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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13
COMBINATION BUMPER FOR PRATT CITY USE

ton pump, chemical and hose motor car has been shipped to Birmingham, leaving Elmira, N. T., September $, according to advices yesterday to
 John II. Taylor, commissioner of public safety. from theAmerica La France Fire Engine company.
 The company Advised that an en- gineer will be sent here upon arrival of the apparatus to unload and set up the equipment. This piece of fire fighting equipment will place the Pratt City station on a parity with almost any other in the city as to completeness of equipment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13
ACCIDENTAL DEATH,
 VERDICT OF CORONER

Accidental death was the verdict of Coroner J. D. Russum following an investigation into tho death of Thomas Moore. who was shot by his 17-year-old son, Thomas Clarence Moore. several days ago near Watson.
 According to the testimony of wit nesses, the boy was sitting in his bedroom on the side of the, bed play ing with a shotgun that had a nail for plunger, when 1t accidentally went off. The father of the boy was coming in the back door with buck ct of water and the bullet after pe-ss- ing through the door, entered the abdomen of Mir. Moore. M
 Hearing the noise of the wounded man falling, the boy rushed into the kitchen where he found his father lying on the floor. Mir. Moore was removed to local hospital, where he died few days later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13

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 Complaints and caustic comments on the slowness in starting construc- tion of the auditorium have been voiced by many citizens of Birming- ham, who have condemned the slow ness in getting started. although criticislng no one in particular.
 Asked what he was doing about the auditorium work, H. F. Burruss. commissioner of public improve ments, under whose department con. struction of the structure comes. &C., cording to the provisions of the i've commissioner act, declared yesterday that he has not been consulted or ad- vised In regard to the turning over of the matter to him by the other fcur commissioners since it was found that he had authority in the matter.
 MT. Burruss has shown several times that he feels rather sore on this point, alluding to the failure of ;he commission to provide inspection trips for him, although the matter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13
CONSTRUCT FISH POND

As the result of the recent visit of sioner of fish and game conservation, to Linger Longer lodge, fish pond nearly an acre in extent and 10 feet deep at the lowest point will be built immediately south of the large ce- mented swimming pool now practi- cally completed, and as soon as it is finished it will be stocked with fish under the personal supervision of State Commissioner Wallace.
 This was definitely decided upon at a meeting of those members of the club recently. Contract for the pool was awarded to the Detz Construc- tion company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13
Train No. 3. oTampa). May.

Train No. 3. tTampa), May.
 Train No. 15, tTampa), May.
 Train No. 16, tJncksonvilIe),
 For the four months the record wns this, Total number of trains run, 15,73O; arrived at terminal on time, 14,99O, which Is 06.6 per cent. Best record was that of May with 06.1 arrived on time nnd y7.3 per cent making sched- ule.
 Local officials have received copies of the record of the system and are quite proud of the fine result, the team work which pro- duced them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13
WOMEN VOTERS TO
 HEAR CANDIDATES

Members of the League of Women Voters will hear several candidates for the city commissions at their meeting this afternoon at S:so o'clock in the rooms of the organization at the Hillman hotel, ". o. Broyles, candidate for president of the city commission. and w. B. Cloe, candidate for as s.iaas commissioner, well be the speakers of the occasion. It is expected that several additional can didates will be present and address the women. All members are urged to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13
PROTEST RAISING OF
 RATES ON LUMBER

A comfiissioner of the interstate commerce commission will hear com plaint against raising of rates on lumber from points on the Alabama and Northwestern to Selma at the federal building next Saturday I 10 o'clock. The carrier proposes to do away with the through rate of II F cents and establish a combination basis, which would advance the rate % to 80 per cent.
 Kaul Lumber company and Sims Lumber com2any of Pine Hill have asked suspension of the new rate, which was granted pending the hear ing. The Birmingham Traffic Bu- reau will represent the lumber deal CTS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13

comes undsr the department which he heads
 The commissioners have never said ward to me about their atti- tude on AAe auditorium situation since the project was last discussed in the press" said MT. Burruss in re- ply to questions put to him. 'I know nothing of their intentions and plans. They have not favored me with their views.
 T have never been informed of the status of the auditorium matter in the least degree by either the presi- dent of the commission or any of the associate commissioners. I am ready to go ahead with plans for the work whenever I know just where matters stand"
 Ground is still being cleared on the site of the structure, part of a brick apartment house being all that still remains, according to the city pur- chasing agent, who said yesterday all houses had been sold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13
GUARD OF HONOR FOR
 LIEUT.. ORVELLE BOSTON

