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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25

The twelve balloons are ready for flight from the Sloss-S Sheffield field today and the army has made a covenant at last with the navy, army pilots giving their sworn statement that they will not take horse to tow them in should they land in the sea if the navy blimp will forego the Use of boat should they find them selves at the finish in the heart of the great American desert. This ac- tion was taken by the pilots at head quarters yesterday afternoon.
 FIELD LOCATION
 The field, which is located beside the Sloss- Sheffield by-products plant. about one-half mile north of the end Of the North Birmingham car line, is all ready for the imitation of the big envelopes which begins this morning at o'clock sharp.
 To get to the grounds ride till the North Birmingham car gets to the end of it's route, get off and take a. jitney or walk one-half mile north. In short. Just follow the crowd and you will get there.
 Josephus Daniels Secretary of the navy, yesterday wired the committee expressing his regrets that he would be sunable to attend the start of the national race and stating that he hoped to be present for the interna- tlonal event scheduled for October 23
 Telegrams of regret were also sent by the following: Gen. P c. March chief of staff; Admiral R. E. Coontz chief of staff; Newtoa D. Baker, Sec retary of War, and others.
 The final drawings for position gave the, balloons the take-off in the fol- lowing order:
 The final drawings for position
 gave the bailoOns the take-OT in
 the following order.
 Warren RasOn, Brookfield, O.,
 first; Lieut.. C. W. McEntire, Kan-
 sns City. second; Lieut.. Byron 1T.
 Burt. Chattanooga, Tenn, third;
 A. Leo Stevens, Omaha, Neb..
 fourth; Lieut.. Richard E. Thomp-
 son, Seattle, Wash, fifth; William
 Assmnn, St. Louis, sixth; Ralph
 H. UpsOn, Akron, O., seventh; J. S.
 McINidden, St. Louis, eighth; Ber-
 nard Won Hoffman, St. Louis, ninth;
 H. E. Honeywell, St. Louis, tenth;
 R. F. Donaldson. Springfield, Mo-.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
Atlanta Sensitive

To the Editor of The e-Herald: . The editorial in your paper of August 6 has just come to our notice on the subject Great Auditorium and Another Large Hotel.
 In the editorial you state "Atlanta's auditorium is a comparatively cheap af- fair. It was built in order so as to have a place for the grand opera" It is quite true that Atlantas auditorium is not what we wish It was however, built without any thought of grand opera several years before the first season of opera. For it's original purpose of an armory and general auditorium it's design and construction was not inappro- priate.
 I hope Birmingham will be able to build a much more ornate structure but in comparing it with similar buildings in Atlanta. Birmingham should be care full to stick to the actual facts Sincerely. yours. c. E. ROBERTSON,
 Secretary. Atlanta, September g. 1920
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
ROADS IMPROVING
 FREIGHT SERVICE
Central of Georgia Announces New Record of Tonnage and
 Mileage

Southern railroads are making remark able recoveres from the rundown condi- tion in which they were when returned to the owners, their officials say. The Central of Georgia is among those reporting marked progress. Among other items listed is the greatest movement of freight during August of this year in the history of the road
 Heavier loads and greater distance per day travelled by freight cars are also recorded
 On this road during August there were handled 129, ,327, ,00o net ton miles which is the greatest movement of freight over it's rail in the history of the railroad. To complete this performance it was necessary first to increase miles per car day and second, to increase the carload and to this end the following comparf- sons with August, 1919, are quoted: The net ton miles increased 32, ,7O1, 900 or 33.S per cent, the gross ton miles in- creased 6S620.000 or 33.3 per cent, the car miles increased 1,s19,00O or 33.5 per cent, the cars on line daily decreased 1,25s or 139 per cent, the average miles per car day increased from 19.4 to 30.1 or 55.2 per cent, the carload increased from 229 tons to 24.3 tons per car and the net ton miles per car day increased from 345.2 to 5367, an increase of of 1915 or 555 per cent.
 A further understanding of this car ef- ficiency can be had when it is considered that if August, 1919 (net ton miles per car day 345.2), applied in August, 1920, it would have required an additional A. 3l2 freight cars to handle the traffic.
 The campaign to reduce bad order equipment resulted in, that on Septem Der f. the total bad order cars on the system was 313 or 3.7S per cent of the total number of cars on the system and is compared to S51 bad order cars or 9A per cent of the cars on the system the same period last year.
 The bad order locomotives have been decreased to 127 per cent as compared with 157 per cent last year. On the locomotives the company specialized on prompt turning. particularly the freight power The dead time in cleaning, coal ing, sanding of locomotives has been de- creased tosa minimum. A test of turn ing locomotives was made at two large terminals and showed an average time of eight hours, including coaling, sanding, cleaning fire, repairs and movements be- tween yard and engine house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
eleventh; Lieut.. Raafe Emerson, Austin, Tex, twelfth.
 WEATHER CONDITIONS

