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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
VETERANS BUREAU
 REPORTS PROGRESS
Conditions Not Perfect, Says Forbes, But Sore Spots
 Being Removed
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Washington, September 2S.-Direc- tor Forbes of the veterans bureau will submit to the President probably tomorrow comprehensive report covering the countrywide condition Of the governments system of hospi- talfzation and vocational training for former service men. The report, it is understood, will contain many recom- mendations for changes in the pres ent plan of dealing with the veterans. The recommendations were based on conclusions reached by Colonel Forbes after inspection of practically all of fices of the bureau.
 Colonel Forbes declared today he wanted to close a lot of contract hospitals at the earliest date possi- ble.
 Conditions in both hospitalization and vocational training services were not all that he could desire, he said, adding, however. that progress had been made and that sore spots gradually will be eliminated.
 All disabled service men being cared for in private schools and con tract hospitals are to be placed in government hospitals, he added, just as soon as the necessary arrange ments can be made.
 All disabled service men being cared for in private schools and con tract hospitals are to be placed in government hospitals. he added. just as soon as the necessary arrange ments can be made.
 He mentioned that he had made a personal inspection of the Camp Ross section of the Great Lakes hospital, and that he would recommend that this section be taken over by the veterans bureau
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
WEI GROUNDS HOLD UP TENNIS GAMES
Players Urged to Register for Semi Centennial Tourna-
 ments to Be Held Here
.c;ronnd too wet,

This was the announcement that stopped the work of the playgrounds tennis tournament which was to have been finished this week.
 The players have staged their games at the Country, club and so far have had fine attendance. It will probably be Tuesday of next week before the finishing games
 The games are now down to semi finals. and finals will be reached possibly Wednesday, if playing is begun Tuesday.
 The winners are to receive tennis racquets as prizes. Two will be given the girls and two go 10 the boys.
 T. D. Moore, superintendent of the city's playgrounds, is urging all those playgrounds which want to enter the semi i-centennial tournaments to reg ister now. If they don't get in early, he says. some will be left out. The games are to be staged all over town so that strangers may be able to see the work of Birmingham play grounds. Volley ball. dodge ball. ten his, for both boys and girls, and junior and senior, football will be played. For these games no foot ball coach is required
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL

A I Boys i'm blue parade to fife tune. Figures prove drift of negro to other areas.
 Fort Worth wins Dixie champion- ship from Memphis. Mules burned in big Atlanta fire. Speedy return to prosperity soon.
 STATE Farm demonstration picture is shown.
 Heat injures Centreyille gardcns. Athens fair Opens. Holden visits Auburn. Team work scores real home run in Lauderdalc county. Sees victory for port amendment.
 LOCAL Property tax due October I; col- lectOr mails notices. Rotarfnns visit new post office. McLendon makes rc,s.y to Bm4sclt. Ex-service men get employ iment wide publicity.
 First rehearsal of ,OOO chory~. Chicken demand is far beyond sGp- ply, says leEhorn king.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
CITY SCHOOLS ID LOSE $70,OO0 BY
 BOARDS DECISION
Plan Distribution of Funds on Attendance Basis - No Definite Decision Yet
 Reached

