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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
VICTIMS OF WRECK
ON LEEDS TRESTLE
ON WAY TO RECOVERY
Many Tributes Paid to Foresight of
Engineer Post in Guarding Against
Further Accidents

The body Of Frank o. Houston, who
was killed when the engine pulling the
Seminole Limited train from Jackson
vile, crashed through the trestle at
Leeds Wednesday was shipped to Child
ersburg yesterday for interment
The three negroes, Morris White, viii.
liam Thomas and Joseph Upland, who
were resting well at the Birmingham in
Urinary last night where they were
taken. Hospital authorities state they
will recover.
Interest in the wreck near Leeds We'd
nesday was still at high pitch in the
city yesterday and those who stopped
over in Birmingham from the train, after
1t had been brought to the city over the
Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic road
paid high tribute to Engineer Post who
stayed at his place long enough to give
the signal to the bral<emen that saved
the entire train from plunging over the
wrecked engine.
Assistant Coroner r. f. Askew went
to the scene of the accident yesterday
but did not complete the investigation. n e
said that he would complete the investi-
cation in few days. He also said tina.
he would investigate the matter thor
oughly and would endeavor to place the
responsibility where it belonged
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22

provement outlay. With the cost of MAIN
tenanee increased from 100 per cent to
2eo per cent in labor and material the
continual increase in taxes. Insurance
and new burdens on real estate. consist
ing of income taxes, both national and
state. unless a substantial increase of
rents is made. property will becomf a
liab ility instead of an asset.
''AS to the assertion that the landlords
are refusing to rent, preferring TO sell,
this is the natural result of poor in
vestment, and property owners wish to
get rid OF what is not only a poor in
vestment, but constant source of worry
and expense. II real estate was a good
investment does the public thing that
the owner would care to sell it? Anyone
who expects to make a good citizen
should own his own home, and he can
buy now on easy terms at 90 per cent
to IS per cent of its actual value.
Again. this is supposed to be free
country. and anyone should have the
right to manage his own affairs, pro
Vides he does not work an injustice to
his fellowman, but socialism and rotten
politics seem to be the order of the
day, and If present tendencies continue
il will result in killing the goose thst
lays the golden egg
Finally l will say to those who think
the average landlord is 'robbing the ten
ants let them buy lot and build on it
and see what rental will have to he
charged. allowing for fixed expense. TO
give reasonable return on the invest
ment, and ! wager he will soon find out
that the landlord is not such a proiteer
as he is held to be"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
100000 DAMAGES
ARE CLAIMED FOR
ALLEGED ASSAULT

william Arthur Williams filed suit
in circuit court yesterday against the
Gulf States Steel company, claiming
$4,000 DANA ges The plaintiff alleS' :
that he was kicked. beaten and abused
by j. NJ. Wood. an employe of the COM
pany.
Henry Samples also filed suit against
the southern Wheel company, claiming
100000 damages for alleged personal
injuries. The plaintiff alleges that he
was manufacturing wheels. and whila
these wheels were being hoisted D.,
crane the crane gave way and the
wheels fell upon him. inflieting serl-
Gus injuries.
Other suits filed were:
w G: Lynch VS. Stockham Pipe and
Tiling company, $4,000 damages
claimed for alleged personal injuries
sustained while employed by the de-
PENDANT.
Harrison Mcclellan VS.. Lee G. Brad
ley, receiver of the Birmingham Rail-
way, Light and Power company, 5000
damages claimed The plaintiff alleges
that his wife, Ardie Williams. was rid-
ing on street car when it was de
rallied, thereby seriously injuring nef.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
j. Nj. GREEN JOYFUL
OVER RECOVERY
OF BASS VIOLIN
Sleuths Fail to Locate Instrument, and
Is Recovered by Owner, Who
Made Arrest

