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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12
COAL PRODUCTION REACHES HEIGHT; HIGH
 PRICES IN DISCARD

It is confidently expected that coal production for the week ended last Sat- urday will be shown to be between BIO. 900 and S20,O00' tons. which will be the largest since January of 1920. when in dustrial plants were at maximum and industrial speed was at it's height.
 The record of cars loaded at mines in- dicates these figures Official federal report will be made tomorrow.
 Operators and dealers report spot steam coal as plentiful and obtainable at from s2.50 aQd up at mines. All in- dustrial plants are getting spot coal at the bottom figures. the production seek ing the consumer rather than the con sumer seeking the producer. Fancy prices have gone to the discard.
 Good standard foundry coke rules from $9 up, with some makes available at as low az $S and others running as high as $10 and $11.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12
SEEKS DAMAGES
Virgil V. Evans Enters Suit Against
 Tutwiler Operating Company

Claiming that he was wrongfully a,- rested and imprisoned. Virgil Evans filed suit in the circuit court yester- day against the Hotel Tutwiler Operat ing company for s25.o00 damages.
 The plaintiff alleges that the ser wants or agents of the defendant com pany vrongfully arrested him January 10 and imprisoned him, causing him to suffer damages in the amount claimed. The suit was filed by London, Yancey Brewer, attorneys for the complainant.
 It is stated that the matter grew out of the alleged return of check given by the complainant to the de- fendant in settlementf of hotel ex- penses, which are said to have been incident to the International balloon races starting from Birmingham re- gently.
 MT. Evans was local manager of the balloon races, and the check, 1t si is stated, was for a portion of the ex- penses guaranteed by him. This check is alleged to have been returned by a local bank marked Insufficient funds On the return of the check, 1t is stated that the management of the Tutwiler hotel caused Mfr. Evans 10 be arrested ir the lobby of the hotel by detectives of a private agency here. It is claimed that the officers in a rough manner dragged Mir. Evans across the lobby in the presence of d number of persons to the office of the assistant manager. Here, it is stated. MT. Evans said he would have the money in the bank when 1t opened the next morning and the affair was a mistake. According to the allegations of the bill. the management refused to accept this explanation and re- quired MT. Evans to pay the amount of the check in cash before he would be released.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12

of Moose has 5eparted from the ordinary conception of what constitutes fraternal work. The Moose has aet up A new standard and has written new defini- ton. The practical carrying out of this new meaning is doing a wonderful con structve work, reaching the dependent children of deceased members"
 T. +. l.. Henderson. personel repre- sentative of President ]. G. Chapman of the La Salle Extension University of Chicago, who was scheduled to spea;l this week before the Rotary Kiwanis and the Civitan clubs, was called upon and made a timely and interesting talk Familiar with the aims and purposes of the Loyal Order of Moose, particularly in reference to the Mooseheart propo- sition, MT. Henderson outlined the ad- vantages the institution would be to the Birmingham district.
 Of Scotch origin and possessed of a keen sense of humor, he interspersed his remarks with a number of humorous quibs and quaint anecdotes that caught the crowd. Ills talk was wei nai and he was given a generous hand" at the conclusion of his remarks.
 Following the banquet the guests and representatives of the local organization assembled in the lobby of the hotel and heard a splendid concert rendered by the 36-piece Moose band. which was also the guest of Birmingham yesterday.
 The Mooseheart supreme council which consists of score or more of prominent citizens from other states. arrived in the city shortly after l2 o'clock yesterday from Mobile As the train bearing two special coaches filled with members of the Moose council pulled into the Louis vile and Nashville station. d committee of approximately 5 local citizens and Moose extended them a. warm welcome.
 tI,.1 ,rt. It,1 was a committee composed of Lieut.. Governor Nathan l.. Miller; H. Key Milner. chairman of the civic commit tees; Arthur c. Crowder Alvin Douglas. c. c. Burke. D. H. Scoville, and Claude Estes. This committee made the trip to Calera and escorted the Moose into Birmingham.
 The Moose and the welcoming commit tee formed a line and headed by the famous Moose hand. marched along Twentieth street to the Tutwler hotel where the luncheon was served.
 HAVE HOPE
 Members of the local civic organization feel confident that after having thor oughly acquainted the visiting council men with conditions as they actually exist in Jefferson county. Birmingham will be selected as proper site for the new Moose home.
 mingham will be selected and from gen. eral appearances the assumption is that Birmingham will get the prize.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12
COMMITTEE TO BE
 SELECTED TO LEAD COUNTY CAMPAIGN


