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The Pulaskian., 1921-06-09
STRAW HAT PRICES Dov,,

PhiIadeIphia.-Straw hat nr;..
 this year closely approximate p'5s ,Es former pre-war opening price of S9 SS which had become almost as :; v honored as the opening day of 'lIs tbs season. Lit Bros. opened at sliab4I. 4s under that price, their quotai;oai starting at $l.98, and Sneilenb',roal,ss offered special lot of 1900 st t5s standard $2 figure. us
The Pulaskian., 1921-06-09
FLETCHER CREEK WAVES.

+ x # < x Sunday school had a good attend ance and Rev. Dodson preached an interesting sermon.
 Washington White and Glenville Thompson were the guests of Walter Hilson of Halstead Saturday night and Sunday.
 Rev. Frank Dodson and family are visiting relatives of this place this week.
 There will be an ice cream supper at the Fletcher Springs school house Saturday night, June 18th, and ev- erybody is invited to come.
 BROWN EYES.
The Pulaskian., 1921-06-09
JUSTICE SCHOOL HOUSE.

#
 Miss Mamie Justice was on the sick list last week
 Mrs. Ora Barentine and children spent Saturday night and Sunday with her daughter, Mrs Maggie Hall.
 Misses Vera and Analene Baren- tine spent Saturday night with Mrs. Cora Goforlh.
 Mir Henry Snead and family were the dinner guests of D. C. Robins and family Sunday.
 Miss Emma Robins spent Thurs day night with her grandmother, Mrs. Maggie Snead.
 Mrs. Ida Robins spent Saturday evening with her mother, Mrs. Mag gie Barentine.
 Misses Emma and yergie Robins spent Saturday evening with Miss Mamie Justice.
 Mrs. Margaret Bynum spent Sat urday night with Mrs. Ethel Justice.
 Miss Mamie Justice was the dinner guest of Miss Emma Robins Sunday.
The Pulaskian., 1921-06-09

folks went kodaking Sunday morn ing and had fine time.
 Misses Eunice Norman, Gladys Christian, Bertha Mann, Messrs. Odie Christian, Clarence Norman and Ef- ton Christian, Amos Ryan and Er- nest Mann all attended the ball game Sunday. afternoon.
 'sPAL-o'- MINE"
The Pulaskian., 1921-06-09
More Telephones Mean More Money Invested

Whenever the Telephone Company desires to en- large its plant to take of additional customers, must make arrangements for procuring money from in vestors to buy the equipment
 Ii the money other investors have already put into the plant is not earning fair wage the new investor will not come in.
 When that happens the telephone plant ceases to grow telephone exchange cannot stand still It either goes forward or backward
 There IS greater demand for service in Little Rock today than the present exchange can meet The Little Rock exchange must expand. But the present rate is not sufficient to yield fair return therefore sufficient to justify further investment
 We are asking only for sufficient rates to pay fair compensation to employees fair compensation to the own CTS Tn order that adequate service may be guaranteed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14

nue H, and the curbs on both sides thereof, from the west curb line of Twenty-first street, south, to the east property line of Eighteenth street, south, be- and the same are hereby fixed and established as shown on pro- file sheet, No. 2S1, heretofore exhibit ed to this Commission and now on file in the City Hall in the office of the City Engineer
 Approved May 10, 1921,
 N. A. BARRETT, President of the Commission. A true copy,
 H. s. Ryall, City Clerk. Age Herald, May 14, 1921
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14

Section of this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said improvements may see ana examine the same.
 Section 3. That the cost of con- structing said improvements shall be assessed against the property abutting on the portions of the highways so improved, provided:
 (a) That the cost of improvements at Or upon street, avenue or alley in tersection shall be assessed against the lots Or parcels of land abutting on said highways so intersecting for one-half block in each direction.
 (b) That the cost of sidewalk im- provements on street and avenue cor ners shall be assessed against the lots or parcels of land abutting on or nearest to said improvements, and the cost of sidewalk improvements at the intersection of any alley with a street, avenue or other highway, shall be as- sessed in fair proportion against the respective lots or parcels of land abut- ting or cornering on the alley at suca intersection.
 Co That no assessment shall ex ceed the cost of such improvements or the increased value of such prop erty by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements.
 Section 4. That the estimated cost or said improvements is s34,000, and that the Commission of the City Of Birmingham will meet on the 31st day Of May, 1921. in the Council Chamber Of the City Hall of Birmingham, at 8 o'clock, D. m. to hear any objections. remonstrances Or protests that may be made against said improvements, the manner of making the samI or the character of material to be used Approved May 1O 1921. N. A. BARRETT,
 President Of the Commission.
 A true copy.
 H. S. RyaIl, City Clerk. ARe-Hara1d Mo-,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14
RANDOM NOTES

