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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25
GENERAL BILLIARD
 ID HEAD MESS LINE
 AT POST BANQUET
Local Post, American Legion, Plans Unique Entertainment for Distinguished Guest.
 All Invited

Positive information that Gen. Robert L. Bullard would be the guest of the American Legion here next Monday night was received yester- day afternoon by members of the legion in a telephone conversation with General Bullard, who was in Montgomery.
 General BuIlsrd stated that he had arranged with the greater Auburn committee, under whose auspices he Is making A tour of the state, to come to Birmingham and attend the legion meeting. The affair which promises te be a novel form of entertainment will take place at the rutwf1er and all members of the American Legion. all ex-service men and their wives and lady friends are invited to at tend
 In addition to the talk by General Bullsrd. which will be the feature of tho meeting. there will be an interest ing musical program In which jazz anu army S0nES VIII VFc9HNhh n&teA There will be soma choice entertain CTS, several of whom entertained at various camps during the war.
 After the address of General Bui- lard. the feature of the evening will be the mess line, which will be head ed mot by a first sergeant. as was the rule during the war. but by Gen erai Bullard himself. Everyone will eat out of an army mess kit and Scme lively scenes are anticipated when the bugle sounds the mess call.
 Every ex-service man who desires to attend is quested to notify Ru- fus Bethea. telephone Main 5T5l. whose office is located at the chow house on Twentieth street, near Fifth avenue. The price of ticket. which includes the use of a mess kit and 'frsts" and possibly seconds" at all the food in the show line, wu2 be $l per person. Tickets may be secured at the door, but it Is necessary that those desiring to attend notify MT. Bethea in person or over tho tele- phone at the earliest possible mo ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25

surprise everybody. F. F. Gosden, director, really covered himself with glory, and because he gave to the Volunteer Relief association the services of Sam stern and number of others who made good in the min strel show of the Shriners last year he created a better show than he otherwise might. For they wore al- ready trained. accustomed to his method and taking his cues.
 Directs from Orchestra
 He directs the show from the or chestra.
 I wish I had a page to talk about everybody in the show, and how clever they all were. Olivia O'Neal was fine. I like her. Bill Brantly unbeatable; Dan Walker as good as he was at rehearsal; Bryson Aird right there with the goods; Shirley Harris, as the kid, a regular peach, and Sam Stern, better comedian than anybody dreamed about. The king, himself, who couldn't be made to laugh, but finally is, was extremely suitable.
 ConErats:
 Mrs. R. R Stotlar and Mrs. Shirley Harris, who are in charge of the show, ought to feel mighty set up because nobody actually seemed scared and trembly. The music couldn't be beaten.
 So take your hat, call the kids and everybody at home tonight and Let's ep!" The association, MT. Gosden and the younger set will give you your moneys worth. If they don't the chorus of men dressed as danc- ing devils will.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25
City Departments Must
 Retrench Says McLendon
Commissioner Coe Has Plan to Put Police and Bremen on Six-Day a Week Plan-Harrison Plans CurtaIl-
 ment of Improvements Public Buildings

Commissioner w. B. Cloe let it be known that a plan is under consid- eration by his department, which in cludes fire and police, whereby there will be no reduction in force
 This plan in contemplation would require each fireman and policeman to accept a six-day week with per diem allowance instead of a seven day week, thereby saving for each man comprising the personnel of the organization approximately $25 per month. which would curtail the pay roll of the public safety department about s6 900 per month.
 Curtailment of the expense Of pub lie buildings was announced by Com missioner William L. Harrison. under whose supervision the work at the city hall for the health department Is being done The original plan called for improvements on the building on the cost plus system estimated at ap- proximately $5,000.
 It is pointed out that although the various departments of the city gov ernment have exceeded their budget allowance by sS4,000, city finances are not in an unhealthy condition, but means are being taken that each department make provision for keep ing within their allowance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25
WORRIED HUSBANDS
 READ THIS
Gude's Pepto-Mangan Is the Best Tonic for NervouA
 Tired-Out Wives

