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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05

are eaten for luncheon or dinner, but nearly always the diner has to rambie over the bill of fare before he can find the size that suits his taste or pocket book.
 The keenest watchers over the appe- tites of people are the managers of the forty-odd restaurants in Birmingham. 1t has been said that even great detectives fail before these men in their knowledge of human nature.
 One restaurant manager tells a tale about man who drank as high as ten cups of coffee a day, but he would al- ways leave about half an inch of coffea In the bottom of his cups. Careful watch had once become nearly choked on some sugar in the bottom of his cup. so he always left little coffee there so as to not have the affair happen again.
 Green stuff and vegetables of a-.y kind is seldom called for, the managers say and it doesn't pay to keep it on hand Eggs, ham and eggs, steaks, baked beans, light bread and apple p;e are the principal thought of food' in Birmingham
 A call for anything else Is likely to cause riot, they say. For only the other day an old lady walked into a local res- taurant and called for a cheese sanc- wich The waiter yelled false alarm back to the chef in the rear. The old lady misunderstood and rushing up to the manager she cried: How did the fire start?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
UNDER THE PILLOW
 IS PLACE TO LOOK

watches, jewelry and the like that are
 forgotten are usually left under the pill
 low by the owner. His anxiety not to
 lose his property often causes his separ-
 ation from it.
 All property that is left by guests is
 carefully marked with the number of
 the room in which it is found and the
 date It is stored away in a room for safe keeping. In case the owner calls
 or writes the article may easily be found by survey of the stock of lost property.
 Hotel bills are forgotten as often as anything else" remarked one manager He refrained from stating whether the oversight was intentional or unnten- rlonal. A manager recited one case where guest skipped out leaving both his hotel bill and baggage. When his bag gage was inspected later it was found to consist of worthless suitcase filled with two rocks
 The hotels have provisions for sell ing or disposing of property left in the check room after certain time limit usually thirty days. But this is rarely resorted to- Most property left by guests
 either in their rooms or in the check
 room is called for sooner or later.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
FAIR RENT BOARD
 MEETING MONDAY City Commission to Delve In Subject In Search of
 Betterment

Arrangements have been made for special meeting of the city commission on Monday to take up the matter of ap- pointing a fair rent board in Birming- ham.
 Members of a committee appointed by the Civic Association to look into the rent situation in the city and recom- mend, if the condition is serious, fair rent board. appeared before the coni- mission yesterday and had Monday ap- pointed as the day for the consideration or their report.
 The committee was appointed recently. It made an extensive investigation Of the situation, with the result that they reported that the condition was an ur- gent one and demanded immediate at tention and leSlsiation.
 The board of directors of the CIVIC Association concurred in the report and instructed the committee to get the matter before the city commission.
 They recommended that the fair reh, hoard consist of three pubic splrieu men who will he provided with sec retarv and equipment at the expense or tbe citv and that this board near ali comnlaints of excessive rent and attempt to indicate between landlord ana tenant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
GOING ID MODIFY AUTOMOBILE LAMPS Police Commissioner to Study Detroit Law and
 Make Changes Here

Following the fight waged by the Birmingham Autom obile Club for the en- forcement of the dinner law or the en- actment of an ordinance requiring the use of safety lenses in the city Of Bir- mingham, John H. Taylor. commissioner of public safety, informed Thornton Es- tes president of the Birmingham Auto mobile Club, Friday, that. following his return from Detroit, he would present to the city commission an ordinance making if compulsory for every automobile oper- ating within the city of Birmingham to be equipped with safety lenses.
 While in Detroit, Commissioner Tay- Tor will study the safety lenses law or that city, and he expects to toiloW IL In a number of respects.
 officials of the Automobile Club have been working for a long while to have the dinner law enforced, since they claim that 1t is dangerous for glaring headlights to be used, After they were informed by the city commission that it was almost impossible to enforce this law. the substitute of safety lenses was recommended.
 safety lenses are so constructed that they diffuse the light rays rather than extend them in a concentrated volume. which affords the driver the same amount of light as the old system, al- though 1t is divided over a larger area of the street The American Automobile Association has indorsed eight safety lenses and it is expected that the city will require standard makes.
 Under the new ordinance, which has already been drawn up tentatively by Com missioner Taylor any car found without the proper lenses makes It's owner violator of this law, and thereby it is not necessary to wait until dark To make an arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
UNLAWFUL HOMICIDE VERDICT OF CORONER
 IN GILLELAND CASE

