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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-19
CLEANUP CAMPAIGN

campaign is on in the sanitary de-
partment of the city to clean up, and
many arrests are being made of citizens
not complying with the law in regard to
placing receptacles for trash in the bust
ness district. The sanitary committee
of the city council are behind the cam
paign and, an effort is being made to
get every proprietor OF business house
as well as all residents to provide gar
bage cans, or some receptacle for hold
ing refuse matter for their premises, II
is stated by an officer connected with
the department that tin cans had ac-
cumulated in all alle"s and that the re
cent rains had filled the cans with wa
ter, which accounted for the mosquitoes
being worse than usual this year.
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Z. d. Burgers Letter

New Orleans August 1.-THE market
remains under the depressing influences
of the Generalization in foreign ex-
change, which is restricting exports and
preventing revival in the demand for
spots in the south. The campaign for a
further reduction in the high cost of
living is considered a bearish feature
temporarily also contributing to to-
days decline were reports of Der official
rains in the drouth areas of Oklahoma,
Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas Pan
handle. with indications for the possi-
bility of more rain and lower teNpera-
lures in the southwest, and the dis
turbing news concerning Americas re-
lations with Mexico was not without its
effect on market.
1t is doub tful if rains in north Texas.
where moisture is commencing to be
needed would be of benefit to the crop,
as wet weather there would likely cause
insects. especially weevils, to become
more active. Reports of damage by in
sects continue in other sections of the
belt, especially east of the Mississippi
river. where wet weather continues
H x II Beer
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Over Private Wires
Shannon & Cn,s I.etter


New York, August 1S-Much of the
selling today has been by houses with
Liverpool connections and through Wall
street and commission houses where
sentiment is becoming Increasingly
bearish. Local traders have also sold
for turn and there have been some
hedging sales in October and Decem-
Der on orders from the south The
trade demand around soc for October
was sufficient to hold the market for
a time but as the loInited buying or
ders were gradually filled prices weak
ened further and few stops were I'M
covered on the break below that price.
Several rallies have occurred, mostly on
covering by shorts but there has been
little disposition to follow advances
and generally speaking there have been
fresh sellers ready to supply what was
wanted on moderate upturns. A fair
demand is reported for basis cotton but
mills generally are said to be show
ing very little interest expecting
cheaper prices. On the other hand,
there are plenty of bullish crop advices
and we hear of no cotton pressed for
sale. No exports were reported today
The market is getting more short stead
lily, but needs some fresh influence to
start the buying.-Post & Flagg.
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BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, August Especial. Bees
semer will have a first-class steam laun-
dry by October l. ~ divided a suitable
building can be obtained. according to
statement made by ]. u. Gresham, presi-
dent of company formed several
months ago for the establishment Of a
laundry in the city of Bessemer.
An order was placed for $4,000 worth
of machinery 1ast March, and negotia-
tons have been in effect for some time
for a building with the promise that it
will be available on October l, according
to Mr.. Gresham. The company was form
ed some time ago for the purpose OF
establishing a local laundry, and the
stockholders are all local business men.
Several meetings have been held of the
men connected with the new business
enterprise, and the fact that machinery
is difficult to obtain at present, and
building that suits the needs of laun,
dry is hard to find in the city, has de-
tered the management from having
opened the laundry before this time.
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Over W.. /. Phelts & Co.'S Wire

New Orleans, August 1S~-A steady
decline featured the trading in cotton
today, the market opening at lower lev
els and continuing to fall until well
after the noon hour. when 1t stood IS
to 90 points under the final quotations
of last week. Very little buying of
any character developed although the
market plainly was in sound tech
nical position as the result of the SELL
ing of the last few weeks and espe
cially the operations of the last few
days. Sentiment was, if anything, more
bearish than was the case last week.
Liverpool cabled that the lower mar
ket there was due to liquidation. The
weather map indicated that rains had
fallen in the western belt, where they
were most needed while the eastern
belt, which has been complaining of too
much moisture, was dry. The lack of a
spot demand of consequence is against
the market, especially since the move
ment 1.-The new crop is not far distant.
In the immediate future we expect the
Mexico news to largely govern the
course of prices.
The market closed at net losses of
20 to II .points-Shepard & Gluck.
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MANY GRADUATES
SUMMER SCHOOL
AT STATE NORMAL

