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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
Birmingham Men Of the
 82dDiuisionHeZpe Uphold Arn1y's Glorious Traditions

lots of praise for the men and offi- cers of this battalion. There nre three officers whom I wish to mem ton that are Birmingham boys up- on whose shoulders rest large part of the credit for the successes this battalion had. They are Lieut.. H. NJ. Powell, Lieut.. II. F. Stearns and Robert t"Bobby'D GoodnlI. All of these officers deserve much credit for their work and each has shown bravery in action beyond expression. Hobby" GoodaIl has been awarded the ID. s. c. for brav- cry, which he certainly deserved.
 The division will be going home soon we hope. and you will confer special favor to the 321st machine gun battalion if you will run this in your next issue that the people might know that their brave repre- sentatives fought night and day for them until the armistice was signed. Respectfully,
 I. c. HOLLOWAY,
 Major Infantry U. s. A.,
 Commanding Battalion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
Judge Stokely Calls
 Special Meeting of
 the Bar Association
Resolutions on Recent Deaths of Prominent Members of Local Bar Will Be Presented and Full Attendance Urged

Judge J. T. stokely, president of the Birmingham Bar. association, following a conference with the executive com mittee yesterday has called a special meeting of the body for Monday morn ing to act upon resolutions upon the recent deaths of members The meet ing will be held in Judge Boyds room at the courthouse, and will be called to order at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
 The members of the association whose death have recently been re- corded are: Judge John H. Miller, Judge Robert N. Bell, w. c. Burrow Edward Jenkins and J. Paul Jones.
 Judge Stokely stated last night that the meeting was called to hear reports on resolutions which had been drawn by committees appointed by the presi- dent to draw them He issued a formal statement in which he urged full attendance of the bench and bar of the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
East Birmingham Methodist Revival Creates Interest

The revival which is being conducted in the East Birmingham Methodist church by Evangelist J. O. Hanes has created much interest in that section of the city, and people have been in attendance from different parts of the district Tn addition to the daily ser vices at the church the evangelist is conducting a series of shop meetings at the noon hour, speaking to hundreds of men.
 On next Sunday afternoon at o'clock Dr. Hanes will speak to men only at the church, and the ladies will hold a union prayer meeting at the East Bir- mingham Baptist church at the same hour. There will be five services in connection with the revival on Sunday. beginning with a decision service in the Sunday school at 10 o'clock, which will be followed by the preaching services of the day
 Rev NJ M. Newton, the pastor of the church, and his people are much en- couraged, and invite others to join them in the revival effort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
DAY
 AT C|V|TAN CLUB
 GREAT SUCCESS
Presidents Club Organized. President Shropshire An nounces ''Press and
 "Parson" Day

Organization of "Presidents' club, to be composed of the heads or BIT
 mingham's civic bodies, was suggested
 and heartily approved at the Civitan
 clubs weekly luncheon Friday after noon.
 The plan originated by pr. C. w.
 Shropshire president of the ClVltahs'
 was outlined to the members and their
 guests by the Rev. John A. MacSporran
 in a brief but eloquent address, In
 which he pointed out the need for per
 feet co-operation in the upbuilding or
 mot Greater Birmingham but Great
 est Birmingham.
 At the close of Dr. MacSporran's talk
 Judge w. E. Fort, president Of the
 Civic association, gave the suggestion
 of forming a Presidents club ms
 hearty indorsement J. M Barnett
 president of the Kiwanis club; D. II.
 Andrews president of the Rotary club,
 A. c. Crowder, president of the Cham,
 ber of Commerce. H. M. Dozier presi-
 dent of the Birmingham Automobile club; Phares Coleman, president or the
 Community club, and Jerry Gwin, presl-
 dent of the county board of revenue, all united in approval Of the plan, ana MT. Andrews paid pr. Shropshire a hlgh compliment TOT HaNlnS oii6iH"'e" '''> idea.
 Immediately after the luncheon the various presidents met and discussed plans for permanent organization or the new body, and decided to hold a meeting at an early date.
 Fridays attendance established new record for the Civilians, more than oV members and guests being present. The address by Dr. MacSporran was the only formal event on the programme, but brief talks were made by the heads of the civic bodies present as guests of honor.
 Before adjournment Dr. Shropshire announced that the pep" campaign Of the club would continue, and that he had some real treats in store. January r, he said, would be Press Day." at which time the heads of the Birming- ham newspapers will be the guests of the club The week following will be Parsons Day." when every Civitan is expected to bring his own preacher as his guest. President Shropshire warned such Civilians as did not possess
 a preacher of their own to get one be- longing to somebody else.
 The luncheons which are held in the Southern club are attracting much at tention and the spirit of enthusiastic interest daily is growing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
Last Call For Volunteer Subscribers to Christmas RedCrossRoUCaU
Snow Storms and Weather Conditions No Abi for Fail ure to Enroll Member of Humanty's Greatest Cause-Boys in Trenches Did Not Fail Mir
 Citizen of Jefferson County; Can You?

