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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
RUSH ID SETTLE
 THE INCOME TAX AS March 15 Approaches Fed eraI Building Corridors Are
 Crowded

Large crowds thronged the corridors and halls of the federal building yes- terday in their efforts to pay their income tax before it becomes delin- quent.
 There are only seven more days left in which this may be done. The rush on the office of John D. McNeel, col- lector of internal revenue, started jus after it opened yesterday morning.
 Up until the present time the in- come tax department has been using the federal court room on the third floor of the building, but yesterday was forced to move to the hall on the second floor as court is now in session As a result all of the space in the cor riders and offices is being used for persons wishing to make out and pay their tax.
 A large force of deputy collectors are on duty to assist in making out the returns, but even with every abailable clerk on the job, there was much congestion.
 March Is is the last day on which income tax may be paid. All checks must be in the office before midnight on that date or a penalty will be added and the persons failing to comply with the law will be prosecuted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
GRAND JURY
 STARTS ON RESEARCH

The grand jury for the United States court was organized yesterday after noon before Judge w. I. Grubb of the federal court for the Northern district of Alabama.
 Immediately following the charge by the court the government inquisitoria. body was allowed to begin on it's work of investigation. It will be assisted by James c. Smith. assistant United States attorney There are about S2 cases to he taken up at this time and large number of witnesses nave been sum- moned to testify. It is expected that the grand jury will make it's report to- morrow 1t is composea of the fol- lowing:
 J. Il. Eddy. foreman. Birmingham: :: c s. Williams, Birmingham; l. A. Mil Ter. Enxley W. w. Dent, Birmingham {. &. C. Bryan, Blountsville; R. L. Con nolly, Birmingham; Carl F. Wittichen, Birmingham; W. L. Isbell. Dunnavant J. T. Weaver Liberty; Lothar Jack son, Adamsville; J. B. Arnold. Bangor: J. J. Attaway, Warrsor; William E. Murphy, Birmingham; roDert Bearden, Inrlenook; J. P. Burnum. Overton; !. C. Branham. Tarrant: G. w. McGin- nes. Blountsville; VI. F. Shirley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
ID HEAR FROM JUDGES ON
 THE COURTHOUSE

Resolutions calling on the board Of revenue of Jefferson county to take some action regarding the condition Of the courthouse will in all probability be presented at the board meeting today.
 The judges of the circuit court held a meeting last week when resolutions in- dorsing the recent charge of Judge Will liam E. Fort to the grand jury relative to the condition of the courthouse were unanimously adopted. Judge Dan A. Greene and Judge J. P. Stiles were ap- pointed to present it to the board.
 Judge Fort, of the criminal division of the circuit court. in a special charge to the grand jury, called their attention to this matter. He declared the courthouse was a disgrace to a county the size Of Jefferson, was not clean, that women witnesses were herded together like cat tie for lack of witness room and that the public cannot have respect for courts and laws where everything is jumbled up together.
 He stated visitors here speak of the present building as an eyesore and much criticism is visited upon the city because of it. It WIS thought that this resolu- tion would be presented to the board at it's meeting last Friday but 1t was not ready, so will probably be presented to- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
DR. TARRANTF|LES
 SUIT FOR DAMAGES
Case Accusing Him of Embez- clement Had Been Dropped,
 Lacking Evidence

Suit for s75,ooO damages was filed in the circuit court yesterday by F. I. Tarrant against w. B. Glenn and R. o. Fleming for alleged maliciously causing plaintiff to be arrested under an indictment found by the Jefferson county grand jury for the July term of 1920 on charges of embezzlement.
 The plaintiff claims $500 for special damages for expense incurred in defend ing the prosecution
 The case against Dr. Tarrant was called in the criminal division of the cir cult court several days ago and was noIl-prossed by the state.
 Dr. Tarrant is president of the Peanu. Products corporation. Indictments were returned against him charging him with embezzlement of funds of the corpora tion. Lack of evidence caused the case to be dropped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
MOOSE SECRETARY
 SAYS BIRMINGHAM
 SHOULD BE CHOSEN
Rodney Brandon Tells Site Committee Magic City Is Logical Place for Pro-
 posed Home of Order