Florence, August 1S.-(SpeciaD Fol
lowing is list of the graduates of the
summer school of the State Normal
school:
Kathleen Elizabeth Bryan, Georgi-
ana: Lizzie Caraway Fayette; Margaret
Alice Darwin, Chase; Eva Edwards.
Lineville; Nellie Lee Glazner, Child
ersberg; Frances Hurt, Tuskegee; Ara
Mullins, Birmingham; Minnie Aurora
Morris, Sheffield; Mamie Augusta Pen
nington, Vernon; Virginia Lee Rea, VII
ma; Glen d. Robertson, Mount Hope;
Clara Mabel Sims, Florence; Cutler
Smith. Mount Hope; Mary Claire
Strange. Russellville; Fannie b. Thorn
as, Wilton: Florence Ann TiIman, De-
catur; Mildred Ethel Weir, Coxey Ma
RE Russell Williams. Montgomery; Al
gle Elizabeth Waters. Sylacauga;
Margaret Elizabeth White. Marietta,
Ga; Rosa Belle Young, Florence; Min
ME Irene Blackmon, Dothan; BARLEY
Hampton Corbin, Double Springs Mgr
tbs Ethel Whatley, Opelika.
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Notice of Publication

In the District Court of the United
States for the Southern Division of
the Northern District of Alabama.
United States of America VS.. one 1918
model five-passenger automobile;
brown body, yellow wheels; motor
No. SS012, 1919; license No 05225; No.
327, condemnation libel:
On this, the 14th day of February
A. D., 1919, libel was filed in the dis
trict court of the United States for the
southern division of the northern dis
trict of Alabama by Erie Pettus, Unit
ed States attorney in said district, for
and on behalf of the United States of
America against one 1918 model, five
passenger automobile; brown body, yell
low wheels; motor No. Ss012; license No
05225, which said property is situated
in jefferson county, state of Alabama
alleging in substance that said prop
erty was seized for a forfeiture in
Cured under the laws of the United
States, and that the same was used for
the purpose or removing distilled
spirits in violation of the internal reve-
nue. laws of the United States, and
praying for the forfeiture and condem-
nation of said property, and further
praying for the usual monition of the
honorable court to be issued in this be-
half. authorizing and requiring notice
to all persons Interested in said prop
erty, that they may be cited and ad-
monished in general and special to
answer the premises.
Now, therefore, in pursuance of said
monition to me directed and delivered,
I do hereby give public notice to all
persons claiming said property, or in
any manner interested therein that
they be cited to appear before the dis
trict court to be held at Birmingham,
in the county of Jefferson, in the south
ern division of the northern district of
Alabama on the first Monday in Sep
TENDER A. D. 1919 provided the same
shall be the day of jurisdiction, other
wise, on the next day thereafter; then
and there to interpose their claim and
make their allegations in that be-
half. Dated this, the 14th day of Feb
ruary 1919 H. A SKEGGS.
United States Marshal.
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Chamberlain Renews
Attack Upon Baker
and Court-Martial

Washington, August 1S.-Senator
Chamberlain, democrat. of Oregon, for
mer chairman of the military commit
tee, renewed his attack upon Secre-
tary Baker and the present military
court martial system today when he
had inserted in theCongressional Record
telegram from Lieut.. Col Samuel T.
Ansen. leading critic of the exist
ing system.
The oregon senator declared that
Colonel Ansell had had his mouth
closed and was practically driven out
of the army because he dared to crit
icize the pernicious and villainous sys-
tenn as practiced in the army The
war department, Senator Cham berlain
added, has put it's whole power behind
the effort tS/sustain the military court
martial system.
Judge Advocate General Crowder
Senator Chamberlain said. deserved
credit for his administration OF the
draft law, but deserved no credit for
softening its essential Prussianism."
Colonel AnselPs letter, composed of
40 typewriter pages was largely a
repetition of his former charges.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-19
SHEFFIELD MAN
SENDS BULLET
INTO OWN BRAIN

Sehffield, August 1S.-(Special.b
Following an attempt mt seif-de-
struction by shooting himself in
the head with 81 caliber re-
yolver shortly after noon today.
J. r. McGee, "A carpenter. As years
of age. lies MORALLY wounded at
his home on Atlanta avenue in
this city and suffering intense
agony. Attending physicians hold
OUT no hope for his recovery.
MCGEE has been in the Texas oil
fields until recently, when he re-
turned to his family there. Neigh
bOrs of the family alIege that to-
days tragedy followed stormy
quarrel between 'McGee and his
wife. the former securing his pis-
tcl and returning to the rear of his
home. where he shot himself.
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MASONIC CONFERENCE

