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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-05
PLAY OLD GAME ON
PdWNSH0P OWNER

Two unidentified Mexicans played an
old game on NJ. Bernstein, a pawn
shop proprietor who operates in the
Labor Temple, Thursday afternoon
about 2:3O o'clock.
They asked to see a charm made of
S. gold piece that was displayed in
the window and Bernstein, who is
said to be an old man, took consider
able time in obtaining the charm In
the meantime, the men managed to
remove a revolver from one of the
show cases.
The gun was missed after the men
had left without buying the charm,
and the police were furnished the de-
scriptions of the men in an effort to
apprehend them.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-05

In the employ of one London print
ing firm are three workmen named
respectively Duck, Wren, and Spar
row.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-11-05

the thieves, however. even the bulbs of
the headlights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
WOMEN |NDORSE
 WORK OF RELIEF
Daughter of Gen. Wheeler Is Guest of Axis CIub-HeaIth
 Service Is Commended

Members of the Axis club unan- imously indorsed the work of re- lief in the interest of the unemployed at their meeting yesterday afternoon and pledged their support and as- slstance. A number of women of fered to aid in raising funds with which to relieve the suffering in th;s district and will be located at Adams drug store Friday. Mrs. Joe Rosen- berger Miss Dorothy Wood, Mrs. D. B. Sihley and Miss Sallie Black will have charge and will be assisted by q large committee.
 Miss Annie Wheeler. daughter of the late Gen. Joe Wheeler, was d guest at the luncheon and was intro duced by Mrs. Scale Harris She ex- pressed pleasure at being in Bir- mingham. which she declared was one of the most wonderful cities of the south.
 resolution was adopted naming Mrs. w. c. Mccullough, wife of the new president of International Ro- tary, an honorary member of the Axis club,
 Dr. Edith Rabe of the United States health service, made short talk at the conclusion of which tEe work of Dr. Rabe was indorsed by inc club and each member pledged her individual cooperation In carry ing out the programme mapped out by the department. More than 1o members were present at the meet ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
TRUCK TURNS OVER;
 DRIVER IS INJURED

E. E. Dodd, truck driver for the Lime Cola Bottling company IS se- riously Injured, and Will Durham negro helper, is sliphtly hurt as the result of being thrown from the truck on which they were riding when it sllldded and overturned on the Fairview boulevard near Owenton station.
 The accident occurred shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. IL was pouring down rain at the time and the driver of the truck, later at the hospital, stated that he turned a sharp curve in attempting to avoid another machine and caused his truck to overturn.
 Passing motorists picked up the two injured people and carried them to the Birmingham infirmary.a Hos pital attendants stated that Dodd sui : fered possible fracture of the skull and internal injuries and his condi- .ion was far from being good at the present time.
 The negro was found to be not se- riously injured and he was later allowed to go to his home. Dodd lived at 2O33 Pleasant avenue; the negro at 112 Twenty-fourth street, south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
 YOUNG CHILD HURT BY AN AUTOMOBILE, DRIVER SPEEDS AWAY

Rachel Slaughter, 5-year-oid Laughter of MT. and Mrs. J. A. Slaughter of 1511 Eleventh avenue, north. was slightly injured when she was struck by an automobile driven by unidentified parties at the cor ner of Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street, north. about 10 o'clock last night.
 One of the jitneys operating on the south Twentieth street line was pas sing at the time the accident occurred and picked the injured child up and rushed with her to the Hiliman hospi- tai Later she was transferred to Robinson's infirmary.
 According to attendants at the nos pital last night she was reported to be but slightly injured. According to police reports the driver of the car which struck the child speeded away immediately following the accident and no clue as to his identity has been found as yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
COURT SCHEDULE
 SUMMER MONTHS
Circuit Court Judges Adopt Plans for Vacation Period
 of Court

