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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
President Daniel Outlines Purposes of College and Stresses the Importance of Christian Education. Alumni Holds Meeting and Attends Luncheon

The opening exercises of the Birming- ham Southern college were well attend ed yesterday morning. when the fall ses- sion was formally begun with a fitting programme for the occasion. The audi torium was filled to capacity.
 Many of the most prominent speakers and religious and educational leaders of the city and state were present, num- Der of whom made short talks, praising the work of the college and predicting a great future for the institution.
 Dr. P. B. Wells, pastor of the South Highlands Methodist church. opened the exercises with a short devotional serv- ice, after which Dr. c. c. Daniel, presi- dent of the college, made short ad- dress. Dr. Daniel vividly set forth the object of the Birmingham Southern col lege. stating that it's purpose for exist ence was the fact that it rounded out the complete man and, while the stu. dent was gaining knowledge, his char acter was being molded under the right influences and surroundings. He stressed the christian element, and entrusted thi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday in the probate court:
 Thomas Jefferson Cunningham and Miss Ethel Hayes.
 Thomas Collins and Miss Ruby Nor ton.
 Paul Hammel and Miss Josephine A. Friedburg.
 James Robertson and Miss Alma Lewis.
 Edgar Thomas and Miss Ozie Wyatt
 John Oliver Clay and Miss Dora Hen derson.
 L. Eugene whitman and Miss Paul inc Taylor. Hadden.
 John R. Ritch and Miss Melonee Creek.
 Dewey, M Hardin and Miss Jesse Mae Malt;hall John II. Jenkins and Miss Jessie May Howell
 Jesse Mitchell and Miss Ethel Dera- mus
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
DONALD COMER NAMED
 EDUCATIONAL WORK ! CHAIRMAN Y. M. c. A.
Will Be Assisted by Advisory Commit. tee of Business Men-School
 Opens September 29

Donald Conner. has been appointed chairman of the educational committee of the Young Mems Christian associa- this important branch of the local in-
 stituton. MT. Conner is highly interest ed in educational welfare in Birming
 ham and his appointment is source
 of much satisfaction to all concerned.
 With the appointment of MT. Come
 as chairman. the Y. NJ. C. A. plans to
 make this department very attractive
 and at the same time most easily ac-
 cessible to those desiring to improve their education, but who are so situat-
 ed that they cannot devote their entire
 time to the matter.
 Mir Conner will have associated with
 him twelve prominent business men acting in an advisory capacity. A
 meeting of this committee has been
 set for the near future at which time they will outline a definite policy for the department, and arrange all other matters concerning the undertaking. At present it is planned to conduct an extensive educational programme and it is intended that this seasons course will easily surpass previous ef-
 forts of the association along this line.
 The "Y" school will be especially adapted to meet the needs of the em- ployed boy. cirriculum will be of 1 fered that will embrace a wide range
 of studies. among them being: Arithemetic. algebra, accounting, ad l vertising architectural drafting. book keeping blue print reading. English English for foreigners, efficiency ant salesmanship. French. Spanish me ! chanical drawing. machine design ] strength and materials. stenography and typewriting, public speaking ane ! automom bile.
 1 In addition to the foregoing, a specia | school for boys will be held three times | a week Other studies will be con 1 ducted twice weekly
 | The school will open September 2s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
BROWN BACK FROM |. TOUR 0F FAIRS OF
 U. s. AND CANADA
President Says Performance of Lieutenant L0cklear Most Remarkable He
 Ever Saw

