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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-25
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
WILSON IN DEAD EARNEST
 ABOUT COST OF LIVING

WaShiD 0t0n. AuEuSL l.-topeCldA-l J
 President Wilson, it has since been the subject of wide comment, was more se- rious when he appeared before Congress last Friday than on any other occasion unless that on which he recommended a declaration of war against Germany be excepted.
 It was evident that the report of his advisers throughout the country that the
 people were actually suffering beneath the heel of the consciousless prohteer had
 had effect on the heart and mind of the
 President There can be no mistaking
 his sincerity in proceeding against the profiteer wherever he can be found, or in proceeding against a condition which
 is causing widespread distress. The address of the President in no other
 respect differed from others which pre-
 ceded. As he entered there was wlid cheering on the democratic side, and spor- adic applause on the republican Re- marks which appealed to partisanship were cheered by democrats and heard unmoved by repubGcans-just as on other occasions.
 The applause was, as usual, led by Rep resentative Heflin of Alabama. The rebel veil caused the rafters tr ring. However,
 Representative Heflin had rival in the person of Wee Willie" Upshaw, the Geor-
 gia whirlwind "Wee Willie,' who is known in Alabama by his frequent ap- pearances in the interest of prohibition and prohibition candidates for fat offices, was an interesting figure as the President
 appeared He walked into the aisle, where his crutch could circulate" with out danger to men and furniture, and
 there waved it wildly for a period of sev-
 eral minutes. This demonstration to the
 tune of Heflin's rebel yell was spectac-
 ular.
 At s:45 o'clock Mrs. Wilson entered the
 Presidents gallery and took the front
 seat With her was Miss Margaret Will
 son. Mrs. Wilson wore pale blue gown
 of "summery' material, with white panel down the front Her dark blue hat was large with a pale blue feather. She car ried a white fan which she used eontin- ually.
 The hat was somewhat on the order or a Cainesboro without the gorgeous feather which characterizes that style ot headgear The wide brim of black vel vet was not tilted, but worn straight and tight upon the forehead. The hat Of the Presidents daughter was worn at a de- cided angle over the right ear. The crown of Mrs. Wilson's hat. made of black Georgette crepe, fell in soft folds over the brim, and to the right was a 1 moire pom pom of French blue. Miss Wilson wore a white gown topped by a ! hat of gray.
 ] When the Presidents wife and daugh-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
ALabama's Plan Violates Agreement With GoUernn1ent President More In Last Address Congress Than Since Declaration of War-Speaker Gillett
 Is Developing Into Genuine Czar
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

Washington, August 11.-(Special) )-Ths Alabama legislature. apparently hell-bent on increasing the taxation burden, is about to make of it's contract treaty with the government a mere scrap of paper
 For it is true that while the legislature in striking exemptions from taxation hitherto enjoyed by foreign developers of domestic resources. aims primarily at the Alabama Power company and the United States Steel corporations ship building enterprises al Mobile, indirectly it is about to assail the government of the United States.
 The legislature, in it's next preceding session, appointed a committee to visit Washington for the purpose of delivering to the President and others in authority a resolution adopted by the legislature. That resolution urged the government to accept the plan of it's engineers as result of which the government, cooperating with a private concern. would develop Muscle Shoals in the Tennessee river.
 In presenting that resolption. A. H. Car michael of Tuscumbia. then speaker of the house, told official Washington, in the name of the legislature of the state. that the principal way in which the state would cooperate with the government would be it's adherence to a determination to collect for a certain number of years no taxes.
 The government, having abandoned the plan of it's engineers and moved through the necessity of war, undertook the de- velopment single handed, expending therein more than s1o0, ,O00.00o. The legisla- ture, in preparing to eliminate exemption sections of it's tax legislation, is prepar- ing to make a scrap of paper of it's agreement with the government, an agree
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
FARMERS FEAR ACTION
 ON PRICE OF COTTON

