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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07
KING CONTEMPLATED
 MAKING BIS H OP
 AN ARCHBISHOP"
All American Ace of Aces Had So Many Letters His Majesty
 Was Puzzled

Before Col William A. Bishop of To- ronto. the all-American ace of aces, who appears at the Jefferson theatre Sat urday night, March 8, had been fight ing in the air very long. he had ac- counted for so many enemy planes that his appreciative government awarded him the military cross. Then, as he con- tinued to down Huns, they added the dis fir rguished service order A particularly daring bit of work in the air won for hinc the coveted Victoria cross. Still this remarkable young man did not stop. Fresh triumphs brought him several oth- CT decorations, including the addition of a bar to his D. s. o.
 Then the British government found itself in a quandary. They had awarded him every honor and decoration it was nossible to bestow on him. What were ttev going to do if this supreme hero of the skies whose official record now amounted to 72 Hun machines, continued to deserve reward by new achievements which could not be ignored?
 II is reported that the question was mt to King George, and that the latter suggested a happy solution of the prob lem ,,
 "He has so many letters after his name now" said his majesty. that the only thing left for us to do is to add few letters in front. If Bishop continues to carry on, suppose we shall have to make him an archbishop"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07
TAG DAY ID BE HELD FOR THE BOYS CLUB Local Institution to Make Annual Appeal for Funds
 Next Week

Tag Day for the Boys club will be held on Saturday, March 15, and Mrs. William B. Lamkln has been made general chair man for the day. She is at work organ. izing her forces and naming her chair. men for the downtown corners. Each chairman will be assisted by bevy of young girls who will sell the tags.
 The Boys club is the only organiza- tion which the city commission will per- init to have Tag Day, and this will be the only time the people of Birmingham will be asked to contribute to this most worthy cause.
 "The Boys club depends entirely on popular subscription and the proceeds of Tag Day for its support" said Mrs. Vassar Allen, president of the board of control, "and we are most anxious that the public respond in a most generous manner at this time as we are planning to extend our work to several of the suburbs of the city We realize that the public has been called upon many times during the past year and nave contribu- ted generously, and we sincerely hope they will not forget the boys in our own city and will come to the rescue on Tag Day
 Just as soon as the list of workers is completed it will be announced by Mrs. Lamkin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07
Canteeners Entertain 800 Soldiers En Route To
 Disqualification Camps

More than 800 soldiers passed through Birmingham yesterday en route to vari- ous southern and western camps for demobilization and were entertained at the Red Cross canteen hut at the Ter minal station.
 About II 80 o'clock a special train with Hoboken causal company Mo- POI, 2oo men strong, arrived in Birmingham where 1t remained about 40 minutes. The majority of these men had been over seas from six months to two years and were from practically every division in France. When the train arrived there were Il coaches but three left immedi' ately on California troop train, and one car was going to Fort Bliss, under command of First Lieut.. P. D. Harrison, who was also in command of the train Ma. S. Al. Huff, medical officer, was boarn of the Bliss car. The other seven cars were going to Camp Pike, Ark.
 Among the officers on board were First Lieuts. T. w. VandeVeer, S. H.. Mann, w. F. Johnson, R. l.. Motley, and Second Lieuts R. Beall and c. P Wiedermann. The latter is from East St Louis and was leader of the head quarters band, 334th field artillery, and was overseas more than six months. Thirty-three members of this band were on board. going to Camp Pike to be discharged from service.
 / Among the wounded men were: Pri- vate M. P. Winters of Stringtown. Ark, who was wounded at St. Mihiel. He was in the service eight months. Private Roy l.. Bradley, Sentinel, Okla, gassed at Chateau Thierry; Corporal w. ;. Ernce, Lone Wolf, Okla, wounded ana gassed. He had been in the service IS months. and Private H. J. Harris, Altus,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07
COMMUNITY CENTER
 THEATRE OUTLINED
Mrs. Best Tells the Drama League of Plans of Ma
 tiOnal Organization