Birmingham is. for the southern Mooseheart, the logical location. l might say that 1t is unacceptable. The advantages so far outweigh those of any other southern city, and the magnificent spirit of the Birmingham people promises so much cooperation that Southern Mooseheart for Birmingham would appear a sure thing" said Supreme Secretary Rodney Brandon of the Loyal Order of Moose, to Charles L. Harold and others of the site com mittee yesterday. while examining proposals for the Moose home for aged and infirm.
 To the Monday Forum of the Civic association at noon yesterday. Sec retary Brandon spoke to an over flow meeting and there declared that Birmingham is in high favor with the supreme council as the probable location of the home. This institution will be inaugurated in 1921, while the Southern Moose heart, a counterpart of the Illinois Mooseheart where s7,000,000' al ready has been invested in build ings and equipment for the voca- tional and other educational train ing of children, is being projected for construction as soon as the Moose order increases its member ship in southern states to the point where one of the children's institu- tions will be required.
 MT. Brandon said all members of the sp-eme council who visited Bir- mingham in January are strongly prejudiced in favor of Birmingham for the home.
 q have just been inspecting some sites that look like business in this matter" said Mr. Brandon to the Forum. And what we want now is a half dozen good citizens of your city to guarantee that every dollar we put in the soil of this county shall be worth dollar. You have without doubt the most hust- ling, bustling. promising city that have run across in the south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
RECORD CARGOFOR
 WARRIOR STEAMER
Four New Towns Now Taking Advantage of Lower
 Freight Rates

The self propeller Tuscaloosa, which left New Orleans Saturday for Mo- bile and up-river points on the War rior, carries a record Cargo.
 Birmingham alone gets loo- tons O. varied merchandise. Every nook and corner of the protected capacity of the vessel has been taken.
 Four new points will receive cargoes on this trip. They are Opelika, Oak man, Fayette and Jasper. None Of these places has heretofore gotten goods by the barge line.
 Other places whose merchants have cargoes on the Tuscaloosa are: Amory and Aberdeen, Miss; Atlanta, Birming- ham and Tuscaloosa. Atlanta, on the extreme east of the 20 per cent diff ferental territory, ana Mississippi towns, on the western rim, have been steady patrons of the barge line since the self-propellers began carrying mer- chandise freight.
 "All the new craft are working smithly." said Manager DeBardeleb eben The three power boats and the two self propellers are giving better and better account of themselves"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
DIXIE CONGRESS"
 IS CLOSING TODAY
The Salvation Army Divisional Meeting Has Attracted Great
 Throngs to Meetings

Many attended the three sessions of the Salvation Army Dixie congress" yesterday. which is holding a three day convention at the First Christian church in this city.
 The sessions are being presided over by Commissioner Thomas Estill of New York, highest ranking official in the Salvation Army in the eastern terri tory of the United States.
 The chief topic discussed by the com missioner at the morning session yes terday was "The Salvation Army Of- ficer and His Work in which he dwelt at length on the divine call" of the Army officers work.
 The largest girls boarding home in the Salvation Army world today is now being built in Washington, D. e. said the speaker. and when completed it will be the most modern in construc- tion and equipment of it's kind in the world. This home will accommodate more than 200 working girls at a nomi- nal cost. easily within reach of the working girls purse and besides this. there are several such homes now In operation in the middle and western states of America.
 "In Cleveland and Boston the Army has recently opened 'Eventide homes, institutions where aged men who are beyond the period in life where they can make their own living, can find Q fnr n, fo rta h1a hot,n
 At the afternon session yesterday the commissioner continued the line of thought he had discussed at the morn ing session. Last nights service was pronounced most stirring spiritually The auditorium of the First Christian church was filled to overflowng
 Three more sessions of the congress remain--one to begin at 10:30 o'clock this morning. the afternoon session at 2 o'clock and the closing session at s D. m. preceded by a service on the downtown streets, beginning at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
NINE FURNACES OF
 I. II. OPERATING
Several Local Iron Makers Blow Out Stacks for
 Time Being

