ring in the city in the past few
months. several of which have re-
suited fatally for the victims, inno-
cent or otherwise, according to in
formation yesterday.
There are several changes under
contemplation in the downtown dis
tricts with view toward better
traffic regulation. These plans have
not as yet been worked out thorough
ly enough to make public. according
to Mr.. Cloe. Commissioner Cloe.
Chief of Police Fred McDuff AMI
Traffic Sergeant Brent have held sew
eral consultations in the last few days
with reference to the traffic condi
lions. II was stated that the pres
ent plans include general war on all
speeders and reckless and careless
drivers in the city.
Plans for Paving
That these plans may possibly in
! clude the street commi ssioner's de-
partment. was indicated yesterday by
the announcement that plans are now
under consideration for repairs and
Improvements to the pavement on
| Second avenue with the view Of les
SEEMING the heavy traffic conditions on
! Third avenue. over which most OF
the traffic operates in order TO reach
West End. The present plans may
mean the extension of Second avenue
to meet Tuscaloosa avenue after the
| Second avenue paving has been re-
paired and improved.
1t is expected that the commission
will take this matter up with a view
Of solving the overwhelmed traffic
conditions of Third avenue as quickly
as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24

Six donations yesterday hetteo
$1,000. The fund Is now Increased
to S1S.75 with assurances over the
telephone that more checks and cash
are in the mail.
The Age Herald is certain that the
fund will be complete by Saturday
night. 1t may be completed at noon
today, but everyone who feels like
they wish to aid in the cause to add
brightness to the life of one who Is
unfortunate is encouraged to send in
their quota to Age Herald Invalid
Chair Fund"
The amounts will be recorded as
received and a list of donors to the
fund will be mailed to the little
Siluria girl with a letter from The
Age Herald.
This is Thanksgiving Day; a day
of thanks, when people of Birming-
ham and Alabama are commemorate
ing the one day of the year in which
comfort and happiness should be
cherished.
How appropriate 1t would be II the
fund reaches its peak today! Mail.
deliver in person. or phone your in
tention of giving, a donation to the
invalid chair fund Go down on an
honor roll which will mean much in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24
ROTAR|ANS TAKE
OVER BOYS WORK
Local Club to Raise $4,000
for Boys 0rganiza- :
tionS

During the past week the mem
beri sof the Rotary club have raised
Sl0,96i.75 for the operation of the
Boys club and the Boy Scouts in
Birmingham during 1922 according
TO reports of the various teams at
the meeting yesterday.
According to the plan of the gen
eral committee. of which E. II. An
drews is chairman, the local club viii
raise the $4,000 necessary for the
operation of these organizations, but
does not have any control over the
expenditure of the funds, but only
acts as sponsor for boys work By
raising the money.
The various teams will again take
the field this week, and 1t is ex-
full quota will have been subscribed.
Dr. Homer w. Carpenter, pastor OF
the First Christian church of Rich
mond, KY, made short talk. in
which he stated the greatest prob
lem facing the American people to-
day is that of social responsibility.
which is the dominant ideal.
The speaker declared it was up to
such men as composed the Rotary
and other civic clubs of Birmingham
to bear the moral liquidation of the
war, and this must be done IL they
are to keep faith with the men whv
made the supreme sacrifice and now
sleep in Flanders field.
DR.. Percy Woodall made a report
on the matters brought up at the
inter- clubs council that the public
affairs committee ask the city com
mission to take over the upkeep OF
the public comfort station for ne
groes on Third avenue. which will be
sponsored by the various luncheon
and other civic clubs in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24
ELKS BRING Joy
TO MANY ANTILLES
ON THANKSGIVING
Food Supplies Aggregatlng
$4,000 Meals Distrib-
uted by B. P. 0. {. Or
ganization as Gift

