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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
BOND ISSUE FOR
 PORT OF MOBILE
BoIes Talks to Realtors on Constitutional Amendment
 to Authorize Issue

Support of the constitutional amendment to be voted on in Novem- Der authorizing the state to issue $1o,000.00O worth of bonds with which to provide port facilities at Mobile was urged by W. J. Boles in talk yesterday at the luncheon of the Bir- mingham Real Estate board.
 Mobile as 8 port is not keeping pace with her rivals because of lack of support from the state," MT. Boles said. He pointed out that 20 years ego Louisiana issued bonds and com structed wharves, docks, piers. ware houses, grain elevators and belt line railway lines at New Orleans with the result that the Crescent City has grown from a minor port to the sec ond one in. volume of commerce in the United States.
 Announcement was made by ". R. Leedy, Jr., that a public meeting will be held Thursday night, August lt at the Chamber of Commerce audi torium for a discussion of the Tor rens system of simplifying land titles. A Torrens league will be or ganized at that time. Presiden; Jerome Tucker yesterday appointed a committee from the real estate board to work in behalf of the Torrens system. It Is composed of w. B. Leedy. Jr., J. M. Yielding, A. A. Gam bill. W. V. M. Robertson, Jr.. and H. s. Meade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
BRILLIANT BANQUET BRINGS JEWELLERS
 MEET ID A CLOSE
Aaron Ash of Birmingham Elected to Succeed Reid Lawson as President Of
 State Organization

Sparkling diamonds and rubies, a large attendance of women guests and orchestral music added bril- liancy to the annual banquet of the Alabama Retail Jewellers association last night in the grand ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel, which brought the two-day convention here to an end. Reid Lawson, the retiring president, presided, and speech making was relegated to the back ground for an evening of fellowship.
 Aaron Ash of Birmingham, the new president, outlined briefly his plans for making the association a bigger and better one during his adminis- traitor. Short talks were made by Henry Hausman of New Orleans, rep resentative of the national organiza- ton; Joe Thompson. John J. Aspey of Greensboro. J. L. Shaffer of Mont gomery and others. L. Stern favored the association with several jazz se- lections.
 officers elected during the after noon session were; Aaron Ash, pres ident; A. L. Hipp of Bridgeport, first vice president; John J. Aspey, Greensboro, second vice president; William G. Bromberg, Birmingham. secretary. and J. w. Griffith. Bir- mingham, treasurer. Reid Lawson was selected as delegate to the na- tional convention at Cincinnati. During the morning session the jewellers heard a lecture by Rev. w. R. Hendrix, pastor of the High lands Methodist church on Business Efficiency" and a talk on "Protec- ton" by J. A. Fraser, superinten- dent of Pinkerton's National Detec- tive Agency.
 During the convention travelling men had on display at the Tutwiler hotel jewelry valued at thousands of dollars.
 On exhibition could be seen all the latest ideas In wedding rings, watches and fountain pens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
STEEL MILLS AND BLAST FURNACES
 ARE NOT AFFECTED
Iron and Steel Plants Immune From Commissions Orders Establishing Prioritles on
 Coal Shipments

Operation of Alabama steel mills and blast furnaces will not be af- fected by the coal priority measures put in effect by the interstate com merce commission.
 The Woodward Iron company and the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail road company are self-contained. They mine their own coal on their own lands and assemble 1t in their own cars over their own tracks at finishing plants.
 The Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company, besides mining its own coal and not being primarily in the com mercial coal market, is protected in that it serves the city of Birming- ham with by-product gas. It thus comes under head of public utility.
 The Central Coal and Iron com pany, which serves the city of Tus- ca1oosa, also comes under the head of a public utility and Is embraced in the priority fuel list.
 Alabama company. Gulf States Steel and Republic Iron and Steel also mine their own coal and, accord- ing to gentlemen fresh from confer ence with Secretary Hoover, will not be affected unless situation becomes an extremely acute one. Chances are, according to experts, that no such situation will arise.
 Iron and steel operations have not been affected by rail strike so far except as to siiveries and there seems no present danger of cGrtail- ment of production
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28

