davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
TWO BOYS HURT
 BY MOTOR CARS
Son of Rev. ranscomb SuS- tains Several roken
 ones

Two young boys were injured in automobile accidents late yesterday afternoon.
 Lamar Branscomb Is, son of Rev. and Mrs. l.. c. Branscomb, 1901 Nell son avenue. sustained several broken bores and Is in serious condition at the Robinson infirmary. Thomas Bell. l2. of 4437 Avenue c, south, was only. slightly hurt and his injuries were dressed at St. Vincents hospital.
 According to police reports, Lamar Branscomb was delivering bundles from a truck. In the act of running around in front, of the truck he was struck and badly injured It is not known whether any of the wheels passed over his body. Attendants at the hospital reported several tones were broken.
 Rev. Branscomb. the father. said his son did not work for the owners of the truck, but that he was merely helping a friend. The police investi- gated the accident. which occurred at the corner of Fourth avenue and Twenty sixth street. north. shortly before dark last night.
 Thomas Bell was slightly injured when struck by an automobile said to have been driven by $. J. Stiggins Of sos Forty-sixth street, south. The accident occurred near his home He was taken by MT. Stiggins in his machine to the hospital where his in- jurfes were dressed. No arrests were made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
FRATERNITY MEN HERE
 PLAN TO HELP OTHERS

Plans for helping and advising chapters of national fraternities in the surrounding colleges, which are represented on the Pan-Heilenic as- sociation of Birmingham. were dis cussed during the luncheon of the association at the Southern club yes- terday.
 A committee consisting of Harry White, Chappell Cory. Jr., and Brewer Dixon, was appointed to draw up q constitution.
 Fraternity men of Birmingham are asked to meet at the Civic Associa : ton, Jefferson County bank building, Monday night, August z
 Members of the Pan- Hellenic asso- citation who met yesterday. were Alan Drennen. Walter Agee. Donald Long, Floyd Tillery. Thad McCarty. Gar ret Hagen. Tram Session, Lewey Robinson, G. B. Ericsson, Gene flaw kins. Harry White, Brewer Dixon. Bryson Aird. Chappell Cory. IT,, Jack Fraser and ]. R. Cook. Jr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26

Mrs. Angus Taylor was unani- mously elected first vice president of the Birmingham Axis club at it's meeting yesterday in the ball room of the Southern club. She will succeed Mrs. Gordon Jones. who expects to be absent from the city for several months, and on her re- turn will be the second vice presi- dent.
 Mrs. Taylor was one of the lead CTS In the movement to organize the club which is composed of wives, Rotarians. The name selected was suggested by her and was unanimous iy adopted. Members thought it most appropriate as it is the axis around which the Rotarians rotate.
 Dr. Oscar DeWolf Randolph. rector of St. Marys-onth the ighlands, made short talk on the work of the south- side neighborhood house He told of the work being done by this in- stitution which provided place where mothers forced to earn a liveli- hood for themselves and their chill dren might leave their little ones while they are at work. He paid a glowing tribute to Miss Harriet Phil lips, declaring she was most effi- cient and all the children loved her.
 Miss SalNe Black made a brief talk on the swimming meet and fete to be held at Edgewood. August 10, by the Big Sister organization. Forty per cent of the proceeds of the day would be received with which to meet indebtedness of the building known as the Katherine Inn, estab- lished by the organization several months ago. She appealed to all members to attend and if they de- sired to contribute candy, cakes and anything they desired.
 Mrs. Wallace Caldwell, the presi- dent presided and announced that after August l, she would automatic ally be dropped from the club, as Mir. Caldwell, who had accepted a position in Louisville, was no< longer a member of the local Rotary club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
HEAR ARGUMENT IN
 GRAIN RATE CASE
Court SuStains Western Grain Company's Main
 Contention

