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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27

which has been a land mark for Bir- minghamites.
 His store has had several local tions, among them Pizitz corner and the place where Hirsch's store now stands. For IT years he was estab- lished across from the postoffice. and from there moved to his present To- cation on Th:<d Avenue.
 The couples second residence in Birmingham was on Eighteenth street, between Second and Third ave- nues. Here" Mrs. Reckling said, q made my rent by taking seven boys to sleep. One dollar week was all l charged them. but in this week made my months house rent There was an upholstering shop wnstairs where I would sew for 10 cents an hour, making s5 and s6 week. After that I worked in a shoe store for s10 a week"
 Mule Crr System
 MT. Reckling's eyes twinkled as he broke in to tell of the mule car sys tenn. 'We thought it was fine" he said. "and it was. It beat walking a lot.
 There was only one line in Bir mingham, and that went from First avenue to Avondale around by Twen- tieth street, where there was fine big beer rarden, the only one in Bir mingham at that time. Where Par ker's corner is. the spot was known as Lovers Bower,' and all the way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27
SPECIAL COUNSEL
 ID INVESTIGATE
 STEEL PRICES HERE
Conference With Leaders In Fight on Pittsburg Plus Case Began Yes
 terday

[ Special Counsel K. E. Steinhauer of the federal trade commission, ac- companied by H. G. Pickering, gem : eral counsel of the Western Associa- . ton of Rolled Steel Consumers, is in Birmingham for an investigation of all the facts having local bearing upon the celebrated Pittsburg plus case, in which complaint was issued by the commission last spring.
 These attorneys arrived yester1ay , afternoon from St. Louis and other , western points. and began confer ences with Secretary Manager Charles . l., Harold of the Civic Association, and others who have led in the fight , to remove the alleged discriminations in the matter of steel prices now be- ing practiced by the steel producers in favor of Pittsburg manufacturers.
 During the Birmingham investiga- ton. MT. Steinhauer purposes to in terview those manufacturers of steel products who use rolled steel as their raw material. What effect upon their business is caused by. the practice
 known as Pittsburg plus is to be in- quired into officially by the investi- gating counsel assisted by MT. Pick ering. Swho represents jointly several hundred manufacturers of the west and northwest.
 . MT. Steinhauer will have charge of the governments case instituted by the trade commission to abolish the discrimination alleged against the United States Steel Corporation and it's several subsidiaries, including the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company and the American Steel and Wire company. Mr. Pickering will represent the principal secondary manufacturers. designated often as "fabricators' of steel products, in aid of the governments case.
 Formal hearings are expected to be held this fall in the principal steel producing centers of the United states such as Pittsburg, Chicago, Duluth and Birmingham. Judge Gary of the Steel Corporation, when the preliminary inquiry of the trade com mission began about two years ago, appeared personally before the com mission and stated the position of the corporation to be that it welcomed the investigation. and proposed to CO., operate to the extent of it's ability in arriving at the facts necessary for a proper determination of the cause.
 He expressed hope at the time that the commission. would assume juris- d'ction of the famous controversy, adding, in his belief, that it would prove to be the biggest lawsuit ever commenced"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27
} SMALL TOWNS. STAGED PLYMOUTH ROCK CELEBRATION
Robert Jemison, ST., Tells of Great Pageant and Makes Practical Suggestion for
 Semi-Centennial

Valuable suggestions for the state centennial and Birmingham semi
 centennial celebration were given Sydney ]. Bowie, general chairman, and Erskine Ramsay, chairman of the finance committee, yesterday by Rob ert Jemison, Sr., who has just re- turned from the ter-centennary cele- bration of the landing of the Pill grims at Plymouth, Mass.
 MT Jemison declares that the af- fair which was of international in- terest and attracted people from all over America and some from abroad, was staged entirely by three small Massachusetts towns, Plymouth, Rox- bury, and Warham. The pageant was staged four nights a week for several weeks in a large ampitheatre which seated 10000.
 "The place was packed at every performance and there were no free seats" said MT. Jemison. The seats were priced at from $500 for box seats to 50 cents for the bleacher kind. Ordinary wooden seats similar to those of circus were provided while box seats were little better. The last night seats were at a pre- mium and Mrs. George Connors of Birmingham who had telegraphed for reservations had to pay si2 Sof two of the soc seats. The pageant lasted about two and one half hours There were 500 voices in the chorus which understand is what Birming- ham is to have and there was a very large orchestra. There were 1.500 performers which your tentative | plans call for"
 MT. Jemison told the committee I that every point of historical inter. | est around Plymouth was marked with placards telling all the facts and he sugester that this idea be car ! ried out here. He also urged tha' l the Masons of Alabama get in touch
 with every lodge and every branch 1 of the order in the state and make the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27

