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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
Membership Campaign a Success
OUR UNEMPLOYED An Editorial by the Post COm-

maDder.
 Birmingham post and those of Friday morning about "faI<e ad- vertisers" taking advantage of the unemployed hits the bulls eye in the opinion of the Ameri- can Legion.
 Nobody knows better than the ex-soIdier how these fakirs "take from the pockets of the unem- pIoyed by foul means the little they have" and how "this form of swindling is aimed at a class of people who can least afford to be victimized."
 The Legion making the disabled and needy among the service men its first concern is meeting this evil face to face every day. The Birmingham post and tOhse of Florence, Sheffield and Tuscum- bia are being hardest hit. This is due to the looked for and hop ed for development at Muscle Shoals. Great numbers of the unemployed are drifting in with the hope of ''getting in on the ground fIoor."
 This situation makes easy picixings for the human vulture who represents himself as being on the inside and able to get jobs for the fellows for small fee.
 Birmingham Post No. 1 is it. self maintaining an employment bureau. It costs nothing to get listed with it, and 1t is in touch with those who employ men and meet payroIls.
 Conrad Rufus Bethea has been giving. gratis. his full time to this work for several weeks. He has placed a good number of men in permanent places, and . great many more in temporary jobs that are helping the fellows to tide themselves over and at the same time to keep their own self respect.
 The Legion is literally on the trail of the skin game employ ment bureau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
MEET PAY ROLL
Gadsden. February l.-(specia

Gadsden, February <.-(Special.)- The county commissioners paid out $2,00o in a payroll to the men em- ploysd on tho Ashville highway to- day, which was for two weeks of work. At the present time there are employed on the road four crews con- sisting of 100 men, 100 mules and six trucks, and just as soon as the weather improves the force will be increased and the work pushed for ward to completion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05

The appearance of the sky in the early evenings of February Is un- occasionally more beautiful than that of any other month of the year. This Is chiefly due to the presence of Orion. the finest of all cancellations, at its best in the southern sky. Sew
 en of the 10 brightest stars ever visible here are now visible. Sirius. easily the brightest of all of tho fixed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05

are Rigel at c and Procyon at D. The others of the seven mentioned arc Betelgeuse at F. Aldebaran at F and Pollux at G. The three not seen are Vega. Arcturus and Altair. There are 40 stars brighter than the 20 magnitude in the whole sky. of which 30 are visible here at some time; 22 of them are now visible. Of these 30 five are in the constellation of Orion, four in Canis Major. three in Gemini and two in Taurus. Thus Orin and the adjacent constellations contain half of the stars. The only other constellation which contains more than one is Ursa Major, which has three. This constellation Is also visible now. In October only 10 of these bright stars were visible. We also have the Milky Way crossing the heavens through the zenith. Many of the brighter stars are found near the Milky Way.
 On Figure 1 have been drawn two circles of equal size. The southern ons Is redrawn as Figure 2. In 1t are contained as mentioned above 15
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
WELCOME FOR PASTORS

The Laymen's club of the First Presbyterian church and the various ministers of the city met at the church last night for the purpose of extending a warm welcome to the new pastor of the church. Dr. Anderson. large number of the congregation was present and a most enjoyable evening was spent. and the minister was given hearty welcome to the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
Benefit Banquet a Success

The banquet held by the members of Birmingham Post. No. 1, at the Hillman hotel Monday night was in every way a success.
 The object of the occasion was to raise money for the legion chow house. Plates were s2. This, how ever, included all the entertainment features of the evenings program There was an orchestra of ex-servfce men to furnish the music. The mu- sicians knew all of the army songs Of 1917-1S, and led in a great many of the old songs which were sung
 The committee in charge of the program feels that it has joke upon some of the members of the legion.
 There were those who thought that the banquet would be a rather wild affair. They drew this conclusion from the fact that the posters an nounced the banquet for men only" If anybody stayed away from the banquet for fear they should witness a risque party, they were without real grounds for their fears, and cheated themselves out of a very proper performance, and highly en- Joyable evening. If any of the bud dies came expecting the sort of party they saw in gay Farce" they must have been sorely disappointed. How ever, nobody spoke of dIsappoint- ments. The legionnaires put on the affair for a good cause, had a good time doing it, and rendered a real service to those who are our God given charges.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
STATE CHURCH MEETING

