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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
ORCHESTRA START
 MADE LAST NIGHT
 WITH MUSIC CLUB
Birmingham Orchestra Asso- citation, Name Chosen-Make Plea for Action by City Board
 on New Auditorium

The Birmingham Orchestra
 association was formed last
 night.
 Its object is to promote the
 organization of a permanent
 10 or 15-piece orchestra for Birmingham. It is to be composed of local musicians or musicians who are willing to come here and make this their home. Sixty-seven business men of the city have signed pledges to take care of the financial end of it. The only thing that stands in the way now is a place large enough for the peo- pie to hear it. The leaders hope those who are behind the proposed city audi , torium will get pusy. More than half hundred members
 of the Music Study club met in the con
 cert auditorium in Cable hall last night and took the first steps toward orgaui-
 zation.
 The meeting last night was the first
 public one at which the organization of
 the orchestra has been taken up. Mrs.
 ihSuotoh l(dNio, OcloCIlt Oli Iiit nuuSlL Study club, and several other officials of this organization have been planning for the organization of an orchestra for some time.
 , Mrs. Davis during the past two months has called upon nearly hundred of the business men of the city. Sixty-seven of this number signed pledges that they
 would give at least $100 year toward
 paying the expenses of the orchestra trry11a ;es ,,t1 Mrs. Davis also stated at the meeting l last night that at least % other business people of the city, she thought, would sign the pledges before the first of the year. This will give thes club a working fund of about $10,000 year with which to pay expenses.
 Mrs. Richard F. Johnston, Mrs. James Bowron, Mrs. Laura McDavid and Mrs Houston Davis were appointed a special committee to select a name for the new organization and also draw up a skele- ton form of bylaws.
 1 The committee held a session for aboct i % minutes. Returning to the room. Mrs. | Davis, who was elected chairman, an- nounced they had chosen the Birmins- ham Orchestra association as its new name. Every member present voted :n favor of adopting the name. l Bylaws were not adopted, because a full membership was not present. An other meeting will be called by Mrs Davis about the first of the year. An election of officers will also be held al that time.
 The Birmingham Orchestra association | will be a. separate organization from the Music Study club, though all the mem bers of the Birmingham Orchestra asso- citation are at present members of the Music Study club.
 | At the next meeting, besides the cleo tion of officers of the new association, a committee will be appointed to arrange | salaries and other matters with local
 musicians.
 1 Mrs. Davis stated she hoped they would l be able to give public concert within ] a few weeks after that date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
Get the Lamp

The board of city commissioners at their regular meeting yesterday morn ing ordered the placing of a street light at Third street and Tuscaloosa avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
WO0DLAWN PARK
 IS TO COST $8,375

Purchase of new park and play ground for the Woodlawn community
 was authorized at the meeting of the city commissioners held yesterday morn ing. The park which formerly served this community was used as a portion of the site for the new Woodlawn high school.
 The commission will pay $8,S75 for the new park. which is located between First and Second avenues, south, at Fifty
 seventh street It is bounded by the
 East Lake car line on one side. the
 Tidewater car on another, the Gate City
 car line on the third and Fifty-seventh street on the fourth Tentative arrange
 ments for the purchase of the property
 were made several days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15

