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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-20
COMMUNITY TREE
IS PUT IN PLACE
Decorations viii Be Made
This Week at Viii
son Park

The large cedar tree ordered oy
Commissioner w. L. Harrison for the
municipal Christmas tree arrived in
Birmingham yesterday afternoon and
was placed in Wilson park, where all
exercises will De held.
The tree is so feet high and was
brought to this city by G. Q. Durham
who specializes in Christmas trees
and has headquarters on Avenue A
and Twenty-first street, south. At l
o'clock yesterday afternoon the tree
on a truck and trailer bound In a
tripod to protect it's limbs was carried
along First avenue to Twentieth
street and on Twentieth street to the
park. It attracted much attention as
it passed through the streets.
Decorations will be placed there
this week and everything will be
ready for the exercises for the chill
dren Saturday afternoon, it is stated
by members of the committee.
The executive and finance commit
tees will meet this morning at 1880
o'clock when final arrangements will
be worked out for the tree. An APP
propriate program is being arranged
for Christmas evening when the pub
lie will be invited to attend and as
sist in making this tree a grand sue
cess.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-20
BOARD TO CONSIDER
FIGHT PICTURE LAW
Ordinance to Prohibit Future
PugilistiC Films to Come
Before Commission

Ordinance to prohibit the showing
of any picture depicting a pugillstic
encounter between man and man. a
bull fight, or fight of any kind for Il
championship upon which result any
money is bet or to sec which an adj
mission fee is charged will come up
for consideration at the meeting of
tho city commission this afternoon.
This ordinance was introduced last
week, but on motion of Commits
sioner w. L. Harrison. was carried
over until today.
Passage Of a resolution authorizing
the showing of the Dempsey Carpeh-
tier fight picture with one-half of the
proceeds to go to relieve the unem5
ployed situation followed a heated
discussion among the members. 1t Is
expected that this ordinance will be
passed
Introduction OF the ordinance was
made on suggestion of Mrs. Neil r.
Wallace. theatre inspector, who re-
fused to allow the promoters of the
prize fight picture to show this film
in Birmin CHAM. She is working to
have this ordinance passed, which
will in future make It a violation or
the law to show any pictures of this
nature and fix the penalty for any
person found guilty of violating this
ordinance If passed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-20
PAN AMERICAN MAIL
SERVICE REFERRED TO
SHAUGHNESSY TODAY


All communicat lions forwarded by
the various civic bodies of Bir-
mingham to the local post office
and ITO the post office department in
Washington relative to the placing
OF mail car on the Pan American
train of the Louisville and Nash
Vile railroad to afford better mail
service to points south of Birming
ham have been referred to Second
Assistant Postmaster General
Shaughnessy, according to officials
of the local department
1t was urged last week by
number of the civic bodies of this
city that due TO the space of time
between mail trains southbound
that the Pan American train carry
mail service for at least first-class
matter. In this connection it was
pointed out that after the APO
Louisville and Nashville train TO
points south. no further mail was
carried to Montgomery. Mobile and
Pensacola until $40 the following
morning, delaying the delivery Of
important mail to business houses
to these points and waystations.
What action will be taken in
We shington in regard to this re-
quest was not stated in the letter
notifying the local department of
1.-THE referring of the request to the
Sc cond assistant postmaster.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-20
ADJUSTMENT BOARD
TAKES UP PROTESTS

Work Of the board of adjustment
recently appointed to adjust and set
tie all protested street improvement
assessments yet unpaid Is progress
ing. according to y. F.. McLendon,
president of the city commission. IT
is expected that the report on the
first 100 assessments referred to them
will be ready by the end OF the week.
Resolutions authorizing the ap-
pointment of this board was adopted
by the city commission at an adj
journed meeting Thursday afternoon
and it is composed of the city attor-
ney or his assistant, the city engineer
or one OF his assistants. and B. A.
Thompson, appointed by the real es-
tate men,
According to Mr.. McLendon there
are approximately 100000 worth OF
street improvement assessments being
carried by the city and the appoint
ment of this board was for the pur-
pose of adjusting these claims so that
the assessments can be collected by
the city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-20
Quick Action VIII Bring
Mercy Home Drive To End

