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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26
PRICE COMMITTEE
 RULING ON HATS
Maximum Profit of Thirty to Forty
 Per Cent

Some reduction in the price of straw hats in Birmingham is expected to follow the ruling of Frank Spain, fair price commissioner, fixing a maximum profit of 8 f-3 per cent on straw hats selling up to g, and 10 per cent on straw hats selling from g to 5.
 Announcement of this maximum mar gin of profit on straw hats was made by Mir Spain after consultation with Coleman Blach. chairman of the clothing committee. The ruling will become ef- fective at once. and no other notice will be given.
 Straw hats in Birmingham have been sold this season at an average gross mar gin of profit of about 50' per cent accord ing to investigations by the fair price Commissioner.
 In determining the margin of profit which is to be effective hereafter. due account has been taken of the fact that straw hats come within the class of per ishable commodities. However. 1t is pointed out that straw hats also fall within the scope of necessities. toward the reduction of which the fair price committee is directing it's efforts.
 Merchants are expected to fall in line on this programme. and sales prices will be closely observed, the committee states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26
UNUSUAL BAPTISM AT EAST LAKE PARK Methodist Candidate Pre- fers Baptism By Im-
 merSiOn

A Baptismal ceremony of more than usual interest took place yesterday aft ernoon at East Lake park, when E. D. Sims was baptised by immersion in the lake, the Rev. Robert I. Walston of the East Lake Methodist Episcopal Church performing the ceremony.
 MT. Sims with ten other persons Joined the East Lake Methodist Church yester- day. and all were received and baptised at the morning service yesterday except MT. sims who expressed a preferance 10 be baptsed by immersion
 Not having a baptismal font at t~ church large enough to accommodate MT Sims. who weighs over 200 pounds. the lake was utilized and yesterday after noon in the presence of large crowd kne ceremony was performed by pr. Wal stron. x,
 In speaking of the matter Dr. Wal ston stated that in his thirty years serN- ice as Methodist minister he had only | cen called upon seven times to perform the immersion ceremony, but stated that he was always ready and willing to nm merse those who in joining tke church preferred that form of baptism.
 pr Walston weighs about i2o pounds and when asked how he managed to handle his large subject replied, T hau no trouble at all, the candidate was whi- inr and docile as a child. It might nave heen different. however" he added With smile. had Mir. Sims 'bucked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26
SMOKER TONIGHT
 AT SOUTHERN CLUB
Captain Cosby to Speak on Military Training-Amer-
 ican Legion Invited

Officials and members of the local American Legion have been invited to attend the smoker at the Southern Club tonight to hear Capt Arthu F. Cosby of the Universal Military Training League. who will speak on the subject of mili- tary training and legislation affecting the army instructions
 The smoker tonight is the first to be held in several months, but it is the in- tention of officials of the Southern Club to hold one each month in the future
 Captain Cosby is a veteran of the Span ish-American war. and was also active in military work during the recent world var. He enlisted as private in the First United States volunteers in 1898 at San Antonio, Tex. and was with Roose- velt's company of rough riders that went to Cuba. taking part in the battles of La Gausimas and Santiago. He was pro noted on July l. 1898. on the recommen- dation of Colonel Roosevelt to be cap tain and assistant adjutant general of volunteers. and served throughout the balance of the war.
 During the recent world war Captain Cosby was appointed to examine the qualifications of civilians to enter the officers training camps. He served throughout the war in helping the gov- ernment to secure the proper officer ma terial
 Dan B. DimiclS. president of the South ern Club. and who will also make a short talk at the smoker, was appointed a civilian aide to the adjutant general during the world war and was chairman or the committee of the association in charge of this work in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26
FLOWERS ID DECORATE GRAVES
 OF HONORED DEAD
All Local Military Posts and Organizations to Take Part In Memorial Day
 Exercises

