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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
HOME OWNERSHIP IS DECLARED ANT|DOIE
 FOR BOLSHEWSM
Bankers Prejudiced Against Real Estate Investments, States JemisOn-Behind
 in Home Construction

"As some fellow ha- aptly remarked. I'd as soon wear another mans pants as to live in another mans house." declared C. E. Jenks. acting general manager or the Chamber of Commerce, in opening his address on the housing question at the weekly meeting of the Realtors yesterday at the Southern club.
 'The basis of our future prosperity lies in homeownership Civilization itself de pends on the homeowrer and unless we can assist large portion of our popula.
 tion to acquire their ewn abiding places
 we can never hope for stability of govern ment."
 The speaker prescribed home ownership as the antidote for hc,shevism. declarins that the man who possessed real estate
 was always good citizen and not to pc found among mobs or lawbreaking bodies
 He cited what other cities had done to
 relieve the housing shortage and urged the formation of a house building corpor- ation to be organized ty 300 or 1000 repre- sentative citizens mot merely for profit.
 but as q communtv development propo-
 stion He pointed out as an example
 Pontiac Mich in which city 2o00 homes
 have recently been constructed by such
 a corporation.
 Robert Jemison Jr. took occasion to score the bankers for their alleged preju- dice a< inst real estate investment. One reason why Birminghan is losing valuable
 ctizens every day for lack of sufficient
 housing facilities Is that local bankers
 have not assisted real estate men in
 handling real estate paper" said MT
 Jemison "There can never be much real ty development here until some or the
 heads of our financial institutions look more favorably on real property as an in- vestment.
 eve have not Nent pace with other cities in solving the housing shortage. We are tagging behind in home construction and partly because the prospective buyer is discourage ged by his banker. It's an un- fortunate situation but one that has ex- isted for years
 President Butler stated that Birming- hams census figures would he injured by reason of the fact that many residents have moved away from the city, being una ble to obtain places to live. Fred Curious, newly elected secretary Iof the Excaange, was introduced to ths membership as the best man for the JoD l in the state" President Butler also tooS occasion to compliment retiring Secretary John D. Chichestet, whc has recently en- !, tered the real estate business | The good roads bill came Tn TOT iiVeS discussion and motion was passed unan- l imouslv that the exchange wire the gov ernor and o.her officials at Montgomery 1 urging it's passage today. President But | Ter reported that 91 votes were aireaoy pledged and that the measure was sure | to be passed.
 After presenting Lewis Ford and Marx Nvatt as new members the president de- clared the meeting adjourned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
EDITOR CUSHING ID /. ADDRESS C|V|TANS.
Member of Fuel Administra- tor Board to Discuss Coal
 Situation at Meeting

George H. Gushing will be the principai
 speaker at the weekly luncheon of the
 Civitan club to be held today at l o'clock
 at the Southern club MT. Gushing $
 prominently identified with the coal indus
 try and was with pr. Garfield, fuel ad-
 ministrator during the war period. lie
 is also editor of the Black Diamond, the coal trade iourna.
 pr. Shropshire has invited all the lead ing coal operators to hear MT. Cushins' who came from Washington to attend the meeting today.
 l The following notice has been sent ou' to members of the club by Secretary John
 V. Mix:
 Fellow Civitan: Here s chance t' | learn something about "black diamonds 1 If you have not been fortunate enough to secure your winters supply, perhap' you'll learn how 10 ger it without paying million for it.
 "Anyway. our president has arrange' ] for George H. Gu hing to give talk on | the coal situation. He is undoubtedly ehe best posted coal man in America, peins managing director of the Coal associatlor and editor O. the Black Diamond, the coal ! trade journal After hearing MT Cushihs 1 sneak we'll probably thank our uckv stars we're not coal dealers | "Another tie the result Of the attehu' ance at last Fridays meeting: therefore the fight is still on and whethe6 or hol 1 it comes to a finish this week "epelu, largely upon you. Be there to suppoi ! your captain. ,. Hope to see yoI at the Southern ciu'
 Friday 1 o'clock, with friend who Is 1 nteresttd in the coal situation as your | ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26