Mrs A. Starr Best, national president of the Drama league, was a guest of the Birmingham center yesterday after noon and in her usual charming and informing manner presented the plans of the mother league to the local mem bers at a meeting in the Tutwiler ball. room. She was surcharged with enthu- siasm for the coming year and divided her talk into three parts, the com munity center theatre. ennobling the art of the drama by the Sunday school, and the pilgrim centenary for 1920 The community center theatre. Mrs Best said, should be a memorial to our heroes and the center of entertainment, local plays, pageants and exhibitions for each drama league center These theatres, she said. would take the bit terness out of the memory of the war.
 In speaking of the drama In the Sun day schools, Mrs. Best told of the church movement to restore to its bosom the drama 1t had lost, and how the Chicago Sunday schools had utilized the Biblical stories and dramatized them for the Sunday school children by whom they were given on Sunday afternoons.
 The pilgrims centenary in 1920 would offer excellent material for pageantry, said Mrs Best. Each vom- munity center should have pilgrims pageant for her returning soldiers Mrs Best urged the Birmingham center to begin preparation for this event al once.
 In conclusion she outlined the pro- gramme for the national convention which meets in Chicago April "A to 2s and urged a large attendance from Bir- mingham.
 Following the meeting a reception was held in the dining room, when the members were given an opportunity to meet Mrs Best. Vases of daffodils and narcissi surrounded the punch bowls from which yellow ices were served and added a touch of spring to the occasion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07
SUICIDE THROUGH ILL HEALTH, VERDICT OF CORONER R|VES Body of Mrs. Annie Davis Found in Village Creek. Leaves Husband and
 Two Children

After a thorough investigation, Cor oner John R. T. Rives yesterday after noon returned verdict of suicide in the case of Mrs. Annie Davis. aged o3' whose body was found entangled In some brush in Village creek near the Alabama Packing company plant at 2031 Twenty-first avenue, north, about 10 o'clock yesterday morning De- spondency over iH-health is believed to have been the cause of the rash act
 Upon missing his wife when he arose about o'clock yesterday morning, her husband, c. M Davis, sought help and a searching party was organized ana continued the search until 10 o'clock, when G. NJ McGill, member of the party, found the body of Mrs. Davis entanrled in some brush and lying in about feet of water.
 Members of the searching party dis covered a woman's sweater handing on a bridge at Twenty-fifth street, and and the sweater was identified Dy MT. Davis as belonging to his wife. A short distance below the bridge the body was found. Coroner Rives was notified and made investigations be- fore the removal of the body.
 Mir Davis stated to the coroner that he conversed with his wife at Il o'clock Wednesday night and during the conversation she spoke dispairing- ly about her condition, but he re- sponded in a consoling manner and that she did not mention the matter again during the conversation and afterwards retired in the same room in which he slept.
 Mrs. Davis was well known in North Birmingham, a devout member of the Twenty-first avenue Methodist Epis- copal church and was active in social affairs.
 Mr. Davis is employed by the Cald- well-Watson Machine and Foundry company as a pattern maker.
 Besides her husband the deceased Is survived by two children, William Davis, IA, and Bessie Davis. Il years. The remains will be sent to Talladega, their former home. this morning by the Mackey Undertaking company for funeral services and interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07

Okla, wounded once.
 Another man accompanying the sol. diers was w. $. Cone, a Young Mems Christian association troop secretary from Charleston, H., who, the men de- clare, Is the best man in the Young Mems Christian association. He closed his home office and stopped the prac- tice of law to enter the service on Thanksgiving Day, 1918, and will serve until Thanksgiving Day. 1919. He has the choice of trains and always chooses one passing through Illinois so he may see his wife and children. The boys were given cakes, candy, cigarettes, sand wiches and coffee while in Birmingham and left about noon, enthusiastic In their praise of the Magic City.
 More than 500 overseas soldiers bound for their homes in California stopped over in Birmingham yesterday for exer- else. These men were members of the Sixty-second coast artillery, Thirty-third brigade, and Capt.M F. Kent had charge of the men. Other officers on board were Lieut.. C. Spaulding, Lieutenant Chamberlain, Lieut.. r. D. Barnes and Lieutenant Adams, who had charge of two cars of about so men who were going to Camp Shelby, Miss.
 The men were hiked through the down. town section of the city and were cneered on all sides. While at the canteen hur they were entertained in a most delight ful manner and as their train pulled out of the Terminal station the boys gave three cheers for Birmingham and its canteeners. l.. P. Sparks of Newport. a Young Mems Christian associatlo on troop train secretary, was also on board the train Hardly a day passes with out several hundred soldiers being en- tertained at the Terminal station and the Red Cross canteen workers are up holding the souths reputation for hos nitalitY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07
Brown Issues Formal Statement on Dancing
 at East Lake Park

