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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
HOME BUILDING
INQUIRIES BRISK
IN REALTY CIRCLES

Although the past week has not
been the BUSIEST OF weeks of the
year with realtors In Birmingham.
there has been a distinct interest
shown in real estate and number
of transactions for small and sub
for building with a sprinkling here
and there of sales OF larger prop
critics.
Folks are planning homes or talk
ing about them. The week was
marked by a large proportion of in
qulries concerning homes and home
lots, according to the realtors who
specialize in this branch of the game.
The dealers who feature the build
ing of homes on lots which they pro-
cure, to be delivered at a future date.
have had promising action the past
week.
The housing conditions arc not
crowded as at former periods. There
is a distinct difference between this
time last year. when suitable places
for renting were not as easy to pro-
cure as now.
Applied more personally and more
lSiiONS nun lhV icdAt5 man AhC PSt
son who wishes to rent a room Or
an apartment through sub-letting
can almost get his choice.
Home Building Active.
There is some activity in home
building in Birmingham, apartments
are under way which will soon be
completed; all tending to relieve any
housing congestion which might have
been a problem in the past, and in
dicative of an increasing population
in certain sections of the city.
Butler Garrett Real Estate company
report a pleasing activity in homes
ranging from $3.50 TO $4,000, and
one department is at work on home
construction, which is its feature.
Messer-Jo hnson Realty company
reports activity among those seek
ing substantial homes or plots upon
which to build.
Dealers featuring high priced
property. in additions, are having
usual activity and finding prospective
purchasers exactins in their demands
where costly houses are in mind for
construction.
sales Reported.
Amona sales reported are the fol-
lowing from Jemison and company.
who report an active market, espe-
cially in the residence property
Eliza C. II. Goddard to II. T. Phil
lips and wife, 1906 Lakeview avenue,
six-room bungalow.
Emma L. Newman to Margaret 7.
McDevitt. 1920 Twelfth street, south,
6-room bungalow.
NJ w. Canister to Joseph Wiefcrich,
Jr., Lot 13, Block A. Highland Park,
100-foot lot on Victoria avenue,
Idlewild Circle.
Hattie Morton to Ada Wallace, Lots
and 7, Block 10. National Real Es-
tate Bond and Mortgage company s
first addition to South Highlands.
These lots together front 100 feet on
the corner of Twenty-fourth street
and Twenty-first avenue. Mrs. wal
lace will build home on these lots
at once.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
FARM LOANS AMOUNTED
TO $30,572,327, NOV. Is

BY Aaaorlnted Press

Washington, November 19.-Total
agricultural loans by the war finance
corporation under the amendment OF
August "a amounted to S30,572,327 No
vember IS, the Joint commission of
agricultural inquiry was informed to-
day.
This was on loans on which the
money had been paid over. 1t was ex-
planned, and included S15,s25,415 on
cotton, $1,976.S6s on grain, $3.50
$50 on live stock, and ss,s34,15e for
other agricultural purposes.
The total loans approved, which
means loans on which the money has
not been paid but is subject to the
order of the borrower amounted to
sos, 214,500, or which s44,05e,000 was
on cotton, $26.5oo,O00 on grain. $500
016 on live stock, and S1S,7l4,S44 for
other agricultural purposes.
Loans amounting to $3.36S,567 have
been made to cooperative associa-
lions without bank Endorsement, and
s2,275,575 to live stock companies
without bank Endorsement. The ma
jor portion of these loans have been
within the last three weeks
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
FARLEY DELEGATES
ARE OPTIMISTIC
Conference Will Not Last as
Long as First
Thought
BY Associated Press

