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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
DANCE AND MUSICAL PROGRAMME TO BE
 GIVEN NEW MEMBERS
Civic Association Urges All Members to Attend Tomorrow
 Night

musical programme and dance will be given by the Civic association to al, it's new members at o'clock Monday night in the clubrooms of the association, thus giving them a chance to meet and become better acquaint e1 with all the old members of the as- sociation
 Prominent men of the city are to deliver short talks. A number of Schumann- Heinks selections will be played on the Victrola. Other musical features will be included in the pro- gramme. which will be followed by q dance.
 All of the new members and also the old members have been urged to attend by c. l.. Harold secretary manager
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
No Services Today at
 Highlands Methodist

There will be no public preaching ser vices today at the Highlands Methodist church. the pastor. the Rev. Dr. F. B. Wells. having been granted much need ed vacation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
Deputies Seize 20
 Gallons of Whisky

Twenty gallons of whisky were seized from the home of Jim Brent, a farmer of Brookside. yesterday aft ernoon by Deputies Steel. Melton, White. Arnett and Kemp Brent was arrested on a charge of violating ,he prohiLition laws and committed to tho county jail.
 ky was contained in one keg. pint aud quart bottles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17

high prices is being carried on through out the country by orders from the United States government Attorney Pet tus in handling affairs I believe will sift matters until the real profiteer is found. " MT. Chichester, when asked if there is profiteering among the landlords. re- piled: There is approximately 45.0W dwellings in the City of Birmingham. Possibly half this number occupied by owners while the other fifty per cent are rental dwellings. In some cases there may be excess rental charges and if this be the case the Birmingham Real Estate Exchange as a whole stands ready with the government in probing such cases.
 "On the other hand some of the papers are creating such sentiment that if not stopped immediately may lead to unrest. This loud talk" should be stopped at once and Mir. Pettus left alone to investigate for himself charges of excess rent Of the 25,o00 tenant dwellings in the City of Birmingham not one per cent after the probe is completed will show the owner per cent net profit on the investment"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
AS TO HIGB RENTALS

John D. Chichester, Executive Secre-
 tary of the Birmingham Real Estate Exchange, when approached regarding the probe of rent profiteering, had the following to say The local probe of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
FRANCE, ITALY AND
 BELGIUM PAY HONOR 10 ALABAMA BOYS
Medals Received Here for Privates. Robt. A. Mooney, William E. Manly and
 George R. Evans

Three decorations have been received at the local army recruiting station to be delivered to Alabama men m edialle militaire was awarded to Pri- vate Robert A. Mooney, of the 322d in fantry, who lives at Rockford, Ala This is one of the highest honors that the Fench government may bestow' This young Alabama boy received q croix de guerre last week. while ha also had distinguished service cross. He received this military medal for valor and bravery in action.
 A Belgian cross has been received for Private William D. Manly, of Roam oke, Ala, who was a member of Com pany A, 2sth infantry. He also has q croix de guerre and distinguished service cross
 An Italian cross has been received for Private George R. Evans, of Lapine. Ala He received this decoration from the Italian government for bravery in action. He was a member of Company F. 322d infantry
 All of these men are urged to call at the recruiting station in the Clark building and receive these medals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
NEW WAGE SCHEDULE

If the schedule of wages embracai in the new wage contract had been !p force for the said six months period, the entire income of the estate from the railway and all other departments for that period would have been onlJ $S1,S77IS greater than the total opcr- ating expenses, or al the rate of $l6o, 154.36 per annum, and would have been S9,2o7.97 less than operating expenses and taxes for the six months perio l. or at the rate of $17S.4l5,94 per an mum, or would have been s4S3, ,72S..i5 less than the total operating expenses, taxes and interest for the said SIX months period. or at the rate of s9s'.- 456.50 per annum.
 Your receiver further reports that none Of the current operating accounts other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
TUSCALOOSA AVENUE