Commissioner of Public Utilities J. Ellis Brown yesterday Issued a formal statement on the attitude of the city commission on dancing at East Lake park.
 The statement follows:
 "The city commission has decided that there will be no dancing at East Lake park. It has always been our policy to run this municipal recreation ground on as high a moral plane as possible and at the same time make it self sustaining, and receive enough rev. enue from it to pay for all improve ments and liqufdate the indebtedness.
 Parks, as rule, are liabilities
 We do not appropriate any funds received from other sources for i'm provements or operation of the park. All improvements are paid for with funds derived from the operation of the park. As long as 1t is operated by the city we want all the people to feel free to use it for recreational purposes.
 "The old picnic pavilion has recently been torn away. The new building was constructed for a number of pur- poses, and will be used for band con- certs, private picnics, picture shows and community sings. It is a very valuable asset to the park
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07
FRISCO SYSTEM
 ANNOUNCES CHANGES

Circulars received in Birmingham yesterday announce the following changes in the operation and traffic departments of the Frisco system, sev- eral of the. men effected being well known in Birmingham:
 B. T. Wood is named assistant to the federal manager. J. M. Kurn, gem eral manager of the St. Louis and San Francisco, Kansas City and Springfield, Paris and Great Northern railroad, West Tulsa Belt and Rock Island- Frisco terminals; o. H. McCarty, gen. eral manager of the Fort Worth, St. Louis and San Francisco and Texas, and other roads. sAlex Hilton is made assistant traffic manager of the St. Louis and San Francisco group; c. O.. Jackson is appointed general freight and passenger agent at Fort Worth; |; VII Evans, St. Louis, is made general solicitor of all lines; F. G. Jonah. chief engineer, with headquarters at St. Louis and Fort Worth; G. E.. Scott, purchasing agent; H. J. Cronin. c. S. Snow, E. M Smith and T. K. Hawkins, federal auditors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07
HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW SPRING
 STYLES IN TRAILERS?
Trailer No. 6S2 Sets the Pace Today in Chronic Yellow and Wine
 Trimmings
Of BfrmfnE ham, AIa. Statement December 31, 1918
 

When Miss Trailer No. 6s2 rolled out of the car barn at East Lake this morning she set the spring, 1919, styles for the motor cars and trailers of the electric railway system of Birming- ham.
 Trailer No. 6S2 is becomingly dressed in fall suit of chrome yellow with wine colored trimmings, and is ex- ceedingly good to look upon. When all her sisters are arrayed likewise there will be color in the Birming- ham streets-and to spare.
 As cars are put in fit condition by the carpenters and electricians they are being sent into the paint shop for their spring clothes. The process will be gradual and steady.
 A night shift is now at work in the shops replacing flat wheels and other-> wise getting the cars into shape. Ma jor repairs on cars are being rapidly completed and the shop force will soon concentrate on tuning 'em up."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07
HILL ENTERS PLEA OF SELF-DEFENSE
 AT MURDER TRIAL
State Witnesses to Take the Stand Today-Many Dis qualified in Selecting
 Jury to Sit in Case

