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The Washington times., 1919-10-06

ne teams In ths league WIl ool-
psts Tor rather Cla8h) en- winter.
and then win set together in q little
worlds series for prizes donated b.
the banks. Coed luck, boys.
The Washington times., 1919-10-06
HEARD AND SEEN

A Government clerk WFi8 t4t
he recently FecelVod 8 G1l4Eg -
amounting 20 5 per cent
The same day he was notLlsl @ q
increase in rent of IS per ca1E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
Man Who Killed John Barleycorn''

Man Who Killed John Barleycorn' . Bassett Blackley. in the New Success.
 Morris Sheppard, the junior senator from Texas, has become the accepted leader of the prohibitionists of the country. and he has crowned q 1s-year fight in Congress by starting the move ment that may put the United States on a completely "dry" basis.
 The accepted idea of temperance leader, which has been fostered by the comic papers and the stage Is pious- looking. ba1d-headed individual with white tie and a saintly air. Sheppard does not fit the picture in any partfcu- lar.
 He is a sturdy man of 4S years, with hair just showing a touch of gray. keen for a game of golf when he can find the time. father of a growing family of youngsters. a strong believer in the athletic development of the American youth. He has tackled the liquor question because he early came to believe that it was undermining not only the American boy. but the nation. In all his long fight for prohibition, it is not on record that anyone has questioned the absolute honesty and sincerity of sheppard in the cause he represents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
TELEGRAPHERS ID
 MAKE CASE ACUTE
Government Officials Have Not Kept Faith, President
 Konenkamp States

Over 100 local telegraphers met at the county courthouse last night to hear s. J. Konenkamp, president of the Conner ciai Telegraphers' union, who talked of methods by which the present telegraph situation could be remedied. I. M. Bustch. president of the local society. presided and introduced MT. Konenkamp. who at the beginning of his speech made clear the purpose of the meeting and the necessity for the present activities of the union. Our purpose said Mir. Konen- kamp, lis to compel Mir Burleson to keep faith and to make good the prom
 ses made to the telegraph workers when a strike was called off last July. Inas- much as the government officials gave as their reasons for breaking faith. as our failure to make the case sufficietiy acute, we are endeavoring to overcome that part of it and make the case as acute as must be before the government will make good the promises made.
 There Is universal desire for ac- tion," said Mr. Konenkamp, and unless Mir Burleson or the war board does something pretty quick it is going to be hard to hold our people in check"
 In his talk. Mir. Konenkamp told of what had been done in other countries for telegraph operators who were now getting the per day minimum wage and what could and must be done in order that American operators could get the minimum wage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
NO TEMPORARY PAROLES

Montgomery, March 14-(Special. )-Gov- ernor Kilby will not issue temporary pa- roles to enable convicts to attend the pri- vate business affairs or to visit their fam flies except in emergency cases, according to a statement at the office Friday after noon.
 The governor has compiled the following rules, which must be complied with:
 "All applications for pardons or paroles in cases of felonies must first be adver- tised for two weeks, as prescribed by law, and submitted Ito the board of pardons before the governor will take action thereon.
 ''The pardon clerk will file with each application all papers, together with rec ord of the convict from the convict de- partment, setting forth his record since Imprisonment.
 Temporary paroles will not be granted to enable convicts to attend to private business or visit their families except in extreme emergency cases, and then only as reward for good behavior..sssf r"The pardon docket must show the cases refused as we'll as those granted. and the file must be plainly marked with ink, and where pardon or parole is refused by the governor, reconsideration will only be granted upon written ap- plication setting forth the facts and the reasons why such rehearing or reconsider ation should be had.
 'The governor will consider applications for paroles or pardons on the first and third Tuesdays of each month If, how ever, there should be any pressing reasons for immediate action as to pardons or paroles, interviews will be granted only after application has been filed with the secretary to the governor and time fixed for such interviews"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
JOHNSON NAMED
 MEMBER BOARD
 OF EQUALIZATION
Judge Evans Also to Take Up Duties as Member of Board Today, Succeed
 ing Strassburger

Montgomery, March 14. - Special Joseph E. Johnson of Birmingham was appointed member of the state board of equalization by Governor Kilby Fri day afternoon. succeeding Frank C. Marquis of Walker county, resigned. Mir Johnson will take office Saturday morn- ing.
 Judge A. A. Evans, a member of the state tax commission. the predecessor of the board of equalization, during the days of Gov. B. B. Conner. also will take a place on the board of equalization Sat urday morning, succeeding B. w. Strassburger of Montgomery, who re- signed several weeks ago.
 Thos w. Sims of Mobile will continue as chairman of the board, his term running for four or more years. It is known that even if his term should ex- pire within the term of Governor Kiby he would be reappointed.
 The appointment of MT. Johnson was no surprise, although the governor had made no. official announcement of his decision. It has been known for several days that he would be rendered a place. Mir. Johnson has been in the real estate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
FIRMS INCORPORATE

