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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
Punctured 6O3 Times,
 Tire-Leaks No Air

MT. c. P. Harrison of Hammond, Ind, announces new puncture-proof inner tube. Actual tests disclose that on punc- turing the tube with sos nails there is absolutely no loss of air. This puncture- proof tube costs no more than the ordi- nary tube-increases your mileage from 5000 to 12,000 miles without removing tube from the tire MT. c. P. Harrison. Hammond, Ind, wants every auto owner to benefit by his wonderful invention and makes an unusual offer to anyone who wishes to act as his agent in this terri tory Write him at once.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
FARM OUTLOOK GLOOMY

ATLANTA, Ga, July 7.-Under the existing abnormal conditions during the remainder of 1928, Georgia this year will not produce sufficient food and seed crops to feed its population more than three months and cotton
 production in the state is on the verge of collapse" Commissioner of Agriculture J. J. Brown stated today. Georgia normally, the missioner figured. produces enough to feed the population three-fourths of the year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
PERSONALS

Miss Lula Wimpee and Mrs. Ray Tillman will leave this week for Washington, New York and other points east.
 Mrs. E. G. Walker has as her guest Nit Griffin of Lafayette, Ala.
 Misses Bessie and Ruth Hill and Miss Gladys left Saturday for Atlanta to visit relatives.
 Mrs. J. G. Bruce is the guest of friends in Cleveland, Ala.
 Mrs. J. A. Snider is the guest of relatives in Columbia, S. c.
 Mrs. Albert Smith left for Pell City Saturday, where she will be the guest of relatives.
 MT. and Mrs. Stonitsch of Akron, Ohio, are visiting Miss Eva Calhoun.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Herbert and Miss Elizabeth Herbert are visiting relatives at Pell City
 J. A. and Bruce Snider are visiting relatives at Wrightsville Beach, N. c.
 Miss Ada Priddy Is the guest of Miss Elizabeth Martin at her home at Greenwood.
 Dr. E. L. Edmundson is i'll at his home at Brighton.
 J. F. Lee of Atlanta, Ga., is visiting relatives at Bessemer.
 R. Nj. Childress was removed to the Fairfield hospital Saturday morning, where he is quite ill.
 Mrs. Paul Ragsdale is visiting rel atives at Mobile for a few weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
RES|DE.N NJ SECTION WILL BE OPENED BY BESsEMER CO.
Approximately 800 Acres To Be Plated On North Side
 Of City
BESSEMER BUREAU THE AGE-HERALD RessameP Ala .TuIv s

The Bessemer Coal Iron and Land company is preparing to plat an i'm mense subdivision to the city of Bes- semer lying to the north Cf the cor Iorate l6mits ana containing approxi,, mately 500 acres of choice residential property. Surveys for the plat are being made at this time, and the maps will be completed in compara- lively short time.
 The new subdivision will be sep arate from the city, beginning at Valley Creek and lying approxi- mately between the Johns road and the A. B. &. A.. railroad. Roughly, the new survey will include d large strip of land between West High lands and the outskirts of Brighton and Woodward, and is the largest development undertaken here in many years. {
 No announcem been made IS to the time ot this property on the markcl. O this time it has. been held l4age until an opportune tim, .ot dcvelopme ent This is one of series of large de- velopments undertaken by the com rany in the past few months, and ;E< operations of the company have been attracting wide attention. At this time they are putting through several streets iu and itcar The city limits wh ch win "i'en fI'sdieds of lots to development, and the new sur vey when completed. will add many more blocks of eXcellently situated property.
 One feature of the new survey which adds interest is the fact that it lies between Bessemer Westfield and Woodward section wherein many new plants have been located within the past few years. This section is well watered, contains am pie rail facilities and is regarded as the logical location for new indus tries.
 In addition to opening large tracts to development recently the land company has inaugurated sales and building policy with attractive fea- lures, enabling scores of families in this district to build their own homes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
HELD FOR CHILD,s DEATH

