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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-09-27

Here you'll find superior quail
ity, good taste and above every
thing else good style in our
Autumn showing of Women's
Footwear. And with all these
cardinal features go super
values.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
COMMUNITY SING
 THIS AFTERNOON

Following is the programme for the community sing in the Jefferson Thea ire this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock:
 D. U. Williams. director; community orchestra. C. R. Klenk, leader.
 March, "Espagnolef- f-"Valvedere," or chestra.
 America" everybody.
 Waltz, Loves Torment (Barthel- en1y), orchestra
 Sopra4lo solo. Mothers Good Night Elizabeth Dalton 6 years of age). Ac- companist, Margaret Waller @ years of age).
 Are you helping to keep the sings go- ing.
 String choir: "Tntermezzo" (Mas- cagnD.
 ."Humoreske' (Dvorak), Nellie How ell Minnie Scotch, Elizabeth Landgrebe, Sarah Mackenzie, Albert Roseman, AL fred Eubanks
 Duet, Alabama Lullaby"
 Till We Meet Agaig'' sung by ev- erybody.
 Piano solo, "Hungarian1 (MacDow- elD, Marianne Lyles (pupil Loretta Bell den).
 Selection. "Fddlers Three" (John- stone), orchestra.
 Boy soprano, "A Million Miles from Nowhere" Bill Carroll.
 "Old Folks at Home" everybody
 Ghost Dance" (Salisburg), orches- tra.
 A group of old fayorites, everybody. star Spangled Banner"
 March, "Espagno1e" (Valyedere).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18


 Washington. April 17-(Special)-- The senators who sent their sons to war could be numbered on the fingeH e the hands. Of the few sons of senators who smelled gunpowder, no one lost his life, and only one, oscar W. Underwood, Jr., sustained a wound. A remarkable fact connected with this situation is that practically all Inc leading opponents of the League of Nations, and especially those wha .alked ad libitum of the necessity ol "Americanizing" the Versailles docu- Inent, had no sons. Brandegee, Borah D Penrose, sherman, Reed, Gore and Shields were in this class. And Lodge who led the republican fight agans the league, and appeared unconcerned ss to whether peace or war in the im- mediate future obtained, suffered no bangs of apprehension: for he had no sen st stake.
 The only exception-notable excep- tion--to what appears the general rule is furnished by Senator Johnson of California. He was against the treaty and the league, and all leagues. He Senator Gronna, another irreconcili- shle," had a boy across the seas. But the bitterest opponents of the league Lodge, Borah, Penrose, sherman, Lem root, republicans, and the democratic poison squad, Reed Gore, Shields and Smith of Georgia-had no sons at the f-ont Sons-in-law represented senators, in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
Conner Denounces Cotton
 Exchanges Ln the Senate
Forecasts Effect of His Amendment Restricting Cotton
 Grades on Spinner Farmer and Exchanges

The spinner wants market ex- actly like the market best suitable to the legitimate dealer. stabilized market, one in which the contract price and the spot price will carry relative differences from month to month. according to the expense of carriage and the faith in the natural and economic conditions surrounding the crop. Stabilizing the market will benefit the spinner because he can sell goods and buy or sell cotton, hedging on the contract market with approxi- mate safety. The legitimate dealer will do the same. These taken togeth- CT will help---is obliged to help-the farmer. Any charge that it will hurt the farmer or the dealer is a camou- flage of the junker class junker that has preyed on cotton so long ThA junker class, I say, who wishes tN Germanize this great product and place a tribute on it forever
 'The exchanges are the reflex or the recording index of cotton values
 The exchanges were never intend- ed to be the masters of cotton values. the makers of it and the propaganda which they are getting out claiming the exchanges to make or unmake the price of any grade of cotton, is ax;o- lute nonsense and they know it. a,he only arguments they use, or can use, are dogmatic. from the very nature of the case impossible. Any business proposition by which the seller can give the buyer unusable delivery at an unreliable price is dishonest and rendering the exchange back to an equitable transaction cannot hurt any legitimate commercial business"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
PATTERSON FRIENDS
 VERY CONFIDENT


