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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
Mrs. Walter J. Barrett,
 Formerly of This City,
 Dies in Bay St. Louis

Mrs. Walter J, Barrett, formerly or Birmingham, died at her residence in Bay St. Louis. Miss. yesterday morn ing. according to advices received by relatives here. Mrs. Barrett was the wife af Walter J. Barrett, advertis- ing manager of the Porter Clothing company. She moved to Bay St. Louis early in the spring when her hus- band became associated with the New orleans store of the Porter Cloth ing company.
 Mrs. Barrett had been in ill health since January. While with her nus band and daughter. Lucille, on q visit to New Orleans in January she be- came suddenly Ill. She was removed to Birmingham and underwent an op- eration here. After partially recov- erine she Joined her husband in New orleans in April and then removed 10 Bay St Louis for the summer. A few days ago she suffered relapse, from which she did not recover.
 Mrs. Barrett Is survived by her husband, daughter and several other relatives. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
BARR|STERS HOLD
 OPEN MEET AT CLUB
Large Crowd Expected at Southern Tonight to Hear
 Thompson and Dryer

The Birmingham Bar association Is expecting an unusually large at tendance at the open meeting which Is to be held in the ballroom of the Southern club tonight. Not only members of the bar. but their friends, including ladies. are cordially invited to be present.
 There will be two speakers. !. Fritz Thompson of Bibb county and Judge F. H. Dryer, referee in bank ruptcy. MT. Thompson's subject will be, Enforcement of Criminal Law with Some Suggestions" and Judge Dryers topic will be, Lessons Learned from the Bankruptcy Law"
 The meeting promises to be of exceptional interest" said Col. Alex M. Garber, chairman of the special committee in charge. MT. Thompson so long a solicitor of his county. has had very wide experience in criminal law and what he has h say will be of special value.
 Judge Dryers talk on the bank ruptcy law will be such as will in- terest business men generally and all those who have any sort of con- tact with bankruptcy proceedings. We believe the lady guests will also get much enjoyment and instruction from these addresses"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
MERCHANTS WEEK IN BIRMINGHAM IS
 PLAN FOR AUGUST
Wholesalers and ManufaCtur- CTS to Have Annual Rally During Coming
 Week

Executive board of the Whole sale Merchants and Manufacturers association. affiliated with the Cham- Der of Commerce. plans an Alabama Merchant Week in Birmingham dur ing August.
 Annual dinner and general rally of the membership of the association will take place at ocIack on Thurs day afternoon of next week in the Southern club. Murray Brown, president of the association. will pre- side at the meeting and there will be talks on what the association has done during the past year and plans will be made for the Merchant Week,
 It is probable that Merchant Week will be featured by the offer of a substantial prize or prizes to the visiting merchants. who will also re- ceive the usual refund of transper- tation based on their trading in Bir- mingham.
 The Chamber of Commerce has JNse ioSuCd iOi tho OCbNAiN OA thS NsNS and the merchants association its booklet entitled Birmingham the Wholesale and Manufacturing Cen ter" The booklet contains a com plete list of the articles handled and manufactured by members of the as- sociation so arranged with double indexes that the retail merchant having one of them quickly ascertain if Birmingham has what he wants and who handles the product in Bir- mingham.
 Birmingham Trade Map
 The booklet also contains trade map of Birmingham and surroundtns territory in Tennessee, Mississippt Georgia and Florida together with population of the various towns tables of distances. railroad and au- tomobile routes and the like.
 The association has a membership of more than hundred leading Bir- mingham wholesalers and manufac- turers They will extensively circu- late the booklet and will male eiaoo- rate preparations for entertainment of the visiting Alabama merchants Tn August.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
Building Permits
 Take Upward Flight
 S35,OOO in New Work

Nearly ss5,oO0 in permits for build ing of homes were issued by J. F. Spencer, city building inspector, yes terday Six persons will begin the erection of frame residences shortly by virtue of these permits.
 The largest of the permits issued was to Charles A. Myers for the erection of 5000 frame residence at $500 Cliff road. Others were:
 Don Manning, s6,000 residence at Thirty-fourth avenue and cliff road.
 T. c. Taylor, $6,000 residence. 3900 Summit avenue.
 J. E. Proper, s5.0o0 residence. Tenth avenue and Forty-second street, south.
 F. w. Knox. s4.5o0 residence Eighth avenue and Thirty-ninth street.
 w. H. Blakely, 5000 residence, Sixteenth street and Twenty y-seventh avenue, north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
INJUNCTION CASE
 ON BESSEMER ROAD
 BEFORE JUDGE LOCKE


