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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
POLL TAX PAYMENTS
 ARE SLOWLY MADE

Comparative figures compiled by James F. Hawkins, tax collector on poll tax payments for 1920 and 1921 to and including January 1s of each year show that the payments for 1921 fall 5s3 short of the payments
 According to the figures compiled by the tax collector total payments from October l. 1920, to January 19, 1921. amounted to $17031, covering 11,354 receipts. while for the period from October 1, 1921, to January 19. 1922. they amounted to $1s.457, COW ering 1o,s71 receipts or 3s3 fewer pay ments than for the previous year.
 With only 10 working days remain ing in which persons liable for the tax can make payments and thereby qualify themselves to participate in the elections scheduled for the present year. only about third of the 30.000 persons estimated to be liable for the tax have made their payments.
 According to estimates of the tax collector there should be a consider able increase. approximately 1000 more payments during the present year over last year instead of short age owing to the large registration of new voters and also to the fact that last year was what is termed an off year" in politics with no inn portant elections scheduled. whereas this year there will be an election for nearly all state and county officers
 Persons liable for the tax, which includes all men and women between the ages of 21 and 45, are urged by officials of the office to make their payments without further delay in or der to avoid the congestion expected during the last few days in which payments may be made and possible disappointment at the last on account of the rush incident to the closing hours.
 Under the law the tax becomes de- linquent February and February is the last day on which payments may be made. All persons liable for the tax who have not paid the tax hy that time will have their names stricken from the voting list and will be deprived of the ballot during the present year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21

II is false economy to cut the hospital facilities for the poor at time when many persons are unable to secure work with which to pay for hospital treatments, and unless the county can care for them they must go without.
 In my opinion it will be better to take some of the appropriations for roads, if necessary, and apply it to the hospital. A well man can man age somehow to get over the roads. but sick man cannot even get over paved streets and the county does not want repetition of the recent death of man on the streets because there was no room for him at the hospitals charity ward.
 However, if the county will take the trucks offered by the state they will save enough money to more than care for the increased appropriation for the hospital advocated by me, and which will be sufficient to care for all charity cases in the future. In addition acceptance of the trucks is only good business as they are in first-class condition and equal to any that the county could buy at great expense in the open market"
 Other members of the board de- clared that their decision on whether or not to accept the trucks from the state will depend on the report of the committee appointed by them re- gently to examine them. This com mittee is now in Montgomery and will probably report to the board next Tuesday at its meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
3,5OONAMESADDE ID VOTING LIS s
All Applicants for Registration Meet Requirements,
 States Morris

When registration of votes at the courthouse by the Jefferson county board of registrars, which has been going on since Monday, closed last night approximately 2,700 new names had been added to the county's voting lists.
 According to NJ. F. Morris, chair man of the board, the number of registrants has averaged approxi- mately 800 for each of the five days and show about an equal number of men and women who have registered during the five days just past. All who have applied for registration have been successful in meeting the required qualifications, he stated, i. not being necessary to reject a sin gle applicant.
 Beginning this morning, the board will be at the Bessemer courthouse for five days, after which it will again visit the rural precincts of the county until February IA, returning on that date to the courthouse in Birmingham and sitting there until the books are closed March 31. Approximately $500 new names have been added to the voting lists of the county since tour of the regis trars began January 2, approximate ly 800 men and women having regis tered in the rural precincts before the board began it's sittings at the courthouse last Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
READY ID START ON AUDITORIUM City Commissioners Examine Plans-AWaiting Legal
 Opinion on Site

Plans of auditoriums in other cities were examined yesterday by members of the city commission, with a view to starting work on Birmingham,s auditorium. according to D. E. McLen- don, president.
 Before any definite action can be taken there are several legal matters that have been referred to the legal department and these must be settled before further action can be taken, he declared.
 For instance, there Is much oppo- stion to the site purchased by the city for the auditorium and it has been suggested that the park on Six teenth street, north, or that park near the high school be used as a site for the building" said MT. McLendon. We do not know whether or not either park site may be converted into an auditorium site, or whether the site purchased for the building can be used for anything else at this time, as we are awaiting the opinion of the legal department.
 ''We have been studying the matter and will probably be ready to start work on this proposition next week. by which time I think we will have the report of w. J. Wynn, city att torney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21

