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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
PLANNED BY BOARD
Board of Revenue to Receive
Bids for Construction of
County Roads

Road Improvement in practically every
section of the county to be built with
federal aid and costing nearly a million
dollars was announced at the county
engineers office yesterday.
The improvements call for the compile
ton of the Brmingham-Leeds road, be-
tween Lovck and Leeds; work on the
Jasper road from the city limits at Pratt
City. five miles north towards Adams
Vile; improvement on the birmingham
Montgomery highway from the city linz
its extending three miles out; improve
ment on the Warrior highway from the
city. limits at North Birmingham ex-
tending four miles towards Fulton
Springs Improvement on the Mt. Pinson
road extending from Inglenook five miles
toward Mt Pnson and the road from
the city limits, through Powderly and
Hillman to Bessemer
These improvements will be under the
new federal aid plan by which the gov
eminent will pay for half of the work
and the county the other half. The inn
provement on these roads have already
been approved by the state and federal
engineer and the board Of revenue will
consider bids for the work at their meet
ing next Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
BOND ISSUE DAY
At C|V|TAN CLUB

The proposed bond issue will be dis
cussed at the regular meeting and lunch
con of the Civilian club to be held today
at the Southern club.
Three of the city commissioners will
speak on the subject and an alarm
clock will limit them to seven minutes
each.
President Shropshire also states the
clock will see that the time of meeting
does not exceed one hour.
The following notice has been sent out
by Secretary John V. Mix:
Fellow Civilian: Hear We, Builders of
Good Citizenship" Friday is to be bond
issue day and our president, .'Co-opera-
ton Shropshire, has invited three of
our esteemed city commissioners to ride
their pet hobbies for exactly seven min
utes each.
It's up to Hon. John H. Taylor. COM
missioner of public safety to tell us
about the 100000 he wants for police
and fire protection; Hon. John r. Hor-
nady, commissioner of education and
health, needs $4,000, goo for public schools;
and Civitan j. Ellis Brown, commission
err of public utilities, asks for s1000,0 900
for an auditorium and city hall.
OF course, as good citizens we are in
terested in the finances of our city. SO
we'll find the enclosed statement profit
able reading. We have already endorsed
the bond issue. Now let's get back of
1t and push it through.
Ee at the Southern club at o'clock
on Friday, and bring another good citi-
zen with you. Remember the attendance
contest opens this week and you're en-
tered on the list.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
ERWIN REELECTED
PRESIDENT OF THE
CREDIT ASSOCIATION

At the annual stockholders meeting of
the Merchants Credit association, just
held. the following officers and directors
were elected for the ensuing year: F..
B. Irwin. president r. M. Jenkins, first
vice president: Marian E. Hogan, second
vice president w. v. Trammell, sec
rotary treasurer. Board of directors: e.
B. Irwin, Joseph H. Loveman. F. B..
Yielding, Jacob Burger W. w. Odum.
w S. Webster. James B. Patterson,
Bertram Jacobs, M. A. Wyatt, Louis
Saks. John T. Mcpherson. J. M. Sparks,
John M. DeShazo, Thomas ]. Grimes,
r. NJ. jenkins. Marian e. Hogan, j. B.
Morton. w. v. Trammell.
The annual report Of President Irwin
and Manager W. v. Trammell was re-
ceived by the stockholders with consid-
cradle pleasure, due to the splendid
showing made during the past year.
Plans were approved at this meeting
for an enlarged programme for the COM
ing year. Those present emphasized the
necessity of closer cooperation among
merchants in all lines of trade in view
OF the mutual problems which must be
met during the next few years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
ARE.
ENCOURAGING TO
TON TAX OPPONENTS
Chairman White Says Vic
tory Was Scored by Post
pOning Hearing Until
Next Monday