Birmingham folks who intend to
donate to the Mercy Home Fund
and who have unconsciously Jagged
in contributing to the cause will
have an opportunity to bring the
drive to it's end tomorrow by lend
ing their efforts now to the cam
PAL gn.
That the remaining $1,000 needed
to put the Mercy Home fund over
the top VIII be raised today and to-
morrow Is the wish of w Carson
ADAMS, chairman of the local drive.
which has been In effect two weeks.
Senator Underwood Contributes
A check from Senator and Mrs.
oscar Underwood for 5000 was re-
ceived yesterday in which their
contribution of last year was
doubled
Free repairs and tuning for pi-
anos at Mercy Home was offered
in a letter to Chairman Adams from
b. d. Jones of the Jones Piano COM
pany. Donations of $25 monthly
service from the Whitman Taxicab
company has also been received.
Friday. Saturday and Monday
sums approximating $500 were
raised for the home. At this rate it
reach the required. $4,000 which is
needed to operate the home for 1922.
The quota had reached S13,500
yesterday evening after IL days OF
actual operating by the committees,
which started Tuesday December 6.
Taking More Time
The fund heretofore had been
raised in approximately one weeks
time. The first five days OF the
campaign netted s7,l32, and the next
six days brought the total to $fS,-
900, showing a gradual decrease in
the daily amounts which were re-
ceived by the committee. The ay-
erage daily return for the first week
of the campaign was S1,426, while
the daily return of the second week
of the driver was $97s.
IF we can just get $3.50 aver
age for Tuesday and Wednesday the
campaign can be brought to close
and the business men who have been
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-20
STREET MOTION TO
Be HEARD TODAY
Defeated Candidate for Com
missioner Is ConteSting
Office Public Safety

Hearing on the petition of Thomas
E. s.1tet. defeated candidate for the
city commission in the recent cleo
tion, contesting the election of w. b.
Cloe. W. L. Harrison, Mrs. Mary
Echols and W. E. Dickson as city
commissioners and asking that a Ger
tificate Of election be granted him as
the only candidate in the race whose
formal notice of candidacy complied
with the legal requirements, will be
heard before Jndge Dan A. Greene in
circuit court this morning.
In his petition Street alleged that
no one has been legally elected com
missioner of public safety since 1915,
as candidates for this office should
specify that they were running as
candidate to succeed the successor of
the commissioners whose term OF Of
flee expired on the first Monday in
November, 1915, as commissioner of
public safety namely, Judge A. O..
Lane. as provided by law.
1t is alleged in the petition that
this office is separate and apart from
any other office on the board of COM
missioners and that ii is judicial
office winch can only De I1lleu by
election to that specific position. 1t
is alleged that Street received numer-
GUS votes in the city election but that
they were not counted nor properly
certified In the election returns. He
asks for a recount and that on a final
recount the court will judicially as
certain what candidate was elected
to the office and issue certificate
of election to that candidate.
1t is stated that in case the court
decides in favor of Mr.. Street that
the commissioner receiving the low
est number of votes will be the man
to loose out and Mr.. Street. will be
given the place as commissioner of
public safety and Commissioner Cloe
will take the place vacated by the
commissioner receiving the lowest
number of votes, who is w. E. Dick
son.
Street alleges that he was the only
candidate in the race whose state
ment of candidacy accompanied by a
petition signed by at least 200 quail
fled electors requested him to be-
come a candidate for theA position of
commiss oner of public safety and al
leges made on the election commits
sion to have his name printed on the
official ballots as candidate for that
specific office, which he alleges was
refused.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-20
CLOE STUDIES LAW
AS TO WRESTLING
AND BOXING HERE
Commissioner Says He Will
Stop Sports at Athletic
Club If Law Is Violated.
Attorney Instructed
MRS. NEIL R. WALLACE