Washington, November 1s.-The
first week of the Washington con-
ference ended with the optimistic
view expressed by several delegates,
prominent among them Premier Bril-
and of France, that soon the princi
pies for the limitation of armament
and the settlement of far eastern
questi may be definitely agreed
upon by all.
Prince Tokugawa OF japan added
a note of caution, however, saying
that matters must not be hurried and
the delegates must not become I'M
patient, especially as there is no
doubt the conference will not last
The opinion is gaining ground in
some delegations that other confer
ences may follow the present one
on account of the new conditions
which will arise. especially iR~the far
east.
Thus" one prominent European
statesman dissolved America.
through the noble initiative of Presi-
dent Harding and the courageous and
far reaching programme of Secretary
Hughes, will become a solid bridge
between eastern and western civili-
cations, making them harmonic to-
gether."
Some delegates have suggested the
convocation of an economic confer
ence, as they maintain that the es-
tablishment of a complete and last
ing peace Is not possible until the
financial and economic equilibrium
of the world is restored.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
BlRMlNeHAM-REAL ESTATE BOARD

low price of $500 per acre. It will
have left few scattered properties.
which will liquidate perhaps 100 per
cent of its stock, SO that when the
company is finally wound up. within
the next year or two, it will have
paid the Investors about SIS for every
dollar invested.
Apart from the question of the in
vestment, the property is now well
built up with moderate priced homes.
served by churches, schools and
street car facilities. The present
site of the Martin school, one of the
largest public schools in the city.
was donated to the city of Birming-
ham by the company. as was also
the site of the United States weather
bureau.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
CRAIG To CONFER
WITH LLOYD GEORGE
OVER IRISH MATTER
Conference Not to Be Binding
to Either Party-Sinn
Fein Has Been Kept
Informed

London, November ia confer
ence at an early date between Sir
James Craig. the Ulster premier, and
Prime Minister Lloyd George on the
subject of the Irish peace negotia-
tons is looked for in official circles.
1t Ia expected that Sir James will
visit Mr.. Lloyd George at Bourne
mouth over this week lend or early
next week. The conference will not
be one binding on either party to II,
but an opportunity for an exchange
of views.
Although there has been no Off
cial meeting of any kind between
the Sim Fein negotiators and the
government during the last week the
Dali Eireann representatives have
been Kept informed of the nature of
the governments suggestions TO us
ter and of listers reply.
Sir Hamar Greenwood, the chief
secretary for Island, and the Irish
office in London, disclaimed knowl-
edge today of the issuance of the al
legged secret circular mentioned in
Dublin dispatches last night as hav
ing been issued from the divisional
commission of the Royal Irish CON
stabulary at Belfast, saying the gov
eminent was considering the desir-
ability of forming the unauthorized
loyalist defense force into regular
military units to be called out only
In a grave emergency. The Irish Of
flee here said they were unable to
repudiate it. however. as it might
have been directed from some Dublin
castle source without their knowl
edge and that they were making in
quiries.
Ulster will, after November 20
have control of its own police, but
II is pointed out that the circular
mentions the formation of military
units. This is regarded with appre
-henson In government circles, which
fear clashes between the Ulster gov
eminent exercising it's new powers,
and the Sim Feiners resisting such
exercise of powers. Some officials
consider a conflict OF this kind might
assume the magnitude of civil war
fare and Compel the Intervention of
the imperial government. On the
other hand, there is the contrary
opinion that the Uulster government
should be left TO handle its own diff
ficulties.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
RIGHT AND LETT-HANDEDNEss

From scientific observations Of left
handedness. in relation to high blood
pressure. some very interesting dis
closures have recently been made, &C
cording to Popular Mechanics Maya
zine. The observations were made
with regard to this point ON 142 in
mates of the San Francisco home for
the aged. Left-eyedness is not UNI
common in the right-handed, 1t WAS
pointed out, Conversely, right-eyed-
ness is common with left-handed peo-
pie. Among 500 men between the
ages OF A and 50, there were found
40 left-handed ones, of which IA were
left handed and left-eyed, and the re-
naming 2S Crossed that is, either
left-handed and right-eyed, or left
eyed and ght-handed. High blood
pressure and stammering were found
to be more frequent among left-hand-
ed individuals.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20