Montgomery, March f4-(SpeciaL)-Ar- ticles of incorporation for the Union Mu- tul Insurance company, with headquar- ters in Mobile, were filed Friday with the secretary of state. The authorized stock is $25,000, of which $5000 is paid in The organizers are: c. First Johnson, James T. Peterson. c. w. Peters, Elliott s. Peters and William B. Driver The com pany is permitted to do a general mu- tual aid benefit and industrial insurance business.
 The Ariton Supply company, of Ariton. Dale county. also filed papers. The au- thorzed stock is sl0,000, Of which S3500 is paid in. J, H. Weed and others are the incorporators. The company will engage in the general mercantile business.
 Another Mobile concern to incorporate was the Buchanan-Trammell Grocery company, with authorized stock of 5000, of which $2S50 is paid in. The incorpora- tors are: J. D. Trammell, K. A. Buchan- an and Lula L. Trammel. The concern will engage in the retail grocery business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15

county was captured by a force from the Jefferson county sheriffs office. who left from Bessemer Thursday evening. In the party were Chief Deputy Fred McDuff, Deputies Pope and Kemp of Bir- mingham, and W. B. Vines, W. c. Steele and J. N. Smithson of Bessemer. The still was of a 40-gallon capacity and when discovered was still hot from having been in operation. The house of a white man named Hamilton near the still was searched and gallon of whisky and 45o gallons of beer mash was found. Ham, iton was arrested.
 The vacant lots in front or the city hall will again, be cultivated by the fire men as vegetable garden. work having begun on the preparation of the ground. Last summer the lots were fenced by the firemen and the ground planted in vegetables and tended during their leis- ure and a most flourishing garden fur nished vegetables that were sold in the neig hborhood. Chief Reader states that they will again have their products on the market, and will assist in the vic- tcry garden movement. It is thought that many vacant lots will be cultivated this season as we'll as small plots in back yards to increase the food production Of the city.
 L. Carpenter of New York is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. J. s. Winters and Dr. and Mrs. w. D. Taylor. Mir Car penter formerly lived in Bessemer and was connected with the Bessemer Ma tionsl bank.
 Mrs E. A. Patton is visiting relatives in Knoxville, Ala.
 Walter Ballard and Albert Estes are ir Atlanta on business trip.
 Mrs S. E. Grout is improving follow ing an operation at the Elizabeth Dun can hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
CHANGE OFFICES

Montgomery. March IA. - Special Members of the state board of control and economy are located temporarily in the old office of the state examiners of public accounts. The examiners have been moved to the office of Fitzhugh Lee, state aditor.
 The plan of w. A. Darden, secretary to the governor, is to move the state pris- on inspection department to a small of flee on the third floor, giving the prison office to the adjutant general, and mov- ing the board of control to the office now occupied by the adjutant general.
 The board of control will occupy one of the largest offices at the building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15

Montgomery. March H.-(Special )-Nick Jones, who began his capitol business ca reer years ago in the adjutant general S office. and who served under State Treas urer Lancaster as a chief clerk, Friday was named state examiner of public ac- counts, to succeed Cad Garrett of Greens boro, who refused to accept the gover- nor's appointment on the board The ap- pointment of MT. Jones, who was strongly indorsed for the place, was made Friday following information MT Garrett for business reasons, could not accept Mir Jones will take up his new duties on April i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
BESSEMER NEWS

Bessemer, March 14.-( Special. )-The Bessemer office of the United States employment service will suspend opera. ton after March 22. Rush Randall who has had charge of this office. state that the appropriation for the employ ment service that failed of passage dur. ing the last days of Congress is tht reason of the temporary suspension ot the office. He is of the opinion that an appropriation will be allowed at the next session, and for that reason the force will be held intact, through the 50 days furlough granted them from March 22.
 The closing of the local office is to be regretted, as a great deal has been accomplished through the agency in the labor department. Mir Randall states that the Bessemer office has on file employment orders for 596O people from various states in the union, which does not include Alabama. These orders are from several different states and are for all classes of labor.
 JUVENILE COURT
 The Juvenile court was in session Friday for the first time in several weeks, and there were 13 cases tried be- fore Judge s. D. Murphy. The case of Clancy Gill of Brighton. who struck Robert Bruce with an instrument on the head Wednesday and seriously in- jured him. attracted a great deal of at- tention. The boys are about Is years old and both live at Brighton. Their quarreled Wednesday afternoon while attending a street fair in progress at Brighton, and the fight ensued, result ing in Bruce being rendered uncon- scious. He is still in that condition. Gill was taken into custody by Judge Murphy to await developments in the injuries of Bruce.
 Probation Officer Grover C. Han cock has been transferred to Bessemer and will have his headquarters at the city hall. He will represent the juve- nile court here. and sessions will be held regularly on the second and fourth Fridays of each month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
MANUFACTURERS TO MEET