The negro took the stand in his own
 behalf and denied any connection with the robbery at all. He testified that he
 was in Birmingham on the day it oc-
 cured and introduced a number of negro
 witnesses in an attempt to prove all alibi
 Lambert's case was tried before Judge
 Heflin and went to the jury at l2:30
 O clock yesterday afternoon.
 INSANITY PLEA A plea of insanity was entered in be- half of the defendant, who was alleged
 to have killed his former sweetheart, Miss Martha Gilliland, on the day of her wedding to another man. The shooting is said to have occurred at the home of Miss Gilliland in Ensley on June g. Lam
 bert took the stand in his own behalf and denied any knowledge of the shoot ing or of any of the events that occurred on the day which he is alleged to have
 killed Miss Gilliland. He declared ms
 mind in regard to the day of the shoot
 ing is a blank. In answer to questions of James c. Davis, assistant solicitor, on cross-examination regarding his move
 ments on the day of the homicide, the
 defendant replied that he did not know or that he had no Knowledge. He stated
 that he did not remember any trip to
 the home of his former sweetheart or any conversation with her sister a lew minutes prior to the shooting lie TUT ther denied any knowledge of owning the pistol with which he is alleged to have
 killed Miss Gilliland.
 MAY FINISH TODAY A verdict in the John Arnold case is expected today. This case is being heafa before Judge William E. Fort. It is charged by the state that the trouble grew out of the strike of coal miners Tn the Birmingham district. On the morn ing of the shooting it is alleged that striking miners of the Majestic Cchi company and their sympathzers con cealed themselves in a field adjoining the road along which the nonunion miners went to their work and fired on them. Cook was killed and several other ne-
 groes in the party were wounded. Counsel for the defense made stren- uous objections to prevent testimony tnat a strike was in progress at the time or the killing when the state attempted to show that on the day of the affray strike was under way
 J. D. Russum, coroner-elect, was tne first witness called. At the time of the shooting he was acting coroner ana m yestigated the case. He explained to the iury where the bullet holes were locateu
 in the body of the dead man.
 w. B. Albert, negro nonunion miner, followed MT. Russum on the stand. lie testified that he was one of the party
 of nonunion men fired on and was
 wounded He stated that on the morn- ing in question he and number of not-
 union employees of the Majestic Coat
 company were on their way to worK about 6:so o'clock when they came to
 point in the road they saw a number
 of white men, about 90 or 40, hiding De- hind stumps and trees. When the men approached, he testified. they called out | to the nonunion men to hat ana enen evervbody started firing. He could not saw which side started the shooting. He testified that he recognized John Arnold among the men.
 Addition witnesses will be heard today which will be followed by argument or counsel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
WANT CHILDREN TO
 SEE THE PICTURES
Committee of Teachers Will Have
 Charge Saturday

Teachers of Jefferson county hay been specially invited to visit the ex hibit of color prints at Room 27 Watts building on Saturday, December IS, by the Alabama Art League.
 The committee in charge for the day has arranged for the exhibition to be open from 10 o'clock a. m. to o'clock D. m. The following teachers of the Jefferson county schools compose the committee:
 Mrs. V. s. Elliot chairman; Miss An nie Jones, Miss Cora Roebuck. siis~ irene Day. Miss Lillie Mae Christ lieb Miss Elizabeth Christlieb, Mrs. J E. Ware Miss Naomi Vincent. Mrs. Lu- cile Bennett, MT. and Mrs. H. F. Gil- more, MT. and Mrs. S. J. Strock, Miss Mary Griggs, MT. and Mrs. F. S. Self Miss Mabel Forbes, Mir. and Mrs. J. M Farris, Mir. and Mrs. T. w. Smith. MT and Mrs. c. K. West. pr. and Mrs. N R. Baker. MT. and Mrs. E. B. Erwin MT. and Mrs. Forney Reese. MT. ans Mrs. B. w. Self Mir. and Mrs. w. c Petty. MT. and Mrs. J. W. Ellenburg. MT. and Mrs. J. D. Moore. MT. and Mrs J. A. Davis. MT. J. M. Ward. Miss Jennir Hoffman. Miss Jeanette Rosser, Miss Margaret McAdory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15

W. J. Adams of the Adams Drug com- pany was elected yesterday afternoon at the regular weekly luncheon of the Kiwanis club president for the coming year.
 MT. Adams is well known in both business and civic affairs, having served with the board of trade and the Alabama State fair. A successful ad- ministration is predicted by all who know him.
 J. H. Loveman of Loveman, Jos eph & Loeb was elected first vice presi- dent; C. C. Daniel, second vice ,resi- dent; C. N. Wiley, secretary; c. E. Ire land, treasurer; A. J. Arrant, trustee. The following directors were elected: J. l.. Davidson, Erskine Ramsay, ". A Steadman and D. H. Brown.
 The newly elected officers will as- sume office the first week of the new year.
 A collection of more than $2oO was taken to add to the funds to be spent fora the Christmas entertainment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15