laying of the corner stone of the $1. O0o, 600 Masonic Homo by President Harding a statewide rally of all Ma sons, with as many from other states as possible.
 Mir. Jemison made many other sug- gestions to the committee which will be adopted in handling the big cele- bration here, it was stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27

country. He received his commiasi3l at the first officers training camp aS |. second lieutenant, gaining his pro motion to first lieutenant upon the battlefield for valor in action, just a short time before his death.
 The Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity at the state university unveiled a tablet to commemorate Lieutenant Coston last year at the new frater- nity house on the campus. He was president and one of the charter mem bers of this fraternity and had many friends In the city among the uni versity men.
 Funeral arrangements will be am nounced upon the arrival of the body. Interment will be in Elmwood ceme- tery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27
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from Nineteenth to Twentieth streets was park. There were two houses
 on the South Highlands, and the town had B. mixture of almost all kinds of people. But whether rich or poor,
 most of them were kindly. Very often my wife and I went out to Sloss Fur
 mace No. 2 and went up on the ele- vator, and we were in Bessemer at the celebration of the city's first birthday"
 A few years ago, when MT. Reck-
 ling was 62. and Freddie, his little grandson. was {, the Turn verein Card club membe<s were guests at
 the Reckling home and partook of a
 giant cake and @ magnificent sup
 per. At that time the grandson was
 presented with silver knife. fork
 and spoon, and Mrs. Reckling with a
 mahogany library chair, which is one
 of the familys most prized possess sions, and which stands in a place of honor on the cigar-box floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27
ATTEMPT TO STEAL
 CAR FRUSTRATED

Edwin Didlake, who lives in the Whitfield apartments, can attribute the fact that he could drive his own car home last night from the Bir- mingham Athletic club to pair of fleet legs. Didlake was seated on the veranda of the Birmingham Athletic club at about 10 o'clock last night when he noticed two men cylimb into his car on the opposit side of Twentieth street in front of the Mol ton hotel.
 Didlake ran from the veranda and the men saw him coming. They at- tempted to escape. One got away, but the other was caught by Didlake at the entrance of the Tutwiler Drug Store. At the police station he gave his name as Emory Porterham or 2S40 Seventeenth street. Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27
ROAD REPAIRS PROGRESS

Anniston. August 26.--(Speciai. J. Satisfactory progress is being made this week in the repairs to the Horse Block mountain road, according to an announcement made Friday by c. W. Nixon, who is representing the An niston Chamber of Commerce in the undertaking. The work of repairing the city wagon yard will be started next week and President Sam Powers of the Anniston Chamber of Commerce expects to have the camp- ing place in readiness for the fall trade now beginning to come this way from the mountain countries east and south of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27
BIG BARBECUE IS
 PLANNED ON LABOR DAY

Labor's big barbecue at East Lake park on September will have the distinction of using more meat than any other barbecue given in the Bir- mingham district-in recent years, at least. The Birmingham Packing company has obtained an order for 5000 pounds of beef, mutton, goat and pork from the committee In charge. J. R. Stull is secretary treasurer of the committee.
 Plans for the barbecue are being rapidly perfected, it is understood. J. Ellis Brown, city commissioner, is to make the address of welcome and Breck Musgrove and w. W. Brandon will speak. The barbecue will be free to the general public. This celebration supplants One usual Labor Day parade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27
TRAVELLERS SMOKER
 AND INITIATION

A combined business and social ses- sion will be held by lodge No. 5S2 United Commercial Travellers tonight at 1880 o'clock. A large class of candidates will be initiated at which new paraphernalia will be used:
 Following the initiation smoker will be held, and a number of short talks made by members of the order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27
Deaths

