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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
BESSEMER MAN
IS SERIOUSLY SHOT
Robert Tyler Shot Through
Left Lung and May Die.
From Injuries

Robert Tyler was shot and probably
fatally wounded last night about s'3U
o clock by Robert B. Farr following a
quarrel that occurred at the home OF
Farr on Fairfax avenue and Seventh
street. Tyler was taken to the Elizabeth
Duncan hospital, where it was learned
that he was shot twice. one shot taking
effect in the right leg, the other pene-
trating the left lung and lodging in the
back Farr was placed in the city jail
and is being held pending the result OF
Tyler's injuries, which are said to be
serious and his condition critical.
From what could BE- learned about the
cause Of the shooting, Tyler, who is un-
married, had been boarding at the Farf
Rome and had been ordered to leave. lie
went to the house last night, it is stated,
and commenced raising a disturbance.
The shooting followed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
COL. YOUNG, RANKING
NEGRO ARMY OFFICER,
ITO MAKE AN ADDRESS

Col Charles Young, ranking negro Of
ficer United States army, will deliver am
address in this city Wednesday night.
October %, under auspices of Jones VAL
ley lodge, No. II, Negro Elks.
Colonel Young is making tour Of sew
eral of the largest southern cities upon
the invitation of local negroes. and is
carrying message of hope and Cheer
ard inspiration. He never fails to urge
loyalty to the Stars and Stripes. The
hour and place of the address will be an
nounced later. He speaks in Atlanta
Tuesday night.
A capacity crowd is expected to hear
him when he comes to Birmingham
There will be small admission fee,
which will be used largely for charity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
LOCAL JEWELLERS
MAKE PLANS FOR
BIG CONVENTION

The Alabama jewelers. association will
be organized in Birmingham Friday in the
rooms of the civic association, when the
National jewelers. association will meet
here for that purpose. The local jewelers.
are making plans for the convention
which is expected to bring approximate
" 100 prominent jewelers. from all parts
of the country to Birmingham.
local committee of which Aaron Ash
is chairman, will hold meeting Monday
afternoon, at which time all arrangements
will be completed for the convention and
the entertainment of the delegates and
visitors. There will be three sessions.
morning afternoon and evening. and it
is expected that lunch and dinner both
will be given in honor OF the visitors.
1t is probable that an automobile trip
over the district will be arranged, to-
gether with number of other features
of amusement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
ALABAMA ASKED TO
SUPPORT "Y' DRIVE
Fund to Be Used for the
Enlargement of Work
Throughout State

Alabama, with each county designated
as unit and assigned quota, is asked
this morning by heads of the organization
to rally to the support of the Young
Mems Christian association to make pos
sible aggressive extension of the work of
the association in this state.
A fund of not less than s55.oco is asked
and $4,000 is needed, leaders say.
The movement is a part of a south
wide campaign which begin today and
continues until October 80. Committees
in every county throughout Alabama
will take the field this morning in be-
half of the campaign. They begin the
drive with the knowledge that $4,000 mas
been pledged before their labors start.
Contribution of the fund sought In this
peace-time drive will mean according to
the leaders of the movement, a very
greatly broadened scope of work, from
which the state is expected to reap i'm
mediate benefit, and heads of commit
tees are appealing for the hearty CO.
operation of every citizen of Alabama in
terested in the welfare of her boys"
Approximately 1900 boys in this state
ledN6 IHe ldTITS CdCft year " lIdnC NhN'
homes in the cities, according TO figures
gathered by Y. NJ. C. A. field men A
field secretary, with the aid of 500 lay
men, is needed to follow up these boys
and care for their interests in their new
work.
A state secretary, who will have gen
eral direction of the work, also is needed
student secretary, to give close at
tention to the student associations aho
promote the work among college students
who potentially represent 90 per cent OF
the future leadership of the state. 1t is
said, is another urgent need.
There is vital need, Y. M. c. A. men
say, for boys work secretary who will
be directly responsible for the develop
ment of the work of the association
among the 1000 boys in the state.
An industrial secretary is needed fol
the promotion of work among the cotton
mills and other industrial plants
A rural secretary. who will promote the
work among the s. rer cent OF YOUNG
men and boys in Alabama who reside IN
small towns, is a further urgent need
A business secretary to have charge OF
general administration, and negro sec
rotary. who will begin the establishment
of the work among negroes are othel
ends sought.
With this extended official staff, il is
hoped to put a Y. NJ C. A. in every
county in Alabama-not necessarily a
'.Y'' building, but the establishment o.
the work in each community through
field men, who will be lecturers, furnished
with moving picture machines and other
equipment whereby Christian education
and useful information may be fostereo
in rural communities.
And not less than s550o0 is needed te
carry out this work. Hence the drive
which begins today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
Christian HARMONY
Sing a Big Success