Yesterday at noon 224 large boxes
filled to the brim with substantial
and wholesome provisions, aggresat-
ing 5000 individual meals. were dis
tributed by Birmingham lodge, No. 10.
Benevolent and Protective Order Of
Elks to the poor and needy familie2
of the city.
That the distribution of the food
supplies yesterday was timely was
evidenced by the fact that there were
more applications for the Thanksgiv-
ing offering than had been provided
for, hut after investigating the list
and eliminating those who were not
in real need every family was pro-
vided for. The distribution extended
west to Irondale. east TO Fairgrounds
and north and south to city limits.
This annual Thanksgiving Offering
to the needy is the gift of the indi-
vidual members Of the lodge, and not
from the lodge treasury. and not only
that the members of the lodge do
mated cars and trucks and aided in
the distribution of the boxes.
From the reports of the committee
who made the distribution many n
home in the city would have had but
little cause for Thanksgtvin today
had it not been for the thoughtful
generosity of the local Elks, one of
the committee stating that he had
distributed over a dozen packages
himself. and in every instance the
families were in actual want and re-
ceived the donations with fearful ex-
pressions of gratitude.
In reference to the number of in
dividual meals suggested above IL
can readily be understood by the fol-
lowing list of commodities packed In
each of the cartons: Ten pounds pork
roast, IL pounds meal pounds flour,
5 pounds sugar. pounds rice, 3
pounds Irish potatoes, pounds sweet
potatoes. V dozen apples. " dozen
oranges, package of oatmeal, a large
loaf of bread. pound coffee and
pound assorted sweets.
It. w. Morgan, chairman of the
Eiks' Thanksgiving committee stat
ed yesterday that not only the COM
mittee. but the entire membership of
the lodge, felt amply repaid for their
efforts by the many expressions Of
thanks and gratitude that came from
the recipients of the Elks' bounty.
The members of the committee
were r. w. Morgan, j. w. Allen, Tom
Allen, w. NJ. Burge, Sam S. Carpen-
ter, w. NJ. Eek. w. t. Harrison, WIZ
liam Layton, Judge A. Latady, JEFF
Levy, Harry Moran. John N. Newell.
r. w. Pearson, Gus Rothols, Charles
{. Smith and A. S. Winch.
Ex-officio members were b. M. Al
len, John f. Antwine. h. A. Fox. John
T. Glover, S.. j. McCrossin and Hugh
NJ. Bagley.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24
FABRICATION IN
TRANSIT OF IRON
AND STEEL IN EFFECT

Privilege of fabricatins In transit
of iron and steel has gone in effect
on the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road, but not on the Southern. 1t
will be in effect on the latter road
also as soon as new tariffs are re-
ceived, which is expected at any time.
The southern and the Louisville and
Nashville Joined with the fabricators
in asking for the establishment OF
the privilege.
The Louisville and Nashville tar
ifs were published and went into ef-
feet Monday. Steel fabricators in
Birmingham will hereafter pay only
the through rate on imported steel
fabricated here instead of the local
rate to Birmingham and the local
rate to destination after being fab
ricated. 1t Is estimated that the saw
ing will be SO to So per ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24

the life of one who. today. though
more unfortunate than the reader of
this appeal, is lifting her voice in
Thanksgiving In a .child's prayer for.
the blessings which are hers, for
those afflicted are more prone to
cheer and thanksgiving than those
who have known little of life's hard
ships.
Amounts received to date are:
Willard ]. Wheeler. So; ]. D. Rus
sum. $3.50; Smith Coal Co.. 81; Mary
1. Stradley, so; Kitty Barrett and Ed
ward Barrett, Jr., 81; A. z. Rich.
$3.50: Miss Kathryn NJ. Finley, 81;
Arthur C. Sharpey. 81: cash. 81; Edna
Madge Roberts, 30 cents; C. II. Rog-
ers. 25c. Total. s1S.75.S
As soon as enough money is Sc
cured the chair will be purchased
and sent to the little Siluria girl with
tho best wishes OF the friends who
were so willing to help her.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24
STEADMAN WILL GO
TO MOBILE POSITION

w. A. Steadman will leave his po-
sition as assistant district manager
OF the Birmingham branch of the
Southern Telephone and Telegraph
company to become district manager
of the Mobile branch of the same
concern.
Mr.. Stesdman held the position
which he leaves for six years, and
the change is III the nature OF pro-
notion. He will be succeeded by j.
u. Adolphus. who will come to Biz
mingham some time next week from
Mobile, where he is now located.
The Mobile branch. which will be
under Mr.. Steadman's supervision. is
one of the largest in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24
Events of Today
In Birmingham
Footbnll-Alabnma w. MIs.l.sippl

