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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
BROYLES KEEPS UP
 CHEAP COAL SALES
$4 and $5 a Ton Varieties Very Much In Demand.
 Quality Good

We have taken orders for ITO tons of the coal, We are selling and booking more orders all the time" was the statement made at the of- flee of w. o. Broyles, wholesale and retail furniture dealer 2021 and 2023 Third avenue, yesterday afternoon.
 MT. Broyles Is selling domestic lump at $5 and domestic nut coal at s4 ton delivered to the consumer.
 The coal is brought to Birmingham direct from mines and is delivered from the freight car, thus avoiding the expense of unloading in retail yard and reloading in motor trucks when ordered. The consumer gets the benefit of this saving.
 It was stated at the office of MT. Broyles the coal had been tried out and had been proven. It had come up to expectations and met the claims made for it. that of being good clean lump and good clean nut coal"
 The coal thus far brought in has been from Walker and Winston mines it was stated. If there is an ex- pressed preference for Cahaba vein coals, it is understood they also win be secured
 The Broyles company expresses it's willingness to serve the coal con sumer and will continue to do so by ordering more coal so long as the consumer asks for it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
PlTTMAN RESIGNS

G. w. Pittman. deputy United States marshal has resigned his posi- tion effective August according to an announcement made yesterday. Mir. Pittman has accepted the position of chief deputy of the Alabama Power company at Mitchell Dam. He has been connected with the office of the United States marshal for the past IS months and has done most es- ficient work. Regret was expressed by the various employees of the fed eral building yesterday over the res- ignation of M-. Pittman who has made many friends during the period he has been with the department.
 George Brown, formerly with the department of justice will succeed Mf. Pittman. MT. Brown was for a num- Der of years bailiff of the United States court ..l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
ICE SITUATION TO
 BE INVESTIGATED
 BY THE GRAND JURY

Witnesses will be called before the grand jury when 1t reconvenes Mon day to testify concerning the ai- legged inferior quality of ice being sold in Birmingham and short weight given. according to an announcement made yesterday by Joseph R. Tate solicitor.
 Thorough investigation of the ice situation in Birmingham will be made by the grand jury, MT. Tate said. The grand jury adjourned tive weeks ago to reconvene on August 2. A number of other investigations will be made at this session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
"A CHARGED WITH PR0HI VIOLATIONS
 IN FEDERAL COURT

Criminal information against "A people charged with violating the national prohibition law was filed yesterday in the office of the clerk of the United States court by Jim smith, assistant United States dis trict attorney. This is the largest number filed in many months, and with the exception of 29 sent to Huntsville to be filed the defendants are under bond.
 Of this number IS of the defendants are in the Birmingham district, IS in Jasper and in Huntsville and 29 in Jasper.
 In order to facilitate matters crims- nal information was filed against the defendants instead of having them indicted by the federal grand jury, according to MT. Smith. All defen- dants have been placed under bond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
SENT TO ASYLUM

Harvey Thomas who has been in the county jail for some time on the charge of stealing coal from railroad cars. was transferred 10 the Bryce hospital for the insane at Tuscaloosa yesterday.
 Motion that he be transferred to Tuscaloosa was made by J. R. Tate. solicitor. Mir. Tate said. yesterday 1t had been understood for some time Thomas was not responsible for his acts, and that was the reason he made the motion for his transfer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
SEEKS HABEAS CORPUS

Habeas corpus proceedings. insti- tuted to secure bond for George ". Russell. will be heard Friday, July 2s. in the criminal division of the cir cult court.
 Russell was indicted by the grand jury for the murder of Guy Young. and on separate indictment for the murder of Walter Bonham. The pe- tition for habeas corpus proceedinSs was filed by John Altman. attorney for Russell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
---------------0-----------'------T =
 PERSONAL

