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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
BOARD CAWASS|NG
 ELECTION RETURNS

Canvass of the returns of the gen. eral election was begun yesterday by the county board, consisting of J. P. Stiles, judge of probate; W. J. Wal drop, clerk of the circuit cuort, and Sheriff Chris Hartsfield. The check up of the ballot boxes and returns made began at 12:3o yesterday. and 1t was stated at 5 o'clock last night when the board adjourned that the canvass would not be completed until this aft ernoon.
 Two sets of officials were put to work checking the ballots, one on the three amendments and the Helfin race, and the. other on the general election. It was stated, however that the result of the check on the ballots cast for and against the three amendments might be known by noon today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
ATTRIBUTE VICTORY ]. REVOLT AGAINST WISCONSIN IN US.
British Journals Take Occasion to Severely Criticize the Policy of President Wilson
By Associated Press

ss, London, November 1.-The weekly re. views, commenting on the election of Warren c. Harding to the presidency ot f the United States, attribute it as being - primarily due to "a revolt against Will s sonism."
 i. Occasion is taken by several of the journals to criticise President Wilson's s policy severely. As an instance, the {. New Statesman says:
 President Wilson's name will surely go down to posterityA as one of the great est failures of history"
 All the reviews discuss the fate of the League of Nations, the consensus of opinion being that the force of events will drive the United States away from fts policy of isolation.
 All accounts agree" says the Sper- tator, that there is a strong feeling throughout America in favor of the prin- ciple of associating the great nations in the common work of preventing war. That is enough for us"
 The Economist also thinks that com plete isolation by the United States is impossible.
 I've may be confident says this newspaper, that the American people, which during six years kept large part of the population of Europe alive and rendered splendid service to the de- lenders of popular liberties, will not be found wanting at any great crisis in the future remaking of a distracted old world"
 The Nation, the editorial taking the line that a spread of bolshevism and fear of being engulfed in "the morass of European political and economic trou- bies,'' led the Americans to vote repub- 1ica nism and which it terms virtual is- olation, remarks that the election of Sen- ator Harding means that the tariffs and subsidies and the big stick for refrac- tory labor unions and radicalisn."
 The Nation adds: Europe has dis sraced herself in the eyes of Americans. Sympathy with the allies has evaporated and given place to suspicion and hos tlity. Never were the relations with England worse since the crisis of Ven- ezula. Our Irish policy, the grabbing of mandate over representation by the British empire in the League of Nations, and our world struggle for oil, are some of the ingredients in this brew of en- I1ity. p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
ART IN FASHION ID
 REPRESENTED HERE
A. A. HaIsted Lectures on Decorative Arts at Meeting
 of Art League

The Jefferson county chapter of the ing of the year last night at the Tutwiler Announcement of the most interesting series of exhibitions and lecture to be held during the year was made public. In December "Art in Fashion, an ar tistic interpretation of beautiful clothes, The dresses, hats, and other articles will be lent by the merchants of the city, and will be worn by models. It will be held during the first week in December, in the ballroom, of the Tutwiler.
 The exhibition of oil paintings by Ger rt A. Benneker, will be held in January. Ellsworth Woodward, What Has Art to Do With Practical Things lecture Ex- hibition of Newcomb pottery, arts and crafts, presented in March. George Zol- nay: Lecture on sculpture, and an ex- hibition of the artists's own work, pre- scented in April.
 Other programmes will include: Lec- lures on architecture, interior decoration, costume design, laces, exhibitions of color prints.
 The meeting last night was largely at tended. Mrs Leonard T. Beecher spoke most enthusiastically regarding the won- derful change that is today sweeping the state
 J. W. Donnelly presided at the meet ing and following the business of elec- tion of officers and announcements the speaker of the evening, Alfred A. Hal stead, presented the illustrated lecture, American Decorative Arts of the Sev- enteenth and Eighteenth Centuries" !" The subject was handled in a most in- teresting manner. The slides were s-sent by the American Federation of Arts, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
LEVINE ADMITS FOOD IS SCARCE Says Soviet Russia Never Before Faced Such a
 Food Crisis
By Associated Press