]. M. Green. 17i4 Peyton street. is ceie-
brating. for that which was lost is
found" and Adam Hurt, negro is In the
city Jail charged with buying and con-
cealng stolen property
Four years ago. according to Mr..
Green, he with several others gave a
concert at the First Methodist church
and after the concert left his bass violin
at the church and when he returned for
1t several hours later it had disappeared.
The local police and detectives failed to
locate the violin and Mr.. Green had
given up hope OF recovering 1t until last
night when he started home he saw a
negro with the instrument. He didn' [
call a policeman and explain matters,
but grabbed the negro by the collar and
marched him to the city Jail himself.
The man claims to have bought the
violin from a negro for $3.50.
Mr. Green had an armful of bundles
when he discovered his violin. but lost
them in his excitement. He did not scent
the least worried over losing his bum
dies; for as he explained to his wife over
the telephone, he had got his fiddle .
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
LOCAL REALTOR GIVES
VIEWS RENT SITUATION
Residential Property Is Not Profitable Investment States
Prominent Real Estate Dealer-Full Investigation
by United States District Attorney Is De-
sired-Two Sides to Question

Il see from newspaper accounts that
United States District Attorney Earle
Pettus is preparing to investigate among
other things the charge of rent profit
eering and rental agents raising rents"
said j. L. Yancey. local real estate deal
er, yesterday
Speaking for my firm, as this ques-
ton has been raised l. shall be very
glad to have him make the investiga-
ton. but IN so doing he should make
it thorough and get evidence from both
sides. In this day of socialism. selfish
ness, ignorance ana Misrepresentation it
is often difficult to arrive at the facts
and only disinterested and impartial
investigation will attain results sougl t.
In the first place, the general public
Is ignorant of true conditions that exist
and often is not disposed to he fair In
arriving at conclusions. Residential
property as a rental proposition is not
IA profitable one; the contention of the
tenants (who know nothing and care less
of the net returns) Notwithstanding. The
landlords, as well as others who have
their capital invested. are entitled to a
fair return on their investment. Repre-
senting as we do hundreds of rented
houses | am prepared to prove that res
idential property does not net per cent
to say nothing of the depreciation that
is constantly going on.
The government allows per cent de-
probation annually, which in 20 years
totally eNtinguishes the principal of i'm
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
STOLEN PROPERTY
FOUND IN STORE
Alleged Fence for Car
Robbers Arrested at North
Birmingham

The fourth of a series of arrests of
alleged fences for the disposing of
property taken from railroad cars was
made yesterday when detectives ar
rested George Panas, storekeeper of
North Birmingham, for receiving and
concea1ng stolen property.
Panas had in a smaller building near
his store a collection of property. in
Guiding &c automobile tire castings, two
boxes of inner tubes two boxes of
Prince Albert tobacco and five boxes of
chicken feed. Detectives assert that
Panas is one of chain of fences, used
by negroes and white men who have
been engaged in car robbing for dis
posing. of their loot.
Three other men were arrested last
week They are: Jacob Krantz who
operates a store on Third avenue, and
Twenty-fifth street. south; N. Stein and
NJ. Epseman. owners of store at 1928
Second avenue, north. 1t is stated the
fences would bargain with the
thieves for the property taken from
the railroad cars and after securing
it would change the markings on it and
deface the trademarks so as to make
them unacceptable.
When Krantz, Epseman and Stein
were arrested last week a lot of cloth =
ing and shoes, valued at several hun
dred dollars, were found in their pos
session, and was recognized by South
ern railroad officials as property taken
from their cars recently.
City detectives and special agents of
the railroads have declared that they
will put a stop to the car robbing and
also put the men who are being used
to dispose of the property in Jail.
1t is thought by some of the men
employed on the case that former rail-
road men are concerned in the rob
berries. as some of the car breakings
have been of such a nature that one
inexperienced in railroad freight han
ding would not have recognized the
nature of property contained in the
cars.
The property SO far captured by the
detectives and agents is shoes cloth
ing, automobile tires and accessories and
tobacco. None of the defendants could
produce bill of sale or 1ading for the
goods in their possession.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
FIFTEEN CASES OF
BURGLARY CHARGED
AGAINST NEGRO

George Williams. a negro, was arrestes
yesterday charged with burglary ami
grand larceny. Local detectives say that
Williams has been identified as the ne
gro who has entered no less than fifteen
residences over the city. He has operat-
ed chiefly around Sixth and Seventh
avenues and around Fifteenth and Seven
teenth streets.
Detectives say they are expecting to
find the place where Williams has the
most of the stolen property hidden.
Williams is charged with entering nine
houses, but, according to Sergeant Lyons
of the detective department, they have
proof of over IS homes that he has en-
tered in the past few months.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
PLAN TO CONVERT
POSTOFF|CE INTO
ARMORy ON FOOT
Officers of Alabama Ma.
tionaI Guard Start Move
ment to Acquire Post
office Building