The Jefferson County Christian Har-
mony SINGING association held an all
day sing in Judge Pughs courtroom yes
terday, the meeting being one Of the best
attended this year. Great enthusia SIN is
shown by the many classes throughout
the county. members from every class
being present.
The singing was under the direction OF
A. A. Vines, the secretary Of the or
ganization, and commenced at $3.50 O'Clock
in the morning, continuing Throughout
the day until 5 O'Clock This Sing wa
great success and indications are thai
interest in these meetings has not only
come to stay, but is increasing coz
stantly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
Escaped Prisoners From
Georgia Prison Captured

]. E. Webb. alias Charles Wilson. a
young white man about 81 years of age,
was placed in the city jail last night at
o'clock by L. A. Lyons and w. F. Lee
of the city detective department. and D.
o. Sturdivant and J. H. Doyles of the
Atlanta department, charged with being
an escape from a Georgia prison. where
der.
According to the statement of Mr.. Stur-
divant, Webb, while attempting to rob
a safe of cotton factory near Rome,
Ga, several months ago, killed watch
man who tried to apprehend him. He
escaped. out was caught four months
later and, after being tried for murder,
was sentenced to hang on october 81 1919.
Governor Dorsey of Georgia later COM
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
Perfect Sunday Marred
By Prohibition-- Perhaps!

bition laws to violate. for that was
his offense.
An examination of the entries
on the jail "blotter" showed only
one case of arrest by deputies.
This represents ii whole days work
by whole force of deputies. This
certainly speaks well for our civic
morality when only one offender.
and he negro. can be found in
this large city and county after
24-hour search.
If only the prohibition laws had
been suspended for the day, other
things being equal. we would have
had n spotIess reputatton--per-
hnpst
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20

twentieth to Seventeenth streets:
Dixie division team; captain. J. M. Gill
lespie.
sector 1o-South side First avenue,
Twentieth to Seventeenth streets: Wild
cat team: cantain. r. c. Black.
Sector 11--Twentieth street to Fifth ave
nre. Infantry team captain. Walter
Brewer.
Sector 12-Second avenue. Twentieth to
r,wentv-fo fourth streets: Artillery team;
captain, Hugo Black.
sector 13-Second avenue. Twentieth to
Seventeenth streets. Ordinance team:
ca plain Julien Caheen.
sector 14-Twenty- first street viaduct
to Fifth avenue: Coast artillery team !;
ca ntain. G. r. Harsh. Jr.
Sector 15-Twenty first street. south
Aviation team: captain. G. c. Simpson.
Sector 1e-Nineteenth street. north: AM
r,,lnition train team: captain. w. S.
Pritchart
sector 17-Third avenue. Twentieth to
Seventeenth street: Trench mortar team;
CO ntain. J. ]. acl<son.
sector is-Third avenue. Twentieth 10
Twentv-fonrth streets: General head
ouar,ers team: captain, Phil Painter.
Sector 1s-Fourth avenue. Seventeenth
to Twentv-fourth streets: Staff team:
captain, w. II. Hendrix.
Sector 2o-Age- Herald building: Propa-
ganda Sec. q. s.: captasn. Leon Bradley.
Sector 2I-News building: Operations
section team ca ptain. Fuzzy Woodruff.
Sector 22-Ledger building: Counter es-
nionage section team; captain, Quimoy
Melton.
Sector z-All avenues south of Morris
avenue: Marine team; captain. Tom
Estes.
Sector 24-Al theatres: Balloon squad
ron: CAPTAIN, CASTOR RODGERS.
Sector 2s-Acipco: Cavalry team; cap
tain, Lucien Brown.
Sector 26-Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power comnany's car barns: Tank
corps: captain Miles Watkins.
| sector 27-Twentieth street, First ave
nue. to Avenue d: Chemical team cap
tain. William NJ. Spencer. Jr.
Sector 2s-The Birmingham district
The Army Nurse corps; captainette.
Janet Hooper.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
VOWED TO AvENGE FRANCE