R. A. Brown. president of the Ala bama State Fair association, has just returned from visit to the Toronto ex- fairs through the north. east and west. MT. Brown arrived in Birmingham yes terday with J. l.. Dent. secretary of the State Fair, who accompanied him on the trip.
 "I visited state fairs at Springfield. H., Columbus, O., Detroit Mich, and Indianapolis, Ind besides remaining in Toronto for some length of time, where took in the exposition there," said Mir Brown. q reviewed the free acts at each place, saw many we have booked for the Alabama State Fair, which opens October 6, and despite the fact that we already had a full programme of free acts for our fair l could not resist the temptation of signing for three addi- tional free acts which impressed me I wanted the people of Alabama to see l them"
 President Brown saw the worlds fam ous Lieut.. Ormer Locklear, who was ap-
 bearing at the Illinois State Fair and
 was wonderfully impressed with the at l traction, as well as the dare devils per | sonality.
 T saw him stand on his head on the tip end of wing of his plane while 1000 feet in the air. saw him falk atop the plane as nonchalantly as if he were strolling down Second avenue, and then saw him straddle the tail of the plane and ride there while his pilot looped i the loop It was the most wonderful sight I had ever witnessed. "Seventy-two thousand people saw l Locklear execute this feat Particular ..1tz 4l. . one of Loclllear's pilots Lieutenant El-
 liott, is a Gadsden boy. I only hope he will be lucky enough to survive until
 he shows in Birmingham. | q drove in an auto from Toronto to London, Ontario. a distance of 200 miles, last Sunday. I passed through some of
 the most wonderful country I have ever
 seen. The country was dotted with cat tie ranches and stock farms One of
 the impressions of my visit to our Can adian cousins was the good order of the 1 crowds that prevailed at the expos- tions
 | Ut reminded me of the Alabama State Fair, where we have always had happy crowds and good order There has not
 been single arrest for disorder at the Alabama State Fair during the past four years.
 "The Toronto exposition had an attend ance of over 100000, Johnny J. Jones was there with his midway attractions
 which have been augmented with every thing new. It takes two complete trains of 50 steel coaches each to transport
 the Jones shows 1t is the next largest
 travelling circus in the world. The Johnny
 J. Jones shows will furnish the midway attraction for the Alabama State Fair this year.
 l Mir Brown added that it was a won-
 derful trip, and that he saw some great state fairs while away but none thai had anything on the coming exposition
 which will be staged here starting Oc-
 tober 6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
CHOCOLATE CANDY
 SEIZED BY OFFICERS
Candy Declared Unfit for Human
 Consumption by Dr. Bowling

Sixty-e.ght cases of chocolates. con taining two dozen packages to each case, were seized yesterday by order of Dr. j. D. Bowling, city health officer, rom inc Crescent News and Hotel company from their place on Morris avenue. Dr. Bowling declared the candy to contain worms and to be unfit for human con sumption.
 No arrests were made. Dr. Bowling stated that the candy was not being sold in. Birmingham, but in trains running out of Birmingham. He said that the health department had been given notice as te the quality of the candy py passehse' who saw a bar of the candy sold on thu train. It was being stored here and is to be confscated by the health depart ment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
Another War Veteran
 Back in Birmingham

John Stewart returned to Birmingham yesterday after receiving his formal discharge from the army. He went from Birmingham with the 167th infantry and
 |vas with the regiment up to the time of he St Mihiel fight, when he was wound
 ld After his discharge from the hos bital in France he was put into $. O. s. work, in which he has been engaged un- lii recently
 MT, Stewart was for many years em- bloyed as a waiter at the Metropolitan Eafe. Before the war he had long been ffiliated with the National Guard. He
 Eerved through the Mexican border cam I,aign with Company K.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
LUNCHEON TODAY OF
 REAL ESTATE MEN

The real estate Exchange will hold the weekly luncheon at the Southern club at one o'clock today. secretary J. D. Chischester announced yesterday Some important speakers have been asked to make short talks to the deal CTS and all members are urged to at tend.
 Real Estate Exchange has secured new quarters on the twenty-third floor of the Jefferson County Bank building and will open there in few days. The new quarters will be the rooms for merlv known as the directors room to the right of the entrance if the CIVIC association club rooms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
Miles College Opening

Miles Memorial College VIII open tO- day. A cordial invitation is extended to the friends of the institution to be pres ent at the devotional services at ll:W o'clock this morning. The woman ao- ,,isorv hoard of the three annual confer ences in Alabama is in session and Is making much preparation for the com fort of boarding students. R. T. Brown, M. D., D. D.. is president of the nsti- tutiOn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
County Board to Meet

The county board of education Will meet at the county courthouse at 10 o'clock this morning. Matters pertaining to the opening of the schools and other matters demanding immediate action will come before the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
INTERCEDE FOR JEWS

