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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
SERVICE AT )UT- -OF- TOWN PEOPLE
 HIGHLAND CHURCH COMING T0 BANQUET
Local Applications for Res ervations to Pershing Ban
 quet Are Few So Far

Unless the esteemed fellow-c -citizens, patriots, civic and social leaders Of bustling Birmingham get busy today. the banquet to General Pershing at the Tutwiler hotel next Friday night will
 be ap out-of- town function, and the guest of honor will find himself talk ing to "a bunch of strangers when the
 toastmaster whacks the gong.
 While reservations filtered in with every mail yesterday from people in other towns and cities of Alabama, let ters accompanied by checks at the rate of 8 per plate, the local applications were few and far between.
 The committee expects that all the
 available 500 tickets for the banquet the banquet committee, Clarence Lloyd,
 chairman will be at the Automobile club quarters. Tutwiler hotel. at 3 o'clock this morning to issue the tick cts to applicants, Only two may be purchased by each applicant. and la
 dies are included in the list.
 General Pershing will be in Savannah
 next Monday and will reach Brming ham at 5:45 next Friday afternoon, leaving at, II 50 that night. The ban ouet is scheduled to take place at | o'clock Gov. Thomas F. kilby and other special guests will be present. Through H H. Turner. the banquet committee yesterday was enabled to obtain the services Of an augmented { orchestra of 30 pieces to be in attend ance at the banquet. Plans for lavish decorations in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel were made yesterday. Sam Friedman. Ollie Fraser, Edward C. Bernard and Mr. Williams made ar inspection of the ball
 room and agreed upon the decorative scheme.
 Birmingham must vie with Savannah | for honors in launching the greatest 1 ovation to General Pershing of any southern city. In the Georgia port city 1 the arrangements will be attempted upon most extensive scale, including l a parade of 10000 school children. state
 officials and governors from other
 southern states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
Choir of Presbyterian Church to Present Musical
 Tomorrow Night

The choir of the South Highland Presbyterian church will present their second sacred musical tomorrow even ing at 7:sO o'clock Among the solo, ists who will take part will be Mrs. Philip Oster. contralto; c. R. Klenk. violin; Gladstone Jackson, tenor; Mrs. McCowan. contralto, and Forrest Dab ney Carr.
 Some of the interesting numbers to be listened to for the first time Will be Mrs. Osters selection. Zion, py Bruno Hughn, and "Benedictus, for violin, to be played by MT. Klenk. Kip ling's great masterpiece, "Recessional. set to music by k. deKoven, will be sung by MT Carr, whose dramatic abll- ity will give able opportunity to sound again the great warning that once startled the entire world upon the oc- casion of queen Nctoria's goloen jubilee celebration in London.
 The public is invited to attend these musical services. which are becoming one of the strong features Of our church young people
 Tomorrow evenings programme will be as follows:
 (a) Prelude, "Allegro fromg Fifth symphony" (Beehoven). (b) Chorus of Angels" tBraga). Miss McNeiil; {; II. ions Wave (Gounod) duet ''rhe Lord Is My Light Dudley Buck), Mrs. Me- Cowan and Forrest Dabney Carr anthem, eLovely Appear (Gounodl }, from oratorio of "The RedemptionY short address. Rev. John McNeill;, of fertory, Free-Will Offering; organ, .srhe swan" (Sant-Saens); tenor solo, .'rhe Sorrows of Death (Mendelssohn) {, from oratorio of Hymn of Praise, Gladstone Jackson; violin solo, "Bene- dictus" CA c. Mackenzie). c. R. klenk; anthem. How Lovely Are the Mes sengers' (Mendelssohn). from oratorio saint Paur; zo-soprano solo, Zion eBruno Hughn). Mrs. Philip Oster: hymn No. 3s7. 70 Love That will Not Let Me Go" CA. |. Place9, congreg gation and choir; basso solo. 'Recessional' (deKoven). Forrest Dab ney Carr; anthem, One Sweetly Sol emn Thought' (Ambrose); benediction. Miss Minnie McNeill. orgarist; Mir. Forrest Dabney Carr, director Visit ing artists: Mrs. Philip oster, mezzo- soprano; c. R. K1enk. violinist; Glad stone Jackson. tenor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
AMERICA MUST EVANGEEIZE THE
 WORLD, IS STATED
Session of Presby- terian Laymen's Conven- tiOn of Much Interest.
 Tithing System