Preparations have been completed for
the entertainment of the large number of
Masons that will gather in Bessemer for
the twenty sixth semi -apnual conference
to be held at the Masonic hall Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday
The meeting will convene Tuesday at
10 O. clock and the following officers win
be in charge Henry c. Ozley. Bessemer,
w. NJ; A. r. Mullins. Palos. S. w; s. B.
Klippelt, Birmingham. J. W.: Fl. G. Gull
verhouse, Birmingham secretary-treas-
,re-: f. NJ Jones, East Lake. $. D.; j.
T Fenton Woodlawr, j. D.; d. r.
Cherry. Fairview, s s.; Luther Frank
lin, Oak Forrest, j. 6; T. o. Jones, lee
turer; L. NJ Harris, Pessemer ti)er; w.
r. Battle, Bessemer chaplain.
The following progl anime will be car
ried out Tuesday: Invocation. Rev. w.
Battle; welcome address, G. f. Goodwin:
response, Albert L. Reese; appointment
of special instructors of the day; ex-
qualification of opening and closing.
The meeting will adjourn for lunch and
at O'Clock the following programme
will be taken up: Conference at Work
exemplification of the apprentice de-
gree lecture by members Of the Dolomite
lodge: exemplification of the p. A. les
son bv Elisha Reese and ]. C. Knox; old
fashioned spelling bee by G. NJ Parker
and william O. Hall Masonic address oy
Rev. w. o. Horton; refreshments until
1880 o'clock.
AZ the Tuesday evening session the
following programme viii be the order
of the meeting. Conference at labor; re-
mort of district lecturer and standing
committee for lecturer; exempiifcaton
of Master Mason deeree and lecture by
members of Birmingham Temple Loose
No S36
The conference vii: continue throug-
out Wednesday and THURSDAY, ana VIII
he held under the auspices of Jefferson
Valley Lodge No. 795
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S. R. Stewart & Co.'s Letter

Messrs. John +. Clark & Co. wire us
today AZ follows:
Cotton went to a new low price to-
day for October, selling at 2960c for
December at 29.41c. Liverpool closed SO
English points lower than on Friday.
which in view of a declining exchange
rate was unexpected, and reflects bear
ish sympathies.
After ranging within limit of As
to So points on January and March and
60 points for October and December, the
market closed steady. so to ~ points
below Saturdays final figures.
Exports so far this week are 1900
against $4,000 for the same time last
year.
Spots are marked down so points;
middIing 0.3Sc; steady; sales, 567 bales.
The market today acted as if sold
out and the defense stiffened material
ly on the basis of belief in outright
bear selling to force it further down;
any change in the general news would
cause a quick advance, partly on this
covering and on the strengthened tech
meal condition of the market. Interior
spot markets quiet. about so off, small
business done.-S. R. Stewart & Co.
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VICTORY BUTTONS

The recruiting office. opened on the
postoffice grounds in charge of Lieut..
Thomas Hinton, win remain until noon
Tuesday The lieutenant has six nom
commissioned officers with him from
the Seventh engineers and in addi-
ton to enlisting recruits for the regu-
lar army. he is distributing victory
buttons to all men who served In the
army from April to the signing of the
armistice The buttons are beautiful
souvenirs of the war, those for en-
listed men being of bronze, while for
the men who received wounds. a silver
button of the same design is being
awarded. The only requirement is to
produce an hort alGe dissharge. Very
few men have called Al the office for
the buttons. and the returned soldiers
are missing an opportunity to receive
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Legal Sale

