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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
BOLD HOLD-UP ON
 SECOND AVENUE
Trussville Citizen Relieved of Valua-
 bles by Negro Highwaymen

R. J. Smith of Trussville was held up by two unknown masked negroes and robbed of ST and other personal valuables at Second avenue, between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets yesterday morn ing at o'clock.
 While en route to the Terminal depot. where he was to have boarded a train for home, MT. Smith was halted by two ne- groes, who covered him with pistols, and ordered him to throw up his hands. With no other alternative he complied and was relieved of his valuables. After securing the booty. and still covering with their pistols. the highwaymen ordered him to run down the street.
 The police department was at once noti- fled and throughout the day yesterday searched for the negroes, but because of the darkness at the time of the hold-up and the masks worn by the robbers MT. Smith was unable to discribe them and the police entertain little hopes of an early arrest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
American Federation of Labor Refuses to
 IndOrse Mooney Strike
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 just where organized labor in Amer ica stood.
 Either we should support the soviet" he asserted, "or we should de- clare our disapproval of it and all things associated with it. We should do the latter if we believe in demo- cratic form of government established and maintained by popular elections :" in Russia" he added, would oe nee Jacob Heller, a delegate from the In. ternational Ladies' Garment Workers union, precipitated considerable dis. order when he rose and demanded oi MT. Gompers whether the proposed resolution would put the convention or record as favoring the shipment of am intuition to the Kolchak government.
 PUT HIM OUT, IS CRY
 Hooting and cries of put him out came from all parts of the hall. and il was several minutes before MT Com. pers could restore order sufficiently tc tell MT. Heller that his question was "an insult to this convention"
 This remark brought a number of the radical delegates to their feet de- manding the floor, but they were ruled out of order and a vote was taken ir the midst of general disorder The vol ume of noes" was so strong that MT Gompers put the vote a second time when the yes" vote clearly predomi. mated.
 The Mooney resolution, which. like the Russian procurement, was a sub stitute for three separate resolutions submitted to the committee, then was introduced
 Its introduction brought another up roar G. F. Grow of Los Angeles, op-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
GADSDEN

Gadsden, Jane 17-(Special )-With the cooperation of George H. Hazie- hurst, state sanitary engineer, the county health unit will make a. health survey of the county. The work will require about two weeks and will cover every section of Etowah. Wall ter S. Standifer, well-known sanitary expert, who served with the American Red Cross in Serbia, has been placed in charge of the Aurora situation, where several deaths have occurred recently from an epidemic.
 The congressional campaign, so far as Gadsden is concerned, was opened last night at the courthouse by Major Harwell G. Davis, the first candidate to announce. Charles P. Smith pre- sided. A good crowd gave the speaker close attention and much applause. Etowah county has the opportunity to secure two companies in the na . tional guard. which is to be reorgan- ized and it is expected that steps will be taken to reorganize Company r of Gadsden and Company l. of Alabama City.
 A contract for lawing sewer on Eto- was avenue and South Second street was awarded by the council last nigh, to Ernest Smith. The fire limits were extended from Sixth to Seventh street
 and from Second to First street. Plans are being made by the Gads- den Automobile club to send a large delegation to the meeting of the Ala
 bama Highway Improvement associa-
 tion at Montgomery July and 10. Further plans for the organization
 of the Kiwanis club here were made
 last night at meeting of the Printup
 hotel The next meeting will be held
 Thursday night.
 Changes in tax assessments in Eto-
 wah county are not expected to ex- ceed $50,000, in the opinion of Charles
 P. Smith of the equalization board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
DEATHS

