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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
BELATED SHOPPERS
CROWD CITY STORES|
IN DESPERATE RUSH.


Jamming, pushing and crowding
for space, the throng of minute
shoppers swooped down on Birming-
ham stores in unprecedented num-
bers Saturday, and was reinforced
from the suburbs and nearby country
districts until the stores closed at
late hour Saturday night
The variety stores. better known as
the ten-cent stores. proved to be the
greatest attraction. These stores We're
crowded to capacity, with depart
ment stores, and the postoffice conf
ing strong for second place in che
rush. Hardware, fruit, novelty and
speciality stores were rushed to the
limit in caring for customers. and no
commodity escaped the searching
eyes Of Santa Claus.
With ideal weather present, and
year of prosperity just closing. shop
pers displayed a good natured spirf.
as they suffered the slight incon-
yeniences attached to delayed pur-
chases. Merchants and postal officials
made a strenuous effort TO boost
early buying and early mailing. and
they were quite successful. according
to postoffice records.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
CHECKS FOR TAXES
MUST REACH COUNTY
BY MIDNIGHT DEC. 81

TAX payers making remittances
by mail must see that such mail
reaches this tffice before January L..
said James p Hawkins, tax collector
for Jefferson county. "Otherwise
their remittances will have to be. re-
turned, and the delinquent. fee and
interest will be added"
This announcement coming from
the collectors office makes plain the
provisions that officials declare will
be rigidly enforced this year. Mr..
Hawkins states that his office will
take care of all mail that comes in
on sunday, December 81. and that all
payments reaching the office on
that date will be duly credited. Pay
ments received on and after January
l will be returned to the sender,
and the fee and interest will be added
to such payments. This action is
necessary because OF the reports that
must be made to state, county and
city authorities as of December 81,
according to Mr.. Hs wilkins
Tax payers who attach post cards
to their checks and mail them in
time to reach the collectors office
before midnight of December 81 wilt
have the return receipt mailed at
once, it was stated. The collectors
office will be closed all day Janu-
airy /.
This procedure differs from that
followed by federal authorities In
collecting income taxes in that the
federal office retains all payments
received. and mails notice CT addi-
tional fees, to- the taxpayer il the
remittance arrives late.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
SANTA TO FILL HOSIERY
WITH VELVET ICE CREAM

Talk about something cute for
Christmas'
This time he's going around, on
Christmas Day. with both ~fleecy
gloyed hands swinging ice cream
pals.
These, in the name of the Chaplin
Sacks company. which creates Vel
vet ice cream and other frozen delec-
tables, he will deposit in front Of the
big doors of charitable institutions.
where little Riddles have sweet teeth
which long for delicious goodies
much more gnawingly than those of
more fortunate youngsters who all
the time have everything their hearts
speak out for.
In addition, Santa Claus yesterday
smiled deep in his whiskers and de-
clared:
.Weu. bless my soul There are
many dozens of fire fighters in this
town, and there's their big chief; and
then those chaps who hay etc stand
out and be policemen and keep good
order, rain or shine, I'd be stingy
cuss not to stop the sleigh at their
doors also. They are our great COM
munity servers, and we appreciate
them."
Plenty for All
So. with turn of his flying air.
plane wheels, Santa will whisk back
to the north pole factory of Chaplin
Sacks and load up with as many more
holiday pals as he needs to supply
the deman.
Now, then. be jealous you aren't a
policeman or fire fighter
The ice cream is being dispatched
by A. l.. Fill, big-hearted, most won
derfuliy liked manager of the Cha
pin Sacks corporation. who is al
ways being a big brother" to folk in
human skindliness. Now, tho FOLLOW
ing are the big stockings he has
charged Kris Kringle to Till up with
the ice cream pals as the old boy
navigates on Christmas Day:
All the hosiery of the persons en-
ployed at all fire and police sta
tions and their commanding officers.
and that of the lonely folks at the
Alabama Boys Industrial school.
Girls Vocational school. Octavia
White home. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. asso-
citation. Northside Community House.
Neighborhood House.. afmshouse,
Mercy Home. Salvation Army. Chill
drens hospital. East Lake orphan-
age. Juvenile court
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
REVENUE
DROPS DURING 1922
CITY BOOKS SHOW
Plans For Receiving 1923
Payments Nearly Complete.
Blanks and Schedule
Being Printed

