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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
WOMEN MEET TODAY
 TO PLAN PERSHING
 PIER DANCE CAMPAIGN

Committee of women who favor opening of Pershing pier for -regu- lated public dancing will meet in the directors room of the Chamber of Commerce this morning at 10:50 o'clock to go over the reports from l5 cities where public dancing is al- lowed and will also consider the model ordinance of the United States board of health on the subject
 Women interested in the matter are invited to be present and assist in the planning of the campaign to terminate in the referendum that is to be called on the subject. Tho Junior Chamber referendum commits tee and Commissioner Harrison will meet with the ladies.
 The committee consists of Mrs Kenneth Charlton. Mrs. Jack Bowron and Mrs. J. D. Moore, Jr.
 The committee on nominating of- ficers to conduct the campaign wilt. report today. This committee con- sists of Mrs. S. L. Bedbetter. Mrs. E. E. Ellis and Mrs. Earle Pettus.
 It is understood that the electioa will be held around May 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
REID TRIAL PASSED

Trial of A. R. Reid. alias E. E. Wei don, charged with forgery was passed nntil March Is when called before Tudye A. B. Abernethy yesterday. He is out on s2,5oo bail.
 He is accused of passing $225 cashiers check on local bank. It was made payable to the Hanover Nation al Rank of New York and had the name of A R. Reid, cashier of the First National Bank of Lawrenceburg, Tenn, to it.
 Reid was arrested by Detectives H. c. Peveler and W. H. Propst, on Feb ruary 23. The officers said that when arrested he had s12,ooo in cashiers checks drawn on the Lawrenceburg bank. Reid clans that he secured tho s225 check from a man named H. M. Howard to whom it is made out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
Insist on Right of
 Concentrating Cotton

Charles E. Jones, secretary of the traffic bureau; w. D. Nesbitt of the Warrant Warehouse company, and several other cotton handlers went to Atlanta fast night to have a confer ence with freight traffic managers of the Louisville and Nashville with re- gard to concentration in Birmingham of cotton coming here over lines of the Louisville and Nashville and des- tined to mills in the Carolinas.
 Atlanta and Augusta have this privilege and Birmingham cotton men insist that the Louisville and Nash vile should allow 1t in Birmingham. The matter has been before the Louisville and Nashville for some time, and is now being urged for q settlement. Eight to ten Birmingham cotton handlers are interested in se- curing concentration here-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
TO ATTEND WEDDING
Dr. Guy E. Snavely Left Tester
 day-Return in Two Days

Dr. Guy E. Snevely, president of Birmingham Southern college left yesterday for Hendersonville. N. C., where he will act as best man at the wedding of Dr. John w. Frazer, pas- tor of the First Methodist church of Pensacola, and Miss Lucy Bomar, in structor in English in Converse col lege, Spartanburg, $. c.
 pr Frazer is an alumnus of Bir- mingham- m-Southern college, class of 1905, while Miss Bpmar is neice of pr. Paul Bomar, president of Judson college at Marion, Ala. pr. Frazer is to preach the commencement sermon in Birmingham for the local college on May 2S..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
MASONS IF COUNTY
 ID RAISE $1OO,O00
Campaign to Raise Fund for Temple and Masonic
 Home Started

The Jefferson county committee of the Alabama grand lodge, A F. Ss A. NJ. has started campaign to raise a quota of an average of SIG from every Blue Lodge Mason in the county for the purpose of building an addition to the grand lodge tenn pie and providing adequate facilities for the operation of the Masonio Home at Montgomery.
 The committee is composed of \. NJ. Reeves, chairman; Albert L. Reese, secretary and manager; Judge Dan A. Greene, pr. W. W. Ransom. Ben NJ Jacobs and Colman Blach.
 Active solicitation of every Mason will be made with the goal to obtain on an average of st0 from each mem Der. There are approximately 12,000 Masons in Jefferson county and the campaign will continue indefinitely
 Resolutions were passed at the last grand lodge meeting at Montgomery calling for s500.000 to be paid in four annual installments.
 The Jefferson county quota or about s10O00O will be raised, accord- ing to prominent Masons here ac- lively engaged in the work, and all Masons arc urged to get in touch with the committee at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
INVESTMENT COMPANY
 CHANGES ITS NAME

