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Connecticut western news., 1922-09-21

Miss Edith Greene is spending two weeks with Rev. and Mrs. F. H. Neal Mr.~and Mrs. Kenneth Roberts have returned from visiting relatives in Pittsfeld, Mass. <..>
 Miss LaMoine Gookins has been spending a few days in New York city.
 Mrs. Earl Coons has been enter taining her aunt, Miss Mary Selleck of Danbury.
 MT. and Mrs Pierce Tracy, who spent the summer here have returned to their home in Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
 Frank Hessels has returned after spending a few days at White Plains, N. Y. '<-ss
 Mrs. Theron Perkins and daugh- ters leave on Thursday for their new home in North Adams, Mass.
 John Thurlough of Torrington, called on friends here Saturday, enroute >to Vermont, where he is spending a vacation on fishing trip.
 Mrs. Mary Kemp of Great Bar rington has been visiting her daugh-- ter, Mrs. Vim. Beebe.
 Miss Martha Peters spent the weekend in Hartford.
 eEverett Lyles entertained a party fof his friends Saturday evening.
 Master Watson Hardenbergh en- tertained several of his little friends at a party given at the home of Dr. c. W. Camp on Saturday afternoon.
 The 31st annual convention of the Poughkeepsie District Epworth Lea gde will be held in Trinity Methodist church at Poughkeepsie on Tuesday, Sept. 26th. A very interesting pro- gram has been arranged.
 R. N. A. Camp will give a whist party at the home of Mrs. Lee Wick wire, Barlow Street, Saturday eve, Sept. 23d. All are welcome
 Mrs. Carroll has returned to her home in Millerton, N. Y, having spent the past two weeks with her daughter, Mrs. George Laffargue.
 MT. and Mrs. Lee Wickwire, Fannie Wickwire, Mrs. Charles Wick wire and son Charles Jr. motored to Pittsfeld Saturday and spent the day.
 Mrs. A. H. Nesbitt of New York called on friends here Monday.
 On account of lack of help the farmers of Canaan Valley are har- vesting their corn by holding bees, going from one farm to another.
 Mrs. Florence Thompson, Proprie- tor of the Twin Lakes House has sold the Hotel to Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Green of New Haven. 1j ! J. c. Roraback, Harry Holt, Ivan hoe Scott, T. J. sMcClelland, Fred Preston and James Lyles attended Springfield Fair on Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. Nathan Blodgett and children motored over the Rip Van Wrinkle Trail on Sunday. .
 Rev. A. K. Skinner will preach at the East Canaan church at 10:45 on i Sunday. -A. " .e~r 1 One of Mascetti & Holley's trucks was partly turned over on the Lower East Canaan road Sunday, and was out of commission for several hours.
 The Litchfeld North Association of ministers will hold it's quarterly meeting in the Pilgrim church next Tuesday. |. >
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-21
1,125 ENROLL IN
 WOODLAWN HIGH
All Temporary Quarters Pack ed to Capacity When
 School Opens

Instead of some 300 students reg istering at the woodlawn High school yesterday morning, as had been expected by Mrs. Mary Echols, commissioner of education. 1.1e5 young people crowded into the new opening. Mrs. Echols states that all of the temporary quarters are packed to capacity, the educational authorities hardly being prepared for such an enormous enrolment.
 Opening exercises at the Woodlawn school were held at the Woodlawn Baptist church. there being no audi torium at the school at present.
 In addition to talk by Mrs Echols, there were short addresses by Mrs. Bell. of the board of education; Dr. c. B. Glenn. city superintendent of education; pr. Gallup, the new principal of the Woodlawn school; and Prof. John R. McLure, formerly superintendent of schools at Troy but who is now taking his doctor of philosophy degree at Columbia university, New York. Mir Mcclure was en route from Troy to New York after a vacation of two weeks.
 Dr. Gallup was introduced to the students by Dr. Glenn, and he was greeted by enthusiastic applause. Dr. Gallup came to Birmingham last year from Albany, N. Y, where he was superintendent of schools. He has been for a year connected with the Ensley high school. and is now as- suming the principalship of the Woodlawn High school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-21

