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Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
GIGANTIC FUN FESTIVAL
LOOMS UP In THE OFFING
World Fair Undersized as Compared
to Production That Will be
Staged Next Week

P. Barnum in his palmiest days
could not have press-agented his
three-ring circus. and side attractions
with greater vivacity or with more
luscious words than those heralding
the gigantic fun festival to be staged
at the Morris armery Friday and
Saturday, May and 6, by the local
order of the Eastern Star and their
families. r-....
In the first place, according to
those in charge, it is going to be. a
gigantic fun festival and right along
with that, an enormous activity.
With the digestion of these one runs
into "a melody of attractions" Both
floors of the armory are to be used
in the staging of this great under
taking and every attraction known
| to the civilized world will be in evil
dence to separate the inquisitive Wis
itor from his legal tender at this
community frolic that will afford the
pleasure of an up-to-date country
town carnival, next Friday after
noon and evening, all day Saturday
and evening.
! 1t is a far call from Morris, Mimi,
! U. S. A, to Bagdad, Asia, but on
next Friday and Saturday evenings
but mere fight of stairs will sep
arate the main floor of the armory
from a street in that oriental city.
! Either side of this street will be lined
with booths and tea gardens where,
it has been conffded, merry maidens
will wait on customers.
This melody of attractions will
include Jap tea garden, gift shop,
floral booth, millinery, confectionery,
ice cream and soft drink parlor, and
cafeteria which will serve lunches
continuously. The serving of warm
supper each evening is also being ar
ranged for, according to the commit
tee in charge.
The second floor of the auditorium
is being reserved for entertainment Of
the highest quality and for which, as
is the usual custom, there will be a
small charge. A miscellaneous pro-
gram is also being arranged includ-
ing a playlet, 'No Men Wanted" a
burlesque operetta by a dozen young
men and ladies; talking act by two
we'll known comedians, solos and toe
dancing by two little girls, bur-
lesque boxing match by two brother
1 Masons, a mind reading seance by an
Indian Princess, a fashion show, ana
a human picture book, " representing
old family tintypes This will be the
main show and will not conflict with
the side attractions, which are often
remembered as the pike by those who
wander down to the state fair of a
fall. Among the pike attractions will
be fortune telling and silhouette
making. There also will be a dance
one of the evenings.
The various entertainments and
booths will be in charge of the fol-
lowing: gift shop, Mrs. Murphy; mil
linery, Mrs. w. Hancock; toys, Mrs.
B. e. Adams; delicatessen, Mrs Bart
ley; fish pond, Mrs. Meekins; Jap tea
garden, Mrs. Leuty; fortune telling,
Mrs. Carney; floral booth, Mrs. H. o.
Eames; post office, Miss Grim; ia
shion show, Mrs. F. r. Putnam;
candy booth, Mrs. G. T. Noyes; liv-
ing pictures, Mrs. J. G. Morrison; po-
lice, Miss Nora Grim; cafeteria, Mrs.
Harry Olson; ice cream, C. L. Dolva;
the pike, Mrs. Robert Adams; and
county fair, Mrs. C. R. Scobby.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
DELIGHTFUL PLAY Given

my Friend From India" a de-
lightful comedy, was exceedingly
we'll presented on last Saturday and
Sunday afternoons at the Orpheum
Theatre by the senior class of St.
Mary's. The student company of
players APO travelled to Alexandria
Monday night where their presenta-
tion of the comedy was very well re-
ceived. ..
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
To Deliver Bread Here

Daily delivery of bread and pastry
will be started the latter part of
this week by the Glenwood, Bakery,
according to an announcement last
week. A large truck will deliver the
bakery products to local grocers each
morning in a number of towns in
this vicinity. The truck will arrive
here about seven O'Clock.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
Woodmen Initiate

Eleven candidates were initiated
into the local camp of the Modern
Woodmen of America, fraternal or
ganization at the arInory last Friday
evening. State Deputy F. Burns con-
Quoted the ceremonies which were
followed later in the evening by a
dance.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
wan Get Euuinment Soon

Equipment for the local trap shoot
ing club will be sent for some time
in the very near future, it was stated
this week and 1T is expected that the
club will get actively under way by
the middle of May.
Morris tribune., 1922-04-28
, Real Estate Transfers