There has been no change in fur mace operations of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company. Nine stacks are in operation and eight os them are making metal for conversion into steel in the company mills.
 This is as many stacks as the com pany operated at any time in 1919 or 1920.
 Frequent shifts in operation of de- partments of the steel mills are made, ac- cording to the current oemand, for die- ferent classes of production. The Re public Iron and Steel company blew ou; its only active stack yesterday. The Woodward Iron company blew out it's only active stack last Monday and the Gulf States shut down on inaugura- ton day.
 Only two merchant stacks are now on the active list one Of the Sloss- Shef- field and one of the Alabama company
 Orders for pig iron coming Monday were for small lots ana rne price paid was $27.50. Ironmasters decline to come to a lower base in response 70 the small business that is going.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
YEGGS BLOW SAFE OF. SHOE STORE HERE|
Hanover Shop Robbed of $150. Operated From Floor
 Above

Thieves blew the sa-e belonging to the Hanover shoe store last night and made their getaway w:th about $50 in casn according to the estimate m ade by M s. Plough, manager of the store, at an early hour tnis morning.
 That the thieves were well acquain ted with the store was evident from the fact that they entered from the floor above which is occupied by the K. D. Peddinghaus. They entered the shoe store by means of the elevator shaft, evidence showing that they squeezed past the eleva,or. The safe was moved from it's position in the front of the store to the back, where it was blown. In leaving the store they unlocked the back door and walked out into the alley which runs past the police station.
 At an early hour this morning no clue had been found to the robbers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
Euents of Today
 In Birmingham
stalement February a1st. le2l.

Fire Insurance exchange meeting. 1 nscIock, Southern club. Kfwanis luncheon, o'clock, south hrn club.
 Piano recital, .S;15 D. m., Cable hall.
 ADJUSTMENTS Jefferson--Dunbar's "JIikndO." Lyrie-keith vaudeville and pictures. L0ew's BijOu-Vaudeville and pie 9ures.
 Alcazar.-Maek Sonnet comedy. TrianOn--"Blind Wives" Strand--BiIIie Burke in "The Educn- faon of Elizabeth"
 Gaaax-Doris keane in "Romnnce." RiaIto--Ina Claire in 'Polly With q wast.-
 OdeOn-SeriaI drama and comedy. Princess-SerinI drama and comedy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
HOSPITAL BOARD
 AGREES 0N SELMA
Baptist Officials Discuss Furth- ser Plans for Denomina-
 ti0n'S Institution

Plans for the Alabama Baptist hospital were agreed upon by the Alabama Bap- tist board at their meeting held at the Motion hotel last night. It will be at Selma.
 The board authorized it's incorporation in obediance to the Alabama State Bap- tist convention held last November in Decatur. Such committees as will De needed to take the matter to completion were appointed.
 Dr. Charles A. SuAkely. pastor of the First Baptist church of Montgomery, is chairman of the committee on plans. and asks that all plans be submitted to him by architects.
 The hospital win be an attractive, up- to-date building, located on a beautiful site overlooking the Alabama river in Selma. Owing to the prospective growth of the hospital. the committee will con- slider plans only for one unit now, to cost in the neighborhood of $2000 completed and equipped. The executive committee was instructed to float bonds to the ex tent of $1030
 The board expects to establish a hos pital in another section of the state as time goes on, said H. R. Mosely, chair man. and this is looked on as an aus picious beginning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
RABIES CASES FOR YEAR 800 PER CENT
 OVER 192O SPRING
Marked Effect of the Crusade Against Dogs Is Showing. Over 400 Stray Animals
 Have Been Shot

Marked effect of the crusade against unmuEyIed cOgs innuEu- rated by the city Is shown in the number of patients w-IO are taking the Pnsteur tren smSaI at the health department Laboratories this month. Six have exported so far this month. compared with nbOut 20 for the snme period of last month, according to figures of Dr. J. ID. Bowling, health officer.
 "Thcsc figures sho~- n slight re- duction in the number of cases for anti-rabic treatment" stated John K. Hornndy, city commissioner of health and education, last night. "We arc confident that if the cam paign against dogs who represent menace to the community con tinues with the success of the first week. we will have the trouble well in hand in s,ort time.
 "Figures- for January md Febru- ary show m increase 0: 600 per cent over those of last year. This 'N cannot he allowed to exist. We could hardly brook any delay on any condition.
 "0ur stand is not solely one of systematically riddiBg the city of dogs. Another purpose is to get the unmuzxled dogs off the streets"
 Health and police department crews detailed to shoot unmuz- zled dogs have killed about 400 since the campaign began. Mem bers of the squads declare citi- sens are keeping their dogs up, and that the stray dog population has materially decreased.
 c. F. Ward, city pound keeper, stated yesterday thas the dog catcher is bringing in rarGe num- bers of dogs daily. Citizens also are bringing dogs to the pound, rather than see them snot by the dog killing squads. An execu- tioner hns been obtained. for how long is not known, and the dog population of the pound is being kept down.
 Fl. F. Beaumont brought his small son, Henry Beaumont. to the city bureau of laboratories for treatment yesterday. The hoy had been bitten by n stray dog.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
INDEPENDENT CHURCH
 ELECTS ITS OFFICERS