 Final hearing on injunction pro- ceedings instituted on December 3l. 1921, against the board of revenue to stop all work on the North Bessemer road. Is set for today be- fore Judge Hugh A. Locke in chancery court. Judge Locke grant ed temporary injunction when the proceedings were filed. which has halted construction work since.
 Contention of William A. White. who seeks a permanent injunction against the county. Is that the com tract was let at war prices at cost of $3S7.s59.75. which is an excessive waste of the tax payers money, and that the contract can now be let for $1o0.0 900 less.
 Contracts for building the road. which Is eight and half miles long was awarded to the Dunn Construc- tion company. .irs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
ALABAMA MINES
 ARE ON FULL TURN.
 OUTPUT IS NORMAL
About 50,o0O Tons Weekly Going to Distressed Terri tory-Some Coal to
 Chicago

Majority fthe coal mines in Ala bama are on full turn for first time in long period.
 This is due to the demand for coal on part of customers entering the district for new or extra suplies on account of the coal strike.
 Production has increased from about 275,o00 tons a week wben the strike started to 5000 to sso,oOO now. The present production is re- garted as normal. fully so.
 It estimated tLat these new customers ard those ordering larger tonases are taking altogether about 50,o00 tons weekly, which would not be mined but for this demand.
 Among the principal users of the extra coal are Missouri Pacific, Iron Mountain. Illinois Central. Frisco and other railroads. Average contract price is around S2 for Pratt steam coal. Any considerable rise in price for spot coal is inhibited my freight rates.
 New Freight Rates
 New freight rates have been made on coal and coke to Chicago and St. Louis districts. The rate on coal to Chicago is $4 and on coke is it ,4,77. Both coal and coke have moved to Chicago recently, but the greater movement Is south of that point and west of the Mississippi river. The demand for Alabama coal seems to be increasing as the strike is pro- longed.
 It is estimated that the Alabama production might be increased to $500 or possibly 375,0o0 tons per week, but not more, Total available for distressed territory could Lot be over 100000 tons a week, 1t ia esti- mated on account of tie enormous amount required for furnace apera- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
RETAIL CREDIT MEET
 AT LUNCHEON TODAY

Associated Retail Credit Men will hold their weekly meeting at the Southern Club Thursday at l o'clock. MT. Holliner, president of The Pari- sian Co. will address the members on credit from the proprietors standpoint; how he should cooperate with the credit men" MT. w. B. Quain, credit man for Ben M. Jacobs & Bros, will also speak on the sub ject of "installment credits"
 The president and several members have just returned from the national convention and will give an account of the proceedings. full atten- dance is looked for. as interest has been growing very greatly of late The attendance prize will be given by MT. T. A. Nickel. president of the association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
Search For Thieues
 Who Robbed Bathers
 ProDes Futile So Far

City Detectives Riley and Hub bard have not slackened their pace in the city wide search for the thieves who relieved a party chap eroned by Mrs. Bell Moody, 1908 Eighteenth street, south, of all their wearing apparel and belong ings Sunday afternoon, while en- toying the cooling waters of the Cahaba river. No arrests have been made, however.
 Mrs. Moody stated that the cloth ing had been placed in a log cabin which had been used by the party for the outing, which unfortunately did not boast of a lock. While the party were bathing in the river, the thief or thieves. calmly pro- ceeded to quietly take in charge all of the articles of clothing and valu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
HEREAFTER DISPUTES WILL
 NOT BE SETTLED EXCEPT BY
 JUDICIAL DECREE---MAR7TN

If any person files charge against another in city recorders court and then fails to appear to testify against them. he will be instantly summoned to appear and then in the event Of his refusal will be fined for malicious prosecution or as q defaulting witness"
 This statement was issued by City Recorder Henry l.. Martin yesterday afternoon. after several cases had been passed because the complain ing witness failed to appear.
 Tt has become a common prac- tiee," said Judge Martin, flor the defendant and prosecuting witness to get together and settle the case out of court, the complaining witnesses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
GAINS FREEDOM UPON
 SELF-DEFENSE PLEA

