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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-18
WAR SAVING SALES
SHOW AN INCREASE
Alabama Only State in District to
Show Increase for February

=, Arthur C. Crowder, state director, is in
receipt of communication from Silas W.
Davis, director OF savings, and assistant
TO the chairman of the War Loan organ
ization of the Sixth federal reserve dis
trict, reading as follows:
1T may be of interest to you to know
that the state of Alabama Is the only
state in the entire Sixth federal reserve
district that shows, in it's report for
sales during February. an increase over
January sales. have reported this fact
to Washington by wire and I am very
happy to extend to you the congratula-
lions of the officials upon the excellent
showing that Alabama is making.
GAS stated above, all the other states in
February fell away behind their January
sales. and your state is the only one that
shows an increase, of approximately $780,.
600"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-18
CANDY SUIT FOR
$4,000 FOR DEATH OF
SON COMES UP TODAY

The case of A. J. Candy VS.. ]. r. Cope
land will come up for hearing today In
the circuit court before Judge Smith. The
plaintiff is seeking damages in the
amount of 5000 for alleged death of his
son, Joseph, a minor Of II years Of age.
who was drowned in March. 1916. when he
fell into an old we'll on the property OF
the defendant.
THE child had gone to a vacant lot near
his home where children were in the habit
Of playing to fly his kite. and 1t is
thought he was running and fell In the
we'll. He was found some hours after in
about IA feet Of water. 1t is stated by
members Of the fire department, who had
been called when the mother was unable
to find her son.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-18
DEMAND FOR PIG IRON

"The demand for pig iron. however,
exceeded by far the production.
prices. as regulated by the govern
ment, would have permitted fair mar
gin Of profit during the latter part Of
the wear. except for the labor and other
conditions which, toward the end of tie
wear. increased your cost to 1872 PEI
ton. The lower grade ores used IN
southern furnace operation, taken Win
the higher labor rates and less eff
cheney. together with an extraordinary
advance in raw material freight rates.
has caused an advance in cost out OF
all proportion to other districts.
eve are making application to ge,
relief from the excessive and unfair
freight rates.
"In the distribution Of your Iron
tonnage by the government agents the
right to distribute your product was
taken away from your company that
has caused some dissatisfaction amon@
your old customers. With the signing
of the armistice many or your CON
sumers of iron and Some who had in
sisted on having the director of steel
supplies allocate your iron to them.
asked your company for cancellations
or delay in shipments. This has az
fected the movement since Decembc''
| and has unsettled conditions.
1--WE produced and sold quantity ~
coal with fair results
The report concludes; "The future is
difficult clearly to foresee. We hope
that shortly the cost of production and
transportation will be reduced. which.
will start the movement of pig iron
In the meantime your sales aireads
made carry us on for quite period.
1.-THE heads of departments and other
officers of your company have given
your company loyal support under I'M
usually trying conditions we havf
passed through"
Mr.. Mcqueen, who returned Sunday
from New York, discussing the by
product coke ovens yesterday. state
that the work of constructing these
| which was Temporarily discontinued
shortly after the signing of the ar
mistice at the request of the govern
ment, will be resumed and that they
would be completed and probably b,
ready to go in operation by October l.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-18

.T,AXFOS WITH PEPSIN" is a spe-
Syrup Tonic-Laxative
for Habitual Constipation. 1t relieves
promptly but should be taken regularly
for IA to 81 days to induce regular ac-
ton. 1t Stimulates and Regulates.
Very Pleasant to Take. soc per bottle
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-18
COMMISSIONER BURRUss

Commissioner Burruss, who moved to
reinstate the suspended officers, last night
made the following statement to an Age
Herald representative:
1.-The whole point in the proceedings
was that we heard that Mr.. Bradley had
been mistreated by officers who had ex-
ceeded their authority. We had heard
only one side of it, and from what we
had heard we were prepared to make the
suspension a discharge from the service
of the city, but we went into the invest!-
CATION with open minds. ready to reach
verdict after all the evidence was in. II
developed at the investigation that after
the witnesses had been examined. testi
mony being taken as to the properties
governing the official conduct OF officers
in liquor matters. the reading of the city
ordinance applicable to such cases, the
claims of both sides being brought out.
that the officers we're not to blame ana
We could do nothing else but reinstate
them.
q am very sorry for Mr.. Bradleys
sake. for the officers sake, and for ths
sake of the public interests that this
unpleasant transaction has occurred.
But in view of the fact rnat 1t has
been clearly brought out in the testi-
mony of all of the officers of the city,
the three officers involved in the ar
(Continued ON Page Nine)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-18
CONDITION is SERIOUS