Washington, August n.-tepeciaL) There is fear on the part of southern farmers that in reducing the cost of liv- ing the price of cotton will be decreased
 This fear has been expressed to Con- gress The contention of the farmers is that while the price of cotton is higher than in many previous years. the cost Of clothing is not due to the price of cot ton. The spinner and the manufacturer of cloth get the real money, the farmer state.
 Representative Byrne of South Caro- lima, to forestal the reduction in the price of cotton which is held to be imminent, and to ascertain beyond peradventure Just who makes the money in handling cot ton from it's birth to it's transformation into cloth, has introduced bill Instruct ing the federal trade commission to m vestigate the spinning industry. MT, Bryne believes that as a result of the investl- gation it will be shown that the spinner makes a yer yhandsome if not an excess sive profit over the price he pays tor the raw material
 Southerners, it is understood, will sup port the Byrne's bill although the spln- rers have already appealed to Congress to kill the measure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
GILLETT DEVELOPS
 INTO GENUINE CAR

Washington, August u-(Special )-As
 presiding officer. Speaker Gillett is a
 very fine blacksmith. This Is the common
 opinion of the press gallery.
 There is still another feature of the re-
 narkable transformation of the New Eng
 land speaker. When a plain member of
 the House, MT. Gillett was gentle and
 mild-mannered. He seldom raised his
 voice above a whisper. He was almost
 too polite. Now he is a stern disciplin-
 arian. an austere parliamentarian.
 He is re-establishing that dictatorial course of procedure which characterized
 Cannon. Aldrich and other czars. and
 caused a revolution on the part of the
 people as result of which democrats ac-
 quired control of Congress and the speak
 CT was stripped of his authority
 One of the most audacious acts of
 Speaker Gillett was that in which he used his power to prevent Democratic
 Leader Champ Clark from stating prop
 osition to the House. Mir, Clark asked
 for recognition and he was recognized.
 Mir Clark then asked unanimous consent
 that the House might take up the Igoe
 resolution, a resolution demanding an in vestiga ton of the price of shoes.
 When silence on the part of other mem
 bers of the House indicated that unani- nous consent would be granted. Speaker Gillett declared:
 "I will not recognize tie gentleman for that purpose.
 The following day Mir Clark demanded of the speaker explanation. The speaker replied that he refused to recog- nize Mir Clark for the purpose which prompted MT Clark to rise because he, the speaker, would have objected, refused unanimous consent, had he been an ordi- nary member, and such possessed of power to object.
 Since that explanation there has been great deal of talk among democrats and republicans about "Cannonism' and 'czarism," and tn estrange transforma- ton which has come into the life of the formerly quiet and unobtrusve gentleman from Massac achuseyts. The speakers ap- parent determina tion that the Congress shall not investis ate the price of shoes is another cause of comment. For the speaker halls from a district which mo- nopolizes the pi oduction of shoes The federal trade commission has shown as result of it's investigation that the sev eral agencies entering into the production of shoes have not been backward in de- manding of the consumer the proverbial pound of fleth. The commission has for mally stated that the packer who bought the hide from the farmer, the tanner who transformed the hide into leather. the manufacturer who put the leather into shoes and the retailer who distributed the finished product. all demanded what the commission held to be excessive profits. That Speaker Gillett. hailing from shoe district, should have gone to such extremes to prevent a shoe investigation, should have gone to the extreme of giving affront to a former speaker. is regarded as unusual to marked degree MT Clark at the conclusion of his every term as speaker was thanked by republicans as w.ll as democrats for his fairness and his generosity while presiding over the debates of the House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
1G1d1zIs

ment formally ratified and formally pre- sented.
 Should the government develop water power and sell power to customers it would be compelled to pay taxes to the state if the exemption clauses are strick- en. And any company, to which the gov ernment in the future might lease It's properties would be compelled to pay taxes, which compulsson would necessarily modify the bargain the government might otherwise have made with the company
 This situation has been and is the sub ject of comment in Washington. And ir this connection, another point IS made The government, in it's own legislation regulating water power development, which legislation has passed the house, expressly provides that any state or sub division thereof developing water power will be relieved of the fee demanded or private companies by the government for each unit of power developed. The an- omalous situation results in which Ala bama would tax the federal government for it's development in Alabama. and the federal government would relieve from taxation the state in the event 1t should develop any latent energy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12