Joseph Bernard Keffer-Aged Ss, died at a local infirmary last night. Funeral services will be held from the residence. Avenue E and Eighth street, south. tomorrow morning at S:30 o'clock. and from Our Lady of Sorrows church at g o'clock, with in- torment in the Catholic cemetery. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Rosa A. Keller. and three sisters, Mrs. Mary Watkins, Mrs. Josephine Eddington and Miss Clara Keller. l. E. Smfth-Funeral services for I. F. Smith, who died at Mobile Monday, will be held from the residence, 50a5 Grand avenue, this afternoon at 4 o'clock, with internent in Elmwood. He is survived by widow, four sons, three brothers and three sisters.
 Charles Leonard-The 9-year-old sor of MT. and Mrs. J. H. Leonard of Woodward, died last night at local infirmary. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18

posed the resolution, declared he had talked to Mooney three weeks ago and that Mooney was hopeful that the strike would be carried out as he was confident it would result in his release. Chairman Frey retorted that in his opinion and that of other members of the committee. a strike not only would prove injurious to the Mooney cause. but would drive a wedge into organ ized labor"
 Julius Detellbaum of the Detroit cen- tral labor union, then gained the floor and delivered an impassioned address, declaring that the time for resolutions had passed and time for action was at hand
 Mooney" he declared, has been rotting in jail for three years. I sup pose next year. if he is still in jail, the American Federation of Labor will pass some more resolutions and Mooney will still be in his cell.
 DETROIT TO STRIKE
 T can tell you that we are going to have five-day strike in Detroit for the purpose of freeing Mooney. Out there we voted 80 to 1 for a strike. That's the trouble with you people nowadays-you fear to cease work. You don't like to go on strike. That's why you get so little.''
 
 cisco, member of the carpenters union and a member of the Mooney de- fense league, was then given the floor
 Maybe we made some mistakes, but we make no apologies for what we have done" he said.
 Delegate Murphy of the San Fran cisco Labor council, said 1t was true some labor leaders in San Francisco thought it best to let the law takes it's cOurSa in the Mooney case
 Chairman Frey then declared that "informat tion has come to the resolu- tions committee that money contributed by trade unionsts in America was used to pay the expenses of delegates to the Chicago meeting in behalf of Mooney and that representatives of the Mooney Defense league, whose salaries and ex- penses were being defrayed by trade union money, had used their oppor- tunities to attack the American Feder- ation of Labor and to carry on propa- ganda for it's destruction"
 James Duncan of Seattle was hooted and cries of put him out were raised when he declared that President Will sons inquiry into the Mooney case as an international matter, was based on inquiries from Russia and that the Mooney Defense league put into op- eration the machinery in Russia which resulted in the inquiry about Mooney being made"
 meeting arranged for tonight, at which delegates to the convention were invited to hear "the truth about bol- shevism,'' drew only a small audience, including less than a dozen delegates. Wilfred Humphries of Honolulu, lec- turer. who claims to have spent Il months studying conditions in Russia, was the principal speaker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
old-Fashioned Flower Garden

From the Thrift Magazine.
 "A thing of beauty is a joy forever, which can be found in a bed of old fashioned flowers at a minimum cost After the soil is prepared, SOW the seeds or set out the plants, putting the tall ones like sweet peas, hollyhocks, golden glow and sunflowers in the back Plant shorter ones in front, such as the mari
 golds, Japanese poppies. sweet Williams.
 and field daisies; in front of these still
 shorter ones, such as petunias, nastur-
 tiums and asters, with pansies. pinks and
 verbenias in front A border of candy
 tuft or sweet alyssum is very decorative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18

China invented gun powder and popu- larized irecrackers. The cheapest kind of firecracker is made of gun powder rolled up in coarse bamboo paper with a covering of red paper, red being regard ed by the Chinese as bringing good luck Alum is used to neutralize the smoke The Canton district is the center of this industry. The Chinese seem to use fire crackers upon every occasion-to speed parting guest, in wedding celebrations, on festivals and birthdays and to dispel evil and bring good omens. China exports about s3O00,000 worth a year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
Mexicans Regard Crossing
 of Border by Americans as
 a Violation of Sovereignty
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the armed forces Of that country could follow "a hot traiI' across the interna- tional line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18

With such an arrangement, flowers for the parlor and living room table can be obtained until frost comes.
 Many a bouquet of beautiful flowers-.at practically no expense also can find it's way into the room of some sick person or to hospital ward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
POWERS EXCEEDED