"a serious condition exists here. l
think this Bradley affair was an out
rage" said j. A. Levert
ITS outrageous. the most preposter-
Gus thing | have heard of recently,
said Sid Moore. The sane citizens OF
Birmingham ought to demand an inVes~
tigation of the police force and OF con-
ditions that have obtained here during
the past few months. We should hold
a public indignation meeting and pro-
test against the continuance or any
such practice"
Many similar expressions of indigna-
ton were heard on all sides following
the trial and reinstatement of Detec-
tiyes Lee and Jones yesterday after
noon. Many citizens. however, re-
quested that they be not quoted in this
regard. preferring to wait until fur
Their developments took place before
publicly declaring themselves Some
even yentured the opinion that a state
ment decrying the methods of the po-
lice might provoke the purity squad to
subject them to similar embarrass-
ment
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-18
PERSONAL

Postmaster r. B. Smyer has gone to
Florida where he is spending a few DAYS
fishing During his absence Assistant
Postmaster E. r. Norman is in charge.
The many friends Of g. B. McCorma-9
will regret to learn he is i'll at his home
Rufe r. Bivens. a member of the JEFF
ferson county board of revenue, Is im-
proving. following an illness of influenza
at his apartment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-18
LABOR CONDITION

r "The chaotic conditions so created
brought about not only scarcity bu,
a migratory condition of labor which
resulted in decentralization, indiffer-
ence and inefficiency.
lowing to the demands of the gov
eminent expressed by the directors OF
steel supply that the furnaces of your
company be worked to capacity In or
der to produce the greatest possible
amount OF iron for war essentials W.
were Obliged to purchase some raw
material as prices considerably above
the cost of production Of these mate
rails from your own properties, raising
the cost of producing pig iron.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-18
DETECTIVES WERE JUSTIFIED

Its unfortunate, of course, said
Recorder Martin. but l think the de-
tectives were justified in taking the &C
ton they did If police officials had
to run back to the city hall and get
warrant for each arrest they never
would catch anybody smuggling liquor
into Birmingham"
"A regrettable affair" said Phil
Painter, but as a lesson to the lawless
element and blind tiger operators.
many of whom were at the trial CT
these detectives 1 don't see how tn"
commission could have been JUSTIFIED IN
taking any other action
violence is certain to follow a con-
tinual reoccurrence of such action by
police officials" said Bert Meadow 1T
would be better to fire the whole bunch
than to have to put up with any more
atrocities such as John Bradley was
subjected to-"
"A very unfortunate situation" said
Frank Nelson, land one that should be
thoroughly investigated
ITS the system that's wrong sara
Joe Brewer. Il don't blame the de-
tectives'
NO respectable citizen should be
subjected to such outrages," was w. r.
MoltOu's comment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-18
Officers Jones and Lee Are
Reinstated At Inquiry
Held In Council Cham
Der Yesterday
Nv JEFF BAILEY

VIII Birmingham's purity
squad adopt the "John Doe"
warrant procedure as utilized
in Michigan in enforcing the Ii
quor laws?
Or will the members Of the
police and detective depart
ments stick to the procedure
that has marked their opera
tons for the past nine years
and search automobiles and
trunks wherever they are found
if they are suspected of having
liquor aboard, and take the
chance when they violate one
law to enforce anotherg
This is the question being asked
in Birmingham, and the opinion OF
practically every citizen inter-
viewed is against illegal proceed
ure. even to enforce another law.
The investigation yesterday in the
council chamber of the city hall, when
resulted in the reinstatement Oh the
two SUSPENDED officers, w. F. Lee ana
E. P. Jones, for the arrest THURSDAY
night of John Bradley, a prominent
young attorney, who was coming INTO
the city with trunk and some boxes
containing the effects of his late father'
has raised a question that is causing
much discussion in Birmingham.
The result of the investigation means
that those who had previously criticized
the police officers for their conduct
must now clay off" of them and trans
fer their remarks of disapproval to the
members of the city commission VINO
have shouldered the blame. In view
of the fact that the two officers MADE
a plain case of obeying instructions
from their superior officers and the
board of commissioners, the commits
sion refuses to make them the goats
They were ordered to go out and get
those who are suspected of violating
the prohibition laws, and they wers
doing this to the letter, according 10
the members of the commission
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-03-18

