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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21
NEGROES TO HELP
SEALS CAMPAIGN
DIR. Motion Promises Support
in Drive for Anti-Tuber-
culOsiS Funds

Dr. Robert r. Motion. head of the
'Tuskegee institute. has accepted the
craftsmanship for the colored people of
Alabama in the interest of the Red
Cross Christmas seal campaign and win
take an active part in the campaign
among the people of his race.
y In a letter to Lieut.. Gov. Nathan Mil
Ter, Or. Motion pledges the full sup
port of the negroes in this cause and
gives assurances of ready response
from them in the campaign for funds
to carry on the fight against the great
white plague. DR. Motion states that his
committee will be complete within the
near future and will soon be in position
to carry on an extensive campaign.
Numerous letters are being received
at the state headquarters, all of a
commendatory nature. indicating the
determination 6the part of the gem
eraI public to cooperate in this work.
Daily and weekly newspapers
throughout the state have given as
surances of their hearty support of the
movement through the columns of their
papers. among them being:
Eufaula Citizen and Gadsden Times
News, dailies.
Abbeville Hearald, Albany Adver-
tiser. Albertville Banner, Boaz Leader,
Brewton Standard, Bridgeport News.
Butler Advocate. Camden Progressive
ra, Evergreen Record. Foley Onlooker,
Geneva Reaper Hartselle Enterprise.
Hurtsboro Tribune. Lineville Headlight,
Prattville Progress, Roanoke Lead
err, Tuscumbia Dispatch, Tuscumbia Re-
porter Wedowee Star and Wetumpka
Hearald, weekIies.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21
PERSONALS

Fred w. Bruns has sold his interest ir
the Hanson Garage company and. witt
Mrs. Bruins will make his home in Cali
fdrrfia. Mr.. Bruins was reared in Besse-
mer and he and Mrs. Bruins have many
friends who regret to lose them as resi-
dents of the city.
Miss Amy Bryant, who is attending
Montevallo Technical institute, is visit
ing parents in the city for several days
Misses Adds and Elsie Page, who have
been the guests of Miss Vivian Craw-
ford, will return to their home at Co.
lumbiana, Ala, Tuesday.
Mrs. I. S. Adams of El Paso, Texas
is the guest of her cousin, Miss Ollie
Mae Spencer
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21
British Freighter Beached

New York, October 20.--The British
freighteri Chicago City was beached to
prevent sinking today after collision
with the tanker George H. Jones in the
outer harbor. The Chicago City, 2324
tons gross, was inward bound from Bris-
toll and the tanker outward bound for
Hamburg A hole was stove in the port
quarter of the freighter and the tanker's
bow was badly damaged. The tanker
anchored off Staten Island.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21
CRANE-BR

The marriage of Miss Mildred Brown
of Dolomite and w. G. Crane of Iron
dale was soiemnized at the residence OF
Rev r.. NJ. Barnes on Church street.
Brighton. Sunday afternoon at o'clock
in tho presence of a few friends. Mrs.
Crane is the attractive daughters OF Mr.
and Mrs. W d. Brown and has large
circle OF friends in the district. Mr..
Crane is a prominent young business
man in Irondale. where the young couple
will make their home after brief we'd
ding trip.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21
Flowers Dropped on Grave

oyster Bay, N Y, October 20--Mark-
ing the opening of Roosevelt Memorial
Week, four army aviators from Halle
hurst field, at Mineola, flew over the
grave of Col. Theodore Roosevelt here
today while one of them dropped On
it two wreaths. One wreath bore the
inscription. "The American Legion,
and the skher The Spanish-American
War Veterans
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21
Oil Operator Held

Fort Worth, October 2o.W. p. Mason,
extensive oil operator in the West Texas
fields, was arrested here today on
federal grand jury Indictment at Mime
apolis, charging use of the mails to de-
fraud His bond was set at $4,000. He
is charged with writing untrue letters
and kilograms in regard to oil develop
ments.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21
MISREPRESENTATION

The marriage Of Miss Bessie Maddox
and James Mortimer winchester took
place at the First Baptist church. Huey
town, Saturday afternoon at 5 O'clock.
The church decor rs were effective in
green and gnite snl white crysanthe-
NUNS and s1liaS re used to advap :
tage. TIE eskers 0eF ]. H. Ifowton and
ElbHt Vines. usical programme
with Mrs W D. 1cWilliams at the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21
Lempke Strangled Self


