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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
Teachers Ask For Three
 Mills Of FiUe Mill Tax Federation and NonF Teachers Attend Session At Which Judge Fort tPresided-Resolutions Adopted and Meeting Reported To Have Acted in Harmony

Following a joint conference on the D. mill tax attended by federated and non federated teachers at the Civic Associa- tion yesterday afternoon at f o'clock, formal statement srgned by represen- tatives of both factions and containing a resolution jointly adopted was made pub lie.
 Judge William E. Fort presided over the meeting, which was said to have been featured by unanimity of opinion with reference to the action taken. Following is the statement explaining the purpose of the meeting and the resolution adopted, which was given to the press for pubii- cation:
 Meeting was called for the purpose Of determining what action, if any, should be taken by the teaching Body of Bir- mingham in regard to the prospective election on the 5-mll tax.
 "The following resolution recommended by committee of six, composed of an equal number of federated teachers and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
FRANKLIN HOBBS TO
 ADDRESS ROTARIANS

The meeting of the Rotary club this afternoon at 1 o'clock in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel promises to be one. of the most interesting held inI some time. Franklin Hobbs. famous staustician of Chicago. will address the club on "Business Failures and Their Causes"
 The local bankers have been invited to be the guests of the club on this oc- casion and every member is urged to bring along a visitor to hear the in- teresting things MT. Hobbs has to tell the men of Birmingham. In addition w l.. Wilson will make a short talk and one of the most unique entertain- ment features is promised as sur prise to Rotariaus.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
Identity of Burned
 Negro Being Sought

Investigation into the death or ne- gro who was burned beyond recogni- tion in coke oven at Newcastle was started by Assistant Coroner John R. T. Rives yesterday.
 The body of the negro was found yesterday by workers at Newcastle, who notified the coroner. The popu- lar belief is that the negro. escaping the cold wind. crowded into the oven which was not fired up. However. an other adjacent oven was being heated. and the negro asleep became gradually overcome by the heat and gases. His body is being held pending further in yestigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28

those who do not belong to the federa- ton, was unanimously adopted:
 Resolved first, That the teachers or Birmingham recognize and appreciate the past efforts of the city commission and board of education in their behalf and in behalf of the schools; and, second, inas- much as the recently ratified constitu- tional amendment provides a way for fur ther relief the teachers here assembled join in & request to the city commission that provision be made, in the evene Of the passage of the 5-mill tax, for the use of mills if possible for the relief of teachers
 ",The chairman appointed two commit- tees of five to act jointly in presenting the request of the teachers to the city commission. The two committees ap- pointed were as follows:
 "J M Burnett, chairman. Fraser Banks, Estelle Heaslett, Johnnie Stott, Florence Ballard.
 wv. E. Dickson. chairman; F. E. Smith, u. V. Pogue, J. A. Reams, Virginia MiXon."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
COMMISSION SWAPS
 PLUMBING TRUST
Section of Code Alleged to Give Monopoly to Few
 Repealed

The ong-standing controversy between property owners and members of the so- called plumbing trust" resulted in a victory for the former yesterday morning when the City Commission repealed Sec ton 10 of the plumbing code, which pro- vided that before plumbers could ply their trade here they must stand an ex- animation before the plumbing inspector
 and obtain a permit.
 | The resolution repeating the section was introduced by Commissioner Burruss who declared that it gave to a few local plumbers a practical monopoly on the business here. Real estate men and prop erty owners in general have for years complained of the inpjustice done them even a washer who hadn't passed a plumbers examination and secured a cer- ticate could be put to work.
 Section 10 of the plumbing ordinance reads as follows:
 Section 10: Journeymen plumbers to obtain badges. It shall be unlawful for any person to install plumbing or steam fitting in the City of Birmingham as journeyman without having first made application to the plumbing inspector for a permit to do work as Journeyman plumber or steam filter and the plumbing inspector shall thereupon examine into the qualification of such person if he De found competent and qualified by ex- perience to do plumbing or steam htting, a badge shall be issued by the plumbing inspector to such person and such badge Eshall authorize the recipient to do plumb ing work of his own account, or as q contra cting journeyman plumber or steam filter on his own account or as the serV- ant agent or employe of any firm or cor poration or shop holding license or both. Any person working as journey ! v,a,, rlumber or steam filter without such hadge so issued to him by the plumbing insnector or working under badge or hermit other than the one under Whicn he is registered shall upon conviction De fined not less than s25 nor more than SO0"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
DAIRY ORDINANCE REASONABLE, SAYS
 CIVIC ASSOCIATION
Decision Taken After Ex- haustive Investigation By Committee = To Con-
 sider College Proposal