less performances that l ever heard Of
that reinstatement Is the worst yet
Il believe in trying to strike mean
between two extremes" said Norris
Bush. The. whole truble, as l see
it, is in the method which places
premium on arrests for prohibition VIC
lations. We ought to secure some re-
vision of the laws, but we ought also to
cooperate with city officials in the en-
forcement of the present ones by being
as patient as we can under conditions.
/ see no reason, however. for detectives
searching a car unless they have good
reason to suspect the driver. The secret
service agents of the United States
government never search suspected
smugglers without advance information
that would indicate their guilt"
ITS a rotten shame, that's all, was
Roland Lide's brief verdict.
That bunch needs some investiga-
tion,' said Steele Andrews I'VE
shouldn't be made to stand for condi-
lions that warrant officers in prying
into peoples personal belongings with
out strong provocation.'
ITS pretty bad" said Ben Reynolds,
land still the fault is with the men
who made the present laws"
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-11-22

nueyO, este es, bafiarnos, cambiarnos
de traje y alniorzar casi como en- casa
de Llculo u ial CAIRO de nuevo! al
Club Deportiyo que estaba de turno
para festejar al ,Poeta.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-11-22
EI Eclipse aGj::::'HOIyi. 7.

Seg1n noticio oportunamente Ell
IMPARCIAL, la hora seiialada-
acknowledgements ell eclipse anu
lar, perfectamente visible en- Puerto
Rico y que ocupo la atencion publica,
particularmente en- la ciudad.
Los datos publicados en- Ell IMPAIR
CIAL en- la information del DR.. Ber-
zilius, ell dfa 81, senalaban:
"Comienzo del fen6meno. para Puer-
to Rico, a las y un minute de la
manana, hora astronomica, EN- SUI me-
dlo a las 8 Y So minutes Y termino a
las II 46 minutes. Ell. tamano por
ciento en- el limbo Sur del Sol sera en-
San Juan representado por ell No. 95,
es decir que solo cinco -centesimas
parties del disco solar en- ell limbo
Sur, quedaran iluminadas."
Algunas importunas nubes impidie-
ron en- algunos momentos seguir la
marcia del fenomeno; pero en- gene
raj pudo apreciarse perfectamente
usando los sencillos y conocidos apa-
ratios de cristales ahumados y la re-
Fraction en el aqua.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-11-22


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s.barv con su monumental n;anoIa 10
que es. sobre todo. admirable es al
aItisimo espiritu de fratern;dad cah..
llerescas CON que todos los elemantos
altos principales do Ponce ain die.
tinci6n de procedencias con tai nua
nazcan de Ia honradez Ia verd.dera
nobleza Ia yerdadera tambisn bue-
ma educaci6n. se dan all; cit. ali;
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sin one en- ellos exista otra emul..
ci6n que la de er,snuisn hace mn.
nor eI buen nombre v NOR Ia ~uroara.
ridad del Cluh v de ponce
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El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-11-22
Ell Conseo Supreme de los ha resuelo dar Polo
MIA q mandate sobre la Gatza Oriental Ell Conde de
Romanones MEGA urar el cargode d;putado. Boras
session en- el Congreso.
LA PRODUCTION DEL IAzUcAR EN- HAWAII

autoridades han vertido en- las
alcantarillas ciento treinta y ocho
mil botellas de cerveza, cogidas
de contrabando. Desde que Sc
ha puesto en- vigor la prohibici6n,
el contrabando de bebidas ha lido
desarrellandose progresivamente
hasta tomar preparedness alar-
nantes. Los casos de embria-
guez son frecuentes y numero-
SOS.
HONOLULU, 22.-La Sugar
Factory Limited calcula la pro-
xina zafra de las islas Hawai- en-
quinientas sesenta y dos mil cua-
trocientas trece toneladas. La
cosecha Sc considera buena v de-
bido a la perspectiva de buen pre-
clio que existe reina ell mayor OPP
timismo en- ell pals.
MADRID, 22.- -El Rey Alton
so ha revistado la guafnfci6fi de
Madrid desde un balloon de pala-
clio, siendo aclamado por Ia null
titud. s.,,,,,,ls4.4
M y s,tfaab 14stai
(Contin6a en- la .psG .i2.l,,.a
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-11-22

