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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
DELINQUENTS WILL { FACE PENALTIES IF
 TAXES, ARE NOT PAID
Only 440O Poll Tax Receipts Issued so Far at Tax Collectors
 Office

Penalties of 10 per cent will be added to the assessed valuation of personal property and real estate if delinquent taxes are not pair on or before Feb ruary B. penalty of 15 per cent will be added to delinquent franchise or privilege taxes if not paid before February 1.
 The privilege of voting during the year will be denied anyone who neg lects his poll tax until after the first day of February.
 The penalty of 10 per cent of the as' sessed valuation of property is ir ad- dition to the 8 per cent tax always add ed to the delinquent taxes. Authorities at the tax assessors office stated yes terday that there were 700 delinquent tax assessments now on hand, or there are 1000 property owners who have failed to return their property taxes for the year 1919.
 Out. of 5000 franchise tax assessments only 250 corporations have paid and after February 1 penalty of 15 per cent will be added to the assessments.
 Inclusive of yesterday only 400 poll tax receipts had been issued in the tax collectors office, which is decrease of about 5000 over the number Of re- ceeipts up to year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
ARRIVES TODAY ID ADDRESS
 LOCAL BANKERS
Head American Institute of Banking Will Be Given Luncheon at Civic,
 Association

J. c. Thompson, president of the North western National bank of Minneapolis, who is also president of the national or ganization of the American Institute of Banking, will arrive in Birmingham this morning at Il :50 o'clock and will address the local chapter of the American In- stitute of Banking tonight at their meet ing in the auditorium of the Civic asso- ciation.
 MT. Thompson will be met at the sta tion by J. A. Holcomb, president of the local organization, and w. W. Clayton and will be escorted to the Civic asso- ciation cafe. where he will be enter tained at lunch by members of the local organization. During the afternoon he will be in conference with local bank CTS and later will be given an automo- bile ride over the Birmingham district.
 At o'clock the officials of the local organization will compliment this dis tinguished visitor with dinner at the Tut wiler hotel, after which they will ad- iourn to the Civic association auditorium where MT. Thompson will speak on bank ing and economic problems of the day. This promises to be one of the most in teresting as well as enjoyable meetings held by the local organization in some time and every banker and bank em- ploye is requested to be present.
 Frank P. Glass will also make talk or. this occasion relating some of his experiences and impressions gained dur ing his recent visit to Europe, which promises to be most interesting.
 \ .Dt. ,,.xl., .1t,fs yN- ter are J. A. Holcomb, president; G. C. Bryant, vice president; w. w. Clayton, treasurer; A. J. Ceravola, secretary; ex- ecutive counsel, J. E. Carter, J. D. Mo Gill, A. J. Daily; Robert E. Smith, at torney.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21

The fifth annual Southern Tubercu- 1osis conference will be held at the Tutwiler hotel Thursday and Friday under the auspices of the National Tuberculosis association and the Ala bama Anti-Tuberculosis league. This conference will be attended by repre- sentatives of Alabama, Arkansas, Flor ida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Caro- lima, North Carolina, Mississippi and Tennessee, and will be devoted mostly to the discussion of tuberculosis prob lems related to the war.
 The present conference was postponed from October, 1918, on account of the influenza epidemic, but at the pre- ceding conference in 1917 problems were outlined and programmes sug gested. The experiences of wartime work will be described and will be used as a basis for the discussion of methods and programmes needed in the immediate future during the period of reconstruction.
 The initial session will open at 9:30 o'clock Thursday morning for the regis tration of the delegates and visitors, while the programme will be opened at 10 o'clock when Health Education of the Civilian Population" will be dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Dr. Julia Crotty Speaks
 at Barker School

The School Improvement association of the Barker school will hear pr. Julia Crotty talk on social hygiene this after noon at 2:30 o'clock. Last week pr. Crotty spoke to 100 women at the Mar tin school and next week, Tuesday, she will talk to the School Improve ment association of the Ullman school.
 Dr. Crotty finds that in Birmingham her most popular talk is How Shall Tell My Child?" and that will be her subject on both of these occasions. Last Week Dr. Crotty delivered IS lectures to women and girls of the schools, clubs and department stores. This week is an equally busy one and next weeks schedule is almost completed.
 The government film, 'vThe End of the Road" is being shown under the aus pces of the Social Workers club in the rooms of the Civic association in the Jefferson County Bank building. On Wednesday and Friday evenings at 8 oelck the picture will be shown to women and girls over 15 years. There is no admission and everyone is well come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Hearing of Bessemer
 Liquor Cases Passed by
 Commissioner Charlton

