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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
FIELDS CHARGED
WITH FORGERY
Clever Fraud Unearthed by
Local Detectives-Heavy
Bond Fixed

One of the cleverest frauds brought to
| light by the local detectives in months
was disclosed yesterday when H. H.
Fields. alias H. H. Hudson. was placed
| in the county jail charged with forgery
and bond fixed at $1,000.
| Field was registered at local hotel
and placed a want add in the three daily
papers for three days-Fridav, Saturday
and Sunday, as follows: "Salesmen-Five
| statesmen, between the ages Of 70 and q
years, to call on established trade in
Alabama sos weekly expense advanced
on start. See Mr.. Hudson at -- Hotel
Sunday between u and p. M
He claimed to represent the Brooklyn
Beverage company, 429 Classon avenue.
| Brooklyn, and hired seventeen men to
| sell the beverage over the state. His
| plan was that the men who were to WORN
| for him pay him $3.50 for samples" and
! he would advance them $35 for week S
| travelling expense
After collecting the $3.50 from several
| of the men he hired he showed them
cheeks for s35 payable to himself which
he told them he would sign and deliver
| to them Monday with their samples.
The checks were signed by F. J. Semi
holtz, who, he told the men, was presi-
! dent of the beverage company.
! According to Detectives Granger and
| DeGrOdt VINO maze the arrest, one Oh
| the men who had paid Fields $3.50 called
at the detective office and asked that
Fields be investigated. They went to
| the hotel and m g few minutes had re-
ceived a confession from Fields. Among
other papers on his desk was an en-
| velope addressed to the beverage COM
pany. The detectives opened this and
found only a blank sheet of paper.
| The men whom Field hired are
| u, n Dot 10 oh
John H. Walker, r. H. Srofe. Conner
Hudson, James M. Wise, G. c. Coble, A.
j. Sutton, G. r. Deason, Paul Levy, T.
j. Mcconnell, l.. B. Irby, r. P Meighan,
w. w. Harper, B. L. Adams, E. w
| Bucker and ]. &. Nunnally.
| Fields had papers in his possession
showing that he had operated in a sim
liar way in New Orleans and other south
ern cities. He also had a contract where
by he had begun working for the Amer
| lean Red Cross at Oneonta, showing that
he had drawn money from them and 1t
| is believed that he left that place after
| drawing the money.
| Detective Granger says that Fields
made poor showing in trying to conceal
| his guilt when accused
| I'VE asked him why he was hiring Il
men when he had only advertised for
Is, to which he replied that he had re-
| ceived a telegram authorizing another
IL. We then asked to see the telegram
and he said You have got me, take me
on to the jail
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
PENDLETON-TUC

An announcement of interest to the
friends of the contracting parties in
Bessemer is that of the marriage of
Miss Julia Tuck of Marion Junction,
and Mrs. j. II. Pendleton of this city
the wedding to take place at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Tuck. at Marion Junction Tues
day evening, September 8. at $3.50
o'clock. The wedding will be a large
social function, and in the bridal party
will be many attendants. Miss Tuck
has many friends here, where she
taught in the high school last year.
She is a member of the Wednesday
Music Club and the Bessemer chapter
Daughters Of the Confederacy, and has
many friends in all circles in the city.
She is an accomplished vocalist and
during her stay here delighted many
gatherings Nth her beautiful voice.
lfr Pendleton is a prominent young
business nan, and formerly made his
home tn Virginia. They will reside
IN Bsssemer after a wedding trip. ar
irving later in September.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
Demand Resignation
of Senator Shields

Chattanooga. August 8-Followins
publication of an open letter to Sem
ator John X Shields. of Tennessee, on
the league of nations, former Attorney
General Matt N. Whitaker announced
tonight that in response to kilograms
from various sections of the state he
would call a mass meeting at Nashville
ito make effective the resignation of the
senator"
Mr.. Whitaker charged that Senator
Shields was lending aid and comfort
to Senator Lodge in his efforts to dis
credit the work of President Wilson
and that he was "m3srep presenting 80 per
cent of the people of Tennessee"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Committee Appreciates Aid