The motion was lost because no other member of the board voted to second it. Motion to increase the hos pital appropriation was coupled with a motion that the board accept the recent offer of the state highway commission to furnish the county free 2s Pierce-Arrow trucks for road work thereby eliminating the necessity for the board to spend approximately Sl50,00o during the next year for the purchase of new trucks in accord ance with plans recently made by them to standardize the county trucks.
 In support of his motion for the in- creased appropriation Mir. Gwin advo- cated that a portion of the money which would be saved on truck pur- chases by acceptance of the states offer be applied to the Hillman hos pital charity ward to increase facili- ties for indigent patients. In accord ance with its retrenchment policy the board some time ago reduced the an nual appropriation for the Hillman hospital to $s4,0o0.
 Favors Increased Appropriation
 Tt is the unanimous opinion of the doctors and the sentiment of the peo- pie generally that the hospital appro- priation should be increased sui ficiently to care for poor persons who may be in need of treatment and are unable to pay for it." Gwin stated fol- lowing the meeting of the board. That is the reason I made my mo- tion coupled with my own idea that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21

 EMPLOYES GUESTS
 AT ANNUAL DINNER
Firm Which Has Made Great Progress Since 1903 Host to Large Force-0utside
 Guests Attend

Progress from dual partnership in 1903 to a firm of many branches and 80 employees housed in one of the finest buildings of it's kind in America, was traced last night at the annual dinner of Jemison & Co.,, Inc, and Jemison- Seibels Insurance company at the Tutwiler hotel.
 Members of the clergy, press and realty profession were guests, this being the first time in the history of the annual dinners that any guests were present.
 In addresses to their workers and employees, both Robert Jemison. Jr. and Henry G. Seibels cited con crete figures which showed the growth of the organization.
 Tribute Paid
 Tribute to the firms part in the growth of Birmingham and their work in adding to the city beautiful both by interest in erection of fine buildings and promotion and compile tion of residence districts and addi- tions was paid by speakers of the evening from without the organiza- tion.
 Robert Jemison Jr.. in addition to laying stress oh the ideals of service and courtesy, which he stated were part of the organization and which should be further fostered. told of the importance of the real estate business and classed it as a profes- sion comparable to the banking pro- fession and one due equal respect from the public.
 Henry c. Seibels, who stated that the new building of the Jemison-Sei- pels partnership represented a quar- ter of a million investment, praised the work of the insurance department and told of the high ranking of sew enal men In that department in national competition. MT. Seibels also pointed out that the firm believed in giving service and explained that an engineering department had re- gently had been added to the firm to render service to customers and pros pective customers.
 Makes Homes of Houses
 pr. Middleton S. Barnwell. rector of the Church of the Advent, intro duced as the spiritual member of the firm" spoke as a representative of a NoSdAioH WnoSe purpose was to make homes out of mere houses"
 E. W. Barrett, editor of The Age Herald; Garrard Harris, associate editor of the News; Richard F. John ston, industrial editor of The Age Herald and James E. Chappell. as- sistant to the publisher of the News; Rev. T. K. Bridges of Mobile, Jerome Tucker, president of the Birmingham Real Estate board. Robert Jemison, Sr.. and John Sparrow were other speakers on the program.
 Employees ranging in point of serv- ice from three weeks to Is years turned out en masse for the dinner Mir. Jemison stated that average term of employment of the entire force was AS years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
CAPTAIN TARRANT
 D|ESAT AGE OF 90
Was Pioneer Settler of Jeffer- son County and Also Civil
 War Veteran

