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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
Funeral Services for
Mrs. Ward Are Held

Hartseile, November s.-(SpeciaL)-The
funeral services and burial of Mrs. D. w.
Ward, who was accidentally killed Fri
day morning, when gun which she was
carrying, caught on the door and was
fired. were held Saturday afternoon. Rev.
Clare Purcell conducted the funeral serv-
ices at the First Methodist church at 2
p m. The pallbearers were John T.
Cooper w NJ. Puryear. j. b. Leeman.
J. f. Freeman. C. l. Lee and A. f.
jackson.
The floral offerings were numerous and
beautiful, but one modest tribute per-
haps. expressed more love and devotion
than MANY more elaborate ones and evil
denced the winning qualities of Mrs.
Ward as teacher of children. This lit
tic girl, who was too tinid to 20 the first
day to school. was carried to Mrs Ward
by her father, who explained the little
ones shyness and fear OF strangers: her
first lessons were recited on the lap of
her teacher whose arms. surrounded her
and whose tact and gentleness soon won
the child's lifelong love and gratitude.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
COAL PROF|TEER|NG
TO Be INVESTIGATED
Wartime Prices Have Been
Reinstated, States U. S.
Attorney

An investigation will be started at once
to ascertain if there * profiteering in
coal in this district, according to state
ment made yesterday by Erie Pettus'
United States district attorney, During
the past few days Mr.. Pettus has re-
ceived a large number of complaints al
leging that exorbitant prices are being
charged for coal, and every effort will
be made to get to the bottom of this
matter, he stated.
Although few people seem 20 be
aware of the fact that the wartime fuel
administration has been reinstated and
the prices fixed by the government are
dealers have no right to boost the price
of coal on account of the decrease in
output brought about by the strike. Spe-
cial agents of the Department of Justice
will make a thorough investigation re-
garding this situation. and where facts
justify prosecution will follow any prof
iteering in this district
Dealers selling coal at a price in ex-
cess Of that fixed by the government Will
be held in violation Of the Lever food
control act, it is stated, and will be nros-
ecuted to the fun extent of the law
When the recent federal grand jury was
in session here few weeks ago much
time was devoted to the investigation
into the alleged charges of profiteerinS
in fuel, clothing and food, but this scv-
ernment's jury reported that they were
unable to secure any evidence of prohteer
ing, although several hundred witnesses
were examined. This inquisitorial body
spent one entire week investigating the
alleged charges made in complaints 10
Mr. Pettus, and much interest was mani
tested in this work by the public gen
orally.
The investigation of the coal situation
here and the ALLEGED profiteerlng charSes
will be most complete, according TO ME-
Pettus and some interesting develop
ments are expe ,ted to result from THIS
probe
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09

Last night County Chairman Val j.
Nesbitt of the Red Cross roll call cam
paign wired division headquarters in New
Orleans that Birmingham and Jefferson
county had gone over the top" in the
roll call drive.
This was as expected. Birmingham and
Jefferson county have never yet fallen
down in any of the wa- campaigns nor
in the patriotic drives since the war
ended
The city ami county have stood Loyalty
behind the government in every move. in
men for the army and the navy liberty
bonds, Red Cross. Y. NJ. C. A., and all
other worthy causes.
The quota has been reached and will
be largely exceeded when all returns are
received tomorrow and Tuesday. Fhe
enrollments at many of the Industrial
plants, such as the T. c. l., the Wood
ward Iron company, the Republic Iron
and Steel company and others have not
yet been reported. They are not expect
Tuesday.
Chairman Val j. Nesbitt and his able
corps of assistants and the allied armies
went TO work early in the week with the
determination to finish the job By LAST
night, and how well they performed is
attested by the results announced.
Mr. Nesbitt was on the job all week.
spending a great deal of the time at
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
B'NA| BIRTH LODGES
TO STAGE CAMPAIGN
Membership Drive to Be
Started at Joint Meeting
of Local Lodges