Is your wife "ali tired out- and cross and irritable much of the timer Do the children bother her to death" every day. and do the ordinary household tasks that she formerly performed with ease seem now to overtax her? In other words, do you often come home to house of trou- ble instead of house of joy and happiness?
 If your answer is @yes" to these pointed questions, don't blame your wife until she has taken Gude's Pep.o- Mangan with her meals for a few weeks. She is simply run down and nervous and needs the kind of iron that she will get in Guides Pepto- -Mangan to give her more vi tality and strength. For thirty years doctors have recommended Gude's Pepto- -Mangan as a first-class build ng-up, tonic. Sold by your druggist in both liquid and tablet form.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25
JUDGE BOYD ID RUN. F O R REELECTION.
Formal Declaration Filed by Popular JuriSt-HaS No
 Opposition

Judge Romaine Boyd of the Jeffer- son county circuit court yesterday announced his intention of offering for reelection in the coming pri- maries by filing formal declaration of his candidacy for reelection with the secretary of state.
 Judge Boyd now holds position as judge No. 4, and there is no opposi- ton anticipated for his seat on the bench, owing to his popularity as a jurist and the record herhas achieved in administration of law.
 He holds a record of having less than 12 appeals from his court for any single year
 Of six civil judges on the circuit by virtue of the election of 1916, Judge Boyd and Judge c. B. Smith are still occupying the bench, the former hay ing the record of never being absent single day from his duties since being elected to this office, either by sickness or other causes.
 Judge Boyd was elected city attor- ney of Greater Birmingham in 1920 and gained quite record for him self in obtaining substantial redue- tions in water and electric lighting rates for consumers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25
NOTHING GAINEDBY FARLEY ON RATES
 INMERIDIAN CASE
Bum Outlines Course of Ac- ton to Protect Fabric
 of InraState
 Rates

Members of the state public service commission and officers of the Cham ber of Commerce and Traffic Bureau, who went to Washington in an effort to affect an amicable settlement of the rate controversies involved in the Meridian case through conference with chief executives of the Southern railway. have returned with nothing accomplished.
 .sWe were turned down cold said O. L. Bum, manager of the Birming- ham Traffic Bure@n. We asked Vice President Lincoln Greene to temporarily install the Alabama in trastate rates and make them appli- cable to Meridian with promise or our public service commission to then look into matters of discrim- ination and try and correct them.
 MT. Green would not hear to this His counter proposal was that we accept the Meridian rates as base for all Alabama intrastate rates That ia tantamount to abrogation Of the entire Alabama intrastate rate system and substituting system or higher rates
 Tt was asking for more than the interstate commerce commission has ordered. The commission decided rates in a small part of Alabama MT. Green proposed for us to adopt the higher rates ordered in a small wedre of Alabama over the entire Harriveu Did Not Attend
 we had asked to see President Harrison. He was on the floor above during our conference with MT Green. but did not attend. After the conference with MT. Green we went to his office and invited him to come to Birmingham as the guest or the Chamber of Commerce and talk to our people He said he was not attending dinners now and not max ing speeches, that he was preoceu- pied with railroad business. He finally consented to come some time in March and have talk with our
 
 we feed that we have done our mart toward an amicable settlement. Now we are going to make use of the weapons of offense and defense. We arc going to ask the state public service commission to order the Southern to install depots and other terminal facilities at North Birming | ham and other places not named Tn the action so that shippers may have the benefit of shipping from these nearby places at the fntrastate rates Mobile. Tuscaloosa, Selma and Mont Eornery, I understand. will take the l game action
 s-As for the injunction to prevent Che puhftcmtion of the Meridian rates these rates hnve been postponed ir effect until April 5 so that there need l be no bury about tho Injunction.
 we know that~the higher rate: to be published will be higher thar the intrastate rates. because they were higher in the schedule publish ed several months ago, from whicf | we appealed. These rates are re | affirmed in the latest decision" l Mir. Bum made 1t quite clear tha there is to be determined effor to pre- serve the intrastate fabric from thu abrogation which he claims the Me ridian decision threatens.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25

