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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25

the question has bee. cefinitely set- tied, but there is still a cloud over the question of whether Commis- sioner Burruss' department should not have authority over building all other public buildings, even if they should seem to fall naturally to another department.
 The law is little hay. on this matter. and no one at the city hall seemed sure yesterday about 1t. The law gives to Commissioner Browns department the authority of super constructed, so 1t would seem that he should have some interest in their construction.
 New Fire Station
 practical illustration of the question is given in the recent con struction of Brminghsms new fire station which was supervised by Com missioner John II. Taylor. No one seemed sure at the city hall yester- day whether this should have fallen to Commissioner Burruss' depart- ment or not.
 Commissioner Burruss has ta f the attitude that he Is not seek any additional authority. and made no move toward getting ts.s commission to give him the power of supervision over the auditorium nr any other building the city may cisns struct. If he Is definitely assfgi4Ea the duty of constructing the audi .n~. rum he has promised that the work shall so forward as rapidly as pos sible
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
PAGEANT PLANS
 SOON COMPLETED
Decide for Two Evening En- tertainments-TWo Thou
 sand Will Take Part

In telegram yesterday to the central committee of the semi cen- tennial celebration, Gordon Brick sor, chairman of the pageant committee, who Is at present in Chicago. nn- nounced that he has opened negotia- tions with Mackaye, the leading American pageant writer, to get hlri to write the pageant for the semi centennial celebration.
 MT. Erickson will return to Bir- mingham Monday, and will imnc- diately begin work on the pageant. According to tentative plans made there will be moro than 2,000 persons to take part in it, and it will be one of the leading features of the celc- bration. Two performances will probably be given, both at night, ana special lighting effects are to be arr ranged. M
 An official slogan was adopted for the celebration yesterday. and 1t will be stenciled on the side walks and placed in the store windows of tho city by the Boy Scouts.
 Charles l.. Harold. secretary of the celebration, and 8 special committee 3 is collecting schedule of rates, to which all the local hotels will agree to adhere, They plan to print these rates In the literature the central committee will publish
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
EXCHANGE CLUBS
 HENSON MEETING
Value of Firm Owning Their Business Homes Stressed
 By the Speakers

The part the Exchange club played in the construction of the new building of Jemlson & Co, and Jemi- son -Seibels Insurance agency, was the topic of the weekly discussion of the Exchange club at the Tutwiler yesterday
 Robert Jemison. Jr, president; Hill Ferguson, vice president: A. B. Tan ner, secretary, and C. P. Marks, treas urer, were guests of honor of the oc- casion. H, G. Seibels president of Jemison -Seibels Insurance aSen y. was out of the city, it was am nounced.
 The meeting was extended as an honor to the Jemison firm, as an an honor to mark the completion in Bir- mingham of the finest building in the south occupied exclusively by real estate, insurance and investment banking firms.
 Judge Hugh A. Locke called atten- ttor to the fact that every advance in civilization had been made by na- tons which were builders, and that they had left their monument in the form of buildings which marked the advance In architecture. Stress was laid upon the fact that Birmingham had reached the stage in her develop ment where young firms which were founded by young men in the city hal grown to the extent that they might erect buildings which would be model for the entire nation.
 Short talks were made by William T. Warren and E. H. Knight .srchi- tects for the building. and by Ralph A. Smallman of the firm of Smali- man and Brice contractors of the building.
 Robert ,lemison, Jr, thanked the members of the club for their recog- hilton of the construction of this building, and stressed the importance and significance of firms in an es- tablished city like Birmingham own ing their cwn building. just as men felt it incumbent to own their own homes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
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Euents of Today
 In Birmingham
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Political speaking at Gnte City to. night. Real Estate board luncheon, Tut wilcr hotel. 1 o'clock.
 ADJUSTMENTS Loew's Bijou--VaudeviIie, feature picture nnd newt.
 Majestic Theatte--"Lena Rivera" strand--Bert Lytei In "Tbc Mnn Who"
 Triauon-.Mads in Heaven,- with Tom Moore and Semou comedy. Alcaxar-George Welsh in 'NumDer H.,
 RiaIto-"The ether Woman.' GaInx-viOlu pann in "Lffe's Darn Funpy..
 RoyaI-Fcature drama, comedy and news.
 Princcss-serisI drama and com edy.
 Odeon-SeriaI drama and news. East Lake Pnrk-Bathing and amuscmepts.
 Edgewoed Park-Dancinx, bathing and cafe. West Lake Tark-DaucinE, bath ing, skating and cafe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
RESERVES MEETING