The present postoffice will PROBABILITY be
used as an armory *nr the Birmingham
companies of the Alabama National
guard when the new 100000 postoffice
is completed.
Col. William P. Screws and Mai Lucien
c. Brown discussed tentative plans yes
terday, which involve the use of the
recreation rooms. for the proposed regi-
ment of infantry that will be raised in
this city as soon as the proper machinery
can be gotten in working order. The
plans for the use of the postoffiee will be
taken up with Adjutant General Moon
at once.
1t was stated the postofriee building
could be SO altered that suitable armory
accommodations could be secured for the
entire proposed regiment; that recreation
rooms with pool tables, periodicals, and
writing tables could be fitted up at a
very small expense
Colonel Screws stated yesterday that
ultimately one regiment of infantry
would be raised in Birmingham. but the
first endeavor would be to raise the eight
companies already authorized. Com
panies for the proposed regiment VIII be
derived from all suburbs of the city.
The Chamber of Commerce announced
yesterday afternoon that it had taken an
active interest in the movement for the
national guard and a committee consist
ing of f. L. Higdon. John Yeatman.
Hugh Kennedy and Crawford johnson
had been appointed to assist in the move
ment. Some appropriations have ALREADY
been made for the work by the chamber
and il is said that more will possibly
follow.
Col. William P. Screw stated Yesterday
that he would be willing to spend the en-
tire week in this city addressing the diff
ferent civics and business clubs of Biz
mingham at their weekly luneheons as
soon as arrangements can be made with
them for a hearing.
THE people of Montgomery are very
enthusiastic over the movement said
Col Screws. and are doing everything
in their power to make it a success. j
appeared before the Rotary club OF that
city yesterday at the largest and mos
enthusiastic meeting that they had hele
in some time Each one present at the
meeting constituted himself n committee
of one to boost the national guard and
get 1t upon its feet
The equipment for Company which
has arrived in this city will probably be
distributed among the men at the next
weekly meeting. Saturday shoots will be
conducted at the rifle range near Boyles
from now On. it was stated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
C|V|TAN LUNCHEON
AT SOUTHERN CLUB
Arthur C. Crowder Will Be
Principal Speaker At
Meeting Today

Arthur C. Crowder will be the prin-
cial speaker at the regular luncheon
of the Civilian club, to be held today
at l o'clock at the Southern club. The
meeting is designated as Life Insur-
ance Day and Mr.. Crowder will speak
on this subject There will be other
interesting features, and large attend
ance is anticipated.
The following notice has been sent
out by Secretary John V. Mix:
Fellow Civitan; Is your life in
sured? If not, take due warning that
YOU won't be in the prevailing fashion
on Friday, next, for August % is Life
Insurance Day"
No doubt you have heard more on
the subject of life insurance than you
care to, and possibly you know eonsid-
cradle about it now; but Civitan Ar
thur c. Crowder will try to show us
there are some things about life insur-
ance that we do not know. However,
this is one time when YOU will not be
asked to sign on the dotted line"
II your life insurance agent is your
friend. bring him along: anyway, bring
one against whom YOU hold no grudge.
Be sure to be at the Southern club on
Friday, / o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
Improved National
Bankruptcy Law Is
Aim of Credit Men

st. Paul, Mimi August 21-tspecial)-
Making it more difficult for an individual.
to live beyond his means and then clear
ing the slate by going into voluntary
bankruptcy will be the result of a move
ment for an improved national bank
ruptcy law urged today before the con-
vention of the retail Credit Mems Ma.
tional association meeting in st. Paul.
Franklin Blackstone of Pittsburg pre-
scented the proposals 10 the convention.
The new measure is aimed to cover two
new features, lower cost of admins
terng bankruptcy cases and the pro-
lection of the retailer against easy in
dividual bankruptcy. The credit men 8
organization will cooperate with several
other agencies in bringing the new bill
before the Congress. One thousand mem
bers attending the convention were
strongly in favor of the new measure.
The Birmingham delegation includes
the following: w. N Trammel, Mrs. w.
Trammell, w. w. Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
Croix de Guerre for
Lieut.. Robert Waites
French Decoration Awarded Local Of
ficer for Bravery in
Action.