Persons or corporations who have rot paid the installmeut due are sub- Ject to a penalty of per cent on the amount duo and the balance of the amount of tax is subject to coll lection, after notice to this effect. which Is served 10 days after due date. which in the third quarter is September 15. If the amount of tax due Is not paid within 10 days after the serving of the first notice an other notice and demand is mailed to the delinquent. In the event of fail ure to pay amount of tax due after the service of the second notice. an additional penalty of per cent is incurred on the total balance of tax due to the government and an addi- tlonal interest of 1 per cent per month is added to the amount until the time of payment.
 Distraint Warrant Follows
 If tho serving of the second notice and demand brings no results. war rant of distraint is issued against the tax payer 10 days after the serving of the second notice, which will he served on the taxpayer by the chief field deputy of the revenue depart msnt, and which means the seizure of the taxpayers property. In the event eho PiopeHty Ol the td& payer must be seized to satisfy the govern ment claim for taxes, an additional penalty of S5 Is added to the other penalties and interest to compensate for the seizure and disposition of the property seized
 The following extract is taken from the warrant of distraint with regard to property exempt In case .uf seizure:
 Exemptions Provided
 Provided, that there shall be ex- empt from distraint and sale, if be- longing to the head of a family, the school books and wearing appa 'el necessary for such family; also arms for personal use, one cow. two hogs, five sheep and the wool thereof, pro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-21
VALUE OF STEAM
 PLANTSSTRESSED
Alabama Power Company Now Operating Four Steam
 Power Plants

Tt is very fortunate for Alabama mills and other industries of the Carolinas as much as 500 miles dis tant from Birmingham that Alabama has steam plants auxiliary to its water plants to supply electric power at a period when we not only have a low stage of water In the rivers, but also a car shortage preventing many plants from securing coal for fuel, said w. E. Mitchell, assistant gen eral manager of the Alabama Power company yesterday.
 At this time the Alabama Power company is operating four steam power plants as follows;
 "The Gorgas plant on the Warrior with capacity of 7b,ooo horse power.
 "The federal plant at Muscle Shoals with a capacity of 9o,0oo horse power.
 ''The local plant of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company with a capacity of 10000 horse power
 We are sending about 35,000 horse power per diem from these plants to cotton mills and other industries in North and South Carolina through connecting lines. Some of them are as far away as 500 miles. We are sending power to Greenville anl Spartanburg. S. C.. thence as far east as Raleigh, N. C., and as far north as Greensboro and Henderson, N. C.
 Coal Market
 While we are serving where coal cannot serve on account of the car shortage, we are helping out the coal market to the extent of 2,200 ons a day, which we are consuming in steam plants. We mine coal at the Gorgas plant in our own mine, but we are purchasing SO per cent of oui coal requirements in the open mar ket.
 We are not only saving Alabama industrial operations through opera tion of the auxiliary steam plants but We arc repeating the neighborly service of last fall when the Caro- lima mills appealed to us to let them have power lest they shut down Closing down of these mills would be particularly disastrous at a time when full operations are warranted by the demand for their product.
 What we did last year in saving the Carolina textile industry and in keeping our own mines and mills go- ing during a low stage of water in the rivers, will probably be repeated every autumn when the rivers run low and there Is a minimum of hy- droelectric power.
 'Yes, 1t is very fortunate for Ala bama to have her auxiliary steam power plants and very fortunate for Alabama's neighbors as we'll"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-21
Chamber of Commerce
 Building Is Purchased by
 Life Insurance Company

