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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
 DR. JOHNSON NAMED COUNTY DIRECTOR OF THE MEMORIAL FUND Six District Directors to Aid in Campaign for Funds for Alabama Soldiers
 Memorial

With the determination to touch every
 section of Alabama before the opening
 O. the memorial campaign June 27, W. s
 stallings. state campaign director, today
 announced the selection of six district
 directors of the campaign and their as-
 signment to various sections of the state
 where they will remain working with
 county and beat directors until their
 services are no longer required Mobile
 and Montgomery counties were not placed
 in any districts because their local organ-
 zations desired to carry on the campaign
 without any assistance. The Mobile
 Chamber of Commerce and other civi
 bodies are back of the campaign there
 while in Montgomery the Chamber cs
 Commerce and Rotary club have takeA
 the lead
 Dr. J. w. Johnson, former presidir elder of the Birmingham district of Il s Methodist church, who has only recently returned from long service among the soldiers overseas. has been made distrlet | director for Jefferson, cullman and | Blount counties and will devote a greater | part of his time to work with Ersksns | Ramsey, director of the campaign for Jefferson county. However, he will as-
 sist in perfecting the organizations in Cullman and Blount counties.
 The other district directors are: D. c.
  pr. E. J. Lang and MT. Winchell, who is en route to Alabama from an assign n,ent in another state. MT. Warner and Mr Sweet will be assigned to north and east Alabama. MT. Martin will have southeast Alabama, pr. Long will be at- tached to the Tuscaloosa district, while Mir Winchell will have counties contigu- ous to Montgomery.
 MT Warmers counties are Lauderdale, Franklin, Colbert, Lawrence, Limestone, Winston, Morgan, Jackson and Madison. Those assigned to MT. Sweet are De- Kalb, Cherokee, Marshall, Etowah, Cal- houn, Cleburne, St. Clair, Talladega, | Clay Walker Fayette Marion and La- mar. ! Mir Martins counties are Bullock Pike. | Barbour. Crenshaw, Lowndes Butler, Covington. Coffee, Dale, Henry, Houston. 1 Geneva Conecuh, Escampia, Baldwin. l Dr. Lang has been attached to the fol- ] lowing counties: Tuscaloosa Pickens, | Bbb. Greene. Hale, Sumter, Perry, Dal- 1 las, Marengo, Choctaw, Wilcox, Monroe, | Clarke, Washington
 | MT Winchell will work in the following | countless Lee, Chambers, Tallapoosa, l Coosa, Elmore, Russell Macon shelby. | Chiffon, Autauga. Randolph.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
WILL GIVE DANCE ID AID
 WITH STRIKE FUND
Little Change Noted in Bir- mingham Yesterday, the Rival Claims Still Be-
 ing Conflicting

Local conditions yesterday. with re-
 U. A. operators, were only slightly diff
 ferent from those existing the day be-
 fore Both heads of the wire com
 panies in this city claim that condi
 tions are improving every day, while
 the strikers claim that victory will be
 theirs in the end
 L. M. Butsch, president of the local
 c. T. U. A. says: q grow more and
 more confident of success every day.
 Two more multip1ex operators will
 leave the Western Union Saturday.
 We have not had a single desertion
 and all have pledged themselves to
 fight to the last ditch Many of our
 number are securing other positions
 in different business pursuits, in order
 that we may live while the strike lasts
 No pickets have been stationed about
 the offices of either of the telegraph
 companies. We intend to behave our selves as ladies and gentlemen fight
 ing for principle and will allow no outbreaks of any description
 Many representatives from other labor organizations have been present at our daily executive sessions held
 at o'clock every afternoon at 19201s Fourth avenue Many plans are under way for raising funds with which to finance ourselves. Other labor organ izations are daily sending in checks for various amounts to be used in our be- half One of these plans consist of a dance that will be held at Miles dance hall on the night of June q. The money acquired by the sale of tickess to the dance will help us win" W. C. Lloyd, superintendent of the Postal Telegraph and Cable company, | when interviewed yesterday. said "Conditions are very much better with us today than yesterday. We re- ceived several more operators last still more. Conditions are not so bad as I first thought that they were go- | ing to be. In fact, the Birmingham office has been hit harder than the majority of other places in this dis | trict. Men are coming back to work all through the southern division Our
 most frequent and longest delays oc- cur in small places where we have no l local office and depend upon the rail- way operators In many cases the latter refuse to handle our traffic. 1 By rearranging two or our circuits and with the additional assistance | that has arrived within the past 21 hours and those that are promised Us we will be able to handle all of our | business at a nearly normal speed. We still, however, accept business sub l ject to delay, but not indefinite delay. 1 as some of the papers have said. 1 T do not think that the strike can l last much longer. All the men will I be taken back where their places have I not been filled by new men, but we | cannot afford to discharge these new men for those who walked out.' | Western Union local executives claimed that they were getting along | as well as they were before the gem I eral strike and also that they have l the promise of one more Morse oper-
 ator who will report for work Mon- | day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
MANY REAL ESTATE
 DEALS REPORTED
Demand for Real Estate In- vestments Exceeds Sup
 ply, State Dealers