OW Ef1o EACEEDED
 When Congress, in November, 1918 passed law governing matters regu- lated by the states alone, and which should remain in force after the neces- sity for it no longer exists, then Con- gress exceeded it's powers" conclud ed MT. Root.
 Assistant Attorney General Fitts who followed MT. Root, denied the right ot the federal district court to enjoin the united States attorney from enforcins the criminal statutes of the United States
 "A great deal has been said here of lhe enormous size of the brewing in dustry and the hundreds of millions of dollars involved.'' said he.
 Is that any golden calf to fall down before and worship?
 The question is. can any litigants come into a United States court of equity day in advance, protesting wealth and with learned counsel and say:
 There is criminal law I desire to oHend against. l have got it in my wicked heart to do so I want the equity court of the United States hv solemn decree to advise me and I will go ahead and violate the law
 such a right has never been granted to any litigant If it were, what would become of our institutions?"
 This bill was passed as war meas ure,' continued MT. Fitts, Ito preserve the man power of the nation. Now that our men have gone to the front we are III duty bound to sustain them until the last man is back. This law runs, not only until peace is declared. but until the President, by solemn procla- nation, shall declare that dernobili- zation is complete
 MT. Fitts said the constitutionalitv or the wartime prohibition act has been established by decision of the su- preme court no longer ago than Mon day week ago.
 Now he said, "the federal court is asked to enjoin the United States at torney,- an officer of the court to halt and restrain him from the enforcement of the statue on the ground that he has a valid and constitutional law
 No intimation wa0 given by the court as to when decision in the case could be expected, but counsel for both sides said it was hoped it would be rend cred before July 1. It was said by both sides that no matter what the decision may be, it is likely that the case will be carried to the United States su- preme court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
5000 REPORTED OUT
Rv Ass0ciafed PresS

By Associated Pross
 San Francisco, June 1.-The central and northern California unions of the international Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, including telephone operators and linemen, voted to go on strike today for immediate wage increases and the granting of their demands in regard to working conditions. Union officials esti- mate that 5000 were out, according to the southern California workers, who walked out yesterday. The wire utili- ties claimed the number was much smaller, and, while admitting being crip- pied. said that the calls were being taken care of with fair expedition.
 During the influenza epidemic in south ern California, the spectators and play CTS at a ball game presented ludi- crous appearance. All were swathed in flu masks. even the umpire shout ing his decisions through one A fine of $50 was the penalty for removing the masks, even when the game called for enthusiastic roofing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18

pany D, Nineteenth infantry; Corp Ed ward C. Reilly, motor transport company 401 Sergt Roscoe W. Buckles, Company A, Ninth engineers, mounted; Private
 Calvin Love, Company c, and Corp Earl
 O. Smith, Company A of the Twenty fourth infantry.
 The condition of Col. J. Gonzales Esco- bar, the Juarez commander, who was wounded Sunday afternoon, was reported to be less favorable today. Colonel Esco-
 bar was shot through the lungs while leading a cavalry charge down the main
 street of Juarez.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
THE WEATHER
Weather Forerask

Weather forecast for Alabama and Mis- sissippi: Generally fair Wednesday and Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
Congress Exceeded PoUers In Enacting Prohibition
 Law, Declares Elihu Root

at this time as no public interest was endangered by allowing the injunction to remain in force Referring to Presi- dent Wilson's recommendation on May 20, to lift the ban on the manufacture and sale of malt and vinous liquors, he said:
 The recommendation did not specify distilled liquors, but the President, as commander chief of the armies of the United States and the person charged chiefly with the conduct of the war, stated that demobilization had so far progressed that he regarded 1t safe to resume the manufacture and sale of wine and beer"
 MT. Root said the complainants did not challenge the power of Congress to call for the sacrifice of any and all property rights in defense of the na- tion, but said their business could not be sacrificed without compensation un- less necessary and proper" without the mandate and guaranty of the con stitution.
 He pointed out that the constitution allty of statute is to be determined as of the time and in the light of cir constance existing when it is sought to be practically enforced against the individual and that a statute may be valid when passed but have become in-
 aid when it is attempted to be set in operation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18
By A.ssrIatss Prsm

