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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-01
TWENTY YEARS AGO
 IN THE AGE-HERALD
Events Recorded June 1, 1899.

The Ohio Bi-Metallic clubs, meeting at Louisville, name William Jennings Bry- an as Democracy's leader in the presi- dential race, with free silver as the main issue of the campaign.
 reign of terror is reported in parts of the Philippine islands from which Ameri- can troops have been withdrawn.
 It is rumored in Havana that plans are under way to start a revolution in Cuba against American authorities.
 Hon. Jesse F. Stallings, member of con- gress from the Second district, is a vis- itor to Birmingham and states that he is supporter of Representative Bank head for speaker of the House of Rep resentatives.
 The state department makes public an abstract of the report of the Nicaraguan canal commission, showing that the pro- ject would cost approximately SIS, ,0O0, 900.
 The second meeting of the Birmingham Board of Trade is held at the armory Of the Jefferson Volunteers, with more than 50 firms represented.
 A reception was given last night at the Pollock k-Stephens@institute by Mrs. E. T. Taliaferro in honor of the young ladies of the graduating class. Dr. E. M. Glenn is elected president of thes North Alabama Conference college, succeeding Dr. z. A. Parker, who re- signed because of i'll health.
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NO USE BETTING n the New York Telegram.

t1lC 4NCW
 According to Tex O'Rourke the Willard Dempsey affair is already over. He says Willard has a steel jaw. Declares John son hit Willard on the W. k. point with punch hard enough to kill the ordinary man, which ''oislocated the jaw, but the d:slocation instantly readjusted itself D The steel. self-adjusting jaw can only be overcome by an arm working with the persistency of a steam drill and with an acetylene torch for hand
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ANTICIPATING THE DRouTH.

ANTICIPATING THE DROUTH.
 Whats become of the old-fashioned farmer who used to go to New York and buy the Flatiron building from smooth stranger"
 He still goes there, but instead of being invited to invest in improved real estate, he is buttonholed by tEe smooth stranger and asked if he's mak- ing any hard cider out at the old home place PAUL COOK
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MODEST AvOwAL.

MODEST AVOWAL.
 ''fs this the office of the Toadvine Clarion?"
 'Yes, sif." answered the rubicund old gentleman who was lounging in the doorway with corncob pipe stuck in his mouth.
 And is it the leading paper here?" Sir replied the old gentleman. with an impressive air, T feel that 1t is duty I owe myself and my family to tell you that the Clarion is tre leading paper of Toadvine. Further more-ahem-there is no other paper here.
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ADRIF'T WITH THE TIMES

INTERESTING ANNOUNCEMENT
 Come over to Gadspur's house right away"
 Whats the occasion7"
 We are going to observe the pass ing of John Barleycorn by burying corkscrew''
 q might be able to attend the exer- cises Is-er-the corkscrew going to be buried in a cork?'
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Renewed Enthusiasm
 In Community Sing

WNTEATHER permitting a record
 WV crowd may be expected in att tendance at the community sing at Capitol park this afternoon. The new community director, Ed F. Shumway, will be installed, and the programme will be enlivened by many special fea- lures, including selected solos and short addresses by City Commissioner b. Ellis Brown, City Commissioner John R. Hornady and Kenneth s. Smith on ''What the War Camp Con- munity Service Is Doing in Other Cities" The community band is now in fine form and will render several popular selections.
 The afternoon exercises come under the head of "war camp community service" affair, and every returned soldier is urged to be present. The music and the speeches will all tend to stimulate the community feel ing and create strong after-the-war
 morale.
 Mrs. w. J. Adams, chairman of the
 Community sing committee, has la bored indefatigably to keep the Sun
 day concerts a-going and surely the
 public will support her efforts
 throughout the summer.
 So long as the people attend by thousands there can be no reasonable
 doubt as to adequate financing.
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HOMELIKE PLACE

From the Florida Times-Union.
 ''Dillon's Funeral Home" is the cheer full way in which Connecticut under taker advertises his place. Probably has every comfort that corpse would de- sire.
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Support Urged :
 For the University

THE University of Alabama is
 H more popular today than ever, but President Denny stresses the fact that the states financial support is inadequate.
 The enrolment of students for the past year was 2S96, the largest in the history of the institution.
 Dr. Denny was kept away the greater part of the season performing important service for the federal government at Washington, but not withstanding the handicap of the war, the university prospered greatly. In the new scholastic year, however, it must receive more substantial aid from the legislature if it is to go for ward at the rate it should. i The high standards of the school
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DIRE PROSPECT.

