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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26
ALMOST SUCCEEDS IN RENT INVESTIGATION

Washington. August -25.-tSpecial.) ) Representative Huddleston came very near winning his first victory in the House when he tried to amend the food control bill by making rents and rent als subject to investigation and con trol But 1t was not to be and the old story continues without variation.
 All spectators were hopeful that HuddleSton would win For all sIcc- tators, judging from their interest, had been subjected to the avaricious tend encies of landlords. It was in com- mittee of the whole that Huddleston began his fight. He offered his amend ment, and in speech declared that members of Congress had suffered from landlords extortions in Washing ton and their constituents had like wise suffered at home
 His amendment was adopted in com mittee. And then the committee arose and the House was again in session separate vote was demanded on the Huddleston amendment. The atmos phere has so obviously changed that Representative Blanton offered mo- tion to adjourn It was voted down 220 to 1. On the Huddleston amend ment the speaker declared the "noes seem to have it. MT. Huddlestor dems nded tellers. Only 1T members stood with Huddleston in his demand and the speaker declared the number so demanding insufficient So the amendment was rejected and Huddle ston's victory snatched from his teeth The landlords rejoiced-pa tently.
 There was an obvious dsinclinatior on the part of members of the House to vote on the amendment controllins rents by roll call. The members an parently did not want to go on record It was judged, however. that more democrats wanted rents controlled than republicans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26
M'DANIELS CLAIMS HEAVY DAMAGES
 IN CIRCUIT COURT

J. o. McDaniels and his wife, is. a. o. McDaniels, filed suits in circuit court yesterday claiming damages az gregating s2oo,ooo of the Texas company and w. H. Moore, an agent of that com
 pany.
 The plaintiffs allege that while Mrs.
 McDanels was standing at the intersec-
 ton of Eighth avenue and Twenty second street she was struck by an automobile
 driven by Moore and seriously injured
 The suits were filed separately for s1eo,. ooo each. Other suits filed were as fol
 lows:
 Mrs. Kate Shubert vs. Walker D. Hines director general of the Louisville X
 Nashville railroad. Soo,oo0 damages
 claimed. The plaintiff alleges that she
 was employed by the company and that
 route from her work portion of the
 walkway gave way, causing her to fall, seriously injuring her
 Edwards Turner vs. Jack Kern $3OO5 damages claim, for alleged personal in- juries sustained when the plaintiff, while riding a bicycle was struck by an auto mobile driven by the defendant Ira Humphill vs. E. Gipson, 5000 dam ages claimed. The plaintiff alleges that the defendant had him arrested a l warrant issued from municipal court. alleging that the plaintiff used abusive | language in presence of ladies on tn, street. and plaintiff further alleges that through court proceedings he was ac- | quilted through court.
 Carl Wimbish and his father, Rober srl, r.,t. ,l4l .s,,.t !, | Wallace & Allen Furniture company claiming s20,o0O damages for personal in | juries to Carl Wimbish, a minor, whei | he was struck by an automobile driver 1 by an agent of the defendants. Tn, plaintiffs allege that Carrs skull was 1 fractured and his mind was greatly i'm l paired. The suits total $40,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26

The general store at Normal operat d by Robinson, Ford and Foster, was bur glarzied a night or two ago and mer- chandise valued at from S0o to $500 hauled away, according to information gwen the sheriffs force. One of the thieves is believed to have been locked inside when the store was closed for the night.
 Real estate transfers showing the sale of farm property valued a sSo,55o were filed in the probate court here last weel,
 The Southern railway will resto~r the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26
BOTH CHILDREN HAD BAD COUGHS Mrs. Bivins Says Nothing Gave Much Relief Until
 Lung-Vita Was Used
BOTH ARE WELL NOW
Lung-Vita Also Fine for Asthma, Whooping Cough
 and Bronchial Troubles

