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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-29

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-29

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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
MEN NEEDED FOR PATRIOTIC SERVICE
 SAYS DEPARTMENT
War Department States There Is Pressing Need to Return Soldiers Who Responded to the
 Country's Call

The following message has been re- eeived by Maj. J. E. Myers, recruiting officer for the state of Alabama POI Clark building. from the Secretary of War; The officers and men of the recruiting service are engaged on a task of great and immediate importance.
 Pressing need arises from the coun- try's duty to return to their homes and their civil pursuits as promptly as pos sble the men who have sacrificed every private consideration to the call to serv- ice under arms, in time of danger. to free institutions and their defenders.
 Tt is not the old peace-time army, nor the old type of military service to which we now are seeking to enlist men. The army needs the highest type of men which can be secured and has set out to make service in it's ranks beneficial to mental and moral as well as to physical development in a degree worthy to at tract ambitious and capable men.
 Insofar as the army succeeds in this aim, as it is determined in all good faith to succeed young men who enter 1t will encounter opportunity for double service to country and to self; while they pa triotically respond to their country's i'm mediate need of men under arms, they prepare themselves to return to civil life capable of delivering a higher quality of citizenship and of exercising greater pro- ductive or directive ability
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
Citizens Witness Aero Exhibition Given Here
Plane Damaged in Effort to Make
 Quick Departure

Exhibition flights were staged by the Johnson -Curtiss Aeroplane company of Montgomery at the Fair Grounds yes terday afternoon.
 An invitation had been extended by them to number of prominent citizens to fly, but only a few accepted Sam Jones invited six Kiwanians to be present and this number volunteered to take a trip in the clouds.
 It was not good afternoon for flying as the atmosphere was dense and storms were forming in' every direction, it was said. great black cloud loomed over the west, and lightning played in the skies, and yet some of the invited guests took spin before the storm broke. !, Harper Johnson first took up Jack Thompson; then Ted Brownell was the next passenger, and Douglass Kirkpatrick was circling around as the thunder rolled and the rain fell, but the pilot made safe landing.
 Interest was quickly changed to Pilot Kerwin of the Curtiss company who with Mechanic Smith was trying to get up into the air and beat the rain and thunder storm to Montgomery. He left the ground with a poor start as the engines evil dently were not sufficiently warmed up t.o give the plane the needed impetus.
 Those sitting in the grandstand. to avoid the rain saw the machine in its failure to rise, and as it was headed straight for a tree which it was unable to clear the nervy pilot gave it a turn which sent it to the earth outside of the fair grounds. The crowd made a run across the fields in driving rain expecting to find the two men bruisd, maimed or killed but both escaped unhurt, save a bit of skin torn from the arm of Pilot Kerwin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
Suits Totaling More
 Than $74,000 Filed in Day

Suits totaling more than $74.0oo in dam age claims were filed in the civil division of the circuit court yesterday Suits filed were:
 Beverly Mosley and Susie Mosely as ad- ministrators of the estate of James Mosley deceased, vs. Majestic Coal com pany for S5O,000 damages, claiming intes- tate was killed April 29, 1919, while em- ployed in the mines of the company.
 Miss Lillian Turner vs. Lee c. Bradley, as receiver of the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company and the Tide ater<Railway company, for $10,000 alleg ing she was injured by street car wher it came in contact with the automobile she was riding in, near Forty seventh street and Fifth avenue south, June 6.
 B. R.. Byrd vs. Lee c. Bradley, as re- ceiver of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company, for Sl0.0O0, alleging agents of the company assaulted him. causing his injuries, while a passenger on the East Lake car line, July 12, 1919
 Ezekial Whitehead vs. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company for 5000, alleging injuries were sustained while in the employment of the company near Westfield..
 The Georgia Town and Trust company vs. Morgan w. Kerr for $1.0O0. alleging payments due.
 John c. Thorn vs.. Lee c. Bradley. as receiver of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company and Tidewater Railway company for $500, alleging his automobile was damaged by street car near Forty-seventh street and Fifth ave- nue south June G.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
DIRT DISCUSSED AT
 K|WAN|S LUNCHEON
Buy-a-Home Movement and Other Housing Problems
 Discussed at Meeting