Following investigation into the kill ing of Miss Martha Gilleland at her home
 in Ensley Wednesday by Tom Lambert a
 verdict of unlawful homicide was ren- dered by John R. T. Rives, assistant cor
 oner.
 Jealousy was given as the cause of the
 shooting by the witnesses examined bv
 MT. Rives. They stated that Lambert
 shot Miss Glleland because she was
 to marry another man.
 Lambert gives his home as Oakman.
 Ala. He is being held in the county iail on charge of murder.
 Unlawful homicide was the yerdic, If Assistant Coroner Rives following an in- vestigation of the death of Henry Gentry negro, who is alleged to have been stabbed to death by David Crockett. an other negro.
 Verdict of unlawful homicide was rem dered by Assistant Coroner Rives vester- day following an investigation of the death of Charlie Martin, negro. which oc- cured at a local infirmary as a result 1 of gunshot wounds alleged to have been inflicted by Nora King. negress. Accord i ing to witnesses, the killing followed a l quarrel between the two at the home of the woman at North Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
OF
 INJUNCTION DENIED Age-Herald Filed Answer and Demurrers to Tem-
 porary Injunction

In it's answer and demurrers to the temporary injunction issued several weeks ago by Judge Horace Wilkin- son restraining the publication of all legged matter. The Age-Herald Publish ing Company denies that it had con spired with other defendants to pub fish and distribute advertising mat ter alleged to have been prepared by Senator Underwood's campaign com mittee during the recent senatorial race.
 This writ of injunction was filed by William l.. Harrison and a number of other labor leaders against Lloyd NJ Hooper The Age-Herald Publishing Company and several other defendants It was charged in the writ that mem bers of committee purporting to represent labor organizations and who were supporting l.. B. Musgrove were in favor of political equality for the white and negro races.
 There are thirty-nine senarata counts in the demurrers filed yester- day In the chancery court by The Age Herald Publishing Company, which at lacks the pill on the grounds that it was without equity and that the court mad no Jurisdiction to restrain or en- 1oin the publication of an alleged libel ne answer stated that l.. B. Musgrove was candidate for the. United States senate during the recent primary and had been indorsed by a committee pur- porting to represent several labor or ganizations. The defendant company ayers that 1t had no knowledge as to the personnel of these committees or the organizations they were alleged to represent
 It is stated in the answer that the matter was presented to the paper bv an advertising agency in the regular course of business for publication. subject to approval of the managing editor. .
 The demurrer stated that the court mas no right to restrain the defend . ant company from exercising the right of freedom of speech and press which right Is guaranteed to it by the con stitution of the United States and by the constitution of the state of Ala : bama. It was pointed out that if the injunction is made permanent such in Jury would abridge the right of free dom of speech and press and be a vio- lation of the state and federal con- stitutions and do an irreparable in jury to the defendant companv and Furthermore, the court has no right 10 exercise censorship over the defend : ant company's newspaper and has m right to prescribe what said comnanv may and may not publish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
TODAY IN
 BIRMINGHAM

Pictures of real life in Latin America to be shown in Y. M. C. A. building tonight nt s o'clock. Community club meets in South- ern Club building at noon.
 wylam Masons' picnic at East Lake.
 St. Andrews Episcopal Church picnic at East Lake.
 Salvation Army memorial ser
 ADJUSTMENTS
 Five acts Keith vaudeville at the Lyric theatre.
 Five acts Loew's vaudeville at BijOu theatre.
 Dan Fitch minstrel show at the Majestic theatre.
 Mack Sennetts ~Down on the Farm at the Strand theatre.
 Anita Stewart in "The Yellow Typhoon" at the Trianon theatre. Tom Mix in "The DaredeviP' at tie Rialto theatre.
 Peggy HyInnd in "Persuasive Peggy at the AIcaznr theatre.
 William $. Hart in ''The Lone Avenger' at the Colonial theatre. Jack Dempsey in '.Daredevel Jackc at the Princess theatre. Birmingham to play two games with Atlanta at RickwoOd Field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
Commissioner Brovn Working to Lmproue East Lake Park

