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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
ROACH HELD FOR
FEDERAL ACTION
Member of Alabama Guard
Taken to Montgomery for
COurt-Martial

As an outcome of the alteration be-
tween Lieut.. Sid Cowan of the Second
Alabama regiment and Virgil and Roy
Roach, in which the officer was con-
siderably beaten up, Roy Roach was TAX.
en- to Montgomery to answer a courtmar-
tial and Virgil Roach. his brother. must
answer to the federal authorities for his
part of the affair.
United States District Attorney Robert
n. Bell instigated the proceedings
against Virgil Roach and he stands
charged with resisting an officer in mill
tary service in the discharge of his duty.
He will be given a preliminary hearing
before Judge r. B. Watts. United States
commissioner, this morning in the fed
erai building. 1t is understood that a
warrant will be sworn out by the sher-
ifs office charging an offense against
the state law.
Roy Roach was turned over to mill
tary escort under command of Lieut. j.
NJ. Gillespie and taken to Montgomery,
where he will be tried by courtmartial on
a charge of striking a superior officer.
The assault on Lieutenant Cowan oc-
Cured Sunday afternoon near Norton s
corner and was the result of an order
issued by Lieutenant Cowan to Roy Roach
advising him to report at Montgomery
for duty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
Stave Company in Hands
of Received Not Indebted
to Bank of Florence

70 the Editor of The Age-Herald:
Your Huntsville correspondent under
date of July 20 made the following state
ment: "Thoele Phillips Stave Manufac-
turing company has been placed in the
hands of receiver through bankruptcy
proceedings instituted in the United
States court. The First National bank
Of Florence asked for the receivership,
being a creditor to the extent Of about
BE, co.,
The first paragraph of the article stat
ing that the Thoele Phillips Manufacture
ing company has been placed in the hands
Of a receiver is true, but the statement
that the company owed the First Ma
tional bank $4,000 and that the latter
asked for a receiver is absolutely false.
The Theole Phillips Manufacturing COM
pany did not and does not owe the First
National bank of Florence one cent, hence
. it was not a party directly or indirectly
Ito the application for receivership for
the Theole Phillips Manufacturing COM
sany. N. c. ELLING,
president First National Bank, Florence,
Ala.
Florence. July 80, 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
At LoeM's BiiOu

The bill for the first half of the week
at Loews Bijou. featured in comedy, is
one of the best offered at the popular
vaudeville house. All acts were well re-
ceived by capacity audiences yesterday
and the bill comes up to advance no
tees in every particular
The feature act of the show. Adrain, is
unusual, sparkles with comedy and some
nifty musical numbers. are included. The
act is unique and but few have been
presented here that can be ranked high
er. 1t is thoroughly pleasing and is GER
tainly gloom chaser" Ask your neigh
Dor about it.
Bert Howard THE Man from Marion,
Ind.," also made hit with his clever
chatter. He is also a talented piano
player. He presents popular selections in
a different way that pleased immensely.
Jim Brown and Belle Jackson, The
Clubman and the Suffragette,' have an
act brimful of comedy. Their sayings
are witty and original and several mu-
steal numbers were presented acceptably.
The Martins, in "A Dream of Mars"
have novelty acrobatic act which is
of unusual interest 1t is something out
of the ordinary and cleverly staged
Dorothy Phillips in The Rescue is the
feature picture. Loew's current events
presenting the big things happening
throughout the world. are intensely in
teresting and educating. The motion pic
tire end Of the programme is we'll up
to the average, rounding out 4 swell bill.
Continuous performances, o clock until
II O'Clock.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
OPERATOR CALLED

Leonard T. Harris. son of Mrs Ella
Harris, 241o Eighth avenue, who Joined
the signal corps some six weeks ago.
has been called into active service and
notified to report to Fort Barrancas,
Fla, for which place he left last night.
He will be assigned, according to the
message he received. ito special duty
for the present"
Mr.. Harris has been connected with
the Associated Press in Birminham for
the past year, being on one of the Age
Herald wires. He is a young man of
splendid qualifications, and his many
friends wish him success in the branch
of the service that he has accepted and
is so well qualified for.
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Sale of Hotel Lease in
Admission Leads to Suit
by Clifford Estate Heirs

