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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-04-03
Appeals Court Decisions

Montgomery, Ala, April ESPECIALLY
The list of rulings on application for
rehearing and decisions handed down
by the court of appeals Tuesday is as
follows:
Per curriam:
Tom Womack VS.. the State of Ala
bama from Monroe circuit court, APP
plication overruled.
Thaddeus Bray, alias, etc, VS.. state
Of Alabama, from Mobile circuit court;
application overruled.
Abraham Bros VS.. Noah Means, from
Montgomery circuit court; opinion ex-
tended, application overruled.
The Travellers Insurance Co. VS..
George s. Lazenby, from Butler cir
cult court; application overruled, opin-
ion amplifed.
Roy Clayton and Ed Long VS.. the
state of Alabama, from Covington cir
cult court; application overruled.
Jack Knots VS.. the state of Ala
bama, from Pike circuit court; APP
plicaton overruled.
r. H. Johnston VS.. the state OF Ala
bama, from Pike circuit court; appli-
cation overruled.
eSleTn Union ItlSeioph w. w. "
M. Williams, from Blount circuit court'
application overruled.
w. T. Collier VS.. the state OF Ala
bama, from Jefferson criminal court;
application overruled.
Will Branch VS.. the State of Ala
bama. from Jefferson circuit court APP
plicat ton overruled
Patterson Reese VS.. the state of Ala
bama, from Jefferson circuit court; APP
plication overruled.
Joe Fl. Kramer VS.. the state Of Ala
bama. from Cullman circuit court APP
plication overruled
d. w, Limbaugh VS.. Wallace Boaz
from Talladega city court; application
overruled.
Lineville National bank VS.. Mrs. M
H. Weaver, from Clay circuit court;
application overruled.
List Of decisions:
Per Curtain: Clarence Stollenwerck VS.
the State of Alabama, from Hale CIRCUIT
court; reversed and rendered.
Oden-Elliott Lumber company vs.. Lou
isville and Nashville Railroad company
from Jefferson circuit court; affirmed.
City of Birmingham VS.. II. w. Collins
from Birmingham city court: judgment
of affirmance set aside and appeal dis
missed.
Frank II. Best VS.. the City of Biz
mingham, from Jefferson criminal court
affirmed.
Lawrence Herbert VS.. the State. from
Morgan law and equity court: reversed
and remanded.
Brown. p. bob Conner VS.. the STATE
of Alabama, from Autaugua circui
court; affirmed. q
Jack Rice VS.. the State of Alabama
| from Autauga circuit court; reversed ant
rendered.
Paul Franklin VS.. the State of Ala
bama, from Montgomery circuit court
affirmed.
bama, from Montgomery circuit court
affirmed.
James Lee Herring VS.. the statc Q
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Bessemsr, April 2.-(Special)--A fran
chise was asked for by the Alabama
Interurban Development corporation at
the Tuesday evening session OF the CITY
council and large delegation OF pro-
moters appeared and urged the councu
to grant the request. The matter was
referred to the judiciary committee 10
report at the next meeting night. Talks
were made by G. E. Harsh, attorney
for the company; Mr.. Cannon and w. A.
Weller, all of Birmingham.
The route to be taken by the proposed
road enters Bessemer at Ninth street
near West Lake, thence to Fourteenth
street and First avenue. out First ave-
nue. to Ninth street. The franchise also
asks for a route out Seventeenth street
toward Hueytown for freight line.
This is a part of network of inter
urban lines to be built from this dis
trict to the Warrior, it is claimed
Mayor b. c. Jones was designated to
go to Washington as the city's repre-
sentative, to appear before the board
of review on inland waterways, at the
hearing of the report of the Valley River
canal project. Mayor Jones will leave
Sunday, April 7.
M. j. Brooks was elected to succeed
himself as a member of the board OF
education for a term of five years; G. e..
Childers' appointment as assistant fire
chief was ratified. and Chief Reeder
requested that committee be APP
pointed to look after the installation OF
several new fire plugs
LIBERTY LOAN PARADE
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Alabama, from covington circuit court;