New York, June 17.-Elihu Root de D clared Congress exceeded its powers in enacting the wartime prohibition law and that "the collector of internal revenue holds the brewers of the United States in the hollow of his hand in the course of his argument in the United States circuit court of appeals here today against the govern ment's appeal to set aside the temper ary injunction granted a month ago by Federal Judges Hand and Mayer. The injuction restraints United States District Attorney Caffey and Acting Collector of Internal Revenue McEIi- sott from prosecuting brewers or in- terfering with their production of 2.75 per cent beer.
 There are two clouds that hang over this action" said MT. Root.
 "One is the penalty prescribed under the act of November 21, 1918, which will break up and put an end to the brewery business, and the other the complication arising from the insub ordination of the brewery business to the internal revenue law.
 The brewers" he went on, "are bound hand and foot under the la-v. even though they are engaged in the li4diuldCluIt Ol c. 70 per cent peer. 1n6Y are not alone subject to prosecution under the 'war-time meaurse, but to concerted prosecution under the in ternal revenue law"
 MT. Root as counsel for the United States Berwers' association, which is backing the test case made by the Jacob Hoffman Brewing company of New York declared that "a business, heretofore considered lawful, and pro- hxrf q of he tot rH e United States, is threatened with de- struction.'
 MEANS IRREPARABLE INJURY
 Hundreds of millions of dollars worth of property is involved" con- tinued MT. Root, and if the law is enforced as theratened by the United States Attorney General, irreparahle injury will be done before the possi- bility of final hearing in the courts"
 The former senator said there was no occasion for enforcement of the act
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18

The promotion of patriotism and peace and the brotherhood of man" is the chief object of the War Mothers |of America. The association is en- deavoring to unite all women's war work organizations and form a na- tional body One of the principal workers in the movement is Mrs. Sel- den Clawson of Salt Lake City, who has been chosen treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-18

Local Data , for fba o1 hours a1dipc~ af I
The Coconino sun., 1919-05-09
OUR TRIP ACROSS THE
 STATES

(By Pvt. Frank Hastings, A.E.F.) We left our camp near Frisco,
 To the tune of "0ver There" Marching at strict attention,
 Our heads held high in air. We were just another unit,
 Starting for Somewhere in
 France"-- Going to fight for our country,
 Willing to take the chance. And as the cheers of the people,
 Rose on the summer air, My heart with pride responded,
 To think that l was "There." The last farewells were spoken,
 And many ,tear-dimmed eye Gazed on the face of their loved one, As they said their last goodbye. We crossed the bay to Oakland,
 With many laugh and jest, As we bid goodbye to the Golden Gate, Goodbye to the Golden West. Through every town and village,
 As the train sped on it's way, We were met with cheer and greeting, Us boys of the U. s. A. From every lonely farmhouse,
 As we sped swiftly by, We could see Old Glory swinging As they waved to us "Good-bye.' Men who were old and feeble,
 And bent with toll and care, Took off their hats and shouted,
 And waved them in the air. The rich, the poor, and the gifted, United in the fight Standing on one platform,
 The mighty one of Right. And far, far back in my memory, Stood someone, great and tall, Who spoke these words like phophet, United we stand, divided we fa;ll." And midst the jest and laughter, Of those we loved the most, We finished one lap of our journey, And stood on the Eastern coast.
The Coconino sun., 1919-05-09
NEW TAXES ON DRINKS

A mandate recently from Washing ton called attention to the fact that soda water, ice cream, sundaes, root beer, and all other soda fountain drinks are now taxable under the new revenue act. Five and ten cent drinks or dishes will be taxed one cent, while fifteen or twenty cent drinks will be taxed two cents, and the tax collected from the purchaser, unless the soda fountain proprietor reduces his prices to include the extra tax item. Thus proprietor could charge purchaser four cents for the drink and collect a cent for taxes, or he can serve fif- teen cent drink for thirteen, or a twenty cent drink for eighteen and collect two cents in taxes. The pur- chaser would be paying the old price, but the proprietor would be cutting out cent or two on every sale.
 Local dispensers of soda fountain drinks will pay these taxes to inter- nal revenue collectors or send them to Hon. Alfred Franklin, internal reve- nue collector, Phoenix. The proprietor will be advised in due time as tc what procedure to follow in the matter.
The Coconino sun., 1919-05-09
YUMA USES UNIQUE
 METHOD ON BIG BRIDGE