Members of the naval reserve will meet tonight at naval recruiting head quarters in the Title Guarantee build- ing. when Commander Buford, who has been on two-weeks' cruise with Birmingham men in the Eagle No. 6s, will talk.
 | He has some Interesting informa-
 ionon how to obtain retainer pay, 1t is reported, and all the men are urged to turn out for the meeting. which will begin at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
FAIR AND WARM

Fair and continued warm, is the weather prediction for today. There will be little change from yesterday. according to the state ment of E. c. Horton of the gov ernment bureau.
 was 92 degrees. which occurred about 3 o'clock, and the lowest was 72. about 6. Thunder clouds yesterday afternoon failed to bring a shower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
a1.soo BUILDING

Permit was issued yesterday to the Jaffe Iron and Metal company by the city building inspector to erect a s7.500 brick building on the corner of Second avenue and Twenty-ei ighth street. north. to be used as ware house.
 The main building of this company was destroyed by fire caused by lightning about six weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25

During the past week the frs, actual work. on the building of the chimes tower at Highlands Methodist church was begun, The contract calls for its completion by November l.
 As soon as the tower is finished the se of chimes. consisting of l3 bells, will be installed and it is the plan now to use them on Christmas day. which falls on Sunday this. year of 1921
 The tower when completed will cost $15,oo0 and will be in keeping with the stone and brick work of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25

Jay Smith, chairman of the board of stewards, called together the en- tire congregation and asked them to make their contribution to the tower and organizing his campaign on the allied armies" plan during the war carried out a three days whirlwind campaign raising the necessary funds for the building of the tower The chimes will cost s1300o.
 Bem Price. architect of this city, in conjunction with Thornton Mayre of Atlanta, who built Highlands Methodist church, designed the tower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
McLendon Attacks City Ad- ministratjon in Speech At WyIam Last Night, Drawing a Heavy Return Fire-Meet Tonight At Gate City
By H. W. scHAEFEp

Marked by clashes between Dr. N. A. Barrett and D. E. McLendon, candidates for president of the city commission, the municipal campaign was ushered in at Vivian last night when .23 candidates for the commis- sion at the October 10 election spoke to a crowd of nearly a,000 men, women and children. Thomas R. Walker acted as chairman of the meeting, which was held in hall at Wylam.
 Candidates fof the presidency of the commission spoke first, with W. o. Broyles leading off. H. P, Burruss came second, with Mir. Mo Lendon and Dr. Barrett following Fire was drawn when Mr. McLendon began his talk.
 Bringing forward the statement of achievement during pr. Barretta tenure of office, which was printed ir The Herald two weeks ago MT. McLendon began to ridicuie the statement. He declared that every member of the commission had ex. ceeded his budget allowance for the 10 months of the fiscal year al- ready passed.
 Swinging Hammers
 How about my statement. MT. McLendon?" interrupted Com missioner Burruss.
 Yes, you're all right by few thousand dollars" rejoined Me- Lendon. but you should have spent that and more money on the streets of Birmingham"
 Isn't it fact that you told the League of Women Voters that you would not have done any of the paving work already done:" querred MT. Burruss.
 The price was too high" de- clared Mr. McLendon The people of Birmingham must pay, not in assessments. but in taxes, for the reductions being made in assessments when howis are made about high costs.''
 pr. Barrett. who followed Mir. McBendon, opened fire with strong attack. He declared that Mir. McLendon would be out of a job on October 1. and that he wanted the job of president of the city commission to continue his policy of soffice-holdng.
 I don't know how Mir Me- Lendon will make money unless ke Is elected president Of the comniission." declared pr. Ear rett. As tax assessor for eight years. four under the fee system, when he made more money In q year than the president of the city commission makes in four, MT. MeLendon received his money as an office-holder.
 Four years ago he made his race for tax assessor on plea that the faithful servant be given a second term. That Is what I am asking. stand on my record as president of the commission which has pulled Birmingham out of debt,
 Cleared cf Debt
 N nen MT. McLenOOu DeSino to talk about finances of the city. he doesn't know what he is talking about The city clear ed off it's indebtedness without ' an increased tax rate. Auditors for three years have told me that never. has showing been made like that of the city of Birming- ham. It Is easy to make prom ises. have produced. have shown that I can handle the fi- nances Of . city like Birming- ham.
 Are you going to exchange certainty for an unceEtalnty? w. O. Broyles, who began tn, sl.eaking,. took rap at the bad streets of Birmingham in the outiy- ing districts, declaring in humorous vein that his mother in-law lost her a-s -lA =
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
Bells to ring by Christmas.