Flushing. n Y, october 20.-John w.
Lempke, the youth whose body, dressed
in woman's clothes. was found in a
motorboat yesterday, strangled himself,
the medical examiner announced today,
after an autopsy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21
Releian Delegates Arrive

New York, October -20-Michael Lie
vie, Belgian minister of finance. at
the head of 20 Belgian delegates to
the International Labor congress at
Washington, arrived today on the
steamship Rotterdam from Rotterdam
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21
Near Petrograd

by EstocIAteu VTcsH
London October 2J.-The war office an
nounced this evening that the northwest
ern army under General Yudenitch is
within eight miles of Petrograd
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21

Some Italian canneries are pressing to-
mato seeds into cakes for feeding to
stock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21
For the Good of
the Community

T ILLINOIS was the first state and prac-
L tically the only state that has so far
: concentrated all of it's federal aid funds
upon connected system Of through
highway routes, says the Concrete High
way Magazine for October.
- The routes embraced in the system
total between 600 and 700 miles and the
contract price for their construction ag-
gregate S16,38O,8O1.67. Funds for this
work are derived from county bond is
sues, state and state aid funds, as we'll as
from appropriations made by the federal
government under the provisions of the
federal aid highway law.
The routes on which highways are now
under construction under these contracts
includes the Lincoln highway from east
to west across the state, 1914 miles; the
Dixie highway from Chicago southwark,
1915 miles; Chicago-St Louis highway,
228.71 miles; the National highway,
crossing the state from Terre Haute, Ind,
to East st. Louis, 121 48 miles, and few
other shorter routes.
'None of the work described comes
under the Illinois Highway programme,
the Concrete Highway Magazine says,
that is to be undertaken with funds de-
rived from the $60,O0O,OOO bond issue of
1918. The bond issue law provides for
complete network connecting every
county seat and important. town in the
state with each other and with the federal
aid routes mentioned above"
'The Importance to the state of this
system of through routes as linked in the
great transcontinental highways that
similar state systems will help to FORM
can hardly be overestimated Illinois
has long been famous for it's wonderfully
fertile farms, and their value and produc-
tiveness will soon be enhanced by the
states network of permanent roads. The
early completion of the federal aid sys-
tenn is now assured. Combined with the
state bond issue system all Of the prin-
cipal cities in the state will have highway
outlets that will be open to traffic every
day in the year and connecting with the
road systems of bordering states, notably
Indiana and Wisconsin, both of which
have long been in an enviable position by
comparison with Illinois, because of their
excellent roads,
1T is anticipated that the Illinois State
Highway Department will be ready to
commence construction under the $780,
100000 bond issue programme early
in 1920"
The highway system planned for Ala
bama by State Engineer w. S. Keller and
the state highway commission is modelled
after that of Illinois, in that it provides for
state trunk roads to connect each county
seat with the county seats in adjoining
states.
The proposed $25, 100000 bond issue
which will be submitted to the voters
sometime in the winter, with the federal
aid fund already appropriated and to be
appropriated hereafter will give Ala
bama nearly $50,O00,0O0 for road con-
struction in the next ten years. With
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-21

The British coal miners have now
agreed to concentrate upon the nation
alization of the coal mines of that coun-
try.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-14
WOMAN AND SON FIGHT
GALE 8 HOURS IN BOAT
Husband Unable to Reach
Them, Gets Aid From
Navy Yard

Buffctcd by wind and waves and al
most exhausted from fatigue after eight
hours peril in thirty foot launch off
Red Bank, n. j., Mrs. A. Hoyer, 27O7
South Seventh street, and her eight
year -od son, were rescued from the
Delaware river by sailors of the battle
ship Nevada.
The husband and father witnessed
their hours of peril, unable to aid them
through lack of assistance and his re-
pcatcd failures to launch the only craft
available on shore, a small rowboat.
The Hoycr family went cruising on
the Delaware yesterday morning. The
husband finally anchored the craft off
Red Bank and rowcd ashore in a small
boat. for needed supplies.
During his absence the storm came.
The launch. tossed like Il cockleshcll
on the high tide raised by the heavy
wind. rocked perilously fastening to
the shore Mr.. IIoyer tried to launch his
rowboat
Successive attempts failed. The an
chor held, although rain and wind in
creased and the tide rose higher. In
desperation Mr.. Hoyer found q tcle-
phone and called the Philadelphia navy
yard, telling of the peril of his wife and
child and asking that help be sent.
The response was prompt. The motor
sailboat from the battlcship Nevada,
manned by sailors, and the tugs Medoc
and Samoset were ordered to the rescue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-14
TWO DEAD, FIVE HURT !
IN OTORACCIDENTS
Man Of SeVenty-one Run Down
and Fatally Injured on
Girard Avenue
BOY KNOCKED FROM WHEEL