Permission was granted the Labor CTS Mechanics Saving and Investment corporation yesterday in Probate court to change it's name. The L. E. Moore Saving and Investment cor poration. The capital stock is also in- creased to $25.000. The incorporators arc L. B. Moore and Thomas r. Hur- long.
 The Cooper Electric company was incorporated at a capital stock of 5000 of which s2.oo0 is paid up. The incorporators are NJ. L. Cooper and Ralph E. Parker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
BOARDOFREVENUE ID DECIDE ROADS
 QUESTION TODAY
Will Name Highways to Be Completed With Money Derived From $1,000,-
 900 Bond Issue

Roads to be built first out of the $1,000,00O bond issue just advertised will be decided upon at the meeting of the board of revenue today.
 Members of the board in informal conference have agreed that the roads in the county already graded should be completed first. w. B. Copeland at the last meeting gave notice that he would make motion to that effect at todayis meeting.
 Roads which have been graded but not cherted are: Elbow to Port of Birmingham. 12 miles; Warrior to Robbins Cross Road, 10 miles and Lock IT road. seven miles. Parts of these roads due to the grading are almost impossible during rainy weather.
 May Asks For Bids
 Completion of these roads will only consume a portion of the s1,000,000 bonds to be sold. Other roads on which work>wili be started will like ly be designated today, Out of the fb Hllit program luG ppdIu ls btihh stroflgly urged to first grade and ehert the roads, from Bradford to Trafford six miles; Overton Loop to Mims by Filter plant. five miles and Hardwood to Bessemer, 10 miles. Traffic is heavy on each one of these reads.
 It is expected that the board to- day will pass formal resolutions ad- vertising for the building of the roads that are selected. The advertisement for bids must run 80 days. Bids for the bonds which are already being advertised must be in by Friday, March IT.
 No action is being taken on the joint city and county program in go- ign ahead with the work outside the city limits.
 The county has agreed to pay 65 per cent of the construction cost of 16iA miles of the streets but so far the city commission has not voted to pay the remainder of tho cost. With the return of Commissioners Harrison and Dickson to the city, informal con ference between the board and city on the joint venture will likely be held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
Euents of Today
 in Birmingham,
INVESTMENTS


 Lyric Theatre-keith vaudeville and pictures.
 Loew's Bijou--Vaudeviiie and Pic- tures.
 strand-E1sie Ferguson and Wal lace Reid in 'sForever." Trianon-RudoIph Valentine in srhe Four Horsemen of the Apoca- lypse."
 Five Points-Madge Kennedy in sThe Highest Bidder.7 AIcazar-viofa Dana in ~Thcre Are No yiIiians.c
 GaIax-HBacsk Pay.o RiaItO--8fae Murray in s1dols of Clay"
 RoyaI-Feature drama, comedy and news.
 RoyaI-Feature drama, comedy and news.
 Odeon-sexfaI dranna and comedy. Princess-SeriaI drama and c0nl- edy.
 Miles scheo4 of Daneing-Dancing at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
VETERAN DIES
T. L. Bagley of Goodwater Will Be
 Buried Today

Goodwater. March 6.-tSpeciaL)- T. l.. Bagley. aged seventy five, a Confederate soldier, died at his resi- dence this morning after an illness of several weeks. fnterment will take place tomorrow here.- the Rev. H. H. Buzbee. Jr, his pastor, officiating.
 Mr. Bagley moved to Goodwatcr from Lee County, Alabama, where he was deputy sheriff for some time. Af- ter coming to Goodwater he was an official of the town for some time, and was a highly respected citizen He has been a consistent member of the Baptist church for many years.
 The deceased is survived by his widow. one daughter, Mrs. Charles Grimes, of Goodwater, and five sons. Rufus and Charles Bagley of Good water, James Bagley of Sylacausa, and Walter and William Bagley of Texas. <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
VITAL STATISTICS

