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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
FORMAL OPENING
 OF HEADQUARTERS Special Community Service Programme at the Lyric
 Tomorrow Night

The formal opening of the war camp community service Headquarters on Fourth avenue and Twentieth street will be held next week according to an announcement made by K F. Smith, director for this organization. The exact date will be announced later.
 Although the building was leased several weeks ago, and has been com pletely repapered and all woodwork re- painted the furniture is just now arriv- ing and will be imm ediately placed in the club rooms which will be thrown open to all soldiers, sailors and marines.
 The second floor of the building will consist of the offices for the officials, reading and writing room, library, and cafeteria. The latter will be operated so the men visiting these club rooms may secure lunch which will be sold to them at cost. In addition two large bedrooms have been fitted up with two beds each for the use of service men who are forced to spend the night in the city. Shower baths have been in- stalled and here man may secure a good bed and bath for nominal cost.
 The third floor will be utilized as a dance hall and the floor has been worked over while the walls have been ISpdPeIcua IL 0dS been eQulpptu Wllu eight electric fans and every effort is being made to make the club rooms a real pleasure to all service men.
 Miss Mildred Cherry of Galveston, Texas is official hostess for the war camp community service here and is on hand al all times to welcome visitors to the headquarters.
 The war camp community service will give special programme at the Lyric theatre tomorrow night at o'clock under the direction of E, F, Shumway, musical organizer of the organization. Attorney Frank Dixon, who was se- riously wounded in France and Dr. AL fred Walker who also served with the American forces overseas will make short talks as will Lieutenant Com mander J. F.. Meredith, naval recruit ing officer for Alabama.
 The United States naval band will give two concerts here under the di- rection of the war camp community service, the first to take place on Sun day afternoon, July 27. in connection with the community sing and the other on August 3, at Wilson park. On these occasions the Turner band will play during the community sing at Ensley. The new song sheets have arrived and will be used for the first time tomor- row and among the songs which will be sung for the first time this summer are Kentucky Home.' Loves Old Sweet Song," Have a Smile" and the 'Howdy'' song which made such hit last Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19

Federal director. George B. Tarrant. of the United States employment serv- ice expressed his appreciation yester- day at the hearty support given the bureau by the indorsement of the work of the employment service by the state convention of the Alabama Branch of the American Legion. The American Legion has now indorsed in it's local post, in it's state convention and at the first national causus the work of the United States employment service. Res olutions adopted by the state legion aires have already been forwarded to congress urging necessary legislation to strengthen this branch of the ser vice
 All of these Endorsements" said MT. Tarrant "are very gratifying. It is good to know that the returned sol diers sailors and marines appreciate the work of the employment service in getting them jobs. They know we are here for they are finding us in tho basement of the Jefferson county court house, room Ill, in ever increasing numbers and we are doing the same for them by finding jobs for the boys
 "It is regretable, that the returned soldiers should be forced to look for jobs The ideal course would be that when a man returned from the war a better job than he left should be wait ing for him. However. we must face conditions as they are. and this service is the medium that is devoting all of it's time unselfishly to the work of find ing jobs for the heroes who made the world a fit place in which to live he said.
 The resolution which the first state convention of the American Legion adopted unanimously and which was of by Leroy Jacobs of the Birmingham Post follows:
 "Whereas, one of the most import
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
SOLICITOR SEEKS TO CONDEMN TWO AUTOS
 SEIZED BY SHERIFF

Condemnation proceedings for a five passenger Cadillac automobile alleged to have been operated by Walter Snuff and a five-passenger Ford machine, said to have been driven by H. M. Davis- ton on the grounds the cars were being used for the illegal transportation of liquors was filed before Judge Hugh A. Locke, of the chancery court by cir cult solicitor Joseph R. Tate Friday.
 The Cadillac was seized yesterday by deputy Richard J. Tate and turned over to sheriff J. c. Hartsfield while deputy J. w. Vaughn turned the Ford over to the sheriff Unless claims are made against the condemnation proceedings filed it is probable that the cars will be offered for public sale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
TUCK ACQUITTED ON
 THEFT CHARGE BY JUDGE ABERNETHY