, viously arraigned on a charge of beating his little girl at Gadsden and the child
 taken from him. The testimony showed
 that Lewis beat the boy with Iona
 switch, and that his screams were heard all over the neig@ borhood. Lewis denied this. but admitted beating
 the boy after examining him and finding him covered with bruises. The little fel
 low on the stand testified that he receive9
 his bruises in a light with negro boy When ascked who hlacNed his eve and cut
 his forehead, he said he had fallen down.
 Asked who todl him to say that, he an- swered innocently. My mother" With heads strained forward the jury endeavored to catch the faint voice of the little fellow as he described how he was
 beaten from time to time by his father and step-mother Asked if he were afraid of his daddy he smiled wistfuly1, saying No"
 The jury was odt about 70 minutes be- | fore finding the father guilty, It was | their duty to also name the fine. The l judge will render his decision to any sentence this mos1ing.
 After the verdic- as the witnesses were leaving the court Eva Lewis niece of the defendant is aleged to have abused Mrs Gammill, w.th the result that she was brought back to court and held for contempt. She was reelased and instruct ed to appear tomorrow morning, when she ' will have a hearing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
MORTGAGE FILED FOR
 $2OO,000 YESTERDAY

One of the largest mortgages re- corded with the probate court in some time was filed yesterday. It was given by the Birmingham Realty com pany as mortgagor to w. NJ. Leary, Robert Jemison Jr.. and others, the consideration being $20Q.000 and the land involved being tract of land covering 210 acres and extending from Avondaie southeast to Red mountain.
 This land was formerly held by the Forest Park Realty company and was incumbered with two previous mort gages, the one for $f50.000. of which some s90.000 Is sti1 outstanding. and one for st55.000. of which about s1iH.- 900 is still outstanding. Both these prior liens were in favor of the Title Guarantee. Loan and Trust company as trustee. It is stipulated in this deed. that parts of the land may De released separately on the scale ol $20Oc per acre. $500 per lot. or on the basis of s10 per front foot for parcels chosen that way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
WOMEN WANTED IN ATLANTA ARRESTED
Charged With Complicity in Theft of Jewelry Valued
 at $3500

Miss Barbara Fullerton, 1S of At
 lanta is in the city jail charged with
 being the accomplice of Marie Wise.
 alias Mildred Peacock, of Atlanta, who,
 it is charged stole diamond rings
 valued at s350o, from j. Heese of the
 Lewis Diamond company of Atlanta.
 Marie Wise is in the Atlanta jail
 and George W. Smith and Charles
 Szmanda soldiers are being sought by with the case.
 Miss Fullerton was arrested Tuesday night at local hotel by detectives Lee and Jones and Sergeant Lyons of | the Birmingham department and ac-
 cording to a statement made by her, she was with Miss Peacock here sun day and Monday. But Miss Peacock left for Atlanta, Monday, to get some clothes and as she stepped off the train in Atlanta was arrested
 Miss Fullerton denies having any part in the robbery, stating that Miss Peacock came to Birmingham with
 Smith and Szmanda, and that she knew nothing about it. She was taken to Atlanta last night.
 Smith and Szmanda left Birmingham almost immediately and it is declared that they had no connection with the theft and have gone to Chicago Miss Peacock is also charged with having knowledge of the mysterious death of NJ. R. Martin former army 1 lieutenant. who was found dead in ped in Atlanta on the morning that he was to have married Miss Peacock, accord ing to the Atlanta detectives. Evidence was found. the detectives claim refuting every part of the confes- sion made by Miss Peacock. after her arrest She said that she was seated with Smith and Szmanda and Hesse at a table in a soft drink stand. and that Hesse dropped a box containing the 1 jewelry. which smith picked up The same day all four came to Birmingham 1 where she became ill and was deserted The police stated that she spent the I night with Hesse. at his apartment ] leaving at dawn with the jewelry. while 1 he slept. She went to her own house | on Whitehall street and left shortly | afterward. with the Fullerton girl for | Birmingham.
 l Two diamond rings, said to belong | to Hesse and another diamond ring and watch. which Miss Fullerton says i is the property of Miss Peacock. were located at local pawn shop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
HAS DOZEN GRAND CHILDREN

