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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-10-22

Autorizada por varios elementos Eepl
blicanos de escasa 0 casi ninguna in
fiuencia politica ell la localidad, Ia cir
culado hoy una hoja suelta protestar-
do de IA actitud indiscreta de uno dc
sus ccrreligionarios, quien inform6 a
Ia Prensa adversaria los detalle5 mas
nimios de 10 que ocurrio ell la reunion
del Comite Local Republcano, en- ell
nombramiento de los cuatro miembros
de Ia minoria. ~
Dichos elementos piden que el Par
lido Republican, haga una investiga-
cion prelminar de 10 oeurrido casti-
que severamente la persona que dio
los informes que publicaron los pari6-
dicos adversarios.
Los frmantes de dicha hoja no sa
ben que numerosos unionistas, entire los
.cuales fguraba eI ssfior Mocete Pad!
LA, Sc escondieron cerca del bufcte del
senior PARA Capo, desde cuyo sitio pu
dieron OR claramente todo 10 que pas6
en- la famante reunion politica.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-10-22

FL inspector de pesas y medidas Sc
nor Colon Rosich ha salido para algunos
pueblcs del Distrito en- asuntos de su
cargo.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-10-22

SeGun telegralna recibido aver Gil
esta ciudad, el Gobernador ha nombra-
do concejal de este municipio Al prrs-
tigioso y acaudalado joven don Gui-
llermo Schuck Suarez, enthusiastic ele-
mento del partido Unionista.
El nombramiento del senior schuch
la causado muy grata impression.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1919-10-22

El sabado celebro session el Conceio
Municipal tomando importantisimos
acuerdos. En- la misma session presento
su renuncia el concejal Rodulfo del va
lie, para aceptar el puesto de Comisio-
nado de Servicio Pubiico.
Ell CoRREsPoNSAL.
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-08

GUS lately to warrant the conclusion that organ
lied campaign is foot to prevent this natural
development in the fight to curtail living costs
reaching maturity. Recent attacks on the milk
producers in New York. Chicago and indianapolis
we'll remembered. And in Cleveland, only the
other day. there occurred an atrocious incident
which should bring home to every farmer the
cessity Of giving his full attention to this matter
On August prominent Ohio farmers,
serving as representatives Of the Ohio Farmers
Cooperative Milk company, arrested without
warning late at night on the ground of conspiring
to advance the price of milk, thrown into
Jail and released only appeal after furnishing
$4,000 bail and after receiving severe reprimand
from the judge on the score of "profteering."
The full story of the Cleveland incident
lated to the house agriculture committee the other
day by w. H. Ingersoll, vice president of the
National Milk Producers association, and one of
the seven victims The Northern Ohio Milk Pro-
ducers' association, of which Ingerso is president
had asked the distributors of Cleveland for in
crease in price to the cost of production and
make their returns equivalent to those received by
the dairymen in nearby markets. The dairymen
were getting less than half of every dollar spent
by the consumer for milk; feeds had risen $25 a
ton in price during the last few months and costs
had scared 200 per cent.
Ostensibly these seven Ohio farmers were thrown
in Jail the ground of conspiracy to raise the
price of an essential food. Against the Big Five
packers damning evidence of real profteering has
been brought. How long before they will be in cells
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-08

directly with almost all
the other great corpora
tions in the country.
They know the full value
of the motto that in
union there is strength
and it is a foregone con-
clusion that any attack
upon the packers will
bring to their defense
the unlimited funds, the
stupendous influence and
inexhaustible finances of
the great moguls of Wall
street. In their recent
flood of propaganda they
charge that the Kenyon
Anderson bill is an en-
tering wedge which
would eventually mean
federal regulation of all
private monopolies. Re
alization of this has raj
lied all financial Amer
ica to the support of the
food trust, and this is
probably what Mr.. Buck
ingham of Omaha had in
mind when he indicated
that the government is
not strong enough to
control the packers.
The recent nationwide
ou t burst t against the
soaring cost Of living has
demonstrated two things
clearly to every honest
man-that during and
since the war there has
come into being an era
of. the most fragrant
profiteering, and that
this profteering has been
at the expense of pro-
ducer and con S u m e r
alike, giving them a'clear
and mutual interest in
it's elimination.
That the present situ-
alton is intolerable and
provocative Of the most
serious consequences has
been stated by authori-
ties ranging from the
spokesmen Of the rail-
road brotherhoods to
President Wilson. In his
recent message to con-
gress on the cost of liv-
ing the latter said: "The
Continued on page 15)
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-08