If plans of the Jefferson county
 board of education are carried out
 the Birmingham city schools will
 lose approximately s7o,ooo annually
 according to information given out
 yesterday.
 A statement to this effect was
 made following a conference or the
 county board of education. Dr. C. 5.
 Glenn, superintendent of the city
 schools. John R. Hornady, commis-
 sioner of education, l.. L. Vann. su-
 perintendent of the Bessemer schools
 H. M Sharp, superintendent or the
 Brighton schools and c. J. Donald,
 superintendent of the Fairfield
 schools.
 It is stated that no definite de-
 cision was made yesterday follow ing the vigorous protests Of the in-
 corporated towns in the county. but another conference will be held with in the next few days and probably today.
 Owing to the fact that no definite decision has been reached none of the representatives or board members would discuss the matter.
 Given Authority
 Four years ago when the county
 succeeded in getting the additional school tax the county board of edu- cation was given authority to dis tribute the tax, 1t is stated and an agreement was reached whereby the money was distributed to the various incorporated cities and the county on a per capita basis.
 The plan which the county board now has in view is to base the dis tribution of the money on an at tendance basis instead of a per cap
 ita basis as heretofore.
 The reason for the change in the manner of distributing the school funds according to Dr. Baker. coun- ty superintendent of education, is in order to have the money more equit- ably divided. Under the law giving the board authority to distribute the school money he said it requires the funds to be-distributed so that all schools in the county will be given the same length terms and the pu- pills the same opportunities. He points to the fact that unless the , change is made the county schools will not be able to have nine months term. especially since the last
 census largely increasing the popy. lation of the city of Birmingham. Since an investigation has been made into the distribution Dr. Baker stated that it was found that the board was paying larger per cap- ita to the city school than to the county schools.
 In addition to the s70,6o0 which the Birmingham schools will lose if the change is made, the Besseme schools will lose between s10.000 and sl5.000 annually, it is stated. while Fairfield will lose approximately s3.Ooe and Brighton about s2,00e. It is pointed out that the county | board of education has complete con trol in the distribution of the schoo funds. and the incorporated cities
 are helpless. hut they are protesting ! vigorously against any change thai { will deprive the schools of those cities of funds for the operation oi | the schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
COMBINE RAILWAYS. ID LET STRONGER
 AID WEAKER ROADS
Individual Roads Must Ap- prove of |. C. C. Plan Be- fore Consolidation Can
 Be Completed
By Associated Press

Washington, September 2S.--A ten tative plan for consolidation of all major American railroads into ts great competing systems was an nounced today by the interstate com merce commission.
 The proposed combination, author i.ed under the {, ansportation act, s designed to remove weaknesses in the national railroad system shown by the operation of the rate making power of the commission and to ef- feet readjustment of terminal and other subsidiary facilities with re- sultant economy in operation and de- livery of shipments
 Weak lines which have shown their inability to live under rate sched- ules profitable to stronger roads would, under the plan, be attached to systems more advantageously sit uated, but it was announced that in every case the effort was made to maintain the identity of existing strong systems.
 May Modify Plans
 Hearings will be called soon by the commission for the purpose of dis cussing the proposed consultations Since, under the law. no plan can be adopted which has not been given the approval of the individual lines af- fected, as well as that of the com mission, it was expected that dis cussion would be prolonged, and that number of notifications from the plan made public today would be suggested,
 "We have sought to minimize dis memberment of existing lines and systems" the commissions en- nouncement said This tentative plan is put forward in order to elicit a full record upon which the plan ultimately adopted can rest and with out prejudgment."
 The proposed consultations are:
 Number 1 New York Central, dn- cluding, the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis; Monongahela; Boston and Maine; Mangos and Aros- took and others. r
 Number 3: Pennsylvania, including Toledo, Peoria and Western; Long Island; Monongahela, as an alterna- tive to the inclusion of that road in the New York Central system, and others.
 Number 3: Baltimore and Ohio; Reading; New York. New Haven and Hartford; Lehigh and Hudson and others.
 Sections Held Intact
 Number 4: Chicago and Erie; Deia- ware, Lackawanna and Western' Bessemer and Lake Erie; Wabash lines east of the Missouri and others.
 ,N,pnber 3 Lehigh Valley, New York, Chicago and St. Louis; Pitts burg and West Virginia, and others.
 Number 6; Pere Marquette, Ann Arbor and others.
 Number q New York, New Haven and Hartford; Boston and Maine Bangor and Arostock; Lehigh and Hudson, all of these being alterna lively to be taken into other sys- tems.
 | The commission here proposed a variation indicated as system Number
 tCdttinued on Page TwoD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
Trainmen Vote for Strike By Majority;
 Others Will Follow
By Associated Press