The trial of William NJ. Hill, under in dictment for the murder of A. B. Suddeth was commenced yesterday about noon before Judge w. E. Fort. The greater part of the morning was taken up in empanelling the jury, a total of e4 were called to the bar before the requisite num- Der, 12 good men and true, were obtained. causes including IS jurors who did not believe in capital punishment.
 Coroner J. R. T. Rives was the first witness called, and was on the stand when the court adjourned for dinner.
 Coroner Rives resumed the witness stand at 3 o'clock when the court re- convened, and testified to the condition duth was lying on his face, with his right hand thrown across his eyes. He also verified the time and place of the shooting, which occurred on the after noon of December 12, at Sudduths store or the corner of Avenue A and Forty fourth street, south. He further stated that while five shots were fired only tuItc tooh cilcSt III tiiC poNS, Siio HI 'A'S right breast, the other two close together behind the left ear. Death was prac- tically instantaneous.
 Attorneys John Altman and Matthew H. Murphy, representing Hill, stated that they would base their defense on the grounds of self-defense, and hope to prove that Hill was a peaceable citizen, while bnt fapp
 Assistant Solicitor Jim Davis, with at torneys c. P Beddow and w. s. Welch. are sustaining the states end of the contest They assert that they can dis prove the statements of council for the defense concerning Sudduth's disposition, and prove that Hill went to the store armed for the deed which he accom- plished.
 Much of he~time during the afternoon was taken up by heated arguments be- tween the opposing attorneys over tech- nicalities Coroner Rives was the only witness called yesterday, and the state will continue to place witnesses on the stand this morning.
 The courtroom was filled to overflow ing all day yesterday, on account of the widespread attention drawn to the case. Sudduth was a former policeman and county official, and had been running A store on the Southside for several years at the time of his death. Hill was a conductor on the Alabama Great South ern Railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07
Mrs. Smith Calls Heads of Civic Association
 Together at 5 O'Clock

There will be a special meeting mt the Tutwiier hotel this after noon at o'clock. called by Mrs. w. D. Smith, president of the Drama league. for the purpose of hearing Mrs. A. Starr Best present the plan of the Drama League of America on the Liberty building movement inaugurated by the league.
 Mrs. Smith has asked the heads of all of the local civic Organfza- tions, the city commission. the board of revenue and John R. T. Rives, who represents the various railroad brotherhOods. J. Frank Rushton, field marshal of the aI- lied army, will also be present.
 Mrs. Best will outline her plan and it is very likely that a mass meeting will be called later to look into the building of an auditorium here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07
ASKS SUGGESTIONS ABOUT MEMORIAL TO
 MEN IN SERVICE

To the Editor of The Age-Hcrald'
 Allow me to say few words re gardfng our soldiers memorial. think this should be foremost In ev- cry Alabamian's mind today. Our boys have made n wonderful record in the world war. and we honor them, both the living and the dead, but to those who made the supreme sacrifice mt the zero hour the peO- pie of Alabama owe n debt that can never4 be paid In full. They stood between us and world slav- cry, and barred their breasts in bat tie that the world might be free, and AInbama's memorial should be second to none. It is now up to ev- cry individual citizen to express himself as to the sort of memorial befltting our fallen heroes, and would like very much for you in your columns to ask your read CTS to express their opinions through your columns, as to the sort of memorial that should be erected in their honor.
 Now that our gallant boys are coming home, each of us should be enthused, and I believe we will only need to cnll the peoples att tention and that they will respond and put their whole hearts in the sOldiers' memorial.
 Thanking you for what you may do fin this matter, I am respectful- Iy yours, LOUIS PIZITZ.
 Birmingham, March 6, 1919.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07
Hotel Men Discuss the
 Montgomery Convention

Business to come before the Ala bama Hotel Mems association at it's next annual convention to be held in Montgomer or Mobile a few weeks hence was discussed yesterday at con ferences between l.. B. Fairchild, man ager of the Exchange hotel of Mont gomery, and secretary of the associa- ton, and Adolph Reich. manager of the .Printup hotel of Gadsden; Harry New. manager of the Notion hotel, and Man ager Harry Dye of the Hillman hotel, members of the executive committee.
 A bill pending in the legislature which provides for state regulation and control of hotels will be one of the inn portant matters to come before tho convention. Some of the provisions of drastic, and will entail unnecessary ex- pense and trouble on the hotels if en- acted into law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07
HARBER IS VISITOR
Georgia Editor En Route to Memphis
 to Deliver Address

President Paul T. Harber of the Georgia Press association, who edits paper at Commerce. Ga, was in Bir- mingham yesterday for a few hours, stopping off on his way to Memhpis, Tenn. where he is billed to address Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi newspaper men on Foreign Advertis- ing"
 MT Harber is an advocate of stand ardizing advertising and expressed the desire that Alabama, Georgia and Florida newspaper owners and publish CTS get together and work out some thing along that line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07
VETERAN" TANKS WILL BE SEEN IN BIRMINGHAM SOON Victory Loan Campaign to Bring Battle-Scarred
 Tanks Here for
 Exhibition