A Croix de Guerre with gold star
awarded by the French government TO
Lieut.. Robert Waites. 1910 Thirteenth
street, south, has been received at the
local army recruiting station in the Clark
building. Lieutenant Waites was MEM
Der of the Seventh Infantry and the cita-
ton accompanying the decorations is as
follows: Although wounded in the arm.
he led his company to the attack of
nest of machine guns. Having forced
them to fall back he reformed his COM
pany and this time succeeded in taking
the field works by assault after silencing
the pieces.
A similar decoration was also received
at the local station for Private John
Hoggie of Company d, eth infantry
Private Hoggle lives at Delrar, Ala and
was awarded the Croix de guerre by the
French government for bravery in ac-
ton. No citation accompanied this cross
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
Negro Charged With
Robbing Mail Boxes

Joe Henry Brown. negro, was ar
rested yesterday and lodged in the city
Jail charged with robbing the gov
yernment mail boxes by Officers Kicker
and Courtney.
Officer Courtney said that Brown was
caught taking letters from letter boxes
in the postoffice and on the streets and
removing the stamps from them. He
had large number of special delivery,
registered and the ordinary and 2-cent
denomination of stamps in his posses
sion when taken into custody.
Brown had a clever way of getting
the letters from the boxes He had
crooked pin fixed to a wire with which
he removed the letters from the box
He was selling the stamps in the lobby
of the postoffice when arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
FURNITURE DEALERS
DIRECTORS MEET
Dealers Favor Home Indus
tries-Meeting At Head
quarters This Morning

An enthusiastic meeting of the board
niture Dealers association was held
yesterday at 1880 o'clock at the South
ern club. President Ira Randall pre-
sided and made a plea to the members
of the association to patronize home in
dustries and each other on all oeca-
sions where this could be done. He
declared it would be great thing for
the district if all dealers would do this
as it " ould not only help each other but
keep the money in this district as we'll
A number of matters OF Importance
were discussed and will be presented
at the next regular meeting to be held
on September 5.
A special meeting of all furniture
men has been called by President
Randall for this morning at . o'clock
in the rooms Of the association, zee
Clark building. \ fun attendance is
urged as matters of Importance will be
discussed at this time.
Attractive calendars OF the meetings
for the year. July, 1919, to July. 1890,
were presented to the members. The
calendar is made on 4 small folder and
the front page consists of the names of
the president and secretary with tele-
phone number and other interesting
data for the members on one side of
the programme is a schedule of meet
ings of the board of directors, which
are held semi monthly, and on the 9th
er side is the schedule of the open
meetings of the association.
Those attending tho meeting yester-
day were: Ira Randall. the president;
c. w Green, M. Hood, w. o. Broyles.
j. NJ Wallace, e. d. Brown, e. l.. Huey
of Bessemer. J. w McCarty of Ensley,
w. j. Stacey of Wylam, r. L. Sparkman
mud Frank DIlSe
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
SUBCOMMITTEE TO
ATTEND HEARING

The public utilities committee of the
Civic association will meet at o'clock
this morning in the club rooms of the
association to appoint a sub-commit-
tee which will attend the hearing of
Lee G.. Bradley, receiver for the Bir-
mingham Railway. Light and Power
company, before the city commission
on the question of waving the present
franchise of the B. r. L. & p, which
prevents that company raising car
fare in this city.
The. ub-committee or utilities COM
mittee as whole and - representa-
tive of the association after hearing
the argument on both sides of the
question. will form its decision either
for or against the waving of the
franchize and will communicate its de-
cision to the commission.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
Public Utility Bill
Doomed to Failure,
States Ellis Brown

