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New-York tribune., 1920-08-26
Bolivian Loan

The Department Of Commerce was
advised, according to Was hinetnn
dispatch, that the Bolivian government
has obtained $40 900 oo9
country, the proceeds of which are to
be used to pay off French loans oi
1910 and 1913, totaling 5G.605 ,0OC
francs. The bonds for this roo7.4r J
loan, it is said are to be amortized in
fifteen years. Imbrie e. Co. have been
holding conversations Wit N b
livian government on the subject
New-York tribune., 1920-08-26
COMPTROLLER Seek, More Facts

John Shelton Williams. Co.~p roller
of the Currency. w-o is ;nvestica+i',c
the loans Of ~ -
termine whether they are overcharg:ns
their customers, as ne mas 4.l~.,o., :. ,
sent supplementary letter " lne id
tional banks asking for furtre4 Z.
In his newest circular letter on 4ho
subject the Comptroller has asked the
banks for full information rcgardin
street loans made for themselves and
their customers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
PLAN TO CEMENT TIES IF FRIENDSHIP WITH
 COUNTIES OVER STATE
Chamber of Commerce to Entertain Greene, Hale and Perry County
 Men January 29

For the purpose of cementing the ties of friendship between Birming- ham and the balance of the state the Chamber of Commerce has called meeting for Thursday, January 2s. at o'clock at the Southern Club of all people who came rom either Green. Hale or Perry. county.
 J. M. P. Otis, former resident or haie county, will act as chairman uhtii d permanent presiding officer IS elected General Manager c. E. Jenks or the Chamber of Commerce stated yesteroay that he had the names of between 70 and 100 men now residents or blrm- ingham who originally came from ohe of the three counties named. lnvlta. !. tions have been sent to all of these ano MT. Jenks states that all other natlVe' , of Greene, Hale or Perry county now residing in Birmingham are expected to attend the meeting and luncheon at the Southern Club.
 It has been claimed that there IS great deal of prejudice against Bir' mingham in other parts of the state and to remove this, o-far as. possi- ble, the Chamber of Commerce some time ago decided to organize clubs ol associations of Alabamians who came from other counties and through then reach the folks back home.
 Other county organizations will b' formed as soon as sufficient number of names are obtained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
Red Cross Chapter
 Seeks Information

The Birmingham chapter of the Amer ican Red Cross is anxious to locate number of Birmingham people in con nection with matters relating to ex-serv- ice men and their affairs. It stated that information of value is awaiting them if they will communicate with the Jefferson county chapter. American Red Cross, '517 Jefferson County Bank build ing, telephone Main 653S.
 Information is desired concerning the whereabouts of the following:
 Mrs Susan R. I4yles or Noble Ozy Lyles a discharged soldier.
 Anna Russell Herring. formerly Route 1, Box AIS, Birmingham. George M. Jones. discharged soldier, formerly of Bessemer. Lee Little. formerly Highland infirmary, Birmingham. Annie Acey Hudson formerly Sixty-ffth street, Woodlawn. | John Barton, formerly 1912 Sixth ave- nue. Birmingham. | Boston Brown, formerly of Birmingham | Tin Coleman. discharged soldier. for | merlv of Birmingham. l Alfonso Cunigen. formerly 4014 Ave. A,
 .wiley s9aH Bu kner. formerly Birming. lfam
 | Duss yysicofne. formerly Birminghash
 Thomas Daarman, formerly 2s0 Fiftf layenus or Fifth street. Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22

Dr. Percy H. woodall was nominated president of the Rotary Club at the meet ing yesterday afternoon in the ballroom of the Tutwiler Hotel to succeed Morris w. Bush by the nominating committee. The report was read by George McC1eery, chairman, and other officers nominated were Legrande Wilson, vice president; Pete Smith. secretary; J. Knox Elem ming, treasurer; Octavius Roy Cohen. sergeant-at-arms The board of directors were as follows: Morris w Bush, chair man; Wallace l.. Caldwell, Robert T. Brooke, Manville w Canister, Frank Sheppard, Jr., Henry Taylor, Henry T. J. Williams.
 John Pearson and F, Frank Rushton made a report on the committee ap- pointed by the club to offer the co-opera- ton and assistance of the organization to the Chamber of Commerce in checking the federal census. Mir. Rushton stated that he and Murray Brown had checked the Young Mems Christian Association, the Young Womens Christian Association and the Tutwiler Hotel, while they had asked the Kiwanis Club to appoint a com mittee to check the other local hotels, and this had been done. He stated that if the local committee composed of the various club and civic organizations wished to check the work of the enumer- ators Mir Cruikshank had stated he would give them the districts that had been completed and they could do so. A committee of 10 from every club will probably be appointed to do this work when the enumerators have completed their work. Several selections were ren-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
SPECIAL SERVICES |OF SALVATION ARMY
Florence Dean to Organize Girl Guards-Next Sum- day Prison Day"
of Birmingham, Alabama. Statement, December 31, lSls
 PESOlJRCES

