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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31
NEW
 MEMBERS ADDED
Civic Association Growing in Strength as New Features Are
 Announced

Directors of the Civic association, a. the weekly meeting yesterday, were much gratified at the report of the mem 5ership committee which reported 35 new applications for the week Moro than half of the new members were ua- solicited. according to Chairman Gra- ham Perdue.
 SecretaryManager c. l.. Harold re- ported that 30 different groups held meetings in the quarters of the Civic association during the past week The association furnishes the regular meet ing place for 20 permanent organiza- tions other than the Civic associa tion.
 A new feature of the service offered by the Civic association to its men, bers was announced yesterday. This is the work of the publicity -indorse- menr committee. which pass upon the merits of solicitations for advertlss- ments and charity donations. Those in doubt as to the merit of the pro, ,- sitions refer the solicitors to the CiHis association committee for approval or disapprovaL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31
Men Are Needed for
 Medical Detachment

Capt. H. s. steenberg. post surgeon at the aviation repair depot at Mont gomery, has returned to that city after spending several days in Birming ham He is very anxious to fill his medical de tachmept to full strength and urges all men who wish to learn first aid nursing and general hospital service to apply at the local recruiting station at 20l Clark building for information.
 The men enlisting yesterday at the army recruiting station were: EdgA Gaines. Decatur; William Waters, Cir ard; Lee P. Barksdale, Tuscaloosa George Nichols. Tuscaloosa; William L. Plaxco, Florence; Ed L. Fike. Florence; John k. Searcy, Birmingham: Charles H. Didelot. Florence; Willie H. Waldorn, Birmingham, and Clarence R. Sloan, Florence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31
ALUMNI PLANNING ! FOR GREAT MEETING
Birmingham-Southern Uni versity Graduates To Hold First Reunion Since the
 Consolidation

Tt has been the purpose of the Alumn. association of the Birmingham-Southe college, in sending out invitations for the commencement exercises of this college. to make the meeting the greatest in the history of the college said Charles E. Rice, Birmingham's well known attor- ney and an alumnus of the Southern uni versity of the class of 1905-hence an alumnus of the Birmingham-Southern college since the consolidation
 When I say that we mean to make this the greatest alumni meeting mean that it deserves this recognition since it is the first alumni meeting since the con- solidation of the Southern university and the Birmingham college and I feel that it is the duty as we'll as the pleasure of every man who is an alumnus to thus exercises next Monday (during the com mencement) which will be followed by the social feature of the occasion"
 The Biriningham-Southern college is fairly and squarely on it's feet now said MT. Rice, If I may use such an express sion. It is bringing to close a year of great prosperity and advancement; the president. the faculty and the students should feel proud of it's achievement and every memDer or the Aiumul dSSOCiAtioH' feel sure, feels the same pride in it's success"
 There are number of prominent men in Birmingham belonging to the alumni of Birmingham-Southern college" Mir Rice snid From my own class. the class of 1905. Judge Hugh Locke, also pr Slaughter Norton. Dr. Ed Norton. Com missioner Ellis Browne, while T. L. Mo Donald low residing in ralladesa) is an- other and Rev. l.. D. Patterson. who mar ried a sister of the late Bishop Mccoy, is still another. Rev. and Mrs. Patter- son now live in China.
 q regard the Birmingham-Southe college as one of Birminghams chief as- sets" said MT. Rice. An institution that any city would be proud to include in it's intellectual circles and which stands for everything that is worthy and uplift- ing in it's moral. mental and spiritual activities"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31
LOCAL MEN OVS|T
 TEXAS O|L FIELDS
Statement. May F. 1919.

A number of prominent Birmingham men will leave Monday for points in Texas, where they will visit the oil fields. The party composed of 20 men will leave at 1920 o'clock over the Frisco in a spe- cial car and in addition to the local members there will be two men from Nashville and two from Richmond, Va. The men expect to be absent about 10 days and will visit Dallas, Houston, Burk-Burnett Ranger, and Fort Worth, returning by way of New Orleans.
 Among those who will make the trip are Frank Nelson, Maj. E. M. Tutwiler Zac Nabers, Robert Jemison, ST., S. E. Thompson. w. H. Hassinger, John L. Raul, E. w. Barrett, Morris Adler, S. M Drennen E. M. Kilby. George Ward, Charles DeBardeleben, Walter Moore and Leo K. Steiner of Birmingham; Thomas Scott and Jonathan Brown of Richmond, Va.
 'We expect to visit the oil fields in the vicinity of the cities mentioned" said MT. Nelson, who is getting up the party and see some of these oil wells which have brought people to Texas from all over the country. We are an ticipsting most interesting trip and will probably be absent 10 days"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31