A. M. Tuck of Eutaw was given a pre- liminary hearing yesterday before Judge H. B. Abernethy in the municipal court and was acquitted of t-ie charge of steal ing an automobile. Mir. Tuck was ar rested several days ago, charged with the theft of an automobile and it was shown at the hearing that the car al legged to have been stolen had come into his possession when he received a letter from Frank Ware, a friend of his. tell ing him that his car had broken down a few miles from Tuscaloosa and asking him to have it brought to garage and repaired.
 MT. Tuck did this, and it was stated that the men at the garage wanted to buy the car. but he had told them 1t belonged to MT. Ware and that he knew nothing about it and could not drive an automobile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
EXAMINER RELEASED BY CIRCUIT JUDGE
Defendant, Held on Two Robbery Charges, Set
 Free on One

Following the hearing of the habeas corpus proceedings F. E. Brammer was ordered to be discharged by Judge Ro- maine Boyd of the circuit court yester- day morning. Brammer was arrested sometime ago upon a charge of robb bing c. T. Denegre of $5 and of the alleged robbery of Pete Morris of $3 He was released on the first charge and pro- ceedings in the next case will be held by Judge Boyd this morning.
 c. S. owens is held under arrest upon similar charges. It is alleged that these men would aproach automobiles in this section telling the occupants they were officers and the victims have to put up cash bonds or go to jail and it is alleged that at times the victim was held at the point of a gun
 After the shooting of E. B. Turner, local attorney, who was driving with Mrs. Earl Blanton last Friday at which time Turner was shot through the neck by a highwayman when he (Turner) reached for his gun on being command ed to throw up his hands, Brammer and owens were arrested on charges oi committing the crime
 Following the arrest of Brammer and owens number of people alleged to have been held up at different times on the Green Springs road went to police headquarters and identified property alleged to have been taken by owens. Several of these persons iden- tified owens as the man who held them up, Miss Ercel Coyle being positive owens xx,b1 lavallier from her neck after relieving F. w. Rosche, of the Overland Motor company of his money while out rid- ing recently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
SING
 AT CAPITOL PARK
$3o.231.6o3.75

This is the war camp community serv- ice programme to be presented at the sing at Woodrow Wilson park tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clocs:
 March, Omaha (war camp Cham bers), band.
 Keep the Home Fires Burning" every body. Overture, Light Cavalry (suppe). band.
 Kentucky Home." everybody. Novelty, Jeanne (farrar), band. "Howdy,' everybody
 Sweet Adeline." everybody.
 ~Levee Buck Dances" tSeltzer), band Loves Old Sweet Song" everybody. Special solo, The Americans Come (Fay Foster), Miss Lee Lorene Lawley. Collection.
 Have Smile" everybody.
 Selection. Popular Melodies Won Til- xer).
 The Star-Spangled Banner" every body.
 The entertainment will be under the di- rection of Ed F. Shufnway as usual The band numbers, conducted by H. H. Turner. will be especially attractive and pleasing. A feature of the programme will be Miss Lee Lorene Lawley in solo, ''The Americans Come
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
EXPECTATIONS FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOLS County Board of Education to Hold Special Meeting
 to Pass on Plans

Specifications for the building of two new high school buildings probably will be taken up at the special meeting of the county board of education, this morn- ing at o'clock, according to board of- fcials.
 N. R. Baker. county superintendent of education, and assistant county su- perntendent, F. B. Erwine, have been selected to conduct the examination of white teachers for teachers certificate Tn the courthouse July 2l-23 inclusive. Chief Clerk B. G. Hewitt will have charge of the colored teachers who will take their ex- aminations at the Morris school.
 It is stated that there will not be as many teachers requesting certificates through the examination route as hereto- fore principally because the summer schools have held d teachers course and the amount of pay for teachers is reia- lively low.
 The superintendent has announced that the preliminaries must be begun at o'clock on the first day of the exarnina- tion and completed as rapidly as ~ossible in order to give ample time to applicants
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
Q. 5. Employment Bureau
 Endorsed By Local Post
ExServce Men Adopt Resolutions and Urge Congress Strengthen War Employment Service-Drector Tar
 rant Expresses Appreciation of Endorsement