Admission July 30-(Special.)-J. A.
Clifford of Admission and Mrs. Ted JOY
of Birmingham, heirs of the late Mrs.
Annie Clifford, who died December 5,
1916, today filed a petition in the probate
court, asking that their father, M. Cliff
ford. be removed from his position as
executor of the estate of their mother.
The petitioners claim that the estate is
valued at $4,000, but their father, in
making HIS application for letters patent
to adm mister the estate, placed the
value at only sl1,5O0, and on this basis
was required to make bond for only 5000.
In arriving at their estimate of the
value of the estate, the petitioners re-
fer to the lease on the Alabama hotel,
which does not expire until December 81.
1923, as an asset and the furniture and
fixtures are worth a considerable sum
of money, the value of the two being
placed at $4,000.
The hotel property was sold last week
by NJ Clifford to H. l.. Hodge. The Pc
tition states that the price was $1,000,
which the petitioners state they believe
to have been paid in cash. They state
that shortly after the price was paid
their father disappeared and inquiry
among his friends fails to revea, where
he is. On this account they believe that
he absconded with the money. and SO
charge in the petition.
j. A. Clifford states in the petition that
the sale was made while he was tenn
porarly out CT the city, and while his
sister. Mrs. Ted Joy, was at her home in
Birmingham
1t is understood that the filing of the
petition to have Mr.. Clifford removed as
administrator of the estate OF Mrs. An
sale of the Alabama hotel to Fl. l..
Hodge.
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GULF PRODUCING CO.
ELECTS DIRECTORS

A special meeting of the shareholders
Of the Gulf Producing company was
held yesterday at the headquarters of
the company in Birmingham. Represen-
tative shareholders from different parts
Of the country and state were in at
tendence. An election of a board of
! directors of the company was held, re-
sultfng in the selection of the follow
Ing: C. A. Owens of New York city,
chairman; F. B. Grindell of Birming-
ham, F. p. Jackson of Birmingham; S.
c. Snead of Shawsville, Va; r. F. Led
better of Richmond, Va; Thomas Olsen
of New York city, A. S. Castellano of
Jacksonville. Fla; J. F. Middleton OF
Washington, D. C.; NJ L. Rogers of
Wilmington, Del; r. N. McDonough of
Birmingham, S. A. Hobson of Birming-
ham, C. NJ. Fuller of Jacksonville, Fla;
w. r. Thompson of Jacksonville, Fla;
j. T. Robertson of Birmingham, and DR..
X B. Goggans Of Hackelburg.
The Gulf Producing company is now
engaged in drilling for oil in the north
western part of the state.
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Announcements
At the Lyric

| The high standard of quality expected
| to be found at the Lyric last night was
decidedly in evidence. With the house
crowded to capacity the bill presented
three excellent features in Laveen and
| Cross, Francis p. Brent and THE Twen-
tieth Century Whirl" The programme
| included fun and fooishness of the rare
| kind, facts and opinion on a leading
| topic of most vital interest to American
people and a dazzling feature of beauti-
fully attired girls in song. dance and
pantomime. The show is well up TO the
class of vaudeville entertainments COM
ing to Birmingham and are unequalled
Laveen and Cross as Julius and
Brutus' in Roman Sports and Pastimes
as They Were Not in the Ancient Days"
were comical and carried with it an air
of something unusual with its mute ac-
tors, performing the ancient stunts"
in their queer way The act was a good
opener
Alderman Francis p Brent of New
York rendered in a most pleasing and
thrilling manner his famous address,
Uncle Sans Army and Navy" which
was happily illustrated with moving pic
lures and slides. Alderman Brent stirred
the audience with his patriotic speech
delivered so effectively. This feature, new
to the state as vaudeville attraction here
was most acceptable to the audience
last night
The Twentieth Century Whirl' was
pronounced the best vaudeville act shown
here in many weeks. The large company
led by Grace Gibson and Walter Poulter
with their songs. dances and acting, and
the varied, beautiful costumes were most
pleasing in each of the nine acts of the
number Pathe news pictures were newsy
and instructive. The Pathe feature at
the Lyric is coming to be looked on with
increasing approval.
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NEWS OF ENSLEY