AuSt1n, rex, twelfth.
 WEATHER CONDITIONS
 The local weather man is predicting rain, but c. G. Andrus, astrological ob- server in the weather bureau, who is in Birmingham making special tests in connection with the winds of high alti- tude says that it will not rain. Today winds will not be very high, and that the best altitude for flying will be $500 feet, where there is a wind blowing northward at a rate of seventeen miles an hour.
 Of course, there is q possibility that all of this will be changed by , o'clock, which is the hour for the beginning of the take-off, but indications now are that the condition will not change.
 At the last minute befor estarting this afternoon MT. Andrus will give each pilot a map showing the condition of the wind up as high as 21,000 feet.
 The pilot who is best acquainted with the vagaries of the winds and who is best educated to read the weather map is the man who has the best chance to win the race, experienced pilots say.
 CARRY PROVISIONS
 The little travelling baskets or boats are all packed and provisioned and ready for the start. They measure f by
  contain two men with complete equip ment for travelling, including a shotgun and fishing tackle, and theNfollowings rovisions: Tuna fish, chocolate, matted milk tablets, all kinds of fruit five thermos bottles containing coffee tea. chocolate and anything else to drink that the pilots can get: hard boiled eggs, bullion cubes, quantities of water, baked beans, canned tongue and canned cheese.
 Food will be heated and prepared by the men at altitude of 1000 to 2O,0OO feet with the aid of a bucket of unslaked lime. Dear hOusekeep- CTS. just think of having to cook meal in n basket measuring by feet and suspended from n baE of Eas 11,OOO feet in the mir. It might
 almost lend charm to cooking.
 The pilots are provided with diminu tive cooking vessels which can be in serted in the bucket of lime. and by pouring little water on the lime, any thing is brought to the boiling point in about ten minutes.
 The unslaked lime, when wet gives out tremendous heat so that at even a very high altitude the pilot and his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
GERMAN GIRLS
 WANT HUSBANDS

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 Dear Sir: You will please excuse the liberty I take in addressing you in the following matter:
 On account of the unhappy war, in which more than 1.S00.O 900 young Germans lost their lives, a still greater number Of young German ladies are deprived of the opportunity to find husband This calamity, if I dare call it thus, is still increased by the fact tha{ owing to the extraordinary dearness of household fur niture and the scarcity of apartments the matrimony has become luxury and privilege of the rich in this country.
 In their distress our young ladies look over to America in the hope of finding there the conjugal happiness, for which reason they appeal to all American bachelors who cannot find match over there and who are desirous to contract matrimony with well-bred young Ger man lady, to approach them on this be- half. The linguistic difficulties should acquainted with the English language
 The German ladies asked me to be their interpreter in assisting them to find an American husband, for which reason applicants are requested to apply to my address below.
 I should feel grateful to you for bring ing this letter to the notice of the read CTS of your newspaner and terda~ ,-o,, my anticipated thanks. Very faithfully yours J. STALL,
 Realschulstrass- t4, Duisburg Germany
 September g. 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
aide are able to keep warm and COS in their little basket.
 ARE GOING NORTH