CFlIRIGOTAS

Ahora ST que tengo,-ioh, horrible
cOsa que declararme impOtente.
para expresar con fidelidad y, sobre
tOdO, con su verdadero cOloridO Y en-
azs menos palabras posibles, 10 que
Ponce hizO por Villaespesa, 10 que
sintio por el como 10 manifesto y
10 que nos hizO sentir y pensar vi
llaespesa y los que lie escOltamOs!
LlegamOs Ponce magnifcada la
escOlta por las comisiones que Goa
mamOs, digo CoamO, habian envia-
do, capitaneadas por sus respectivos
Presidentes, ell Casino de Ponce, ell
Club Deportiyo, ell Centro Espanol y la
Casa de Espaila y ell penIltimo nos lle-
vO su casa para tOmar un 'refres-
co" y nos anunei0 que, al ratio, eran
las siente de entire tarde y noche, la
buena,-iy tan buena! !,-sOciedad de
Ponce Sc congregarfa ALI para ser
presentada y cOnOcer a Ell Poeta v
bailarle, este es, para bailar, en- su obs.
sequiO, verdadero obsequio, dado el5nd-
nero, la belleza y la elegancia de las
mujeres poncehas, digno de un prin-
cipe.
Meliarizad0s, este es, bien instala-
dos, bien bafiados y bien condos en-
el Hotel Melia, metidos en- nuestros
respectiEOs .'smockings'', una conf
sion del Centre Espano1 recogi6 al Poe
ia en- ell Hotel para conducirle en- auto
al Centro, pero aquel manifesto de-,
SEQ de ir pie para mejor antes,I
que todo ponerse en- relaci6n con. :'to- 4
do Ponce" y asi caminamos hasta el
Centre donde Sc lie recibio entire. fer.
vorOsos aplausos al son de la mar
cha de "Gadiz" que, despues de un
injusto y superficial menospreeio, va
recObrando sn merecido prestigio por-
que es mas nacional que ell himno de
Riego y que la Marcia Real.
EN- ell Centre, ell "acabose" en- pun
to belleza, elegancia distinction de
las mejores famiIias del comercio y
de la industria subrayado por la linda
figulina de la hija de mi amigo Nico-
las Santini que casi como DiOs casi es-
ia en- todas parties.
9MatracazadOs de 10 Undo y alguno
bastante mas que de 10 lindo,-Sn'est
il pas vrai, boy?,-y habiendo pasado
ell POeta por ell dOlOr de tenerse que
negar la irresistible solicitud de al
gunas damas para que recitara por-
que ell mas buenO, sabio simpatico
de los DOctores,-Sa que ids. han
reconOcido al Doctor Pila?-se 10 ha-
bia prOhibido inapelablemente bajO
pena de no pOder Orar nj recitar en-
la Velada del dia siguiente la que
estaba citado "todo Ponce, la una de
este dia siguiente era por flo GUAM
do nos retiramOs encantadisimOs in
vitadOs por los Embellishments ina
gOtables Sres. GaviIan, Bastelleros y
OtrOs cuyo nombre mi traidOra memo
ria me impide recOrdar, para que a
las diez de la mafiana estuvieramOs
preparados para ir al Guayabal yer !
la represa del RiegO.
-lNo podria ser un poquitO mas
tarde? pregunto sonOliento el POeta.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-11-22

c2entos del sltrnario seguido con-
ira veinte noros fusilados por
traidores. Cumplidos los trami-
tes legales continla ell debate
acerca del funcionamiento de los
tribunales' de honor.
MADRID, e. -Varios diputa-
dos de las izquierdas han reite-
rado sus ataques contra las jun
tas de defensa, censurando la
ausencia del Conde de Romano
mes que esta en- Ia actualidad en-
una caceria con don Antonio
Maura. Dicese que Romanones
Sc MEGA a jurag el cargo de di-
putado. LA discussion contin1a
acalorada ;hasta terminar la dis
custom en- medic de las mas vio-
lentas protestas por parte de las
izquierdas,.
PARIS, Consejo su-
premo de los aliados resolvio dar
a Polonia ell mandate sobre la Ga
litzia Oriental, baj8 la Liga de
las naciones. FasaHos veit ticin-
co amos, la liga determinara Ell
status que entoHces proceda dar
a La Galitzia Oriental.
ZIoNCITY, Illinois, 22.-Laa
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-11-22
Ell LCDO. EDUARDO ACOSTA
Y OUINTERO

Ell Director del ArchiuO HtStGrico
de Puerto Rico, senior Ferdinand r.
CesterO, ha n0mbradO, con ia aprO-
baci6n del Gobernador, Official Au-
DiliGr del mencionado Departamento,
al joven abogadO Eduardo Acosta y
Quintero.
Ell Sr. Acosta ha venidO trabajando
como Abogado Notario, hasta la fe
cha, en- la Oficina de asuntos Judi
ciales, de don Manuel Vidal Sanchez,
en- Ponce, antigua Notarfa del que
fue ilustre patriciO puertOrriquelo,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-11-22

