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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
CHICAGO CRIME ROSTER
IN CLASS ALL BY ITSELF

The Chicago Tribune of July 81 un-
der the caption, "puzzle--Why Are
Cops City Crime Increases 40 Per
Cent" publishes story which pre-
sents figures showing that Chicago hae
had 81 per cent more robberies this
year than N the first seven months Of
last year The number of murders
has nearly doubled. hurglaries have
jumped SIS per cent. confidence games
have increased 81 per cent, larceny has
gone up a trifie less. The average in
crease in crime generally is 40 per
cent, II is pointed out that this in
crease also continues through the first
twenty-five days OF July, 1918. The
Tribune comments:
Other communities have reported
decrease in crime by reason of the
closing of the saloons II those reports
are trustworthy then the showing In
Chicago Is all the more to It's dis
credit"
The intimation is that some city de-
rartnaent has been derelict in it's duty
in hunting down and prosecuting Grim
inals.
This report showing an increase in
crime covering the first twenty-five
aimilar period of last year Is not in ac-
II
lished in the Tribune. In that paper
for Monday, July T. a compilation of
figures purporting to be official shows
a reduction in major crimes of 8 per
cent during the first FIVE days Of July
as compared with the last five wet
days Of June, but an increase in viola
tions Of city ordinances of about four
per cent during the first Eve days OF
July as compared with the last FIVE
wet days of June.
The Tribune along with other Chi
cago dailies has throughout the month
given reports from various police sta
tons which show a tremendous de-
crease in arrests. These decreases
have been most marked in those police
stations located In the formerly wet
districts, The newspapers carried a
statement on July 10 credited to Chief
OF Detectives James L, Mooney. who
declared that wartime prohibition has
decreased crime in Chicago SO per
cent
II is hard to reconcile this latest
statement by the Tribune with the
previous statements of that paper. II
there has been an increase In crime
in Chicago during the first month of
prohibition that city Is unique in its
experience.
Chicago has experienced one OF the
worst race riots in its history during
the last week OF July. Many murders
resulted and hundreds Of arrests were
made in connection with these dis
turbances. This may In part explain
the increase In arrests.
1t is interesting to note that Samuel
Thrasher. OF the committee OF fifteen,
declares that the chief cause of these
riots was lax enforcement OF the laws
governing vice and liquor sales. Thus
il may be consistently charged that
booze has been directly responsible for
an increase in crime. notwithstan ding
the fact that the wartime prohibition
act has been operative, However. no
thoughtful person will deny that had
saloons been operating in full during
the riots the destruction Of property
would have been greater and more
people would have been killed and
injured. This belief is based on all
past experience in similar cases. The
first thing the authorities did in old
saloon days under similar conditions
was to close the saloons.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
:, 900. 600, 900 MARKS
FOR FARM MOVEMENT

weimar. Aug. 1e.--Five billion
marks fsl,25o, 900. ooo), are needed by
the German government to further
the back to the farm" movement.
Minister Scheidt. national director of
told the national assembly.
This appropriation is asked in addition
to the vast sums coming from federal
states, cities and committees.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
WANTS HIS MONEY BACK.

s. EIoux City. Iowa, Aug. ia. r
Knots, of Sioux City. today announced
That his brother, H. r. Knots. cap
tured and held for ransom by Mexican
bandits in October. 1918. will seek TO
ahave the government return to him
Jhe SCI 900 his reiativessSrere COM
PEELED to pay the handit&AYter he end
Two other men had been held twenty
Ave days.
II H. r. Knots was formerly a resi-
Gent OF Coun I'll Bluffs and Des Moines
Dut is now a resident Of Ell Paso, Texas.
His present action is prompted by the
skovarnments promise 10 pay those
aTho advanced money to secure the re-
lease of TIE two avis tors. Davis and
peterson
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
.PLAPWR|GHIS TRY
TO CLOSE STRIKE