Arguments in the case of the Illinois Central Railroad company against the Western Grain company were heard before Judge ". l. Grubb in the United States court yesterday
 This suit was brought by the rail- road company claiming that in grain moved from Henderson, Ky, to Birmingham an under rate was awarded. H. H. Harsh, attorney for the defendant company. claimed there, was an overcharge as the grain shipped to Birmingham and ground here and went on to It's des- tination and did not pick up the local rate, but carried the rate from Henderson. Ky.
 The sufS involved about s2,30O paid by the railroad to the Western Grain Company as refund and which the carrier claims should not have been paid. The Western Grain com pany was sustained in all except an amount of about $500, about which quertion still is raised and on that the S'ourt has held up decision pend ing presentation further figures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
Birmingham Interchange Of Trade With Pacific Is Good

Birmingham is simultaneously shipping goods to the Pacific coast via Mobile and the Panama canal and receiving cargoes from the west coast by the same route.
 This interchange of traffic is en- abled by lower than all-rail rates in both directions.
 The steamship Liberator, Page & Jones (Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific steamship company). is to leave Mo bile this week with 1,5O0 tons of Bir- mingham cast iron pipe for the west coast Among the firms contribut- ing to the cargo are the National and American Cast Iron Pipe com panies, makers of high pressure pipe, and Hammond Byrd Iron company and Bessemer Soil Pipe companies, producers of sanitary or plumbers pipe. The greater part of the cargo is high pressure pipe for water main purposes.
 The steamship Cape Romain, same line, will arrive this week at Mobile from Pacific coast with dried fruits and canned goods. Ten to 15 cars of this caI.5o are intended for the wholesale merchants of Birmingham
 The load brought by the Romain is just twice that of former cargoes from the Pacific coast. It is larger because Birmingham wholesalers have finally cleaned their shelves of old stock and are now free to patron ize the steamship lines and bring their stuff at lower than rail rates.
 The transportation from Mobile to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
MINERS UNION MEN
 HERE FOR SURVEY
Contracts for Labor Expire In Spring, They Want
 Renewals

Nothing new brought Van A. Bitt- ner and two other international representatives of the United Mine Workers, to the district yesterday
 According to MT. Bttner, they came to wind up matters remaining over from the strike settlement and to make a survey of the field for it's future conduct.
 MT. Bittner said: "The coal mining business is the same all over the country. It is very dull and there is not more than 30 per cent pro- duction. It is the same in one field as the other no better nor worse in Alabama than elsewhere.
 We expect much better conditions in the industry this fall and winter when there is a bigger demand for coal.
 "we have come to wind up matters hanging over following the strike settlement in Alabama and to make a survey of the field with reference to the future. Contracts expire at the end of next March and we are taking note of that fact and wish to have things so arranged that we shall have present contracts re- newed and more contracts entered into"
 Mir. Bittner said he had nothing to do with the calling of the meeting of the district board of the state organization which met at 10 o'clock this morning at state mine head quarters in the Farley building and held an all day session of an ex- ecutive nature. He said that this meeting had been called with refer ence to his coming.
 Mir. Bittner is accompanied by John Zimmerman. of Springfield, Ill.,. and John O Leary. of Pittsburg. two of the committee Of five that came here following the governors award of the strike and ended the strike by accepting the award and withdraw ing further support of the strikers by the international union.
 At the close of the meeting of the district board yesterday after noon 1t was stated 1t was one of the regular meetings taking place from time to time and nothing out of the usual was up for discussion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
50 ATTEND SUMMER
 SCHOOL AT AUBURN

The 50 boys and girls of the nine county agricultural schools, who are to take the summer school course at Auburn as guests and at expense or the Chamber of Commerce, left this morning in motor busses.
 It was a merry bunch that as sembled at the courthouse at an
 early hour and left in three busses for destination in the charge of Miss Flora Shelby, home demonstration agent, and T. J. Jordan, assistant county agent.
 They will attend the various lectures and witness the farm demonstrations at Auburn this week, and return overland Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
EUents of Today
 In Birmingham