Opening announcements and tuning in.
 2. Baseball results.
 a. Uncle Remus' Bedtime story. MT. Wolf Tackles Old Man Terra pin.s (Joel Chandler Harris).
 4 Melody in F. (Rubenstein' by Victor Herbert's orchestra.
 ssomewhere Voice is Call ing" (Newton-Tate), soprano soio' bv Frances Aida, with orchestra
 6. Indian Lament" tDvorak- Kreisler), violin solo. by Fritz Kreis-
 '. 'Teil Me" (callahan-K Kor.- lander), tenor solo, by Lambert Mur- phy, with orchestra.
 s. Night" (Simons), fox trot, oy the Club Royal orchestra.
 9. ..Silver Threads Among the Gold" tDanks). violin solo, by Maud Powell.
 10. Carnival of venice,r tArban,, cornet solo, by Herbert L. Clarke with orchestra.
 trot, by Paul Whiteman and his or chcstra.
 12. "where tho River shannon Flows" (Russell), tenor solo, by John Mccormack, with orchestra.
 13. "Lovable Eyes" (schwartz1, fox trot, by the Club Royal orchestra.
 14. "Chopins Funeral March, GET. Chopin, by Arthur Pryor's band.
 15. Love. Here Is My Heart (Ross- -silesu), tenor solo. by John Mccormack, with orchestra
 1s. Memphis Blues" (Handy)' fox trot, by the yirginians.
 IT. You Won't Be Sorry" (Bur- nett-Marcasie), fox trot by Paul Whiteman and his or hestra.
 IS. Closing announcements and signing off.
 Market quotations service begins at 2:30 o'clock, p. rn., standard cen tral time.
 1. Closing quot .tions: New York stock exchange, New York cotton ex- change. New Orleans cotton ex- change, Chicago board of trade twheat, corn and oats); and Liberty bol.ds.
 ?. Quotations: Morris avenue (Bir mingham) on fruits, produce, live stock, beef. hides and faIlow, and poultry; and local (Birmingham) se- curities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
.CONCENTRAT|ONOF OF
 COTTON IS URGED
Birmingham Congresses Ask Even Break With Atlanta
 and Augusta

Southern Freight Rate committee has taken under advisement its de- csion in the case where Birmin.s- ham cotton handlers and congresses ask that the Louisville and Nashville be ordered to establish in Birming- ham concentration rates on cotton destined to mills in the Carolinas. Charles E. Jones. secretary of the traffic bureau. has just returned from presentation of the case at hear ing in Atlanta.
 It is claimed that t.-e Louisville and Nashville allows concentration on cotton here when moved north or to Mobile. but not when the cotton coming to Birmingham over its lines is reshipped to Carolina mills over other roads.
 Atlanta and Augusta have the con centration rates on all cotton com ing to those points. hence, 1t Is argued, they have advantages over Birmingham in drawing cotton orig mating in Alabama and reshippeI to Carolina mills when taken to these points over these other lines < Concentration rates consist of a through rate to point of destination on cotton compressed and rehandied en route. Birmingham congresses raised the issue some time ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
BRIDGE FOREMAN
 JUMPS ID DEATH.
Fatal Injuries Sustained by Jeff Bagby in Avoiding
 Approaching Train

Jeff Bagby, age s7. Tallapoosa, Ga. serving the Southern railway a. Coalburg in the capacity of bridge foreman, died at local infirmary yesterday at 12:15 o'clock from in- juries sustained when he jumped from a trestle, five miles west of Birmingham.
 His jump from the bridge was as- signed by carpenters employed under Bagby to the effort to avoid an approaching passenger train. Bagby was picked up and brought to Birmingham. He died 30 minutes after his arrival at the infirmary.
 The remains of Bagby will be sent to Tallapoosa, Ga. this morning by the Johns Undertaking company for funeral services and interment. He Is survived by his widow and two small children, Clark and Hazel Bagby, ages g and G, of Talla. oosa; {; his mother, Mrs Marcilla Bagby; two brothers, A. c. Bagby and N. M. Bagby, all of Birmingham. and three sisters, Mrs. Margie Little and Miss Leila Charles Bagby. both of Talla- poosa. and Mrs. Dessa Womack of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
WAR RECORD OF DARCY FAILS TO MATERIALIZE

Information was received from the war department yesterday by Coroner J. D. Russum that Dr. Jnck Lewis Darcy, 33. who corn- mitted suicide mt the Oregon hotel, 201g Fifth avenue, about three weeks ago, was never connected with the army.
 At the time of his death Darcy hnd n discharge in his possession purporting to show that he had served with gailan- try in the French and Ameri- can armies and that he had been wounded eight times with shrapnei. He was given credit by the discharge for seven en- Iistments in the national guard of New York, and the record stated that he was discharged as . captain. Such Is not true. according to the war Gepart- ment.
 Efforts to locate relatives of D'Aarcy have also proved un- nyaIling. He wns said to have been the son of a weiI-knoyvn New York banking figure, and also the husband of Louis Darcy, famous screen star of University City, Cal.
 His body Is still ksing held at Johns' undertaking parIor, pend- ing efforts to locate his reia- lives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
After "GIobe Trotting' for a Pair of Months He Declares That the Statue of Liberty Looked Good to Him
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE

Believe me, there's one perfectly good American citizen who is glad he's back in the good old U. s. A.. after globe trotting" for a pair of months over the big pond, and that's our esteemed fellow townsman Leo Loeb of the firm of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb.
 He told me so yesterday.
 But listen to him:
 When l saw the Statue of Liberty as we came in sight of New York. l was about as happy as a fellow ever gets to be and l am certainly glad to be back in America. It's the best country in the world and I don't have to prove 1t. because l think everybody in the United States will agree with me. If there Is a dissenting voice, just let one spend a few months in Europe where he's held up unmercifuily by high prices. tips, graft and every other form of extortione
 Visits Mother, 79
 MT. Loeb with his lovely wife and his son. Leo, Jr., and his beautiful little daughter, Peggy, set sail for Europe early in May on the S. s. Amsterdam bound for the other side, where they went to see his dear old mother, now 79 years Of age. and hale and hearty and as he says. eats more in day than he could and enjoys 1t.
 Mir Loeb's mother. two brothers and sister live in Mutterstadt, and he has another brother who lives in Heidelberg.
 Mir. Leopold and his wife of Bir- his family in Germany and they had first time Mir. Leo Loeb had seen his family for 12 years.
 My mother was~ perfectly de- lighted to see my wife and my chill dren; was sorry that the baby was too young to take along and 1t would probably have been better had we done so, because my wife was very home sick many times for the baby and so was l.
 Lands at Rotterdam
 Our first stop was in Holland" MT. Loeb said. and from there we went to The Hague and then to Amsterdam-from there we went into the interior of the country and later to Germany.
 "Everything is very high in Ger many to Americans; signs at va rious shops on articles read: Twenty five marks to Germans; One hum dred and fifty marks to Americans; showing how they hold up Ameri-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
OTIS HEADS STATE
 POSTMASTERS
Many Delegates Attend An nuaI Meeting of Alabama
 Branch

The Alabama branch of the Ma tional League of Postmasters of the United States convened yesterday morning in the United States court room at the federal building for its annual convention with 120 members present.
 By reason of the railroad inter- ruptions and train schedules and the necessity of postmasters being at their respective offices on Saturday. the scheduled two-day session was crowded into one. The meeting was called to order at 10:3o o'clock by President B. B. Gather. of Ashvilie. and the invocation rendered by Rev. John MacSporran. pastor of the First Presbyterian church. D. E. McLen- don, president of the city commission. and K. B. Smyer, postmaster. well comed the delegates. with Y. 10. Adams, postmaster. Alabama City, responding.
 At the morning session the fol- lowing committees were appointed: Committee on nominations, c. H. Ramey, Akron; Mrs. Nell Brantly, Searles. and Y. E. Adams, Alabama City. Committee on resolutions: Lee M. Otis, chairman. Greensboro; ". F. Crawford, Decatur, and J. H. Hurst of Leeds. Auditing committee: Y. E Adams and Mrs. Fritz. B. B. Gather, of Ashville. the re- tiring president of the league, made an address wherein he recommended that the state meeting formulate some suggestive plan to the National league, to petition Congress in be- half of placing third-class postmas- ters on the classified civil service list
 The league, he stated. has apur- pose in it's existence and it has In the past succeeded In having fourth class postmasters placed on this list and he urged the league to renew it's efforts ia behalf of the third class postmasters and assist in elimi- hating politics from the post office department.
 He further recommended that the delegate from this league to the national convention to be held in San Francisco in September, work to this end.
 Mrs. Alice L. Vest of Wilton, secre- tary and treasurer of the league made her annual report, which showed the application of IF new members and announced the member
 ship of the state league to be 135.
 w. B. Oliver, congressman from
 the Sixth district. who was to have
 been the principal speaker at the
 afternoon session, was unavoidably detailed in Washington, and sent a
 telegram of regret The address de-
 nvered by O. D. Street of Gpnters-
 vile. who chose for his subject, The N Postmaster" was well received. An
 instructive talk was made by H. I Massey of the central accounting de- partment of the Birmingham post office. when he spoke on Account | ing
 A feature of the afternoon session was the election of officers for thf ensuing year, which resulted as fol lows: Lee M. Otis of Greensboro 9 president; D. B. Gather of Peli City vice president; Mrs. Alice L. Vest oi Wilton, secretary and treasurer; Y. E Adams of Alabama City, second vics president
 Mrs. Alice l.. Vest of Wilton wa appointed as delegate to the national convention to convene in San Fran. cisco, September IS. 19 and 20, witf Lee NJ. Otis of Greensboro, as alter native.
 Resolutions thanking the press
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
FOURTEEN NEW MEMBERS JOIN THE TRAFFIC BUREAU