Members of the Eighty-second di- vision. War Veterans association, Will meet tonight at s:1o o'clock in the rooms of the Civic Association. at which time a guard of honor will be selected for the late Lieut.. Orviie Coston. who was killed in action Ia the late World war.
 The body of Lieutenant Coston will, be returned to Birmingham for burial and members of this division. of which he was a member. will form the guard of honor. Adjutant- II. M. Powell requests all members to De present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13
Seaboard Filling Up
 An On Time Record
Seven Regular Trains Make 100 Per Cent Perfect On Time All During Month General Average for Pas senger Service at Birmingham Is Over 96 Per
 Cent-None of Trains Averaged Under 90

The Seaboard Air line railroad of on-tfme trains in the period from May to August, both inclu- sive, and made several 100 per cent records besides.
 Following trains made 100 per cent on-time records:
 Irnfn No. z, (Birmingham). May md July.
 Train No. $, (Atlanta), July.
 Train No. II, (AtIanta), July. Train No. 13S, tJacksonviIIe), May.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13
RETURN TO SERVICE

l.. J. Spence. director of traffic of the Southern Pacific lines, announces the return to service between New Orleans and New York of the steamer Momus Her temporary withdrawal diminished the number of sailings between the. two ports. which will now be resumed on the old scale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13
NEW INCORPORATION

Papers of incorporation were filed in the probate court yesterday by the Sign of the Green Tree tea room with an authorized capital stock of s2,00O The new firm will begin business with s1.o00 of the capital stock paid in. Officers are William C. Spidle, president and treasurer; William K. Farris, vice president, and ]. Frank Stroud, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13
Sl,000 Contributors
 to Semi-Centennial

The list of those who have con- tributed s1,000 to the fund for the emi-centennisl celebration and the entertainment or President Harding during the week October 24-29, as announced by Erskine Ramsay, chairman of the finance committee, is as follows: The Age Herald staff and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13
DO YOU REMEMBER?

When every man carried bot tie opener in his pocket?
 When you could get small round checks reading good for one beer at Delheim's saloon-. The unveiling of pr. V. E..B. Davis's monument in Capitol Park! s When the White Swan laundry was the only white brick front building in Birmingham?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13
PERSONAL

Miss Ola G. Browne assistant sec retary of the Rotary club has been removed to the home of her sister, Mrs. R. T. Pfttman on Twenty-eishth' street, south. following an operation, on her throat at St. Vincents hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13
Commissioner Burruss Says He Is Still in Dark About Building City's Auditorium,
Dr. Barrett Says Plans Are Still in Hands of Architects Board Awaits Word From Them-Purchasing Agent Has Disposed of Old Houses
 and They Are Being Cleared

Actual construction work Brminghams municipal auditorium
 plans for which Birmingham by Thomas had definite beginning according Dr. N A. president the the matter still in he of the hitects
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-13
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 Sf Birmingham, Ala a,hatnr,.z. c...--b.- 9.b fo1f .
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 Other stocks and bonds l,lO7 .992.Ce Banking house .:....ss. g5O,O00.0O Other real estate ...,... !6,s5O6o 1iected .................. 45.O4o4sI
 Casa -in 1arit- 8 7s6,7ss.ss N ith banks. S.sjU.ll0.1o
 With U. s. !: IT., IT. ,.; 100000 Reserve Bk.. 2,s77 ,455.s2- LOe4.aS47o
 /. ssO,44l. F6s.o7' capital stock ............s 1900 100000 Surplus and profits ... 2,25S. .42e.s7 Reserved for laxes .. 145,457.7D Reserved for interest .... S3,7Iy.es Circulation ........ l.S3l,20O.0o
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 Deposits = Individual. .s221es,115.oo Bank .... 2,206,45e.
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 Reserve Blk.
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The Coconino sun., 1921-10-21
Coca Cola in sterilized bottles.- Advertisement.