 ARE GOING NORTH Another thing. the balloons are going north, according to all weather indi- cations. but should they go south as far as the equator, they would, at an altitude of II 900 feet strike the cold est air that can be found anywhere on or in any way near the earth. That is queer. but it is scientific fact.
 Nowadays balloon flying is getting to be very scientific. It used to be that every balloon flyer was an amateur and that he could do any exploring at all was considered wonderful But since the war the free balloons have been given special equipment which enables them to determine their status and position in every way many thou sands of feet above the earth
 They carry a thermograph or spe- cially made thermometer which shows the temperature, a hygreograph which shows the moisture, compass to give direction, manometer showing the pressure of gas in the balloon. a vertimeter which shows speed, an, all timeter which indicates altitude, statoscope hich shows whether they are travelling up or down, but most im portant of all, they carry complete maps of every inch of the ground
 
 The local committee has furnished every pilot with a map which shows the highly charged wires traversing the air in all of the eastern and south ern states
 LIFE PRESERvERS
 Every balloon is equipped with life preservers in case the basket lands in the sea, and complete equipment of miniature balloons with gas tanks to determine the direction of the winds above and light paper balloons to de- termine the directions of the winds below.
 The rules for the race were inter- preted yesterday afternoon by members of the race committee of the Aero Clubs of America and it was decided that no stunts would be tolerated and that any parachuting from the balloons would disqualify the contestants It was announced that both pilot and aide must reach the final destination of the balloon if they expect to qualify as contesters. ~
 The first balloon will take the air at o'clock. The starting time was made one hour later than was at first agreed because for technical reasons the balloon flying is better at night, Allen R. Hawley of the Aero Clubs of America announced. Pilots will start in order at intervals of five minutes after that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25

writers to whose generous efforts we feel that we owe great part of the wonderful success of the school. Yours respect fully
 AMELIA WORTHINGTON FISK Birmingham, September 23, 1920 2l09 South Sixteenth avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
Twelue Balloons Ready to Take the Air From Local
 Field in National Race
Cars Provsoned for Long Journey and Pilots Ready Start at O'Clock This Afternoon-According to Weather Indications Balloons Will Travel North.
 Stunts Barred by Race Committee

The great balloon starts today And should their final landing place be Cuba Canada O. prohibition! where thy victory? O. death! where is thy sting?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
Citizenship School

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 At the last session of the citizenship school of the Alabama League of Wom- en Voters. which closed yesterday, I was instructed by unanimous vote of the school to express to you our warm thanks for the splendid cooperation given the school by your paper. We are partic- ularly grateful to Dolly Dalrynple. Mrs Ryall. Miss Gillen and those others of your
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-04
CASES OF FOUR
 LAWYERS ONCE
 MORE DEFERRED
Affair Being Thoroughly
 Probed by Judge J. H. Light.

The cases of the four. Bridgeport lawyers who are accused of conspir- ing to defraud Andrew P. Nichols of S10,000 were continued this morning by the City court until March 25 in order that the investigation now under way may be completed.
 In suggesting a continuance of the cases, Prosecuting Attorney Alexan- der Delaney stated that the charges are now being thoroughly probed by the state attorneys special investiga- tor, Judge John H. Light, of Nor walk, and that the investigation will be of the most thorough nature. In case the investigation is completed the cases may be tried at the request of the defendants or the state before March 25.
 It is understood that whenever the cases come to trial, an out-of-town judge will preside in the City Court in place of Judge Frederic A. Bart lett. Prosecuting Attorney Delaney will probably continue to act as prose cutor. The accused attorneys are: Solomon Badesch, Francis J. Breen Henry Greenstein and Harry Mesard Neither the lawyers or their counsel appeared in court this morning.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-04
GRANT NON-SUIT IN CASE AGAINST
 CONNECTICUT co,
No Evidence To Show Neg ligence on Part of
 Motorman.

