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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
NO CHANGE WILL BE MADE IN COUNTY
 ATTORNEYS OFFICE

Decision to make no change in the county attorneyship was made by the board of revenue yesterday when motion made at a previous meeting of the board for the appointment of the firms of Altman. Judge, Ed mundson & Taylor cf Birmingham and Lipscomb Ss Lipscomb of Bes- serner was voted down.
 The previous resolution had reclt- ed that it would be for the best interests of the county to have law yers specially designated for handling of county litigation that may arise in order that they might prepare themselves especially along that line of law and refuse to accept cases antagonistic to the county's interests.
 It was also recited that it was con- sidered desirable for the county to know In advance whc its attorneys would be in given litigation. Under the law, it Is stated the county has no authority to appoint attorneys on a salary basis but must employ them separately as the. need arises. ". K. Terry has acted as county attorney on this basis for a number of years and in view of the boards action yesterday will probably continue to do SO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
Alabama Power Company
 Claims TWo- Year Contract
Position of Company Relative to Gorgas Steam Plant Sent Out in Statement Issued by Attorney
 William Logan Martin

is now owned by the government, and which was leased by the government to the power company in December last, for the purpose of supplying power to Georgia and the Carolinas during the time of low water in those states, the lease under its terms and the law being subject to cancellation at any time by the Secretary of War.
 We gravely doubt the legal con clusion reached by the officer in the judge advocate generals office. At the time, the contract was made the government needed power. It could have paid cash for power as for any other war necessity. It chose to pur sue the method outlined herein.
 If 1t should be held that the gov ernment had no authority to enter into that part of the contract pro- viding for a sale of the equipment eventually, either 10 this company or to another, the entire contract may fall. The position then of the gov ernment and the company with refer ence to the property of both will be matter for other and further de- termination.
 The contract was entered into in good faith. The power company has depended on it and relied on the gov ernment to keep it's terms. Many in- dustries in Alabama are now de- pending on it's validity. We believe, that when the. injustice to our com pany and the public from striking it down is fully understood, Congress will be more likely to ratify it. For If 1t be invalid Congress has the power to ratify It."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
Prominent Business Man
 Endorses Toll Plan for
 The Exporting Of Cotton
Patrick Calhoun of South Carolina Declares System of Warrant Export and Discount Corporation
 Is Sound One

T regard the toll plan of moving American cotton to central Europe, as is being done by the warrant Ex- port and Discount corporation of Bir- mingham, as sound as a dollar" said Patrick Calhoun, railroad builder. lawyer, realty developer and man of affairs of national fame
 MT. Calhoun came to Birmingham with his friend, J. J. Fretwell of An 'derson, S. C., to meet Messrs. Kuffler and Freeman of Czecho- -SIovakia and Great Britain, who are associated with the Warrant Export and Dis count corporation in exportation. manufacture and sale of cotton on the toll plan.
 Mir. Calhoun's varied experience in great enterprises in the eastern states and on the Pacific coast sug- gested the value of his counsel in consideration of the toll system of ex- porting cotton.
 Any plan which serves to move cotton from America to mills. where 1t can be made into cloth and then sold in the market is A good one" said Mir. Calhoun. At this time the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
CITY WILL RENEW FIGHT FOR LOWER
 STREET GAR FARE
City Unanimously Adopts Res oIutionS to Press Suit Against B. R. L. &
 p. Company

Resolutions providing for the wig orous prosecution by the city's suit against the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company to obtain lower cat fare were unanimously adopted by the city commission at it's meeting yesterday morning,
 This resolution was introduced by Commi ssioner W. L. Harrison of pub lie utilities who stated that he. to- sether with the city attorney, had made a careful and comprehensive in- vestigation of the city Of Brming- hams litigation against it's public utilities.
 "This suit is the only one now pending" said Mir Harrison. land goes behind the question of lower car fare and involves the consttu- tiouallty of the present public service act not in rekpeet to any defect in it's passage but upon the broader proposition that under Section 220 of the present constitution the pub lie service commission cannot, with out the consent of the municipality and against the protests of the mu- nicipaiity permit the public utility to increase it's car fare; and sec ondly, that if the puhlie utility can be authorized by the public service commission to increase its fare that nevertheless such an increase is in violation of the utility's franchise, which is a contract with the mu- nicipality, and that if such contract Is changed without the consent of the municipality it will work forfeiture of the utility's franchise.
 Vkfsu ~Ir HRarlun
 This, in brief, Is the theory upon which the chancery suit is based. It involves numerous and complex ques- tions of constitutional law. It is impossible to say with any degree Of certainty just what our supreme court will decide. but it is the city's contention that the suit is merito- rious one and there is at least fair chance of success. It is of such fun damental importance to the city that the city would be justified in prose cutting it to effect even If the chance of success were less than 1t appears to be.
 "The status of this litigation Is this The bill of complaint has been filed by the city in the chancery court and the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company has filed certain pleas in abatement. The next step to be taken is to cause these pleas to he set down for hearing by the court on their sufficiency. This can be done by either party on req sonable notice to the other, and the city will take steps at once in order to have this case set for the prelimi nary hearing. It is a matter of com mon knowledge that all chancery liti- gation proceeds more or less slowly, but the city proposes to press this suit to final determination as fast as a chancery suit can be dispatched"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
OPT|M|STS PLEDGE SUNDAY SCHOOL AID
Dr. Pearce Addresses Club on Vital Need of Civic
 Spirituality

