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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
WARRANTY DEEDS
 FILED IN COURT


 Warranty deeds were filed In pro- bate court yesterday as follows:
 J. Thad Mullin and wife to J. J. Morris, Lot g, Block 299, Elyton Land Co. survey of Birmingham S1,T50
 Louis Lanier to Ensley Land Co, Lot G. Block 36-c, Ensley-S1.
 A. W. Bonds and wife to E. B. West, Nl4 of NEA of NEA, Sec. 6, township IT, range 4, west, except one acre in PW cor.-s1,100.
 P. H, Greene to J. F. Pridmore. part of Lot 6, Block 696, Elyton Land Co. Survey of Birmingham.-$1,7
 T. A. Brown and wife to E. L., Jamlson, Lot r, Block 23, Owenton. $500.
 Elizabeth Hurt and husband to G. II. Davis, Lots and 6, Block IS, Oak ave.-s500.
 R. T. Pressly and wife to L. T. Gam, Lots "A and 25, Block g. Wood lawn Heights-s250.
 A. Il. Moore and wife to B. E. Brewer Lot 19, Block 3. Helena Heights.-s4,250.
 Joseph R. Tate and wife to Paul A. Tate and wife, Lot 23, Block 9, College Highlands.-s1.
 E. l.. Elliott and wife to G. W. Bates, WIZ of sWA of sWA of Sec. IS. township 16. range 2. w. .sS5O.
 Mary NJ Turner George Hustler and wife to Mrs. Abbie G. Jones, Lots Il and 12i Block 10. springdale. $500.
 w. c. Franklin and J. A. Franklin and wife to NJ. c. Goodwin, NV A of SWA Sec. 2, township 10, range SW. $500.
 Bank of Ensley to R. T. Presley, Lot 21. Terrace Park, Second addi- tion, $10O.
 Marion A. May and wife, Ethelyn Davis and husband to Hattie K. Stobert, E1a of Lot 15, Block S5 and Lot 8, Block 45, city Birmingham S6.0O0.
 P. c. Hall and wife to Mrs. Maggie E. Banks, Lot 16, Block POS, Lake wood.-S200.
 South Birmingham Heights Land Co, to Robert T. McGavock. Lots 3 and 4, Block 24, Spruce st. $1.
 Alice T. Williams and husband to Theresa Kelley, parcel of land on Cave avenue and Lawn street. $2,350.
 Geo. c. Chanley and wife to T. w.. Burt. Lots l and 2, Block ?, Sec. IT, Township IT, Range 1. E.-$100.
 Neal Ray and wife to J. V. Me Queen S 90 1t. of Lot IS, Block IT, 230O TWenty-frst st Ensley, $1,0SU
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
JUVENILE COURT
 REPORT IS MADE

Gadsden, December 12.-(Special) Report of work done by the juvenile court of the county for the three weeks ending December 1 is ready and shows well for the court as com pared with the previous month. Here tofore the report has been made on the second Tuesday of each month, but it was decided to change the date of the report to the first day of each month.
 Of the S2 cases on the docket dur ing the three weeks there were 6s old cases and during this period papers were served in 19 new cases. Of the total number there were 6e cases of dependent or neglected children five non-support and six delinquents, Eighty-seven visits were made by the probation officers, 13 letters written and II inquiries and investi- cations made for institutions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
NOTED AUTHOR DEAD

Milnthorpe, Westmoreland, Eng
 land, December 12.-Richard Bagot, the author, Is dead at his home here. Richard Bagot, novelist and essayist. born in 1860, was the author of num- erous works of fiction. having for the most part an Italian background. In 1917 he was presented with an il-
 luminated address of appreciation from the Italian nation, signed by the cabinet. Senate and Chamber of Deputies, and leaders of Italian science. literature. art and industry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13

information brought to the capital today by the officers. However, the cases were postponed until later date.
 The officers contended that they could not receive a fair trial in Coffee county because of the state of the public mind regarding the cases. The defendants in the suits are L. L. Phillips, W. R. Scarborough, J. H. Scarborough, A. w Grove and w. C. Wilson. When the three citizens of Coffee county who were arrested appeared for preliminary trial the cases were dismissed by the commit ing magistrate and the grand jury declined to bring indictments against the prominent citizens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
: THONIPsON REsIGNs