Meeting of the League of Women Voters at 4 o'clock at headquarters in the HiIlman hotel.
 Alabama division, No. IF, Ladies' auxillinry, Order of Railway Conduc- tors, picnic today at East Lake. tivanis luncheon 1 o'clock. south ern club.
 ADJUSTMENTS
 LOew's Bijou-Vaudeville, feature picture and news.
 A1cazar-Constance Tslmadge in "Up the Road With SaIlie."
 strand-Senna owen in "The Wom- m God Changed"
 Trianon-Jackie Coogan in "Peck's Bad Boy"
 Rialto-katherine Macdonald in "stranger Than EictiOn..
 Galax--Clara kimbaIl Young in "Charge It.'
 RoyaI-Feature drama, comedy and news.
 Odcon-Serial drama and comedy. Princess--Scrial drama and cOnI- edy.
 West Lake Park--Dancing, skat- ing and bathinE.
 EdgewoOd Park-Dancfng and bathing.
 East Lake Park-Bathing and amusements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
SHOOTS HIS WIFE
 THEN BLOWS OUT
 HIS OWN BRAINS
SirIes, 53 Years Old, Prin- clpaI In West End Tragedy
 YeSterday-MrS. Sirles
 Has Chance to Recover

George w. Sirles, 53, shot his wife, Mrs. Lillie Sirles, age 42, and probably fatally injured her, then turned the pistol upon himself and blew hole in the right side of his head on the front porch of the residence of his son, Hugh Sirles, at 313 Poplar street, north, West End, few minutes before 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 Mrs. Hugh sirles, daughter-in-law Of the dead man, was sitting on the porch beside his wife when he shot her. She told police in detail of how the tragedy occurred.
 Sirles died almost instantly. His wife was taken to the Birmingham infirmary, but little hope is held for her recovery. She was shot in the right side of the stomach.
 Mrs. Hugh sirles told Investigating officers she was sitting on the front porch of her home with her mother in-law when they saw Mir. Sirles coming down the sidewalk. She said he came up two of the steps toward the porch. drew a pistol from his pocket and began firing. One of the shots went wild and struck the wall of the house The second shot struck Mrs. Sirles just as she jumped from the porch.
 Fell Across Body
 Mrs. Sirles fell to the ground, ac- cording to police reports, and Sirles put the pistol to his own head and pulled the trigger. He fell across the chair where his wife had been sit ting
 The dauEhter-in-l and Mrs. Sirles ran into the woods, about half block away. from their home and hid. They were found there by the police and ambulancemen, who went to the scene.
 An ambulance from the Johns Undertaking company took the in- iureds woman to the Birmingham in- firmary. An ambulance from Shaw's made an effort to get the man to medical aid before he died. It was later stated, however, that he died before he was removed from the porch.
 Family trouble is said to have been the cause or the tfagedy. The uedu man is survived by four children Hugh Srles, age 23, his oldest son, stated his father had been in i'll health for several years, and that it had been year or so since he had been able to work.
 only One Witness
 There were no eye witnesses to the accident with the exception of the daughter in law.
 The trag gedy occurred on the porch of the residence next door to where the dead man and his wife lived. They had been living in that com munity for about year, and it Is said they were highly respected by other residents of the community
 Mrs. Hugh Sirles told an Age- Herald reporter shortly after the .tragedy occurred that she thought for a few minutes that she had been shot. She said she heard the bullets whizzing by her head, and that she was sure one of them came within an inch of her as she jumped from the porch.
 Coroner J. D. Russum and more than dozen city detectives were in vestigating the case yesterday after noon. No statement was made by any of them last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26

Birmingham will be via the Warrior barge lines, which haul the goods at 20 per cent under the all-rail rate. Charges to Mobile by ship are also under the charges by rail.
 Business with the Pacific coast by water began about year ago with the movement of large tonnages of cast iron pipe via Mobile and the canal. More than 25,000 tons of pipe were moved in this way last year This caused the ship lines to look out for return cargoes. Merchants were well-stocked on old stuff and not much could be done in the way of return business until the old stuff was worked off. Now that this has occurred the cargoes from the west coast show decided increase.
 Transcontinental freight rates from the west coast have been re- duced but are still under the rates by water.
 Owing to the potential increase in the traffic with the west coast, new lines between Mobile and the coast were established. Where there were no regular sailings between the two points, five lines are now engaged in that business. Some of the lines ply bSNWttH tuC A ANldHAICt anu coasts, touching the gulf ports and. in this way, are building up a large business via the canal and the en- tire system of American ports.
 large business has been con tracted for by the fruit growers of California, Oregon and Washington for movement this fall from, the west to the eastern seaboard, movements that have taken place showing speed, reduced rates and superior condition of fruit on arrival, owing to the lack of jostle. Delays at congested termi- nals has been avoided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
HARSH TREATMENT CHARGE IS UNTRUE County Solicitor Says Body of Prisoners Are Well
 Satisfied

