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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-18
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

et al. appeal from Morgan circuit court in equity; affirmed.
 Mollie Miller vs. J. E. Tubb, ct aL
 appeal from Franklin circuit court; in equity; affirmed. SOMERVILLE, J.
 James NJ. Nixon vs. W. T. Burleson, appeal from Marion circuit court; re-
 versed and remanded.
 Joseph Leland vs. Ella Leland Faulk. appeal from Tuscaloosa circuit court, in equity: reversed and remanded. J. C. Miller, ct al. vs. l.. l.. Merzberg, appeal from Etowah circuit court, in equity: reversed, rendered and remanded. F.. w Benefeld vs. NJ. G. Cox, appeal | from Marshall circuit court, in equity; | reversed and remanded. S. L. Terry, ct al. vs. The Mccall O.. appeal from Madison circuit court re- versed and rendered. | THOMAS, J.: ! s. Penticost. administrator, vs. Rich
 ard W. Massey. appeal from Jefferson circuit court: affirmed. l Western Union Telegraph company Vs 1 w E. Bowen. appeal from Jefferson cir cult court: affirmed. 1 Laura Perry vs. Southern Express com
 pany. appeal from Etowah circuit court; l affirmed. s. F. Wootten. ct al. Vs. w. w. Vaughn, appeal from DeKalb circuit ! court. in equity: reversed and remanded
 Cherokee Life Insurance company Vs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-18
A VETERAN BACK

Raymond Worthy of the 16sth in fantry, Rainbow division, arrived iii the city today, and is with his mother, Mrs $. T. Worthy, at her home on Hall avenue MT. Worthy was formerly with the 167th infantry, but before leaving the states was transferred to the Ohio regiment. and was with them through their campaign. He was Tn the Chateau Thierry engagement, tne St. Mihiel and the Argonne, and dla not receive a wound, but was sent to the hospital from an attack of illness, which accounts for his preceding ms regiment home% MT Worthy states that the most severe fighting in which his regiment engaged was that of the Argonne forest.
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Montgomery. April Especial Joe cisions of the Alabama supreme court handed down Thursday follow ANDERSON, C. J.:
 :. II. Hendrix vs The Mobile Register, appeal from Mobile circuit court; af- firmed.
 Powers Clothing Co. vs J. E. Smith ap- peal from Madison county circuit court: in equity; affirmed
 MAYFIELD. J.
 Corona Coal and Iron coHpany vs Pat Callahan; appeal from Walker county circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Knight Iron and Metal company vs T J. Orr; appeal from Jefferson circuit court; reversed and remarked
 Supreme Lodge Knights Of Pythias vs Salie N. Overton; appeal from Madison circuit court; affirmed
 Alma B. Taylor vs. J. w Taylor guar. Han; appeal from Colbert circuit court n equity; appeal dismissed.
 James E. Penney vs Lawrence W Norton; appeal from Morgan circui court in equity: affirmed Decatur Drug company vs. E. H. Price
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-18
CULTURE GLIB MEETS

The Culture club held an interesting meeting at the library Thursday after noon at 3:30 o'clock. Many details of the federation convention in May were discussed at the meeting and other matters of business were trans acted The programme committee Tor arranging of the year books Tor tne next term was appointed as follows Mrs. Cecil Cowan, chairman; Miss May McCord. Mrs. James Slaughter and Mrs B. P Harris. Mrs. Schuyler Harris contributed paper on "The Socia Problems in the Modern Novel" which was interesting. The concluding dis cussion of Hamlet" followed, and was led by Miss May Cord
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-18
NEWS! 0F ENSlEY

