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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
Teasley BiH Would Dust
 Election n1issioners

Section 23 of the bill ms amended provides that the county registrar and election commissioner hold ing office at the time of the ap- prOval of the net are eligible for appointment to the board of regis trars.
 Those persons now exercising the duties as conn missiOners are disqualified from nppOin tment to the board of registrars during the next four years, according to an amendment introduced by MT. Teasley. This amendment, it is stated. has been placed on the calendar for favorable action in the senate. Protests against the passage of Tlie amendment will be made by the friends of Mir. Morris. who state that his work as regis trnr of Jefferson county has been the most sa tfsfn ctory ham, ding of the registration of eIec- tors In the history of Jefferson county. If passed. this amendment would nutOmat tfcally remove him from office md every effort will be made to defeat the amendment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
EVENTS OF TODAY
 IN BIRMINGHAM

Balloon race starts at o'clock a North Birming gham field. Civic Association committees meet a tx3o o'clock.
 ADJUSTMENTS
 Lyrie-Keith vaudeville and pie tufes.
 Loew's Bfjou-vaudeville.
 Majestic-~Which One Shall Il Marry.o
 Strnnd-wallaee Reid and Lois Wilson. in ssWhat's Your Hurry" Trianon-Anita Stewart, Tn HHarriett and the Piper"
 AIcazar-Dustin Farnum, In Big Happiness"
 RiaIt0-Bert Lytel. in 'eThe Price of Redemption.' i Colonial-W. s. Hart. in "Sand." i Princess-ALightning Bryce" L Odeon-Western drama. East Lake-Bathing and amuse- Haents.
 West Lake-Dancing and bath ing.
 Edgewood Park-Dnncing and bathing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
FREE VACCINATION
From 2 to 4 O'Clock Any Day at the
 City Hall

All school children who have not all ready been vaccinated for smallpox may call at 326 city hall between the hours of and any day next week and be vaccinated free of charge by the board of health.
 Already the board has vaccinated 125 new pupils, most of them the little ones who are just starting to school but the officials wish to have every child in the school system vaccinated by the end of the coming week. Parents are urged to bring their children to the city hall if they have nAvAr t.AAn successfully vacci- mated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
PILOTS ID SPREAD
 FAME 0F CITY WHILE
 ON LONG. JOURNEY
Five Thousand Leaflets Will Be Dropped From Balloons. Age- Herald to Be Notified
 of Progress of Race

Balloon pilots will spread the fame of Birmingham throughout the length and
 breadth of the country over which they travel after they leave the Sloss-S Sheffield by-Product plant field today. They will each carry 1000 handblls giv- ing side twenty-seven reasons why Birmingham is the best town to be found anywhere in the country and on the other side letter from The Age Herald asking the finder of any of the posters to inform the newspapers in his | town where he found the poster and when, and thus enable the country at large to follow the course of the bal looms.
 A blank calling for full particulars is attached to the bottom of the sheet with the request that it be detached and sent to The Age-Herald.
 The name of he balloon, the pilot and the aide which drops the poster is printed or every one.
 Following is a sample copy of one or the ! posters:
 GREETINGS FROM BIRMINGHAM This is a report from U. S. Army Bal loon No. 4 (Pilot, Lieut.. G. w. McEntire; aide, Capt. D. Mabry), that left Birming- ham at 5 D. m. Saturday. September 25. l in the national balloon race. | Please inform your nearest newspaper | you find this slip. and thus enable the country at large to follow the course of the balloons.
 | Please, also tear off card. fill out and mail to The Age e-Herald, Birmingham. Ala. We will appreciate it. and when you come to Birmingham look us up 1 THE BIRMINGHAM AGE-HERALD. l P. Son October 23 the international balloon race will also start from Bir-
 mingham Look out for balloons at that
 1 time.
 l Please Fill Out, Tear Off and Mailf) THE AGE-HERALD, Birmingham, Ala: | This is to advise that No. 4. U. s. army
 balloon passed over here going
 |
 1 North, northwest, etc.. as case may bel
 ! at about.. o'clock this ..................... (Morning or evening, as case may be-
 i Weather at the time was...................-
 | (State whether "fair,' rainy" stormy
 l or cloudy" as case may be)
 Address .....s...-..........'..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25