London, November 5.--Nikolai Lenine, the bolshevik premier. frankly admits the seriousness of the food situation in Russia. A Central News dispatch from Copenhagen quotes him as writing in the Russian newspaper, Proletaskaja Pravda, as follows:
 Soviet Russia never before has ex- perienced such a food crisis. Moscow and other cities are paralyzed by the famine and the army is becoming fam ished. It isN necessary for us to use all means in our power to enforce de- livery of foodstuffs by the peasantry.'
 Writing in the same paper, Leon Trotzky, the bolshevik minister of war and marine, says:
 We want to see rebellions in other countries, so as to render an attack upon our country impossible. The red army is in dire need of food and cloth ing. If these needs are not supplied i'm mediately all our efforts will be futile.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
HUMANE SOCIETY
Secretary Reports on Number sOf
 Cases Handled

The splendid work of the Humane Society, under the direction of Mrs. William N. Wood. is pushing its work for the prevention of cruelty to mi mals. The work is attracting more in- terest, as is borne out by the number of members and friends who were present at the meeting held this week.
 The report for the months of Septen- Der and October submitted by the pres- ident is as follows:
 Cases investigated ................53 .53 Warnings issued -........ 29 To Juvenile court, boy driver ........ 1 Case of tuberculosis woman attended
 to -..... ..-s.'''s ..'.s..- ! Cruelty to boy .................... 1 Cruelty to girl, run over by auto.... l Horses inspected -......:........... .29 Horses neglected and overloaded. ... 4 Horses to veterinary .............. 1 Horses humanely shot .............. 9 Mules inspected ...................7 .73 Mules neglected, ill-treated by over
 loading ............54 54 Mules humanely shot .............. 5 Mules ordered from service a num-
 Der of days .................... 4 Cows neglected at stock yards ..... 23 Dogs humanely shot. injured or dis eased .......-....... ............. 6 Dogs humanely chloroformed ....... 2 Cats humanely chloroformed ...... 10 Kittens humanely chloroformed. .15
 Drivers arrested, 2; convicted, q; fined. $10.
 Attest, F. J. Greedy, Humane Officer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
TROOP q DEFEATS
 ST. CHARLES ELEVEN

The junior team of Troop 21 trounced the St. Charles team by score of 36 to 13 in hard fought grid scrap yes- terday afternoon.
 The game was featured by the hard hitting of Hall, the fast halfback for Troop 21 who almost single-handed defeated the St. Charles team by his long gains through the center of the St Charles line. Jones had to be taken off the field on account of badly in jured nose. Jaysane, the ful1back of 21, also played an excellent game for the Scouts.
 Troop 21s lineup was as follows:
 Matterson, left end; McHenry, left tackle; Boone, left guard; Strange, center; Winstine, right guard; Leaf, right tackle; Jones, right end; Chis- holm, quarterback; Abernathy, left halfback; Jaysane, fullback; Hall, right halfback.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
MANY FEATURES FOR NEW YEARS EVE

Cabaret numbers, music and dancing are the features planned by the man agement of the Tutwiler hotel for the crowds that will take dinner at the hotel on New Years Eve. Reservations have already been made by nearly 1000 people, it is said. and c. P. Wicks, assistant manager of the Tutwiler, announced yesterday that only about 1,S00 people could be taken care of.
 The management of the Tutwiler has been busy for the past month securing some of the best cabaret acts in New York that money could book for an engagement in the south. One of the acts consists of two artistic dancers who, during the past few months, have been highly praised by the leading critics of New York.
 Two vaudeville acts and two of the finest orchestras in the south, have also been secured by the management for the occasion.
 One of the biggest features for the New Years evening entertainment will be a chorus of 50 voices, composed mostly of local talent, and which will sing any song that is named by any rerson attending the dinner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06

ary pregnancy came. Everybody mo-
 t;ced that she had grown considerably
 stouter. She began to wear loose gar
 ments, and ceased to appear at court functions. Everyone was sure that her majesty was pregnant the empero
 as overjoyed and the population of St. Petersburg expected, from day 10 day. to hear the cannon shots iron, the Petropavlovsky fortress, which, in accordance with an ancient custom. announce the birth of imperial off spring. Finally, the empress ceased 10 walk, and the court accoucheur, Pro- lessor Ott, with his assistants, came to stay in the palace at Peterhof Bur tune passed without the confinement taking place. Finally. Professor Ott asked her majesty's permission to ex-
 anime her. She agreed. and the phy-
 sician, after thorough examination. declared that the empress was not pregnant.
 Tt is easy to see what havoc sucl, an hysterical woman could work, when invested with the tremendous power which an autocratic regime places in the hands of the ruler"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
Charlatan at Russian Court