According to local real estate deal- CTS, the market for homes and the de- mand for income property has recently exceeded the supply. One of the req
 sons given as the cause of this demand for homes is the fact that during the war many people who made money saved it, and are now desirous of in- vesting it in real estate that will as- sure satisfactory returns.
 The following sales are an indica- tion of the amount of real estate busi-
 ness that is now going on in the city; The Butler Garret Real Estate and Insurance company states that it has just completed the sale of three homes | Two were sold for s2500 each and the ! other for s45o0 Two are located in | Woodlawn and one in West End. The Montgomery Real Estate com 1 pany state that they are unable to l supply the very active market for homes and also as a developer of West End, the company is much interested 1 in the paving of Tuscaloosa avenue. The
 company is looking forward to Mon- l day with much anticipation this is | the last day the city has given the Bir-
 mingham Railway, Light and Power company to begin paving that avenue l H. l.. Farley, secretary of the Yancey Real Estate and Insurance company says that the company has just com pleted the sale of a piece of business I property on Fourth avenue, between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, for $1S,000, two lots for $6000 each and several homes in South Highlands 1 ranging at a cost of from $6000 to SIP, l 500 each.
 | The Bethea Real Estate company | claims that the market for income
 property has suddenly quickened ant that the demand far exceeds the supply
 by reason of the fact that those wht i own this kind of property are very de ! sirous of retaining it.
 MT. Lyone of the Birmingham Titl' | and guranty company states that hi.
 company has just been issued permi
 to build one $3500 bungalow at Edge l wood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
BILL PROPOSED FOR SEPARATE LURES
 FOR CRIMINAL COURT
Judge Fort and Attorney Welch Seek to Remedy Evils of Present
 Jury System

Separate juries will be drawn for the civil and criminal divisions of the cir cult court if the legislature adopts the new bill as drafted by Judge William E. Fort and former assistant solicitor w S. Welch. It is believed that the proposed bill will enable both branches of the court to carry on its docket, without being required to have non- jury week at the same time the jury terms of the criminal court are in ses- sion.
 The bill provides that juries of the criminal division shall be drawn sep- arately from the civil division and the juries so drawn shall be for the trial of all criminal cases. Another feature of the bill is that juries from one branch of the court may be trans ferred to another section of the court
 Regular and special venires are re- quired in addition to the panel of 100 jurors for capital weeks under existing laws. It is stated that the entire num- Der are almost necessary for the crim- inal division and as a result the civil divisions are not as well along with it's jury docket
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
Missed His Chill

q am feeling much better today"
 said Dr. N A. Barrett, president of the city commission, who is i'll at local infirmary, yesterday. missed my chill again yesterday, of which I was very glad My general condition seems to be better. I have good many my bed and look out of the window at those who pass in front of the hos pital. Being in front room doesn't bother me, for anyone who is accus toned to the noise in the city hall will scarcely notice that we hear over here"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
Warrior RiUer Great Asset ToI Birmingham, Says Director General Of the Railroads
Walker D. Hines, Guest of Chamber of Commerce at Luncheon, Advocates Government Opera ton of Inland Waterways and Suggests
 Solution of Railroad Problem.

