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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04
WOULD STOP FICTITIOUS SALES

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New York, Feb. 4.-The recording. q
fictitious sales Of poultry by commission
merchants for the purpose of stimulating
wholesale prices would be made crime
IN this State under bill prepaIe cd yester-
day by the Department of Markets for
presentation to the State Legislature. The
bill provides that commission dealers
must not engage in speculation either dl-
rectly or indirectly.
Mrs. Louis Reed Welzmillcr, deputy
commission. declared that present high
prices for poultry here "are due mainly
10 the acts of commission merchants
without consideration for the consumer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04

oral days ago by Senator Underwood
Of Alabama. minority leader Of tho Sen
ate. who received tho request of the
President-clcct through Senator Lodge
OF Massachusetts. tho majority leader.
Tho session will act on cabinet and
other appointments by Mr.. Harding, and
probably will last only short time.
Tho President In his proclamation said !:
Whereas. Public interest requires
that the Senate of the United States be
convened at IL o'clock on the fourth day
OF March next to receive ruch cornmunj-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04

vii pbab a 10 N b n
are nc n store
sylsit the known IS r y have e6dn in they pa Whaep nt
deed Wing Store"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04
WILSON CALLS SENATE.
Special Sossion March 4 to Act on Cab
met Appointments.

Washington. Feb. 4s-President VIII
son. acting on the recently communi.
Gated request of President-elect Hard.
Ing. yesterday issued a proclamation
calling for n special session of the
Henate TO convene March 4.
Request that the special session b.
called wns made to the President sew.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04
,atlons as may be made by tho enecu.

cations as may be made by tho cxecu-
tive.
Now. Therefore, 7. Woodrow Wilson.
President Of the United States of
America, do hereby proclaim and de-
clare that an extraordinary occasion
requires the SENATE OF the United States
to convene at the capitol. In the Dis
trict OF Columbia. on the fourth day Of
March next, at ~ O'Clock noon, Of which
all. persons who shall at that time be
entitled to act as members of that body
are hereby required 10 take notice"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04
Dav Of Prayer.

Tho national interdenominational dsF
NJ nravpr Will be observed by the woma
az The Wilmington churches on the afte'
room Of FRIDAY. February is, from 3 70 =
q o'clock. Notices OF the places OF meeting
vill be issued next week.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04

Number Of permits Issued, "a.
Amount Of fees collected and turned
over to city treasurer, S83.
Condemned-On frame garage, one
frame addition and one galvanized iron
chimney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
DOPED SHOES ARE SEEN IN THE EAST
One Good One, Other Poor, Found By Leather
 Expert

Will "doped" shoes make their ap- pearance in Birmingham? We'll they've already begun to show up m the east. and may find their way to the markets of the south
 T. J. Crittenden, manager of the shoe department of Caheen's, called attention yesterday to an editorial in the Boot and Shoe Recorder, which relates that certain leather man went to bargain store and was of fered pair of shoes at a bargain price. One shoe, which was shown him by the salesman, was of fairly good calf leather. The other he found to be of "slunk" or dead calf skin, a lifeless stock. Both shoes were "doped" so they looked alike. at least to the average person. though, of course, the tanner quickly detected the difference. The leather man says it is the first time he ever has heard of making one shoe of a pair of good leather, and the other of cheap leather.
 Shoe prices are much lower this year." said MT. Crittenden, yesterday. "I believe every good merchant is selling on the closest possible mar gin and know that it is not unusual for good shoes to De sold for less than the merchant paid for them.
 "The average citizen cant tell good leather from bad when it's worked up in shoes, so the safe policy is to buy from established and reputable stores"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
ROTARIANS HEAR OF
 PROFITS IN BUSINESS

