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The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-10-09
Lincoln Fire Insurance Company
Sued
"a n. 2. Seryice)

Memphis, Tenn, Oct S-Mrs.
Carrie Shepherd entered bill
against the Lincoln Fire Insurance
Company in the circuit court for
$4,000 as compensation for alleged
remarks made in derogation of her
character by the defendant in a
letter purporting to give reasans
why payment on a policy had been
refused her.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-10-09
Southern Woman Provides For
Hospital
A. n. p. Service

Laurens, S. c., Oct. S-For and in
consideration of the love of the
cause of Christ and for the earnest
desire to promote the welfare of the
Negro race, Mrs. C.. NJ. Gibbon, a
woman of large financial means,
has assigned and set aside a trust
fund of $1,000 for the purpose of
establishing and maintaining a hos
pital for Laurens County.
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-10-09
Georgia Huns Burn Lodge Halls
CA. N. p. Service)

Macon, Ga, Oct. S-Posses pursu-
ing John Spilleds, who is alleged to
have shot and killed James Faulk-
ner and wounded his brother John
is Jasper County burned four Col
ored lodge halls in that county.
The lodge halls were located at
Shady Dale, Agateville Hillsboro
and settlement just out of Monti-
cello, where the shooting occurred
The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1920-10-09
Urban League Aids Southern
Migrants
"a. n. p. Seryice)

Pittsburgh, Pa, Oct. S-John T.
Clark, secretary of the Urban
League, spoke at the meeting of the
Presbyterian Ministerial ASsocia-
ton, in First Presbyterian Church,
He told how churches are meeting
the social problems of their mem
bers, and also, how churches are as
sisting Negroes arriving from the
South to find work and lodging in
good communities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
TUSCALOOSA AVENUE
 PAVING PROGRESSES
New Steel Ties and Heavy Rails Have Heen Laid By Birmingham
 Railway. Light & Power Co.

The relaying of car tracks on Tusca- loosa avenue, West End, in connec- tion with the paving of that thorough fare is nearing completion, though the work has been retarded somewhat by the cold spell, it was announced Satur- day by the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company
 The new steel ties have been laid and the heavy rails set in, and the pouring of concrete, the final work on the job. will begin at once. Heavy rails also have been laid on the North Ensley and Gate City car lines, and new cross s-overs and special work, consisting of frogs, switches, curves, etc., have been in stalled or will be installed wherever necessary This work has been going on recently in the downtown district, and some SIC, 900 was expended in track Improvements at the corner of First Avenue and Twentieth street. Every defective piece of special work will be replaced, it is stated.
 All but four of the lot of 120 new motors ordered some time ago have been delivered, and they are being used in the rehabilitation of cars. There has been difficulty in getting gears, although the mtors, axles and wheels have been received. A carload of wheels was delivered last week by the Southern Car Wheel Company.
 The arrival of 300 new seats last week was also announced. They will replace worn-out or defective car seats wherever needed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07

membered was q two-day trip to Hunts vile on roads noted for bumps and mud holes. After much trouble, the senator re- marked optimistically Just wait. Arm strong, some of these Gays we'll have good roads up here.'
 Among other good read enterprises which he was instrumental in promoting were the Birmingham- to- Decatur Ten nessee-to-the-Gulf and Birningham-to- Meridian tours. Judge Dan A. Green ac- companied him on a tour through the southern part of Alabama and Florida, and the last tour in which he partici- pated was the Birmingham-to-M Meridian liability, in 1912. On tnis trip he was awarded the perfect score prize for auto mobile, making the trip without any trou- ble of any kind.
 Air. Armstrong was also identified with the races here. In 1908 he established. with Frank Katz, what is no doubt q record for the Birmingham track, by wn- ming every race on the programme with his Studebaker. ''Old Hickory. This car was wrecked in 1913, and Mir Katz was seriously injured
 During his seven years in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
BURRUSS WILL ASK
 PART OF TAX FOR IMPROVING STREETS
Plans Being Worked Out for AppOrtionment of Tax for Consideration of
 Voters