Gadsden, February 4.-(Special.)-- At a meeting held yesterday after noon by the directors of the Chamber of Commerce at their rooms in Hotel Printup it was decided to set aside $1.000 for the purpose of taking care of the State Sunday School Associa- tion meeting here next April. The Chamber of Commerce invited the convention here. and will take care of all the expenses of the meeting without calling on the citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05

G. A. R.'s Invite Lesfonnaires
 The members of Birmingham Post No. l of the American Legion have received an urgent invitations to meet with the G. A. R's and the woman's relief corps. and attend their banquet at the Tutwiler hotel at s:16 o'clock Tuesday night, Febru- ary !.
 The c. A. R.'s and the relief corps have arranged very elaborate pro grafnme. and they promise the legion naires highly enjoyable affair.
 The post commander has acknowl- edged receipt of the invitation ex- tended all the legionnaires and urges them to accept tho invitation so gen erously made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
Salute the Medicos

The legion membership campaign workers who reconnoitered this week in the sector of the Empire building have made what headquarters thinks is significant report.
 There was a former Red Cross nurse on the detail who believes that no more loyal legionnaires are to be found than among ythe Birmingham doctors She made this the major point of her report.
 We don't have to sell the doctors on the American Legion" the ex- nurse declared. "Of course. they are, in the main, older men. They keep up with things, they know. They have watched the legion closely since 1t was chartered in 1919. They have resolved to see to it that 1t shall stay out of politics. They are naturally keenly interested in the work the le- zion is doing for the disabled all over the world
 'The 'Medicos' of Birmingham ac- tually make us feel that they are glad when we call upon them to issue their 1922 membership cards and re- ceive their membership dues. Ut is really pleasure to diagnose and prescribe for this bunch of le- gionnaires, who were formerly so
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05

stars Is at A, Figure 1. Capella, very close rival of Vega for the hon or of being the second brightest star visible here, lies at B, nearly direct
 ly overhead, Scarcely less brilliant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
Ne1Us Of the American Legion Here and There

 the to one preserve the memories and incidents of association h Great War to
  on 10 uty eonradeshp devotion mutual hPfuIness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
Movie Star with Lcrionnairr..


 Viola Dana, screen star, was the guest of the Legion Friday after 1 noon Nils Dana conducted initiation ceremonies for more than 50 new members of the Legion recruited dur ing this weeks membership cam paign.
 Miss Dana is a loyal believer and supporter of the American Legion. She has been the guest of many posts all over the United States. She says that 1t Is a high privilege for a man or woman to have had an actual par ticipation In the World war, and to be eligible for membership in the American Legion. She says it's a greater distinction to be an American citizen than 1t was to be a Roman citizen in the days of the Caesars; and added that there is only one civil right higher than that of being an American citizen and that is to be an American citizen and & Legionnaire.
 The committee in charge of the re- ception to Miss Dana for the cere- monies in which she took part con sisted of Comrades Sid P. Smith, Joe Yates. J. D. Kitzinger and J. o. Moore. She was escorted to the stage of the Bijou theater, where the ceremonies were held by the post commander.
 The soldiers, sailors and marines who were initiated by Miss Dana were:
 Comrades Sam Holman, Henry A Daniel, William Franklin, J. Il. Ar rington. B. M. Buford. J. ". White, l.. r. Searcy. D. D. HoIley, T. o. Mur- phree, w. c. Goree. T. J. Knowles, C. B. Williams, W. B. Huff. J. H. Nc Nees, Joseph R. Bush, W. k. Weeks, H. D. Ninson, A. R. Clark, o. c. Green. Roy E. Ling, Fred H. Light sey, Lee Glover, W. D. Berry, W. R. Hicks. 2. V. Gupton, ". P. Sturdi- want 4. D. Thomas. Joe w. Bowers J. W Blair, R. B. Darden, T. H. Dit to- D. F. Holbrook, c. H. Hale, J. S. Davis. E. P. Holmes and T. J. Cal vert.
 New @P. C.r Open.
 The headquarters of Birmingham Post No. 1 was moved Thursday to the Chow House building next to the Tutwlier hotel on Twentieth street.
 The Chow House committee at the same time moved it's employment of- flee from Greenwood's Cafs No. l 70 the same building.
 These changes were made in the interest of economy and also with tho Idea of centralizing legion activ- tiles.
 At the meeting called last Thurs day night 1t was decided to discon- tinue the plans of making the office of post adjutant a paid office. It
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
ready response on the part of those