Montgomery, March 1L-(Special. )-The Alabama Manufacturers and Operators association headquarters in Birmingham has sent out invitations to the first an- nual meeting of the association in Mont gomery on March 21 and P. The meet ing will convene at the Gay-Teague hotel at o'clock next Friday afternoon. The association will give a dinner to members and guests at the hotel at 7:30 o'clock Friday evening.
 The manufacturers will discuss prob lems that come up in everyday business in the state. They will be informed of the scores of small business institutions in the state which are fast coming up among the leaders. How to get more do-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15

About one-fifth of the manufacturers of machine tools in Germany are or ganized as limited companies or as com panies with limited liabilities. The larg est factories employ under normal con- ditions from 20O0 to 5000 workmen, The combined organization has over 100 GOO men on it's pay rolls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15

business in Birmingham for 10 years and has been citizen of Jefferson county 20 years. Prior to his entry into the real estate business he was a merchant. When the war began and the selsctive service law was enacted he was rendered a place as member of a local board for Bir- mingham and he has served in this ca- pacity until now.
 Judge Evans has been well known in the state for many years. He served first as circuit judge in the Barbour county district. He was then appointed mem- Der of the supreme court of Alabama by Governor Conner. Later he was made a member of the state tax commission and when his term expired he entered the practice of law in Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
Children of France

From Les Boys Make Friends in France" by Emmanuel Bourcair, in Scribner. Hello, Jeani"
 Hey there, Pierre, Hello, Jules See the Americansi' "Gyl There they are! Wow! Come on! Let's follow themi' They follow. Like rats the crowd of small boys swarm forward, capering and yelling, turning somersaults. the tails of their shirts sticking out of the rents in their torn trousers.
 Other urchins loafng along, picking herbs or looking for insects. join in the push and the whole band, reinforced by new recruits-volunteers anywhere from IS to 10 years of age-together with small girls curious and venturesome, dash onward
 Down thcre by the crossroads the bat talion in khaki advances in cloud of white dust Les boys march along. rifles slung across their broad should CTS, the heavy haversack on their backs, their sturdy legs incased in puttees and the comfortable overseas service cap. ia. miliarly known as the beanie adorn- ing their heads.
 The fleet advance guard of the young sters arrives breathlessly. After that the main body and last of all the little ones, whether boys or girls it Is hard to determine, as tangled curls half hide their faces and their nondescript cloth ing precludes even a guess at their sex. The whole bunch, chattering excitedy, stop and gaze at the Americans.
 That one said 'howdy do to me"'
 Pipe that one there!''
 (Which one?"
 "The one holding his mess kit in his hand!
 They make friends quickly Cordial greetings from hoarse throats are called out to the Siddies, flushed with pride at being so distinguished. Questions are fired at them.
 Nom of Village?"
 ''What?" Nom!"
 How you call this town?" Yes" Saint Firmn." All right" The youngster is happy and proud He feels tremendously important. He is a protector. He has his American, hand somer. stronger taller than the others his own particular American, in fact! A a,,iz to he kpa q
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
DISTRIBUTION OF RONDs

distribution of $200, 900 worth of
 Liberty Bonds was made among the employees of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company Thursday after noon. The bonds were of the fourth loan and were distributed to purchas sers at the Red mountain works through the cashiers window at Muscoda, Wenonah and Ishkooda, beginning at 1 o'clock After receiving the bonds many em- ployes came to Bessemer, where they were cashed, arrangements having been made at the local banks for employees to receive market price.
 Rush Randall and associates are ar ranging to open a private agency for the purpose of shipping labor to the coal fields in Pennsylvania "Old Vir- ginia," West Virginia and other points. MT. Randall has had valuable experi- ence in handling labor while acting as government agent in the city. Alabama Circle No. so. of the Protective Home Circle, will give a masquerade dance at the Woodmen hall Monday eve ming. five-piece orchestra will fur nish music for the occasion, and prizes will be awarded for the best costumes worn by ladies and men. Mrs. Mary Gillen and Miss Berney Gill len reached home Thursday night after having spent several months in France in the recreation service of the Red Cross. Mrs. Gillen was enthusiastically
 received in a recital Friday evening at
 the high school auditorium. Her accom-
 paniments were played by Miss Berney Gillen.
 MT. and Mrs. Sam Reid received tele-
 gram announcing the safe arrival in New
 York of their son, Sergeant James Reid
 from France. MT Reid has spent sev.
 eral months in France in the aviation
 service.
 s@ ILLICIT STILL CAPTURED An illicit still on the edge of Bibb
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
SEVEN PASS EXAMINATION