Lambert was charged with killing his former sweetheart, Miss Martha Gilli- land, a her home in Ensley on the day of her wedding to another man. Sem tence will be imposed Saturday. Notice of appeal was given.
 Morton was charged with holding
 up and robbing P. NJ. Cannon,
 dairyman. of $25 on the Green
 Springs road. at the point of gun.
 several weeks ago. The jury in this
 case was out about 30 minutes,
 bringing in the following cerdict;
 @We, the jury, find the defendant
 guilty as charged in the indictment
 and fix the penalty at death.''
 Morton will be sentenced Saturday.
 Fred Robertson, negro, convicted of robbery before Judge II. P. Heflin yes- terday afternoon, was given 10 years by the jury. He was charged with hay ing held up and robbed Charlie Zim- merman, another negro, on the Twenty seventh street road. several weeks ago, and to have taken S60 from him at the point of a pistol. Robertson had no attorney to defend him, so the court asked if some of the attorneys in the courtroom would not volunteer to do so Robert Grey Tate volunteered and put up good fight for the life of his client.
 ARNOLD BEING TRIED
 The case of John Arnold charged with the killing of Greene Cook, negro non- union miner of the Majestic Coal com pany at Majestic several months ago in 8 shooting afrray between striking miners of the company and it's non union employees is being heard before Judge William E. Fort. A number of witnesses have been summoned and it is expected the case will be completed today.
 Both divisions of the criminal court presided over by Judge H. P. Heflin and Judge William E. Fort and one division of the civil court presided over by Judge Dan A. Greene, are grinding away at the trial of cases in which the defend- ants are charged with murder and high way robbery Solicitor Joseph R. Tate has a full corps of solicitors at work and it is expected the 20 defendants charged with offenses for which the prosecution is asking the death penalty will have their cases disposed of by the end of the week.
 Hearing of the Morton case was started Monday afternoon before Judge Greene, and testimony and arguments CT 1ounsel were completed yesterday Af1ernoon about 2:30 o'clock, after wAich the charge was delivered and the 3fy received the case at o'clock
 ROBBERY CASE
 Morton is the first of the alleged ! saighwaymen charged with operating on the Green Springs road to be placed on trial in the Jefferson county courts. MT. Cannon, his alleged victim, was the first witness called by the state, and he Sld the circumstances relating to Vh@ z old-up. It is alleged that the ne- Era 10bbed him after he had gotten out of fis car to inspect a pocketbook lay ms sn the road. He positively identi- fi@d Morton asabeing the man who com alfse Id the robbery. Deputies making the arrest followed him on the stand and stated that the negro had made a confession regarding the hold-up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
VARLOS SUCCUMBS
 TO BULLET WOUND

Tom Varlos, who was shot early Mon day morning at his home. 2406 Fifth ave rue, north, died yesterday morning at local infirmary. Mrs. Clara Varlos is being held at the city jail charged with the murder
 The trouble that led to the shooting is said to have been domestic affairs The shot that resulted in varlos' death entered the abdomen. Blood transmission which it was thought by the physicians, might save the wounded man, failed to have the desired effect
 Funeral services will be held this after noon from Johns chapel at o'clock. Burial will be in Elnwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office of the probate judge:
 Arnold c. Langner and Miss Katherine Worthington West.
 E. D. Massey and Miss Mae Willett- Albert F. Commander and Mss Carrie Prince Mckinney.
 w. F. Lake and Miss Emma .. Avanl
 A Reignald Miree and Mrs. Grace Byrd.
 David King Pegves and Miss Amy Fa. Russell.
 Thomas Stewart Lucius and Miss Mary Alice Strong. James P. Love and Miss Annie Louise HumphrieS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
Death Penalty Is Verdict
 OF Jury for Lambert And
 Morton In Court Yesterday
White Man Convicted of Murder, Negro of Robbery Cases of Alleged Hghwaymen and Killers Also Being Tried in Criminal Division-Civl
 Court Also Very Busy.

Lambert convicted of murder in the first degree and Will Morton nego convicted of robbery in the criminal divis ion of the circuit yesterday will for their crimes with their lives
 With the exception of the time the jury in Lamber at lunch they only about hour when they returned the verdict W the jury find the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree and fix his penalty at death
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
Ensley Woman Dies

Mrs. J. E. Harrington died last night at |6 o'clock at her residence, 2121 Avenue
 G, Esnsiey. She is survived by her hus-
 band and three daughters, Mrs A. c. Lyon and Miss Ella May Wells of Ems ley and Mrs. W. A. Breaker of Brming ham. Funeral services will be announced
 later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-15
PERSONAL

Dr. J. T. McNew. pastor of the Thirty sixth Street Baptist church, who has been out of the city some time for his health, has returned. mpch improved, and will have charge of the services at Wednesday evening prayer meeting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-08
TRADE BAN
NOW LIFTED
WITH RUSSIA