Under and by virtue of an order and
decree of sale made and entered by
the Hon. Hugh A. Locke, as judge of the
Tenth judicial circuit of the state of
Alabama, heretofore on the Goth day of
June, 1919, in the matter of the admin
istration of the estate of Charles
Thomas O'Rourke deceased. pending in
the equity division of the circuit court
of Jefferson county, Ala. and under and
by virtue of the power of sale contained
in the last will and testament of the
said Charles Thomas O'Rourke, de-
ceased, the undersigned will within
the legal hours of sale, on Friday, the
18th day of September, 1919, offer for
sale at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash at the door of the court
house of jefferson county, Alabama,
in the city of Birmingham (Third ave-
nue. entrance the following described
real estate:
Parcel No. Il
Lots Two q. and three g. in block
number Ave q, III Tarrant & Mcmillan s
addition to Birmingham, Ala, as per
map thereof which is on record in the
probate office in and for Jefferson
county. Ala, and located and situated
in SAID jefferson county Ala.
Parcel No. p
The northwest quarter (NWA of the
northeast quarter (NEA) and the east
half (E1a) of the northwest quarter
(NWA), fee simple. of section eleven
CD, township eighteen QS), range
two CO, in Jefferson county, Ala.
Said real estate will be offered for
sale In separate parcels, as above indi-
Gated. and abstract of title to same can
be seen and examined at the office of
John T. Glover. attorney at law. in
rooms SS7 and S3S, First National Bank
building, Birmingham. Ala.
FRANK OROURKE.
AS executor of last will and testament
of Charles Thomas O'Rourke. de-
ceased.
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PERSONALS

Mrs G. f. Goodwin and children
will leave Tuesday for visit to Mrs.
Goodwyn's mother, Mrs. Williams, at
Marionville, Mo.
Miss Eula Hayes will leave Tuesday
for a visit to relatives at Minette, Mo,
Miss S. e. Hayes is the guest oil
relatives in Mississippi.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Keltner re-
turned Monday afternoon from visit
TO relatives in Tennessee.
Mrs Emily West, Mrs. J. p. Gillen
and Mrs. Mary Gillen returned from a
week lend visit to Mrs. Aldrich at Aid
rich Villa on Shades mountain,
Miss Lonnie Erby of Fayette is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. c. Mclaughlin.
Miss Mary Cameron of Junction City,
Ark, is the guest of Miss Berney Gill
len.
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HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville August 1S.-(Special. Mrs.
fatally injured Sunday evening when a
buggy in which she and Mr.. Collins were
riding was struck by Charles Fletcher S
car, which was driven by the negro chauf-
feur Curley Bankston, on West Holmes
street Mr.. Collins was knocked uncon-
scious, but was found to be uninjured
when he revived. Mrs. Collins was badly
hurt and is in the city hospital. Banks
ton has been lodged in Jail to await de-
velopments in the condition of Mrs Col
Inns.
determined fight is being made
against mosquitoes by the health depart
ment here this summer. Wherever pos
sible ponds and stagnant creeks have
OF drainage bitches having been cut LIST
week. Where they cannot be drained i'm
mediately, stagnant pools are being COW
cred with oil spray, and about 100 gallons
of oil is being used each week. The fight
on mosquitoes. according to DR.. Carl
Crete, is expected to greatly reduce the
number OF malaria cases reported this
summer
Drury Davis. former clerk in the
Huntsville postoffice, who has served
overseas as an artilleryman in the Sec
ond division, is back and will soon be
on his old job. Mr.. Davis was in some
of the heaviest fighting of the war.
The annual picnic and gala day of the
Columbian Woodmen. which was first
set for August p in Huntsville, has been
postponed to August 20 because all ar
rangements could not be completed in
time.
An unusually large amount of road re-
pair work is being done in Madison coun-
ty this year. Besides the regular equip
ment, several government trucks are be-
ings operated in the transportation of ma
terial and new steam shovel to dredge
for gravel has just been purchased. The
county officials expect to have the Ala
bama Jackson highway Though This
county. 40-nile stretch. in excellent
condition by the end of the season.
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A great deal of tltereit is aroused
over the proposed petition to the city
council from the Worth Lewis post of
the American Legion to exempt re-
turned soldiers from the payment of
street tax, which will be presented at
the meeting of the council Tuesday
evening. The exemption of one man
who served in the army or navy during
the war would exempt all returned SOL
diers, and it is estimated that about
$4,000 has already been collected in
street tax by the city from men who
returned from service during the war,
and this amount will likely be refund
ed if the petition is granted.
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FOOD SUPPLIES

Although there was not rush-for
the food supplies distributed by the
Government through the postoffice.
Postmaster Read was kept fairly busy
throughout Monday forwarding orders
for the food supplies allotted to this
city. Very early in the morning all
OF the rice allotted to the office had
been ordered and becon was second
in popularity. A great deal of canned
goods was purchased by residents, also,
canned tomatoes being in the lead IN
the orders given. The sale will con-
tine Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Sugar Market
NJ Ase~.f.x.x u.

