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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-30
DETECTIVES SEARCH
/. FOR MISSING CLERK
James r. Battle of Hillman
Hotel Sought for Alleged
Shortage of Accounts

James r. Battle, for the past year and
a half clerk at the Hillman hotel, has
been missing since October 1S, and he is
reported to be short in his accounts at
the hotel The shortage, according to a
statement by Manager H. p. Dye of the
Hillman yesterday, so far as ascertained,
is about $500. 1t was stated, however,
that the investigation had not yet been
completed.
According to a statement made by
Manager Dye. the auditor began check
ing up Battles accounts and, it is al
weeks ago. up to the day of his disap-
legged, discovered little more than two
pearance, a shortage of $751; Part of
F., this consisted of the clerks bank ac-
| count. Each clerk at the hotel is al
lowed $780, with which he is charged for
the purpose OF making change at the
| counter. Fifteen dollars of Battles bank
| account remained wnen he left
| A day or two after he left the hotel,
Mr.. Dye says. Battle called up over the
! telephone saying he was sick and asked
| for two or three lays leave of absence.
/ This was the last Manager Dye heard OF
him.
| Reports were circulated in Brming-
ham yesterday that man registering
| at the Planters hotel in New Orleans as
James r. Battle of Birmingham, Ala,
had killed himself two or three days
ago The report connected up the sui
eide and the Birmingham clerk
| Fred Bodeker of the Bodeker Detective
agency. who have been searching for
the missing clerk, yesterday morning
wired the chief of police of New Or
leans asking If James r. Battle had
committed suicide in that city. Last
night he received a telegram from the
lieutenant of police of New Orleans
stating that no person by that name had
; killed himself or been killed in New
Orleans.
Before going with the Hillman hotel
Battle was clerk at the Florence hotel
for some time, and prior to that he
servide in a similar capacity at hotel
in Decatur. He is originally from Hunts
Vile
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NO PROF|TEER|NG
IN SUGAR PRICES,
DECLARE GROCERS
Dealers Not Responsible for
Shortage = Investigation
Shows Slight Increase in
Prices Charged

Retail grocers of Birming-
ham see no early relief from
the sugar shortage, according
to information given out yes
terday for the Retail Grocers
and Butchers association by
Paul Shropshire, secretary.
Beet sugar may be available before
the Cuban crop is in. about the middle
of November, it is understood among
members of the association, but it Will
be marketed at higher prce- the
government has guaranteed a price of
10 cents a pound at the refinery. it is
said. and with the jobbers and retail
ers' profits added, the price to the con-
sumner will be more than IA cents
pound.
1t was understood yesterday that
one or two carloads of sugar had
reached the city, and that the com
modify was being doled out in pound
or two-pound lots.
A number of retail grocery mer-
chants were interviewed yesterday
regarding the retail price OF su-
gar and while 1t varied a little,
there appears to he no profiteering
in this commodity, notwithstand-
ing the fact that n number of COM
plants have been received by Erie
Pettus, United States district attor-
ney, of alleged profiteering.
Sugar was being sold by Shropshire
& Daniels to their regular customers
at IS cents a pound, this store having
only small supply on hand. Young d
Weaver, 1901 Second avenue, were sell
ing to their regular customers at IL
cents. while Mackin Brothers, 7o4
Eighteenth street, south, were charging
II cents. Yielding Brothers, 2129 Sec
ond avenue were charging II cents,
while Burks & McKelvey, 1905 Tusca-
loosa avenue, had no sugar, but dis
posed of the last they had at II cents,
and w. D. Blalock, Ensley, had none
on hand.
The wholesalers have been unable
to explain the sugar shortage to the
retailers, anu we nave Oeeu utdDlt
to explain it to our customers, said
Mr. Shropshire. There have been
many theories advanced. 1t has been
said that unusually heavy exports to
England caused the sugar famine, and
it has been charged that refiners have
held their sugar for higher prices.
Whatever the cause is, the public ought
to remember that it isn't the whole
salers fault or the retailers The SUI
gar simply can't be bought.
1T is to be hoped that the beet sugar
supply will help tide us over until the
Cuban crop is in, though l don't know
of any beet sugar having been ordered
in the south as yet"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-30
FRISCO WILL GET
1920 CONVENTION
OF HEALTH BODY
BY Associated Press

