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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
Jerry GW|N GETS
TUMBLE IN PLANE
President of Board of Reve-
nue. In Accident at Avia-
ton Field
BY CLARK BooTH

Jerry Gwins hobby is good roads but
there isn't a doubt in the world when Il
certain air pocket or something that oc-
ours in the aerial elements started to
play havoc with certain airplane in the
vicinity of Elmwood cemetery yesterday
morning. that the president Of the boar |
of revenue would have given his kingdom
for just one handful of that Alabama
mud.
Nevertheless, there never was an aviator
that kept his composure like the genial
board of revenue president and advocate
of good roads yesterday morning when
the machine he had gone up in to help ad-
vertise the good roads bond issue decided
to take a sudden plunge to the ground.
With a mighty roar the machine with
the pilot and Mr.. Gwin and thousands o.
sheets of literature boosting the good
roads bond issue left the grounds OF
the Dixie Flying Field at 11:15 oclock.
At 11;16 it had ployed itself into a field
rear Elmwood cemetery, and roaring like
a hydro-electric plant, was making great
efforts to pillow it's way to China. Mr..
Gwin, seeing the gasoline pouring from
the tank, and realizing the best place TO
be was outside. cut the straps that bound
him in, and extricated himself from the
remains of what a few minutes before
was perfectly good aeroplane. The avi
ator, Louie Waltermate, managed to PEI
out somehow, and the two stood survey
ing each other with look of mixed be-
wiiderment and nervousness.
Mr.. Gwin then laughed and assured the
pilot that the good roads literature had
to be distributed, and as soon as new
machine could be made available he was
ready to go up and try it again.
Just over the fence in the Elmwood
cemetery was a photographer taking a
picture of a grave, while near him stood
an old negro woman
When the crash came the photographed
remarked that he was late getting over
to take picture of the beginning of the
flight of the plane,
Not divining the photographer pres
ence in the cemetery. and seeing the ma
chine fall to the ground, she yelled as the
picture man left, Lord a mercy, des
takin' a picture of de mans grave al
ready"
Virgil Evans, president of the eompsny
that operates the Dixie Flying Corpora
ton. saws his aviator stuck TO the rules
OF the company, and made a forced land
| ing after he found the engine missing.
| 1.-THE aeroplane is not a total wreck
stated Mr. Evans, "only the propeller
Landing gear and one wing smashed.
lnew machine, he stated would be ready
| for Mr. Gwn this morning
| Jerry Gwin is determined that the peo-
! pie of Birmingham will have the oppof-
f, tunity of gathering in the good roao
| bcnd issue literature in a novel way, and
proyjding the weather is suitable today
! the people who crane their necks d GO
| ing 10 see the president of the board OF
| revenue explore again the mysteries oil
/ the upper realms.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
Urge CITIZENS TO
DEMAND CERTIFICATE
City Plumbing Inspector Tells Public
to Demand Certificate From
Workers Before Paying Bill

Citizens of Birmingham who are having
plumbing work done are advised py
David stanton, city plumbing Inspector
to get an inspection certificate from the
workers before paying for the job
The certificate will not cost the house
holder any more money IMAM the oin
shows. for usually. he says, the 30 cents
charged by the city for the inspection
certificate is located in the bill anyway
The city has men employed to inspect
plumbing work and to prevent over
charges and Sc that the plumbing is m
stalled properly 50 it will not have TO
be done over again to meet the require
ments of the law.
1t is the privilege Of any citizen en-.
Moving men to do plumbing TO call for
and demand the certificate, without
which they have little protection against
poor and faulty work that does not com
ply with the law.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
TO WAGE CAMPAIGN
TO KEEP BOYS FIT
limited States Public Health Service
and State Board of Health CO.
operating In Movement