The preliminary hearing of w. J. McKenna, N. J., Edmundson. F. D. Lew is, w. C. Rounsley, J. L. Mattingiy, F. F. Moore, Jr., and W. c. Howard and w. H. Coleman, the two latter being negro doctors, which was scheduled to come up yesterday before Kenneth Charlton. United States commissioner, was passed until Saturday. February 1, at 10 o'clock
 These men were arrested several weeks ago by special agents of the de partment of justice charged with ir- regularities in securing whisky ana much inDerest is being manifested Tn the outcome of the case.
 J. w. Aldridge, a negro doctor, ar rested at the same time died about two weeks ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
NO-ACC|DENT WEEK |SBE|NG OBSERVED
 BY RAIL EMPLOYES
Regional Director Winchell Announces Every One of the 230,0O0 Workers
 Are Co-Operating

This is 'fNo-Accident Week" on the
 railroads south of the Ohio river and east
 of the Mississippi, and every employe
 pledge to go seven days without an
 accident if possible. r.
 This week was designated as 'fNo-Ac-
 cident Week. by Regional Director B..
 L. Winchell, and according to a state
 ment issued by c. M. Anderson, regional
 supervisor of safety. the lines in this
 jurisdiction approximately total S6,0O0
 miles with 2SO,OoO men and women on
 the pay rolls.
 Back of this army of workers who have
 decided to eliminate personal injuries are $50 safety committees, composed of both
 officers and employees working under
 regulations prescribed by the United
 States railroad administration.
 Daily reports will be compiled by tele-
 graph of progress made on every rail |&oad in the south So that every employe
 will be advised as to what is being ac-
 comphshed. Bulletins, rallies, moving pie
 ture exhibits of an educational nature,
 personal appeals and many other forms
 of getting into close touch with all em-
 ployes will be utilized and it is esti-
 mated that there will be few if any
 railroad workers south of the Ohio and
 east of the Mississippi river who will
 not be watching their step" and avoid ing personal injury.
 The Humanitarian value of this plan is strikingly shown by a. report just com piled by the regional supervisor of safety showing the extent to which railroad workers are killed or injured each month in the performance of their duties. During the month of August, 1918, when the railroad administration had just or ganized the safety section, approximately 45 employees were killed and POO injured on railroads in the southern region. At the close of November, the latest month for which the figures are available these fatalities had been reduced to approxt- mately 31 killed and 12O0 injured. These figures include only employees and do not take into consideration the large numbeE of trespassers killed or injured. ''It is the purpose of the safety sec tion," says Regional Director B. l.. Win chell in announcing the plan, 'the demon- strate by "No-Accident Week" that this great economic loss of life and service of trained industrial workers can be materially reduced and to this end 230,00C railroad employees in the south have taken the pledge to do their best to work these seven days without getting hurt themselves or being the cause Of an others injury"
 This plan was tried by the Central of Georgia railroad in December with such signal success that Regional Director | Wfnchell decided to extend it to all rail roads under federal control in the south | The psychological effect on the railroad | workers it is believed will give great l impetus to the movement and thereby 1 benefit the railroad service and the pub lie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Freight Car
 Thief Is Apprehended

J. J. Martin, a 35-year-old white man, was arrested at 1:3O o'clock yesterday afternoon by Detectives Richardson, Ryan and Burge, and committed to jail or charge of grand larceny The charge preferred was that of footing freight cars.
 The apprehension of Martin was brought about through the discovery by the detectives of quantity of stolen goods in a Bessemer store, which the proprietor, Lon Romano, asserted he had purchased from Martin. Martin at first denied selling the goods to Romano. but later check for s1236 in payment for them was produced
 Of the huge amount of goods offered officers have already recovered articles to the value of $7G00. The police force is on the watch for accomplices. as he is thought to have several
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
COUNTRY CLUB
 ELECTS OFFICERS
Annual Meeting Well At tended and Reports of Re-
 tiring Officers Received