Gadsden, December 12-(Special.) The Ttowah county farm bureaus president, c. W. Thompson, has ten dered his resignation and an election will be held this week to select successor and also to elect all new officers for the ensuing year. The bureau has been very successful in aiding It's members this year and they expect a larger amount of benefits durin gthe coming year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
TO ARGUE MERIDIAN
 CASE DECEMBER 22

Mobile December 12.-(special.)- Oral arguments in the Meridian Ala bama case, @ hearing on which was held in Mobile early in October, will be held before the interstate com merce commission at Washington De- cember 22, according to notice re- ceived here today. Briefs were filed after the hearing here and the oral argument will be the last step before the commission takes the case under consideration for a decision. It is not known yet who will represent the shippers of this section at the hear ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13

the values offer You should not risk disappoint ment by waiting. Come In Monday and see how conn pletely we have covered every musical desire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13

buying that eagerly looked forward asn pat ans n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
CHANCE OF VENUE
 FOR ENFORCEMENT
 OFFICERS DENIED

Montgomery, December 12.-- Petitions of officers of the state law enforcement department for a change of venue for the trial of the suits brought against them for the alleged false arrest of three citizens of Coffee county in connection with the loss of the tax records of that county were denied by the circuit court of Coffee county, according to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13

The large display of instruments and the unusual terms of fered will make this Musicaly Merry Christmas in thou sands of Alabama homes You cannot afford to overlook
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
ASK nERs, RELEAsE
Bv Associnted Presa

EA56UtItlttW F
 London, December 12.-The inde- pendent labor party has sent a cable gram to President Harding pleading for the immediate release of Eugene Debs and other political prisoners.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
HARDING AT RITES
FOR SERBIAN KING
District Greek Colony Pays
Tribute to Memory of
King Peter.

With President Harding, Secretary
Hughes. Jevrem Dadith, Serbian
charge d'affaires, and members OF
the Diplomatic Corps present, serv-
ices in memory of the late King
Peter of Serbia were held yester-
day afternoon in the Bethlehem
Chapel of the Washington Cathedral,
Mount Saint Albans. The Rev.
Thomas Daniels. of the Greek
Orthodox Church, st. Constantin.
and Helen. ofnciated.
A coffin symbolic of the casket
In which the remains of the monarch
were inferred, was placed upon the
altar. draped in black and covered
with numerous floral wreaths. One
of the floral tributes, from the
Greek colony in Washington, bore
the inscription ITO King Peter, the
Great Leader and Liberator of Our
Brother Nation"
All of the leading Greek organiza-
tions were represented at the serv-
ices, members of that nationality
feeling keenly the loss of King
Peter. who was the Greek orthodox
church. During the war King Peter
fled for refuge into Greece.
George Vournas represented the
American Hellenic Association at
the services; william Loomis. the
Loyalists League Of America, a
Greek organization; Jamin Stathes
the Greek fraternity "Icaret Licos-
sovas." The St. Constantine and
Helen Greek Orthodox Church was
represented by. George Moutxouris
and Avis P. Harrison.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
MOTION PICTURE
INTERESTS UNITE

CHICAGO. Sept "A $4,000, 900
agreement among moving picture
interests, which leaders said would
stabilize the industry and mean bet
ter pictures. was announced here
today.
The agreement provides for ANAL
gamation for a period of three
years of the Associated Producers
Corporation. controlling many stars.
and the Associated First National
Pictures Corporation. controlling
$500 movie theaters in the United
States and Canada.
Announcement of the agreement
was made by Thomas H. Ince and
Mack Sennett. representing the pro-
ducers, and Oscar Price, represent
ing the First National.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
TRIO OF BEAUTIES
INVITE PRESIDENT
TO ATLANTIC CITY
Miss Washington and
Companions Present
Harding Document.