The following resolution, offered by pr. Frank Willis Barnett, was unanim- ously adopted:
 Whereas, during many centuries, in various countries of the globe, the driven wandering Jews have suffered terrible prosecutions and massacres, sometimes at the hands of professeGly Christian nations; and.
 Whereas, all right-tNsnning men. and especially Christians, should let
 their voice be heard for the justice,
 humanity, mercy, forgiveness and love
 of true Christianity, as taught by the
 Lord, Jesus Christ
 Therefore. be it resolved. that we,
 the Birmingham Baptist association. do hereby iespec,:rlly petition Woodrow
 Wilson President of the United States. and other officials of our government. as soon as deemed advisable, to inter-
 cede with the governments of Europe
 for an international conference 70 con-
 slider the condition of the Jews, and
 to adopt such measures as may be
 deemed wise for their relief
 Also we hereby direct the secretary
 of the association to forward copy
 of these resolutions to the President at Washington.
 Among the short talks made during the afternoon was one by Miss Willie Jean Stewart. who suggested using the young men and women of the church as much as possible during the cam paign. Tie actual canvass will begin November 30, and pr. Yarbrough stated that it was planned to make that the greatest day in the history of the Baptist church. in. Alabama, when services would be held in 2f00 churches in the state by the local o:- ganizers of the mission movement. WEEK CANVASS The canvass will continue for a week following, ending December :. Tie principal address of the afternoon session was made by Rev. J. R. Hobbs. whose subject was 'sVictory Weel- " In most convincing manner pr. Hobbs spoke of the meaning of the victory in the great campaign, cont Americans on the French battlefields. H, outlined the large undertakings of | the church in the foreign mission | fields home missions and Christian educaton that would result from the money raised in the movement. l The quota for the Birmingham dis- | trict, which has been placed at $50o,- 900, was increased to s525,000 during l the meeting of the association. Ap 1 portionments were assigned to all of
 the churches, and the session was | brought to close by the distributi on of the literature to be used in the 1 churches. A meeting will be held at l the First Baptist church in Birmng-
 sentatives from all over the district will be present to make specific plans | for the drive. list of speakers from | each church will be selected and l turned over to the chairman at tha, | meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
PERSONAL

C. F. Jenks. acting manager of the Chamber of Commerce, left yesterday for Waco, Tex, where he went in the interest of the American cities bu- reau a national organization of the Chamber of Commerce.
 R. N Hudson. special representative of the railroad administration al Wash- ington is in Birmingham on business.
 C. F. Buck formerly of Birmingham but now of Chattanooga spent yester- day in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-11
PLANS FOR BAPTIST DRIVE OUTLINED AT |. SPIRITED SESSION
Enthusiasm Marks Session of the Baptist Association When S75,000,000 Cam
 paign Is Discussed

The s75,00o,o0o campaign of the Southern Baptist church, the object of the drive, the benefits to be derived from the money to be raised, and the planning of the campaign in the Bir- mingham district were the topics dis cussed at the sessions of the annual meeting of the Birmingham district as- sociation at Brighton yesterday. The meeting convened at 10 o'clock. with pr W. P. Price presiding.
 The devotional exercises were con- ducted by Rev L. T. Reeves, after which reports were read on missions, education. orphans home, aged minis ters and consideration of same in re- lation to the campaign. In connection with the reports, addresses were made by Dr. Charles B. Williams, Dr. J. D. billiard and Dr. Yarbrough, secretary of the state board of missions, each taking up 8 different phase of the work to be accomplished by the money contributed in the campaign.
 The afternoon session was charac- terized by the large number of spirited talks by ministers and laymen in re- gard to the drive. each demonstrating the great enthusiasm that had been caught from the association meeting. Many questions in regard to conduct ing the drive in the district were an swered by Dr. Marlborough, and the campaign will be made in a similar manner to the patriotic drives -con- ducted during the war. Rev. James A. Cooke of West End is publicity chairman and will distribute the ilt- erature to the various churches. An organization of four minute speakers will serve under the direction of B. C. Cox of the First Baptist church, Bir- mingham and an extensive publicity programme will be carried out during the months of September and October.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-13
FRONTIER FIXING
ENGAGES ATTENTION
Two Sets of Demands Now
Before the Peace
ENJOYS.
By John r. Parksrson.
Csy international News servics.