of the great food trusts.
Moreover, an entering
wedge has been afforded
for the passage of the
pending Capper-Hers-
man bills, which would
make it clearly lawful
from a national stand
point for any association
sof farmers, ranchmen,
dairymen, ETC., corporate
or otherwise, with or
without capital stock, to
make collective S al e S
prescribing the terms
and conditions thereof"
The point about the
house vote on, the Dyer
amendment is not that
this small protection to
the farm er.s went
through undefeated, but
that a belligerent minor
ity, which would have
been increased at least
fourfold if there had
been a full attendance
at the time Of the vote,
actively sought to deny
the farmers the right of
collective bargaining,
and to subject them to a
penalty of $4,000 or two
years. imprisonment for
exercising that right.
Like the antitrust laws,
the enlarged Lever act
was intended to circum-
scribe the profiteering
combinations which dom
mate both producer and
consumer. Big business,
as clever as it is un-
scrupulous, has succeed
ed in perverting the for.
mer by making it de-
structive to the organi.
zation being built up by
the farmer in self-de-
tense. The attempt to
prostitute the supposed
anti-profiteering law tc
the same end was only
a little too glaring to fai
of similar success.
Prosecutions and per
secutions of farm or
ganizations engaged il
the. collective sale o:
their farm products hav'
been sufficiently numer
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-08

unquestioned right of organizing and engaging in
collective bargaining in the sale Of their produce.
In the debate preceding the passage of the
larged Lever food control act August %, altered
by Attorney General Palmer to make the measure
effective against profiteers in food or food con-
taners, feed, fertilizer fuel oil and clothing, stren
efforts were made by Representatives Griffin
of New York, Dyer of Missouri and few others
to strike out the special exemption granted farm
ers' cooperative organizations division de-
manded by Mr.. Dyer an amendment to this end
showed 70 votes in favor of exempting the farmers
to 26 against, the North Dakota congressman vot-
ing with the majority.
Unless the senate reverses the house decision,
which is unlikely this action will provide tempo
rary protection for the cooperative associations,
now beginning to rouse the hatred and opposition
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-08

fronting congress-. The undying Shame Of the stu
alton is that the packer spokesman in question
spoke the truth. Facing what may well be
preme crisis in the affairs of this nation, the Sixty
Sixth congress is shaking like broken reed, afraid
to offend the power of entrenched interests which
have dominated at the capitol for decades, and at
ings of unrest now surging in from those classes
which have never had the essential "friend at
court"
If the packers stood alone across the No Mans
Land which separates the public from the great
profteers it is improbable that they could escape
the just wrath of those who the daily struggle
Of existence grow harder and harder in order that
a few may live in luxury. But they not alone.
Through interlocking directorates and the great
New York banks they are linked up less
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-08
Washington Bureau,
NOnpartisan Leader.

HEN the manager of the Union
Stock Yards at Omaha, pack
er-controlled concern, gave out
an interview recently to the
effect that the government is
not strong enough to regulate
the meat packing industry, he
aptly, voiced the challenge of
big business, which is now con-
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-08
The Packers Def

Government Is Not Strong Enough to
Regulate Big Five, Official Boasts
The nonpartisan leader., 1919-09-08
A Trick Fails
Reactionaries in Futile Attempt to Hit
Farmers in Bill Aimed at Profiteers
Washington Bureau,
NOnpartisan Leader.