The Birmingham Civic Association the milk to be pasteurized and all daries to be maintained in a sanitary condition at a meeting of the board of directors yesterday when special com ter.
 This special committee was created by the board for the purpose of inves- tigating the milk supply as to quality and quantity as it would be affected by the recently enacted city ordinance prescribing certain standards for milk. After holding several meetings and making a thorough investigation the committee secured much valuable in- formation regarding the matter. The following resolution passed by the com mittee was presented to the board of directors and was unanimously adopted by the members:
 .ResoIved, That 1t is the sense of
 this committee of the Civic Asso-
 citation that the features of the re-
 cent sanitary ordinance passed by
 the City Commission relating to the
 milk traffic fin the City of Birming-
 ham is correct in principle and will
 be found reasonable in appIica tion."
 The board was moved by the consid- eration of experts who testified before the committee that those dairymen who desire 10 supply the city with raw milk can do so under the regulations pre- scribing a maximum of 0.000 bacteria to the cubic centimeter. The experts were of the opiTion that the ordinance was not too strict for the dairymen to supply either raw milk or pasteurized milk It was pointed out that the ordi- nance does not require all milk to be pasteurized The members of this spe- cial committee were; Dr. Scale Harris, chairman; P. c. Ratliff. rof. E. l., Col beck, L. J. Haley. E. L. Moore, F. w Dixon and c. l.. Harold.
 The directors decided to go after the next convention of the Alabama Bar association and the Civic Association has extended an invitation to the state bar to ohld it's next meeting in Bir- mingham.
 President F. B. Irwin was authorized to appoint committee of seven to in- vestigate the proposal recently made public by the committee of Howard Colleege rustees in the matter of re taining that institution in this city This committee will be appointed thi: week and it is expected to make ar early report to the board with recon menda tions.
 Arrangements have been concluded with the officers of the Red Circle Club by which they will use the rooms O the Civic Association for headquar ters for their rneAting in the future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
WHISKY FOUND IN
 CABBAGE PATCH

Five gallons of corn whisky were un- ea rthed in a cabbage patch located in the rear of the home of Will Hoskins' negro by a detective, who placed Hoskins Tn the city jail on charge of violating the prohibition law.
 Hoskins was arraigned before Judge Henry Martin yesterday afternoon.
 After the customary preliminaries the iuf1ge asked: Do you admit that this ca bbage patch is your property
 T do, jedge, but homes to goodness ledge. I doan no how come dat whisky wus there"
 Hoskins was found guilty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
Street Car Strikes Woman

Mrs. L. K. Strauss of Parish, Ala. was slightly injured yesterday afternoon when the automobile. in which she was riding eollided with an inbound Acipco street car near the intersection of Aleen street and Sixteenth avenue, north. She was taken to the home of her relatives at 1920 Thirteenth avenue. north, in Shaw ambulance, where she was given medical attention by an attending physician.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
Escaped Prisoner Says
 He Objected to Bed Bugs

awaiting word from the Blount county authorities.
 Guthrie was serving sentence for assault to murder. and had been confined in the Blount county jail in 1912. He stated yesterday that he was taken out several days after he began to serve his sen tence and was placed an county road gang.
 That night Guthrie revoIted, and rather than undergo the punish ment of the bedbuGs. he said. he left the place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
|KENNAMER ISSUES
 CALL FOR MEETING OF UNION MINERS
Convention Tomorrow Afternoon to Consider Coal Mining Conditions Generally In District Is An
 nounced Purpose

President J. R. Kennamer of dis trict No 20. United Mine Workers of America. has called a convention of representatives of the locals in this district for tomorrow afternoon at l o'clock in Ben Hur hall.
 It is stated that the convention is for the purpose of considering coal mining conditions generally in this dis trict. It Is probable. also. that the wage scale. hours and other matters in controversy before the commission now meeting in Washington will be considered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28

