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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
LOCAL OPERATORS
 READY FOR STRIKE
 BEG|NN|NG TODAY
Photographers Hold Meeting and Claim Postal Opera tors Will Quit in Body
 This Morning

At a meeting of the Commercial Tel egraphers union of America, held at s O clock last night in Judge Pugh's court room at the Jefferson county courthouse final plans were laid for the general strike which has been called to take ef- feet at o'clock this morning. The strike which has been called for this morning will affect both the Postal and Western Union Telegraph companies of this city.
 l.. M. Butsch, president of the telegra- phers, made the following statement after the meeting had been adjourned:
 We, operators at the Postal Telegraph company in this city, strike tomorrow 100 per cent strong unless a message is received from MT. Konenkamp calling the strike off. All the operators, both on duty and off, have been asked, to be present at the Postal Telegraph operat-
 ing room at the hour set for the strike.
 'Everything is being done to strengthen ourselves with the telephone girls of this city, now working with the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company. We anticipate that majority of these girls will have become members of the telephone operators branch of the Com : -nercial Photographers union of America by Monday. which is the day set for their strike
 There were possibly 15O people present at the meeting last night. Representa- tives from other labor organizations of the city were present, including num- Der of the telephone girls and several new ones signed application cards for membership in the union. Inquiry among the local officials of the Western Union Telegraph company is to the effect, ac- cording to their previous statements, that they are not seriously handicapped. They said that they had put in one addi- tional multplex machine since the strike and had received two Morse operators from Pensa cola yesterday morning. They claim that future developments will de- termine to just what extent the strike oi the telephone girls called here for Mon day, will affect them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
PETITION ID COMMISSIONERS
 TOPAVE ALTAMONT
Wire Cut Vitrified Brick Will Be Used and Work Will Begin in About
 Ninety Days

Solon Jacobs, Hill Ferguson and John ". Sibley, representing the property owners, yesterday presented petition to the city commission, signed by 95 per cent of the property owners affected, to pave Altamont road The material speci- fled for the paving is vitrified brick of the wire-cut lug type, laid on concrete foundation, with cement filler for joints.
 The street will be opened up, graded and paved from the present terminus at what is known as the hairpin curve down to Cliff road through the Taylor property and to Pawnee avenue
 It is expected that about 30 days will be required for the passage of the neces- sary ordinance, advertising for bids and ietting the contracts. The pavement. which will be laid is of the same type used by the war department for num- Der of the southern military camps, in cluding Camp Mcclellan. It is also used on the famous Buffalo Rochester high way. MT. Sibley exhibited photographs to show the character of the proposed pavement.
 This is expected to be the beginning Of some of the public improvements in Birmingham about which there has been so much recent talk, and it is believed that the summer and fall will see real boom both in street pavement and in highway construction in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
Commissioners Act on Jackson Free Ward
 at Local Hospital
City Attorney to Proceed With Admin istratiOn of Estate of Mrs. J. F. B.
 Jackson-Hillman Selected

At its regular meeting yesterday the city commission instructed the city at torney to draw up papers necessary for the city to proceed with the dd ministration of the trust under the will of Mrs Sallie F.. Jackson. trAe will provided that free ward be es- tablished in a local infirmary. It IS expected that it will be set up in the Hillman hospital.
 Mrs. Jackson was the widow of Col. J. F. B. Jackson. At her death she tablished a trust, naming the city and county as trustees to administer the income from the estate. It was to be used for the maintenance of free ward in a local hospital for employees of the Louisville and Nashville rail road. The county refused to act trustee. The city inferred that Ahe ward was meant to take care of others after the railroad employees and it's re- quest to act as sole trustee was granted by the county chancery court.
 The estate left by Mrs Jack son yields an annual income of about $5000. It is to be devoted to public hospital purposes through free ward, if not at the Hillman, at some other hospital hera
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
13 RECRUITS SENT
 TO TRAINING CAMPS
State Wide Campaign Aided by Air
 plane Service to Be Started