Montgomery, March 14.-(SpeciaI )-The list of applicants who passed the Febru- ary examination for admission to the bar contains only seven names. The list follows: Paul F. Burnett, Birmingham; Henry Countryman Steele; Richard Clarke Foster, Tuscaloosa: L. R. Sewell, Birmingham; D. T. Ware Roanoke; i; Charles V. Hendley, Huntsville
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
Two Little Belgians

1 From "A City of Refuge, by Henry | Van Dyke, in Scribner's. | Now, miss, you have unloaded these vague babies on me. What do you pro- pose that I should do with them? Adopt them?"
 Not yet. anyhow" she answers. smil- ing broadly. Let us take them up to the camp. I'll bet we can find some- one there to look after them. What do you say, sir" Well, we'll" he sighs, "have your own way as usual Just ring that bell for the automobile. alstUblieft."
 In the busy sewing room the two chill dren are standing up on one of the tables. The commandant has an arm around each of them, for they are a little frightened by so much noise and so many eyes looking at them. The chatter dies down, as he speaks in his gruff authoritative voice, but with twinkle in his eyes, rather like a middle aged Santa Claus
 Look here I've got two fine babies,
 A litter runs through the room.
 "Ja, Men'err," says one of the wo- men, congratulations! They are lieve- lingen-darlingsv
 "Silencer' growls the commandant ams- ably. None of your impudence. you women. Look here, These two children T want somebody to adopt them, or at least to take care of them. I win pay for them. Their names are Hendrix and"
 A commotion at the lower end of the room. A thin, dark little woman is standing up, waving her piece of sew ing like a flag, her big eyes flaming with excitement.
 'Stop," she cries, hurrying and stumb- ling forward through the crowd of wo- men and girls. "Oh, stop a minute. They are mine-I lost them-mine, l tell you lost-mine.''
 She reaches the head of the table and filings her arms around the boy, crying: My Hendrix
 The boy hesitates a second, startled by the sudden wildness of her caress. Then he presses his hot little face in her neck.
 'Lieve moeder" he murmurs. Where were you? I looked"
 But the thin, dark little woman has tainted dead away.
 The rest we will leave. as the wise commandant does. to the chief nurse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15

With a population estimated at 6Oo0o. and an area approximately equal to that of Pennsylvania, Honduras. has abund- ant room for development. It has a tropical climate with few of the usual disadvantages. The interior is noun tainous and saiubrious, with consider able rich land suitable for diversified farming and fruit growing. while al of the remainder even the deep mountain slopes, is used for pasturage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
AUTO CONCERN INCORPORATES

Montgomery. March 14.-(Special.)-Th
 Liberty Motor Cag company, headquar- ters at Demopolis, Marengo county, filed papers of incorporation with the secre- tary of state Friday afternon. The au- thorized stock is s10,000, $3025 being paid in. The incorporators are J. Funkenstein and others. The company will sell and repair motor cars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15

Experience in talking about billions of dollars is different from dealing with concrete facts in reference to those inn mense sums. It was said recently that an expert cashier can count 4O0O silver dollars in an hour, or 32O0O in a day. But to count $1,OO0,0O0 would require his constant work, at that rate. day after day, for 102 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15

The United States is now supplying 50 per cent of the shoes imported into Chile, whereas before the war started the share was less than 20 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15

i A new organization to be known as
 | the American Dyes institute, comprising
 l 51 manufacturers of dyes and intermedi- 1 ates has come into being as the result ! of the amalgamaton of the American | Dye institute and the American Dye stuffs Manufacturers associations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15
JONES SUCCEEDS GARRETT

mestic and foreign trade will be dis cCssed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15

ILLICIT STILL CAPTURED An illicit still on the edge of Bibt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-15

l The youngster is happy and proud. He | feels tremendously important He is a protector He has his American, hand somer. stronger, taller than the others
 his own particular American, in fact!
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1919-08-16
Buyers, Don't Buy
Until You Read This !

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