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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
$30.231.603.75
PROPERTY OWNERS
 PETITION REFUSED
J. Ellis Brown Presides Over
 Meeting of City Com Sh mission

J. Ellis Brown, commissioner of public utilities, was acting president of the city at its regular weekly meeting yes terday. Commissioner John R. Hornady, who is presiding during the illness of pr N. A. Barrett, president, is in Montgom- cry where he and Comptroller James M Jones are looking after the interests of the city in reference to the proposed revenue bill. They are expected back to- day
 The commission refused to grant a petition of property owners on Tenth avenue, south, to postpone street inn to cost s54,0o0 The protest was made, according to those who presented the petition, because of the fact that labor and materials are so high now that the improvements would cost more now than later
 Commissioner Burruss, in answering the protest on behalf of the commission. stated that he believed the work could be done for 8 per square yard, that prices might advance instead of coming down. Commissioner Taylor stated that it is necessary to have the work done so that the congestion of Eleventh ave- nue be reduced.
 w. M McCutechen, representative of labor. asked that space be provided in the proposed new building for a deposit tory for school books. He said that by not having such a depository school chill dren are now paying about s, GOO annual ly for school books. The matter was referred to Commissioner Hornady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL LAT Y. M. c. A. WILL BE
 IREOPENED SEPTEMBER

The vocational training school of the Young Mems Christian association will pen September 29 and the courses for the term have been outlined and com potent faculty is being secured, The curriculum includes all of the subjects in vocational and academic training, and the classes will be held in the even ing in order that men who are employed can take advantage of the opportunity offered by the scchool.
 The faculty will be composed of men who possess both theoretical and prac- teal training in the subjects which they will teach The outlook for the school this year is very bright indeed and the directors are most enthusiastic and expect a large number to enter at the opening. A special course is being outlined for the employed boys and the committee hopes to make this course so thorough that it will meet the needs of every boy in the city who is ambitious to secure better educa ton. It is probable that twenty instruc- tors will be engaged to teach the diff ferent subjects offered this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
NEW RES|DENCESAT MOUNTAIN TERRACE Jemison Company to Build 20 Handsome Residences
 at a Cost of S210,000

Jemison Real Estate and Insurance company contemplates building 20 new residences in the Mountain Terrace section of this city at an aggregate cost of $210.0o0.
 The new homes will be constructed as soon as the material can be brought to the scene of the proposed opera tions These will be in addition to four others which are being built by the same company in that neighbor- hood and will cost between $10,Gc0 and $i2.000. respectively,
 At this time number of homes are being built in the Mountain Terrace section by other individuals. The buildings which the Jemison Real Es- tate and Insurance company proposes to build at once are TOT the purpose of helping alleviate the situation in Birmingham with regard to homes They are not being built for rent, how ever. but will be sold as soon as built
 This company has made a larss number of residential sales during the past few months.
 The material for the proposed homes was bought at time when the cost of lumber and other materials were not so high as at the present time and the Jemison Real Estate and Insar- ance company Is prepared to give some handsome bargains in the new homes they propose to build.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
Miniature City Appears 10
 Age-HeraLd Writerin Plane