This is the last day of the Red Cross roll call and with less than 12 hours to go, Jefferson county is still many thou sand memberships short of her 40.0oo goal. True, that she can use the snow storm as an alibi for failure to attain the heights of glory but those boys of oars over there on the western front didn't hesitate to 'carry on" just because the elements weren't favorable.
 No, it won't do to lay all the blame on the rain and snow because you can sit at home and mail a dollar bill to the Red Cross 6r you can drop in any one of half dozen prominent downtown stores and obtain the little 1919 rod button ton in exchange for one Of Uncle sam s "cartwheels.' So think of the lady out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
 DIRECTORS HELD MEETING YESTERDAY
Committee Named to Press Question of Better Passenger Train Sched- ules-Merchants Badly
 Handicapped

The board of directors of tho Bir-
 mingham Civic association held a meet
 ing yesterday afternoon at which time
 it was determined to form strong
 committee to press the rights of tho
 various mercantile and other trade in
 terests, including the daily newspapers,
 with reference to better passenger
 train schedules. It was pointed out that the merchants and other dealers, both retail and wholesale, are doing business at a disadvantage in compari- son with cities like Atlanta and Nash vile, on account of the inconvenient train schedules and insufficient ac- como citations on trains. Nasville and other Tennessee cities enjoy big ad- vantage over Birmingham in biddlng for trade in the whole Tennessee val lev stated member of the commit tee, which is not altogether due to the enterprise of the Tennessee clties' but to the inconvenient train schedules connecting Birmingham and such places as Muscle Shoals, Sheffield and such districts. Birmingham is entitled to better train service in relation to the territory that should be naturally trlb- utary to this city.
 The board indorsed the petition be- fore the regional director or fallfOduS for an accommodation train to and from Birmighnam serving such points as Heflin, Pell City, Leeds and Lincoln on the Southern railroad between Birming-
 ham and Atlanta. The point was brought out that Atlanta reaches out to Hefln and controls largely the trade of that city and intermediate points,
 whereas with an accommodation train such as Atlanta has patrons from the towns named would be enabled to come
 to Birmingham and transact neces-
 sary business and return to thelr
 homes without the loss of full day
 The point is being stressed that there
 is a larger population to be served
 between this city and the points men
 toned above than there is between
 those points and Atlanta.
 The report of the special committee,
 composed of Vassar l.. Allen, chairman;
 F H. Bell, II. C. Brab ston and George
 M. Tyler appointed to look into the
 matter of securing reduced rates on
 shipments of cord wood into Birming-
 ham. reported that the railroad ad-
 ministration has signified that it would
 not establish and precedent in this
 matter unless the situation became so
 grave as to demand extraordinary
 measures However the committee
 stated that if the coal shortage should come to the point where suffering might
 ensue the matter would be taken up with the United States railroad admin
 istration by wire to have cordwood brought into this city at such reduced
 rates as would. meet the demands o1 the situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
December Amusement
 Taxes Reach S32, ,706.35

During the month of December the government collected in taxes on admis- sions to amusements, theatres, moving pictures and other forms of entertain ment and exhibits in Alabama and Mis- sissippi $32,7O635 out of total col lections for the month of $377,9S4.49 according to an announcement made by John D. McNeel. internal revenue col lector. The collections for December 1917, amounted to $92,392.2S. For the six months, beginning July l and end ing December 31. 1918, the total collec. tions amounted to s2,457 ,S61.15. as com pared to s66S. 1o6.71 for the same period the year before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
DEATH OF JUDGE. MILLER SHOCK ID
 MANY FRIENDS
Funeral Today of Prominent Jurist and Lawyer at Home and First Presby-
 terian Church