Tn the war of 1871 he entered the armv,
hut was never in a battle. He vowed
however to avenge France for this de-
feat and entered the army as career
He graduated from the military school
and was sent to small posts for duty. He
served in every department in France
which shows how providence had pre-
pared him to know every inch of country
ne had lated to defend. He never served
in large cities or near political centers
and thus never had any pull; his mod
estv prevents him from having push it
is simply because of his strength of char
acter and the fact that he has never
failed that he was made to take SUI
preme command.
''TIe was recognized as a great military
authority by the French. end made chief
of their war COLLEGE. His books are the
only military works ever used in the
German war college not written by a
German.
AT the beginning of the war he was in
command of Nancy. CITY the Germans
never could take, and while others were
building forts he was digging trenches.
He introduced the trench into this war
Twelve years before the war he predicted
that the spade would win the next war
not modern arms.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
TO OBSERVE ARMISTICE DAY

Plans for a great Armistice Day cele-
ration are in the hands of a special
committee headed by John B. wood.
The committee reported at the mass
meeting Yesterday that details of the
cele bration for November IL had been
delayed in order that the membership
campaign might not be neglected for
other affairs. 1t was announced. how
ever that the committee would I'M
! mediately begin planning for monster
demonstration and appropriate exer-
cises for the occasion, when the mem
bership drive now in active progress
has been completed.
In a spirited charge to the field
workers, Horace c. Wilkinson. COM
mander in chief of the drive, issued his
field orders for the week and delivered
an address to the audience on the prin-
ciples of the American Legion. Walter
S. Brewer also made a short speech
followed by a short speech by G. Lewis
Bales. Others made short talks.
Make it snappy" was the advice to
all speakers. No speeches of over four
minutes were tolerated. Suggestions
and advice in making the drive a sue
cess, and not speeches, were requested
| and received.
Nv unanimous vote, Walter s.
| Brower's< motion to make all JEFF
ferson county soldiers who died ON
the field Of battle honorary mem
hers of the American Legion was
passed.
Following adjournment. more than
/, 100 applications for membership in the
Lagoon were accepted unsolicited from
ex-service men who attended the meet
| ing. The body adjourned with eager
anticipation for the fray. determined to
make the drive a huge and overwhelm
ing success that will at once place the
American Legion as the strongest BODY
/, men and Influence. in Jefferson
county or the state Of Alabama
SECTORS ALLOTTED
rh. fojlowing allotment of sectors for
the membership campaign has been an
ncunced:
tellisence team Capt r. F. Lussier.
sector e-Brown Marx building: One
Founder team: captain. Ebert Jemison.
sector s-Empire building: Medical
| team; captain. Porter stiles
| sector 4-Woodward building: RAINBOW
team: captain. Byrd Haley.
| Sector 5-First National Bank building:
Eighty second division team; captain
Champion Harris.
| sector s--Jefferson County Bank build
| ing; Judge Advocates team; captain. G.
L. Bales
| sector 7-South side First avenue,
Twentieth to Twenty-fourth streets: Ma
chine gun team; captain, Ben Ray,
i Sector s--North side First avenue
Twentieth to Twenty fourth streets;
Quartermaster's team: captain. j. /
Sector s-North side First avenue,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20

muted the sentence from hanging TO life
imprisonment and he was sent to the
penitentiary at Summerville, Ga.
Ten days later Webb overpowered his
guard and escaped with six other prison
ers, one of the escapes. a man named
Scully, accompanied him to Birmingham,
where he was caught with Webb and also
placed in the city Jail.
The Atlanta detectives arrived in the
city about 5 o'clock yesterday morning
and together with Lyons and Lee went
to work on the case, with the result that
Webb and Scully, alias John Christian.
the other escaped prisoner, were caught
at Second avenue and Eighteenth street,
and a quantity of cheap jewelry was
found on their persons. which, the detec-
tives believe. were stolen in Atlanta.
Webb and Seully were taken to Atlanta
last night
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
Birmingham Selected
for Southern Branch