How to acquire dirt and how to hang on to it after it has come into your possession was discussed at the regular weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis club in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel Tuesday.
 Questions were frequently injected into the discussion and Big Chief J. Mercer Barnett had a difficult time in keeping some of the over-enthusiastic Kiwanans from straying off the subject
 In addition to the programme Miss Elizabeth Jordan sang Kiss Me Again" and threats were made that it would be necessary to keep the big chief in the cellar when visitors were present. Miss Helen Eubank and Miss Margaret Brad shaw attended the luncheon with Miss Jordan.
 Buy Your Home Now. Right Away Quick. by I. Crom Beatty; "Why Pay Rent 'nEverything When It's So Much Cheaper to Mover by Hub Ertsmith, and Enhancing Home Made Easy" by Glenn Gazzam, completed the programme of the luncheon.
 Harold Brewer won the attendance prize offered by Jack Adams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
LEGISLATORS ARE RECOLITANT, SAYS
 MISS RITTENBERRY
Girls Industrial School In Need of Promised Appropriation and the Institution Is Handicapped by
 Lack of Funds

"The Springfield Republican facetiously remarks" says Miss Alma Rittenberry,
 that the national association opposed to women suffrage announces trat it will keep up the fight to the end against ratification of the constitutional amend- ment. It will be good practice against the time they turn their activity to con- structite policies voters.
 Tt also comments upon the Unanimous election of Mrs. Josephine Coriss Pres- ton Washington state superintendent of public instruction, as president of the National Educational association indi- cates that sex rivalry Is not serious matter in the ranks of American school teachers.
 Why is the legislature so recalitrant about giving the states pledged approp- priation to the Girls Industrial school? The Birmingham Writers club in body visited the school a short time ago and unanimously indorsed the school as a most worthy institution. having an ideal location IS to grounds and environments, but sadly handicapped in regard to build- ing equipment and teachers, most ex- ce,iert what they have but not enough to care for the & girls who are there.
 MT Legislator, we want you to help the boys, but don't discriminate against the girls as wards of Alabama. They need your help and attention on the same basis as the boys"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
COMMUNITY SING AT DEPARTMENT STORE
 IS GREATLY ENJOYED
Director Shumway Announces Sings at Downtown StOres-Merchauts in Line With War Camp
 Service Programme

Interest is growing in the sings being held in the department stores of this city under the direction of E. F. Shum- way, community sing organizer of the war camp community service. The sec ond of series was held yesterday aft ernoon at :45 o'clock at the store of Louis Saks and was greatly enjoyed by the employees of this establishment.
 At 7:30 o'clock last night sing was held at the Avondale cotton mills and was largely attended. This morning at S:3o o'clock sing will be held at the S. H. Kress store, while at 5:45 o'clock joint sing of the employees of the Star Piano company and the Parsiap at the latter store will be held. and at [ o'clock singing will be held at Jordan park.
 Tomorrow evening at o'clock the reg ular sing will be held at the Woodawn playgrounds and at S:30 o'clock there will be meeting of the Boy Scouts at the war camp community service head quarters. The proprietors of the large dep rtment stores wish 1t understood that the employees of the smaller stores in the neighborhood are invited to join in the sing at their respective stores
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
NAVAL BAND TO GIVE SEVERAL CONCERTS
 IN BIRMINGHAM

The United States naval band of Gulf port Miss. will give several concerts in Birmingham on July 25 and 26. if plans being made by Lieutenant Commander J. E. Me eedith, navy recruiting officer of Alabama are perfected.
 This band which appeared in Bir- mingham for the reception and cele- bration of the famous 1s7th infantry regiment will tour the state of Alaba- ma under the direction of Lieutenant Commander Meredith for fifteen days beginning July 23. when it will appear in York. After spending two days there it will proceed to Birmingham where it will give several concerts and an ef- fort Is being made to keep the band here three days.
 This tour which was authorized by the bureau of navigation will be for the purpose of arousing interest in re- cruiting. Among the cities to be visited are Montgomery. Florence. Gadsden. Dothan, Mobile. Birmingham and York,
 This will be the second appearance of the naval band here and the an nouncement of it's return to Birming- ham will be received with pleasure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
COL. HAMILTON N
 CHARGE 0F STATION
Many Enlist for U. s. Serv- ice-Corp. Merrill Gets
 Silver Button