Charles F .DeBardeleben, one of the best known coal operators in the dis trict and pioneer citizen of Jefferson county, was elected president of the country club and Val ]. Nesbitt, prominent young attorney. vice presi- dent at the annual election held in the clubrooms last night
 The meeting was well attended and followed by an informal reception in the rathskeller, where felicitations were properly conveyed to the newly honored officials. David Roberts. Jr. Dr. A B. Harris and H. L. Badham were elected directors for the long term of two years, while R. T. Brooke, F. H. Cabaniss and J. S. Pevear were elected to the one-year terms. The hold-over directors from the 1918 board are Oscar Wells, W. R. J. Dunn and Robert Jemison, Jr.
 The report of the retiring president was read last night and received with great applause. In spite of the fact that 159 memb CTS of the Country club have been in the service during the past year and exempted from the pay ment of dues, the club has been operat- ed at profit, according to the report of Secretry Dilemma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Many Bids to Build
 Barges and TOwbOats
Contracts to Build Warrior River Craft to Be Awarded This
 Week

Bids for the contract to build the steel barges and towboats for the Warrior river service were opened at Mobile last Saturday by M- J. san ders, director of the Mississippi War rior waterways, and Henry T. De- of Birmingham. manager Of transportation on the Warrior. There were quite a number of bids submitted and they were very satisfactory.
 Some of the bidders offered to build the craft for sums aggregating more than $100,o00 less than the estimated cost. and all of them were within the estimated cost, or close to it.
 The contracts will probably be awarded this week. MT. DeBardeleben stated yesterday. and delivery of the vessels will be made in about six months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
c. G. McKelvey Resting
 We'll at Base Hospital

I. w. McKelvey returned yesterday from Atlanta where he visited his brother, c. G. McKelvey, base hospitai No. l, at Camp Gordon.
 c. G. McKelvey was on the stranoeo Northern Pacific, he being among the wounded soldiers being returned rom France and though he was wounded October 8, he has been unable to sit up as yet. He was shot through the right shoulder by German sharp shooter and has suffered considerably with his wound. He stated to ms brother that he was glad he was alive and back home and that he dlont nave any kick coming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
KIWANIANS HEAR
 LATADY TODAY

Judge A. Latady will address the Kiawanis club today at the regular luncheon on "Alsace- Lorraine" and the membership anticipates rare treat in view of Judge Latady's familiarity with this subject
 President J. Mercer Barnett will have something important to say to the members, and the secretary will instf- tute an interesting roll call of all mem bers present, giving their names and classification.
 A full attendance Is expected. There will be something said about the Mont gomery trip, also.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
A. J. McDOugall Here
 to Succeed the Late
 Robert Anders0l

A. J. McDougall. formerly of 5 Paul, Minn.. district passenger agef of the Illinois Central railroad. hs arrived in Birmingham to fill the pos ton of district passenger agent. mad vacant by the recent death of Rober Anderson.
 MT. McDougall and MT. Anderso' were friends of long standing. H has entered upon his work here. Mi McDougall was formerly district pas senger agent in New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
GEORGE J. LYONS
 ASSUMES CHARGE OF
 DETECTIVE BUREAU

George J. Lyons, appointed head of the city detective department some time ago by Commissioner John H. Taylor, assumed active charge Monday morning, on the resignation of Fred H. McDuff. MT. McDuff relinquished the position in order to assume the chief deputyship under Sheriff J. c. Harts- field.
 Four of the local detectives were also transferred to the sheriff's department Monday They are J. E. Jones, V. Long, Leonard Long and Thomas J. Christian. All these men have served on the force for sometime and well de- serve their promotion. Their places will be filled by Patrolmen Jones, Bur kett, GallupS and Heflin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Seamen and Mechanics
 Wanted for U. s. Navy

Five hundred experienced seamen and 800 mechanics are wanted by the United States shipping board, accord ing to notice received by the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. The seamen. the notice reads, must have more than two years experience on deep water and the mechanics must have engineer ing experience.
 The seamen will be given training in navigation at one of the 21 training schools, and a free course will be given the mechanics at some designated school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
MUNICIPAL COURT