On plea of seIf-defense Mamie Brown. negress, was exonerated at her hearing yesterday before Judge H. B. Abernethy in the county court of misdemeanors on charge of murder in connection with the death of Wan Cooper, negro, on June '. at Nineteenth street. between Avenues A and B.
 According to testimony. Cooper ran up to the automobile In which the woman was sitting with another negro, and began to cut her with a knife. Mamie Brown Is said to have drawn pistol from her bosom and began shooting. Two bullets took effect and Cooper died.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22

Birmingham Paper company is about to receive 100 tons of a special white paper manufactured in Sweden for use in it's local plant in the man ufacture of paper tablets.
 The paper Is coming from Sweden by ship to New Orleans. There it will be transferred to Warrior river barges and will be brought up the river to port of Birmingham.
 The voyage from Sweden to Port of Birmingham will be an all-water one.
 The Birmingham Paper company will save s5 a ton over price which 1t would have been compelled to pay but for the ail-water route from Sweden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22

fail to appear and expect the case to be thrown out of court.
 'I am here to say right now, that when a charge Is filed in this court it is going to be sifted to the bot tom and will not be thrown out because a witness failed to appear,
 T intend to summon all such wit nesses and In the event they don't come l will deal with them severely. They must learn that this Is court of law and not place to settle per sonal disputes or file pei cnarges against each other"
 Judge Martin declared that he would wage relentless warfare on those people who persisted in prae- ticlng this sort of thing in record CTS court and would lut a stop to the practice which is becoming more common every day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
s8o.s72.O4s.es
M1e;s;,s;s;s;- ;ss z; ~/HA Phone
Euents of Today
 in Birmingham,

EVENTS Real Est1te board luncheon at 1 o'clock. TutwiIer.
 ADJUSTMENTS BiJou-LOcwes vaudeville and pie tures.
 AIcaxar-Bert Lytell in .eThe Idle RicA.1 strand--waIIace ReId in "Across the Continent.o
 GaIax-Dorothy Dalton and Ru- doiph Valentino in AHer Mate.- TrtnnOn-COnsfance Talmmde iu ssThe Primitive Lover.s West Lake Park-SwiEzm ming, dnnc- ing, boating.
 Edgewood Park-swimming, dnnc- ing, dinners.
 East Lake Park-swimmfns danc- Ing, nmusememfs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
COMMITTEES TO PLAN
 REVIEW OF MOVIES

This morning at II o'clock at the Civic Association rooms. Hillman hotel meeting of the Better Films committee and Movie, Week" com mittee will be held.
 The purpose of the meeting will be to organize an indorsing com mittee to review all special pictures brought to the theatres of the city.
 The committees are being called by c. l.. Harold. chairman of the Movie Week" committee. and Mrs Paul Earle. chairman of the Better Films committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22

}. ;. !: : :. !.
 CZNSTS<SN7 at the luncheon ckSl%A\/E%sY1 yesterday on" Rot Ck.3 6NS--9EHS ary--Whence It CNE72EE-7 CRme-Will It En- lNSN%NAkHk15 dureg' His speech
 ISE:T=TNNgt was the same in
 SSAN@ part ss the one de-
 livered by him last winter before the Rotary club of Indianapolis.
 Acting on the recommendation of the lnter-Club council, the club by unanimous consent voted to name two members to serve on an inter- club committee to work in behalf of a sanatorium for the treatment of tuberculosis. W. H. Sadler, Jr., act ing president, appointed Henry Howze and Eugene l.. Brown on the com mittee.
 The Rotary club also indorsed the plan to establish local air board and authorized the president to ap- point member of the board as re- quested in letter from the city com mission. C. Powell Noland was named the Rotary member of the board
 Ever since it's foundation score of years ago the Rotary club has sponsored fine ideals, stated Mir. Sib- ley in his speech. At that time there were less than 150 clubs over the country, he said, while now Rotary encircles the globe with over thou sand on the roster"
 The Rotary club, he said, has all ways been found In the forefront in the solving of problems facing Birmingham. Man is by nature a social being. and demands fellowship with his neighbors." said MT. Sib- lev. "As iron sharpeneth iron, so does the countenance of a man his friends"
 Mir Sibley. who is a charter mem Der of the club, spoke of it as being divineiy conceived. In praising the work of the club he paused to sug- gest that the discussion of public matters be not left to much in the hands of the committees.
 While committees may facilitate work, 'it Is not altogether conducive to the welfare and growth. in spirit of the individual Rotarian," he de- elared. Time and experience" he continued, have demonstrated in all organizations that to quicken the spirit and maintain the enthusiasm of the members you must give them some definite service to perform and keep everlastingly at itss'
 E. l.. Rowe, In a few we'll chosen words, told of the visit made by the Rotary cub last week to Camp An drews where the Boy Scouts were encamped. He told of the facilities at the camp, including the cabins, athletic field swimming hole and stream for boating He declared that every Rotarian came back with a higher ideal of the Boy Scout and his work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
Paper From Sweden to Birmingham Via
 Warrior Riuer Barge
Birmingham Paper Company Imports 100 Tons at $5
 a Ton Saving by Using All-Water Route