Four negroes are In the county jail at Bessemer following the discovery of the dead body of a negro infant boy at Virginia mines Thursday of this week. The negroes are the all legged mother of the child, Lucy Bell, it's alleged grandparents, Jim and Bessie Reynolds, and Mary Penicl., a neighbor. The negroes were locked up Saturday afternoon pending full investigation by Coroner J. J. Grey 6 on Monday. The discovery was made by a sanitary inspector for the Gulf States Steel company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

on furniture from northern points to Birmingham average something like 25 per cent. Some are as fol lows:
 From Cincinnati-Old rate $129H new rate SIS cents.
 From Louisville-Old rate 3115; new rate 80 cents.
 From St Louis-Old rate $1.51; new rate 96 cents.
 New rates on canned goods from the north are welcomed by the gro cers. They also snow considerable reduction. Some of them are as fot- lows
 From Louisyille-Old rate 535s cents, new rate 49 cents.
 From St. Louis-Old rate 72 cents; new 50 cents.
 From CincinnaU-Old rate 61 cents; new rate 54 cents.
 From Memphis-Old rate 47M cents; new rate 1 Scents.
 Pacific Coast Freight.
 New rates on canned foods frmo the Pacific coast via New Orleans have been raised, but the rates via Mobile stand the same because they are intrastate rates. Birmingham gets the far greater supply of can ned goods from the Pacific coast via Mobile, hence the increase of the rate from New Orleans does not affect trade much. The rate from New Or leans has been raised from 42i2 to 49 cents. The rate from New Or leans to Memphis was raised from S912 to 7cents.
 Birmingham will ask to be placed at least on a level with Memphis. because the distance from New or leans to Birmingham is 27 miles the shorter.
 General effect of the new align ment of commodity rates in and out of the south has been to wipe out the water rate fictions applying tn port and river cities and to accord to inland points the rates to which entitled by relative distances from the starting point.
 Rates into Birmingham as gen eral rule have considerably lowered the freight on practically all com modities while raising them to port and river cities But the rule works both ways and certain outbound rates are not what manufacturers would wish. even when they reap benefit of the lower rates on raw material coming in.
 Stands for Principle
 In declining to suspend the com modity rates, as asked by the South ern Traffic league the Interstate Commerce commission appears tc have made it plain that the principle of the long and short haul clause on freights into and out of the south was sound and going to stand. Pre- sumably the shippers who are af- fected by some of the outbound freight rates will make special effort for adjustment. In fact, some are already at work along that line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
MRS. CANrRELL CHAIRMAN

Mrs. B. T. Cantrell, of Pratt City, has been appointed chairman of that district Tn the city wide cleanup campaign which was initiated by the citizens and civic clubs of Birming- ham. She announed Saturday that she had appointed nineteen sub Chairman for help here in the Pratt City district at Pratt City and there was expected to result some very lasting and worthwhile work. Mrs. Cantrell said Saturday that her a. polntment was made with the reuuest that she make the additional ap- pointments and that each sub chair man was expected to discharge her duties thoroughly and expeditiously.
 The campaign starts Monday and It IS hoped that the city of Blrming- ham will be thoroughly cleaned when the work is completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
CITY INVESTIGATES TAX

City officials hay spent much time during the past several days looking into collection of license tax from ut-of-town firms and ped- dlers who have Teen doing business here for years ithout payment of the city license. Officials state that investigation shows | at there are numbers of solicitors from out-ot- town firms who make, regular trips to Bessemer each week, and who are subject to this tax. There are scores of small peddlers who sell for themselves, they state, who are reaping harvest of Bessemer money and paying nothing for the privilege.
 Merchants have complained con- siderably of late over this condi- tion, it being argued that present conditions discriminate against them. They point out the fact that a city license is not only privi- lege tax, but one of it's purposes Is 10 protect home industry, and that under present circumstances this tax in many cases is affording no pro- lection. and is in reality handicap to Bessemer business men,
 City officials have carried their investigations to nearby cities in or der to ascertain how solicitors of this nature were handled. Without excep- tion every town investigated thus far exacts city license from out-of- town firms who send solicitors to their cities.
 It has been found. officials be- lieve, that or account of the fact that there are so few lines of busi- ness not represented at Bessemer, the solicitors of many lines that are represented here have taken ad- vantage of chis situation to work in Bessemer.
 In the collection of license tax. the officials state that they will ask the cooperation of Bessemer people It is impossible to employ enough men to appreheld outside so- lcitors and if the merchants, themselves, will assist by reporting the presence of agents. it will great ly expedite the wolH.
 The present condition. they state. is resulting in d loss of revenue to the city, and is operating unfairly for the Bessemer merchants, who pay their license and spend their money in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
IMPROVEMENT COMPLETED.