Criminal divisions of the circuit court will begin their fall terms on September 19, according to deci- sion of the judges at the meeting held yesterday.
 The opening of the criminal court is two weeks earlier than was sched- uled and is for the purpose of fur ther relieving the congested con dition of the dockets. The civil di- visions of the court will resume operations the first Monday in Oc- tober, but as large number of cases against defendants confined in the county jail are pending, it was decided by the judges to open court earlier in this division.
 Among the other things taken ID at the meeting was the adoption ot the schedule of weeks during which various judges will be on duty throughout the summer months Tor the taking of orders and transactlng other business as may properly come before the courts during vacation.
 The schedule adopted is as fo!- lows: Judge Romaine Boyd will be on duty during the weeks of July II and IS; Judge c. B. Smith, the weeks of July 25 and August l; Judge J. B. Aird, the weeks or Au- gust and 15 Judge Richard Evans the weeks of August 22 and 29; Judge Dan A. Greene, the weeks of Septein- Der and 12, and Judge J. Q. smith the weeks of September ls ana ze-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
PRU|TT PURCHASING
 AGENT OF THE CITY
Succeeds Mckinley, Who Will Handle Buying for Board
 of Education

H. L. Pruitt former purehasins: agent of the Alabama By-Producrs company at Tarrant City, has been named city purchasing agent to sue ceed D. E. Mckinley, the incumbent, whose resignation was announced yesterday to take effect July 1.
 Mir Mckinley will become business manager for the Birmingham Board of Education, taking office July l.
 MT. Pruitt was in government serv- ice during the war. He came to Birmingham from Anniston and served with the Alabama By-Products company for more than a year. His appointment will be confirmed at the meeting of the city commission to- day. Length of service is at the pleasure of the city commission.
 MT. Mckinley has served as city purchasing agent for three years, being appointed in July. 1918. The position of business manager of the board of education is new place, recently created MT. McKinley's of- flee will be located at the warehouse of the board of education, 2S20 Eighth avenue, north.
 MT. Mckinley will have complete charge of the buying for the Bir- mingham schools and will havc charge of all the physical proper ties of the school system, valued at between s2,5O0,000 and s3,0oO,Ooo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
ADVERTISING CLUB
 IS NOW A REALITY
Competition Announced for Emblem and Slogan for
 the Use of Club

The Advertising club of Birming
 ham, after several preliminary meet
 ings, is now a reality. At final
 meeting yesterday in the rooms of
 the old Colony club at the Tutwiler
 hotel, majority of the active and eligible advertising writers, design
 CTS, sellers and publihsers of the city signed up for active member ship The charter list was closed at yesterdays meeting and membershi D
 can now be had only by invitation
 and election.
 Reports of delegates to the recent
 Atlanta convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World were 1 heard and followed by much instruc tive discussion.
 Competition was invited for the de- signing of an emblem and slogan for will beA submitted and the design chosen at the next meeting. As soon as an emblem and slogan have been
 adopted the club proposes to buy and use space for educating the public as to its significance The emblem will symbolize truth in advertising Advertisers who comply with this
 policy will be admitted to associate on-voting membership and partici- patton in all meetings. The new Advertising club proposes
 to take it's part in such civic ac- fairs as come within it's scope CO., operating with other bodies It will
 strive for the elimination of all that is fraudulent in advertising,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28

In the list of garden stuff that can and should be planted now for fall fruitage and use and that will mature in tune. county agent II. l.. Brown outlines the follow ing:
 Onion sets. recommending the Yellow Danvers and Red Wealth orsfield.
 Sweet potato slips and vines. Mr. Brown calls attention to the fact that the sweet potato vine does not carry the potato dis ease. that being in the tuber: hence fall crops from the cuttings from the growing vines should be free of disease. The clippings from the vines will grow as well as the slips.
 Squash, Hubbard and Crook neck being recommended.
 Watermelons. There is still time to raise watermelons from the seed, says MT. Brown. He recommends the Kleckley Sweet and Florida Favorite.
 Okra. The Perkins long pod and the dwarf are recommended. the dwarf varieties being pre- ferred.
 Late tomatoes Mir. Brown says the seed should be planted in rows four feet apart and each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
BOARD UNDECIDED
 ABOUT BOND ISSUE
Holds TWo-Hour Conference, But Action Is Again
 Deferred