Colonel George F. Hamilton, United States cavalry, has arrived in Bir- mingham and taken command of the local United States army recruiting district of the state of Alabama, suc- ceeding Major J, E. Myers, United States field artillery, who has been in charge since the station was reopened several months ago. Major Myers will remain at the local station for the present
 Colonel Hamilton is a graduate of the United States Military academy of the class of 1894 and has recently re- turned from overseas, where he served as commander of the S01st infantry regiment.
 The Alabama recruiting district Is furnishing large number of recruits for the regular army at the present time. So far this month S6 men have been accepted at the Birmingham sta tion and judging from this it is ex- pected that all previous records as to the number of recruits received will be broken. A large number have also been secured for the air service by the officers at the aviation repair depot at Montgomery,
 The men accepted yesterday are as follows: Robert W. Mosley, Gadsden, James H. Portner, Gadsden. Henry Elliott. Birmingham; Ezekiel F. Hall, Birmingham; David J. Moore, Flor ence, James A Rodgers, Troy; Alex Travinski. Birmingham; Frank Mutt chek. Birmingham: Amos McDade, Mo bile; Roy Henry, Birmingham: William A. Borough. Wilsonville, and Chester s. Jones.
 silver victory button was yester- day issued by the local recruiting of flee to former Corporal Jim Merrill, Company c, l67th infantry. This young soldier was wounded three times in the hot fighting at La Croix Rouge farm on the edge of Belleau Woods, Chateau Thierry sector. on July 26. 1918. Although he was hit through the left chest, right shoulder and left leg by machine gun bullets, Corporal Merrill after receiving first aid, had to be forcibly restrained from rejoining his command He was cited twice for bravery in action, once by his regimSntal commander and once by General Pershing. He has also beer recommended for the distinguished service cross
 Corporal Merrill is from Hayden, Ala, and at present is on his way to the Mississippi Agricultural and Me- chanical college to take up a course there under the direction of the fad- eral board of vocational training. as he was given 50 per cent disability upon his discharge because of his wounds
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
STATE MEMORIAL
 FUND IS GROWING Number of Counties Go Over the Top and Oversubscribe
 Allotment

Ten counties of the state are over the top and encouraging news comes from the state in general as to the funds being raised for the erection of the Alabama state memorial to the boys and girls who have served Alabama in times of war, according to w. S. Stallings. state chair man.
 The counties which have already over subscribed their quotas are: Butler, $61l4 Cherokee, $3924; Colbert. s61s2, Gov ington, sS7G0; Franklin, s4410 Lauderdale. s661S Macon. Ss6S6;, Sumter, ss564; Wal ker sl055S, and Montgomery has reacheed the s3o.0o0 mark, endeavoring to trippAe their quota of $17,500.
 MT. Stallings says in reply to state- ments that have been made there were certain jobs for some people after the erection of the monument that the bil does not provide for any additional compensation for official help to carry on the work of the memorial.
 About nine-tenths of the state workers are farmers and when they begin to come in with their reports we are expect ing the campaign fund to take a good squirt toward the goal said the state chairman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
Constable Who Shot Reid
 Is Acquitted by Coroner
Justifiable Homicide Is Verdict Ren-
 dered by Askew Yesterday