PARIS, March 13-The fixing of Ger
many's new eastern and northern from
tiers engaged the attention of the peace
delegates today There are at least two
sets of demands before the ENJOYS, one
from Poland in the east, the other from
Denmark in the north.
The supreme inter-allied war council
did not meet again today but will meet
tomorrow.
The following formal communique was
issued:
The supreme war council met on We'd
nesday from 3 to o'clock in the after
noon The aerial terms to be imposed
upon Germany in the preliminaries of
peace were discussed. The articles
DATED by the military experts were
examined in detail and adopted. The
rext meeting will take place tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock.
Another commission is to be estab-
lished as soon as the preliminary peace
treaty is signed to straighten out details
Tor the regulation of waterways affected
by the war and probably railways as
well. If the commissions authority is
extended to railway lines. one of the
biggest problems Will be furnished by
the Bagdad line.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-13
ITALIAN WARBLERS
RETURN TO AUTO
SHOW FRIDAY EVE
Last Night Sees Biggest At
tendance of Week at
Liberty Hall.

Grand Opera with even larger troope
than that which appeared the opening
night is billed for the Hammond Auto
mobile Show at Liberty Hall Friday
evening.
The Colisimo singers from the Arrow
head Inn. a group Of italian artists. are
to return by courtesy OF the manage
ment of the tavern. Yesterday afternoon
and evening the Coney Island choir pro-
vided the entertainment
This evening local talent. including a
string Quartette, will be heard
Interest that Chicago dealers and ac-
cessory men are taking in the Hammond
Auto Show and their compliments indi-
cate that it IS not a small affair. Rep
resentatives of automobile row. Chicago,
are attending the Hammond show daily.
The hall was jammed last night The
exhibitors are making sales daily al
though that Is not their object Their
purpose IS 70 make friends but they find
they make the best friends of those they
sell autos. tires and accessories to
Saturday afternoon will be the last
matinee and Saturday night the close of
The show. Following the closing at II
o'clock Saturday night the McIlroy Motor
Supply Co. one OF the exhibitors, will
give a spread to all exhibitors
We could use four times the space
we have had in Liberty Hail." stated
Manager George Knoerzer There is a
great need Of big auditorium in Ham
mond for conventions and affairs of this
kind"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-13
INVITE NEGRO INVASION
OF RESIDENCE DISTRICT
Detroit Street Property
Owners Offer to Sell Res
licences to Negroes.

a revolution is threatened in Ham
mond's residence district de luxe.
Angered at tho Anderson injunction in
the Federal Court permitting the opera
ton OF coal yard on one of Hammond's 9
elite residence streets. residents OF that
fashionable district are advertising their
homes for sale to negroes.
An invasion by colored people Of the
south side is threatened. A Detroit st.
man today advertises several locations
on that thoroughfare as suitable for
colored people and invites prospective
home owners OF the negro race TO look
over the bargains.
Other Detroit st residents. wild over
the Calumet Coal Yard. say they will
sell their homes to negroes or anyone
else who wants to buy
Ope we'll known south side resident
said II don't purpose to live here any
longer. I am going 70 sell my property
and get out When a lawyer who Is sup
rosed to have the best interests OF the
citv at heart sells his services to brin z
q dirty coal yard on residence street.
where people take pride in their homes.
I'm through. wonder II he would have
worked as hard for the coal yard II
they wanted to locate on the south side
of Glendale"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-13
TRUE CASH
VALUE IS
THE BASIS
Personal Property To Be Taxed
al 1909 Value Just the
Same as Real Estate.
NO MORE
LYING GOES

Assessors and deputy assessors to-
gether with other Officials OF Porter,
Newton and Lake counties this fore
noon filed courtroom No. In the
Hammond courthouse TO hear tina
instruction Of Fred A. sims, chair
man OF tho state tax board, In re-
CARDS 90 the now tax law.
The order was simple. "Assess
everything 20 its fun value and the
state board Will back you up said
1Ir. Sims. I've want this thing done
and we are going to use every bit
OF power in the new tax law to nee
that It Is done. It Is not going to be
an outrageous proceeding and no.
body will be seriously hurt
ut means that property viii be
assessed at its full value and there
after there can be no complaints that
the poor man pays more than n,s
share. And 1t means that the temp
tstton to make certain concerns or
corporations bear the others share
will be ended"
The assessors were told TO assess
personal property at fun value =,
well as real estate. II a building is
built at cost Of g. 300, three per
cent viii be allowed each year for
depreciation.
Household furniture Aover the state
has averaged s45. now the house
holder will have 10 tell the truth.
The days OF lying 60 the xssessor
are to be ended.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-13
FEDERAL men
ARE TO TAKE
AUTOMOBILES
Plan to Confiscate the Ma
chimes Carrying Liquor
Over State Line.