Mir. w. V. M. Robertson is spend ing some time at Stafford hotel In Baltimore, Md.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. A. Rountree, Miss Selene Rountree, Mac Rountree, Stunt fer Smith, Henry Badham, Dr. and Mrs w. S. Rountree and Mrs. Mary T.ayis motored from tuscaloosa Thurs day afternoon, where they had at tended the vandeGraaff- -Rountree wedding Wednesday night.
 Friends will be glad to know that Mrs. Katie c. King, who has been III at her home on South Fifty seventh street. is much improved,
 Mrs. W. c. Clark, who~has been the euest of Mrs. c. A. Bain for the past week will leave today for her home in Sheffield.
 Mrs. Ruby overby of Atlanta is vis- iting her sister. Mrs. Roswell Gilbert
 Mrs. w. M Blozons of Wetumpka ds the guest of Mrs. John Cain.
 Mrs. R M. Archibald and Miss Eliza beth Archibald of Albertville are the guests of Mrs. J. W. Moore
 Mrs. F. C. Little has returned from a visit to friends in Jasper.
 Mrs. Guy Roberts is visiting Mrs. Vernon Pruett in Alabama City.
 Mrs A. Latady will leave shortly for a visit to Miss Anne Gallacher in Jas per.
 MT. and Mrs. Bettis, who have been visiting friends in Birmingham, have returned to their home in Tuscaloosa.
 
 Mrs. F H. Eaton has returned to Birmingham after spending the entire winter m Florida. She will leave in a few days for Kansas City, Mo, to join Ter daughter, Mrs. L. T. Washer, who recently moved there.
 Miss Earle Zeannah has gone to Tus- caloosa for visit to her mother. Mrs. Fannie Zeannah.
 pr. John W. Phillips has returned to lis home in Mobile after spending two weeks in this city. %
 Miss Lucille Potts after short visit to her aunt, Mrs. E. M. Wright. has returned to college at Montevallo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14
Improvement Ordinance
 No. lOO-D

An Ordinance to provide for certain improvements on Sixteenth street. Ensley. from Avenue z: Ensley, westward 150 feet, on Twentleth street, Ensley, from Avenue ', Ems ley, to Avenue 2, Ensley, and on Avenue Y, Ensley, from Buen Boulevard, Ensley, to Fifteersn street, Ensley. .:ss.
 Be It Ordained. by the Commas9lon of the City of Birmingh ham, as z fol- lows: . Section l: That the sidewalk on the north side of 18th street. Ensley. from the west line of Avenue z. Enstey. westward 15O feet. and the. side walk on the south side of 18th street. Ems ley, from the west line of Avenue A Ensley. westward 30 feet. shall be graded. ss. ss. y
 That the sidewalk on the north side of 18th street, Ensley, from the wes:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14
Supreme Court Decisions

Montgomery, May 1a.-(Special)-- Life sentences imposed on Will Lewis of Mobile and Briggs Nickerson of Tallapoosa for murder were affirmed by the supreme court today. Lewis was convicted in the Mobile circuit court of the murder of Frank Miller, and Nickerson was convicted in the Tallapoosa circuit court of the murder of Clayton Templeton. General De- Bardeleben, who had been convicted of murder by the Elmore circuit court. was given another trial because the trial judge charged the jury that if it believed the evidence of the state the defendant would be guilty of first degree murder. The supreme court said the lower court shoud havespermitted the jury to say whether or not the of fense. If any, was first-degree murder or second degree murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14
sIinprovement Ordinance No. 99.D

An Or3inance to provide for certain {. Improvements on Fourteenth ave-
 npe, south, formerly Twelfth ave-
 nue, south, from the east property < line of leventh Place, south to
 tho west property line of Twelfth street, south.
 Be 1t ordained, by the Commission of the City of Birmingham. as follows: Section l. That the sgutters adjoining the granite curb on both sides of 14th avenue, south. from the east property line of 1lth Place. south.% to the west property line of 18th street. south, shall be paved for . width of two feet with Portland cement concrete gutter paving six inches thick, provided, however, that the gutter across Culiom street al ley and across the brick driveway on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14
Horses to Race