New Orleans, October 29.-San Francisco
was chosen for the 1920 meeting place of
the American Public Health association
at a general SESSION of the 18th conven-
ton here tonight DR.. w. S. Rankin of
Raleigh, N. c., secretary of the state
board Of health, was elected president.
Other officers elected were: john
Armyot, Ottawa, Canada; William II.
Robin of New Orleans, and G. H. Sum-
ner of Des Moines. Iowa, vice presidents,
W. H. Hedrick of Boston, secretary: Lee
X Grankel retiring president, of New
York, treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-30
WHITE MAN HELD
ON LIQUOR CHARGE

William C. Cross a white man, was
placed in the city jail last night about
1880 o'clock by Detectives Wall and
Alexander of the purity squad, charged
with violating the prohibition law.
According to the detectives, Cross had
just stepped off from train at the
Louisville and Nashville station and
was entering taxi" nearby when APP
pretended by the officers. Two and
one-half gallons of corn flicker" were
found concealed in suit case in his
possession. He win be tried before
Judge Henry Martin today
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-30
"a PROBABLY DEAD
IN STEAMER WRECK

Muskegon, Mich, October 2s.-Search of
the wreckage of the lake steamer Muske-
gon, which pounded to pieces In gale
and sank in MuskeSon harbor yesterday.
and investigation by Crosby Line Off
Gals today brought the probable death
list to "a. Fourteen are known to have
lost their lives and six bodies have been
recovered.
1t is possible. the rurser declared. that
the passengers liss may have been larger
by reason of some persons travelling OF.
return tickets sold at Muskegon, or on
passes. This can only be established
through relatives or friends, for the ship :
register was lost.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-30
BUDGET ADOPTED
WITHOUT CHANGE
Commission Finally Author
ICES Financial Measure as
Agreed on Tuesday

At an adjourned meeting of the
city commission yesterday after
noon the budget for the fiscal year
beginning October, 1910, and end
ing September 10, 1920, authorizing
the expenditure of s2,702, 73o.-3.
and estimating the receipts nj ST.
1OJ.0JO, was formally adopted as
announced by Comptroller Jimmy
Jones Tuesday afternoon.
The budget WAS not changed
from that agreed on by the city
commissioners Tuesday afternoon
and published in fall In The Age
Herald yesterday morning.
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resentative OF the post, ]. 3, Wood.
who has been chairman Of the ARMS
tice Day committee. WAS also morn
mated it being held that by the time
the convention met In Minneapolis.
he would have the arrangements fer
the celebration here so well in hand
that another could take his place.
State Commander Matt H. Murphy,
who is entitled to appoint several dele
gates. announced the selection of Mss
jeanette Harper of fne army nurse
corps. who made such a splendid rec
ord in the membership campaign;
Richard f. Lussier and Frank NJ Dixon
to attend the Minneapolis convention.
The following finance committee was
appointed to secure the necessary funds
for the expenses of the Armistice Day
celebration: Julien Caheen. Jelks CAB
aniss. Phil Painter, Virgil Barnard
and William Rogers.
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Seek Information of
Durant Brothers

The Birmingham chapter or the Red
Cross yesterday received telegram
from Monroe, La, asking for informa-
ton about Thomas and Homer Durant
who are supposed to be at some coal or
ore mine in the Birmingham district
According to the telegram they came
from Arizona. arriving in birmingham
two or three days ago.
Any information about them should
be communicated to the local chapter OF
the Red Cross.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-30
Damage Suits Filed

tate of Oscar NJ. Hips. yesterday filed
suit against the Louisville & Nashville
railroad for s100, 900, alleging her intestate
was killed by an engine belonging to the
defendant company.
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American Legion Elects
Delegates to Convention
Seven Representatives and Three Aternaes Chosen by
Birmingham Post-Delegates Instructed to OPP
pose Plan to Have Government Pay
Bonus to ex-Service Men