the waist and together they sank once Upon seeing the situation, Jewel Euler ton, Wilburn Bayless, John Barton and others, jumped in the water and swan to the couple.
 They saved Ringland, who was
 more or less exhausted by the
 time they reached him, hut the
 other young man had sank. And
 not to rise again. The 1ight-hearted
 picnicers were now II crowd of dis-
 stressed beings. Excitement pre-
 vailed instead of enjoyment. And
 it was the president of their so-
 ciety that was entombed in the
 waters of the lake.
 pr. c. \. Brown, principal of Central High school, was summoned and every thing possible to save the boy was done, but the body could not be found. Fou.. hours had been spent by numbers of people in dragging the lake, before J. E. Hunnicutt of Acton recovered tthe bodysby means of hooks. Even then physicians tried to resuscitate him, but of no avail The deceased was a mem Der of the sixth semester grade and stood high in his grades.
 The remains were brought to Johns undertaking parlors. Acting coroner made investigations and returned a yer dict of accidental death. He is sur vived by his parents. two brothers, Charles Buck and Herbert Buck, who are with the American forces.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31
MAN DISAPPEARS;
 RELATIVES ANXIOUS
w. r. Boggs, Missing for Ten Days
 Is Sought by Sister Here

Relatives of w. P. Boggs are most anxious to ascertain his whereabouts He disappeared mysteriously about ta days ago when he left home expecting to return the next day On this day he was seen at Dewberrys drug store, but has not been seen since. He waf about s35 years of age and of slendc, build, and light complexion. He was known to have considerable money on his person.
 J. P. Boggs tho father of the miss ing man. died on Monday, and since that time his sister, Mrs. Harris. has made every effort to get in touch with her brother. but has failed.
 Anyone knowing anything of his whereabouts is requested to call Main Ii 30 and notify his relatives, who will be grateful for the information.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31
PROMINENT WOMAN
 D|ESFROM BURNS Mrs. Emanuel Solomon Fa- tally Burned-Funeral
 From Residence

Private funeral services for Mrs. Eman~ uel Solomon, aged 64, who died yester- day afternoon at 1:25 o'clock from the ef- fleets of burns received yesterday morn ing at 6:30 o'clock, will be conducted from. the late home. No. Fairview cir cle. tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. with iI.terment in Temple Emanuel cemetery.
 While Mrs. Solomon was engaged in burning some trash in an alleyway at the rear of the home a heavy woolen shawl which she had thrown around her shoulders became ignited. Two negro women who were aiding Mrs Solomon in destroying the trash ran to her as- sistance, as did Joseph H. Loveman, her son-in-law, who heard her screams, but the flames had enveloped her entire body before they could be extingpished.
 All possible medical aid was given her, but she succumbed to injuries at :25 o'clock. Mrs. Solomon was one of the most prominent women of the city and had many friends who were shocked yesterday to learn of her untimely death. She is survived by one son, Dr. F. F.. Solomon. and four daughters, Mrs. I.illie F. Frost, Mrs. A. w. Beck. Mrs. J. l.. Loveman of Birmingham and Mrs. Der tha Slaughter of Mobile, who arrived in Birmingham last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31
Noted Baritone Singer at
 Highlands Church Sunday

Forrest Dabney Carr, formerly bari tone soloist of the Metropolitan Grand Opera company, will sing at the South Highland Presbyterian church at both morning and evening services tomor- row.
 MT. Carr for the last few years has been leader of the choir and soloist at one of the larger Presbyterian churches in Lexington. Ky, and his singing has been one of the interestir g features of the services there.
 In addition to having a very fine baritone voice MT. Carr is success full vocal teacher and a leader in mu- sical affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31
Leeper Remains With the
 Acme Laundry Company

