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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
IO'Connor of Chicago; He Knocks Birmingham
 and AU Of Alabama q
Some Partly Agree With Him. Others Are Resentful-He Says: Too Many Laws, Not Good Place to Live Much Whisky Bad Women. Need
 Better Legislators

J. o. O'Cohnor of Chicago, whose let ter was printed yesterday morning, ha made a deep impression. The commu nication is reprinted by request. Many agree with some ief his points carefully prepared com ments in reply will be printed. M oConnor's letter Is as follows:
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald,
 1 note in .sHotei Lobbies and Else,yhere'' the effort being made to bring people to Alabama. In the name of common sense, why should anyone come to Alabama with its silly laws and its siIIier lawmak- CTS. Ii, it wasn't pathetic 1t would be Imaginable.
 It has been necessary for me to spend the last month in BirminE- ham, Montgomery and different parts of Alabama, and it really seems that someone should tell you how you look from the outside.
 In another column of the paper is the statement that at a meeting of the City Commission a Mir. Bur- russ q think l once saw him called "Dr." in the papers) would bring up for final reading ordinances for closing everything but drug stores on Sunday. What type of inteIli- gence is it that thinks it can legis- late MT. Ordinary Workingman into church on Sunday when he weuld rather take his family i'm the fiiv%er and go to the country, even though you take his gas away from him.
 Things that really mean some thing are entirely overlooked, as. for instance, walk along any of the main streets any afternoon or evening and note the "jelly-benus' in front of cigar stores and the like, with a cigarette hanging from the corher of their mouth, a sneer- ing Ieer on their face, making re- marks about or grinning at every woman or girl that passes. Tkey have no visible means of support, but if investigated the majority of them are financial parasites of the Ekirts of the scarlet sisterhOOd that accosts a man as soon as he leaves lighted streets. Those not so 'Iucky" make living by filling couple of suit cases with the cheap corn whisky, made in Ala bama, and taking it to some of the surrounding large towns and sell fne~ft for five times what 1t costs in Alabama.
 Alabama has the most stringent laws on alcoholic drinks of any state In the union, yet corn whisky Is easier to get and very much | cheaper here than anywhere else.
 Get-sOme intelligence In your lawmaking and some honesty in it's enforcement, then ask people to come and live with you.
 Until Alabama wakes up and wipes her ancient dust of biEotry out of her eyes it Is 2 good place to stay away from.
 JAMES OWEN O'CONNOR.
 Chicago, August "A. 1920.
 DR. w. J. ADAMS $ Dr William J. Adams of the Adam Drug Store agrees with the sentimen expressed by Mir O'Connor in referenc to the large number of laws on tn statute books that are not enforced He says:
 England, although much olde does not have near as man, laws as we have. However, the fev laws in that country are strictly en forced and I understand there ar very few violations of the law.
 Som times I think the legislatur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
yANCEY SHOT. IN {
 BACK BY STEP-S0N
Coroner Investigates Gar. diff Killing-Verdict of
 Unlawful Homicide

Unlawful homicide was the verdict of lowing an investigation into the death of William Yancey Tuesday afternoon at Cardiff. It is alleged that Yancey was killed by his step-son, Will Sullivan. Ross Sullivan a brother is also being held in connection with the killing.
 Fourteen witnesses were examined yes- terday and according to their testimony Yancey did everything in his power to avoid trouble with the boys, who, are 22 and IS years of age respectively.
 Mrs. Lonnie Yancey. widow of the de- ceased, stated that she had. cen married to Yancey since Angus. b. 1920, and that her boys had been opposed to her mar riage. She stated that prior to her mar- riage she had lived at Cardiff with her sons, who had treated her very badly. Her husband, she stated had been very good to her and the boys had threatened him on several occasions.
 Other witnesses who had seeni the shooting stated that Yancey was running away from the Sullivan boys when he \ was killed, being shot in the pack. 1. was stated that Sullivan had not said anything to Yancey before he shot hiin. but that Ross Sullivan had followed him to town and was-tallSing to him and cursing when Will. walked up and started shooting. te
 Among the witnesses examined yester, day were: E. Passmore, Mrs. Lonnie Yancey. J. E. Strickland. L. Butler, Ed Mccain. Walter Perry, w. J. Butler, J.. N.. Wade, James Bowie and Louis Ne gron. It is stated that approxm ately 100 persons witnessed the shooting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
Want Action on Building of the
 Warriors s Boats