Members of the board of revenue and w. K. Terry, county attorney. held conference yesterday morning for the purpose of discussing the ad- visibility of resubmittting to the vo- ters of Jefferson county the S3,0O0.- GOO worth of county road improve ment bonds at a rate of interest of G per cent instead of per cent, as now carried on the bonds
 There was some discussion elative to limiting the road work to $l.- 500.000 worth of bonds, if the issue is resubmitted to the people and us- ing the remaining s1,500,0o0 for the retirement of floating debt of $500, ,0o0 and for the building of a new courthouse.
 Although the conference lasted for approximately two hours, no ac- tion was taken as members of the board are gathering information which they state will likely prove helpful In deciding this matter.
 Owing to the inability of the board to dispose of the remaining S3,000.- 900 worth of county road improve ment bonds of the S5,000,000 issue authorized by the people at a spe- cial election held in February. 1920, the result mi ssion of the bonds to the people at an increased rate of inter. est is necessary, members of the board stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
MODERN NEWSPAPER
E. w. Barrett to Made Address at
 Rotary Luncheon

E. W. Barrett, editor and publisher of The Age Herald, will address members of the Rotary club at the meeting tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the Southern club. Mr. RAx- rett will have as his subject The Modern Daily Newspaper"
 It Is also expected that he will tell Rotarlans of his recent achievement in making newsprint paper from the pulp of spruce pine in the Warrior territory. The issue of The Age Herald on June 20 was printed on papr made from Alabama spruce pine and was considered an epoch marking incident in the development of a new industry in the south.
 MT. Barrett will probably tell of the manufacture of this product and of plans being considered for the erection of a plant in this district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
ROUTE JITNEYS TODAY

Delay in receiving signs designat- ling routes and fares has hindered placing of jitneys on definite routes and under provisions of the new or dinance, according to Sergt. W. w. Brent, in charge of the traffic squad.
 These signs. which will be fur nished by the city to the jitney own CTS at cost, were scheduled to arr rive yesterday morning. They failed to show up. however, and the delay resulted. They will be on hand to- day, the jitneys being regulated by the new measure, beginning this aft ernoon.
 More than 1S0 machines and drivers have been properly qualified under the new law. about two- thirds of the number running before regulation was adopted. All of those ears have been subjected to rigid Gx- animation by traffic officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
MANY PRISONERS IN COUNTY JA|L. Prisoners Sent Here for Safe- keeping Help to Swell
 Number

There are now 1s5 prisoners in the Jefferson county jail, according to Solicitor Joseph R. Tate, who had the jail checked yesterday as the circuit court has closed It's January term.
 Of this number 41 are white men, five white women, six negro women and S3 negro men. Six of these prisoners are being held for the United States government, while 2s are in jail here for safe keeping. hav- ing committed crimes in other coun- ties of the state. This number also in- cludes several prisoners from Bes- semer waiting to be removed. Twen- ty defendants in the county jail have taken appeals to the supreme court. and 16 are serving sentences. There are 49 prisoners awaiting trials, and 20 awaiting the action of the grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28

marking the laying 0I the corner
 stone of the Y. NJ. C. A. build
 ing in Bessemer. Photo by J. F.
 Knox.
 Preparations are being made for great celebration to mark the lay ing of the corner stone of the Young Mems Christian association build ing at Bessemer. This event will be held Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by the most worshipful grad lodge of Ancient Free and Ac- cepted Masons of the state of Ala bama.
 Ben NJ. Jacobs has been appointed acting grand master pr. W. B. Holmes will be the orator of the oc-
 casion. George Ross will be the grand marshal.
 Cost $20O.OOO The building will cost $200,000 when completed and will be thorough ly modern in every respect. It is be- ing constructed of brick and stone, and promises to be one of the most imposing structures in the Marvel
 
