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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
Birningport's $50, 1000 Is
 to Be Raised Here Today
Determined Business Men in Strong Committees Will Can Big and Little Business to Put Through the
 Movement That Means Lower Freight Rates

Committees of the civic organizations, who have undertaken to raise s5000C with which to complete the river ter niinals at Birmingport, will meet in the Chamber of Commerce building at 10 o'clock this morning. Cards will be assigned to each committee and they will immediately start out on their drive.
 The $50,000 must be secured if the work at Birmingport is to be com : pleted. The committees will not only visit the industrial people, some of whom have already contributed more
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19

than their share, but they are going to ask every merchant, whole sale and retail, to contribute
 The committees take the position that Birmingport means freight rate reductions, that lower freight rates mean buster industrial plants. and that brsier industrial plants mean bigger pay rolls, the pay rolls, in turn, spell lDg prosperity of the storekeeper.
 The committees expect to conduct a lightning campaign and raise the $50, GOO right off the eSbat."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
Nine Profiteering indictments

Oklahoma City, okla, May 1S.-Nine indictments charging profiteering in sugar were returned by the fedefal grand jury here today. One of the men indicted, Charles E. Van Cleef, is a member of the state fair price commis- sion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
Population Figures
By Associated Press

Washington, May 1s.-Scranton, Pa, 137, 7S3; increase 1916, or 6.1 per cent.
 Norwchtown, Conn.,, 296S5; increase 1,466, or 52 per cent.
 Norwich City, Conn, 22,304; increase 1887, or 9.5 per cent
 Birmingham, Mass. 16,7S5; increase 3S37, or 29.6 per cent
 Woburn Mass, 16,5s5; increase 1,257, pr S.2 per cent
 Newburyport. Mass, 15,6Os; increase 660, or A per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
STEADMAN'S SPEECH

The heart of Representative Sted- mans speech, which contained the stinging rebuke that angered Madden to his own destruction, follows:
 Tn the ancient Ionian city of Ephesus was the temple of Diana, which attracted the admiration and wonder of travellers from every land.
 ''In the city of Ephesus lived Hero stratus, who longed for eternal fame or, if he could not win that, eternal notoriety. To achieve that result he burned the magnificent structure be- fore whose walls thousands daily gath cred and gazed upon it's wondrous beau ty with rapture and delight
 The craving of Herostratus for notoriety was gratified. He destroyed the temple of Diana 356 years before Christ, and for more than 1000 years his nanre has been recorded upon the pages of history as the synonym of degradation and moral depravity.
 Whoever characterizes Gen. Robert E. Lee as traitor may well beware lest he inherit from Herostratus his crown of ihfamy."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-05-19
Tense Scene Is Enacted as
 OLiUer GiUeS Lie to Madden
Representative From Negro District of Chicago Had Just Made Speech in Which He Said 'Lee
 Was Traitor"
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

anyone would deny that Lee was a traitor. A dozen democrats exclaimed in unison, q do" This chorus so irritsted MT. Madden that he raised his voice to its highest pitch. exclaiming: He was a traitor, He was a traitor."
 It was then that MT. Oliver rejoined You are a cowardly liar!'
 Others repeated the epithet, and as Madden, returning to his seat, passed
 Representative Upshaw, the Georgian, with a most pious expression, declared the hope: May God have mercy on your soul" The Illinoisan retorting, cautioned Upshaw to Hook after your own soul; I will take care of mine.
 MT Madden, a native of England, represents an Illinois district in which
 negroes predominate. His career in
 Congress has been featured by his ef-
 forts to protect the negro from all va
 rieties of imaginary evils. So obnoxi-
 ous did he appear to southerners on one
 occasion that he was asked on the floor
 if he would be willing for the ladies of
 his family to mingle on terms of social
 equality with negroes. He did not re-
 ply, but did not resent the interroga-
 tion During the tense excitement of
 today the republicans behaved mag
 nificently. They did not move in their
 seats, and there was every indication
 that they regretted the course of their
 colleague,
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