there may be a slight change In the rate Governor Kilby is unyielding in his de- mands that this tax be retained in the bill. He is also equally insistent that the income and excess profits sections be retained.
 The biggest fight. however. is expected to come over the taxing machinery. Gov kilby apparently attaches more impor- tance 10 this feature of the revenue bill than to any other part of it. He declares that without machinery similar to that provided for in the original bill. 1t will be impossible to equalize taxation in the state, and on this point, he is in agreement with great many others. The house though. seems dead against any kind of taxing machinery which takes away the jury trial That seems to be the central idea dominating the oppon- ents Of the state tax commission, dis trict tax court and county tax supervisor provided for in the bill as drawn by the budget committed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
Is Minister to Guatemala
By Associated Pres'

Mexico City. August 4. Attorney Manuel Garcia Jurado, who has long been in the Mexican diplomatic service, has been named minister to Guatemala. Diplo- matte relations between Mexico and Cuba. interrupted nearly half a year. were for mally resumed on July 10, when pr. Ezequiel Garcia Ensenat the new Cuban minister, was received by President Car ranza and presented his credentials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
R. A. Brown, Back From
 East, Takes Up Work on
 Auditorium Campaign

R. A Brown, president of the Bir- mingham Chamber of Commerce. wno has been travelling in the eastern states for the past six weeks for his health. has returned to the city
 He is looking hale and hearty ar 1 says that he has come back ready to take up his old work with a renew e1 vigor During his trip he visited New York. Atlantic City. N J., and several other places of interest.
 He conferred several hours yester- day with Mir Parcelle. who has charge of the auditorium campaign for tht chamber of commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12

22s S. 22d St.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
" PdA

WHEN TWO DO THE SAME THING IT Is NOT THE SAME THING AT ALL.
 How true and yet did you reason 1t out that way when you bought your las t Mo tor truck7
 Put any two 2-ton trucks of different makes side by side and then note the big Inference.
 We invite compar- 1son Of any model Diamond T wi tn trucks Of like capacity. The Southern States Motors Corp.
 232 East Eighth St.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
Burglary and Grand
 Larceny Is Charged

Ed Thomas. alias Ed Garrett, engro. was arrested yesterday morning by Detectives Propst and Wilson oa charges of burglary and grand larceny and placed in the city jail.
 According to the officers, Thoms 3 was ransacktng the home of Silvey James. 6l6 Rialto street at the time of the arrest Seven dollars found on his person when he was searched at the jail Is alleged to have been stolen from the house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
COLUMBUS, MISS.

Columbus. Miss, August 11.-(SpeciaD The board of supervisors has awarded to the Acme Concrete company, local concern of which Joseph Shull Is man age, contract to completely over haul and put in thorough repair the Lowndes county court house and jail. The work includes the repairing of the court house roof, the redecoration of the walls and the placing of coat of concrete around the base of the exte- rior of the structure. The interior woodwork in the jail will be repainted the walls calcimined and numerous modern improvements installed The work which is now in progress. will entail an expenditure of about s2.000
 T. M. Cummings, who ran second in the race for Chancery clerk in the de- mocratic primary which was held here last Tuesday to nominate state. dis trict and county officers for the ensu- ing four years, has withdrawn from the race. having stated that he will not enter a second contest, and John J.. Richards, who led the ticket has been declared the official nominee, this ac- ton having been taken at a meeting of the Low ndes county democratic execu- tive committee which was held today Mir. Richards came very near winning cut in the first primary, having re- ceived 664 votes out of total of 1342. Mir. Cummings, who for the past four
 years has served as justice of the peace in the second district. which in eludes Columbus. decided not to make 2 second race against him and retired from the field. Other candidates in the race were J. T. Searcy, R. M. Nickels and c. B. Lampkin.
 Mrs. Lillie Cook Myers, wife of A. C. Myers who for a number of years past has been city mail carrier. died at her
 rome, 401 South sixth street. this morn ing. Mrs. Myers had been i'll for some
 time. having suffered from cancer of
 the stomach, but her condition was not considered serious. and her death was
 a severe shock to her family and
 old. and, besides her husband, is sur vived by an adopted daughter. Mrs. ] H. s. Evans, of Selma, Ala
 Following the action of pr. R. L. | Snowden, of Peoria. Ill. imperial prince of the dramatic order. Knights l Of Khorassan. in refusing to grant a
 petition for the establishment of a l temple in Columbus. officials ot Saladsn l Temple No. 142. now located at Jack ! son. Miss. have presented him with a petition praying that that temple be re- ' IT. owed to Columbus. It is said that the Jackson Donkeys manifest very little l interest in the temple, while local mem bers of the order have demonstrated their enthusiasm by raising the $500 necessary to purchase requisite cos tunes and paraphernalia and are also prepared to organize a fine team for the purpose of comforting degrees. Ac- cordinx to information received by local
 donkey& . majority of the members oi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12
OLIVER LEAVES
 ON ALABAMA TRIP