Coca Cola in sterilized bottles.- Advertisement.
 U. s. regulation mail boxes for sale. Browns Newsstand. - Advertise ment.
 Ernest Coulter, bookkeeper at the Arizona Central bank, is taking a weeks vacation in Phoenix and other southern points.
 i Dan w. Francis, clerk of the board of supervisors, went to Williams We'd nesday to take two Santa Fe tax of- ficials out on hunting trip.
 Charles Burrus, an old-time Flag staff rancher now located at Bridge port, down on the Verde, is building a store and fixing up camp ground for tourists and campers near his ranch.
 You can't have good health with a disordered stomach. Correct your stomach disorders with Tanlac and you will keep we'll and strong. Breen- Lewis Drug Co.-Advertisement.
 The Hart Cattle Co. will ship lot of cattle from Hubbard to California markets on the 28th, and the Babbitt c. O. outfit will ship lot more to the same markets from Bellemont on Nov ember 3.
 You who so much enjoyed "The Old Nest" take notice that an even more successful story by the same author, Rupert Hughes, will be presented at the Orpheum next Monday night. It is Dangerous Curve Ahead" Mrs. S. T. Elliott, formerly one of the most popular ladies of Flagstaff, now an equally popular resident of Kingman, was in Flagstaff the latter part of last week for a few days at tending the Woman's club meeting and visiting old friends-and she has a lot of them.
 MT. and Mrs. Williams Pitts of Ash Fork, were visiting friends in Flag staff few days this week. Mrs. Pitts has been i'll for the past couple of months but is rapidly recovering now. Billy says he has a lot of fat beef down his way but so far has not found a buyer who is willing to pay reas- enable price for it.
 The big potato crop is coming into town these days in large truck loads. Most of them are being stored to be sold later, while few carloads have been shipped out. Farmers are pretty we'll along with their potato digging and have the finest crop, both as to size and quality, they have had for years.
 Jim Rupe, of Maine, was in town Saturday and wants to know what's the dinged matter with Flagstaff and Williams that neither has hitching post anywhere in town for him to tie his mules at. If Jim had white mules we could tell him several places where he could tie them and be more than welcome.
The Coconino sun., 1921-10-21
Hires Root Beer in sterilized bot Hos "A dverfi ser1ent

Hires Root Beer in -sterilized bot tles.-Advertisement.
 Get your mail box.-Brown's News stand.-Advertisement.
 Francis, little son 5f the late Jack Costigan, is somewhat improved, though still very i'll.
 A scintillating comedy-drama is Dangerous Curve Ahead" at the Or pheum next Monday night.
 Sheriff Wm. A. Campbell returned this week from several days spent on official business in New Mexico and Texas.
 "Nevvy" Smith. chef d ouerve at Tolchaco and Canyon Diablo trading posts and community centers, spent Saturday here.
 Mir. and Mrs. R. L. Neill returned Wednesday night from Stoneman lake, where they had been visiting at the Tom Drumm ranch and hunting.
 H. J. McClung, of Phoen,x; John E. Barber, of Pasadena, Calif., and T. E.. Pollock and R. R. Pollock, of Flag staff, left yesterday in T. E. Pollock's private car for Cooley.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Green have moved to one of the Borum houses on North AgassiZ street, until recently occupied by MT. and Mrs. Hyde, who have moved to the west end.
 D. P. Rupe, of Garland Prairie, was In town Monday proving up on his homestead. c. Y. Campbell, deputy sheriff at Williams, and J. D. Tame hill came in with him as witnesses. Campbell left that night for Phoenix, on business.
 J. w. Lusk, father of Fred J. Lusk, arrived Sunday from North Dakota, where he had been visiting, to spend a few weeks here with Mir. and Mrs. Lusk. He will then go to California for the winter. This is his third visit here and it will be the first winter in years that he has not spent at his home in Florida.
 Pete Berry was in from his ranch at Grandview the latter part of last week. He says that there was suffi- cient rain out his way for all interests and that for some peculiar reason, when it did rain the rain seemed to follow his line of fence and did not spill over. Next year he intends talk ing the fence down if necessary to get his share of the wetness.
 The pyramids for the big sign at the junction of the new Grand Canyon road with the Old Trails highway at Maine have been finished by Contrsc- tor Ed Raudebaugh and paid for bS the Flagstaff chamber of commerce.. MT. Raudebaugh, to help the good work along, discounted his contract price 5 per cent when it came to set ting up. County Engineer J. B. Wright is getting the big log sign ready to cap the pyramids.
The Coconino sun., 1921-10-21
LOCAL BREVITIES