An interesting meeting of the Bush School Improvement association was held Wednesday afternoon. Preceding the programme the following officers for the ensuing year were elected: President, Mrs. R. H. Vaughan; vice president, Mrs. Ernest Slye; secretary Mrs. R. G. McMahan; treasurer, Profess sor Wampler.
 Prof. E. E, Smith of the Ensley HiSn school gave a talk on The Conditions of Schools in Alabama, and Mrs' \. T. Thomasson sang Somewhere Voice is Calling
 Refreshments were served during the cociai bOur
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address at the Starr Piano companys auditorium Monday evening, April 2l on. .1mmigration
 This distinguished speaker comes 10 Birmingham under the auspices of the Junior order United American Mechanics. His long service on the committee on inn miera ton of the national House of Rep resentatives with several years as chair man have afforded him a rare oppoi I tunity to study this problem. lie nas many interesting facts to tell the people of this city regarding this matter, ana it is expected that a large crowd WIT avail themselves of this. opportunity or hearing him. -i
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John B. Brennum appeal from Madison circuit court; reversed and remanded.
 Per Curian-EX-parte s. Penticost, ad
 ministrator etc, petition for mandamus
 writ denied. Ex-parte state of Alabama Ire Bot Hardnman vs state, petition for certi-
 orari 10 court of appeals; writ denied.
 Charles Alexander ct als. vs. Mcqueen
 Smith ct als.. appeal from Autauga cir cult court; application overruled; opinion extended
 Mary E. Brooks vs. Greil Bros. & Co., appeal from Lowndes chancery court; ap- plica tion overruled. Birminghahm Fuel company vs Car ence Taylor pro ami. appeal from War ker circuit court; application overruled. Elizabeth F. Wilbourne ct als. Vs. Flu ton Mann. ct al, aprtal from Jefferson circuit court; in equity application granted, judgment Of reversal set asid' and affirmed. 1 E. & A. R. R. Co. vs. NJ A. Campbell admnistntrix. appeal from St. Clair CIT
 cult court; application granted. judgmeh 1 of affrmance set aside and reversed ah' | remanded.
 l Brilliant Coal company Ts. Muptie Bar | ton. appeal from Walker circuit court l opinion extended and application over ruled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-18
SAFETY ASSOCIATION
 WILL HEAR EXPERT

H Mead secretary Alabama Safety association announces a meeting of the association at go o'clock tomorrow aft ornoon oudito,fum. Chamber of Com merce naner will be read by WI E. Plank. district engineer of mines. oI "The 1m- aortance of safety in the Mining and Metallurgical Industries.
 There will also be social feaTures intro duced. An invitation is extended tb all inter- estod in first aid and "slfety first work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-18
ALTRURIAN CLUB MEETS

The Altrurian club met with Mrs IeMay Mckee yesterday afternoon Quotations were given from American authors after which the following pro eramme was given The Leading of Realism. William D. Howell, Henry James and Frances Marion Crawford" Mrs. William Scholls 'Longfellow's Spanish Stu dent" (HowelD. Mrs. John Brawner 'Davie Miller as Compared in Story and Drama" Mrs. Hagge and Mrs. John Clark: "The White Sister Marion Crawford), Mrs. Royden Carter; Cur rent Events" Miss Alma Snapp.
 Ices in the club colors were served and the decorations were in sweet peas, the club flower.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-18
COOK BOUND OVER
Man Charged With Forgery WaiVed
 Examination

William Marvin Cook. charged with for gery waived preliminary nearing III wv cases in the second division o1 the Hiu nicipal court yesterday afternoon ana vas bound over to the grand )urF uiiuTi sS00 bond in each by Judge l1oraEe @ IT ford acting in the absence of Judge IL. B Abernethy. a ~.
 He is alleged to have altered, forged or counterfeited a certain check with m tent to iniure or defraud. The cheek IS alleged to have been on the Aiaoarl Aia ,l Bank and Trust company, and haue naval ble to the order of MarVin Cooh'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-18
THE APRIL CLEAN

The April issue of '"rhe Gleam, the Enslev High school journal, is an eX- ceptionally well contributed and edited magazine for high school magazine. A good deal of talent as well as abil- ity is shown in the original stories. themes and poems contributed by the students. The magazine is also very attractive in appearance. Music ana athletics come in for a good share CT space and both subjects are well nan dled by the respective editors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-18
The Federal Court

The case of Don Gravlee against the Illinois Central railroad company con- sumed the greater part of the day in the United States district court yester- day. A consent judgment in the amount of 5000 was reached in the case of M. J. McHale, pro ami against the Republic Iron and Steel company In the case of J. F. Roberts against F. W. Wool worth company consent judgment for $1Oo0 was reached.
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Card of Thanks