Justifiable homicide was the verdict of Assistant Coroner R. E. Askew Tuesday following the testimony of several wit nesses in the case of Constable w. w. Wilson, who is alleged to have shot and killed w. M Reid. negro, 2a26 Seventh alley, north, early yesterday morning in Alley E between Twenty third and Twen- ty-fourth streets.
 According to testimony offered Reid had 15 cartridges in his pockets and one dis charged cartridge in his 32.20 pistol, which is alleged to have been cooked and pointed at the consta ble when he shot Reid. Statements were made that he was shot one time by Wilson. the bullet entering his forehead over the right eye and coming out the back of the head.
 Pat German. aged S7. SIP Mitchell ave- nue, Pratt City, died in his bed early yes- terday morning as a result of heart fail ure, according to the verdict of Assistant CoI.oner Askew. He is alleged to have died in his sleep He came to Birmingham about 20 years ago and was labor fore man of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company's roundrr'--
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
Ferguson Orders City to
 Release J. M. Flowers

Following the hearing of the habeas corpus proceedings Judge c. w. Fergur- son of the municipal court ordered j.. Morgan Flowers, arrested by the city in order to serve sentence given him for the alleged violation of the prohibition law. to be discharged late yesterday af- ternoon.
 violating the prohibition law and fined $50 but upon failure to pay the fine, he was sentenced to 50 days and six months hard labor. The case was appealed from the city courts to the county courts and later appealed to the supreme court where it is unoffcially reported the case has been affirmed, but the certificate has not reached court officials here and Judge Ferguson held that the defendant could not be held until the authorities had re- ceived the certificate from the higher courts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
CITY BEGINS FIGHT
 0N MURPHREE BILL
Commission Approves Bond Issues-FairmOnt Wants
 Admission to City

That the city commission will Ego to the legal extreme or do any legal thing" to prevent the passage of the proposed Murphree bill in the state legislature to create the Alabama Rail road and Public Service commission and give to it Jurisdiction over public service corporations in municipalities, was indicated yesterday when the com mission passed a resolution appoint ing the president of the commission, the commissioner of public utilities and the commissioner of public improve ments members of a committee to do everything possible to prevent the pas sage of the bill
 The resolution declared this action is to be taken to retain the small meas ure of home rule we now possess for Birmingham and that "the adoption of this bill would abrogate every contract now existing between Alabama munich palities and public service corpora tions" remove all regulation, police or contractuar' and west a doubtful and indefinite supervision in a foreign commission"
 At yesterdays meeting the commits sion approved an ordinance to make improvements on Twenty first street from Highland avenue to Fifteenth street. The improvements are to cost s77O0.
 The commission went through the formality of adopting the election ordi- nances introduced and agreed upon last Tuesday They call for an election August IS. at which time the electorate is to vote on $4,500.0o0 bond issue. Of this s2OoO000 is to be for grammar school Improvements; $1,000,000 for high school Improvements and the erec- ton of two new high school build- ings: s50O,000 for the erection of a municipal auditorium s500,000 for the erection of a combination city hall and library building; and s50o,ooo for the purchase of new fire equipment, im- proving fire fighting facilities and in stalling a new fire and police alarm system.
 A delegation of residents of Fair. mont, which is just outside the city limits and near Gate City, applied to the commissioners for the admission of Fairmont into the city of Birmingham. In order that the children of the village may receive the benefits of Birmingham schools was given as one of the prime reasons for wishing to be incorporated in the city The matter was referred to MT. Hornady, who instructed the del- igation to request the legislature to take action on the matter or to apply formally to the city. It was pointed out that if action Is not taken by the legislature it will be necessary to call an election by the people of Fairmont.
 The resolution introduced by Com missioner John R. Hornady providing for the purchase or conformation of a 50-foot lot east of Paul Hayne school. valued at $S5o0. was passed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
CIVIC DIRECTORS FAVOR INCOME AND
 MINERAL TAXES
Board Indorses Methods of Assessing Natural Re- sources Used by
 Minnesota