 The selection of an executive commit tee to direct the appeal in Birmingham and Jefferson county for funds to aid in saving millions of European childrer from death from starvation has been postponed until meeting to be held in the offices of the Alabama division cs the European relief council at Il o'clock this morning, W. J. Adams, chairman Of the Jefferson county committee, an- nounced last night.
 The men selected this morning will have direct charge of the distributing of teams through the four districts into which Birmingham is to be divided dur ing the time the official appeal isl under way February 19 to March 6. They will be Instrumental in choosing team work CTS, in naming team captams ana m general preparjng the machinery that is so necessary for conducting the appeal to successful conclusion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12
FORFEITED BONDS
Bondsmen Required to Show Cause Why Bonds Should not Be Made Final

Hearing of excuses in eases where
 the defendants have forfeited their
 bonds will be heard January 28 before Judge H. P. Heflin and Judge William E. Fort, in the criminal division of tho circuit court. Orders to this effect were made yesterday by the iudgass and at that time persons will be called on to show why the cases should nox be made final. There are. approxi-
 mately 300 cases of this nature pead- irg according to officials. Dockets for Inc month of February
 are being set for the criminal divfsi on. and will be turned over to the printers within the next few days. The week of February 14 has been set aside for the hearing of appealed cases from the recorders court of the city of Bir- |mingham, and the week of FebrIary 28 has been designated as capital week
 when all defendants charged with of-
 lenses punishable by death will be tried
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12
WATERWoRKs CONTRACT

Members of the city commission will hold an adjourned meeting this aft- ernoon at o'clock when a discussion on the proposed contract between the city and the Birmingham Waterworks company which sets rate making basis of s7.00o. 900 and provides for an option to purchase at E,7 750,000, 900 will be discussed.
 Another matter which will be taken up will be the report of Commissioner Ellis Brown on the tour of inspection made by the members of the auditorium committee to Chicago and New York recently.
 The city commissioners and their legal advisers met yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock for a discussion of the waterworks contract. At the conclusion of the meeting, which was executive. they stated that there was nothing 70 give out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12
Women's Ultimatu71 to
 City Commissioners Relief From Sewer Nuisance Demanded Within AS Hours By Woodlawn Women-Claim Made That
 Conditions Are Intolerable
z1I North goth Street

Charging that sewerage condi- tions in their section of the city arc intoierabIe, s large committee Of women from WOodIawn appeared before the city ommissioners ycs- terday morning and gave that nu- gust body just As hours to tnke some action to remedy sewer condf- tions around Fifty-fourth street. Woodlawn.
 They prophesied mn epidemic of typhoid fever for the city unless some action is taken mt once. They cited numerous conditions which they claimed arc intolernble.
 According to the committee. sew craze from several sanitary sewers is forced up through the pipes by pressure of water and flows out into the bathrooms of number Of homes. In the effort to remedy conditions private sewers have been opened up so that the sewer age can flow off on the surface, they claim. and n number of rcst- dents of the section have found it necessary to bore holes in the floors of bathrooms to let the wa ter escape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12
EIGHTEENTH AMENDMENT
W. c. T. U. Members to Celebrate
 Anniversary of Amendment

Extensive arrangements are being made for the celebration of the ami versary of the eighteenth amendment to be held Sunday afternoon at o'clock at the Southside Baptist church by the district Women's Chris tian Temperance union.
 pr. George R. Stuart pastor of the First Methodist church, will be the principal speaker and the meeting will be presided over by pr. J. E. Dil- lard, pastor of the Southside Baptist church Other prominent local speak CTS of both men and women will ap- pear on the programme, which is being arranged by the central union of this organization.
 The slogan adopted by the Women's Christian Temperance union for 1921 is Law Enforcement" and every m member of the Birmingham organizl- tion has promised to vote in every election. More than 1000 members are enrolled in this organization. The public is invited to attend the meeting Sunday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12