The Birmingham of the American Legion opposed to
federal treasury under the guse of
bonus to the ex-service
BY of the last night
delegates
convention the Legion Minneapolis
anuplan toeive bonus to th
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-19
NEW BEDFORD
ENGINEERS WILL
STRIKE TODAY

New Bedford Mass. May Is-The
engineers employed N the cotton
mills Of this city will strike tomor-
row morning, no word having been
received from the cotton manufac-
turers association TO the demand that
the state scale Of wages be adopted
here
The memners Of the .iremen's un-
ion will remain on the job 70 NAM
tain sixty pounds pressure Of steam,
as their union rulss call for N case
Of fire. but will refuse 20 work il any
hu, a union engineer attempts TO start
the engines TO run the mills.
Secretary Heaton Of the engineers
union stated that the engineers were
30 per cent organized and that the
strike would affect every mill in the
city.
Secretary Gardner Of the manufac-
turers association stated tonight that
the mills would attempt TO run.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-19

the Chamber of Commerce. We have
many excellent aliens IN the city and
there is no reason why We should
not give these people all the help
necessarr TO make them realize what
a grand and glorious country Amer
ica is. Every man We can Anerl-
caniZe means one less bomb sent
throug. the mails TO Kill our pubic
officers. l, IS d serious question all
over the country and we must do our
little bit II we have this situation IN
Waterville.
Tuesday evening at o'clock there
will be gwen IN the First Baptist
church a lecture on The State Of
Maine, by Principal Drew T. Har-
thorn. illustrated by about $50 spec
tally made lantern slides showing
important historical features. the
industrial, agricultural. and educa-
t!onal resources as We'll as the scene
beauties of the State The Chamber
of Commerce IS taking part IN the
work Of advertising the State Of
Maine by cooperating with the
Maine Agriculture! and Industria,
rec, linz with this idea. Every mem
Der of the Chamber Of Commerce
should know what there IS in the
State. II IS Very evident that had
the COCOA people whoh ave left this
State in the last 30 years known the
facts that will be shown by M Har-
thorn they would never have let
the State. The lecture will be inter
esting, Instructive and patriotic,
This is given under the auspices of
Coburn Classical Institute. a small
admission fee will he charged.
= a committee consisting Of J. How
ard WEIGH. Ara a Meader and the
manager. 3. A. Ahrens II the Wat
erviile- WinsIow Chamber Of Com
merce. has had under consideration
two courses. one from the White
Enter ainment Bureau and the 9TH
er from the Coit-AIber Bureau. The
last named bureau has arranged the
Lyceum course offered by the Req
Cross last winter. !, has been de-
cided 20 take the Coit-Alber course
for the coming winter with the pro-
gram elected as follows: Bertha
Farmer & Co. with Miss Farmer DIS
the vocal sololst. associated with her
are vioiinist celiist and pianist;
Fred G. Eale. lecturer. with the sub
Ject, Makers and Takers The
DeMille Male quartet. consNered one
of the best III the country: Tenn
Skeyhill who was through the en-
tire campaign in the Dardinelles: the
Metropolitan Singers. who offer an
Irrational and Cperauc program: the
Apollo Concert Company. consisting
OF novelty instruments. besides
singing numbers; "R. Davis" one OF
the best naSic,ans IN the world
This is under the management Of the
Chamber Of Commerce.
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PROTEST OPPRESSION
OF GREEKS BY ITALY