That H. Edgar Wilson made his will and fatally injured by a trolley car on Brooklawn avenue was learned today after David F. Osborne. executor of the Wilson estate, had lost his SIG, 900 suit against the Connecticut Co. Judge Keeler of the Superior court, where the suit was being tried before a jury granted g. motion for non-stIit made Connecticut Co.
 It was claimed by counsel for the Connecticut Co. that Wilson was guilty of contributory negligence on the night he was struck. He was on the trolley track but no testimony was offered to show whether he was walk ing or standing.
 Counsel for the Connecticut Co. claimed there was no evidence to show negligence on the part of the motorman and therefore the motion for non-suit should be granted. Judge Carl Foster and Attorney Samuel c. 1 Shaw, counsel for Wilson's executor ] maintained that the motorn1an saw Wilson while the car was 1 5 feet dis l tant and therefore had the Hast clear 1 chance" to avoid the fatality. 1 Wilson had been visiting with friends on Beechwood avenue on the i night in February, 1919. when he was ] struck and was walking home at the 1 time of the fatality.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-04
Europe In Danger Of
 Losing Her Position
PREMIER Nr-TI SAYS SHE IS NO LONGER ON CREDITOR SIDE OF LEDGER-TOUCHES
 SLIGHTLY ON ADRIATIC

London, March 4.---Europe is in danger of permanently losing the po- sition she held in the world before the outbreak of the world war, says Pre- mier Nitti of Italy in an interview printed by the Manch ester Guardian today. He points out that Europe is no longer a creditor but is on the debit side of the ledger.
 Public order in Italy is good, says the premier, and if that country could get her minimum requirem ents in coal, foodstuffs and raw materials she would be able to reconstitute herself economically.
 Only brief al1usion to the Adriatic problem is made in the interview.
 I've shall find a way out,' says the premier, ''and we and the Jugo Slavs will be friends. Don't magnify this frontier controversy by talking of i'm perialism. Onr persistent demand for the naturalization of the eastern coast of the Adriatic proves the futility of the allegation of imperialism against Italy. Feeling naturally exists over Fiume, because the future of some Italians is immediately concerned, but thees are really questions of statistics and not of wild ambitions.
 What, after all, is Italy demand ing in the Adriatic? She wants strips of territory, the population which is less than the Italian casualties in the war. Do not confuse issues by talk tContinued on Page Six.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-04
Will Use
 COIOred
 Workers JOunseI For Manufac- turers Knows Nothing
 of Project. ONE FACTORY
 EMPLOYS 300

A considerable number of coIored laborers, unskilled help, are to be brought to Bridgeport in the near future if present rumored plans of some of the manufacturers in the city bear fruit. According to advices re- ceiVed during the past several days one of the largest factories in the city has already employed about 300 neg roes in one of it's departments and the is to be extended throughout the estabHshm
 One of the prominent negroes of the country, recently in Bridgeport, assured several of the local manufac- turers that he could supply them with an unlimited number of unskilled workers providing proper housing facilities for them were to be found in Bridgeport. It is intimated that all ready he has in the neighborhood of 1000 colored workers in the south ready to migrate to Bridgeport as soon as a call is sent out from this city's manufacturers.
 Shortage of unskil1ed help and the necessity of paying exorbitant wages for such as is secured, is given as the reason to this Introduction.
 Questioned on aAy concerted move of the manufacturers of the city in this direction George s. Hawley, counsel for the Manufacturers asso- (Continued on Page Six.)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-04
Winters Worst Storm
 Is Headed This Way
WEATHER BUREAU SEES GREAT DISTURBANCE COMING EAST RAPIDLY-WEST IS HIT
 HARD BY BLIZZARD.

Chicago, March 4-The worst storm of the winter today swept eastward from the mountain and plains states where yesterday it reached blizzard proportions. A number of towns in Colorado, Nebraska and South Da- kota were reported isolated and rail and wire communication in Kansas Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas North Texas and Minnesota. was seri. ously crippled.
 The disturbance will spread rapidly east and south today and tonight, ac- cording to weather bureau forecasts carrying sharply reduced tempera- lures with snow and rain.
 Most of the interference with rail road traffic reported early today was in the mountain states and South Da- kota and Minnesota, while telegraph and telephone lines suffered badly from sleet in the other sections hit bJ the storm. In the mountains damag. to railroads from slides and boulder: toppling over on the tracks could no be estimated, railroad men said.
 In the. La Platte mining district il Colorado where snow was reported T. to 20 feet deep are repetition of the serious floods of nine years ago was feared.
 In most cities and towns the snow was paralyzed or seriously handi Capped.
 (Continued on Page Six)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-04
 CROSS INTO
 PORTUGAL