Urgent appeal has been addressed to Senator Underwood and Con- Eressman Oliver. asking them to use their good offices to have sec- retary of War Baker get behind the contractors for the Warrior river craft and have the boats rushed to completion. The appeal has been flied by the Chamber of Commerce and will be wired to the Alabama statesPen. There is no doubt that they riIlNse busy.
 The contracts for the Warrior river craft were let twenty months ago. and none of them have been delivered. Several of them have been launched. but there has been excuse after excuse for nOn-deliv- cry, it being claimed that portions of the machinery could not be se- cured promptly and so on. Warrior river interests are growing restive under the protracted delay.
 Gen. W. D. Conner. new director of inland waterways. has already gotten behind, the St. Louis and contractors. 1t fs believed that with the strength of Secretary Baker thrown into the scale. there should be immediate results.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27

| ought to meet and repeal every law | now in force and then enact few and strictly enforce them. The chance is
 now that everytime you walk down
 the street you violate state or city law" t~
 ARTHUR GREENWOOD Arthur Greenwood of the Greenwood
 Cafe said ''I think Mir OConnor ha.
 no material treason for knocking Sir.
 mingham as he did. Conditions are nc ! worse hersf than anywhere else don, | believe in the ordinance proposed to close up everything but drug stores or Sunday. The city commission showed it's sanity by turning it down. FRED G. MOORE There is common belief that any
 nuisance can be legisated out of, exist lence,' said Fred c. Moore, city attorney hence our hysterical method of making laws. There are many laws on the statutes that are not enforced, However pessimtstic> in his tone. Other cities
 have the same conditions that he says | exist in Birmingham."
 DR. H. A. ELKOURIE Dr. H. A. Elkourie does mot agree
 with MT. O'Connor that there are any more jelly beaus' or skirts" of the scarlet sisterhood" in Birmingham than elsewhere. "If the writer would look around" said< pr. Elkourie. ''he would find worse conditions in nisf home city of Chicago"
 'I agree withsthe writer that we have a hopeless maze of laws In our state and city.N tzis facN that whisky can be obtained at few minutes notice regardless of the prohibition laws. l think the only remedy along this line would be to allow light wines and beers and strictly enforce the law against any other alcoholic 4 beverages. It was a foolish idea to think of passing blue law for Birmingham and I am glad to see the commission turn Nthe ordinance down.
 CHARLES L. HAROLD T am sure MT. OConnor is wrong all the way around" said Charles l.. Har- old, secretary manager of the Civic As- socation. "I have not been offered a drink of whisky in over a year and believe Birmingham has very little vice. As to our laws. I think they are fairly intelligible. II nm sure that they are not as complicated as in MT. O'Connor S home state of Illinois,
 FRANK E. BUTLER "A man who would write such letter is certainly nor deserving of any con sderation at the hands of the people of Birmingham" said Frank E. Butler, of the Butler-Garrett Real Estate and Insurance Company. His criticism of
 MT. Burruss ard the recent fight in the city commission about the enforcement of the Sunday tire and auto ordinance is evidently from a man who is not ac- quainted withfthe situation.
 His statement about the condition of our street corners is deplorable but true, though the picture which he makes was certainly overdrawn. I think The Age Herald should be criticized for allowing such a letter to appear in its columns. His comments on the availability of
 ''moonshine' in our city seems to come from a man who is acquainted with the situation. His knowledge of the prices leads one to believe he must have either been in the habit of buying or selling it."
 COMMENT WANTED Anyone else wish to express their views on MT. O'Connor's letter. if not, the meeting stands adjourned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
COUNTIES ORGANIZE ID AID AMENDMENT Chart Lectures In Aid of Seaport Amendment Are
 Being Given