Plans for the membership campaign IF
Birmingham Lodge No. PCS and Magic
City Lodge No. 725 Independent Order of
3s3'Nai Brith, are about completed The
Campaign will be inaugurated at Joint
meeting of the lodges at Temple Eman-
uel on Sunday, November %, at p M,
and will continue. which will be one Of
a series of meetings to be held during
the winter.
The BNai Birth is fraternal and
benevolent organization, devoted to the
uplift and betterment of the Jewish peo-
pie. 1t is the hope of the committee in
charge of the campaign to enroll every
Jewish resident of Birmingham and vi
cinity on the membership rolls of the
two lodges.
An attractive programme has been ar
ranged for the meeting to be held on
November %, and the public generally is
invited to attend.
The joint committee which has charge
of the campaign consists of Joseph Belt
man, chairman Frank Abelson, irving
H Engei, A. Fl. Levy and Dave Rich,
vice chairmen; H. Hand, Mosely Shugar-
man, D. T. Feidelson. Mariis Karpe'es,
Hugo Kuhn, IT. Hirsch and Ike Abelson
Mervyn H. Sterne is chairman OF the
team captains.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
Funeral Services of
DIR. C. C. Wertenbaker

DR.. C. C. Wertnbaker. father of
Mrs. John w. BrazeaL died Saturday at
$50 at local infirmary. after several
months Illness. DR.. Wertenbaker has
been a Methodist preacher for 5o-odd
years, being a member of the Virginia
conference all of his ministerial life,
having served several churches in Rich
mond, Norfolk and other prominent
city churches For the past six years
he has spent most of his time in Biz
mingham, where he has MADE lois OF
and six daughters, Funeral services
will be held Sunday afternoon at $3.50
from the home of ]. w. Brazeal lin
South Fifteenth street. DIR. P. B. Wells,
of the Highlands Methodist church
will be in charge of the services. the
following will act as pallbearers Leo
Ackerman. Overton Fulton, M A
Myatt. Hal Copeland. NJ. p. Phillips
j. B. Dryer and J. r. Tellmon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
MIGRATE IS GIVEN
PRISON SENTENCE
Leslie Denning, Who Robbed
Benefactress, Is Sent to
Penitentiary

Leslie G. Denning, a young man be-
frienied by Mrs Bonnie Mendenhall,
who some time ago took him out OF
Leavenworth prison to give him a new
chance in life, was yesterday sentenced
to two to four years in the penitentiary
by Judge H. P. Heflin for grand lar
ceny
. Denning, young fellow % years old,
while n Leavenworth prison appealed to
the kindness of Mrs. Mendenhall. who,
feeling pity for the unfortunate youth.
applied for his discharge from the dis
ciplinary barracks where he had been
imprisoned for some military offense.
She brought him to her home in Bir-
mingham Several months ago Mrs Men
denhal missed some articles of jewelrX
and other OF her personal effects, ami
Denning was arrested and charged VITA
stealing the property of his benefactors
On August 9 a jury in the circuit cours
brought in a verdict of guilty of granss
larceny against Dennlng. A new trial
was Immediately asked for by his atsor-
neys Their request was denied. Yes
terday Judge IT, p. TIeflin sentenced MN
to the term IN the penitentiary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
|GAS PLANT HAS SUPPLY
OF COKE ON HAND AND
PLANT WILL OPERATE

With an adequate supply of coke in
stock, the possibilities of a shutdown or
the gas plant of the Birmingham RAJ.
way, Light and Power company on ac-
count Of the coal strike is apparently
remote and householders are assured of a
plentiful supply for the next few weeks.
Inquiry into the gas situation OF Bir-
mingham yesterday revealed the fac
that no coal is now used in manufac-
turing gas, and that the local company
has a sufficient amount of coke, obtained
from the T. c. !. company, and petro-
leum coke from the oil fields OF ouisi-
ana, to continue production at the pres
ent rate of 100000 cubic feet per day fol
the next twenty days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
RED CROSS SEAL
SALE WILL BEGIN
p. B. Warner to Direct Cam
paign to Aid Anti Tuber-
culOsis Association

On December l the Red Cross Christ
mas seal sale campaign will begin
The funds raised in this campaign will
go to the anti-tubercu1osis associations
all over the United States and be used
in stamping out that dread disease
which annually exacts heavy toll in
lives of Americans.
P. b. Warner is state director OF
the Red Cross seal campaign, DR.. Geo,
Eaves, state campaign secretary and
Lloyd Bowers, chairman for Jefferson
county.
With the ending of the Red Cross roll
call drive next Tuesday, Mr.. Bowers
will begin getting his local organiza-
ton in shape for the seal sale cam
paign.
The National tuberculosis associa-
ton has adopted budget system and
through that and the 1000 state and
local organizations affiliated with it
about 80 per cent of the funds raised
in any state are spent in the fight
against the white plague"
The funds have been used to show
that hospitals, clinics, dispensaries
sanatoria, open air schools and other
things are necessities for the cure and
prevention of tuberculosis. Members
of local and state organizations have
backed up requests for hospitals OF
clinics, by making demonstrations
throughout the community. They have
requested nurses from health boards
and to show them the need, have hired
nurses and begun surveys to detect un
suspected cases of the disease.
Local campaigns against tuberculosis
have succeeded in practically every
case through the work done in educa
ton, demonstration and supervision by
associa tions. using the funds from the
Red Cross seals.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
DIR. HOWARD TO SPEAK
AT MASS MEETING FOR
MEN AT THE STRAND

