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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13

spoke, explaining how the central registration bureau would eliminate duplication of giving.
 The mass meeting asked the Red Cross to take over this work for the present till permanent board could be appointed. A Salvation Army worker proposed that the charities get together on their program of Christmas giving. This is to be rison, Mir. Wiley explained, and so eliminate overlapping work.
 With enthusiasm was the resolu- tion passed asking that the cttizen- ship help support the city welfare tion be made $15.000 instead of s12,O00 as at present, the citizens to subscribe like s15,O00
 It was announced that the Pisgah home had been practically closed, which the league wanted. A com plete survey of that home, and the city welfare department was not gone into by Mrs. Fisk. who said that, since the resignation of pr. Brown, its head, the department would receive a thorough reorgani- sation anyway. However, a report of its management was in hand for those interested.
 Meeting with the league was the Social Workers club Thus joint chairmen, Mrs M. Y. Dabney for the league, and F. c. Culley for the Social Workers club, presided.
 Mrs. Richard F. Johnston, presi- tdent of the league, was present as were many dozens of representative citizens. Among these were H. D. Cullen. who spoke; Dr. A. J. Dick inson, Dr. Robert Bowling, who de- olared the league program had economic value; Mir. and Mrs. E. M. Tutwiler, Jr., Mrs. Solon Jacobs, Mrs. w. N. Wood, Mrs. J. D. Moore, IT,. Mir. and Mrs~ J. D. McNeal, Mir. and Mrs. c. s. Bisseil. Mrs. c. D. Brooks. Mrs. Charles J. Sharp, Mrs. Barter Wagner. Mrs. Lucy Dickin- son. MT. and Mrs. Louis Gelders. Miss Gelders and Miss Helen Burns, Mrs. J. W. Jones, MT. and Mrs. Rob- ert A. Bell, Mrs. J. L. Yancey, Rev. T. S. Hickman and many others.
 The work of investigation was di- vided between the workers of the child welfare department, Miss Lan-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
GRAND JURY STARTS ON FINAL SESSION
Special Report On Vice Con- ditionS Expected = 20
 Cases DoCketed

With 20 cases docketed for it's consideration, the Jefferson county grand jury will reconvene at the courthouse this morning after re- cess of several days for its final ses- sion. According to county officials, the jury is expected to be in session two days after which 1t will render its final report and be discharged.
 It is expected that the final report of the jury covering it's activities since it's formation in September will be made Wednesday afternoon. In addition to the general report, the jury will turn in a special report COW ering it's findings into alleged vice conditions in Birmingham, charges in regard to which by candidates and others during the recent munich pal campaign led to a special charge by Judge William b. Fort, in which he urged the jurors to go to the bot tom of all the charges being made.
 While nothing in regard to the findings of jury can be disclosed under the law, before the report is turned into court it is believed that the special report on the vice situa- ton will be of a sensational nature and its being made public is being awaited with considerable interest. A new grand jury will be organized early in January after the courts re- convene, following the Christmas re- cess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
EDITOR AND POLITICIAN
 VISITS BIRMINGHAM

MT. and Mrs. Walter E. Miller of Tuscumbia are visitors here. MT. Mill Ter, who is editor of the Toibert Coun- ty Reporter, secretary of the state senate. member of the state demo- cratic executive and prospective can didate for secretary of state. was very enthusiastic over Ford's chance of securing Muscle Shoals.
 This will be great thing for all Alabama" stated Mir. Miller. The whole south will profit from It."
 While Mir. Miller was talkative as to business conditions. he did not care to discuss his probable candidacy. ex- cept to say that if he enters the race he believes that he will not have any opposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13