And then she began to talk about her children and grandchildren, six of the former and round dozen of tle latter. It seemed hard to believe even that she was grandmother, she aD- peared so young and enthusiastic. Perhaps she guessed my thoughts for she said. 'Yes. it's really true. I have .12 grandchildren. And when people say I look too young for that I al ways tell them that I've stopped get ting old. that I'm 5s years young"
 Madame Schumann- Heink feels tha , the war is going to be a great thing for the country 'I really feel that American should stand by itself, for it has everything that is necessary to put it in command of the world. Tn art, science inventive genius. com merce. industry. in fact in all fields. it stands head and shoulders above all the rest No country has a greater love for or better appreciation of music and the war fs going to bring that out more than anything else couli have done. Not oniy music. but all the arts and sciences are going to de : velop on a scale never before known in the history of the world and Amer ica is going to lead in that develop ment."
 The concert at the Jefferson this afternoon is the second that Mads IT, q Schumann- Heink has given on her present tour and one of three that she will give in the south. As stated. she was at Marion last night. From Fir mingham she goes to Greenville, s. C., and from that point will work hey way east to the New England states
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
ADELAIDE THURSTON
 TO BE GUEST OF CLUB
Noted Orders to Attend Community Club Luncheon Saturday at

Adelaide Thursron, who is now playing at the Jefferson, swil he the guest of the Community club tomorrow afternoon at l230 o'clock at the weekly luncheon at the Southern club " order to suit the convenience of the guests for the day the members of he club changed the hour of the meeting from o'clock to 12:30 o'clock. Miss Thurston will be accompanied by Miss Jane Sculyl a member of her com pany. and Hrs. Henry F. Beaumont.
 Miss Thruston vii make talk to the club at the luncheon, and it is antici- pated that a large attendance will be pres- ent to hear this gifted actress who stands among the leaders of Ter profession.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
EARLY WAS LATE IN REACHING JURY BOX
 AND DRAWS S3 FINE

Although his name was Early, be- ing late to reach his seat n the jury box cost R. s. Early $3 yesterday lie was a member of the jury in the casa of R. Foley against the Standard Portland Cement company. which was on trial in the United States district court When court was called to or der at o'clock Mir, Early failed to respond to his name. causing a delay of 10 minutes When he walked into the courtroom at 2:10 Judge w. l. Grubb fined him $3. or 30 cents min ute, for being tardy. as he was held in contempt of court. As soon as the fine was administered MT Early took his place in the jury box and the hear ing of the case was resumed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
CHILDRFN'S SING
 AT PARK SUNDAY

The childrens sing at Woodrow Will son park Sunday afternoon promises te be one of the most enjoyable held in some time and a splendid programme has been arranged. Among the other features will be solo by Bill Carroll of the Woodlawn playground, boy years of age.
 Plans are being made to have chorus from the Avondale park play ground at sing in the very near Iu- ture. This chorus has done splendid work since the sings were started there several months ago and programme is being rehearsed by them for theif appearance at Wilson park. All girls and boys between the ages of and 14 years are urged to meet al the headquarters of the war camp com munity service this evening at o'clock for the last rehearsal for the sing sun day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
FUNERAL SERVICES OF
 MISS JUDITH E. JONES