rious concessions operated at the park. Another attractive feature that has been arranged is the always available supply of ice water for the hot days
 ''We want the people to use this big municipal recreation ground said Mir. Brown, flor most people need more outdoor recreation than they get. We have fitted the park so that all forms of amusement is available. Particularly have we tried to make the children s outing attractive. We have installed slides swings, see-saws. ocean waves sand beds, a wading pool and many other features.
 There will be many Sunday School picnics held there this year. The Nor wood and the Ensley Methodist Churches will both give their annual pionics there next week and all others are invited to use the park at all times '"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
LATIN AMERICAN
 EXHIBIT CONTINUED

created in Latin American subjects by the exhibit at the public library, arrange ments have been naGe the Latin American Club hpvg the axhibit con tinued through next week.
 Many addtions features have been se- cured, Including nunac Of pictures and several curios for the display cases.
 Another reason for tue continuance of the exhibit Is the ntci thsl D large num- Der of the patron Of Inc library make visits every two Es tna time allowed for books to be ke IS thought that by continuing the exhibit through next week, a much lars number Of people will be reached.
 Tonight will be tn Last Oh which pie lures viii be exhibited at the Y. M. c. A. The films which are being shown are scenes from the city of Buenos Aires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05

All efforts are being made by J. FL lis Brown. commissioner of parks, to make East Lake attractive to Sunday school and church picnics, as it is this class of people that is wanted in the park.
 For this reason special attention has been directed to the playground feature of the park and more improvement has been made on this section and more new equipment installed than in any other part of the park
 large picnic shed has been fitted up with long tables, chairs, electric fans and everything that will add to the comfort of the picnickers and attract them to the park. The manager. Miles Bradford. gives free passes to the va
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
C|V|TAN MEMBERS
 MEMPHIS JOURNEY
Consider Attending Ban- quet In Tennessee City
 With Organization There

Unique fellowship stunts were the feature of the luncheon of the Civitan Club yesterday in the Southern Club rooms when the entire programme was given over to amusement.
 Hollis F. Davenny, director of the community sing management gave sev- eral songs and conducted a sing with the members of the club joining in. Abe Williams also sang several of the latest song hits.
 The president, Dr. Courtney W. Shrop- shire. gave a report of the work of the International Civitan Clubs, of which Birmingham IS No 1. She has sent out a fiel6 worker who has succeeded in organizing a large club in Memphis which will receive their charter on June 1S The members of the club voted yesterday that their regular weekly luncheon, to be held on June 1s should be held in Memphis with the Memphis Club.
 Distribution was made among the nei1bers os small cards on which there was printed number. There Here two of each of these numbers. When No. was called, the two men whose card carta.ned that number would f'se anc introduce ea oh other to the other mem ters. The stunt" programme, which was carried over until the next meet to those who named their men rightly. Announcement was made that next week will be Merchants Day" and that the club will be addressed by E. B. Irwin.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
PLAY IN YOUR OWN
 BACK YARD" ADVISED

Keep your hose in your own front yard" said Judge Martin yesterday. "and be careful in which direction the watep is going"
 The judge delivered these instructions when two women indulged in water sprinkling contest from the porches of their respective homes yesterday, and took the matter in the police court for settlement.
 It's all right for children to have water fights in a spirit of fun, but when it comes to women using this as means of venting spite. it is a different matter altogether" said the judge.
 However. he agreed to nol pross the case when the defendant made her apologies to the plaintiff for having generously sprinkled her and promised that the quarrel would not be renewed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
By GEORGE II. WATSON