observation-disclosures W.. Mississippi
a. and NJ. Game called at 2i30
O'Clock.
ADJUSTMENTS.
jefferson Thentre-"The broadway
Mhirl."
Lyric Theatre-I<eith vaudeville
and pictures.
Loew's Bijou-vaudcvilIe and pic
lures.
lIajestic-"Sis Hopkins by the
1inddocks-Inrk Players.
Alcazar-Bcrt Lyteil In "a Trip 10
Paradise"
strand-GiorIa Swanson In "Undcr
the LASH
Trianon-Chariic Chaplin, In "rhe
Idle Glass;
Five Points Thentre-Sessue Hayn-
kavn In .sB!nck Roses.
GaIax-EtheI Clayton In "Beyond."
RiaIfo--Tom MIN in Glands Off,
RoyaI--Feature drama, comedy and
news.
odeon--Seriai drama and comedy.
Princess-SerIal drama nnd comedy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24
SCHOOLS RECEIVE
$4,000 INTEREST
ON COUNTY MONEY
American Trust and Savings
Bank Awarded Contract
as Depository for
County Funds

Schools in jefferson county will
receive approximately $4,000 more
in 1922 than they did in 1891 as a
result of the passage of the bill re-
quiring the treasurers of counties of
more than 100000 population to
place all county funds ON interest.
| This bill was introduced in the Leg
islature at its special session in 1921
and was approved October 81. 1t is
a local bill. applicable only TO Jeffer-
son county.
The contract for the depository of
county funds was awarded to the
American Trust and Savings bank
yesterday by NJ. " Henry, county
| treasurer. that bank being the high
est bidder. The rate of interest TO
be paid Will be 3.3G per cent. The
bids received were as follows; First
National bank, 3.04 per cent; Traders
National bank, 3 per cent; Birming-
ham Trust and Savings company,
per cent.
| Daily balance
1t is pointed out that had the bill
passed at the 1918 session of the leg
islature and the daily balance placed
at the same rate Of Interest the
county would have saved s19,452, as
the average daily balance from Octo-
| Der 1 1919, to October l, 1920, was
$4,000. The average daily balance
from October /, 1920, to October l,
1921. was s552,67o. which, sum. II
placed at interest at the rate of 1876
,per cent. would have amounted to
S1S,569.
owing to the fact that 35 of the
large corporations have not paid
their taxes on account of litigation
and also on account of the inability
of the jefferson county board of reve-
nue. to dispose of road bonds, II Is
started that the average daily balance
! for the year has been smaller than
usual.
i Died In Senate
| Several attempts have been made
I in the legislature to have TINS Din
passed, and it.wa first introduced at
| the general session in 1919 by W. -.
Dicksd and passed the house but
died in the senate. :.
! At the special session in lszo II
was again introduced by w. E. DICK
! son. but met the same fate in the
senate.
At the extra session In 1921 Mr.. Ar
mold succeeded in getting Gov
Thomas Z. Kilby to include the IN
| terest in his call 1t was introduced
/ in the house by Mr.. Arnold and in the
senate by Mr.. Acker as general Dill
both going on the adverse calendar.
/ MFR. Arnold then introduced the Dill
las a local bill, which was passed after
a hard fight.
Mr. Arnold stated that Mr.. Henry
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24
AUTO DRIVER HELD
FOR MANSLAUGHTER

Unlawful homicide was the verdict
of Coroner j. d. Russum. following
an investigation into the death of
John. Nallbach. who was killed when
have been driven by Eugene Smith. a
negro. The acciden, occurred on Ave-
nue. f and Twelfth street several days
ago. and Smith is being held on u
charge of granddaughter in the first
degree. A warrant for his arrest
was sworn out yesterday afternoon
by Coroner Russum.
The negro was employed as a
driver for u taxicab operated by an
other negro. 1t is alleged. and Nh.
Nallbach was crossing the street
when struck by the automobile.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24
NEW INTERPRETATIONS

firms were filed in the probate Of
flee yesterday with total author
lied capital stock of $4,000.
The Sellers Drug company has a
capital stock of $4,000. al lof which
Is paid in. and officers are w. ID.
Sellers. president and treasurer S.
Sellers Underwood. vice president and
secretary. In addition to the of
ficers. r. l.. Layton is a director.
The Cartwright National Detective
agency has a capital stock of $4,000.
Thomas X. Cartwright is president;
e. l.. Hollums is vice president and
II H sullivan is secretary and
treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24
ROSES QUICKLY SOLD