Because of the pressing need for street Improvements, three-tenths of the 5-milI tax returns will be asked by Commis- sioner H. P. Burruss for his department when the board of citly commissioners meet to apportion the proposed income.
 Before the election on the 5-mill tax is called, the commission has to inform the public, according to law, just what the moneys are to be spent for, naming exactly the apportionments, and the na- ture' of the improvement for which the money is to be spent.
 This has been done tentatively in re- gard to the improvement ponds already dealt with, which will consume in n1w schools, fire department equipment, aud itorium, public library and city hall about scven-tenths of the issue. The remain ing mill and a half has been asked for by the teachers of the city for use in increased salaries. However there are many now who advocated the sugges- tion of J. w Rushton of the board of education, that small fee be required of high school attendants who are able to pay, and that free books be distcon- tinued in the grammar schools for a year or so until school finances can be better adjusted, the two savings furnishing ann pie funds with which to raise the pay or the teachers As this arrangement would not place a burden worth mentioning on
 
 adopted.
 Commissioner Burruss says the need for street improvement is recognized by all as imperative
 Birmingham has S50 miles of streets There are 80 miles of modern surfacing on a given number of streets. On 70 more miles of the total there has been some hard surfacing put from time to time. Remaining are 700 miles of mu- nicipsl thoroughfares that are ordinary dirt roads, dust cloud producing in dry weather, and from two to twelve inches of mud in wet weather.
 The sum available for maintaining these streets per year is s55,500. In a rough estimate it costs about 5000 to put down modern paving on the average city street for block length, or 400 feet The S55,- 800 would pave about two dozen of the 700 miles, or in cheap surfacing it would improve about 100 of the into the standard the citizens desire As a maintenance fund for the 700 unpaved miles of city streets MT Burruss says the sum is to- tally inadequate.
 Good streets, says the commissioner, are a municipal asset that all enjoy, and the income from one and half mills, a.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07

sically amusing. One told Of the report rom a captain of the guard who was hunting deserters, saying that his supply or oats had given out and two horses had gone lame. He asked that the losses be attended to at once so he could proceed with his work
 Ihe sad tang about most or the ancient hbraries that have been unearthed in re- cent years is that all of them so far ante date the period of the great Alexandrian iiDrary that no connection can be es~ tablished between the two periods.
 The Alexandrian library was compila- on of scrolls that dealt with the scientia tion of scrolls that dealt With the scien- tific and historical lore of the centuries immediately preceding the Christian era. It was the greatest collection of infor- nation of it's time. When Mahomet was 9n the rampage in the southwest Mediter- ranean vicinity his cavalry leader. <ah- led, another religious fanatic, stor ned and captured Alexandria. Coming to s1e library he scanned its works and said
 If it contains matter that is in the Khoran, it is superfluous; if it contans matter that is not in the Khoran, then it is barbarous"
 To the great library Khale. applied the torch. The world lost information that has never been replaced
 The tablet given the library here is made of burnt clay 1t is about three and half inches long and about two inches wide. by not quite an inch thick The hyrogly phics are deeply and cleaEly cut and are as plainly visible today as when it was made. Mir. Josselyn expects to receive the translation within few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
AUTO MAN
 RETURNS ID CITY
Armstrong Recalls Early Days of Pathfinding
 With Bankhead

Charles H. Armstrong, one of the pioneer automobile men of Birmingham, has returned after seven years absence, and when he walked through the city Saturday he said he was amazed at the growth of the motor business here. Mr. Armstrong is now connected with the Wofford oil Company. as sales manager for Woco motor oil
 In the days when an automobile caused a large gathering. "Cholly' Armstrong had the reputation of a daring and pro- gressive auto man. After leaving Bir- min gham he was engaged in the oil bust ness elsewhere for seven years, and comes to the Wofford oil Company with exten- sive experience in this line.
 5 He says he is glad to be back in his old home town, but the sudden death of Senator Bankhead has taken a good deal of joy out of the home coming.
 The famous senator and Mir Armstrong were warm friends and the latter re- called many automobile tours in the in- terest of the good roads in which they have been associated.
 One occasion which he especially re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
SELMA