With payments practically COM
plete for the calendar year, books
Of the comptroller's department
Saturday showed $3.50, 303.31 to
date in business licenses and fees,
including chauffeur, taxicab and
dog licenses. This revenue is slight
~ less than that for a year ago.
Increase in Number
The number of business licenses
issued during the year is more
than for 1921, 1t being 1926 ss
against 1857 for 1921. There have
been 5,s15 dog taxes paid in 1922,
and there were 5,703 in 1921. A total
of '5ss jitney and taxicab licenses
were issued this year, as against sos
last year, and 1,450 chauffeur IL
cerses as against approximately 1000
a year ago No figures were avail
able on chauffeur licenses for 1872?
at the comptroller's office, as they
were at that time issued at the Of
flee of the commissioner of public
safety
License blanks for 1928 have been
received and jitney, .taxicab and dog
tags are expected within a few days.
Separate tags will be used for jitneys
and taxicabs next year. 1t is also
expected thta the license schedule
Will be received from the printer by
the middle of next week. Several
checks have already been received in
payment of 1928 licenses, and they
are being held until January 2, when
the licenses will be issued.
More than half Of the licenses this
.yesr were paid in the first three
months OF the year, heaviest collec-
tions being in February.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
POWER FROM DAM
At LAKE MITCHELL.
SOON TO Be READY.
New Source of Current on
TaIIapoosa to Be Developed
by Power Company
During 1923

Among the first offerings of 1923
in the development of the states
natural resources will be Mitchell
dam on the Coosa river, IA miles be-
low Lock IL. If the water stage per-
mits, the dam will be plugged by
January 1, and Lake Mitchell will be-
gin to form and fill. The dam is
complete so far as masonry is con-
cerned and is ready to hold back the
turbulent flow Of the Coosa and put
it in harness.
Some time in February the dam
will begin to serve. By that time the
Alabama Power company expects to
have installed and generating power
the first of the five units, which will
have a capacity of $4,000 horse
power. Some time in February this
$4,000 horse power will be added to
the installed capacity of the COM
pany.
Three Units by April
BY April it is expected to have
three units Installed. The three Will
have a capacity of $4,000 horse power.
There Is provision for five units,
stallaton will be 1876. 900 horse power.
which will be 10000 more horse
power than there is in Lock IL dam.
After the completion of the work
at Mitchell dam the company expects
to move men and machinery to the
Tallapoosa river. where four dams
of total of 140 900 horse power ca
paeity are to be built. That job will
entail an expenditure of sl2,000,000 to
$4,000, 900, it Is understood.
The Albania Power company has
just closed a contract with the city
of Dadeville by which It takes over
the local lighting plant and will
operate it pending the stringing of
its service wires to that city. This
makes the seventy-first city in Ala
bama now served by the Alabama
Power.
The company Is issuing quarterly
interest on its issue of more than
100000 of seven per cent preferred
stock, which is held principally by
Alabama citizens.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
CHRISTMAS CHEER.
FOR 200 ANIL les,
ASSURED BY ARMY
Baskets of Food Distributed
at Salvation Army Hall
After Talk by DR..
Stuart

Christmas cheer was brought to
ESQ needy families of Birmingham
when the Salvation Army, under the
direction of Brigadier c. Josephine
Albright, divisional commander, dis
tributed baskets of food from the
army hall at 5 u Twentieth street,
north, Saturday afternoon. Each
recipient of basket was found to
be in actual need after thorough
investigation of his circumstances
and comparison of names with the
confidential exchange, according to
Brigadier Albright.
The distribution of the baskets
began shortly after 2 o'clock, fol-
lowing short talk by Brigadier
Albright and a prayer and an adj
dress by. the Rev. DR.. George Stuart,
pastor of the First Methodist church
of Birmingham. Members of the
families receiving baskets lined the
pavement on Twentieth street in
front Of the hall long before the
doors were opened.
Systematic Handling
After the doors were opened and
DR. smart had completed his address
they filed by~ desk in the hall
where their cards were checked and
they received their baskets. The
baskets were divided..in two classes.
each class Containing the same kind
of food but varying as to the guam
tity. Large families received baskets
containing greater portions than did
small families. The distribution was
carried on with very little confusion
or incident The majority of those
standing in line TO receive baskets
were wontn, and the size of the
families helped ranged from one, IN
each instance lone widow. to
tw Give.
According to Brigadier Albright.
$50 more families were helped this
year than last. when only 100 baskets
were distributed. The money to pur
chase the food which was distributed
was raised through donations to the
Christmas kettles on the streets Of
the city and through the Army )
christmas Appeal. she said.
Each basket distributed contained
the following articles of food:
Bread, chicken. oleomargerine.
milk, macaroni, potatoes. cabbage,
corn tomatoes, coffee, sugar. a
cereal., and the Christmas copy OF the
War Cry, the. Salvation Army paper.
This basket is an Improvement over
the one distributed last year, mem-
bers of the army said. Last years
basket contained no chicken, they
added.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
LABORATORY TO SERVE
ALL NORTH ALABAMA