couldn't swim. I grabbed the sides. and after falling for several minutes( or at least it seemed that long to mel, the plane lighted itself, and sailed off just as it did in Peter Pan, but up to a few years came when we made a sharp turn and on both sides. 1 wasn't exactly scared
 but l thought my heart. which appeared to be in my throat, would choke me to death After that the sailing was fine, and while I don't think I would cry for the stunts, I was really enjoying them to the fullest extent, and besides I was be- ginning to feel much better about the belt which was holding me in.
 You can't imagine my surprise when al! at once the motor stopped (of course, at the pilots wish), and l began to think of some of the cheerful messages my friends had given me when l got into the plane Mir Trotter looked around at me, but I was too busy holding on to mo- tice this very much, My hold only frightened when we made dive and the motor started again, and the ship righted itself. It was a real fall, too, for when the motor stopped we were about 25o0 feet high and when I looked again it was less than 10c0 In the first place l didn't like the engine stopping with me so far above the earth. and was thinking if l ever reached terra frma again l would certainly stay there. ttOWtNGA, Wh0ii NiiS thrill wa sover I felt very much bet ter. and was ready to do more stunts, but didn't like the idea of looking up at the arth and down at the sky, as one is forced to do when looping the loop.
 There were no tail spins as the pilot was afraid they would make me sick. and I was real glad of it, because I had had enough thrills for that day AS we started down we dived right over the Robertstown furnace of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railnoad company, and it seemed to me that we were going to drop into one of them. but we man aged to dodge them and made beautiful landing. I enjoyed the experience inn mensely, and would not take anything for it, and expect to 20 again the first time the opportunity presents itself
 The Alabama Aviation company, the first company of the kind in Alabama, it is stated bought this Curtis plane from the government, and has secured the ser vices of Pilots Sam c. Harold and David Trotter. both members of the aviation corps. who did splendid work during thS late world war. Both men are licensed flyers. and are said to be among the best in the south. They are planning to fly to Demopolis Thursday to attend the rooster sale Since the plane was pur- chased two weeks ago number of pas sengers have been given spins through the clouds and this is proving popular sport in Bessemer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
DEPUTY C0NSTAbLES PLACED UNDER BOND
Officers Suspended by Con- stable Carlisle and Assert
 Charges "Frame-Up"

B. E. Tarver and C. R. Sherrod, de- putty constables under J. D. Carlisle. were arrested yesterday afternoon on charges of petit larceny. The charges grew out of complaint made by Mar shall Littleberry, "Chinch," John Doe and Lee Williams, negroes who claimed that when the deputies caught them participating in crap game in North Birmingham, they took $250 each 1om their persons, telling them, that this would be the amount of their fines.
 The deputies deny the charge, assert ing that Is was a ''frame-up." J. D, Carlisle suspended the officers until further investigations could be made. He stated yesterday afternoon that the officers turned in an amount of money, yesterday morning, saying that they had picked it up, when they flushed craps game, and that the men engaged in said game escaped. Bonds were fixed al $500 and the officers were released.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
ACME LAUNDRY SALE IS MADE BY GAMb|[L
Local Realtor Goes Over Million Dollar Mark in
 Sales Made

A. A. Gambill of the A A. Gambill Realty company topped the S.oo5,5oo mark for sales during the past four months when he completed negotiations for the sale of the Acme laundry, northwest cor ner of Avenue and Nineteenth street, formerly owned by Frank Nelson, Jr" Sidney Bowie and Leo K. Steiner and associates to D. D. Garfield. Robert Mey- CTS, c. E. Mason and associates for S30,- GOO
 The lot measures 150x140 feet and the laundry is a re-enforced concrete build ing and one of the most modern and best equipped plants in the south.
 The purchasers are the largest share holders in the Peerless Laundry corpora tion which proposes to open chain ot laundries in this city and which is one of the biggest laundry corporations III the south and will embrace the White Swann, Excelsior and Empire laundries of this city D. D. Garfield is one of the biggest laundryrnen in the country and owns a chain of laundries in all of the principal cities of the south. The new company will begin operations as soon as possession can be obtained.
 The negotiation of this sale is one of number of similar sales on prominent downtown property negotiated by MT Gambill The close of this sale yester- day made nm a tOtdl OI Si,Vo,oO Wofli of sales of real estate property within the past three months, not including about s300,00O worth of residential prop erty
 The other sales made by MT. Gambill within the past three months include the following:
 Peerless corner from Joseph J. Toole' Montgomery, to Richard w. Massey for s24o,Oo0.
 The Smith corner from the J. R. Smith Realty company to Louis Pizitz for s32o.- coo
 Twenty-Five adjoining feet to Louis Pizitz from J. M. and pr. J. $. Gillispy for s37, ,5c0.
 Twenty-Five additional and adio'ning feet on Second avenue from Dr. Frank E. and S. F. Neighbors to Louis Pizitz for sSS00o.
 Twenty-fve additional and adjoining feet on Second avenue from s. E. Marks and associates, Montgomery, to Louis Pizltz for s40,oo0.
 The sale of 1920 Third avenue from Judge B. M Allen to Robert Prowell Of the Prowell Stove company for S95,0c0.
 The sale of the corner of Fourth ave nue and Twentieth street now occupied by the 'Watermelon Garden" from Stein CT Bros. to John B. Weakley for sloo,D0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
Faith, Purpose and Vision