The whole thing arose over a pe- tition before the commission of cit izens residing on Twenty first street
 between First and Second avenues, removal of the tracks from the west side of the street to more central position, giving equal driv- ing space on either side Follow ing favorable action on the petition, rumor had it that there would be general rerouting of all cars on First and Second avenues, and that the matter would be htreshed out com pletely to the satisfaction of all, the commissioners requested officials to meet with the merchants yesterday.
 J. S. Pevear, general manager of the traction company, announced that the impression relating to rerouting of cars was erroneous, but the time will come before very long when this will be necessary in keeping with the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25
BOARD OF REVENUE TO
 MAINTAIN HIGHWAYS

By the vote of the board Of rev anne yesterday the county will keep up the state highways in the county through March 31. The contract was entered into last October ana pro vided that the county should keep m the roads at a nominal sum until the bond issue was passed. Owing to difficulty in making arrange nents for the upkeep the state has asked the county to continue the maintenance until April 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25

Retrenchment resounded through out the city hall yesterday and US echo will be heard through the corri- dors until every department Is within its budget allowance. accord ing to D. E. McLendon, president Of the city commission. who addressed nersonal letter to each department had sounding the death knen to ex- penditure of public funds which can possibly be reduced
 The public safety department whose budget expenditures Tor the past three months have exceeded s21, 900. will feel the ax. although
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25

Birmingham's first municipally owned buffalo arrived from Okla cated in his new home at the Avon dale zoo. When William J. Harrison. commi ssioner of public parks and playgrounds, was notified that buff falo could be secured from the gov ernment range in Ok ahoma free of charge he immediately sent in an ap pIication for one for the Avondale zoo. Although the buffalo was given to the city by tho fed sral government a freight charge of $So had Nto be paid.
 However, the first impression of the enclosure around his stall did not seem to strike the fancy of Ehe buff
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25
BENZ. RAY ADDRESSES
 SIMPSON STUDENT BODY

The Simpson High school student bodv heard an interesting lecture yesterday morning by Ben F. Ray, Birmingham lawyer and alumnus of Birmingham Southern. The subject of Mir, Rays talk was '"The Conditions That a Lawyer Must Face"
 The address was alorg the social, financial and mental part of the law ver,s life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25

continuous growth of the city, but for the present. the undertaking is so expensive that rerouting with abandonment of these lines as all ready laid would be too expensive.
 It was suggested, however, that automobile parking should be pro- hibited between First and Fifth avenues and between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets as a possible solu tion to the contested condition of downtown traffic.
 The matter will be taken up at the next meeting of the city commission after ample time has been allowed for a more thorough study of the problem, although it is generally agreed that this solution will present a ready remedy for traffic which fire officials declare endangers human life and makes it difficult for fire men to make hasty calls through the downtown area.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25
CLOUDY SKIES

BfrminEham win face efoudy skies today with temperature near freezing. according to the forecast of the weather man. The forecast for the past A hours was, Highest 7S, nnd lowest 4S degrees, indicating unsettled con ditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25
ALL JURY CASES

Only jury eases will be tried in each of the civil divisions of circuit court beginning Monday and lasting through March, it was announced yesterday. No non-jury cases will be taken up. It IS unusual that one or more divisions are not devoted to the non jury docket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25
Rerouting of Street Cars
 ProUes to Be Erroneous

routng proved "vver yesterday morning when of First appeared before the city with representatives of the Birmingham Railway, Light company of preventing eroung of sind discrrni ninaon naeains merchants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25

falo yesterday morning when he made his first inspection, for immediately he bounded through stout wire and board fence and created considerable consternation among the animals be- fore he could be driven back into his stall. However, the fence was soon patched up and the keepers an nounce that this morning the bison will have his liberty again, insofar as to roam around the enclosure.
 It was quite a difficult job for The Age Herald photographer to secure picture of the restless young buffalo as he kept on the move every minute and was plainly disturbed
 The buffalo is only about one year old and has horns measuring IS inches from tip to tip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-25
'Let's Go" Delights Large
 \ Audience at the Jefferson
By MIGNON HALL