T can recommend LungVita for I have given it to two of my children" says Mrs J. H. Bivins, 5l4 Florentine avenue (Woodlawn) Birmingham. Ala.
 My little girl and little boy both had bad coughs for about six months follow ing an attack of measles I gave them medicines of other kinds, but there was no relief. The little girl was in an es pecially bad condition. not being able to sleep much at night. But since I have given them LungVita they do not cough at all. have been taking it myself and find it good
 Lung-Vita is a safe, economical rem edy, recommended for stubborn coughs, colds, asthma. whooping cough and bronchial troubles. Get bottle from your druggist today. If he won't supply you write Nashville Medicine Co. Nash vile. Tenn. for free booklet.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26

the President had not done his duty.
 He said
 May we hope-rem.nded of the hope
 long deferred which maketh the heart
 sick-may we hope that at last. finally,
 and eventually. this administration will be aroused to it's duty and exer-
 else towards the reduction of the high
 cost of living the powers which the Congress grants
 Following the subsiding of repub- lican applause, Representative Mason
 of Illinois took the floor. He said: I'd like to use pleasant language.
 But the time has come when this halo this Moses. this savior business must be brought to common earth. Tte President of the United States is en- titled to the respect of the office ne holds. He is my President, but I thank God every hour of my life that he is not my king. He has exceeded the powers of the President of the United States and usurped the powers of a king or dictator, just as MT. Hearsts papers say he has.
 "The gentleman from Alabama, Mir Heflin, says that we are fighting the league of nations. He is mistaken. We are fighting the league of nations proposed by the President, who seeks | to promote his ambition from Pres- | dent of the United States to the Pre- si- l dent of the whole world. That is the | truth about it. I stood here defend | ing the league of nations for an hours | time because I thought that when he went over there he would defend his | 14 points of self lf-determination. Now, when he is back, he whispers to che man in the moon that he has gained | his entire fl points, and his own Sec | retary of State testifies to the Senate committee that not one of those 14 l points was even considered by the peace commissioners.
 "Ratify this. the most wicked treaty ever negotiated, and Uncle Sam will occupy the Island of Yap and become wet nurse for Turkey. Let us do away
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26
Wilson and Prince
 to Exchange Letters
By Aaseciated Press

New York, August 25.--President Will sdn and the Prince of Wales will ex- change letters tomorrow by means o1 airplanes entered in the international air derby between New York and To- ronto.
 An invitation for the prince to visit America will be sent by the President on plane flown by Capt J. M. Foote, an American aviator, who will leave Mineola at 9 a. m. with 39 other avia- tors.
 Col. William c. Barker, Canadian ace, will bring the princes message from Toronto and expects to drop it on Roosevelt Field at Mineola at 1 p. m An American mail plane will carry it to Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26
Republicans Despise President, Yet They Do
 His Bidding Sullenly
Recent Speeches in House Show Graphically the Attitude Fletcher Improves and Will Be Able to
 Make His Race Against Catts
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

Washington. August 25.-CSpecial) Despising the President. the repub- licans yet do his bidding. They are now considering the high cost of liv- ing because they were called again ----s esossion-called again to work after they had agreed to go home an talk to their constituents.
 The republicans. whef called back. were greatly distressed They could not refuse to legislate in the interest of the people. And yet they knew that credit for whatever they might do would go to the President and the democratic party. They knew that. hating the President as they do. that they would be compelled to build po- litical fences for him and his party by legislating at his command in the interest of the people.
 But while legislating the republicans have not hesitated to vent their spleen. They are so cha grined that they never lose opportunity to show their teeth. but they are not making the best of the situation. They have not taken their medicine with that spirit which characterizes statesmen or good losers.
 The most recent outburst, in the form of premeditated attack by "bi g guns" against the administration oc- cured during the debate on the meas ure extending the power of the admin istration in controlling food supply and distribution, and immediately after Representative Heflin of Alabama had scored the republicans generally for their sins of omission and commission. Republican Leader Mondell, after a bitter arraignment of the President, concluded in an effort to prove that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26

with this sanctimonious doctrine about the President. He won his nomina ton in a convention where a majority had agreed upon another man He won his election on account of a split in the protection partX-the first time- and the second time because he con.
 vinced the people that he had kept us
 out of war. whereas the only peopis
 he kept out of war were Teddy Roose-
 welt and General Leonard Wood. And
 now he is trying to fool the American
 people by promising to keep them o1i
 of war again. It is the old trick, api
 the only question Is whether or not
 the American people are hen-headed
 enough to be fooled a second time hy
 the same old trick"
 Rer rresentative Ferris. replying to
 the attack of the republicans, treated
 in almost kindly manner the situation
 in which the republicans chaff unde,
 the telt because they are forced to do what the President commanded Ha said:
 From your remarks here today 1t woulo be thought by those who heard you that you despise your President.
 that you despiseG this man who asked you to remain here and deal with & condition which is distressing youf constituents. But I know that it is not true Because every one of you aban. donec your five weeks vacation and remained here to do what the Presi. dent asked you to do
 You do what he asked you to do. You say he is not your leader. You denounce him. You oppose him. You obstruct him. But. nevertheless, you do the things he asks you to do. You apparently hate and despise him, but you do his bidding. If denounced at every opportunity either President oi private citizen I would not follow him | I would vote against him. I woa,d not be content to talk about him only You do not hate your Preside n f. You are mererly allowing partisan sn ip l to override your patriotism and your sense of justice. You are merely screaming out against him and each 1 day voting with him. The truth is that while you nag him. scold him, hound | him. and try to belittle him, you uni fornly follow him. You may hate to 1 do it. but you do it.
 Now one of two things must be true-either there must be virtue in what. he stands for or you are afraid to fellow your own judgment" And this was and is the milk in the cocoanut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26