Elders and deacons of the Independent Presbyterian church unanimously elect ed at the recent congregational meeting are as follows:
 Elders-F. c. Alexander, Fred B. Key ser R. A. Mullins. J. R. Ross.
 Deacons-W l.. Beasley, Howard M. Brooks, E. G. Bruce, J. V. Calvin. V. H. Hanson, Dr. R. H. Hamrick, Dr. Cabot Lull, E. T. Steele, E. l.. Scoupen, F. ". Underwood. P. E. Bostick.
 The formal election by the congrega- ton will be confirmed by the board of elders and deacons at the regular meet ing of the church session at Temple Emau-El this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
 Ordination of the new officials will be a feature of the il o'clock service at the church next Sunday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
IMPOSES FINES FOR
 WEARING UNIFORMS,
 FORMER SOLDIERS, $1

In the United States district court yesterday five men, including soldiers and civilians. entered pleas of guilty to the unlawful wearing of parts of the United States uniform.
 The defendants were cautioned axainst the future violation of this regulation and assessed fines of $1 against the former soldiers and $10 arainst the civilians Those who pleaded guilty and were fined are Jim white, $10; J. T. Kinds. $1o;. Young Lockett, $1; c. R. Savclle. $1. and John R. Yongul, $1.
 Several months ago a drive was started by the district attorneys office against the promiscuous wearing of United States army uniform by per- sons not having the right to do SO. Several arrests were made as re- suit and these defendants cases were scheduled to come up for trial yester- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
VALLEY INTERESTS OUT AFTER 3O0,OOO
 WORKING MEMBERS
DeBardeleben Says Mississippi l Valley Association Repre-
 sented By 27 States With
 Majority In Both Houses

"The Mississippi Valley association has decided to start campaign for 300, ,000 members" said Henry DeBar- 41eleben, who has returned from at Sending a meeting of that body in St. Louis.
 MT. DeBardeleben further said:
 ports. The association now has 40 GOO bers, so that they may stand behind the senators and representatives of the z states of the Mississippi valley for the protection of their inland waterways and ports. The association no whas 40,O00 to 5000 members. It is going to con- duct campaign to secure 3000O0 mem- bers, so as to make it that much more representative and give it that much stronger standing at Washington, in or der that it will be able to prevent strik- ing down the equalization of rates to south Atlantic and gulf ports that were secured through Walker D. Hines when director general of railroad transporta- ton.
 HAS MAJORITIES
 The representatives from the 2 states tn the Mississippi valley have a ma. jority of 13 in the House and 8 in the Senate. The Mississippi Valley associa- ton wishes to have a large membership backing up our congressman and sena- tors in case the equal rights which our southern ports have obtained shall be sought to be taken from them.''
 For some time it has been understood in transportation circles that the trans portation interests favoring the old dis criminations in favor of New York and the other congested eastern ports were working to have them restored by indi- rect method. The method is understood to be this: Through cooperation of Ca madam railroad lines and English steam ship lines operating out of Quebec and Halifax, freight normally going to east ern American ports would be diverted 4o the Canadian ports.
 EFFECTED EAST
 When this business was found to Ds operating to the detriment of the eastern American ports then the interests favor. ing rates discriminating in favor of these ports would point to the big brsi- ness going out of Canadian ports and xu English vessels and ask the inter- state commerce commission to lower rates from interior points to eastern ports so as to overcome the advantage enjoyed by the Canadian ports.
 The Mississippi Valley association is Sut to block this game, which, it is claimed, has been definitely planned.
 With equal rates from such points as Chicago and St. Louis to New York on one hand, and Mobile and New Orleans pn the other, lot of freight that was wont to be diverted to New York and other eastern ports has been coming to Mobile and New Orleans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
 WALKER MEMORIAL FUND IS GROWING