Fuch, Casper to C.. F. Nelson, part
N. w. Il Baker, $1.OO and other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-01
FEW POWER UNIT
 AT LOCK F IS
 NEW YEARS GIFT
Alabama Power Presents Customers With More Cur
 rent Generated by Flow of CooSa

An acceptable New Years gift to the people of Alabama Is the new unit of power on the Coosa at lock 12, which went into operation yesterday, adding 19,5oo horsepower to the ca pacity of that plant.
 The Alabama Power company dur ing the year also completed counec- ton of it's lines with those of Georgia and South Carolina, thus enabling interchange of power between five southern states, put the Sheffield steam plant with it's 9o,oO0 horse power In operation and made head way on the construction of the 120, 900 horsepower Mitchell dam on the Coosa.
 Speaking of the operation of the new unit at lock 12, Thomas w. Mar tin, president of the Alabama Power company. said:
 "our company placed in operation on yesterday the sixth and final unit at the lock 12 power house, Coosa river, with & capacity of 19,500 horse power, thus completing the full in stallation of the plant, making 10000 horsepower in the six units.
 "The water flow will not permit the continuous operation of the six units for all the year, but the additional unit which we have installed will be of great assistance in enabling our company to meet the demands such as we will doubtless have during the coming year when business becomes nearer normal.
 "Our forecast of business conditions in the territory which we serve leads us to believe that the additional de- mands on our system during 1922 will approximate 40,00o horsepower. This indicates a continued improvement in business and that we should approach a normal condition before many months. With this in view we are doing everything possible to antici- pate this additional demand for power so that we may aid the expansion of business which We feel will come dur ing the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-01
DETENTION HOME
 MAY BE CLOSED
Lack of Funds Is Given as Cause-CIinic May Also
 Be Forced to Suspend

owing to lack of funds with which to operate the city and county detention hospital, 2213 Avenue A, south. this institution will be closed as soon as the inmates there can be placed elsewhere. Announcement to this effect was made yesterday by pr. J. D. Bowling, city and county health officer who stated that so far as the entrance of new patients Is concerned the place will be closed tomorrow. Plans are being made to place the patients now being treated there, and as soon as this Is done the force of employees will be disnissed'
 If is probable that the venereal dis ease clinic will also be closed unless funds are made available for this work. it is stated. Dr, Bowling IS making efforts to have this work continued, but until the budget for The operation of the city is adopted ard the appropriation for this work is decided on he is unable to say whether or not the work will be con tinued.
 The closing of these branches of inc health department are made nec- essary by the discontinuance Of the county appropriation, which was cut off by the Jefferson county board Of revenue. The county was appropri- ating most of the revenue for the mafntenance of the detention hos nital and the funds contributed by the city are not sufficient to carry on the work.
 opened Two Years Ago
 This hospital was opened two years ago. and since that time has hao an average of 30 patients there con tinuously, while it is stated there have been as many as 45 there at a time There were 35 inmates there yesterday according to the city health officer, and these VIII pc s given treatment until the place IS closed. ,.
 "While I regret that this work mas to be discontinued, l realize the ne cessity of the county in retrencnins' and I hope that some plans Wiii pe worked out whereby the detention home can be reopened again early Tn rho new year." said Dr. Bowling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-01
COURTS TO START TOMORROW AFTER
 HOLIDAY VACATION

Following a recess of one week for inc Christmas holidays, all divisions of the circuit court, civil and crimi- nal. will resume their grind tomor- row with heavy dockets set in all divisions. Monday will constitute the beginning of the January term which will continue until the last week in June, when the courts will begin their summer vacation period.
 In the criminal divisions heavy felony and misdemeanor dockets have been set and approximately 800 eases are scheduled to be heard during the month of January, for which dockets have already been arranged. During the coming week large number of cases have been docketed for trial. including 42 cases in which the ac- cused persons are being held in the county jail. The week of January 16 will be devoted to the hearing of cases in which defendants are charged with offenses punishable by death.
 In the civil divisions approximate ly l,Sa0 cases are set for trial during the period beginning Monday and ending March 30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-01
M'WANE PIPE
 WORKS NEW YEAR
 GIFT 10 DISTRICT
Plant Starts Operation With Bright Prospects Including Order From Far Off
 Honolulu