The following births and deaths were filed at the county board of health yesterday
 Births Reported
 MT. and Mrs. Tom Lee, Dixiana, February 9. girl.
 Mir and Mrs. GurIey Love, Dixiana, February [, boy.
 Mir and Mrs. clem Clay, Dixiana, February IS, boy.
 MT. and Mrs. W. T. Christopher, Bradford (Dixiana3, February 19, boy.
 Mir. and Mrs. Clifton owen, Dixiana. February 20 boy.
 Mir. and Mrs. Buddy Davis, Dixiana, February 2a. girl.
 MT. and Mrs. Luther Morrow, Dix7 jana. February 24, boy.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Powell, Route 1, Warrior. February 27, girl.
 MT. and Mrs. Ernest P. Britton, 1904 Nineteenth street, north, Febru- ary 26, boy.
 MT. and Mrs. Toba Thompson. Short Creek. February 4. boy.
 MT. and Mrs. Irwin R. Long, T50i Second avenue, north, March 2, girl. Mir. and Mrs. George W. Fortnies, 5O5 Fifty-first street. Wylam. Febru- ary II, girl.
 MT. and Mrs. Dan B. Fitts, 4317. Fifth avenue, Vivian, February -12, girls Ctwins).
 Mir. and Mrs James F. Sumerlin, 4O7 Seventh avenue, Wylam, February 23, girl.
 MT. and Mrs. Lem T. Gum, 2415 Twentieth street, February 25, girl. MT. and Mrs. Edward P. Vance. 5OB Forty-fifth Place, north, February 2S, boy.
  Twenty seventh street. south, Febru- ary 24, boy.
 MT. and Mrs. S. L. Smith, SPA Third avenue. February 26. girl.
 MT. and Mrs. Soloman K. Grass, 600 Eighteenth street. north, Febru- ary IS, girl.
 Mr. and Mrs. Macxel sewell. Star Route. North Birmingham. February 14, girl.
 Mir. and Mrs. Clyde Warren. 100 Avondale Mills, February 2s, boy. Mir. and Mrs. Sidney c. Fullerton, 412 Forty ninth street, north, Febru- ary 27 boy.
 MT. and Mrs. James F.. Disspain, 4725 First avenue. March 1. boy. MT. and Mrs. Georgee NJ Leyegood, t67 Fifty first street. north. March 2, girl.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Watkins, 201s Avenue b, March 1, boy,
 MT. and Mrs. Roy Smart. Volunteers of America, March ?, boy.
 Mr. and Mrs. James Read, Dolo- mite. January 27, girl
 Deaths Reported
 Oliver s. Scott, St. Vincents hos pital. March 5--Age 3s.
 John Roberts, Birmingham Bap- tist hospital March<6-Age 20.
 Thomas Yancey Huffman, 1717 Twelfth avenue, south, March c. Age 1.
 Irwin W. Tinsley, 1421 Thirty-third street, north, March 5-Age 46.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
SEVEN BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS FILED IN
 COURT YESTERDAY

While court attaches were busy yes- terday in federal court with the open ing of the March term, the clerks office was kept busy filing bankrupt cases, there being seven such peti- tions filed during the day.
 A creditors petition was filed against B. Silberman. Birmingham merchant, by D. Friedman and Co.,, Charles Temerson and Louis Temer- son doing business as Temerson Brothers; the National Millinery com pany; D. Y. Markstein. s. Markstein and F. Fellheimer, doing business as Markstein Brothers Millinery com pany.
 Voluntary petitions included:
 w. l.. and E. E. Eustace, individual ly and as partners engaged in busi- ness as the Huntsville Farm Lighting Co.,; J. R. Foster. Albany; Oscar J.. Garrison, Birmingham; b. L. Barks- dale, Chavies, DeKalb county; Walter Hawkins and F. l.. EsteS Birming- ham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
S11,6OO SAID DUE
 STATE AND COUNTY
 ON FRANCHISE TAX
Claims Filed Against Three Coal CompanieS-Part of Total Asked Said Dates
 Back to 1912