The mass meeting for men at the
Strand theatre this afternoon at O'Clock,
promises to be one of the most interesting
of the season.
DR.. II. c. Howard. professor OF homi-
letics Of Emory university. is the
speaker, and has the reputation OF being
one of the best platform men in the SOUTH
He has chosen for his subject christ
and Character" and will handle it In
way that will challenge the men to the
highest ideals of life.
The music will be in charge of w. H.
Maxim. the popular song leader OF this
city. The meeting is free to men and
special invitation is extended to all
strangers and visitors in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
T. C. |. Chorus to Sing at
First Baptist Church

The T. c. 1. male chorus will sing at
the Baptist rally to be held at the First
Baptist church at o'clock this after
noon This chorus, under the direction
of Prof. Stephen Alsop, has become de-
veloped into one of the best choruses in
the south and is in great demand for
meetings of this kind
The principal address will be made by
Dr. T. c. Singleton of Ensley, and this,
with several four-minute speeches. will
make a strong programme. The meeting
has been arranged by the four-minute
speakers and laymen of the SIS, 900, 00t
campaign. and is open to all workers. b.
C. Cox will preside over the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09

DIR. Coleman c. Daniels, president
of Birminsham-So Southern college
and DIR. Charles II. Williams, presi-
dent of Howard college, issued
statement last night denounc-
ostensibiy I'm honor of the football
teams representing the two in-
situations.
DIR. Williams stated thnt since
publicity was given to the pro-
posed dance he and DIR. Daniels had
received large number of letters
from members of the Baptist and
Methodist churches criticising them
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
Presidents Repudiate
College Football Dance

for permitting the dance to be
held apparently with their sane
ton. The statement they issued
fOllowss
"since the Bnptists and Method
lists, the chief constituents of the two
colleges, are not in sympathy with
n dance, and since we indorse the
position of our people we therefore
take this method of publishing to
the world our position ON this ques-
ton. and especially do we repudiatc
the ball announced for Saturday
evening ostensibly in commemera-
ton of the football game between
the two colleges.
"COLEMAN c. DANIELS.
"CHARLES II. WILLIAMS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
Heartily Favors, New
Move for Americanism

The Secretary of the Birmingham
Association to Promote -Americanism
yesterday received the following mes
sage from Richard II. Edmonds, edi-
tor Of The Manufacturers Record:
"Heartiest congratula tions upon the
organization of association to promote
Americanisrnl 1t ought to capture the
country Please send me TODAY the
names. typewriter. of all officers
and members of executive board. Diff
ficult to read some of the names
signed in manuscript in Age-Herald
advertisement.
RICHARD H. EDMONDS-'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
Industrial School
Band to Give Concert

A band concert will be given at the
Boys Industrial school this afternoon
at o'clock, at which time splen-
did programme has been arranged
kFollowing the concert the students will
WILL and the public is invited to visit
She school on this occasion and see
what progress the boys are making in
their military training. The band of
\ this school is considered one of the
best in the state, and has given its
services in all of the war drives and
assisted Birmingham in oversubscribing
her quota for each.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
Topic of Bishop Atkins Today