DEFEATING the efforts of a
group of farmer-baiters in the
house, who would have had CO.
operative associations of agri-
culturalists subject to heavy fine
or Imprisonment as prof
teers," congress has taken a
long step in the direction of
securing for the farmers the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-10
CAMPAIGN STARTED FOR BLUE SKY LAW Law Suggested to Curb Wild Cat" Corporations
 in the State

The Civic association has inaugu- for Alabama.
 At a meeting of the directors yes terday the legislative committee was instructed to study the "blue sky" laws of all the states that have enacted leg islation on this subject and to report back suggestions for law suitable to conditions in Alabama.
 The purpose of the law is to pre- vent the sale in Alabama of stock of wild cat corporations organized and promoted for the purpose of making that hundreds of thousands of dollars are taken out of Alabama every year by such schemes and that Alabama is thereby made poorer to that extent.
 Oklahoma. Kansas, Ohio and sew eral other states have such laws and it is claimed for them that they have saved the citizens of those states great sums of money that otherwise would have been invested in worthless stock.
 Under the operation of these laws a corporation. must be registered in the state before it's stock can he sold therein. Not only is registration re- quired, but at the time of registering the proper official must file with the secretary of state, or such other state officials as may be designated a com plete statement of the financial con- ditlon of the company, including the property it owns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-10
ELMORE SPEAKER
 AT CN|TAN LUNCH Vocational Training for Dis abled Soldiers Explained
 by Officer in Charge

Maj. J. A. Elmore, who has charge of the local office of the federal board for vocational education, addressed Civilians at their luncheon yesterday, which was composed of members and their wives and a large number of visitors. He made a brief talk explaining the work of the board in giving vocational train ing to wounded soldiers, and asked the cooperation of the members of this club. Many of the men seem to think that if they are sent to school they are signing up for military service,' said Major El- more, "and, as you know, they do not sign up for anything but an education along any line they desire"
 Colonel Simmons of the extension cam paign of the Chamber of Commerce made an excellent talk along the lines of good citizenship. He paid a glowing tribute to the men of the 167th infantry, as did Major Elmore, and stating they had made the best records of any American sol ders in France. He declared these men would certainly make good citizens after their wonderful experiences on the west ern front A violin solo was rendered by P. B. Worthington, with piano accom- panirnent by MT. BurlShardt
 President c. W. Shropshire announced that Senator J. H. Bankhead would ad- dress the club next week on the $25, 600, . coo state bond issue. Gov. Thomas F.. Klilby, General Smith, State Highway Engineer Keller and MT. Compton, pres
 dent of the Alabama Highway asoscia- ton, the members of the board of reve- nue will be among the visitors on this occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-10
.BOARDO REVENUE TOBU|LD NEW ROADS County to Start Construc- tion of New Road to Se-
 cure Federal Aid

Plans for the construction of 56 miles of permanent roads in Jefferson county were discussed by the board of revenue at it's meeting yesterday morning. and s. R. Batson, the highway engineer, was instructed to make profile and plans of the proposed roads so that federal aid may be applied on them. Among the roads to be made permanent are three miles of road from the city limits of Bir- mingham by way of Lewsburg to the junction of the Morris and New Castle reads. Pinson road, beginning on the north side of Inglenook and extending five miles up this road toward Pinson; Montgomery highway from city limits to the crest of Shades mountain: South Bessemer road from city limits of Bir- mingham to city limits of Bessemer; Birmingham and Jasper highway from city limits for five miles toward Jasper; Possum valley road beginning at Fair field and extending to Huey lane and thence to Nineteenth street road and along Nineteenth street road to the city limits of Bessemer. Efforts will be made to have these roads ready to be let by July l, but at least some of the roads can bid on them by June 20.
 resolution was passed for the closing of the courthouse today in celebration ot the home coming of the 167th infantry. No courts will be in session and the clerks office and the probate office will be open until 10 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-10
SALVATION ARMY ID
 SERVE D0UGHNUTS
Boys of 167th Regiment In- vited to Visit Capitol
 Park Hut

The Salvation Army welcomes the boys of the 167th regiment and extends to them the hospitality of the Salvation Army hut at Capitol park and local cam paign headquarters at the corner of Fourth avenue and Twentieth street. Each and every one of the boys is given a special invitation to make both of these places his headquarters from the he reaches Birmingham until he leaves.
 At the Salvation Army hut at Capitol park the boys will again see the Sal vation Army lassies in action, making the same kind of doughnuts that they received in the trenches. and will re- ceive from their hands these doughnuts and all the good, hot coffee they de- sire The Salvation Army lassies win be on hand during the entire day under the direction of Staff Captain Mrs. David Main, serving doughnuts and hot coffee. and in the evening will join the Req Cross in serving the dinner in the park. the part of the lassies being the serving of doughnuts and coffee The Salvation Army hut and headquarters at Fourth avenue and Twentieth street will be open to the boys from 3 o'clock Saturday morning until late hour Saturda; night, and at the Fourth avenue and Twentieth street headquarters the boys will find desks at their disposal. with pens, ink and stationary, and the serv- ices of stenographer if desired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-10
EAST LAKE PARK
 OPEN SUNDAY ID
 BOYS OF 167TH
Commissioners Authorize Opening of Pleasure Re sort, With Everything
 Free to Soldiers