Extensive arrangements are being made
for an intensive keeping Fit campaign
for teen-age boys next week, and meet
ings will be held in all sections Of the
county. This campaign is being conducted
Jointly by the United States public health
service and the state board of health
T. A. Culley. director of the local BOYS
Club. will have charge of the eampale.i
in Jefferson county and has arransed
more than fifty meetings for boys pc
tween the ages of Is and p years. Speak
ers will be sent to each meeting, pictures
and slides furnished and sing leader
will conduct the singing DIR. w. C. Bias
ingame, passed assistant surgeon of the
United States public health service, is in
Birmingham assisting in making arrange
ments for the meetings next week.
Much literature has been distributed
among the boys of the county and every
effort is being made by the state health
board Tor an active campaign during
next week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
Bankers To Make Fight
Against Par Clearance
Committee Met Here Yesterday and Agreed Make Fight
Against Reserve Bank Rulng-Claim Support
From Other Sections of Country

by methods similar to those attempted IN
Alabama, to clear at par, but lit was
asserted that they had never become rec
onciled to the conditions imposed upon
them.
Bankers stated that the par clearance
regulations really worked to the benefit
of wholesale dealers and mail order
houses. who would be the only benefit
Charles of the par clearance regulations.
They asserted that postage, stationery
clerk hire and other expenses incurred
in handing checks and renting eX-
change made it necessary to charge a
small fee. and they declared that they
would not sit idly by and see this smaN
revenue taken away from them.
The members of the subcommittee who
are handling the matter for the state
bankers are J. {. Miner of Vernon, c. h.
Werner of Tuscaloosa, j. +. y. Riley of
ozark, c. b. Rogers Of North Birming-
ham and j. B. Barnett of Menroevllle'
d. f. Green. of Montgomery, state bank
commissioner, and Henry j. Bartlett oil
Montgomery, secretary of the Alabama
Bankers Association, met with the COM
mittee here yesterday
No definite plan of procedure in their
fight against the enforcement OF the par
clearance order has been determined upon
So far the committee stating that il was
waiting while watching DEVELOPMENTS.
Bankers declare that the method adopt
ed by the federal reserve bank OF send
ing checks by express for collection was
not proving satisfactory. and that 1t was
also expensive In some instances, it was
stated. the federal reserve bank Is send
ing the checks to individuals in the towns
where the bank in which they are drawn
are located for collection. This. too, it is
asserted. is expensive and unsatisfactory
and either method. according to state
bankers. causes delays In the collection
Of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
PREPARING DATA ON
GRAIN IN ALABAMA
Representative of Grain Dealers Ex-
change Finds Conditions In the
State Very Favorable

In a short talk before the Birmingham
Grain Dealers Exchange at their lunch
con at the Civic Association yesterday.
~ H. Smyth. Jr.. representative of the
Grain Dealers Journal. stated that he
was preparing articles on grain condi-
lions in Alabama for publication in a
special Alabama edition to be issued in
short time.
Mr. SMITH stated that he had obtained
pictures Of ALI the grain elevators in the
state and that these and cuts of thin es
connected with the grain business in the
state would be used in illustrating the
special edition.
Mr.. Smyth stated that he hal found
grain conditions in AlaAa-na much bet
ter than he had expected and exnressas
the belief that in a few wears Alabana
would be one o: the leading grain state
in the union.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
FOUNDATION FOR
CORDOVA DERRICK
h COMPLETED NOW
Construction of Self-Pro-
PEELED Steel Boats Pro-
crossing Satisfactorily,
According to Reports

