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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
NATIONWIDE MOVE
 FOR BETTER HOUSING
Campaign To Be Started In Birmingham Early In
 June-Meet Next Week

The first steps towards town your own home and better housing con- ditions' campaign in Birmingham were taken yesterday morning at a meeting held in the auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce The meeting was called by H. Key Miner and was attended by about a dozen men and one woman who are interested in the matter.
 MT. Milner read letter from the de- partment of labor stating that L. K. Putnam, regional director of the in- formation and education section of the department of labor. would be in Bir- mingham on June to take up the matter of home owning and better housing conditions. nation wids campaign will be made in June and the visit of MT. Putnam next week is to stimulate interest in the matter here.
 After considering the matter For sometime yesterday, MT. Milner was empowered to appoint a committee to arrange for the meeting on Friday of next week, and to invite such promi- nent men to make addresses as they might select
 It is probable that invitations to at tend the meeting and make addresses will go forth to Governor Ki1by, Lieut. Gov N. L. Miller, Speaker Merritt o1 the house of representatives, the state .s superintendent of education, mayors . bankers and representatives or civic bodies throughout the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
Hardware JObberS
 Meet In Conference
 At Tutwiler Hotel

About 40 members of the Alabama and Georgia district of the Southern Hard ware Jobbers' association met in confer ence in the private dining room of the Tutwiler hotel at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. This was one of the semi annual meetings held by the members of the association for the purpose of meet ing each other and the discussion of topics of interest to the hardware dealer. The conference came to close about 4 o'clock.
 Among those present at the convention were: John Donnar of Richmond. Va, and secretary of the Southern associa- ton; w. M. Teague, A. c. Rankin. M. Loeb, and Clayton Tullis from Montgom- cry: w. A. Parker s. c. Dinkens. George E. King and Norman Sharp. from Atlanta; P. H. Watson, T. L. Funder- burk and A. B. Cornell, from Macon, Ga.;J. c. Sproull of Anniston. Charles Haynes of Rome, Ga: Mark Lyons. Mo- bile: E. E. Dawson, Chester. $. C.; James G. Brown, Savannah, and Dwight Boyn- ton of Talladega.
 Among the representatives of Birming- ham hardware enterprises were the fol lowing men: J. D. Moore and Will French of tho Moore Handley Hardware company and Charles Thomas and F R. simpson of the WImberly & Thomas Hardware company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
Birmingham Falls Far Below
 Allotted Quota h SalOation Army Seruice Fund DriUe
Final Effort to Raise Quota Will Be Made Today and Every Worker Is Urged to Take the Field-Leaders Disappointed in Showing Thus Far But Will Con-
 tinue Campaign Until Officially Closes

as the head of the Realtors committee during the first week of the campaign.
 Ensley, also, expects to shage whirl wind finish to the Salvation Army Home Service fund campaign, when Chairman O. R. Berney and members of the Eas- tern Star. accompanied by two or three Salvation Army workers and soldiers in uniform. will visit the steel plants in the effort to boost the quota by at least 5000
 Superintendents of the steel phnts have promised to cooperate to the fullest ex- tent in this final effort, and it is ex- pected that a nice sum will be real ized
 Chairman Berney and the Iadies of the Eastern Star have done wonderful work in Ensley and are confident of success A FEW LARGE SUBSCRIPTIONS
 Among the larger subscriptions received during Wednesday are: Tillman, Bradley and Morrow, sloo; Stockham Pipe and Fitting company, s10o; Drennen Company Department Stores, s100; Frisco Shop employees, sS4; Burger Dry Goods com pany. SIS; American Bakeries company, $50: Pratt Land and Improvement com pany, $50; J. Blach and Sons, $50; Young and Vnnn Supply company, s5O' Monroe Warrior Coal and Coke company. S3l5 and the following s25 subscriptions: Mar tin Biscuit company, Dewberry and Montgomery Stationery company, Jeffer- son Brick Supply company, Brilliant Coal company Robertson and brother.
 City Chairman James J. Jackson makes the final appeal to all citizens who have not vet been solicited to bring or send their contributions to local headquarters, 4OI Twentieth street, north, and make any checks payable to J. Knox Fleming, zone treasurer, at the First National bank also to fill out the pledge cards which have been left at their homes and send them to headquarters signed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
PLANS DISCUSSED BY
 COMMITTEE ON WAR
 VETERANS MEMORIAL
Chairman Burk and Citizens Commit tee Discuss Proposed Plans of Memorial to Jefferson
 County Soldiers.