 The local committee conducting the campaign of A. G. Patterson for presi- dent of the Alabama public service com mission in Jefferson county, assert that their man is growing stronger daily and they predict that he will carry this county by a substantial majority.
 The committee yesterday received the following telegram from Seottsboro:
 "Scottsboro, April 16.-Organization Of an A c. Patterson Club in Scottsboro has been cqRpleted, with view to pro- noting the Handidacy of MT. Patterson against sam P. Kennedy for the presi- dency of the Alabama public service commission.
 Friends of MT. Patterson saw 1O4 voters in the two hours given over to organization of the club. One hundred of these gave voluntary written in- dorsement of MT. Patterson's candidacy. two were opposed to him and two were neutral. The club will be active in ob- taining members throughout Jackson county during the remainder of the ] campaign"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
WILLIAMS TO LEAD
 COMMUNITY SING
 AT JEFFERSON TODAY

D. U. Williams. one of the best com munity characters. will lead in songs for everybody at the Jefferson theatre this afternoon at S:So o'clock
 The programme is longer than usual but many of the numbers are quite short. This is the bill in full:
 March, "Espagnole" (valvedere). or chestra America" (KlenkD everybody; Waltz. Loves Torment" (Barthelemy) or chestra Soprano solo, Mothers Good Night,' Elizabeth Dalton, 6 years of age). accompanist, Margaret Waller @ years of age); Are you helping to keep the sings going; String choir, Intermezzo (MascagniD, Humoreske tDvodak), Nell lie Howell, Minnie Scotch, Elizabeth Landgrebe, Sarah Mackinzie, Albert Roseman, Alfred Eubanks; Duet, Ala bama Lullaby" "Till We Meet Again, ? sung by everybody; Piano solo, "Hungar- ian (MacDowelD, Marianne Lyles. (pu- pill Lorta Belden); Selection, Fiddler S Three" (Johnstone), orchestra; Boy so- prano, "A Million Miles From No- where,' Bill Carroll; "Old Folks at Home" everybody; Ghost Dance (Sal- isbury), orchestra; A Group of Old Fa- vorites. everybody; "Star-Spangled Ban ner;" March "Espagnole' (Valvedere)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
CITY LEAGUE MOGULS MEET TUESDAY NIGHT

Directors and officials of the City League will meet Tuesday night at the Central Y. M c. A. to complete all league business before the opening of the season on May 1.
 The meeting will be called to order at 8 o'clock by Vice President Candy. Reports from the different committees will be made.
 The schedule committee will sub init the outline of the schedule for the coming season. The nominating com mittee will make it's recommendations for the election of new officers.
 Two new clubs will be- voted on by the moguls. It is thought that Thomas will be admitted to complete the west ern division of the league, and Avon dale Mills to complete the eastern d vision
 Representatives from the Class B clubs will meet at the Y. M. C. A. Mon day night at o'clock to discuss the organization of Class E. City League.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
Hreconcilable Treaty Foes
 Had No Sons At the Front
Lodge Borah Penrose Sherman, Lenroo Reed Gore and Smith Had No Sons French SoiI-Oscar Under
 wood IT,, Only Senator's Son Wounded
By HUGH ". ROBERTS
Washington Bureau Tbe hgs- I4sraId som

some cases. Senator Warren, for in- I stance, opposed the league despite the fact that his son-in-law was none ether than General Pershirg. But General Pershing, although through To fault of his own. was not endan- gered Senator smith. of Georgia had q son who was an artillery officer at Camp Zachary Taylor, and very good one, it is said. His three sons in-law, two in the nNvy and one in he "gds squad" saw actual service. Senator Lodge had no son at stake, but the casualties included a son-in- law Augustus Gardner, who resigned seat in Congress to enter training camp. He died of pneumonia at. a camp in Georgia.
 Senator Knox, who opposed the league. had son in uniform, but he did not see the battlefields of France. senator LaFollette, whose course dur ing the war was severely criticised, some critics going so far as to accuse him of pro-Germanism, had son in uniform, but he did not go across and Tn consequence, never saw shells bursting under the Stars and Stripes.
 The democrat who led the fight for the treaty. Senator Hitchcock of Ne rraska had no son in France during the war. Some of his lieutenants were more fortunate Senator Will Hams of Mississippi. who repeatedly exposed the hypocrisy of the repub- l'can "irreconciliables" and "bftter- enders,' and especially the vacillating course of the majority of the members of the democratic poison squad was represented by son on the firing line. Senator King of Utah had a boy at the front. Senator Nugent was cqaally as fortunate and in arguing the necessity of preparing to the end that wars might not longer wreck civilization, he had i. mind the ap- prehension that he suffered in perus- ing the casualty lists as they ap- peared each morning during the time of danger.
 Other democrats who saw hope of in tae League of Ma lions and who had sons al the front were Senators Baukhead and Under wood of Alabama, the son of the lat ter sustaining a wound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
COMMUNITY CLUB
 ENDORSE RESOLUTIONS