To the Editor of The Age Herald;
/ have been absent from home for
several days. l, however, Immediately
on my return wish to extend the
thanks of the auditorium committee
for the great assistance rendered by
your paper in the bond election
We feel that all of the projects COW
cred by the bond issues will be ire
mendously helpful to the growth of the
city and none more so than the audi
torium
Please accept the thanks of the com
mittee for your generous help Yours
very truly, M. w. BuSH,e
Chairman.
Birmineham August 25, 1919.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
AEpllt 9!SszZE!z N
ggsAg R@WL. @MAST Za@g

any aid. In the apartment at the time,
in a drunken stupor, is young Howard.
seeking money. the return of loan.
Underwood kills himself and the police
find young Jeffries and accuse him of the
murder. In his college days he has been
the subject of mesmeric tests, and the
police by similar tests force from him the
admission that he killed Underwood.
Mrs. Jeffries, Sr., fearful of interfering
lest she herself, is exposed. is silent as
to the letter Underwood wrote. but she
finally produces it. 1t clears Howard by
showing that his chum ended his own
life. but it does not disclose the woman
who visited his apartment the night or
the tragedy Annie blackens her own
character to save her mother-in-law.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
JOSEPH CLAUD HARLAN

Joseph Claud Harlan. the little p :
year old son of Mr.. and Mrs. John A.
Harlan, 1907 seventh avenue. died
Monday night at the Elizabeth Duncan
hospital after short Illness. 1t was
thought poisonous insect stung the
child from which blood poison devel-
oped. He was bright little fellow
and the pet of the neighborhood, and
general regret is expressed for his sud-
den death. The remains will be sent
by Huey & Mcconnell to Brookwood
Tuesday afternoon. Rev. l.. F. STAN
sell will accompany the remains and
will officate at the funeral He is sur
vived by his parents and one brother,
James Harlan.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
IMPROVEMENTS AT PLANT

Extensive improvements will be made
at the Bessemer plant of the United
States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry com
pany, which will begun Immediately. w.
II. Stevens will be in charge of the con-
struction work. having recently accepted
position with the company. Upon a
recent visit of several directors of the
plant a number of improvements were
decided upon, among them being the en-
largement of the molding department,
which will be increased to double the
present capacity of the foundry, it l.,
stated. Other buildings to be erected
will be a new commissary and a number
of dwellings, which will house the fam
lilies of the employees.
Representative George Ross states that
he is receiving innumerable inquiries in
re gard to the passage of new state
wide stock law, and wishes to correct
the impression that one has been passed.
No stock law has been passed during the
meeting of the legislature, according to
Mr. Ross. and the state stock law stands
as it was before the meeting of the
legislature
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
DESPA|R|NG PLEA
FROM RUSSIA IS
SENT PRESIDENT
Beg That Volunteer Troops
Remain to Save Them
From Massacre and
Starvation

New York. August 25.-Further assist
ance for the people of North Russia
against the bolsheviki is asked by a
representatives of the people of that
region. assembled at Archangel.
In this message, a copy of which, at
the direction of the senders. was fur
nished the Associated Press, the govern
ment and peoples of all the allied democ-
racies are addressed. 1t is set forth that
the formulators of the message were
elected by the entire population of the
section" and We're meeting in confer
ence of the zemstvos and municipalities.
BY this assemblage the news that the
withdrawal of the British troops had>been
ordered was received with misgiving, the
dispatch continues, and grave conse~
quences for the people of north Russia
are predicted should all allied support
be withdrawn.
After drawing dark picture of the
bolshevik regime which is charged with
having throttled the peoples will, intro
duced an autocratic regime of terror
and bloodshed and sold out Russia ito
German and neutral bankers, the mes
sage points out that Instructions have
occurred against the soviet government
in different parts of central Russia,
where the bolshekiki still hold sway and
continues;
"Our native north was one of the first
to rise. During the unequalled armed
struggle your troops arrived with word
OF encouragement, and with promises of
brotherly assistance. We believed you.
We agreed Internationally to the estab
Iishment here of a front against Ger
many and her allies. the bolsheviki. We
believed that the work begun would be
carried on to the end. We had no reason
to disbelieve the honorable words of our
allies. Our loyalty and, the millions of
lives given by Russia in your victory S
cause were our guarantee.
with your help we overcame distances
far exceeding the areas of your coun-
tries. With your help we created Rus
sian force which sustained most of the
burden in this struggle. Unfortunately
our numbers are few in this region, and
we who have sacrificed most of our
healthy sons for your victory over Ger
many will be unable to withstand the
forcibly modified bolshevik terrors. The
presence of your troops was moral sup
port to us, allowing us to gain time dur
ing which the bolsheviki neared their
downfall.
THOUSANDS FACE DEATH
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
SCOUTS TUG-OF-WAR

