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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
MOMENTS AUXILIARY OF AMERICAN LEGION
 ISSUE AN APPEAL

The American Legion of Birmingham is forming a women's auxiliary, and every mother. wife. sister and daughter of a soldier sis invited to join. provided the soldier relative belongs to the Amer ican Legion, either in Birmingham or elsewhere iii the United States
 "If your soldier does not belong to the American Legion bring him along and have him join at the regular month ly meeting of both organizations next Friday night at s 80 o'clock in the Civic Association rooms" said Miss Ethel Davis, secretary of the local branch of the womens auxiliary
 Our object Is to help out the soldiers in any way, shape, form or fashion. Did you know there are 30 of our boys from all over the country in the South High lands, Norwood and St Vincents hos pitals in this city? We'll there are, and we would be glad to have you visit them; they will appreciate it. If you have magazines, flowers, candy or any thing i'll the smoke line, take it along. It helps a fellow to forget he is lying there.
 "One of these men has been in the South Highlands for six months. His name is MT. Shelley of Sylacauga, and he says he is glad to see the ladies. When you take your Sunday afternoon would like to take one of these boys with you. Trysit and see how much bet ter you will feel. Did you encourage any fellow to go over there?' If you did now give him few smiles to help him win the victory back to health.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
FINE PRESENTATION OF FALSELY ACCUSED"
 BY COLLEGE STUDENTS

full house greeted the rising of the curtain at the Jefferson yesterday at both performances of the St. Bernard Dramatic club in Falsely Accused" a drama of the Victorian period The excellent cast of the amateur aetorsa were assisted by ,a large orchestra, salso composed of St. Bernard students.
 Every one of the young actors went over with a first-rate performance, and the play was as a whole of a perfection seldom seen in amateur theatricals.
 Falsely Accused" is the story of one accused of the murder of young lord. The scenes are laid in the northern part of England. The ideea is the portrayal of the simple life Of the Eng fish farmer, his deep sense of honesty and his trust in the care of Providence. This was all brought out in lines rem dered with much smoothness by the young actors. An example of the good performances of the actors showed in the frequent applause and even misses as the hero or William. which ever it might be at the time, came to the top.
 Of special mention among the per formers were Joseph Skees, who aroused much sympathy for Jasper; Guy Trudeau who as .Squinty' good comedians off of the professional stage; Joseph Cunningham, Richard Going, an excellent william, Lawrence Spore, John Wynne and William Thorne, who as the tramp caused much merriment among the kiddies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
CANDY FACTORY ID
 OPEN BRANCH HERE
Nashville Concern Locates Dis tributing Point-Will Build
 Manufacturing Plant

:. The Standard Candy company of Nash Iville, one of the oldest southern candy
 plants, announces the opening of local branch house to be located at 2121 First avenue where they will carry complete stock of all their candy products, to be supplied to Birmingham dealers.
 l The local house will be in charge of A. w. Beckwith, manager, and w. A. Johnson, assistant manager. both well 1known here in the confectionery trade,
 and 1t is the policy of this company Ato
 cater, to candy dealers in all lines, from
 stick candies, penny goods and up to the highest grade package chocolates, but will sell only to merchants.
 This companys products are well known througnoupt the southland, and particularly have they an extra large volume in the state of Alabama, their
 main factory plant being located at Nashville, and 1t is hoped to eventually locate a complete manufacturing plant here to handle certain parts of their ter ritory, but for the present the local
 branch will only handle city of Birming-
 ham and tributary points. The company's manager on a recent
 visit to the city was most enthusiastic over the wonderful growth and all
 round progressiveness of Birmingham
 and it's people, and is predicting a steady
 continuation even through the postwar period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
WOULD SELL BONDS
 ID BUILD NEW DAM
Alabama Power Company Calls Meeting to Consider
 $25,0OO,OOO Issue