ant questions of re-adjustment or re- construction. is the question of em- ployment of the returned soldiers, sail ors and marines, and,
 Whereas, no principle is more sound than that growing out of the general patriotic attitude toward the returned service men, vouching for him, return ed to his employment, or a better job:
 "Therefore be it resolved that the American Legion, Alabama branch, in its first state convention assembled, de- clares to the people of the United States that no act can be more unpatriotic in these serious times of re-adjustment or reconstruction than the violation of the principle announced which pledges immediate resumption of employme ent to the returned soldiers sailors as3 marines; and
 Be 1t further resolved, that the fla- bama branch of the American Leg o n, in it's first state convention assembl ec. July Is. 1T. 1919. does hereby deciS rs itself pledged to the policy of support ing in every proper way the effort cf the United States government throaGA the United States employment seryscs and it's bureaus for the re-employn of soldiers, sailors and marines. It re- commends that simple patriotism re- | quires that an ex-soldier, ex-sailor os
 ex-marine be given preference whan~ | ever additional men are to be emplcwsd
 in any private or public enterpi ise, l and
 Be it further resolved, that, the ni-
 erican Legion recommends to the Goa@ l gress the prompt enactment of leg slA-
 tion which will strengthen the worx of
 the United States employment serg'ce
 and make it the real medium thrcuah | which absorption of surplus labo- ,sc | the country can be controlled, and | through which the returned soldiers. 1 sailors and marines can be placet a l their former employment, or in better iaI
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
MANY b|G REALTY
 DEALS MADE HERE Sales Totaling $107,O0O Re ported and Many Building
 Permits Issued

Real estate to the varue of s1o7,ooo was sold yesterday, and building permits az gregating $3O,00o were taken in the city.
 H. K. Miner associated with the Caid- well Real Estate and Investment com pany, sold the lot fronting 100 feet on First avenue, between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, for $9o,Vo to the Young & Yam Supply company; resi- dence at Miner Heights for slT.0O0 was sold by Mir. Milner.
 It is rumored that within short time the Young X Vann Supply company VII! erect a large warehouse on the property which is now occupied by the Birmng- ham Automobile laundry, but this has as vet not been confirmed.
 The two largest of the building per- n,,4s taken out yestercay consist of a s2s9O brick building for the Vivian Sap list church, Eleventh avenue and Forty fourth street, and $500 worth Of repair work to be done on rrame building TOT F.. w. Barrett 1121 CulIom street, as the result of damages done by fire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
Are You Acquainted
 With Your NeighbOrs?
Do you know your neighbors?


 You may think you do. Suppose someone asks you who lives almost across the street. Can you tell them the name without referring to the di- rectcry?
 Take a glance and see if you have made the acquaintance.
 Well. there is one lady. who IS a courthouse official, and she boasted she knew all the people along her block.
 Then someone proposed bet of a TO- pound box of candy against beau tifuI terrier dog, the pride of the lady, that a certain family had been living just across the street from her for years.
 She accepted the bet She lost. and now someone else possesses an inter- est in this prize dog. which she said wasn't all hers. but owned jointly Dy her sister. She refuses to surrender her ri5hts of ownership. so the dog will still re- main in her possession without Etisa- ton. according to the latest decision of the person who made the proposed bet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
Travelling Men to Hold
 a Meeting Saturday

travellers associations will hold meet ing at the Chamber of Commerce build ing The purpose of the meeting is tn hear the reports of the ticket commit tees, and to find out the progress of the sale of the tickets. The team and the managers will be present and the travel CTS will learn the progress of the teams
 The committee in charge wishes to have as large an attendance at the game in August as possible. as the proceeds will go to charities in Birmingham.
 All members of the associations are urg- ed to be present, and if you have not al- ready done so, to take out tickets for the game and try to sell your quota ot 1000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
JUDGE CHARLTON
 FRACTURES ARM AT Y. MIC. A. GYMNASIUM