Andalusia, May 13.-( -(Special)-Col. w. S. Harlan of Lockhart was in Andalusia Wednesday. en route to Nashville, where he went to be present at the two weeks racing in which his horses are entered Colonel Harlan has some very fast horses and these will race at the big fairs dur ing the fall season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14
Improvement Ordinance
 No. 1O3-O

An ordinance to provide for certain improvements on Sixteenth avenue south, from the west property line of Fourteenth street, south, to tho west line of Section 6, Township 16 Range 2, west.
 Be it ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham as follows; Section 1. That the broken and worn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14
H. S. RYALI. City Clerk, Age Herald, May 14, 1921.

ASe-I1ordlu, May H. lSel.
 Grade Ordinance No. ALAG An ordinance fixing and establishing the grade of Nineteenth street, south, and the curbs on both sides thereof, from the south property line of Eighth avenue, south, to the east curb line of Eighteenth court, south, produced northward. Be 1t ordained, by the Commission of tho City of Birmingham that the grade of Nineteenth street, south, and the curbs on both sides thereof from the south property line of Eighth avenue. south, to the east curb line of Eight eenth Court, south, produced north- ward, be, and the same are hereby fixed and established as shown on pro- file sheet No. 226 heretofore exhibited to this Commission and now on file in the City Hall in the office of the City Engineer.
 Approved May 10, 1921.
 N. A. BARRETT,
 President City Commission. A true copy:
 H. s. RYALL, City Clerk.
 Age e-Herald. May IA, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14
SOCIETY
From Page Ten.)

ham. who has been the charming guest Of Misses Juliet and Sayra Ruth' has retdri. ed to her home While MISS Coleman was in Montgomery she was the recipient of many informal affairs among which were; Luncheon by MISS Elizabeth Wilkinson; card party oS Mrs. Ports McKeithen; swimming par tv by Sidney Kreider. and card party by her hostesses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14
Notice to / Il actors

Notice to 7t actors N Sealed proposal ue received by the undersigned o'clock p. m. Tuesday, May IT, I. for the con- struction of certa. sanitary sewers under Improvement Ordinance No. 94-D. Specifications may be obtained and plans examined at this office. The right is reserved to reject any or all proposals.
 JUL AN KENDRICK. City Engineer. Age Herald. May 18th to 14th inclu- sivt 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14

i, Grade Ordinance No. 412-C. An ordinanee fixing and establishing the grade of Eighth avenue, south, formerly Avenue H, and the curbs oa both sides thereof, from the west curb line of Twenty-6rst street, south, to the east property line of Eighteenth street, south.
 t Bo 1t ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham. that the grade Of Eighth avenue. south. formerly Ave-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14
Grade Ordinance No. 413-C

An ordinance fixing and eStaDnSnlng the grade of Sixteenth avenue, south, and the curbs on both sides < thereof, from the west property line of Fourteenth street, south, to the west line of Section 6, Township IS, south, Range ?, west.
 Be 1t ordained, by the Commission of the City of Birmingham that the gi ade of, Sixteenth avenue, south, and the curbs on both sides thereof. from the west property line of Fourteenth street. south, to the west line of Section 6, Township IS, South, Range ?, West, be. and the same are hereby fixed and established as shown on profile sheet No. 27S heretofore exhibited to this Commission and now on file in the City Hall in the office of the City En- gineer
 Approved May 1o.s 1921.
 N. A. BARRETT,
 President City Commission. A true copy:
 H. S. RYALL. City Clerk.
 Ho.~ T
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14
MRS. SIMMONS
 LYRIC PARTY

Mrs. C. E. simmons entertained at Lyric party yesterday afternoon. Her guests were Mrs. Hugh Cornelius or Mobile, Mrs. E. Law of Chicago, Mrs John W. Hood and Mrs. J. L. Fitzger- aid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14
Ordinance No. 752-C An ordinance to repeal ordinance No.