The house absolutely packed and everybody the compan the swee bouquet of adshs the town has Lln.L, GTafJG Cap
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
Stock Prices
irregular in
Quiet Trading
enhancement n, in Value Of
Farm Products, Decline Of
Sterling Subordinate Sc
curities i'm Shor, Session

further enhancement n va>.A ~ w.
products OF the farm a,d w. ~,
s'rae'on Of specific check to tn.
"eclne In sterling forced the security
markets into a subordin alto po,it,o-, ~
" consideration OF tho developnent.
Yesterday at the country's PRINCIPAL
'Fao'ng centers. This valuation is sup
ported by the fact that both specu]o-
Tive and investment securities vera
more restricted in movement and
activity under tho influence Of tho i'm
pending holiday than wcro the COM
modify markets or the fore;vn on.
changes.
Notwithstanding the previous con-
siderable advance the price Of wheat
registered a gain Of "a Co IA cant,
on buying, associated with tho expand
ing export demand. This rise was &C.
compilshcd in the face Of heavy profit
taking salcs by traders who did not
desire to carry their commitments
over tho week -cnd.
Appreciation Of Is to "a points IN
the price Of cotton resulted orinc;na]lv
from covering operations, similarly in
spircd. also from the view THAT the
outlook in Great Britain, especially
on the Continent, is gradually clearing
up. Moreover. the wage cuts and labor
troubles In New England have not ap-
parently impaired mill purchases as
Yet to the extent feared.
The significance Of the upward move-
ment of prices of agricultural products
is best shown by the prevailing agree
ment OF financial and industrial lead
ers that relief Of the farmers position
is essential before a return Of pros
perity can be expected.
In the foreign exchange market ster-
ling opened weak and quickly sold
down to S4.321A for cables, the other
currencies following. At this point,
recovery started which netted more
than cent before the close. From the
so-called technical standpoint the re-
action had probably been pushed too
far, despite the rapidity Of the prcccd-
ing advance, but the news of the day
contributed materially TO aid the re-
covery.
Publication Of the British foreign
trade returns demonstrated additional
progress toward balance of imports
and exports. AS compared with De-
cembe:. exports increased Y3,771 900
and imports fell ss,S24, 900. the excess
of imports being smaller than in many
months at S13, ,342 ,00o. Other factors
included the favorable impression ere
ated by President Harding's prescnta-
ton of the treaties to the Senate aud
prospects OF their approval and the
elimination temporarily as considcra-
tion Of the American attitude toward
the Genoa conference.
Transactions In stocks involved the
turnover Of ,nly 237,SoO shares Prices
moved irrcgularly to lower levels, with
ma jority of issues showing net losses
OF a fraction on the day. Selling was
largely based on the desire of traders
to free themselves from commitments
over the weekend. but was also in
tluenced by the taxation program out
lined by Congressional leaders to fur
rish funds for payment OF tho soldiers
bonus. Bonds we're moderately active
and displsyed greater tirmncss than
did stocks.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
Director of Transportation

Charles Hayden, chairman OF the
Rock Island system, believes that the
idea of director Of transportation is
fundamentally wrong in that it would
enable such an official to create a
political machine and would make the
regulation Of the transportation indus
try merely detail OF the governments
manifold duties. "The transp portatiou
industry" asserts Mr.. Hayden, "is not
part Of the government. The roads
arc being operated by their owners and
Federal control has taught the people,
I think, that they must continue to be
so operated, under proper Rovsrnm sp.
supervision. A much more necessary
step at this time, it seems to nae, is the
transfer of the functions of the Labor
Board to the Interstate Commerce
Commission or to some department Of
the commission. l doubt the wisdom
Of having all railroad labor costs regu-
lated, and the body which is responsible
for making the rates should be respon-
sible, directly or indirectly, for fixing
the cost Of such labor"
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
In Wall Street
New Financing Increases

Jne aggregate Of new issues ab-
5orbed by the bond market during the
last week approached s150,ooo, 900, in
cluding the $75 100000 Federal Land
bank bonds. the distribution Of which
vas achieved IN record breaking time.
ihe calling OF the Victory "a per cent
notes scrved to impart better spirit
to bond trading generally, and the mar
l'et was able to take ~. in addition. a
large part o. the remnants Of Old is
sucs. notably state and municipal
bonds. which were crowdia9 tho shelves
cf dealers. The volume Of now jeanc-
ing promises to continue heavy for 4
Tune. ssveral negotiations being. re-
borted rs nearing T. head. In this la
Ter category are sayara foreign loans
that have been hanging fire for some
t.mc
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
City's Right TO Assess
Bank Stock Is Upheld