'If the child is not trained, the entire fabric of society is imperiled," {" said Dr. W. c. Pearce, general sec retary of Sunday school work. ad- dressing the optimist club at yester- days luncheon.
 America" he said, Twas founded on the basis of religious liberty. hence creeds are not taught in the public schools They are for all the people. Church and state are sep arate in America and are becoming seperated over the world. There are no longer any state churches in Aus tria, Hungary, CzechoS Sloyakia, Ger many, Syria, Armenia.
 'America's corner stone was the lit- tie red schoolhouse, the beginning of the public school system. But, just as America recognized that cit- izenship must be intelligent, 1t also recognized that it must be spiritual ly sound. So the little white Sunday school house grew up side by side with the public school system and each has attained world-w de growth issuing out of the American parallelism of the mental and the spiritual.
 "Of little use for the world to scrap it's battleships unless it also scraps the spirit of war. Wars were before battleships. The international Sunday school organization Is doing for the spiritual man what the dis armament conference has done for the physical man"
 Short address was also made by W. H. Stockham, president of the Birmingham Sunday School associa- ton. The Optimist club pledged its participation in the moral and fi- nancial backing of the. local Sunday school campaign.
 Following new members were elected: Maurice M. Walsh. in- surance; J. NJ. Gillespie, Jr., Central of Georgia; Frank $. Spain, attorney; E. B. Sutton. mining engineer; cy Case, coal; Ben Herring, freight agent; LonnIe Munger, Continental Gin company; R. H. Baugh, sporting goods; H. H. K. Jefferson, banker; Walter M. Magnus. Piggly wiggly: F. W. Blackford. Birmingham Maea- roni company.
 Richard Johnston was appointed club correspondent of the Interna- tiOnal ODtfrniSt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
CITY AND COUNTY TOCONFER ON 16
 MILES IF PAVING
Five Projects Will Be Discuss ed-City to Bear Cost in Limits, and County to
 Pay for Outside Work

Joint conference will be held be- tween the board of revenue and the city commission at 10 o'clock this morning at the city hall with refer ence to joint construction of approx imately sixteen and one-half miles of roadway.
 The city will be asked to bear half of the construction cost on these roads within the city limits the coun- ty to bear the other half from funds derived from the sale of $2,00O, ,000 worth of county road improvement bonds carrying six per cent interest recently authorized at a special cleo ton.
 The roads which the city will be asked to aid in constructing include five projects placed recently by the baard of revenue on a tentative road program u be constructed with the money derived from the bonds. The roads which the city will be asked to aid the county in constructing are: South Bessemer connection, l Is miles; Pratt City connecting Adamsville road, miles; Nit. Pinson connection, 2a miles; woodlawn to Gate City and on to Irondale by county, 5 miles: Fairfield to Fairview. IF miles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
MANY CALLS FOR UNSKILLED LABOR
 AT LOCAL BUREAU

Placement made during the month of January by the federal municipal employment bureau in Birmingham was second in the southern states, ac- cording to the report of the employ ment service of the United States department of labor, which has just reached this city.
 During this period 473 persons were given employment while in Mobile s6s were placed making a total of 1889 for the entire state. The records show that the state of Georgia with three bureaus only placed 1S4, of which 6S were given employment by the Atlanta office.
 Among the applications for erf- ployment filed with the local office were 16S stenographers, 470 cleri- cal and 233 mechanics according to H. E. Oliver, manager Many calls are being received fur laborers, semi mechanics and domestic help, he sta ted but practically. no calls for skilled labor are being made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
CITY ITEMS