Stockholders of the Chamber of Commerce Construction company. at a meeting held yesterday. adopted a resolution approving the deal made by the board of directors for the sale of the Chamber of Commerce build ing to the Lincoln Reserve Life In- surance company.
 The consideration is in the neigh borhood of ss25.oOo and 1t is under stood that the stockholders will real ize cash.
 The property Is subject to first and second mortgages amounting to $1S7, 900.
 The deal was a composite one. in- volving four pieces of property. In exchange for the Chamber of Com merce building Fourth avenue busl- ress property. business property on the North Highlands and a Highland avenue residence were thrown in and the proceeds derived from the sale of these properties become part of the money paying for the chamber building.
 Seek Permanent Quarters
 The Chamber of Commerce as an organization has nothing to do with the property. but is only tenant, holding a lease on rooms up to Oc- tober, 1923. The chamber has long wished a home of fits own and a building committee will now look about with some definiteness for this home. The one fixed idea about the chamber home is that 1t must be central, say between Nineteenth and Twenty-first streets, and First and Fifth avenues.
 Col. Jesse E. Stallings is president Of the Lincoln Reserve Life Insurance company. which Is an Alabama cor poration, 10 years old, and does life insurance business on the old time plan followed by the big com panies.
 Likes the Investment
 Speaking of the purchase, Colonel Stallings said, "I feel satisfied that the property will pay us a fair re- turn on the investment and that the company will reap the benefit of the enhancement in values surely com ing to Birmingham business prop critics"
 The Chamber of Commerce build ing was built in 1909 and Is a seven story brick structure of handsome architectural finish. It's office space and ground floor are entirely oc- cupied.
 The site of the presnt building was purchased in 1890 by the late J. l..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-21
COMMISSION VOTE COMES TOMORROW
 ON AUDITORIUM
Awarding of Contract Will Likely Be Deferred Till Sat- urday Says President
 McLendon

final vote awarding the contract for the erection of the new city au- ditorium will probably be taken to- morrow. according to President D. E. McLendon of the city commission yesterday afternoon, following an extended conference in his office at which the auditorium matter was the sole issue.
 At the conference yesterday after noon the commissioners called into consultation Martin Lide. one of the five Birmingham architects who have submitted plans for the new edifice The object was to clear up some mat ters of detail regarding MT. Lide's plans which were not understood b. the commissioners.
 We will call In two others .~-'-Nr- row." said MT. McLendon. and thls will complete our consultations wlth the architects. We hope to take the matter up for final action Friday morning."
 It was intimated by MT. MeLendon however, that, owing to the pressure of other matters weighing on the commissioners at this time, the awarding of the contract might be deferred until Saturday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-21

Chalifoux of Lowell, Mass, who es- tablished large department store there with offices on the top floors. Several years later the building was burned. The lot was finally sold to local capitalists and the present building erected.
 Historic Property
 Looking over the chain of title to the Chamber of Commerce build ing is like reading the history of Birmingham" said Jesse L. Drennen, general counsel for the Lincoln Re- serve Life Insurance company, the purchasers. The first record of importance is that of January 1. 1874, when the Elyton Land company, through John R. Powell. president. leased the entire block on which was situated the old Relay house. to William Ketcham, grandfather of former Mayor George Ward. The lease ran for four years and was for S150 month, a princely sum in those days. "One provision of the lease to house, was that he should give up the same when the property was needed for railroad purposes.
 NixOn's First Purchasers
 sThe first owners of the property on sale from the Elyton Land com pany, which laid out Birmingham, were the late James T. Nixon and R T. Armstrong. The Nixons followed Mir. Ketcham in conducting the Re- lay house. In 1888 the property passed into the hands of the Bir- mingham National bank and was sold in 1890 to Col. J. F. B. Jackson. In 1891 Colonel Jackson sold the 100 by 100 feet occupied by tie chamber building to J. L. Chalifoux of Lowell, Mass, who built the Chalifoux build ing. subsequently, burned. MT Chali . foux paid $60,o0o for the site.
 The west half of the block passed Into the hands of the laks Capt. Frank P. o'Brien and later on H. H. Mayberry acquired the lot and erected the Mayberry building there.
 Birmingham institution
 Tt Is fitting that this historic property should pass into the hands of a Birmingham institution. Such Is the Lincoln Reserve Life. This company writes strictly old line poli- cies for both races and has been very successful, having a present surplus Of S100.000 With the exception pos sibly of a North Carolina life in- surance company possession Of the Chamber of Commerce building makes this Birmingham insurance company owner and occupant of the largest and handsomest home of any in the southern states"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-21
SMYRNA POPULATION
 FACES STARVATION
 UNLESS FOOD SENT