A special meeting Of the stockholders of the Alabama Power company will be held in Birmingham May F at the of- ficcs of the company for consideration of the issuance of $25.O00,oO0 of bonds.
 The stockholders will be asked to au- thorize changes in the charter of the company that will allow the issuance of stocks without nominal par value, both common and preferred, to change the S9G,G00 of par value stock issued and un. issued to stock without par value and to so amend the charter that the total authorized capital stock of the company shall be 400,000 shares or common stock without par value, 10000 shares of pre- ferred stock of the par value of Sl00, and 5000 shares ol preferred stock with out nominal or par value.
 The meeting is to carry out the new financing plan recently authorized by the state utilities commission.
 The company is preparing to build a large dam at Duncans Rifle on the Coosa river and has other plans for fu- ture developmest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
FAIRGROUNDS SOLVE
 CHILD CHARACTER

Members of the Wednesday, forum of the Civic Association met with concrete evidence of the rapidly growing play ground and recreation movement in Bir- mingham when yesterday they heard an address by E. L Ireland, community ex- pert of the Young Mems Christian asso- ciation, telling of the work being done in the Woodlawn section. Mir. Ireland acknowledged the valuable co-operat ton extended by the city commission, depart ment of parks and playgrounds, and pre- dicted that Birmingham would soon come into her own in this feature of commu- nifty life
 You solve the problem of a childs play" said MT. Ireland, "and you have about determined the character of the child. The instinct of play that is n the boy or girl must be given careful a.- tention in the early. stages of their life; mass play and individual play should be inteliigently directed. Let me have a boy in systematic play programmes and you have given me my best chance te rescue that boy from any signs of way wardness that he might be showing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
WANT ALBANIAN ON NCOMMITTEEFOR
 R|VERS-HARBORS
All Birmingham Organizations Urging Recognition of State Having Leadership in
 NavigabIe Streams

Active interest in assignments on the House rivers and harbors commit tee of Congress was manifested by the Civic Association yesterday when a lengthy telegram was sent to Claude Kitchin, minority leader of the House of Representatives, urging that Ala bama be allowed membership in the committee.
 A telegram had been received by the Civic Association from John McDuffie, Alabama representative from the First district advising that the committee assignments of Congress would proba- bly, be settled either Wednesday or Thursday, and that quick action would be necessary if Birmingham influence was to be felt in the matter.
 The cooperation of the Chamber of Commerce. the Rotary the Kiwanis, the Civitan and other clubs, as well as the Alabama Manufacturers association, was sought by the Civic Association in wiring Democratic Leader Kitchin a re- quest for one membership of the rivers and harbors committee to be allotted Alabama. It is presumed that if Ala bama is favored. the delegation from tn!s state would caucus on the subject for the selection of the member.
 It was pointed out in the messages from the Civic Association and other organizations that Alabama, having perhaps more navigable inland water ways than any other state in the union. should have direct representation on the rivers and harbors committee
 The actual navigation of the War rior river with an increasing tonnage and the impressive number of craft be- ing operated on this stream by the fed erai goverEment were cited as reasons for such representation. Also the port of Mobile with it's growing importance was mentioned as an argument h
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14

Savannah is slated to get the next convention of the association, which will be held about this time next year.
 Outgoing officers of the association are T. A. McGough of Birmingham, president John Seybold of Miami, Fla, vice president; Q. l., Parrish of Bir- mingham. secretary; J. B. Everidge. present treasurer. will be reelected.
 Reports & committees which were to have been made yesterday afternoon were postponed until this morning. William Barr of Chattanooga Is chair man of the nominations committee; Gordon Smith of Mobile, chairman of the resolutions committee, and J. L. Skelton, chairman of the auditing com mittee
 Election of officers will follow the reports of committees The ticket as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
.ILL AND INJURED
 GOES ID FUNERAL
Sister and Brother, Far Apart, Are in Accident Same
 Day

