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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24
CLUB ID HAVE FALL
 R0TARY' MEETING

An "All Rotary meeting will be held by the local Rotary club this afternoon at 1 o'clock in the ball. room of the Southern club A minia- ture district conference of Rotary will be held and number of mem bers of the Birmingham club will represent the various clubs compos- in gthe Eighth Rotary district and will make reports for those rcspec tive organization.
 President oscar Wells will imper- sonate John Turner, district gover- nor, and Noisy Lee will represent Joe Bradley, the song leader of the dis trict conference.
 The various cities, will be repre- sented as follows: Andalusia, Bob Brooke; Atlanta, Frank Rushton: Au- gusta, Lloyd Joselyn; Daytona, Fla. Powell Noland; Eufaula, Glenn Ire land;- Gadsden, Dr. P. H. Woodall; Marietta, Ga, Henry Howze; Mont gomery, Otto l.. Cook; Pensacola. Val J. Nesbit; Ocala Donald Wood; Or iando, Fla, John Henley; Sheffield, John Sparrow; Quitman, Ga., Ed Rowe; St Petersburg. Fla, Lesrande c. Wilson, Talladega. Howard Fulen- wider; Tampa Norris Bush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24
LEGION POSTS OF
 OTHER STATES ID JOIN CELEBRATION
Tennesseeans Ask for Place In Presidents Escort. Post Mo. 1 Will Invite
 Other States

Not only will the Alabama posts of the American Legion have repre- sentatives in the guard of honor, which the legion will furnish Presi- dent Harding upon the occasion of his visit here during the semi centennial celebration, but requests have reached the local post from Tennessee posts asking that they be permitted to send delegations here to be part of the Presidents es- cort.
 The/ local post. according to the announcement of G. Lewis Bailes, commander, will welcome these Tennessee. ex-service men, and is pleased to have Tennessee repre- scented in the celebration.
 Letters have been Sent out by the Birmingham post. in connection with Joe Yates, state adjutant of the Ala bama department, to all the Alabama posts inviting them to send delega- tions. It is believed several hundred of the thousand men who are to com pose the guard of honor will be men from other cities.
 Plans are being made by the local post to drill the members who will participate in the formations which will be given in the President's's honor. Announcement of the off cers of the escort will be made later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24
REDUCED RATES FOR SEMI- CENTENNIAL
 URGED BY GROCERS

The regular meeting of the Bir- mingham Retail Grocers and Butchers association was held at the Civic As- sociation last night with a large at tendance.
 George J. Yanccy. attorney for the associate gave an interesting lec- ture on the state laws regarding the closing of stores on Sunday winch it was agreed that the matter be brought before the commissioner of public safety and the city attorney for further consideration. A mum ber of plans for the endorsements according to the Alabama laws were discussed and will be completed the latter part of the week after Attor- ney Yancey goes into the matter thor oughly with the city officials
 Committees on the annual barbe- cue reported progress for the oc- casion which is to be held at Edge wood park, September IA.
 It was agreed that the secretary o5 the association write the genera passenger agents of the railroads of Birmingham requesting that one way fare be given to visitors to tho semi centennial October 24-39
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24
Women's s Bargain Day .$25 Offered For Name

with The Age-Herald have set the day for the benefit of housewives and you will not be wasting time and trouble to come into town.i If you can't come in, write The Herald shopper what you want, and you will receive the things as soon as they can be sent.
 There must be a snappy name for this day, though--a name that stands for just what the day does-Reai Value Day. The women are being asked to name this day, which is theirs and has been set apart for them, and the one who dubs it the cleverest will get slip calling for S25 in trade from anyH merchant whose advertisement is in the Age Herald. That will mean a new dress, or hat and skirt--or if you ara economical, hundred little things that you have wanted all along but couldn't spare the s25 to buy them with s
 It will be regular big time till 6 o'clock for bargains and for pretty things, and a mid-weel< tour of the shops will give mothers and home keepers something to break the mos notony of six days alike. Your bar gain is here today-dont fail to come and get 1t. It may not be here when you come another time. So make sure of it this first opening We'd nesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24