Samuel l.. T1sdale-Age 65, died yes terday morning at 1226 Twelfth avenue. north. The body will be shipped to Evergreen this morning at g o'clock by Johns undertaking establishment.
 Cleo Peters-Age Al. died yesterday afternoon at a local infirmary as result of injuries received in an ac- cident in a coal mine. The body was shipped yesterday to Aldrich by Johns undertaking establish ment. Mir, Peters is survived by his father and mother Mir. and Mrs. James Peters of Aldrlch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27
COSTON'S BODY ID
 ARRIVE NEXT WEEK
Funeral Announcement Will Be Made When Remains
 Reach City

The body of First Lieut.. Orville M. Coston, son of Dr. and Mrs. H R. Coston, of Norwood, reached New York Friday, and is expected to ar rive in Birmingham some time dur Ing the coming week. according to in- formation received by the father Of the dead soldier.
 Lieutenant Coston was assigned to Company A of the 32Sth infantry and was killed in action in the Mouse Argonne offensive on october g. He was cited for bravery on the field in army orders, according to informa- ton received by Dr. Coston from the colonel of the regiment He was killed while leading his men in an attack upon German entrenchments. Three bullets had struck him in the legs and hands before another finally put him out of action by entering his head, killing him instantly.
 Lieutenant Coston was a graduate of Central High school in the class of 1913. The school is now estab- fishing Orville Coston memorial H. brary in his honor. He was in the class of 1917 when war was declared and volunteered his services to his
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-08-05

recommend payment of the bill.
On roll call Aid. De Swarte, Kraf-
czyk, and Vergiels voted in the af-
firmative. Aid Notbohm, Wood,
Woodside voted in the negative The
Chair voted in the affirmative, and de-
clared that the bill of the Milwaukee
Board of Industrial Education in the
sum of S21150, was allowed in the
sum of S152.50, representing the am
cunt properly chargeable to the City
of Wauwatosa under Section Al, 10,
Wisconsin Statutes, 1919, the balance
of $500, representing tuition fees as
sessed for residents of the Town of
Wauwatosa.
The Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee expressed his doubt as to the
legality of the proceeding on the
ground that the claim was not allowed
by a vote of the members-elect of the
Common Council, and asked that the
entire matter be referred to the City
Attorney.
After brief consideration, the ques-
ton was referred to the City Attor-
ney, who stated that he would be un-
able to render an opinion until he had
an opportunity to look into the matter
further.
From the Committee on Judiciary
resolution providing for confirming the
action of the Board of Education in
making certain changes in text books.
Adopted
The Committee on Streets and
Lights, to whom was on the 21st day
Of May, 1921, referred the petition of
j. H. Voekel and others, praying that
Grand Avenue be designated a boule-
ward, reported same back with an or
dinance, and on roll call said ordin-
ance was adopted.
The City Attorney reported verbal
| " that he had drawn and signed a
stipulation with The Milwaukee Elec-
trio Railway and Light Co., provid-
ing for the filling of the space be-
tween the pavement and the street
railway track on Washington Street,
without prejudice to the right of either
the City or the Electric Company, and
that same had been signed on behalf
of the Street Railway Company by
their attorneys, Miller, Mack and Fair
child.
There being no further business, and
on motion of Alderman Wood, the
Council then adjourned.
A. V. Brigham,
City Clerk.
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was undergoing repairs
Read and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Petition &C Wallis Theis and Louis
Theis, praying fc- the annexation to
the City of Wauwatosa of Lot 10,
Block 3, in the Continuation of Govern
ment Heights
Read and referred to Committee on
Judiciary.
Petition of Henry Leisk and others,
praying and requesting that the COM
mon Council take such action as will
result in the OPENING of street from
Wauwatosa Avenue 20 Second Avenue
along the Southerly side of Lots 5, 6, z,
s, 8, 10, IL. u and 13 of Block 2. Dia-
mond & Leisk Subdivision No. 1, in
the First Ward of the City of Wauwa-
tosa,-
Read and referred to the Committee on
Streets and Lights.
Resolution providing for the pay
ment OF certain sums due the Wauwa-
tosa Gas Company and F. A. Coll for
laying gas, sewer and water laterals
in various streets. Adopted under
suspension of the rules (Woodside)
(6).
Resolution providing for the pay
ment of interest falling due on GER
tain municipal bonds. Adopted under
suspension of the rules. (Krafczyk)
(6).
The Committee on Finance reported
back b;lls End semi-monthly payroll of
Laborers and Clerks. with recommen-
dation that they be allowed and or
dered paid. On rol call the foregoing
dered paid On roll call the bills and
payroll were allowed and ordered paid.
The Chair called attention to the
fat that the Committee on Finance
had not reported back the bill of the
Milwaukee Board of Industrial Edu-
cation for tuition for various residents
of the City of Wauwatosa attending
the Milwaukee Central Continuation
School in the year 1920-1921, and
stated that it was his understanding
the bill must be paid
The Chairman of the Finance Com
mittee announced that he did not con-
slider the bill a legitimate charge
against the municipality, and as he
felt the persons deriving the benefits
afforded by the Milwaukee Central
Confirmation School should be willing
to pay the very modest charges made
by the Milwaukee Board of Industrial
Education, he could not consistently
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-08-05
COMMON COUNCIL
Regular Meeting, 1880 o'clock PM.
Tuesday, August End, 1921.