WASHINGTON July S-The state de-
partment order effective today which
lifts the ban on trade between Ameri-
can ports and soviet Russia. also re-
moves most Of the restrictions on
trade with all other countries OF the
world As in the case OF soviet Rus
STA however no article or commodity
which could be construed as war ma
teriel may be exported TO Hungary.
Austria Bulgaria; Turkey. China or
Mexico without special export license
and the department announces that
such licenses viii be issued only in
exceptional cases"
The state department announcement
does not go into detail as to what
shall constitute the exceptional case
in which permit will be granted to
export such articles as arms air craft.
munitions. warships. etc. to the coun-
tries designated. but II does specify
conditions under which locomotives.
rolling stock. motor cars and other
commodities not directly connected
with war. may be consigned - soviet
Russia and countries formerly asso-
ciated with the central powers
In general persons wishing To ex-
port this latter class OF commodities.
must prove to the satisfaction OF the
department Of state that the articles
in question are destined for civil pur-
poses only.
The statement issued yesterday Il
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-08
SINCLAIR
REFINERY
IS A MODEL

The East Chicago plant OF the Sim
clair Oil Refining Company IS being
constructed OF the most enduring
character and when completed viii be
one Of the most upu-to-date oil re-
fning plants in the country. Steel.
brick and cement are being used in
the building and then the plant will
be equipped with the most modern
machinery and the processes will be
Of the latest tyne
Superintendent r. p. Sawyer. who
has charge OF the ten Sinclair re-
fneries Is quoted In a recent issue Of
the Wall Street journal as saying 7
did not plan or build the East Chicago
works but if were called upon 10
duplicate them tomorrow / would not
change a single line The plant at
present during the course or con-
structton. employs 500 men but when
completed it wilI be arranged SO that
It can be efficiently operated with
only 200. The labor saving devices
and new type processes which are em-
bodied in the plant are response BILE
for the small number Of workmen re-
CURED.
The capacity OF the East Chicago
plant al present is reported to be
$4,000 barrels day. next month il
VIII be increased to $4,000 and in an
other year Will be handling 81. 600 bar.
reis day The ten rehneries OF the
company Will have capacity Of S.
coo barrels a day and will maintain
an output or 10000 barrels. 1t is estt-
mated that the minimum cost OF CON
structton of q refinery is $1,000 PC
daily barrel capacity
At the East Chicago plant every
thing is now refined to an Industrial
service except the last ~ per cent
which is the residuum now sold as
coke Twenty-Five per cent is re-
fined 70 gasoline by distiIlation and
another = Per cent to gasoline by
cracking. then there is Kerosene. seven
base oils from which so distinct lu-
brtcating oils are made wax from
which chewing gum is made and coke.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-08
ARMY LIEUT..
ORDERED HELD
BY THE POLICE


CHICAGO. July S-CarI Wanderer. a
former army lieutenant. who on the
p gh- Of JuJne 21 was found standing
in the vostlbule of his home beside the
luuet-riddled bodies Of his wife and an
unidentified man TODAY was ordered held
b. the police after fourteen hour
Questioning in which he is declared to
have told NJ less than twelve different
stories 81 the double Staying.
Wanderers original story was that
On returning home with his wife from
the MOVIES. they We're confronted in the
vestibule by a ragged stranger. who.
after ordering them 10 throw up their
hands. shot and killed Mrs wanderer
and was IA turn killed by bullet from
her husbands army pistol after an ex
change of dozen shots.
on Investigation however. detect
ives learned that both pistols used in
che Staying ne had taken from
the supposed robber and the one used
by Wauderer-were in the latters pos
session al the time OF the tragedy.
Wanderer, the police declare first at
tempted to explain this by admitting
that he had taken the slain mans wea-
pom efter the Staying because he liked
il better than his own but later made
contradictory statements
Since then. the police asesrt Wand
arer has involved himself in maze
ST contradictory versions or the az
fair He is expected to break down
completely and tell all he knows at
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-08
GARY ELKS
PROUD OF
SHOWING

In the neighborhood Of one thousand
Gary residents witnessed the monster
Elks parade in Chicago last night.
besides the $50 members OF the steel
city lodge that took part in the line
OF march forming a part Of the Indiana
delegation East Chicago and Ham
mond lodges also made a wonderful
showing
Gry's contingent was led by their
own saxaphone band the only one 81
its kind in the whole parade. and along
the line Of march they we're loudly
applauded. Uniformly dressed in
white Trousers. white shoes and hats
the Gary delegation came in for their
share or praise.
In referring to the Gary delegation
a Chicago newspaper writer had this
to say. with more than a score or
the sirens Of satan the Gary Hnd)
Saxaphone band jazzed a path for the
home lodge down the gay white way
1t took the parade exactly two hours
% pass a given point and was the
biggest spectacle ever held in Chicago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-08
THEY WANT A SHARE.