Selma, March 6.--{Special )--Indorse- ment of Judge B. M. Miller as a candi- date for the position of associate justice of the supreme court was given unan- mously today by the bar of Dallas county in a petition signed by every member of the bar here
 The petition was as i'd ws: We the undersigned members of the bar of Dal- las heartily ndorse the candidacy ot Judge B. M. Miller for associate Justice of the supreme court and earnestly com mend his as a distinguished. honest, up- right citizen and judge eminently dual- fled and fitted for the important duties of this high office"
 Two-thirds of the sl5o0 capital stock in the Potato House Company. organized under the Chamber of Commerce for curing and housing sweet potatoes, was sold today at a meeting of prominent business men and representative farmers held at the Chamber of Commerce.
 T. L. McGill was elected president of the new company. John Flake, vice presi- dent and ], F. Day. secretary and treas urer. Directors chosen are: H. c. Arm strong, J. A. Minter and s. F. Hobbs. Six additional directors are 10 be elected at a meeting of stockholders. which will be called at an early date to sign articles of incorporation. These directors will be farmers of Dallas county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
Volume OUer 5000 Years Old Is Added To Public Library

More than 5000 years old is the latest book received at the Birmingham Pub lie Library. It was published in As syria more than 1000 years before Christ came on earth. Tho volume came from the library of King Assur-lani-pal. the grand monarch of Assyria, who reigned in that kingdom about 1850 B. c.
 Excavations in ancient Ninevah recent? ly brought to light a collection of tab lets, in which form books were printed in ancient days, and when they were de- ciphered and translated it was found cHat the Assyrian King had raided his neigh bors and brought away among his tro- phies their libraries. He had tens of thousands of volumes.
 American and English archiologists working together, discovered the buried treasure of information. One of the tablets was sent to the Birmingham Pub lie library.
 Lloyd w. Josselyn director of the Bir- mingham library, will put the tablet on exhibition as soon as a suitable case is prepared for it and similar curios
 Scientists are deeply interested in the find, and hope that the Ninevah tablets, when all are translated will throw addi- tional light on the doings and history of ancient peoples.
 It has been many years since pr. Hill- precht, Psychologist of the University os Pennsylvania. unearthed the famous Nippur library beneath the ruins of Baby lon. The library of Babylon had long been found and known when the Penn sylvana university party continued ex- cavations there and found, some forty feet lower down, another and greater li- brary, that of the city of Nippur, which was as much older than Babylon as Babylon is older than Chicago.
 Some of the Nippur tablets were whim-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
WILLIAMS ID LEAD
 COMMUNITY SING

D U Williams will lead the com munity sing at the Jefferson theatre this afternoon at o'clock, and he is one of the best.
 The programme is as follows;
 March, selected; Orchestra, "America;' "AH Hail the Power of Jesus Name. everybody "The Busy Bee (Bendix); ; Orchestra, soprano solo. Sweetheart, ' from May Time;'' Just a Wearyin' for You" (Nevin), Miss Annie Ironcall, accompanied by Miss May McWhertor; Contribution; 'The Sunshine of Your Smile" Beautiful Ohio,'' everybody; aThe Red Mill' (HerberD; Orchestra. My Old Kentucky Home," everybody i; Soprano solo, Red, Red Rose (Cott- netD, Miss Evelyn Going accompanied orchestra; Orchestra, "A Group of Old Favorites," Arranged by D. U. Will Hams; La zingano" (Bohm Orchestra, "The Star-Spangled Banner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07

Mir. Armstrong represented the Knox Rec and Studebaker cars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
POSLAM DOES WORLDS IF GOOD
 FOR SICK SKIN

You can apply Poslam to any disordered skin with the confidence that it provides the absolutely reliable way to be rid of any itching or eruptional trouble that it will serve you well and never can harm
 When spread over the skin and its con- centrated healing power directed against pimples and rashes, eczema. acne, itch. scalp-scale. burns. it proves a means of greater comfort and most abundant satis- faction.
 Sold everywhere. For free sample write to Emergency Laboratories, PAS West 47th St, New York City
 Poslam Soap is a daily treat to tender skin. Contains Poslam.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
Services Held for Kolchak