Boxing and wrestling matches
will he stopped If they are
found 10 be in violation of
city ordinance, according to
statement made yesterday by
Commissioner W. II. Cloe of
public safety.
This matter has been referred
to w. j. Wynn, city attorney, to
investigate and ns soon as il is
ascertained just what the status
i'm the city IN regarding such
matters Mr.. Cloe will instruct
Chief of Police Fred McDuf ne
cOrdinGly.
Commissioner Cloe has declared
war on law yolators and declare!
he viii enforce the law If it cal
possibly de done.
IT is stated that boxing matches
and wrestling matches are fire.
quently held at the Birmingham
Athletic club and in statemen
made yesterday afternoon MIR. Clo'
declared no would not countenanc'
this practice any more than HI
would allow rafting in the city i
il is found that there is city or
diHance against it.
while l know it is a violation
of the state law to have boxing OF
wrestling matches, ] do not thinl
the city has an ordinance prohibit
ing them, said Mr.. Cloe, and
have asked Mr.. Wynn to look "
the matter for me. If he finds &
city ordinance making this a VIC
lation of the law then | will INSTRUCT
all police officers to put Il stop t.
any match of the kind scheduled Il
take place. / am trying to enforce
the law as l pledged myself to dc
when | took the oath of office anC
expect to enforce it to the best Of
my ability"
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rock work was $40 per yard in 1920
Il is now Sf.I0. and il is claimed that
other construction costs are similarly
lower now than they were then.
VIII Ask Injunction
Hopes by the board of revenue thai
payment of Z per cent premium on
the bonds by the Dunn Construction
company would be satisfactory to
the clients of Percy Benners 4
Burr, who protested some time ago
to the board against carrying out of
the contract en- the grounds that 1t
could be re-let now at eonsidera Bile
less money than would have TO be
expended to carry out the original
contract were dashed to the ground
yesterday when Augustus Benners
states positively when asked what
the attitude OF his firm in regard
to threatened injunction proceedings
would be in the light Of the new
Dunn bid stated that it would max
no difference and that the suit would
be filed as originally intended.
NIr. BennerS stated. TINT in
stead of making any difference
In regard TO the suit that the
action of the board Saturday
in finally accepting the Dunn
hid, even with n seven per cent.
premium, only went to show
the necessity for the injunction
proceedings and that they would
he begun in the near future.
Tic stated that he did not know
cSactIy when the suit would he
filed but that 1t was being pre-
pared. Unless stopped by le-
gal action, II is probable that
the Dunn company will begin
stork on the road within the
next two weeks In accordance
with their contract as accept
ance of the bid to he construed
as notice to them by the board
to begin work Immediately.
Under the law. the name of a
successful bond bidder together
with the amount of his bid is re-
quired to be advertised for ten days
after his bid is accepted and this
will hold up construction work un-
til that period has elapsed.
History of Contract
Controversy between the board
and the Dunn construction company
over carrying out of the contract
dates back to the spring of 1920 At
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-20

ROTARIANS GATHER
TOYS FOR CHILDREN

Rotarians will play Santa Claus to
the children Of the Northside Com
munity house. according TO a motion
adopted at the meeting last week.
Each member of the club viii be
asked to bring either fruit or toys
to the meeting tomorrow afternoon,
and where there are two members
OF one firm in the Rotary club one
is requested to bring cash, as it Is
pointed out that funds are badly
needed.
Just what the Rotary club would
do this year was left to the enter
tainment committee and after making
an Investigation the committee rec
commended that the club play Santa
Claus for these little children, many
of whom would not have any Christ
mas at all
In addition, Mrs Mary Glllen, the
well-known dialect reader, will give
several OF her original stories and it
is expected that musical program
will also be rendered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-20
NO ACTION TAKEN
IN LEGION CASE
Motion in Restraining Order
Against City Can Be Had
Three Days After Filing

No steps toward fixing of date
for hearing on the temporary inJunc-
ton issued Saturday at the instance
OF birmingham post No. /, American
Legion. restraining the city commits
sion from interfering with the sale
Of tickets by legion members to
dance TO be given by the legion Jan
uary 9 at which an automobile and
a diamond ring viii be given away
to holders of certain numbered tick
cts had been taken yesterday.
According to officials of the chan
cery division of tho circuit court hear
ing ON a motion to dissolve the tenn
porary injunction could be had at any
time after three days notice to the
opposite party. No motion to dissolve
had been made yesterday by attor-
neys for the city.
Attorneys for the legion members
claim that a decision Of the supreme
court sometime ago in similar case
upholds their contention that the sale
Of tickets Is not violation of any
law against chance devices as was
contended by w. b. Cloe commits
sioner of public safety. who issued
orders to the police to arrest all per-
sons engaged in the sale OF the tick :
cts on the ground that such sales Vio-
lated these ordinances. According to
attorneys for the ex-service men this
decision holds that where the party
to whom the ticket is sold is given
full value for his money independent
OF the prizes awarded to holders Of
certain tickets the law does not APP
ply It is only where the party gets
nothing for his money except the
chance that the law applies they
nd fhA l. nF fiCKatg in
the present case. emitting the pur
chaser to attend the dance, is full
return for the 90 cents he is required
to pay, they say.
Suing out of the injunction followed
the arrest of two members of the
legion who were selling the tickets
for the dance on downtown streets.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-20
MOBILIZE CITY'S
BUYING POWER
IS HODGES PLEA
Forum Luncheon Speaker De-
pIoreS Lack of Distributors
in Birmingham Where
Consumption is Great