J. R. McWane, one of the founders and for many years president of the American Cast Iron Pipe and Foun- dry company. one of the most success ful industries of the district, presents Birmingham with new industry as d New Year gift
 This plant, which is situated at Twenty fourth street and Twenty seventh avenue. north, will begin op- erations tomorrow in the manufac- ture of what is termed handilength pressure pipe for both gas and water. utilizing patent joint
 Mir. McWane. who is president of the Mcwane Cast Iron Pipe company. the new industry, recently returned from Honolulu where he placed q particularly attractive order for this pipe.
 official statement of the beginning of operations of the new plant is as follows:
 official Statement
 "The McWane Cast Iron Pipe com pany will begin operations In North Birmingham Monday, January ?. This is in accordance with announcement; made some time ago by J. R. Nc Wane. president of the company. when he stated that the plant of the Southern Pipe and Foundry company had been leased for operation after January 1, 1922, and that the new company would probably build plant during 1922.
 "The operations for the present will be about 50 per cent of the capaciyi be about 30 per cent of the capacity and that production will be increased as the labor is trained and the sea son advances.
 This company will manufacture what is called handilength pressure pipe for both gas and water, utilizing a patent joint. The pipe differs from the regular bell and spigot cast iron pipe in length and joint. The product will be called the 'McWane prepared joint handilength cast iron pipe. While 1t is the purpose to specialize on two-inch to begin with. it will be made for the present in sizes up to six-inch. Two-inch cast iron pres sure pipe has never been produced Tn quantities in this country. The field for this pipe will not be in competl- ton with regular bell and spigot pipe and other cast iron pipe substitutes which are not made in this district.
 The new company starts out with bright prospects, having one particu- larly attractive order from Honolulu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-01
GRAND JURY ID BE
 IN SESSION THREE
 DAYS THIS WEEK
Organization of InquisitoriaI Body Will Be Made Tomor- row by Judge HefIin.
 Usual Run of Cases

With GO cases docketed for it's con sideration, the January term grand jury will be organized at the court house tomorrow and charged by Judge H. P. Heflin In the criminal division of the circuit court. A three day docket has been set for the jury, which will remain in session Mon day, Tuesday and Wednesday, after which 1t is expected to recess for several days A large number of witnesses have been summoned to appear before the county's investi- gating body during these days and testify regarding the cases set be- fore it.
 According to county officials no matters of a sensational nature are pending for the jury's consideration. and it is expected to be occupied with the usual run of felony and misde- Ift3anor cases, and it is also expect ed no matters of sensational na- ture are to be called to the jury's attention by Judge Heflin in his charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-01
JEWISH EUROF EAN RELIEF WILL Bl
 ORGANIZED HtRE
Conference of Leaders Will Be Held Tuesday Svening. Selma Organized Last
 Week

A conference will be held at $ o'clock Tuesday evening at the lec- ture room of Temple Emanu-El for the purpose of thoroughly arranging for Birmingham participation in the Jewish war relief campaign to be held simultaneously in Alabama January s2 to February 1, Isadore Well of Montgomery, state chairman for the campaign. will come to Birmingham from state headquarters.
 Besides the chairman, Leopold Strauss of Montgomery, and r. de La Penha of New York, who is assisting with organization work in Alabama, will be present.
 Birmingham is also expected to have representatives at meeting of the state executive committee to be held at t2;30 o'clock Thursday after noon, January 5, at the Exchange hotel in Montgomery. This will be the first meeting of the executive committee for the drive, the personnel of which was announced from head quarters Saturday for the first time as follows; Maj. M. Nj. Ullman, $. Blach, Leo Oherdorfer, Irwin NJ. En- gle of Birmingham, l.. Hammel, J. Reiss, S. Hess. J. Brooks and II.
 