Standing in line with all the rest of the civic clubs of Birmingham, the Community club, yesterday afternoon, Ky unanimous vote indorsed the resolutions for an open shop as the means toward solving the plumbing question.
 The resolutions were adopted at the regular Saturday afternoon luncheon at the Southern Club, which was well attended. Sentiment of all the mem bers was strongly iii favor of the ac- ton taken by the committee from the very first.
 According to John Bradley, secre- isry of the club, the new resolutions adopted will tend to solve the plumb ;rg question. He states the Real Es- tate Exchange, with the support of all the civic clubs of Birmingham. may take steps to secure the adoption of modern plum ping ordinance and the repeal of the present one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
DeM0tt Held Letters Addressed to Soviet
 Leaders When Killed
By Associated Press


 Washington, April 17.-Paul R. DeMott of Paterson, N. J., who was killed by a German guard at Wesel. made no claim for protection or immunity as an Ameri-
 can. and carried letters addressed 10 Russian soviet leaders. according to an official report received today by the state department from Commissioner Dresel in Berlin
 DeMott was accompanied by two Ger man officers who were arrested These officers were leaders in the German revo- lutionary movement. according to the report. DeMott was imprisoned, court martialed and sentenced to be shot While he was being held awaiting action on the
 finding. of the court-martial by the Ger man military headquarters authorities, he obtained permission to leave the room in which he was confined, and when his guards attention was called elsewhere he made dash for liberty.
 Commissioner Dresel said the German government was conducting further in vestigation and he would report on it later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
Balloon SIG Lands
 at HeightstOwn, N. J.
By Associatsd Press

Rockaway N. Y. April 17-The S-16. one of the free balloons which left tere today at 1:25 D. m. in a twenty four-hour long, distance and endurance test. land a t3 D. m. at Heightstown, N J.. according to word received at the Rockaway air station.
 The S16 was piloted by Bieut. F. M. Johnson. with Lieut.. Com. J. r. Mon fort, assistant pilot, and Chief Guar termaste- D. Quinlan, passenger.
 The A-56O5. the second balloon to enter the race, left the field at 1 :35 r. m. and had not been heard from tonight. It carried as pilot Lieut. C.. IT. Carpenter; assistant pilot. Ensign Iy A. Kloor, and as passenger Chief Ouartermaster E. Dennis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
Teachers to Stand
 State Examination

Reading circle examinations were held yesterday at the Powell School. Princi- pal E. c. Price and E. B. Erwin of the county superintendent's office being in charge of the white teachers.
 There were fifty-seven teachers taking the examinations which entitle them to have their certificats to teach extended on year. R. Weston and S. J. Strock were in charge of the colore dteachers. Their examination was held at the Thomas School
 White teachers will take their state examinations at the courthouse April 19 to q and the colored teachers at the Thomas School on the same dates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
MOB IS BOILED IN
 EFFORTS TO SEIZE
 ALLEGED KIDNAPER
By Associated Press

Danvilie, Ky, April 15.-WhiIe n smOB of 400 persons was outside the courthouse tonight demanding ad- mission, Lucien Jenkins, negro, held in connection with the Kidnapping last night of seyn-year-Old Willie TriInbIe, was spirited away for safe keeping by Chief of Police Thur mend and Sheriff Paris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
By HUGH W. ROBERTS Washington BureaG The Age Herald
 500 paYIdsan Buildina

Washington. April .(speciaL)- Senator Conner, on the floor of the Senate this afternoon. denounced the cotton exchanges and their argume nts against his amendment restricting the grades of cotton which an exchange may legally deliver to a purchaser.
 IM course of his forcefuI arraign- ment, he endeavored to forecast the ef- feet his amendment. if enacted into law, will have on the spinner, the farmer and the exchanges. In this connection, he said:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
Cyclone Kills Negro