Birmingham must use its great
buying power to bring industrial
,.ya,,.tos a,a ,,,a,t,fa,t ,,rors, distrih,,-
tofs 10 inns CITY Wiilcn 0ois uiiloS
products In such large quantity. II
1t is to 10 forward as it should, J. {.
gods,os ,,t.a orssident of Tho Coahv
-.
ii"lil anu flour COMPANY tolu NiFtN
Association members at the forum
luncheon Yesterday noon.
Lets Mobilize Birmnigham's Buy
ing Power" was the title of the brief
but effective address given.
The spe-ker did not hesitate to cite
Atlanta's ability to get distribution
for nationally known products at the
Georgia city when in some instances
from 20 to so per cent of the product
was sold in the Birmingham district.
Large Consuming Power
He said that very few commodities
are manufactured in birmingham, bu4
that this city offered large con-
sumption for products, many of which
are distributed through other cities.
Urging the purchasing of Dir
mingham made" goods. he cited sew
eral instances of how merchants,
manufacturers and individuals could
swing business in favor of the local
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-20

CHRISTMAS CHECKS
FOR CITY TEACHERS

More than 500 checks Will be maled
out to teachers OF city schools to-
morrow morning. according to Mar
vim Taylor, city comptroller. who was
engaged yesterday afternoon in sign
ing them These checks are for the
first Is days Of December and the
teachers are paid in order that they
may have this money for Christmas
While the exact amount was not
given, Mr.. Taylor stated it would
amount to several thousand dollars.
All city schools VIII dismiss for
the Christmas holidays Friday after
noon and viii not resume until jan
uary 2.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-20

that time, the board of revenue,
acting on assurances tnat buyer
had been found for the 100000
worth of county road Improvement
londs awarded a number OF con-
tracts for road construction in var
iouS parts of the county among
which was the North Bessemer
project for approximately eight
miles between Bessemer to Fair
field which was awarded to the
Dunn company as the lowest bid
der at that time. Before the bonds
could be printed the condition OF
the bond market became such that
county bonds could not be sold at
par and carrying out of the contract
was held in allegiance. Several weeks
ago the matter of carrying out the
contract again arose. Meanwhile
protests we're made TO the board of
revenue by Percy. Benners and
Burr. attorneys on behalf OF clients
represented by them against carry
ing out the original contract with
the Dunn company now on account
of materN decrease in the cost oil
labor and materials 20 be used IN
construction OF tho road since the
letting of the contract. Injunction
proceedings were threatened to
prevent the board from carrying
out the contract on the ground that
to do SO would cost the county ap-
proximately $4,000 more than II
the contract were re-let according
to present day costs. When Dunn
bid for suffieinet bonds to cover the
cost of construction. offering par
and accrued interest only the board
rejected his bid, but when he agreed
to pay a premium of seven per cent,
the board voted to accept the .hio
and carry out the contract on the
grounds that the premium offered
and the saving in interest and dam
ages on this and other contracts
with the Dunn company which re
leased the county from all Liability
on other contracts, II they woulo
carry out this one, would offset the
difference in construction costs on
the road complained of and allow
the county to build the Bessemer
road under the old contract as
cEeaply as could be done IL the
contract was re-let under present
day conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-20