The special committee charged with working out plans for suitable memo rial to the Jefferson county veterans oi the world war, of which Morris W. Bush is chairman, held a meeting at the Tut wiler hotel last evening to discuss the matter. The committee. consisting oi about 30 citizens of Birmingham and Jef- ferson county. were the guests Of MT Bush at dinner, which preceded the busi- ness session.
 After a full discussion of proposed plans submitted, the committee was in structed to make further investigations and to report back at another meeting to be held a week or two hence.
 Chairman Bush was also empowered tt add members to the general committed and to appoint other subcommittees tc look into certain features of the proposi ton if he deemed it so advisable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
EQUAL SUFFRAGE IS SURE ID PASS,
 STATE SPEAKERS
Suffrage Luncheon We'll At tended. Miss Mary Park London Elected Presi-
 dent of Association.

Miss Mary Park London was elected president of the Birmingham Suffrage as
 sociation yesterday afternoon at the
 meeting that followed the May luncheon at the Southern club yesterday Other officers elected were: Mrs H. E. Pierce
 first vice chairman Mrs. Ida Adams second vice chairman: Mrs. T. P. Byrnes
 secretary, and Mrs. J. J. Rogers. core
 spending secretary.
 A capacity crowd was in attendance
 and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed
 The several speakers were given closs
 attention and every reference to the pas sage of the suffrage amendment was loudly applauded.
 Mrs. w. l.. Murdock, president of tht local associa tion, presided. Talks were
 made by Commissioner Henry Page Bur russ, State Senator Charles West, Rep
 resentative John Arnold, Brooks Law. renee and Mir Hunt of South Dakota ali of whom emphatically endorsed wom an suffrage Miss Lillian Karpeles ren dered a piano selection and Miss Jose phine Haylowe sang "One Fine Day MT. Lawrence was introduced as th' power behind the throne" of the legisla ture, which allegation he denied, stating however, that if he has any influence with any legislator it will be used il getting the equal suffrage bill passed q hope some time to have the pleas ure of voting for some of you for pub lie office,' MT Lawrence said. T hav' no ambition at all to become pubic official but I do love to help elect goot officials. I was born an equal sufrasfst | I believe the legislature will pass you bill"
 If the bill is introduced in the Sen ate.'' said Senator West, "I will carr. | it through"
 l Representative Arnold remarked that I he be allowed to pick the lobbyists iron ! those at the luncheon he is sure Of It passage by the house.
 l The talk of Miss Josephine Miller fea tured the luncheon Miss Miller was Red Cross worker in France. She to' many thrilling experiences while over seas, giving in a gripping way the vel I sion of the French on the the miracle | the Marne."
 "The final great battle is just begin
 ming" Miss Miller said 'The first skir l mish will take place at Montgomery l a few days when the legislature recon veness- I have no doubt that Aiaoam will ratify the federal amendment Mrs. McMahon of Virginia, one or tn national speakers of the suffrage asse citation, told those present of the prog ross of the suffrage cause in the variou states and in the country as a whol'
 Miss Maud Beverage, also one of the nH ltional speakers, who was to have pee present failed to arrive.
 .The federal amendment will pass tn | House of Representatives tomorrow said Mrs Murdock. 'It will not be lon until women in Alabama will be voting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29

Birmingham's Salvation Army Home
 Service Fund campaign comes to an Of
 ficial close tonight.
 Although the leaders admit that they
 are somewhat disappointed in the totals
 obtained thus far. barely slightly more
 than one-third of Birminghams quota of sl10,0o0, they point to the reports com ing from other cities, which show that with the possible exception of Atlanta
 which claims to have raised about SIo,oto every other large city in the south IS even further behind ill proportion to its quota than is Birmingham.
 It is openly charged that there are cer- tain underground influences at wors hampering this campaign in every sec ton of the United States-and some start | ling revelations will be made as to the nature and source of these influences and the motive behind them within I very few days, extending also into Bir- mingham, it is said.
 | For the purpose of determining the ex act status of the situation in other citles 1 Zone Director Ben I. Rapport Wednesday evening sent out telegrams to large
 number of treasurers of the campaign m 1 leading cities asking for statement ol 1 exnct amount raised, quota, number oi subscribers and other information, SC that comparisons may be made and some | interesting answers are expected.
 l IMPORTANT FACTORS l One of the most important factors IT 1 the even moderate success of the loca campaign during the past few days has been the work of the special corporations | committee, headed by Federal Judge w II. Grubb, Frank F. Glass and Major w | S. Pritchard, to whose work over ssou in contributions is already credited. asios from the work done by Major Pritcharo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
Mai. Gaston Rogers. M. D.