Please send pajamas which were left in Room cos
 This typical of telegrams and letters received by local hotels day by day from guests who have reached some other city.
 Razors. brushes and strops sufficient to go into the barber supply business are collected in the course of a few weeks by some of the hotels.
 We usually have on hand a whole stock of razor strops," said one hotel manager. When guest returns and re- ports the loss of a strop, we usually show him the pile and tell him to pick out one to suit himself"
 Pajamas, shirts, socks, collars combs, brushes, stationery and tonsorial out fits come within the category of articles that are most often forgotten by visi- tors. Women are just as bad as men in forgetting things, emphasized one ho- tel man. In most instances the loser soon misses the article and sends back to the hotel for it. Provided the prop erty can be found, and it usually is, 1t is mailed to the owner at once.
 Most valuable possessions like purses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
FORTY INDICTMENTS
 RETURNED BY JURY

Forty indictments were returned by the Jefferson county grand jury yester- day in a partial report made yesterday to Judge H. P. Heflin in the criminal division of the circuit court. The jury was excused until June 8, when it will reconvene to resume its investigation into the alleged charges against the jury commission of the county.
 The grand jury has been in session for the past three days and examined a large number of witnesses. Yesterday it visited the county farm. and will rec port on this institution in it's final re- port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
FUNERAL SERVICES OF LEROY GREEN COPE

Funeral services for Leroy Green Cope, aged 43. who was electrocuted by a live wire yesterday morning, will be Leld from the late residence. 7os Alouis avenue, at o'clock this afternoon. h. torment will follow in Elmwood ceme- tery.
 tact with a live wire on the roof of the Birmingham Ice and Cold Storage Com pany's ice house at Boyles
 The following pallbearers have been announced J. K. James. w. D. Tan ner, A. D. Hobbs. o. l.. Devon, c. Ii. Smith and V. A. Feast
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
MEN MAY JOIN NAVY
 AT SEVENTEEN YEARS

Information has been received at the navy recruiting station, Title Guarantee building, that men r years old can now be accepted for naval service. Here tofore men entering the navy had to be IS years of age. Men IT years of age must enlist for term of three years. or during minority. and only with the consent of parents or guardians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
SHETLAND PONY AND CART

sell my Shetland pony. "Bob." with the wicker GOverness cart and harness and saddle and bridle to some little girl or hoy who wants 1t. "Bob- fs the best little Shetland pony fin the world. hut have grown too big for him and now have big pony.
 If you want all of this, you cnn have it for @2OO. Write or telephone to kitty" care The Age-Herald. and I will let you try him for three or four days to see whether he suits you before you buy him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
Bathing Beach Hearing

Judge Dan A. Green yesterday passed the hearing of the petition of the Hillco Amusement Enterprise for an inunction to enjoin the City Com mission from further holding the prop erty of the company at the bathing beach at East Lake until next Tuesday. Arguments of attorneys for both the defendant and respondent were heard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
JUST ABOUT $5,000
 FOR BIRMINGPORT

Subscriptions to the Port of Birming- ham capital stock have neared the $2O0,- coo mark at last.
 Quite a boost was imparted Friday by a subscription of 5000 on the part of the Woodward Iron Company and one of g 900 by interests represented by Mor- ris Bush.
 The subscriptions reported on Friday include the following:
 Woodward Iron Company ........ 5,0e Interests represented by Morris
 Bush ..........'........- %,voo Birmingham Machine and Foun-
 dry Company ...................... oVo Birmingham Slag Company 300 Ingalls Iron Works ................ 5o Ingalls Iron Works .............. 1,o00 Centennial Ice Company ......... o0o Alabama Brewing Company 100 Retail Merchants committee re-
 ports .-.-.s-.......... ...-.'... oVV Birmin gham Rail and Locomotive
 Company ............,............ 4O
 Total to date .............. s194,6oo
 Amount subscribed during the present drive, about s63,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
Marriage Licenses

Mdfr1dg6 LlcenS0 The following marriage licenses were issued at the probate office yesterday: D. J. Fox and Miss Sarah Amelia Gaudin.
 Rector L. Goodwin and Miss Mamie Lee Holebrook.
 N. B. Jolly and Miss Mabel Dodgen. Harry Vegely Harding and Miss Effie Roberts
 w. E. Johnston and Miss Ruby Wjl- Hams.
 William tJrowder, Jr.. and Miss Ruby Johnson.
 Herman N. Thorne and Miss Emma Grace Hale.
 The French airplane service has given its approval to muffler whlcn is said very effectually to suppress the noise of the engine so that it may pass near without observation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05
STATE BANKS ARE ID FIGHT REVENUE
 ACT TOAF|N|SH
Claim Franchise Hits Them, But Skips Over National Banks and Is Discrimi-
 natory and Unfair