Arthur E. Leslie has been assigned tc recruiting duty at the local United States army station in the Clark building and has already entered upon his new duties
 Extensive arrangements are being made for the state wide campaign to be opened within the next few weeks by the local station in cooperation with the air ser vice corps at Montgomery. A trip will be made through the state, the larger cities being visited by the recruiting par ty and a number of air planes will be taken so that persons enlisting in this branch of the service may be given a spin in the clouds.
 Thirteen recruits were accepted during the past two days and have been sent to camp as follows: Gideon A.. Riddle Opelika; Homer D. Tommy. Gadsden; EI- bert Dobbs, Gadsden: Augustus M Greene. Opelika; Robert L. Wallace, Bir- mingham: Jack Demsey, Montgomery; Chester Nevin, Birmingham; Edgar Webb. Decatur; Morris J. Waddell Gads- den; Jacques s. Booth. Birmingham; Ed gar l.. Freeman. Gadsden; Ben Tyler. Do- than and Hubbard H. Casen, Dothan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
KEEP YOUR MONEY HOME, IS JEM|SON'S ADVICE AFTER TRIP
Prominent Birmingham Men Return Much Impressed b yVisit to the New Oil
 Fields in Texas

A large party of well known Bir- mingham men returned yesterday after week spent in the new oil fields of Texas, where they went to see for themselves something of the remark able development which is now under way
 Upon the return trip a few mem- bers of the party separated from the others before going th Houston anG came in Sunday while the special car containing the bulk of the party re- turned by way of Houston and New Orleans. After the trip to Fort Worth Dallas, Wichita Falls Burkburnet and the Ranger oil field the part reached New orle<ns Sunday and lef there Monday for home.
 All had interesting accounts to give and they are united in saying that in vestment in the oil fields at this time is purely a gamble. Robert Jemison. who made the entire trip, says his ad- vice is to keep your money a t home."
 q have been asked what about the Texas oil f1elds,' said MT. Jemison yes terday. q saw wonderful development there and evidences of money being spent and made just as in the Klon- dyke and many other oil fields. There is to my mind a woeful waste of money in the development and there may be s150 spent for every dollar taken out.
 The great majority drop their money. On the other hand, like every other development in coal and lumber and iron, if properly prosecuted much money can be made.
 "The same thing applies to the many openings Nfor development in Jefferson county, Alabama. So my advice is. keep your money at home and get behind 1t and make 1t count.
 'If you want to bet, go to the horse races or play craps Tn my opinion about one oil company stock in 1000 is A good buy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
OFFICERS INTRODUCED

The officers of the state organiza- tion were introduced and Mrs. H. E. Pearce, the new president made a brief talk, thanking the convention for the honor conferred on her, and assur- ing them that she would do her best in the discharge of the duties of this office. She was presented with a huge boquet of Killarney roses, which she in turn presented to Mrs. Price and Mrs. Ida J. Dutton of New York.
 Mrs. Solon Jacobs. state chairman of the Alabama Equal Suffrage associa- tion, made brief talk on the ratifica- tion of the Susan B. Anthony amend ment by the legislature in July. She related many interesting things that had been done for the benefit of the business women, and declared the vote weufcf-he a great assistance to them. 'aThe federal suffrage amendment which was introduced in Congress for ratification fl years ago has passed both House and Senate" said Mrs. Jacobs, "and it is now up to the state legislators to accept or reject it.
 The race problem is the matter on which our opponents are passing their objections but as everyone should know, the constitution is not changed only where it relates to sex. Every woman who is eligible to vote must meet the same requirements that the men do and this will apply to the negro woman as we'll"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
EXCISE TAX
Alabama Bottlers Declare if It Is Not
 Repealed Business Will Be Ruined