George Bumgardner's scout trooF
met Troop AZ in a tug-ofwar con
stest yesterday evening on the banks OF
Halls branch. Troop 6. or the Bum
gardeners, as they are called. had tho
satisfaction of pulling the "Cooners'
off their side of the creek and into
the water and mud below after the
rope. nearly an inch thick, had given
way under the strain several times.
The two troops are to meet in sew
eral contests of the sort during the
coming months
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
To Restrain Actors
From Interfering With
Reopening of Shows

New York, August 25.--Justice Peter
A. Hendrick announced today that
Wednesday afternoon he would sign
injunctions restraining the Actors
Equity association and its members
from interfering with the reopening of
theatres in this city, which have been
closed by the actors strike.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
Damages for Mule

Susie Ayers yesterday filed complaint
against the city in which she claimed
$50 damages for injuries sustained 10y
her mule which, it is alleged, fell into a
deep ditch on Maple street as the COM
plaintant was driving him along tn,
road. The mule was seriously crippled. II
was claimed and required much atten-
ton and the use of the mule was lost
for two weeks
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
NO VOTE REACHED
ON OIL LEASE BILL
BY A..oeiatsd Pros.

Washington. August 25-Although the
senate gave the entire day to considera-
vote was not reached and discussion Of
the measure will be resumed tomorrow
Shortly before recess was taken. Sena-
tor Kirby, democrat, Arkansas, intro
duced an amendment authorizing the
President to mine and develop coal. oil
and gas located in government land.
Final action on the amendment was de-
ferred.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
$1,000
Share!

Fully paid and on-assessable.
(We're capitalized at $300,0O0).
Think of it, our stock still selling AT
PAR-but as we said, it won't be
very long. So get busy-now-this
minute-sign the coupon below and
mail it to us with your check for
YOUR share of our profits WRITE
NOW!
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
MANY CASES OF GAMING

There were SO cases of gaming tried in
the recorders court Monday morning.
among them several white men. The
prevalence of gaming in this section is
said to be greater than ever before, and
the fact is exciting much comment, Al
most the entire number arrested for
gaming are negroes, and it is claimed by
many that the wholesale arrests Of ne
groes on this charge is one of the con-
tributing causes of the unrest of the
negro labor in this section.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
Smith Discharged

Sam c. Smith, white man. was dis
charged following a preliminary hear
ing before Kenneth Charlton. United
States commissioner. yesterday after
noon, as there was not sufficient evil
dence to hold him. He was alleged to
have stolen 1000 burlap bags from the
Southern railroad several months aso.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
BOTH CANDIDATES
CLAIMING VICTORY

Jackson, Miss, August 25.-On the eve
OF the second democratic primary, both
Lieut.. Gov. Lee Russell and Oscar john
ston, former state senator and recently
lieutenant in the United States tank
corps, candidates for nomination for gov
ernor of Mississippi, are claiming vic
tory.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
PERSONALS

Miss octa Moorer has returned from
stsv IN selma and will again make
her home ia Bessemer.
Miss louise Hendricks is the guest
a her snat Mrs. L. B. Bradley.
MIS- z. C Bonham of Tuscaloosa is
the guest os her parents.
Miss 1Tie Turnipseed of Montgom-
cry Is the iest of Mr.. and Mrs. George
shavs at their camp at West Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
Among the recent &C

Among the recent contributions OF
books to the Carnegie library was one
from Miss Mary Lovett of 60 volumes
which is the largest single donation that
has been presented to the library. Many
of the books are in sets by standard
authors, while others are of late fiction
and some reference books. Others MAX
ing recent contributions were Hosea
Smith. Miss Lucille VicSers, Clara Eu-
genia Donald and Fred Handy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
AT THE MOVIES