Through the efforts of the Civitan club, the Civic association, the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary club, the Ki- wanis club. the Victory Loan organiza- ton and other civic and patriotic bodies it is believed that one of the tanks used in the European war will be shown in Birmingham during the Victory Loan campaign next month.
 When it was stated short time ago that the war department would permit the use of POO tanks in loan campaign, President c. W. Shropshire of the Civtan club started movement to bring one or more of them to Birmingham. This met with the hearty approval of Chair man John l.. Raul of the Jefferson coun- ty campaign committee and others.
 SENDS MESSAGE
 Yesterday Dr. Shropshire sent the fol- lowing telegram to Secretary of the Treasury Carter Glass:
 Garter Glass, Secretary of the Treas ury:
 Birmingham earnestly desires one or more tanks to boost Victory Loan drive Our past record in loan drives is proud one. We have branch federal bank All civic bodies here unite in plea for tanks. Will need everything to maintain Bir- mingham's position in vanguard of Amer lcan cities. Respectfully request you wire me. my expense"
 The tanks to be loaned to campaign committee during the Victory Loan drive were all used on the battlefields of France, some of them bearing many scars as evidence of the part they played in that gigantic struggle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday:
 A.. O. Tucker and Hattie Sue Baker. Henry B. tennis of Wetumpka and Evelyn Brannig.
 Schuyler Schakelford and Bertha May Bryant
 Russell M Adler of New York and Mattie Reeves.
 J. " Hosley and Ruth Caylor
 Robert Earl Kelley of Anniston and Ida Estelle Tomlin.
 J. w. Smith and Mrs. Emma Harris.
 Dr. George W. Mason of Forsyth. Ga., to Miss Luna Pearl James.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07
BOILER TROUBLE
Gas Affected, But Installation of al Auxiliary Boiler Will Remedy
 the Trouble

Boiler trouble at the gas plant is af- fecting the supply of gas to some extent it is stated by officials of the Birming- ham Railway, Light and Power company
 However, with the installation of an auxiliary boiler. which will be com pleted today, the supply will go back to the normal volume.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07

dered the soldiers when they come home.
 Representatives of the civic bodies held short meeting in the library of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday at noon but adjourned without transact ing any business as replies to telegrams to Senators Underwood and Bankhead Tuesday had not been received at that time. Mir. Fenimore was authorized to call the representatives together as soon as anything definite with regard to the home coming of the regiment was known.
 SAILING DATE APRIL 26
 The sailing date of the Rainbow di- vision, the war department announced a few days ago. had been fixed for April 26. and unless there is a change in plans the regiment should be in Bir- mingham sometime between May 1 and 15. It Is not likely that it will be here in time to participate in the Vic tory Loan campaign, as 1t is understood that the campaign will begin not later than April 21, and continue for three weeks.
 The fact that the 167th cannot be here to take part in the Victory Loan campaign will not detract from the in- terest in their coming, however, as all Alabama is proud of the record made by this regiment in France and will turn out to welcome the boys back home. Several hundred men from Jefferson county were in the 167th when it went across to France but many of them will not be among those present when the regiment returns. The old Fourth COW cred itself with glory on the battle fields of France and paid the price with the lives of scores of its brave lads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-07

Press dispatches earlier in the day stated that the regiment would be de- mobilized at Camp Sheridan, Montgom- cry, but the date of the regiments ar rival in the United States is not yet known definitely
 Senator underwoods telegram to the Chamber of Commerce, received late in the afternoon, Is as follows:
 Chamber of Commerce. Birming-
 ham, An.
 "Answering telegram in reference
 to demObilization of 165th regi-
 mcnt. Chief of stan, United States
 army, advises me that orders will
 he made to parade this regiment in
 Birmingham when it comes home.
 Rainbow division will probably
 leave France in April, but war de-
 pertinent cannot advise with any
 certainty the date of sailing.
 %. w. UNDERWOOD.
 General Manager Fenimore of the Chamber of Commerce will confer with Chairman Glass and representatives of local civic bodies who have this mat ter in land today and a meeting will probably be held within the next few days to take steps toward making ar engagements for the reception of the Alabama boys. A mass meeting of citizens will probably be called at an early date at which arrangements and reception committees will be appointed to look after matters pertaining to the parade and the reception to be ten