Alabama, from Covington circuit court;
affirmed.
Lean Virgins VS.. the State Of Ala
bama, from Barbour circuit court; af-
firmed.
Chester, Whitehead, alias. ETC.. VS.. the
State of Alabama, from Jefferson cir
cult court; reversed and remanded.
]. A. Smitherman VS.. the State of Ala
bama, from Jefferson circuit court: af-
firmed.
Ed Winder vs. the State, from Cal
hcun circuit court; affirmed.
Bricken, J.-W. j. Foster VS.. the State
of Alabama, from Montgomery circuit
court; affirmed.
w. C. Griffin VS.. the State of Ala
bama, from Pike circuit court: reversed
, and remanded.
A. +. Driver. Jr.. VS. J. III. Pate. from
Chambers circuit court; reversed and
remanded.
Patterson Reese vs. the state of Ala
firmed.
Northern Alabama Railway company
vs. o. A. Jackson from Franklin cir
cult court; reversed and rendered.
! Richard Sasser VS. the state of Ala
bama, from Covington circuit court; re-
versed and remanded on confession OF
error.
l u,
| of Alabama, from Marengo circuit
court; reversed and remanded.
| Luther A. May VS.. the state of Ala
hama, from Montgomery circuit court;
reversed and remanded.
=! Jesse Houston vs. the state of Ala
| bama, from Barbour county circuit
court; Affirmed.
! Columbus Grizzard VS. the state OF
! Alabama from Cleburne circuit court
affirmed.
John Beshears VS.. the state of Alabama
from Madison circuit court; affirmed on
authority of Herring VS.. the state OF
\ Alabama App. MS.
| Robert Owens VS.. the state of Ala
bama, from Jackson circuit court; re-
versed and remanded.
| James Terry VS.. the state of Alabama
! frSm Jackson circuit court: reversed
and remanded
A. H. Moody, judge of probate vs.
iTerrell-Hedges company. from Jackson
circuit court; reversed and rendered.
Madison Moore VS.. the state of Ala
bama, from Morgan circuit court; at
| firmed.
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s,lbdiyided into units not too large for
one woman 10 take care of. In this way
II is easily seen how the work is reduced
t.. a fine point, whereby no home in the
district will be sighted. In fact, that
is the prime object of the womans COM
mittee during this great drive
sThere are so many homes which mere
tofore have been indifferent to the LID
ertv Loan work. Mrs. Sims said, "and
largely because of a lack of knowledge
about the rules governing the sale Of
bonds. This will not be the case any
longer. because the work of the wom-
ans committee is arranged so that MOI
one single home will be overlooked. Heart
to heart talks with heads of households
is another excellent way to spread Lin
erty Loan propaganda and the standard
we have adopted as our accomplishment
during The third Liberty Loan drive IS
10 place a pond in every home in TINS
district maybe more than one but GER
tainly one.
I'VE go into the third Liberty Loan
campaign Mrs Sims said, far better
equipped than in the previous drives. pc
cause we have made a study OF the work
and we nave acquainted ourselves Win
the important points concerning tne
work We are better organized and bet
ter prepared in every way, and if We
fall short Of the mark of placing in ev-ry
home a Liberty Bond, we will be greatly
disappointed and feel that we haven't
lived up to the splendid standard we
have set"
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SCHOOLS WILL GIVE
IMPORTANT AID IN
LIBERTY LOANDR|VE
Mrs. Harry UpsOm Sims Dis
cusses Work of WOm-
ans Committee
PLANS ARE MADE TO
VISIT EVERY HOME
City Has Been Carefully Distracted
With Chairmen Who Will
Look After the
Work
Nv DOLLY DALRYMPLE