Making of tablets and envelopes is one of the largest of the operations of the Birmingham Paper company. The new addition Tor the manufac- gathering momentum and demand on capacity increasing. This new factory was begun last year and completed this spring at cost of $100, 900.
 Paper from Sweden looks like q long distance" said Thomas NJ Me- Clellan, president of tine company. "but, by dint of water service we are saving s5 ton The Warrior river is proving very serviceable to intereats of Rirmingha m."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
SUES RAILROAD FOR
 DEATH OF DOG; SAYS HE
 HAD RIGHT ON TRACK

Seeking $200 for the death of a dog. G. w. Brashier yesterday filed suit in circuit court against the Louisville and Nashville roalroad- He states that the canine was on the tracks. where it had right to be. when 1t was struck and killed by an engine. The accident occurred, he adds. on December IT. 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
MAHALEY HEARING SET FOR TODAY IN
 JUDGE ABS COURT

Preliminary hearing in the case of J. M. Mahaley charged with first de- death of Felix LaPorte Is set for to- day before Judge H. B. Abernethy in the county court of mlsdemeanors
 LaPorte was shot to death by Ma haley, 1t is said, on the grounds that he was showing undue attentions to Mahaley's wife. At the hearing be- fore Coroner J. D. Russum he plead the "unwritten law" but he was held without bail by the coroner on a charge of murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
Brings Home Bacon
 But New Domicile
 Now at County Jail

Bringing home the bacon eo-t John Ward. negro. l2 menths hard labor on the county .s on his plea of guilty yesterday before Judge Dan A. Greene In crim.nal court. He was accused of stealing 20 pounds of bacon and 50 pounds Of spare ribs from the Evansville Packing com pany. He was given six months in each of the two cases.
 Nelson Davis, egro, was given a sentence of 6t days hard labor in each of 4wo eases of petty larceny. He was accused of stealing shoes from the home oe JaccS Prescott. ables of the bathers and Ike a quick escape. The loot obtained by the intruder was valued at several hundred dollars, according to the chaperon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
Y-DUES" APPEARS

Merchants Credit association have a new publication for the members called Billy Dues appearing monthly.
 The paper Is printed in blue ink on white paper. containing four pages. It is filled with news and facts of interest to credit men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
----->----.--->es------------ ------------i--- ASSAULT ON WIFE

Following an assault upon his wife. B. F. Wilkins, local jitney driver, was placed in the city jail last night. charged with disorderly conduct ag- gravated Bond for the defendant was fixed at S100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
PROGRAM OF w S Y

(Radiophone broadcasting sta- ton of Alabama Power Company, located at 1921 Powell avenue, Birmingham, Ala.)
 THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1922 Begins at S:30 p. m., Standard
 Central Time
 PHOTOGRAPH CONCERT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22
SIBLEY SPEAKS ON
 ROTE PRINCIPLES
Civic Builders Consider Many Progressive Moves Being
 Contemplated

Speaking of the Rotary club as flight of religion in every day life,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-22

John w. Sibley ad-
 dressed the club at the luncheon yesterday on" Rot ary--W hence 1t Will It En- dure !' His speech was the same in part as the one de-
 livered by him
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-12-16
INTERESTING EMPLOYERS RI
PORT.