Automobiles or other conveyances
loaded with liquor being transported in
70 Indiana from another state hence
forth will be seized by federal officials
and confiscated under the internal reve-
nuc Jaws.
This policy vas announced today by
federal officials in the department of
justice. The announcement grew out of
a warning OF Judge A. b. Anderson in
federal court yesterday when he said TO
District Attorney l.. Ert Slack
Il think it is about time you started
conhscatins automobiles"
The conhscation may be made under
the revenue law, which places a tax of
per cent on the business of all inter-
state conveyances. Automobiles haul
ing liquor from one state to another
would come in this class. The confisca-
tion would be permissible because the
operators all have failed to pay the
federal tax. Federal authorities in Ok
lahona have invoked the statute for
several months and have found il use
full in breaking up liquor smuggling It
IS said.
1t is said that If the FEDERAL agents
Put this intro practice. that owing to
the close proximity of the Calumet reg
ion to the state line. that many automo-
biles will be taken here. and that Sheriff
Barnes may have occasion to keep local
garages filled to capacity with cars TAX
en- in the Illegal transportation OF liQ-
uor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-13
COUNCIL
TO TAKE
APPEAL

At special meeting last evening the
Hammond city council appropriated
$3.50 to pay the costs of taking an ap-
peal from Judge Anderson to the L. S.
Court of Appeals at Chicago in the in
junction of the Calumet Coal & Supply
Co. against the city.
Judge Anderson at indianapolis last
week enjoined the city from interfering
with the operation of a coal yard by
the company at Detroit and Hink
streets. He declared the ordinance Civ
ing the city option to refuse a permit
for coal or lumberyard 10 be invalid.
Property owners having agreed to pay
the fees of Attorneys WINERY and
Sproat to fight the case in the higher
court the council agreed TO defray the
costs of the appeal. Councilmen Keeler.
Miller. Highland. Heckleman. Bruce.
Martin. Allen and VOORHEES, votes yea
and Highland, Luthman and Reissig.
nay.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-13
CITY To
PAVE u
STREETS
Plans for Intercepting Sew
er System Being Prepar-
ed AS Part of Great Con
struction Program.

Legal advertisement has been start
ed by the city for the greatest pro-
gram of street construction ever un-
dertaken in Hammond in a single
season.
The city engineer. W. F Bridge. has
prepared specifications for pavemeats
for the following streets.
Holman. from Hoffman to Doug
las
Hoffman. Calumet avenue to East
Chicago
One hundred hftIeth street. calume
avenue to Columbia avenue.
Truman street.
Indiana avenue.
State street. Oakley avenue to CAL
umet avenue.
Fayette street. Holman street. to
Calumet avenue
Oakley avenue. Michigan avenue to
Douglas street.
con petition) Rhode ave. and three
or four streets In RobertsdaIe Petit
tions now being circulated
The kind OF material with which
the pavements are to be built will be
determined by property owners. The
city engineer declared that the city is
ready to pave any other streets on pc
tition OF the property owners.
Mr. Bridge is working on plans for
intercepting sewer systems for the
north and south sides, respectively
and expects to make these improve
ments this year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-03-13
WHITING LAW FIRM
TO OPEN GARY OFFICE
Gavit, Hall and Smith Will
Branch Out in Their
Legal Work.
ESPECIAL TO THE TINES ]

WHITING, IND. March 13.-Attor-
neys Gavit. Hall and Smith. Whiting s
well known law firm. are branching out
BY opening an office in Gary. In the
Steel City they have secured quarters at
Rsoadway and 9Th street which they in
tsad opening next week. The office in
Gary will be in charge OF Mr.. Gavit.
MISS Mary Broderick, stenographer In
the local office being transferred to the
new location. Attorney John c. Hall
will remain at the Whiting office. as
will also Miss Geraldine White. as
.fenograpker upon the return of Walter
III Smith. the junior member Of the
frm. from France. arrangements will
be made for Mr.. Hall to spend a large
par1 OF his time in Gary, while Mr..
smith will remain in charge at whiting.
Mr.. aud Mrs. f. n. Gavit have sold
their home in oliver street and will
move to Cary about May 1st.