Postmaster R. B. Smyer has re- turned from a four days fishing trip at Coden. Although his face is blis- tered as a result of spending so much time in the sun, MT. Smyer said the fishing was fine and he would go again Monday if he had the opLortu-' nity. However, he declared next time he would wear a larger hat.
 MT. Smyer went to Montgomery last week to attend the state con- vention of postmasters of third and fourth class offices and after the meeting adjourned went on to Coden.
 MT. and Mrs Grady E. Lay of 1os South Almond street, are attending the funeral of their uncle. Ed Moody. of Scottsboro, Ala, United States deputy marshall who was killed by two unidentified. negroes Monday night, July 25.
 Mrs c. w. Hill has just returned from two weeks vacation. having visited Chattanooga, Cincinnati, New York and Washington. She was visit ; ing her relatives.
 Roy E. Ling has returned from Los Angeles, where he attended, the Elk $ convention as delegate from the Bessemer. lodge. Nr. 721, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
 Col. Al M. 6Garber of Birmingham, who is visiting his brother-in Jaw, Judge A. T. Ayres at Howard. Kan. Is given quite "a complimentary "write-up'' in the Ell Dorado Times Colonel Garber's wife and sons arc now visiting in Kansas.
 According to the Times. Co;onef Garber was muh impressed with the rich farming sections of Kansas. oil fields at Fl Dorado also impressed him.
 Judge Edward K. Campbell, chic, justice of the court of claims. Wash. ington, D. C., is in Birmingham fo1 few days. Mrs. Campbell accom- panied him and they are the gueat c their daughter. Mrs. Louis Under. wood. .a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28

Speaking of the situation, Frank H Crockard. president of the Woodward Iron company. said;
 Our stocks of iron are ex- haustcd. There are not over 600 to roo tons between furnace and yards nt this time.
 In order to accommodate our customers, from whom we have taken orders for pig iron. 1t is necessary for us to increase our production from that of one stack to two in view of the bare state of the stock yards.
 Questioned as to the state of the iron market, MT. CrOckard said: 'I am convinced we have turned the corner. By the middle of September believe we will be doing much better and that a real moving out of pig iron will he under way.''
 The Woodward Iron company was among the first to slow down ano begins the readjustment prices. Fol some time, it has operated only one blast furnace. but it has relieved it. self of stocks on hand and is now in position to again increase its oper- ations.
 Tonic to Trade
 The Woodward Iron company is the only merchant interest in Alabama now making iron. Putting a second
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
TRAGEDY VICTIMS
 ARE LAID ID REST
SIayerS and Slain Go to Their Last Resting
 Places

Mrs. Lillie Sirles, ngc 42, who
 was shot through the stomach
 by her husband who then turned
 the pistol upon himself and blew
 a hole in his head, died at the
 Birmingham infIrmary few
 minutes before o'clock this
 morning. The shooting occvrred
 at the residence, 315 Poplar
 street. West End, late Monday
 afternoon. The body wns turned
 over to Johns to be prepared for
 burial. Funeral arrangements
 will be announced later. She Is
 survived by four children.
 Funeral services were being con ducted yesterday over the bodies of the four victims of the murder and suicide wave" which swept over Birmingham during the early part of the week.
 Coroner J D. Russum rendered |, verdict yesterday of murder and sui eide in the Shadyside tragedy of early Tuesday morning, when M. c. Stubbs shot his wife and fatally in jured her, and then blew a hole in his own. head. His body was sent to Brewton. his former home yes terday for burial.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Stubbs were held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence of her sis ter, Mrs. Paul Fontille, 2213 Avenue r, Ensley. Burial in Greenwood cem- etery at Pratt City.
 Funeral services for George w. Sirles, who shot and killed himself after having probably fatally Injured his wife, Mrs. Lillie sirles, on the front porch of their residence, 315 Poplar street West End, Monday afternoon. were held from the Johns Undertaking company yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
 The body of Miss Eula Meyers, young Western Union telegraph op- orator, who died Tuesday at a local infirmary as the result of swallowing hichloride of mercury tablets on the morning of July 15, was sent to Meridian, Miss, her former home, early yesterday morning by Lige Ley for burial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
STEEL PLANT HERE
 CLEANING UP FOR
 COMING BUSINESS
Birmingham Corporation, Clear of Litigation, Settles
 Affairs With Shipping Board-Takes Orders