The friends of pr. Gaston Wilder Rog- CTS of this city will be pleased to learn of his promotion from captain to major
 of the medical corps, U. s. A. Major
 Rogers has been in France with the army of occupation for F months. during which time he has served on the front and in the army hospitals of France and Italy. He entered service early in the conflict, being stationed for months in Birmingham and in several environments before going overseas. Major Rogers skill as surgeon. qualifications as a soldier and fitness as a man have won for him this distinguished honor. He is at preesnt stationed at Nice. France.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
Retail Credit Men To Meet Today At
 Civic Association

Walter E. Hooper, secretary of Love- man. Joseph & Loeb, Montgomery, vii address the regular meeting of the As sociated Retail Credit Men to be held al 12:15 p. m. in the private dining room ol thcr Civic association. An interesting flea ture of the meeting will be the perfection of plans, which are already under way for the purpose of doubling the mem bership of this association
 The membership campaign is expected to be completed before the National Con vention of Associated Credit Men, whici is expected to meet, in the near future in St. Paul, Minn. It is expected that a large delegation of Birmingham credi men will be sent to this meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
PERSONAL

Mrs. Ida Read of Ensley Highlands has just received notice that her son. Sergeant Charles E. Read. of the field staff of the Thirteenth regiment of marines has just arrived in Philadel- phia from overseas. He Is on his way 10 Camp Dix. where he 10 to be dis charged at once. and expects to arrive home by the last of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
BUTLER GIVEN TEN
 YEARS SENTENCE
Criminal Court Jury Returns Verdict of Manslaughter and Fixes
 Punishment.

The jury in the case of Sonny Boy But Ter, negro, tried for murder, in the first degree, before Judge William E. Fort of the criminal division of the circuit court yesterday, returned verdict of manslaughter in the first degree, fixing his sentence at 10 years in the penlten- tiary.
 Butler is alleged to have killed Jordan Williams, negro, sometime last summer. The crime was committed over some slight difficulty the negroes had over some clothing and money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
JOINT RATE AUTHORIZED

On their return to the city confer
 ence was held with Chairman J. K. Mc-
 Wane of the Warrior river develop
 ment committed; H. Key Milner, cnair-
 man of the terminals and transporta-
 tion subcommittee; Charles F. Wood
 engineer in charge of Birmingham
 Warrior terminals and railway con
 struction, and o. L. Bum, secretary or
 the Birmingham traffic bureau
 At this conference freight traffic
 and terminal and transportation facil-
 ities were discussed, and at it's con
 clusion MT. Chambers authorized tne
 statement that joint rail and water
 rates on all commodities except coa'
 would be published at an early date and that they would be 70 per cen less than the all rail rate.
 This is concession that the BIT mingham traffic bureau and the War rior river committee have been Woik- ing for ever since the government LOOK over the control of transportatlon on the river, and MT. Bum. Mir McWane and the other members of the two or ranizations were justifiably jubilant yesterday when MT. Chambers assured them that their long and hard fight had won for Birmingham the thing which they believed means more to Birming- ham than anything that has happened in long time.
 EFFECTIVE SATURDAY The joint rail and water rates on coal, announced about 10 days ago goes into effect next Saturday, and from that day on coal may be shipped from mines not located on the river by rail and water to Mobile and Nsw Orleans. Under an agreement with thf coal operators entered into last win 1 ter the railroad administration mad' l the rail and water rates from th' l Birmingham district to Mobile and New | Orleans the same as the all rail rate and the order to be published in few l days will have no effect on these. i MT. Chambers and party left on th , Louisville and Nashville tran at l o'clock yesterday afternoon for Mobile i where they will inspect port facilities l then go to New Orleans.
 1 Mir. DeBardeleben stated yesterda | that he would be ready to handle al 1 classes of commodities just as soon ] the joint rates are published Coal nl | the joint rail and water rates will be t! gin going down the river Saturday.
 \ The five 10-ton steel containers bull Il for the Warrior river service by tn 1 Ingalls, Iron Works company of Bir l mingham and delivered to Federal Di rector DeBardeleben last Saturday wer 1 in Tuscaloosa yesterday en route t Mobile to pick up a cargo of genera l merchandise ready for the up-rive I trip just as soon as joint rail and wa ter rates are published.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
JOINT RAIL AND i. WATERRATESSO0N
 ID BE PUBLISHED
Traffic Director Chambers Confers With Local People and Authorizes Lower
 Rate to Birmingham