Twice the swirling current of the Colorado river defeated the engineers who were trying to install big steel highway bridge at Yuma, Ariz. It sucked out of the river bed, first 75-ft. and then soft. piling intended for the temporary support of the long center span of the bridge. Then the exasper- ated chief engineer secured a big wooden barge, and built upon it a scaffold of piling as it lay at anchor under the end of the span, to which the floating structure was then made fast. Most of the huge steel fabric now lay well back on the east-shore span, while on the west shore the concrete abutment was made ready. Then slowly--almost inch by inch stout cables lowed the barge across the river, it's burden increasing as the long span slid gradually along it's shore support It was 2:40 p. m. then; at 6:20 the west end of the span slipped accurately into the abutment sockets, and the watching population of Yuma drew long breath.--Popu- lar Mechanics.
The Coconino sun., 1919-05-09
ORDER FOR SALE OF REAL
 ESTATE.

In the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Coconino.
 In the Matter of the Estate of Perci- val Lowell, Deceased.
 Constance L. Lowell, Executrix of the estate of Percival Lowell, De- ceased, having filed her petition here in, duly verified, praying for an order of sale of certain part of the real estate of said decedent, for the pur- poses therein set forth;
 It is therefore ORDERED by the said Court: That all persons interest ed in the estate of said deceased ap- pear before the said Superior Court on Saturday, the. third day of May, A. D., 1919, at II o'clock in the fore noon of said day, at the court room of said Superior Court, in the Town of Flagstaff, County of Coconino, State of Arizona, to show cause why an or. der should not be granted to the said executrix to sell so much of said real estate of the said deceased as is men toned and described in the said pc tition so filed; and that copy of this order be published for four successive weeks in the Coconino Sun, newspa- per printed and published in the Town of Flagstaff, County of Coconino, State of Arizona.
 Dated this 9th day of April, A. D., 1919.
 (Signed) J. E. JONES,
 Judge. Apr. 11-1S-25-May 2.
The Coconino sun., 1919-05-09
ARIZONA WAR VETS ARE RECOGNIZED BY
 THE NATIONAL BODY

With strong organizations at Tue. son, Phoenix and Mesa as nucleus Arizona veterans of the world wal will assume prominent part in the national movement under the leader ship of It. Col. Theodore Roosevelt looking to the organization of per manent body to be known as the American Legion.
 It. Col. Power Conway has been namde temporary secretary for Ari- zona and as such has in mind the ar engagements for the selection of six delegates and six alternates for eau GUS which will be held in St. Louis on May 8. The war veterans association of Tucson and Phoenix, as we'll as one now being organized at Mesa and any others which may have been organized will have a voice in the selection of these delegates.
 The temporary state committee con sists of Lieut.. Col. John c. Greenway, Sergt. E. P. (Ned) Bernard of Tue son, Private Alex. Barker of Phoenix,
The Coconino sun., 1919-05-09
LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CO., COMING.

In the matter of the estate of John c. Walker, deceased.-Notice of Hear ing Petition.
 Notice is hereby given that B. B. Jensen has filed in this court cer- tain document purporting to be the last will and testament of John G. Walker, together with his petition praying that said document be ad- mitted to probate in this court as the last will and testament of said John G. Walker, who, said petitioner al- leges, is deceased, and that letters tes- tamentary issue thereon to said peti- tioner, E. B. Jensen, and that same will be heard on Saturday the 24th day of May A. D. 1919, at 10 o'clock, in the forenoon of said day, at the court room of said court, in the court house, in the town of Flagstaff, coun- ty of Coconino, State of Arizona, and all persons interested in said estate are notified then and there to appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of said petitioner should not be granted.
 TOM L. REFS,
 Clerk.
 By LOUISE GREENLAW, |
 Deputy Clerk. (Seal.)
 Dated May 5, 1919.