Order has been given at the plant of the Birmingham Steel corporation to clean up. overhaul and prepare for resumption of operations.
 A nice line of business Is under consideration and outlook Is that the plant will soon he going ahead as 1t did before the legal proceedings brought on by dila- toriness of the federal govern- ment in coming to a settlement with the concern.
 In addition to dismissal of 1e- gal proceedings in the federal court here, the shipping board and the Birmingham Steel cor- pOratiOn have reached . base en- abling the latter. to, go ahead as an independent structural steel fabricator, and that Is just what the concern has begun doing by installing the clean-up and repair forces.
 Prior to the embarrassment caused by delay of settlement with the government, the concern had done . large and successful business in the fabrication of steel. 1t built a seventeen-story office building in Greeneville. $. C., . large steel factory building for the Swift Packing company at LaGrange, Ga., and bridges and office and industrial struc- tures over all the south.
 1t will now take up where 1t left off and resume the same line of production.
 Leon Britton and associates. builders of the plant. will remain in control. Some especially good contracts are understood to be In the Offing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
A Trip Through the
 Stakeholder Factory

"A Trip Through the studebaker Factory" is the title of an interest ing film which the Consolidated Motor company win exhibit here this afternoon and tonight at the Lyric theatre. Every detail in the manufac- ture of the Studebaker car will be described in the film. and the, picture is said to be interesting from begin hing to end.
 The picture is said to be chiefly for the instruction of Studebaker owners, tut the exhibition will be free to the public, and all who are interested in the construction of automobiles are invited to attend.
 There will be two exhibitions. one in the afternoon at o'clock and one at night at s o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
PELLAGRA NEGLIGIBLE

Pellagra is disease which does not figure appreciably as a cause of illness in the Birmingham district, health department records show. Only 17 cases have been reported here during the period from January 31 to June 20 of this year. Deaths among these patients, if there were any, were not reported to the health department.
 In the absence of Dr. J. D. Bowling health officer. who will return to the city today from Montgomery, health officials would not commit them : selves to 8 definite statement as to conditions. They were of the opin- ion. however, that pellagra was a small factor in disease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
-------------s----------- EIGHT-DAY CAMP
 FOR COLLEGE GIRLS


 An eight-day camp at Winnataska is being arranged for the college girls of the city by the Birmingham Sun day School association. Those attend ing will leave Friday and Miss Rosa V. Strickland assisted by Miss Ethel Bush will have charge of the camp.
 From the number of reservations already made practically every wom- ans educational institution in the state will be represented and exten- sive arrangements are being made for the entertainment of the campers A number of women of the city will join the college girls on August 2. and will remain four days. Any col lege girl or woman who is Interested in camping at Winnataska is request ed to call the office of the Sunday School association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28

says position of republicans regard ing use of Muscle Shoals is un- tenable.
 The offer of Henry Ford for Mus cle Shoals was unanimously indorsed by the members of the Exchange club at the meeting yesterday at l o'clock at the Tutwiler hotel, fol lowing an address on the Muscle Shoals proposition by former Gov. Emmett O'Neal.
 A committee was named to pre- pare suitable resolutions to be sent to the congressional delegation from Alabama, the secretary of war, and copies to commercial and civic organ izations in the state and throughout the south requesting their co-opera- tion.
 Governor OTNeal, who for many years has been leading advocate of the Muscle Shoals development as an economic measure to give the far mers cheap fertilizers and relieve the United States from dependence upon Chile for nitrates for. war purposes and for fertilizers and because of the industrial possibilities of abund- ant water power possible at low rate, gave an outline of the develop ment to date and the future possibil- ities.
 Republicans Cornered
 "The republicans, actuafed by self ish. political and sectional motives declared by their ation in suspend ing the work, that the development which had cost ss5.o0O,0 900 was worth less" said Governor O'Neal. Tn taking this action. they cited as their reason, statements made by pr. Par sons of the Amerian Chemical com pony, or the fertilizer trust, whose company was getting s5 a ton royalty on every ton of fertilizer produced by another process
 "The republicans have been placed in an embarrassing hole by Henry Fords offer of $5,000,OOO cash ana $1,500.000 annual rental for 100 years for what the republicans declared to be worthless junk, and per cent interest on all the money needed to finish the project. He also agreed to bind himself to sell cheap fertil- 1zer to the farmers at nominal profit and to keep the plant intact for gov ernment use in time of war. Have No Escape
 The republicans must accept this offer, get a better one, or else every opponent of the proposition will be swept out of public office by an in- dignant people. The people are not going to stand for the fertilizer and water power interests to throttle this development which means so much for the future Of the country. The industrial development of the en- tire south depends upon this cheap power and the very life of the na- ton depends upon increasing the pro- ductivity of the soil which can only be done by this cheap fertilizer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
PAVING NEAR HOSPITAL
 TO START THIS FALL