 Selma; Leo Marshuetz, Louis Steiner, Sam Kaufman and Nathan Segal of Montgomery; Ferdinand Frank of Gadsden, 1gnatus Green of Tusca- loosa, and j. Ehrlich of Bessemer. Rabbi Norris Newtield of Brming- ham is one of the eX-officio members of the committee.
 Committees Announced
 state advisory committee has been announced as follows; Leopold Strauss of Montgomery, chairman; Dr. Morris Newfield, Maj. Nj. NJ. Ull- man and Irwin NJ Engle of Birming- ham, Dr. Alfred G. Moses of Mobile, Rabbi I. lsaacson of Selma. Leo NJ. Marshuetz. Rabbi W. B. Schwartz and Rabbi Solomon Katz of Montgomery.
 State organization has gained headway during the past week. and news from various points In the state shows that the appeal being made is meeting with sympathy, and that complete support is to be eN- pected from all parts of the state.
 Selma was organized during the past week with M. M. Lehman as chairman. and it has been announceo that l.. Ullman of Anniston will be chairman for that city. A meeting is to be held at the Standard club in Montgomery Monday night for the purpose of organizing thta city for the campaign.
 Alabama Is one of the five states in the southern zone which together have been asked to contribute $750,- 000 to the national fund of si4,000,- 000. This fund will be expended to meet. the conditions among the Jews of eastern Europe. where more than million are living in pftiablt destitution, it is reported.
 Food shelter, clothing, economic rehabilitation. repatriation of refu- gees, help and sustenance for 100000 Jewish war orphans-all this the fund is to carry across the waters to the helpless people who are look | ing to the American Jewish reliei committee for aid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-01
CITY LICENSES
 DUE TOMORROW Penalty of 10 Per Cent Col Iected on Delinquent
 Payments

All city licenses are due and paw able tomorrow and are delinquent after March 3l. according to an an- nouncement made yesterday by H. M. Taylor, city comptroller. As the of- flee. will be closed tomorrow, pay ment of business licenses will not start until Tuesday. Licenses col lected during 1921 amounted to s75D.- 900, it is stated. and it is expected that the collections in 1922 will show an increase over last year.
 The fee of 50 cents which was for merly collected has been discontinued and this amounted to approximately 5000 a year. With the discontinu- G4ce of the collection of this license fee, the revenue of the city will be decreased S5.000. it is stated. A pen alty of 10 per cent will be collected on all licenses not paid by March 3i.
 Dog licenses also are due January 1, and are delinquent March l. After the latter date the licenses on dogs will be $3. The city code does not make any distinction between male and female dogs. the tax being S2 for each.
 Many checks to cover licenses for the coming year have been received, according to the city comptroller, but under the law licenses cannot be Ie- liyered until January 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-01
JEFFERSON COURTS
 DISPOSE OF 3,188
 CRIMINAL CASES
During 1921 There Were 3,602 Cases FiIed-2,235 Cases Are Now Pending.
 62 Felony Cases

A total of s,1sS cases were disposed of in the criminal divisions of the circuit court during the twelve months of 1921 according to the re- port made yesterday to Chief Justice John C. Anderson of the Supreme Court by officials of the office. Dur ing the same period the report shows 3602 new cases were filed or Al more than were disposed of leaving 2,235 pending on the court dockets for action at the beginning of the new year
 According to the report there are pending for disposition in the court 62 cases in which defendants are charged with felonies punishable by death, 162 other felonies, 403 mis- demeanors. five other cases, S63 cases on appeal from the recorders court of the City of Birmingham and 440 cases in which condemnation of automobiles alleged to have been used in the Illegal transportation of liQuOr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-01

mite postoffice. 1 to 4 D. m. January 30 R P. Stanley's residence at Aaron, 9 to 12 a. m. and Oak Grove school house. to { D. m. January 31, Con- Toadvine church, to D. m. Feb ruary l. Maxine eommissary, 10 l2 8 m. and Alliance schoolhouse. % { D. m. February 9 Huddleston's drug store at Johns, 10 l2 a, m. and Virginia Mines commissary, 1 to i D. m. February 3. Williams Voting place. to 12 a. m. and Riordan's s store at Jonesboro, 1 to 4 D. m, Feo- ruary 1, Bessie commis ssarY, to l2 a. m and Palos pestoffice, 1 to 4 D. m. February G. Morgan railroad station, to 12 &. m. and Brighton city hall. 1 to ?. m. February 1- J. N. Curls store at Oxmoor, to 12 a. m. and Gate City, 1 to D. m. February &, Ensley city hall, a. m. to D. m. February g, East Lake fire station. 8 to 12 q. m. and Wood lawn fire station, 1 to 5 D. m. Feb ruary 10, Donald5s drug store at Fairfield, s to 12 a. m. and Pratt City fire station 1 to p. m. Feb ruary II, East Birmingham fire sta tion, 8 to 12 a. m. and North Bir- mingham fire station, i to D. m February 13, West End fire station 8 to 12 a. m. and Birmingham city hall. 1 to D. m. February 14-March 3l, inclusive, Jefferson county court house at Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-01