"Heinie. how iss dot poor vilhelm:~ He's sawin' wood in Holland"
 Dots hard work"
 'Nein. He aint sawin' wood for de allies, but dots vot you an nell ts doing for de next fifty years" ~
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A MODERN TYPE.
2,ejd3ouea-

T I I1s The lady vers florist
 Blows smoke through her nose And writes funny lines,
 Neither poetry nor prose, But no one excells her In striking a pose. The chains of convention They gall her, says she, While slipping a cocktail, Or maybe it's tea, But her soul, ah, her soul, We know that is free!
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Praises Temple Emanu-El

Tt was a great pleasure to be one or the speakers at the splendid service held on Friday night at Temple Emanu-El," said Chaplain Emmett P. Smith, of the famous 167th. Tn the first place it Is remarkably beautiful interior and is fur nished in exquisite taste. In the next in- stance it was a privilege to be invited by Dr. Newfield, who did such good work under the Y. M. H. A. at Camp Mc- Clellan. I am proud of the way in which the American Jew rallied to the support of his country, and from what I have heard and seen here in this city the Bir- mingham members of the race had big part at home and abroad in the war ac- tivities."
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Captain Coburn Coming Here q am glad to announce to my friends

q am glad to announce to my friends the coming of Captain William s. Coburn to Birmingham to live" said Frank $. Address, the well known attorney. "Cap- tain Coburn, who three years or more ago was. living in Atlanta, volunteered and went to Mexico with General Per- shing, and later followed him overseas He was in France at the signing of the armistice. He was wounded in the foot but is practically recovered from it. He got his honorable discharge about two weeks ago and will be a member of the firm of Address and Hewitt"
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CHANGE OF HEART

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 Once upon time the Huns toasted "The Day" Now they're roasting it.
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A TRIPLE ovER-DoNE

Come hithe-. Chumpson," said the city editor to the "cub" reporter. Tn writing a story about that regiment of soldiers who passed through town this morning it is permissible to refer to them as khaki-clad heroes"
 ''Yes. sir.'
 'But when you use the term seven times in a single paragraph I'm forced to conclude that your vocabulary is not equal to the requirements of mod ern journalism
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TURNED OUT BADLY.
 Docs Mrs. Dubwaite, in the course of little disagreement, ever remind ried" No" answered MT Dubwaite. "In an argument. like that would have a decided advantage"
 ''Why so?"
 "one of Mrs. Dubwaite ssformer suit DTS is now doing time in the peniten. tiary for embezzlement and two others are prominent bolsheviki"
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BEGINNING THE DAY - God, give me to work without hurry. Why should I hurry, when l have all eternity before me! God, give me to work without worry. Why should l worry with Thee at the heIm? Amcn.--H. M. E.
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Entered at the Birmingham, AId'' postoffice as second-class matter uh- der act of Congress, March $, 1878.
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A reign of terror is reported in parts of the Philippine islands from which Ameri- can troops have been withdrawn.
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It is rumored in Havana that plans are under way to start revolution in Cuba against American authorities.
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Remittances can be made at current rate of exchange. The Age-Herald will not be responsible for money sent through the mails. Address THE. AGE-HERALD,
 Birmingham Ala.
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How many fond fools serve mad Jealousy! Comedy of Errors.
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-19

ments in the English press.
Despite official announcements o.
the intention of the allies to try Tho
former emperor, the general belle
among his advisers, 1t is>said, is thai
the allies will not make a serious at
tempt to bring him TO trial.
While gossip in the village is thai
he Is short of ready money or ht
otherwise would have bought the
Doom estate long ago. 1t Is believed
there is no serious financial difficulty
in the way of purchase.
The estate is the smaller OF the two
estates near Doom owned by the Van
Heimstra family. Compared to the
Bentinck castle, 1t is only a countrJ
villa. 1t Is about seven miles from
Amerongen and a short distance from
the railroad.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-19
NoRTHUP TO DEFEND SLAYER.
Will Confine Efforts to Saving Child
Murderer From Gallows