Twenty-two years ago this summer Mir. Barrett purchased The Age-Herald. It was then that I first saw Birmingham, and we young newspaper men-all save MT Barrett-poked fun at it, for we were fresh from New Orleans, Washington, New York, Chicago and we were very foolish. although we imagined ourselves blase.
 Those were good days. The good old southern element still predomnated, gen tlemen took their toddy openly, the open ing of a new brewery was an event nothing was sacred to US young cubs and life was an inexhaustible reservoir of fun; we even smiled covertly when Messrs. Tomlnson. Gray, Barrett, Joseph and others would advise us to save our money, put it into Birmingham real es- tate and grow rich.
 How farsighted they were. how foolish we!
 My boon companion on the paper was Percy Terry. When in the following year war was declared on Spain. Terry enlisted in the army, so did I and have led a rowing life ever since. sometimes flush and Sometimes broke. I stopped
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
MARKETING FACILITIES PLANNED
Local Committee to Hold Conference With Ashville
 Business Men

John Yeatman. John c. Henley. Jr., J. M. Draper and c. R. Sheppard, the latter two members of the agricultural department of the Southern railroad. will go to Ashville, Ala, where they will hold conference with the bank CTS and business men of that town in the interest of the campaign for better marketing facilities for Alabama.
 This committee will take one of the charts prepared by the committee on agricultural and marketing and will explain it at the conference This chart is most interesting and contains much valuable information regarding market facilities in Alabama. The To- cation of all city scales, packing plants canning plants, peanut and velvet bean mills, stock yards, hog sale days sweet potato curing houses. and various oth- CT things pertaining to better market ing conditions.
 T. P. Hay. Jr., secretary of the loca! committee on agriculture and market ing and MT. Draper returned yester- day from Wilsonville and Columbiana where they held conferences with the bankers and business men of each place The citizens of Wilsonville are manifesting much interest in the estab- lishment of city scales and plans are being made to inaugurate the co-opera- tive shipments of live stock from that section, according to MT. Hay.
 Several committees will go out to diff ferent sections of the state Friday and the local committee has been invite i to demonstrate the chart at the Ala bama Polytechnic institute Friday where all county demonstration agents are gathered this week. MT. Hay and several other local men will probably go to Auburn for this purpose.
 We are greatly indebted to the county agents all over the state, said MT. Hay, "as they are assisting in every way possible and they arrange the meetings for us"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
By ETHEL GILLEN


 As is well known life is made up of ex- periences of various kinds. but probably the most thrilling I ever enjoyed was the flight I made few days ago in an air plane of the Alabama Aviation company.
 Like most children. I always had a desire to fly over the treetops as Wenda did in Peter Pan. but up to a few years ago little dreamed the opportunity would ever present itself When Davis Trotter, a licensed flyer. who saw service in the aviation department of the American ex- peditionary forces, asked me if I wanted to make trip I was delighted. When we went out to the pane and he put the helmet and goggles on me, and then strapped me in with the safety strap, with patent buckle, I wondered if it would hold. In fact, I was very suspic- ious regarding it, but for rear they would thtn& 1 was coward, said nothing but determined to watch it very closely.
 Then I was instructed what to do and what not to do. The plane was built with dual control, and of course everything in my side was the same as in the front seat, where the pilot sat I was warned not to touch any wires and to hold my feet very still. and if 1 wanted to hold a good place was pointed out to me That wasn't necessary. though, as 1 had already spotted it.
 The engine was started and we raced along the field, and I know when we left the ground, as the people who had gath cred to see the flights began to yell and cheer. The sensation was very nice as we climbed higher and higher l looked over the side to see the ground we were rapidly leaving behind. but lodged back as the air was flung back from the pro pellor with such tremendous intensity that it seemed as if someone had hit me on the head. I then turned my attention to the altimeter and was surprised to learn that we were between 2500 and 300o feet above the ground. The earth took on the contour of map and as l sailed over Bessemer, the fourth to the largest town in the state. it appeared to be a miniature city like one sees on the mid way at fairs.
 For the time being here were no stunts and I enjoyed myself trying to identify the sections of the city that we passed over There were furnaces and mines never knew were in this district, and the various camps of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company on Red mountain were indeed most interesting from the sky.
 As we reached West Lake experienced the first real thrill when we made dive as if we were going right into the lake, and I realized with much force that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
VICTORY BUTTONS DISTRIB UTED AT
 RECRUITING STATION