Justice Davis. Of the Supreme Court,
yesterday uphe:r the right Of the city
to assess tax on the shares of state
and national banks, the court dismiss
ing the application for writ of certi-
orari brought by the Hanover National
Bank, one of twenty-six banks that
sought to prove the tax on such shares
of stock unconstitutional.
The tax was paid on December 81,
1921, but under protest, and only for
the purpose Of avoiding the addition Of
penalty of 500 day for non pay
ment. The banks brought a proceed
ing to review the action Of the Tax
Depa rtme ent, tnc case Of the Hanover
National Bank being used as test
case.
The Hanover National Bank repre-
sented the holders OF about 10000
shares valued for taxable purposes at
sS10.6l a share, with a total of $24-
3i5.361. 1t was contended that the i'm
position Of tax on bank shares was
discriminatory and therefore unconsti-
tutional.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
Italian Discount Plans
To Reopen W ednesday
Bank Superintendent Gives lAr
stitutiou Clean Bill ee
Health After Closing

The Italian Discount and TrHat Com
pany, 399 Broadway, which temporarily
suspended its activities on DeeemA@g
29 last. will reopen its offices Wedpes-
day morning. February Is, at 10 ese&oek,
for the transaction Of customary bua3-
ness.
The company has cash on hand aNd
in approved depositaries in this csuntTy
to pay all dollar deposits. as we'll 90
sufficient foreign eurrencies to meet
all claims in those curreneies. accord
ing to the statement Of its condition
just issued. In addition, the state
ment shows that the company's capital
is intact and that the co,nnany Is naA
only sound and liquid, but also in 4
very strong position.
After carefully going over the books
the Superintendent Of Banks, State 3!
New York, has released the epmpan,
from supervisieA With . eleaH (katAs
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
Taxation for Bonus

Formulation by the majority group
of the House Committee on Ways and
Means Of the program of taxation to
be imposed in connection with the sol
diers' bonus. announced Yesterday,
was not calculated to lessen the oppo-
sition in the financial district The
inclusion of a 212 per cert tax on the
surplus and profits of corporations at
a time when business throughout the
country is suffering from depre ssion
was severely criticized Yesterday, and
is likely to be strenuously attacked be-
fore Congress. The agitation against
the tax on stock and bond transfers
is growing. net merely here but at
all the trading certers throughout the
country.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
Butte Deficit Is $61,O75

For the year ended December 81 the
Butte Copper and Zinc Company re-
ported deficit, after expenses ano
taxes. OF $61,076, compared with a net
income of S495.1l8 in the preceding
year. Total income amounted to
$43,901, against s53O952 In 1920. Dur
ing the year the mines of the company
were closed down, with the great bulk
Of the zinc and lead properties through
out the country. In order to comply
with government income tax require
ments, entries for depletion of mine
have been recorded upon the hooks Of
the company, but results Of these en-
tries have been omitted from the above
statement.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Foreign exchange rates held steady
N yesterdays quiet trading. Sterling
showed slight improvement, working
up. quarter Of q cent to $4.SS3as for
cables.
Although sterling sold as high as
s4.39 during the week, new high rec
ord for more than two years, the reac-
tion left rates only IS cents above the
finish a week ago
If you calculate the cost of the DOL
lar in terms Of foreign money or cur
rcncy exchange value-that is, if you
we're buying dollar with pounds,
marks or francs--its value yesterday
compared with last week, follows:
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
Ciear.ng Eonsc Statement

a deficit in reserve amounting 10
Sl,662,S9 IS shown by Tie statement It
Of shc Clearing House banks fssaed
yea'ardoy. the snrplus os thc procc.l-
ing wcck having been more thao elin,i-
mated by a decrease Of S1S,5l5.3sc. 4
&C ntraction IN loans Of si-i.l3T ,0Jo oc-
c'.rred. while the decline in deposit
r&piiities was only about 10000, 300.
Net ocaiand deposits decreased s2l
",l 900. and time deposits, continuing
their previous trend. increased Sit
100000. Government deposits continue
large. icing given AZ sla2.393 900. The
statement IS in line with the tenden Gle =
developed by the New YORK Federal
Re Banks showing