Encouraged over the Frightening pros
poets of an equitable adjustment of the
tonnage taxing of coal and iron pro-
posed in the state revenue bill, which
has passed the house and is now before
the senate committee. members of the
central committee last night returned
from Montgomery with preliminary vic
tory scored to their credit yesterday.
Capt Frank S. White. chairman of the
committee, which is composed of repre-
sentatives from the Birmingham civic or
ganizations, stated that the prospects OF
having the tax eliminated from the bill
are much better and that there is good
chance to win if the fight is carried on
strenuously.
Many senator's, and also representa-
tives, it was stated, are taking a new
interest in the Investigations that are
revealing the eXtremeness of the measure
and the injustice it carries to the mineral
district of the state, and ii is believed
that a number of converts have been
Won over.
The committee appeared befo~e the SEN
ate committee yesterday. Members of
that committee who favor the bill as it
stands attempted to have the hearing
of the Birmingham central committee
just before the senate convenes this
morning. thus allowing the local commit
tee so little time for a hearing that no
satisfactory discussion could possibly
have been made. 1t was planned ac-
cording to the statement, to have the
senate committee go then to the senate
meeting, report favorably on the bill
and thus bring it before that body.
However. on motion of Senator West
of birmingham, the committee voted
to hold the hearing Monday afternoon at
2 o'clock, thus giving the Birmingham
committee sufficient time and giving the
senate committee members who oppose
the coal and iron tax opportunity to dis
cuss the matter with other members after
the hearing. This was considered advan-
tageous action
In addition to the local committee a
number of citizens from the mineral dis
trict were present to aid in the fight
against the tax, it was stated by Captain
White, including members of various
labor organizations.
The committee is to return to Montgom-
cry Monday to show to the senate COM
mittee the injustice to birmingham in the
bill and why it should not be passed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08

them, for as trouble crops out with
an engine it has to be set aside.
I'VE are doing everything in our
power to fulfill our contract with the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company of this city in hauling coal
from the Sipsey mines for them. We
have already brought them in seven
carloads this morning and more will
be brought in before night"
The impending gas famine that
seemed to threaten this city yesteT-
day, owing to the fact that the Biz
mingham Railway. Light and Power
company was experiencing difficulty
away upon the delivery of seven cars
of coal by the Frisco railroad and
the reception of several carloads of
coal from other mines in the immedi-
ate vicinity.
President J. S. Pevear of the Rir-
mingham Railway, Light and Pow er
company stated yesterday that there
was no danger now of a gas famine.
although the situation had been and
is still serious enough.
There seems to have been created
an erroneous impression to the effect
that the Frisco railroad is not properly
handling the gas coal for our com
pany This is not the case. The coal
delivered insures us at least another
week run.
Industrial enterprises of the city are
suffering as the result of the con-
tinued strike, resulting in the SLOW
delivery of coke and iron. as we'll as
the fact that there is a serious short
age of cars, which increases each day,
owing to the fact that the available
rolling stock of the railroads is daily
decreasing as equipment needs repairs
None of the steel plants nor furnaces
haua rauOrted forced 70 shut down
yet, but If the strike continues and
the car shortage becomes much more
acute it is stated that this will become
necessary.
Not only are the coke and iron in
dustries suffering. but so are the
mines. being unable to get sufficient
cars to handle their daily output OF
coal and ore.
The publicity committee of the
striking shopmen continued silent yes
terday The strikers were addressed
by Congressman George Huddleston
at the Jefferson theater yesterday
morning but it was a closed meeting
and nothing definite was learned as
to what he said.
Another meeting which proved very
enthusiastic was held all afternoon by
the strikers in the Machinists hall
yesterday afternoon. Nothing was
given out at the end of the meeting.
Expressions among the strikers were
to the effect that they were still de.
termined to stick it out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
BIG SALES MADE
OF SURPLUSFOOD
SUPPLIES BY CITY
Amount of Sales Limited by
Force Handling Goods.
Sale to Continue Until
Supply Is Exhausted

Beginning today, all unsold govern
ment surplus food supplies will be
brought from the various fire stations
where they were on sale yesterday to
the vacant building on Twenty-first
street between Second and Third ave-
nues. After all the commodities have
been brought to this building it will
be the only place from which the sales
will be made. This announcement was
made last night by James M. Jones. Jr.
city comptroller, who is in charge of
the sales.
Approximately half of the $1,000
worth of food stuffs which the city
had on hand was sold during yester-
day, when great crowds of people at
tended the places where the sales were
being made. 1t is estimated that a
saving of about rs per cent is made on
the foods that are sold. The sales were
only limited by the amount the sales
man could handle.
1t was reported last night that no
attempt has yet been made to check
up on the amount sold yesterday, but
the figures are large. From the time
the doors opened yesterday morning a.
$50 O'Clock until closing time in the
afternoon the houses were packed with
people who bought in large quantities
" hen they saw the foods and the prices.
Hominy. sweet potatoes, roast beef,
tomatoes, corned beef, peas, corn and
bacon all went fast when the pur-
chasers were admitted There still re-
mains a small amount of sugar at the
downtown headquarters which is to
be sold today.
The supplies on hand will be on
sale at this store until they all are
gone. The city will attempt to get more
OF the surplus supplies for distribution
among the people, it was stated yes
terday
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
PILOT TO GIVE Joy
RIDE IN A|RPLANE
Demonstration of Noted
Planes to Be Given at
Fairgrounds