Union Taxi Company, phone 75.- Advertisement.
 Saving tires is saving money. Let us show you how. Flagstaff Vulcaniz- ing Shop. Phone 63.-Advertisement.
 It is reported that Al Garth, sent from here to the state insane asylum not long ago, is dead.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-13

That people seeking real vacation
are turning their attention more and
more toward Vermont is proven again
and again, One of the recent proofs
is the rush of summer tourists to a
spot called Perkins Landing, on Lake
Memphremagog, midway between
Newport, VT, and Magog, P. O., where
two hundred people were camping at
one time and a farmhouse furnished
accommodations for about one fourth
of the applicants. So enthusiastic over
the prospects of entertaining even
more people is the proprietor of the
farmhouse that he is going ahead with
plans to build fairly good sized sum
mer hotel to be ready for occupancy
next summer. Then too, new hotel
at Bolton is projected. They'll come
if there are suitable accommodations
they're already coming in increasing
numbers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-13
Lake Champlain a Link.

The project to develop a deep water
way along the st. Lawrence river
with necessary canals wholly on Cana
dian territory to pass the various rap
ids is receiving widespread discussion
both in Canada and in the United
States. Congress is being asked to
co operate. The St Lawrence outlet
is favored by the various states border
ing on the Great Lakes that want a
ship route to the sea, and the Missis-
sippi river states are understood to
have agreed to support the project
This whole matter has already been
thoroughly discussed in these columns
but there is one feature of the situa-
ton which we would like to consider
in this connection. We make, this
propositions:
If the United States through Con-
gress is to cooperate with Canada in
developing a ship route on Canadian
territory, then Canada should reeipro-
cate by agreeing to cooperate with
the United States TO the extent Of
helping to link up that system with
the Lake Champlain Hudson river
route by the construction of a short
canal between the St Lawrence at
Montreal and ST. Johns on the Rich
ellen river, whence the channel could
easily be deepened until Lake Cham
plain is reached. Comparatively lit
tie work would be necessary here, and
in the years to come the complete ship
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-13
SELF -APPOINTED LAW ADMIN
ISTRATORS.

The ku Klnux Khan which is re-
ported to be working in various places
in the southern part of the country is
probably but small gathering of un-
organized individuals in each place
who working Independently of any
head organization, are simply taking
it into their own hands to endeavor to
correct some local abuses. 1t is like
ly that few of the groups of self-ap-
pointed Performers" would even care
to admit that they carried such a til
tie as Ku Klux Klan. Much of the
mystery about them has been woven
by imaginative writers who invoke the
terror OF the past as sidelight to
make their stories TEEN with pulsating
excitement. Call them what they are
these so-called Ku Klux Khan bands
they're only bands of persons who
take the law into their own hands,
the law as they interpret it, each band
in its independent way and
on cases of varying characteristics.
Let the element of mystery be stripped
from them and they will be laid bare
as second cousins TO the lynchers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-13

of Brattleboro, are visiting at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Il. b. Ellis, on Crescent avenue.
Miss Ruth Dyke Is assisting in her
fathers iewelry store during the alb
s~nce Of Miss Mildred Mccarthy, who
is spending her vacation at Joe's pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eric Dole have moved
into the house of his fathers, George
Dole on Central street.
Mrs. Margaret McDonough, who has
been spending several weeks at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Jerry Dugan,
left Thursday morning for her home
in Hanover, Mass.
Mrs C. s. Kimball, daughter, Miss
Mildred, and son, Chandler, have gone
to Ansonia, Conn, to visit at the home
Of Mrs William Spear, Mrs. KimbalPs
sister.
Mrs. J. c. Donahue. Miss Margaret
Donahue, Miss Eva Aiken and Harold
Smith went to ST. Adams Wednesday
and returned with Miss Anna Donahue,
who is recovering from an operation
performed on her foot. The trip was
made in Mr.. Smiths automobile.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-13