Miss Judith E. Jones, aged Fl. only daughter of Dr. and Mrs R. r. Jones. died yesterday afternoon at the family residence, 2231 Arlington avenue. Funeral services will be held at the residence this afternoon at o'clock, pr. ]. c. Norris and pr. P. B. Wells officiating. Interment at Elmwood
 The death of Miss Jones came as a great shock to her family and friends although she had been desperately i'll for several days.
 The deceased was lovable girl who. by her charming disposition and amiab;e traits of character. had en- deared herself to wide circle oi friends and acauain-ances She was an active Red Cross worker. particu- larly in the canteen service
 The pallbearers are Joe c. Hail. Q L. Stevenson.s John Heidt. Stuart Cole man. Walter Fowlkes and Edwdrc West
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
NEGRO ON BICYCLE
 INJURED BY JITNEl

caorg. Nann. d negro employe of the French Dry Cleaning company was run down and seriously injured about 'he head by H. w. Duren. white Jitney driver of 4 Church street, at the corner of Avenue F and Eighteenth street yes ,erdav morning about S:3o o'clock.
 According to the police oi1lcers' pureh was driving down Avenue F at rapid speed and cut the corner of Eighteenth street. violating the traffic laws, running into Vann, who was riding bicycle Vann was taken to the Hillman hospital, where he is reported as. being in se- rious condition, suffering from frac- tured skull.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
LAUD AMERICAN SOLDIERS

Madame Schumann- Heink never tires of talking about everything American. Wher seen last night she said: How loved the American soldiers, those fine. wonderful young men who fought with no hatred in their heats. but be- cause they felt they were right and that Germany was wrong. And how I used to love to talk to them and sing to them never thought about my voice; sang anywhere they wanted to hear me. even in the snow but it did me no harm. Nothing could have been more wonderful than Amer
 ca during the war. Her preparations and accomplishments startled the world And how magnificent the American women. wives, sisters and mothers, were during it all. German, French and English women are bern soldiers; they countries were always prepared for war. But such was not the case over here. vet our American women excelled them all. They vera truly marvellous"
 When asked how 1t happened that she came so far south to sing for the benefit of one of our southern in stitutions. she answered. T first heard of the Downing Industrial School for Girls and it's wonderful work through my friend, Major John D. Hill, who at the same time told me that it needed funds and suggested that possibly might help them if could come south and give concert. I told him at once that would love to do it and that I would come just as soon as could return from the other side. And you see I kept my word But tEa. was not the only reason. I love the south you see. I'm a southerner my self love the country and the pee ple. the cotton fields and the green trees It is a musical land to me. just like the desert. There seems to be a ringing and singing in the air tEat makes me feel younger and gives me desire to sing better than ever be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
1000 GALLONS OF
 MASH DESTROYED

A 5O-gallon still and 1000 gallons or
 mash were destroyed yesterday when Deputy Sheriffs Cole, Hliiiard' Do"is and Wiggans and United States Marshal Pitts raided the premises of J. K. Parris' about four miles east of lrondaie
 The still was found just inside the fence, and the owners were aoout to pe- o;r onerations when their arrests oc- curred The still and mash were de- stroved and Paris and F. G. Hinton taken to the county jail. A jub contain ing five gallons of corn liquor was also brought in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
ATTRACTIVE MUSIC AT
 TUTWILER CONCERT

The music at the Tutwiler last night was exceptionally attractive. The violin chorus-about 14 pupils of Fred G. Wie- gand' s-made a fine hit. The playing was smooth and soncrous, and particu- larly beautiful was the intermezzo from --Cavaleria Rustica na.'
 The vocalist of the evening was Mrs A. IT. Olive, who sang with true intonaticn and artistic style
 All in all, the affair was one of the most pleasing of :he season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
LIQUOR CONCEALED
 IN LEG OF TABLE

For having a quart of liquor concealed in the. leg of a table at her home, 2lO North Fifteenth street, yesterday Lucy Fields a negro woman, was arrested by Deputies Riley and Christian. She was brought to the county jail charged with violating the prohibition laws and re- eased on bond. This is a real case of bootlegging" laughed Riley as he found the liduor in the table leg
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
iLutherane tn Have
 Picnic Dinner at Park

The First English Lutheran church will have picnic dinner Sunday at the Ensley park on Avenue and Twenty eighth street, Ensley. and all members ,0f the congregation. the Sunday school and their friends are invited. The party will leave the local church immediately {, following the morning service, and will go to the park. where dinner will be
 served During the afternoon a sing will be enjoyed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
Union Meetings Held
 Behind Closed Doors
No Announcements Made But Results Reported as Vote Against Sympathetic Strke-Plants Still Running,
 But Union Men Predict Shut Down Soon