.sOne of the most important features
stressed by the woman's committee Tor
the third Liberty Loan is organization
in the schools whereby every child Will
be enlisted and able to do his bit; II
the children at school are educated up
to the Liberty Loan plan and become IN
terested in it there is no finer way OF
spreading Liberty Loan propaganda tran
through this channel because when the
children 20 to their homes after schooi
hours and talk about the Liberty Loan
drive. their parents will get renewed IN
terest." said Mrs. Harry Upsom SIMS
city chairman of the womans committees
for the third Liberty Loan.
In summing up the activities inciden-
tai to the big drive, which begins next
saturday. April G, the anniversary of the
declaration of war by the United States,
lust one year ago Mrs. Sims, among
many other interesting things, laid espe-
eial emphasis upon the necessity of CO.
operation from the schools.
..To stimulate this idea,' she said, we
have placed the Craftsmanship for school
organization for the sale of Liberty
Bonds in the capable hands of Mrs. Leo
Oberdorfer, who will make complete
canvass of the schools and put into eff
feet at once a working campaign.
There is to be inaugurated sort of
rivalry among the schools as to which
will sell the greatest number of Liberty
Bonds, and this, of course, will arouse
interest among the pupils and make them
work more steadfastly at their task.
believe in this way we will get fine re-
suits, and these future citizens OF ours
who will have the honor OF the nation
in their hands in days to come Will look
back with great pride upon their achieve
ment in this big drive for winning the
war"
zone thing must be understood COM
pletely," Mrs. Sims said, concerning the
work of the womans committee, and
that is that no woman will receive one
penny of money from any buyer of a
Liberty Bond during the drive. Our
mission is to visit every home in this dis
trict; talk to the women or men of the
household and explain to them the value
of Liberty Bonds; of how the money put
into bonds is not money given, but merely
loaned for the purpose of saving our
country from the rule of autocracy and
despotism. We will present the BLANKS
required for the amount of money to be
subscribed from every individual from a
$50 bond up but when the money is paid
out ii must be paid to a bank and not to
any Individual No money is to pass
through the hands of the women who
are serving in the third Liberty Loan
drive.
birmingham has been well districted
for the big drive Mrs. Sims said.
Divided into II districts. each district
has it's own chairman, who will have
charge of the work. These II districts
are further divided. In fact they are
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British Government Sends
Thanks to President Wilson
for His Action i'm France
By BRIGGS

Washington, April lord Reading,
the British ambassador, today sent tc
President Wilson a message of thanks
on behalf of the British government
for "the instant and comprehensive
measures which the President took in
re Spouse to the request that Amcri-
can troops be used to reinforce the
allied armies in France.
An embassy statement, announcing
that the message had been sent
through the state department said:
1.-THE knowledge that owing to the
Presidents prompt cooperation the
allies will receive the strong REIN
forcements necessary during the next
few months is most welcome to the
British government and people
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BUSINESS MEN TO
AID DISTRIBUTION
OF FOOD PRODUCTS

The executive committee of the food
preparedness and marketing bureau. of
which John H. Frye is chairman, is mall
ing circular letter to the bankers of
Alabama regarding the increased pro-
duction of crops in the state.
In addition to the demand for increased
production, there is urgent need in most
communities for better marketing IA
ciiities as well as a need for more corn
shelters. potato houses. feedmills and in
creased canning facilities, according to
the committee.
These needs must be furnished in the
main by the business people in the va
rious towns. the circular states. for it is
not the function OF the farmer to classify,
grade and distribute food crops. His
function is to produce them.
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Corbett's Daily Letter
On Great Sport Topics
By JAMES J. CoRBETT

or so. I could think a little straighter
than usual, but was still very drunk.
Hall invited me to have a drink with
him before hitting the hay and ac-
cepted We ordered a quart of cnam-
payne and the bellboy brought it to my
room. The kid opened the bottle and
then went out. l poured out drink
for Frank and one for myself Both
glasses were trimming full. That liquor
looked wonderfully good to me, because
certainly was thirsty. I grabbed the
glass in my hand, picked it up and was
just going to down the liquor, when
something seemed to stop my hand. !
pushed back the glass little bit, and
looked at it. | held it there, looking at
it steadily all the time. Hall, mean
while, had drunk his champagne and was
staring at me in queer sort OF way.
What's the matter. John?' asked
Frank
Il looked at the glass again and then
put it down and said to Frank:
Frank, SO help me God, | won't
drink this, and so help me God, III
never take a drink again.
Hall. knowing Sullivan intimately,
laughed at the idea of John L. reform
ing. He didn't take the resolution OF
Sullivan seriously. He felt. that when
John L. refused to drink that night that
it was merely because the stomach OF
the champion of champions was up
set and figured that Sullivan would re-
sumo drinking the next day. But the
next day John l.. didn't take drink.
Those in the theatrical troupe were
surprised, even stunned. Eventually the
newspapers got hold of the fact that
John L. had gone more than "A hours
without drink and that John l.. had re-
solved to quit forever The news was
published with sarcastic editorial com
ment No one took John LIS retorma-
ton seriously How could they. For
nearly rs years he had been, to use MS
own style, "the worlds champion
drinker," and no one reclxoned that Johh
l.. would reform at so late day.
But another "a hours passed and John
L. successfully fought the battle that
every man must fight who decides TO
quit drinking. The cravings of a liquor
thirst drove him mad and there were
many times that John l.. wavered in his
determination-but always he strength
ened at the critical moment and fought
off the temptation.
A week went by-a month-two months.
John l.. was still on the water wagon,
and John L., to his everlasting honor,
remained a total abstainer until the end
of his days.
(To be continued tomorrow.
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BESSEMER
BUREAU
PHONE
BESSEMER 5S1