ready response on the part of those asked to go after new members.
 Every member of the executive committee has volunteered to take over a sector In the city and to re- cruit their own help for carrying on the campaign in their several sectors.
 Those reporting tho greatest nums Der during this week were: Comrades J. K. Kerr, M. R. Parks. Mrs. Bales, and Mrs. W. R. Ovens.
 Many of the Legionnairers are only waiting for someone to call upon them at their places of business to present them with their 1922 mem bership cards, and to receive the dues for the new year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
G. A. R.'s I.vite Lesionnaires

, take cars of worthy, needy cases
 among ex-servics men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
What Say Youf

keen on giving O. D. pills to the fel- lows and marking them duty"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05

whnt Say Youf
 At the meeting of the post execu- tive committee this week, Comrade W. G. O'Bear introduced a resolution, which was adopted, calling upon the committee to prepare and present to the membership of the post certain amendments to it's bylaws and con stitution.
 Comrade O'Bear wants the execu- tive committee to be given more au- thority. Under the constitution and bylaws, as originally adopted, and as they stand now. the executive committee is only advisory to the post commander and all matters of the legion must await the action of the post membership. The reason given for the suggested change is that since the post only meets once a month, too much time must elapse before necessary action can be taken upon important matters affecting the legion.
 Comrade O'Bear's resolution has been referred to Comrade Matt Mur- phy and Crampton Harris, constitut- ing the regular standing committee on constitution and bylaws.
 Membership Campaign a Success
 Field Marshal Wilkinson reports excellent progress in the Legion Membership campaign This makes the fourth campaign for members conducted by Comrade Wilkinson, and he says he has never found as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
DEPLOREs TRIVIAL LITIGATION

New York. February 4.-The mass of trivial litigation brought before the supreme court of the United States was deplored tonight by As sociate Justice John H. Clarke in an address at dinner of the New York university law school alumni. He urged lawyers, in order to conserve the time of the court. to consider as a citizen rather than an advocate whether the case was of sufficient im- portance to justify his calling it to the attention of a body primarily or sanized to deal with matters of greatest public concern. He also begged that the facts in a case be well and tersely stated and that briefs actually be saade brief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
BOARD WILL FIGHT TOPROTECT STATE
 INMERIDIAN CASE
Patterson Says Steps Will Be Taken to Prevent Carriers From Raising Rail-
 road Rates
By FRED H. GoRMLEY Montgomery Bureau. The Age-Herald z21-2 First National Bank Building

Montgomery, February 4.-(Spe- cial.)-A. G. Patterson president of the public service commission, re- turned to his office Saturday morning from Washington and his first pub lie announcement was his declaration that the commission intended to do everything in it's power to protect the interests of the people in the Merid- ian rate case.
 Mr Patterson could not indicate what steps would be taken. The railroads, under the latest decision of the interstate commerce commis- sion, were given the right either to decraese interstate rates or increase intrastate rates in order to remove alleged discriminations agains Meridian within radius of 200 miles of Meridian. They were or dered to remove the alleged discrim- nations on or before February 27
 1t has been the railroads policy in the past always to make increases in- stead of decreases when sRch deci- sions are rendered and it Is regarded as almost certain that they will file tariffs calling for higher rates from Alabama points in competition with Meridian.
 Complains are made that these higher rates will impose discrimina- tions against these towns. Fl. P. Gaillard, associate commissioner, has already announced that he favors such legal proceedings as will pro- .tect the people of this state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
Our Disabled Buddies First