John Hearst Miller. judge of the Tenth judicial circuit court Jefferson countyj. died yesterday morning at o'clock of pneumonia after an illness of about two weeks. With him at the time of his death were his brother. Judge B. NJ. Miller of Camden. Wilcox county. and his twin sister. Mrs. A. G. Brice of Ches- ter. S. C. His other sister, Mrs. Barnett Pogue, is ill at her home in Gadsden and could not be present. Judge B. M. Miller and Mrs. Brice had been with their brother about 10 days when death came.
 Besides his brother and two sisters, a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
GOOD FOR FARMERS
WALDROP SUBMITS REPORT OF CASES
 IN CIRCUIT COURT

w. J. Waldrop, circuit court clerk of Jefferson county, has submitted to Gov. Charles Henderson the following state ment, consisting of the number of cases filed, disposed of and remaining on the docket of the civil court of the county for the past year. The docket. shows 3544 cases on January 1, 1918, of which there were 262S jury and 9l6 nonjury cases. During the year of 1918 there were 2962 cases filed, consisting of 1894 jury cases and 96S nonjury cases, which added to the cases left on the docket made total of 6506 cases. During the year there were BIAS cases disposed of, consisting of 2105 jury and 1043 nonjury cases, which subtracted from 6506 the total number of cases, leaves 335S cases remaining on the docket January 1, 1919.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04

On December 30 Commissioner of Pub lie Utilities J. Ens Brown swore out a warrant for the arrest of J. s. Pevear, president of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, charging that the company had failed, according to the tests being conducted for the city by the Pittsburg Testing laboratory, to serve the consumers with gas of proper heat ing units, the tests having shown that at three intervals the gas registered an average of 546.7 British thermal units, when the lowest heat units allowed under the new gas ordinance is $50.
 In the trial yesterday, following testi- mony for the city as above, Attorney Hugh Morrow for the B. R., l.. x F. Co.,, admitted that the city tests were correct, and that the gas pressure was below the standard on the day the charge was made. but offered in rebuttal of this testimony the statements of A. F. Alex
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
Railroad Foreman Dies on Street Car
 While En Route Home

Thomas W. Roberts, a foreman on the Southern railroad, 109 Sixty-fourth street. was found dead on Tidewater street car early yesterday morning. Mr. Roberts had taken the car at his home in Wood lawn and was en route to the Terminal station, where he intended to alight. When the car had reached the Terminal. the conductor knowing that he intended getting off at that point, went to his seat and shook him and discovered that he was dead Heart failure is sup posed to have been the cause of his sudden death. Funeral services will be announced later by Shaw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04

there on the Rhine when you begin to look for reasons why you haven't joined. Knee deep in mud. snow or ice, they fought your battles and mine, 24 hours a day and 365 days a year with a veri- table hail of lead flying against them all the while.
 It will take just about five minutes of your time and 100 cents of your wallet to obtain the New Year badge of honor. universally known as' the Red Cross button Don't wait to be solicited. you won't be today, but "obey that good i'm pulse" and "kickin'." This is p-o-s-l- t-i-v-e-l-y your last chance to pay your respects to the greatest mother of them all"
 It's mighty easy to do All you need is a heart and a dollar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
Bush Bound Over
 on Robbery Charge
 in Municipal Court

Willie Bush, negro, charged with robbery and assault with intent to mur- der, was given g. preliminary hearing yesterday before Judge H. B. Aber- netfy of the municipal court and bound over to the grand jury without bond. Bush was charged with assaulting and robbing s. N. Obar, night watchman of the Cruce- Crawford ManufacturinG company several weeks ago. MT obar identified the negro as one Of his as- sailants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
TWO MEN HELD ON
 PICKPOCKET CHARGE