After a thorough investi gation into the alleged mistreatment of convicts at road camp No. 5, stationed near Rosedale, J. R. Tate. solicitor, yester- day said there Is no truth in the let ter written by certain convicts in the camp and addressed to the county board of revenue, in which they com plain of harsh treatment.
 Mir. Tate says the camp is in first class condition. and the convicts are treated as well as they can be. A majority of the convicts expressed themselves as being well pleased with the treatment they are getting, MT. Tate said.
 The letter sent to the board of rev enue is said to have been written by two or three convicts, and the ma jority knew nothing about 1t. Only once has a guard had to draw a pis- tol on prisoner, and in that case one of them refused to obey the of ficer when he ordered him to get under cover whenh he exposed himself naked in view of the public road
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
DAM DAMAGE SUITS

Cases of J. De B. Hooper ana Hooper & Mccormick against the government were being heard before Judge w. J. Grubb in the United States court yesterday afternoon These suits were filed in 1911 and sne plaintiffs are seeking damages al- leged to have been done their prop critics by the building of the locks of the Warrior river.
 The plaintiffs claim that as a re- suit of this work their lands were overflowed and submerged in water. It is stated the government offered To buy the property from them, but they refused to sell it. It is expected the case will be completed today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
P|NSON SCHOOL ID ]. BE MADE 0F STONE
People of Vicinity Will Fur nish Material for the
 Structure

Contract for building the junior high school at Pinson was let yes- terday by the county board of edu- cation to Miller Brothers, the price for the construction being s1s.44o.
 The building is to be of stone, and will contain six rooms. The interest of the patrons of the school in get ting a new building is shown by the fact that they have agreed to fur nish the stone necessary for the building cut and delivered on the ground free of charge. They are doing this in order to have stone building instead of one of brick or tile.
 The school is to be built on five acre lot. The enrolment Is about ,25O, and five teachers have been employed for next year with the pos sibility of a sixth should an in- creased enrolment justify 1t. All grammer grades will be taught, and the first two years of high school work will be offered.
 As it's meeting yesterday the county board also let contract to Howard Humber or carrying the pu- pills of the Big Creek school to the Oak Grove consolidated high school during the next session. Each morn ing the children will be carried to the consolidated school in trucks.
 The board yesterday purchased s3. 900 worth of equipment for the new Jones Valley high school al Powderly. The school will first be used as a high school next year. The eouipment purchased consists of desks. lockers and other school fur niture.
 Arrangements were made to repair the school buildings at Sandusky and Leads
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26

In the order issued by the court, the Steel corporation must pay the creditors 20 per cent of the amount owed within five days after the en- try of this order in the office of the clerk of the court, and within five days shall give promlssory notes, payable three months, six months, nine months and 12 months from date for the balance. Each note will be for 25 per cent of the remaining amount owed the creditors. The notes will bear interest at the rate of per cent.
 Following the filing of petition asking that the Birmingham Steel corporation be adjudged d bankrupt John NJ. Bradley. secretary and treas urer, stated that the corporation was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26