2 Long before Rasputin became the sinister feature of the Russian court. another fakir, "Dr." Philippe by name. attained very great influence over the court circle Count Witte's Me- r.oirs, in the Worlds Work, tell the following story of his amazing in fiuence over the Czarina:
 Empress Alexandra fell completely under the influence of the impostor. Among other things she actually be- -1ieved that Dr. Philippe had an en- chanted life and could not be harmed by physical means. Nothing will bet ter illustrated the extent and nature of his ascendancy over the empress than the following incredible, yet wei! authenticated, incident. At the time when she was under the sway of the charlatan she was very anxious to have a son, because the four children who had previously been born to their m.ajesties were all girls. Dr. Philippe made her majesty believe that she was going to give birth to boy, and she convinced herself that she was preg- nnnt. The last months of the imagin-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06

development of aircraft. He stated that Birmingham was very well fitted to be dirigible and free-balloon sta tion for the army and navy and that the city should go after such a field.
 HAS CHAMPIONSHIP
 At Antwerp in July, Major valle
 won the championship for perfec-
 tion of flight in free balloon and
 defended his title in n second race
 after having won it. Entered in
 the race were six other countries
 of the continent.
 The flight was for distance of twenty-five miles, the balloon landing nearest a given point being called the winner. Major Wallet missed his goal by only 300 wards, while most of the others were several miles away, the next closest landing 1,200 yards away.
 In the serious business of war, as well as the pursuit of sport, Major Val le is, distinguished. During the recent world conflagration he was decorated ten times, seven times for valor in action.
 Major Leone, aide to Major valle in the international race, has also an en- viable record He served three years during the war as commander of a lghting dirigible was decorated eight times five times for bravery He was winner of the Italian national balloon race at Rome in April, 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
|b|G ADDITION ID THE FAIRGROUNDS
Forty-five Adjoining Acres Ac quired by State Fair
 Association

The Alabama State Fair next yea will be twice it's usual size.
 The deal for forty-five acres of. groun adjoining the fair grounds at consid eration of about 5000 was closed yes terday, according to Jerome Tucker an E. P. Lewis. local real estate men, an the report of the enlargement of tn fairgrounds was confirmed by R. A Brown, president of the State Fair asso citation.
 The A. B. & A. railroad runs throug one corner of the newly purchased prop erty and this will give attractions comin to the annual fair, shipping facilities no realized before. MT. Tucker stated tha the deal had been pending for some time
 Already we are planning to make tn next state fair an even bigger success in every way than the last" said Nil Brown, "and the purchase of, the forty five acres will give us room to have. a least twice as many attractions as W had at the last fair.
 Then, too, saS aviation has. gotten t be such big apd popular amusement I realized during the last fair that tn one thing we needed most was a large landing place for the airplanes. This, think, will be accomplished by the tim the next fair is held, and the large fiel will also be cleared off to make roor for large number of extra attractions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06

Major Valle and his aide, Maj. D. Leone, remained in the air 46 hours, 2S minutes. They landed in Homer, Courtland county, New York, Monday, October 25, about o'clock.
 Yesterday The Age-Herald received a telegram from Benjamin F. Castle, chairman of the contest committee of the Aero club.
 THE MESSAGE
 The Telegram follows:
 Maj. Joseph yaIie, Italian aero- naut, remained in air 46 hours, 2S minutes, thereby winning endur- ance record. Inscription can be placed Age-Herald endurance cup and sent to Aero Club of America. who will present it to Major ValIe. Aero club thanks you for your splendid cooperation during international balloon races.
 BENJAMIN F. CASTLE. Major Valle is one of the most dis tinguished aeronauts in Europe. He is at present commander of all dirigibles in the Italian army. He is called the foremost authority on the air division in Europe.
 While in Birmingham he was en- thusiastic in his praise of the facilities that the United States offers for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
RefrigeratOr Cars