[ Anniston, April 17.-(SpeciaL)-At ter rife hurricane lasting only a minute struck the center of the east shed of the Woodstock furnaces at 9 o'clock frioay night crushing zeke Hobson, a negro laborer. to instant death beneath the falling roof and brick walls, slight ly injuring three other laborers, up- rooted trees in the neighborhood and causing twenty four-hour shut down at the casting plant of the big operat- ing corporation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
H. use Passes Measure Increasing War Risk
 Isurance $20 Month
By Associated Pr,s

Washington, April 17.-By unanimous vote the House today passed a bill in- .creasing by s2o month the war risk in- .surance payment of the government to 25.OOO disabled soldiers and sailors now receiving vocational rehabilitation. Under the measure, which now goes to the Sen ate, single men would receive s10O a month and married men s120. Various or ganizations of World War veterans sup ported the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
.B'NAI B'RITH.L TO PASS ON APPLICATIONS

An important meeting of Birmingham lodge No. 360, Independent Order of
 mai Birth. will be held this afternoon at l2:30 o'clock in the lecture rooms of Temple Emanu-El. Plans for the coming grand lodge district convention will be discussed and the applications of num- Der of candidates will be acted upon. All members are urged to attend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
PREPARE TO CONSIDER
 DEMANDS OF MINERS
By Associated Prs,.

New York, April 1.-The sub-commit- tee of anthracite miners and operators appointed to negotiate new wage agreement for the hard coal region cleared the decks here today of all sta tistical data and prepared to give ft.~ consideration to individual demands Of the workers.
 After both sides had presented the last of their statistical arguments and com pleted their case, the committee ad- Journed to meet next Monday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
DIR. LANE TO SPEAK
 AT STRAND THEATRE

pr, Charles Lane of Macon, Ga, hu- morist and chautauqua lecturer, will speak to men at the Strand theatre this afternon at o'clock
 The musical program will be in charge of Harry c. Armstrong solo, ist, on the staff of Billy Sunday. and Charles U. Gabriel. we'll known mu- sician and composer. The Young Mems Christian Association extends a cordial invitation to all the men of Birmingham to attend this service
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
Harvey Succeeds Simms

Washington. April 17.--William F. liar vey was appointed brigadier general and commanding officer of the District of Co lumbia militia today by President Wilson, General Harvey will fill the place held by Brig. Gen. Richard D. Simms, who com mitted suicide recently at Ashevtlle, N. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
Tribute to Vail

New York, April 17.-A one-minute sus- pension of service by 100000 telephones and 24,O0O,000 miles of leased wire at II a. m. eastern standard time tomorrow will be the tribute of the American Tele- phone and Telegraph Company to the memory of the chairman of it's board or directors Theodore N. Vail, while he is being hurried at ParipanY. N L
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-18
HARMONY SINGING
 AT COURTHOUSE

Christian Harmony singing will be held today in Judge Pugh's court room, and great crowd is expected to be on hand. The singing will be all day with dinner for visitors. Secretary A. A. Vines, suggests that the singers come early in order to make the early part of the day interesting, as we'll as the afternoon. Blanton Riggin. presi- dent of the Jefferson County Chris tion Harmony Singing Association, will preside. Everybody cordially in- Yited
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-25
u. {. WANTS ESQ
YOUTHS TO GET
OFF THE R

Washington, Oct. 25.-Uncle Sam is
looking about for ESQ young men with
a high school education who would
like tt learn the %eSacting profession
of army %balloonist and airship reserve
officers.
They will be paid SIS a month while
learning. and receive a ration allow
ance of 81 a day, together with quar-
tiers. all clothing and equipment, and
free medical and dental treatment. The
course is open to unmarried appli-
cants, possessing a high school educa-
ton or its equivalent, who can pass
the regular army physical examina-
ton and the physical tests required OF
flying officers.
|, Successful candidates enter as ca
diets and will be sent at once to the
air service school for training as Dol
loon observers at Ross field. Los An
geles, Cal. There each young mar
takes a 10 months course in balloon
ObSerVan
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-25

Herald Want Ads Bring Results
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-25
WAR IMPOSSIBLE,
SAYS JAPAN V