ficient trading point, we arc will ling to give all of our money which we mean to put in the fur nishings of our new club rooms to our home merchants provided they cooperate with us in giving us the lowest prices.
 Hns 1.16O Members
 Our club has grown from a mere hand full of members to a membership of 1,160," Dr. Taylor said and our members are wom- en. all of whom in their respec- tive lines spell efficiency They know how to do their work and they do it right. We don't want any other sort of membership and we are now going through a process of elimination whereby those who joined last year during our membership campaign may qualify as members living up to our motto of efficiency or else eliminate their membership.
 The Birmingham Association of Business and Professional Women heartily indorses The Age -HeralGs editorial in behalf of cooperative plan for pros perity in the Magic City and our club to a member Is heartily in favor of every woman in this city trading with our Birming- ham merchants and thus putting Birmingham on a solid and sub stantial business foundation.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24

for a statement showing income rom fines and forfeitures in appeal cases during the same years, and to indi- cate increase or decrease. The in come showed an increase of 52B per cent over the three years preceding.
 Batson Gives Reasons
 MT. Batson said that the reason he was running for associate commis sioner was that he could not desig- nate the department of public im- provements which he wished to handle. He asked the ladies to exer- else the same judgment in selecting a public servant as they would iE selecting a medical or legal adviser get one who knew his business. He has specialized in road building for F years, and has built Jefferson county's roads in large measure. he said.
 When William l.. White took the floor he told the League that he had great deal of experience in engineering work-and proposed. to double the police force, declaring that police protection is inadequate. Birmingham has only l06 policemen, he said. to cover her territory of 5. miles when Memphis, with 11 miles, mas 240; Atlanta with 27 miles has $40, and Worchester, Mass, has S6J to patrol her 30 square miles. These are all cities of the population of Bir- mingham he stated.
 When he was asked where he would get the money to pay the additional policemen, he replied he would save 1t from other city departments. He claimed that Birmingham had the highest fire rate of any city in the United States last year. It ran to 3,357 tires he said. when the average Is about LOGO. Every time a run was made 1t wore out machinery and there were accidents. The average
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24
NEGOTIATING FOR
 JEFFERSON COUNTY BANK SKYSCRAPER.
Colonel May, of New York, Here-He Discusses Pro- posed Shoals Purchase.
 New Railroad

! Col. l.. A. May of New York, but who is native of Birmingham, is visiting here in connection with the negotiations for the purchase of the Jefferson County Bank building by 6 New York and New Jersey syndi- cate.
 1T am much interested in the sue cessful outcome of Henry Ford's of- fer to take over the Muscle Shoals development" said Colonel May yes terday. T can think of nothing of more far reaching importance or cf greater material benefit to the south and fin. fact the entire country, cs- pecially the farming interests than the completion and operation of this immense project, and Henry Ford is the man to do the job successfully.
 Cheap Fertilizer
 Not only would it be, the means of ample cheap fertilizer for the farming interests. but the develop ment of cheap power would at once attract industries and manufacturing plants of various kinds to this dis trict, and I verify believe another De- troit would spring up on the banks of the Tennessee in our state. There is bound to be lot of political jug glery> and deposition from certain sources, but my information is tna. Ford will win hands down"
 Should his offer be approved by the government, it is my intention to bring to his notice the Mobile and West Alabama railroad project of which am president, and which I have been attempting to get financed and constructed for a number of years. As is we'll known. the char ter for this road was secured by prominent citizens of Alabama, and was safeguarded by being made q perpetual in order that the great mineral resources of Alabama could be properly developed and transport ed to the sea at Mobile on low- grade, short distance, down-hill pull to tidewater. The state of Alabama appropriated the funds for this sur- vey between Mobile and Florence uIi- der the supervision of Col John A. Milner and Dr. Eugene A. Smith. as- sisted by John A. Milner.S who had active charge of the surveying and profiling of the line.
 Build Railroad
 "I am convinced that the building of this road will be the logical and essential thing for MT. Ford in hts great scheme of world trade develop ment, and it will be only another step in his plans should he become Interested to connect it by north ly extention with his Detroit, Toledo and Ironton railroad, giving him a direct north and south line from De- ltroit to Mobile, and to the markets of the world-Europe, South America and the Orient. through the Panama canal, bisecting our transcontinental system at right angles. and giving him commanding position in the transportation. as well as the man. ufacturing field.
 Tt behooves all good citizens of Birmingham and the entire south 70 use every effort possible towards an early consummation of this unparai- leled offer by an unparalleled busi- ness genius to go forward in an un- paralleled development which will add so much to the happiness, pros perity and wealth of our country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24
Masonic Home Band