PTesent-Ald. DeSwarte, Krafczyk,
Notbohm, Vergiels, Wood, Woodside-
IS.
Mayor Hanson in the Chair.
On the motion of Aid. Wood, the
reading of the minutes of the proceed
ing meeting was dispensed with and
the minutes We're approved as printed.
By the Mayor:
| have appointed and / do hereby
appoint, subject to your confirmation,
as member of the City Plan Com
mission, Roger Kirchhoff.
On roll call, the foregoing appoint
ment was confirmed by the following
vote:
Ayes - Aid. DeSwarte, Krafczyk,
Notbohom, yergiels, Wood, Woodside
%.
None
Financial Statement of City Clerk
and Acting Comptroller for the month
of July, 1921
Read and ordered placed on file.
Report of the Superintendent of
Water Works for the month of July,
1911
Read and ordered placed on file.
Report of the Chief of Police of vio-
lations of ordinances in month of July,
1921,-
Read and ordered placed on file.
Report of Chief of Police of street
lights not burning during month of
July, 1921.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bills and semi-monthly payroll of
Laborers and Clerks in the sum of
81 ,924.86 were then introduced
Read and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Communication from F. N. Fergu-
son, Cashier, First National Bank of
Wauwatosa, relative to the purchase
% $25 100000 Storm Sewer Bonds
Read and referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Communication from the Board of Ed
ucation relative to certain changes in
text books
Read and referred to Committee on
Judiciary.
Communication from William Fries
leben relative to the collection of pei
diem charges for the time he was de-
prived of the use of his car while same
Nzs4szslRea
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-08-05

inexpensive to install, and
negligible. Comparatively
are never Sin the way -
Made in several standard
sizes. One of them will
meet your exact require
mentS.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-08-05
Sincerely
Mrs. C,0

FOR SALE-Library table. Oh.
dresser, dining table, and Other r" ~.
cles. Enquire at this office a'a
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-08-05
ANOTHER BOUQUET

To the Editor of Wauwatopa ~
have been tempted to WV, -.e"s;
bouquet on your paper N n !ol !
more does it lie around the bona O' a
delivery, before being read VIII; +ae ai'e'
est. This tells you everytbi 'a l9i'''
nut shell. n !
Sincerely,
Mrs. Croa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-30
Good SPECULATIVE Ammunition

The formal announcement of the
formation Of nineteen railroad consoli-
dations under the Transportation Act
passed last year did not receive much
attention in the Wall street district
but IL IL certain that before much more
time clapscs Wall street will CON
ccntratc it's attention on this subject
and that the proposed consultations
will be the chief factors soon in deter
mining price movements in securities
that will become prominent in the
speculative field. It does not seem to
be even family understood that the
Transportation Act Compels the forma-
tion Of these new systems and that the
nineteen systems provided in the plans
reported yesterday will issue their own
securities. and that the present out
standing securities of the various com
panies will be replaced by these issues.
The new conditions that will be
created will require good deal Of
study in order to obtain full value from
security trading based on this new de-
velopment. Many Of the smaller roads
whose securities are now without an
active market will be put in the same
class As the more important Issues, as
they will receive the same class Of Sc
curitics in exchange for their stocks
and bonds ns will be obtained by the
security holders of the more important
companies
At present il will be hard to pick
ont issues that will probably be most
favored when the new order is estab-
lishcd, but there are many stocks which
are now selling around 20 that those
who have full knowledge of their
affairs believe will be put on the same
level with dividend paying issues
having n market above 20.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-30
A Regrpttable Transformation