Cambridge. Mass. November H.
The atomic weights OF nearly 40 of
the 80 or more chemical elements out
Of which everything in the universe
Is built have been definitely deter
mined by Harvard chemists in the
course of Investigations begun &c
years ago and extending up to the
present time.
Attention was called to this pro-
longed research today by the an
nouncerient that largely on account
OF hls work In this field, Prof. Theo-
dore W. Richards. Nobel prize winner
In 1914, and director of the Wolcott
Gibbs Memorial laboratory at Har-
ward. had been appointed a member
of the international committee of
scientists on elements while Frof.
Gregory P. Baxter, formerly a pupil
Of Professor Richards and now an In
dependent investigator at Harvard.
had been chosen for the international
committee on atomic weights.
The Harvard research Is said to
have thrown new light on the per-
picking problem <of the nature OF
matter, while data obtained are being
used daily by thousands of chemists
throughout the world.
Amazingly Constant
The atomic weights of the elements
are described as the relative weights
in which these elements combine with
each other to form the countless sub.
stances of which the universe is con-
stfucted. These weights have u.s.
uaiiy been found to be Amasingly
constant. Silver from all parts of the
world And from many different ores
has always the same atomic weight.
Copper from Europe 10 identical IN
this respect with that mined under
the bottom Of Lake Superior.
Professor BAxter's work long sincA
proved that iron and nickel which
fall from the sky In meteorites com-
Ing from the spaces far beyond tho
sArths orbit have exactly the sams
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
WEIGHING OF ELEMENTS OF EARTH
UNCOVERS PUZZLE FOR SCIENTISTS

atomic weights as iron and nickel
from the earth, fact cited as indi-
eating in one respect, at least. the
unity of the two.
The most important single result
of the Harvard study of atomic
weights Is said to be the discovery,
first proved definitely some years ago
by Professor Richards and still hold
ing good through recent careful
tests. that there exist at least two
kinds of lead instead Of one. 1t was
found that lead from radium min
erals, while 1t possesses properties
exactly similar to those of ordinary
lead. has a distinctly smaller atomic
Answers Eagerly Sought
The lead from the radium minerals
10 supposed to come from the decom-
position of radium Why its atomic
weight 10 different from that of or
binary lead. whether ordinary ieao
may not itself prove to be mixture
of lighter lead with a heavier va
riety, perhaps due to the disintegra-
tfon Of the element thorium. and
whether other elements. hitherto sup
posed to be final and indivisible, may
not also prove to be mixtures and
thus open up a whole series of new
problems as to the composition of
matter, are questions to which the
answers are being eagerly sought by
scientists over the world today.
Prof. W. D. Harkins OF Chicago
has strong evidence that ordinary
chlorine Is a mixture, and F. w. AS
ton OF Cambridge. England, by an en-
tirely different method, indicates
that many other elements are prob
ably likewise composed OF atoms of
different weights. Harvard chemists
larsl working at present to try TO find
out more about these two kinds OF
lead, but they are hampered by the
fact that once mixed, the two kinds
cannot by any ordinary chemical
methods be separated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
WARNER WITH JOHNS

H. e. Warner, we'll known local I'M
dertaker and embalmer, yesterday
became affiliated with the Johns I'm
dertaking company, according TO an
announcement made last night by
Carl Johns. Mr.. Warner has been in
Birmingham practically all OF his life
and has been in the undertaking bus
mess for over 80 years.
He has served on the state exam
ming board of embalmers and was
the head of an undertaking estab-
lishment here for several years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
POSSE SEEKS WHITE
ESCAPED PRISONER

Valdosta, Ca. November 19.-Posses
were searching tonight for white
man who broke from Jail at Fargo,
Ca, near the Florida line last night
about the time ]. v. Evans. a consta-
BILE, was shot to death near the jail.
Mrs. Evans, who suffered powder
burns about the face. said she and
her husband left their home near the
jail when they heard a noise in their
pig pen and were suddenly fired upon
The man who broke jail, apparently
with outside aid, officials said, had
been arrested by Evans the day be-
fore.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20

real estate agents, TO put up some
$4,000 and purchase the property
from Mrs. Mcdaniel for about 5000
per acre, Mrs. Mcdaniel retaining
$4,000 stock interest--the company
being capitalized at $4,000. The orig
inal stockholders still own the COM
pany.
The company developed the prop
erty from time to time as needed, 50
far as streets, sewers, ETC., were con-
cerned, but built no houses, only sold
its lots for home building. purposes
as demand arose, and the company
has returned in liquidating dividends
to the stockholders about 400 per
cent. II is now closing up a sale Of
TAX acres of land to the city of Biz
mingham for park purposes at the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
REAL ESTATE MEN )
POSTPONE LUNCHEON