George Kokalezres, the driver of the
truck that collided with a -passen-
ger car driven by Fl. X. Pickett of
Columbus. Ga, on Avenue and Nine
tenth street Sunday afternoon, was
ino6 SIS by Judge J. T. Lowery of the
Ensley inferior court yesterday after
noon Kokalezres claimed that a pass
ing street car DISTRACTED his view and
he did not see the other car. Miss EN-
ma Pickett of Opelika was not seri-
ously hurt as was reported, while Mrs.
G. A. Pickett suffered a broken arm
Mrs H. K Pickett received several
bruises, while the baby was unhurt.
The injured were carried to the Bir-
mingham infirmary and are expected to
be out by Wednesday.
Desolation in the midst of plenty is
the appearance presented by the de-
serted farm houses surrounded by ma
turing corn and trees of ripening fruit
on the site of the new Fairfield plant
of. the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Rail-
road company. The civil engineers have
been at work for the past week sur
NeylHS the STOuIu vi winch tue pldlt
will be built and the breaking of the
ground will begin just as son as the
growing crops are harvested.
The board of revenue did not grant the
Ensley club an interview last evening,
but has set the date for 2:3O Wednesday
afternoon.
The following programme will be given
at the Elks hall tonight for the bene-
fit of the East Lake Orphanage: Piano
solo, Miss Margaret McGregor The
Moon Drops Low (Cadman), Edwin
Cook Reading, Mrs. Earl G. McLin.
(a) "Bobolink' Bishop; (b) Doris ODE
Koven), Mrs. c.. j. SEVERN. Russian
dance, Miss Mabel Glare Kent (a)
s'When the Roses Bloom" OBJ Mother
McKee," James O'Hare. Piano solo, Mrs.
p. J. Thornton. "Inyictus' OHughes)
Edwin Cook. Musical reading Mrs Earl
G. McLin. Patriotic tableau, "Protec-
tion," Misses Mary Agnes Hilleke, Helen
Armstrong. Marie Mcclure, Cecilia Cain,
Lucille O'Byine Hattie Pope, Annie
Merle Haggard, Ruth Hilleke, Angelyn
Rlmmage and 10 members of the Ma
tional Guard
The burlesque of the "Womanless Wed
ding given at the Elks' hall Monday
evening was a successful event The
characters were taken by many of Ems
leys most prominent matrons and
younger ladies, and was under the au-
spices of the Womans Auxiliary of the
Ensley Presbyterian church.
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Furniture Dealers
Social Meeting Tonight

The Birmingham Furniture Dealers
association will hold a social meeting
tonight in the rooms of the Civic as
ISOLATION at s o'clock.
Refreshments will be served, and
music rendered throughout the evening
by Mr.. and Mrs. oliver Chalifoux. A
feature of the meeting will be the adj
dress of I. b. Ewin, who will speak to
the furniture men on the subject of
Garry Your own" A monologue will
be given by Joe Rosenberger and other
special entertainment stunts have been
arranged.
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MAN IS HELD HERE
ON FORGERY AND )
MURDER CHARGE
Detectives Unravel Unique
Mystery and Catch
Man as He Gets
off Train

One OF the most interesting detec-
tive cases worked out by detectives
here recently reached climax yes
terday afternoon when William a. Gil
leland was arrested and charged with
murder and forgery. Gilleiand is want
ed in Chicago for forgery and the
| murder OF Paul Huck. and is also
wanted here on forgery charges. He
was placed IN tile city Jail, where he
is being held temporarily. After the
arrest Gilleland is said to have con-
fessed to Detectives f. c. Macke and
r. c. Goad. who have been working
on the case. that he inflicted injuries
on Huck in Chicago on the afternoon
of June 2 from the effects Of which
Huek died July %.
Giileland was arrested yesterday aft
ernoon at about $3.50 o'clock by De-
tectives Street and Fuller, who saw
him jump from freight train from
Montgomery. Gilleland had on a mill
airy uniform and the officers thought
he was a deserter. After he was
brought to police headquarters it was
found that he was the man wanted
in Chicago.
The Investigations which were con-
summsted yesterday afternoon began
nearly week ago when the local de-
tective department received letter
from the department In Chicago re-
questing the arrest of the murderer
of Huck. who they thought went by
the name of Richards. alias Ratliff.
Enclosed with the letter was check
on local bank which had been torn
to pieces and pasted back together.
This was the sole clue Detectives
Macke and Goad had the man want
ed. The check was found near the
place where he and Huek had fought
and was made out to Richards, the
assumed name which Gilleland had
|, taken. and signed &c. w. Ratliff
After looking through the files De-
teceives Goad and Macke found an
other check in the same hand as the
one sent from Chicago. This check
was forged the name of Gllleland's
grandmother being used. 1t was in
dorsed by local persons. The officers
then looked up the indorser % the
check, who paid it's amount when the
bank found that it was Illegal. From
this person it was learned that Gill
leland was the person who received
the amount of the check.
Having learned then that the torn
up check found near the body of Huck
in Chicago was in the same hand as
the one forged here. 1t was decided
that the forger was the assailant OF
Huck and the officers began looking
for the person designated by the in
dorser of the check, who was Gille-
land He was traced from place to
place where he had been en-
ployed and where specimens Of his
handwriting were found. These. Off
GERS said. tailed with the writing on
the checks.
When Gilleland was brought into
headquarters by Detectives Street and
Fuller yesterday. afternoon on charge
of being a deserter it was at once
seen that he was the man being
trailed by Detectives Macke and Goad
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PERSONAL