1t is n little short of pathetic that
''prnnsy," once the world regarded
premier investment of the transporta-
tiOn group. should become the weakest
member of the rail division.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-30
$1O,OOO,OOO
City of Toronto, Ontario
Dated July 1, 1921

TONOPAH STOCKS
Gold go Bonds

Principal and sL@nnp Gs G%ar and Ju
ng O. gsuatona dpanr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-30
Drawing on the Rainy. Day Pile

One of the more noticeable effects of
growing ranks of the unemployed is
shown in the declining deposits of the
savings fund institutions. Recent
figures show many of these frugal work
ers are still drawing on their savings
to tide them over the present period of
stress. In truth, the amount drawn out
during the current month was the
largest since the depression and indus
trial idlcness set in. Throughout the
Philadelphia Federal Reserve district
the Withdrawals we're over $1,000 900.
In Philadelphia alone, they were ap.-
proximately 81 800 900 and from March
approximately S6.SOO. 900. and in the
full district about $4,000, 900.
The following figures. compiled by
PHILADELPHIA Federal Reserve Bank from
returns from the twenty four banks in
the district. show the monthly with
drawals since March /:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-30

August railroad earnings so far pub
lishcd indicate Class | railroads real
izcd better returns on property invest
mcnt. allowing for seasonal variation,
than they did in July.
Forty five systems in all parts of
the country report aggregate net opCr-
ating income of S57 ,j3l ,SSl. In August,
1920. these roads earned G4.1 per cent
of total gross for Class | roads. Credit
ing them with that ratio Of total net
operating income, the lNttcr item for
all roads for August this year would
be approximately $SS 900 900.
August should produce $104,3fi 900
net if these roads are to earn per
cent annually on their tentative prop
crty valuation of S1S.OOO. 900. 900. The
estimate for SSS. 900 900 indicates that
in August railroads earned equivalent
of an annual return Of 5.11 per cent.
Actual figures for July represented an
annual rate Of 1910 per cent on ton
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-30
GOSSIP OF
THE STREET

Every one who has crossed the HUI
son and visited the canyons OF lower
Manhattan have come home nstoundcd
at the sudden and remarkable change OF
atmosphere in the Wall street district
Less than month ago the entire mar
kct community was suffering with the
hardest dose of blue funk ever expert
enced in the memory Of the Oldest vet
Grams on the Street. All good, con-
servativc and calm Quakcrites com
planned Of the chilly atmosphere and the
deep gloom that seems to pcrvadc every
corner of the market realm. They say
It is all changed now, and with ITS
proverbinl grasshopper jumping senti-
mentnl proclivitics all the pest has been
taken out of pcssimism and almost the
entire Wall street community has been
transformed into long horn bulls OF the
nICst pronounced type.
No one Is able to pick out just what
particular influence brought about the
wonderful change. but they say the
&C nvCrt class is growing with such as
founding strides as to put Bill Sundays
cvangelistic efforts in the kindergarten
class. 1t is the traditional character of
Wall street of going from one extreme
to another There have been many false
starts made in the reformation process
the last twelve months. but this trans
formation this time seems to be real
and of lasting qualities,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-30
Corner Turned

Foremost mining authorities assert
turned the corner. THE TRADER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-30

l1ESE bonds of
the Of
Province
provide raised
their which of
city n nCaa hefn
natualha arna
cfcalq fCaa
ean
ar O e world
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-30

Restoration of national prosperity
can be started on it's way by just one
factor-purchasing power. All sub :
stitutes nro bootstraps or phantoms. "
says T.. B. Leigh, president of the Chi
cago Railway Equipment Company, in
a letter addressed to Secretary of Com
mcrcc Hoover.