Miss Washington" Miss Phila-
delphia" and Miss Atlantic City"
selected as the most charming and
attractive young women in their re-
spective cities, were received by Presi-
dent Harding yesterday afternoon, at
which time they invited him to at
tend Atlantic City's great pageant
and celebration. September and s.
Miss Ethel Charles. in the role of
Miss Atlantic City" and the official
representatives Of the great resort,
presented the formal invitation from
Mavor L. L. Bader and J. P. Endi-
colt, chairman OF the pageant COM
mittee. 1t was :ne largest, IL not the
longest document the President ever
received. 1t was written in type four
inches high on a sneet of paper ten
by fourteen feet In the party ex-
tending the invitation were also Mrs.
Bader. wife of the mayor, and Will
lam Fennan. of the amusement COM
mittee.
Harding Compelled to Decline.
Thu President gave the young
women a gracious reception and ex-
pressed deepest regret that he cddld
not attend the carnival. He indicated
however, that he had been contem-
plating a trip there for some time
in the quesc Of a real rest and hoped
avoid all ceremony. He said that
he would endeavor to make the trip
before Congress convenes. He COM
mended the three cities on their
choice o. representatives and said
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
Socialists Make Loafing
Worth While for Londoners
Poor Relief Laws Give More Pay Per Week
To Jobless Than Average Workers Pay
Check-So Few Want to Work.

the national Parliament. which re-
Gently cut down the employment
dole to Is shillings weekly. but
they have obtained control Of the
boards of guardians Of the poor in
certain locel boroughs, and by maxi
ing use of their powers to grant
out relief under the pauper laws
they have reduced the situation to
absurdity.
Set Higher Rate. =.
Under the pauper laws the
guardians have the power either to
care for the paupers In the work.
houses or to grant relief in money
or food. The average wage of the
London worker even after the war
increases is not more than SIS
weekly. bpt the guardians OF three
London boroughs-Cumberwell. Is
lington and Bermondsey-decided a
few days ago on a scale of relief
which gives each man with a wife
and six children-this is taken as
a standard family-$1S q week.
Hackney and Shoreditch-two
other oroughs-today fixed a scale
giving families $3.50 weekly, and
the Woolwich guardians tomorrow
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
CAMP DIX TROOPS
ON WAY TO MINCO
PASS WASHINGTON
French 75s Included ir
Equipment on Four
Special Trains.

Four special trains, loaded with
hundreds of troops from Camp
Dix, N. j.. passed through Wash
ington, last night en- route to the
scene Of disorder in West Virginia.
1t was shortly after o'clock
when. the first section of. the, troop
train reached he railroad yards a
short distance from the Union
Station. The train was made up of
thirty-one cars. The camp kitchens,
the long French "75s." baggage
wagons and ammunition carts
were loaded on ten fiat cars at
tached to the train. while nine
passenger coaches, horse cars and
freight cars completed the make
up.
slipper Served Here.
The first section had hardly been
brought to a stop in the railroad
yards when he familiar when do
we eat" was heard from the nine
passenger cars in which the offi-
GERS and enlisted men rode. The
company cooks answered the call
and supper was prepared during
the lay-over.
After an hour. an engine of the
Southern Railway was coupled to
the cars and to the echo Of cheers
and song, he long train passed
through the tunnel under the
Union Station on is journey South.
About a half hour later a second
section drew into the coach yards
which was Glossy followed by q
third and fourth. There was little
delay in getting these trains from
the city for engines were imme-
diately changed and the trip re-
sumed.
Troops Heavily Armed.
The trops were armed with the
short, deadly Springfields issued
during the last month of the war
Heavy army Ass" daugled in
their pistol holsters from their
sides.
The soldiers seemed to regard
their trip as holiday excursion"
and all of them seemed glad to be
able to get away from camp life
for awhile.
Movements of the trop trains
were guarded with the deepest Sc
crecy by officials at the Union Sta
tion and the arrival Of the first
section brought back to mind the
activities of the days of the world
war when the troop trans passed
through the station daily en- roue
to embarkation points.
The last section of the train left
the railroad yards shortly before IL
o'clock.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
aims TO SAVE
One MILLION
SLAV CHILDREN
Head of American Relief
SAYS Politics Will Be
Ignored.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1--WE have
jointly accepted the responsibility
Of delivering one meal every day
to one million children in Russia
who otherwise might die" said Col.
william H. Haskell, chief Of the
American Relief Mission to Russia,
on the eve of his departure for Eu-
rope with his headquarters staff.
."And IL in such a work, a man
among us should develop political or
racial actiities. I will. on my own
have him withdrawn at
once" he continued. "in order that
we may always remain faithful to
our instructions, whichc are: We
wish nothing to obscure the elo-
quence of Americas gifts to chill
dren.'
STAFF Devoid OF Bias.
81 am not going as a politician"
he said. 81 don't know anything
about politics. My training and
education and habits of thought and
action are those of an executive, and
1 have a stan trained for and ex-
perience in just such work and de-
void of political or racial bias
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
DE VALERA ELUDED
30 BRITISH AGENTS