Washington, August Il.-t SpeciaI.J Representative Oliver of the Sixth Ala bama district left tonight for Tusca- loosa He will spend one week ln Alabama visiting, in addition to citles of his district. Demopolis, where the rooster sale will be conducted Thurs day. He will return by the time or the introduction next Monday of food control legislation recommended by the President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12


 Saladin temple are in favor of it's re- moval to Columbus, and it is confidently
 believed that Imperial Prince Snowden
 will grant the petition.
 The Lowndes county democratic exe-
 cutive committee met today for
 the purpose of canvassing returns from
 the party primary which was held l>st
 Tuesday. The meeting was presided
 over by the chairman. E. R. Sherman and the most important task before the body was the counting of votes cast by soldiers and sailors. There were only about 80 of these votes and the count required only short time. Hon. George M. Foote. mayor of Gulf port. Miss. is here on a visit to re- latives MT. Foote was formerly res ieent of Columbus and for number of years prior to his removal to Gnlfpor- served as deputy chancery clsS of I.owndes county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-12

ter, and their dresses. had been taken in everything was ready for business The President then entered amid ap- plause.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
sun They Come.

Here are some more crooks
They got into trouble all for $40
vest
James P. Lawrenson and sam Sscre
watched the outside OF a clothing
store on G street the other day
James went in and left Sam on the
outside TO watch. He swiped the vest
and brought il out TO Sam, who put
il on.
They took it down Southwest aud
looked up a second hand dealer they
knew.
They sold him the vest for $50.
James poCketed the money.
Detectives Evans and Armstrong
had been watching the paiT. They
had no sooner sold the vest than both
sleuths poUnced on them.
Sam Just got out OF jail a few days
ago for being drunk Evidently he
hadn't learned anything at occoqUsu.
Then. too, both he and James have
long criminal records. They are al
ways in trouble.
The cops brought out some more
things that James had stolen. He
admitted this orense. too. He had
stolen a vest and shirt from a store
way Up on Fourteenth street
He got four months. sam only got
one mOnth-toEether with a severe call
down from Judge HardisOn.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
More Matrimonial s.BIIss.-

Here is another qusrrelsome couple,
something like the Canters.
Washington Pansome and Grace
Ransome have been married but fve
months.
When did your trouble with this
man start" the court asked Grace.
Five months ago. ledge. Las
Sunday he cum home fun de eyeshtsr
wharf drunk. He fused all day long.
He fused all night
He cum back Monday night TO- his
supper. Nah cookin' didn't suit him.
He took Sl.74 fun me en- went out en-
et All axed him bout nah money
en- he toIe me he was gwine chop or
NAH face"
Dat woman's zaggerstin'. Jedge.
explained Washington. An All eber
did wuz to ak her to stay outen houses
wot amt ftten 70 no woman TO go
in"
We'll" remarked Judge Hardison.
III you can't get along with this wom-
an, you can get along without her. II
dismiss this case will you let her
alone?"
"Ah shore will Jedge." answered
Washington. Use gwine mex NAH
ser scarce whsr she is"
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27

The police have ordered the East
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.
GAWIER'S SON
DIED.