Chicago, September 2S.-Ninety per cent of the ballots cast by the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen on the q6estion of accepting reduc- tion in wages, favor a .Walkout, IL was unofficially announced, in count ing the returns which will not De completed until tomorrow.
 The counting of the ballots of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen, order of Railway Conductors and the Switchmen's Union of North America, will begin in Chicago on Monday.
 Union leaders regarded the results of the trainmen's vote as an indi- cation of the stand the other or ganizations would take.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington Bureau. The Age-Herald,
 800 Davidson Building


 Washington, September B. Special. )-Liquor which as a beverage has no official exist ence in the United States, but which is still alleged to be the prime cause of every scandal. en- riched bootleggers to the extent of $1,000. 100000 the past 12 months. records in the office of the commissioner of internal rev enue indicate.
 The commissioner, D. H. Blair. estimates that bootleggers owe the government in income and excess profit taxation, $32,00o. 900. While he is optimistic to the extent of believing that as result of persistent effort, he will get a million or more.
 Twenty-Five million gallons of whisky and near whisky were consumed in the United States during the 12 months under con- sideration, the records indicate. But there is admission that the records are far short of actual consumption. Distillation in the home and the hill cannot be ob- served even to such extent as to permit of an estimate, it is said. Approximately, 30.0000 900 gall Ions were released by the prohi- bition unit last year. But of "legar' whisky the above 'il- legal" consumption takes no ac- count.
 Home Brew Gawk Habit
 The situation is satisfactory or highly unsatisfactory in accord ance with the viewpoint. Prohi- bition Commissioner Haynes, for instance, is mot in the least wor- ried." He says that home brew is a fad indulged in by gawks and near-smart people," and will soon pass in the nature of other fads. Prohibition, he adds, is favored by the great majority of the people, and the sentiment grows"
 On the other hand are the fig ures, and common knowledge. The figures show that consump- tion is common every commu- nifty, and that by retailing highly doubtful stuff at exhorbitant prices, bootleggers are enriching
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
Bootleggers Made Billion In Year Under Prohibition
 And Join Moral Element
Congress- Never Voting It Drinks, Passes From Con
 troI of "Drys-Blair Hopes Collect Million in Ex- cess Profits Tax From Leggers-"S "Shinny' Manr' oxs ture Growing. s>sFs@

themselves. That r a
 done fragrant y .S~ the law is regarde 70 aent of great sGsa i. dang ta ,,, oN saf n dna knowi, c.n secure whis& whenever he wants it. provided he has the price.
 Smuggling has become so profitable that every port is util- ized. and the standing army would not suffice to protect the Canadian and Mexican borders. Frequently graft develops even among law enforcement officers. The chief Of police of Chicago has just astounded the nation by a confession of belief that half his force is hand in love with bootleggers.
 Criminals because of probable profit have joined the "moraf' element, and the growers of hops this year-and the crop, the de- partment of agriculture estimates will suffice to make 7.500,000 cases of beer--are loud in their praise of prohibition.
 Sidetrnck Beer Bill
 The Senate has sidetracked the anti-beer- bill because of the per sistence of certain senators on the ground that its provisions would subject the home. and the automobiles of every citizen. in- cluding the law-abiding-the lat ter are in the great majority-to indiscriminate search.
 William Jennings Bryan, now in Washington, roundly abuses these sefiators. Wayne B. Wheeler, attorney for the Anti Saloon League. while criticizing opposing senators declares, with probable truth, that tho law in the long run. will be enacted.
 But Congress is apparently less obedient to the dictates of the prohibition lobby than .hepeto- fore. There are members in both Houses bold enough to state their objections. Prohibition vic tories in other days were won. often by default. There was never time that prohibition could have made headway had Congress voted as it drank.
 Very few members would even question that assertion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
Bandits Get Four Mail Bags In Santa
 Fe Train Robbery
By Associated Press