The city will conclude street lm- provements being installed on Exter and Fairfax avenue between Six teenth and Twenty-first streets in the next few days. This work has been done by Grady Dabbs. and con sisted of a considerable amount of grading and the laying of curbstones. Many attractive homes have been built in this section recently, and the street and sidewalk improvement have added materially to the value of the property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
HUSBANDS ENTERTAINED

The members of the Point of the Needle club entertained at a picnic this week at Shades creek, honoring their husbands. The members met early in the evening at the home of Mrs. Esau Harris, motoring to the scene of the picnic, where number of interesting games were enjoyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
DIR. AND MRS. BAKER VISIT

Dr. and Mrs c. Ross Baker of Dothan have been the guests Baker was for several years the pastor of the Woodlawn Baptist church and is well known in Birmingham. The
 Dothan church where Dr. Baker is now serving as pastor has granted him a leave of absence for three months on full salary in order that he might attend the Stockholm meet ing. However, physicians advised pr. Baker that his health would not per-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
CHURCH SERVICES

Rev. R. s. Gavin of Quitman, Miss, and formerly of Bessemer will preach Sunday morning and evening al the First Baptist church in the absence of the pastor, Rev. w. P. Price.
 Rev. F. O. Hellier will preach at the First Presbyterian chupch. his morning topic being "Is America Christian?" The subject for the eve ming will be The Social Poison No. Trifle."
 The pulpit at the Jonesboro Meth odist church will be filled Sunday morning by Rev. William Graham Echols, secretary of the Epworth league for north Alabama. in the ab- sence of the pastor, Rev. J. H. Harris. His address will be along the line of young peoples work, and members of ali Sunday school organizations have been especially urged to attend.
 Rev. E. T. Waites will fill the pull pit at the First Methodist church at both the morning and evening serv- ices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
PEACHES FROM ADMIRER

A large basket of delicious peache 8 was sent to the Bessemer Chamber of Commerce Saturday, there being no card or note to the identify the sender. The fruit was some of the finest seen here in some time and many samples were distributed in the business section. The attaches of the Chamber of Commerce wish to thank their benefactor for the courtesy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

init the transatlantic trip, hence they are now on their way to Cali fornia where the many friends over the state hope that pr. Baker will be fully restored to health They leave Sunday for Chicago, going thence to Los AngeleS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
REGISTRATION SLIGHT.

Only 75 persons had registered with the county registrars this week, according to Mrs. John McNeil, who has been looking after this work at Bessemer. The registrars have been at the courthouse for the past week, and In order to give those who have ot yet registered a last chance to do so, the registrars will spend Monday and Tuesday in the city.
 There are a number of women who are qualified to register, and the county league of women voters has been busy urging them to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
REX CLIn HOLDS PICNIC.

The Rex Club will hold It's first annual picnIc at Pineview Beach on Sunday July 15. The members and their friends will be transported in the morning by automobiles and will have dinner at the resort. During the afternoon swimming and various contests will be enjoyed. The Rex club was formerly the Bessemer Hatikwah club. having been recent ly re-organized and named, and is flourishing under the new ddminis- tratiOn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
MAGIC CITY GAINS BY NE W SCHE DIJLE IF INBOUND RATES
Outgoing Tariffs Revised Up- ward; Fight Being LauCh-
 ed Here