To seaport Meeting-Donald Wood has been appointed by the Junior Chamber of Commerce to represent 1t at the forthcoming meeting Of the campaign committee of the seaport aid amendment.
 Patterson Let Ouf.-SerVices of w. r. Patterson. a member of the traffic police squad, were dispensed with February 1, according to resolutions adopted by the city commission yes terday morning at its meeting. The resolution was introduced by Com missioner W. B. Cloe of public safety.
 Junior Chamber MeetIng-The gen eral meeting of the Junior Chamber of Commerce this evening will be featured by reports from the mem- bers bringing in replies from citizens questioned as to preference for form of city government. Commission, al- dermanic and general manager plans were submitted in the questionnaires.
 Going to Auburn--W. w. Wood will be representative of the Junior Cham Der of Commerce at the Greater Au- burn fund meeting to be held at Au- burn February 22.
 New Members-Foilowing have been elected members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce.: Winifred A. Hodges, Walter B. Davis, John H Whitley, H. D. McNutt, Melvin Gar rett, J, E. Mohns.
 To Build Brfdge.-An appropriation of $500 or any part thereof for the construction of bridge between the North Highlands and Acipeo was au- thorized by the city commission yes- terday morning on recommendation of Commissioner w. E. Dickson. It was stated that the building of this bridge would cost approximately $500, and If taken out of the building fund would put that department over its
 Investigate COntracts--The contract for lights of the ely for 1922 was re- ferred to Commissioner W. L. Harri- son for investigation by the city com mission at it's meeting yesterday. The firm making the lowest bid is a new one and is just opening a branch of- flee In Birmingham at the present time. The matter was referred in or- der to ascertain whether this firm would be able to give the service re- aulred by the city
 settles CIaim.-Resolutfons autbor- izlng the payment of $500 to ". c. Me Cain and family in settlement of all claims for damages alleged to have been received December 2s when the automobile in which they were riding struck deep ditch were adopted.by the commission at it's meeting yes terday. This claim was investigated by w. A. Jenkins. assistant city at- torney. who recommended that the settlement be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08

German mark, which Is now worth one-half cent, renders the ordinary financial plan of exporting cotton to Europe prohibitive. Honoe new ways had to be devised. The toll plan sup plies the missing link under present conditions.
 -''The toll plan cannot care for moro than a comparatively small portion of our cotton, but it extends great relief for that part. There is no panacea for our ills. Nothing can do it all: no plan can care for every thing, but the toll plan can perform it's part"
 Mir Calhoun. although he has in terests scattered over the country, spends the greater portion of his time either near Frankfort, Ky, where he and his sons are associated in the mining and transportation of coal, or at his home in Charleston, s. c, He is himself a planter and acquainted with the cotton game in all it's phases.
 While in Birmingham he was the guest of his cousin, Charles A. Cal houn, attorney. He left Birmingham on his return to Carolina last night,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08

The first scene represents ihe home in Bethlehem. when Naomi weeps be- cause of the famine in Canaan. Elimelech decides to take his family and flee to Moab, beyond the Jordan. In the next scene thele are farewell visits.
 Act II begins with garden scene. showing youth in all It's happiness. Mahlon and Ruth, Orpha and Chiffon plan a double wedding. Naomi grieves over the death of Elimelech.
 Scene 2.--Some time later. The three widows.
 scene 8-Ruth and orpha in the garden
 Naomi brings news that the famine in Canaan is over She tells her aughters-in-law of her intention of returning to Bethlehem. Bids them return unto their own people. Ruth eutreats Naomi not 10 leave her. Their return to Canaan. Naomfs sojourn in Canaan 10 years.
 ACT III
 Scene i. Home of the wealthy Boaz in Bethlehem. His rebuke Of the young men in the field. The sum morng of his chief servant. Inquiry about Ruth, Requests Ruth's pres ence.
 Scene 2. Several weeks later. Night of the harvest feast Boaz confers Ruth. His intention of making her his wife
 Scene 3. The wedding night. Friends of the bridegroom make mer- ry. The ten virgins await the com ing of the bridegroom. The elabor- ate oriental wedding scene. musical pageant of much beauty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
GORGAS MEMORIAL
 MEETING CALLED
Members of Executive Com mittee From All Parts of
 State to Attend

Robert Jemison, Sr., state chairman of the Gorgas Memorial campaign to raise s75o,O0O in the state of Ala bama as part of the ss,OOo,O 900 inter- national endowment fund to properly support the Gorgas Memorial Insti- ute of tropical and preventive medi- cine at Panama and the Gorgas School of Sanitation at Tuscaloosa, as a fitting tribute to General Will liam Crawford Gorgas, native of Alabama, issued call for a special meeting of the state executive com mittee to be held Thursday after noon at o'clock in the board of dl- rectors room of MT. Jemison's office. Men and women from all parts os the state who have accepted member ship on the state executive committee of this international puroject will meet with Mir. Jenison for purpose or outlining the policy of the intensive period of solicitation, which begins in Alabama on February 20 and con cludes on March 1. The state has been divided into a number of dis tricts. with chairman at the head of each district. who is responsible for the organization in every county in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08