sentiment Thc lrp,c|nr going
from Pants 20 Anivpfp. 22oi6 miles.
raye elfii Vlcrnah ii lhIe country
h. can So from San Francisco in
fresno. t0s miles for eI.if plus 500
Pullman
The ilra-clase fare from Paris 10
Iiarrelona spain. lb3 miles i e5t.5i
a. compared with ne rate from
San frnncIecn TO Portland. rs
miles, oi sed.sd and s82h for pull-
man.
Erom Paris 10 Bclsrudc 1897 miles
tho traveller pays Sl5H2, while the
Los Angeles man can 20 10 Port
land via San Frnuciscu. a distance
of i2id miles for a total cost u
e56.le
II should be nolen that rates
quoted do not include war tax IN
this country. for the reason that iha
European fares quoted do not IN
clude similar TAX ~ three francs
on all reservations up to 50-frnncs.
and above that amount i-francs.
second clcss travel In ENGLAND "
now almosi nun-cxislant. but there
Il large amount Of passenger
travel which goes third-ciass for a
rate which ie slightly less than The
American frti-elnss rate. but which
calls FOR ac 'modalions that would
not be acceptable in this country.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

IN ,hc face Of The increased nas.
seneer rates The AnerNan public.
which shows no dlsnoslllon 10 lore
80 ~ love of travel, may take conn
fort ln the iact that d, ls still pay.
inE less for ne transportation SER
vice Than any other country IN the
world.
The Southern Pacific Company
has some 70 soilio pains 10 ccfnpart
travelling costs on tho hasis of pres.
rni passenger rates in this and for-
ciFn countries: and the results urh
both interesting and lIluminaline.
For cxamplc.-ln Great Britain The
present flrsl-class rate between
London and 0lasfu~. distance Of
i0ihn miles, reduced 10 Amrricah
equivalent al the normal rate Of ex.
change. is s2i1n. The California
traveller may So from Los Anrcles
10 stockton, 1902 miles. for sitA2
plus $3.50 Pullman, or total ~
Slr09.
The American who Rocs ehrund
will pay Si235 ln ~ first-clnss from
London 10 Liverpool, distance ~
1885 miles--bul IN his own coun-
Try be can hc whiskrd from san
Francisco 10 Red Bluff. igo Mules
for sf020. including $50 Pullman
The English rate from Manchester
% Aberdeen 563.5O miles-lS S28 ~
and The southern Pacific rate from
San Francisco 10 Santa Barbara. 16l
miles. Is sia.e6 with a Pullman
charge " s3s5.
The same comparison u said 10
hold true with ihc rates from Paris
France, 10 various points on the
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

The pupils Of the junior high losc
a very active member when James
Macdonald leaves for Camp Ben-
ming. Georgia. James has been a
fav0riie with the teachers and pu-
pills and We are very sorry 10 lose
him. We hope he will be at the
head Of his class In Georgia.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

"well. Ezri. how'd ier make out
with yer summer boar'iers this
yearg-
"finel Best season ] ever had.
There was seven. all told-three
couples In love an a dyspepiic. -
Life.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

Tho pupils Of the high school were
very much surprised Monday morn
ing 10 find that their desks and the
piano had been nicely vanished:
also the walls were decorated with
ilaes and numerous pictures. We
wish 10 thank the good fairies.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24
hold Strategy.

The next move remarked Mr..
Quickrich, is to inviie the police
ia 10 investigate our new scheme
Thrcn't you afraid they'll find
oui the way the trick is done?"
Wen have to take a chance on
that. IN the meantime We need the
publicity. Washington star.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

Quite a reduction was mhde In the
school population when the Loveli
children left. Five Of them have left
with their parents for Arizona. Sc
nora has remained 10 finish her high
school course. She is staying with
Mss Oliyetle connor and her sister
at the Anderson home.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

The song books which were or
dered last March and which were
10 be- used the latter part Of the
year, arrived In time 10 b. used
Monday morning at assembly. We
wish Ia thank the company for their
prompt attention to our order.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

Little kathryn Ripley. who updcr-
went an operation last week IN NJ
l'aso. Is steadily impfosing. She has
the best wishes of the school for a
safe and early recovery.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

The fourth grade with lis teacher,
Miss Owen. has been moved 20 a new
ruom near the main school. II IS
now comfortably settled In Us new
quarters.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

The attendance has been splendid
~ far. The children are working
for ne quarier day holiday. Keep
up ihe Food work.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

! felt his soft breath on my cheek
And the gentle touch 0f his hand
His very presence near me
Seemed a breeze on a desert sand
He deity touched my lips.
Ny head he did unfold,
Then he broke the silence with.
"Shall the filling be- silver OF
gold."-lowa FriyOl.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