hn addition to the financial difficulties above mentioned. the estate is really in need of money for several purposes. First of all, there will be a need of new cars. when winted comes on and the open cars can no longer be used, but vour Receiver in view of the financial condition of the estate has not felt jus tified in recommending the purchase of cars The city of Birmingham has been urgently pressing the paving of Tusca- loosa avenue, which, according to the estimates of the engineers. will cost the estate sl57 ,o0o,oo. Your Receiver has been unwilling to recommend this expenditure on account of the financial condition of the estate Your Receiver ms of the opin- ion that no one would lend money to vour Receiver under existing conditions for any purpose other than to pay taxes, and would lend for that purpose only because the Court could provide that the loan be secured by a lien on the estate equal in dignity to the tax llt.
 T. The franchise of the Railway Com pany and of the Tidewater Company granted by the City of Birmingham linn it the fares to five cents, and transfers are free. With minor exceptions, the franchises from other municipalities con tain no provisions respecting fares and transfers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
MANY COMPLAINTS . OF PR0F|TEER|NG FILED WITH PETTUS
Baptist Pastor Makes Per sonal "Kick" on Rent Raise-Sugar Profiteer-
 ing Charged

With his desk piled high with conl- plaints regarding alleged profiteering Erie Pettus United States district at torney, is continuing his investigation on the hparding of food and profiteer- ing. Yesterday morning the Rev R. B. Eraser, pastor of the Central Park Baptist church, appeared at the office of MT. Pettus and asked for rellef from what he called rampant prof itecring," declaring that the rent on 5-room cottage adjoining his church had been raised from $14 to $45 per month This raise in rent is effective September l.
 Mr. Eraser stated that the house was furnished for him by his congre- gation and that $14 was fair rate of rent for it. as it only contained fotc rooms and a reception hall. He said he was informed about three weeks ago that the rent would be Sl7 and that the congregation was willing to pay that amount.
 PRICE OF SUGAR
 Numerous complaints have been re- ceived regarding the price charged Tor sugar in the various sections of tle district and the following. statement was given out by the United States district attorney yesterday; "Ths United States food administration has taken the position that sugar should not retail for more than Il cents a pound and where it is retailing tor more it indicates that either the wholesaler or retailer is making an unreasonable profit.
 Tn connection with profiteering and hoarding all dealers in sugar except retailers doing gross business of Sl00,OOo or less auually are still subject to li- cense under the food control act In ad- dit!on to the provisions of the law itself the regulations governing dealers in sug- ar prohibit the license from charging an exorbitant, unreasonable or unfair com mission, profit or storage charge. They also provide that resales within the same trafe without reasonable justification. If tending to result in higher market price to the retailer or consumers, will be dealt with as unfair practice
 In this way, it is stated, that the food administration may have license can celled in Eases that would be difficul' to reach through the enforcement of criminal provisions of the food control act.
 number of complaints were received yesterday from dairymen protestino against the high cost of feed stuffs ana asked that adulteration be stopped Many I declared they would be forced out o business as they would be unable to pay their feed bills and keep their milk LII | to the standard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
MRS. oREAR,s STATEMENT

In reference to the case and her re- lations with Dr. Fealey, Mrs. Obear said last night:
 There is no hypnotism connected with the Altrurian religion. The whole af- fair is a money proposition Had l not possessed means. the application for an injunction would have never been filed. As for the $20000 which Major Obear claims has been squandered since l be- came influenced. by Bishop Fealey, 1 can readily explain as to how it has been spent.
 "A portion of it was used in purchas- ing a farm in Blount county and for the erection of a sanitorium thereon for the benefit of mankind. More was expended in purchasing a farm adjoining the first farm. while I also bought home in Birmingham in fhich my children and reside The real estate l purchased toray is worth more than it was when bought it so the money has been well invested. reside. The real estate I purchased today heen spent. The real estate for which spent the s20,O00 is here to show for itself.
 tContinued on Page Eight)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
ALTRURIST BISHOP
 EXERCISES STRANGE
 INFLUENCE ON WIFE, IS CHARGE OF OBEAR
Injunction Filed in Chancery Court to Restrain l.. A. FeaIy, Charged With Making Woman "Incapa-
 ble of Doing Anything
 With Sense of Right"