Pennington, Jasper; H. Ii. Berkstfesser, Dadeville.. B.. $. Perdue, Greenville.
 First District-P. D, Barker Mobile' I Fl. Tomlinson. Whistler.
 Second District-J. w. Barnes, Anda- lusia: Joseph P. Dimmick, Montgomery.
 Third District-Charles Roland, Doth an; C. M Cox. ozark; L. A. Carroll, Slo- cumb.
 Fourth District-J. E. Atkinson, Clan ton. J. B. Atkins, Heflin;C. K. Barker, Anniston: r. r. Grove. Monteyallo.
 Fifth Hstrict-R. M Swann. We dowee; C. K. Stone, Ashland; H. w. Pond, Rockford.
 Sixth District--F. B. Parker, Holt; N. c. Fuller Centreville.
 Seventh District-Napoleon B. Spear. Pell City; Milton Watts. Center; T. E. MeNaron, Ashville; Judge Fred Buch- mann. Cullman; J. E. Sloan, Oneonta.
 Eighth District-A. N, Holland, scottsboro; II. A. Cathey, Florence; $. l.. Sherrill. Hartsell.
 Ninth District---Charles J. Allison. Francis Latady and Thomas J. Kenna- mer. all of Birmingham.
 Tenth District-C. P. Lunsford Hack leberg: oscar Drake. Haleyvlle; W. l.. Chenault, Russellvile; C. NJ. Sartin Jas per; $. T. Wright, Fayette.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28

c .B. Guthrie, an escaped prison CT from the road gang in Blount county captured here yesterday by Deputies Cole and HIIIard. said the beyond human endurance.
 Guthrie on this account left the they assigned him bunk in one of the shacks. He will be held
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
SET TRIAL OF MEN
 ON MAYHEM CHARGE
Docket for Criminal Division of Cir cult Court Contains Number of Cases-Capital Week Begins
 February 16

Charles Wade and Ed ONeil. charged with mayhem and assault with intent to murder. will be tried February 3, ac- cording to the new docket of the crim- inal division of the circuit court.
 Wade and O'Neil were indicted at the present term of the grand jury, in con- neetion with an Illegal operation that was alleged to have been committed on George Warren. travelling salesman, in Ensley during the month of Decem- Der
 Fred Spencer a negro brought back from Philadelphia several days ago where he was captured hv officers or that city. will be tried February l6' Spencer is charged with the murder of Captain Young. deputy sheriff or this county. in 1910
 The new docket desienates Febrnary 16 as the beginning of capital week. and the following cases are on the docket for that week
 Cliff Curry. murder; NJ. L. Jackson statutory offense; Laura Andrews murder Fred Spencer. murder hula Belle Milton. murder; Joe Gordon rob bery; Estelle Williams. murder Lucille Thomas. robbery: Freddie Faulks rob Sery: Lenne Fov. murder; Elmira Gardner. murder. and L N. Burton, stat utory offense.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
THE CURE FOR BOLsHEvIsM

There were two distinct phases in his lecture In the first part he spoke m de' tail of bolshevism and the things which produced it, and in the second part ne gave some intimate sidelights on his father, and about his teachings. It ap- peared on the surface that there was d marked division, but underneath it could be seen that he was but showing that in his opinion the cure for Russia's req revolution was to be found in the Toi- stovan gospel of love, based on the teach- ings of Jesus.
 Here are some the things he said:
 Russia, on account of it's size, popuia- tion and various nationalities IS too DIS a subject to be encompassed in an hour 5 talk. and it is silly for a mere visitor to spend few months in it's cities and then return to America and try to give cor rect diagnosis of the dreadful attack ot bolshevism through which my beloved country is now passing.
 CT heard Col Raymond Robins Of Cnl- cago speak in New York for three hours in defense of the bolshevist movement hut. after the lecture l asked him II ne had taken time to get acquainted Wltn ene Russian peasant, and he confessed tna' he had come in contact only with the industrial workers in the city, ana ps this I knew that he hadn't toucheo the fiepre of the real conditions in Russia.
 "Rolsheyism started quite awhiie pe- fora the great war broke out, for in the nineties it was active at the conVeleioW.' W of socialists. both in London and III ca,ava Tn those days it was allied with inc group of Marxians. and while moae radical than the Mensheviki,, it was no. .s associated in the minds of it's leaders ITS. wlsn tts aha rad terror of the preesnt. for the nost-war bolshevism was born or was nd and famine and thrives on muruer anu piI1a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
COMMITTEE NAMED BY STATE BANKERS
 AT MEETING HERE
Authorized to Take Action to Protect Interest of Non-Members of Fede-
 ral Reserve System