Two mon arc dcad and five other per
sons were injured as the result of auto
mobile accidents.
The dead are:
T. w. Poole, eighteen years old, Abb
North Thirteenth street, hit by motor
truck.
y. Morris Groves. seventy one years
old. of ~ North Forty fourth street,
is the dead man. lie was struck by an
second street.
The injured arc:
Jacob Friedman, fifteen years old. of
I5113 Columbia avenue, run down near
tho Narh"th race track
Winford Bigclow. sixteen years old,
Of Ardmorc. knocked from his bicycle
by an automobile.
! Leon Smith. Of Hnverford. thrown
/ from his automobile in a collision with
another motor.
Charles Chisholm. of 20 North Con-
! cstOga street, h,.rt when an automobile
| crashed into Market street elevated
! pillar.
! Groves was run down by the automo-
! bile of James SCanlan. of Narbcrth.
/ last night Mt Fifty second street and
+ Girard avenue. The injured man died
I early today in the West Philadelphia
General Hospital.
/ Ecanan wns held this morning with
ont bail by Magistrate Harris in the
Thirty second street and Woodland ave
nuC station, to await action of the cor .
/ oncr.
! Poole died in the Hahncmarn Hos
pital. lie was struck by the motor
truck at Fifteenth and Market streets.
( The driver Of the truck. Terrence +.
! Love. 1850 North Judson street, was
arrested
Friedman is in the Bryn Mawr Hos =
pital suffering from fracture of the
skull received when run down by the
automobile of DIR. William s. Wray, of
1924 Wayne avenue. who also has an
office at 2OO7 Chestnut street.
The Rigclow boy was injured when
he rode his bicycle from behind wagon
directly in front of an automobile driven
by II. Winer, of LII North Carlisle
street The accident happened on the
Lancaster pike at Bryn Mawr.
Smith was treated at the Bryn Mawr
Hospital for cuts and bruises received
when his light touring car collided with
n heavier machine on Bryn Mawr ave-
nue.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-14
MT. EPHRAIM BURGLAR
WAS PAROLED CONVICT;
SLAIN AS He RAN AWAY
Thief Had Been Released From
Eastern Penitentiary, Says
Warden's Son

The man who was shot and kfled oE
Walter Jajc, in Mount Ephraim. Tues =
day. has been identified ms John l.
Tobin. alias !. J. Murphy, formerly
convict in the Eastern Penitent'ary'
Identification of the body was made hy
John MCKenty, son Of Bob NC
Kenty. warden of the penitentiary'
Tobin was shot by Jnie while running
from the premises of a garage. which
Jaje is erecting in Mount Ephraim.
Jaje had been missing tools from the
garage for several days, and when he
saw Tobin running from the building.
he fired at him. At the time Tobin
had fifteen saws taken from the ga e
rage.
\ description of the man. with his
picture. was sent to the Philadelphia
police by the Camden authorities. &
copy of which went to the penitentiary.
Tobin. according to Mckenty. was
known as n tool thief. He had been
serving a four year term in the peni-
tPntiary, having been convicted on the
charge of larceny. Recently, how
ever. he had been released on parole.
Prison records state Tobin was fifty
two years old and lived in Paterson,
\. J.
Jaje, who is at present locked up
in Camden, will be released on bail.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-14
boy ADMITS ROBB|NG
RIVAL, WOMAN HELD
Arthur Pockrass, Lawyers Son,
Stole to Cover Attack Made
Through Jealousy
VICTIM OVERHEARD PLOT