While playing volley ball in the gym nasium of the Young Mems Christian association yesterday afternoon Ken turing his left arm. The member was broken in two places above the elbow and medical assistance was immediately summoned and the injured arm was set and Commissioner Charlton taken home. Although very painful the fracture is not considered serious
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
Large Ensley Crowd to
 Attend Community Sing Shumway to Direct Sunday Afternoon
 Feature at Fairgrounds Park

It is expected that a larger crowd than attended the sing there last Sunday. ent at the community sing to he directed by Ed F. Shumway at Ensley playground park at 2:so o'clock Sunday afternoon
 MT. Shumway directs both the Ensley sing and the one in the city at Woodrow Wilson park, which begins at 4:30 o'clock. The sings were begun at Ensley last Sunday and are to be held there regu- larly hereafter. in line with the efforts of the residents of tha, section. who were anxious to have the sings held every Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
Junior Farm Girls to Take Course at
 Central High School

Beginning Wednesday, the junior farm CT girls of Jefferson county will take a short course in home economies and the most improved methods of canning fruits and vegetables as well as home sanitation and home culture. for period of four days at the Central High school, with Miss Marion Walker in charge.
 The course has been made possible by the cooperative effort of the Civic as- sociation, board of revenue and United States department of agriculture. About 30 girls will be in attendance. The spe- cial committee of the Civic associa- tion arranging for the school was com posed of J. E. Maura. Kelly B. Spencer and Julian Caheen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses filed in the probate office Saturday follow:
 R. c. McLemore. city, to Miss Louise Beattie.
 Howard H. Hawkins, city, to Miss Vernon Ryan.
 Donald A. Downie, city. to Miss Ger trude E. Clark.
 Oscar V. Doss, Blossburg. Ala, to Miss Rosa Ashworth
 Peter Eugene Florence. city. to Miss Lucille Matte Thorpe.
 Ennis Roger Elkins. city. to Miss Eliza beth Eugenia Marion.
 Reginald Keith. Argo, Ala. to Miss Matte Lura Holmes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
COMMUNITY CLUB
 LUNCHEON TODAY

A record breaking attendance is want ed at the Community club this afternoon at l o'clock at the Southern club, anc ranged for the occasion. There will be a speaker whose identity has not been dis closed and Mrs. Mary Gillen and Miss Berney Gillen will entertain the members with negro dialect stories and folk songs.
 The contest between the two member ship teams is progressing and much riv- airy is being manifested. New majors were appointed last week and they are putting forth every effort to have every member of their respective team on hand President Claude Estes will preside ovei
 the meeting and all members are urged to be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
Died While Washing

Katie Whatley. negro, 21S Forty-se- cond street north. died as the result of heart failure according to the decision of Assistant Coroner R. F. Askew yes terday. It is stated that while she was at the tub washing clothes she sud denly fell, bringing the tub of clothes and all down with her weight which was approximately 25o pounds and died inetantly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
MASONS ACQUIRE HALF A BLOCK OF CLOSE-IN PROPERTY
Will Erect New Masonic Temple on Property at Early Date-Will
 Be Ornament to City

The holdings of the Masonic Temple association were greatly increased when that order purchased from the city and county that portion or the Hillman estate located on Seventh avenue and Eighteenth street. new Masonic tenn nle will be built as soon as some of the occupants of the buildings on the prop erty can be induced move to other quarters.
 The association. together with the Shriners, have control of complete half block. fronting AGO feet on Seventh ave- rue and 19o feet on both Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets.
 The new temple when completed, 1t is said. will be a monument to the Ma sonic fraternity and an ornament to the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
Burroughs in Charge
 of Soldiers Insurance

Stiles B. Burroughs of Birmingham has been appointed by the treasury oe- ,artment to render to all returned ser vice men all possible assistance in re- taintnr resnstating or converting their government insurance. MT. Burroughs Is assistant agency manager of the Southern States Life Insurance com pany and offices have been opened at 51e52G American Trust building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
Real Estate Men Talk
 of Legislative Matters
Realtors Hold Weekly Luncheon al Southern Club