BY snecial request of representa- tives of
patriotic Americans, it is announced
that Bishop James Atkins of the North
Alabama conference. now in session in
Birmingham. will in his sermon this
morning. at the First Methodist church,
make the following his theme: 1.-THE
Place of America in the Religious Order
Of Our Times
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tee to perfect organization of histori-
cal society: Clare Purcell w. E. Morris.
F. w Brandon, w r. Hope.
The session at Gadsden next fall will
mark tie semicentennal of the confer
ence. The conference was organized at
Gadsden. and it is expected this commit
tee will provide appropriate observance.
MILES MEMORIAL
President Brown of Miles Memorial
college, for colorcd people. was intro
duced, and he asked appointment Of a
committee from the conference to visit
the school and acquaint the conference
with the work 1t is doing. and was fol-
lowed BY DR.. Stuart and Bishop Atkins
in remarks of encouragement and com
mendation The committee asked tor Or
G. r. stuart, DIR. J. w. Johnson. DR..
L. c. Branscon,b, DR.. A M. freeman,
DR.. Robert Echols.
| An invitation was extended to the con-
ference to participate in dinner at the
Tutwiler at p. m. in honor of Brming-
| ham Southern college ball team.
DR.. Stuart made an appeal for finan-
cial aid for Rev. ]. r. Carwile Of Falk-
| VILE circuit. who was taken seriously
| i'll. and must have surgical operation;
| for Rev. d. W. Ward. superannuate
whose wife was accidentally killed II
| her home in Hartselle yesterday; and
| for Rev. NJ L. Shaw, one of the circuit
(Continrred ON Page Ten)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
Palmetto Lodge Entertainment

The Woodmen of the World of Palmet-
to camp. No. 50. will give a social enter
tainment for the returned soldier boys.
and all sovereiens of our camp are re-
cuested to he there on Monday evening
at 7:3o o'clock. All visiting sovereigns
are aiways welcome
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09

The following marriage licenses were
issued from the probate court yesterday:
w. T. Henson and Grace Thornton
George Johnson ana Pauline Cooper
]. NJ. Mullins and Lillian Ruth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-09
GADSDEN ACCEPTED

DR.. #, w. Brandon, in behalf of First
church. Gadsden, invited the conference
to hold its next session there and the
invitation was accepted.
T. c. Banks, conference treasurer, SUBJ
mtted report, showing sum of Sill 800
collected for correctional and benevolent
causes. General work;
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-07
ORDERS OF THE COURT
Several of Them Were Handed
Down Today BY Judge w.
L. Comstock

Judge w. l.. Comtock handed down
a number of orders in the district
court this morning. In the case OF
Alice Mosher versus Austin Mosher
the plaintiff was granted a full and
complete divorce and was given the
custody of the child, small boy,
until he reaches the age of fourteen
years. The defendant was ordered to
Fay $50 for attorney fees and bear
the costs of the suit.
In the three actions of Amanda
Wilson versus Merritt w. Babcock
and wife, the action against Arthur
F. Wilson and wife and the action
against Henry E. Wilson and wife
and the Citizens State Bank of James
vile, the court ruled that the plain
suit was brought by the plaintiff for
certain lands and property in the pos
session of the defendants. S. B. Will
son was attorney for the defendants
and c. J. lockwood for the plain
tiff.
In two actions, the Citizens State
Bank of GAINESVILLE versus Joe Lang
and the Citizens State Bank of James
vile versus Joe Lang and Mrs. Joe
Lang the court ordered that the ver-
dict of the jury in the action, re-
turned January 3, 1919 in favor of the
defendants and against the plaintiff,
be and is set aside and that a new
trial of the action be and is granted.
H. L. and ]. w. Schmitt represented
the plaintiff and Attorney S. B. Will
son the defendants. This action was
brought to recover on note.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-07
SAUSAGE is BARRED
This Article Cannot Be Sent Throug
Mails TO GERMANY

This Article Cannot Be Sent Through
Mails to Germany.
St Paul, November 1.-The rush
to send bacon, sausage and other
meat products to friends in Germany
ON the part of some citizens in Min
nesota will cease at once, owing to
the receipt by the postoffice of in
structions from the department to
the effect that certain articles, in
Guiding meat and bacon, are abso-
lutely prohibited in the mail to
Germany.
The other articles prohibited are
butter, -four, sugar, pineapples, gin
ger. vanilla, cavier, crabs, oysters,
and cavier substitutes. Parcels Of
foodstuffs of other kinds will be re-
ceived for addresses in Germany, but
no parcel may contain more than
two pounds each of the following:
Margarine, lard, biscuits, macarono,
sweetmeats, coffee, tea, cocoa and
chocolate.
Parcels of bacon, sausage, coffee
and other articles have been coming
in freely at the st. Paul postoffice
for delivery in Germany, and in
nearly every case the senders made
their contributions to the food supply
of Germany up to the limit of eleven
pounds.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-07
INSTITUTE FOR MANKATO
PRESBYTERIAN FOLKTO
HOLD ONE HERE
November 10 Is the Date On
Which New Era Movement
Is Discussed ,