Tho weekly luncheon of the Biz
mingham Real, Estate board, which
was scheduled for next Thursday at
the Tutwiler. has been postponed on
account of Thursday being Thanks
giving. The question of the audi
torium site will come up at the next
regular luncheon, Thursday, Decem-
Der 1.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20

Many obervers have reported
sounds, described as "swishing,
Cracking" etc, accompanying dis
plays of the aurora. Whether such
sound are real or imaginary or due
to causes other than the aurora is
an unsettled question.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
- - -
"GOD is LOVE"

Margaret w. jackson, In Farm Life.
/ heard a loud knock at my back
door yesterday. and when I went
through the kitchen and opened the
door, there stood a little man who
was SO very old and withered, i was
afraid the west wind would sweep
him off the porch, beard, paper suit
case and all. He peered at me In
tently from behind his big glasses
and asked IL he might come in.
He was spry old fellow and no
sooner was he in my kitchen than he
had opened the suit case and had
spread out religious calendars and
religious notices done In white on
stiff red felt, all over the place, floor,
table and chairs. And he did 1t so
quickly that / stood open mouthed
with surprise. Then he turned to me
with bow and gesture.
.Pick out the ones you want--five
notices for a dollar-the calendars
are a dollar each.
1t was no good my telling him l
didn't want any. He pretended to
be deaf and went right ahead with
his speech.
you really must buy one, any
how" he told me firmly. Think of
the influence on your growing fam
lily. when was a child ! learned
one Of those notices by heart, from
where IL hung in my mothers bed
room and in the darkest hours of my
life, it came back to comfort me. l
am an old man now, and my wife and
three sons are gone ahead of me- But
because l still remember the motto l
learned in my boyhood, make my
living by selling these to the moth
ers of little children.
So, of course, l took one. and In
twinkling he had gathered his be-
longings, pocketed his quarter and
gone away. / hung the little red
square over my baby's bed, and every
time 1 look at 1t wonder why these
things have grown old-fashioned, for
It reads, in white. on a red pack
ground:
God Is Love"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
CAMPING OUTFIT IN AUTO BODY

CAMPING OUTFIT IN AUTO BODY
one of the latest contrivances for
the motor tourist takes the form of
a special camping body for the ma
chine, and includes number OF
rather novel conveniences. says the
Popular Mechanics Magazine in an
illustrated article. In general ap-
pearance it resembles the well known
"jltney bus Sleeping accommoda-
tions are afforded by folding hunks,
under which are clothing lockers,
While travelling, the hunks are folded
back and folding chairs take their
place. A collapsible stairway at the
rear serves as tailboard when
folded. Additional sleeping space Is
provided by a 7 by 1o-foot tent, which
ordinarily Is stored under the top or
the body. A two burner oil stove Is
carried on the running board. and
the oil supply is kept in tank under
the floor of the body. There is also
compartment for dishes and re-
frigerator. under the floor. which can
be reached either through a trap
door or side door. The latter Is de-
tachable and, when folded. forms a
convenient table. On the opposite
side similar doors admit to fire.
less cooker and 10-gallon water
tank. When the tent Is erected and
the side curtains lowered, two adj
joining. but entirely separate, rooms
are obtained which afford every
convenience for sleeping purposes
and for preparing and eating meals.
They are thoroughly protected
against bad weather. The outfit is
lighted by current from the self
starter batteries. The tent poles fit
into rack on the side of the body
when not In use.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20

mas spread 10 the
House and II would
seem that Presi-
d e n I Harding s
worst fears as to
the results of at
tempted govern
lent by groups"
may prove justi-
fled.
Republican lead
ers make no Sc
cret of the seri-
BUSINESS with which
they regard devel-
opments In Con-
gress and the mat
ter already has
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20

new party alignments In the United
States. OF a separation of political
elements into progressive and con
servative groups. 1t would certainly
seem that bloc" legislation is step
in that direction, though no one ex-
poets the democratic and republican
parties to be wiped out of existence
in the next few years
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
SPIRIT Of REVOLT
AND BLOC CONTROL
SPREADS TO HOUSE
G. 0. P. Leaders Admit They
Are Worried BY Develop
ments, Especially Defi-
ance of President
BY ROBERT +. SMALL
Special Correspondent OF The Age Herald
Cops right, 1921. by The Age Herald)