Within the next few days Birming- ham merchants will be able to ship goods by way of the Warrior river. Not only will they be able to ship by way of the river but in so doing they Will save 20 per cent in the matter or freight charges.
 Joint rail and water rates appllca- ble to Birmingham and the Birming . ham district will be announced in short time, in fact just as soon as
 Traffic Manager Theodore Brent of the Mississippi Warrior waterways can work them out. sss s4,.
 Edward Chambers. director Of tratlic of the United States railroad admins tration, was in Birmingham yesterday
 looking over the situation. Accompany
 ing him were A. R. Smith, traffic as
 sistant for the southern region, and H. Noble. federal manager of the New
 York canals. j. B. Trimble traffic manager oi inland waterways, and Theodore Brent of New Orleans, traffic manager of the Mississippi Warrior waterways, were ] in Birmingham awaiting Mir. Cham bers and party when they arriVeu Tuesday night. Yesterday morning MT Chambers and party. accompanied by Manager Henry T. DeBardeleben of the Warrior sec tion of the Mississippi-W Warrior water ways, J. H. Doughty. division freight 1 a gent of the Frisco; Superintendent P | q Woods of the Frisco southern di- ] vision. and a few others, went out tc Cordova to look over the situation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
ALA. CENTENNIAL ! ID bE CELEBRATED
 HERE IN THE | ALL Meeting Soon To Be Held For Purpose Appointing Committees and Mak-
 ing Arrangements

Preliminary to launching the cam paign for Alabama's centennial cele- bration in Birmingham sometime next fall Thomas NJ. owen, director of the department of archives and history Of Alabama, David Holt, newspaper puo- licity agent of the centennial com mittee. and General Manager F. d. Fenimore of the Chamber of Commerce held conference yesterday.
 The legislature at the winter session provided for a centennial committee to have general charge of arrange ! ments for the celebration of the state s one hundredth anniversary MT. Owen is a member of this committee.
 In view of the fact that the Chamber of Commerce. through Arthur c. Crow der. then president first suggested centennial celebration almost veal | ago the .-s,+-,se sosss Srsttee cal1ed u,sG
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
CREDITORS SEEK ID SELL CARBON HILL
 ELECTRIC PLANT
Suit Filed In United States Court Based On Issuance of Warrant to Build Wa
 ter and Light Plant

suit was filed in the United States district court by Mrs. Hannah T. Vos- per and Samuel w. Horton or Toiedo' O., seeking to sell the water and eiec- tric light plant at Carbon Hill. The suit was filed against the town or Carbon Hill the board of commission CTS of Carbon Hill A. C. Ramsay president, Walter Hynd and w. F. Cobb, commissioners; Jefferson County Savings bank, Jefferson County bank. Dent r. Green, superintendent of banks of Alabama; Amercian Trust and Sav- ings bank and w. w. Crawford. pres ident, and lone F. Marks
 The foreclosure of a motgage held by the plaintiffs, the appointment of re-
 ceiver. the sale of the plant and ar injunction restricting lone Marks Iron enforcing decree of the Walker coun' ty court. are requested in the petition | The issuing of $19,0o0 worth of war rants several years ago for the con struction of light and water plant as | Carbon Hill is the basis of theies hes 1T 1T | The first of the warrants wer,n Ia art in,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
HUDDLESTONF|RST
 WITNESS ON STAND IN CARTOON SUIT
There Were No New Facts Brought Out In the Talk ing of Testimony Yes
 terday Afternoon