"Diabolica" workings of three Bir- mingham corporations were exposed to the members of the Rotary club yesterday by John Sparrow, head of the Sparrow Advertising agency, who claimed that as the special agent or each of them he had gotten in.ids dope on their private schemes.
 The victims were the ice trust. the street railway company and the Bir- mlngham water works. MT. Spar rows address brought many laughs and some applause from the members of the club. After disclosing the tricks and treachery of each com pany, he closed with the serious thought of his remarks. that every company was entitled to a fair re- turn on its investment. He said without that there could be no prog ress in the business world
 E. l.. Scouten. a new member of the club, was introduced by F.. J. Rowe. James Dent and William Cox won prize of s in merchandise off, fered by Joe .Rosenberger to the Ro- tarian who could call the names of all the Rotarians at the table at which he was sitting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
Commerce Chamber Complies Business
 Index of the City

The Chamber of Commerce has is- sued it's booklet on and entitled. "In- dustrial Birmingham" which shows a total of sss industries in the Bir- mingham district.
 The book contains 32 pages of boiled down data with regard to Bir- mingham industries, and Is of form convenient for carrying in the pock- ct or mailing in an ordinary large business envelope. It gives a com plete list of the industries Of Bir- mingham and Bessemer, a total of $40, and, adding the coal mines, which are separately listed, the total of industries in the district foots up 686.
 There is separate list of articles manufactured in Birmingham which are so indexed that each and every maker of the article can be found by this reference.
 The booklet is without a surplus word, every line of 1t being meaty and exact. Short as it is, it repre- sents the work of many months in it's compilation.
 Members of the chamber will be supplied with copies for mailing to their correspondents, friends and customers.
 The supplemental list of industries was necessary on account os those coming in after portions of the book let had been turned over to the printer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
DOLLAR DONATIONS FOR TRADE SCHOOL
Exchange Club Fostering RagIand Institution-WiII
 Not Solicit Funds

As preliminary step to the inau- guration of the campaign to raise $SO,ooO for the Alabama School of Trades and Industries at Ragland, the Exchange club has voted unanimous iy to instruct the secretary to col lect II from each member of the loc.I o;sanization to start the campaign
 Ibis action was taken ;ol'c wing a rrtsenta ton of the plans for raising the money which will be started later In the month. Leon C. Bradley. chair inan of the state committee of the Exchange clubs. declared that it was planned to.raise the money principal ly by dollar subscriptions, and that while larger amounts would be ac- cepte1. and bad been promised from a humber of sources, the plea would De made only for dollar donations.
 No teams are to be put out, and tho work is to be done through the five Exchange clubs of the state and the eight statewide organizations which have indorsed the campaign and have pledged their support to the moye- ment to raise the funds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
AUDITORIUM SITE
 ORDERED VACATED
DyeIIers on Grounds of WoodIaWn High School
 Also Are Told to Move

Occupants of property on which the auditorium is to be built were given instructions yesterday to va cate.
 Several dwellings occupying lots at the intersection of Eighth avenue and Twentieth street, north, consti- tuting part of the property of the seleced site, have remained occupied for some time. The notice sent yes- terday was the final word befpre the taking down of the buildings be- gins,
 Similar notice was sent occupants of property on the grounds of the new high school being erected in Woodlawn. It Is the intention of the authorities to clear the schooi grounds and improve them so they will be ready for use when the school is opened.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08

An admixture of soda and sul- phuric acid forming a gas in a fire extinguisher was the cause of tEe death Wednesday of a North Blr- mingham fireman. James R. Stark. His skull was fractured.
 It is not the first explosion Of the sort that fire departments have experienced. Chief s. A. Middleton says he has Knowledge of several since the advent of chemicals to put out fire.
 The make of the extinguisher and, possibly, it's contents are not to be confused with the small commercial extingui shers, to be used by hand, that are seen in some automobiles. public buildings and on other prem ises. The extinguisher. the explosion of which resulted in MT. Stark $ death, was of a sort with which the chemical service cars of fire depart ments are equipped. and which are charged again and again after use
 Men whom MT. stark had fought many a fire with were his pallbear- CTS at the funeral services yester- day. They were members of the North Birmingham fire department. Tho funeral services were held at 10 o'clock yesterday morning from tiie residence, 2412 Thrty-third avenue. north. The body was then sent to Flint, Ala, by J. N. Brown, an under taker of that community. Funeral services will be completed with burial at Flint at o'clock this aft ernoon, it was announced.
 The deceased is survived by his wife; his parents, MT. and Mrs. A. J. Stark of Sulligent, Tenn; a brother, Jeff stark, of St. Joseph. Tenn, and a sister in Birmingham. J. E. Griz- gard, lieutenant of the Norwood fire department. is brother in law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
HENSON ADVOCATES
 PATRONAGE OF CARS