Alex Hickson and Joe Turner, negroes. two alleged pc<pockets, were arrested at 1407 Fifth avenue, and Eighteenth street and Third avenue, yesterday after noon by Officers Jones, Probst and Ryan and lodged in the city jail charged with pickpocketing and grand larceny. Fur ner is alleged to have stolen $40 and some other valuables from Mrs. Alma Shaney. 2315 Sixteenth street, Ensley sev- eral weeks ago, while Mrs. Shaney was walking through a crowded street, and Hickson, who had $1190 on his person when arrested, is held on suspicion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
SUITS FILED

Mrs Mary J. Cain vs. city of Birming- ham, 5000 claimed. Plaintiff alleges that she was seriously injured while walking on Twentieth street, by stepping in hole in the sidewalk.
 May Simpson vs. pr. N. C.. Creliy, 5000 claimed. For alleged personal injuries caused by an automobile accident on October z, 1918.
 J. S. Newman vs. Birmin gham Rail- way, Light and Power company, s15,0OO damages claimed. For alleged personal injuries in a street car wreck on Decem- ber 13.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04

ander, superintendent of the company's gas plant, who testified that on the day of December 30 he was called to th
 plant shortly after a. m., and found that the grate bars under the boiler had burned out. That though he had new bars at hand to install in place of those destroyed, it took some five or six hours to make the necessary repairs, and that
 it was during this period that the tests were made and that this accounted for the low pressure of the gas, which he explained was unavoidable, and just as soon as it was possible for him to do SO. he remedied the trouble, and that on the next test made by the city the following morning, the test showed COOL British thermal units, showing that the low pressure was due to the trouble assigned. and that the company had acted in good faith, and utilized everything at it's com mand to comply with the ordinance.
 MT. Alexander explained that it took from five to six hours to get new gas into the mains after the repairs had been made. Judge Martin dismissed the case
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
SYLACAUGA EDITOR
 KILLED IN ACTION
Rx Associated Press

Sylacauga,. January 3.-Information was received here today from the war depart ment that First Lieut.. Victor May, for merely editor of the Sylacauga News, has been killed in action in France. Date of his death or other details was lacking from the bare announcement of the cas- ualty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
PERSONAL

Friends of MT. and Mrs. .Jere c. King will be grieved to know that their daughter. Mary Louise King, is critical ly ill at the residence. 1400 Eleventh place. south. It was stated last night that she was not expected to survive through the night. Mary Louise is 12 years old and has been an invalid for the past two years.
 Carl Johns of the Johns Undertaking company has returned from Nashville. where he carried his 6-year-old little daughter Audrey Johns, to kindergar- ten school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
Headquarters 321st Machine Gun Battalion, Anrinan lN IN Eranrc


 December IA. 1918. To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
 There are quite n number of of- Sicers md enlisted men fin the bat talion from Birmingham who have friends there who will be interested to know how well they held up the reputation of their home town in the recently ended Argonne bat ties. It Is already m established fast that the Argonne battles. on account of the terrain and immense lines of defense and wilderness of deep forests. were the hardest fought battles of the war. The en- listed personnel of the Eighty-scc- ond division deserves much credit for the way they drove ahead even after many of the officers were either wounded or killed. | have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
Huntsville D. A. R.
 Oppose Hun Goods
By Associated Press.

Huntsville, January 3.-Opposing fur thor commercial Intercourse with the
 German empire, the Huntsville chapter. Daughters or the American Revolution. has an active Icommittee canvassing the merchants of the city with a petition to the effect that no German made goods will hereafter be handled by them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
Gas Case Dismissed
 By Judge Martin
City Fails Produce Sufficient Evidence to Convict Com pany-Witnesses Showing Low Pressure of Gas
 Was Due Breakdown at Plant

The Birmingham failed to make against the Birmingham yesterday afternoon before Recorder Henry decision, which the defendant which the redid and the the restored
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04

large number of nieces and nephews survive him.
 Judge Miller was born at Oak Hiil Wilcox county August il, 1858, attended the academic schools of that county graduated from Erskine college, South Carolina, receiving the honorary degree of doctor of laws from that institution June 6, 1916; took post graduate courses at the University of Virginia and Sohns Hopkins, and Tn September 1888, was ad- mtted to the bar of Jefferson county practicing his profession here from then until his elevation to the bench.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
Piles Cured in 6 to II Days