In an address that held his audience spellbound for nearly an hour at the closing session of the Presbyterian lay mems convention at the First Presbyte- rian church last night, pr. William 0rowe of Memphis related some of the reasons why it devolved upon America to evangelize the world.
 First. there must be an evangelizatlon of America, however, Dr. Grove declared, and in substantiation of his assertion he pointed to large growth in population and the tagging in the work of the church.
 He touched upon the exodus of negroes to the north, which may, in time, be- come a menace to the country through the loss of thefr religion in their new homes; of the great influx of European radicals anarchists and other elements that never became Americanized; of the part the United States played in the world war, and of the conflict that may come in the Pacific some day when the issue will be Christianity or organism
 The convention, though not as largely attended as had been expected, resulted in strengthening the laymen's movement, which is just becoming active in church building and Christianizing the people.
 Out of the convention, it is believed. will develop an organization in the synod of Alabama, and each of it's presbyteries, and organized body for the working out of the Presbyterian progressive pro- gramme, which was the purpose of the convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
Negro Charged With
 Shooting Policeman
 Placed Under Arrest

Officer c. J. Howell of the local ponce fierce was slightly wounded Wednesday morning in pitched battle Wtfh a ne gro who was apprehended at local tai lorinr shop last night by officers How eli and Crump. The negro Wallace H. uerron was placed in the city jail charped with assault with intent to mur- der. According to statement made by Mir. Howell he was doing scout duty. on Twenty-fifth street and as he approached Second alley a negro darted out from the alley and proceeded up 10 f1rst ave, me The officer followed the negro and commanded him to stop. whereupon the negro turned and fired at the officer. The latter returned the fire, and in the battle that followed the officer ? -s shot in the right ankle and the negro zee in each leg. The negro made his cape. The officer was taken to the I rming- ham hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
By EUGENE TRAVIS

Whats become of the old-fashioned citi- zen who shaved himself with wooden handlci razor and lathered his face with a rag dauber and hunk of laundry soop?
 Him?
 Wy, he's back in "our midst" again.
 Yes!
 Drifted bacE yesterday when the Amal- gamatea Association of Tonosrial Black smiths hurled this ultimatum at an un- suspeeting and thus far patient public:
 Shave, p cents Haircut, 50 cents"
 And the rising generation with S1 20 safety and an automatic lathering ap- paratus joined the old-fashioned citizen in a pre-New Year resolution to shave ourselves" while mother is prepared to call Ia the services of the first itinerant scissors grinder who passes her way. Mother was pretty fair hair trimmer in the good old days and she can perform the operation again in the world war against Gen II. c. Living.
 Not all the barbers are in on this ele- vation of prices No. Just walk couple of blocks an1 youll find another dump where the barber gentlemen are more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
MAJOR INCOME IN CHARGE OF FEDERAL
 AID FOR HIGHWAYS

Major D. O McComb has been ap- of public roads, and will be stationed in Birmingham. He will have charge of the governments interest in the six federal aid projects in Jefferson coun- ty now under construction. and in addl- ton will be in charge of the federal aid highway construction for the state of Tennessee.
 Major McComb has recently been dis charged from the corps of engineers, United States army, and before enter ing the military service was employed by the Pittsburg testing laboratory, with headquarters in this city, as chem ist on bituminous paving construction in North Carolina and Florida.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
''SH|P BY TRUCK DAY AT C|V|TAN CLUB
Kelly B. Spencer Tells of the Truck Movement - Pay
 ment of Poll Tax Urged