 building was subscribed by residents of Bessemer. When completed 1t will be one of which the city may rightly be proud.
 The entire city will participate in the celebration All business houses will be closed during the afternoon. l The streets have been ela.borately decorated for the celebration. Flags have been suspended across the high ways and all business houses as well as residences will decorate. Incidations are that one of the | largest gatherings of Masons ever assembled in Bessemer will attend the exercises.
 Athletic Events
 The Kf-Rote club, composed of a number of young men, has arranged many athletic features. and include bicycle races at 0 o'clock by the Bicycle club. At 1;30 o'clock a parade will be held. The line of march will | include the business streets of the city. Among the organizations par ticipating will be Boys Drum and Bugle Corps, the Boy Scouts, Ro- tarians, Kiwanians. and the Ki-Rotes. l Following the laying of the corner stone baseball game between the Ki-Rotes and the Shriners for the benefit of the boys camp at Chippe- wa, and a tug-of-war between the Shriners and members of the Rotary and Kiwanis clubs. All Master Masons are requested to meet at the Masonic temple at ? o'clock, while the members of the va rious lodges will form in sections on Nineteenth street between First and Second avenues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
AMERICAN LEGION
 JOINS FOR FOURTH
Disarmament Feature Is Dropped From Pageant.
 Veterans to Participate

Birmingham post, No. 1, Americaa T Eegion, will participate in the city wide Fourth of July celebration. ac- cording to an announcement made last night by George Lewis Bailes, commander of the post. following q meeting of the executive committee at which Mrs. s. L. Ledbttter, chair man of the general committee repre- senting civic organizations. promised that the disarmament feature would be left from the programme.
 At meeting of the executive com. mittee Friday, it was unanimously decided that the legion should not participate in the celebration because of objection to the disarmament tab leau which was to nave been fea- ture of the programme. MT. Bailes said last night that the differences between the post and the League of Women Voters was purely one of method, that each was working for the preservation of peace, but the legion believed in preparedness and could not enter a programme, the central idea of which was disarma- ment
 Mrs. Solon Jacobs and Mrs. R. y. Johnston represented the League of Women Voters at the committee meeting. and discussed disarmament by international agreement. Mrs Ledbetter, the general chairman of the celebration committed, announced that if the legion could not enter the programme with the disarmament feature. it would be omitted. The executive committee then immedlate- ly pledged its support.
 It is understood the celebration is to be solely patriotic, and meeting for the entire city. Definite plans have not been announced yet.
 Frank Dixon, former commander of the post. who had served on the general celebration committee before the disagreement over the tableau, will again serve upon the committee. and act as chairman of the speakers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
AVERAGE HEAT IS
 HIGHEST OF YEAR

Yesterday. was not the hottest day this season. But the aver age heat for different periods of the day gas the highest Of any day so far this year. This statement was made yesterday by E. c. Horton, the local wealth CT observer, whose forecast for today is that the temperature will remain unchanged and no rain is in sight.
 Only twice during the past thirty days has the mercury failed to register at least 90 degrees in the shade and dur ing three of the hot days of that period the mercury has climbed to s6 degrees.
 Yesterday was another of those days when the mercury climbed to 96 degrees. Though it rained a bit downtown and in some sec tions of the city yesterday after noon the mercury did not begin its downward course until short ly after o'clock making the day seem twice as long to the already sun blistered and dust covered population of the Magic City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
OWNERS CLAIM THE ASSESSMENTS FOR PAVING TOO HIGH
Burruss Favors City Bearing 2 One-t third of Cost of Paw ing of Eleventh Avenue.
 Will Act Today