auditorium of Highlands Methodist church corresponding in color and architecture with the style used in the main building
 The tower of Highlands Methodist church was left unfinished when the church was built several years ago, and 1t is recalled that a little less than a year ago when an unknown friend" expressed a desire to present the church with a handsome set of chimes. provided the church would complete the tower. The offer was most cordially received
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
PERSONAL

Fred Moore. city attorney, was back at his desk in the city hall yesterday after a vacation spent n south Alabama and Camp Walton. Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25
WILL INVESTIGATE
 FEDERAL ROAD AID

Investigation will be made into ths status of the federal act appropriate ing funds to state roads by a com mittee from the Civic Association with the purpose of finding out the effect the postponement of calling the state legislature into session will have upon Alabama road work.
 The committee appointed by Judge Hugh A. Locke, president of the as sociation, consists of John DeShazo Sterling Edwards. and R. E. Connei- lev. They will report to the cxccu- tive committee of the association. "Mr. Burruss is vaczting the only position on the board which and fitted for" declared J. D. Truss, mem Der of the legislature and defeated candidate for city commissioner at the 1917 election. He admitted vot- ing against suffrage when 1t came up at the last session of the legislature. He declared the governor would not call an extra session because minor tiles at the extra session had now grown to majorities.
 William IA White covered the en- tire commissions duties in his out line of what he would do if the people would respond to the need for young blood in civic affairs. He explained
  work and had analysed the situation thoroughly. He said he would double the police force and was opposed to a $500, ,00o market bond issue. He de- ciared the city wasted too much money on street lighting.
 .I'll do many other things which have not yet been done" he con cluded.
 Only One Absent
 Out of 24 candidates invited to tt- tend the meeting. only one was ab- sent. N. w. Scott of Ensley. accord ing to announcement by Mir. Walker. Each candidate was limited to five minute talk, but the majority did no: take up their full time.
 The senior baseball team of the Vivian playground, winners of the city pennant, were presented to the crowd and a collection taken up to send them to Atlanta to enter the southern competition.
 Several developments of the meet ing were surprising. The bitter clashes between Dr. Barrett and Mfr. McLendon easily featured. with both men showing their displeasure and wrath throughout the meeting. Com I. missioner Rurruss also became quite heated, while remarks of Mir. Dins- more were calculated to make Mir. Dickson and MT. Truss smart. as men who had voted for the utilities bill.
 A meeting will be held tonight at Weatherlv school Gate City. at which practically all the candidates who spoke last night are expected to be present.
 Thus was launched the 1921 general election campaiEn-in earnest.
, 1921-12-03
Publication

For the Town IF Chrisjiasssted:
at the Despatching Secretary's Otfics at
10 o'clock forenoon, viz
TUESDAY December l3 Tor tn IN.
habitants of Kings, Company, Queens,
Strand, North and West Streets, ais"
Western Suburbs
WEDNESDAY. December = lof the
inhabitants Of Smith, Western a1d UIke
Lanes, Tatergut, Mark and Princes
Streets, Kings and queens Cross
Streets, Church, Ho@p itaI and Green
Streets and the Eas1Irn Suburbs.
THURSDAY DECEMBER Is for the in
habitants of ~. East. Lagoon, little
Hospital, Ney and Fisher Streets.
Tor the Country:
FRIDA December Is for the inhabi-
tants n both East End Quarters at the
Stoot Estate Sally's Fancy at II o'clock
SATURDAY December II for the in
Aabitants in Compeny's Quarter at the
agricultural Experiment Station at Es-
tate AEna's Hope at II clock a. M.
MONDAY December 10 for the inhabi-
tants in Queens, Kings and Northside
Quarter .Ltr., B. at the Station at Kings
hill ito o'clock a. m.
TUESDAY December 20 for the in
habitants in Princes Quarter in the
School of Estate Diamond at z o'clock
p. m.
THURSDAY December % for the in
habitants in West End Quarter and
Northside Quarter Ltr. A. at the Police
Office in Frederiksted. at 10 O'Clock a, u.
For the Town of Frederiksted:
same day for the inhabitants of Strand,
Kings and Queens S reefs,
FRIDAY December % for the inhabi-
tants of Princes, Hospital and New
Streets, Kings Cross Street, Market,
Hill and Lagoon Streets. all at the said
Police Office at 10 O'Clock a. m.
Owners Of estates are to specify in
writing the exact number of acres in
sugar cultivation, Ia cotton cultivation,
in other cultivation and in pasture. Also
information concerning the buildings on
the estate and the appropriation thereof,
especially if there are rooms rented to
other than laborers permanently en-
ployed, and the length and width of said
rooms and the rental thereof.
If any portion of the land is considered
to be useless, and yields no revenue to
the owner, the number of acres of such
portion must be stated in the taxlist and
a certificate on oath issued by the pro-
prietor and two Burghers residing in the
quarter, and Furthermore attested by the
, 1921-12-03