Walter 3. Miller. editor and pro-
prietor of the Colbert County Re
porter. published at Tuscumbia. was
recently spoken of as probable can
didate for secretary of state in the
primaries next year, will make the
race, according to advices received
in Birmingham yesterday
Mr.. Miller Is SO years of age and
was born in Memphis, Tenn. He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Mil
Ter of Virginia, his father having
died when Mr.. Miller was years old
lie has been a member of the state
democratic executive committee from
the state at large, also secretary or
the Alabama state senate, supervisor
of the census of the Eighth con-
eressional district for 1919 and 1920.
and presidential elector of the state
at large in 1915 and 1920.
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devoting their time To this worthy
cause can get back to business For
a few days before Christmas SAYS
Chairman Adams.
Friday afternoon at O'Clock the
Givitan club viii give a Christmas
tree party TO the children Of the Mercy
Home, and the committeeman for the
drive think it only fitting that before
this time all the funds for Mercy
Home for 1922 should be raised
At the present time the home is
overcrowded with 1913 children being
cared FOR on 90 child capacity.
Recent Donations
Recent additional subscriptions to
the Mercy Home campaign for funds
for 1922 OF S25 or over are: Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad Co., $500;
Whitman TaNicab co. 5000; Senator
and Mrs. oscar Underwood, 5000:
American Bakeries Co, 500. Murray
Brown sl0o; New Castle Coal Co.,
500; Pratt Consolidated coal Co.
800; Ramsay & Mccormack, 500; w.
J. and j. +. Rushten, 500; Sloss Shelf
field s. & J.. Co. 500: G. T. Wofford.
800; Birmingham Coal and Iron Co.,
$5.71: David :. Anderson $40; II. y.
Bowdry, $50: First National bank,
$50 j. H. Means tseeond contribu-
ton, total $1,000, $50: Priestley Toul-
min, $50; Oscar Wells $50; Employees
of International Harvester Co, $3.50.
+. e. Wood and j. L. Julian. $30.2t;
Ira l.. Armstrong, s25; Advance Lum-
Der Co. s25; NJ. w Bush, s25; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. w. Bussey. in loving memory
of W. G. Estes, $25; r. II. Banister.
s25; H. l.. Badham, $25: Birmingham
Stag Co., $25 Birmingham Packing
% So5+ r Hammers
Lura b. Fowlkes. s25; Maurice W.
Canister. s25; Courtney L. Henley. s25;
Mrs. Russell Hunt s25. Harold Nc
Dermott, $25; c. K. and II. W. Mat
thews, $25; w. G. Matthias. s25: r. r.
Norton e Son Produce Co. $25: Eva
Conner Ryding, $25 J. b. Robinson.
$25; II. G. seibels. s25 Southern Coal
Co" s25' Mrs Margaret G. Tutwiler
s25; Mrs. Ellen Motion Upmann. s25;
F. b. Winslow. SIS. and Young e
Vann Supply Co.. s25.
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EXPRESS COMPANY
READY FOR THE RUSH

Local express forces are making
special preparations for the handling
Of the Christmas traffic, according to
statement made yesterday by j, T.
Montgomery. agent in charge OF the
city express offices of the American
Express company.
THE Importance of early shipment
OF Christmas gift packages cannot
be sufficiently emphasis stated Mr..
Montgomery. EARLY shipment will
avoid congestion with the regular
traffic and insure prompt arrival. our
most important task in the delivery
of Christmas packages is that OF de-
livering them before Christmas day.
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BOARD TO DECIDE
ON PISGAH SCHOOL

Decision on whether to rebuild the
three-room elementary school build
ing at Mount Pisgah. which was de-
stroyed by fire Friday or TO abandon
the site and consolidate the rs pupils
who attended the school with those of
the Pinckney City school will be made
this afternoon by the county board
of education al a meeting to be held
at the courthouse. DR. n. r. Baker,
superintendent of county schools, will
visit the scene of the fire this morn
ing and make recomme ndation to
the board in regard to the matter on
his return.
According to DR.. Baker the build
ing was valued at $4,000 and was in
sured for $4,000. Sparks on the roof
from flue are said to have been
responsible for the fire.
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------------se.11
BIG MORTGAGE FEE

One OF the largest fees for filing
a deed was paid in to the probate
court yesterday when the Bankers
Trust company. as trustee, paid
$500 for recording mortgage for
given by the Aetna Ex-
plosives company on properties oil
that concern In several states.
The value of the property conveyed
in the mortgage in Alabama was $50.
4l5. the remainder of the property
being located in various states. Ttit
mortgage Isolated January l, 1919.