The high school continues 10 grw.
l.Ella Roohk Selbie enrolled IN the
tenth grade "Wednesday morning
This makes an enrolment Of eight
cen pupils IN the tenth.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24
Public School Review
Vol II. No. coumbu. schools Every Frday

Mildred. mother and sister Of Miss
Oliveite Connor. arrived Monday
evening. Mildred will remain with
her sister 10 go 10 school Mrs. Con-
nor will return 10 her home Ia
Lordsburg In a few days.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

The Columbus Courier T. the Of.
ficial paper of Luna County. II
you want 10 read Of the official DO.
ings Of the County Commissioners
read the C.'trl"r
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

See The Musical instruments on
display At Carroll a Norwood's.
Boston ought 10 erect a monu-
nlcnf 10 Charles pOnxi on Bunko
hIll. Norfolk I.edger-Dlspalch.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

Monday morning the school en-
ioyed very interesting assembly
a number Of songs were indulged
In By all. The main number Of the
program was a ukelele duet by Miss
Mlllcn and Miss Della Johnson.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

Just arrivcd-a new bunch of
Columbia Records Carroll a Nor
wood.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

Get your reed furniture from Car
roll & Norwood. We have the best
line IN town.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

When you get ready 10 sell your
furniture see Carroll & Norwood.
They will pay you MORE.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

We have most everything IN the
electrical line and will be glad TO
show them 10 you Il you will give
rs a chance. Carroll a Norwood.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

Sslscfyour fires go
oordfnf 70 tire roads
they have 10 fravels
In sandy o. hilly coan-
Try, vhearver the goinl
u ap. 20 be heavy-Tbs
u s. Nobby.
For ordinary country
roads--Thc u s. Cham
o. usco.
For front wiscIs-rhs
y. s. Plain.
For best results
eVofywhere-u. q.
Royal Cords.
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

Mrs, connor and little daughter
The Columbus weekly courier., 1920-09-24

That's one thing we like
about u. S. Tires
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-27
ALIEN LABOR

The Department of Labor has IN
I'd orders that casual iaforers ao
permitted to enter the U1;led States
:cm Mexico to work in sugar beet
eds Of the West and to help in the
:. .sivat;on of other farm crops.
Against this order the American
liberation of Labor protests. 1t says
are would be no shortage of labor if
wing wages" were paid American
A2rkmen.
From New York and other great
:. les comes cry for more laborers,
g2ee:aily in the building trades. Be-
re the war building laborers in New
cr-k we're paid Si.15 for d nine-hour
lay. Now they get IS for an eight
icur day, and there is a demand for
our times as many as are available,
wen at the present wages, which are
i advance of 3T5 per cent. over the
.e-war rate. There are 10000 people
Greater New York who are officially
cleared to be homeless. Thousands
/ families in New York suburbs are
tanning to live in tents this summer.
The situation is much complicated
even if bars against Immigration
we've entirely taken down. there is no
.:surancc that there would be any
nng like the old flood Of immigrants.
.u.opc IS trying to keep all its able
uiied men at home. There is Il grow
ir~ stream of aliens leaving the United
.a,cs 10 return to their Old homes.
/; is also true that the people OF the
a.tcd States. quite apart from the
Important question of maintaining
American standards of living, are
awake 10 the danger Of permitting
Aliens to en- fas ter than rEay can re
ass:milated And just now many insist
Snat additional precautions must be
aiken to keep out Reds and other IN
de<irableS. whose chief object is to
preach the doctrines of rebellion and
anarchy.
The problem is only one OF many
which demand the best brains and
Judgment of the nation in their set
..e,Gent. 1t. is national and not
partisan problem. The men who are
elected in November will he called on
20 settle it. The voter will do we'll II
keep that fact IN mind when he goes
TO the polling p!ace-Baltimore Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-27
TAX NOTICE

All taxpayers are hereby duly
Notified to make proper returns OF
incomes and personal property to the
Commissioner Of Revenue at once.
Those who "a! to do so will be sum-
moned before the local Board of Re
view or will be arbitrarily assessed
as the law provides. All returns
must be sworn to before the Com
missioner or some ole legally author
lied to adnirisc2r oatns and no IN
come or persona, property lists will
be accepted unless this requirement
is fully complied with. As the
Commissioner will be assessing on all
days favorable for outside work, the
cfIicc. Room :, City Hall, Cameron
Street cntranc2), will be open from Z
,tc 9 each evening except Saturday
and Sunday, and | cordially invite
your acceptance Of this opportunity
to render y;ur siatc:"nrt.
Charles II. Callahan,
Commissioner Of Revenue,
Edward F. Lawler,
Chairman Of Local Board of Review
1G0-12c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-27
THE CHIEF or SINNERS