The Alabama Bottlers association held a special meeting in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday with most of tte operators of bottling es- tablishments in the state represented.
 The bottlers claim that the federal ex- else tax 1nder the new revenue bill works a very great hardship on them and that unless it is repealed most of them will be put out of business.
 ssThe 10 per cent tax bottlers are re- ouired to pay" Sid w. Lee. treasurer of the associati tion, stated yesterday, takes 75 per cent of the profit and leaves very little for the bottlers after paying the income and other taves."
 resolution was passed asking Con- gress to repeal the 10 per cent excise tax. setting out that unless this is done soon the bottling business will be- seri- ously crippled if not compelled to sus- pend operations entirely
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11

Who is being warmly welcomed in Bes- semer by his numerous friends and con- graduated on his safe return from France, where he has served for the last IS months with the American expedi- tionary forces. Captain Wright was the first surgeon to leave the Bessemer dis trict to enter the service of Uncle Sam, and the first of four brothers to volun- teer.
 While in the service Captain Wright attended three different surgical schools, including Tulane, and the immense gov ernment surgical school at Nancy. He saw hard service on many of the big hattie fronts, including the famous Meuse-Argonne and Verdun fronts. In the first named engagement, he saw his hardest service, dressing 9S men, includ- ing four boche prisoners, in the interval of six hours that elapsed between a. m. and 10 a. m. on the morning that his division first went lover the top.'
 Captain Wright will resume his prac- tce in Bessemer where he was formerly located with the Tennessee company and where he met and married Miss Jean- nette Allen, one of Bessemer's most pop- ular and accomplished young ladies' He and his charming wife will be at home with her mother at ISIS Eighth avenue, for the present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11

Policeman Charged With
 Threats Against President
Officer Coleman Charged With Threatening To Kill President Wilson Arrested On Federal Warrant Will
 Be Given Hearing Before U. s. Commissioner.

Thomas M. Coleman, member of the local police force was arrested yesterday morning at Il o'clock by W. E. Garner. deputy United States marshal on war rant sworn out by Robert N. Perry, of the secret service charging him with threatening the life of President Wilson. He is alleged to have stated to friends while talking to them on the street on May g, If any of my relatives had been killed or wounded while in service during the war, I would kill President Wilson.
 It is further alleged that he had stated on several occasions that President Will son is a traitor and I don't think he will
 live more than three years after ne
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
Aged Carpenter Dies
 From Heart Failure
w. H. Beach, Confederate Veteran, Falls From Scaffold and
 Expires

William H. Beach, aged 75. sos Twen- ty-fourth street, north, working as carpenter at SIP Georgia avenue, died yesterday afternoon of heart failure. MT Beach was a Confederate veterans, having served the entire four years of the Civil war MT. Beach fell from a scaffold at the time the attack came and died within a few minutes. The remains will be sent to Montgomery this morning by Loy for funeral ser vices and interment. He is survived by three sons, J. H. Beach of Brming ham, Harry G. Beach of Montgomery and William E. Beach of Vavasto, Tex, and three daughters. Mrs J. A. Counts of Birmingham, Mrs. J. s. Collins of Atlanta and Mrs. H. H. Henderson of Savannah, Ga. Acting coroner R. F. Askew investigated and returned yer dict of accidental death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
SUITS FILED

Suit was filed by Thomas Heflin Adair, pro ami T. w. Adair, in the circuit court yesterday against Drs. Sellar and Sellar, physicians and surgeons, for s15,O00 for the alleged inefficient amputation of his leg.
 J. D. Davis filed suit against Lee C.. Bradley, receiver for the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company, for 5000 for alleged personal injuries re- ceived when it is claimed that his auto mobile was hit by a street car owned and operated by the defendant company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
New Incorporation

Papers of incorporation were filed in the probate court yesterday by the Belt Tire and Accessories company. The capi- tai stock of this corporation will con- sist of 5000, but will begin business with 5000 paid in It's purpose is to buy and sell automobiles and accessories, and to operate a garage and general repair shop.
 The officials and directors for the cor poration consist of the following: J. E.. Ramsey, director and president; c. s.. Tucker. vice president and director: F. L. Ramsey, secretary. treasurer and di- rector.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
BUSINESS IMPROVING
Pine Heading Manufacturers Associa
 ton Meets to Discuss Business