Congressman George Huddleston was the first witness on the stand yesterday afternoon in his suit for s10O,0Oo damages against The Age-Herald His suit is
 based chiefly on cartoon publishef ! April 14, 1918 which bore the caption. The little bolsheviki from Birmingham desires
 to address the house."
 The congressman's testimony occupied
 practically the entire afternoon after the jury had been selected and developed no
 new facts with which the public is not
 already familiar. He w,as examined by
 Judge S. D. Weakley while the brief cross
 examination for the defendant was con
 ducted by Hugh Morrow. MT. Morrow
 brought out that the congressman had
 voted against the espionage act. a meas
 ure which the witness ai1d he does not
 consider a war measure; the explosives
 act and the selective service or conscrip- ton act. q am happy to say l did not vote for that measure" said the witness, referring to the draft law.
 | The pleadings were concluded hriy yesterday afternoon after being under consideration since Monday morning They were argued by Judge Weakley and Lieut. Gov N. l.. Miller When the A veniremen were brought in for the selec- ton of the jury MT. Altman, of Huddle- ston's council. asked the court to quailfs them as to whether they had formed fixed opinions about the case on tria. When the court put the question to L venlremen John Franklin Dem fs7>r 9l~.'' that he had a fixed opinion an baadngzaszs cused Mir. Altman then m James Bonnyman, a veniren
 cused on the ground that hSm-Grand ( opinion. The court over re candidate. i attorney then moved tha ties during tn be excused on the same ,is ,usive} tne ne 1a rau l likewise over ruled. M,nch, worroyv M stated that he wished f
 motion about each juro
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
The First National Bank of Birmingham, Ala
Statement, May F. 1918. n SnIvR CES.

Loans and Discounts .s13.oI5.s5s. "A Overdrafts .., 1925. 50 U. s. Bonds tPar) ...... 1,5o0,O00 % U. S. Treasury Certificates 7,S99,000 % Liberty Loan Bonds ... ?44,755 % State of Alabama Bonds. 127.0eO % Bank ................. soooo % Other Stocks and Bonds. S6,0S5. 6S Banking House .... 300.000 % Other Real Estate ....,.. 26.35O 50 Customers Liability act, Letters of Credit and Ac- %, one ,o ceptanees zSl.zuo. ou Interest Earned Not Col lecteu .,.:,-..' eo'o-V.o o1 In Vault .,..s. 6sl.21I.So With Banks 3.641.3S3.si
 Treasurer 70.0oo.oo With Federal
 Reserve
 Bank .... 1,793.2s5 .14- S,195.sss. 2s
 sS1.465.467 .O4 Capital Stock '.......s 1,5Oo. 900 % Surplus and Profits ...... 1.S52.16o 54 Reserved for Taxes 34.S19 63 circulation ....:..:...':, l'S'o'foo'oo Credit and Acceptances 2s1.2os 80 Earned e ~ ss.572 ss ral Reserve Bank Se-
 cured by U. S. Certfi- cates of Indebtedness. 2.2o0,0oo % Individual s2o.55s.ss2. 8 Bank ..... 2.45S.126.93 7: EsSsr., 5: ps lo1.sS7.7s
 serve Bank,
 Atlanta.
 Agent ... 1.2s1.555 .oo- 24,347.so2. 5s
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-29
BRYAN SPEAKS FRIDAY

On Friday when the Civitan club will have charge of the head table, William J. Bryan, who is to be a guest of the club that day, will attend the luncheon and will talk on Co operation" Satur- days luncheon will be a combination with the Community club members.
 For the second time the workers had the pleasure of listening to the Central high school band while eating Dr, J, H. Phillips superintendent of the Rirming- ham public schools. and the full band were the guests of the campaign com mittee and the applause of the business men indicated how much thz. appreci- ated the selections and the presence of the boys
 Ensley yesterday began to make good on it's promise to have big part in the Chamber of Commerce. "Capt." c. c.
 Burke reporting 34 signed applications for memberships. Many more will come from the same district before the close of the drive. Four committees have been or eanized in Ensley and they are all hard at work. The days contest between the reds and Nhites was won by the former, w. J. Adams and his gang reporting total of 129 to ss for the I. Chapline Hodges outfit This almost turned Major Ad- ans head for he mounted a chair and challenged the white and blue groups combined on today's showing, there be- ing many assertions from the floor that l the stakes will be dinners for the win ners at the expense of the losers. Major Hodges and K. C. Bonham promptly yell | ed You're on and the fight today VII | be merry one.