nie Barnes and l.. B. Green, and a | committee headed by Mrs. F. M Blynd, executive secretary of the Red Cross, and Mrs M. Y. Dabney of the league.
 Mrs Blynd and Mrs Dabney and their co-workers covered the follow ing agencies: Birmingham News so- cial department, Boys club, City De- tention hospital. city health depart- ment, city jail, County Anti-Tubercu- losis association, county almshouse. county farm, county jail. county health department. Hi1lman hospital, community houses tEnsley, Northside and Southside), Federation of Church societies, social service department, First Methodist church, Red Cross, Salvation Army (field work and in dustrial home), Volunteers of Amer ica, Industrial Home for Men, Wom- ems Christian Temperance union, Young Women's Christian association and Travellers aid, negro court of arbitration. With one exception (that of the Volunteers of America, Industrial Home for Men), they conn mended the work of all the above.
 The following child caring agencies in the city and county were reported on by Miss Barnes and MT. Green: City relief department. Pisgah home. NlcIty HoflSI JuNCHflC tOutNs NHiA- drens hospital, Salvation Army Res cue home, Athenaeum Orphans home. Children's Aid society, Emer- gency home of the Volunteers of America. The work of all of the above was commended with the ex- ception of the city relief department, Pisgah home and the home of the Volunteers of America. The latter, they strongly condemned, and all children there, at the request of the child welfare department, have been taken over by the juvenile court and the home will be closed for the pres ent.
 Fifteen agencies were found to be doing more or less relief work, by Mrs. Blynd and Mrs. Dabney. They set forth that in addition to these. practically every church in the city separately does relief work of some sort, which Is usually not so sys- tematic that overlapping of work is not done" The need was expressed by most relief agencies for central registration bureau, or confidential exchange, to prevent unworthy cases from obtaining help from each of the 16 agencies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
By MIGNoN HALL

Bought any Christmas seals yet3 This is the question, answered in the affirmative, which will help to crush out tuberculosis in Jefferson county-in Birmingham.
 There are 5000 cases alone of tu- berculosis in the county; and the Red Mountain sanitarium Is full and rum ming over, and with long waiting list of patients.
 Men and women of Birmingham and the county yesterday laid aside their work and reported for the tire some duty of spending hour upon hour in the various office buildings and stores to beseech the public to buy in order that everybody-that you-might be given a chance for fighting down disease; for being of service.
 It Is declared that consumption, as long as it Is allowed to exist. "prac- tically menaces every home"
 By buying Christmas seals" say the workers, you are assisting your self"
 No Report Yet
 Mrs. H. E. Pearce, in charge of the women's committee, said that the workers reported yesterday 100 per
 
 sales so far, however, has been com piled, and, says E. M. Tutwiler. stand ing chairman for the Jefferson Coun- ty Anti Tuberculosis associations:
 Birmingham should not, must not fall down on this drive. We are not working for our best health interests If we do. We should all make up our minds that no gift we send wrapped up this Christmas shall go without its little health crusade seals"
 The chairman for the men workers Is Priestly Toulmin.
 Two beautiful silver cups have been offered for the county school and the city school which sells the most Christmas seals. The cups will be permanent assets and treasures oi the schools winning them. They have been made possible through the gen. erosity of the lobe Rose and the Bromberg jewelry companies. Workers Today The following is the list of womer workers for today, and the club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
Buying Christmas Seals
 WiU SaUe Many LiUes

which are furnishing them. All are members of the Third District Fed eration of Women's clubs, which is pushing the Christmas seal sale with all its vim.
 At Loveman, Joseph and Loeb's- Joycrofters club: Mrs. Ira Watson, chairman; Mrs. R. D. Burger, Mrs. w C. Lloyd.
 At First National bank--Study ctr- cle: Mrs. Kenneth Charlton, chair man; Mrs. E. French, Mrs. E. A Ritchie.
 At American Trust Bank building Amaranth club: Mrs. W. L. Murdock chairman; Mrs. Maurice Lachey, Mrs Exom Elliott.
 At Jefferson County bank-Curreni Topics club: Mrs. D. c. McMahen chairman; Mrs. R. M. Holman. Mrs c. B. Sharples, Mrs A. J. Odum.
 At post office-Culture club: Mrs J. A. Hood, chairman; Mrs. William J. Johnson, Mrs. J. F. Witherspoon Mrs Ewing, Mrs. Frazier Banks. Mrs Elizabeth Hamilton.
 At an-Duniap-Quest club: Miss Alice Daly, chairman; Mrs. c. C. Adams.
 At Brown Marx-Business and Pro- fessional Womens club: Mrs. c. W Noel, chairman; Miss Willye Byrd Miss Maymie Peace.
 At Burgers = Fortnightly Shake speare: Mrs. Roberta Culpepper chairman; Miss Francis Holley; Miss Ethel Jester.
 At Hillman hotel-Fenelon club: Mrs. E. D. Brown. chairman; Mrs E. c. Knodel, Mrs. Fred Calder.
 At Caheen's-Women's Clubs oi Woodlawn: Mrs. P. O. McGlathery chairman; Mrs. M. Campbell.
 At Woodward building-Mrs. Frank Spain, chairman.
 East Lake district-Mrs. J. M. Han. kins.
 East Lake stores-Mrs. Roberta Culpepper, chairman. Howard college-Mrs. William E, Bohanon, chairman. Ensley = Mrs. Louis Mckenzie chairman. Committees furnished b, | Ensley clubs. Fairfield-Mrs. Oleon Miller, chair man. Committees furnished by Fair | field clubs. 1 Bessemer-Mrs. George Waller president Culture club, chairman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13