Capt. Andrew Jackson Tarrant. 90, revered citizen and public serv- ant, died yesterday morning at the residence of his son, George B. Tar rant, 1916 Thirty-first street, north, He was born June IT, 1882, at the old Tarrant home in Tarran. City. named for that family.
 Funeral exercises will be held from the residence at 3 o'clock this after noon with interment in Elmwood cemetery. pr. J. F. sturdivant, pas tor of the Twenty first Avenue Meth "dist church. will officiate. captain 1arrant was superintendent of the Sunday school of this church for 25 years and was a Methodist elder for 50 years.
 Besides his son he leaves a daugh- ter, Mrs. Hattie J. Culverhouse, and two step daughters, Mrs. W. S. Coop CT and Mrs. Thomas J. Brown. pr. telix l. Tarrant Is a relative Mrs Tarrant, who was Mrs Martha J. Massey before marriage with Captain oeA oiiht OltQ 1S years ago.
 Captain Tarrant was the son O Benjamin Tarrant, who came to Jef- ferson county from South Carolina in lSl9, and was among the very earliest white settlers. Captain Tarrant re- ceived schooling and worked on his fathers farm until the war broke out, when he enlisted in Company c, Twentieth Alabama, rising during the war from sergeant to captain.
 Following the war he farmed suc- cessfully and in 1880 entered public life, being elected tax assessor, an of- flee which he held for eight years. His father before him had held the same office. From 1890 to 1895 he was chairman of the county board of death served In several capacities at the courthouse and as experienced adviser to other public officials.
 Captain Tarrant was active until about year ago when he began to fall under the weight of years, but took a lively interest in public af- fairs to the end.
 Pallbearers will be as follows:
 Active-J. P. Phillips. Thomas J. Perry, c. F. Allgood, R. A. Lewis, Sam NJ. Blake and ". G. Durrett.
 Honorary-J. L. Worthington, N A. Graham, w Ali Williams, Frank Lacey, Capt. J. Felix Mclaughlin, Judge J. P. Stiles, P. B. Bowers, Jo- seph E. Johnson, J. B. Dryer. Dr. Lew Is Whaley, W. NJ. Burgin. R. c. Bar ton, Prof. E. B. Erwin. H. ". Myers. Elijhu Sharit, Judge l. H. Benners, Paul E. Greene. M. " Henry, Nathan L. Miller and Lewis Bowen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
MISS BAZEMORE
 S0L0IST SUNDAY

One of the interesting features of Dr. c. B. Glenn's Mems Bible class of Highlands Methodist church, which holds it's meetings each Sunday morning in the Five Points theatre is the musical program.
 Tomorrow morning Mir. Philip Row ell. the "chimer" for Highlands Meth odist church, will again preside at the piano. under the direction of Mir. c. c. Greer, and Miss Rebecca Baze- more. Birmingham's popular con- tralto, will render some beautiful se- lections.
 Mir. Powell has been permanently engaged by the Mems Bible class to play each Sunday, and a varied pro- gram will be provided each Sabbath morning.
 A cordial invitation is extended by Dr. Glenn and the class to all those who are interested In Bible study to attend the meetings on Sunday morn ings at s:So o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
Euents of Today
 in Birmingham

Community club luncheon at 12:3C o'clock nt the Southern club.
 ADJUSTMENTS Jefferson Theatre--Mnrcus Show of 1921 (matinee and nfRhD.
 Lyric--keith vaudeville and pic- lures.
 Loew's Bijou-vaudeviIle, feature picture and comedy.
 strand-EtheI Clayton in 'cHer Own Money,
 Triapon-Rudolph Valentino in "I'he Conquering Power.o Aicazar--Bert Lytel in "A1fas Lady fingers"
 Five Points Theatre-HHearts in Exile" with Clara KimbaII Young. RiaIto-Pola Negri in "Gypsy BIood."
 Galax-LioneI Barrymore in "Boomerang BilI.D
 Odeon-SeriaI drama and comedy. RoyHl-Feature drama, comedy and news.
 Princess-seriaI drama and com- edy.
 Miles School of Dancfng-Dancing from 10 12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
STATE OFFERS AID
 ID MAINTAIN FREE
 CLINIC IN THE CITY
pr. WeIch Offers $5, 100 From State Funds for Health Service to Board
 of Revenue