7l7-C.
 Bs it ordained by the Commission of the City of Birmingham as follows: Section l. That Ordinance No. 747-C, entitled, "An Ordinance Providing. for the Issuance of Bonds of the City of Birmingham in the Amount of Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Dol lars, for the Purpose of Paying Out standing Contractors Estimates for Public Improvements be, and the same is hereby repealed.
 Approved May 10, 1921.
 N. A. BARRETT, N President of the Commission. q true copy
 H. s. Ryall. City Clerk. M Aea-Herald May IA 1921
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14

1 gold coin of the United States of the
 present weight and fineness, at the Hanover National Bank, in the City or New York, New York.
 | This bond can be registered, the
 re gistration to be ,certifield hereon. by
 the City Comptroller, and Is subject to
 successive registrations or transfers al | the option of the holder. The coupons
 may be separated from this bond ana
 surrendered to the City Comptroller TOT
 cancellation, in which case the interest
 will be paid to the registered holder or 1 order.
 This bond is to be one of a series
 of bonds of like date, denomination ana l tenor aggregating Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand (s22o,0OV.Ov) Dollars and numbered consecutiyely | from one CD to four hundred tifty (45G) inclusive. The City of Birmlng-
 ham reserves the right. to redeem not l exceeding one-fifth in amount Of saio series of bonds, including this Dona m
 numerical order before maturity on the sixth day of June, 1923, and a similar number of bonds on the sixth day or
 June in each year thereafter by paying | to the holder or holders thereof as | bonus A sum equal to one-half the annual interest on the bonds redeemed, and the City of Birmingham shall l give public notice of its intention 10
 redeem this bond before the dates
 above prescribed by publication once | week for three consecutive WeeksNln
 daily newspaper published in the Clty of Birmingham, Alabama, said noHce | to contain a description or thls pohu l by number and series.
 | This bond is issued by virtue of and I in pursuance of Sections 1409 ana l4lu of the Code of Alabama of 1907, and
 acts amendatory thereof and supple
 mental thereto and of an ordinance ol
 the City of Birmingham duly passed,
 approved and published
 1 This bond is issued for the purpose
 of providing funds for the payment Of l certain municipal improvements made under Improvement Ordinance No. 924-C.
 This bond is general obligation of the City of Birmingham and the full faith and credit of said City of Bir-
 mingham are hereby pledged for the prompt payment of the principal ana interest hereof, and it is hereby ceru-
 fled. recited and declared that every requirement. of the Constitution and
 Laws of Alabama relating to the issue hereof has been duly complied with and that this bond is within every debt 1 and other limit prescribed by the con stitution and Laws of the State or Ala bama. In addition to being general obligation of the City of Birmingham this bond is also secured by assess ments against the property benefited by said improvements and the funds arising from said assessments are sa- credIy and irrevocably pledged for the principal and interest hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the saio
 City of Birmingham has caused It's seal to be hereto affixed and this pond to be signed by the President or the
 Commission and the City Comptroiler and ex-officio City Treasurer, anu
 the coupons hereto attached to bear
 the fac-simile signatures of said Presi- dent and City Comptroller and this
 bond to be dated the sixth day Of June' 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14

An ordinance to provide for certain improvements on Eighth avenue, south, formerly Avenue H, from the west curb line of Twenty-first street, south, to the east property line of Eighteenth street. south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14
Improvement Ordinance
 No. 1O2-D

An ordinance to provide for certain improvements on Nineteenth street, south, from the south property line of Eighth avenue, south, to the east curb line of Eighteenth court, south. produced nOrthWard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14

The City of Birmingham. in the State of Alabama, for value received hereby promises to pay to bearer the sum of Five Hundred Dollars on the sixth day of June, 1881, with interest thereon at the rate of seven per centum per am mum. payable semi-annually on the sixth days of December and June in each year on the surrender of the re- spective interest coupons hereto at tached. as they severally mature. both principal and interest being payable In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14

H. s: Ryall, City Clerk.
 Are-Herald, May 7-14. 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14

H. s. RYALL, City Clerk. Age Herald. May 14, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14

In accordance with a, provision Tn this bond, the coupon sheet issued here-' with has been surrendered by the holder of this bond and the coupons have been cancelled by the City Comp 'troller. Semi-annual interest on this bond is hereinafter to be paid to the registered owner or order upon the proper acknowledgment of the re- ceipt therefor.
 E Dated Birmingham. Alabama. .....'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-14
Ordinance No. 753-C