JuIy 1, all carriers and clerks are aI- lowed to work only eight hours day. As September was holiday anu
 number of the carriers and clerks
 worked, they are entitled to several
 hours off, and they decided to take them this afternoon in order that they migh, attend the balloon races
 "Under the new law, when the men m the postal service work on holidays or Sundays they are entitled to as many hours off as they have worked" said MT Smyer. and as the balloon races are 'd be held in Birmingham this afternoon' we decided to let them have this day OK It may be possible that we will giw three deliveries of mail in the business
 section this afternoon. but we Will no.
 pake four as is the custom each day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were ;ssued yesterday at the office or the probate judge: Dit. Governor Cole and Miss Eivera F't- F. H. Fisher and Miss Lenner Bell Jones'
 l. A. Ransom and Miss Stella V. simp- son.
 Eugene Miller and Miss Lockie Phillips E. c. Blalock and Miss Elizabeth Lowery. W. M. Mason and Miss Bea Borentine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
67 INDICTM MENTS
Grand Jury Rdjourns Until Monday
 Morning

In partial report made yesterday aft- ernoon to Judge Horace C. Wilkinson or the circuit court, the Jefferson county grand jury returned sixty-seven indict- ments. Following the filing of this partial report the grand jury. which has been m session since last Monday, adjourned un- til g o'clock Monday morning.
 When the grand jury returns to con- tinue it's work next week it will be Tn session for several days, it is expected, and will then make it's final report. ln- terest is being manifested in the final report, as 1t will in all probability con tain a report on the findings of that body relative to the county bond situation, profiteering and mob violence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
ACCIDENTAL DEATH
 CORONE:R'S VERDICT
 FOR COSbY'S DEATH
Testimony Submitted In Writ ten AffidavitS-No Public Hearing-Papers DeIiv-
 cred to Solicitor

Accidental death was the verdict of Dr. George A. Hogan, coroner, yesterday aft ernoon following an investiga- tion into the death of w. M. Cosby, Jr.
 The verdict was as follows;
 "We find after thorough investi-
 gation that William M. Cosby. Jr.,
 deceased, came to his death by the
 accidental discharge of pistol in
 his pocket, which was discharged
 by striking the fender of an auto
 mobile in which he was riding.'
 MT. Cosby died Monday night at a local hospital as a result of gunsaot wounds received Sunday night while motoring. The evidence consisted of affidavits of five witnesses and was turned ,ver to the solicitors office for further proceedings. The coroner did not ex- anime witnesses yesterday, the affi- davits taken being previously filed in lieu of the taking of testimony of wit nesses at the coroners office. Affi- davits relative to the affair were State- ments of W. M. Cosby, ST.. pr. Cecil Gaston, Miss Alma Dee Jolly J. c. Hodges and Arthur c. Marks, a travel ing salesman who, with Miss Jolly, was a member of the automobile party when the accident is alleged to nave occurred.
 FILED AFFIDAVITS
 pr. Hogan stated yesterday after noon in explaining the filing of the affidavits in lien of taking oral testi- mony that such a method of holding a preliminary investigation was au- thorized by the law and the coroner had the authority to hold an investiga- ton at any time and at any place and not necessarily by oral examination of the witnesses at the office. He cited a section of the statute of Alabama which provides that a preliminary :n- lvestigation must be made in such cases and the evidence ubmtted to the so- . licitor or a circuit judge of the cir cult court and if the judge or solicitor is satisfied with the evidence submitted that there is reasonable grounds to pe- l lieve that death was occasioned by the | act of another by unlawful means then l the coroner must be directed by the solicitor or judge to summon a jury tc Inquire into the cause of such death. | The coroner stated that further I action in the case must come from l the solicitors office. his office ! had done all that was required of
 it under the law at this time. un-
 less further orders were received from the solicitors office. Noth- ing wns given out to the infor- nation contained in the affidavits. 1 According to members of the family lCosby, with Arthur c. Marks and Mis-! Jolly, had been riding Sunday nigh and Cosby was on his way to talk, Miss Jolly home, when he stated h' believed he had flat tire and got ou to see. In stopping over, the pisto fell from his pocket and was ais lcharged, the bullet taking effect nea Ithe heart. He died Tuesday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
ONE MAIL DELIVERY
Eight Hour Law In Effect and Clerks
 and Carriers Have Holiday