New York. Aug. Io.--An effort by
a group of playwrights TO bring about
an agreement between the theatrical
managers and striking actors today
was without definite result and an
other conference was arranged for to-
morrow. Recognition of the actors
equity association was the rock upon
whi,h the opposing factions split.
Frank Gilmore, Paul Turner. and
w Fl. Rubin. who represented the
equity association at the conference.
said the association must he recog-
nized. but all agreed in saying that
there was no intention of demanding
a closed shop.
Aside from the conference there
was TO important development in the
situation today. Seventeen theaters
remained closed and eight were open,
including two which had been closed
and re-opened with motion pictures.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
INCIPIENT ROW COMES
TO PEACEFUL CLOSE

Consider cradle excitement was Gre
ated at the Byrd park barns shortly
after midnight, when a conductor at
tempted to eject two men. for causes
which he felt sufficient For "A while,
witnesses declare, 1t looked squally
and the police were summoned. When
the patrol wagon reached the scene,
however, which was as quickly as 1t
could get there, the row had sub
sided to the peaceful state. and no
arrests were made.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
biggest" Celebration.

The boys and girls agricultural!
clubs OF Henrico county will give their
final picnic at Curles Neck farm. to-
morrow. In an invitation they are
sending out they declare this will be
the biggest celebration OF club mem
bers In the history Of Henrico county"
and trust all their friends will be pres
ent to participate in the festivities.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20

Man is born to rule. but woman
comes along and beats him out of
his job. ~s %
There is not much home for the
man who will not speak at least one
kind word day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
TWO Killed in Explosion.

Aberdeen. Md. Aug. 1.-two per-
sons were killed and many others in
iured by a shell explosion at the gov
eminent proving grounds here this
afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
PRESIDENT SAYS

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
bANKHEAD HONORARY MEMBER . .OF THE C|V|TAN CLUB Members and Guests Hear Very Interesting Talk
 On Good Roads At
 Luncheon

Sreaking before the members of the Ciyitan club at their weekly luncheon at the Southern club yesterday Sena- tor John H. Bankhead explained the provisions of the federal act appropri- ating s20O 900, 900 for highway con- struction, Stating that when this is ex- hausted there will be four transcon- tinertal highways connecting the At lantic and the Pacific oceans.
 He indorsed the movement for $25,- 0O0, GOO state bond issue for building permanent highways in Alabama. His address was listened to with the great est interest by the members of the club and their guests
 At the conclusion of his talk Senator Bankhead was elected an honorary member of the Civilians in appreciation of his able and successful fight for the Warrior river and good roads leg
 islation He is the first honorary mem Der to be received into that club. State Highway Engineer w. S. Kel- Ter and Director General J. A. Rountfee of the United States Good Roads as- sociation were guests, as were Jerry w. Gwinn, Rufus R. Bvens, Frank A. Hewitt. Thomas E. Huey and J. R. Vines, members of the county board legislative recess committee on con victs and roads. The members of this ] committee are: Senators John Graf: of Mobile. John Rogers of Sumter and M l.. Leith of Walker; Representatives George Ross and John c. Arnold of Jeff | ferson, J. w. Green of Dallas, w. J. Dansby, J. Carnley and T. E. Orr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
DIR. M'NEILL TO SPEAK
 AT FATHER AND SON
 BANQUET TONIGHT
Older Boys Council of the Birming' ham Sunday School Association to Hold Banquet at the Civic
 Association

Tonight in the dining room of the Birmingham Civic association Dr. John McNeill will make the principal ad- dress at the Father and Son" ban quet His subject will be ''The Chris tain Home" Dr. McNeill is the pas tor of the South Highland Presbyterian church.
 The banquet will be held under the auspices of the Older Boys council of the Birmingham Sunday School asso- citation. Last Sunday was Mothers and Fathers'Day in the Sunday schools and this banquet is being held in connec- tion with this day. The reservations will be closed today at noon. Tickets can be secured at the Sunday school rooms, 401 Title Guarantee building.
 No boy will be allowed to come un- less accompanied by man and no man will be permitted to attend un- less he has a boy with him. How ever, he may bring one or more boys.
 Turner Jordan will be toastmaster. The following will respond to toasts: David Buck, Lemuel Bryant, Lawler Watson, and Howard Leake. LeRoy Holt will make a toast to the Chris tain Son.
 The committee which has the ban quet in charge is Dr. R. L. Houston. E. s. Jones and Gerald Smith
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17