The undertakers in Gary are up IN
arms
Before the city council last night.
they complained that the city bust
ness was being given to one undertak-
er and they want TO know the reason
why Why don't We all get a little
of the city business" they ssk. The
question will be aired when they meet
with the city ordinance committee next
Monday night
Very little business 81 Importance
vas transacted at the regular meeting
last night
The new ordinance setting the Phre-
nologist's license fee al $1,000 was
passed by a unanimous vote a COM
munication was read regarding the
proposed increases OF the pay OF the
police and hremen and petition was
presented BY the Gary Street Railway
asking permission to charge a ten
cent fare or sell ten rides for seventy
cents.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-08
GARY OLYMPIC TRIALS

Chicago wrestlers won most OF the
honors in the middle west Olympic
trials at Gary Tuesday night and Will
compete in the finals at New York July
u and 10.
121 pounds-Val Vosen. Hawthorne
club Chicago. first; Kal Borsits Gary
J NJ c. a. second. decision.
1876 pounds-George Metropolous.
Gary 7. NJ c. a. FIRST John Norress.
Greek Olympic A. c.. Chicag second;
decision.
I54 pounds sachs Hebrew insti-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-08

DATE SOUGHT

4 four page QUESTIONABLE that sets
the old draft QUESTIONABLE into the back
ground is heing distributed this week
by A. F. Knots Of Gary. who has under
taken the big task Of collecting data
the names and histories Of the most
notable men and women Of Northern In
diana from the early days until the pres
ent time for Lake County Historical so
ciety.
should one Of these auestionnaires
come into your possession Mr. KNOTS is
DESTROYS Of getting all the interesting
data regarding your own history as well
as a photo ph. 8 picture or any books,
pamphlets. papers or articles that ought
70 be preserved as historical material
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-08
NO a l3o
NOTICE For PIrRIIc EEAPIN-c


NOTICE FOR PUBLIC NEARING
EAST CHICAGO. Ind suly I. 1926.
To Whom II May Concern.
You are hereby notified that the Board
OF Public Works of the city Of Eas,
Chicago, Indiana, did on the sth day Of
July. 1920. adopt q resolution that an
improvement be made In said City as
follows;
That 14sth street from McCook ave
nue. to Carey street and l4sth and 15oth
streets from MoCook avenue 10 KENNEDY
avenue. be paved with:
Plan A-one course concrete on sand
foundation
Plan B-Two course concrete on sand
foundation
Plan c.-Asphaltic concrete on con.
crete foundation.
Plan D.-sheet asphalt
All work done in the making OF said
described public Improvement shall be
in accordance with the terms and cor
ditions Of such Improvement Resolution
and the details. drawings. plans. probes
and specifications for such proposed i'm
provement which are on file and may be
seen in the once Of the Board Of Pub
lilo Work. of said city
That said Board OF Public Works has
nxed the 2sth day of July. 1920. at 1:sa
O'clock P. NJ. at its Office in said city
as the time and place fer the public
consideration Of the proposed improve
ment. a. which time said Board OF Pub
lie Works VIII hear all persons inter
ested. or whose property is liable to Be
assessed for said improvement. and viii
decide whether the BENEFITS TO the prop
erty liable to be assessed for such i'm.
provement will equal the estimated cost
thereof.
BY order OF the Board Of Public
Works
HK GROVES.
e w wICKEY,
o. c. F sEEHAsE
Board Of Public Works
Attest
T. J. RICHARDS. City Clerk
7-s-l5
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-08
ROSKO ARRESTED

Thomas Rosko. 1917 Adams street
Gary who was driving a heavy truck
which knocked down and run ever
little 4-year-old Jim Sprano OF 1915
Adams street, yesterday noon, break
ing the child's.ieg. was arrested follow
ing the accident and charged with run
mig over q child The child was
taken to the St. Antonio. hospital and
at noon today was reported getting
along as well as can be expected.