Charles S. Leeper. who has been with the Acme Laundry company for several years. and has served most ac- ceptibly as secretary-treasurer, will re- main with the company in the same position under the new management,
 Frank Nelson. Jr., president of the company states that effective tomor- row Edward Hawkins. formerly gen- eral manager of the Empire Fuel a-d Iron company will be actively assoc- ated with the Acme Laundry company.
 The Acme company has recently made extensive improvements. It has one of the largest and finest plants, not only in Birmingham, but in the entire south and is preparing for substan- tial increase in it's business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31
SENIOR CLASS TO
 PRESENT COMEDY
Howard College Students to Present
 Play at Auditorium

Miss Hobbs a four-act comedy, will be presented by the senior class of How ard college Monday evening at S:S0 o'clock at the college auditorium. Miss Evalina Wilkerson, talented reader of Birming- ham and a member of the drama league, is directing the play w. w. Adams is business manager and states that a large number of tickets have already been dis posed of and it is expected that a ca pacity house will witness the perform ance.
 The cast of characters is as follows; Miss Hobbs, Miss Nell Pullian; Wolff Kingsearl Mercer James. Perciv1l Kingsearl, A. D. Zbinder, Mrs. Percival Kingsearl Miss Gussie Mae Brasfield' : Miss Susan Abbey, Miss Frances Martin; Millicent Farey, Miss Florence Pass George Jessop, Forbes Yarbrough Charles c. .Cunningham Captain Sands, W. w.. Adams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31
Legislative Committee Meets

The joint legislative committee on convicts and highways will meet in Montgomery next Wednesday, June 4, at which time any person who desires to be heard on matters concerning con- victs or highways will have the oppor- tunity of appearing before the com mittee.
 J. W. Green, chairman of the joint committee, states that the committee would be glad to receive suggestions from anyone who may be interested in the matters they are investigating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31
PERSONAL

Orrick Davis who has been attend ing school at the Alabama Polytechni. institute at Auburn. spent yesterday F Birmingham as the guest of his ia ther. Frank J. Davis. He left last nigh for his home in Decatur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31
High School Student Dro1uned While Bathing
 m Queenstown Lake
In the Presence of Many Companions, David E. Buck of Woodlawn Sinks in Waters of Lake to Rise No More--Physicians Fail to Resusctate
 Body When Recovered

David Buck, aged IT, the of Mr. and Mrs w. c. Buck of 1923 Fortynnth street Woodlawn popular student of Central high school drowned in the Queenstown lake, IS miles distant Birmingham yesterday afternoon 80 o'clock, while in bathing with schooImates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31

next week. The court announced that the case would go over to be reset next l fall.
 The jury was then called in and l thanked by the court and discharged Later in the afternoon the jurymen be- | fore leaving the courthouse shook hands all around very cordially with MT. Suy- dam, The juror was asked for a state ment just before he left the building. SUYDAM MAKES STATEMENT Tt seems like enough has been said about me-" he dec,ared. T think to- days proceeding has been unfair to me- because it is asking too much for a man to remember the words used to two of his neighbors in anS Informal converse ton during a political campaign nearly a year ago.
 They are men whom I see nearly every day. I have known them for years, and I do not believe anyone could say with precision what words were used so long ago The court asked us when we went into the jury box if We had fixed opinion that would bias our verdicts in the merits of the case l qualified as a juror in answer to that question. A mans previous political views do not disqualify him from doing justice to others"
 1t developed in court during the day
 