AT THE MOVIES
Alcazar-Alice Joyce in The Third
Degree"
Strand--Robert Warwick in Secret
Service"
Trianon-Tom Mix in Rough Riding
Romance"
Colonial-Dorothy Gish in Nobody
Home"
Rialto--Alice Brady in the World to
Live In"
Princess-William Russell in Hobbs
in a Hurry"
odeon one-'The. Great Gamble"
BASEBALL
Rickwood-Barons VS.. Pels.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
THEATRES

Lyric-Keith vaudeville.
Loew's Bijou-Loew's vaudeville and
feature pictures.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26
THOUSANDS FACE DEATH

1--WE were mistaken. You are recalling
those 5000 or 1000 men of whom half are
volunteers, who came to our assistance
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-26

u
Observation-Disclosures VS.. Pels.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-11-20

covery, as In the case of the Rough
Rider and other claims which were
finally patented because 1t was felt
that the previous ~patenting Of similar
claims in the vicinity had established
a rule of property.
But. generally speaking, lands OF
the character contemplated by the
proposed legislation can not now be
patented under the existing mining
laws unless discoveries are made by
deep drilling or shaft sinking. On
the other hand, large areas of such
land were in the early days patented
under the rule which then prevailed
that land could not be classified as
mineral in character, or patented as
a mining claim, unless mineral had
been actually disclosed. In recent
years, however, the department has
adopted the rule that, through geolog-
ical deduction as to underlying de-
posts, land may be classified as
known mineral in character, and now
declines to patent such lands under
the non-mineral laws.
New Legislation Required.
There are thus large areas of land
in the four states mentioned which
the land department recognizes, or
would recognize, as being mineral in
character, but which remain undevel-
oped because title thereto can not, as
a practical proposition, be acquired
under the present mining law.
To justify the great expense OF ex-
ploration by drilling or sinking shafts
to a great depth, as we'll as the great
outlay in working shafts, machinery
and equipment for actual mining OPP
erations, it is necessary that a rea-
sonably large acreage be acquired or
controlled. To operate on the extern
sive scale required, not only are ex-
tensive ore bodies requisite, but a
large area of surface Is also required
for reduction plants, tailings dumps,
etc.
The proposed legislation is design
ed to encourage the exploration and
development of such lands by giving
to any one who will undertake deep
exploration work the right to control
and acquire an area of not to exceed
1880 acres (Which Is about the mini
mum area now held by any of the
large porphyry mining companies)
upon conditions carefully designed to
prevent abuse of the privilege.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-11-20
A PARABLE FOR D

(Chicago Herald and Examiner)
Put 100 men on an island where
fish is a staple article of ~sustenance.
Twenty-Five of the men catch fish.
others clean the fish.
Twenty five cook the fish. Twenty
five hunt fruit and vegetables. The
entire company eats what thus is
gathered and prepared.
SO long as everybody works there
is plenty. All hands are happy.
Ten of the allotted fish catchers
stop catching fish.
Ten more dry and hide part of the
fish they catch.
Five continue to catch fish, but
work only part of the day at it.
Fewer fish go into the community
kitchen.
But the same number of men insist
upon having the same amount of fish
to eat as they had before.
The fifty men who formerly cleaned
and cooked the fish have less to dc
owing to the ~undersupply of fish. But
they continue to demand food
Gradually greater burdens are laid
the fruit and vegetable hunters
These insist upon a larger share OF
the fish in return for their larger eff
forts in gathering fruit and veg
etables. 1t is denied them and soor
20 of the 25 quit gathering fruit and
vegetables.
But the entire 100 men continue tc
insist upon their right to eat.
The daily food supply gradually
shrinks. The man with two fish de-
mands three bananas in exchange fol-
one of them. The man with two ba-
nanas refuses to part with one fol
fewer than three fish.
Finally the 10 men remaining al
work quit in disgust. Everybody
continues to eat. The hidden fish are
brought to light and consumed
Comes a day when there is no foot
of any kind. Everybody on the island
blames everybody else.
What would seem to be the solu'
ton? Exactly! We thought you woult
guess it.
For we repeat that you can't eat
buy, sell. steal, give away, hoard
wear, use, play with or gamble witt
what isn't.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-11-20