The great apostle TO the gentliss
regarded himself as the chief of sin
ners. but a correspondent OF Bal
timore paper disputes his claim. III
a communication he says:
although | have never strarglcd
a child, poisoned a we'll. or scuttlcd
ship. | consider myself sinner
and would like to De a worse one /:
possible. But as cur earth has been
purified so well by the godly Influence
Of such excellent men as Diogenes.
DIR. Cratbc. st. Folstead. Mr.. An
,serson and ChautauQua Bryan, !
find it isn't possible. For years ]
have Travelled the primrose paths. a
victim Of pinochle. dominoes ana
movies. and | have even known the
lowest edpthS of degradation, have
missed my Saturday night bath 20 go
70 musical comedy. In those
dear. departed. degenerate days |
have, also been known TO drink two
large glasses of that vile concoct!on
they called heer during baseball
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-27
A SORRY SHOWING

The average mentality of the s.
600 900 men in the American Army
during the, war was found to only
equal to the mentality Of a. welL$de-
veloped boy of IA. years. DR.. Harvey
w. Wiley said yesterday when dis
cussing self government as related
to education. DR.. Wiley also said
il was established through psyche
logical research during the war, that
woman under the age of y years are
two or three years more advanced
in mental development than men Of
the same age.
The above will astonish many
.,aders in this day. when. millions Of
collars are expended yearly in sup
norting public schools. Ignorance
il, volunteer misfortune. Ten Or
/? years ago an attempt was made
t. establish night schools in Alex
andria for the benefit Of boys forced
t. work during the day. No charges
we're made and every effort was put
forth to induce youths to avail them
selves of these institutions. Pupils
were scare from the beginning, and
i.'ter several weeks had elapsed two
y three composed the attendants un-
II it was finally resolved to abandon
TIE enterprise.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-27
MUST PAY s23,5oO
Woman Killed by Automobile Of Mo-
ton Picture Proprietor

New York, April 27.-"What is
the life of such woman worth p
asked Justice Tierney in the Su-
p.emc Court yesterday-sin a nesli-
eance suit brought by Edward F.
Smith, a former soldier, whose wife
WIS killed by an automobile while
size was adding to her allotment
flom the government by working as
conductorette. III
"While her husband was overseas
doing his duty to his country" con-
t;aued the justice. "she, with a child
to support, shouldered her part of
the wars burden. One evening, re
turning tired out from her days run,
she was struck while attempting to
beard street car"
The jury put valuation of s23,-
so on the woman's life, and Alexan-
dr. Fisher, Brooklyn motion pic
sure proprietor, and owner of the au-
tGmobilc. will have to pay it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-27
REMINDER OF EICKSBURG

Faced with possible suspension OF
+ ,sblication due to the shortage Of
'wsprint. the Hammond, La, Vindi-
,Gtor. official journal of the parish
x Tangipahoe. has contracted with
IL Atlanta wall paper manufacturer
FIR large quantity of light coloreA
wall paper to use as a substitute for
nawsprint papers.
Newspapers of VickSburg, Miss. !.
lie the federal army and navy.
%ere besieging that place. were
7:;nted upon wall paper. We re-
7,ember after the siege had been
"lised that a copy of a VickSburg
1a@er which had been printed upon
'"nl paper was sent to the Gazette
2ni,e.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-27
FLOCK BACK TO JOBS

New York, April 27.-Railroad
service, both PASSENGER and irc'ght'
will be "practically normal today
as result of the decision ot many
"outlaw" strikers /, give up their
seniority rights az! return 70 their
Jobs. Reports t1as engineers On
- ..ackawanl I'D re t. S;r:ke
were denied by union leaders.
Pittsburgh, Pa, April 21.-,Hun-
dyeds of men are deserving the out
law" strikers here. Passenger selv-
i.a on all lines yesterday was nor
m2l. Freight service, estimated at
30 per cent, is expected to be normal
before the end OF the week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-27
WATER IN MISSISSIPPI
Tracks Of fazuu Valley Road Cover
cd by Heavy Rainfall. and Lives
Are Threatened.