An imposing mass meeting was
held Sunday afternoon At o'clock
by the Greek Society. Epirotic. Eth
nicos Pothos. in this city when the
leaders of the society addr essed the
members. and there was drafted a
vigorous protest against Italy. whose
soldiers. il is asserted. have stabbed
women and children in the Greek
islands because they raised the
Greek flag. Unanimous resolutions
We're adopted and 1t was voted 10
send teleSraphIc protest to the State
department a. Washington. and TO
the chairman Of the Peace Confer
ence at PARIS demanding that an end
be put to the unbearable condition
OF oppression under which pure
Crock populations are laboring in the
Dosecanesus and IN Northern Epirus.
The union of these lands with the
mother country, Greece. was urged.
as follows:
State Department, Washington. D. c.
Chairman Peace Convention. Paris.
(France):
We citizens of Waterfalls. Maine.
appraised of the cruel suppression
OF the innocent expression of ma
tionaI will of Dodecanesians and Of
the brutal treatment to which peace
tul and cultured Greek populations
are subjected by Italian forces oc-
cupation both in the islands and in
Northern Epirus IN mass meeting as
sembled protest IN the name of hu-
mapify and irplore the Peace Con-
terSnce to give speedy solution to
problems of Greece and avoid blood
shed and other despair IN Dodecane-
SLAMS and northern Epirots and to
give union with mother country
Greece.
Dated al Watervy!e. Ne. May 18th.
4. z. 1919.
S. BASIAEIS,
President Of Creek Epirotic So.
cietv, Ethnicos Potaos. Of Wa
terville.
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RHODE ISLAND
WITH 1000 MEN
AT BOSTON TO-DAY