Fuller Brushes. Incorporated. of Hart
ford Conn. has established its southern
branch office in Birmingham and within
the next few months will open up
warehouse here from which its products
will be distributed throughout the south
Henry NJ Adele formerly Of Cincin-
rati. will be in charge of the branch
Office and all business in the southern
states will be handled by him from
here.
This is the first branch office estab-
lfshed by the Fuller concern in the south.
but they have realized the necessity of
getting closer to the trade in this Sec
tion and in looking over the field de-
cided that Birmingham offered ad
yantaees over any other southern city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
TWO ARRESTED FOR
PROHI VIOLATIONS

A. D. Sparks. carpenter at the Sea-
board Air Line shops at Avenue and
Thirty first street, and w. D. Prier.
foreman, were arrested last night by
Detectives Patton. Stubbard and wall
charged with violating the prohibition
law. According to the officers, 80 gal
dons of whisky put up in five-gallon
cans were found in the rear Of the
shops. The men were released on bond.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
BY MAURICE F. WALSH

At last a valid argument in favor
of "demon rum" has been found.
1t absolutely cannot be refuted. Ii
proves that If there were no pro-
htbition laws jefferson county
would he 100 per cent pure and
law abiding. As 1t is, owing to the
prohibition laws. Ii is nOt--and
solely through their fault.
This paradoxical state of affairs
rests upon the fact that only one
lone and solitary offender WINS
lodged in the county jail ycster-
day. and he would not have been
arrested had there been no prohi-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
DR.. WALSH SPEAKS
ON LIFE AND WORK
OF MARSHAL FOCH
Large Audience Hears Ad-
dress on Allied COmman-
der-High Tribute to
American Army

DR. James ]. Walsh dean Of the medi-
cal school at Fordham university, New
York, delivered an interesting lecture on
Marshal Foch'' to an audience of 1900
people in the jefferson theatre last night.
The speaker was greeted with an out
burst of applause and spoke for an hour
and a quarter, holding the undivided at
tention of the audience throughout.
Before the lecture Miss Margaret Ira
vers. the we'll known local vocalist. rem
dered two soprano solos, Meath the Au-
tumn Moon" by vanderpool, and Until, !"
by Sanderson, both being warmly ap-
plauded. The audience rose and sang
America" led by Miss Travers
The speaker was introduced by William
Shelton Pritchard. grand knight of the
Birmingham council, Knights of Column
bus, who just prior to the address OF DR.
Walsh made a short talk on behalf of
the american Legion" while the ushers
went through the audience and recruited
80 or 40 members for that organization
Dr. Walsh in his address said;
This war has been the greatest sur
prise of this century. Had anyone in 1918
predicted a great war. which would in
volve the whole world in 1914, people
would have thought him mad 1t came
as a great surprise 1t proves that with
all our culture and civilization, man still
has the savage instincts.
The second surprise was that it was
possible for it to continue over four
years. Military leaders had said that a
modern war would be so fierce owing to
scientific methods that 1t could not en-
dure more than three months or six. The
third surprise was the leader who finally
won the war, Marshal Foch.
He was a surprise to the world, for
the world had never heard of him until
he was given supreme command of all
the allies, and in eight months had won
the war, defeating the mighty German
,.tar. M china
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
New interpretations

Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the probate court by the Pray
tor, Howard & Wood Contracting CO.
The new company will conduct general
construction work on railroads, bridges
roads, sewers. furnaces and mills and
building. It is capitalized at $1,000, the
officers being D. NJ. Prayto~, president
IA. F.. Wood vice president: W. Z.
.Howton. secretary and treasurer.
/ The Cosmopolitan Social club also MED
notice of incorporation. its onicers pc
ING John II. Page, president; Moses
Klein. vice president; Joe Craus, secre-
tarv-treasurer. The club Is for purely
literary and social purposes and will moi
issue shares of stock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
ENTHUSIASM MARKS
PEN|NG OF DRIVE
FOR NEW MEMBERS
BY AMERICAN LEGION

Plans Adopted to Make Or
ganizatiOn Powerful Fac
tor in Civic Matters.
FOur-Minute Speakers
at Local Theatres
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20
WANT 5000 MEMBERS