Importance of seeing that the street railway system of the city is properly maintained was stressed yes terday by Robert Jemison. ST., who discussed the Scent fare petition with members of the Birmingham Real Estate board at their luncheon at the Tutwiler hotel. The city needs the street car system to grow, he declared, saying that the people should assist it.
 Plans for the Chicago convention trip were discussed at the meeting. Fourteen members of the Birming- ham board have already signified their intention of going. Some will go via Memphis and others directly to Chicago from Birmingham.
 The Tutwiler was chosen as the luncheon place in the future, con- tingent upon continued good service,
 Arthur Crowder, member of the board, and H. w. Schaefer of The Age Herald told of their experiences at the Dempsey Carpenter fight at Jersey City July 2. Both said the most striking features of the event were the way in which the huge crowd was handled, and the good showing of Carpenter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
COMMERCE BOARD
 WANTS PRESIDENT.
Speculation Rife About Who Will Succeed North
 ington

Speculation is still rife as to who will be the next president of the Chamber of Commerce to succeed M. P. Northington, whose term expired June l. and who Is not standing for e-election.
 A subcommittee of the board of di- rectors, consisting of Oscar Welis' Col. Tom o. Smith and Donald Conner, was appointed some time ago to sug- gest a gentleman for that office to the full board. but so far the SUD- committee has not made a report.
 over a half dozen names have been mentioned here and there in this con- nection, but there does not seem to be a favorite. J. Frank Rushton, Mercer Barnett, Hugh Morrow and w. J. Adams are among the conJec- lures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08

If Birmingham's municipal funds could talk, and 1t Is said money does talk, very probably a stream or cusses and com plaints would be mingled with the figurative precipitation being wrung from 1t in overtime work.
 pr. N. A. Barrett, chairman of the board of city commissioners. and director of the city's finan- cial affairs, and James Jones, Jr.. comptroller of the currency, give Jones Valley coin no peace at all. As fast as 1t is collected 1t Is put in the banks at interest, and before 1t can get well settled, one or the other of the specie wizards will pick out group of unsus- pecting, interest drawing bonds and buy them back.
 For some time past. and just now in particular. Birmingham has been searching the records for quiet little bond issues of by gone times and consigning them to the flames through redemption.
 Yesterday Mir. Jones had batch worth over s100,00o, some of them due to be cancelled now, and others that could run on for yet while, but the doctor and the comptroller had passed sen tence on them and to the pyre they go at the next board meet ing.
 Scudder Ryall, secretary of the board of commissioners, officially but very much of Colonel House to the doctor, delights in noth- ing so much as bond burning. he has an old zinc bucket In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
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Euents of Today
 In Birmingham
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Hearing in courthouse, Scent car fare. .Civitan club luncheon, Southern club, 1 o'clock.
 ADJUSTMENTS Loew's Bijou-VaudcvilIe and pie lures.
 Majestic Zarrow's American Girls and pictures.
 Strand-Thomas Meighan in "White and Unmarried" AIcazar--"What Women Will Do." TrianOn---"The Kid"
 Rialto--Anita Stewart in "Play- things of Destiny..
 Galax-Bebe Daniels in "Two Weeks With Pay"
 Royal-Feature drama, comedy and news.
 Odeon--Seria1 drama and comedy. Princess-Serial drama and com- edy.
 East Lake-Bathing and amuse- Cnts.
 West Lake-Dancins, bathing and skating.
 Edgewood Park-Bathing ane skating.
 Miles School oh Dancing-Dancing from to IF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
NEARLY EVERYBODY
 IN TOWN ID HELP SUCCESS 0F CAME
Mondays Southern League Contest Receipts Here to Go to Unemployed-Even
 Taxes Are Suspended