E. e. Gray of Detroit, Mich is visiting
his mother, Mrs. j. II. Meanl, at Wood
lawn.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard F. Lussier have
named their little daughter Mildred
Frances.
Miss Daisy Allday of south Alabama
is visiting her sister. Mrs. ]. L. Aims
worth. at East Lake.
Mr.. Mercer Barnett left a few days
ago to join Mrs Barnett in Cleveland,
o., and they will spend sometime at
Breton Woods before returning home.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
MEDICAL SOCIETY
Operations by Great Surgeons Shown
on Screen

The Jefferson County Medical So
ciety held an interesting meeting last
night in the rooms of the Civic ASSOC
citation, and witnessed some unusually
interesting films from the clinical film
libraries of New York.
The pictures showed operations per-
formed by the worlds greatest physi-
clans, illustrating their technique and
science. Owing to the interest of the
Of the society was present
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
FOODSTUFFS IN
DEMAND FOR ARMY
Commissary Department
Asks for Bids on Canned
Vegetables

The commissary depots of the Uni
division want great big lots of food
stuff for. the many thousands of mer
who will have TO be fed from now on
and they are sending out lists to the
various organizations that are at
tempting to cooperate with the gov
eminent and the producer TO brina
them together. T. P Hay, Jr., secre-
Of Birmir CHAM. has received one OF
the first lists from the Atlanta food
depot. Here are some of the things
wanted:
72,000 cans of beans.
10000 cans of tomatoes.
100000 pounds of dried beans.
$4,000 gallons of cucumber
pickles.
$4,000 cans of stringIess beans
$1,000 cans pears.
IA. 900 cans of peaches.
$4,000 cans of sweet potatoes.
1900 cans preserved raspber-
ries.
$4,000 cans preserved strawber-
ries.
$4,000 cans pumpkin.
All of the above is subject to bid
and the department depot at Atlanta
is in the market for the same. They
desire bid on the whole or a part
based f. o. b. Atlanta preferably, or
+. o. b. shipping origin. Two samples
of each must accompany the bid and
goods must be made for delivery with
in the next 140 days.
Secretary Hay is giving this in
formation to those who are interested
and gives out the above statement in
order that the man who is in the mar
ket can get busy. He has further de-
tails at his office at the Chamber oil
Commerce building.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
UKULELE FEATURE
FOR SUNDAY WEEK

Next Sunday will not be "Ukulele Day
at Capitol park. The date set for this
event is one week from next Sunday.
August 12
The programme for next Sundays
sing is to be one of the highest musical
excellence. Three great feature numbers
have been secured and the balance of the
programme is being arranged in order TO
make this event a real musical treat.
The Elijah rehearsal will be held Thurs
day night at S:15 o'clock on the grand
stand in Capitol park
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
OFFICIAL LISTS OF
DRAF TED MEN IN
HANDS OF BOARD
Men Engaged in Industrial
Work Not Exempt if Place
Can Be Filled by Those
Over Military Age