David Main, staff captain of the Gulf division, Salvation Army, has arranged .everal important meetings this week snd next for his organization.
 Today and Friday special services will be held in the army hall, 1s North Twentieth street, conducted by Flor knce Dean. one of the staff captains of he New York division. The meetings kill have to do with the organization If the girls guard. The public is asked To attend these meetings.
 Sunday, January 25, has been chosen Is prison Sunday, special services be- Eng held throughout the penitentiaries nd jails of the country. Services will ke held in the Alabama prisons at Iyetumpka and Spigner, and Birming- ] am jail at 10:30 o'clock a. m.
 Next week Birmingham will be Aisited by Richard E. Holz of Phila- elphia- in charge of the Atlantic coast York of the Salvation Army. He will }e accompanied by his son. Ernest Holz, an ensign with the Salvation \ rmy who was chaplain of the S21st f;achine gun battalion in overseas ! uty during the war with the Germans. Hshey will hold meeting for the pub Nc Sunday in the army hall al E'clock. Next Wednesday a conference will 8e held in Birmingham In preparation For the Salvation Army's next cam ' aign which will be held May 1-1o in- Elusive. Commander Evangelin Booth HilI take part in the dedication of Building of the organization in Mobile, New Orleans. Pensacola and other
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22

verdict rendered by Assistant Coroner John R.,T. Rives, who went to the place with R. E. Askew, acting assistant cor cner, immediately following the discovery of the two bodies by MK. l.. Sheppard, who lives in the same hehse
 No note or letter was found near the bodies which might throw a light on the situation. Ore dollar, a few dimes and pennies and several letters were found among the mans belongings. letter addressed to shipyard in Pensacola, ask ing for employ disclosed the iden- tity of the man. Sc yeral photographs of the two taken together with the names on the back and found in dresser drawer verified the identity of both par ties.
 The first intimation of something wrong was about o clock. when Mrs. Sheppard who lives at the house, de- tected a strong odor of gas Going to the door of the room where the bodies were found she knocked. and receiving no reply opened the door and looked in.
 Relieving that the two were dead she telephoned the police and the coroner.
 House was. found to be still living, and
 was rushed to St. Vincent's hospital.
 The womaa was already dead when the coroner and police arrived
 According to Mrs. Sheppard. the two came to the house on January IS and reg isterirg as MT and Mrs. James Myers, ranted .he room on the second floor for neht housekeeping. Nothing could be found concerning the woman, but papers ana letters in the clothes of House | showed that he was a Xechanic formerly
 a.,,Ioved at Johnson &DThompson Foun- ary and previous to his employment 1 there had served in the army
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
IMPROVEMENTS AT INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
 PLANNED BY BOARD
eeting to Be Held This Morning At
 School Building-Increase for Maintenance Available

Many improvements are in store for the abama Boys Industrial School at East lake. The state has, through the recent tssion of the legislature, appropriated o. 900 for buildings and renovation, and Eso the per capita appropriation for Halntenance has been raised from $12.5o ' s16 per month.
 #With the exception of Gov. Thomas E. filby the full membership of the board control is expected to meet this morn- at 10:3O o'clock to discuss and plan 8e coming improvements. The meeting Hill be held at the school building at ast Lake The membership of the bard, including the governor, is made up
 the state commissioner of agriculture,
 e attorney general and the following ,med citizens of the state:
 Mrs. R. D. Johnston of Birmingham, ,airman; Mrs. Bibb Graves of Mont ,mery, Mrs. Erwin Craighead of Mobile,
 rs. Joseph McLester, Mrs. F. M. Jack ,n. Mrs T. c. Bush and Mrs. John D.
 cNeel of Birmingham.
 lit has been proposed that instead of
 e barracklike dormitory existing here- |fore the boys be quartered in separate ,ttages, according to their ages, for the Litter maintenance of discipline. espe- Rally for the segregation of the younger Emates of the school.
 The per capita increase for maintenance
 ok effect the first of the year. The
 o0Oo for new buildings will not be-
 me available until October.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
INDUSTRY DAY IN THRIFT CAMPAIGN Meetings At Local Plants to Explain Need for Saw
 ing More