route to New York City could be de
veloped.
The states bordering on the Great
Lakes should stop to think that what
they want as much as ship route to
New York is a short water route to
New York City and other American
ports If they are confined to the ST.
Lawrence, their traffic will be forced
to pay the enormous insurance rates
necessitated by passage through the
trescherous and stormy Gulf of st.
Lawrence, which is yeritable Gem
etery of shipping, while a route from
Montreal to New York via Lake Cham.
plain would be landlocked and wholly
free from storms.
Moreover the distance from New
York to Montreal is only 400 miles
while the route between the same cit
les via the Gulf of St. Lawrence is
about 1000 miles farther.
Let Canada have its st. Lawrence
route, but give u in addition the
Champlain route.-Burlington Free
Press.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-13

One of the old-time newspaper cor
respondents in Vermont passed away
in the death of Edwin R. Towle of
South Franklin, who was for more
than half century contributor to
the columns of the st. Adams Messen-
ger He had a remarkable record of
service in the capacity of correspond
ent and no doubt was highly valued
by the newspaper with which he had
been so long affiliated. A newspaper
has reason TO take pleasure in having
faithful contributor year in and
year out, for its editor learns to know
what degree of good service may be
expected
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-13

Csruso's own voice heard at Caruso's
funeral must have caused an eerie sen
sation in the minds OF the persons at
tending; but the unusual feature of
the funeral service through the intro
duction Of photograph records is per
hsps but the forerunner Of what NAV
be a somewhat common practice with
the popularizing Of sound reproduction
TO an even greater extent than Al pre-
ent Those whose minds turn in that
direction viii some day take it upon
themselves 10 have their voices repro
duoed on records. OF have the voices 81
relatives or friends reproduced 50 that
after death the familiar wolves viii
still be heard not solely in music but
in actual Conversation. No one can
ssy how far this mental trend nav
carry but it i more thar probable
that The idea ma! take bold 9Th great
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-13
CURRENT COMMENT
Some One Going to Get Hurt.

Surely those rum smugglers took
some chances on their wild ride
through Groton with man on each
side of the automobile with a drawn
revolver. We happen to know several
good sportsmen in this Caledonia town
who would just as soon as not. if
delegated with the proper authority,
make the tires of the smugglers' car
look like worn out shoe laces. Strikes
US, that unless there is let up in
this through traffic rum business, some
one is going to get hurt.-Waterbury
Record
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-13

1t is to be presumed that the expul.
sion of nineteen students from Yves.
leyan university, Middletown, Conn.
was decided upon only after mature
deliberation of the cases inasmuch as
the announcement of the action by
the university comes long after the
close of the college year. That being
the case, the authorities of the uni
versity are to be congratulated on
their frmness because one notes that
one of the nineteen was the captain Of
the 1921 varsity football team, a.
we'll "a president OF the student body.
Evidently Wesleyan university is an
institution which plays no favorites
and which stands by its convictions no
matter how much it may affect the
athletic interests Of the college.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-13
They Needed the Money

Church, see a visitor TO Chicago
was arrested the other day because he
had $3.50 in his pocket.
Gotham-And it wasn't his own
money!
20. yes. it was proved in court that it
was his own money"
"Why, on earth, did they arrest him
them 2"
He was trying to get out of town
with it.h-Yonkers Statemsn.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-13

Rain insurance is becoming more
and more popular in the United States
That insurance is to indemnify pro-
moters of open-air ventures, which
would be spoiled by rainfall. What
Vermont has needed this summer is
insurance against a drouth. Reports
continue to come in from the northern
part of the state that never failing
springs are dripping their last drops
although there have been some smart
showers at infrequent intervals. Crops,
too, show the effects of too little wa
ter 1t has been a very dry sum
mer.