Nrs R 10. McCarn desires to eXpress her sincere thanks and appreciation to inc friends and owworkmen at J. G, ypbite Nitrate Plant No. of Muscle Shoals, Ala, and also to the kind friends and neighbors of Winfield, Ala. for thelr great kindness and sympathy during the recent illness and death or her huspaiiu
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A Boy Scout troop has been formsd by w. R. Parker of boys who live at Jonesboro. the first meeting being held Monday evening. There were 12 boys enrolled at the first meeting and a great deal of enthusiasm was evinced by those present. Another meeting was held Thursday evening and as early as all arrangements can be made officers will be elected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-18
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. R. V. Lewis is critically i'll at her home on Seventeenth street
 Dan Norman, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Norman, returned to his nome last evening after having received his discharge at Camp Gordon He re- turned from overseas duty in January and was sent to Fort Leavenworth. He was a member of the Dixie division and later transferred to the Forty ninth infantry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-18
PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs E. E. Kean will entertain the members of her Sunday school class with an Easter egg hunt Saturday alt ernoon. The class is composed of girls in the junior department of the Chris tian church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-18
IN POLICE COURT

John Brooks, Cicero Davis and Mamie Jefferson were each fined s in police court yesterday morning f)r violating the prohibition law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-18
BURNETT TO SPEAK
Congressman to Discuss Important
 Immigration Issue

Congressman John L. Burnett of the seventh Alabama district, will deliver al
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-18
Strike Snreadinp

Strike Spreading Buenos Aires, April 17.-The strike O the agriculturalists in Argentina reaching alarming proportions, accordihi to reports received here from the m terior.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-10-03
The ProdigaI Dollar

Probably there never was a time in
cur history when so many of the peo-
pie had to struggle "to make both ends
meet There never was such a
bother over the problem of living. 1t
is a paradox at first surprising that
there never was a time when the
American people were spending as
prodigally as now. Every amusement
resort running at full blast, and at
prices as high as ever since the box
office was established is gathering
money by bushels. Fabulous prices
do not in the least diminish the popu-
lation of all sorts of hotels and eating
places, and their apparent incomes are
of the sort that makes the dreams Of
avarice seem to come true.
An increasing number of factories
cannot make automobiles fast enough
to supply the demands of the Ameri-
can people, though prices have risen
and still rise. Even luxuries with a
five per cent plus tax do not scare the
people, for they buy diamonds at the
rate of $7,000,0 900 a month. And to
crown all, indulgence in gambling, as
the race track represents it, is on it's
highest wave. Verify, familiarity
breeds contempt. The cheapened dol
lar, which is the plenteous dollar, has
ceased to hold the populace in awe.
The multitude of those who know not
the value of money is increased.
Easy come, easy CO." is a prevalent
eondition.-Hartford Times.
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Egged Off The Stage

James A. Reed, a Democratic Sena-
tor from Missouri, and M of the
strongest pro-Germans in the Senate.
has been one of the most ~virulent
against the Peace Treaty and League
of Nations Covenant.
Ardmore, Okla, Oct. Limited
States Senator James A. Reed, of
Missouri, was egged from the stage at
Convention Hall tonight as he was be-
ing introduced by the Mayor in pre-
paration for his speech against the
Treaty and League of Nations.
AS Senator Reed came on the stage
all light wires to the building were
cut. There was a great uproar and
cries of derision howled him down,
while the audience surged upon the
stage. Women took part who had lost
sons in the war.
Reed attempted to hold the floor for
a few minutes, but was forced to take
his exit without beginning his speech.
Reed would receive no n at his
hotel here tonight, but it was an
nounced that he would make no at
tempt to deliver his address.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-10-03
The New League

John Wachhorn has wisely said:
at is not Wilson's or Lloyd Georges,
or Lord CeciPs or George Clemenceau's
League of Nations"
The Ten Commandments and the
Levitical Laws was the beginning of
the Jewish nation. The principles in
the Sermon on the Mount were the be-
ginning of the ending of the law of
fear and the beginning of the Spirit
of Love for the universal government
of all mankind.
The fall of the German, Austria
and Ottoman Empires in the World
War makes the need of a code of rules
for the government of nations.
William Jennings Bryan says: "The
League Of Nations is the greatest step
towards peace in a thousand years.
The idea of substituting reason for
force in the settlement of international
disputes is in itself an epoch-making
advance"
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-10-03
Lotteries