bership, who have helped so generously
to make possible the success and hap
piness of this occasion, the dedication
of our church free from debt The
Rev. /. F. Swallow. pastor; Elders
Samuel Read, c. L. O'Dell, ]. f. Nc
Pherson, W. A Davidson, G. H. Steven
son; Deacons w. A. Cochrane, Henry
Hurd, Homer Hurd, ]. B. Morton, G.
II. Cooke, owen Williams, w. l..
Schwartz S. Lysinger, G. G. Houston,
G. A. knight, William Burns, r. NJ.
Munger, DR., G. d. Waller, B. c. Russell.
The Bessemer Red Cross chapter
held splendid meeting today in their
room of the Realty building. Many
knitted garments are being turned in
regularly, while large amounts of hos
pital supplies were also turned in. a
large supply of wool was given out
today and many garments cut and
prepared to be sent out
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German Firebug Jailed

Sherman, Tex, April 2.-CharIes \.
Schneider. an enemy alien, who had no
registration card was placed in jail here
today charged with setting fire to the
grain warehouse at Howe last Friday,
destroying 3cc00 bushels of grain and II
buildings. He had in his possession blue
print of the wheat and cotton bells OF
the United States and other important
maps. He was held in $1,000 ball.
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American Loans to Allies
Now Total S., 100, 900, 900

Washington April 2.--Credits to the
allies in the last year were raised to-
day to more than 5000. 900 by loan
of $500 900 to Great Britain. That ma
tion's total credits from the United
States now are $2,73o 100000 and all the
allies S. 1860 600. OOO
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to have been shooting at brother OF
the dead negro. Details of the affair
are meager
The Ensley Highland division OF the
Red Cross unit of Cunningham chapter
No. "a, Order of the Eastern Star, VIII
hold a meeting to make hospital supplles
for the soldiers on Thursday beginning
at $50 o'clock at the Ensley Hlgniano
Presbyterian church. The meeting OF the
Ensley proper division of the chapter
will be held in primary rooms of the
Baptist church at the same time AT the
noon hour box luncheons will be served.
There will be a meeting of the Junior
Missionary society of the Fairfield Meth
odist church Friday afternoon at 8
O'Clock at the home of Adolph White,
on Thirty-eighth street
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Of
a
4 mayb worth mu
pacicin
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(Note-This is the forty-fifth chapter OF
a series of articles which Mr.. Corbett is
writing on "John L. AS 1 Knew Him"
1t relates many heretofore unpublished
incidents in the life of the great warrior.
The next chapter will appear tomorrow
Through the years that John l.. was
champion, and for more than a dozen
afterward, he continued to imbibe freely
of alcoholic liquors. He boasted fire.
quently that he could outdrink any man
i'll America-and he won several such
championship contests. Time and again
friends tried to prevail upon him to be
more temperate in his habits. But John
i. always scoffed them into silence.
Many men addicted to the liquor habit
resolve at one time or another to quit.
Some of them do follow out their re-
solves by getting on the wagon" for a
short period of time. But all through
the years of John LIS pugilistic days,
he never once made a serious determina5
ton to quit. He often said that he liked
alcohol too well. And SO, everyone fig
ured that John L. would continue to be
a drinker until the end of his days.
But on March 5, 1905, the Impossible"
happened. John l.. made up his mind
to quit drinking, to quit right then and
there, and from then on until the day of
his death drop of liquor never again
touched his lips. His reformation, IN
view of his Incorporate habits for more
than a quarter of century, makes 1t
something akin to a miracle.
John L., telling about the incident
later, said
Il was playing with show in 1898
and when we got into Grand Rapids, L
was blind drunk. / loved champagne
and l certainly had been drinking more
than my share. We stayed whole
week in Grand Rapids, and / appeared at
each and every performance and went
through with my work, but didn't know
anything about it. l can't remember an
incident of that weeks happenings in
Grand Rapids.
after we finished showing in Grand
RAPIDS, we went TO Terre Haute, Ind.
got to that town all right, but | GER
tainly didn't know how | got there. We
got into town around about noon on
Sunday. March 5, 1905. We played mat
inee and also a night performance. After
the night show was over Frank Hall,
who was my manager, and | went PACK
to the hotel When we got into the hotel
NV brain had cleared little bit be-
cause l hadn't had drink for an hour
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Drs. Dozier & DoZier
Oldest Established Firm
of Medical Specialists in
Alabama. Twenty : five
Years in Birmingham.