Silver buttons were secured from the local army recruiting station yesterday by Robert C. Fairfield of S6S machine gun battalion; Corporal George R. Kernodle, company c, 167th infantry; George M. Schmidt Headquarters com pany, 167th infantry, who was burned by mustard gas in the Argonne woods. Private Paul W. Pierson, company I, 167th infantry was gassed and wounded in the head at Chateau Thierry and Lewis D. Mcconnell, 1st gas regiment.
 Those receiving bronze buttons were: John L. Cooley Jr, quartermaster corps; Corporal Jerome c. billiard, company F Tth engineers; Captain Leon Schwarz; Private William F. Armstrong, field artillery; Harry Smith company D, 167 infantry; Private Hughey c. Stewart; infantry; Corporal Benniss, 105th sup ply train; Sergeant Wilbur L. Brown, 5th corps artilley park unit; Joseph T. Booth, medical depot, troop 6; Private James w. A. Burton, 306 engineers; Sergeant Percy L. Atkinson, headquar- ters company, 167th infantry; Sergeant Fred R. McCa<ty, IF field artillery, Sergeant Steve Lettanoski, supply com pany 349th infantry; Private Andrew w. Lamar; Tom B. Burke, medical de- partment; Private Able Wertherimer, company c, 3rd regiment; Private Jesse M. Braudlove, 51st infantry; Marcel Sentel, 51st infantry; Fred D. Newton, company c, 106th supply train; Corporal William D. Hamilton ordinance depart ment; Corporal Percy Stone, company |, 51st infantry; John l.. Pearce; Frank P. Thompson, headquarters company 27th infantry; Lieutenant Emmet G. Bradford, Jr., Gield artillery school of fire; Balfour F. Thompson. U S. navy; Lieutenant John B. Wood, company A, 35th regiment; Carl E. Bawser, S7th division; Henry G. Tiller, signal corps and Eugene J. Spouiat, headquarters retachment, Camp Hancock. Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
ATTORNEY PETTUS IS ID INVESTIGATE THE.
 INCREASE OF RENTS.
Organization Formed to Wage Fight Against Profi- teering in All Branches
 of Trade

Erie Pettus United States district attorney. who is conducting the probe into the hoarding of food and profiteer- ing has turned his guns on the profi- teering of landlords, according to an announcement made yesterday. Sew eral hundred letters have been re- ceived by MT. Pettus protesting against the high rental prices.
 These complaints do not come only from working people, but many who are wealthy and to whom an increase in rent does not mean anything, have filed protest and all feel that the rental charges are unfair and every effort will be made to stop this practice Three complaints about the high rentals have been received to every one on the high cost of food declared MT. Pettus. Some of them are most pitiable. he stated being from widows with chil- dren who are working to keep a roof over their families, while dozens are from working men, who find them selves helpless in the grip of landlords after years of hard work.
 we expect to probe this matter to the very bottom" said MT. Pettus yes terday, "and we have secured the ser
 
 district of Alabama who are working exclusively on this investigation. We will also look into the banana trust. as a man from Montgomery told me a few days ago he could not under stand why bananas were selling for 15 cents a dozen in the capital city and 40 cents in BirmiIg gham.
 The machinery of the department is working with thoroughness and rapid -l..1 l1L is in Birmingham that the knife is expected to go deepest.
 The newest development in the in- vestigation was the rumor yesterday to the effect that plans for a temporary organization had been perfected at meeting yesterday morning at the Jef- ferson County Bank building to work along the lines of the vigilantes. They will devote their efforts, it is stated, to profiteering.
 It was stated at the meeting that CO., operation was absolutely necessary if this matter was to be handled.
 Everyone present was pledged to ab- solute secrecy and little could be learned regarding this organization.
 Ralph Quinn, assistant United States district attorney, stated that every one knew profiteering was going on and some one was sure to run up on the reason. Then it will be that the situa- tion will take on interesting develop ments.
 The investigation is holding the at tention of everyone at the present time." said MT. Quinn, and we are not only going into the food, clothing, rent al and other commodities, but will look into the banana trust. There seems to be no reason for the high price of fruits of all kinds here. as there seems to be large crops this season."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
DEPUTIES CAPTURE
 TWO LARGE STILLS