Birmingham's free clinic may be saved and additional funds made available for the maintenance of the county health department as a result of state aid. At conference yes terday between members of tsve board of revenue and Dr. s. W. Welch, state health officer, the lat ter offered the board $5,100 a year from state funds toward mainte- nance of the county health service.
 This sum, it is stated, was the amount withdrawn from the county by the state department several months ago. It was also stated by Sidney J. Bowie, representing the civic organizations, and who attend ed the conference, that the city has agreed to appropriate the amount oe money formerly expended on the de- tention hospital to the health service a s well as to continue its appropria- ton Qf approximately 35 per cent of the maintenance of the free clinic if the county will increase it's appro- priation.
 The board of revenue was told. 1t
 
 for the health department iy in- creased to sum sufficient to proper ly maintain it that it will slide, back to condition equal to what 1t was several years ago when started, and that the beneficial effects of recent works development will be practi- cally lost.
 The board of revenue recently siashed It's annual appropriation for the health department from SS4.000 to s4S,O0O. Last year actual operat- ing expenses of the health service in SIP 900.
 No definite action was taken by the | board yesterday in regard to the mat | ter, which, 1t Is stated, will be gone | into further at other conferences. | It is probable that another confer | ence will be held this morning. Defi. l mite action. it Is believed. will be al- | lowed to await the return of D. c. | Ball, chairman of the board, who is In Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
INTERESTED IN BONDS
Many Inquiries Received Relative
 to City Paper

Many inquiries are being received regarding the s1s1,50o worth of city public improvement bonds. which will be sold, according to H. NJ. Taylor, city comptroller. Bids for these bonds will be opened February at noon and indications are that there will be large number of firms bidding on them. More than 50 letters have been received by Mir. Taylor regard ing the sale of these bonds. which bear interest at the rate of per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
AUTO TAGS MUST
 BE KEPT CLEAN

Automobile owners must in future keep their license tags clean or be arrested. Announcement to this ef- feet was made yesterday by commis- sioner W. B. Cloe of public safety who declared that the city ordinance re- quired automobile owners to keen their licenses clean and in a conspic- uous place.
 Many complaints have been received by Commi issloner cloe regarding this condition. and it is stated that in many instances. the tags are so hid- den from view by extra tires or bumpers, and some are so greasy and dirty that 1t is impossible.to see them. A number of letters have been writ ten to automobile owners informing them that they must keep their li- cense number clean, and instructions have been given to the officers to en- force this ordinance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
AIR UNITS WILL BE
 MUSTERED IN TONIGHT

Maj. Henry Claggett. ommander of air units in the Fourth corps area. and Col. Hartley A. Moon, adjutant general of Alabama, will be in the city today to attend the banquet to. night of the 135th observation squad. ron at the Tutwiler hotel.
 Weather permitting. an entire aerial squadron will fly from Mont gomery to Roberts field. which will have federal inspection and recogni- tion following examination today.
 The banquet will take place at 6:3o and will be followed by official mus tering in of the unit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
BENNETT RE-ENTTsTs

hooert Green Bennett, son of Mrs. elizabeth Bennett of 27oo Twenty nrst avenue, north. has re-enlisted in the United States marine corps and nas been transferred to New Orleans.
 Young Bennett has served three years in the marines and was honor ably discharged last November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
RED CROSS INsTITUTr

pr. Alex Johnson will hold an in- stiute here from January 23 to Feb ruary each afternoon from 3:so to o'clock. The institute will be un- der the auspices of the Jefferson County Red Cross and Association of Social Workers. The lectures will be given at the Y. NJ c. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
CAME HARDEr IT. C. V.

Camp w. J. Hardee No. S9, United Confederate Veterans. will meet this afternoon at the r. NJ C. A. build ing at 2;30 o'clock. All veterans are invited to be present and bring their sons and daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
GWin Launches Fight
 For HilLman Hospital
Board of Revenue Member Contends Sick Man Should Have Hospital Facilities More Than Giving a
 Good Road to a We'll Man

Formal motion that the board appropriation the Hman hospital from $8000 dgent sick o the community of that no further of the
 streets after being refused amance wards filled shall take yesterday by JerryC CvIn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
The First National Bank
 of Birmingham, Ala. Statement December 31st. 1921