Of the total amount. s4s2.522.ss was paid into the main tax office at Birmingham, while the remaining s2SS.26s.4S was paid to the branch tax office of the county maintained at Bessemer to cover the tax collec- tions in the Bessemer territory.
 The largest amount was paid by the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroal company checks for $554, ,49376 being received from that company. Pay ments amounting to S24,S06.17 were made by the Tennessee Land com pany. ssS,043.ss by the Fairfield Steel company. $69, ,s42.69 by the Alabama Steel and Shipbuilding company, and sl3.602.ss by the Birmingham South ern Railroad company.
 Early payment of corporate taxes this year is due, 1t is stated. to spe-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
BARTLETT, SHOT BY
 NEGRO, IS IMPROVING

The condition of w. F. Bartlett. aged about 40 years. who was shot and seriously wounded by William Briggs, negro flagman at the Spring street crossing of the Southern Rail- way. was reported to be changed for the better, according to a state ment made last night by officials at St. Vincents hospital, to which the man, was taken immediately after the shooting.
 It is alleged by Bartlett that the negro shot him while he was await ing to catch a freight train for Mer- idian. Miss, while on the other hand the negro states that Bartlett at tempted to rob him of his money and he opened fire.
 The negro is in the county iail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13

Wood, Henry T. DeBaroenlepen' J. F. Shaw, Webb W. Crawford, E. H. Mills, Major North, Colonel Ash bourne, R. A. Porter. Theo Brent, R. I. Ingalls,, Murray Brown. w. B. Allen, s. L. Yerkes, Donald B. Wood, Sidney J. Bowie, Richard F. John ston and A. B. Aldridge.
 Sulphur From Texas
 R A. Brown spoke of return car goes of sulphur, which he expects to import from Galveston. Tex. by barges carrying Alabama coal to that place. The sulphur is to be for the Steel Cities Chemical company at Ensley.
 Murray Brown spoke of the suo- cess of the shipments of goods which he was receiving from the east via the Mallory and Warrior barge lines.
 MT. Aldridge, who operates coal mines on the river, said the Warrior was destined to be the salvation of the Alabama coal trade by reason of enforcing low freight rates.
 Mir. Yerkes operates in tho Cahaba coal field. which is not yet within the Warrior territory. but said his companies had contributed to build ing Port of Birmingham in apprecia- ation of what 1t meant to the dis trict. The Warrior would serve more as It's territory of operation was extended and It's terminal facil- ities were improved.
 PropelIers Not Economical
 Colonel Ashbourne said tho self propellers were not performing. They were not economical in that they would be tied up at docks for unloading where. if the same freight was on barges lowed by power boat. the barges could be dropped at diff ferent ports. and the lpropellins power be kept in constant service instead of eating up overhead.
 The Mississippi, said Colonel Ash bourne, was meeting with greater success because better equipped in several respects than the Warrior. The Warrior must be attached to the Mississippi until 1t is able to travel alone. To attempt severance pre- maturely would produce such a defi- cit as to prevent further help from Congress.
 Mir. Brent called attention to the hard lines under which Manager De- Bardeleben had worked this summer and fall with selr-propellers built to load to seven and half feet and being unable on account of stage of water to load more than i've and a half feet.
 Railroads Oppose
 MT. Brent urged public opinion to stand by the. Warrior on It's petition for fair proportion of the divisional rates with the railroads and for through rates that would make ot the Warrior a trunk line carrier like the railroads.
 He said that a few railroad op- orators seemed friendly to the War rior, but that the majority were against the Warrior and had fought the Warriors efforts at what 1t was entitled to and would fight the Warrior in its case before the in terstate commerce commission to the last.
 Colonel Asbourne and Mir. Brent both expressed belief that the War rior, properly equipped and given op- portunity, would be the success that has been forecasted.
 Mir. Ingalls, made short talk on structural steel movements out of the district and suggested that ar engagements might be made for ship ping same by the Warrior.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
INJURED MEN ON
 ROAD TO RECOVERY

W. P. Pettus, S2S Fifteenth street. south, and o. W. Martin, 1911 Elev- enth avenue, north, who were pain fully injured Sunday afternoon when an automobile in which they were riding overturned on the Lewisburg road out side of the city limits. were reported to ce resting well last night at the Noorwood infirmary. where they were taken.
 Pettus is general car foreman of the Frisco yards and Martin is wrecking foreman of the same com pany.
 The men had ridden out to the Frisco yards and had driven past the mines at Lewisburg and were coming home when the car over . turned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
DEATH OF PAUL VARN0N
 IS BEING INVESTIGATE