The Victory class of 1919, Scottish Rite
 Masons, the largest class which ever re-
 ceived the degrees up through the thirty second in Birmingham, yesterday inaug-
 urated movement for new Masonic temple in Birmingham, which shall be worthy of the organization.
 The class finished it's degree work yes terday afternoon, and 1S men took the final degree. The idea of starting the temple movement was suggested by pr. J. H. Phillips in an address which he made to the class upon the completion of its work. The plan was received with the greatest enthusiasm and calls were made for volunteers from the class who would take $500 worth of stock in the tenn
 pie association.
 The amount was then lowered so that opportunity was given to all to interest | themselves financially ;n the project. The result was so satisfactory that it l was felt that a fine start had been made 1 There has already been much discusslt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
DUCKWORTH HEAD 0F UNDERWRITERS |St. te Convention Comes to
 Close and Yearly Officers Are Elected

J. L. Duckworth, of Tuscaloosa, was reelected president of the Alabama Un- derwriters association at the final meet
 ing of the annual convention held at the Tutwiler hotel yesterday morning. Other officers elected were: Samuel l.. Cook. vice president; Ed s. Moore, secretary treasurer and Herbert Levy, chairman Of the executive committee. The place ot next annual meeting will be determined later by the executive committee.
 The final session convened yesterday morning at 10 O clock in the ball room Of the Tutwiler hotel, and adjourned at O clock, when the delegates began leav- ing for their homes. A report was made from the committee on revised legislation by Herbert Levy, one from that on re- vised membership dues by James G- Brame, one from the committee on fire protection by T. A. White and talk on workmen's compensation was made by Lee McGriff. Reports were also made from the committees on auditing, resolu- tions and nominations.
 The first meeting of the convention was held Thursday afternoon. About 6o out of town delegates were present al the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
FIRST CALL FOR BIDS FOR STATE SUPPLIES Board of Control Announces New Policy in Purchase
 of Supplies

The state of Alabama is inaugura ting an entirely new policy in the purchase of supplies.
 This was made known yesterday by w. D. Nesbitt. chairman of the state board of control and economy, when the first call for bids for state sup plies was issued.
 The board for several weeks has been studying the question of supplies for state institutions and the bids called for yesterday indicate the man. ner in which purchases are to be han died in future. The first call as issued by the board is as follows
 This board will at noon, May 2S, open sealed bids for supplying pro- visions, human and animal food items for the convict department and state institution under control of the board.
 At noon, June 4, bids will be opened for supplies of dry goods, clothing, shores, hardware, coal, stationery, drugs and miscellaneous supplies
 Bids will be received for provisions until noon. May 2S, and miscellaneous items above referred to until noon, June A.
 Complete specifications may be had upon request in person or by mail at the office of the board any time after May 21
 The right is reserved to reject any and all bids, or any part of bids. STATE BOARD OF CONTROL AND
 ECONOMY.
 By w. D. NESBITT, Chairman.
 Capitol, Montgomery, Ala. May 1S' 1919"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
b PERSONS UNDER
 PASTEUR TREATMENT
Dr. Bowling Makes State ment as to Killing of
 Mad Dogs

Fifteen persons are taking the pasteur treatment under the city health depart ment, according to Dr. J. D. Bowling, health officer Dr. Bowling stated that while there are at all times number or persons taking the treatment the number at present is greater than usual. The persons taking the treatment have been bitten by animals that were supposed to be rabid.
 Some of the animals were killed and others escaped said Dr. Bowling. Some of those killed had been mutilated so badly that it was impossible to say whether or not they were infected. When an animal is thought to be mad, it should not be killed, but should be confined and health authorities should be called at once to make an examination. This Is the surest way.
 Some of the persons now taking the treatment do not know whether or not the animals that bit them were rabid or not but are taking the treatment, which is a long one, to be on the safe side
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
PICTURES OF 167TH REGIMENT ON VIEW
 AT ARMY STATION
Copies Can Be Secured at Recruiting StatiOn-Eleven Recruits Sent
 to Training Camps