Memorial day will be held in Birming- ham today on a more elaborate scale than has been possible since the begin ming of the World War, according to the committee in charge, who point to the fact that every military organization in this city has been asked to participate along with the memorial societies that usually take part.
 Members of the Rainbow Division, American Legion, Spanish-American War veterans. Alabama National Guard and the many posts here will all send repre- sentatives and a squad from each of these organizations will form a platoon. This platoon will fire a salute in honor of the dead of the Civil War
 The ceremonies are to be held in Wood dow Wilson park at o'clock and the men of each squad are asked to report promptly at the city hall In uniform at not later than o'clock so as to aEw time for the forming of the platoon.
 The line of march will be from the city hall to First avenue where the platoon will be met by the Boys band of the Alabama Industrial School of East LaSe. From here the parade will be up rwen- tieth street to Woodrow Wilson park.
 At the park the meeting will be pre- sided over by Judge J. T. Garretson. Frank Dominick will deliver the oration to the veterans.
 Groups of the members of the Daugh- ters of the Confederacy and the Sons Of Confederate Veterans will then be sent to Oak Hill cemetery an6 to Elm wood cemetery where the graves of all soldiers of both sections will be decorated.
 Members of all posts of the Grand Army of the Republic or any northern soldiers in Birmingham as well as Con federate soldiers not members of the To- cal posts are invited to take part in Che ceremonies. This has been the cust-<l for several years but this year as the sons of the men of the 60 will have a prominent part as veterans of the World War, the committee desires all the old soldiers to attend the meeting at Wood row Wilson park.
 Memorial day is a perpetuation of an idea that is said to have been originated by Georgia girl, Miss Rutherford. In Georgia the idea of each year placing flowers on the graves of the departed heroes was carried out for several yeeN Later the Georgia Daughters of the 6on- federacy through correspondence has spread the idea to other states. April 2t was selected as the date for memorial services because there are more flowers at that time of the year.
 In the north the date was set for May 30 because that time suited better for that climate.
 Although they are well up in years there are still many active members oi the two Birmingham posts of Confederate Veterans, Camps Hardee and Wilcox.
 In Birmingham there are five chapters of Daughters of the Confederacy, the Pelham, Nancy Wilcox, Pettus and Ro- den chapters all of which will be wei represented at the services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26
At Extra Session Will
 AdUiSe License On MaltS
Rogers of Lauderdae Says Revenue Must Be Raised to Supplant Losses Through Supreme Courts Ad-
 verse Ruling on Income Tax

When Governor Kilby calls the Alabama legislature to meet in ex- traordinary session for the purpose of raising additional revenue to take the place of that lost to the state through the failure of the income tax 70 stand up before the supreme court, the first revenue measure which l shall introduce will be one to make the Weakley prohibition law conform 10 the Volstead act. So as to permit the sale of malt beverages and to charge 2 license and special privilege tax for such sale"
 This statement was made yesterday Dy Senator B. A. Rogers of Lauder dale county. to friends in Birmingham with whom he was in conversation Sunday afternoon over the long-dis- ;ance telephone. He said. further, that the state needs the revenue which the sale of these healthful and armies beverages which are not pro hibited by the Nolstead act would bring, that both the purchasers and the sellers will pay the license and tax without a murmur. and that the sum to be realized from that source will more than take the place of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26

amount lost to the state through the failure of the income tax law.
 Tn one other respect the state laws should be made 10 eonform to the Vol stead act.' he said. and that is in the matter of permitting the sale of pure wines and liquors for medicinal pur- poses. instead of only permitting the sale of grain alcohol for such use. This. also. could be made to yield a large revenue to the state. and is not in conflict with the Eighteenth amend ment which only prohibits the sale of liquors as a beverage. This plan will answer the double purpose of raising revenue and at the same time decreas- ing the unrest created by our drastic laws on these subjects. With the two amt xdments of the Weakley law which shall propose may be added a third which will permit the sale of heer and light wine and charge a license therefore provided the Vol stead act can be amended to permit sucb sale. as proposed by former Gov. Emmet O'Neal candidate for the United States Senate to succeed Sem ator Bankhead for term which ex- pires in 1921"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26
PLAN ID FORM
 NATIONAL BODY
Veterans of Sixth Division Take Steps for a Greater
 Organization

Instead of losing their Identity In the American Legion, the veterans of the Sixth division decided nj favor of promoting an organization of the 4o,- GOO ex-members of this famous divi- sion. on a similar basis as the Rain bow division, at meeting of the local post of Sixth division veterans in the counciljehamber of the city hall yes terday.
 Like the Rainbow division. this mili- iary unit was assembled from many states and it's veterans are scattered over the country. All of the local men are in favor of having some kind of organization of national scope.
 Those at the head of the movement in Birmingham have written to Sen ator Underwood to obtain roster of the members of the division from the war department so that they may get in touch with them.
 The local post of the Sixth division also indorsed the two-mill tax during the meeting
 The American Legion. the Rainbow division. the Sixth division veterans and the Spanish American veterans will have details from their ranks to take part in the parade today and fire salutes over the graves of the Con1ed-' crate dead in Oak Hill cemetery this afternoon The veterans will also serve as a guard of bonor during the services in Wilson park at o'clock.
 During the meeting the Sixth divi- sion .ndorsed the appeal of the Sal vation Army for the home service fund for relief work among the storm sufferers. Volunteers from the or ganization will be members of com mittees to call upon people In the city to solicit subscriptions for this fund.
 The veterans received a request from the wife of Lieut. W. C. Rymer, in which they say she asks them to as- sist In locating the officer. She says fe disappeared from Camp Benning some time ago and has not been heard from since. She lives in Columbus,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26
SENATOR WHITE
 HERE OVER SUNDAY
He Will Visit Mobile This Week and Return to Jef-
 fersOn Tomorrow Night