 to H. c. Ryding. vice president of the Tennessee company.
 Attorneys for Huddleston and the con- gressman himself made affidavits that they did not know of the matter sworn to in the Moran affidavit until Thursday evening. Attorneys for The AgeHerald and representatives of the paper hand ling the case entered affidavits that they did not know Mir. Suydam and did not know his business until it was brought to their attention by yesterdays develop ments.
 The trial yesterday was attended by a larger crowd than on any previous day. An interesting incident while the jury was in the jury room, awaiting the out come of the arguments, was that the members amused themselves at one time by singing the "Star-Spangled Banner" the strains of which could be heard in the courtroom.
 COPY OF AFFIDAVIT
 The affidavit which was submitted when court opened yesterday morning read as follows !:
 Before me Birdie Goldstine. notary public in and for said state and county personally appeared J. w. Moran, who first being duly sworn, deposeth on oath and says, as follows:
 During the summer of 1918 on or about August l. during the latter part of MT Huddlestons campaign for Congress, l was riding on a North Birmingham street car with MT. William H. Suydam, who lives at North Birmingham, who is em- ployed by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. We were discussing the congressional campaign and during this discussion MT. Willard w. Suydam said that Mir. Huddeston was a socialist, bolsheviki. traitor to the party and a traitor to his country.
 U. w. MORAN"
 The jury which was hearing the case and which was discharged yesterday, was a follows:
 Herman J. Judd. 34 clerk; J. Otis Self, 42, shipping clerk; William B. McEwen, 34. clerk; Willard H. Suydam, 42. clerk; Charles H. Smith, 29, merchant; Charles Chidress, 42, merchant; Joseph C. Cham bers, 37, clerk; Samuel J. Duke, clerk; Merrill F. Northington, 21, treasurer; John D. Tucker. S7, cashier; Allen D. Sturdvant, B. salesman; Frank S. Wells, 45, chemist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31
WITH GOAL IN S|GHT' LAST LAP CHAMBER. .OF COMMERCE DRIVE.
 WILL START TODAY.
W. J. Bryan Makes Address at Civitan Luncheon-Cap- tains Urged to ''Stick on
 the Job" Today and In-
 sure Success of Drive

With 231 to go to reach a membership of 2000, the goal set for the Chamber of Com merce expansion campaign, the workers are to meet at cam paign headquarters at 3 o clock this morning and start on the last days drive.
 Majors w. J. Adams, I. Chapiire Hodges and w. c. Bonham, leaders of the red, white and blue groups, re- spectively. issued a call last night to captains of teams to make urgent re- qTest that the men stick to their job for two hours this morning. and insure the success of the drive.
 John Wood of Roanoke, Va, who was first vice president of the National AS sociation of Commercial Organization Secretaries, the nation wide organiza- tion of the commercial organization men of the country, is to be the speak CT MT. Wood is reputed to De ore Of the most successful secretaries m the country. He came to Birmingham from the meeting of the Southern Com mercial congress, which has been ia session in Atlanta.
 MT. Wood will have something to cay on the method of carrying on the work of the reorganized Chamber of Com merce in such manner as to widen -i's sphere of influence, and increase IFS membership. Mir. Wood is of the opln- ion that Birmingham will have Chamber of Commerce within SIX months which will number more than 2500. He was an interested spectator at the luncheon Friday, and was intIo- duced though he did not speak.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31
CONGESTED DOCKETs

The present judges will be in office three years more and if two of them are cut off then it means coagested dockets and long delays and great cx- peIsc to litigants. MT. Tillman said. H.. urged the Jefferson delegation to stand as unit in opposition to the proposed reduction, stating that if they divided on the question they would be run over
 c. P. Beddow, following MT. Tillma n. stated that since the adoption of the present system trials are possible with in a few months after the filing of the petitions: that under the old system, with fewer Judges. the jail was filled with prisoners; that from eight to ten civil cases are set for each day, not
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-31
BAR ASSOCIATION

President J. T. Stokeley of the Bir- mingham Bar association asked John P. Tillman to make a statement for the members of the bar. MT. Tlll- man stated that he had been practir- ing law in Birmingham since 1881. and that never in all that time had the courts been able to keep up with the docket An examination of the dockets of the Jefferson circuit court. he said, would show that wrong is being done the citizens of Jefferson county and the courts themselves.
 People complain about the delays in trials of cases. he said. but with the ever-increasing population, with con- sequent increase of litigation, makes more judges necessary. He said iiti- gants are entitled to a speedy trial. and that the lawyers, whether repre- sentIng plaintiffs or defendants. want to dispose of the cases in the shortest possible time compatible with justice and lf9irnaSs
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-09-11
Women Should Wear Clothing That Is
Farthest Removed From Masculine
BY MARIA THOMPSON DAvIEss. American Novelist

Could anything be lawful" than the hardness
and incorporating ugn of this military model? This when
every girl dreaming Khaki and silver
adopt whatever arhest from the
matter how thin the froc how 30 and behold they
Boheme' back how sleeve
less the bdce give beauty and feniniy look pershng
world
Women of three types No the materna No the nteec
uay ceave No g. the weak and selfish The larger proportion
the first They the who the tufts and
fl and all the prees that attract They
They should want to attract And they do And
marry them And take of them And happy with them
The of
for the creation of families They usually the aormad shirt
wasted aoraed girls They sometimes marry but they rarely
children worthwhile children AS rule the world Them
and fame is their reward.
The third ypethe selfsh-are
reomes They either sophisticated enough take of them
selves lin the ballroom sewlre the eak sisters who
the inevitable mistakes of nature
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-09-11
FURNISHED LIVING TO MANY
Extent Of Antwerp riscaond Industry
VIII &c ssnIethins 81 surprise
ta .he Unlntiated.