Plans for fighting the par ex- change rules the federal re- serve system has ordered en- forced on all banks were made at a meeting of a special com mittee of the Alabama Bank CTS Association held at the Tutwiler hotel yesterday.
 This committee was appointed at the special meeting of the state associa- tion held at Montgomery on January 2l and when it convened here yesterday it perfected it's organization by electing b. r. Green, state superintendent of banks, as chairman and Henry T. Bartlett, sec retary of the state association, as secre- tary.
 NJ. B. Wellborn, governor of the sixth federal reserve bank, in letter sent to the state banking institutions that are not members of the federal reserve sys- tenn, short time ago. advised them that unless they discontinued the custom of collecting fees on exchange remittances the federal reserve systm would put into effect certain methods that would prove expensive, harassfDg and annoying. which the bankers addressed construed as a threat against themselves unress tfey complied with the requests of the federal bank governor.
 MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE
 The members of the committee are J. B. Barnett of Monroeville. R. F. Denning of Evergreen. Frank T. Palmer of Troy, J. E. z. Riley of Ozark. Frank R. Rainer of Elba, J. M. Acton of Heflin, Carter Wright of Roanoke c. B. Werner of Tus- ealoosa, w. K. Young of West Blocton, Lamar smith of Pelham, A. A. Findley of Oneonta. J. H. Lester of Sheffield, w. s. Peebles of Athens, Foster Hamilton of Ensley, c. B. Rogers of North Birmmg- ham, A. H. Dabbs of Carrolton. J. c. Milner of Vernon, II. T. Bartlett of Mont gomery and D. F. Green of Montgomery. The committee at it's meeting yester- day appointed subcommittee, consisting of D. F. Green. H. T. Bartlett c. B. Werner, c. B. Rogers, J. E. Z Riley, J. c. Milner and J B. Barnett. to .Ake tect the interests of the bankers of Ala bama who are not members of the fed eral reserve system.
 The members of the committee gave no intimation while here yesterday as to what action they will take in the event the federal reserve officials attempt TO carry into effect their proposals already made.
 | The Georgia bankers secured an inJunc- ton against the federal reserve officials
 when similar action was threatened Sn | that state
 1 The injunction was obtained in state court. and when the petition came up for l bearing on motion to make the temporary order permanent the federal reserve banks attorney filed a petition for re- 1 moval to the federal court. The petition will come up for hearing next Saturday hearing next Saturday
 ' Whether the Alabama bankers will re- sort to the courts is vet problematical
 none of the members of the committed
 being willing to express an opinion or that matter at this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
es,,sS apMy TOT siTppORTED Ta BoLsHEvIKI

hnpn a,,ia any foreigner who spent his .. ;,, studving bolshevism in the cltles home to undersand Russia Wheh O. "A aa,t of ;ts population are peasants. anu onIv little more than per cent are dustrial workers. But you ask. nov ,t' possible for them to oetefiiii,e p,ssia ,1ation9 The answer is that when hussla
 as a,+ af tbe war on the side or the al,;as the army supported the ocisnsSls7
 .lRut inc thing no outsider can apprr ct,te is that while there IS much taAe about the white army ana ene
 a,.rv, the former representing the foresS fighting against Bolshevism anu tue '"l tetr the one fighting for 1t, IS Una, tneis is an ever-growing green army "iiien gets little space in foreign papers. put plays big part in Russia. for 1t IS re- crl,ited by the deserters from both arnies. being made up of soldiers tired or fght- ing and called the green army because the men in it have to hide in the Woous.
 My whole hope of Russia is in the peasants. They are not interested III politics, and care not who governs so long as they have land and can till 1t in peace. They have the land. but no implements or horses to work it. and then II thev raise wheat it is confiscated. until Rus sia which in 1913 exported more wheat 10 Europe than even did America is today on the point of starvation. The world must see that before a people can do anything they must have food, but the blockade has hemmed our people Tn on all sides and they are desperate.
 'I am glad that at last it seems as though the allies were going to lift the embargo and give Russians the right to trade with them. This is the way to peace It will be a great day for my native country when the rulers learn that in Russia are 2000o.00o families used to co-opera ton through their mfrs or com nunal societies, and that if some way
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
BOLSHEWSM, ITS CAUSE AND REMEDY LECTURE s UBJECT
 OF COUNT TOLSTO|
Noted Russian Gives Hum mating Picture of Strick- en Nation, Ruled By Plunderers Support
 ed By Army
ny FRANK WILLIS BARNETT