Brother and sister in automobile ac- cidents occurring simultaneously q thousand miles apart: the sister dead and brother, although seriously in> jured, hastenng to attend her funeral cor stitutes the elements in family tragedy.
 Miss Anna De Fort of New York is dead, following an automobile accident last Sunday. and her brother, o. F. De Fort, connected with the F. A. Bell Realty company, himself With a frac- tured wrist and threatened with cry. sipelas of the head, Is on q train with friend journeying to the family home.
 Particulars of the accident causing tho death of Miss De Fort were not given in a telegram to Charles F.. Yarn, assistant secretary of the Cham Der of Commerce. and friend of the family. who is accompanying young De Fort on his sad journey, but be- tween the lines it is figured out that she received her injuries in an auto mobile accident at the same time that her brother received his here.
 oung De Fort and MT. Yarn were at Port of Birmingham in an automobile Sunday. They had been there some time and MT. Yarn had stepped from tho machine for moment to examine part. MT. De Fort is a skilled driver, but something was wrong with the steering gear, and the machine sudden> ly made a leap forward and rolled down steep embankment, struck rock after rock, and finally ,collided with q tree and lay upside down, smashed Mir. De Fort held to the steering wheel and was able to crawl from under with a, fractured wrist and confused head.
 It was while MT. De Fort was at ths hospital that MT. Yarn first received news of Miss De Zorts accident, and then of her' death. Ill as he is, the brother would not allow his condition to stand in the way of going to the funeral and being with his bereaved relatives at this time. MT. Yarn is go- ing with him to care for him and min ister to his comfort and well being on fha paipf,1I ioIirnav
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
7-77'7---7--7l---I--------- ' l c. c. HEARING

Examiner Fuller of the interstate commerce commission will be in Bir- mingham May IT and IS to hear com pIaints of the Western Grain company, the Wofford Oil company and the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company. The complainants will be represented by 0. l.. Bum, manager of the Birmingham Traffic bureau.
 The Western Grain company's suit involves the rates on blackstrap molas- ses from Mobile and New Orleans to Birmingham, and reparation is sought on all shipments which have moved during the past two years down to basis of rate which the commission finds to be reasonable.
 The Wofford Oil eompany's and the Birmingham Railway. Light and Pow CT company's complaints involve rates on gasoline and fuel oil from south western points to Birmingham and Alabama City. Preparation is sought in the amount of s3.5o0. and the estab- lislment of reasonable dates for future movements is asked @
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
KENTUCKY COALMEN
 TO GET HERE TODAY


 The 20 to 25 members of the western Kentucky coal bureau, who, through ! misunderstanding of the schedule, will expected in Birmingham yesterday, will arrive this morning over the Louisville and Nashville and spend the day in Bir- mingham.
 After the business session of the fore noon at the Tutwiler hotel, the visitors will be extended a dinner at the South ern club, at which s. l.. Yerkes will pre- side. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon they will take an automobile trip to the steel works at Ensley and coal mines at Edge water and also ride through the leading residence sections. They may remain over until next day, but will probably return this evening.
 The programme outlined in The Age Herald of yesterday will be carried out While here the visitors will be guests oi the Alabama Coal Operators association
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
SCORE OF HOUSES ARE ID BE BUILT.
 PERMITS ISSUED
Cottages, Bungalows Spring Up Over All the City-Bir- mingSam in ThroeS of
 Real Building Boom

Building permits covering $35,000 worth of improvements, $25,000 of which went to one firm, were issued at the office of the building inspec- tor yesterday. Eighteen residences will be built by persons obtaining permits.
 Permits for IA residences to cost s24, ,5Oo were issued to the Reid Realty com pany. Eight houses will be built at sev- enteenth street and Twenty-six avenue. north; four at Eighth avenue, north, and Ella street and two at Thirteenth ave nue and Twenty-sixth street, north.
 THE BUILDERS
 Houses will be built as follows: Eighth avenue and Ella stret, $,5oo, for L. E. Mccain; <2ooo each for B. F. Yarbrough, Julia W. Smith and E. L. Turner; two at Thirteenth avenue and Twenty sixth street. S,sOo each. for John B. Reid; eight at Seventeenth street and Twenty sixth avenue for the Home Building com pany. $1,5oo each.
 T. B. Parker was issued 6 permit to build a frame residence costing s3,o00 at Burton avenue and Third street c. G. Sanders will build residence costing q 900 at 800 Center street. J. P. Lambert was granted permit to build frame structure at Alley B and Twenty-seyenth street costing $7oo.
 IMPROVE CHURCH ]. R.. Fruit was granted permit to build $2,cO0 residence at Basse avenue and Berry street. Pike Avenue Baptist church, Pike avenue and Twenty-second street, Ensley, was granted permit to build a basement costing $500.
 An elevator costing 5000 will be in- stalled in brick building at Third ave- nue. north, and Seventh street, by Ike Adler. -i
 Other permits for minor work swell the total to more than $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
STUDENTS EXHIBIT