Mir. H. P. King, business manager for Edward l.. Hawk. has been in conference with the Post Commander on a plan to award scholarships for Professor Hawks course of lectures for this week.
 The Post Commander emphasizes that this offer Is entirely sincere and is not made for publicity purposes.
 The Post Commander assured Mir. King that the Legion is interested first in the disabled veterans, and sincerely appreciates anything offer ed to any one or more of these men.
 Professor Hawks course of lectures will be given at tho Tutwiler hotel throughout this week and tho fol- lowing disabled men have been awarded scholarships valued at s25 each:
 Frank R. Glenn, Louis Moore, Ar thur Hodges, Carlos McDaniel. Mac CcClain, Alfred S. Appling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-05
Adjusted Compensation

Mark Sullivan, leading student of American politics. believes that 1t will be impossible for the enemies of the bonus measure to keep that bill from becoming a law during the present session of Congress.
 Certain members in the House and Senate as well. still hold the same attitude as President Harding ex- pressed last July. when he asked that the adjusted compensation bill be re- committed. Mir. Sullivan thinks that the President himself has changed his mind.
 According to Mir. Sullivan, the main objection to the adjusted compensa- tion mea sure comes from the farmers of the south and west. He points out that the farmers fear if the col ored ex-soldlers are given a cash sum of $500 each, they would quit work until they had spent the money. The farmers do not want this to hap pen during the planting season of 1922.
 MT. Sullivan believes that the pas- sage of the bonus measure is only question of a few days.
 Charles c. Davis. Good Soldier
 The Birmingham post of the Amer ican Legion salutes its good friend, MT. Charles G. Davis. The Birming- ham Automobile club, through Mir. Davis, has given employment. tenn porarily, at least, to more than 20 ex-service men in Birmingham. These jobs were given to men being taken care of by the legion at its chow house. The legionnaires feel that MT. Davis and the automobile club have thtnO tr iui these needy service men chance to earn money Many of them have been out of employment for many months The men themselves are delighted to receive s150 a day at honest work.
 Col Walter F. Bare. who has given a great deal of his time and means to the chow house enterprise. says that he wishes that the public could know how generous many business men and workers have been in aiding the American Legion in it's effort to
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-01-28
AT DAVIS THEATRE.
VamdaviIIe nm the Bin.

The average person would hardly be-
lieve that a child 3 years old could be
taught to perform on the stage the same
as a group-up person, but this is practi-
cally what has been accomplished in the
Kiddie Kabaret, the headline act at the
Davis theatre for the last half of the
week The u kiddies in the act are
thoroughly trained and are as accom-
plished actors as many of their grown
up brothers and sisters. The little tots,
two of whom are less than years old,
sing, dance and carry on dialogue that
would do credit to an act that had been
on the road many years before they
were born. The two little ones are sweet
and pretty and do their act with evident
enjoyment and with a naturalness that
strongly appeals and sets them apart
from the others on the bill.
Clifton and Rodella. have one of thu
most sensational hand balancing act:
that has ever appeared here. Their feat,
Of strength are remarkable and many o!
the hardest stunts are done with sucf
ease that they appear simple, but II
reality it has taken long years of con
slant practice to arrive at the point o.
| perfection.
| Don Carney, single act, Is cleve
and entertaining comedian with a per
sonality. Not only is he good comedian
but his skilful work at the piano is de
serving of special mention.
Pisano and Bingham present cleve
| dialect act which introduces numbe
| of new comedy lines and antics. Take
as a whole. the bill is a good clean an
entertaining program, filed out wit
Elsie Ferguson in Sacred and Profan
Love. There is a news weekly and
/ comedy film on the program.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-01-28
BALTIC