HARTFORD. Conn. Sept. a
Eamonn de Valera, the Irish lead
er, went to England on the steamer
Aquitania disguised as an old man,
according to DR.. Mcdonald Suth-
erland of louisville.
DE Valera in disguise boarded
the ship in New York." DR.. Suth-
erland declared. Il was a pas
senger on the boat. The Irish pres
ident kept to his stateroom and
told officials on the boat that he
was sick.
when he landed at Cherbourg af-
ter Christmas, there were at least
G!rty British agents on the lookout
fss him. None recognized him.
Il imagine De Valera left Cher
bourg by boat for the coast of Ire
land"
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
PAIN SENDS 10000
TROOPS TO MELILLA

MADRID, Sept spanish troops
the number Of $1,000. with air
faft. guns and armored cars, arc
route to Melilla. 1t is planned
2 the Spanish forces to take the
tenstye in a few days.
Meliila is still being besieged,
lells falling frequently in the gov
pment reserve. The inhabitants
E barricsding windwos and doors
tn mattresses.
me spsniards have besieged and
ereed the enemy circle.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03

Especial Gable 10 The Washingten Herald
and Chicago Tribune.) ~.
LONDON. Sept. s.-The capture
of London borough councils and
boards Of guardians by the So
cialists at the recent election has
brought about a strange situation
in that IL Is more profitable for
many citizens of London to be un-
employed than to have to work Tor
a living.
Socialist organizations have been
conducting a raging and tearing
campaign for the relief OF the un-
employed by the state or ialLihs
that. by the municipality. Ihey
have not been able to intimidate
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
SEVERANCE HEADS
BAR ASSOCIATION

CINCINNATI, Ohio. Sept. 2.-Cor-
dinice A. Severance, of st. Paul,
was elected president of the Ameri-
can Bar Association at its closing
session today.
Severance, associated in practice
of law with Senator Frank Kellogg,
of Minnesota, gained nation wide
distinction when, as special counsel
for the government, he won the
fight to have the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific dissolved. He later
defeated the governments attempt
to dissolve the United Steel Corpora
tion, which he represented.
w. Thomas Kent, of Chicago. was
reelected secretary, and Fredick E.
Waldheim, Albany, N. Y, treasurer.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
Chief Displays
FaUorite Wife
ToWood Party
But ZuIu's Sultan Leaves
Purple and Gold Re-
GaLia Aside.
Especial Gable 70 Ths washinston Herald
and Chicago Tribuns.)

Special Cabls 70 The washinrton Hsr.
and Chicago Tdbuns.)
J0LO, p. L. Sept. 2.-The Sui.
tan Of Zulu has q gorgeous
purple, red and gold uniferm
topped with . red. plush turbaa
from which waves long,
-aisrette, but he did not wear
this outflt On the day that the
wood-Forbes missloa attended
q tea party at his place In JolO.
Instead he came out from be-
hind q screen buttoning an ordi-
nary looking grey coat. One
could see that under IL he wore
nothing but . shirt but this n
n hot country. Grey trousers,
black shoes and q soft cap
something like the doughboys
overseas cap-compieted the in
formal attire.
The sultan II about so years.
old. has black hair and q SEN
sual mouth. When we entered
the room his youngest and new
est wife was on display. He
has lad her only q few weeks,
and she makes mp for one that
ran away with the chief Of po-
lice Of Jolo q short time ago.
This sfrl IL only ~, and she has
lad her eyes on the young Moro
men, but she could not refuse
the sultan's offer and now she
has taken her place In q long
line Of favoFites-
IL In somewhat disputed as to
how many wives the Sultan has
mt present. He keeps two OF
three over In BOrneo where he
II the aoninal sovereign, he
having leased that country to q
British trading firm until 1894.
He has two or three scattered
around towns here, and four or
i've In his town house.
Copyright. 1871
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
ARRIVAL OF FEDERAL TROOPS HALTS I
FIERCE BATTLE In WEST VIRGINIA
BETWEEN MINERS and STATE FORCES
Miner Army Enforces
Dry LdID in Mountains

CLorHfER, w. Va. Sept. -
TIE stranEest thing learned on q
tnp sieng the miners line OF
eenmunications today was that
for the nrst time I'm ITS history
tai. part y West Virginia is act
Some meenshine made fits M
pearanee when the miners' march
started IL was saueIehed. Now
liquor In not only banned a
the extensive ~war sene,. but the
miners seised and wrecked nine
huge stills I'm the mountains.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
Seventy One Cars of Food
On Way to Famine Area
Especial Cabls to The Washington Herald
and United Nevs.)