Admission, November 23.-tSpecial.'
The 600 rose cuttings ordered two
weeks ago by W. w. Strihgfeliow TO-
the use of the people of Admission IN
the city beautiful campaign now I'M
der way lasted just Is minutes after
being placed on sale at o'clock
Wednesday morning at the store OF
the Admission Trading COMPANY
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-24
More Contributions to
Inualid Chair Fund

fund" $1,000 financial
yesterday collected the first which
the office aid in the purchase of invalid
invalid cripple girl at Sluria.
make the fund complete under arrangements with
will provide $4,000 chair for
that amount the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-06-10

.'r "1le-4o acres fee m section
t.. 1879 Crcch county So per
4. MDLounan, Sapulpa.
...t. .AaFt.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-06-10
OIL AND GAS

-'a''' -- Supplies Production. Etc,
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-01-07

With manifest wisdom, Golfers
arises TO remark; "our social atti'
tudc-the elements Of human nature
human temperance. human merit and
human wisdom-arc the forces upon
which We must depend to make Coz
operation IN meeting pinehes. Econ.
omic facts are facts, and they are in
flexible. The flexible, variable,
workable, saving element lies in the
conduct Of human beings The rc.
turn Of good times will come when
employer and employee share the
risks Of slowly debating credit,
when promises are kept and the
seller meets the buyer in the slow
decline OF prices, and the buyer
meets the seller in a demand that
prices. shall be reduced rather than
crashed, ,2
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-01-07

Just now in the violent nausea
OF ''the morning after" our beloved
country will soon chuck the damp
towel into a corner, finish the con-
tents of the ice water pitcher, and go
about its business repentant yet con-
fident. The spree of high prices,
imitation and profteering did not last,
and neither viii the darksome period
of soldering up" Even with times
at hand that may be regarded as a
bit depressing in view of great ex-
pectations Hnrealized, great hopes
unfulfilled, it is well to remember
that no nation on earth is just now
so rich, so fortunate, so blessed as
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-01-07
BREVITIES

A range and heating stove for sale
see me soon il you want them Mt
bargain. Mrs. NJ 7. Bennet.
While DR.. G. II. Smith was on. hi
way Monday to make a profcssiona
call at the w. l.. Smock farm ol
/ Reed and Hawley mountain. his au
tomobile got stuck three times In thu
muddy road. Finally Fordsor
tractor had to be Communicated L
extricate the doctors car.
The Weston garage, conducted BY
Miller e. Booher, was closed a few
days ago by the prdprietors them
selves. The reason assigned is that
they were unable to collect enough
money from outstanding accounts to
meet current expenses.
When Charley May harvested his
potato crop few months ago on
Weston mountain; he employed q
number Of transient diggers. He
gave one of them a check for $500.
The other day the check came back
in due course through banking chan
nels. 1t had been cashed at a PEN
dleton store, and called for $4,000.
The figures had been raised so clev.
erly as to deceive any but an expert
eye. o."
Dr. NJ p. Bennett has closed his
dental Office at Weston and gone to
Seattle, where he will be associated
with DR.. Olsen, a friend and former
classmate who has built up large
practice there and who emade him q
very favorable proposition. The doc
tors family will remain at their
home in Weston for the present.
William Killgorc, we'll known pio-
necr, is under DR.. Smiths care with
obstruction at the home Of
iis sister, Mrs. Sarah McDougal.
y. 7. Harbour leaves Monday for
'endleton to engage in jury duty.
Marvin Adkins will look after Mr..
iarbour's business affairs during his
Ibsence. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Waddingham
vent to ranching again for a couple
4 weeks at the J. A. King farm dur
ng the King family's absence. They '
re now back in their town home, and {
re no longer longing for the rural
fe Gntil the weather improves c
+. II. Coffin, who was engaged in {
usiness at Weston some 25 years I
go and is. well remembered by the u
,wn's early residents, was recently b
lllcd by death at his home in Leb-
non, Oregon. He is survived by I
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1921-01-07
Concerning Motor Car Licenses.

The following announcement from
the office Of the Secretary Of State TO
all Oregon officers is Of interest to
local car owners:
"In view Of the fact that many mo-
tor vehicle owners deferred applying
for their 1921 licenses until the last
few days Of December, 1920, which
has caused a congestion in the motor
vehicle division Of the Department Of
State, it will be the purpose of the
State Inspectors, whose duty it is to
aid all local officers in the enforce
ment of the motor vehicle law, TO
permit the operation Of cars on 1920
licenses by all persons who have ap-
piled for 1921 licenses until the 1921
licenses are received from the Sccre-
tary Of State"