In the practice and precedents of
Courts of Small Causes in New Jer-
sey is defined the nature of lotteries.
A lottery is a scheme for the dis
tribution Of prizes by chance, among
buyers of the chances. All lotteries in
this State are declared to be public
~nuisances in law, and, therefore, mis-
demeanors. The law is constantly be-
ing violated in New Jersey by churches
and societies-of course, %ignorantly.
Our courts, however, have held all
chances, where prizes were given to
the holders, who paid for the chances,
mere lotteries. At one public exhibi-
ton, during which, and Is part of the
advertised proceedings, presents were
distributed among such of the audi
ence as held tickets which answered to
the numbers called at will by the ex-
hibitor, it was held to be a lottery, and
was not altered by the fact that the
exhibitor reserved the right to refuse
to make any distribution of presents,
and might withhold the gift from any
person whose appearance did not suit
MIN.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-10-03
Presidents Appeal Successful

President Wilson brought the first
draft of the Peace Treaty and League
of Nations Covenant to America last
February and asked criticisms. The
Objectionable clauses were eliminated
and new ones put in make it more &C
ceptable. ,
The final treaty after being signed
by Germany was brought back last
June. 1t should not have taken more
than a week for the U. S. Senate to
have read, criticized, formulated their
interpretations and passed it. The
Treaty was met by jealous, VlndlctlVe
r~attle-brain partisan explosions be-
cause Wilson did it. Finding nothing
done in three months President Wilson
began a speech making tour thru the
West and Pacific States explaining the
Treaty which any intelligent high
school boy should have understood.
He aroused the people who lived in
the States where the jealous, vindic-
tive and little-American Senators
came from.
President Wilson was greeted by
mer audiences and the people,
regardless OF parties, expressed their
approval Of the Peace Treaty.
On Thursday of last week he be-
came so physically exhausted and
nerve-racked in Utah that he had to
give up the trip and be brought to
Washington under quiet and medical
care. He undertook to do in two weeks
what is usually done in a month and
filed his engagements excepting two
days. 1t was the greatest speech
making tour ever and for the greatest
and noblest purpose, for which he said
he was willing to sacrifice his life.
President Wilson is recovering from
his exhaustion slowly.
It should be nation wide regretted
that a President should have to go on
such a speech-making tour to back-fire
U. S. Senators who are supposed to be
above petty, vindictive partisan vitu-
perativeness on the question of ap-
proving the greatest Peace Treaty and
League OF Nations Covenant ever
made for the peaceful rule of mankind.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-10-03
Dye Industry Safely Guarded

For the past several weeks an &C
count of how the custodian of German
owned properties were taken over
under the act of Congress confiscating
alien properties of enemies at war,
has been printed in the Record.
The properties of about 100000 per-
sons, valued at $4,000 900 were
taken. Many of these corporations were
owned and managed by Germans not
citizens, while there We're naturalized
Germans who acted as enemies, as well
as native born persons who were in
cahoots and profited by their business
alliances. Some are now using their
the Peace Treaty and the establish
ment of the League of Nations to
maintain peace.
All the German patents of dye max
ing formula were sold to The Chem
ical Foundation, Incorporated. The
purchasers pay a license for the use
of the patents in making dyes. This
is to prohibit the German friends buy
ing up the patents and insures Amerl-
can manufacturers protection In
establishing their dye industries.
An entertaining incident occurred
in the House of Representatives in
Washington last Friday in regards to
legislation on this project.
A motion offered by ]. Hampton
Moore to have licensing features
stricken from the Longworth dyestuffs
bill was defeated in the house by a
vote of So to 80. An amendment
offered by Longworth himself, which
would place fixing of import duties on
dyes in the hands of the tariff COM
mission was carried.
A lively debate preceded the vote.
Representative Moore renewed his at
tacks on the Chemical Foundation,
charging that the bill is being put for
ward in the interests of the men who
purchased the German dye secrets at
a private sale. He ridiculed the as
sertions of proponents of the bill that
Germany and other countries are pre-
pairing to food the United States with
dyes. The fact that all the German
processes are now in the hands OF
American dye manufacturers, he
urged, is in itself a sufficient protee-
ton for the American dye industries.
Representative Claude Kitchin, of
North Carolina, aroused considerable
laughter on the floor by describing
Moore as Sin mortal terror of the
Chemical Foundation"
cat the very mention of the name,'
Kitchin said, " the gentleman from
Pennsylvania begins to tremble. If l
had just been made mayor of a great
city like Philadelphia, [ wouldn't be
afraid of a mere corporation like the
Chemical Foundation"
Longworth warned the house that
while the German chemical factories
were turning out poisonous gases
they were also making dyes and have
now a considerable surplus.
Claude Kitchin is a Democratic
leader, Nicholas Longworth is a Re
publican and son-in-law of Theodore
Roosevelt. Both are for the licensing
of the Chemical Foundation. J. Hamp-
ton Moore is a Congressman from
Philadelphia whose hobby is a protec-
tive tariff under which German CAPT
talists became established in this
country. 1t seems odd that some must
continue to ride their hobby and can
see no progressive need Of a new sys-
TEN in the rapidly progressing world.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-10-03
State Democratic Committe Reor-
ganizes