In the year 1914 there we're about
200 diamond-cutting shops IN Ant
werp, employing about 10000 cut
ters and 5000 oementers. altogether
sbou; 10000 highly skilled work
men. who earned 100000 year.
Besides there we're between 1000
and 1000 manufacturers, merchants
and brokers'; what these men earned
i, Is impossible TO tell; II is certain
that they dressed hashily and spent
lots Of money. II il is considered
further that these $4,000 diamond
men had families averaging three or
four members, il will be found that
the living Of 100000 people depend
ed directly on the diamond trade.
Add TO this the large number of ho-
tel and cafe owners who made huge
sums on the diamond trade. The
fact is these men acted as priyaTe
bankers to the cutters, who lived al
most exclusively in hotels aud board
ing houses and paid their accounts
at long intervals Finally there
were hosts Of tradesmen aud retail
'ers who supplied the diamond peo-
ple' with provisions, clothes and
furniture. The Diamond club of
Antwerp, where the yearly business
ran into millions of francs, had
membership of 10000, all OF them
merchants, brokers or manufac-
turers.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-09-11
MARINES AS cAvALRyMEN.

Mounted marines were seen for
the first time in the streets of Salt
Lake City when members Of the
United States marine corps appeared
as cayalrymen in parade, given in
honor of visiting Rotarians, who
held convention there recently. The
sea soldiers explained that while
horse marines are q novelty in this
country, many of their comrades are
serving as mounted infantry at Pc
king, China, and that several troops
of mounted marines are now busy
rounding up bandits in Hayti.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-09-11
NO CLAIM TO SUPERIORITY
citizen Of Grud9e Arises TO State That
His Town Is only Just About
Normal

81 am tired Of hearing this town
continually Dragged about said a
citizen of Grudge. "There isn't any
bigger percentage Of gossips and
backbiters and assassins Of character
here than in other communities Of
this size. There is no greater num-
Der Of respectable. loafers who know
how to run the nation and let their
wives make the living, or public
spirited blatherskites who owe every
body. or innocent byslanders con-
tinually Outstanding around in the
way of busy people, or surly store
keepers who should be running hog
yards instead OF selling goods TO
humans, or gents with prominent
abdomen apiece and the hallucina-
ton that that entities them TO be
heard on all occasions, or pests who
are raising funds to erect monu-
ment to General Debility, or people
riding in motorcars when they ought
to be pushing wheelbsrrows or baby
carriages, or fiddle-faced saints hun
gering and thirsting to reform
everybody but themselves. Such nui-
sances are everywhere. and ] dislike
the idea of claiming more Of them
for ourselves than rightfully belong
to us. Kansas City Star.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-09-11
ICE DoDeINe IN LlTAuaNIA
Dangerous Sport That is INDUCED in
by Boys and Glrls When
Spring Comes.

Llthuania is shut up tight in its
many fre-warmed houses during the
long ice-gathering winters.
Sport starts in the spring, when
the rivers roar with hurting ice
foes that would have frightened
even Liza into staying on the other
shore.
But Lithuanian boys and girls are
not frightened, an exchange says.
They pull out their canoes and slip
into the swirling floods, and go down
the rapids lodging the huge blocks
Of ice that the warm weather has
loosened. Parents and friends stand
shouting on the shores. They shrek
advice and encouragement, but the
cancers cant hear them for the noise
OF the water and ice.
Far down the river they land on
the soft mud banks and all are es-
corted to the home Of the winner of
the race, and fed with poppy cakes
and home-brewed beer. The game is
a dangerous one, but Lithuania has
been trained through centuries of
oppression to welcome danger. She
is now asking the world to recognize
her rights as an autonomous nation.