the first Liberty Loan Birmingham asked subscribe for S4,500,000 We S,25O,000.
 Tn the third Liberty $5O00,0OO. We ~
 
 $9871,O0O. We ~
 In the fifth S6700,000. took$ $7OOO.OOO
 We the We $204,00O ~ ~ ~ ~ " ~ ~ pe We asked We S4650OO The of the W ~ '7 - . 'N saw books @ ~ W ~ - -', w e"se We asked for soldiers We gave
 From Hugh Morrow's of Director road administration. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14

of the railroads during the war and since, explained the cause of the s2S6.- 100000 deficit during the calendar year 1918 and s250000000 during the first four months of the present year. and gave his solution of the future dispo- tion and operation of the railroads
 His plan provides for the return of the railways to their private owners, but under government control for the forr ation of from 12 to 20 strong cor porations to own and operate under competitive conditions. all of the roads of the country, giving to every city competition where it now has competi- tive lines, and so combining the roads into the big corporations that there will be an equitable distribution of the strong and the weak lines.
 It further provides for rates that will yield reasonable return on the in- vestment, for the apportionment of part of the earnings, probably per cent, to improvements and extensions, and the bulk of the excess over the reasonble return and the improvement fund to go to the public.
 MT. Hines and party coming from the west over the Illinois Central ar rived at the Terminal station on a special train ot 12 o'clock, noon, and were met by President R. A Brown of the Chamber of Commerce and a com mittee and escorted to the Tutwiler hotel where luncheon was served in the ballroom at 12;30.
 BIRMINGHAM'S RECORD of the Chamber of Commerce so that number were present. President R. A
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
FUNERAL SERVICES
 OF MRS. c. s. WEBB

Mrs. c. s. Webb, one of the best known women of Birmingham, and pio- lneer resident, died at the home of w. F. Nabers 1926 Twenty-first street, yester- day morning at 1 o'clock.
 Mrs. Webb was the widow of the late Norman Webb, who was known through out Jefferson county. Funeral services will be conducted from the residence this afternoon at o'clock, Dr. James Morris officiating. Interment will be made in
 Elmwood. The pallbearers will be: w. N Malone. z. T. Rudolph, w. F. Man. ley, Henry W. Fowlkes, s. Y. Caldwell, J. H. McCary, J. F. Graham and Judge H. P. Heflin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14

Predicting the ultimate success Of inland waterways trnnsporsa- ton, Walker ID. Hines, director general of the United States rail- road administration, in his address at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon yesterday, advocated the passage of laws regulating the in- terehnnge of traffic between rail- roads and waterways.
 The Warrior river, Mir. Hines said. is one of Birmingham's best assets and means big things for the district. The full development of the river will give to Birming- ham cheap transportation for the heavy products of the district.
 "Fhe government will retain the equipment on the Warrior river after the railroads are returned to their private owners,' Mir. Hines said, "and through it's operation Birmingham will be greatly bene- fitted. It will give Birmingham the advantage of cheap water trans pOrtation and aid in the develop ment of the district.
 "Laws will have to be passed regulating the interchange of traf- fic between the railroads and the rivers, and you should take the matter mp with your conGressmen."
 Mir. Hines stated that in his opinion transportation on the rivers should be continued and developed under government control.
 EXPLAINS DEFICIT
 In his address MT. Hines analyze he government control and operatio
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
LUTHERAN CHURCH
 OFFICIALS COMING

The general officers of the American Lutheran church are expected to reach the city today. on an official visitation and inspection of Christ English Luther an parish The national Board of Church Extension has as it's general superinten- dent for the South Rev. A. D. R. Han cher. with headquarters at Richmond. Va. and the synodcal president for this district is Rev. W. E. Pugh, of St. Peters burg Fla These two clergymen will for mally install Rev. Albert Massey into the Birmingham pastorate on Sunday morn ing and will spend several days here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
City to Investigate
 Price of Gasoline