Samuel Crowther. in the Worlds Work.
 The refrigerator car marks the be- ginning of the packing business as ws know it today because were 1t not for refrigeration the big packer could not exist Before this time the main bus- ness of the larger packers was to cure meat and pack it for transportation. They could not ship fresh meat to any distance. They had to ship the vest err cattle to the east alive, which is a very expensive process for not only do the cattle shrink in weight but also freight had to be paid on about tw;ca as much meat as could be sold. The balance of the steer was waste. Thy refrigerator car changed all that. N permitted the fattening of cattle whera the corn was cheapest and then send ing on to the market only the edible portion. The consumer had to pay .lie freight only on what he ate and not on what was thrown away. The vest srn packers could thus deliver dressed bcef at price lower than the local Slaughterer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
ADJUSTMENTS
THE GIRL IN THE LIMOUSINE"
 PROVING SUCCESSFUL HERE

usually pleased with A. H. Wood s comedy, '"The Girl in the Limousine,' which is appearing there through to- days matinee and night performances
 ing three acts crammed to the brim with comedy, which is based almost wholly on awkward complications in which the characters find themselves involved. After Jealousy has flourished rampant, a married and engaged couple estranged, the whole thing is explained and ends merrily in a burst of laughter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
SHOT IN THE ARM

R. N. Joyce, 1404 Fourth avenue, Bes semer, was shot through the right arn last night about midnight at Twenty third street and Second avenue, follow ing a quarrel with Tom Barber, wh; was arrested and placed in the cit5 jail, charged with the shooting. Joyce who runs an automobile shop at Bes semer, said that he lay in the stree for 80 minutes after the shooting oc cured.
 He was taken to the Hillman hos is not though sidition oo-dsh ffslw pital in the police patrol. His condi ticn is not thought to be serious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
45 GALLONS SEIZED

William Jackson, negro, was arrested last night by Deputy Sheriffs Virgil Sandefer, Pope and Dowis, charged with violating the liquor law. At the time of his arrest Jackson was driy- ing a Ford touring car, in which the officers found 45 gallons of whisky. A white man. who was with the negro, jumped from the car and made good his escape.
 The negro was>pIaced in the county jail The whisky and car are being held by the officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
ROBIN HOOD" COMING TO 70 THE JEFFERSON

The popularity of the opera, Robin Hood" which comes to the Jefferson for three days, November II, 12, 13, is attested by the simple fact of its years of appearance before audiences of never waning enthusiasm. Its suc- cess in Nashville is shown in the fol- lowing excerpt from the Nashville Ten nessean in September issue:
 |. When play goes on year after lyear showing bigger and better audi ences, when it's scores of songs con tinue to outsell a dozen over all the ragztime and jazz hits of the age,' it is matter worthy of special note. Originally produced by the famous Bos- tonians, it is today continually break ing box office records; still bringing
 laughter, romance and happiness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
MAN IDENTIFIED

The body of the unknown man who has been held at Johns undertaking room: since Tuesday was identified yester day as being W. J. Goode. Very little could be learned as to the mans his
 tory but he is thought to have rela
 lives living here.
 While walking down Morris avenue Monday at noon the man suffered 2 stroke of apoplexy. He was taken tc
 a local infirmary in g. private am bulance, where he died without regain ing consciousness.
 His body will be held at Johns un-
 | til funeral arrangements can be com Dleted,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
COUNTY TEACHERS
Dr. Bidgood to Make Address at First
 Methodist Church

The Jefferson County Teachers asso- citation will meet this morning at 10:30 o'clock at the First Methodist church. The programme will include an ad- dress by Dr. c. Bidgood of the Uni versity of Alabama, a vocal solo by Miss Virgie Goodwin and community singing under the direction of Gordon Erickson.
 J. M Paris. president of the asso- ciation will preside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
Building Permit