fine and cheerful; make your work 6 pleasure; be vigorous and full of ann bition. But take no nasty. dangerous calomel, because it makes you sick and you may lose Q days work.
 CaIomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bones Calomel crashes into sour bile like dynamite. breaking it up. That's when you feel that awful nausea and eramp' ing.
 Listen to me. If you want to enjoy the incest. gentlest liver and bowe cleansing that you ever experienced just take a spoonful of harmless Dod' sons Liver Tone tonight. Your drug gist or dealer sells you bottle of bod
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26
l am Sincere! Stop Ca|ome|!
 1 Guarantee Dodson's Liver Tone Listen to mel Calomel sickens and you may lose days work. If bilious, constpated or
 headachy read my guarantee.

my personal money-back guarantee that each spoonful will clean your slug gish liver better than dose of nasty calomel and that it won't make you sick.
 Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver medicine. You'll know it next morning because you will wake up feeling fine. your liver will be working; headache and dizziness gone; stomach will Do sweet and bowels regular.
 ,Dodson's Liver Tone Is entirely veg. etable therefore harmless and cannot salivate. Give it to your children. Millions of people are using Dodson's Liver Tone instead of dangerous cal- omel now. Your druggist will tell you | that the sale of calomel is almost stopped entirely here.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, August e5,- Special b-Here- afier the police of Huntsville must ob- tain the real names of defendants when cases are docketted or hold them in pris- on for Identification, according to ia- structions that have been given by the recorder, Tn many arrests for gaming recently the defendants have gwen as- sumed names and put up nominal cash bonds, which have been forfe!tei by nonappearance, it is said. This is the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26
PARIS NEWSP PAPER
 SAYS HASTEN TREATY
Deals at Length on Effort of Certain Elements in
 the United States"
By Associated Press

Paris. August 25.-La Liberte. com menting at length today on "the ef- forts of certain clements in the Uniied States" to have the peace treaty with Germany rejected. says the work of winding up the peace conference mast be hastened The newspaper adds: If America is to withdraw her support
 from Europe. we do not see the mean
 ing of her inordinate intervention in Hungary, Rumania and elsewhere
 The Temps. in an editorial under the
 title, The First Break" deals with tia Shantung situation. The article de- clares that there is nothing to prevent
 France from concluding with the United States an arrangement such as recently was suggested before tho Senate foreign relations committee m Washington by Thomas F. Willard, ad-
 wiser to the Chinese government Tor mutual aid where the territorial in tegrity of China or the principle of the open door is menaced.
 In his testimony in Washington, MT. Willard said a clause should be put in
 the Franco American treaty binding Great Britain and France to support the Hay doctrine in China. He sai that was the only way the United States could protect itself against the triple agreement of Great Britain, France and Japan dividing up Asia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26

practice that the police have been in structed to stop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26
At Last Some One Wants
 to Work Longer Hours
s- Assseiates Prsss

Atlantic City August 2 Announce ment was made today of the Adoption of resolutions by representatives of the Midvale Steel and Ordnance company operating under a collective bargaining plan, declaring that "the persistent and unceasing demand of workmen em- ployed in all classes and kinds of in- dustries for shorter days work and an increased wage in order to meet the present high cost of living is uneco- homie and unwise and should not be encourag ed"
 The resolutions were adopted after a two days meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26
Lieut.. Montieth Dies
 After Airplane Crash
By AssssIatsd srsss

Seagirt. N. J., August 25.-Lieut R. Howard. U. S. N. of Easton. Pa, died in Governor Runyon's auto yesterday fol- lowing the crash of his airplane from a height of 300 feet at the state en- campment here. Lieut.. Paul Micelli formerly French ace, but an inspec- tor of aviation in the United States army since 1917. fell with Lieutenant Montieth. suffering a broken hip. two broken ribs, a broken collar bone and many cuts and bruises.
 Governor Runyon witnessed the ac- cident and jumping into his car rushed to the spot where the battered plane lay.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26
Prince of Wales Having
 a Royal Time in Canada
By Assselatst Prsss