Herbert Stewart and Theodore Watson
have taken out resident hunters licenses
for 1922.
The drama The Two Orphans. which
was to have been played in Jodoin thea
tire by the Jean Alain dramatic company
of Willimantic. was postponed on account
Of the difficulty Of the company in get
ting here during the intense cold weather.
The fire company was called out for a
chimney fire Tuesday morning at
O'Clock. The damage was slight.
Temporary windows have been put il
to replace the plate glass Window
broken in the Roderick block during the
recent fire.
Many people are having difficulties
thawing out water pipes since the cold
set in.
The working committee Of the Knightl
of Columbus held a business meeting re-
Gently in the town hall TO devise ways Of
raising money toward q building fund.
Miss Aldea Lesssrd of Occum enter
tanned the members Of the St. Maris
Council of LII. st. J. B. IA at her home
in Occum. Refreshments wene served
and a social evening was spent at whist
Miss Lessard is president Of the council.
Sprague's League of Woven Voters met
in the town clerks office recently and dis
CuSStu pans lpE AuAuIS dSl4N4tASS "a LIZ
league. They petitioned the board u Sc
lectmen to have the entry to the hall in
the town building inclosed TO keep in. the
heat, since as it Is now Il Is almost Inn
possible to keep the hall comfortable
Levi Russell was brought before the po-
lice court recently. charged with tntoxi-
cation. He pleaded guilty and refusing
to pay he was sent 10 jail
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Parent OF WIN
mantle are visiting Mrs. Adele Parent and
Mrs. Virginie Belair Of High street
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-01-28
SPEAKERS TELL OF WORK
IN MISSIONARY FIELDS

Miss Helen B. Calder of Boston,
home secretary of the Women's Board
of Missions, was an interesting speak
er Friday evening at a meeting which
followed a supper at $50 at the Com
munity house for the young women
and girls of the United Congregational
church. She spoke of her trip to mis-
sion stations in Japan, China and In
dia.
Miss Carolyn T. Smiley. who wore
the dress of a Brahmin girl, spoke of
her experiences in teaching in the girls
school at Ahmednagar, India, from
which she is home on her first fur
Tough in four years.
Miss Martha Reynolds was toastmis-
tress introducing the speakers to the
125 girls at the supper and Mrs. Ar
chibald Mitchell. Jr. was song leader.
Mrs. Dickson H. Leavens who is home
from Yah college at Changsha, Chi
ma, wore the dress of the Chinese girls
of the present day.
Arrangements for the meeting were
made by Miss Elizabeth F. Pullen, the
pastors assistant, and the supper was
served by a committee directed by
| Mrs. Emil Fox and Mrs. E. L. Lati-
| mer
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-01-28

Gus problem. A subcommittee of this
committee has talked the matter over
with the Retail Merchants association
at one of their meetings, and will put
the results of the committee before the
merchants before any definite action is
taken by the Chamber.
The last report of the evening was by
Arthur L. Peale, chairman of the mem
bership committee, who said that the
membership meetings committee has
held ten meetings since October. This
committee is making every effort to get
the members interested in Chamber Of
Commerce activities. 1t has been said
that the members do not have an oppor-
tunity to discuss the various things the
Chamber of Commerce is trying to do,
and the membership meetings commit
tee is endeavoring to arrange interesting
and popular meetings whereby the men,
bers can avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity.
The attendance at these meetings is
fair. 1t should be a great deal. more
Other cities of similar size and even Of
lesser size haYe an average of $50 te
200 members at their meetings. All oil
these meetings are a source of expense
to the Chamber and the members should
be interested enough to attend them anc
devote little. of their time to civil
matters.
E. H. Gilchrist, connected with tn,
New London Shoe Co., Inc, spoke to tn
meeting, saying that this company wa
seeking location in Eastern Connec
ticut and was considering Norwich. TIL
company which he represents, he said
was capitalized for s35o,ooo, and woul,
employ between 200 and 300 hands. al
local people, with the possible exception
of a few instructors. The payroll o
the company would be about 5000 pc
week. The output would be about / so
| womens shoes per day
The meeting closed with the Sta
| Spangled Banner.