The board of directors of the Civic association, which met at its regular weekly luncheon in the private dining room in the cafe of the Civic associa- tion at 12:3o o'clock yesterday. voted unanimously in favor of a state income tax with methods of assessing mines mineral and timber lands similar to those now used by the state of Mime sota.
 The legislative committee and spe- cial committee, which Judge H. J. Mar tin is chairman, were instructed to draft a bill and present it to the legis- lature of Alabama carrying into effect the value of the iron ore and other min eral deposits, including coal, for pro cess of taxing them on the regular ad volorem tax.
 The Minnesota tax commission asses ses the iron ore in that state on the basis of the present market value of the ore in the ground which is ascer- tained after accurate engineering tests and mathematical calculation, 1t was pointed out In Minnesota the assess ments are levied on 50 per cent of the valuation and the tax runs cents per ton for the better grade of ore. consid- ering always the costs of mining and delivery by rail and water to the great market centers.
 It has been ascertained by the Civic association that Alabama has 1,oo0.- 000,0 tons of workable iron ore. Some authorities fix it at 1900, 1000. .000 tons.
 Under the present method of taxation this only yields approximately s1 1,000,- 900 per annum, the tax on such property being assessed at farm land valuation and bringing from 25 cents to $500 an acre. A method of tax-assessing simi- lar to that of the state of Minnesota, would be based on the present valua- ton of the future value of the ore or coal
 It Is claimed that this method of tax ation would necessarily encourage in dustries. for the reason that those own ing mineral lands could not afford to pay the taxes on it and derive no finan cial benefit from the minerals.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
City Officials Leave for
 Atlanta to See Foods


 James Jones' Jr, city comptroller, and F. F. Mckinley, city purchaslnc agent will leave this morning for Atlanta in the interest of the city's having surplus food sur~iies sent here by the government to be sold to the people at 20 per cent less than they cost the government.
 It was learned by city officials yester- day that whatever food supplies are sent here will be shipped from Atlanta, The comptroller and purchasins agent are go- ing to Atlanta to examine the foods. most of which Is canned meats and vegetables and sugar. and get shipment for Bir- mingham as early as possible. They also are to fird ont how much will be avail able for Birmingham.
 o,a res from which the foods are to be distributed to the people have not been arnounced yet but 1t is expected they will be down town stores that are at present vacant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
PROF. |. H. HARALSON
 IS SHOT AND KILLED. AT WOODWARD CAMP.
Following Quarrel With Two Negroes Principal of Lops- comb School Is Shot
 Through the Heart

Prof L. H. Haralson, principal of the Lopscomb public school. was shot and instantly killed at No Woodward camp early Tuesday morning by Louis Lilly or Quillas Lilly, negroes, who are brothers, Deputy-Coroner F. M Par sons being unable to determine from the evidence at the inquest which man did the shooting. Both disappeared im- mediately after the tradegy and all though posse under the direction of the sheriff's office at Bessemer search ed the woods on Red Mountain all day Tuesday, the men were not found
 The only eyewitness to the shooting was Hattie Lilly, the wife of Louis Lilly, at whose house the tradegy oc- cured, and she stated at the inquest that the shot was fired by Quillas Lilly, and the weapon used was the pistol that belonged to Prof. Haralson, which was taken from him in a struggle with Lilly. One shot was fired at close range. striking over the heart, death resulting instantly.
 1t was brought out at the inquest that last Friday the young son of Prof. Haralson was assaulted by a negro boy, being severely hurt on the head, and the boy was companion of the son of Louis Lilly. The object of MT liar alson's visit to the negro house was to find out the whereabouts of the boy who had injured his son, and the quarrel ensued in which he was shot
 The shooting caused a great deal of excitement at Lipscomb. where Prof Haralson has been principal of the school for seven years. He is survived by his wife and three children
 Deputy-Coroner F. M. Parsons rem dered verdict of unlawful homicide,
 II1ft pending the arrest of the men connect ed with the killing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-16
CzechO-SlOvaks Fail
 to Reach the City

Eleven hundred Czecho- Slovak troops who were expected to spend few hours in this city yesterday while on their way from New Orleans to an eastern port did not arrive, owing to the fact that their route was changed. They will ar- rive in Montgomery at about o'clock this morning and will leave there over the Western for Atlanta.
 Plans had been made by the war camp community service for grand parade and later a reception at the Woodrow Wilson park. The Boys Industrial School band had promised it's aid in the parade