Three Rivers. quebec. August 25-The Prince of Wales reached here at s:2o yesterday afternoon and five minutes later was pulled out on his special train for Toronto.
 He came by motor from Quebec. es- corted by province. city and railroad officials, who introduced him to the big Pullmans which are to be his home for the next two months on his tour through western Canada.
 Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock he
 :. due to arrive in Toronto.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26

newsboy trains that operated between Huntsville and Memphis within the next few days. according to local railroad men, The trains. which were among the most popular on the division. were taken off during the war.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-01-25
BUSINESS NOTES

The oliver typewriter Is growing in
popularity. 1t is the best on the mar.
ket.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-01-25
STATE COUN.
Gil AUXILIARY

Complete organization of the Cook
county auxiliary of the State Council
of Defense was announced as fol-
lows:
Executive Committee-Samuel In.
sull, chairman; Walter N. Wilson,
vice chairman; Lewis Il. Myers, sec.
rotary; Burridge ID. Butler, Robert
Il. Durham, Mrs. william S. Hefferan,
b. J. Mullaney, Robert NJ. Sweitzer,
T. J. T.. Ward, Walter II. Wilson.
Coordination Committee--Robert
M. Sweitzer, chairman; Lewis +.
Myers. secretary; Thomas ID. Knight,
assistant secretary.
Finance Committee--Walter II.
Wilson, chairman; Herman Waldeck,
vice chairman, Lewis T.. Myers, sec.
rotary.
Fuel Committee-Robert Il. Dur.
ham, chairman: ]. w. OIeary. vice
chairman; Z. w. Lloyd. secretary.
license Committee-E. j. +. Ward
chairman; william A. Fox, vice chair.
man; J. II. Gluick. secretary.
Neighborhood Committee - Lewis
+. Myers, chairman; George w. Per.
kins, vice chairman; Thomas ID.
knight, secretary.
Publicity Committee-B. j. Mulla.
ney, chairman; William II. Culver,
secretary.
U. S. Boys Working Reserve Com.
mittee-Burridge ID. Butler, chair.
man; Peter Fleming, secretary.
Woman's Committee - Mrs. vii
liam S. Hefferan. chairman; Mrs
Grace Wilbur Trout, vice chairman;
Miss Emily Naipieralski. secretary.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-01-25
MICHIGAN TAX CROOKS
More Suits Filed in Van Buren,
County, Michigan, to Remove
Clouds on Titles Than in Any
Other County in the United
States.
Land Sharks and Others So Bold In
Their Juggling Of Books and De.
scriptions That Uncle Sam
May Get Them.

There are more suits filed in the
courts of Van Buren, County, Michi.
gan, to remove clouds from land titles
than there are filed for that purpose
in any other county in the United
States, including those containing the
largest cities In the country.
There have been more professional
land thieves at work in Van Buren,
County than In any other county in
the United States. and they are still
at work.
Men connected with certain lines
of business and using officials elected
in some townships as their tools are
engaged all of the time in clouding
the titles OF honest and bona fide land
owners. q
This fact has done more to keep the
county back than any other thing.
The bad name given to this part of
the State of Michigan by the land
crooks is becoming by-word through
out the nation.
Many Of these crooks claim land
on the strength of tax titles--ob
tanned after the rightful owners had
paid the taxes-throush juggling OF
descriptions and tax books.
Efforts are to be made to reach
some of them through Federal action
as the peculiar Eold they have on local
authorities prccludes hope of reform
In that direction.
Victims OF these bands of crooks
are advised that II they live outside
of Michigan they can bring suit
against officials, hackers, brokers 'ol
others who damage them or their in
terests In the U, s. courts.
The citizens of Van Bureh County
should wake up to the situation and
retire the Sc grafters to the peniten
tiary or to some other place where
their public records cannot injure the
community.
Van Buren, County Is naturally rich
In soil, delightful In climate and geo
graphically ideal for success In ever!
line.
Its prospects have been blighted.
The testimony of all outside people
who have invested there Is that they
have been skinned and bothered by
the land shark syndicate.
Congressman Thomas Gallagher ol
Chicago Is one Of the most influential
men In Washington.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-01-25