Chicago Aug. "a tight to save
Thomas Fitzgerald from hanging for
the murder of little Janet Wilkinson Is
the only defense Attorney John E.
Northup, appointed counsel by Judge
Grove. will make He announced in
open court yesterday that attempts to
free him would be useless.
Attorney Northup accepted the ap-
pointment after strong objection He
pleaded that people would take a
wrong view of things, injuring his
practice, and that he was busy with
other matters, but the court remained
firm.
Sept % was set for the actual start
of the trial. Fitzgerald pleaded not
guilty to the indictment when he was
arraigned in court yesterday. This was
mere formality in order to have the
case tried by jury. If he had entered
a different plea the matter would have
been heard by the court and judgment
pronounced
The confessed slayer has lost his
frightened demeanor and has assumed
the nature of a fighting spirit. The
cringing manner which had >peen
characteristic Of him from the time
he made his confession was gone as
he faced the judge.
He was calm, reserved took in the
court proceedings with great inter-
est and alertly answered Not guilty
when Richard Prendergast clerk OF
the court, read the Indictment to hlil'
He was neatly dressed In dark SUIT
clean collar and face snaven, strlk-
ing contrast to few days ago.
Assistant States Attorney James =.
O'Brien ("Ropes") was in court de-
mnnding an early trial-along with
his red necktie. Whenever the prose-
cutor wears red neckwear murderers
shiver. He has sent half dozen men
to the gallows while wearing this hue.
Fitzgerald eyed the necktie nervously.
Attorney Northup said he believed
the state should bear the expense OF
hiring alienists to examine fltZger]
aid as to his sanity, Prosecutor O'Brien
retorted with. "If you want him ex-
amined for that purpose you are wast-
ing time and money, for this man Is
sane"
Judge Grove issued an order for a
special venire Of 100 lnen to report for
jury service. .
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-19
STRIKERS MUST SEE MONEY.
Des Moines Street Car Employees Re.
fuse to Return 10 Work
lses Moines. Aug. 19-The street cal

| laes Moines. Aug. 1a--The street car
| sttike still holds.
Dcs Moines entered its seventh day
of the strike today with the situation
in worse tangle. if possible. that, at
any other time.
Judge Wade yesterday afternoon
ordered the issuance Of s1G5, 900 worth
of receivers certificates to cover the
back pay which the men demanded.
Instead of taking this order as n
guarantee, however. as it had been
state they would, the strikers held n
meeting and voted that they would not
go back to work until money to the
amount of the certificates was actually
in the bank.
Emil Schmidt, president Of the car
corporation. said last night that it
, would take at least a week to deter
mine the exact amounts which the
men demand, as ten payrolls will have
to be gone over.
1t is n question as to when the GER
tifcates will be ready.
The solution of the situation has now
been put by the strikers directly up to
the city's business interests to take
over at their face value. S105,000 worth
or receivers certificates which the
court directed the receivers to issue.
The court ordered the issuance of
the receivers certificates with the
qualification that-they were to bear
6 per cent interest. Also that these
certificates were to be a first lien
on any surplus earnings over and
,I,n Int
est. which might accrue. The order
also provided that when the city
had adopted a franchise that in his
opinion would produce a surplus
above these fixed charges and in
terest that he would order the GER
tifcates paid out of other funds
of the company.
The executive council OF the
street car mems organization went
into session Immediately and con-
sidered the courts order. After hall
an hour the executive council ap-
peared before the employees with a
resolution which was unanimously
adopted.
This resolution provided that thf
men would return to their work
as soon as the company or any
other business establishments in city
would place on deposit in a bank suffi-
cient funds to represent the face value
Of the certificates for which they coulC
be exchanged and the men receive the
actual cash which they demand.
1--WE do not want to lend money,
J. B. Wiley. business agent for the
men, said. what we want Is tht
money"
Emil Schmidt. president of the
company and one of the receivers. sale
that the receivers would abide by The
courts order.
The street car men. after adoptinE
the resolution planned Immediately t.
| appoint Il c0fsin,!tree wnicil viii rr,,,iv ',
the offers of any business men or con
Germs which desire to advance the
money for the certificates.
| The employees felt assured that 1
| Would not be many hours before tht
entire sum had been subscribed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-19