There will be only one delivery of mall in the residential section of the city and two in the business district today.
 This announcement was made yester- day by Postmaster R. B. Smyer. un- der the new law which was effective
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
Both Sides In Coal Strike
 Remain Firm In Their Stand
 Situation Seems Unchanged
Operators Reassert Improvement in OutputStikers Re iterate Belief That More Men Are Quitting Jobs. Several Meetings Are Called for Sunday
 Afternoon by Union Men

With the operators claiming great improvement in coal pro ducton this week the low output of the preceding and the union headquarters headed series of meetings different points in the mining field tomorrow th
 third of the general strike call Alabama showed botf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25
Democrats Are Becoming
 Aroused to Need For Aid
 Ln he National Campaign

That the democrats Alabama awake to the interests their willing assist the national campaign by
 their financial contributions indicated by the generous being made the appeals published through the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-25

"We read with interest your edi- toriaI in tOday's Age-Herald and ask that you continue to write more editorials along this line, arousing the people to stir themselves for the democratic cause. Every demo- crnt in Alabama should make large or small contribution.
 "In our opinion the democratic platform stands for the greatest principles ever written into n party platform. The people of America are for these principles, so call on every good American In Alabama
 through your paper to contribute.
 "Let us awake and we are sure to win because our cause is right
 and just"
 As the party needs are urgent. Tho Age-Herald is forwarding daily such amounts as are contributed to Na- tional Commit tteeman v. T. Sanders at Athens, in order that it may go to headquarters and be put to immediate use, where 1t will do the most good. The national committee has emphasized that any amount will be acceptable.
 The Age-Herald acknowledges contri- buttons received yesterday for the na- tional democratic campaign fund as fol- lows;
 Previously acknowledged .......$ 5000 Bibb county executive commit
 tee, Geo. w. Randall, chairman 25.oo Geo w Randall West Blocton.. 25.o0 w. B. Smith x Sons, Lineville 1o.0s Mrs. Walter E, Smith, 1913 10th
 ave-, S., Birmingham ......... b'oV II. A. Poack, 1912 18th ave. s.,
 Birmingham .................- aa Geo. A. Brewer. 1912 12th ave-,
 S., Birmingham ..............- ha0o E. M Autry delivered to The Age-Her- aid last night siS.25 contributed by demo- crats having offices on the sixth floor q the First National Bank building as foA-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25

eeTOTAH, Texas. IS going big in the
oil Business said g. W Wad-
dlngton, Of Douglas, Ariz- TO
give your readers an idea or what
Toyah IS doing I VIII say that tnere
are so wells now contracted for on
sections p and .. in block 81 Be
sides +. Franklin Dean, Of New
York win soon arrive at Loyah ana
has made preparations for drilling ~
wells an sections z6 and a, In block
56- J. C. Campbell. an engineer, VIII
drill five wells in blocks 50 and IS. j.
g. Hannah. Of Fort Worth, has ae-
ouired property in block 81 and VII
drfl two wells IL O. Bailey, OF eal-
1ahau county, Texas has secured I'VE
RIGS and VIII place them on MS hold
EnEs in blocks Sc s. and 81 me
owens deep test vel which IS caus-
ing e good deal OF excitement is west
Of these holdings IN block s. Ine
owner Of the TroLWeu wen arrived
Monday with ansple capital 70 orlA
5000 feet IN block So The Ioyan-
Alabama people, also in block So nav
= STANDARD rig now up and ready 20
spud in they OWE section 8 BESIDES
these there are many others geIllns
ready to drill Some fancy prices nave
already been paid for leases. among
the highest being 800 acres In section
IS. block So. at a price Of $4,000. and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25

Oil Operators Show Great Activity In The Toyah Field;
Ministers Showed Fairness In Discussing Vice Conditions

the labor unions. especially in this
state. than there are in them and yet
we seem to be afraid Of the labor
unions. Some employers that know
are constantly fearing that the closed
shop order will be presented TO them.
that their employees VIII walk out,
that their business viii suffer. This
is a bad condition Of affairs. know,
as does any sensible man. that labor
unions have accomplished great good
for the laboring class. and yet they
are carrying their business TO an e1-
IRENE. This IS due TO the small radi-
cal element which crowds into the or
ganized labor class. and inasmuch as
they are willing 10 devote their entire
time 10 putting over the propaganda
they desire. the labor unions seem 70
take on the radical aspect I honestly
believe that il the sane element or Ia
Dor ruled labor there would be Few
strikes and these only in cases OF
plain injustice. BY giving the radl-
Gals too much rope the unions nave
almost hung themselves Where they
were decidedly popular few year
ago. now their greedy demands anu
high handed methods have caused the
pendulum to swing the other way ana
labor unions are becoming unpopu-
lar
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25
America Won The War.