Investigation Into the death of Pa Varnon who died recently as a 1e- suit of injuries sustained when 1e was struck several weeks ago by r automobile in Ensley alleged to hay been driven by Robert Hudson, neg. will be completed this morning 1, Coroner J. D. Russum.
 Several witnesses were examined yesterday by the coroner and addl- tional witnesses will be heard today. Meanwhile. Hudson is being held in the county jail on orders of the cor,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13

cial request by the state to the cor porations that they pay their taxes as soon as possible instead of waiting until the last of the present month as is the usual custom. Several of the smaller corporations have already made payments. Check for approxi- mately s250,00O to cover the states share of the money received yester- day will be sent to Montgomery to- day by the tax collector.
 The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company is the largest taxpayer in the county. it is stated. Taxes are expected within the next few days from the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company and the Louis ville and Nashville Railroad company. the second and third largest taxpay- CTS in the county, respectively, it is announced by the tax collector
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
TT IN BANKRUPTCY

1nvol tary petition in bankruptcy was filed yesterday in the United states ourt against the Griffin Wearing Apparel company Qnc.).
 The npany is part lessee of section of the third floor of the Steele-Smith Dry Goods company The petition was filed by l. zimetbaum Qnc.), of New York; Ben Erdman, trading as Mark Erdman Dress com pany, and William Greenburg of New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
WARRIOR RIVERS FUTURE DEPENDS
 ON MISSISSIPP'S
Colonel Ashbourne and Theo Brent Dwell On Importance of Maintaining ConneC-
 ton Between Streams

"Fate of the Warrior depends on demonstration of success of opera tions on the Mississippi i-Warrior sys- tenn as 8 whole," said Col. T. Q. Ashbourne, who is making a sur vey of the Warrior river operations for Secretary of War Weeks.
 '"The Mississippi end of the system ia making money. The Warrior end, through various reasons, such as lack of equipment, smaller stream. craft not adapted to economical op- arntisu and the like. is losing money.
 Tt Is important for the Warrior that it remain with the Mississippi end so that the earnings of the Miss issippi compensate for the losses on the Warrior.
 with the TWO kept together and the Mississippi offsotting the losses on the Warrior, we will be able at close of fiscal year next July to have proven success of the MissiHs- ippi and. by that token. demonstrate the success of the Warrior under proper conditions"
 Thso Brent. manager of the Miss issippt~ Warrior system. made the sams statement,
 The two important things for cit- fEenM of Birmingham now" said MT. Brent, Are to furnish the Warrior with all the freight that shippers can provide. and to stand behind the petitioM before the interstate com meroe eemmfesion for fair division of the 3eiat rates with the railroads" @ Rate Division
 Speaking of the rate divisions, Colonel Ashbourne called attention to this: The Southern railroad for hauling products 1s miles over the Ensley Southern route gets 2s cents of . total of s2.1T, or 50 per cent. The Warrior rivers share for haul ing the same goods t0T milea ie so per cent only.
 These and other Illuminating state menta regarding the Warrior river were brought out last night at a dinner tendered Colonel Ashbourne Maj. Exle North and MT. Brent in the Tutwiier by the Chamber of Com merce. The guests ct the table were:
 o. L. Bum. R. A. Brown. Garrard Harris, A. W. Carey. Chas. Francis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
DEATHS

Mrs. Mamie ID. Smith-Funeral serv- ices for Mrs Mamie D, Smith, who died at her residence in Inglenook yesterday morning, will be held in Argo, Ala, Wednesday afternoon. She is survived by her husband. Robert E. Smith, and one small daughter. Interment will occur in Argo with I4ige Loy in charge Mrs. Texanna Kinnard-The funeral arrangements for Mrs. Texanna Kinnard, who died early Monday morning in a local infirmary, will be announced later by Lige Loy. She is survived by her husband and one son, J. A. Hale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
Rx MIGNON HALL

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
Corporations Pay Taxes
 Amounting to $75O, O,791.36

Ad vaorem their property Jefferson county amounting 9136 paid the Tennessee Coal Railroad the Fairfield company Shpbid company Birmingham Southern Railroad companv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
----- MOBILE