Senator Frank s. White returned to
 Birmingham Saturday night to remain over Sunday. He spoke to a large anu
 enthusiastic crowd at Troy Monday then visited Montgomery, Chiffon and Dallas counties. He spoke to spien-
 did. representative audience at Tusca- loosa Wednesday night and at Living
 ston to another crowd on Thursday
 right He feels assured, not only py
 personal contact with voters, but from his volunteer workers and from reports received at his headquarters here that
 he is leading in all parts of the state and that his nomination is assured. He
 expects actively to continue his cam
 raign this week in Mobile. returning to
 Jefferson county. and speaking at Bes-
 semer Tuesday night, Ensley Wednes-
 day night and at the Jefferson theatre
 Thursday night. He expresses entire
 confidence in the situation. Senator
 White said:
 The prohibitionists, former service
 men and the farmers are standing like stone wall behind me, The prohibi- tionists are actively lined up with me because of my pronounced stand in 1 favor of the enforcement of the state and federal prohibition laws. and my strong opposition to any impairment or weak kening of the Volstead act by en-t orvating amendments. My prohibition friends are especially gratified at my challenge of Governor O'Neal for joint debate on this subject. The former service men, numbering many thou sands. are showing their appreciation of my advocacy of substantial bonus for them. They are reventing the op- position of some and the silence of
 others of my opponents on this ques-
 tion so vital to them. The farmers are
 greatly gratified at my successful fight
 before the cotton convention at Mont
 gomery where I led the forces of the
 farmers and business men against the cotton exchange and gamblers in hav ing the Conner Amendment adopted"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26
PRAISED PICTURES
 SHOWN BY T. P. A.
Local Artists Work Called for Much
 Comment at Dinner

The slides and moving picture exhibit at the Travellers Protective Association dinner at the Tutwiler hotel Friday night attracted much attention. and a numbes' of persons present wanted to know the' names of the artists that drew the' originals.
 All of the pictures represented some line of endeavor or some natural resource of the State of Alabama. and all who saw them complimented the association on securing such excellent pictures.
 Mrs. Louise Schaeffer Cone drew the originals of the pictures labeled An other League of Nations "A Place in the sun for Alabama" The Song of tho Coming Settler and Alabama Emerges From Her First Century"
 Seven Steps to Prosperity" and Don't Shoot Those Birds were drawn by Mrs. Joseph II. Montgon cry.
 Mrs. Gone and Mrs. Montgomery made no charge for their work. donating the drawings as their contribution as a pa triotic service to their state.
 One of the pictures that came in for praise was a reproduction of Harpers cartoon which appeared in The Age- Herald last Friday morning the cartoon being map of Alabama, showing rivers. railroads. furnaces. cotton. corn and wheat fields, mills mine, Mobile harbor and other industial activities and natural resources of the state
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26
Coroner to Investigate
 Death of D. $. Reynolds

Assistant Coroner R. E. Askew exam ,ir cd a number of witnesses yesterday ait erroon at Mulga. who had seen the auto mobile accident Saturday afternoon ae 0 clock, in which D. z. Reynolds, who had charge of the commissary at Mulga, was instantly killed when he was knocked down and run over by an auto mobile driven by Jim Blake. negro
 The negro was transferred late Satur- day night to the county Jail. where a q shsrpe of murder was placed against him Witnesses who saw the accident contend that the negro could have turned and kept from hitting anyone. Reynolds chest was completely crushed where the a, tomobile passed over his body. the cor oDer reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26
THUGS HOLD UP
 AND ROB CITIZEN
John Elliott Hit on Head-Money
 Stolen

John Elliott, sss1 Avenue F, south. was seriously injured about fl5 o'clock Sun day morning when two masked men stepped him at Fourth avenue and North Twenty fourth street, beat him over the head with pistol, and then robbed him of his weeks salary.
 According to a report made to the y,olice. Elliott stated that he had been to inc Terminal station to meet his wife, who was coming in on train. He started hack toward town when the two men stepped out from behind post and de- ,,,anslad him to put up his hands. One of them hit him over the head with the butt of a pistol.
 He said he must have lost conscious ness for the next thing he knew the men were gone, and so was his week s salary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26
YOUNG LAWYERS
 HIGHLY HOHORED
James c. Smith Appointed Assistant U. $. District
 Attorney-Starts Today