Maria, Tex. Aug. 1s.-Peterson ana
Davis, American aviators held prison.
ers since last Wednesday after being
forced to land on Mexican soil early
today were released by bandits after
payment of $500 of the $4,000 de-
manded. Captain Matlack,I OF the
Eighth cavalry. who took the ransom
money across the border. raid half the
money for the release of the Lieuten-
ant Peterson, and when Lieutenant
Davis was presented 20 him he gall
loped away without making the rest OF
the payment. The aviators wandered
along the Conchos river Sunday un-
der the impression that they were fol-
lowing the Rio Grande.
Had a great experience" was Peter.
sons message to his father. One atll
tempt to escape was made by the avia-
tors. Jesus Renteria and a band ut
five MeXicans accomplished their cap-,
ture. There were twenty bandits a.
the ranch where they were Eeld. BY q
prearranged plan Captain MatlacIs
awaited fire signal from the Mexi-
cans and then crossed the border with
the money. Lieutenant Peterson CROSS
ed the border at 1:15 n. M, and Captain
Matlack brought back Davis at q. IN.
Captain Matlack's ruse was contriv-
ed on the spur of the moment. II just
decided there was no use in paying
the Mexicans the other $500, so told
Davis to jump on my horse He did
and we made n wild dash for the bor-
der. The bandits yelled for us to stop
and l said, Go to hell"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-19
NEW YORK STRIKE ENDS.
Consent to Arbitration Follows Cit,
Move to Indict Companies.

Consent to Arbitration Follows City
Move to Ineict Companies.
New York, Aug. 19-The strike
which for two days has paralyzed the
subway and elevated system of the
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
was formally called off last night by
a vote of the strikers.
The men will receive wage in
crease of 25 per cent and the ques-
tion of 25 per cent additional pay, as
demanded, will be submitted to ar
bitration. Service was resumed al
midnight.
The resumption of service was
made on the 5-cent-fare basis.
The announcement of the settle
ment was made ky the Inter
borough brotherhood. 1t followed a
conference between the strike lead.
ers, the Public Service Commission
and, Governor Smith, after Mayor Hy-
Ian and District Attorney Swami be-
gan proceedings for the indiction of
the traction interests on charges OF
conspiring to compel the city to pay
an Scent care.
Before learning that indictments
were to he sought P. J. Connolly. the
brotherhood leader. asserted the men
never would yield in their demands
for a so per cent increase in salary,
and had said the city should not OBJ
ject to paying the Scent fare.
Jitney bus men reaped a rich har-
vest today.
Surface cars in the Bronx and in
all parts of Manhattan were jammed
to suffocation, and thousands waited
in the rain for hours, in the hope OF
finding a place in one.
Hundreds of thousands were late
in reaching their places Of employ
ment.
Lines Of people, sometimes r"c
blocks long, were seen at stations c1
the Harlem division Of the New York
Central. At the Grand Central Sta
tion there was another tremendous
jam.
Downtown streets We're blocked
and all traffic ccnters. such as Grand
Central Station, Times Square
Brooklyn Bridge, 149th street, AmsteS-
ram avenue, and 155th street. Broad
way and 1S1st street, and West Farms
were the scenes of the worst jams II
the history Of the city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-19
WOMAN SHOOTS HUSBAND.
Fatally Wounds Man Who Accused
Her of lnfidelity and Beat Her.
10 Times- Ropublican.

Special to Times Republican.
Council Bluffs, Aug. 19.-Arthur Gfl-
llland, in what the police believe VIII
nrnve his deathbed statement, last
night admitted tiiatl-!:S beat his 'sss!t,s
who had just shot him thru the abdo-
men, the bullet passing entirely thru
his body. Mrs. Gilliland is in Jail. She
declared that the shooting followed the
beating and that the husband made an
unjust and untrue charge that she en-
tertained another man in their home.
Both are young. Gilliland is Union
Pacific fireman. The revolver the
woman used was of large caliber. The
shooting occurred at their home and
the wife proved a good shot. for she
was thirty feet distant when she fired
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-19
u. S. OFFICER TURNS
TRICK ON MEXICANS.