The Victory Automotve company of
Montgomery has secured the distributor
ship of the famous makes of airplanes for
Georgia, Florida and Alabama and in ad-
dition to these planes stock of parts are
carried in Montgomery. Agencies are be-
ing established in all the principal cities
in their territory.
G. Mason Perry, president of the COM
pany, is now civilian licensed pilot, and
was formerly a government licensed
pilot. He will give demonstration flights
in Birmingham Saturday, Sunday and
Monday for the purpose of interesting
prospective purchasers and those dealers
who are wishing to secure agencies for
these planes.
The company are distributors for such
famous planes as the Ace, Bellanca, Cana :
dian Curtis, English Avroe, French Spad
Sopwith, Campbell and Courdrones
f. Rankin is in Birmingham as advance
agent to arrange for loca lions of gas
stations and agencies.
The plane will be demonstrated at the
State Fair grounds on the dates named
above. Persons who want to experience
of an air joy-ride over Birmingham can
have that thrill by being on hand.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
MANY SUITS FILED
IN CIRCUIT COURT

Ten suits were filed in the circuit court
yesterday. Suit for $4,000 being filed by
Gladys Drummond against l. C. Bradley.
receiver for the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company. for alleged
personal injuries
Lucinda Arthur also entered suit
against l.. C. Bradley as receiver for the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company, claiming 5000 damages for al
legged personal injuries
Matte Evans VS.. l.. c. Bradley, recetv-
err for Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company, claiming $4,000 damages
for alleged personal injuries.
Mabel Findlay, through Nellie kelso, VS..
Woodward Iron company; 5000 damages
claimed for alleged injuries sustained
when train struck automobile.
VIII WISER vs. Montevallo Mining com
pany, $1,000 damages claimed for alleged
personal injuries received while working
as a convict in mine operated by de-
defendant company.
e w Langley VS.. l.. c. Bradley, re-
ceived for the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company, 5000 damages
claimed The defendant alleged he was
assaulted, cursed and abused by de-
PENDANTS servant.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
Embargoes Placed on
All Freight Except
PerishabZe Foods

Congested traffic resulting from the re-
fusal of striking shopmen to return t1
work until they have secured the wages
they have asked for, threaten to tie up
all commerce and Industrial enterprises
within the next few days as well as the
railroads themselves.
Local officials of the railroads admit
that the situation is very serious and that
only few days will intervene before it
will be necessary to declare an embargo
on practically everything.
One local train running between Tupelo,
Miss, and Memphis, Tenn, was discon-
tinued yesterday by the Frisco railroad,
and it is expected that others will be
taken off of the schedule within few
days, if the strike continues.
The Frisco. Seaboard Air Line AMI
Louisville & Nashville railroads have
placed strike embargoes on everything
except foodstuffs and they are taken only
subject to delay.
The emmbargoes follows: Seaboard Air
Line railroad:
Effective August 6, 1919 Account OF
labor trouble, Seaboard Air Line rail-
road embargoes all freight carload and less
from all points to all destinations. Ex-
emptions; Foodstuffs for human consump
ton will be accepted provided bills of
taulilS anu way btflS HlS oVNf So
ject to delay on account of labor trouble.
Louisville & Nashville railroad;
EFFECTIVE August 6, 1919. Account labor
troubles, Louisville & Nashville railroad
embargoes all freight carload and less
including livestock and perishable from
connections at Cincinnati, Covington and
Newport for southbound movement, ana
all carload and less including livestock
and perishable northbound destined 10
points on connecting lines within en-
cinnati switching limits or beyond Also
all freight carload and less including liVe-
stock and perishable from all connections
destined to all points on the Louisville q
Nashville railroad and connecting lines
New Orleans to Decatur, Ala, inclusive
Food stuffs for human consumption Will De
accented provided bills of lading ahc
waybills are endorsed subject to oelay'
on account of labor trouble.
An OFFICIAL of the Frisco railroad stated
Yesterday that his road mad placed an
embargo on everything except foodstuils
and livestock, but that these were SUD-
iect to indefinite delay.
1--WE are doing everything in our power
to serve the public he said, but 1t is
only matter of days and hours before
we will have to place more stringent en-
bargoes and cut off more of our passenger
service.
1T is true that number OF our
switchmen have been cut OH IN our
wards in this city. owing to the fact
that we cannot secure engines lor
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
ASSOCIATION MAY
PROVIDE THREE WORE
CAMPS FOR BOYS