With twenty-eight counties in Ala bama organized in the fight for the seaport amendment to- the constitution of Alabama, work is being rushed to organize every county in Alabama, and it is expected that by the end of the week, every county north of Mont gomery will have canDalgn commit tees.
 In each of the counties which have teen organized, a prominent man has accepted the chairmanship,| and has committees ranging from twenty-five to fifty men each.
 S. c. Starke. giving chart lectures on the amendment in the state, is in Tus- 'caloosa this week, working under F. C.. Blair, state harbor commissioner of Tuscaloosa Chamber of Copmerce in organizing Hale. Greene, Pickens. La mar and Fayette counties.
 W.~J. Boles, also giving chart lec- lures, will have headquarters in Mont gomerx during the week. He will or ganize- Clay, Randolph and Chambers counties before Agoing 10 Montgomery. and with the assistance of Clayton Tul- lis. also a state harbor commissioner. and the Montgomery Chamber of Com merce. he will organize Macon, Bullock. Elmore, Autauga, Lowndes. Crenshaw and Butler counties.
 The 3,0O0-foot reel that will be ex- hibited in every picture house In Ala bama, has been completed. T. P. Hay. Jr., manager of the seaport amend ment campaign, is leaving for New Or jeans Monday to assist in putting the film together. Four prints will be ready by the first part of the week. and the exhibition of the pictures will be started. Over fifty picture houses in Alabama have already signified their willingness to exhibit the pictures and others are doing so daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
SURVEY MADE OF
 DRUG STORES OF THE CITY AND DISTRICT
Members of Board of Pharmacy Find Laws We'll Compiled With-Vio- lators Will Be Prosecuted

w. B. Thornason and w. E. Bingham. two members of the State Board of Pharmacy, have been conducting an in .yesfigation of the drug stores in the Birmingham district during the last three days. The investigation was com pleted last night
 The purposs of the investigation was to see that the laws of the state were obeyed in that every drug store was in the hands Of registered druggist. The members of the board were pleased with The conditions found in Birmingham. but. however. found few violations which they state will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
 Over 100 stores in the district were visit ed by the inspectors. Birmingham will compare vel with the other sections of the state in complying with the state laws. only stateM
 On finishing .itosurvey last night. the two men returned to their homes This survey is made anrually. and the report made to the Srste Board of Pharmacists and to the governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
FIRE TRUCK SMASHED
 TN COLLISION H B R E HAS DISAPPE E A R E D

Although the fire truck that was smashed in a collision with a South Ensley street car was shipped to the factory at Elmira, N. Y. onJuly 20. it has not been received at the fac as to its whereabouts, As result. the fire department is short the serv- ices of truckA
 Fire Chief S. A Middleton stated yesterday that tracers have been sem: cut in an effort to locate the lost truck The assumption is that 1t has been sidetracked In a freight jam, or shipped to the wrong place. The truck was sent back to the factory for res pairs or exchange for new truck. provided 1t was not deemed advisa ble by the factory to repair it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
Birmingham Is Rated High
 By National Republicans
Want $50 900 From Birmingham But Only $2500O From Atlanta-National Committeeman Street Has No
 Comment Until He Has Seen Full Charges

Alabama. was informed nt his home in GuntersyiIle last night by The Agc-HernId of Governor Cox's charges and he was asked for a statement. particularly in reference to the $5q.O00 which has been as- scssed against Hirming humS
 "I know nothing about 1t and have nothing to say until I have seen what Governor Cox charges." said Mir. Street. "in making public the quotas of cities by the repub- Iicnns. did Governor Cox also mnke public the quotas of cities by the dcmocrats."
 When informed that the governor had confined himself to the figures of the republicans, Mir. Street snids "WciI, thnt Is all l have to sny." .
 When told that although Bfr- miDgham was assessed s50.0OO. Att Innta was put down for only S25.- OOO, MT. Streets Ieu@i,ing comment wns; "Wcil. Birmingham is n big ger and better town than Atlanta isn't it:"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
EVENTS OF TODAY
 IN BIRMINGHAM

Civitan Club holds weekly luncheon At the Southern Club at 1 o'clock. Civic Association convention commit tee meets at the TutwiIer hotel at 1O:30 o'clock.
 ADJUSTMENTS Lyric-keith vaudeville and pictures. Loew's Bijou-VaudeyiUe and pie lures. strand-Dorothy Dalton. in "Guilty of Love"
 Trianon-Mack Sennetts "Married Life.
 AIcazar-Georges Carpentier, in 1The Wonder Man."
 CoIonial-William S. Hart. in "The Toll Gate" RfaIto-Norma Talmadge, in "A Daughter of Two Worlds" Princess-"Hidden Dangers" No. 2. Odcon-"Moonridcrs." East Lake-BathinS and amusement. Edgcwood Park-DancinE and bath ing.
 West Lake-Dancing and bathing. Miles School of Daicing-Dancins from to 12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27