We treat scientifically and
with wonderful success. all man
ner of chronic diseases of the
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat, Lungs,
Heart, Liver, Stomach, Bowels,
Kidneys and all diseases of the
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HUMOROUS COMMUNICATION

Many routine matters were handled
by the commission among which was
n very amusing communication from
female citizen, wherein she told of
the death of her dog, which she said
was a source of deep regret to her,
ARD in view of the fact that said
canine had his life snuffed out by a
heartless automobile she felt that the
deg was worth $25 and would appre-
ciate whatever the commission could
do to rectify the matter. The commu-
nication was addressed to Commits
sioner Hornady and was too much for
the commissioner of education, so he
passed the buck" to the commission,
and they in turn handed it to Clerk
Ryall.
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The attractive home of Mrs. Ellvee
Faulkner, in the Orleans apartment on
Fifth avenue, was the scene OF pref
,ty affair this afternoon, when she en-
tertained the members of the Tues
day Bridge club The reception rooms
were tastefuly decorated in pink rose
buds and ferns, uink and green be-
ing the color motif. Three tables Were
arranged for the players of bridge,
while score was kept on dainty tally
cards Following a seTVs of games,
the first prize for the highest score
was won by Mrs. A. E. Patton, a lovely.
bud vase. while the consolation was
won by Mrs. S. E. Burgin, on cut
with Miss Zelna Lefkovits and Mrs.
Mac Batson. Later in the afternoon a
strawberry course with ice was served
by the hostess, who was assisted by
Mrs. S. E. Grout.
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INFANT DESERTED

Chief of Police j. G. Thomas and
Detectives j. S. Parrott and Ross
Thomas are continuing their search
for the parties who left a newborn
baby boy on the back porch of the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Wright on Alabama avenue and Twen-
ty-fifth street. The child when found
by Mrs. Wright was apparently not
over day old and was loosely
wrapped in an old blanket.
Mr. and Mrs. Wright will keep the
child until the officers have completed
their investigation.
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Plans have been completed for .he
card party to be given Wednesday aft
erEoon at the home of Mrs. w. D. Tay-
lor Series of bridge, forty-two whist
anG other card games will Nbe enjoyed.
The affair will be given by the COM
nlittee appointed by Mrs. Lacey Ed
mundson, chairman of the Alabama
boys tobacco fund campaign in this
city. A nominal admission fee will DC
charged. The public is cordially in
yiled to attend.
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RESOLUTION OF THANKS

At the meeting of the elders and dea-
cons of the First Presbyterian church,
held this afternoon in the pastors
study, a resolution was adopted and or
dered spread on the minutes and pun
LEGATION requested. THE officers of the
First Presbyterian church, knowing the
profound gratitude of the congregation,
desire to express on behalf of all our
sincere appreciation and acknowledge
ment of the announcement and liberal!y
of the many friends, outside the mem
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L.x-Fos with repsln

liquid Digestive Laxative pleasant
to take. Just try one soc bottle for
Indigestion or Constipation.
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COAL CONTRACT

Commissioner Brown called atteh-
ton of the commission to the advlsA-
bilitv of purchasing the city's supply
of coal for the coming winter ard
suggested that they consider making
contracts now. City Purchasing Assent
Griffin asked for the permission OF,
selling coal to the city employees at
a price to be fiNed by the city. Upon
motion OF Commissioner Hornady THIS
matter was referred to President Ear
lett and Commissioner Brown for
report to the commission.
Il. b. Reese, representing A. u.
Bowen and associates, who have q
contract with the city to use all os
the wet garbage the city can furnish
them at SO per ton, stated that they
had about completed arrangements 70:
tie establishment of receiving stations
for the garbage at Woodlawn, North
birmingham. Avenue f near the South
siGe Jail. and in Ensiey Some slight
changes in the contract were suggest
ed. The garbage bought from the city
is to he utilized for fattening hogs.
rhich the contractors propose to raise.