Twenty five counties will consti-
tute the Territory of the Birmingham
branch of the state laboratory. ac-
cording to nformation received at
the health department Saturday from
DR.. L. C. Ravens, state director.
Following are the counties that
will come in the territory: Frank
lin. Marion. Lamar Pickens, Sumter
Greene. Hale. Fayette, Winston,
Walker, northern Bib. Shelby
Blount. Cullman Marshall. DeKalb.
Cleburne, st. Clair. Clay. Randolph.
Chambers, Tailapoosa. Coosa. Jeffer-
son. II is understood that about
$50 additional physicians Will come
within the jurisdiction of the labora-
tory. More work will be done here
than in any laboratory in the state,
it Is said.
The state work Will commence
about the first Of the year. Repairs
at the laboratory have reached the
stage wherexthe additional work can
be taken over. and approximately
$1,000 in equipment has been rece
from the state and is being installed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
YOUNG LADIES INJURED
WHEN AUTOS COLLIDE


Miss Hilda West, age 16. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. West. sos Fifty
fourth street. south. tWoodlawn, was
severely injured Saturday afternoon
about 2 O'Clock when the automobile
in which she was riding, driven by
Miss Nellie Kincaid, 2a4 Fifty-seventh
street south, collided with a taxicab
driven by Andy Turner. negro, at the
intersection of Sixty-second street
and First avenue.
Miss Kincaid sustained painful
bruises about her body. Two other
young girls who were in the car
were also slightly injured. They
were all taken to their respective
residences in Vices ambulance and
are reported resting we'll late Sat-
urday night
Turner was arrested by Officers
Ellzey and Wilson an a charge of
RECKLESS driving. and released on
bond.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
NANCE PUZZLES
FACE COMMISSION
FOR COMING YEAR
Expenditures Over 10 Months
Must Drop S260,000 to
Stay Within Budget,
Figures Show

Speculation was going the rounds
at the city hall Saturday as to how
the commission will, with every de-
partment except one now more than
$1,000 over its budget, make up in
the less than 10 months remaining
of the fiscal year deficit of APP
proximately $100, 900 fiat has been
created in the general fund. APP
preparations were made under the
1923 budget to within S4@5 Of the
estimated $4,179,1t0 revenue, and
the first two months of the fiscal
year have resulted in netncxcess
over appropriations for that period
of 81, 389.41.
solution Not Now In sight
Although it Is said that revenue
was estimated Conservatory. being
approximately $4,000 less than
actual revenue last year, 1t is also
said that there Is no reason to ex-
pect that there will be any increase
over the amount estimated In the
budget.
Last year. the revenue was less
than the amount estimated. De-
creases in 1928 revenue from licen-
SEES. real and personal property
taxes ard amusement places were
contemplated in the present budget.
Tho present commission converted
In the first year of its operation a.
surplus which is found in the general
fund of s6S.712.53 into a deficit Of
$s1,261.23. The report of the auditor
shows that expenditures last year
were $3.50, 1876 more than the reve
nue.. This means that il every penny
of estimated revenue is obtained the
city hall, in order to wipe ont the
deficit alone. has to spend $3.50. 900
less in the remaining months OF the
fiscal year than II did last year
This means a curtailment OF ex-
penditures over last year Of more
than $4,000 a month.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
Construction in Birmingham
in 1922 Passes All Previous
Marks For Twelve Months
Activity, City Building In
.SpeCtor'S Records Indicate
1921 FIGURES EXCEEDED
BY APPROXIMATE MILLION
Total For 1919 Nearly Dou-
bled by Seasons Amount Of
$7,440, 000--F February in
Lead of All Other Months by
$300,000--S u m m ar y