| Seventy five of the 400 Presby-
terrain New Era Institutes now being
held throughout the countrv will be
conducted in the states OF Illinois
Minnesota, Missouri, South Dakota
and Wisconsin.
The institutes are being held un-
der the direction of the Presbyter-
ian church in the U. S. A., to ad
vance the interests of the Presbyter-
ian New Era movement. Speakers
of local and national reputation will
make addresses.
DR.. Charles Ryan Adams. II North
State street, Chicago, secretary OF
the central district of the Presby.
| terrain New Era Movement, will con
duct the Institutes assisted ty the
Rev. Ezra Allen Van Mugs of Gosh
en-, Ind, associate secretary of the
| general assembly's committee on
mems work, the Rev. Sidney,S. Cong
or, recently of AK les Baines, France
and associate field director of the
Presbyterian movement.
Other speakers will be the Rev. V.
d. Berry of Gallipolis, Ohio; Miss
Helen Streeter of New York, field
secretary of the Presbyterian wo-
mans home board; DIR. A. H. Moody,
associate secretary of the central
district of the New Era movement;
and the Rev. John Mcdowell, ID. D.,
Of Baltimore, Nd, secretary of the
Social Service department, Presby-
terrain board of home missions.
The Institutes to be held November
1925. will emphasize the big phases
of the Presbyterian New Era move
ment with the view of bringing home
to each individual church the need
for loyal cooperation and support.
Stress will be laid on the subjects
of evangelism. religious education,
church and Sunday school efficiency,
social service stewardship and f.
ance. In connection with the financ-
ial program a special effort will
be made to awaken the churches to
the need of the "Pay-up Pledge up"
in gathering for the immediate rails
ing of the S13,000,000 Presbyterian
budget for the year, eliminating in
the Thanksgiving Day jubilee.
AT each point visited the field di-
rectors will organize groups of as
sistants who will continue the work
after the directors have gone to
other fields.
The Minnesota cities and dates in
which the Presbyterian institutes
will be held are as follows:
Duluth, November IS: Hibbing, No
vemEer 10; Hinkley, November 90;
Brainerd, November 81; Dilworth,
November %; Crookston, November
"a; Willmar, November II; Marshall,
November IS; Mankato. November
10; Worthington, November 20; Wi
mona, November %; Minneapolis, No
vember "a; st. Paul. November 25.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-07
MOTHER WAS ACCUSED
DAUGHTER MADE ROAR
AGAINST PARENT
Charged Herewith Having Taken
Control of Fifteen Hundred
Dollars

Rochester, October 30.-"My moth
er has $1,000 belonging to- me. She
is keeping it wrongiuly and intends
to put me in the insane asylum here"
Such was the story which young
woman told one after another of the
passengers seated in the woman's
waiting room of the Northwestern
depot yesterday afternoon.
Finally one of the listeners slipped
into a telephone booth and called
the police to arrest the mother who
was alleged to be up to such a ne
farious scheme.
The officers arrived in force in the
patrol wagon and great excitement
was caused
Police Took Charge of Women.
The police took the two women to
the city hall and the younger one
was to be held for examination as
to her sanity.
AT police headquarters both wo-
men made accusations of insanity
against each other.
Said the mother, referring to the
daughters mental state, she some
what lost her balance, you see.
"Y"s," put in the daughter, Il lost
r Glance all right-my bank bal
: ,.-c. when you got ahold of my
check book"
IT, chief of police turned the wo-
Een over to the supervisor of civic
welfare, Mrs. Grassland, and she en-
tered upon the task of soothing the
mother and daughter, learning the
true state of the case, and finding
them a room.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-11-07
100000 men ENOUGH
General Appeared Today Before
Senate Military Affairs
Committee
UNITED Press Dispatch.l

Washington, October. S1.-General
Pershing today declared himself
tor universal military training. He
declared that it brought many bene-
fits to the men. He testified before
the senate military affairs commit
tee. His recommendations included:
One. A permanent military force
to repel sudden attack.
Two. A small force of trained
men for meeting our international
obligations.
Three. Force to meet all internal
disorders.
Four. A citizens reserve to meet
the emergencies of war in place OF
"a large standing army.
Pershing declared that force OF
from 225,O0O to 250,OO0 was ample
for peaceti,ne needs. He outlined
the great benefits of the training in
a citizen reserve.