b. IS. us IN st. Croiz, it is hereby
Jght 0 public notice that a balance
Of intereEt Amounting to FIRES. 1910 will
he on fbnd for distribution on | Jaou-
App cations FOR participation ID this
distri ton, duly certified, should be
forwarded to the undersigned, on or
befCt re p December, 1921.
espatching Secretary's Office, Chris
t .sted, St. Croix, V. l. 10 N2%e~@
C. &. RAraJ-EGs
Desp0tchltg See ot0fy.
, 1921-12-03

Quarter Officer, ana I-HFetei 20 'iT
Commission.
Owners Of empty lots IN town are re-
Quested to fill in the taXllsts accurately,
giving The information desired, IN oroet
that it may be ascertalnPd II any ne"
buildings have been erected 90 the pro
pertv during the year, also SEATING the
time when such buildings were hrSt
occupied.
In order that reduction can be obtained
in the taxes for dwelling houses, ware
houses and sheds, which have been IN
occupied for two months and upwards,
tho "ammissie1 would particularly ORA"
the attention of those parties deslrln
reduction, that it is very necessary j."
such cases that certificates to that err -,
be produced stating that the r Uses.
sheds etc. have been vacant du' hg Said
period.
MUST BE SPECI> YOB-
SERVET
Persons ~negiectl0g to genre Jn~
Information and proof de9crIOeJ JJ
the regulation insthe above shap.,
time and place must ascriOe to the
own neglect all losses resuf
therefrom.
AS several planter che last
years have neglected 70 meet at the
fixed time and place to deliver their
taxIists, the Commission begs to
announce that taXliStS will not be
received for any quarter, at any
ouner time or place than above
stated. In case persons neglect to
deliver a taxliSt for any estate IN
due time, the Commission will, be-
fore closing the meeting assess the
tax for said estate according to the
best Of its knowledge. Taxlists
which are forwarded latev . the
Commission, will, together with a
list of those estates that have omit
ted to send in their taXlists, be
transmitted to the Government in
order that other measures be taken.
Blanks fo1 t~axlists will be distributed
some DAYS previous to the meeting OF
the Tax Commission and are required to
be accurately filled out by the parties
concerned. and delivered to the Commits
sion on the day whieh is fixed for each
street in the town and each quarter IN
the country.
Tax Commission for St. Croix, Novem-
Der 22nd 1921.
C. E.\2APPOLEE. 7. j.. STRIDIRON.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-10-20
Widow Has Never
Seen Mate-to-Be
Omahan to View Husbands
Face First Time at Los
Angeles Wedding.

Los Angeles, Oct. l9.-(Special)
To marry a man whose photograph
she has never seen and whose face
she will not view until the moment
before she weds him, Mrs. Ivy Boyd,
an Omaha widow, is now speeding
to Los Angeles.
Her intended husband is George
H. Mexican of Santa Ana. The en-
tire romance has been by corre-
spondence and grew out of a note
pinned several years ago to hand
kerchief when Mrs. Boyd worked in
Chicago mail order house.
She will arrive here today and
will meet her future husband for the
first time at the marriage license
bureau in the hall of records. They
will be married tomorrow night at
Soloman's penny dance de luxe and
will start on an airplane honeymoon
to Tia Juana Friday morning with
Emery Rogers as their pilot.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-10-20
Many Naval Officers
Fail in Aviation Test;
May Cripple Service