Building in Birmingham during
1922 broke all previous records by
exceeding the figures for 1921 by
nearly $1,000.000. according to III
formation at the city building in
spector's office Saturday, when es-
Inmates were prepared on the years
activity. Up to December 1, there
had been $6,939, $3.50 in construc-
ton. 1t was estimated that there
had been approximately 100000
during this month, making the to-
tai for the wear approximately
$7,440.000. Permits issued in 1921
amounted to $6,659,092.
The 1929 figures mark jump
from $3.969.000 in 1919, $4,3o3,-
600 in 1920 and the former high
ws.,sr mark of 1922.
February Record Month
February was the largest building
month, it being the only one in which
the figure went over the million
mark. There were $40 permits issued
that month, representing 81, 1886 In
building. August came next with
s7s2,ss1, and activity then slumpeS
to it's lowest ebb in September, VIII, 4
only s33S.417 in permits were auS
thorized.
Figures for all months follow:
January, 213 permits $3.50, 6ss,50;
February, $40 permits, $1,1Sg,5T6;
March, 444 permits, s64s,774; April,
465 permits, s403.732 May, 437 per-
mits, s592.737; June, 437 permits,
S592.737; July, 465 permits, s792,991;
August, 457 permits. s33S,417; Octo-
Der. 531 permits, sS61.5s0; November
463 permits. $469.104; December, APP
proximately 400 permits estimated at
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
THREE NEGR0ES HURT;
AUTO TURNS OVER

C.SJs Jackson, negro. 1922 Twenty
fifth avenue, north, sustained frac-
tured skull and two negro women
passengers were seriously injured
when his vehicle turned over at tho
Intersection OF Twenty-sixth street
and Twenty first avenue. about
o'clock Saturday morning. The women,
velma Jackson. 1922 Twenty-fifth
avenue. north, and Mary Harris OF
Buffalo. NY, sustained severe
bodily bruises and a broken left arm,
respectively. They were taken to
the Hillman hospital and are resting
well. according to authorities Of
ficers f. P. Jones. F. J. Smith. Brady
and Montgomery, who conducted the
Investigate attributed the accident
to the front wheels Of the car being
thrown out of alignment when Il
struck q large rock in the road.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
Or. HENDRIX RESUMES
SERMONS ON DICKENS

DR.. w. r. Hendrix has resumed his
Sunday evening sermons on Dickens
and Christianity and this evening
he will preach on THE Chimes"
Last winter DR.. Hendrix preached
series of sermons on Dickens and
SO great was the demand for another
series that he has acauiesced in the
request and through December Will
preach on various characters from
Dickens.
This morning DR.. Hendrix will oc-
cupy his pulpit at Highlands Metho-
dist church and invites the public
TO attend the services both morn
ing and evening.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
TRAVELLERS CONDEMN
HOTEL CLASSlNG PLAN

Resolutions condemning the pro-
posed move to class hotels as public.
utilities and place them under the
jurisdiction OF the public service
commission were passed by the
Travellers club at its Saturday lunch
con. The resolutions were introduced
by L. X. Mcvoy, president of the
Alabama division OF the T. p. A.
State Senator-elect Walter g.
Brewer. the principal speaker of the
luncheon. declared that travelling men
the most accurate cross
section of public opinion obtainable
on any current. subject, He declared
that he was willing to support legls-
latjon that met with the approval
Of the travelling men Of Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
WHEELER COLLIE
CLOSES BATH YEAR

With the announcement that all
attendance records had been broken
during the past ynAr, Wheeler Bust
ness college has closed ATS thirty
fourth year. The thirty-fifth session
will be open Tuesday, January =
During the year 702 students were
enrolled from eleven states and two
foreign countries. Forty-seven
counties of Alabama were repre-
scented.
Willard j.. Wheeler, founder and
president OF the college. stated that
the year has been the most success
full in the history OF the school and
that he IL optimistic as Il 1928
prospects
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
BIRMINGHAM PLANS
FOR EVERY FAMILY
TO ENJOY HOLIDAY