The women demanded immediate action nnnd declared that unless the commission took steps within 4S hours, they would he forced to take matters into their own hands and open up private sewer con- nections to prevent sewerage from being forced into their houses. The women stated that the sewers arc flooded every time there is n rainy spell.
 Commissioner Fl. F. Burruss, who has the supervision of this department, stated that all conn pIaints from WoOdIawn had been investigated and acted upon ns quickly ns possible.
 The final solution of the prob lem. according to his statement. is m enlarged sanitary sewer system which will cost several millions of dollars. His explanation of the con- dition was that storm water seeps in the sanitary pipes and fills them far beyond their capacity. This condition breaks the weak places in the pipes and causes overflow in the houses. He ngreed to send the street and sewer forces to Wood lawn immediately to remedy the trouble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12
ROBBED BY EXPERT

o. G. Hardman, 1113 Seventeenth avenue. south was held up and robbed on First avenue near Twenty-fourth street about 2:30 o'clock yesterday morning.
 In the report to the police department Mir. Hardman stated he was passing the First Avenue hotel when white ma~ stepped out from behind telephone post, threw gun on him and told him to hold up his hands.
 "The man went through every one of my pockets stated MT. Hardman, and tie way his nifty fingers jumped about ' believe he wasaan expert at the game. After robbing me of $6. 40 he turned off in the direction of the Terminal station"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12
KATHERINE INN Many Attend Formal Opening of Co operative Home for Working Girls

the formal opening of the Katherine Inn, Big Sisters Cooperative home for working girls, held yesterday after noon between the house of and 6 o'clock. The reception was prelimi- nary to the annual drive for members which will begin in a few days.
 The house, formerly the home 'of Judge Mitchell Porter has recently been done over at considerable sx- pense by the Big Sisters club. It was decorated throughout with ferns and cut flowers. Members of the board of directors, headed by the chairman, Mrs. H. H. Shell, received the guests who called between the hours named.
 The house is now officially open o the working girls of Birmingham. It will accommodate about 35 girls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12
JOHN B. M'AFEE DEAD
Man Who Built s. A. l.. Into Birming
 ham Dies in London

News reached Birmingham yesterday of the death in London of John Bur McAfee, banker and director in many corporations His death followed an abdominal operation.
 MT. McAfee was we'll known in Bir- mingham where he spent considerable time in years past, It was he who built the Seaboard Air Line into Blr- mingham Several years ago he removed to London and made that his home. His financial and other interests in this coun- try. however. were still extensive at the time of his death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12
CAVALRY TROOP IS
 TO GIVE "A BANQUET

The Birmingham cavalry troop is giv- ing a get-together dinner at the Tutwiler hotel Thursday evening. Adjt General Hartley A. Moon and MT. George w Corners will be our special guests. Mr. Corners is the chairman of the com mittee of Birmingham business men that are backing the troop.
 From now on the troop will be known as division headquarters troop. being headquarters for the nation guard eavai- ry division. This change is due to change In allotment of troops to Ala bama. It is to have 10 men now instead
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12
EVENTS OF TODAY
 IN BIRMINGHAM
AMusEMENTs

Lyric---h eith vaude vilie and pictures. Loen's Bijou-N audeviiIe and pie fnres.
 cAlcazar-Madge Kennedy. in "fhe Giri With tic .'azz Heart"
 FrianOn-COnstance Talmadge, in "Dangerous Business."
 Strand-Lois Wilson and Conrad Ma Eri in "NIidsummer Madness"
 GaIax-Bebc Daniels. in "She Couldn't Help It."
 RiaIto--Lnrry Seamon. in "The Simp.o5 a
 Odeon---Eimo Lincoln, in "Thc Flam- ing Disk" <, Princess--"Whiriwi ind.v
 Miles school of Dancing-Dancing from 9 to I2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12
Card of Thnnks

We wish to thank our friends and others who helped us when we lost our home, which was destroy d ty fire several days ago. We wish to make special mention of Dr. Simpson and hjs aides. who help all they can find ia need. as he did us. Our resi- dence was at Ketona.
 Sincerely yours.
 MR. AND MRS, H. M. GRAVES.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12
Moose Leaders .ShocOn the
 City and Proposed Sites
 For Mooseheart Home Here
Distinguished Americans Constituting Part of Visitors Entertained at Luncheon Where Desire of Order Is Discussed and Birmingham's Ability to Accom-
 modatc the Institution Is Set Forth