Birmingham Traffic bureau has taken in number of new members. It is expected that there will be considerable influx of automobile dealers following the address of Manager Bum to the Alabama Auto mobile association this week in which advantages of membership were rointed out. Following new members have been elected: Garth Holconb Motor company. Roden Coal company. Bissell Motor company. National Coal and Coke company. Birmingham Trust and Savings company. Hinkie Broth CTS company. Pankey Brokerage conn pany Hamilton & Robinson. Bcsse- mer Foundry and Machine company, Anc Company Preserving company, O'Nears Lime works McCutchcon Furniture company, Sulligent Cotton
 Oil company. suiligent. W. T. Ward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
Leo Loeb Says He's Glad
 He's Back m the U. s. A.

cans; Germany is simply packed and damned with Americans: there are as many there as you find 1t home.
 We attended the opera in Ser lin and heard Lohengrin' with the famous Viennesse soprano, Marie Jeritza who created such furore here last season at the Metropoli- tan.
 The opera was gorgeeusly pre- sented; in Munich we heard 'Oberon' and at Munich we also saw the famous palace built by King Louis Il the most beautiful thing in Europe to my way of thinking.
 We had visited the former kaiser's palace at Potsdn and my wife who had never been abroad before, thought 1t was the hand somest thing shed ever seen, but it can't touch the palace at Munich or rather near Munich, at Cheim- see.
 Switzerland and oberammerEau
 We enjoyed Lucerene, where we stayed at the beautiful Rationale hotel; 1t Is magnificent place and there, as every where else aboard we paid exorbitant prices; $15 day for a room at the hotel; Switzer- land. absolutely untouched by the war. Is rich, prosperous and beau tiful.
 We say the passion play at ober- ammergau. which was wonderful the tableaux and scenes were ex- quisitely done; it rained all day long the day we saw the play and 1t was very cold. The orchestra of 100 and the chorus of 150, rendered beau tifui music and the actors were magnificent
 Paris and America
 We spent a few days very de- lightfully in Paris. where we met Mir. and Mrs. Leo Steiner, who felt about getting back home just as we did. Everything was very gay In Paris and 1t was filled with Americans; thousands of them and prices in the Parlsienne capital are enormous. The French government has no money, but the French peo- pie are rich.
 We went to the Folies Begere-- very gay and very 'un-clad,' and we went to the 'Ambassador,' which Is even more so; in fact the Paris ienne 'Revues' are quite as gay and as broad as could possibly be imagined.
 "The European countries are simply sticking Americans for everything they can get; my bag gage when we got ready to leave France, went through the hands of eight different people; each one asked before they'd touched trunk if l meant to give them tip. II was the same way in Germany; we got a room for s6 day; we thought that we were lucky, but when we were charged 25 per cent extra for service. and also taxes, and tips il amounted to about SIS day.
 "Yes, I'm glad to be back in America; especially in Birmingham we've got the best country In tho world and there's no doubt aboui thatl"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
LOCAL L|NEMAN
 IS SELECTROCUTED
While Repairing the Electric Equipment in Mine Hud-
 gins Is Killed

Charles F. Hudgins, ss, ,inesman for the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. was aimo5t in- stantiy killed at $50 o'clock yester- day morning when he was electro cuted by a live wire.
 Hudgins had been sent out to re- pair electrical equipment in con- nection with a mine at Morris. While at work he came in contact with the wire. Physicians and an am bulance were summoned from Bir- -mingham, but he died in few min- utes. Coroner J. D. Russum investi- gated the case, and stated that ms death was accidental.
 He lived with his wife and one child at 70S Twenty-first street. south. His body was turned over to Lige Loy and will be sent to An niston today for interment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
CIGARETTE CAUSE
 0F $4,O00 BLAZE
Sixteen Year -0Id Boy lmprlS- oned by High-VoItage
 Wire