According to Governor Cox in his , Pittsburg speech Inst night, the nn- tionaI republican organization con- ssfders Birmingham exactly twice as live ms AtIantn. According to his figures, the republicans plnn to raise $500 in Birmingham, while Atlanta k called upon for only 3D. OOO.. Furthermore, according to the governor, the quotns were assessed on the basis of population, wealth, bank deposits md general ability to pay.
 Oliver D. Street, republican na- tfonaI executive committeeman for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
RECHECK SECURES
 1,20O MORE NAMES
Boy Scouts Helping to Get Families
 Who Were Overlooked

Twelve hundred names secured In the census check have been turned over to the Boy Scouts by the census com mittee, and are being rechecked. and all furthef information secured in or- der to get proper credit for them.
 In the hasty survey of the school census enumerators, the cards were made to read merely, MT. - and fa mily" Each of the 1,200 cards rep resent family. which averages about four names. The scouts are visiting every hodse and securing all names. ages and final information.
 These cards represent the total find ings of the retake. They include both white and colored people,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
II. c. T. MEMBERS TO
 ENTERTAIN FRIENDS

Local council. No. 5s2 of the order of planned series of dances and enter tainments. the first which will be held in the roof garden of the Civic Associa- tion tonight. beginning at 8 o'clock.
 All members of the order with their families are invited to attend Re- treatments will be served aud good music and dancing will be feature of the evening. A committee of ladies composed of the wives of the mem bers of the local council will act as >Aostesa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-27
REASON
Is there one good. reason why your money is not earning full interest?

l-s per cent on Savinss 2-s per cent on Tiks Certificates 3-7 per cent on Monthly Savinss l-Leans made on First Msrtsasss @Te buy, build or improve hemss e-You get good rate of intsrssn 7-Your money helps solve the Housins
 qusstion- Write or call for Htsraturs Security Savings & Loan Co.
 Asssss ass1 .4so.Ss s1oe 1nA Avs. Dkninshaa. Ala
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-23
7 roubLe in Store for
First Sergeant Who Is
to Get Tmin Recruits

Trouble is in store for the first
sergeant Of an outfit in the second
field signal. battalion. Camp Taylor,
KY. when twin recruits, FL Paso
boys, report for duty n a few days
The boys Irwin r KruI and Earl p.
Krull. enlisted Tuesday.
Except for a slight variation in
height. the twins are like the pro-
verbal peas, and when they get into
uniform there is likely TO be diff
Guilty in Distinguishing them apart
There Is a tradition in the SIND field
artillery that on one occasion twin
soldiers. in the same battery, were
confused and one went to the guard
house for another's sad bout with
Jose Cuervo's exhilarator-
The Krun boys are sons Of Louis
7. Krull, 1910 Finley street
Others who signed up for the army
were; Marion Moore. IT.. LeWistown.
No. SIND field artillery, Frank B.
Willis, Bowdons Ga, Fifth engineers,
Camp Humphreys, Va. William $
Baertick and John W Pryor, Sweet
water. Texas, Fourth engineers. Camp
Dodge, Iowa: Owen S. Robinson, Ra-
ton, y. N. and Thomas P O'Neil and
John B. O'Reilly, Lordsburgt n ~,
infantry. Alaska, Roy 2. Mclean,
Amarillo. Texas, 18th field artillery
Camp Bragg, y. C.; Robert Burns, FL
Paso, 14th cavalry. Camp Travis; Al
bert Brown. FL Paso. 25th infantry
band, Douglas. Ariz-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-23
STOMACH TORTURE
GONE; FIRST SLEEP
IN THREE MONTHS
Mr.. Heinriczs Was Ready To Give Up,
Then He Found How to
Regain Health.