When federal court opens in Jasper this morning the attorney who will wait on the grand jury and attend to the governments end of the prosecu- tions will be James c. Smith.
 MT. Smith will be sworn in as as- sistant United States district attorney for the Northern district of Alabama early Monday and will have as his first official duties the grand jury work in Tuscaloosa.
 It is stated at the federal build ing that MT. Smith is the youngest as sistant district attorney in the south, being barely 25 years old. His ap- pointment came shortly after he stood the bar examination at Montgomery, where he received high honors.
 Assistant Attorney Smith Is proud of his achievements, having landed in Bir- mingham few years ago, as he says. without friends and no money. He accepted work with Burgin, Jenkins & Brown, a local law firm that has also given to the city it's commissioner of public utilities, J. Ellis Brown.
 Jim Smith says that he owes what success he has made to the late Rob ert N Bell, who was for so many yeas United States district attorney, and whose office MT, Smith worked un- til he had grasped the fundamentals of law practice.
 During the war MT. Smith applied for permission from the department of justice several times to join the army, but was informed each time that he was more valuable where he was than he would be in the trenches. Finally, one morning he quit his job and left for the army and stayed with it until the armistice was signed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26
CITY HALL OFFICE
 FOR ARMY WORKERS

Headquarters for the executive committee secretary In charge of the relief work among storm sufferers will be opened in the north lobby of the city hall this morning
 This space has been granted by the city for the purpose. Miss Dorothy Ransom secretary to the executive chairman. G. L. Bales. will be In charge of the office. She will answer questions. give information and re- ceive donations and gifts from those who wish to assist in the relief work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26
' WOMEN,s BIBLE FEDERATION

First Afternoon Tuesday -Devotfona.; |; Winning to Christ" by E. O. Sellers; "Principles Of Organization of Bible Classes" by ". T. Chalmers; Discus sion of What Two Alabama Women s Bible Classes Are Doing. Mrs. Fitzgerald asalter of Montgomery, Mrs. A. c. Ward Of Mobile.
 Second Afternoon-We Wednesday--Devo- tional: aWinning to Christ" F.. O. Sell lers; What the Adult Class Can Do for the Young People," R. A. Waite: Dis eussion of What Two Alabama Womens s Bible Glasses Are Doing. Miss Rosa
 trickland of Birmingham, by member Anniston Bible Class.
 Third Thursday Devotional; Winning to Christ, by nr. William A. Brown: Teaching Bible Classes by Dr. NJ. A. Honline; ''Discussion of What Two A laJbama Wonen's s Bible Glasses are De- ing" by member of Bessener Bible class. to be supplied.
 Adjourn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26
MEMS BIBLE FEDERATION

First Afternoon--Tuesdav- Devotional: :: Winning to Christ" by E. O.. Sellers Principles of Organization of Bible Chalmers, building up the membership and attendance: question box.
 WedneSday-D Devotional; Winning to Christi, by F. O. Sellers; What the Adult Class Can Do for the Young People, R. 4. Waite; The Mems Bible Class and Community Morals Capt. w. c. Blas- irgame: question box.
 Thursday Devotional ''Winning to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26

The latest thing in haberdashery is the glass necktie. Such tie is made of lengths of fine glass thread. and can be twisted aud knotted like any ordinary tie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26

The Rev. Phoebe A. Hanford of Rochester N. Y. has the distinction ot being the first woman chaplain of legislature. having served in that ca paeity in New Haven. Conn, In lS7O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26

Christ" by Dr. W. A. Brown; Teach ing Bible Classes" pr. M. A. Hons.ne. 'The Mems Bible Class and the New
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-26
RAINING SCHOOL PROGRAMME
Chalmers
 ADULT BIBLE CLASS

During the three afternoons of the con- vention the Alabama Federation of Mems s Bible Classes and the Alabama Fadera- ton of Wornen's Bible Glasses will each. hold, separately. their fifth annual con- vention. All delegates at the general convention are privileged to attend the adult Bible class federation.
 Adult Division-Prof. J. $. Lambert. su- pcrintendert: Miss Ethel Beane, field sec- retary. mems organized Bible class de- partment. women's organized Bible cIass department. home department parent
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| So that this Charter may also serve
the purpose Of and as subscription
list, The undersigned organizers Of this
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sc'ibed for stock therein fer the mum.
Der Of shares and amounts respectiye,y
set opposite their signatures hereto. and
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on the day and date first above written.
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nall and John e. Lewis, two competent
witnesses, who have hereunto subsci ibcd
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