At the same time Judge Greene rendered summary judgment against M. V, Henry county treas urer in favor of Steve wigglns, a deputy sheriff for $50 the amount of the deputy's January salary. a warrant for which the board had is sued and the treasurer had refused 10 pay.
 Transcripts in both cases were pre- pared yesterday following Judge Greens decisions and will be pre- sented to the supreme court at Mont gomery Thursday in order that an early decision may be obtained from the appellate court
 In his decisions Judge Greene drew a distinction between the application of the laws to the salaries of the sheriff and those of his deputies. He held that while the money for pay ment of the sheriff himself must come exclusively from what is known as "the sheriff's fund.- that under the local laws of Jefferson county passed subsequent to the general laws ap- plicable to the case discretion is vested in the board Of revenue to pay the deputies from the general fund
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
RURAL MAIL CARRIERS
 WILL HOLD CONVENTION

Rural mail carriers of the Ninth Congressional district will meet in convention at the Chamber of Com merce at 10 o'clock or the morning of February 22, when D. E, McLen- don, president of the city commission. will deliver the address of welcome. Willis D. Hunstin of Bessemer win respond.
 A member of the board of revenue will be present and discuss plans with the carriers looking to better ment of road conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08

of the county instead of the sheriffs s fund.
 Refusal on "Snlary Acts"
 The treasurer based als refusal to pay the Wiggins warrant on two acts of the legislature termed the salary acts" One os the acts is a local act approved September IA, 1915, and the other q general act ap- proved September 10. 1915. The opinion of Judge Greene recites that it is without dispute that the amount of money paid out of the "sheriffs fund.- is far in excess of tho fees ac- tually earned by that officer or anticipated fees. This same condi- tion resulted in refusal of the board of revenue to issue warrant for the sheriffs salary on the ground that to do so would result in any money paid on such warrant being charged personally to the treasurer under the law making him liable for monies paid for expenses of an office in excess of it's earned or anticipated fees.
 This contention was upheld yester- day by Judge Greene in denying the mandamus proceedings filed by Sheriff Hartsfield.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
FILES HABEAS CORPUS
Robert Michael Alleges He Is Wrong
 fully Held in Jail

Habeas corpus proceedings seeking the release of Robert Michael. who alleges that he is being unlawfully confined in the county jail on charges of burglary and grand larceny, were filed in criminal court yesterday. Hearing on the proceedings was set before Judge J. B. Aird in circuit court for February H..
 The petitioner alleges that he was convicted of the offense for which he is being held several years ago in the juvenile court, for which he was sentenced to three years at the state reformatory at East Lake which sentence he has served, he says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
BUILDING PERMIT FOR
 PHILLIPS HIGH SCHOOL

Building permit for the founda- ton of the John Herbert Phillips High school was issued yesterday by J. F. Spencer. city building inspector This structure will be on Seventh avenue, between Twenty fourth and Twenty streets, north, and will cost $55,000 The contract for this work was awarded to the Inglenool: Construction company.
 Construction work on the high school building will be started with in a very short time, it is stated, as orders for the material for this structure have been placed, and it is expected to begin arriving in few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
- Grade Meeting for
 City School Teachers


 Grade meeting of all teachers in the city schools will be held Satur- day morning in the new Woodlawn High School building. Teachers of the High school and of the first. sec- ond and third grades of the elemen- tary schools will assemble in the au- ditorium of the Baptist church on First avenue and Fifty-sixth street. adjoining the school building, at g o'clock.
 Announcement to this effect was made yesterday by Dr. c. 5. Glenn, superintendent of the city schools. At the same hour teachers of the other grades will meet in the High school building. The two sections exchange places at 10 o'clock, and from II to 11:3O o'clock all teachers are invited to inspect the High school building under the guidance of the faculty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-08
S161,5OO OF CITY
 BONDS ARE SOLD
Steiner Brothers and Caldwell Highest Bidders-Prem-
 ium, $4,312

City public improvement bonds in the amount of s161. 300 were sold yes terday at noon to Steiner Brothers and Caldwell & Co., for st65.S12. a premium of s4,312.
 Bids were opened by the city com mission at the close of the meeting. and the bonds sold to the highest bidder. The bonds are dated Feb ruary 15, 1929, and mature Febru- ary 15, 1892. bearing interest at the rate of per cent per annum, pay able semi-annually.
 The firms bidding on and the amounts follow: J. H. IIillisman com pany, $165,3t1.40: Marx & Co, si64,- 407; R. M. Grant & Co, s163,6 ,647; Ward and Sterne, sl63.201; Sidney Spitzer company, $162,507.