By Associated Press Washington, March 6.-Memorial serv ices attended by representatives of ths diplomatic corps were held at the Rus sian embassy here today. in honor of Admiral Kolchak, who was executed February ' by the bolsheviki at 1rkutsk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington. March 6.-Forecast:
 Alabama and Mississrp ppi-Fair Sun day and Monday; no decided tempera- ture change.
 Georgia-Fair. continued cold Sum- day; Monday fair, slightly warmer.
 Tennessee-Fair Sunday and Mon- day; slightly warmer Monday west portion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07

New, mary elous way to treat bunions. Stop pain almost instantiy--banishes the ugls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
Water Power Conferees Recess

Washington, March 6.-Conferees on the water power bill began work today, but after three-hours' session recessed until Monday without reaching any compro- mise on the Senate and House drafts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
C0lOred Singers In
 Sacred Concert Today

The Williams colored singers which were heard in two concerts last week will appear in a sacred concert at the Sixteenth Street Church this afternoon at o'clock.
 Admission will be free and large part of the church will he set apart for white people A choice programme will be rendered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
Marriage Licenser

The following marriage licenses were issued at the probate clerks office yes terday:
 Willard c. Jones and Miss Lula Mathews Abercrombie.
 Asa F. Williams and Miss Katie E. Hazlerig.
 Carl Tugsie and Miss Emma Gean Carpenter.
 John F. Robertson of Leeds and Miss Agnes Pauline Ash.
 Arthur Mayfield of Trussville and Miss Magdaline Lee. D. " Coins of sayre and Miss Della Haywood.
 R. C. Burrows and Miss Ellen-Collins.
 j. H. Moody of Dora and Miss. Irene Mitchell and Miss Madie V. Frances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07

proximately $150,o00, if added to the pres ent fund, would give enough money to do much needed improvement in a way that could be appreciated by the public.
 Within the next few days the commits sioners will meet and discuss the needs of the several departments of the city. The apportionment of the 5-mill tax will be decided and the question handed over to the public for final action.
 It is the desire of the commissioners to set the date for the 5-mill tax election immediately, so the prescribed thirty days notice of it may be given the citf- zens to discuss the election before the final vote is taken, which election day will be held in the first or second week of April.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-07
MRS. LONDON WILL
 IMPROVE PROPERTY
Stores and Apartments to Be Built on Fifth Ave
 nue and 21st Street

The southwest corner of Fifth avenue and Twenty-first street Is to be improved beginning October 1 by the erection of group of modern, up-to-date storerooms with apartments above.
 The property is owned by Mrs Mary T. London, and the announcement of the improvements is made by the Messer- Johnson Realty Company. Miller 6 Mar tin are the architects wro are now pre- pairing the plans for the new building. There will be four brick stores facing in Fifth avenue and four modern apart ments on the second flooi.
 The improvement is Tn line with many others which are being made along the line of Twenty-first street. The comple- tion of the Rainbow viaduct and the pro- posaI to build the next viaduct across the tracks at Ninth avenue, north on Twen- ty-first street. have given an impetus to property all along the street both on the north and south sides.
 Twenty-first street will be the main through artery of the city which will connect the entire north and south sides of the city without break of any kind.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-09
SCHOOL FOR TRAINING
AVIATION MEG AAh|CS
Nearly 100 Graduated Every Three
Weeks at Great Lakes
Station.