More than Birmngh prominent business pro- and large number of officials members the Loyal Order of Moose engaged informal discussion Bmnghams possibilities for becoming the site of the dollar home which to be erected southern city by organization
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12
DOCTORS TO MEET

The Jefferson County Medical society will hold eet-together meeting ana smoker the evening of January 24 at o'clock in the rooms of Civic Association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-12

luncheon was held in the banquet hall of the Tttwiler hotel yesterday in honor of the visiting Moose by the civic organizations of the city.
 H. Key Miiner of the Rotary club was master of ceremonies He called upon a number of the men present for short a,i- dresses using as their subjects, Why This Home should Be Located in BIr- mingham,' and the work of the Loyal Order of Moose.
 MOOSE WELCOMED The toastmaster delivered a short ad- dress in which he stated that Birmins- ham welcomed the Moose delegation with outsretched arms, and that it was a pleasure to entertain them, regardless of whether the home would be located here or not.
 The first speaker called was Rodney Brandon, member of the visiting Moose party, who introduced the vis- itors. Mir Brandon is secretary of the Loyal Order of Moose, at Mooseheart. H. In presenting the visitors to the local citizens he mentioned their posi- tons and standings in the respective communities in which they reside and also mentioned the office they held in the Order of Moose.
 
 CT called upon was J. Mercer Barnett of the Kiwanis club. Mir. Barnett told the visiting Moose of the wonderful advan : tages Birmingham offered over the otheA southern cities which are putting up a vigorous fight to secure this home.
 He told of the mineral advantages that Jefferson county offered and carefully described certain sections of the county as offering better advantages from ali agricultural standpoint than any other county in the state.
 WHAT THEY HAVE
 The principal speaker of the occasion was William F. Booming. mayor of Ball. tlmore, and member of the supreme coun- cil of the Loyal Order of Moose.
 Mayor Booming, in responding to the address of welcome, presented in elo- quent and happy way the work that the order is doing at Mooseheart, III. He dwelt at length on the academic and vocational framing the orphan children are receiving at this institution
 He said AIooseheart consisted of 1.oli acres of land located in the Fox river valley 31 miles west of Chicago. He de- scribed how the institution is maintained and said that every member of the or der contributes the sum of s2 for it's maintenance.
 Applause followed when he said that from a standpoint of efficiency Moose heart was the leading vocational school in the world.
 Continuing, he said: The Loyal Order
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-05
NORTH CALAIS

Mrs. Sarah Parker was a business
visitor in Montpelier Monday.
Ellen Remission Of West Calais is Wis
itng Mrs. H. +. Scribnsr for few
| days.
| VIII Sicily has moved his family tc
Marshfeld.
Charles Foster has finished work fol
| H. S. Foster and returned to his home
in Cabot.
Lavake Ainsworth was in Hardwick
several days last week.
James McCarty and family visited
his brother in Woodbury. recently.
Mrs. Kate Earl was in East Hard
wick Saturday to attend the wedding
of her son, Sidney Earl
Forrest Foster is stopping in Mont
pelier for a few days.
Brownie" Young was in East Hard
wick Saturday to attend the Nelson.
Earl wedding.
Walter Daley and G. A. Holt were
recent business visitors in Montpelier.
Mrs c. j. Holmes and son, Irving, of
Worcester were Sunday guests of the
home of Hiland Holmes.
Mrs. EtoiI Carr has gone to her home
in Hardwck, after passing several
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Sarah
Parker.
Mrs. Nancy Camp and Mrs Lila
Lowell and son, Raymond, of Worces-
ter visited Mrs. Esther Holmes Sat
urday.
Miss Leila Fair returned to Cabot
Sunday, after passing several days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Fair.
Gardner Celley of Barre was visit
or Of his sister, Mrs. Fl. H. Holmes,
Monday.
Sidney Nelson has returned to his
work in Middlesex. after spending
week with his family here.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-05