Paving assessments against all property abutting on Eleventh ave nue, north, will probably be reduced one-third by the city commission at its meeting this afternoon, when the recommendation made by Commits sioner H. P. Burruss, as head of the department of public improvements, will be acted upon by the commis- sion. A majority of the commis- sion favor acting upon the recon mendation favorably.
 MT. Burruss' recommendation came at tho close of two hours special ses- sion yesterday morning. when pro- tests of property owners were heard the whole.
 Commissioner Burrus declared that he was in favor of the city bearing one-third of the cost. He stated that the thoroughfare was of great benefit to all Birmingham and that the city at large should bear a part of the cost.
 Protests were made by numbers of property owners and by attorneys and real estate men representing other owners. Those who appeared before the commission maintained that assessments were too high They declared that the proper ty was not benefited in proportion to the paving charges.
 W. G. Oliver, real estate dealer, en- tered a strong protest, declaring the paving of Eleventh avenue gives the "Nabobs of Norwood" a fine paved boulevard to ride over in their auto mobiles, but does not help the prop erty on Eleventh avenue to any ex- tent He claimed the costs were too high.
 Major M. M. Ullman pointed out that the increase in money value is the test for assessments, and that the supreme court has held that no prop erty could be assessed more than the increase in property value as a result of the improvements. w. M. Woodall attorney. insisted that unless a gen eral reduction was planned, evidence should be taken in each case sepa- rately. J. T. Glover, attorney, sug- gested that a committee be appoint ed to arbitrate the assessments. w B. Leedy. real estate dealer, protest ed against the assessments.
 After number of others had en- terest protests, MT. Burruss made his recumm endation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
CITIZENS LEAGUE TO
 AID UNEMPL0YE

Appointment of a central commit tee with exclusive power Tor the handling of the funds and the dis trfbuting of food and money to the needy families of the district was the feature of the meeting of the Cit izens Civic league last night al the Methodist church al East Bifm'ng- ham,
 The league was organized at q mass meeting of the citizens of East Birmingham Sunday afternoon. The organization is not affiliated with any other of its kind in the city and has it's own officers and leaders.
 The members of the central com l. mittee are Lee Wright. chairman; R. K Sims. J. A. Williams w. A. PheeG and Thomas Sims.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
Many Vegetables WiH Make
 Second Crop F Planted NotU
BROWN.

 set of seed three to four feet apart. The seed will germinate in three to four days in this weather. After they come to the surface all but one plant to the hill can be eliminated. The va rieties recommended are Stone, Jessie Pink and Bonny Best.
 MT. Brown calls attention to the fact that late tomatoes may be carried In cold storage from 60 to 90 days and tomatoes thus carried forward after frost will bring a high price in the market. It has been done successfully.
 MT. Brown does not favor planting of late crop of beans be- cause he thinks the bean weevil will get them. However, he Suggests soy beans for forage, al- so COW peas and sorghum for hay. Field corn can also be planted now and will ripen in time. ac- cording to MT. Brown. He recom- mends the Mexican June variety, saying it will make good ears before frost.
 Later on MT. Brown will tell about the planting of the fall and winter crops of cabbage, tur- nips and the like.
 He says the soil is in prime form for planting the crops men, tioned and that they have time enough before frost in which to mature and yield abundant fruit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-28
LEAGUE OF WOMEN
 VOTERS ID MEET
Question of Fourth of July Celebration Will Be
 Taken Up

Members of the League of Women Voters will consider what action they will take in connection with the Four of July celebration at Woodrow Wilson park at their regular meet ing to be held at the Hillman hotel at 4:30 o'clock this afternoon.
 It is understood that the league does not approve of the new turn Of events suggested and decided upon at the meeting held with the Amer jcan Legion executive committee yes" terday afternoon.
 Members of the league are under stood to take the position that the celebration is their idea and that dis- armament by international agree ment should be the basis of the cell ebration.
 Among the other business will bc the report of the committee on city commission meeting All members are. urged to attend.