Boston. May -s.-The ha,t!eship
Rhode Island which IS bringing iws'
troops from Brest will arrive at
oresiden, Roads az $50 tomorrow
morning unless DELAYED by j fog
through which she was passing to-
night. according to message e.
celved BY the naval communication
Office. Units on board include the
10.th field signal battalion. sales
comml ssarv unit 80. ten ambulance
sections. TWO sanitary squads. two
service park units and seven casual
companies. 4 delegation from Tpsi-
lanti. Mich. viii so down the harhor
10 greet TIE troops from that state
who are on board.
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Union Grange will meet with Pitts.
deld Grange on Wednesday, Nay =.
The members of Somerset Lodge.
K. of P. and the Pythian Sisters. at
tended services at the Manson stree:
Methodist church Sunday morning
ana listened to sermon appropri.
ate to the occasion by the pastor
Rev. D. P. Pelley
Musician Robert Smith. who has
Just received his hunora bic discharge
after considerable period Of service
being stationed at Camp Devens and
Camp Upton. has arrived in town and
was warmly greeted by his many
friends who are glad TO see Bob"
back on his old fob al Ber-y's phar-
macy 1t certainly is good to have
some Of the live wires get back 10 put
. little pep" into the old town once
more.
AT the business session of the East
Somerset Teachers Conv held
here Friday, the following officers
we're elected for the ensuing year:
President. Supt. H. B. Clifford Of
Hartland; vice president. W E. Stu
art of Pittsf1eld. secretary and treas
urer. Miss Mary Connolly of Hart
land: executive committee, Principal
Stanley r. Oldham Of Maine Central
Institute. Pittstield; Supt. William Z.
Stuart Of Pittsfield and Miss Mildred
Tibbets of PALMYRA.
Leslie Black. who has recently re-
turned from overseas service has been
in town for several days the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. ". S. Spau!dinE and
family, and went 10 his home IN
Rrooksville. Saturday, for a visit be-
fore returning to Boston where he ex-
poets to locate. Mr.. Black is a grad
uate Of Maine Central Institute and
has been a member of a medical unit.
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his workers will be found at the
Chamber OF Commerce rooms al
Elks building J. Howard WEIGH IS
the local chairman and also has
charge Of Fairfield. Oakland. Wins
low. Pittsfield and some OF the small
towns IN the locality. He has chosen
his lady and gentlemen workers and
all data has been given out for the
drive. There is not a person in the
CITY who will refuse 10 subscribe
something to the good cause. and the
returned soldiers and sailors have
given their support in various ways
for the coming campaign. Saturday
night at the various theaters four
minute talks were heard by returned
men. in which-they urged everyone
that every soldier and sailor. over
a thousand in all. who has returned
10 this city from various branches OF
the service. we're giving large sums
and we're TO assist n various ways
during the drive. Each speaker re-
lated experiences while at the front,
and told Of the generous and splen-
did work Of IN Salvation Army las.
SHE'S. who are so much loved By eV-
cry man who wears the gold and
silve! stripe. During the war the
men fought for everyone and also
did the Salvation Army iassies. who
went to the front line trenches and
served coffee and sweets 10 the boys
After hearing the message nom these
returned men one could hardly re-
fuse to subscribe something, for
every little bit helps" towards this
ig cause.
Tho county road improvement
committee has just organized. and
already have taken active steps 10
See what can be done in the way
Of county road improvement. 1t Is
planned TO invite the road commits
sioners Of all the towns within a ra-
dius of Is miles OF WaterviIle to
meet with the committee during the
next week or two ana endeavor 10
form some plan by which the roads
for a Soood many miles around us
will receive considerable "doctor!ng."
The committee is in touch with the
state highway commission and the
Highway Industries Association OF
Washington. The have also heard
from the Augusta people and some
Of the road mmlssioners-
The subject of "AmericanIzation"
seems to be one OF the principal top
les of the street and the manager II
the Chamber q Commerce OF Water
vile and Winslcw is very DESTROYS
Of getting hold Of some information
concerning the situation regarding
aliens in this city II anyone has any
information Whatsoever as to the
number who have not taken cut
citizens papers the Chamber would
greatly appreciate them 1t ID a big
work ana IL We have . situation here
it 10 = project well worth thu time Of
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Mrs. Gail Pollard. The AFFAIR vas q
complete surprise to Miss Hunter but
she proved herself a fine hostess. Tho
bride-elec, received many pretty and
useful gifts from her friends The eve
ming vas passed socially and refresh
nents vera served. Those present were
Mrs. william Ireland. Mrs. Marion
H,nckiey. Miss Sadie woodman. Mrs.
Charlotte woodm3n. Mrs Jane LANett.
Miss Helen Burriu. Miss Frances East
man. Mrs. Albert Clark. Mrs. Annie
Cakes. Mrs. Gail Pollard. Miss Phoebe
Hunter, Mrs. Hunter and the hostess.
Miss Alice Hunter.
The helmets which were to be award
e., in regard to the last loan drive have
been given out. one being given to Ars.
Maude Williamson. who sold over Aa.-
90 in bonds. and the other vas award
Cd Mrs. Edith Files. who sold the next
largest amount The ladies deserve
great deal of credit in raising the mon
ev on this drive for they raised over
A7up OF the quota. All ladies' VINO
worked on the ir:ve are TO receive neo.
ais
A Salvation army drive IS 10 DO
in progress this week and the duot4
for Fairfield has been set at 1-oW.
Carl Cook 10 acting as chairman ana
is assisted by Dr.. Wallace FoGs and
all the 18th Division men OF the
town. At the Star theater Saturday
evening With the kind permission OF
the manager. Samuel Wing. Percy
| Crosby, who is a 18th Division man.
gave a dve-minute speech. He toio
Of one instance when they we're in tho
| little town Of Menil-ie- Tour. that
| was the first time I had seen tne
! Salvation Army lassie, only 10 kllo'
| meters from the lines within easy
| shell range and visited nightly 'by
| the terrible Hun with his bombing
! planes. cheerful and seeming con.
| tent. serving the soldiers win
| doughnuts. and coffee. cookies ana
/ pies. second only to those that MOTH
er makes. Two nights a week send
| ing doughnuts to the front line for
several thousand men. On one occa-
sion which remember well. for !
happened 10 be up 70 the lines when
by misfortune the truck was disabled
lsssie stepped forward to . counter
and asked foy a volunteer driver to
&c With her and another truck 10
transfer the load 50 that the boys
might not be disappointed. There
was srit. human kindness In tina, s"i
and could so IN and mention innu-
taerable other instances Of the same
nature. On the morning that GeneT'
al EDWARDS headquarters in Bouca
were bc1nbarded, the general sent u
message to the girls that they mad
better move back to a safer area
And this is the message the. sent
back: Cur boys are up there y
the mud. shell ore and ga. wen
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Narrowly Escaped Drowning