Thus the scoring went on, Spaulding
adding two fouls and two double coun-
tiers, Woodland making two more fouls
and basket from the floor for Mont
pelier, making the score s to in
Spaulding's favor. Then Montpelier
broke through with three baskets in a
row. to be oyertaken once more dur
ing the period by Spaulding, only to
regain the lead again, which they held
throughout the period. Score at the
end of the first half: Montpelier SEM
mary II, Spaulding IA.
During this period Trule was called
in to play right forward in the place
of Gould, who was removed for max
ing four personal fouls Gould had
shown fine form and good shooting
eve during the short time he played,
getting two baskets. Earlier in the
period a foul was called on Montpelier
for sending Isham onto the floor while
the ball was in play. The ruling is
that no substitute can come out onto
the floor until the ball is dead,
In the second half Brown added
point for his team with foul, only
to have this advantage temporarily
displaced when Montpelier followed up
with its last two baskets from the
floor. From then until the period was
half over, Brown Gagged two more fouls,
and two baskets from the floor were
added to the score, leaving Spaulding
two points behind.
How Spaulding fought its way TO
a victorious finish. amid the pleas, the
groans, and the cheering of an audi
ence well equipped with an effective
section, has been told (
above. 1t will be long remembered
by those present how the great crowd
groaned when foul was called. how
it pleaded for that needed basket. how
ii cheered when that basket was forth
coming from out MacDonald's hands, !
and how it cheered again and again
when two more baskets declared |
Spauding the undisputed winner.
Lombard, the tall center for Mont
pelier. was sent to the showers this |
period, when he was most needed on
he floor. He could not refrain from |
making that last personal foul, and 1
was forced to make his exit at the de
nand of Referee Swafeld Lombard /
rad previously made three baskets.
md had played fine pivot position.
His jump at center was sadly missed
~ his team when Davis, right guard.
/ shorter and less rangy man, was sent
n to oppose Slayton in the middle of
he floor. Meanwhile Edwards re-en-
cred the game, taking Davis place at
guard.
In discussing the merits Of the in
lividual players of either team, it
would he hard task to give all the
redit to a few In each team the
,laving was collective and far from
To Woodland of Montpele
would be given the honors
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-05
SOUTH ROY4LTON

Kenneth Christie left Sunday night
for Boston, where he will take up his
work again at Boston university.
| Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Tarbell were
guests of j. S. Durkee and wife over
New Years.
Robert Paine Of Bridgeport Conn,
who was here to spend Christmas with
his parents has returned to Bridgeport
where he is employed by the Torpedo
Boat company
Miss Edwina Flint of Randolph spent
Saturday and Sunday with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. +. A. Flint.
Myron Fowler, mail carrier Of
Sharon, spent the New Years recess at
his home here.
Miss Hortense Flint of Randolph
who was on her way to spend Sunday
with Miss Bessie Bliss at West Hart
ford, stopped with her parents in this
village on Saturday afternoon.
Misses Helen Howe and Lila Steph-
ems, who had been at their homes dur.
ing the school recess, returned to Ran
dolph Sunday night.
Mrs. Archie Goodale spent New
Years in Windsor
Mrs. W. n. Salter of Bethel was a
recent visitor in town.
Miss Ada Thompson was an over.
Sunday guest at Albert MerrilPs.
Miss Helen Bellatty, teacher in the
high school, returned TO her work here
Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs Edmund Burke eele.
brated their golden wedding anniver-
sarv New Years. Mr. Burke's sister,
Mrs Morton Of Randolph, attended the
celebration and returned to Randolph
Sunday night.
Mrs. Neill and daughter. Pauline,
and Lawrence Leonard of Randolph
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Jos /
Ign New Years.
The schools in town opened Monday 1
morning for their winter term, after
rcess of two weeks.
Mrs. w. C. Christie went TO Boston
Wednesday, where she was called by
the illness of her niece.
Miss Beulah Bolan was given a sur.
prise party on New Years eve at the
home Of Mrs George Brown, where she
is stopping for the present. All report !
8 fine time.
Charles Stoddard and wife visited his
parents the first of the week.
Harold Barker returned to his col
lege work at Burlington Monday after
noon, after spending the holidays with
his mother.
Mrs Rose Godfrey and daughter, Car
rie, who have been at Arthur Abbott's,
have returned to their rooms in the
George Fales house.