East Lake park is to be thrown open to the members of the 167th Sunday morning at Il 30 by order of the President of the City Commission Dr. N. A. Barrett. The boys of the Rainbow will be given all the privileges of the park according to Man aser Hugh Hill who stated that Dr. Barrett had granted the permission to open the park at his request.
 Simply by applying at the office at East Lake, where tickets have been made out entitling each member of the 167th to the privileges of the park, these members can get tickets good for every ride every show, bathing. boating, fishing and Tn fact everything. Birmingham's municipal park is to be turned over to the war heroes and they are to make merry at the resort until 8 D. m.
 So, the lid is to be off at East Lake Sunday and the celebration over the ar rival of the boys back home will continue through the day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-10
Subscriptions Still
 Coming in For Victory
 Bonds, States Chairman
Birmingham and Jefferson County Honor Class in Vic tory Loan Drive, and Oversubscription Is Recorded Women to Work to the Last Minute, and the
 Booths Will Be Open Today Until O'Clock

All but the shouting is over, and that comes today.
 Birmingham and Jefferson county kept on subscribing for Victory Bonds yester- day notwithstanding it was officially an- nounced Thursday night that their quo ta had been raised.
 When the bright sun beams upon the Rainbow boys back on their home soil this morning there will be other bright smiles beaming upon them, the smiles of their home peoples; smiles of joy at their return and smiles of satisfaction that Birmingham and Jefferson county haAe made good in the final war drive, as they have done in every other drive these two narrowing years.
 The enthusiasm aroused at the lunch con Thursday at which over $1 ,O0o, 900 was raised in 40 minutes in subscriptions of 5000 and upwards continued through yes- terday. County Chairman John L. Raul tions received at headquarters and equally as many more were turned in at the banks during the day.
 Not only has the quota been raised, but an oversubscription is recorded that will protect against any contingencies.
 Headquarters in the Jefferson County Bank building will be open until 6 O clock this afternoon and the banks until noon for the reception of subscriptions.
 All persons who have not made their initial payments are urged to do so to- day, as the campaign closes at o'clock These subscriptions can be validated either at headquarters or at any of the banks.
 Mrs. W. D. Smith, general of the Rain- bow division received subscriptions at headquarters yesterday amounting to $30, 900, including an additional subscrip- ton of s5OO0 from Mrs B. B. Conner.
 Mrs. Conrad H. Ohme, county chair man of the womans committee, reports total subscriptions through her organiza- tion aggregating s12o,000, practically all of them small in amounts.
 Among the subscriptions reported to headquarters yesterday were the follow ing:
 Employees of the Southern Wheel coni- pany. s3o00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-10
EVERYTHING FREE
 AT THE K. OF c. HUT
Ladies to Serve Coffee and Sand
 wiches to the Returned Soldiers

The Knights of Columbus has provided refreshments and various forms of enter tainment for the 167th regiment. A hut has been established on Twentieth street in front of the First National bank. 1t will be in charge of ladies who will serve sandwiches and coffee free to every soldier whether he be a member of the order or not It is officially announced that the Knights of Columbus hall on Third avenue between Twenty-first and Tw enty second streets will be open all day for the reception of all the visiting military. There will be dance in the hall tonight complimentary to the l67th. to which all the men of that regiment are invited The Knights of Columbus hall will be open all day Sunday for the accommodation of the military. Sand wiches will be served.
 There was to have been an initiation Sunday, but on account of the military celebration the class ceremonial has been postponed two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-10