More than 400 employees and officials of the American Cast Iron Pipe Company today at 1:So o'clock will cease opera tions for 90 minutes to attend a meeting at the plant, yhen industrial thrift will be urged by speakers. This meeting will be one of the features of the sixth day of the Young Mems Christian Asso- ciations Thrift Week, and the occasion
 is Thrift in Industry Day" At the Acipco plant John II. Frye. president of the Traders National Bank. will be the principal speaker. During the 30-minutes session the entire operation of the plant will close down and every official and employe will attend. Another meeting of this character will be held at the Louisville and Nashville shops, to be presided over by Hugh Ellis. who will address the gathering on the subject of industrial thrift. This meet ing will be held promptly at noon and
 will continue for % minutes.
 At the Wheeler Business College sim liar meeting will be held at 9 o'clock,
 when Phares Coleman will address the student body.
 During the afternoon at all downtown
 picture shows and theatre matinees the following speakers will address audiences on the subject:
 | Rialto, Mrs. Kenneth Charlton; Prin- cess, Mrs. D. A. Echols; Jefferson, Judge
 Hugh A. Locke; Lyric, Mrs. D. F. Sugg; Bijou, Mrs. J. F. Carle.
 Night performance speakers will be;
 Jefferson, Hugh A. Locke; Bijou. Hugh Ellis; Strand, Frank Dominick; Colonial. R. B. Smyer; Rialto, Roderick Beddow; Alcazar, Harris Burns; Princess J. Reese
 Murray: Trianon, Ben F. Ray.
 Thursday probably will be the most im- portant of the entire series, for it has for it's purpose industrial thrift said H. R. Howell of the Y. M c. A., who has been directing the campaign. Thrift among industrial workers and salaried persons is the much-needed antidotes for the great wave of extravaganza that has been made prevalent not only in, Birming- Iham, but throughout the entire nation. At all of the meetings today the speak CTS will exert every effort to show the benefits of thrift and emphasis will be Ilaid on the fact that money should be lkept in banks and not carried through out the week.
 This is especially peculiar to working
 men, and there is a good reason for It. they cannot reach a bank during its business hours and consequently have lit tle opportunity of making a deposit. Ar rangements will be made to eleminate this feature, and the speakers will ex- plain it in their addresses today"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
COAL OPERATORS DECLINE PLAN ID HOLD CONFERENCE Association Answers AttOr- ney General That the
 Operators Act In-
 dependently

Denying that there were any grievances to settle with the miners, the Alabama Coal Operators Association yesterday de-
 clined to appoint a committee to meet
 with a similar committee of miners, in
 accordance with the suggestion of United
 States Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal
 mer.
 During the miners strike last Novem-
 Der. and following it's recall officials of charged that certain coal operators had refused to take back some of the men who went out on the strike. These com plaints were filed with the Attorney cen eral and since then officials of the local
 district organizations and national of- Attorney General
 A few days ago Attorney General Pal- mer requested the Alabama Coal Oper- ators' Association to appoint a commit tee of six men to represent that body in conference with six men represent- ing the Miners union, and an umpire or referee. to consider the grievances of the union miners.
 The Alabama Coal Operators Associa- tion held a meeting in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium yesterday morning l at which the Attorney Generals request was considered. Following the meeting the association sent reply to the A. | torney General in which it was stated l that the Alabama Coal Operators Asso- citation does not control prices fix wages,
 working conditions, nor exercise control
 over the individual operators in any way whatever, that the association has no contract with the miners unions and that the individual operators do not contract I as body with the miners union. 1 It is further stated in the reply that i the men who were not taken back by the operators had either left their former places of employment or were agltators or trouble makers, and that to take them back now, or at any time since the strike
 recall, would mean the displacement of
 men who had ben loyal to the operators
 and to the government during the strike. | Union officials assert that approximate 1 ly 1000 union miners who joined the strik- CTS in November have not been taken back by their former employers. and they | will call upon the Attorney General ee l assist in fighting what they. term a l great wrong to these men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
THINKS CUMM|NS BILL ID PASS SOON Hutchens Says Washington Expects Measure to Pass
 By March 1