Arthur Pockrnss. nineteen years old,
son of Bernard l.. Pockrass. an attor-
ncy with offices in the Drcxel Building,
today confessed to Captain of Detcc-
tivcs Soudcr. in City Hall, that he had
attacked and robbed a man in Fair
mount Park.
According to the story Pockrass told
Captain Soudcr, on last Friday night
while in Fairmonnt Park he saw Max
Calchoff, of 531 North Thirteenth street
a paper dealer, come into the park &C
ccnpanied by Mrs. Sue Powers. who
is also held by the police charged with
corspiring with Pockrass to rob Gale
hoff.
Pockrass stated that long acQuaint- =
ance with Mrs. Powers, who is only
nineteen years old. striking blonde and
whose husband is dead, developed into
an iLfatuation for her. Upon seeing her
in the park in company with Calchoff
he became infuriated and struck Gale
hcff over the head with blackjack
while Calehoff was sitting on a bench
with Mrs. Powers.
Then, Pockrass stated, to make the
thing look like robbery, he took da :
mond rings from the fingers Of Gale
hoff and also $50 in cash from his
pockets.
Asked to explain why he also took. a
wedding ring and an imitation dia-
mond ring from the fingers of Mrs.
Powers, Pockrass stated that Mrs.
Powers told him to take her rings so
that Calehoff would not suspect any
other motive for the attack.
But, according to the story told Cap
tain Souder by Calehoff. when he was
struck by Pockrass he fell to the ground
off the bench pretending to be uncon =
scious from the blow when he was only
"well shaken up" and that he saw
Mrs. Powers and which caused him to
charge both with conspiracy in attempt
ing to rob him and Pockrass with as
sault with intent to kill.
Mrs. Powers is employed in de-
partment store in this city and Mon
day morning when she came to work
one of the store detectives noticed that
the rings which she had reported to the
police through Calchoff TO be stolen
were back on her fingers. They re
ported it to Captain Souder. who de-
tailed Detectives Shea and Fox to make
the arrest.
Pockrass's father accompanied his
son to Captain Souder's Office this
morning and told the captain that his
son had spent the money taken from
Calehoff, but the iewclry was in his
possession at their home. on South
Fifty eighth street. H0 told Captain
Souder that he would bring the rings
this afternoon when his son is to have
q hearing at Central Station.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-14
GALES PILE WAVES
ON SHORE LOWLAND
Atlantic Meadows Are Raging
Sea, Suburban Trolleys Stop,
ToWnsfoIk Wade Home
=L 0VERFLOWS INLET WALK

Special Dispatch 10 Errriu0 PubN" L"d1cr
Atlantic City. Aug 14--From the
Inlet to Longport, Absccon Island today
bears the marks of one of tho heaviest
summer nor'castcrs in the memory of
the oldest inhnhitant
After nearly twenty four hours of
gale, raging at fifty mic gait, piling
the ocean high on the beach front and
Transforming seven miles of meadow
back Of the big resort into raging sea,
the storm subsidized today. and thousands
nrc enjoying tho spectacle Of Ncptune's
rngc from the Boardwalk and piers.
Trains are running as usual over the
Pennsylvania and Reading main lines.
but the West Jersey and Scashore third
rail line is out of commission. Sus
pended also is suburban service over the
Atlantic and Suburban limo from Flor
ida avenue to Plcasantvillc. the line be
ing under several feet Of debris on tho
meadows for three miles this side of the
mainland
Service between Atlantic City and
Ocean City is suspended. The heavy in
tCrurhan cars Of the Shore Fast Line
are stalled on the SomCrs Point side of
the intcrcounty bridge Great waves
of the swollen Great Egg IIarbor river
and bay still arc washing on level
with the main section of the long timber
| bridge, and it is feared the structure
has been weakened in places.
Waves bHttcring the inlet loop of the
Atlantic City trolley system and the
Inlet Hotel and pavilion compelled the
] n nhn NJ do mt nf al, b,l 10
Island avenue after q o'clock.
Thousands of people walked to their
homes through water over knee deep,
while natives of the extreme westerly
side of the city padded about in small
boats between ear connections and their
homes.
No cars were able to go below Jack
son avenue, NCntnor City, after dark
last night and numbers of LongpOrt
people either reached home by boat or
abandoned the attempt and spent the
night in hotels here.
The exceedingly high tide on the
westerly side of the island flooded scores
of bOathOusc homes at Longport. Mar
gate, Chelsea and the Inlet section and
washed boats high upon the marshes.
The tent colony in Lower NCntnor was
virtually oblitcratcd after dark and
after the inhabitants had made n game
fight for several hours. Tent after
tent went down and cooking appliances
and other equipment were picked up by
the gale and carried away. Rather than
take chances of being evictcd in the
middle of the night, the owners of can
vas shelters, which had remained intact
up to dark, capitulated and came here
in their motor cars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-14
RABBI SUES FOR INJURY
Asks $4,000 From New Jersey Pub
lie SArMlcA HnnnnanM