Natchez, Miss. April 27.-Tcn feet
Of WAFER. due 10 heavy rainfall. covers
ei tracks Of the lazoo and Missis-
s:npi Valley Railroad AT several points
Between here ard Jackson. Miss. last
n:e-t. according TO reports received al
me LEGAL offices of the railroad COM
oa"y here last night.
the Mississippi River, which has
bean stationary for couple of days.
resumed rising yesterday and last
night was at the 5l.2 foot stage. five
and two tc.',a,. fee abo..c flood stage
Some ap;rene' s;2a Is cit here for
the safety OF the levees.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-27
HALF MILLION DOLLAR STORM

Crystal Spring. Miss, April II
Approximately 100000 damage was
done to truck farms in this (Copiahl
County yesterday by downpour of
rain and hail, which lasted through
the day. Tomatoe and cabbage plants
were beaten down and washed away
by the heavy downpou which accord
ing to gauges here, measured slightly
ever seven inches III ten hours.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-27
NOTICE OF EXECUTRIX

Having qualified as Executrix of
the last VIII and Testament of the
lac Benedict Wheatley, all persons TO
whom MS Estate is indebted are re-
qEcstci TO present their accounts at
the below address, properly certified
fer payment. and all persons indebted
II said Estate are requested TO make
prompt settlement Of the same.
EFFIE II. WHEATLEY.
ai-i0c 800 King Street, Alex. Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-27

SAtsF = e5.ss y 80
ton, and LYMAN Gherrney Of the;
syrup manufacturing firm of It.
cherrney and Company, were al.
legged to HAYES sold at 25 l-2 cents. a.
round sugar for which they had paid
ia cents They were released on
$1,000 bail each for hearing next
Monday. .
Deploring whav IS. termed the "pi-
c ,yunish" methods of the Department
Of Justice in running down profi5
t:ering, the National Mems Furnish
ing Association announceds today, it
had wired protests to Washington:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-27
NOTICE
Office of the Lanston Monotypc Ma
chine Company
Philadelphia, April 18th, 1920.

Philadelphia, April 18th, 1920,
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the .Lanston Monotype Ma
chine Company will be held at the
Elks Home, Corner Prince and Royal
Streets, Alexandria, Va, at twelve
o'clock noon, on Thursday, the 9th
day of May, 1920, for the purpose Of
electing a Beard of Directors to serve
for the ensuing year and transactlns
such other business as may properly
come before it.
Transfer books will be closed on
April Goth at four o'clock p. H.. and
will be rcopcncd on May 11th at ten
o'clock Il. m. 49,
By order of the Board Of Directors.
W. Arthur Sellman, secretary.
J0-20c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-27
ESCAPING FAST TRAIN
Deadly Crossing Scene of Near Trag-
edy: Safety Gates Raised

DSauly crossing scene Gl Near lIaS-
edy: Safety Gates Raised
Ha:ldonfield, y. j., April 81
ta:r.:;rg away within one fcot of =
Feeding Atlantic City express train
u the West Jersey and SeaShorc Rail-
-cad at,er she applied the emergency
u axes of her automobile ana brought
/ to a stop OF the Kings Highway
= ossing. was the experience yesterday
az Mrs. +. C.. JuSsOn, of 2l0 Euclid
ave-ue. Chief of Pcl:ce George Baxter
and others carried her from her car
q store, where restCatives were APP
piled. hut it was half an hour before
SIC revived and could be taken 10 her
h3me.
Mrs. Jusson was driving the car
AID was lis sole occupant. As she APP
r0ached the crossing she considered
,.nare was no danger az the safety
gates were up. When she get on the
pes train only twenty feet distant
s2,:..oaching on The outbound track.
She ian?mcd OF the brakes and stop
pad her car just one foot from the
;:a!a as j; passed. She was found un-
~or. cicus al the wheel. When question
ci the watchmen declared he did NC.
snow the train was so near and had
So; started 70 lower the gates.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-04-27

done away with such siiniiq putty am
shut off from such orgies. Having
reached such DEPTHS, am naturally
beyond recall and spend my time now
prayi..g that ] viii so j. Heaven
.wi'e. ii shuttle siff wssTi aI.would
only offend the eyes of these sanity
men-for, of course, they are all
going there, they have decided that
already"