The machns boermakers and hoisting engineers of the Woodward company including about 50 employed at by-product plant Woodward quit work yesterday which marked the first against the steel and iron
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
FOUR SONS IN U. S. ARMY

No one did more to help America win the war than she did. She wears d service pin containing four stars, which represent four sons that served in the American army. From the very beginning she offered her services t) entertain the men in service, singing in the army eantonments all over lt.e country, in Y. NJ. C. A and Red Cross huts in fair weather and stormy. al ways thinking of the iov she could bring to "her boys" All the men loved her and she was known as Mother Schumann' among them.
 fifth son saw service in the Ger man army and gave his life on the field of battle. just as loyal an Amer ican as all the rest but the unluoky victim of circumstance Born of Ger man parentage. he chanced to be in Germany when the war started aa1 they would not permit him to return to this country. for by the laws f Germany he was a citizen of thar country and must serve in her army. But no one ever questioned Madame Schumann- Fl eink's patriotism on th.s account and she has just returned from Holland where she went to bring home her daughter -in-law and grand children, among the first of those granted passports by the State De- 1 partment to make a trip to the other Sida
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-26
AMERICAN SOLDIER WONDERFUL, SAYS
 SCHUMANN-HE|NK
Tells of Work Among Fight ing Men-FOur Sons in
 American Army-One Killed in German Army
IL, HENRY R. GRAY. JR.

Madame Schumann-H -Heink. one of the worlds foremost and best opera and concert singers, arrived in Bir- mingham late yesterday and will re- main until tomorraw. Her visit to Birmingham is for the purpose of 5iV- ing a recital this afternoon at the Jefferson theatre. all the proceeds of which will go to the Downing lnous- trial School for Girls at Brewton Ala. She is accompanied by the eminent composer. Frank La Forge. who will assist in the concert
 All America knows of Madame Scnu- mann -Heink. for she is one of the pioneers of music in this country. and no one has done more than she has to develop in the American people love for the best that the musical world can offer. Few realize how long sne has been a notable figure on the American stage. Perhaps we betray a confidence when we announce that her present tour marks her forty-sec- ond season. No other singer has ever held the center of the spotlight over so long period. yet the remarka b le thing about Madame Schumann- Hein6 is that time has had no detrimental effect on her voice. The same pacKei houses flock to hear her. coming from any distance for that purpose. Last night she sang at Judson college. Marion. and many in the audience came from Montgomery and Selma
Evening star., 1919-10-30
GOVERNOR OF OKLAHOMA
CALLS FOR "AMERICANS"

McALESTER,i Okla, October 3d.
Wen see who's running this old
q. s. A. Gov. J. B. A. Robertson
declared late yesterday. when he sud
denly adjourned a conference he had
called here Of representatives Of coal
miners, operators and the pubic to
discuss the strike set for November r.: i:
The people of this state are NOT
going to suffer because Of coal
strike" he told them. 1--WE don't
have to have statute laws to take
action in a crisis of this kind. I am
acting for Oklahoma, for the public
that hasn't an interest but that OF
obtaining fuel. when I say that we
are not going to suffer"
1.-The coal mines of Oklahoma will
be operated" the governor terseiy
declared as the conference came to
an end. II made that statement this
morning and I meant It."
Gov. Robertson adjourned, the con-
ference after the miners representa-
tives had declared the men would
abide by the order to strike Novem-
Der l.
There is no use of prolonging this
am now going to convert it into an
other kind of a meeting-a meeting
of American citizens. All who care
to stay for that kind Of meeting
are welcome"
No one left the room.
One means by which the governor
hopes to avert suffering among the
people of the, state, he said, will be
the distribution Of New Mexico and
Colorado coal, mined by non-unfon
men. =
II have heretofore tried to keep
this coal or the market in Oklahoma
for the benefit Of the union miners"
he added.