Paving of Twenty yseventh street, south, from Seventh avenue to St. until early fall, in all likelihood. This was brought out yesterday afternoon when Mrs. T. G. Brabston. of the Lakeview School Improvement as sociation, called on H. F. Burruss. commissioner of public improve ments. asking for information.
 Mrs. Brabston asked whether a sidewalk would be laid on the side nearest Underwood park, in the ac- quisition of which she was most ac- tive. Mir. Burruss assured her that he believed this was to be the case. The park is owned by the city. having been purchased from the Birming- ham Realty company some months a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
RoCEEDING DISMISSED

Injunction proceedings filed IS months ago by dc. l.. Wilkinson seek ing to restrain enforcement of the city ordinance requiring the pasteur- nation of all milk sold within the city limits will probably be dismissed by consent by an order filed in the chancery division of the circuit court today, it was announced at the court house yesterday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
MORE HOUSES

Building permits amounting to s25,000 were issued yesterday by the city building inspector. all being for residence construction.
 B. M. Brasfield will erect a 15.o0o residence of brick veneer construc- tion. at 2S16 Crest Road. south.
 Mrs J. E. Scarborough will build a frame residence at Adams street and Eight avenue, north. which will cost s7.000.
 J. T. Peerson was granted per- init to erect frame residence cost ing $2,000 at S01S Walker avenue. sc.llfh -.l- L.l .- '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
MEMBERSHIP CARDS

The Chamber of Commerce has caused to be printed a lot of identi- fication cards for the use of members of the chamber while travelling. The cards are signed by the president, F. A. Porter, and countersigned by the manager. O.. l. Bunn, and show the bearer is memher in good stand ing
 These csAfds are to be presented to members on the~ payment of their years dues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
93 IN THE SHADE

The hottest weather Birming- ham has had in nearly three weeks was recorded yesterday when, shortly before 2 o'clock, the mercury climbed to 93 de- grees in the shade. The lowest temperature recorded throughout the day was 72 degrees.
 Continued faid and but little change in temperature is the complete forecast rendered by E. c. Horton, local weather observ- CT, for today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
4OO- -GALL0N STILL
 SEIZED NEAR ACTON

Dave Kennybrook. special officer for the Alabama Fuel aand Iron com pany, and Prohibition Agents Dues and Eubanks captured large still of 400-gallon capacity and 22 barrels of mash at point about mile and a half from Acton, Shelby county.
 The still has been in recent opera tfon when found by the officers. No arrests were made. The still and mash were destroyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
NEW INCORPORATION

Papers Of incorporation were filed yesterday in the probate court, for the Hatters company of Ensley The capital stock of the new corporation is s2.50Q. The incorporators are Mrs. Eva Keller and Alvin E. Keller of Ensley and N. V. Millsap and Charles B. Woodruff of Birmingham N. y. Millsap IS named president and Alvin E. Keller secretary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
YERGER HILL DIES IN TEXAS

Scottsboro, July 27.-(Speci al. )---A telegram has been received by J. H.. Hurt notifying him of the death Of YerEer Hill at Smithville. Tex. MT, Hill married Miss Fannie Harris. x daughter of the late Capt. J. R. Har- ris of this city. one of the prominent fantlies in = ===:.=s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
Haue Turned Corner,
 Says Crockard, and
 Orders Stack Fired
Woodward Iron Company Will Put Another Blast Fur in Operation Next Week-Yard Stocks Being Lowered and Orders Coming.
 Means Work for Many Men