Permit for the erection of brick and concrete warehouse at a cost of 1000 was issued to Ike Adler yes- to-day by the city building inspector. When completed the building will be occupied by the Goodman Construction It will be situated on Third avenue, north, between Seventh and Eighth streets. Work will begin at once under the direction of J. c. Tur- uer architect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
Cotton Pool Organized
By Aseociated Press

Greenville S. O., November 5.--A pool for the purpose of lending money on cotton to farmers living within 2o- mile radius of Greenville was organized here today at meeting of the mer- chants bureau of the chamber of com meree. The company has completed ne gotiations for fund of ss0,o00 for this purpose and will secure more if need ed it was announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
The American Idea

pr. Charles Aubrey Eaton in Leslie's.
 The Fundamental idea of our Ameri- can civilization is this: Any man who has the stuff in him can, by his own energy, thrift, industry and courage rise to any heights he may choose. His only limit Is his own weakness. He, himself, is in class by himself. There is no other class here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
FORD CAR STOLEN

A Ford touring car belonging to A. G. Ferguson of TarraHt City was stolen last night about clock from the cor ner of Second avenue and Twenty-first street. MT. Ferguson said he had parked his car in front of the Jefferson County Bank building while he was attending 70 some business He returned shortly to find the Ford missing. The police were notified
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
SACRED HARP SINGING

The local Sacred Harp singing class will meet tomorrow afternoon at the Huey- town Baptist church at o'clock.
 Free conveyances will meet the street cars at the corner of Second avenue and Nineteenth street, Bessemer, at o'clock for all who wish to attend the singing. The public is invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
, MOOSE HOME
Local Delegation to Appear Before Supreme Council to Present Claims

 , For the purpose of presenting Bir- Eiingham's claims for the location of the $1,000,000 home for old people to be established by the Loyal Order of Moose, delegation from the local Moose lodge. headed by Roderick Bed dow, and Charles |. Harold, represent ipg the Birmingham Civic Association, will leave today for Chicago to appear before the supreme council of the or der
 The committee will reach Moose heart H.. Monday, and the claims will be presented to the supreme council tbere. Mooseheart is small town es- tablished for the sole purpose of car ing for needy children. The proposed old folks home will be built along similar lines. It will accommodate ap- proximately 2,000 people. The supreme council has announced it's intention of establishing the home in the south Among the cities seeking its location are New Orleans, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Fla, Birmingham and others.
 Between 1914 and 1917 the female mem- bership in British trade unions increased
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
Body Found in River
By Associated Prcss

Williamsport. Pa, Novemher 5.-The body of a well-dressed stranger, rid dled with bullets. was found in smal' stream in Hebron township. Potter county, today. Evidently robbery was not the motive, as $40 was found in his pockets. It is believed he was mur- dered at some other point and his body carried to the place where it was found
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
Former Captain Sentenced
By Associated Press

By Associated Press
 Pittsburg, Pa, November 5.-~Earl At { Price, former army 0ptain,s who was found guilty of having shot and killed Earl Loving, negro bellboy. in q prominent downtown hotel here last January 6, was today sentenced to serve IS months in the county jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
Arkansas Bank Robbed

Little Rock, Ark, November 5.-The Montgomery county bank at Mount Ida, Ark, was robbed last night. The outer door of the vault was not locked, and the inner door was blown open, tho robbers obtaining $2,500 in Liberty bonds and $500 worth of county scrip. Two posses are securing the country in an effort to capture the bandits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
DEATHS

F A. Armstrone- services of E. A. Armstrong. who died Tuesday night at Kansas City. will be held this afternoon at o'clock from the residence, 920 First avenue, west End. Burial will be at Elmwood cemetery.
 James w. Perkins-Age 5s. died last night at the residence. 241 Fulton avenue, West End. Survived by widow and one daughter, Mrs. R. R Chaney. Funeral arrangements to be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-06
Engineer Killed In Wreck

War Eagle, w. Va, November 5.-En- gineer E. L. Simpkins of Bluefield We Va, was killed and Conductor J. H. Mounts of the same city, was so badly injured that he is expected to die, when a head-on collision occurred between two Norfolk & Western freight trains near here today. Mounts was taken to hos pital at Williamson, w. Va Six cars were badly smashed and it is said that traffic will be interrupted several hours