Birmingham is expected to join in the national movement to investigate the prices of gasoline. The city commission probably will pass resolution next Tuesday requesting the state legislature to investigate present prices of gasoline.
 Acting President John R. Hornady yes- terday received letter from the city council of Jacksonville asking the aid of Birmingham in the matter and stating that many other cities already have taken up the movement. It was pointed out that the gasoline companies made great reductions in price battle and that they should be able to make some reduction now that the war is over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
Recess Committee
 to Resume Hearings

Continuation of the hearings of the Jef- ferson county legislative committee will be resumed at 10 o'clock this morning in the grand jury room at the courthouse, after recessing for two weeks.
 Many witnesses have been called to tes- tify before this committee that further evidence may be obtained in the admin istration of county affairs At the last meeting clerks of various departments and officials of different departments ap- peared before the board and testified as to the business transacted by them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
Mother Gets Child

Judge John c. Pugh ruled that Iva Mae Rrannen, aged 3, should be retained by the mother, Ruth Brannen. in the ha- beas corpus proceedings yesterday.
 C. NJ Brannen stated in his petition that the child was kidnapped from him while he was in Akron, Ohio, February 4. and that Ruth Brannen brought the child to Birmingham, where it was kept at East Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
Coleman Hearing Is
 Passed by Government

The preliminary hearing of Officer T. M. Coleman, charged with threatening tke life of the President which was set for yesterday, was postponed by United States Commissioner Kenneth Charleton flor an indefinite time. The postpone Sment was made at the request of the government, as Robert N. Perry. United States secret service agent. who worked up the case is out of the city. The de- fense announced ready for trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
Fire at Dwelling

The home of E. w. Rowton, S25 Tenth avenue, was partially destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The fire originated on the roof and spread rapidly, but the firemen were able to save the body of the building. The damages are estimated at $50 Fire stations Nos II and 6 an- swered the call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
Statement of Facts

s.That was very strong sreech made by Director General Hines at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon today" said E. T. Steel. traffic man. ager Southern Railway system. ''lt was no oratorical display. but it was pregnant with facts and stated in ! clear, concise way that anyone ccu.d easily understand MT Hines evi- gently knows his subject and knows how to present it to body of busi- ness mem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
COURT BALLET HEIR
 TOS1,0O0,0O0AND
 ENGLISH TERRACE
Papers Showing Descent Stolen by Soldiers in Sher- mans March to the Sea
 in Civil War

Papers of evidence showing that H. B.
 Russell, age 5s, of 121 North Twenty
 first street. Norwood. deputy clerk and
 haliff in Judge John c. Pughs court, is entitled to approximately 250,000 pounds, or about sl0o0,o0o, are still being searched
 for after having been lost during Gen.
 eral Shermans march to the sea.
 MT. Russelrs great-grandfather was
 Lord William Russell of England, and
 since his death, nearly 80 years ago, the will leaving the fortune to the Russell
 family has been in the hands of the courts MT. Russell has been to England
 twice to claim his fortune, and even though he was given hearing before
 Queen Victoria, he did not have suffi- cient evidence to secure the money. He
 states that with the papers to show that he was born of this family he will obtain the fortune.
 My grandmother had little family box in which the family seal, rings. deeds and numerous family heirlooms were held. This she brought to America with her when she came over" said MT Rus sell After her death the box was turned over to my mother and they were
 kept sacred until the civil war. In this
 box were letters 300 years or more old"
 TREASURES BURIED He said that when General sherman started his march for the sea his mother buried the box, but a negro on the plan tation betrayed the secret hiding place and that federal soldiers dug up the box, securing the valuables and something like $4000 in gold, and as soon as his mother found out that the box had been discovered that she went to General Sher- man and requested that the papers be returned; that the gold could be kept if the deeds and family papers were re- 1 turned To this she received deaf ear ! and the connecting link of the family | was broken, hence he .s kept out of his l fortune.
 1 His grandfather established himself in Kentucky upon coming to this country and his father, with three brothers later moved to South Carolina, where they had homestead and two large plantations at the outbreak of the war. MT. Russell l has one sister living. who resides at Savannah. Ga. All the other members | of the family are dead.
 l T expect to make a trip to Savannah l this summer and get the papers that my l sister has, and then go to Washington
 to try to find some trace of the lost pa | pers and then If successful go over to l England" said MT. Russell. "All will be | well, if am able to establish the fact | that am the real Russell If this is not I esta blished, then the money will rever. 1 to the crown and will be lost to my sister l and myself forever"
 | He was son of William Russell and | Margaret Matilda Crapsho Russell. Mir 1 Russell has been in Birmingham for 1i years He was born in South Carolina and moved to Georgia when quite an in- fant and later came to Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
Card of Thanks.