New York. August 1S.-The local sugar
market was steady today, with prac-
tically unchanged quotations, around 81
GS34c The board reported purchases of
10000 bags of Cuban and 10000 Porto
Rican.
In refined. MEETINGS are still below re-
quirements Arrival of raws are small.
and all refiners are withdrawn, but are
gradually catching up on old prices
Prices remain the same at the fixed price
of &c for fine graduated.
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Metal Market.

New York August 1S-Copper quiet !;
electrolytic. spot 2s92slsc; August 2s1kq
23s4c; September. 24c.
Iron steady; No. l northern. 5000; No. 2
northern. 500; No. southern, $3.50
Metal exchange quotes lead firm: spot,
So So September, s.. 9Od6. 10.
Spelter firm East St. Louis delivery,
spot, 81 1o6f7 .95; September, s7.S0QS.
At London Copper, spot, G101 15s; flu
lures, fi02 lbs; eectrlytic, spot. ff107
lures, els Tin, spot. e27 15s: futures,
f26 los. Lead spot, f25, futures, e26
12s Sd. Spelter. spot, a4o los; futures,
f41 10s
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ALBANY
By Blk

Albany, August S.-(Special NEARLY
100 of the 800 employees at the Louisville
and Nashville shops here who were laid
it is believed that within a few days all
of them will be back on their Jobs. The
lay-off it was stated. was caused by
lack of funds, but soon afterward the
new appropriations bill was passed by
Congress giving the railroad administra-
ton additional revenue 1t is probable
that the shops here will be operated all
winter on full time.
As the first offensive against the high
cost of living in Morgan county, County
Food Administrator w B. Edmundson
today announced the following price
fixing board: w. W Rahm. e. NJ.
Odom, G. Williamson. H. c. Hutchinson,
Mrs. Walter Todd. Mrs John ID. Tyler.
Mrs. r. e. Saunders. the Rev. w. N.
Shell, the Rev. w p wnke and DR. NJ
w Murray
The board represents merchants,
wholesalers, organized labor, women and
the citizenship as a W. Ole. A meeting
has been called for Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock in the rooms of the Albany
Board of Commerce, when the local
price situation will be discussed.
Seventeen freight cars were piled up
on the Louisville and Nashville track
near Lacon Sunday afternoon when a
freight train in charge of Engineer
T. f. Vanarsdale and Conductor Sid
johnson was wrecked None OF the
train crew was injured. though sew
eral had narrow escapes. A broken
journal is said TO have caused the &C.
cident.
The nimble mind of small chilV Of
o. C. Ward probably prevented a Sc
rious fire in the Ward apartments In
the Thompson building on Second ave
nue., near the heart of the retail bus
mess district of Albany
During Mr.. Wards absence flames
broke out from the stove in the kitch-
en- of the apartment. The child seized
a quilt and threw II over the fire and
turned in an alarm. The blaze wat
finally extinguished by the fire depart
ment with the use OF chemicals.
LED by brass band under the Ill,
rection of Prof. Kopp. formerly or tile
Cincinnati band The Alabama Boost
ers will leave Tuesday morning on The
first days Itinerary
Final plans for the trip were com.
pleted at a we'll attended meeting of
the board last night. The ASSEMBLY
will be sounded by Prof. Kopp Tues
day morning on Second avenue at
o'clock and the class will gather for
the departure at o'clock The Boost
ers will visit 35 nearby communities
within five days.
Work is being rushed on the new
theatre now in course of constructive
by r. L. Malone on lower Second ave-.
nue. and it VIII be opened October g.
it was announced today The the
atre is one of the handsomest in the
state and will have seating capacity
of 1900 IT has not been named
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General Van Zandt
Appoints Sponsors
for u. c. V. Reunion

Atlanta. Ga, August 1s.-The sponsors
staf for the United Confederate Vet
Grams reunion here October to 10, ap-
pointed by General *. NJ. Van zandt OF
Fort Worth. commaader-in-chief, were
announced today as follows:
Mrs. Charles r. Hyde, Chattanooga.
matron; Mrs. Adolphe Rocauet. New Or
leans. chaperon; Miss Eliza Bennett
Young, Louisville. sponsor, and maids
of honor. Misses Annie Bryan, Memphis,
and Amanda Dye, Searcy, Ark.