Washington, Oct. l9.-Crippling
OF the aviation service of the navy is
threatened through failure OF a large
percentage Of temporary regular and
reserve officers to pass examinations
for the regular service. .
Official admission has been made
by naval officials that the situation
facing the department is serious.
Some of the officers who failed to
pass the examination are complain
ing that the test to which they sub
mitted was unfair and movement
is under way to take the matter be-
fore congress.
Now on duty in the aviation corps
of the navy are l52 regular officers,
134 temporary regular officers and
2o5 reserve officers. In the recent
examinations only Is temporary
regular officers qualified for per-
manent status and l20 reserves. The
status of six officers is at. yet unde-
tcrnined.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-10-20
i. S. and Britain
Stand Together:
President Says
Long Friendship Consecrated
BY Association in Common
Sacrifice During World
War, Harding Declares. =

Williamsburg, Va, Oct. lo.-Presi-
dent Harding was given the honor
ary degree of doctor Of laws by the
College of William and Mary today,
at exercises of installation Of DR.. ].
A. Chandler as president of the in-
stitution. In cap and gown, Mr..
Harding, in an address, appealed for
increased patriotic attention to the
national educational system and
praised the part played in American
history by the institution, which is
the second Oldest college of the
country. ..... ~-.
Before coming here the president
delivered an address from the spot
in Yorktown where Lord CORVALLIS
surrendered in 1881 and announced
policy of Anglo-American friend
ship for all future time.
The United States and Great
Britain, he asserted, had consecrated
longtime friendship by association
in the common sacrifice Of the world
war and found themselves "arrayed
together" in trusteeship for the
preservation of civilization. He
spoke also word of gratitude for
the aid given by France in the revo-
luton and declared time had come
for Worldwide cooperation and
amity among nations.
Declaration of Policy.
That part of the Yorktown speech
devoted to British-American rela-
tons was in the form OF brief de-
claration of policy on which the
president did not elaborate.
Delegates were present at the Viii
liam and Mary exercises from all
colleges in the country more than
100 years old and honorary degrees
were also conferred on Judge Alton
B. Parker, democratic candidate for
president in 1904, and on Governor
Davis of Virginia.
President Harding, in academic
robes, headed the procession around
the college campus prior to, the ex-
ercises which were held in the
alcove of the Wrenn building, the
Turn to Page Two, Column six.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-10-20
Swindlers Blk
Aged Woman for
Magic Glasses
Posing as Relative Of Cover.
nor, Man Sells Spectacles
Represented as Diamond
Crystal and Radium."

Fremont, Neb., Oct. 19.-(Special
Telegram. )-Eyeglasses, made OF
diamond crystals and containing ra-
dium, were guaranteed to an aged
Hooper woman, Pauline Schwab, u,
to cure cataract from which she
was suffering. The glasses, which
proved to be the common variety
on sale for few dollars, were loaned
to the suffering woman after she
had made a deposit of $2,959 to in
sure their return to the pseudo oc-
ulist.
DR.. Paul E. Martell, the name CIV
en- by the swindler, visited the aged
woman at her home with promises
to cure her of her affliction. He
claimed to be a brother-in-law Of
Governor McKelvie, and during his
visit told his innocent listener of his
intimate acquaintanceship. with the
governors family and said Mrs. Nc
Keivie acted as his stenographer. A
flashy certificate purporting to- be
his license to practice in the state.
was shown, together with q forged
commission showing him TO be q
member OF the state sheriffs staff.
Mrs. Schwab lives alone and is
physically infirm. The swindler took
advantage of her condition and first
obtained 81, 900 in Liberty bonds as
a guarantee that she would return
the glasses. A confederate appeared
a few days later and offered her ST.
800 il she would sell the glasses.
Martell returned in few days and
announced that the Chicago owners
of the glasses demanded more secur-
ity. With the $500 offer in mind,
the woman readily agreed to give
ST 900 in cash and $50 for the service
of the fake oculist.
When friends learned of the aged
woman's predicament they waited
several days before notifying the
county authorities in the hopes that
the swindlers would return for more
money. Sheriff Condit, when in
formed, traced the check to a Den
ven bank where it was cashed. He
left Immediately for Denver in hopes
of getting trace of the two men.