lDlS NCch VIII pC Oh h 55 per cent base.
 As heretofore stated, the Ensley rail mill begins the year with orders for 90O00 tons of rails from two roads alone, the Louisville and Nash VIII and the Southern Pacific. This insures first quarter operations at normal capacity without counting on other orders.
 Exports to Japan
 But, as if to indicate that 1922 will bring the same quota of foreign trade as 1921 steamship San Francisco left Mobile Saturday for Kobe and Otuva, Japan, with more than 5000 tons ot steel rails, 300 tons of splice bars, track bolts and track spikes and 800 tons of sulphate of ammonia, all from Ensley and Fairfield mills of the Bir- mingham district.
 Birmingham shipped 15o.oo0 tons of steel products to foreign coun- tries in 1921.
 Gulf States Steel resumed its wire drawing mills in Gadsden last week At Capacity Plus The American Radiator company could afford only one days holiday on account of rush of business and resumed last Tuesday at the old clip of 100 per cent plus.
 The nine sanitary pipe plants of the Hammond Byrd Iron company in Bessemer, Anniston. Gadsden. Talla- dega and South Pittsburg will re- sume Tuesday after week of holi- day Two sanitary pipe shops oi sume Tuesday.
 National Cast Iron Pipe company will resume Tuesday after week s holiday. This plant was at 100 per cent during a large part of the fall and early winter and resumes at 50 to | 50 per cent to start with.
 Stove Works Resume
 Unit Stove and Furnace company resumes this week on a schedule oi at least four days a week. The Bir- mihgham Stove and Range company resumed last Thursday at clip ol 75 per cent.
 The Sloss- Sheffield company made Christmas present to industria Alabama by blowing in Shefielo iron stack after more than six months of non production and thereby in- creased the number of active fur naces from five on July 1 to 13 on | January l.
 Pipe for Honolulu
 l. R. McWane, president of the Me | wane Cast Iron Pipe company, not to be outdone, will celebrate New Year by beginning operations at his new pipe plant in North Birming- ham. This plant will manufacture q special pipe not heretofore regular tlv manufactured here and thus es- l tablishes a new industry for Bir- mingham. It starts with particu' larry attractive order from Honolulu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-01
well a domestic orders.
 Investment Record

as well as domestic orders.
 Investment Record
 Report of investment Of new money in the district last year shows a total of moro than s1l,O0o,00o. This Is a record that has been beaten only once. That was last year when the total was over sl5,OOo.0o0. Nearly 1000. 900 invested in new and going concerns in the Birmingham district in two years compares with total of $12.00O,o00 during the two preceding years, 1918 and 1919.
 Building of Homes
 More than $6,50O.000 went into buildings In Birmingham in 1921, all increase of s2.000. 900 over 1920. More than l,500 homes were built and they have served to greatly reduce the housing famine and have caused many rentals to drop to lower levels.
 An Upward Trend
 General run of business men cx- press themselves as much better pleased with the prospect of 1922 than with that of 1921. Tho promptness with which iron and steel using plants have resumed and are resum- ing following an unusually short holiday is commented on as indica : tive of an upward trend of very general nature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-01
S5o.441.4ss.o7
J. HENRY FOSTER

J. Henry Foster. chief deputy in- ternal revenue collector, will on January become acting internal revenue collector for the territory handled by the Birmingham office.
 MT. Foster succeeds John D. Mo Neel, who retires to engage in private income tax work, with offices in the Jefferson County Bank building.
 Mir. McNeel rendered his resignation several months ago, but it's accept ance has been delayed by failure of the Senate to act upon the nomina- ton of his successor He recently renewed his request to be relieved Of duty and the department asked him 10 recommend a man for acting col lector until his successor could be named. Mir McNeel recommended his 1chief deputy and the recommenda- <tion has now been confirmed, eff fective next Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-01
KYLE RESIGNS AS
 AUDITOR FOR STATE
 CONVICT DEPARTMENT

Harvey l.. Kyle, for the past year auditor of the state convict depart ment, who resigned his position sew eral days ago. returned to BirminE- ham yesterday to accept position with the auditing firm of Caldwell & Co. here. Before his connection with the convict department MT. Kyle was auditor and secretary of the Port of Birmingham company. with head quarters in Birmingham. He is al overseas veteran, having served with the SSth division in France.
 In his new work he will be asso- ciated with w. c. Caldwell. former secretary of the state board of con trol and economy. and public ac- countant of many years standing.