A large crowd gathered at wood- lawn last night to hear the Boys band of the-Masonic Home of Mont gemery The band has been giving series of concerts In the city Mon day and Tuesday. Yesterday noon they were the guests of the Boys Industrial home at dinner after 8 concert in the morning.
 The band consists of 2s boys of the Masonic Home, and is led by Will liam Rabbi, affectionately known to them as Billy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24

club would cooperate in any way possible.
 Members Attend Court
 The league members attended at 9:30 yesterday morning the court of Judge Richard V. Evans to hear the case of d woman charged with op erating a disorderly house, and were joined there by members. of the Woman's Christian Temperance union, but the case was postponed in order to give counsel for the de- Tense time to prepare for the trial. The case will be held Friday at 9:30 when the women will go back. Among those present. at the court were Mrs. II. H. She'll Mrs. M. Y. Dabney, Mrs. Richard Johnston. Mrs. Solon Jacobs, Mrs. Mabel F. Leake Mrs L. F. Harris, Mrs. J. Swope. of Woodlawn. Miss Mollie Dowd, Mrs w. D. Nesbitt, Mrs Annie M. Horn, Mrs. G. H. Moore, Mrs. Neal Wallace, Mrs. G. w. Lane, Mrs. c. F. Byers, Mrs. John Hendrix. Mrs. Olena McNatt Litton and others.
 The women were assured that the case would not be postponed again as 1t has already been several times. The League was asked to indorse the petition of the Retail Butchers and grocers forbidding. groceries and meats to be sold on Sunday. As the League did not know what the pe-. tition consists of, resolution was passed that investigation be made and report brought to the club. whereupon intelligent action could be taken. Mrs. NJ Y. Dabney and Mrs. | w. l.. Murdoch were appointed to re- | port on this matter. NsT4.ss- Dr Earnett in his Speerb raid With the cooperation of Birming- ham people, the commission has provided funds to pay off our in debtedness--to take care of our se- curities without interfering with the general fund and to provide for our public education without an- croaching on that fund. We have kept the city out of debt. There has been provision made for inter- est and retirement of all securities, that have been issued or authorized without encroaching on the general fund. Our securities are silt edge because payment is already provided for" Speaking of the legal department Dr. Barrett said that he would give a comparative statement of his office term and that of the former admin istration-not to disparage in any way the former administration, but only as standard of measurement. He asked he said, the city clerk to furnish him with comparative statement showing the cost of the operation of the legal department for the years 1s15-16-17 and the coss Of operation 191S-19-20, which was in his administration. He wished the clerk to indicate what per cent of i'm crease or decrease there was in cost of operation. The report showed an increase in cost of operation of . F per cent The clerk was also asked
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24

of firms in other cities, as we had, been told ~the prices were cheaper on certain commodities. and we were investigating this end of the game"
 If Prices Are Met
 If our Birmingham merchants will meet these prices--in other words if they will sell us goods as cheap as they can be Dur chased in other cities. then there will never be a dollar of our money that will ever go any where except right here with our Birmingham merchants.
 "We all know that hard times forms the subject of every con versation held nowadays in any gathering" pr. Taylor said- and salaries have been cut and many retrenchments are being made in every line of the business world, so that in order to be co-opera- tive when we spend our money here at home, we must know that we are met half way so that we can get just as good and just as much for our money as we are offered in other places.
 The slogan of the Birmingham Association of Business and Pro- fessional Women is efficiency i" pr. Taylor said, and .eQualiza- ton of the burden and in order that we may do our part toward making this city of ours an ef-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL 1 WONEN'S CLUB DECIDES TO BUY
 ALL SUPPLIES LN BIRMINGHAM
ge-HeraId Editorial of Yes terday Read Betore Execu- tive Session and Decides for Home Buying-Merchants Must Meet Prices In Other Cities
By DOLLY DALRYMpLE