Fire, said to have had its origin
 from R lighted cigarette in stock
 of baied hay, caused damage of ap-
 proximately s4.o0O to the Baldwin
 Building Materials company South
 enr Feed company and the Brming-
 ham Wholesale Grocery company.
 joint occupants of the building at 2217 Morris avenue, yesterday after
 noon. Officials state their losses are only partially covered.
 A near casualty took place at the scene of the fire when Charlie Hicks, 110e Nineteenth street, north, wlaked
 into the burning building and
 grasped an iron netting, and was
 pinned by contact with an electric
 current. Young Hicks was knocked
 to the ground, into puddle of water, where he was held until the switch
 was pulled. releasing him. Hicks escaped injury except that he sus- tained a painful burn on his hand where he held the charged metal. Fjremen surrounded the victim and made efforts to release him from the current, several of them sustaining severe shocks. Hicks quickly re- yived when the current was shut otr. Flames in the building centered
 around the hay stock in the rear of
 the building occupied by the South ern Feed company. ". T. Mullinax and P. W. owen, proprietors of the establishment, stated that their loss was nearly ss,000 half of which was insured. J. F. Baldwin of the Build ing Materials company. stated that the majority of his loss was from water seping Into cement and other materials stacked on the floor. w. L. Miller, proprietor of the grocery company. stated that his loss is con fined to office fixtures, as his bus mess was that of a commission mer- chant and that no stock was kept In the building.
 Fireman from the several stations answering the call did heroic work in scattering the mass of hay ana | otbar fee dstuffs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
ABANDONED FLIVvER
Court Binds Over Gardener on Charge
 of Embezzling Rented Car

Charged with embezzlement of an automobile belonging to local liv- cry company. John A. Gardener was bound over to the grand jury at a preliminary hearing yesterday before l.. A. Prosch, sitting as special judge ir Judge H. B. Abernethy's court.
 Bond was set at $500, which Gar dener was preparing to furnish. He is said to have kept the car out for 10 days and then left it abandoned on the streets with a charge of s77.s6 marked up against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
CLAUNCH EX0NERATED
 BY C0R0NER'S VERDICT

N. R. Claunch. Bessemer boule- yard, Ressemer. was exonerated of the charge of running down in an automobile and causing the death of J D. McCioud, aged salesman, at the intersection of Fifth avenue and Twenty-second street on Thursday afternoon. July 20, when Coroner J. D. Russum rendered his verdict yes- terday afternoon that McCloud had been accidentally killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
COMMUNITY CLUB TO
 OBSERVE FATHERS DAY

Fathers day" will be observed by members of the Community club to- day at their regular luncheon to be held in the ball room of the south erb club at 12:30 o'clock.
 H. l.. Badham. Sr.. will be the principal speaker for the occasion, ana all fathers of the club members VIII De the guests of honor. The guests VIII also include members of the city commission, being "city fathers A number of unioue fea- lures will appear on the program and large number of members are expected to be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
CHAMBER OF COMM ERCE
 ELECTS NEW MEMBERS

Chamber of Commerce has received fl new members recently. The cham Der Is steadily growing since the or- eanization of the several divisions, smoothly Following Is list of the new members.
 Standard Candy company, Matthews and Lively Furniture company. W. O. Rroyles Furniture company, Wheeler Smith Furniture company, B. v, Bevii Sales agency. Sparrow Advertising
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28

sneakers and others interested in this convention were adopted.
 When the convention adjourned the delegates were escorted through she Birmingham post office by local au- thorities, who explained the opsr- ations of this office and offered help ful advice and suggestions to the delegates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
PROGRAM OF w S Y

(Radiophone Broadcasting Sta ton of Alabama Power Company, located at 1921 Powell Avenue. Birmingham, Ala.)
 JULY 29, 1922 Musical Concert, by Monograph Begins at 8 p. m., Standard Gen.
 tral Time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28
Births--Deafhs

The following list of births and deaths in Jefferson county was filed yesterday:
 Births Mir. and Mrs. Clowder A. Simpson, 4sls Eleventh avenue. north, July 20 girl.
 MT. and Mrs. B. P. Galloway. 5315 Tenth avenue, north, July IS, boy.
 Deaths Mrs. Ellen Nelson. 1925 Fifteenth avenue, north, July 26. 76 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-07-28

company. Garth Holcomb Motor com pany. Berry Wish Drug company. Joy Young cafe, Richmond Pharmacy. Bradshaw -Tyndali company, The Dei- mont cafe. Birmingham Wholesale corporation, Apollo Billiard hall.