Walter Henderson. the small son OF
John Henderson Of HaFtisnd avenue
fell from a raft on which. he and an
other boy were playing at a large
frog pond near the residence of Cbed
F. Parke at the Wsveriy. Friday Of
teYncon. and. but for the timely ar.
rival of Garfield Wall. 4 member Of
the Cnlversalist Boy Scouts. who
dived into the pond and found and
brought ashore the Henderson boy.
hs would have dyowaed. - hs was
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FAIRFIELD

-I reg Hra-. -ho IS employed
.ao'. tssaae- a. Larone. passed
Ea' al -. hone n Town.
y &c Mrs. : :. small Of Gull.
sassec - resk END at the home
VI S.s.. parents. Nj. and Mrs.
Sz1s...
s-Ai :,iTsrs % Belfast Is the
q ::'snas II own.
A@ G's.vieve ellis. Who has been
s& q. ;-eaes n Town for the past
=. -ears this morning for
ls %hsre she will visit friends
-" -ayE 5e.ore returning TO her
ma a Beverly.
~ns-le Rack,is Of Augusta vas
e'' CUES. # Miss vesta
" Us iiAe n.n- have re-
IN Bos'oa ahere they went
!. e'dt:-r .r,r.
Il. rerdlnand cemeau
a'nea4 If Bangor were
,-> q: Ms romesu's sister,
d, ~end 7rer sunday.
" k-"sor has returned
-arE mp 20 Boston.
@ts'.nr of Good Will Re.
D.. -ss Vii 3e held Tuesday
H.. -, Eeie..a .. Merrill.
g,,. ,as Rehekah Assembly
- VII . 2:esent. The de-.
rzs-e..sed.
y. - :..'s daughter Of
), Al Ateet, Nelson. ceiebYat.
rsn-, '''Aaay saturday by en-
~ ~ +: aer little friends al
kafr e z:.e-aoon vas parsed
r.. Ta'2'- -e.-eshnents we're
srs 7:sse-: we've Misses
b ..,,'a' 1a-o,Av even car.
F,..,. ar-e,' ro,,oa. Mabel Cot
H., 1870 otatlr, louise Leon.
E..,, ". ESQ nd he little host
b. - .'s.Sor
w,sin.. ''aaa'ason has returned
As'e ahe has been the
h. w., zee. Ars Z. H. sr,t,on.
e,, ''''' an... uh, recsn,,v Nv.
say,, slo-' 'pe!a,:on and has
IT, ~ re Hcne 0. ner moth.
-. "a, H..' .tel.na. 10. se~e,al
Bic, e,-'asa 70 h.- b,u. :.
w. ~
E., - Hun" ~as rendered .
= Q: i. one F-Iday evening n
et1isE MarY,are nv
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MERCHANDISE
A-;clAS for Sale

Articles for Sale 81
BOWLING ALLEYS second hama
standard bowling ALLEYS. Nearly as
good as new Just aiken out ana ready
TO Law down. u YOU are n the mar
het for alleys. can save YOU money.
z. z. Newbert Agency, Augusta, Ne.
COTTON CLOTH-2t9 Yards of white
and gray cotton cloth Itc. per ward llc
per yard by parcel post Horne a.
Thompson. Loudon Hill. HalloWell. Ne
REMEDY-Tohacco or snuff habit cured
or no pay $40 If cured. Remedy sen,
on trial. Superha Co, ". al BaIt.-
more. Maryland.