"When read the editorial il Tuesdays Age-Heraid entitled What Women Can and Will Do fo the Magic City, l was very mucl impressed with the idea and at nool yesterday in an executive session O the Birmingham Association O Business and Professional Womel the editorial was heartily indorse, and more than that, the definite ar rangement was made to buy all th furnishings possible for our ney club rooms right here in our hom, town"
 pr. Lola Taylor, president of the Birmingham Assocla tion of Business and Professional Wom- en, made the foregoing statement yesterday inaregard to The Age Herald editorial putting forth the splendid achievement right now in the hands of the women of this city to make Birmingham take the first big telling steps to- ward radical prosperity.
 Dr. Taylor bespeaks the sem timent of l,160 splendid young business and professional women of Greater Birmingham, whose shoulders at the wheel of any enterprise spell success with a capital $, and none appreciates more than Dr. Taylor herself a splendid bustness woman, Just what the Trade at Home" cI fn t,tr
 In New Quarters
 tThe Birmingham Association of Business and Professional Women. as you know, is getting ready to occupy splendid new quarters all of our own" Dr. Taylor said, and we are making an outlay of several thousand dollars for our furnishings, so when we read The Age-Herald's editorial of yesterday we at once took up the matter in executive session with the result I have just named. We propose to buy every article of furnishing for our new club rooms right here from our Birmingham mer- chants.
 We believe in this, and while we had catalogs from many firms of repute in distant cities" Dr. Taylor said. and we had considered buying certain articles away from Birmingham, that editorial changed our view point, and as a club we are go- ing to do everything possible for the upbuilding and advancement of the Magic City. We at once formulated plans to do all of our purchasing right here at home, and thus promote prosperity for our merchants.
 Tn exchange for this attitude, Dr. Taylor continued, we ask only one thing, and that is that the merchants meet the prices quoted in catalogs of firms away from Birmingham Take china, for instance. In the furnishing of our Kitchen and dining room for the new club rooms, our chairman of furnishings had studied assiduously the cataiogs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24
BURKE TO ENTERTAIN

C, C. Burke of Ensley. member os
 the board of directors of the Cham Der of Commerce, will he host at the next luncheon to be rendered the members Monday afternoon at | o'clock f'' the dining room on the. second foor Of the Southern club. Thls ~isi Do the fourth in this in- jteteAting secics and plates will be liai9 f6e s'yon 50 guests. Invita- 'tions gre now using mailed out by
 the chamDer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24

Are you busy working for The Age>Heralds s25 prize? Have you sent in your suggestion for name for Woman's bargain day each Wednesday,? The contest will last only this week and The Age Herald is lanxious to have you try to win the prize. You may hit on just the name-maybe you have even said it to your self. Clip out the coupon-mail in the name--and if you win, you will have a chance to trade $25 worth with any merchant adver Using in todays paper.
 Women are not restricted to sending in just one suggestion- as many as you like may be sent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24
HEADING MILL OPENS
 UP AFTER LAY0FF

Syiaeauga. August 23.-- (Special)
 The heading min belonging to Coma : way X Mcdonald. local timber men. resumed operation Tuesday after d forced lasoff of three weeks. Their plant. which is located three niles south of the city. has been overhauled d and it is expected that the mill will run regular until all orders have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24

This is the big day for bargains.
 Local merchants, in order to help the women of Birmingham to save have marked things down within reach of normal purses. and if you have anything to buy you can set it cheaper
 Turn over to the advertisements, study them carefully-and each We'd nesday hereafter you must be on the lookout for them. The merchants, in co-operatiOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24

TIoi hum It's sleepy time this minute
 This is Birmingham most per feet yawn.
 There have been many dimpled yawners in the city in the past four years, but none of them have entered into the spirit of the part with the sincerity, lack of pose and entire hcartiness which Master Perry Johnston has.
 He executed this at the age of three years, and he thinks he couldn't do any better now if he tried. His complete abandon has been the delight and despair of young mothers ever since.
 He is the small son of Mr. and Mrs. H. P Johnston. The reason why he demonstrated the yawn was that he was very, very tired and he couldn't keep from open ing his mouth and winking his eyes to save his life,( Everybody kept on at him to look sweet and pleasant at the photograph man until he just Tagged He could not do anything but 'yawn one yawn after another, and try to keep up, and \ the last just had to slump over in his mothers lap in spite of himself. and go right to sleep.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24
Deaths