Local Sleeping Car. Southern Railway
 System Leave Birmingham ....... .10:5o p. m Arrive Mobile ..,....-...,.. S;l5 a. m. City Ticket Office, 105 N. goth St.
 Phone Main 370
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13


 aid prints the recommendations which were passed, in full A care- ful reading of them will show how far-reaching they are.
 Following the reading, represen- tatlye citizens spoke on the plans. The first to arise was Rabbi Nor ris Newfield, who declared he had read the leagues report from be- ginning to end. and as a citizen. his unqualified indorsement was for it, In principle, though in working out the program 1t might be found that changes in minor points would have to be made.
 Judge S. D. Murphy was the next speaker, who also gave his hearty cooperation to the plan, and in turn spoke Brigadier Simonson of the Salvation Army, who was particu- larly interested that a central regis tration bureau be established, and Dr. George Eaves, who besought the league get behind a drive to have tuberculosis hospital built with 500 beds.
 c. N. Wiley was particularly strong advocate of the community chest idea--which means that the city of Birmingham would have one yearly drive for all it's institutions, the money to be given by pro rata. or by amount needed by each charit- able organization represented. in- stead fof an individual drive for every kind of work imaginable.
 Mrs. F. M. Blynd of the Red Cross
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oner. echnieal charge of man. slaushte being docketed against
 him aQ ting conclusion of the in- ! nueEt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-13
Mass Meeting Endorses Welfare
 Program Of Women Voter League

Ha Where Audience mtees Item by tePmnen Citizens Before Home and Volunteers of America Home Be Closed and
 City Department of Relief Be
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-04
LABOR BOSS IS
FOUND GUILTY
Jury IN THE BRINDELL
CASE OUT OVER HOUR
Convicted Man Remanded to
the Tombs for Sentence
Next Tuesday

New York, Fob. 3.-Rohert Y. Brih-
doll, president Of the building Trades
council, tonight was found guilty OF tire
charge Of cXtortton from builders by a
Jury in Justice NcAvny's court here.
shortly after the Verdict was az
nounccd, BrindcIl was remandod TO ire
Tombs prison, whore he VIII remain
until TUESDAY, when sentence Will bc
passed unon him. The maximum pen
atty Is iiftncn years imprisonment.
The court room was crowded with
the defendants friends. who surGcd for
ward TO shake his hand as he walked
through the passagcway to the Tomhs
in custody OF a deputy sheriff.
The jury. which d"libcrated one hour
and twenty minutes. retired at j:31
O'Clock after Justice McAvoy. prrsii-
Ing Al the criminal term Of the suprcnt"
court. delivered his charge.
In his instructions the judge told the
jurymen they must Conhnc their delib-
erailOns To- but one transaction. alleged
10 have passed between lirind"ll and
Max .ArunSun. 4 manufacturer, and must
disregard evidence alleging the defend
ant had cxt"rtrl payments from others.
He declared If they had any reason
to doubt tina Brindc!l "Xtnrtrd thu
money from Aronsun, they must acquit
him. even If they believed him guilty
in other deals.
The Indictment against lirindcll WAS
based on IN" allegations that h" rcCciv-
cd 5000 from AronSOn which. the
prosecutor claimed. was paid To call of
n strike on ono of Aronson'S buildings.
Briadcll. who is Al years old and lives
In the RrouX, was indicted on Deem
Der :. 1920, and placed on trial January
IL. 1921.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-02-04
REVOLVER SHOTS ARE EXCHANGED
WHEN POLICE ACCOST YEGGMEN

at once complained to tho police de.
partment. S
Before word had been given all OF:
ncers on duty, Officers Baker and
Frank Jones, working In the sixth
ward, arrested three young men as be-
ing suspicious characters. and az the
five were leaving the place IN which
they were picked W, one pulled . gun
and fired pointblank twice at Ohicer
Baker. who rcturned the fire with two
shots. but the man made good his GET.
away.
The other two were taken to the
Central police station, where they were
searched. A blackjack was found on
White. while Simon's gold watch was
found on Aurilla. They were not Ques-
toned. but placed In cells at once,
where they will be questioned this
morning by Prosecuting Attorney Carl
C. Bachmann. Simon Identified his
watch.
The man who made his getaway -
said to be a Greek by his companions,
who say he is a bad actor" He was
wearing a brown overcoat and dark
green cap. IL about nve feet 1iA0
inches tall and weighs 1876 pounds.
When first arrested the boys
clared their homes were In Yorky0SA
but later they said their homes Wsfo
in Toledo. Ohio. Aurilla declares his
parents and sister sailed for Italy
three weeks ago and he has since met
with the other two.