Eola Brown and Mattie West negro women, charged with grand larceny, were given a preliminary hearing in the municipal court before Judge H. B. Abernethy yesterday afternoon and bound over to await the action of the grand jury in the sum. of $500. It is alleged that the negroes stole $100 from J. w. Hawkins, white man.
 The case of Eugene Jones. arrested on a charge of burglary and grand lar ceny, was mol pressed in the municipal court Yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Elliott Resigns as
 School Supervisor

J. F. Elliott, supervisor of the Gar dendale school district in the north western part of the county. has resigned his position and his place will be filled by Lieut.. w. c. Petty. who has been stationed at Camp Knox for the past 12 months. He was formerly teacher of the county and was preparing to take a position as supervision principal when he entered the service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Batson Given Watch <.
 Chain by Deputies

Retiring Sheriff T.. J. Batson was presented with a gold watch chain and Masonic charm by members of the Bessemer office yesterday upon hls retirement from office.
 w. B. Vines, chief deputy, made the presentation speech The office force consists of Mr Vines, J. N. Smithson and w c. Steele.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Sergt. Washington Has
 Arrievd in New York

News was received here yesterday that Sergt. Orin c. Washington has ar rived safely in New York.
 He is in the tank corps and has been in France 10 months. His many friends are expecting him in Birmingham one day this week. Sergeant Washington enlisted at the beginning of the great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
.BEM PRICE RETURNS
 FROM LITTLE ROCK
Reopens His O6ice in the Jefferson sss County Bank Building

Bem Price, who has been engaged as general night superintendent on the government munition plant at Little Rock, has reopened his office at 1420- 22 Jefferson County Bank building, and has resumed his practice as architect. Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Habltual Constipation Cured
 fin IA fo 2l Days

PEPSIN' is a spe cially-prepared Tonic Laxative for Ha bitual Constipation. It relieves prompt ly but should be taken regularly fo 14 to 21 days to induce regular actioi It Stimulates and Regulates. Yer. Plea sant to Take. soc per bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
PERSONAL

Ben Well has returned from busi- ness trip to Chicago
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
SUITS FILED

Dan Gary vs. Ed Newsome, $200o damages claimed for alleged false ar rest.
 Josh Galloway vs. Sheffield Steel and Iron company $30.000 dam ages claimed for alleged personal in- juries.
 V. Watkins vs Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, $15,000 dam ages claimed. Plaintiff alleges that a street car owned by the defendant com pany ran into the front of his bakery on the West End car line and greatly damaged the building and his busi- ness.
 Paul Nicastro by Leo Nicastro vs. the Perfection Mattress and Spring company, $10.000 damages claimed for alleged personal injuries.
 Don't miss the table d'hote lNrNheons daily at the Tutwiler-75c plate. Also the table d'hote Sunday evening dim ners from 6 to oclock-price $1.50 per plate. Music at the luncheon and tea hour by the famous Tutwiler or chestra-
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-12-18
MILO, ROUTE /

= Il / 10
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bleed spent
Tuesday of last week with their daugh-
ter. Mrs. Arthur Lind.
Mrs. Rufus Rover is able to be
around again after her recent illness.
Mrs. .Mayme Carstock was visitor
one day last week at !. w. DeuePs.
a basket social and home talent
play. entitled the dust of the Earth, :
was given at the school house in dis
trict 6 on Friday evening, December
IL. In spite Of the snow storm and
cold weather the school house was
filled with listeners. After the play
the baskets were sold, all bringing
good prices. The nest sum Of $45.85
was taken in, part Of which will go to
the boys and girls club and the rest
to the school.
Mrs. John Bleed visited on Thurs;
day 4ftsF pom at the 9. 2. opsah'
Kiss Ruby Alderman spent Friday
niaht with her friend Edith Johnson
/ H u q. Callandar and daughter, Hazel
l are on the sick list. Victor Palmquist
lis doing chores for them.
The Milo Farmers, club did not hole
its monthly meeting at the schoo
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Miss Allen. One day she thought
that they had made mistake and
came into her room thinking it was
the assembly.
Hip! Hip Hurrah! The sewing ma
chimes have been taken apart, oiled
and repaired!
The afternoon geometry class has
been visited twice by Mr.. Hall, who
has given us plenty to think about.
What's the difference between the two
words homologously and respectively?
We all envy the lucky person who
sits near a radiator these days.
The way in which Miss Allen die
tates to the English class causes some
Of them to wonder whether she takes
them for human typewriters.
| Sophomores! Are we going to stay
| IN the seventies for our class average
Let's get to work. We must get ahead
of the juniors and seniors this time.
Pupils Press Committee.
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Would Have Hung Him Ere This.