Dardcnella Decs--Y ouns Adaushter of Mrs Elizabeth Dees died at lSIi Avenue 5, yesterday morning at o'clock. The funeral will be held at the residence at o'clock today. Interment at Elmwood cemetery. Dr. l. A. Bryan officiat- ing. Funeral arrangements ia charge of Johns.@ Sirs. James s. Ferguson-F'unera, services for Mrs. James $. Fergu- son, who died Monday at local hospital. will be held this afternoon at four o'clock from the Lige Loy chapel.
 Mrs. Watt kirk-The body of Mrs. Watt Kirk, of Cullman who diec yesterday at 'is0 Fifteenth stree. south. will be shipped today to Gull man for burial by Lige Loy.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-05-26

NEWS NOTES
OF INTEREST

| The following are the ranks in the
four upper grades for the month OF
May:
Fifth Grade
Rank 1. Marian Beadle.
Rank 2. Vance Austin.
Rank 8. Porter Franklin and
Ruth Vernon.
Rank 4. Juanita Burton.
Rank 5. Pearl Robertson.
Sixth Grade
Rank /. Lorene Hodges.
Rank 2. Neva Halt.
Rank 3. Maxine Smelser.
Rank 1. Harl Cleveland.
Rank 5. Gerdld Robertson.
Seventh Grade
Rank l. Velma Spillman.
Rank 2. Mable Franklin.
Rank 3. Violet French.
Rank 4. Mildred Beadle.
Rank 5. Jessie Pool.
The following are the ranks and
averages for the entire school year,
closing May 20:
Fifth Grade
l. Marian Beadle, 94.2.
2. Juanita Burton, 9O.5.
3. Lewetta Gibson, 9O.2.
4. Vance Austin, 80.
5. Porter Franklin, 89.7.
6. Ruth Vernon, 1915.
Sixth Grade
l. Harl Cleveland, 90.6.
2. Maxine Smelser, 9O.5S.
3. Neva Halt, s9.9.
4. Garnett Walters, Ss.5.
5. Lorene Hodges, 80.
Seventh Grade
/. Velma Spillman, 95.4.
2. Mable Franklin, 94.S.
3. Violet Smelser, 93.2.
4. Mildred Beadle, 92.S.
5. Jessie Pool, 81.
The highest eighth grade ranks and
averages in the state final examina-
tions are:
/. Marjorie Deily, 1896.
2. Gertrude Nichols, s9.l.
3. Mary Lanning. s4.4.
4. Mary Imherr, SAL.
5. Halle Smelser, "a.
6. Lloyd Harrison, 1928.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1921-05-26
PROTECT IH[NNED BETS FROM HEAT
ADVICE FOR LATE THINNING GIvEN-CULTIvATE IN
MEDtATELY AFTERWARD or HAVE HAND LABOR
RESTORE EAkTH AROUND THE YOUNG
PLANTS AT ONCE

Thinning and blocking of sugar beets during hot spell
quires special avoid setback the plants Th
such thinning be classed late conditions far
having been almost ideal for the work.
In ate thinning, during hot weather. is important
cultivate nnedate aerwad throw the earth back
the plants.
During real hot spell this much delay is inaAvsabe
The hand labor should the earth back while thinning
and blocking.
The object of this to avoid leaving ridge shoulder
earth which when exposed and wind dries quickly
is apt to starve the tender plant.
shock of this kind will the yield In every
stage beet raising the aim should be disturb the
growth of the plant little possible Maximum yields will
not be obtained when the normal development of the beet plant
is retarded at any stage
In all thinning work these general rules strictly apply
Insist hand labor leaving the largest and heahiest
plants SO far termination and spacing permits.
Instruct the labor plant IL inches apart
the possible remembering the bors tendency
beets farther apart than requested
Good blocking and thinning be don easily if the
preceding cultivation has been done well and time.
These comfortable factors influencing the yield Close
attention to such details pays.
THE GREAT WESTERN SUGAR COMPANY