Reports will be made daily at the
workers luncheons and a table of re-
suits kept where all can see the pro-
gress made from day to day. During
the week, it is the purpose of the COM
mander in chief of operations to patrol
the entire city. and conservative es-
Inmates of results name 5000 as the
possible number of new members that
viii be obtained during the week.
Various methods will be employed to
maintain the interest and keep up the
energetic efforts of the workers. The
public will be asked to aid in num-
Der of ways. Advertisers will be asked
to continue running American Legion
notices in their daily advertisements
in the newspapers, and newspapers are
/ to be asked for the fullest publicity
possible for the campaign.
Applications for membership will be
cared for at the old information booth
at second avenue and Twentieth street
where application cards will be kept
and where buttons may be issued 10
those who wish to pay dues and eHrol
Theatres all over the city have
urged the Legion drive workers to
use their platforms to the fullest
extent and speakers who are able
to present the cause of the Ameri-
can Legion and its appeal to the
ex-seryice men will appear nightly
Mt all vaudeville houses. At the
Lyric, following Is the schedule OF
| speakers up to and including Thurs
day night, Monday, Walter ;.
! Brewer; Tuesday, G. l.. Bales;
Wednesday. Ben F. Ray; Thursday,
Hugo l.. Black.
At the Biiou: Monday. Richard
II. Lussier; Tuesday, G. II. Harsh,
Jr.; wednesday, w. NJ. Spencer, Jr.j
Thursday. w. $. Pritchard.
| Premier recruiting honors up tc
date belong to the SIND division team
commanded by Champion Harris. This
team has hung up the largest enroll
ment record. Keen competition has
been created already among the rival
! teams and warm contesting is expected
| la,.alnn tho driua nr0RreSSeS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-20

Cheers and shouts from an
enthusiastic band of American
legion workers marked the for
NAL launching of the campaign
yesterday afternoon at the Co
lonial theatre, a campaign
which is planned to obtain the
active affiliation with the
legion of every man who wore
the uniform of the United
States in the war with Ger
many.
The mass meeting yesterday after
noon was enthusiastic. The theatre
was comfortably filled. and marked a
meetings in Birmingham. And every
man was intensely interested, the en-
tire body of ex-service men remaining
in the theatre throughout the general
discussion and refusing to leave until
each man had been assigned work to
ally begun with the meeting.
The rank and file of workers, in
spired by the fiery speeches of leaders
in the Legion movement, broke out in
cheers when it was declared that the
time has come for the men who fought,
worked and served under Old Glory to
organize for peaceful conquests and
civic accomplishments" and, aroused
with a new understanding, pledged
their continued support to the drive
which has started.
Throughout the week, luncheons will
be held daily at the Southern club by
the team workers and captains of
each sector.
The membership drive is handled
through teams, each team having a
captain and a certain sector" The en-
tire city is made up into sectors for
the drive, and the captain of each team
is held responsible for the successful
operations against the enemy in his
own sector.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-07-18
DERBY CLASHES
 WITH "BLEATING BLANTON"

Washington, July 7.-(Special) )--In talking his rooster sale, Frank Berby of Sumter county. was listened to with rtainly with politeness- by everybody in Washington. That is by everybody except Representative Blanton of Texas.
 Representative Blanton is he whom Samuel Gompers called "Bleating Blan- busy in banning the labor unions. He is one of those strange men who get into the halls of congress and imme- diately cause everyone to wonder-for various reasons.
 Well, MT. Derby accompanied by Re- presentative McDuffie. called on MT Blanton. MT. Derby wanted Mir Blanton to advise the Chamber of Commerce of Abilene, Texas, to permit Demopolis to have the convention of the Dixie Highway association the coming year with the understanding that Abiline would have it the succeeding.
 MT. Blanton, according to MT Derby immediately sailed into the air. He thought the idea preposterious. And the rooster sale-why that, MT Blan- had ever heard of. MT. Derby under stood him to say something about the folly of buying roosters, of setting precedent for buying roosters which his constituents might require him to follow indefinitely
 At any rate, MT. Derby admits that he got sore. He told MT. Blanton that he, himself, had been born a gentleman,