London, March 4-Portuguese monarchists are gathering on the Spanish frontier, and several, includ- ing one who is said to be prominent have secretly crossed into Portugal says a despatch to the Daily Mail filed at Vigo, Spain, on Wednesday. Motorists arriving in Vigo report the strike in Portugal, which was at first confined to governmental roads, has spread to private railroads and tramways, and that postal and tele- graph workers have walked out Some say they encountered large bod. ies of troops along roads leading to the frontier.
 All railroads in Portugal, the Mail learns from another source, have be- cosae involved in the strike. Reports received yesterday that Portuguese workers had proclaimed a soviet form of government are not yet confirmed.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-04
CAPE GOD CANAL
 IS RE0PENED TO RELEASE BARGES

Sandwich, Mass, March 4-The Cape Cod canal was reopened today to permit the passage of coal barges and colliers destined to relieve the fuel shortage at Boston and other New England points. It had been closed to traffic since the railroad administration relinquished control last Sunday night. Continuance of operations through the canal is in doubt because of litigation between the Boston, Cape Cod and New York Canal Company and government over the price at which the latter is to take it over.
 Sherman L. Whipple, counsel for the canal company, said service was resumed temporarily at the request of Governor Coolidge to meet the emergency caused by the fuel short age. About 25 barges carrying 20, 900 tons of coal were released when the canal was opened.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-04
JEWELER GETS MONEY LOST
 IN THEATRE Did Not Miss It Until This Morning Gets Ticket
 At Once.

Elmer Lingo, a jeweler of 54 Or land street, drew $603 out of the bank yesterday morning, intending to use the cash to purchase a ticket to Europe. Last night Lingo attended the performance at PoH's theatre, and after paying for his ticket out of the money which he secured from the bank, slipped his pocketbook into an overcoat pocket and promptly forgot all about the cash.
 While dressing himself this morn ing, the jewe1er happened to think of the bankroll. He looked in the pocket of his overcoat and discovered, much to his dismay, that the money had vanished. Lingo thought hard about the missing cash, and finally remembered that he had last handled the money at Po1fs.
 Reporting at police headquarters, Lingo secured a detective who accom- panied him to the theatre. The lights were turned on, and there in the box right behind the chair in which Lingo had been sitting was the pocketbook and the money intact The jewe1er is going to purchase his steamship ticket before the moneJ gets away from him a second time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-04
BALLARD'S SUIT
 FOR S1,5OO HAS TO 60 OVER
Commissioner Lost Use of His Car For Nine
 Weeks.

The trial of the $1.5Oo suit brought by County Commissioner Frank E. Ballard against the Connecticut Co.,, which was assigned to start in the Common Pleas court this morning be- fore Judge Booth and a jury did not take place owing to the fact that counsel for the Connecticut Go. were busy in the Superior court. It is ex- pected that Commissioner BaIlard's suit will be tried at the present term of court, however.
 The complaint states that on March g, 1919, the commissioner was driving his automobile on Oak street near Grand street. There was a trolley car behind him and it is alleged that ow- ing to the negligence of the motor man, the trolley car struck the auto mobile. One wheel was broken and the body of the automobile was badly damaged, it is claimed Commissioner Ballard says he lost the use of his car for nine weeks. He denies there was any contributory negligence on his part
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-04
GOVT TROOPS HAVE KILLED
 BANDIT CHIEF
Slayer of Former American Consul Falls In
 Fight.

Mexico City, March 4.---Manue1 Gonzales, leader of the band which shot and killed Augustus Morrill,, for merly American consul at Manazillo, on February 2S, has been killed by pursuing government troops, accord ing to semi-officiaI statements issued here last night.
 After the United States embassy here had made representations asking g that every effort be made to punish the guilty persons, the military com manders in the states of Jaliseo and Co1ima ordered out mobile columns in pursuit of the bandits. One of these columns encountered a band of out laws in the vicinity of a ranch owned by MT. Merrill near las Palmas, be- tween ManZani1lo and Colima. In sd dition to the leader, it is stated /that a number of bandits were killed and that many were wounded during the fighting.