10 to ii. NJ. Huemann. treasurer, Wal
lace. Delinquent sale November 10.
Postponed to November "a.
North Bunker Hill Mining Co.
levied September "a. 4 mills. payable
November 10 N. L. Hardy, secretary,
! kellogg. Delinquent sale December i.
New Hope Mining Co.-Levied Oc-
tober i, 2 mills, payable November b
to Otto A. OLSON, secretary-treasur-
er, wallace. Delinquent sale on De-
cember 6.
Old Hickory Mining Co.-Levied ON
September II, / cent, payable Octo-
Der % to II. C. Lambach. treasurer
box 171S, Spokane, Wash. Delinquent
sale November 10. Postponed to No
vember ~.
Royal Mining Co.-Levied Septem-
Der %, 2 mills, payable November b to
Scren Simonson, secretary, box ol1'
Occur d'Alene, Idaho. Delinquent sale
December 8.
Silver Dale and Big Hill Mining Co.
Levied September 20, 3 mills, pay
liable December 20 to ID. w. knudson,
secretary, KELLOGG, Delinquent sale
January 20.
Silver Mountain Mining Co.-Levied
June 2, 2 mills, payable July IL to w.
h. Horstkotte, secretary, Potlatch, Ida
no. Delinquent sale August l5. POST
poned to November 10.
her 6, 8 mills, payable November ~ TO
j. +. Whelan, secretary, Wallace
Idaho. Delinquent sale December ~.
Silver Cliff Gold & Copper Mining
Co.--Levied September Is, B mills,
payable October rs to ]. d. Young,
treasurer, Mullan. Delinquent sale
November rs. Postponed to Decem-
Der %.
Square Deal Mining g. Milling Co.
Levied September 10, one-half MILL
payable October 20 to f. w. Reed, Sec
rotary, Occur d'Alene, Idaho. Delin-
ouent sale November 25.
Saltese Cons. Mining Co.-Levied
October q, 3 mills, payable Novem-
her 27 to O. V. Manning, treasurer, 4O7
Sherwood building, Spokane, Wash.
Delinquent sale December n.
Success Mining Co.-Levied October
27, 2 cents, payable November ~ TO
Herman j. Rossi, secretary treasurer,
Wallace. Delinquent sale December
20.
Tarbox Mining Co.-Levied August
4. 10 mills, payable September 4 to
John F. Ferguson, secretary, Wallace
Delinquent sale october 7. Postponed
to December 10.
Wallace Mining, Milling & Realty
Co.-Levied September l, 2h mills,
payable October rs to Geo. @. Evans,
secretary treasurer, Wallace. Delin-
quent sale November rs.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-11-20
SILVER l.
Hiqh Price of Metal Brings Them to
the Melting Pot.

Prevailing high price for silver is
causing many old silver heirlooms to
be cast into the melting pot, says a
New York dispatch. Old knives n
forks and spoons and other silver
plate which were discarded, packed
away in the attic and forgotten are
now being hunted up. The same is
true of old jewelry and broken silver
ornaments.
The mint is in daily receipt of sill
yer plate and old jewelry which 1t
brys, The plate or jewelry is first
cast into the crucible and converted
into bars which are assayed and their
fine silver contents ascertained. The
mint paws the official" price obtain
ing on the day that the deposit is
made. less a nominal charge for the
melting. Ordinarily the mint receives
most silver of this character, ethel
in plate or melted bars, from dealers
who trade in old gold and silverware
hut in the past few weeks 1t has beei
receiving many inquiries from pri'
vate parties. I'm purchasing gold ant
silver jewelry a large part Of the re
tail price represents WORKMANSHIP
and a smaller part Of the gold or Sill
yer content, but the advance In shve
to the highest point in more n
generation enhances the value OF tn
discarded ware.
On official of the treasury pointe'
out that although gold parity pom
of tbe standard silver dollar wa
81 1929 an ounce for silver, this part
represents fun weight dollars ana a
now new silver dollars have pee
coined since 1905 many of the dollar
IN circulation are below full weigf
due TO abrasion. Cost of melting ST.
yer dollars into bullion wouid %
small but weight of the dollars woul
have to be taken into considerable
and on coins that weighed light prit
of silver would have to advance PR
portionately before their bullion van
exceeds the face value.