The New Jersey State Democratic
Committee was reorganized for the
ensuing year, and Charles l.. Melon
aid was reelected chairman; Eugene
2. Kinkead, of Hudson County, vice
chairman; General Dennis F. Collins,
of Union County, treasurer; George E.
Blakeslee, of Jersey City, secretary.
State Chairman Mcdonald was author
lied to name a campaign committee of
seven, with one representative from
each of seven zones into which the
State has been divided.
The Penn's Grove record., 1919-10-03
Great Labor Leaders Wealth

John Mitchell, the great labor
leader, died last week, aged So years.
He left an estate of only $250,000.
As the poor man had worked prin-
cipally with his jaw the past twenty
five years he did well for a leader OF
poor laborers.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-12-11

ing week:
Two hundred acre farm near Alma,
level land and fine buildings, to ex-
change for city property or smaller
farm.
Thirty acre farm, all improved but
five acres, small buildings, to sell
or exchange.
Eighty acres of land, eleven acres
cleared, to sell or exchange. Will
take automobile as part payment.
Forty acres near Alma with fine
buildings, all improved, to exchange
for Alma city property.
Twenty-Five good farms, all sizes and
descriptions, for sale on terms to
suit the purchasers. If you are
looking for a farm, it would pa
you to call and see us.
We have several properties for ex-
change; if you are interested call
and see US. Call and list your
property you have to sell or ex-
change. and see what we have
to offer.
Many modern houses in Alma for
sale at reasonable terms. If you
have a farm or house to sell, call
and list it. II you wish to buy
call and see us at once, as the time
to buy is before people get their
coal in.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-12-11
CHRISTMAS FACTS IN BRIEF
Day Celebrated as Christian Festival
for Centuries-Holly Once
Sacred Plant.

Christmas day is the anniversary OF
the birth of Christ, and has been cele-
brated as a Christian festival for sew
eral centuries. The Christmastide lasts
from the 25th OF December TO the 9th
of January, the twelfth day after
Chrst's nativity.
The origin of the Christmas tree is
obscure; the thought of Christ as the
Light of the World and the Tree OF
Life may have given rise TO the light
bearing tree, or the popular old belief
that every Christmas eve, trees bios
somed and bore fruit, may have been
the foundation of the custom.
Gift-giving is, of course, the echo
of the Wise Mems gifts and mince
pie, turkey and plum buildings are
modern relics of the pagan feasts.
Santa Claus, known to every child in
every land in this old world is the per-
sonifcation of the spirit of loving and
giving.
The holly, Synonymous Of Christ
mas, was sacred plant, and the mis-
llesoe IA mysterious plant, supposed by
the ancient Druids TO have some mys-
tic power of healing and preventing
misfortune. II was never allowed 10
touch the ground, hence the modern
superstition that il is unlucky for a
mlstletoe bough TO fall from its place.
1t was dedicated TO the Goddess of
Love, which explains the custom of
kissing under the mistletoe.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1919-12-11
A SEASONABLE SERM0NETTE

c Cheerfuness is personal posses
sion. but you can
n Hand some of il on 10 those whose
weary, Grab lives
r Represent naught but a grim strug-
gle 10 exist, whose
Inheritance is labOur and sorrow
stranger 70 joy.
S So. in kindly spirit, go forth, seek,
and find some of
T These joylesS ones Bring some
cheer into their lives.
M Make it Christmas resolve that
YOU will, ont of your
4 Abundance or sufiiciency, make,
with kindly heart, the
sun 10 shine al Christmas in one
poor home at least.
D Do this. and the deed shall bring
you such sweet JOY
And satisfaction that the remem
brance of it will make
Y Your own Christmas happy
one in deed and In truth.