Especial cabls to The Washington Herald
and Unitsd Nevs)
RIGA, Sept. Food is at last
moving In appreciable quantities to-
wards the starvation zone Of South
ern Russia.
within the last two days. seventy
one cars filled with the necessities
of life have rolled out of Riga, on
their way to the Yolga- Several
ships are due to arrive within a
week. Eight American trucks were
piled on a train for Moscow. where
they will be put into commission
between the Soviet capital and the
famine district.
As American food begins to pou:
in, the Bolshevist government has
also begun to send aid to its own
starving people. According to dis
patches from Moscow. the Soviet has
already sent five and a half million
pounds of rye. and this has been dis
tributed in eleven of the stricken.
provinces.
Other messages from Moscow say
that quantities of seed have been
purchased in foreign countries and
that 250.000 pools have already ar
rived at Petrograd from Reval.
Petrograd is the general distribut-
ing point. from which railroads radi-
ate to all parts of Russia. The
Soviet claims II is sending a hun
dred empty box cars to Petrograd
each day.
Saving the Children.
The government, according to an
official newspaper at Riga, has be-
gun mobilizing artisans to assist in
famine relief Three thousand were
called into service within the past
"a hours, and have gone to work
on reconstruction of transportation
facilities.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
Americans Will Not Wait
For Allied Relief Action

PARIS, Sept 2.-walter Lyman
Brown announced today that the
American relief workers in Russia
would not cooperate with those ap-
pointed In accordance with tho su-
preme council project, but would
act independently. 1t Is estimated
that two months would be required
for the supreme council to get
started with the relief work even
II the Soviets were to reply favor
ably.
Meanwhile the Americans are
alone in the field and have placed
orders for 10000 tons of food.
1t is expected that the advance
guard of relief workers will reach
the Volga Valley in a few days to
survey the situation.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
ASKS REVOCATION
OF LEGION CHARTER

HAMMOND, Ind, Sept 2.-The
Indiana State Federation Of Labor
after hot fight at it's convention
here today adopted a resolution IA
voring revocation by Congress of
the charter of the American Legion.
The resolution charges the legion
Is inimical to labor and was organ
lied by big business to fight labor.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-03
Planes Drop Bombs.
Governor Turns Over His
Responsibility 10 General

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Sept a.
At time when the world is talking y
disarmament, when from coast 10
coast there rises the cry Of unem
ployment. and the plea Off indns:
trial peace. these things are hal,...
pening in West Virginia: y,.5-
Civil law gives way to military
law. A machine gun. or a rifle IN Z
the hands of a solder carries more.
authority than statutes -
Miners-men. human befnse.<
fathers Of families. are hiding in the
tastness of the mountains, fightisx I
FOR a principle which they beliSse
Is right Other men as human a. :
the miners. residents of the same
State, are aligned agsint them. The
flash from their guns lights up the
hillsides at night.
Troop, Rush TO Scene.
En- route from different camps.
the Twenty-siXth and Nineteenth
infantries are speeding to the scene
of this Industrial battle-ground.
More than a dozen airplanes are
being mobilized to be used Ter
scouting purposes.
Soon the roll and rumble OF arusl
forces on the march, their kitchem .
ohu "AbOut IN NnGlTH AAMNs
will be known to the West virgfnia ,
hills. and TO the mountain vfIlaees
In these villages the children wi
stand on the streets and awtch IT,
columns Of men and wagons file BY. 4
as they did in the villages Of France. 4
when some of the same mems,
marched against an alien Zoe.
Civil law has broken down In
West Virginia. The prof is In the
proclamation OF Governor Morean. I.
turning over responsibility for a.
fairs in the State to Gen. Band :
holtL sf-f
Live Two Years On Tents
For two years the miners Of the.
Mingo district have lived in their
tents, building new fires OF hate
against the mine guards In the DIS
tricts. which refused to permit them .
to organize.
IL has been 4 war II attrition.
the miners hoping tc ewar the on-
orators by holding out, ana the ep-
orators epectinG the miuers 10 te/
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