The band of the Alabama Boys Industrial school will play all dur ing the benefit game between Bir- mingham and Chattanooga at Rick wood park Monday. Arrangements to this effect were made yesterday by Joe D. Rosenberger, member of the board of the school, following a conference with Supt. D. M. Weakley. In order to help in the raising of the funds to aid the un- employed, the services of the band will be given free to the committee, of which Col. T. o. Smith is chair man.
 w. D. Smith, president of the Bir- mingham baseball club, announced yesterday that Chattanooga, which will be the opposing team Monday, had consented to give her entire share of the receipts, except actual expenses, which amount to about $400. Rick Woodward, owner of the Birmingham club, had already con- sented to give every dollar of Bir- minghams half.
 The application of the emergency relief committee for exemption from payment of war tax for tickets to the game was granted yesterday by John D. McNeal, collector of internal rev erue. This action insures that every dollar derived from the sale of tick cts to the game will go to aid the unemployed, with the exception of the S400 expenses of Chattanooga club.
 The Business and Professional Women's club, with about 1000 mem bers, have given their hearty in- dorsement of the plan, and have agreed to assist the committee by selling tickets. 1t Is believed now that a crowd equal to the opening day may be secured. While the mer- chants and offices have not been re- quested to close. many of them have agreed. to allow any of their em ployes who desire to attend the game.
 A member of the Business and Pro- fessional Women's club will be se- lected by a committee from that. or ganization to pitch the first ball of the game. Her identity will be known only to the members of the committee until the day of the game, and great interest is being manifested by the members of the club in her selection
 The Selznick News Motion Picture company will take pictures of the game, which will be shown over the country. Bruce Snider is the opera tor in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08

William Lindsey, manager of
 the Lcgg Sausage market, takes
 the opposite view. He says he has
 been informed by m expert In the
 manufacture of ice that 1t could
 be mnde in Birmingham now for
 between 30 cents and 75 cents a
 ton. He claims that Ice Is now
 being made in Birmingham out of
 water that is not distilled nnd
 therefore does not last long.
 Mir. Davis is engaged in the busi- ness of manufacturing ice, while MT. Lindsey buys ice in large quantities in the conduct of his business.
 eve make Ice out of the city
 water supply of Birmingham,
 which has already been purified,
 md then refiIter 1t three times" said Mir. Davis. "The water is not
 exposed at nII during the process
 of manufacture. A number of
 people who arc not acquainted
 with the manufacture of Ice sup
 pose that the water they see
 trickiinE over the cooling pipes
 on the towers goes into the ice
 they buy.
 Such IS by TO means the case. The water we use is confined in enclosed pipes until it becomes ice, and Is never allowed to come into contact with any impurities whatever.
 The complaint that ammonia gets into ice is as old as the business. It is absolutely impossible for 1t to do so. Should leak occur in the am- monia pipes, the ammonia would escape into the brine, but would not get into the ice. It is only necessary to look at the arrangement of the ice cans used to manufacture the ice to see this. A leak in the pipes would cost us $5,000 in just a few hours, so naturally we use every precaution to prevent one.
 ''The ammonia taste which some people suppose ice to have nt times is mostly imagination. Highly puri- fled wnter hns flat taste, and it mny he that this is what causes them to think there is ammonia in the Ice.
 White ice Is caused by air, and Is just as pure as the other kind. It is necessary in manufacturing ice to keep it agitated all the time by a current of air. Occasionally the air pump will stop while cake is being frozen, and this will leave air in the ice.
 'The idea that ice melts faster this summer than previously is due to the fact that we have had about 47 con tinuous days with the thermometer 90 and above. Even if we. wanted to we could not put anything in the ice to make it melt faster.
 About the price. The reason the price of ice has not come down is that the cost of production has no, fallen. There are three things nec- essary for the production of ice namely, labor, ammonia and power We have not been able yet to masc any cuts in the wages of our skilled workmen. People generally do not consider that the ice business re. quires d great deal of skilled labor We can't pick up a. negro who has had no experience, and put him or the wagons to cut ice. It takes about three years experience to learn to dc this skillfully. We have reduced the wages of our unskilled labor slightly but our labor cost for week is little less than it was last year.
 Cost of Coal
 "Ammonia has been reduced One-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
SH0WERS---C ---C00LER