Near East Relief Headquarters at the Jefferson County Bank building received word yesterday that unless it Is possible to import foodstuffs by water immediately Smyrna's popula- tion of 700, 900 will face starvation within a week.
 w. M. Howe, regional director here. stated, on receipt of a cable from +. C. Jaquith. managing director of the Near East relief for the Anatolia area, who is now in the city Of Smyr- na, that the situation Is getting worse hourly. The rich farm land of the interior. normal source of the city's food supply. has been laid waste by the conflicting armies. The small supply of food left in the city by the Greeks has been consumed. Already there are 30.000 refugees without a scrap of food. None has been i'm ported since the occupation except that brought in by the American committees, which have arranged a distribution system that is function ing smoothly.
 The Turkish military commander is cooperating and has promised that within two days the city will be ade- quately patrolled. permitting the general resumption of imports with out the danger of riots. There has been no general evacuation of Greek refugees. Only those able to secure commercial passage have left Smyr- na- The Greek Patriarch Meletios has appealed to the League of Ma tions in behalf of the smyrna refu- gees.
 According to another message the Greek military authorities turned over their entire supplies to the popu- lace before evacuation. According to this cable sufficient medical and oth- CT supplies. except food. are now on hand in Smyrna.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-21
NEGRO SCHOOL RALLY
 DECLARED A SUCCESS

The negroes of Hale county heio another rally for their training school at Salem Baptist church on Sunday afternoon, which was quite success.
 They were favored with the pres ence of the two leading white educa- tors in this section of the state. Prof. D. C. Colebeck, county superinten- dent of education. and Col Charles s. Foster, principal of city schools. Prof. Colebeck delivered an interesting able and encouraging address, stres- sing particularly the vocational side of the school and assuring the ne-- eroes of Hale county that they had the sympathetic cooperation and IT. nancial support of the county board of education. Professor Foster spoke briefly, but made an indelible i'm pression on his hearers, pointing out with geunine sincerity the strength to be derived from and the progress to be made by self help.
 The negroes express their thanks to the white people of Birmingham who contributed so literally to the cause of negro education in Haie county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-21
Technical Association
 Members to Be Guests
 Of Alabama Power Co.

Announcements is made by Paul Wright, secretary of the Alabama Technical association, that members of the organization will be the guests of the Alabama Power company at Mitchell Dam. Saturday. September 2S.
 The association has been deeply interested in the unique type of con struction embodied in this mammoth hydro-electric development and has heard several papers on the subject delivered here by engineers of the company.
 Members are requested to purchase tickets to Coopers, where they will be met by resident officers of the power company and taken to Mitch ell Dam over the private railroad built to transmit supplies from the main branch of the Louisville and Nashville. Members are cautioned that their train leaves the Louisville and Nashville station at a. m. and muel attendance Is urged. The as- sociation has always manifested the keenest interest in this construction and 1t is believed that every member will accept the invitation of the pow CT company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-21
PAY-AS-YOU-ENTER SYSTEM ON TWO
 LINES ABANDONED
Old Separate Entrance Plan to Be Restored on North Bir- mingham Cars Next
 Sunday

The pay-as-you- enter system will be abandoned on the North Birming- ham and Acipco cars within a few days. and a reversion to the old separate-entrance arrangement will follow on these lines. the arrange ment going into effect on the North Birmingham cars Sunday and on the Acipco cars not later than ten days hence.
 According to H. 8. Hill, Secretary of the North Birmingham Civic as- sociation, which had demanded the abandonment of the pay-as-you-enter system. the proposed solution of the rroblem presented by J. 8. Pevear, general manager of the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company Monday was as unsatisfactory as the present arrangement. MT. Pevear recommendation provided that both white and colored passengers should enter at the rear door, the white being seated in the rear of the car and leaving by the rear platform while the negroes being passed 10 the front of the car and making their exit from that end of the car.
 MT. Pevear and the utilities com pany have been very patient and fair iit dealing with our problem, sald Mr. Hill yesterday afternoon. It must be remembered that we have in our section of the city a peculiar n5oblem. inasmuch sa the cofored population is very much greater than in any other district. The traction company has shown a commendaoIe anxiety to cooperate In the whole natter"
 The new arrangement would go 'n- to effect immediately. stated MT. Peyear, but for the fact that 1t Will require some days to make the necessary changes the structure or the cars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-21