Members of the Southern Pine headers manufacturing association held their reg ular monthly meeting at the Tutwiler hotel yesterday and discussed business conditions.
 Practically all of the pine heading man. ufacturers in Alabama and west Flori- da are members of this association and they were all represented at the meeting yesterday.
 Business in this line has improved con- siderably recently members of the as- sociation stated yesterday, and most of the plants are gradually getting back into their normal stride.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11

comes home from the peace conference as someone will kill him"
 The matter was reported to the secret service department and the evidence was worked up by Mir Perry who swore out the warrant before Kenneth Charlton. United States commissioner, on instruc- tions of Ralph Quinn, assistant United States district attorney. His bond was fixed at s500o and MT. Coleman was re- leased.
 The arrest of MT. Coleman created much surprise at the city hall where he was well known. He was suspended from the police department of the city and will be given a preliminary hearing within the next few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
VOTE FOR GOVERNOR

Mrs. Jacobs stated that women advo- cates of suffrage did not believe they would not make mistakes, but that the women could, and would, do many good things for the city, county, state and world when allowed to vote, which she declared would be for the next governor of Alabama.
 Mrs Richard F. Johnston. state chairman of the War Savings Stamp drive, made brief talk on thrift. She related how the thrift stamp idea was originated in France by eight business girls who had devised the idea of saw ing a part of their wages and had prevailed on the French government to issue "rentes, which were tiny stamps. This organization had grown to such proportions that when war was declared there was ,000.O00.oo0 pro- ceeds from the sale of these stamps which the government was allowd to use
 Mrs Johnston spoke of the wonder
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued by the probate court yester- day.
 Robert S. Waite to Miss Shirley Dil- lon.
 A. J. Arantz to Miss Mary varin.
 Eugene Blankenship to Miss Lois Whitley,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
Little Negro Genius
 to Appear in Concert

Little Anita Johnson of Augusta, Ga.s teenth Street Baptist church tonight at S:30 o'clock. The concert promises to be quite rare entertainment. The girl Is only 12 years old and is said to play with great skill some of the masterpieces. She will be assisted by local talent Ths public is especially invited to enjoy this ocncert
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
Bell Bound Over

Tom Bell. charged with grand lar- ceny, was given preliminary hearing be- fore Judge H. B. Abernathy of the sec ond division of the municipal court. yes terday. and was bound over to the grand jury in the sum of $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
PERSONAL

J. B. Rodgers. formerly with the Ran dolph Bakery. is now connected with the Fleming Sanitary Cake and Pie com pany as city salesman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
RIVER TERMINALS ID BE ANNOUNCED
 BY COMMITTEE SOON
Coal Operators State Exten- tion of Territory Through Warrior Traffic Essen
 tial to the District

While the coal operators of the Bir- mingham district are showing interest in the proposed allocation of government owned wooden ships to the coal carrying trade in the Gulf of Mexico and Carrib- can sea, the Warrior river development committee is going ahead with plans for developing traffic on the Warrior.
 It is stated that plans for terminals near the head of navigation on the War rior river, which have been under way foi several months are nearing compile ton and an announcement as to the ex- act location and the character and ca pacity of the terminals, and the railway line connecting Birmingham and the river, will be made within a few days.
 It is understood that certain obstacles which have been delaying the final de- cision of the committee to location of terminals have abou. been removed and as soon as they are the details of the plans will be made public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
IRRESPONSIBLE EFFusIONs

'The commissioner of public improve ments is already engaged in compiling a list of certain streets that it appears desirable to pave. Perhaps when work is started there wifi be some criticisms that will be as severe and unreasonable as some utterances as have been made recently. There is a good deal of differ ence between the effusions of irresponsi- ble individuals and the action of the men who are responsible to the citizens of our city for the prudent management of their business.
 Certainly a reasonable amount of construction work ought to be done as soon as practicable. There is a very mistaken impression that seems to exist in some quarters that the commission is not willing to do all construction work on streets that is justified by present conditions and circumstances.
 "The commission was delighted to re- ceive today a petition for pavement in which the signatures of about 100 per cent of the property owners had been procured This is very unusual.
 Tt looks as if the city in defense of public interests of the city will have to exercise it's reserved power to pave some thoroughfares that need it badly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
The First National Bank
 of Birmingham, Ala
Stat~ment, May i2. 1919. KES0IIRCES.