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-23

MAJ. BLANCE, MEDICAL CORPS,
GOES TO SAN FRANCISCO

Washington. D. C.. March "a
Mai. Clarke Blance. medical corps,
Fort Bliss has been ordered to San
Franciscoi Nal Kenneth B. Jones.
medical corps, honorably discharged
at Fort Bliss; Capt John Eweu Nc
Quain, medical corps. honorably dis
charged at Camp Harry J. Jones;
Capt Albert Leroy Brown. medical
corps. honorably discharged at Camp
Harry J. Jones; Capt Robert A Blair.
Quartermaster corps. Camp Normoyie.
ordered TO Fort Bliss; Capt Donald
o. Miller. cavalry, Fort Bliss, ordered
TO report to the southern depart
ment; Capt Vincent P. Brine. Eighth
cavalry. ordered to Fort Bliss from
the Twelfth cavalry at Columbus.
New Mexico; Capt Leon H. Davis
Tenth cavalry. Fort Huachuca, or
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-23
Smith On Stand
At Armstrong S
Murder Trial

Las Cruces, y. Al. March 23.-Al-
bert C. Smith, first witness for the
state in the trial Of Floyd Armstrong.
charged with first degree murder in
connection with the killing Of Juan
Romero. Fl Paso service car driver,
near BOrderland inn last September.
completed his story Of the tragedy
today and was severity cross exam
ined by attorneys for the defence.
In his original testimony, Smith.
who is under sentence Of 20 to 90
years for second degree murder for
killing Romero. said he and Arm
strong had been commissioned by a
garage man TO steal a car TO replace
one stolen from him They enEa ged
Romero. he said, TO drive them TO a
spot near BOrderland inn, where they
robbed him Of 40 cents and forced
him TO start back afoot for FL Paso-
Smith testified Lhat he took a gun
from Armstrong and that, when Ro-
nero had gone about 125 feet. he
turned as If 10 shoot Smith said he
then shot two or three times from
the hip and Romero fell. Armstrong
was in the car at the time Of the
killing. he said
On cross examination the defence
laid the foundations for impeaching
his testimony by asking him about
conversations IN which he is alleged
TO have said Armstrong had nothing
10 do with the killing.
Chief Of police Montgomery. Of FL
Paso, was TO be the next witness for
the state
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-23
NE XIGANS FEAR
YAQUI TRICKERY

Aqua Prieta. Sonora Mex. March
23.-Military authorities here gave
out the information this morning
that although it is semi-officiaIly
reported that the Taqui Indians under
chief Murls have surrendered to the
federal government, precautions Will
be taken TO strength n all military
garrisons throughout the state TO
ward off any trickery on the part Of
the Indians
IN addition small garrisons Of loyal
troops viii be established in remote
sections OF the state Of Sonora in
contemplation Of the reported up
rising on May 8. Cince de Mayo, by
the Nilla-Diaz factions under the
banner Of the Reformed Government
Of Mexican Freemen. activities Of the
rebels having recently been reported
to the military by couriers arriving
from missions along the Sinaloa and
chihuahua state borders
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-23
ESCOBAR FINDS CONDITIONS
ALONG BORDER SATISFACTORY

Gen. ]. GOnzalo Escobars com
mander Of the Mexican federal forces
in northern chihuahua. has Just re-
turned from an inspection trip 10 the
camps and offices Of the forces In his
district. where he states that he has
found settled conditions
He has recommended to his SUI
perior officials that all attachments
and officers along the border De
eGuipped with apparatus OF the most
modern type, according to his re-
Establishment OF service Of
trucks for the military forces has
also been urged in order that better
watch can be kept on the boundary,
beSides making necessary improve
ments Of the roads in order that
more effective service can be rem
dered.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-03-23
CHINESE PEACE DELEGATE
TO REPORT TO GOVERNMENT

Shanhai. China. March 23.-Dr. c.
T. Wang. who was one Of the promi-
nent members OF China's delegation
TO the peace conference at Paris. has
returned from France and announced
that he plans to submit a report to
the Picking government some time in
March. Upon his arrival in China
after a stay Of a few days at the
southern capital Of Canton. he came
10 Shanghai, intending later to 20 on
to Picking.
While in Shanghai. DR.. Wang re-
marked that president Wilson had
done everything in his power at
Paris 10 support China's contention
in the Shantung controversy"