be helpless to aid America because or
their secret agreement,
British Designs in Persia.
Senator Mccormick. OF Illinois, intro
duccd a new phase OF the treaty dis
pute by calling the senates attention
TO British designs for a protectorate
over Persia, aud shnrnly assailed the
bartering over Balkan territory, no.
tably Constanti-ople,
Senator Borah of Idaho condemned
the British treatment of Egypt and
the Japanese conduct in Corea, and
told the senate one-half OF the world,
not including the Teutonic peoples, was
In arms protesting against the terms
OF the treaty OF Versailles.
He also declared that the treaty ad-
dcd an area as large as the United
States. populated by S3,00o,00O people
to the British empire. and called at
tention to the fact that Under the
league of nations the United States
was pledged to maintain 1t under the
British flag.
What China Got.
Mr.. Millard told the foreign rela-
tions committee that the United States
thru the American minister in Psliing
gave China assurances early in 1911
that 1t would use it's influence in Chi
mas behalf at the peace conference Il
China would declare war against Ger
many. The Shantung settlement was
China's reward, he said.
President Wilson. according to Mr.
Millard. was "the only man in Paris
who, did not regard Japan's threat tC
quite the conference unless it got Shan
tung as pure bluff" He added that II
was the general opinion of experts at
tending the-Paris conference that the
Shantung agreement would be source
of irritation likely to lead to another
war. This was the gist Of General
Bliss much discussed letter. denied to
the senate by President Wilson, Mr.
Millard said he understood.
Sees War in Ten Years.
IF we don't have war within ten
years, the ice will get so thin that It
can't be skinned over without crack
ing in all directions" Mr.. Millard said
1T will be brought on by one pretext
or another"
Mr.. Millard predicted an outbreak OF
bolshevism in China to provoke foreign
Intervention for the purpose of getting
rid Of Japanese domination.
He advocated amending the Anglo
French american treaty of alliance to
provide for reciprocal aid by Great
Britain and France to the United
States In case of attack.
H Japan decides to fight, he said,
Great Britain and France would he
bound hand and foot by their seci ct
agreements with Japan.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-19
Orders Ransom Paid In Full.

San Antonio. Tex. Aug. 19-Maj. Gen.
Joseph Y. Dickman. commanding the.
southern department. today instructed
officers at Candaloria to pay the Mex
lean bandits the full $4,000 ransom
as stipulated In the agreement made
with them by the United States gov
ernmcnt.
Major General Dickman, command
ing the southern department. left to-
day for the Mexican border on a tour
of inspection to El Paso, Eagle Pass.
Del Rio and Fort Clark, hea5ssiarters
here announced .1
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would not have to give her consent,
the president said.
IT will admit that that point had not
occurred to me. No, she would not.
Discussing Article III. under which
the league could take any action
"deemed necessary" in case war oc-
Cured or was threatened, Inc president
said the action contemplated also
would rest entirely upon moral oh.
legation.
Curb on Japan. .e
The president intimated that the
league OF nations would prevent Japan
from assuming any complete sover-
eighty over Shantung.
The proposed treaty by which the
United States would go to the aid of
France in the event Of unprovoked at
tack by Germany is not In conflict with
the constitution. In the opinion Of the
senate judiciary subcommittee ap-
pointed to consider the question.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-19
j KAISER TO ESCAPE TRIAL?
Advisers Do Not Think Allies Will At

tempt TO Bring rim oe'oTe Soure.
Amerongen, Saturday, Aug 16. lDe-
layed. 1-Altho it has been known IN
Amerongen that former Emperor Will
liam, in the hope of settling down to
the life OF country gentleman IN
Holland, had been negotiating for the
purchase Of the castle OF Doom, the
correspondent today was unable to
definitely confirm dispatch from
Utrecht that the deal had been COM
pleted.
.rrh..o ca:s::!!c !s owned hy Baroness
van Heimstrn de Beaufort and is sit
uated near Doom.
Nothing has been settled" was the
reply Of those close to Herr Hohen-
zollern when questioned, but they
added that they could not deny the
report.
Tho occupants Of Bentinck castle
have been watching newspapers ana
other sources Of information closely
sthe past week, and are said to have
given attention to the statement OF
Secretary Lansing before the SENATE
commission on the trial of the former
emperor and somewhat similar state