Ciyitan club membtrs yesterday aft
 ernoon at their regular weekly meet ing were given some important facts concerning the ship by truck" move
 ment. Several speakers were heard on
 the subject. including Kelly B. Spencer,
 local truck dealer and head of the Bir- ,mingham ship by-truck bureau.
 The international ship by-truck bu-
 reau was established oy the Firestone
 Rubber company, November l, accord
 ing to MT. Spencer. who said that all
 eady the entire country is being
 rapidly organized for the service to be
 rendered under this plan. Information
 as to rates, roads and cost of shipping is available for every truck owner
 dealer and shipper MT Spencer said. pr. c. w. Shropshire, president of the club, spoke of the campaign to stimulate interest in the payment of poll taxes. During the course of his talk Dr. Shropshire brought out some important facts and figures to illus trate the voting situation of Birming- ham and the district.
 There are aproxima tely 10000 men in Jefferson county who can vote. and only 1s.0o0 have registered or qualified. and 65 per cent of this number are over the ax age" said pr. Shrop- shire.
 Mrs. Ralph hesfow addressed the club in the anfefss of ne Charity hos pital.
 l As the msasiag es he club was known as :shiy tv Tgeck' day. appro- priats scugsairs wexe offered, each bearing tns irs tiption ship by 1 truck.'
 | The nex rnee4ing nf the club. next | Friday will bt onHunity Service day, and & us1sSs1 of New York, lrepresentinr se nBti9n4l headquarters of the Comn'tp:t ate. Inc. will he ' the princspa spesX%
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06

imposed upon restaurants in the sterili- zation of dishes anl kitchen utensils. Not the sterilization process he said But the dishes and utensils in the jail probably are kept in as sanitary condition as those in the restaurants"
 The health officer WAS asked what steps he would take in connection with the state prison inspectors charge that the jail is not a proper place in which to confine human beings for a day, and to confine them there for a long period will almost necessarily make them an easy prey to disease from lowered vitality"
 The inspectors authority in this re- spect supersedes mine" Dr. Bowling replied ''If a contagious disease is found in the jail, of course. I sent the patient to the pesthouse for treatment. We have some cases where there is no menace of contagion through contact and they are treated at the clinic at regular intervals. taken there in the custody of health officers
 q don't know that there is any
 more danger of a prisoner acquir-
 ing disease by contact in the city
 prison than if he were on the street.
 As for that, there are homes in
 Birmingham where the insanitary
 conditions are even worse than
 those existing in the jail.-
 Speculation is rife at the city hall as to just whom the grand jury may hold responsible. City officials scoffed at any suggestion of a charge of criminal negligence in that they had "invarably compiled with the recommendations of the state prison inspectors"
 Dr. Andrews, in discussing the food supplied the prisoners, complained (Contiaued on Page Six.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
OFFICERS ELECTED . BY PORT COMPANY
I. R. M'Wane President and Treasurer and R. A.
 Brown Vice President

Officers of the Port of Birmingham com pany, incorporated, were elected ana rush work authorized on the estapiish- ment of terminal facilities on the war r,o~ river at Short Creek. at meeting held yesterday at noon by the directors of the newly organized company
 J. R. McWane, who has been actiVe ll advancing the interests of the Warrior III his position as chairman of the War rior river development committee, was elected pre- sdent and treasurer or the company, and R. A. Brown was chossn vice president and secretary. Henry | DeBardeleben, R. A. Brown ana w. b
 Allen were elected members Of the eA- ecutive committee.
 Contracts let recently for work oi eA- cavation and construction at the term ral site were approved by the directors. and it was decided that the facilities would be rushed to comHleton lncorpo- ration of the company say a nominal cap ital was authorized. Dying tc the fact trat there are more than IA stockholders in the company and that under the law each stockholder would bs required 10
 sign his name to the, articles or moor
 ncration. it was decided that merely a nominal sum would be named as the cap
 ital stock The paid-ih .tcapital of the company will be $2oo.oeol though all of that sum has not been secured as yet. Henry T. DeBardeleben, who is man. ager of the Warrior section, Mississippi Warrior waterways division of the Unitei States railroad administration announced at the meeting that the second shipment of steel plates from the plant of the Chickasaw Shipbuilding company at Fairfield woul( be sent to Tuscaloosa within few daysnfor reloading on barges and transportation to Mobile via the War rior river. This shipment win comprise some $50 tons of steel plates to be used Iin shipbuilding at Mobile, The first ship
 ment was sent to Tuscaloosa two weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
Get Out the Old Razor
 For H's TlUo Bits NoU