Birmingham buyers of iron and steel products bearing the Pittsburg plus charge are paying S2.20 per ton less for these products owing to the going into effect of the new com modity rates to and from southern points.
 Birmingham jobbers of wire, nails and other wire mill products as well as hoop and band steel pay the Pitts burg price plus the freight The freight rate is $2.20 less than it was. Therefore, they pay $2.20 less per ton for these products.
 Bars, plates and structural steel have Birmingham price. which is usually the PittsburG price plus more or less of the freight from Pittsburg, an average of two-thirds of the freight from Pittsburg being con ceded.
 Water Combinations Up.
 Port and river cities will pay more for steel and iron products from northern points, the adjustment hay ing been based on the long and short haul clause of the transportation act and wiping out potential water com petition. Old and new rates from Pittsburg on iron and steel products to the points named are now IS fol- loWS
 To Birmingham, old rate, 69 cents; new rate 5S cents. Old charge. per ton, was s13.SO new charge, per ton, is SLIGO. The reduction is $2.20 per ton.
 To New Orleans, Mobile and Pen 1 sacola, old rate was $51 # cents, new rate, 67 cents. Old charge, per ton, was $1130; new charge is $13.40 New Orleans now pays $210 more, per ton, of steel.
 Memphis old rate was 3S12 cents, new rate is 56 cents. Old charge, per ton, was S770; new charge is S11.20. Memphis now pays $3.50 more.
 To Atlanta. old charge was TOE cents. new charge is 5S cents. same as to Birmingham. old charge per ton, was $14.10, new charge is $11.60. Atlanta Is getting steel from Pitts burg at s2.50 less per ton.
 Outgoing rates from Birmingham have been increased in numbers of instances under application of the same long and short haul clause rul- ing. Rates of certain steel products to New Orleans has been increased from IA cents to 29 cents, and from | If cents to Mobile to 27 cents. Cot ton ties are embraced in the articles | bearing this increase. Result seems to be that while the rates on stuff from the north. which wipe out the discrimin nation enjoyed by the port and river cities, have been welcomed by jobbers, certain manufacturers are not welcoming the increases to points to which Birming- ham ships. The grate bar makers Big Furniture Reductions. Furniture dealers are understood to be the most satisfied. Reductions
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
NURSE sUPERINTENDENT QUITS

Miss Inez Cadell superintendent of nurses at the Employees hospital of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company. has resigned and will accept position in another state. Announcement to this effect was made Saturday by Dr. Marvin Whit field Glasgow, superintendent of the hospital, who said that he regretted to lose the services of a woman as capable and as well poised as Miss appointed, but it is stated the offi- cials have woman under considera- ton. It is understood that Miss dden, assistant superintendent, preferred not to accept the high position.
 The Fairfield lodge A. F. & A. M., whose corner stane dedication takes place Monday afternoon, will escort Grand Master Julian Spearman of Anniston to Fairfield with dele gation of prominent Masons, headed by A. c. Carter, past master, and other officials of the lodge. An nouncement to this effect was made Saturday as they completed the do- tail of the plans for the ceremony which will occur at o'clock Mon day afternoon, and to which every one in this county is invited. In connection with the laying of the COIIeI SlODet lIt sohSt ildS Iidllltd q special board or trustees who have the construction in charge. That board is headed by Charles J. Donald, one of the early past masters of the lodge. and William Elliott, AleXan- der c. Carter, l.. B. Fuller, Frank r.. Parsons Frank Burton and William Ellis. Most of the above have served the lodge as master during it's or ganized life. Mir. Parsons has been secretary for so many years that the count has been lost4
 It is recalled that c. J. Donald, acting for the lodge, bid in the original building at a time when it required 100 per cent nerve to spend dime in real estate in this dis trict, and to his vast astonishment his bid was accepted. However, his associates backed him up to the let ter, and the wisdom of his precipit ous action has been justified. The present annex is being constructed less than three years from the time that the first unit was bought.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

the total subscriptions up to about $500. This money will be used for the purchase of new books, while the city has agreed to subscribe a fund not in excess of $500 to be used for the repair of the building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
TYLER OFF JETVELRY MARKET.

P II. Tyler president of the Tyler Jewelry company, will leave Sunday for Chicago where he will visit many of the largest jewelry houses and where he will make very extensive purchases for the Ensley store. He win be engaged principally on pur- chases for the holiday trade which MT. Tyler said Saturday was ex
 pected to be the largest in volume that has been transacted in this dis trict for years Mir. Tyler will visit other interesting points while away and will return in about ten days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
,nEsuyrER1ANs DEFEATED