Jefferson county and the state of Alabama claim total of sl1,6Oo as hack franchise taxes with interest In complaints filed yesterday in circuit court against local coal companies.
 Herwell G. Davis, attorney general, representing the state claims s5,o00 from the Panama Coal and Iron conn pany as franchise taxes from 1912 to 1921. The state seeks S2,500 for the same period. The state asks S2,500 as franchise taxes from the Empire Coal company for 1911 through 1915, and the county claims $1500. The state also seeks to collect s100 as franchise taxes from the Pratt Fuel company for the years 1917, 1919 and 1921. The coal companies are required to pre- sent answers to the complaints by April f.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
Coal Production Is
 25 Per Cent Up Since
 Beginning Of the Year

going in this ewek will call for more coal. The railroads are using more coal on account of heavier traffic. Some concerns are adding to coal in storage as protection against possible labor troubles and high prices for spot. Major portion of increase, how ever. is due to increase in actual use following expansion of industrial and traffic conditions.
 Coke production is increasing for a like reason. The Alabama company has gone from a three-day turn at coke ovens to four and six days and T. c. I. has blown in additional ca pacity at Fairfield.
 Demand for spot coke is an acute one and shipments are ordered made on receipt of order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
SPEAKERS DISCUSS
 HOUSEWIVES FAIR
Bid Results PrediCted-- Trades School Is Also on
 the Program

A discussion of the Lessons Learned From the Housewives Exhi- bition" featured the forum luncheon of the Civic Association yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock in it's rooms in the Hillman hotel. A good attend ance was recorded
 Charles L. Harold, secretary man ager of the Civic Association, presid- ed and introduced the three speakers, Mrs Solon Jacobs, Roy Jacobs, and Senator Watt T. Brown of Ragland.
 Roy Jacobs, representing the firm of Ben M. Jacobs, in whose store the Hosewives' exhibition was held. de- livered a short talk on the sidelights of the exhibition as-ha saw them
 Mrs. Solon Jacobs declared in her speech that the lesson taught by the exhibition was to -hase complete and utter confidence in Birmingham the Birmingham manufacturers may cure the Birmingham public of the habit of buying goods manufactured in distant cities"
 10000 Attendance
 T wish to say," said Mrs. Jacobs. that the ladies of the Birmingham League of Women Voters who assist ed at the exhibition were in perfect harmony. Although over 20-ooo peo- pie attended the exhibition, the work CTS seemingly never tired. but kept at their post and no dissatisfaction ever arose.
 We are now planning to stage a far greater exhibition next year. and we believe that we will have about fs6 exhibitors instead of the 36 of this years exhibition"
 Senator Brown spoke on tho prog ress made in securing funds for the Alabama school of trades to be To- cated in RagIand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
WESLEYAN COLLEGE PRESIDENT SPEAKS
 AT SOUTHERN CLUB

pr. John W. Hoffman. president Of Wesleyan University, Delaware. O., will address local Wesleyan alumni at luncheon at o'clock tomorrow night at the Southern club.
 pr. Hoffman, who has been presi- dent of Wesleyan for years, will ar rive here at noon tomorrow over the Seminole Limited from Florida where he has been for his health.
 c. F. Ireland, local Wesleyan alumnus. asks that all former stu dents of this university be present to greet Dr. Hoffman. Dr. Snavely has invited him to speak at Birmingham Southern college while here and if is likely that he will accept the invita- fioQ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
EAST INTERESTED
 IN LOCAL PLANTS
Favorable Comment of u. S. Pipe, Gulf States and
 GraSelli