philanthropically inclined and retain a more charitable perspective of that happy thought found in the Golden Rule.
 It has not been so many moons ago when one could saunter around and get shave for pair of jitneys and haircut for two bits. Then slaves were tilted to f5 cents and ha!rcuts to 8 cents. Later the barber gentlemen suggested 20 cents as reasonable basis in negotiating for shave and 10 cents for a haircut.
 But when they begun exchanging their Fords of limouslnes, the tonsoriai gentrs found 1t necessary to suggest another tilt to relieve a threatened gasoline where withaI deficit.
 Hence, in the classical emporiums, If you so your full length, it is precau- tionasy measure in carrying along Lfh- erty bond to srapple with any financial stress and to continue diplomatic itia- tions with the larger gentlemen
 Because alleged imported cosmetics, hair tonics, French massage cream anu American manicurists come high in the aftermath of European hostilities
 So, whet up the old razor sisters $ neen using to whittle her corns, borrow mug from the cupboard, stop in al friendly drug store for a brush and strip for the attack on your chin spinach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
Gibson to Speak on 'T. w. w. Activities
 at Community Club

White Gibson, formersspecial assist ant to the attorney general of the United States, will address the Com mnity club this afternoon at l o'clock at the Southern club on T. W. w. Ac- tivities" This talk by MT. Gibson promises to be of more than usual in terest and President James A. Simp- son urges all members to be present on this occasion. In addition number of features have been secured, one of the most enjoyable of which will be the songs by Miss Elizabeth Jordan. who has delighted many audiences recently with her. beautiful voice. It is expected that several matters of importance to the club will also be disposed of at this time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
GOVERNMENT SUES SOUTHERN RAILWAY
 FOR PRICE OF TIES

: Suit was filed in the United states court yesterday by Ralph W. Quinn, as- sistant United States attorney for the United States government against Wal ker D. Hines. director general of the rail roads, and the Southern Railway com pany for $72S 2 for the conversion of 1474 crossties taken from the property of rte government.
 It is alleged that persons from whom the crossties were secured by the South ern Railway company trespassed on the property of the United States government and cut the crossties from trees located on this property, and the suit was hied to recover the price paid for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06

IOOIIl, lIllIu IlOOI ol tllS SOaAb itONsSs
 Tt is time for the membership of the American Legion to get together and do something," Commander Yates declared Friday night We have stood still long enough. There are many things yet to be done before we can say we have the American Legion firmly on it's feet in Alabama. When we saw the eastern and northern states coming to the national convention in Minneapolis with 80 to so per cent of the eligible men in the state members of the legion. we had to lN down and be good Now, it is time Tor us to get busy and put it over in Ala bama'
 Ii is planned that the American Le- zion will take prominent part in well coming the late icommander-in-c or inc American expeditionary forces in France when he reaches the city next Friday. To make these plans is one of the purposes of the meeting called for tomorrow afternoon. Every officer of the post every loyal member of the organi- zation. urges the fullest attendance.
 It is especially urged that the new members, those who joined in the re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06

cent drive which preceded the national convention, many of whom have never at- tended a meeting, be present Sunday afternoon.
 There are many men who have en- rolled in the legion and who have never attended their first meeting."' Matthew If Murphy, state commander, declared last night. Let them come out. catch the spirit of the thing and at the same time inject a little new life into the movement My only message as state commander regarding the Sunday meet ing is that every old member should im- mediately bestir himself to see that a monster attendance is registered
 The meeting will be brief, it is said and is expected to develop much speed in getting things humming for the legion. important communications from the le- g,on in. other parts of the country, ask ing the cooperation of the ex-service men of the south in certain undertakings, will be read at the meeting
 Meet me at tht legion meeting Sun- day. has been adopted by the old war horse of the legion as the slogan and official greeting between now and the meeting date
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
Two Men Injured
 When Scaff0ld Falls

Two white men. J. H. Malone and R. F. Hill. employees of the by-product plant at Thirty-third street and Thirty seventh avenue, North Birmingham suf- body yesterday afternoon when the scaffold on which they were working broke loose from it's holdings and fell to tie ground 20 feet below.
 The men were rushed to St. Vincents hospital in Shaw's ambulance. where they are resting comfortably.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
TITHING EMPHASIZED