The First Baptist BaracaS de1eated the ipresbytel ians in the most spec tacular game of the season in the Sunday School league this week, the game going eleven innings to score of to 3. The game has caused considerable comment, as being ln- licative of the talent in this league, which is affording considerable part of Bessemers amusmeent this summer The Presbyterians used three pitchers, Williams, Little and Waller, in their effort to head off the Baptists, who used only one slab- man. Goodwin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
ARRANGEMENTS

All circles of the Womens Mis- soinary union of the First Baptist church will meet at the church Mon day afternoon.
 The missionary society of the Seventh Street Baptist church will meet Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. R. s. Nolan.
 Mrs. Henry Hurd will entertain the Matrons club at her home Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 The missionary circle of the South Highlands Baptist church will meet with the following hostesses Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock: Kathleen Nal lory circle with Mrs. N.> B. Parker: Northington circle, Mrs. J. E.. Childs; Young Matrons circle, Mrs. w. H. Bennett.
 The Forty-two club will be enter tained at the home of Mrs. w. o. Me Mahon Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
 Mrs. H. H. Pendleton will entertain the Southside Bridge club at her home on Tuesday afternoon.
 Mrs. Lacy Edmundson and Mrs. Clayton Grigsby will entertain at a swimming party at Linger Longer lodge Monday evening, compliment ing Mr. and Mrs Willard Deason, Miss Fauntleroy and Miss Katherine Hronsby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
SAVING PROMOTED BY CONTEST HELD AT ENSLEY BANK
Mrs. CantreII Heads CIean- Up Workers In Western
 District Of City
ENSLEY BUREAU ! THE AGE-HERALD EnSIey Ala ,TulV '

Herman W. Smith of the Bank of Ensley was awarded the weekly prize Saturday, which was a solid gold pencil, in the Chadwick Testi- monial contest, initiated one week ago. It was announced that every week the Bank of Ensley would give a prize to the employe who obtains the greatest number of accounts dur ing the six working days and that the prize next week would be but he was not SO far ahead of many other employees, all of whom are striving to win the grand prize in the Chadwick contest. The grand prize is trip to New York, besides bonus.
 It was announced by Samuel C. King, vice president of the Bank of Ensley, that the accounts secured by the contest included many of great value and if the record so far made was maintained for the eight weeks 1 the people of this section would have added over S150,000 to the savings ! of this district. The goal is 1,0OO accounts, but apparently this will 1 be exceeded long before the contest i closes.
 As an example of the striking ef- feet the contest is having, it was stated that a Well-known town south l of Birmingham had opened it's off | cial account at the Bank of Ensley and special books have been ordered printed for that town by the bank CTS. Aside from this very unusual ! situation it was also stated that among those that have sent deposits l here are many citizens who reside away from Ensley but have been attracted to the bank through the ! personality of the employees that started the unique campaign.
 So far, it is stated. the campaign | has proven to be enormously sue cessful and every one connected with 1 the testimonial contest in any man ner is highly pleased with the re- suit.
 The contest ends September 1 when MT. Chadwick will have been asso- | ciated with the Bank of Ens1ey for 24 years, entering the last year of his quarter of century of service to this community.
 A large delegation of EnsNey Ma 1 sons are planning to attend the lay | Ing of the cornerstone Monday aft ernoon of the Fairfield Masonic tenn pie. The delegation will go to Fair field about 4:30 o'clock in order to be there at . o'clock when Grand Master Spearman, of Anniston, starts the dedication ceremony. The dedi- cation of the Fairfield temple is of interest to the Masonic fraternity of l Ensley, all of whom are proud of the record achieved by the airfield lodge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08

West Manning to Miss Iey Mrs WoodsF E Miss
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year.
 Andrew J. Barley, Virginia Mines. June 15 age 66 years
 Mir. and Mrs Thomas Dewitt Scott. 1904 Thirteenth street, south, July 6, age
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
TAC DAY SUCCEssFJL

Tag day for the Carnegie library was held Saturday, at which time neat sum was realized for the book fund. A large number of young girls and matrons assisted the various chairmen and several booths were open in the downtown section. The funds realized Saturday and the com pletion of the canvass in several resi- dential sections is expected to bring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-08
DEATHS

Mary F. Dulin Brookside, June II, age months.
 Minnine Martin Adamsvlle, May 3, age 32 years
 Agnes Railev Adamsville June 3. age 1