OF bingham, Alabama.
Statement, December 81, 1918
pECnlTQrEC

Foundations for the derrick to be
installed at Cordova have been com
pleted and as soon as they are suffi-
GENTLY hardened the derrick will be
put in place. transportation Manager
Henry T. DeBardeleben of the War
rior river service, stated yesterday
that he expected to have the derrick
in place by March l.
Work on the construction of the
transfer shed at the same place will
begin in few days and is expected to
be completed in five or six, weeks.
The Nugent, government boat re-
Gently turned over to the Warrior
river service, left Cordova Wednesday
with three barges of coal and last
night picked UP barge of fabricated
steel at Tuscaloosa from the Fairfield
plant, Immediately proceeding down the
river.
The Clio, with three barges of coal,
left Cordova yesterday and was ex-
pected to pick up another barge of coal
at Payne's Bend all destined for
Mobile
-SNASA
yesterday from Cox & Stevens, en-
gineers in charge of the construction
of the self-propelled steel boats and
the steel towboats, stating that con-
struction work was progressing sat
isfactorily One of the self-propelled
boats, the City of Birmingham, will be
launched at ST. Louis on March IL, and
- second one, the City of Tuscaloosa,
will be launched two weeks later DIT
n Mobile
Gulfport will be ready for launch
ing during the next two or three
months. Each of these boats has a
capacity of 1900 tons with six and
a half foot draft
The towboats are being built at
Jeffersonville, Ind. The engineers in
their letter to Mr.. DeBardeleben stated
that these were about eighty per cent
complete, but delays in the delivery Of
certain machinery would probably de-
lay the delivery of the boats to the
Warrior river service until May J..
1t had been expected that they would
be finished by March l, but unexpected
obstacles and failures to deliver ma
terials made it impossible to complete
them by that time.
The three towboats will be named
Cordova, Demopolis and Mont gomery.
Each of the self-propelled steel boats
and the towboats will be launched
with, appropriate ceremonies, with de-
legations of citizens of the cities for
which they are named, in attendance.
Each will be christened by some young
woman selected by the mayor or the
business organization of the respec-
tive cities.
The self propelled boats will be
named Birmingham. Tuscaloosa, Mobile
and Gulfport.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
SUE FOR INSURANCE
OF EMORY NOVEL;

Mrs. Charles l.. Wade. special admin
istratrix of the estate of Emory NJ. Now
ell under appointment of the PROBATE
court of jefferson county fled SUIT N
the United states court yesterday against
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance COM
nany of Newark, n. j., for $2o,ooo
The suit was filed by Cabaniss Caoa-
Miss, and is for the amount OF me ~
surance policy. 1t is alleged VI 'ne oo,,'
rIainf that on November 90, 1917, the de-
PENDANT insured the life of Emory Nowell
for one year and continuing as long as
policy was paid up and was IN force at
the time of the death of Mr.. NOVEL; on
January q, 1920. Up to the present time
the company has not paid the claim
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
COMMUNITY CLUB
PROGRAMME TODA

Miss Betty Blye leading lazy Of the
"oh. Lady. LAZY company paying az,
engagement at the jefferson theatre ana
Miss Pauline Barry and Miss Horne OF
the same company VIII ne guests u
80. a. tho Community Club this after
,oon al O'Clock at the Southern Club.
Miss kathryn Hughes of Canada VIII
make short talk on 'Ireand's Partici-
rat;,,n IN the World War" An unusual
~ attractive programme has been ar
ranged be the programme committee.
ana president James A. Simpson requests
ALI members to be present
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
Friday the Thirteenth
In the Glass of Has Beens
by CLARK BOOTH

Friday the 18th passed about as I'M
eveGtful as any other Friday, and the
popular superstition is on the verge OF
topping. 1t didn't exactly receive
death blow yesterday for there were
one or two minor accidents. which soae
people who relish anything relating to
the occult and the ouija board will blame
it on the superstition.
On the other hand it was exceedingly
lucky for two people. and they We're
the aviator and Jerry Gwin, who received
a sudden fall and who came out of the
wreckage of an aireplane entirely unin-
jUred. If this accident would have oc-
Cured on Thursday, it might have been
serious.
Superstitious people might glance at
some of the newspapers of other Friday
the 18th For instance, August 13 1915;
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
Goxernment Supplies Coming

One car OF government IHtTC!lsiIIVIIs7'
food and clothing. is on its way to BIT
mingham from Atlanta. and the other Is
being loaded with the rest of the goous
bought by D. E. Mckinley, city purcnas-
ing agent. for sale to the citizens at cost
price.
Mr. Mckinley hopes to have the saie
started in the lobby on the first floor OF
the city hall early next week. but cannot
announce exactly when until the soods
arrive The bill of lading reached his CT
flee yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14