Employees of the Ingalls, Iron Works, sl3o0
 Employees of the Woodward Iron com> pany. S22, ,S00.
 Gen. E. W. Fucker, additional, s20oO
 The mining division reported the fol- lowing subscriptions:
 Sloss-S Sheffield company:
 Brookside mines, $1555
 Blossburg, $1000
 Cardiff, $500.
 Pratt Consolidated Coal company:
 Mineral Springs, $1800
 Eldora, $450.
 Cocker, $50.
 Hilrhouse Brothers:
 Eudora, $500
 No. 2s mine, 5000.
 Brookside Pratt company, $20O.
 Republic, Ala, $1So0.
 Pinckney City. $500
 Bottling Works (near Pinckney City). s1ooo
 Town of Brookside, $500.
 Town of Cartfiff, $9o0o
 Franklin Coal company, $2600
 The s2,S00 subscription of the Wood- ward Iron company employees was secured by the mining division.
 The booths will be open until o'clock this evening. They will be in charge of the ladies of the Order of the Eastern Star under the direction of Mrs. Conrad H. Ohme.
 Five of the ten counties in the Brming- ham zone are known to have subscribed their quotas in this drive and the other five, it is believed, will be over by night The counties known to be over are Jef- ferson, Cullman, Shelby, St. Clair and Walker.
 Zone Chairman R. A. Porter has made a special trip to the counties not yet reported as having raised their quotas and states that he believes that when the campaign closes at 6 o'clock this evening every one of the five will show up in the 100 per cent list.
 The committees in these counties-Win- ston, Marion, Fayette, Lamar and Bfbb-- are working hard to attain their quotas and they send in most encouraging re- ports to headquarters here.
 Birmingham is one of the three larger cities in the sixth federal reserve dsS- trict that had raised it's quota up to yesterday morning. The other two are Chattanooga and Macon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-10
BANK OF ENSLEY |TO CELEBRATE ITS ! 10TH ANNIVERSARY
itement March 4, 1913.
RESOURCES.

| The twentieth anniversary of the Ifank of Ensley will be observed by ae officials of that institution tomor- DIV. The officials have arranged to |erve their friends with punch, to dis I1bute mementoes of the celebration |pening hours which are from 4 o'clock
 ID o'clock tomorrow night. The Bank of Ensley was founded Ia 1899 by Erskine Ramsay and George las a separate municipality and one |f the most interesting industrial |ties of this country. The bank has rown even as the district until at his time it's deposits exceed s3,0o0. 900 Ind still going up. The officials |Rused to be erected last year a new ome costing s150,0o0. which is said
 P be the most elegant building in he south used exclusively for bank
 Ing rooms.
 The founders of the Bank of Ensley |elieved firmly in the growth of this dHu IHe1r Idltn ndS been JuSCl- 1 ed by the growth of the bank The |Dundation of it's success is largely |ue to the theory of the officials that |ersona1 service was the greatest one hing connected with bank. They |ndeavor to render the closest per- |ona1 service with the patrons of the |ank and clientele of hundreds tes- |fy to the soundness of that policy The bank several years ago estab- shed a branch in Vivian, which has low deposits exceeding $500 GOO, and he branch is still growing. The same |ervice is rendered there as at the |ank of Ensley.
 The active affairs of the bank have |een for many years in the hands of |.obert F. Chadwick, vice president Ind Samuel c. King. cashier. They Ire well known throughout the state Is high-class bankers and much of
 he success that has ben achieved by |1e institution is due to their unfail- Ing interest in the affairs of the pa- |rons of the bank and their personal |sforts to render the acme of service
 b it's patrons.
 The friends of the Bank of Ensley Ire invited to the opening this eve kng.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-10
WOMAN ATTEMPTS
 TO COMMIT SUICIDE

Mrs Mamie Kriel, aged 25. wife Of Nobert Kriel. an operator at down town movie, is at the Hillman hospital in a serious condition as the result of an alleged attempt to take her own life at 4:30 o'clock yesterday after noon When her husband returned to their apartments, 414k Twenty first street. north, he found his wife lying on the floor of her room in an un- conscious condition.
 At her side was vial of poison and glass partially filled with water. He called Johns ambulance and Mrs. Kriel was carried to the hospital.
 kriel stated to Hospital authorities that he did not know the reason for her action. She was reported to be resting well at a late hour last night.