State banks have determined to attack the constitutionality of that provision of the reve- nue act of 1919, under which it is proposed to levy franchise tax on them.
 They are all the more inclined to that step because such a tax is not levied and cannot be levied by the petitors of the state banks.
 Mallory & Mallory and Ray Rushton are now preparing the presentation of the case.
 Section Is of the revenue act of 1919 provides for the levying of a franchise
 tax on "every corporation organized
 under the laws of the state" Section
 229 of the constitution provides that
 the Legislature shall by general law
 provide for the payment of franchise
 tax by corporations organized under
 the laws of the state." But. in the
 same statute in which appears Section
 10 pTONlulnB TUT d lIiiNLiSC laA OAA
 corporal tions in general there is sep
 arate heading under title of Taxation
 of Banks" Under this heading taxa
 ton of banks is provided for and it is specifically stated in that section GOV
 ering taxation of bank shares that
 'In arriving at the fair and reason
 able cash value of the shares there
 must be considered everything which
 gives them value, such as franchise,
 capital stock and assets of the bank, the
 real and personal property, the reserve
 fund and surplus, the undivided profits not included in the surplus and all other interests of the shareholders that would pass to purchaser on the trans fer of his stock, and, except as here in expressly provided. no separate tax shall be levied on these elements of value at any time.'
 EXCEPTIONS From the exception made in this | clause. the lawyers for the state banks will assume that the legislature in- tended to treat banks in the matter of taxation Ol1IeTenlly lTOIu CUT poId- l tions generally. In other words, they will contend that the words except l as herein provided" mean preciset? l what they say and that taxation other | than specified under the heading of saTaxation of Banks" is illegal and un- 1 constitutional
 1 Referring to the constitution, the l contention will be that:
 "As stated, the makers of the consti- tuition must have known that the stat was without power to levy franchis ss | tax on national banks, for this had long | been the law at the time the constitu- | tion was written.
 And it seems hardly reasonable tc suppose that the state would desire tc l discriminate against its own creatures | in favor of foreign corporations. 1 "It is not reasonable to suppose tha 1 the state would deliberately impose g f, franchise tax upon a state bank wher | its competitor across the street, the na tional bank. could not be subjected tc l the same tax.'
 | Tax Commissioner Mooring has 1 made demand on the state banks fol l this franchise tax from 1911 to date 1 It is following this demand that the 1 executive council of the State Bankers l Association determined on a test of tht 1 law.
 | Suit will be filed at an early date anc
 the fight will be to the finish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-05

Three northern California municipali- ties recently have elected women as city clerks.
The Jones County news., 1920-09-30
Hamiltonian Democrats

friend tells US that certain class of citizens of
the city Of Laurel take great pride in calling themselves
Hamiltonian Democrats. Hamilton was an Englishman
with English ideas Of Government believed in class rule
worshpped Arstocracy and wealth Of the term
Hamitonian Democrat a contradiction but this set are
not posted such matters but they how imagine
that sounds big to refer to themselves in this manner
Now this exclusive set is composed Of those who now
pose as of wealth and affairs but they have not al
ways been thus most of them raised away out in
the uny but since they have moved to town they have
discarded the celuod collar the blue serge suit and arel
learning the use Of the finger BOWL and to pocket
their napkins they longer eat green's with their knives
rarely ask for second plate Of SOUP of them
have quit clearing their throats at the table and wearing
their hats in hc house But they all murder the King En-
gsh and commit assault and battery Harveys Grammer
every day. We know several of those society lions whose
fathers 20 years ago had them down with the dogs
on Sunday 90 put clean shirt on them
Upon investigation find that the merchant who
caters to their trade learning by experience what to
keep on hand has always afu supply ofno hats and no
IL shoes. Hamiltonian Democrats Well such is life