June II, same year Even in igls there
were two Fridays that happened to tai
on the Inevitable 18th. There are no glar
ing headlines that tell of terrible calami'
ties either local or national on those
days.
The widely knbwn superstitons is or
the wane; it is breathing its Last breath
and soon it will have been forgotte n
Then will people who have shuddereG
with fear when some one suggested "
railroad trip or some other like jour
ney laugh the old thoughts away. forget
ting anything connected with the mum
Der Is.
Friday the 18th seems doomed TO s.
the same route with the ground hog su
perstition and the ouija board craze. The
belong to the class of has beens.' Ths
death knel is already sounding for al
three
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
MRS. J. p. HAZARD
DIED YESTERDAY
Former Birmingham Woman Dies at
Home of Mother In North
Carolina

Birmingham friends of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
p. Hazard will be shocked to learn of
the death of Mrs Hazard yesterday
morning at the home of her mother IN
Wilson, N. C. Death was due to pneu-
mcnia, according to the information re-
ceived here.
MIR. and Mrs. Hazard made their home
here for number of years, where they
both formed many warm friendships. Mrs.
Hazards maiden name was Della May
Farmer. She is survived by her mother,
her husband and three small sons.
Mr.. Hazard while here was manager
of the Alabama Inspection and Rating
Bureau, but recently had been associate
with the Southeastern Underwriters AS
ISOLATION.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
Bond Issue Speakers

Four-rninute speakers will appear in
the local theatres this evening in the in
terest of the So. 100000 state bond issue.
as follows: Bijou. DIR. ]. r. Hobbs;
Lyric. yassar L. Allen: Strand. G. L.
Bales: Colonial. W. T. Wilcox: Alcazar
b. r. Ray Odeon H. NJ. Abercrombie:
Trlanon. George Yancey: Princess, H.
Burns. and Rialto w. l. Pittman
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
FEWER CASES OF
INFLUENZA REPORTED

There were fewer new cases of in
fluenza reported yesterday than at any
time during the past two weeks. Inc
total for the day was thirty three more
than 80 per cent less than the report OF
three days ago.
With the new cases of 'flii'' were re-
ported two new cases of pneumonia.
. City health authorities were counting
yesterday on the continuance Of good
weather to help in the fight AGAINST the
disease The warmer the weather gets
and the more sunshine there is. the less
Is the spread of the disease
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
MASONIC NOTICE

Members of Birmingham Lodge No.
757. a. Il. Il A. VI, are requested 10 meet
mt the Masonic Temple AT ~ o'ciock
noon. Saturday 10 attend the funeral af
Brother Jumes &. HuckabS. Funeral
from the residence of W. ~. Westbrool<,
near in.ienock. Interment AT Elm
wood cemetery. e. ID. GENTRY,
Aorshipful Master.
q. 4. CALDWELL, Secrctry
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
MASONIC NOTICE

Members Of Birmingham Lodge No.
ISL, A. #. 4 A. M. are requested to meet
at the Masonic Temple at IL O'Clock,
noon. Saturday to attend the funeral of
Brother James G.. Huckaby. Funeral
from the residence Of w. NJ. Westbrook,
ueur Inglenook. Interment at ELM
wood cemetery. G. ID. GENTRY,
WOrshipful Master.
G. p. CALDWELL. Secretly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
Bank Holidays

Tuesday, February 18th
(Mardi Gras); Monday,
February 23d (Washington's
birthday, Feb. 22). All
banks, members of the Clear
ing House Association, will
be closed Tuesday, Febru-
airy 18th; Monday, F February
23d, on account of each day
being a legal holiday in the
state of Alabama. Birming-
ham Clearing House Asso-
citation, Ina Shepherd, man
ager.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses wer
issued from the probate court yesterday
John Rourke and Mercedes Holton
James MURRAY and Dovie Rare.
Joe Barnett and ethel Rogers
Andrew Tyler and Leda Hazelrig.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
NEWSPAPERS FAVOR ISSUE