I have just come from hear ing an address by Count Tol- stoi, whom 1 had the pleasure of introducing to a representa- tive audience of the first Bap- tist Church. He is the eldest son and literary heir of Tolstoi, the dominant figure in Russia during the latter part of the nineteenth and opening of the twentieth century.
 His subject was "Russia's Red Revolu- ton." And what a subject, for about all we know of the land of the great white bear at present is when the silent dark ness in which it is shrouded is lit up by the lurid torch of the incendiaries, the bolshevists, who are treating the world to government by spectacular fireworks with powder, dynamite and bomb.
 It is not possible at present for any one to open too many windows toward the horizon of that ill-fated land which at present seems to be the sport of every force which seeks to destroy and under mine the foundations upon which society is builded, and therefore it was with keen pleasure that the audience watcheu breathlessly as the distinguished exiie threw wide open a window showing the true heart of the country of his nativity.
 The count, who has recently come to America from Russia, where he made careful study of the political and eco- homie conditions of his fatherland, IS man in middle life, who uses excellent English and greatly resembles his re- nowned father. He probably knows as much about the soul of Russia as any living man, and his lecture not only was Illuminating but threw much light on bolshevism in the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
HOW COULD ROBINS KNOW

.sp,+ how could MT. Robins kno" tne ,,aart of Russia without even speahins .ha 1ansuaee? Ambassador Francis was far nearer the truth in his expose ol ens ;ol, adnass of bolshevism. when 'ne"1s inc standardization and socianNa .oii sd fa actories farms. theatres educa.ioIi a,, airN avervtbing with power lodged Tn iriespo t, s;b1e sovjets. which are not eiee.eu
 tha neonle. but in reality nominated p. .t,s yovernment. for the candidates pu'
 m must be in sympathy with tnose ll, hv thoritv and the eelctions supervised os the friendly soldiery the
 "Nationalization and socializauon ot t.s ,asonrces of the country have "or rNea ,,ttar Capitalization. both in cltV any oa,,r+rv The workers increased their pay ,,atii inc wages became ridiculous, anu snartaned inc hours until only iew fours work was done This cut co" II nroduetion and soon the scarcity oi goou' ,,,ada prices soar sky high. and the work rasn,s nav was insufficient to buy wha' ha needed. It was just vicious circle,
 ..rrl on money became a drug on the arxat and the only limit put on me aunt issued was the capacity or tne sassas and the quantity of paper aVaii- p,Sa ,,,tii when a man wanted to go to ,,a ,lxet he would have to carry Dasnee' f,,,I of money to buy his household heces. s;t;os RiIls of small denominations weae d;scounted as paper grew so scarce .na. 7. Y. .,s.s worth more than the anouh's ou it's face.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
STATE CONVENTION OF REPUBLICANS ID
 MEET HERE IN MAY
Vigorous DenunciatiOn of All Things Democratic and Especially Wilson. Wants Women to
 Vote

Fixing the date of their state convention for May 1, in Bir- mingham, denouncing the League of Nations and calling on Governor Kilby to convene the state legislature in eXtraor- dinary session to pass laws pro- viding for the women of the state to vote were the outstand- ing features of the meeting of the republican state executive committee here yesterday.
 Pope M. Long of Jasper called the meeting to order in the ballroom or the Hillman hotel shortly after II o'clock, and announced that arrange ments for the state convention would be made. He stated that he had a message from National Chairman Hays, the sutstance of which Sas shat she next President of the United States would be republican, that the demo- cratic record was record of broken promises and of willingness to swap of American independence and soV- ereignty for autocracy and royalty domination by European countries, and that the democratic party had reached such a low state that nobody had any
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
SAYS NORTH SHOULD SELECT

He urged against instructing the delegation to the national conven- ton on the ground that the north ern states, which furnish the repub- Iican votes in the electoral college, should have the deciding voice in selecting the candidate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-28
ATTACKS WILSON

W. l.. Chenault of RusseIIviIIe, advocating the adoption of the Pen nington non-instruction resolution, asserted that "Any republican in public life is larger mentally. nor ally and every other way than tn present President,v and that any of them ..measures 100 per cent better than vhat we have had the past eight ars.v