The camp grounds of the Birmingham
Sunday schools association have be-
come so popular to Sunday school boys
and girls that the camp committee
composed of ]. Arthur Smith. Miss Rosa
Strickland and Harry Denman. has
found that it will be necessary to have
another camp for boys ~, 10. IA and
IL years of age, 1T was announced yes
terday. Preparations are now being
made to have the camping time ex-
tended until September IL. SO that the
association can provide three more
camps for boys.
The dates of these three camps for
boys will be as follows.
August Is, 16 and II (week-e nd)
camp for young men IS years of age
and over; August 10 to 20. camp for
boys H. 13 and IA years of age; Septem-
Der to II camp for high school boys
Is. 16 and II years of age.
These camps are under the leadership
of prominent men in the 60 of Bir-
ningham. The boys will be well cared
for and have a good time it has been
announced.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
HARRY KOHN DIES AS
RESULT OF INJURIES
Funeral Services From Resi-
dence This Afternoon With
MasOns in Charge

Harry NJ. Kohn died at the Elizabeth
Duncan hospital, Bessemer, yesterday
morning at IL o'clock as the result of
an automobile accident Tuesday after
noon when he received internal injuries.
The accident occurred on St. Louis ave-
nue. and Nineteenth street, when the au-
tomobie which he was driving struck
a telegraph pole as he was trying to
avoid colliding with an oil wagon driven
by Mr.. Copack. The injured man was
carried to the Elizabeth Duncan hospital.
where it was thought that he was slight
~ hurt, but upon the arrival of DR.. e.
P. Solomon, his family physician, from
Birmingham, it was found that an oper-
alton was necessary. as he had suffered
internal injuries. His condition was
found TO he very serious and he never
rallied from the operation and passed
away about II o'clock.
Mr.. Kohn was manager for Alabama
of the Federal Electric Sign system. He
was also a designer of electric signs
, for the company which he represented.
He was formerly commercial agent for
| the Birmingham Railway, Light and
| Power company and previous to that
time had been connected with the street
| railway company of New Orleans. Tho
| deceased was member of the Kiwanis,
| Phoenix, Automobile and Country clubs.
| Funeral services will be held this after
| noon at o'clock from the residence of
| his brother-in-law, Il. l.. Gold, lois Twen-
! ty-eighth street, south, Rabbi j. I. Mem
| delsohn officiating. with the Masons in
| charge. The remains will be sent to
| Milwaukee for nterment.
| The following pail bearers have been
| N1a tn1. Art tn nyta watt
frost Edgar Adler Herbert Levy, Sam
| Friedman. Sol Indy. George Nassaner.
Omer Brasher; honorary, Tom Bowron,
~ II. Lehman, Hugo Marx, Herbert
Baum, s. M. Bernheim, Abe kaufman.
| DR.. f. p Soloman Harry Straus.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
DEFAULT OF BOND
is CHARGE MADE

Ed Frederick was arrested yester-
day by w. e. Garner, United States
deputy marshal. in Bibb county and
brought to Birmingh ham, where he was
placed in the county Jail. Frederick
was tried and convicted on a charge
of Illicit distilling in the United States
district court at Tuscaloosa in May
and was allowed bond for his appear
ance on July /, 1919. when he was to
start serving his sentence. He is al
legged to have failed to appear and
was rearrested by Mr. Garner.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
PETTUS WILL PROBE
PROF|TEER|NG HERE
Federal Attorney Arrives
and Asks Cooperation
of People

steps looking to the investigator
of food boarding and profiteering
charges were taken yesterday after,
noon by Earl Pettus, United states ols'
trict attorney, following his arrival
here from Gadsden. where he has peeh
attending the United States court
Mr.. Pettus stated he would be at the
federal building and asked that the
people cooperate with him in making
this investigation. He Will welcome
any and all information relating TO
boarding and profiteering.
Il received instructions from AtSr-
ney General Palmer to conduct this
probe." said Mr.. Pettus, land l expect
to go to the bottom of things. ! VIII
certainly find it if there is anything
wrong here, and if there Is not. want
the public to know it,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
MINNESOTA AND
MICHIGAN HAVE
NOTONNAGE TAXES