William Gray obear. of Cliff road, formerly a major in the United States army. filed application for an injunc- tion in the chancery court praying that L. A. Fealy, organizer of an "Altrurian Society" and who claims to be a "di- vine healer be restrained from eX- erting his influence over Obear's wife and children.
 Application for an injunction against Mrs. Legare H. Obear was also filed asking that shesb restrained from in terfering with complainants posses sion of his home and children. The applications were filed yesterday morn ing and the prayer also asks that the custody of the three children of MT. and Mrs. obear. namely William G. Obear, Jr., Julia Hill Obear and Legare Bowles Obear, is granted the complainant.
 Obear alleges that while he was serv- ing in the army from 1917 until Febru- ary. 1919, his wife became under the hynotic influence of Fealy, and as the consequence thereof she squandered s1o,ooo, a portion of an estate of s75,- 900 she inherited from her mother, and he alleges that to the best of his knowl- edge she is making preparations to squander the remainder of the estate.
 He further alleges that sometime ago, Mrs. Obear wished to invite Mir. and Mrs Fealy to their home to spend the winter and because he objected, his wife flew into a rage and had him ar rested. However it is alleged, the case
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17

ANNOUNCEMENT wish to announce that I have re- sumed my work of auditing and ac- counting. k. l.. MUCHMORE,
 Ridgely Apartments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
Income Of Street Car Co. $88,O72.69 Less
 Than Expend ditures
Receiver Lee C. Bradley Files Petition in Federal Court Seeking Instructions to Proposed New Wage Con-
 tract-Total Deficit for Year Given $171 ,64538

than those hereinabove mentioned. which were incurred prior to the receivership. have been paid These accounts amount to about ssS,o00, and many of them doubt less are entitled to a lien superior even to the mortgages, since they were for material furnished within six months prior to the receivership and were neces- sary to the continuance of operations.
 RESULT IN DISASTER
 5. The continuance of operations under existing wages and for existing fares must result in a continued wasting of the estate with consequent deteriora- ton of plant, equipment and service. Any substantial increase in wages must re- suit in almost immediate disaster to the estate.
 6. The wages now paid to motormen, conductors and shopnien by your receiver are somewhat lower than the wages fixed by the war labor board, and now being paid for similar services in the larger cities of the south. On the other hand the wages demanded are greatly in excess of the wages so fixed and now paid in the larger cities of the south.
 The new wage contract would increase the operating expenses of the railway de partnent of the railway company, as de- ternained by a careful detailed estimate, approximately S7e1. 31l .12 per annum, and if the new wage contract were adopted the cornpensation of employees of other departments would necessarily be in- creaS aSed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
INCOME OF ESTATE .

The entire income of the estate for the said six months period was ssS. 072 69 less than the total of the oper- ating expenses, taxes and interest 0n the funded debt TOT the same perloi, or at the rate of s176.145.SS per an- num-which is to say that the losses under the existing wage contract in the railway department have been so great as not only to absorb the entire profits from all the other departments, but also to cause the entire estate to be running behind it's operating ex. penses. taxes and interest at the rate of sSso72.69 for the period extending from February l, 19l9 to July B. 1919. or at the rate of s171,645.SS pc annum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
RESTRAINING ORDER

The bill asks for restraining order enioining Mrs Obear and Fealy from interfering with the possession CT complainant's home and children and pray. for the appointment of suit able trust company as trustee to ad- minister the estate for the benefit or his wife and children.
 In the meantime the complainant prays that Fealy be restrained from visiting the home of the complainant or enticing his wife. Mrs. Obear, 10 his (Fealys) office.
 The compla inant, it is said, sers ed in the army in France for nearly two years He alleges that since his re- turn he has used all the meth ods within his power tn correct this in fluence under which his wife mas fallen by being kind towards her and trying to reason with her. all with out avail He alleges that Feal1 $ influence is so strong over his wife that she was and still is under his control in all matters and that Fealy is indirectly in control of all of her affairs, including those of money. l'e alleges that Fealy chara cterized hlm- self as a divine healer" and later called himself a bishop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17

Lee C. Bradley, receiver of the Bir- minsham Railway, Light and Power Company, filed a petition yesterday in the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the North ern District of Alabama. praying the in structions of the Court as to what steps he shall take with reference to the new wage contract presented by Birmingham Division No. 725 of the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Rail- way Employees of America
 For the information of the Court. the Receiver files with the petition a con- densed statement of the operations of the Company for the six months period end ed July Fist, and also a cash statement covering the entire period of the Receiv- ership.
 In his petition Mir. Bradley analyses in great detail the operations of the Rail- way Department and the other Depart ments of the Company.
 A summary of the results of this an aiysis is embodied in the following ex- tract from the petition:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-17
UIGIIE
 WELDED INFLUENCE