Every preoautiGn viii be taken
TO see that there are no needy fam
lilies In Birmingham who go with
out a Christmas dinner, according
TO r. A. Culiey, superintendent OF
the city welfare department. MT.
Culley said that he would remain
In his office all day Christmas to
help needy families and to issue
lists OF names to any one VINO
wishes to distribute presents.
Christmas will be observed by
all public officials and merchants
throughout the city.
There will be no mail deliveries
In the business district and only
one delivery in the residential dis
trict Christmas Day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
BANKS OF CITY
Pay OUT HUGE SUM
At CLOSE OF YEAR
Stockholders and DepositorS
Get Three Quarters of Mil
lion in Dividends and
Interest

Stockholders and depositors i'll
Birmingham banks will receive
more than three-quarters of a mil
lion dollars in cold cash as Christ
mas return on funds in these insti-
buttons, estimates based on dividend
and~interest announcements Satur-
day show
Stockholders in the First National
bank will receive a regular quarter
" dividend of $4,000 and deposit
tors will be paid 100000 in in
terest on deposits.
Stockholders prd depositors ir
he American Trust and Savings
bank will receive $4,000, $4,000
Of which goes to the last named.
The North Birmingham Trust and
Savings bank will pay stockholders
and depositors $28,5000. Of this
amount, S12,500 has already gone
to Christmas savings account hold
ers.
other Announcements
The Birmingham Trust and Savings
company has declared its regular
quarterly dividend of 2is per cent
and an extra dividend of ga per
cent making a total dividend OF 121a
per cent for the year.
Two of the quartely dividends were
paid on the s50s, 900 OF capital stock
which existed prior to July /, am
the last two auarteIy dividends ant
the extra dividend have been on the
capital stock of 100000, TO which
the bank increased in July.
rho bank has Approximately
$500, 600 In savings deposits, or
which the customary semi annua
dividend at the rate of per cent pei
annum will be paid.
The bank moved into its handsome
new home, or rather It's enlarged and
beautiful old home, in April, anc
has made remarkable growth in al
departments in It's refurbishet
quartz
The Traders National bank hal
declared it's annual dividend of pei
cent on s250.000 of capital stock ana
| Will pay semi-annual dividends or
more than 100000 of savings de.
posits The bank recently dis
tributed more than 100000 OF do
posits in its Christmas savings clut
of 1922 and has started its 1928 clut
with a larger number of members
It has pioneered in the 'Christmas
club idea and now has three fol
lowers.
The Bank of Ensley reports an UNI
usually good year This bank payt
monthly dividends, hence has NJ
special announcement for the year.
end. 1t has recently distributed 800
600 of Christmas savings club de.
posits and begun new and larger
club for 1928. 1t viii also pay semi
annual interest on s1,5o0,o0O of saw.
ihgs deposits.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
TOILET ARTICLES ARE
STOLEN FROM RESIDENCE

Everything for the toilet, and
taken in large quantities, with the
exception Of soap. was stolen by a
burglar entering the residence of
Mrs. f. J. Daley. 2405 Fourth avenue.
north. Saturday afternoon. accord
ing to the report Of Mrs. Daley TO
Detectives B. F.. Hubbard and T. A.
Riley. Mrs. Daley numbered among
the stolen articles SO towels. four
bath towels. eight napkins. a large
bottle of perfume and manicuring
set. No arrests have been made.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
.BANKHEAD IMPROVES,
REPORT AT HOSPITAL

John II. Bankhead, Jr. Jasper at
torney. who was operated on for
appendicitis at the South Highland
infirmary Friday morning, is grad
ually improving in condition. accord-
ing to hospital attendants.
Mr.. Bankhead was stricken late
Thursday night at hotel, having
come to Birmingham on shopping
tour with his wife and daughter.
Miss Louise Bankhead
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
CLOE GIVES GREETINGS
OF CHRISTMAS TO ALL

Cordial Christmas greetings to all
of Birmingham were extended by
Commissioners w. b. Cloe when he
gave the following card to news
paper reporters Saturday: To all
citizens of Greater Birmingham and
Jefferson county wish you happy;
Christmas and most prosperous
New Year, w. B. Cloe. Commissioners
OF public safety"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
CREDIT VOTED

BELGRADE. SERBIA, Dec. "a
credit OF $15,000.000 has been voted
by the National Assembly. In secret
session, to be used for armaments.
In an official statement it is ex-
planned out that the country must be
prepared for any emergency.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-12-24
RAMPANT


From LifV. rs III
First heraldic lion: How do you
feel. old thing?'
senond heraldic lion; Right on the
crest. old frr'.'