number of pictures of the 167th in- fantry regiment in action have been re- ceived by Capt. James B. Bently at the local army recruiting station, and will be placed in the reading room recently opened in the Clark building for all sol diers and anyone interested, today These photographs may be inspected here, and if anyone desires copies of them may be secured. Captain Bentley will inform anyone just how to get these pictures
 Eleven recruits were accepted and sent to Fort Oglethorpe from the army re- cruiting station yesterday. They are: Ernest c. Dunn, Mobile; James R. Glenn, Birmingham; Stephen L. Chavis, Mo bile; James H. Jeffers, Gadsden Roy Freeman, Birmingham Joseph Thomp- son, Mobile; Harry M. Smith, Girard Levy P Cunningham, Montgomery Henry R. Starr Birmingham; Clayton Howell, Gadsden, and Cecil Barrett Gadsden.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
WOMAN BOUND OVER
 TO GRAND JURY ON CHARGE OF LARCENY

At a preliminary hearing before Judge H. B. Abernethy of the second division of the municipal court yesterday, Ellen Webb, charged with grand larceny. was bound over to the grand jury. her bond being fixed in the sum of s25O.
 Ellen Webb is alleged to have entered the house of Mrs. Holden Half and taken one wrist watch. valued at 8; one scarf, valued at 8, and other clothing worth &. S.5G.
 In the case of Will Richardson, charged with burglary and grand larceny, appearing before Judge Abernethy. he was bound over to the grand jury under bond of $500 Richardson is alleged to have stolen photograph valued at s75 from Georgia Harris.
 Jim Yarbrough, appearing in prelim- mary hearing before Judge Abernethy yesterday and charged with violating the liquor law of the state of Alabama, was bound over to the grand jury, his bond being fixed in the sum of $30o
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
Mexicans Arrested on
 COunterfeiting Charge

Robert F. Perry of the secret service
 has just returned from Tennessee, where
 he went to investigate counterfeiting
 case. While there he arrested Frantosa
 Sierra and Leocedia Merelez, both giving their home as Mexico, on an alleged charge of counterfeiting. They were arr rested at Maryville, Tenn, a few miles from Knoxville, and the machine with which they are alleged to have made counterfeit silver dollars was captured. T don't think they had made very much money" said MT Perry. ''as the mould was not very dirty, but we got them just in time to prevent them from circulating this money. The money is very good imitation, only it is not quite as heavy and hasn't the ring of a real silver dol lar However, it would be an easy thing 1 to pass the counterfeit dollars on the un- suspecting public"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
ONE CHILD KILLED AND ANOTHER BADLY
 INJURED BY SPEEOER
Driver of Auto Runs Down Children at DOlOmite and Speeds Away, Leaving
 Little Victims to Fate

The residents of DOiOmite are much stirred up over m automo- bile tragedy which occurred yes- terday afternoon nt o'clock.
 The .-year-old child of Mir. and Mrs. Lee Waldrop and playmate, the small child of Mir. and Mrs. Walter Shumaker, were run over and the former instantly killed by an unknown party driving m nuto- mobile. The driver did not stop, but put on speed, leaving the little victims, one dead and the other se- vereIy wounded, on the streets.
 People rushing to the scene said that the license number wns Ala hama O3721. At late hour last night the driver of the automobile had not been arrested.
 The Ensley police department was notified in hopes that the car would he intercepted in Ensley, but 1t did not come this way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
VICTORY CLASS, SCOTTISH RITE MASONS LARGEST IN HISTORY Movement Started to Build New Masonic Temple Meets With Success-1919 Glass Elect Officers, With
 Judge s. D. Murphy President

or rne proposed new temple for Birming- ham, and it is now expected that the movement will be taken up with enthu- siasm by the entire body and carried through.
 The 1919 class has been engaged, in receiving the Scottish 1lite degrees since Monday, and a number of warm friend ships and close associations were formed among it's members. rhe spirit of the class was said to have been exception ally fine, and in specially close accord with the tenets of tho order with which they became associated.
 The class elected the following officers Judge s. D. Murphy, president; pr George Hogan. first vice president; George Whitfield, second vice president A. Rich, treasurer; c. M. Stanley, secre- tary, and c. A. James of Cullman, ora tor.
 The work yesterday began at o'clock in the morning and continued until nearly 6 o'clock. Lunch was served in the temple dining room by the ladies of Sal ter chapter, Order of the Eastern Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
S2OOO WORTH OF
 CLOTHING STOLEN
Organized Gang of Thieves Operating
 in City, Is Opinion of Police