The bill alleges that Mrs. Obear be- came acquainted with Fealy in 1910 and during the time that he (Obear) was in the army, which was from 1917 to 1919, the defendant welded his in fluence over Mrs Obear to such an extent that she was incapable of doing anything with a reasonable sense of right and justice. It further alleges that because she was influenced by the defendant, she sold her home in Madi- son, Ga, and also a farm for Sl9,OO0 and against the instructions of the complainant purchased a tract of land in Blount county and there lived with Fealy and his wife until later when she purchased home in Birmingham
 Obear alleges that at the present time Mrs. Obear keeps the chiiqfen constantly with her and, in his Ian guage. under lock and key
 A temporary order was entered yes terday morning by Judge c. w. Fer5u- son, allowing the complainant to en- ter his home for the purpose Of sec ing his children during specified hours and restraining Mrs. Obear from l1i- terfering while awaiting the outcome of the suit.
 Obear further alleges that his wIf is making an effort to induce then little girl, Julia Obear. aged IT, to place herself under the influence oi Fealy. aud that due to his wife's s.ate of mind the complainant has reasons to believe that the little girl is in J
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-10-23
LOCAL ; '55s
-

Little Lawrence Edwards has
been very i'll the past week.
I DIR. Wilson was in Filler Thurs
day on professional business.
A boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. John Belt on Wednesday,
Oct. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. I. McDougal
of Twin Falls werea Filler visitors
Saturday.
William Zentz and family have
moved into the property recently
vacated by l.. A. Seeley.
Mrs. ID. +. Chapman left for
Michigan. Tuesday morning to be
gone Sc yeral weeks.
Miss Edith Chatterson Of
Mountain Home is visiting friends
in Filler this week.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Allen, Mrs. Chas.
Fox and Miss Hattie Neidigh were
Twin Falls visitors Friday.
Mrs L. ID. Hamp of Logan,
Utah, is a que It of Mr.. and Mrs.
Owen Hamp, this week
The birth of daughter was
reported at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Andy Hoehn. on Tuesday,
Oct. IL.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Z. Lapson and
children of Rock Creek spent
Thursday and Friday at the j. +.
Mallory home.
ID. +. Chapman and John Kaiser
left for Oman, Saturday morning
taking four car loads of sheep for
the Omaha Market.
The Order Eastern Star enjoy ed
"a pot luck" ut the hall Friday
evening al report fine time with
plenty OF good eats.
James Fitzpatrick and family
have moved from North street to
their ranch located five miles
north west of town.
Miss Lorna Umpbrey of Good
ing spent the weekend here visit
ing her ,ous D, Miss Lydia
Unphrey.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Gambrel OF
North Platte, Nebraska, arrived
in Filler Monday to visit for
IA few months with relatives and
friends.
Walter Gingerich moved into
his home on North street Saturday.
! X. j. Ebersole will occupy the
house vacated by Mr.. Gingerich
at Sunset Ranch.
o. L. Dudley, and Clyde Dud-
ley, his son. sold their SIXTY five
acre farm mile and half north
of town, last week to ). +. Hawk
ins for $3.50 per acre.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Bunce and
children and Mrs. Mary Glenn
Sundayed at the J. p. Mcclure
home in Twin Falls.
Case and Scbildmsn received
! shipment of 1886 head Of sheep
from Nevada, on Monday. This
Includes all the sheep this firm
had feeding in Nevada.
Frank Boyer, father of Mrs. M.
j. Mscsw, has returned from a
summers stay on the Macsw- Jones
ranch in the hills southeast Of
HOLSTER.
DIR. and Mrs. /. L. Cartney and
Mr.. and Mrs. John ,. Gourley
we're guests of George Simonds
and bis sister Alberta, III their
home between Twin Falls and
Kimberly, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Chas. Raymond of Twin
Fall entertained the following
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-24
LAST CAPTIVE YANK
RELEASED BY REDS
Five Men Set Free When Com
rades ROut Bolshoviki in
Suchan, Russia.
By iAs Associated Press.