DMIRAL SIMS failed to strengthen his popularity when
"A he said America did not win the war-
America has never claimed all the credit for the defeat
Germany but when the admiral says our army ana navy
did not win the war grossly ISLANDERS the nation
Where would the allies be today, if America had stayed
out Of the war? Either they would still be fighting OF
the peace would not be allied victory Germany, cut
off from the sea- had chance to win decisive VIC
tory over England but drawn battle would have been
regarded by the world German victory, and draw
was al the allies could have hoped for without American
aid So in the final struggle America did win the war
The United States joins with the rest Of the world IN
paving honor to the brave French and British soldiers NO
soldiers not even OWL fought more CALAMITY
Blu when Russia collapsed and the central powers were
able to turn the whole strength Of their wonderful fighting
machine against the western front, the weared allies were
unable to halt the onslaught The tide Of battle was
turned by the fresh troops full Of vgor and American en-
thusasm that went from this side of the Atlantic
History viii record that America saved the world from
German domination It VIII acknowledge that Germany
gave I'D the fight solely because she saw almost never
ending stream of fresh fighting crossing the Atlantic
backed up BY the Of the richest country N the
world capable Of carrying the warfare for years nee
essary and fully determined not to come back TIL 1T was
over over there"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25
Little InterUiews.

anoLher. recent sale made TO Ioyan
business man was 20 acres N sec
ton Il, block 80 az 1898 an acre
have a rig IN Toyah and VIII be READY
10 spud in by March I. by the Queen
Drilling company OF Douglas, Wnicn
I OWL"
According to my way Of thinking,
there was no attack on the city al
ministration or on anybody at al %
the Ministerial Alliance meeting. said
city councilman ". T. Griffith. All
that took place was merely a friend
" and frank discussion OF conditions
In Ell Paso. 1t seemed as II the church
people and the city and the unions an
wanted TO cooperate In cleaning "
FL Paso and in keeping Il clean. d.
Floyd Poe, pastor OF the FIRST Eres-
hvterian church. made some frank re-
marks. but his statements were rea-
sonable and not considered BY ne as
being any criticism The whole meet
ing was conducted most gentlemanly
and al the discussions were open
and frank"
Il recently heard two real estate
dealers here taking about rents, said
A. d. Pruett- "One OF them was tell
ing Of the prices he put on apart
ments. He spoke Of one In particular.
I have four small rooms on the sec
ond floor he said. and / intend 10
ask SIS a month for them There is
such a demand for rental property
that I know ] can get it. That Is
where became Interested The
phrase ] know I can get it, seemed
the crux OF the whole matter. Because
he knew he had a demand for rental
property and because he knew ne
could get Il he intended asking that
rent for four unfinished rooms On
the second floor He himself admit
ted that that rent was too high.
When questioned further he said; e
know that is a high rent but can
get it. 1 am not sure that this man
Is proffteering and would hesitate 10
make such q charge, but from my IN
Informed viewpoint It look as though
he were seizing an opportunity 70
make a profiteering grab
7 see that employers OF labor
throughout the southern states are
beginning the open shop movement
said r. K Malone. 7 favor this
strongly. II We let the radical ele-
meut Of the labor unions alcne they
will establish a condition which Will
demand that a man carry a union card
or starve. That is not right There
are far more skilled workmen ont OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25
RippLing Rhymes
Things

TITLE dimes today, make the safest pickles man
u nortafs SOUL Il there IS no
b to bis gsnbac and nurses trong around ms bed
little vobby when he's dead then ms sac
had tlnaoIn
total losses welcome MN and SOD Little
times, ne lacks h
es Nov little sheriff him with wrts and such chaps don't care
~ throws fov tits pewter Touble little iron dVe away you
b bring You peace again the little pender see him run aInu
blowing buckl He keeps going stronger Win MS
trs Of roe: wait little longer you'll him broke
- - ,-,,s .saus WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25
QUESTIONS
G 4 ND
4 ANS WE r S