G. w. Manderson wishes to thank the many friends who were so kind to his J. R. Manderson, who was re- gently injured in railroad accident (but who is now rapidly recovering). for the many kindnesses shown him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
PERSONAL

Assistant coroner John R. T. Rives has resumed his duties in the coroner's office after an absence of about five weeks spent in St. Louis and the Ozark noun tains.
 of the 167th infantry regiment, has beer assigned for recruiting duty in Alabama with headquarters in the army recruit ing station, Clark building. Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14
ENGINEERS APPROVE HIGHWAYS SELECTED
Construction Work on Truck Roads in Jefferson County
 to Begin Soon

All trunk highways proposed in the county surveys, with the exception of the Possum Valley road, have been favor ably passed upon by Colonel w. A. Me- Calla, of the United States public roads office in Montgomery and MT J. B. Con- verse, assistant state highway engineer The proposed improvements on the per- manent highways will begin as soon as possible.
 | With the approval of these officials the l highways to be improved will be sub- mitted to Washington. As soon as 1t is approved in Washington it will be adver- ] tised for 30 days and work will begin as soon as possible after this date. Assis. tant County Highway Engineer H. c. Gull verhouse states that he expects the work to be well under way and almost com pleted before the first of January. l The first improvements call for s600,00O. of which half is to be defrayed by the | federal government and the other half by the county. As soon as this is secured steps will be taken to secure $200,0o0 more federal aid, making total of $l,000,000 to
 be spent on the trunk roads of Jefferson county.
 Some of the roads have a right of way | | is too narrow and the civic associations
 and other public spirited organizations should get to work immediately and se-
 cure the necessary 50 feet right of way that the state requires before the expen- allure of money can be made.
 ROADS TO BE BUILT | The Lovick Leeds. Lewisburg, Mt. Pin son, Jasper, South Bessemer and the Bes- semer and Fairfield roads were gone over by these officials this week and both MT lConverse and Colonel McCalla state tha only slight changes will have to be made in the original surveys. This is approxi mately 36 miles of roadways to be i'm proved.
 Foundations for the roadways will b' concrete The roadbeds will be paved or a 20 foot width with 5 feet on each sid' macadamized. The roads will be paved with brick in some places.
 1 MT Culverhouse said that every effor was being made to rush the work as rap lidlvs as possible That the county offic'
 force was working late at nights and Sun ldays to have everything in readiness fo lspeeding up the work.
 You must have 90 foot right of way,
 said MT Converse. "and it seems that Il the places where the right of way is to' marrow that the property owners should paved street is laid in the city the prop Ierty owners facing the improvement pa' the bill and now the county, state ant
 federal aid is paying the bill and tn people want to be paid for good roads!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-14

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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-07-03
CARLTON.

Mrs. Wilson is on the sick list.
Mrs. Kerston expects to stay with
Mrs. Wilson this summer.
Charles Hill was called here a few
days ago by the serious Illness of
his mother, but as there was a little
Improvement he returned to his home
near Garden City, Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah Hunter returned to her
home in Ottawa, leaving her mother,
Mrs. Hill, a little better, but she is
still very low.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Phillips are the
proud parents Of young son, born
June %.
Cecil Talbert was very Ill but is
better.
Three more Of our young farmers
have bought new Fords.
Harvest is now the order Of each
day for while. Some of the wheat
is down and hard to cut.