The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-27
CITY ITEMS

J. H. o'Nenl to speak-J. IT. O'Neal credit manager Yielding Bros, will be the speaker at the regular meet ing of the Associated Retail Credit Men of Birmingham at the Southern club today at l o'clock.
 Veterans to Meet-Camp Wilcox No. IFS. United Confederate Veterans, will hold their regular meeting this after noon at 2:30 o'clock at the Y. M. C. A. building.
 Visit Steel PIant.-Forty to 50 mem bers of the Junior Chamber of Com merce visited the steel works at Ems ley and Fairfield in body yesterday afternoon. This was first of their excursions to mills and factories of the district. which have been planned as feature of their activities.
 On Sick List.-O. l.. Bum. manager of the Chamber of Commerce, was confined to his home yesterday with an attack of influenza. Nr. Bum had just returned from Washington where he presented important freight rate cases to the interstate commerce commission.
 To Resume soon-One of the three active furnaces of the Woodward Iron company. which was banked a few days ago, will resume making iron in the next few days. This company will continue operation of its three Woodward stacks.
 pr. snaveIy speaks-Dr. Guy E. Snavely, president of Birmingham Southern college was one of the prin- cipal speakers at the installation of pr. Arlo A. Brown as president of the University of Chattanooga on January 25. Dr. Snavely returned from Chattanooga yesterday. During his stay In Chattanooga he was enter tained at the home of w. F. Block, prominent candy manufacturer.
 Exams On-The midterm examina- tions are now in full swing at Bir- mingham- Southern and will continue through the third of February. Reg istration for the slast semester will start February 8. The enrolment is practically the same now as it was last September when school started. Three full hours are being given to each examination and the schedule calls for completion by next Wednes- day.
 10 Itht uBr-trdSOllne or 1na va rious oil companies bidding for the contract with the city for 1922 will be tested early next week, according to a statement made yesterday by Commissioner w. L. Harrison. This test was scheduled to take place yes terday, but owing to the fact that members Of commission wanted to get some figures regarding the amount of oil and gas used last year. At a conference held yesterday morning the commission referred the matter of making a test to Mir. Harrison. Dancing Indorsed-Resolut fin. dorsing the action of Commissioners W. l.. Harrison and Mrs. Mary Echols commissioner of health and educa tion on their stand regarding dancing at East Lake, were unanimously passed by local No. 60, Brotherhood of-Rail- way Carmen at their meeting yester- day Members of that organization also pledged their support to this movement and commended these com missioners for their efforts to open Pershing pier. This local is one of the largest in the city. 1t is stated and has membership of more than 600
 License Schedules Up-At a confer ence of the city commission yesterday morning the license schedule was dis ] cussed, particularly as to the redlc- tion asked by the retail merchants of the city. A delegation of merchants appeared before the commission Wednesday morning and asked they be given 20 per cent reduction, stat ing that they had been promised such a reduction by the former commission when the S-mill tax was passed. The schedule of license is based on 60 per cent of the valuation of the stock of goods, members of the commission stated. Although the matter was dis cussed at length no definite decision was reached at the conference.