London. Oct. 25.-"War between
Japan and the United States? What
a question:! Both countries have
only the peaceful intentions and en-
terrain nc such thought as war"
Baron Hayashi. new Japanese am
bassador to the court of st. James,
gave this answer today to a question
what he thought about the crisis
between his country and America over
the California land question.
War, ever if not successful in a
military way, is not a paying propo-
sition nawadays," said the japanese
envoy. I'VE had to finance our wal
with Russia with credits obtained
from England and the United States
and this half ruined the world. To.
day credits are u~nobtainable and wa,
is impossible"
When asked for comment on this
conflicting attitudes in the United
States toward the League of Nations
Baron Hayashi said it was difficult
almost impossible" for him to speal
on that subject. He added, however
Il am confident that the differ
ences will he settled by the statesme,
of America"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-25
LITTLE PROGRESS
MADE IN MURPHY
TRIAL DURING DAY

Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 25.-Little
PROGRESS was made this morning in
the trial Of John Murphy. former Du-
iuth chief Of police. Frank Bradley.
former deputy United States marshall
and Frank Schaeffer, being tried IN
federal court here on a charge of
conspiring to transport liquor into the
United States.
Murphy, l n an outburst of anger
while under cross-exaniination, accus-
ed federal and county officials of re-
peated failure to punish obvious vio-
iations Of prohibition laws and de-
clared he had "done more to enforce
prohibition than all the other officials
put together"
The outburst came after L.. S. At
torney Jaques had. insisted upon an
explanation of why the former chief
of police had failed to arrest the
driver Of a car carrying whiskey
which he had stopped on the Vermil-
Hon road. Murphy had testified that
he seized the whiskey and placed 1t
In a farmers garage but did not seize
the automobile or trouble the driver.
The witness admitted under cross
examination that he never told any
official of his activities and justified 1t
BY statements tHal oIiei oii.t
made no prctense Of re-arresting men
held in the city.
Murphy reiterated that the beer
which was removed from a shack in
Cook county by the three defendants
was found by the defendants while
on a fishing trip and declared that
camp equipment made up the con-
tents of the seven boxes. one of which
Ruby Woodland, farm hand, had ties
tilted, bore a whiskey label. The
sunnysacks, Murphy said. contained
beer and denied there was any
whiskey involved.
Frank Schaeffer, the third defend
ant took the stand shortly before the
room adjournment. He stated tina
for the past ten years ne mad e
l. aln4hino salesman
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-25
ards OHare, who called tho
mothers Of North Dakota soldiers

ards OHare, who called tho
mothers Of North Dakota soldiers
''brood soWs."
Now just why is this patriotic Mr..
Meitzen out boosting for the Non
partisan league?
, Let him tell in his own words. Here
is an extract from a letter which he
wrote from Fargo May Is, 1919:
WHY HE FAvORS LEAGUE.
"Answering your questions
relative to the principles, tenden.
cies and leadership of the Nom
partisan league, you may depend
on 1t that 1t is, first, a movement
OF. by and for the workers, farm
ers and laboEors, with an eco.
nomic program that can only lead
to the co.operat4ve common.
wealth.
You may be assured that this is
the new movement Of the workers
arising out Of the ruins of the old
movements.
Yours,
-"E. r. Meitzen."
So if you want to help along the
era Of the 'tco-operative common
wealth. they have one in Russia
right now, by the way, just follow Mr..
Meitzen's lead, and vote as he tells
you to do.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-25

Reynolds Hayden, medical corps, u.
S. NJ, a member of the staff Of h
military governor of sants Domingo,
obtained here today. says:
'.At the time this temporary gov
was installed. the account
of the Dominican government was
overdrawn by the sun Of $14.234.33
and payment of salaries. supply bills,
ETC., was greatly in arrears. The mil
itary government had paid all the
1916 indebtedness, and has since
then met all the expenses Of the gov
eminent, including large repSyme-,ls
of the bonded debt, and on August /.
1920. had ~$3,200,000 in the treasury"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-10-25
Berg Funeral At
Mekinock Wednesday
@
By
George
MchaRns

Funeral services for. Albert Y
who died in this city on Saturday eS-+
ming. will be held from the Ness
church at Mekinock on Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock.
Mr.. Berg died at the home of hi:l
sister, Mrs. G. a. Steen, Sixth avenue.
from a long illness, said to have been
due t. the effects of influenza. lie
was % years Of age and is survived
by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Berg
of .Mekinock. and five sisters and
three br0fhars