Tuesday, February q.
1919 (midnighO. at Takoma Park.
d. c., DR.. II. NJ. BENNETT, aged
70 years. He is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Effie B. Decker,
of Washington, D. C, and Mrs.
Edgar Allan. jr., of Richmond,
Va.
Funeral Friday. February 2S 1919.
at II a. m, from his residence at
Takoma Park. InteTment at ll:3D
A. m, Glenwood Cemetery. The
Masonic lodge and the G. A. r.
Post, of which he was a member,
will officiate.
Wednesday. February
26, 1919, at his residence, S0l6 Dunn
barton avenue northwest. THOM-
AS EDWIN RIDGWAY, M. d.,
beloved husband OF Josephine
Lynch Ridgway. and son OF the
late Thomas and Sarah RidGway,
of Philadelphia.
Funeral private. Please omit flow
ers.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
The "Wnr- Bride.

ME en- him had some words,
Jedge." said jamie Canters. point
ing to her husband. John H. Can
ters. "Ah tole him TO TEX his rags
en- go. Instid he bundled 'em up.
poured oil on 'em en- burnt 'em.
He cum back en- poked a gun
in nah face. He said he was gwine
kill me en- hop a freight train. De
reason he didn't kill me wuz cause
All begged him not to-"
OF course, there are always two
sides to a question and sometimes
three.
"Jedge," spoke up John. Dat
woman of mine cum home de odder
night at hap-past two. She done
been to a hop in Jargetown. She
brung a man wild her. Dat man
he shot at me. All a1ed her bout
it de mex day. All was only akin
her to 'splain bout de man"
John was charged with threaten
ing to kill jamie. He has been
married only a year.
He told jamie, she said. after he
had burned his clothes. that the
next time she saw him he would
be dead.
She was very much frightened.
she said, when he came back and
started the argument
Judge Hardison didn't take much
stock in Janie's story. He let John
loose with the understanding that
he would stay away from her.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27

Progressive Council No. 8, Daughters
OF America, viii entertain men IN uni
form ut Naval Lodge Hall. Fourth
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast
tonight. Dancing will be provided ard
an interesting program has been ar
ranged.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
Daughters Seek Share
In S3,000,000 Estate

Philadelphia. Feb. 26.-Legal pro-
ceedings were today started by Mrs.
Lucy Cheyney Farr, of Wilkesbarre,
and the Baroness Katherin de Mon
clos, Paris. the two disinherited daugh-
tiers of the late Henry Welchman Bar
toll, to set aside the provisions Of
his will disposing OF a SS.oco.oo0 es-
tate.
The daughters allege they were dis
inherited because of insane pre-
iudice." The bulk of the estate is
beuueathed to the Franklin Institute.
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
The Brass Crook.

One by one, pipe fittings and other
little things have been disappearing
for the last six weeks from a perfume
factory in Georgetown.
The place is on Water street On
hot summer night the smell OF altar
of roses and Mary Garden extract can
be noticed for miles along the old
Potomac.
The manager Of the place decided to
fence the things in.
Charlie Litton was working there at
the time. He noticed a lot OF nickeI
valves and such things lying around.
He gathered up a bunch OF them in
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
PROPOSALS.

Washington, ID. &. February ., 1913. sealed
r0porals will be received at this Office. Room
5ll, District Building, until O'Clock p. m
March ,. 1919 Tor furnishing and delivering in
struments. equipment and supplies neceSSa-y for
four dental clinics and four deHtzi hyEenists.
Form OF proposal and specification NAV be Oh
tained uUon application to the Purchasing OF
hcer. d G.. Room 80. District Building
LOUIS BROwNLOw. W. GwYNN GARDI-
NER. CHAS. W. KUTZ, Commissioners. d. c.
feg 81
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
AUCTION SALES.

ON SATURDAY. MARCH Is 1919, At %
O'Clock a m, in front of or within the United
States StoJage COmpanys warehouse, GSi3D 10Th
st. NV. Washington, d. @, there will be sold
at public auction to enforce liens for storage
charges, etc. due and unpaid. all goods furni-
ture, pianuS Household and r'ranal effects on
storage in names Of Mrs. OTTah Blade1. Lena
q. Butler. Miss L. NJ. Gillespie Mr. Anne NJ.
HSrdes'y. Mrs. Mary L Meyers UNITED
STATES STORAGE COMPANY. INC
feE mh6l3
The Washington herald., 1919-02-27
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