Tithing was emphasized in all or the talks as one of the essential features of Presbyterianism, and an essential to the furtheraace of the eyangelizing of the world
 J. B. Spillman of Columbia, s. C., speaking on the subject of Result 1T the Whole Church Tithed," stated that tithing by every member would re- suit in expansion of the church and it's influence, and that it would have a beneficial reflex action on the uther.
 He said the present generation or Presbyterians are not giving the church as much in proportion as did their fathers. and grandfathers, and presented statistics to bear out his statement
 In 1870, Southern Presbyterians, he said. averaged $10.63 per member for benevolences and 1918 it had risen to S17S6 or 6S per cent in AS years, whereas the wealth of the country had increased 1855 per cent from s779 to S222s per capAa. The same rate ot increase in benevolences, he said, would have given the Southern Pres byterian church $6.S0O.oo0.
 He spoke of the need of better church buildings of better and more educa- tional institutions, of mission work Tn new and growing communities and ot the other fields of activity which could be enlarged upon with the great in crease in revenues if the tithing system were adopted and followed by every church member
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
Of American
 Legion Post 7on1orroW
To Make Plans for Welcoming General Pershing and to Hear Reports From Delegates to Minneapolis Con-
 vention-Important Plans to Be Considered

expected be the largest meeting held in Br ngham of the American Legion has been called for tomorrow afternoon o'clock by Joseph A. Yates commander of B mngham Post No. to for the reception to be given Pershng when he reaches Birmingham Friday night
 the national Minneapolis November will make activities national
 highly organization meeting will be held Judge Pugs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were ;ssued from the probate court yesterday; N Stevenson and Bertha Dutton. Leonard Daisy and Name Sparks. George c. Tut and Ivory Robinson. Th.rnas Sims and Laura Huckabee. Cyril Porter and Myra Lay.
 welchel Mcdonald and Mamie Page. p,chard Baker and Mary McAnally.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
DOCKET OF CRIMINAL
 COURT IS CLEARED

John Mcqueen, a negro, was found guilty of assault with attempt to mur- der by a jury in Judge William E. Forts division of the criminal court yes- terday, and win be sentenced today.
 Following this triaf Judge Fort dis missed the jurors, as the docket for the week in his division had been cleared.
 Monday the court will meet again, be- ginning capital week, when Il cases are set for trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06

Publicity give nto disclosures of the prison inspector in a formal report on the insanitsry condition of the Bir- ningham jail made to Gov. Thomas E. Kilby was somewhat disconcerting yesterday to the city officials.
 Frank admission by Dr. N. A.
 Barrett. president of the city com
 mission. that ..Dr. Andrews report
 practically is correct and may not
 be regarded ms extreme. was made
 late yesterday in the presence of
 Commissioner J. EIlis Brown, City
 cecretary H. S. Ryan Dr. J. ID.
 Bowling, health officer, and two
 newspaper men.
 The officials went further than this. They admitted that the conditions dis closed have existed for 10 years the only improvement noted being the ab = sence of intoxicated prisoners who, during the saloon period created an even worse condition Their absence, it was admitted, made the jail a little int Ia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
WONDERFUL INCREASE

J. B. Mflligan, Chattanooga, Tenn spoke on "Tithing." He made strong plea for the adoption of the tithing system by all members of the south ern Presbyterian church, pointing out the wonderful increase in the amount of work along all lines of church ac' tivity that could be done with the ad- ditional money thus coming into the church, and of the influence It would have on the tithers
 pr. w. T. Thompson of Mobile con ducted devotional services at both morning and evening sessions.
 At the morning session the Rev A c. Irons of Tuscaloosa made a very able talk on How to Reach the Un- enlisted Churches" stating that the chief asset is prayer and personal tes- timony.
 The Rev. D. F. Mcconnell of Pratt vile, synodical manager or the lay- mems missionary movement, explained the method of organization and the workings of the movement. He stated that the organization consisted of a chief manager stationed at Chatta- nooga. a synodical manager for each synod, presbyterial managers and IT. nally church managers with groups ol members consisting of five or more
 Capt. F. l.. Slaymaker, K. 5. Garden and Rutherford Lapsley made talks on the Demonstration of Every Member Canvass" Captain Slaymaker devotlns his remarks to Members to Be Can vassed," and MT. Garden and MT Laps lev to training canvaSSem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-06
ANTIQUATED AFFAIR

The only defense offered for the con dition of the jail quarters is that "the jail is such an antiquated affair it is practically impossible to bring about proper sanitation. But" Dr. Barrett explained we have invariably com piled with the recommendations of prison inspectors. They have never re- quested us to discontinue use of the city jail but made recommendations to afford temporary relief
 Dr. Bowling was asked if he enforced in the city jail the same regulations