With stocks of iron yards and orders books that be filled the Woodward intends blowing blast mace at Woodward Wednesday, August
 Blowing the furnace speeding hrndr odr nf idn
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Gardner Pleads Guilty; Third Conviction;
Mail Robbers Sentences Now Total Is Years

Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 12.-W:th-
drawing the plea of mot guilty by
reason of insanity" Roy Gardner.
twice convicted of mail robberies,
pleaded guilty today in the United
States district court here to another
charge of having attempted to rob a
mail car here and received his third
sentence, of IS years in a federal
penitentiary. Gardner now has been
sentenced to serve a total of IS years
in federal prison.
Gardner was captured during his
attempt to rob the car here by Her
man F. Inderlie, clerk in charge Of
the car. At first the Department of
Justice ordered that Gardner be
taken to Leavenworth, kas.. to serve
the sentences already imposed upon
him without further trial here. When
il was found, however. that this
would prevent the payment of re-
ward of 5000 to Mr.. Inderlie. it
was ordered that Gardner be tried
|, here.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Prison Officers
Wounded During
Riot Of Convicts
Warden and Two Assistants
Beaten and Cut in Outbreak
At Moving Picture
Exhibition.

Marquette, Mich, Dec. IA riot
among prisoners at the branch of the
Michigan State reformatory here
during moving picture exhibition
today, was quelled after Warden T.
2. Catlin had received nine knife
wounds, Deputy Warden Menhennit
had been badly beaten and the lat
ter's son, Arthur Menhennit, had
been stabbed in the lung.
!, After the chapel had been dark
ened a number of the prisoners
sprang on Catlin. The officials, aided
by many loyal prisoners, fought the
insurgents with their fists, feet and
canes. ..
Carving knives were brought into
play by the convicts and Catlin fell
Arthur Menhennit went down soon
afterward. as his father was recciv.
ing beating.
Sam Foard, serving life sentence,
rushed from the chapel and sum-
moned a guard from the outer wall.
With his riffs he kept the prisoners
at bay while other guards were sum-
moned. The prisoners were herded
to their cells.
Leaders in the riot are in the "bull-
pen" tonight.
The trouble is believed by prison
officials to have had its inception in
friction between Warden Catlin and
one of the prisoners.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13
Packer Workers
OF Big Five" in
New York Strike
Bastile Was Torn Down Cen
tury Ago, Police Head Adj
vises Federal Prohibi-
ton Director.

New York, Dec. 1.-Two thous-
and employees of slaughter houses in
New York, members of the
Ama1gamated Meat Cutters and
Butcher Worknen of North America
quit work suddenly today and left
wagon loads of perishable beef in
front of company plants.
A report that a reduction in wages
was imminent caused the walkout,
in the opinion of Leo Joseph, vice
president of one of the meat COM
panies. He asserts there was no
foundation for such report and de-
clared the employers had an agree
ment with the union that does not
expire until May 16. Officials of
the union could not be reached.
The strike affected only the Big
Five packers. Independent butchers
remained at work.
Mr.. Joseph said he did not think
the strike had any connection with
strikes in Chicago and elsewhere.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-13

Gardner will be taken to Leaven-
worth to serve his sentences.
In sentencing Gardner, Judge Viii
liam H. Sawtelle told hiln that this
sentence did not mean that he would
have to spend Is years in prison.
How long you stay there depends
entirely upon your own conduct
the judge said.
Carl A. Davis, attorney for Gard
ner. announced that Gardner had
promised not to try to escape from
his guards on the way to the prison.
Mr.. Davis also said that an effort
would be made to have the prison
authorities have an operation per-
formed on Gardner's skull in an eff
ort TO remove the pressure from the
brain which the defense claims
caused Gardner to commit crimes.
Gardner escaped from the federal
prison at Mcneil Island, Washing
ton, On September 5. during a prison
base ball game there.