VALADIvosToK, July IL (delayed) -
Communication was reestablished to-day
with the American military column In the
suchan district after more than a weeks
interruption. The American troops.
which had been clearing out the gangs
OF Bolsheyiki In the Suchan Valley, had
two mon killed and eleven wounded In a
weeks skrmishing.
News from the American detachments
came when the American cruiser Albany
and the British cruiser Carlisle. convoy
ing supplies, entered America Bay, sixty
miles southeast OF here. and found that
the American troops had reached there
after their trip down the valley.
Five American soldiers. captured from
the detachment June 20 by the Bolshe-
Wiki, were released ,late- and reported
they were well treated, but that the in
terpreters daily threatened them with
death The Americans said they. were
given Il choice between living with the
Bolsheviki. sharing their poor food, which
usually was fish and onion top soup or
boarding with Il peasant family at FIVE
rubles a day, about ten cents in Ameri-
can money The Americans boarded.
With the release of the five men it was
announced, the Bolsheviki in Siberia
have no American prisoners.
The diminishing campaign undertaken
by the American detachment after the
men were captured resulted in scatter
ing the Bolshevilti into the hills and
thoroughly routing them.
a number Of towns and villages we're
occupied by the Americans. On July 2
the village of Novitskaya was taken and
on July the Bolsheviki were cleared
out Of kazanka and Frolovka. The next
day the Americana rested The column
started for America Bay on July and
after a fifteen hour march took Vladi-
mir, a fortified town. The next day the
patrol detachment got in eommunlca ton
with the landing party at Albank.
company of japanese troops COOP
Grated with the Americans In their Skin
mish and the Japanese now are sending
an expedition through the Suchsn VAL
ley.
In the Kangaus district American a d
Russian troops attempting to reegtablish
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-24

holding of elections as early as possible
This evidence comes In the form OF N
bill introduced In the Chamber reduce
ing the number of Parliamentary dis
tricts in the Department of the Seine
palpably in anticipation of Parilamen-
tary elections.
Some OF the Radical leaders including
former Premier Combes, are starting a
movement to reestablish for the elections
u coalition OF the Left and Extreme
Left, comprising the Radicals. the Radi-
cal Socialists and the Socialists.
All newspapers. excepting those dis
tincty hostile to the Government COM
ment to-day upon the great success Of
Premier Clemenceau. Some make the point
that the result shows the vote on Friday,
in which the Government was in the
minority, was not aimed at the Govern
ment, but was intended to obtain more
energetic economic policy, designed to
, end the high cost OF living, which it
was declared, threatened to paraiyze the
country.
The papers express pleasure that Pre-
mier Clemenceau had pledzed himself to
consult the country soon through the
coming elections
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-24

"Ah." he said, ut is easy TO fling re-
proa ches at me. You accuse me of not
having represented France at the peace
table When ] am dead then perhaps
you will know what transpired within
the conference doors then you will be
sorry for those words to which ! am
too proud 10 reply"
And in the stiffness OF that vast
chamber everybody could make out in
the voice of the old man who had but
little longer to live. and wanted to live
it In the service of France, fervent
plea TO be allowed to continue just that
little bit longer.
Clemenceau the octogenarian, not the
tiger" had won the day his enemies
we're tongue tied, confoundedi his
friends and supporters were moved the
galleries pitied, some women even wept
The interpellative debates in the
Chamber will continue and the Clemen-
ceau Ministry is not entirely out Of
danger Not having succeeded in up
setting the entire ministry with one
coup, the opposition will seek TO force
the withdrawal OF Cabinet members
singly. In the course of the nterpella-
lions to-day of the Government on the
ever troublesome financial situation FL
nance Minister Klotz will have to stand
renewed attack in the Chamber.
That this Minister, upon whose head
the Chamber long since set price, will
follow In the footsteps of ". Boret was
the opinion current this morning in the
lobbies With Klotz eliminated the
Chamber probably will go after the min
istry OF industrial reconstruction, headed
by NJ Loucher, the most unpopular and
yet the most powerful member or the
Clemenceau Cabinet