Oklahoma, City. Okla. September 2s.-Six bandits held up an Atchison, Topeka and santa Fe train 12 miles north of here early today and stole tour pouches of mail.
 Sante Fe officials said only one of the bags contained registered mail. No effort was made to rob the passengers. The robbers escaped into the darkness. They were dressed in black and heavily armed,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
----------Al-r -- -7-sss --------4fr CLEAR TRACK FOR SENATE TAX FIGHT
Agricultural Bloc" Member Opens Attack on Trans
 p0rtati0n Features
By Associated Pre,s

Washington September 2S.=The way was cleared today in the Senate for the fight over the republican tax revision bill. Reading of the meas ure for appeal of uncontested com mittee amendments to the House bill was completed, and consideration of the contested features will begin to- morrow.
 These. include the sections dealing with income taxes, individual and corporation, profits taxes, transpor- tation levies, excise and soft drink levies and all other leves changed by the committee as well as with es- tate taxes and levies on administra tion and dues which were not altered by the committee.
 The attack on the transportation taxes was opened today by Senator McNary of Oregon, a republican mem- Der of the agricultural bloc" who offered an amendment to strike out the levies on freight, passenger. Pullman and express Senator King, democrat. Utah. said he would pro- pose an amendment to eliminate also the tax on telegraph and telephone which was unchanged by the commit- tee.
 Democrats Have Amendments
 Senator Simmons of North Caro- lima and other democratic members of the finance committee completed during the day a series of amend- ments which they plan to offer. and which. if adopted would virtually re- write the bill. It is understood that their principal feature is the raising o( rates on corporations and the wealthy to maximums higher than those proposed by the finance com mittee.
 During the reading of the bill to- day, the Senate agreed to the exist ing tobacco taxes and most of the special and stamp taxes imposed by the present law and unaltered by the committee and also to a number of administrative provisions. These provisions included those designed to speed up final settlement of tax claims. establishing tax simplifi- T. cation board and to prevent unneces- | sary examinations or investigations | of taxpayers books of account 1 Other sections agreed upon with 1 out contest included one authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to is- sue an additional $500, 100000 in short ] term notes to facilitate the fund ling of Victory notes and certificates l of indebtedness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
STATES NEAR BEER. WOULD KILL HOME. AND SWAMP BREWS
Senator Graft Prepares Cereal Beverage Measure for Introduction at Spe-
 CiaI Session


 Mobile September tspecial.)- Senator John Craft, author of the port and state highway amendments, which will be taken up at the special session of the legislature, will also introduce the cereal beverage bill, which was included in Governor Kilby's call, according. to. a state ment made by him. this afternoon. Senator Craft announced that he has been in touch with the chief execu- tive in regard to this matter for some time and that he is now at work on the measure.
 He declared that the bill will con tain provisions permitting the sale of near beer and certain other so- called nonalcoholic beverages. The sale of these drinks, which are per mitted in nearly all other states, it is claimed, was prohibited by a law adopted by the Alabama legislature few years ago.
 Senator Craft has been busy at work on the measure for months. -'Here is copy of correspondence that he had with Governor Kilby on the subject:
 Should we have an extra session of the legislature, I believe that it would be to the best interest of the state for you to incorporate within your call for law that would au- thorize the sale of cereal beverage. The sale of cereal beverage, you well of the volstead act.
 Would Enlarge Revenue
 This law would bring to the state a large revenue and would also help the revenue of many cities of the state.
 "In my extensive travels in all of the states and in Canada I find that cereal beverages are permitted to be sold to their citizens, and see no reasons why citizens of Alabama should not enjoy the same privi- leges."
 The senator concludes his cor
 rcspondence with the governor
 by stating that in his opinion the
 sale of cereal beverage would
 stop the manufacture of home
 brew and dangerous liquors
 brcwcd in the swamps of the
 state.
 Senator Craft left the city tonight for Birmingham to join other mem bers of joint committee from the Alabama legislature named to in- spect convict camps of the state. who Will make their second tour of in- spection. The committee will ascer- iitin if the convict camp operators have cafried5 out recommends tfons thai we're made by the committee on the first visit. The report of the committee will be filed with the ieg- islature when it meets in special session next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
BONDS CONTINUE
 HOLD ON MARKET
Liberty Issues Maintain Price Approximating Three
 FourthS of Operations
By Associated Press