nv Associated Press to Every Evening
Chicago, ILL.,, July 9.-Nearly 100 men
are being graduated every three weeks
at Great Lakes Naval Training Station
from what naval officers describe as the
biggest trade school in the world.
The school is devoted exclusively to
The trasning of aviation mechanics and at
the present time 3,225 students arc TAX
lng courses which range IN length
from sixteen 90 50 weeks.
More than 1000 men have graduated
since the school was established slightly
more than year ago and another ,oOo
will complete their work by November.
Lieutenant Commander T.. T.. Wilson,
eommandant az the school, SAYS all of the
5000 men provided for in the naval air
force will be graduates of the school
within another year.
The cost of turning out the first 81 900
graduates was 1000, making the average
cost OF producing trained aerial mechanics
81 each. The low cost was due to the fact
that the students produce nothing IN their
studies To he wasted. Instead OF making
the frequently useless examples they work
ON parts actually needed for repairs and
construction of new airplanes.
A number OF planes, ranging from small
land FLYERS to hugh scaplanes, only step
smaller than the famous IN G type, have
been completed.
The school is valued at between 500
600 600 and $50, 100000 but all the tools
and equipment are salvaged materials
which would otherwise have been sold at
"A great loss after the war. Part of the
equipment is several million dollars worth
of partly finished airplane motors and
parts which were purchased from the
manufacturers after the armistice as junk
a, fiat cost of ~ cents n pound The
students are completing the parts and
building machines from them.
Lieutenant Commander Wilson started
the school from the bottom a year ago.
As the first step the navy officer wrote
all the text books 10 be used.
No flying is done but the best men
from each class are eligible later TO attend
o school for enlisted pilots Each graduate
of the mechanics school receives o certifi-
cate, while gold. silver and bronze medsls
are awarded 10 the honor men. The 3 3,225
students now here include 440 marines.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-09
DIVORCE LAW FOR ITALY.

Rome, July o-Enactment of q national
divorce law has been decided upon by a
parliamentary commission by a vote of
iSS u lis.
The statute has the support of Socialists.
Il IS claimed il will do away with the
privileged position OF those who are able
u q abroad for divorces which are
accepted upon their return to Italy.
The Catholic popular party maintains
greater part Of the country Is opposed
.o divorce
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-09

1900 head Of common stock cattle
after advertising them by mail ~ pure
bred Holstcns. 1t WAS also charged by
the Federal government that the cattle
was diseased.
"This millionaire cattle king WAS sen
fenced some time ago to serve eight
years in the Federal prison for using. the
mails to sell tuberoular cattle throughout
the Wost,' Judge Lands said. FINALLY
he was brought to trial and was sentenced
to eight years in tho pcnitentiary. The
sentence was affirmed by the Court OF
Appeals, but sentence was stayed num-
ber OF times
~ suppose Dorseys pardon is about
rendy. However, | am going tO watch
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-09
TO MAKE DIVORCE IMPOSSIBLE
Campaign Is Inaugurafed for Federal Con-
stitutional Amendment.
By Associated Press 70 Every Evening

by Associated Press 10 Every Evening
New York, July 9.--Inauguration of q
campaign for federal constitutional
amendment making divorce impossible
was announced today by the Rev. Dr.
Walter Gwynne, general secretary of the
Society for the Upholding of the Sanctity
OF Marriage.
Efforts will be made to extend the men,
bership Of the organization to every Chris
tian denomination in the country, and
ministers Of every creed will be urged to
refuse to perform the marriage ceremony
for any person that has been divorced.
Leaders OF the movement say il is en-
dorscd by Episcopal clergymen of New
York and by numerous judges through
out the country.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-09

dlstrics testified today before the Inter
state Commerce Commission, which is
holding hearings 10 determine If there is
any neccvity for modification of its
recent order requiring preferential hand
ling Of coal shipments by railroads cast Of
the Mississippi.
Representatives ~ the busjness in
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-09
LANDIs ATTACKS WILSON.
Criticises President for Committing Sem
tence Of Cattle Swindlcr.

ny Associated Press to Every Evening
Chicago, July 9.--Iudgc Kenesaw M
Landis, in n statement addressed from tho
bench to members of the bar, today
criticised the action of President Wilson
in committing the sentence of James
Dorsey, reputed millionaire eattleman,
of Gilbert, ILL.,, from eight years to four.
81 wonder what frame Of mind he must
have been in to cut such sentence"
the judge said.
Dorsey was convicted of using the mails
to defraud 1t WAS charged he sold
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-09

tercsts declared their industries faced ruin
unless the order was modified, The high-
way commissioner urged The neceseity of
providing cars for shipment 0f road build
sing material.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-09

Every Evenings classified advertise
ments bring results. Proved by the salts
faction Of many and will be to ou.--Adv.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-09
that man and this cn.e with great inter

Spanish Rulers IN London.
BY Associated Prcss to Every Evening
London, July 9.--King Alfonso and
Queen Victoria Of Spain have arrived in
London.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-09

Lost somethrnp7 Try = clagsifed Al.
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