Beyond any doubt. the impression bill, with a few possible minor modifi- cations, will go through in Congress before the railroads are turned back to private ownership in March" says H. E. Hutchens. chairman of the Blr- mingham railroad district operating committee, who returned yesterday
 from a week in the capital.
 But interest in Washington" he
 continued. "is not centered in the pres
 idential situation, the railroad legis-
 lation, nor yet the League of Nations.
 What they are talking about there are
 the several bills now pending which
 deal with the prevention of profiteer-
 ing by Washington landlords The
 President has appointed commission
 to handle such cases. Congress is in
 vestigating, and the landlords are
 sweating.
 "Another topic that is holding inter est there is the Mapes bill. dealing witf the proportion of expense the govern
 ment must carry for the upkeep an' improvement, of the Capital City. "The District of Columbia. being un der federal supervision. Washington of course. included it has been the law, since the seventies. for the gov ernment to put up an equal amoun with the municipality for expenses This the Mapes bill would change. bu it is hung up because it does not in dicate the proportions to be borne bJ nation and city.
 There was quite little furry o interest in the capital recently, caused by two men of picture news service As is known, there has been a grea desire. in news centers for a photo graph of the President taken in hi wheeled chair on the aforementioned south portico. but the secret servic' agents have been blocking the way. "Very recently two of these camera men bought big load of hay, donnet rustic garments. armed themselve! with quick-fire cameras and drove by How much photography they secured l is not known. but the secret servic men diagnosed what was afoot, and we'll the pictures did not become avail able for the magazines or newspa pers"
 MT. Butchens saw something of thu republican activities for the comin, presidential race, met Gen. Leonar' Wood and passed "timeo day witl him. but the democratic cohorts wer conspicuous by their absence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
SHERMAN TO
 LAND CONVENTIONS

Fred Shireman. manager of the Tut witer Hotel. has been appointed chair man of the convention committee of the Chamber of Commerce, and asso- ciated with him will be the managers of the other hotels in Birmingham and several business men to be named later.
 Mr. Shireman will cal. rnis commit tee together at an early -date TOT tne nurnose of organizing and making nlans for securing important conven' tions to be held during the present year.
 This committee will keep tab on al conventions held in the United StateA and some of it's members will attent these and urge them to come to Bir mingham for their next annual meet ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
New Officers of Rotary
 Club Are Nominated
John Sparrow Heads List of Candidates for Special Honors-Committee to Aid in Checking Up Census. Dr. Percy H. Wooda Nominated for President
 At Meeting Yesterday Afternoon

dered by a quartet from the Lyric The atre.
 one of the most unique features of the programme was the announcement Of the winners in the contest recently conduct ed by the club when questionnaires were sent to all members. pr. Henry M. Ed monds was voted the best orator, and he was called upon to make the announce ments. The men were called up to the sneakers table and were then told for what they had been chosen by Dr. Ed monds. who made a few appropriate re- r,arlxs about each. The successful candi- dates were as follows;
 Handsomest-John Sparrow
 Thinks He Is-J. D. Moore
 Busiest-Bob Woodrow
 Thinks He Is-Fred Shireman.
 Wittiest- Morris w Bush.
 Grouchiest-Dr. J. H. Phillips.
 Best Natured-Tom H. Rennie
 Most Popular-J. Frank Rushton
 Least Known-Morris Helms.
 Most Bashful-J. Knox Flemming.
 Most Typical Rotarian-Dan DlmicK'
 Man Has Done Most for Cluo-E. H. Andrews.
 Nost Perfect '36'-Haskin Williams.
 Rest Orator-Dr. H. NJ Edmonds.
 Rest Poet-Octavius Roy Cohen.
 Best Dresser-J w. Donnelly.
 Biggest Bluffer-Gregory Johnston
 worst Knocker-D. W. c. Marlborough. Greatest Enthusast-Dr. Percy Wood- all Tardiest- Bert Jacobs. Homeliest-Dr. |. G. w. Peters Biggest Tightwad-H. Key Milner. | Rippest Feeder-Joe Rosenberger. Most Typical Ladies Man-Legrande Wilson. Noisiest-Solon Jacobs Best Singer-Hill Ferguson. Thinks He Is-B. B. Burton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
|TUTWILER HOTEL
 COMPANY HOLDS
 ANNUAL MEETING
Knox Fleming Elected Treasurer to Succeed Thomas Hopkins. Other Officers Reelected
 Unanimously

At the annual meeting of the Tutwiler Hotel Company. held at the hotel yes terday afternoon. J. Knox F7emming was elected treasurer, succeeding Thomas C.. Hopkins. who has moved to Florida
 The other officers and directors were reelected unanimously as follows
 George Gordon Crawford. president; Robert Jemison. Jr., and John L. Raul, vice presidents, and A. B. Tanner, sec retary.
 Directors-Frank Nelson, Jr.. George Gordon Crawford, Herman Saks, w. w. Crawford, J. W. Donneily Leo K. Steiner E. M. Tutwiler John L. Raul and Robert Jemison. Jr.
 After formal discussion of the ar fairs of the company and the election oi officers the meeting adjourned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
SEVEN RECRUITING STATIONS IN STATE