(Copy right. 1921. by The AEe-Herald)
Washington, November 19.-With
the end ow the special session of
Congress in sight, republican lead
ers are frankly worried as to the
course of national legislation in the.
regular session. the beginning of
which is but a fortnight away.
The spirit of party revolt or bloc"
control, which started In the Senate,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
ny JEROME TUCKER.
Managing Director

The Fountain Heights Land COM
pany was promoted and organized in
1899 by r. II. Kerr. a practicing
lawyer. whose client Mrs. c. A. Nc
Daniel. had become involved through
foreclosure on about 30 acres of
land in the northwestern section OF
the city, about one and a half miles
from the business center.
: Mr.. Kerr was living in this section
and with vision of It's possibilities
as a residential section. but priina-
rily with the idea of saving some
thing for his client. induced the
writer and others of his friends. in
GLIDING Mr.. @. r. Harsh. a brother
lawyer; his partner, Mr.. l. j. Haley.
l.. c. Pettyjohn ana j. r.. Bryan, both
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-20
OFFICERS

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THE REALTOR NEWS.
DIRECTORS

RtNGSiONS
}. L. 9AAcEY
DAVID 6. MEYER
~. p. MISSES
c. X. Estes
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r. MCCONNELL
a. N. rHRoeKNoRVoN
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7, n. MOTION
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-18
"A JUNE PARTY

children were told to answer and write
the answers beside each question. They
were:
A large European city and green.
Paris green.
Green and part Of the human body.
Green back.
Green and a dairy product. Green
cheese.
Green and musical instrument.
Green horn.
Green and a reptile. Green turtle.
Green and dwelling. Green house.
A synonym for always and green.
Ever green.
Green and common name for ma
terial Green goods
Green and a portion of house.
Green room.
Green and elevation of lanc and a
part Of the United States Green
Mountain State.
A prize was given to the child an
swering the most questions correctly
Then the Green party con.snu4a to
carry out its name for Donald showed
his little friends SIX specimens o
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-18


'i1ess Il the pirate ahtp.s Ne ~,
Iiaying ~ IN Imaginary line On ths
door to tndieats the positioa q -
ahip.
..And hare u tlAe ocean, making an
other sweep OF his hand. wow. You
|are lady passenger on ship going
to South Amsrtca with your LITTLE
dapghtsf. Hsrs, lfarae, you come along
ana gst In this and b the baby 0augh-
ter. Then. when your ship gsts In
sight OF mine, ri force you to seop
and capture you and take III the
treasure. Then tn make you walk the
plank"
WHATS that" asked Alice.
George mifeed. Girls knew very lit
tie. With an air Of great indulgence
he explained.
"You see, q long time ago. when
pirates roamed the seas''-here George
quoted from the book he had been
reading-''they were very desperate
characters. After they had captured
q vessel. they forced all the passenger
to board the pirate ship to be searched
When this was done. the sailors placed
a plank out across the railing Of the
deck and the poor passengers were or
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-18

prised. They are gray and brown mot
tied, and just lie there still and help
less like scrapings Of jelly. They are
the kind that do not have shells, and
in the mornings you often see silvery
looking trails over the steps, showing
where they have wandered during the
night. II you are real lucky, you may
find one Of the curious thousand
legs" as the children call them, max
ing mighty poor time considering all
the legs he has. To tell the truth, he
hasn't quite as many as thousand
legs. but can only claim ninety-nine
pairs. or 1913 legs altogether. At the
now price Of shoes, a mother thou
sand-legs" would have an awful time
getting shoes for the children, If they
happened to need them all at once.
Don't forget, all Beetles have hard.
outside wing covers. and some sort