"There have been administrations in
this country which under conditions
stated by the senators would long
since have had Carranza and his as
sociates hung as murderers.'
This is the utterance of Senator
Shields of Tennessee, leading demo-
cratic senator, who is one Of the men,
bers on the democratic side to score
the administration futile and hapless
course regarding Mexico.
Senator Shields spoke for the pur-
pose Of saying that he did not be-
lieve Senator Ashurst's resolution,
looking simply to the protection of
Americans on this side of the border,
was adequate.
eve have had ample cause for war
with Mexico for FIVE years" said Sen
ator Shields, and the resolution ought
to be one declaring war against Mex
leo. The safety Of our people in the
border states and the honor of ou1
country demand it."
Furthermore, Senator Shields ex.
pressed his opinion Of the admins.
tration's Mexican course in no uncer:
tain terms.
"Our relations with, Mexico" hi
said, constitute the most discredita
BILE and humiliating chapter of oul
foreign-relations history"
He said that there should be some
action, not alone to protect Amer
cans on this side Of The border bu
to protect the citizens Of the Unitet
States within the borders Of Mexic,
who are being murdered and robbed
constantly. -.
I from statements made upon thi
floor by other senator's said Senate
! Shields. Hundreds Of our citizens hav
been murdered, women have been out
! ragged, and their property, worth mil
i lions Of dollars, taken and destroyed
I in the republic Of Mexico, where the
were invited and encouraged to go.'
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house on Friday evening on account o.
the play.
Z Rev. Orrock held services at the
John Lindquist home on Sunday after
noon.
Lester Deuel. called at the Ernest
and Earl Axt home on Thursday
evening.
Chas. Bemis was caller one even.
ing this week at the Earl and Ernest
Axt home.
Percy Deuel. and Lawrence Goad
took supper Friday at G. w. Clayton's.
b Highest market prices paid for hides.
and furs ut Calvin Olson's meat mar
ket, Princeton. 52-tfc
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School NewssBudget.

The English II classes are now back
again to Ruskin's Sesame and Lilies,
after learning to quote many a beau
tiful passages from the prophets.
The Christmas spirit is permeating
practicing for program Friday after
noon; all the rooms show festive dec
orations, and even in high school the
atmosphere is in keeping with the
season. In the English classes Christ
mas stories are being read, the Gleeji
club is practicing carols and every
where one can feel Christmas.
The girls in the second year sewing
are now making silk dresses and are
also making aprons, caps and holders
for cooking which will begin the Sec
ond semester.
: Christmas stories from the sopho
more English classes are due. Miss
Allen has been very enthusiastic about
them, telling us to do our best when
writing them We are studying the
Christmas story in the bible, as we
were to base our stories on it. Some
of the best stories are to be read BY
Miss Allen to the class. And little
bird has told us that she is going to
read some of the best to the junior
class also.
Miss Allen has kindly given US until
after Christmas to write our book re-
ports. Some of the sophomores do
not consider Scott's and Dickens
works very interesting.
People walking up the sidewalk
leading up to the front door Of the
school house need to be on. their guard.
, 1t is more slippery than is exactly con-
venient, and accidents will happen,
you know
| One of the requirements in English
this year is memory work. The Eng
lish ~ students have learned the most
famous lines in Hamlet and have yet
to learn those in Macbeth and the
other classics included in this years
work.
4 Mrs. Stroeter announced that one Of
the boys lost collar pin in the
: auditorium shaped like baseball bat
3 Shape not size," she added.
Those who heard the Lady Welsh
singcrs-enjoyed them very much, ant
counted it big treat.
: Last Friday. afternoon the basket
: ball teams were all ready and waitin,
! for cars to arrive to take them to ST
Francis, but because Of the snow
= storm the game. had to be postponed
: Nothing daunted, the girls and boy
+ Iplayed each other on the home floor
= Score 33 to 9 in faver Of the boys, Q
= course, but the fair sex did some snap
: py work as we'll
Because OF a defect in the heatin