De witt c. Cregier, Custodian.
Room 302
Charles Agnew, Secretary to Gen
eral Supt. Room sos.
p. J. Ward, Vehicle Bureau. Room
304
Henry L. Hudson, Examiner of Pub.
lie Chauffeurs. Room COZ.
Law Department
Samuel Ettelson, CORPORATION Coun.
sci.
Charles y, francis, City Attorney.
Joseph Sullivan. Chief Assistant.
Charles ]. Peters.
Room 602, City Hail.
Harry P. Miller, Prosecuting Attor.
ney.
Daniel Webster, LIST Asst.
T.. r. Pequett, Chief Clerk.
Harry T. Atwood, Special Assess
ment Attorney.
Room COZ, City Hall.
George J. Frazer, Chief Clerk and
Attorney for Board OF Local I'm.
provements.
Board Of erideweli inspectors
Ralph II. ESau, Chairman,
Joseph J. Janda, Secretary.
John ]. Sloan.
John L. whitman. Supt.
Bridewell--
26th st. and California Ave.
Clerk Of the Municipal Courts
Frank X. Danisch.
John s. Derpa, Chief Clerk.
Robert Mckinley, Assistant.
Clayton G. Picket, Auditor.
Charles II. Krimbill, Criminal De-
partment.
N. s. Budzban, Civil Record Depart
ment.
F. II. Landmesser. Information De-
partment.
Room S14. City Hall.
Bailiff Of the Municipal Court
Denis ]. Egan.
Geo. w. Wood, Chief Deputy Bailiff.
Municipal Courts-City OF Chicago.
Chief Justice
Harry Olson.
Room 916. City Hail.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-01-25

Mayor
William Hale Thompson, Mayor.
Charles c. Fitzmorris, Secretary.
Room 507, 9Th floor, City Hall.
City Treasurer
Clayton +. Smith, Treasurer.
Room 203, End floor, City Hall
City Clerk
James T. Igoe, City Clerk.
Edward J. Padden, Chief Clerk.
Rooms 107-10S, LIST floor, City Hall.
City Comptroller
Eugene II. Pike, Comptroller.
Louis Il. Gosselin, Deputy Comptrol.
Ter.
Room SOL, 5th floor, City Hall.
City Collector
Charles ]. Forsberg, Collector.
George Lehman, Deputy Collector.
Department Of Health
John Dill Robertson. NJ. D., Com.
missioner.
Gottfried Koehler, NJ. D., Assistant
Commissioner.
e. r. Pritchard, Secretary.
Room 707, 18th floor, City Hall.
Public Works.
Frank |. Bennett, Commissioner.
William Burkhart, Deputy.
Room 406, 4th floor, City Hall.
Bureau Of Engineering
John Ericsson, City Engineer.
VIM. ]. Roche. Chief Clerk.
Room 400, City Hall.
Water Department
w. J. McCourt. superintendent
Geo. J. Feser. Chief Clerk.
Rooms 101.102, City Halliday
bills here).
Water Pipe Extension
Hugh l.. Lucas, Superintendent.
Thomas F. Herman, Asst. Superin-
tendent.
Room 404, 4th floor. City Hall.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1919-01-25
HEADS Of CITY DEPARTMENTS,
MEMBERS OF BOARD OF EDUCATION
and JUDGES OF MUNICIPAL COURT

Board Of Examining Plumbers
Charles J. Herbert, Master Plumber
VIM w. Petrie, Journeyman Plumb.
err.
Board Of Examining Mason contrae.
tors
Chas. G. Stewart.
Two others to be appointed In
compliance with law in force
July 1, 1915.
Chief Of Operating Engineers
John G.. Hayes.
In Easement.
! Department Of Public Welfare
Mrs. Louise Osborne Rowe, Com.
missioner.
James w. Galley, Supt OF Employ.
ment.
Room sos. city Hall Square Bldg
Civil Service Commission
Percy y. Coffin. President
Chas. r. Frazier.
Joseph p. Geary.
Mark RI. Place, Secretary.
Room $40, 9th floor, City Hall.
Board Of Local improvements
NJ. j. Faherty, president.
Jos. J. Elias.
David NJ. Clark.
Oscar Wolf.
VIM. II. Blencoe.
Edward ]. Glacken. Secretary and
Superintendent OF Special Assess.
ments.
Room 2O7. End floor City Hall.
Gas Supervisor
Philip G. Delofontaine.
Room 6G6, City Hall
Room III, City Hall.
Inspector Of Steam Boilers
Geo. e. Nye, Inspector
Harry A. Grannis. Chief Clerk.
Building Department
Charles Bostrom. Commissioners.