The proposed public utilities bill. which
Wednesday was indefinitely postponed
BY the house of the state Legislature. and
which would take from the municipal
ties their jurisdiction over public utilities
and place it in the hands of state COM
mission, will never pass the legislature.
is the opinion of ]. Ellis Brown. city
commissioner of public utilities, who yes
terday returned from Montgomery, where
he went to protest the passage of the
bill.
''Those who favored the bill, I under
stand, have a similar bill which they will
Introduce" said Commissioner Brown.
at is said that they were playing for
time when the bill was postponed. But
I do not believe that any bill involving
the same general principals will at any
time pass the present legislature. be-
lieve we have won out in the fight for
the rights OF the municipalities"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
Expert Shoplifters
Caught by Detectives

Patterson Jackson and Frank Oneil me-
groes were arrested yesterday on
charge of grand larceny by Detectives
Granger and Walton. The negroes had
a ladies' waist stolen from the Partisan
millinery store and a Stetson hat, one
cap. three dust caps. seven -one-haf
bottles of Mary Garden perfume and
three Ingersol watches from other of the
downtown stores, which they are SAID
TO have lifted
The negroes, according to detectives
who arrested them. are expert shoplift-
ers and have been operating among the
downtown stores for some time
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
TOO MANY SHOES
LANDS NEGRO IN JAIL

Jim Williams, a negro was arrested
Yesterday on a warrant sworn out be-
fore Kenneth Charlton, United states
com missioner by officer Jack Newly
charging him with having in his pos
session goods stolen from a car OF
the Southern railroad at North Biz
mingham. 1t is alleged that Williams
had in his possession 800 worth of
shoes which had been stolen from the
railroad In default of $500 bond he
was placed in the county Jail and will
be given a preliminary hearing before
Commissioner Charlton on Sept. Q.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
PUBLIC OPINION UPSET

public opinion in Birmingham is in a
rather unset condition. 1t does not hes
itate to make demands and complain bit
terly But demands and complaints do
not meet pay rolls. If you send a man
to Dallas. Tex, and only give him S
for railroad fare he will be put off the
train somewhere in Mississippi for lack
of railroad fare His trip will result in
disaster. So does Birmingham face con-
ditions similar to our traveller without
money.
"a new county for Birmingham will
largely solve this without increasing
taxes. 1t merely husbands our resources
and keeps them to be spent at home.
Virginia long ago settled that prob
lem. In cities above 5000 population,
counties do not share dual government.
All taxes and all governmental duties
are discharged BY the municipality In
criminal matters they reach a mile be-
yond the city limits. In Alabama we
have a chief of police with 40 police Of
ficers within two blocks of the sheriff 8
office, with 35 deputy sheriffs. We have
a city superintendent and county su-
perintendent of public schools, both
dra wing large salaries. Their offices
are within few blocks of each other
Why this duplication of offices?
Il have long ago decided that Imperial
jefferson was just a high-sounding
name. l am willing for PAsserner to
have her new county. if tie lines are
fairly adjusted at Fairfield. We must
not start a grab game throuh. Future
legislatures would thave to adjust this ii
any injustice was done Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
Four to One Majority
for Three-Mill Tax

The 3-mill tax issue carried by a
majority of 1874 in the city of Bir-
mingham, according to the figures of
an official canvass made by the board
of revenue, which was completed yes.
terday afternoon.
There were 1854 votes cast in favor
of the issue. while only $50 were cast
against 1t, making the bill carry by
a margin of little over four to one
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
cam OF THANKS

We wish to thank the physicians and
nurses of the South Highland infirm-
airy, Messrs. Laumer and Griffith of
the Laumer Lurrher company. A. j.
Cray and Mckinley of the LETTERS On
Lumber company. Ross and Hanip
Smith of the Akron Coal and Lumber
company. H. F. Grim former pastor.
and numerous other friends in Bir-
mingham for their kindly ministry TO
our beloved husband and father, w. r.
Griffin who died at home on the 18th
of the month. during his last illness.
God bless. them all.
THE GRIFFIN FAMILY.
West Blocton. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-22
breaches TONIGHT
TO DEAF MUTES

The Rev. j. w. Michaels, evangelist
to the deaf and dumb in the south. IS
in Birmingham and will preach to the
mutes of Birmingham tonight at
o'clock at the First Baptist church Al.
interested are cordially invited to al
tend