 "The PIttsburR plus system"
 Mir. Thorne said. sis the system
 of making prices on rolled steel
 products on the Pittsburg base,
 plus mn arbitrary or differcntiai
 of S5 ton. These differentiaIs
 are added regardless of where
 the steel is produced. and regard
 less of the actual cost of pro-
 duction.
 The existence of the Pittsburg plus schedule of prices on steel means an added tax on the Birmlng- ham district of $5 ton on every ton you produce. That means that the Steel Corporation and it's subsidiaries and the independent companies fol- lowing their lead are taxing the busi- ness of this community in the sum of s6,000,000 annually"
 Limits Business
 Mir Thorne declared .the system kept other manufacturers from com ing to the Birmingham district be- cause they have to pay this addi- tional tax, whereas they do not have to pay it if they locate in the Pitts burg district, He quoted Judge Gary as saying that steel can be iHdue m t2lGmlnkndH CHedptT lldli in either Duluth, Pittsburg or Gary, and said that in consideration of the great deposits of iron and coal in this district, only the unjust dis of the United States Steel Corporation prevents Birming- ham from producing a much larger percentage of the national output than the 3 per cent it now produces.
 The Pittsburg plus scheme Is
 one whereby the Steel Corpora
 ton keeps the steel industry
 centered about Pittsburg, and
 prevents the normal development
 of the industry in other parts of
 the country, according to MT.
 Thornc. The industrial supre-
 macy of the south and west is de-
 pending upon the decision of the
 federal courts upon the fight
 now being waEed against the
 system before these tribunals.
 The agricultural interests of the nation are very much interested in the outcome of the fight, and the American Farm Bureau federation went on record at it's last meeting urging the courts to abolish the sys- tenn, MT Thorne declared He fur ther said the legislatures of Illinois, Minnesota. Wisconsin, Michigan and Missouri had all passed resolutions a gainst the system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
FARMERS ID HOLD
 CONVENTION HERE
Annual Convention Is Set for August 18 to 20
 Inclusive
Farmers from AZ counties in thi,

Farmers. from AZ counties in thi state will gather in Blrminghai next month to hold their annual con vention. n
 w. A. Morris, state supervisor, sal the farmers are well organized Il year and he expects nearly 100 p cent attendance. c. s. Barrett, r& tional president, will be here for til convention to make an address.
 .Dr. Spright Dowell, president R Auburn, will also attend and addr0I the meeting.
 The state executive committee n exercising every effort to make ki convention one of the most profitabf for the farmers. A
 Commissioner John R. Horn&d. will make the welcome address &hl will turn over the city to the farn1er for three days. C. NJ. Dinsmore, stat president is urging the co-operatidj of every one Tn the city to co-opera with the farmers during their stay Il Birmingham.
 w. C. Lansden, national lecture will visit Birmingham today wit other executives of the organizatio for the purpose of getting thei plans under way for the work the intend to do during the convention. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26

not insolvent. It. like other manu- lecturers of structural steel has suf- Tered from the general slowing down of business. he said. and was embar- rassed by the lack of ready cash with which to meet it's obligations. but was not insolyent.
 The Birminghahm Steel corpora- ton was established during the war by H. l.. Britain and associates, who operate shipbuilding plants at Mo- bile, Savannah and Jacksonville. The corporation fabricated steel for a1 number of ships built at the Mobile yards and then went into the manu- facture of structural steel for build- ings and bridges
 The creditors filing the petition to have the company placed in bank-g ruptcy were the Southern Sewer Pipe company. Moore & Handley company, and Miller's Indemnity underwriters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
JustifiabIe Homicide

Verdict of justifiable homicide wal rendered yesterday by J. D. Russuu; coroner. following investigation into the shooting of an unidentiffed negro Sunday afternoon by Ellis and Rehberg. police officers.
 According to evidence given at tho inquest, the negro was guilty of rG~ slsting the officers and refused to to them No marks of could be found on th6 negro, and 1t is believed he was de- mented. He was shot five times " the officers. ,sA1 X
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
New Coal Company

Papers of incorporation were filed at the probate office for the Helena Straven Coal company. The capital stock of the new com pany will be s2o.OoO divided into 200 shares of s1oo each.
 The incorporators are A. Seard. F. E. Dunlap. Mrs. Marie E. Dunlap, and Mrs. Amelia Sicard The business the company will engage in includes buying. selling and mining coal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
CLOSE POOL THIS MONTH

It was announced yesterday that the swimming pool operated by the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company on Eighteenth street near Avenue A, south will be closed the last of this month for the sum mer. 1t is understood that repairs will be made upon the pool and it Is also rumored that private interests are making bid for it's purchase.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-26
BOTH GRANTED BOND

Ed Graham was bound over to tce grand jury yesterday on s500 bonu on the charge of attempting to steal car belonging to the Birmingham Paper company, after preliminary hearing before Judge H. B. Aberpe- thy of the Jefferson county court of mi isdemeanors.
 Kent Wood who Is alleged to have been connected with the same of fense waived preliminary hearing yesterday and will await the action of the grand jury on s1.oo0 Bond.