q Is the custom OF sending vnien-
tines dying Outf $ l.
A The post o1Llce uepal -ll-gL.s
SAYS that more valentines were sent
Through the mails on last Valentines
day than ever before In the post
office OF the national capital Whlcl
MAY be taken as typical, the mail
handled on Valentines day was 3eos-
goo above the daily average This
was a big gain over last year
@. Who wrote the commandments,
Moses or Godf A. f. G.
A. The Bible states-book OF
Exodus. chapter 81, verse l6-thar
Cod delivered the tables OF stone to
Moses uDon which were inscribed the
Ten Commandments, written by Cod
These tables were destroyed py
Moses in his anger at the idOlatry Of
the people. Then Cod commanded
and 10 write upon lnem the lnin6s
which he commanded him
O. Tell me something about
swifzerland's form OF government
A. Switzerland IS a. republic
made up OF a confederation Of p
small states or cantons, much aIter
the fashion Of the United states,
Each canton has its own legislature,
executive department and judiciary
The federal government controls IN
matters OF peace, war. and treaties
thority are vested In a federal par
lament Of two chambers one OF
these chambers IS composed OF ~
members chosen by the p cantons-
The other house consists OF 164 rep
resentatives chosen in direct cleo
ton at the ratio Of one deputy for
every 10000 persons. The houses to-
gether elect the seven members OF
the federal council including the
president and vice president
q. What position did Billy sun
day play in base ballf u. C.
A. he played on the Chicago.
Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia teams
OF the National league, as an out
fielder.
q VIXEN and where viii the con-
rentions Of the two biz political
T parties be held TO nominate their
candidates Tor the presidencys G. v.
A. The Republican national con-
vention VIII meet in Chicago. June
while the Democratic convention
viii be held at san Francisco, June
q In what business or profession
was Ms. Woodrow Wilson's first
husband enEaEedf v. NJ l.
"A. Norman Gait. AIRS Wilson 8
first husband was a member Of the
iewelry firm OF Gait & BROS, es-
tablished in Washington about 1s92
and still doing business under that
firm name Mrs Wilson took over her
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25

first husbands interest IN the busi-
ness. upon his DEATH and stll owns
O. How many smiths are there IN
cungrcsss c. r s.
y Trere are eight-four repre-
sentatfves and four senators Ire
representatives are. Addison 2, smith,
OF Idaho. Frank L smith, OF llllnola7
J 81. O. Smith. OF llichigans Lnomas
F smith. OF New YORK The senator's
are Ellison D. smith. OF south caro-
lima Hoke Smith. OF Georgia sonn
~. smith. Of Maryland. and Marcus
A. smith. Of Arizona
CAny reader can get the answer %
any question BY writing % The Her
aid Information bureau Frederic J.
HasI-in. director. Washington D. z
This offer applies strictly 70 in1or-
nation. The bureau cannot give al
vice on legal medical. and financial
matters. II does not attempt 70 settle
domestic troubles. nor 10 undertake
exhaustive research on any suD1ecE
Write your questions plainly ana
briefly Give fun name and address
and enclose two cents in stamps 1or
return postage All replies are sent
direct 70 the inquirer)-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25

The Kelley cure institute is said by dispatches to be
going out of business Reason enough; nowadays man
either doesn't drink he drinks something that kills him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25

Toxic. Japan. has a club Of 20 wom-
en- journalists.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25

One class Of our citizens opposes returning the railroads
TO private control This class composed Of railroad en-
ploves They have found Uncle Sam easy task master
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25

Hiram Johnson, who tTaled Wilson across the cont
nent is nov going to trail Wood through North Da-
kota What the country wants is leader, not trailer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25

Only 10 immigrants came 70 the
United States from Eumania In 1918.
the smallest number from any for
eign country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25

No two persons can agree what should be done with
the railroads and person agree with himself two
days in succession n the question
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25

ct WIZ Jest wonderin'," said Uncle
! Niles Tuner, as he set loolrin' out
O. tn hotel window, whats become o.
all tn home grown girls we used I
see" Wher' Tiers 81 much smoke
there must be some society women
,-..-,.-- ,-,-,o--1 srevuD.per Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25

The thing about Joe Bailey that worries most Of them
is not that he isn't citizen Texas but that he has
mighty good chance Of being elected
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25

THE young lady across the way says
1 we Americans work too hard and
hive too fast and what we all need IS
a somewhat more FESTIVE life
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25

Anybody can point the difficulties incident to en-
forcing the law Good citizenship requires who know
ways to enforce It.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-25

The cheapest nan is the one who reads paper through
and then hands the newsboy and he doesn't