In view of repeated assertions
by advocates of tonnage taxes on
coal and ore that such taxes were
levied in Minnesota and Michigan,
the Birmingham Ledger has re-
ceived interesting kilograms. Such
taxes were long ago abandoned
in those states. The kilograms, ns
published yesterday, are as fol-
lows:
"St. Paul Mimi. August Q.
tsMinncsota taxes iron ore, mined
or unmfned, on an nd valOrem
basis only. at present SO per cent
of value.
ssThere Is no tax on production.
The present method has been In
force ~ years.
"A prior tax on output was re-
pealed. 81. A. PREUS,
"Audittr State of Minnesota
This from Michigan:
"Lansing, Mich, August z.
"No specific tnx levied In Mich
ipsn on iron ore. Law WINS re-
pealed in 1890.
30. II. FULLER,
"AuJitOr General State of Mich
igan.-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
DEFENDANTS PLEAD
GUILTY IN CRIMINAL
COURT YESTERDAY

j. NJ. Brockman plead guilty yesterday
in the criminal division of the circuit
court, to a charge of stealing an automo-
bile two weeks ago and was given an in
termedate sentence of from three to five
years in the penitentiary.
James Haygood, charged with grand
larceny. also plead guilty and was sen
fenced to one year at hard labor for the
county, Sam Schillicci plead guilty of
violating the prohibition law and was
fined 500 and costs
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
Colonel Screws to Address
Rainbow Division Vets

Col. William P. Screws will address
the members of the Rainbow division
veterans at o'clock tonight at joint
meeting of K and headquarters sub
chapters of this city in the cafe of the
Civis association. An effort will be
made by the two local chapters to con-
sodilated into one organization, and
a musical programme will be rendered
by the 167th jazz band
This will be the first occasion that
Colonel Screws will have had to talk
to his men in this city since they have
returned. and he expects to make a
stirring address.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
Unlawful Use of
Dynamite Is Charge

Arthur Barker and Ohio Adkins OF
Margaret, Ala. were bound over to await
the action of the grand jury under $500
bond yesterday afternoon by kenneth
Cbar,.on. United States commissioner.
following a preliminary hearing on
charge of unlawful use of dynamite.
they made the bond. These men are
alleged to have dynamited dipping vat
in St Clair county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
MASONIC NOTICE

Members of Birmingham Fraterual
Lodge No. 3S4. A. r. & A. M. are re-
quested to meet at Masonic Temple
Friday. August 8, at p. M, to attend
funeral services of Brother Harry NJ.
i%ohn at his late residence. 1915
Twenty-eighth street, south. Body to
he carried to Milwaukee. Wis. All
Masons frnternally invited.
WIN. LAWHON, w. n.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
Killed by Lightning

<ssocf2teV TFcsS
Cleveland, Tenn, August I'll.
Marion Prince, well-known farmer.
was killed and his nephew. Tom Ira
vana. seriously injured here this aft
ernoon by a lightning stroke. The
men were on top of a load of hay AMI
when struck Prince fell to the ground.
breaking his neck. Travana will re-
cover
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08

In one chemical factory in Switzer-
land, which is representive of other
chemical and dye concerns, married
men receive 10 per cent more per week
than single men engaged in the same
occupation, and still above this married
men are granted 81 cents per week
extra for each child under Is years
of age
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
Mason Is Appointed

BY Nss0ctdteu PTes
Washington. August John H.
Mason. Philadelphia banker, was APP
pointed today a director of the wat
loan organization of the treasury.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-08
PERSONAL

r. E. Evans, representative Of the
Pennsylvania Oil and Gas company, is
spending a few days with friends in
Birmingham, en- route to Mobile