vided the aggregate market value of said sheep shall not exceed $50; the necessary food for such COW, hogs and sheep, for period not exceeding 30 days; fuel to an amount not greater in value than 's25; provisions to an amount not greater than S59; household furniture kept for use to an amount not greater than $500, and the books, tools, or implements of a trade or profession, to an amount not greater than S100. shall also be exempt; and the officer making the distraint shall summon three dis interested householders of the vicin- ity, who shall appraise and set apart to the owner the amount of property herein declared to be exempt"
 When Taxes Due
 Taxes, unless paid at the source. are payable to the collector in four equal installments, the first at tke time fixed by law, which in the cal endar year of 1921, Is March IS, 1929, or three months after the fifteenth day of the first month of the year following the calendar year. The other installments are due and payable at intervals of three months thereafter. For the calendar year of 1921. the first installment of income tax was due March IS, 1922; second installment. June 15; third install- ment, September IS, and last install ment, December IS, 1922.
 The first installment of the fiscal year is due on or before the fifteenth day of the third month after the end of the accounting period. The second installment Is due on or before the fifteenth day of tho sixth month; the third installment is due on or before the fifteenth day of the ninth month and the last installment is due on or before the fifteenth day of the twelfth month.
 Notices and demands will be mailed to the present delinquents as soon as the final check up can be made by the local offices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-21
CONSTITUTION DAY IS OBSERVED BY ROTARY
 CLUB AT LUNCHEON

"Constitution Day" was observed at the weekly luncheon of the Ro- tary club. which was held yester- day afternoon at the Southern club. through the request of the Sons of the American Revolution.
 The luncheon was attended by a large number of members and out of town visitors. Dr. c. A. Donnelly presided and J. Frank Rushton. who was delegated to make the intro ductory speech. introduced B. H. Ca- baniss, local attorney, who chose the Constitution of the United States as the subject of his talk.
 In his address, MT. Cabaniss told of the difference between the Con- stitution of the United States and that of Great Britain, and also of the difference between the constitu- tion of the two countries and those of the other European countries.
 In a brief review of the American Constitution, he told of its origin and the appeal which prompted the citizens of America to draw up "one of the most wonderful constitutions on the face of the earth" He also compared the articles of the old Con- federation with that of the present constitution and pointed out the su- periorities of the latter.
 MT. Cabaniss then narrowed his talk down to the present day crime situation In which he said, The United States, today, Is the most bar barous nation on earth, according to the compilation of statistics with re- gard to murders and other forms of crime. It should be the duty of every American citizen to respect and revere the laws and set an ex- ample to the immigrants to this country who have left their own land because of their disgust for it's laws"
 At the conclusion of MT. Cabaniss latk. America" was sung by the members under the direction Of J. c. Hodges. after which the meeting and adjourned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-21
CITY COMP PTROLLER
 SEEKS INVENTORY
Accurate List of All Property on Hand Requested of
 Commissioners

Preparatory to winding up the city's financial affairs for the fiscal year just closing. Chief Clerk Arm strong of the comptroller's depart ment placed letters on the desks of each of the oity commissioners and other administrative officers yester- day morning, requesting that an .n- ventory of the property of each de- partment be made and reported to the comptroller's office not earlier than October 1 and not later than Oc- tober 12.
 MT. Armstrong requests that an ac- curate list be made of all property on hand October 1, 1921. together with any purchased since that date. This statement Is to be accompanied by a fair valuation of the property owned by the separate departments on October 1. 1929.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-21
CIGAR DEALERS WILL
 MEET FIRST TUESDAY
 OF MONTH IN FUTURE

The Retail Cigar Dealers division of the Chamber of Commerce, one of the most numerically strong organi- zations of that body, has formally decided on the first Tuesday in the month as regular monthly meeting day.
 In preparation for an active year. President w. G. Patterson has named the following committee:
 Membership: Maurice Letaw, chairman; K. D. Likis, Seymour Hall, Tony Petro, Mike Velotas.
 Legislative: Chas. J. Reid, chair man; R. l.. Snow. Nick Zanthos, Peter Apostles. A. D. Rochester.
 Advertising: Chas. Stewart, chair man; Harry Kempakis, J. B. Gam mill. Gus Jebeles, Oscar Burney.
 Transportation: Dr. A. T. Ezell,