Legislative matters were discussed at the meeting of the members of the Bir- mingham Real Estate exchange at their weekly luncheon held at o'clock at the Southern club yesterday. Thornton Estes, who was to have spoken on Building Materials and Advice to Prospective Builders is to make his address later.
 J. K Brockman and John D. Chiches- ter, secretary of the Real Estate ex- change, left for Montgomery this morn ing to attend to legislature matters, which are of importance to the real es- tate men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-19
Plead Guilty

Zack Peron plead guilty of violating the prohibition laws and was fined $50 and costs by Judge Romaine Boyd. of the circuit court Friday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-31
SUSPECTED THIEF
OF CITY HALL TO
BE BROUGHT HERE

Requisition papers have been honor
ed in Alabama for Robert Porter. COL
ored, suspected of having robbed the
city hall of over two hundred dollars
lin cash New Years day. Special Off
Ger Mcintyre of the police department
will probably go to Birmingham where
Porter is being held, to return him to
the city.
Sheriff Van Pelt ycsteday received
word by wire that the requisition pa
pers had been honored. Porter wasi
arrested in Birmingham following tel
egraphed orders from the local police
department. He is said to have exhib-
tied quite roll of bills and to have
offered to pay the way of several COM
panionS to Detroit, Mich.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-31
PINK DOMINOES READY
TO ACCOMMODATE BIG
CROWD AT BALL TONIGE-

The committee in charge of the big
masque ball, to be given tonight by the
Pink Domino Club of this city is pre-
pairing to accommodate a record
crowd, and announced last night that
all plans had been completed and that
they were prepared to give the dane
ing element of the city a rare treat in
the entertainment line.
Special music has been engaged by
the committee and 1t is rumored that
there will be special added attractions
during the evening. The hall has been
decorated and the floor will be put in
top-notch shape early today by a
corps of workers so that it may bear
that famous glass finish more than
ever.
Andosin and Douglas will lead an
orchestra of Jazz artists with their
Incompatible melody in a varied and
complete program of the very latest
song and dance hits of the season.
The committee wishes again to en-
phasize that it is the desire of the
club members that every one who at
tends the ball come masqued. Dane
ing will start promptly at s o'clock
The admission will be fifty centss for
gentlemen and twenty five cents for
ladies', war tax included.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-31
CAPITAL SCHOOLS
OPEN AFTER FLU
BAN is LIFTED

Tallahassee, Jan. 30.-(Special.)-
DIR. c. NJ. Ansley. chairman of the
city board of health, notified Prof. R.
NJ. Sealey, principal of the publtcf
schools today that the closing restric-
lions will be Withdrawn and the
schools will open up again Thursday
morning.
As a precautionary measure DIR.
Ansley notified Prof. Sealey that he
would visit each school building daily
as long as the influenza epidemic ex-
listed. He will examine each suspect
and see that children from homes
where there is influenza are quaran-
tined until all danger of influenza has
passed. BY adopting these and other
precautionary measures, it is hoped
that the schools may be continued
without further cessation of duties.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-01-31
JUDGE SHEPPARD
HOLDS DECISION
FOR JURISDICTION

Lack of Jurisdiction of the u. s. dis
trict court was the argument offered
for the defense before Judge w. B.
Sheppard yesterday, in which Attorn-
ey d. "A. DeVane, for the state railroad
commission, sought to prevent the per-
mannt increase in telephone rates in
this state. L. s. Attorney John L Neel-
ey acted in defense of the government
at the suggestion of the attorney gen.
eral. Judge Sheppard has reserved
his decision until later date.
Dozier A. DeVane represented the
state railroad commission, while At
torneys Fred T. Myers of Tallahassee.
and w. A. BIount of the city, epresent-
ed the Southern Bell Telephone and
Telegraph company, and local mama
ger j. T. Poole espectively. The new
rates became effective January 81, for
lack of an injunction. In this amend
ed bill Attorney DeVane vited the
postmaster general and Mr.. Poole as
defendants