He declared that every daily paper
in the state was in favor of the bond
issue as well as every weekly with the
exception of two, and stated that the
committeeman wanted to go on rec
ord as thanking the press of Alabama
for their splendid assistance and CO.
operation He urged those present to
let nothing stand in their way or to
leave no stone untu4ned for the pas
sage Of the constitutional amendment.
He requested them to go back home
and wake up the people in their vari-
Gus communities and Impress upon
them the Importance of going to the
polls and casting their votes for the
bond issue.
1t was explained that the proper ex-
penditure of this fund was guaran-
teed because eighteen men must pass
on ii before 1t is taken from the state
treasury, including the state highway
highway engineer and the attorney
general
c. l.. Harold, county chairman. ex-
planned that the statement made be-
commission. federal engineers, state
fore the Real Estate Exchange Thurs
day afternoon to the effect that if the
state bond issue passed Jefferson
county could not hope to secure more
than 30 miles of roads was misleading
THE amendment does not provide for
any definite mileage for any county"
said Mr.. Harold. but each county will
get as many miles of roads a. required
under the constitution amendment, to
connect the county site with the county
sites of the surrounding counties. JEFF
ferson county viii get as many miles
of permanent roads leading from Biz
mingham and Bessemer to the county
sites Of the six counties contiguous to
faffareou
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
STATE BOND ISSUE
SOUND PROPOSITION,
SAYS Mr.. FEAGIN
Campaign Manager Adj
dresses Meeting of Pre-
cinct Leaders In JEFF
fersOn County

The precinct committeeman for the
S25. 600, 600 state bond issue were given
final Instructions for whirlwind cam
paign during the last two days before
the election Monday al a meeting yes
terday afternoon at the courthouse:
w T. Feagn state campaign man
ager made SPLENDID talk and a reso-
luton was adopted ealing on the teach
ers in all puclic schools in the county
to explain the bond issue and urge the
parents Of the children to vote for the
amendment to the constitution Minis
ters viii also be asked to announce the
election to their congregations at both
services tomorrow.
The resolution is as follows: Re
solved, that We the precinct commit
teemen of jefferson county for the rat
ification of the constitutional amend
ment calling for $25,000,000 worth of
state highway bonds, here assembled,
90 request the teachers of all public
schools of jefferson county including
Birmingham. TO urge the parents of
school children to go to the polls on
election day, Monday, and vote for the
measure; and, further that in view of
the fact that the construction of these
hard-surfaced highways intersecting
all counties of Alabama Will facilitate
church attendance and encourage the
" holesome assemblage of our people.
we urge all ministers of the gospel to
remind their congregations sunday of
the Importance of II Is state bond is
sue to future religious welfare of Ala
hama"
Mr.. Feagin predicted that the bond
issue would be passed by a large ma
iority He had just completed tour
of the state and declares there is some
Opposition to the bond issue. He urged
the voters of jefferson county to get
squarely behind this issue and make
every effort to see that all voters east
their ballots in this election.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-02-14
MEAN MUCH TO ALABAMA

Good roads mean more to Alabama
than anything else" he stated, and
unless we have 365 day roads education
cannot advance. for the roads leading
to our schools must be free from mud.
Twenty-Five years ago, when l first en-
tered educational work in Alabama,
not more than 100000 was spent on
education annually, but at the present
TIME approximately 100000 is spent
The S-mill tax alone amounts to about
$4,000, 600 and every county in the state
with the exception of one has passed
this tax
This is a step forward and perma
nent highways VIII make it possible
for Alabama to secure the full bene-
fit of the money being spent on ednca-
ton. As it is now many of the chill
dren are kept away from school on
rainy days because they cannot get
there.
The money viii come from the auto
mobile tax and the states share of the
bonds is based on an increase of 10 per
cent in automobiles during the next
| few years. What the autoists want is
| good roads, and they don't mind pay
| ing the tax. The property owners Will
| not nave to pay one cent of this money.
as it viii be paid by the automobile
| license. by 1871, if the bond issue
passes, Alabama Will have expended
on roads $50.000,000 and no one viii
+ have had to pay any increased taxes .
Under the plan adopted by Alabama,
every time the state puts in a dollar
the government will match it, he de-
elared, and roads that Will be here
when the bond issue is paid out and
| forgotten viii be constructed from
county site to county site throughout
| the state, the work being done in all
counties a the same time