Loans and Discounts 1s,o15,3 3ss. "A Overdrafts .............. 1,025. 50 U. s. Bonds (Par) ..... 1,500. 900 % U. $, Treasury Certificates 7,S99. .00o 00 Liberty Loan Bonds ..... g44,755 00 State of Alabama Bonds. 127.O00 DO Stock in Federal Reserve otRer erk Stocks and Bonds: esS.SSs. sS.SSS.SS SS Banking House ...... 30U,00 % Other Real Estate .... l6.350. 60 Customers Liability act, ceptances ............... 2s1.2O6. 30 Interest Earned Not Col
 CASH In Vault ...s 69l.217.30 With Banks 3.641.3 .3S3.e4 Treasurer 10000. % With Federal
 Reserve
 Bank .... 1.7sS.2s5. 14- 6.195,sse.2s
 s3l.465.467 .O4 Capital Stock ..........s l,5oo. o.Ooo % Surplus and Profits ...... 1,652,l6o 94 Reserved for Taxes ...... S4.sls 'oS Circulation ....... 1,S70,400 % Credit edit and Acceptances 291.2Os .s6 Interest Collected Not -a os Biiis Biii Payable Pay With F1e:de- ral Reserve Bank Se- cured by U. S. Certifi- cates of Indebtedness. .. 100000 DO
 DEPOSITS: Individual $20. .556,262 93 Bank 2,45S.126.93 Federal Re-
 serve Bank.
 Atlanta.
 Agent ... 1.2s1.555 oo- 24,s47.so2.Ss
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
MRS. .PEARCE HEADS
 STATE ASSOCIATION BUSINESS WOMEN
Leaders Tell of Possibilities of WOman's Organization. Mrs. Jacobs Predicts
 Suffrage Here

Mrs. H. E. Pearce of Birmingham was elected president of the Alabaraa business and professional womeh's federation at the session held yesfef- day afternoon on the mezzanine floor of the Tutwiler hotel which was at tended by delegates from Mobile, Montgomery and Anniston.
 Other officers were elected as fols lows: Miss Margaret McArdle, Bir- mngham, first vice president; pr. Ligon, Mobile, second vice president; Miss Rosa Lee Pritchard, Anniston, recording secretary; Miss Martha Armstrong. Birmingham. correspond ing secretary; Miss Alma Hurtz, Mont gomery. treasurer; Miss Mabel Shough, auditor. The directors are as follows; Miss Kate Uhlfelder, Montgomery, and Dr. Lela Taylor, Birmingham, for three years; Mrs. Eva M. Caldwell, Birmingham. and Miss Margaret Car ter, Montgomery, for two years Mrs. T. E. Andrews. Montgomery, and Miss Kennedy Mobile for one year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-11
IMPERIAL THORoUGHFAREs

"The commission is considering sers- ously the paving of certain arteria! thoroughfares in Birmingham which members of the commission think public interest calls for and which the value of the property along the street would justify
 The interests of the public ought 70 be considered and promoted, but also the interest of property owners wd> pay the assessments are entitled to fair and equitable consideration. Some of these thoroughfares ought to be psvei whether a majority of the property owners favor it or not. The city has the power, 1t seems, to do the Eav- ing work on streets, even if a major ity of the property owners object, if the general public interests demand it in the highest degree.
 "The commission wishes to proceed with care and consideration in tnis matter and will be governed by no other considerable than a broad and fair consideration of the people CT Birmingham They do not propose to be driven into doing this work by the constant criticisms of interested pec- pie who expect to be benefited by thA work personally. but they are anxious to do all the paving in the city t"r which they have reasonable basis