I,ieut Com/ George Emmerson. recruit inc officer for Alabama, has opened 2 s,,bstation in Anniston and J. Rachor' chief boatswain mate will have charge; IA B. Cruell chief yoeman. accompanied Mr Rachor. and will make all preiimI-
 nary arrangements There are now seven United states navy sunstaitnons m
 Aiah,ma as follows. Montgomery, Mo- bile Dothan. Florence, Gadsden, Tusca- Ioosa and Anniston, while the main re- cruiting station is located in this city. Lieutenant Commander Emmerson ieft yesterday for Dothan. where he will in-
 spect the substation there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
ELECT BIRMINGHAM BOY PRESIDENT OF
 CLASS AT LEHIGH

News was received in Birmingham yes terday from South Bethlehem, Pa, to the effect that John T. Badham. son of Mir. and Mrs. Henry l.. Badham, Sr., had been elected president of Sthe sophomore class of the student body at Lehigh university. MT. Badham was a Substitute line man on the Lehigh university football team last season, and is a member of the Le- high swimming team this season. He has taken a prominent part in all the activities at the university.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
NO ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING MADE FOR
 P PAY|NG TEACHERS, SAYS PROF. SMITH
Head of Teachers Fedora tion Scores Alleged Inac- tion on Part of Com mission-Charges PO-
 litical Chicanery

pr. N. A. Barrett, president of the city commission. announced yester- day that the commission would on Saturday issue n formal statement regarding its attitude toward the Birmingham Federation of Teachers, which was organized a week or so ago. In the meantime the cOmmis- sion is expected to confer with rep resentatives of the federation on all questions involved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
Laborers Exams

An examination for laborers will be held at the local postoffice on February g. according to an announcement of the civil service commission. The pay is 0 cents an hour and the applicants will he examined in spelling. aroithmetic. letter writing penmanship and copying.'5
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
MAN AND WOMAN !. TAKE GAS ROUTE
 IN DOUBLE SUICIDE
Woman Dead and Man Was Dying When Found by Neighbor-No Cause
 Assigned for Act

With the doors and windows tightly closed and every jet of small stove pouring out deadly fumes in room at AT North Twepty-fifth street, Dollie Myers, a young woman, was found dead yesterday afternoon, and Jamea D. House in an unconscious condition was rushed to, St Vincents Hospital in Loy's ambulance, where he died at 1 40 this morning.
 Death by suicide will probably be the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-22
[orris Bush to Address
 Gadsden Rotary Club

Morris w. Bush, president of the Bir- |;n rham Rotary Club, will motor to |a adsden today, where he will address Ge Rotary Club of that city this evening. Ie will be accompanied by Secretary Iarence Lloyd. The Gadsden Rotary
 ,,,h x,il, have a banquet on this occa- |nn and MT. Bush will be the principal |,eaker.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-11
BEULAH

ReuIah. April Son account OF the
rainy weather the farmers have been de-
layed with their crops, but are expect
inr fairer weather after the Easter gale
is over
Miss Mary SpradIey spent Easter with
her parents in Pensacola
Miss Frances Garrett, who attends
High School in Muscogee, spent the
weekend here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Garrett last week
4 great excitement arose among the
Fishermen here when they learned that
Willie white and son Irwin, had cap
Tired a monster rattle snake last Monday
down on Shelby ditch, having sixteen
I-attlers and a button.
Miss Ethel Smith. the primary teacher
here spent Saturday and Sunday in
Muscogee.
John Penton was in Pensacola Fri
day and Saturday business.
Mrs. p c. Dakwins and children
spent the day with Mrs. J. NJ. Snowden
Friday.
carl West was here Sunday morning.
Quite a number of young folks were
disappointed Thursday night when they
started to Gonzalez TO a commencement
and found their truck wouldn't run. After
they thought the matter over they de-
cided 'It was only an April fool
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. f. Candy and chill
dren spent the day with Mrs. Angie
Penton Sunday last.
Nose and Jack Penton. Of Pensacola
motored out to see their mother sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Fisher enjoyed
the company of their children, Dan, Mary
and Emile. one day last week.
Joe Webb was a pleasant visitor hers