 Loans and discounts ... SIS, ,4ss. .45s.I2 Overdrafts ....... 1,es4.oe U. S. bonds (par) ........ N1,b0o, 900. % U. s. Treasury certificates. 43S.532.50 Liberty loan bonds ....... s15,772.6s State of Alabama bonds.... T9.io0.00 Stock in Federal Reserve bank ............... eo.ooo0o Other stocks and bonds.... 1,0s2,57e.9S Banking house .......... 250.o0s.Oe Interest earned not eol- lected ..........'..'... es,sl7l4 In, vault ...s 75s.s21os With banks. 3.459.oS7.sS With U. s. IT. ...... 7o.oOO.Oo With
 Federal
 Reserve
 bank ..... 2.3s7os4ss- e.ss5, ,sss.s7 
 sso.44o.sss.1s
 Liabilities Capital stock ...........s 1.50o.0oO.O0 Surplus and profits ...e.. 2.166,052.23 Reserved for taxes ...... S4,366.o6 Circulation ............. 1,400,O00.o0 Dividends unpaid A5, ,00o. co Interest collected, not earned ................ 143, ,4e9S0l Deposits Individual .s2214s,s727s Bank .. 2,596,20e.s3 U. s. . 1S6.526.43 Federal Reserve Blk. Atlanta,
 sso.44o.sss.1s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
PERSONAL

Dr. R. F. Lovelady. who has been suffering from influenza during the past week, Is improving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21
INDoRsEs DANCING

s'Eh-NNh-No
 Local S3, Barbers' Union of AmerI- ca. indorsed the stand taken by Com missioners Harrison and Echols on reopening Pershing pier for dancing. The meeting was held at FraternaI all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21

Annual Dfnner.-Organizatio Of the Jemison- -Seibels Insurance agency and Jemison & Co. will have their an- nual get-together dinner in the ban quet hall of the Tutwiler this evening at e:So o'clock. Several friends have also been invited to attend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21

Nesro Convicted.-verdict of guilty Of murder in the. first degree was rendered in Judge H. P. Heflin's di- vision of the criminal court yester- day by jury in the case of Carlisle. Hill, negro, on trial for the alleee killing of Willie Afford. According 10 the charges against the negro by the state, he is alleged to have shot the deceased to death with a pistol several months ago. In it's verdict ,ne Jury fixed the punishment of the oefendant at life Imprisonment in the Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21

Judgment tAwsrded.--Consent judg- ment for Sz00 in favor of Philip Fisher against the Standard Oil com pany for damages to an automobile was entered in Judge Romaine Boyd's division of circuit court yesterday. According to the complaint, claiming s2000, the plaintiffs automobile was demolished December Is, 1919, when it was struck by a truck of the de- fendant company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-21

Bunn in Washinston.--O. l.. Bum. manager of the Birmingham Traffic Bureau, is in Washington conducting cases for the Wofford oil company and the Western Grain company before the interstate commerce commission. Cases involve rates and reparation for alleged excessive rates.
The dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1919-2001, 1922-03-15
Dunbar Bell Ringers is
Attraction For March 21

sItais doubtful if any musical fea-
ture has ever been presented to the
American public which has won
greater favor or obtained a wider fol-
lowing than that of musical befl ring
ding. The art was brought to Am
erica first in the 'A0s by the late 2.
TABarnum While touring England
he heard II group of Il dozen church
bell ringers practicing upon hand
bells and he conceived the idea of US
ding large peal of bells and playing
more elaborate music.
These bells were made in England
been. in tn" conformity with his un-
failing originality as an advertiser. he
dressed the players. both men and
women. in the costumes OF Swiss meas
ants. and called the company tThe
Swiss Bell Ringers" For many years
this company toured the United States
in wagons before railroads were nj
all general. Tho art ut that time
fathers recall most yivitlly the visit of
the Swiss Ecll Ringers to their ma
tive towns.
1t seems that thereafter the art fell
into diSuSc and it was not really per-
fectcd or revived in any worthy way
until 1898. when Ralph Dunbar and
his brother founded the famous Dun
bar Bell Ringncrs at St. Joseph Ma .
These brothers went to England and
had made under their personal sup
ervision Il peal of bells which was
undoubtedly the most complete and
most perfect set of bells ever cast
These bells were made under their.
own personal supervision by the same
hellfounders that cast the great bells
Of Westminster Abbey and St. Paurs
Cathedral in London. as weH as prac-
titally. all of the well known church
bells of the world. The peal en-
braced more than five octavesy chro-
matte and through the middlei regis
Sor' tsseie.-- -wta-e many, six sells
of the same note. The vogue. OF the
Dunbar Bell Ringers was the most
notable of any similar compa " which
has appeared on the American con-