Asks $4,000 From New Jersey Pub
lie Service Company
Suits for damages aggregating $50. 900
were filed today in Camden against the
Public Service Company.
Rabbi Jacob Mickelman, of S15
Kaighn avenue. asked for S15 900 for
Injuries received when two street cars
collided at Fourth street and Kaighn
avenue on July % His injuries he says,
Interfere with the performing of his
duties as pastor of Jewish congrega >
tion.
George Clark, of 1172 Lawrence
street. Camden. and Andrew McCready.
Of 1142 Carpenter street, Camden, asked
Tor $4,000 each for injuries received
when surface car struck an ice wagon
at Ninth and Market streets, Camden,
on July 81.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ware. of 001 Bulson
street. Camden, sued for $4,000 for
Injuries suffered when she was alighting
from cur at Morihtown, n. j.. on
lJnlg a7, Her husband sued for $4,000
Esfar tlc loss N hsr services after the
Heislrnt,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-14
CORPORAL CLEARY KILLED
Philadelphia Wounded and SIaIr
Same DaY In Action

Word has just been received from the
War Department at Washington By
Mrs. Annie Higgins. $50 North Fifty
second street, to the effect that her
adopted son, Corporal William J.
Clcary, was wounded and later killed
on the same day, August 1, 1918, Cor
poral Cleary was twenty four years old.
In his letter, received the day he
died. he told Mrs. Higgins that lie had
been over the top five times and had
been wounded twice. In the communi-
cation from the War Department it
stated that Clcary had gone over the
top again on August l, 1918; had been
wounded and died the same day.
Corporal ClCary enlisted September
81. 1917. in this city. He trained at
Camps Meade and Greene. lie was
attached to Company +, Thirty ninth
Infantry, Fourth Division. Prior to
his enlistment he wus employed by the
Pennsylvania Railroad at Broad Street
Station. He was adopted by Mrs. IIig
gins, who is Clcary's aunt, when he was
five years old.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-14
SHIP JOBS FOR DISABLED
Chance Offered Men Wounded In
Great War

New York, Aug. 14.-By A. P.)-
Men disabled in the United States scrv
ice during the world war can become
proficient ship workers after a short
apprenticeship and earn salaries ranging
from SO to 500 a month. according tc
statement issued here today by Colonel
Arthur Woods, assistant to the secre-
tary of war.
Colonel Woods, VINO is in charge of
the re employment of former service
men, said that the best opportunities
were provided by the Submarine Boat
Corporation of Newark, n. j., which
offers from 46 to 80 cents an hour to
men while they are rearning the ship
building trades. Members of the ship
building school become competent
workers within six weeks to two months.
Men interested are asked to com
municate with Colonel Woods at the
War Department. Washington.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-14
"DONT'S" FOR TENANTS
Association Said to Have Handled
1000 Profiteering Cases

II. S. Jeffery. chairman of the ad-
visory board of the Federation of Penn
sylvania Railroad Employees of this city
and Camden, urges that tenants in the
grip of profiteering landlords do not
buy, do not pay exorbitant increases in
rent, and do not vacate rented prem
ises.
He addressed a meeting of the Thiry-
fourth Ward Tenants Protective As
sociation last night at Charlton Hail.
Fifty sixth street and Wyalusing ave-
nuc.
Since the first of the year, the speaker
said, the fedpration's legal committee
had handled 1000 rent protitecring
cases, of which 90 per cent were in
West Philadelphia. Many OF the cases
resulted in compromise, he said.
Joseph f. Maloney, president of the
Tenants Association, announced that
a committee may seek an interview with
President Wilson in regard to the rent
situation in this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-14
WARSHlP REPAIRS NEEDED
Congress viii Be Asked for SIS,
100000 for This Purpose

Washington, Aug. 14.-By A. P.)
Acting Secretary Roosevelt soon will
ask Congress for an additional appro =
priation of about $l5,OO0, 900 for use
in repairing naval vessels. Mr.. Roose
welt said the additional funds were
made necessary by the-reduction by
Congress in the department estimates
in the last naval appropriation bill
Repair work in prospect, particular
ly that on battlcships formerly used as
transports, will keep the yards busy for
eighteen months.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-08-14
ARMSTRONG "MAROONED"
Delayed at Shore by Storm He
Motors to City to Help Moore

Thomas +. Armstrong. a member OF
the committee of one hundred. was
among the Philadclphians "marooncd'
today at Ocean City by the storm OF
yesterday. In order to reach this city
to attend TO his political work for Con
gresham Moore, Mr.. Armstrong mo
torcd from Ocean City to Plcasantvillc
where he boarded a train.
Mr.. Armstrong is an independent
leader in the Thirty eighth ward. His
home in Ocean City is on Wesley
avenue.