The Chicago Clothing company, 1715 Third avenue, north. was entered by thieves yesterday morning and nearly 5000 worth of goods were reported stolen. The goods consisted of mems suits, la dies coat suits, silk shirts, shoes and other merchandise.
 The thieves gained entrance by remov- ing bars from transom in rear door Police are of the opinion that an or ganized band of thieves are now oper ating in Birmingham. They are conf dent that the gang that con''r'itted t'' recent robberies of Odom, Bowers q Whites, Drennan's and other stores com mitted the above robbery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
Negro on Trial for
 Killing StOrekeeper
Trial of Dorsey in Criminal Court to
 Be Concluded Today

The trial of Ernest Dorsey, negro. charged with murder in the first degree before Judge William F. Fort of the criminal division of the circuit court, took up the greater portion of yesterSAy and is expected to be concluded today
 It is alleged Ernest Dorsey killed w. J.. Hit, Southside, Birmingham, in January this year. The crime is said to have been committed on Thirtieth street, between Avenue E and Avenue F. MT. Hit is alleged to have just closed his store and was walking down the street with Woodie Hodge, negro. when Dorsey is said to have accosted them and asked them to give up their money.
 It is claimed that evidence brought out the fact that Hit had left his money in the store When Dorsey failed to get the money that he seemed to be expecting he is alleged to have shot both Hit and Hodge, killing the former and seriously injuring the latter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
Steel Corporation Officials Pay
 Brief Visit 70 City Yesterday
Finance Committee, Headed
 by Judge Gary, Inspects New Industrial Plants at Fairfield, Ensley, Besse- mer and Other Places

People like the man who does things not the one who talks about doing them"
 That is the answer Judge Ebert H. Gary, chairman of the United States Steel corporation, gave last night when asked about the trip of the finance committee of thatc orporation to Ala bama.
 There is nothing to say about our trip he stated further. We just came down here to look over the prop critics at Birmingham and Mobile
 Judge Gary and the other members of the finance committee of the United States Steel corporation, of which the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany is subsidiary, came south Wednesday. going direct to Mobile, where they spent Thursday. In the party besides Judge Gary were James A. Farrell, president; George F. Baker, Henry C. Prick, Percival Roberts. Jr., and John Refs, vice president of the Steel corporation.
 President George Gordon Crawfor1 of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company joined them in Mobile and came to Birmingham with them yesterday morning.
 INSPECT NEW PLANTS
 The special train, consisting of two private cars and a Pullman sleeper, brought them south and from Mobile to Birmingham. The party arrived here shortly after o'clock yesterday morn ing and after brief pause at the Louisville and Nashville station. start ed for the portion of the district where the T. c. I. industrial plants are To- cated.
 They first inspected the blooming mill, plate mill, shaper, fabricatins g plant and other plants at Fairfield, drove through Westfield. visited the s1,000,0 900 hospital, now nearing com at the steel mill, pig iron furnaces and other industries there, and then to Bessemer, where they looked over the furnaces and other plants at tha; place
 They returned to the city late in the afternoon and took dinner at the Coun- 1 try club, arriving at the Louisville and Nashville station about o'clock Their cars were attached to the Louisville ; and Nashville train leaving for the north at 9:03 o'clock last night CONDITIONS SATISFACTORY Judge Gary stated that they ha6 found conditions at the plants. bott I in Mobile and Birmingham, to be very satisfactory and that they had had g very pleasant trip to both cities. He said he had nothing to give out at this I time about the company 1 John Refs, vice president of tn. United States Steel corporation, did no accompany Judge Gary's party north | but remained over for a few days Nh, Refs was at one time a resident 9. | Birmingham, having been superintend ent of the Alice furnace back in tn, sos when Birmingham was just com ing into prominence as an iron maru l featuring center
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-17
ROuntree Elected
 to Highway Council

J. A. Rountree received notice yes- terday that he had been elected mem Der of the federal highway councilu, which organization has for its purpose the co-ordinating and harmonizing of the various road interests throughout the country.
 Notice of his election came to MT. Rountree in a letter from $. M. Will Hams, chairman of the council.