Stocks of Birmingham industrial concerns are causing comment on Wall street Comment on stock it. self reverts to good state of plant operations.
 Wall Street Journal says that "ad- vance of U. $. Cast Iron Pipe to clos ing price of March 2 of 29 for com mon and 63 for preferred was due in part to wider recognition of general improvement in the cast iron pipe trade and the taking by the leading interest of it's due share of the i'm creased business Latest award was 5000 tons for Boston Water works"
 Gulf States Steel
 Gulf States Steel had run-up to 75. Of the coming annual meeting of the company the Wall Street Journal says: The annual meeting promises to be an interesting event. 1t is common gossip that the so- called insiders have not nearly as much stock as they had a year ago. Whether the new interests that have bought into the company will seek representation on the board is not known. The new interests are said to have already bought nearly two thirds of the outstanding common stock of the company"
 GraseIli Company
 The Graselli company, which oper- ates a large plant in Birmingham, earned dividend of per cent last year on s1,442,000 of common stock and 6 per cent on SS,244 900 of pre- ferred. It shows net earnings of s2,392,000 for the year ending De- cember 31, 1921.
 Dispatches from Cleveland to the Wall Street Journal, referring to Graselli company operations say: During the year bills and accounts payable were reduced by s3,406, 900 and the company decreased it's inven- tory of crude and manufactured stocks $2,e35,O0 at the same time transferring substantial amount to surpluSn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07

It Is predicted by some of the
 members that this will be the
 HNcIiest session since the Junior
 Chamber was organized. Charges
 and counter-charEes have been
 made against each other by Mudd and Tarieton and 1t has been
 said that probably a test of
 power between the two will he
 shown Thursday night.
 MT. Mudd has charged that the Alabama Power company is trying to dominate the Junior Chamber. while MT. Tarleton denies the charges and says he was elected by the mem- bership. and not the board of direc- tors. before he went with the Ala bama Power company.
 Announcement of the place of the meeting was made yesterday by P. A. Smith, secretary. The committee ap- pointed to arrange for the debate will meet at 12:30 o'clock tomorrow at the King Joy Inn.
 Committee Issues Statement
 Further charges that the Ala
 bama Power company is seeking
 to dominate the Junior Chamber
 were made in B statement issued
 yesterday signed by Edgar Bow ron. Charles T. Allen, Paul
 Hughes, E. R. Smith, Harris
 Saunders and Chappen Cory, as a
 ''commIttee representing the ma-
 jOrity.o
 The statement follows:
 "A majority of the board of direc- tors of the Junior Chamber of Com merce desire to say word with ref erence to the meeting next Thurs day night, and what has recently gone before. We believed, and still do believe, that the best interests of Alabama and Birmingham will be served by giving Muscle Shoals to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07

Alabama coal production has picked up 25 per cent since beginning of the year.
 The reported production week end- ing January was 22O,OOO tons. The reported production week ending Feb ruary 25 was 276, ,000 tons. The in- crease is 56,O00 tons, which is little over 9 per cent
 Production has been growing week by week Week ending February it was 24t, ,000 tons, which was an in crease of 21,000 tons over the first week in January. Following weeks production was 244.000, the next 254,- GOO and the next 276,000.
 The feature of the production is it's steady increase. Alice furnaces
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
Warmer Weather With
 Fairer Skies Today
 Predicted by Horton

Warmer weather with fair skies is the program for f3ir- mingham today. according to the Fountain Heights bureau, following a day of rainy spells which existed yesterday.
 Showers are predicted for Ala bama generally today, although no rainfall is expected in the city proper, while northern Ala bama is slated for much coolee weather.
 Thermom eter readings for the pas 24 hours were: Highest, 62 and lowest, 49 degrees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
WILLYS-0VERLAND PRICE REDUCTIONS
 STIMULATE SALES