Ex-Governor Emmett O'Neal, chairman
| of the district exemption board. has
| made IL plain that no class of men arc
generally exempt from military duty and
| in answer to queries in reference to
strikes. states that persons on strike are
not exempt from military service in the
selective draft The law provides, how
ever. that the board may in its discre-
ton. exempt men who are engaged in
farming mining and industrial work OF
such nature as to aid the government
In promoting the present war in the event
such places cannot be filled by men be-
yond the prescribed military age. The
rules governing the exemption board
must be applied to each individual who
presents himself to the board and makes
hiz claim.
EXAMINATIONS TO BEGIN
1t is now believed that the examination
for men 10 take their place in service
according to the selective draft will be-
gin Wednesday August s. and the let
ters Of notification must be mailed out
| five days in advance Of the date set for
| the recipient to report. The work of
| classifying the cards in each district in
Greater Birmingham is about complete
for those who Will be called on the first
1 dIdIis WHICH CGAtd1fls pVu UdJIIcS.
| The official list for the red ink num-
bers has been received by the local reg
istration boards, as drawn by the board
in Washington, and the work of pre-
pairing the lists will soon be completed
Extra speed has been injected into this
task for the purpose of issuing the call
to the men as soon as possible.
The exemption board for the third dis
trict of Jefferson county has received the
official list of drafted men from Wash
ington, and has begun the task of pre-
pairing notices to send men TO appear
for their physical examinations. The
first men will be summoned to appear
next Saturday, when 200 will be exam
ined, 200 more win be taken Monday.
and 200 more Tuesday. From these 6O0.
the board expects to obtain the 800 men
to be furnished by this district. II the
800 is obtained before the entire 600 are
examined, the examinations will at once
stop. All claims for exemption are
heard by this board except Industrial
occupational claims. WHICH are referred
to the district board. The board has Of
fees in Judge Smiths room at the
courthouse.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
JUDGE HUGH LOCKE
RESERVES DECISION

Attorneys in the case of the board of
revenue against Lee Kayser, in which
the validity of the warrants drawn by
the board to redeem outstanding county
scrip is questioned, made their arguments
before Judge Hugh Locke yesterday, who
held up his decision pending the filing of
briefs by opposing counsel Solicitor Hugo
L. Black appeared for the board of reve-
nue. and Attorney John Stone of the firm
of Tillman, Bradley & Morrow represent
ed the defendant.
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tional Guar'
Auto Stolen

The five-passenger Chevrolet automo-
bile of w. f. Edwards. 30 South TWEEN
ty-frst street, was stolen from in front
of the Lyric theatre during the perform
ance there last night, according to a re-
port given to police headquarters The
car had just been bought and was with
out license.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
Prisoners Escape

Susie Kennedy. Ellen Bailey and L. B.
Thomas escaped from the Southside
Jail about o'clock Sunday night by
means of blankets tied together and
strung over the dining room wall. The
Kennedy woman owed 1903 days, the Bal
ley woman 222 days and Thomas 1s days.
All were negroes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-07-31
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer. July o.-tSpeclaL)-work or
the improvements being made at No.
slope OF the ss-Sheffield Steel ana
Iron company at sloss are nearing COM
pletion and viii make this camp one
of the most modern of it's kind in this
district A new tipple is being erected
and a $4,000 hosting engine is being
installed and the new machine shop. sup
ply house and blacksmith shop, which
is being built OF brick. is nearing COM
pletion.
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TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

Lyric: Keith vaudeville. Matinee at
o'clock. Night performance at 1880
and 9:15 o'clock.
Loew's Bijou: Superior vaudeville
and feature pictures. Continuous per-
formances, to II D. m.
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Charles r. Kuchins has received an APP
pointment as state bank examiner and
will leave on August Is to take up his
new duties ne having received notice Of
his appointment yesterday from state
Superintendent OF Banks Alex Walker.
adr. Kuchins has been connected with the
Bessemer National bank for number OF
years and is being congratulated today
on his appointment.
The board OF revenue was In session
in the office of the clerk in the Realty
building this afternoon from u to
o'clock and routine business was trans
acted 1t was stated that plans for
the Bessemer courthouse and Jail had not
been completed and the board had moth
ing to give out on this subject at pres
emit.
The new office of the Bessemer Coal.
street between Third and Fourth ave-
nues, has been completed and will be
occupied August l by DR.. f. P. jon lson,
who has charge Of the local office.
The home of Mrs w. c. Baty on
Dartmouth avenue was the scene of a
pretty hospitality this afternoon when
she entertained a number of young
ladies in compliment to her charming
niece, Miss Lucille McCleskey.
Circle No. l of the Pastors Helpers
of the First Methodist church will meet
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock at the
residence of Mrs. w. B. Hosey on Dart
mouth avenue.
The Bessemer baseball team will meet
the aggregation from Ensley Saturday
afternoon on the rolling mill diamond
and the Red mountain nine will meet the
American Steel and Wire company 5
team on the same date.