Team workers in the campaign to raise money covering the building fund deficit. and to buy new furniture for the Wal wer Memorials new church. were busy throughout Monday, and it was a. nounced that the total of Sunday had been boosted considerably.
 A G. Montgomery, chairman of the campaign, announced Monday night that the work was going on even above ex- pectations, but stated that Mondays to- tals had not been tabulated and turned in by the teams. Some of the teams reported Monday, but others failed to turn in.
 Mir Montgomery was still smiling over what happened Sunday, when the con- gregation passed It's original quota
 pr. George Stuart visited the church Sunday morning. delivered sermon and took up a special collection. At the ex- piration of the collection it was found s22, ,601 had been contributed. In the aft ernoon the different teams got busy and raised the total to S24. .193 U
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
CIRCULATION MEN
 MEET HERE TODAY
TutWller Is Headquarters-To Discuss Ways of Getting
 Papers to Subscribers

Everything is in readiness this nom ing for the opening of the Southeastern Newspaper Circulation Managers asso- citation meeting which will Ae held at the Tutwiler hotel at S:i5 o'clock.
 The plans include a serRs of talks by various members, luncheon in the d'n- ing room of the Tutwiler at 1 o'clock this afternoon and automobile trips over the industrial and manufacturing dis tricts during the afternoon.
 The convention will come to close with a banquet at the Tutwiler tonight, beginning at o'clock. It will open with an executive meeting of the board of directors. According to advance infor- nation, some important matters will bc discussed and plans for the next meet ing will be outlined
 When the general meeting opens in the ballroom of the hotel at 9:30 o'clock the first address will be made by w. T. McKendree of the Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, Ga, on Some Practical Circu- lation Economies"
 The Value of Popularity Contests as the Means of Increasing Circulation is the topic of short address which will be made by D. McPeak of the Herald, Rome, Ga.
 Developing and Maintaining Subscrib- CTS in Negro Districts" is the topic Of a talk which will be made by Frank stan ford of the Herald, Albany, Ga,
 How the Small Town Daily Can Com pete With the Larger Papers" will be shown by c. H. Rose of the Gulfport- Biloxi Herald Biloxi, Miss.
 An addrasS on "CftV Delivery Service will be made by J. II. Move of The Rir- mingham Age Herald. Ray S. South will close the meeting with talk about what will be done at the meeting in May at Columbus Ga, by the International Cir culation Managers association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
INSPECTION DELAYED

Maj. Fenelon Cannon, United States army inspector for the Fourth corps area headquarters. due to arrive in Birmingham yesterday to inspect the reserve officers training corps of the junior grades of the Central and Ems ley high schools, was detained, and Is expected to sHrsYs dusiag the next two days.
 < Colonel Nolon. n charge of the R. o. T. c, here, had planned to have the Inspection held pstwsen and o'clock yesterday. Als q the units are in good shape and are expected to get . higher ratiAs kastes the reports are made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
GRAND JURY EXAMINES
 OVER 100 WITNESSES

More than 100 witnesses were examined by the Jefferson county grand jury which reconvened yesterday. Approx- mately 50 cases were investigated.
 number of witnesses have been sum- moned for today. It is expected the county inqnisitorial body will make it's final report at the conclusion of it's work today.
 Sensational matter relative to the re- suit of the grand juries' investigation into strike conditions in this district IF expected to be contained in the report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-08
Shiraishi Of Suzuki 6 Co.
 Lnspects '. C. 4. Plant Here
Kobe Business Man Represents Interests That Are Exten sive Consumers of Birming ham Steel-Is Much
 Interested in Commercial Conditions Here

in shipbuilding material, structural steel rice, coffee, cotton and sugar It is also special agent of the International Steam ship company of Japan, with offices ln principal ports of the world. including Portland and San Franciso. MT Ski- raishis office is at 220 Broadway, N. Y.
 Japan is regular taker of Birmins- ham steel and iron products, every other ship turned out by the Chickasaw con- pany carrying steel plates and the like to that country. Japan also takes a large tonnage of Birmingham water and gas pipe. 8 cargo of 7,0O0 tons being moved at one time last year,