H. S. Ryall. City Clerk. Age-Herald, May 14-21. 1921.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-03-10

capital for farm loans. This scar
city is due to the scramble to buy
tax exempt securities because the
same income would be so heavily
taxed II invested In private enterprise
or farm loans. Can the government
remedy the situation by loaning tax
IS on tax exempt securities when 1t
must collect the taxes which It loans
from some other over burdened tax
payer?
The present situation is the out
come Of taxing the earning power OF
capital out OF existence. The source
Of revenue Is soon dried up. Capital
may be confiscated by the govern
ment and spent. and then there ii
nothing left to tax or confiscate.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-03-10

when such Initiation tends to deprive
the labor Of the Pacific northwest
lumber industry and ell other linee,
Of the right to steady. remuneratIve
employment.
Normal conditions In the lumber
industry depend primarily on active
building operations In the U. $. and
activity In west coast lumber depends
on its ability to reach the big Goa
suming centers OF the east.
Thus too we have the prosperity
Of the day laborer. the mill operator
and the transcontinentai railroad so
closely linked that their interests are
Identical and 1t Ia case of work to-
gether or wreck the ship,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-03-10
CHICKENS COME HOME
TO ROOST

The right of congress to exempt
federal farm loan banks from taxa
tion. under the federal farm loan act
Is being disputed in the courts.
Therefore federal farm loan banks
are unable to sell any bonds. They
have applications Tor loans totallng
s65. 900 900 and the farmers need
the money.
II tax exempt bonds for purely pri-
Ivate purposes can be issued for the
Farmers by the same authority they
may be issued for manufacturers or
any other class OF citizens who are
Just as hard pressed for money as
the farmers.
To furnish money for the federal
farm loan banks, pending decision OF
the court as to the legality of them
being tax exempt. 1t Is now proposed
that the U. s. treasury take 5000.
900, 900 of he farm loan bonds.
Already fifteen billion dollars Of
tax exempt securities have been is
sued in this country and absorbed
BY investors In order to escape th'
aeavy surtax and Income tax.
The U. S. treasury is hard pressed
for money as Il is. To buy thes'
bonds 1t must use tax money. Thu
the farmers need government ait
arises largely from the scarcity o
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-03-10
covenant sought to burden US.

covenant sought to burden US.
How much less, then. is this
most recent piece of Wilson intrigue
to be considered as binding this gov
eminent in any way? Mr.. Lamont
may or may not have known of 1t
when he assured President Harding
that he was free as air to deal as
he saw tit with the European indebt'
Iedness. That fact does not alter in
the least the truth OF the statement.
The country may rest assured that
President Harding enters the White
House absolutely untrammeled By
any contract. written or verbal. en-
tered into by Mr.. Wilson in Europe
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-03-10
About Heaven.

There ls well-known story about
a child being told that animals don't
20 to heaven, whereupon she inquired
how heaven could Cow with milk and
honey II there we're no cows there TO
supply the milk. new variant OF
this has appeared. A new modern
youngster on being told the same
thing remarked Then what's the rs.
OF goln' II we have 70 20 the bad
place every morning for eur mIls.-
Boston TRANSCRIPT
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-03-10
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

Beware! Unless you see the
name "Bayer" on package or on
tablets you are not getting genuine
Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
Earache, Toothache, Lumbayo and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes OF IL
Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin cost few
cents. Druggists also sell larger
packages. Aspirin is the trade mark
of Bayer Manufacture IF ~ nOacen-
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-03-10
R..uI,. o. er...ur. on rx.salI.

Results of PRESSURE on EyebaiIa
Pressure on the eyeball has q sur
prislng effect on the functionInG. Of va
rious parts Of the body. Among those
who have confirmed this are A. ant l..
Binet. French Investigators, who md
that such animals rs dogs and rabbits
are affected, rs well rs men. The
compression OF the eye strikingIy
mobiles the action Of the heart, in
auences respiration, acts upon the
blood vessels ana e7en pr0daces dis
iurhance Of the muscles. How such
rctirxcs are brought about Is not APP
parent
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1921-03-10
Radio Telephonlna.

The nrst experiment In ions'dis-
lance radio teiephoning was made In
1914, the attempt resulting after
many efforts In successful transmits;
sion OF speech from Washington to
paris and San Francisco.