~ la pregunta qued0 cruel pero JUS
tamente incontestada. ElocumulO d.
festejos iInnonia ell Ser implacables.
Y a las diez dos automobiles nos lie.
vaban al "Guayabal" pasandO por los
dominios del gran Don Luis Llorens
Torres, ell gallitO de muchfsimas par.
tes pero originariamente de COllores
Ali Sc me clvidaba! AL ir salir
del hotel nos encortramOs en- la puer-
ia, mas afortunados que los griegOs,
con las cinco Gracias que Sc llaman
! Srtas. Rosaly, Santini, Salazar y We
ga y Mrs. Graham que antes de solte-
ra erlbellecia el nOmbre de, Maria
Amelia Pasarell que conyersaban con
Miguel Guerra y quien la chica de
Santini no Sc porque, perO seguramen-
te sin mOtiyo, 10 decia rindiendo justo
tribute la belleza y bondad de la
Sra. de Guerras ''Tiene I'd. una mu-
jer que no Sc la merece" 10 que
ljusticiero y galante Guerrita, tran
dose q fondo, contesto: Es verdad, se-
1orita, 81 yo hubiera tenido el infortu-
Inio de tener la mujer que merezco,
iestaba divertidOw
+ Reimos mucho la salida, besamos,
mentalmente, las nIanos de las 0ra-
cias Y al GuayabaE
s 1r., s y b =
Los que no hayan visto la srepresa,
del Guayabai no pueden darse cuentay
de 10 que puede ,cuando quiere,-ipero
quiere tan pocas veces !-el pueblo.
puertorriquefo. verdadera obra de
romanos, la represa del Riego del
Guayabai es Ell mas iusto y legitimo
motiyo de orgullo de Puerto Rico
Para la exaltaci6n de las almas y pa
ra abrir las-almas de los niios las
grandes, grandisimas cosas que puedo
hacer la potencia humana yO, GObier-
no, costearia escursiOnes escOlares So
10 para que los estudiantes admiraran
la obra del Guayabal. A buen segu-
ro que cada nifO Sc lleyaria su ca
sa un capital de energia de CONTAIN
Ia en- 81 mismo Y de menosprecio pOr
las minucias cue en- porquecen la ma
turaleza humana y cuya existencia les
era cOmpletamente ignoradas.
AbsOrtOs en- la admiration de obra
tan magma, (absorci6n que no fue
ObstaculO que dejaramOs secas
unas bOtellas de Jerez que ALI fueron
halladas en- compahfa de unas latas
de galletas que fueron devOradas,-
las galletas, las latas tuvimos 10 ge-
nerosidad de dejarla, aunque un tanto
averiadas para disfrutar de SUD conte-
nidO,-) y, despues de las dos absorciO
mes, renunciandO dar un paseO por
la alta galerfa interior de la represa
pOr tenor a perder no solo la cabeza
sino tOdo ell cuerpo dando invOlunta-
riamente un saltO mortal, engalana-
mos con sendOs ramos de peronias
los Ojales de nuestras americans ad-
miramOs UnOs precOces enfermizOs y
helechos que crecen a la
scmbra de la represa y fotOgrafiadOs
pOr ell simpaticO sOciO del mas gran
de Gavilan que sustenta NINA Pom
ce vOlvimOs a este a meliarizarnos de |
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-11-22

Lcdo. Rosendo Matienzo Cintr6n, don
de ha prestado ell valioso concurso de
su inteligencia Y laboriosidad
FelicitamOs efusivamente al LcdO.
Acosta Quintero lie deseamos ell me-
jor eXito Ell su nuevO cargo.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-11-22
GRATA VISTA

Nucstro agente en- Ponce ell senor
Eduaruo Montull, ha estado en- San
Juan y tuvimos mucho gusto en- salu-
darle.
Que Sc repitan las visitas del ami
go.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-11-22
Gable a Ell IMPARCIAL.

MADRID, noviembre 22.-Los
diputados ciervistas han comen-
zado una labor de obstruction,
pidiendo que Sc practique una
votaci6n publica para aprobar las
actas, promoviendo las protestas
de los ministeriales. Llevado ell
asunto a votacion fue aprobado
por cieno treinta y dos votos con-
ira doa Ell Sr. Besteiro pide que
Sc traigan al Congresoslos docu-