More rain fell in Birmingham yesterday than on all the other days combined since May Il.
 It was also on that date the hot weather records and day after day of blistering heat started down upon the Magic City, with the mercury running daily be- tween S5 and 102 degrees.
 The total rainfall since May II has been ITO inches. Just a fraction less than two inches of rain fell in the big val ley yesterday. On top of all this welcome rain, the mercury failed to do it's flying stunts, and the high yesterday at ? o'clock was only fraction above 80 degrees. in the shade.
 A continuation of the showers and cooler weather is the com plete forecast of E. c. Horton. the local weather observer. Tor today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
Chairman and Comptroller
 Make City's Money Perspire

which have been burned bonds that would total well past the million mark, and 1t has been used for this purpose so long Mr.. Ryall will turn pink to his brow if anyone dares toss q cigarette stump in It's direction, and woe betlde the visitor who chews and mistakes the purpose of that bucket. .,Y
 As all the world knows, and property owners In particular, every once in so often paving as- sessmcnts have to be- paid, and they are. This money does not find its way to the banks, 1t Is led there and tossed in to draw interests. In the natural course of events the sum grows and by the time 1t amounts to some thing bonds are redeemed with 1t.
 In most of the municipal bond Issues there is proviso that said bonds may be redeemed provided six months average interest Is paid for the privilege, the six months being grace period to allow the lender of the funds a CnhHCe tO secure new sdtlsldC- tory investment and not have his, her or It's money idle. -~
 By the close watch being kept on the funds the city annually saves a sum which varies to such an extent that it would take a week to figure it out. but which appears in the annual financial report that the world may behold and know. ft'
 Redemption of the bonds to be burned Monday will mean a saw ing of interest that would have run on for many years. En
 In explanation of the modus operandi the chairman and comp troller explain the matter lacon- ically:
 'eRoutine business" t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
DAM DISCUSSION

Plans for development of the new power dam on the Coosa river, the Mitchell dam." will be discussed De- fore the Civitan club this afternoon at l o'clock at the Southern club by William l.. Martin, attorney for the Alabama Power company and brother of Thomas W. Martin. president of the company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
$27,5OO WAREHOUSE

Permit was issued to the HUI Grocery company yesterday to cree. warehouse. It will cost $27.500. The building is to be erected at Ave- nue c and Fifteenth street. It will be built of brick and be one story high
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
MARRIAGE LICENSES

MARRIAGE LICENSES The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday in the probate court office:
 Thomas F.. Avis to Miss Gladys Marie Richmond.
 c. A. Fletcher to Miss May H. Rob- ison.
 Jimmie Davis to Miss Annie Bell Bennett.
 Paul Tortamase to Miss Giayonia Marc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
Quality and Price Of
 Ice Is Discussed By Makers and Consumers
Manufacturer Contends That Price of Ice in Brmng- ham Is Lower Than Other Southern Cities.
 Consumer Takes Issue and Insists the
 Price Is High and Quality Poor
By GEORGE A. CORNISH

Discussion the price and quality of continued yeser Birmingham According L. H. Dav secretary of the Central the of higher in Birmingham than the other cities of the souh and he maintains that the this that
 the quality the idea that mes faster than it fnrrnr is snh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
Coal Yards Loaded, Public Not Buying,
 Prices Much LoWer
Many Brands of Local Product From $2 to $3 Ton Under Last Years Prices-Railroads Will Not Reduce Transportation Charges-Some
 Delivery Mines to Consumer
RrRF.LoHNsToN

Whether waiting committee the the producers determine what fair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-08
PERSONAL

Meyer N. Kronenberg, who has been III in a local infirmary, Is re- ported much improved.