One hundred mounts selected from the students work from the art depart ment of the west Texas state normal schools are being shown in the Little Gallery" in the Watts building.
 The cards are each expressive of the life of the students who live on the plains in The Panhandle" of Texas, and are full of vigorous motives and color The exhibit will be of interest to those following the educational development or art teaching i'll the south. It will be open free to the public tomorrow, Mon- day and Tuesday afternoons from to 6 o'clock and on Saturday it will open from 10 O clock to 5 o'clock.
 These mounts show very fine work in design. in line. dark and light and color, d series of very interesting plans for interior decorations and other designs for practicable application in textiles and other materials" said Miss Margaret Me- Adory, secretary or the Alabama Art league. The exhibition is being routed through Alabama to the educational cen ters. Other institutions not vet routed may secure the privilege of showing the exhibition if application is made to me at 2 Watts building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
BIRMINGHAM POST
 GETS NEW OFFICES
Takes Lease on Larger Build ing Needed for Expanding
 Business

A f1e-year lease on the two-story building at 1732 First avenue has been taken by the Birmingham Post, which will move into it's new quarters as soon as alterations and improvements can be completed.
 Installation of new Goss press in the building will be rushed in the mean time in order that it may be erected by the time the building is completed.
 The new building has practically four times the floor space of the present building Rapid growth of the Post is given as the reason for the abandonment of the present building and press
 A Goss press capable of printing %,Voo papers an hour has been purchased and will be installed in the new quarters of the paper immediately. A new stereo- typink outfit has also been bought.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
MEL TROTTER GOES ID MAT WITH DEVIL Great Crowds Attend Revival
 Services at First Meth odiSt Church

Those in attendance were treated to real old time revival service at the First Methodist church last night. Mel Trotter took his coat off and went right to the mat with the devil, with the result that a number of conver- sions followed.
 The service began with a solo by MT. Hammondtree, gospel song leader who is assisting the evangelist Tc the air of Mother Machree," the sing er set religious words, called T Love Him; He Died for Me"
 Announcing his text as Freedom pr. Trotter waded right in, hitting here and there, sparing neither cul1 nor creed, calling spade spade, and let the telling blows fall where they would. With striking emphasis, he told how there was no freedom from the past, no freedom from the present no freedom from the future except in the Open Book, the Holy Bible, and through the forgiveness of Jesus Christ.
 Announcement was made that there will be another meeting for men only on Sunday at the First Methodist church at o'clock. In view of the hundreds that were turned away last Sunday, this announcement isA wei comed, as another opportunity will be given the men of Birmingham to hear this well-known evangelist.
 Announcements for the rest of the week were: Monday services to- morrow and Friday, and service sun- day morning. Night service tomorrow Friday and Sunday, and mass meeting for men only on Sunday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
HOLDS SHOOTING
 WAS ]UST|F ABLE
Plant Superintendent Kills Me- gro ProWler Who Reached
 to Pocket

Unsuitable was the verdict of Coroner J. D. Russum following an investigation into the death of Dave Walker, negro who was shot and instantly killed yes terday morning by H. E. Robinson. night superintendent and watchman at the gas plant, on Third avenue between Thir- teenth and Fourteenth streets.
 According to the information secured by the cornor, the negro had entered the plant and was attempting to breas open one of the lockers. MT. Robinson ordered him to throw up his hands. which he did not do, and when told to do se a second time. he made move to his hip pocket. The superintendent fired The bullet took effect just over the right eye, killing the man instantly.
 The only mark of identification, q let ter written to some woman in Drewry Ala, and signed Dave Walker, was found in pocket of the negros clothing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
 FILES DAMAGE SUIT