Piles Cured in 6 10 IT Days Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Stops Irritation, Soothes and Heals. You can Druggists refund money if PAZU OINTMENT fails to cure Itching. Blind. get restful sleep after the first ap- plication. Price COG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
BRIGHT INTELLECT

In his early boyhood days he gave evidence of a bright intellect, which in after years placed him among the lead CTS at the bar of this county and state He was elected city recorder in 1893, and in April, 1912, ascended the city court bench as senior judge by election of the people. Later he was appointed judge
 of the circuit court and in 1916 was elected for the full term, six years. He served as chairman of the city democratic executive committee and the Jefferson county democratic executive committee making an enviable record for himself both as a jurist and as leader of his party.
 He came of Scotch-Irish stock, his father being the Rev. John Miller and his mother Miss Sarah Pressly, whose family were prominently identified with
 the early development of the state. His father was a Presbyterian minister and had charge of the church of that denomi-
 nation at Oak Hill for 30 years. Follow ing in the footsteps of his father Judge Miller became an ardent Presbyterian and for 20 years was a ruling elder in the First Presbyterian church of this city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
FUNERAL TODAY

The funeral will take place this after noon with short services at the resi- dence 11O6 North Thirty-frst street. for members of his family and friends, at 2 o'clock and at the First Presbyterian
 church at 30 Burial will be in Oak Hill
 cemetery.
 Judge Miller had one of the best librar-
 es in Birmingham, if not in the state. He was a student not only of law, but of science, economies, history literature and other subjects that interest men of
 intellect and culture. My Books poem that strongly appealed to him he
 had framed and hung in his library which he had kept at his residence since he went upon the bench. One verse of this poem reads:
 And one of these books of life. Reveals the path that reveals the years;
 It brings me peace mid earths strife, And heavenly grace my soul to save The active pallbearers will be- John H. Frye, president of the Traders National bank, with whom Judge Miller was as sociated for many years; Frank Nelson Jr pr. J. II. Phillips. F. w. Dixon, Leo Oberdorfer Hugh Morrow, Judge $. D. Weakley and H. D. Newton, Honorary, all the judges of the courts of Jefferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-04
LOCALLY PROMINENT

He was member of the Southern club, of the Knights of Pythias and Knights of Honor At the organization of the Traders National bank in Febru- ary, 1904, he was elected director and served in that capacity until his death. He was also member of the board of directors of the Homestead Trust com- pany and the Southern Indemnity com pany and held stock in several other local corporations.
 In 1S96 he married Miss Eugenie Alex ander, who had removed from Charlotte, N. C.. to Birmingham, and to them was born a daughter, who died when 3 months of age. Mrs. Miller died in 1899.
 While Judge Miller was first known to be a very sick man his brother and sister had no fears for his ultimate re. covery, but on Thursday morning he took turn for the worse and then it was realized the end was a matter of only hours
New-York tribune., 1919-11-21
Strikers Undersell
Wholesale Meat Price

CHICAGO. Nov. 20.-1nvestication of
charges of protiteering on the part of
Chicago master butchers, which were
made during the strike which ended
to-day, after duration of three weeks,
disclosed that the four retail shops
opened in various parts of the city by
the strikers have been selling meat
at a lower price than the wholesale
price.
To substantiate their charges of
profiteering the strikers opened the
four stores which were operated by in.
dividuals, and yesterday their quota
tlons for meat of medium grade fol-
low: Porterhouse steak pound. 1S
cents; sirloin steak. is; round steak.
IS; chuck roast. S15 to 1917: lamb
chops (loin), 1S; stewing lamb, 10; pork
chops, 20; smoked hams (sliced), 40;
lard, 80. and veal outlets, 25 cents
The master butchers, doing cash
and-carry business, quoted porter
house steak at, a pound, 2S to 35
cents; sirloin steak, % to so cents;
round steak, 25 to 80 cents; chuck
roast. IS to 25 cents; lamb chops
(loinl, 20 to 40 cents; stewing lamb
10 to IS cents; pork chops, 35 to 40
cents; smoked ham (sliced), SO to 55
cents; lard, 80 to SO cents, and veal
outlets, 35 to 45 cents