New York, September 2S.--Trading in Liberty issues and particularly in Victory notes again dominated the bond market today. Dealings approximated S12,000,000 or almost three e-fourths of the days total op- erationsi on the stock exchange. Heavy transactions at private sale also were reported.
 Most of the liberties closed at trifling losses but Victory AZ s re- peated their recent maximum ot 99.50 on sales aggregating s5,S00.000 par value Included in this total were individual lots ranging from small amounts to $200,000, $50O.00O and one block of sii00,000. which sold5at 99.4S This is the largest sin gle transaction since the recent up- ward movement.
 Private dealers lin United States bonds claimed that nuch of the re- newed demand for these securities came from investors of moderate means. The buying power. they said, was broadening to points in New England and the middle west
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
North Carolina BorroWs
 $5,000,00O In Gotham
By Associated Pr~ss

RaIeigh. N. O., September 2S.-The state of North Carolina today bor- rowed s5.O00.000 from New York bankers at 595 per cent. according to a telegram received by Governor Cameron Morrison from Treasurer B. B. Lacy. who has been in the financial centers making arrange ments for borrowing money for the state to continue it's building pro- gramme for both roads and irsti- tutions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
NAMES BODY TO TAKE
 BANK FARM AID LOANS
Bx Associated Press

Washington. September 2S.-An- nouncement was made by the war finance corporaeroAi today that In ad- dition to the agricultural loan agen- cies previously made public, com mittee headed by jonn K. Ottley has been appointed at Atlanta to receive applications from banks In its dis trict for agricultural advantages and to make recommendations to the cor porations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
MASONS CONCLUDE DAY
 WITH IOWA RECEPTION
BxAssociated Press

Asheville, N C., September M A reception to the grand high priest and staff by the grand chapter of Iowa. concluded the days session of the thirty -eighth triennial conven- ton of the general grand chapter roya. arch masons here. An address by Frederick w. Crais, grand high priest of Des Moines, la. was heard by representatives of chapters from all parts of the United States.
 The Missouri delegation tongh presented Mrs. John H. Anderson of Fayetteville. N. C., chairman of the ladies committee. with brooch as token of appreciation for her eff forts in entertaining the ladies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
Tennessee Jurors Indict Attorney
 on Drunk Charge
By Associated Press

Nashville, September 2S,--A spe- cial from Waynesboro, Tenn, says the Wayne county grand jury, which has just been discharged, reported tn indictment against the attorney general of the circuit, l.. B. White of Lawrenceburg. the charge being drunkenness in of flee. 1t is said that the official was present in Waynesboro during the session of court there. but did not attend court, or the sessions of the grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
NASHVILLE BLAZE. BURNS APARTMENT Three Year-0Id Boy Playing With Matches Started
 S75,000 Fire
By Associated Press

NdshVlIIe September zo.--Fadnor Apartments, three-story brick ve- neer structure. containing i27 rooms, was completely destroyed by fire here tonight.
 The loss is estimated at about s75,- 900. most of which was covered by insurance.
 The fire originated in room where 3-year-old boy was playing. Occu- pants of this apartment say they be- heve the boy struck match and started the blaze.
 Three fire walls were the only pro- tection affordedf workers who re- moved the household belongings of a majority of the tenants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
THREE HURT IN WRECK

Tuscaloosa. September 2S.--A freight train on the Warrior south -ern railway was wrecked near Holt this morning. The engine, tank and five cars were derailed. Three per sons were injured: Fireman w. J. James. white; Brakeman Eugene Cunningham, negro; Beat Christian. negro. The injuries are not consid- cred dangerous.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
BOYS AND GIRLS

The Age-Herald Scout page ap- pears every Friday and the Children's page every Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-29
BIRMINGHAM WEATHER

Unsettled today, possibly showers Stationary temperature.