Suit for $l0O.0co damages was filed in the circuit court yesterday by R. w Snow against F. H. May and Lula M. May for the alleged alienation of the af- fections of his wife. Frances H. Snow.
 The complainant alleges that he was a married man on April 10, and that the defendants on that date and through the use of threats to disown and disn- herit her and through promises of large pecuniary rewards. wantonly, wilfully intentionally wickedly, fnaliciously and Tunjustly' persuaded Mrs. Snow to ac- company them on their journey out of Birmingham.
 MT. and Mrs. Snow were married sev- era, days ago. returning to Birmingham last Saturday,. The suit was filed by Attorney Clarence Mullins
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
SPEND S55,0O0F0R
 FEDERAL FURNITURE
Local Concerns to Bid on New Post Office Fixtures and
 Equipment

Between s55,ooo and $65,oo0 worth or business will be, given to local furniture houses and cabinet builders by the gov ernment during the next few weeks.
 This was the announcement made yes terday by w. M. Saubcr, a representa- tive of the treasury department who is in Birmingham arranging to receive bids from local concerns for the complete furnishing of the new post office building.
 All the. furnishings that the general public will come in contact with will be new, it was announced. and only the furnishings and fixtures that are still seryiceable and which can be used in the interior of the building will be retained.
 The courtroom furniture will be of ma hogany finish, while the other portions of the budding viii De equipped with oak and steel fixtures. According to MT. sauber, notice will be posted when the bids will be received. He stated that the government made a practice of not gtv- ing all the business to one concern, but that instead several local houses would furnish the furniture and fixtures for the new building. 1~9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
RANDALL. ACCEPTS
 NEW MANAGERSHIP

Ira F. Randall, president of the Ala bama and the Birmingham Furniture Dealers associations, has accepted the position as district manager in Virginia and North and South Carolina for the Jesse French & Sons Piano company,
 Mir Randall has been identified with the civic and commercial interests of Birmingham for the past 20 years. Bc- sides his activities in the two furniture associations, he is a director in the CIVIC Association and member of the board of the Alabama Merchants association.
 He will have his headquarters at Raleigh and will start immediately upon his new duties. Mrs. Randall will renan in Birmingham until next Otober. it was stated, when she and her daughter, Miss Lucille. who is now in Arizona, will join Mir Randall at Raleigh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
COBB HERE TONIGHT

In d lecture entitled Home Folks Irwin s. Cobb will appear at the Jef- ferson theatre tonight. The famous author of short. humorous stories has composed one of the best lectures in which he has ever been heard He has been brought to Birmingham by Mrs. Frank Hopkinson Smiths band of St. Marys church
 This newest lecture of the author is said to be an appealing human message to every man, and applicable to any man It is pronounced by ad- vance criticisms to be full of the quick, accurate humor of MT. Cobb, a humor which has become familiar to thousands in his popular stories in leading magazines.
 The hour o the lecturers first ap- pearance is to be at S:15 o'clock, an. his lecture will begin immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
EDersts of Today
 In Birmingham

Reas Kstate Beard luncheon at l e.eAaek. aswfhexn esub.
 ADJUSTMENTS Jef3exaaA T.heatxe-sxvan S C@sb's Aecfwne, ssH0me Rslks-S
 Lyrte--Hxeith vaudeville sad pze- Ewres. Leevvam RS5oM-vauaevilie and ptc- twrea. TrimM>E-CAaxfie Chaplin, in 3Srhe Kfd-o
 AlcMznT-<HThe Devils Pass Key.n Strand--WaIiacc Reid, in 'srhe Love SReezal.1
 Galax---BeAe Daniels. tn ssDucks and DraAes.~
 Rialto---Norma Taimadse. In 1sTke Branded Woman
 Odeon~-Serial drama and comedy. Princess--Serial drama and comedy. EdgcwoOd Park--Dancing from 3 to 12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-14
FINED FOR CRUELTY

Grady Shepphard, negro driver of the city dog wagon. was convicted and fined s1o and costs by Judge II. B Abernethy in the Jefferson county court of misde- meanors yesterday OF charge of bru- tality to a dog.
 Hearing of the case was started Tues day but the argument was continued until yesterday
 Warrant for the arrest of the negro was sworn out by Mrs. James D. Branum, 1850 Avenue F. and charged Sheppard with "unlawfully, wantonly or maliciously disabling a dog by striking it on the head with a stick"
 Witnesses testified that the negro punched the dog in the mouth several times with sharp pointed pole in an attempt to get it to run out of the wagon into the pound