The announcement of reduction Overland cars has greatly stimulated interest in these two cars and a num- Der of sales resulted on Monday. ac- cording to Mir. T. J. Turrentine, sales manager for the Cruse-Crawford Manufacturing company.
 The overland touring car now sells at s550 f. O. b. factory, and the Will lys- Knight has been reduced to s1,375 for the touring. a decline of $50, while the closed models are now s2,os5 for the sedan and s1,575 for the coupe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
SHOOTING AFFRAY
One Man in Hospital, Another in Jail as Result of Quarrel Near Lock IF

As a result of shooting affray that occurred yesterday at Lock IT, Reley Humphries is in the Eliza beth-Duncan hospital, seriously wounded and J. c. Cant, who is ai- legged to have done the shooting is in the county jail, charged with as- sault with intent to murder.
 The shooting was reported to the sheriffs office at Bessemer yester- day. and Chief Deputy Will Kemp and squad of deputies went to the scene and brought the principals to Bessemer. The shooting, it is said, was the outcome of quarrel be- tween the two men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
NEW BAPTIST CHURCH

Plans for the construction of new church at the corner of Second ave- nue and Seventh street to be the home of the Second Avenue Mission Of Southside Baptist church, was made at a meeting of the board of deacons held at Southside church last night.
 A lot has been purchased and work will begin in the near future on a substantial church structure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
B. '. P. U. TO ATTEND TALLY

Every member of the Birmingham senior E. Y. F. U. is urgently request ed to attend the Nasional Baptist rally at the First Bsuiiaf church at 7:30 D. m., Thursday, ]. is announced. w. R. Scarbrough and ssverai her speakers will he present ana is desired that the 3. '. r. u attead in body and sinr feV -ae rally heir B. Y. F. U. scng "teoyalfy''s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07

Ford rather than to the Alabama Power company, and. as is our GUS tom, we passed a resolution indors- ing MT. Ford's offer with certain thereto we thought de- sirable. This action was taken at one of the largest meetings ever held with notice to all that the question was coming up-and after a lengthy debate-with full participation.
 If the Alabama Power company had not been so strongly intrenched in our Chamber, this action would have been final. But the company $ influence is so potent in that dis trict that the question was reopened under the alleged purpose of getting further information, and having a membership meeting to act upon the question anew. The directors respon- sible for the above action desire a membership meeting to act on this matter, for they think it is a very important question, and if the mem bership wishes to take a different position, we will acquiesce in good spirit, for we realize that we are but the representatives of the mem bership to do their will. But we cannot believe the membership would wish us to subordinate our inde- pendenee to the Alabama Power com pany, and we would be false to our trust should we do so.
 sgn this cOn1ection we wish to
 admonish the Alabama Power
 company that we intend to fight
 their proposed plan to buy by the
 wholesale memberships in the
 Junior Chamber. ms announced fin
 recent board meeting in a state
 ment to the effect that the
 power company contemplated
 paying for about go memberships
 for their employees"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
Mock Trial Postponed

Thd Mock trial that was to have been given last-night at the Cable hail, under the auspices of Birming- ham Review No. 25, Ladies of the Maccabees, has been postponed until Tuesday night, March IA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
PERSONAL

Dr. G. NJ. Lathem, 1928 Nineteenth street south, who has been ill at Talley's infirmary for several days, is able to be out again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
Junior Chamber Debate OUer Muscle Shoals Bid
 Creates Much Interest
Membership Said Divided Over Question to Be Dis cussed Thursday Night-Larger Quarters
 Obtained-Controversy Continues

As result of through papers Tareton president of the Junior Chamber of Joseph Nudd former president bid for Muscle Shoals which will be debated Thursday ing will be held at the Tutwler ballroom vii be lserved for the members visitors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-03-07
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Marriage licenses issued yester- day were:
 William F. Ramson to Miss Sarah Greene kitchena-