From wage figures secured by the
National Industrial Conference Board
an organization of employers assoeia:
tons, the following conclusions ap.
pear justified for the close of last
year:
1. The average skilled man in man
ufacturing industry made about 81 1926
year, the average unskilled worker
about $1,O25, and the average woman
about 1926 year
2. In the seven and a half years
since the start of the war, skilled men
gained 4k9o, unskilled men gained
10, and women gained nearly 1870,
compared with the cost of living as
given by the United States Bureau of
Labor Statistics.
8. The average wage Garner in
manufacturing industry gained 414%
in wages.
4. On the basis of the cost of liv-
ing and using 1914 money, skilled men
got sixty-three cents a week more
money than on the eve of the war,
unskilled men got twelve cents more
a week, and women $115 more a
week.
In securing it's figures, the National
Industrial Conference Board limited
itself to manufacturing industry and
thus no figures for coal miners or
railroad men are included. Data on
the wages of about one-fourth of the
men and women employed at wages
in twenty-six major industries were
secured from nearly four thousand
establishments. In its report, instead
of using the official figures of the
United States Bureau of Labor Sta.
tistics for changes in the cost of liv.
ing, it uses it's own figures which are
ten points below the government fig
ures.
Closer examination of the report
shows:
l. Skilled men in July, 1914, got an
average of $1419 a week. Up to De-
cember, 1921, according to the United
States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
cost of living went up about 1870. In
December, 1921, skilled men got $2556
which was 41A%o more money COM
pared with the cost of living than
they got in 1914. At the end of seven
and a half years they were sixty-three
cents week better off in 1914 money.
2. Unskilled men got s10.S9 week
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-12-16

in 1914. In December, 1921, they got
$685. a week or compared with the
cost of living about 10 more than in
1914. In December, 1921, they were
twelve cents week better off in 1914
money.
8. Women were more the gamer.
In July, 1914, they got 1882 week.
Seven and a half years later they got
$15.76 a week or nearly 1870 more
compared with the cost of living. They
were $1.15 week better off in 1914
money.
4. Measured by it's own figures for
the cost of living, all wage earners in
manufacturing industry, men and
women, skilled and unskilled, accord
ing to the National Industrial Confer
ence Board, got on an average 11%o
more in December, 1921, than in July,
1914. When the official government
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-12-16

The new college hall-St. Bennett
hall-opcned last September, consti-
tutes valuable and important addi-
ton to st. Johns University of Col
legeville, MINI. 1t was designed to
provide adequate and up-to-date liv-
ing quarters and recreational facilities
for the growing number of college
men, and possesses accommodation
for 125. 1t is connected with the
main building by covered passage, 40
feet in length, which offers a great
deal of comfort and convenience, espe-
cially during the winter months.
The new hall 4. is a five-stoFy, fire.
proof brick structure with complete
basement. Menomonie Colonial brick
was used In order to match up the
new building as closely as possible in
color with the old building. The
Flemish bond. which was specified,
gives the new building a character
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-12-16

figures are used, the gain is cut to
4R%. If the larger figure is taken,
wage earners were $1.35 to the good
in 1914 money. If the smaller official
figure is taken, wage earners were
fifty-fiVe cents to the good. In other
words, if money were still worth the
same as in 1914, wage earners instead
OF making an average of $12.33 week
would be getting either $3.50 week
or $3.50 a week, according to whether
the figures of the employers organiza-
ton or the figures Of the government
on the cost of living are taken.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-12-16
NEW COLLEGE HALL ST JOHNS

quite distinct from that of the other
buildings of the university. The trim
mings of Kasota stone enhance in no
small degree the general fine effect of
the exterior.
The new unit was erected by the
Gauger-korsmo Construction Co., of
st. Paul, who had the contract for the
general construction. Mr.. Cummings,
of ST. Cloud, installed the heating and
the plumbing, and the Langford Elec-
trical Co., of Minneapolis, put in the
electric wiring. The building repre-
sents a value OF about $150,000
The dimensions of ST. Bennett hall
were planned very economically but
spaciously enough, at the same time,
for the purposes the building was in
tended to serve. The length is 142
feet, and the width, As feet. The
building contains Sc single study
rooms besides study halls and dor