Two of the largest stills captured in some time, were seized yesterday by Deputies Long, Pope and Hillard, in the Irondale section Approximately 800 gallons of mash was destroyed. Dave yanderslice, a resident of that section was arrested on a charge of illicit dis tilling and placed in the county jail.
 The stills were located at the base of a bluff. about four miles from Irondale. and a snaall branch trickling along between the stills. furnished the water. The stills were running in full blast when captured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13

off here the other day to shake hands
 with my old friend Percy Terry, only to learn that he died in the Philippines.
 and to find a new magnificent Birming- ham.
 Those prophets of the citys great fu- ture have been justified by the event. They saved and strove to make their
 al cam come true. There is today abroad in the land a set of covetous agitators who argue that such cities as Birming- ham and Pittsburg are the outgrowth of natural resources and that therefore the wealth of the city should he shared conn nunistically by ali the diligented, the lazy, the savers and the spenedthrift
 the farsighted and the foolish all shar- ing alike.
 Out upon such imbecile doctrines That
 Birmingham is today a wonderful city
 is not the work of the coal and iron deposits that surround her. nor of the
 labor wi.ich has mined and smelted, they
 were but tools which would have re-
 mained inutile had it not been for those
 men of the last decade of the last cen- tury who had three attributes which have created the new faith,
 purpose, vision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
INVESTIGATION OF
 HIGH RENTALS AND
 HOUSING CONDITIONS

Resolutions condemng the public utilities bill now before the legislature which takes away the powers of muni cipalities to handle public utilities, and the appointing of committee. of which J. Crittenden was made chairman, to look into the housing conditions of the city and reporting upon building condi- tions. and high rentals. was the feature cf the meeting of the board of direc-
 *'*~ Civic association, held yes terday in the private dining room of
 sion.
 Senator Frank $. White presided in he absence of E. B. Irwin. president Of the association
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
IN ESTIG CATION OF
 RAILROAD WRECK IS POSTPONED BY ASKEW

Acting Coroner R. F. Askew, yester- day afternoon started investigation of the death of Thomas Pettey, King Jor- day and Swiss Howard negroes, who were killed in wreck on the Frisco railroad last Saturday afternoon. The inquest was postponed owing to the of J. J. Bazemore con- ductor of one of the trains. Mir Baze- more was injr-ed in the wreck and unable to att/I The inquest will be resumed a; an early date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
Young Girl Takes
 BichlOride of Mercury

Louise Whitley, a 17-year-old girl at tempted suicide last night about 500 o'clock at 1908 7th avenue.s north, by talk ing bichlorde of mercury.
 She was carried to the Hillman hos pital in Lige Loy's ambulance and at 10:S0 last night was reported as rest ing well with good chance for recov- cry.
 Love affairs are said to be the cause of the attempted suicide, and a note was found in the girls room which was addressed to W. o. Woods, and read as follows.
 My. dear friend: Life is no pleasure and it's true that I have no one who cares for me, other than to laugh me to scorn. Why should l want to live? I want to let MT. and Mrs. Hendrix know in time. Call W. O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-13
Bananas and Whisky
 Was Cause of Death

Della Moore, a negro woman. residing at Ensley died suddenly yesterday after noon. Acting Coroner R. E. Askew was summoned and made an investigation. He returned a verdict of death caused by acute indigestion brought on by eatinr bananas and drinking corn whiskey: T found that the woman had died from acute indigestion" said Askew, " and on making further investigation found that she had eaten several bananas and had drank some corn whiskey."