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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
Jemisou's Realty Review
HOME BUILDING ON INCREASE

Continued activity in vacant residence property gives promise of some relief in the housing situa- ton which has been so acute in Birmingham and throughout the country for the past year or two. Many purchasers are taking ad- vantage of the prevailing low prices on residential lots, which have remained practically station ary for the past five years. Those in need of homes who are planning to build during the win ter months have made wise de- cision, in our opinion. There Is every indication that the building materials market will again stiffen next spring, at which time there lis certain to be very heavy de- mand from all parts of the north and east, where the housing situa- ton is equally as acute as it is in the south. We believe that the winter months, when there can be no general building in other sec tions of the country, offer an ex- ceptional opportunity to the people of the south to construct homes and get advantage of a glutted market and of more advantageous labor conditions than will prevail next spring.
 The advantages of owning one's home have been brought home to thousands of people in Birming- ham during the past two years. The certainty of this city's future development adds the enhancement of value which will make home building good business venture aside from the innumerable other , advantages.
 FARM AND CITY
 MORTGAGE LOANS
 A healthy business condition is indicated by the steady increase in our loans on farms and city prop erty. Most of these loans are for construction or improvements or homes, and are a good omen of the activity that is certain to come during the next few months. We arc eonstantly extending the scope of odf mortgage loans on farms and z1e find that the advantageous termo.and rates we offer are meet ing with a ready. response from people throughout the state.
 We are using every endeavor to have our mortgage loan depart ment Contribute it's full share to reIieV1ng the housing situation of Biruaingham, and many homes which are now under construction or in Contemplation will be due to thene bans.
 NC aFe living up to the advice we give othars fn the matter of building now. for woek has already begun on our hand souso new home on one of the best corners in the business section of the city We are not only building, for the present, but have already sd to Sake eeA-e of the future growth vkicE
 are confident is gong to continue in
 future as it has in recent years. ! JEMISON
 eaI Estate & Insurance
 Company
 Il Fl. goth St. M. 5zsO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
Bank Cashier Suicides


 Ittabena, Miss, November 13--S9,nuel cashier of the Yazoo State Bank, shot and killde hmiself at his home here today. III health and de- spondency over the fear of losing is position is supposed to have prompted the act. It is announced by bank cf- ficials taht his accounts, books and | a pers are all in good shape
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
U. s. Representation Considered
 RY Asana1nfAA

Washlhgton, November l3.-Presideni Wilson and state department officials are considering the question of having the United States represented unofficiaiiy at the League of Nations meeting at Ge- neva next week. If it Is decided to have such a representative, one of the AmerI- can diplomatic officials in Europe will be designated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
Cox Gives $7s,0o0 to College

by Ax30eMI60 FFe8S
 Springfield, Ohio. November 13-Gov James M Cox today donated 37s.0oo to Wittenberg College here for erection ct chapel. 1t was announced tonight. Ths structure is to be a memorial to bis mother. The governor holds an honorary degrees 0 fdoctor of laws conferred on him by the institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
French Navy Budget Increased

Paris, November 13.-The navy bud get for 1921 amounts to 1.os1,)ae. oo6 francs, an increase of 339, 100000 over the last budget. The increase is due largely to the increase in the cost Of living and raw materials and partly to the necessary building programme which includes six cruisers, twelve de- stroyers and twelve submarines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
DALLAS COUNTY HIGH
 our FOR PREP TITLE

The sporting editor of The Age Herald is in receipt of the following letter and football writeup from E. H. County High school of Plantersvilie, Ala:
 "Plantersville, Ala
 November 13, 1920. Birmingham Age Herald Birmingham, Ala.
 Dear Sir: There was an article in your Sunday edition of November [ sent in by the principal of the Shelby County High school which we wish you to make correction of in edition of tomorrow's paper.
 The Shelby County High school is claiming prep schcool championship on ground of not having been defeated this season. We wish to call their atten- ton to game played here on October 19 in which our team won from them by a score of 6 to 0. We also wish for you to state that our team has not been defeated this season in five game: played, and if the Shelby County High school has claim. We can't see why we should not have a better clain than they.
 We will appreciate this being pub lihsed in a conspicuous place in you sporting section. also account of game with the Selma High schcool played yesterday. Yours truly,
 "E. H. GENTRY, Athletic Director. Dallas County High School. Plantersville, Ala"
 Plantersville, November 13.-(Spe- cial.) .)-The Dallas County High schoo' of Plantersville added the fifth straight game to their line of victories by de feating Selma High school to 6, ill Selma November 12. The score would show close game, but the Planters vile boys easily outplayed Selma, hay ing the ball on their two-yard line foui times.
 The Plantersville boys have defeated some of the strongest teams in the state, including the husky bunch from Columbiana. Having gone through the season without a defeat, we openly challenge game on Thanksgiving with any school that hasn't lost game. By F.. H. Gentry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
Dr. Branscomb to Preach

Anniston, November 13-(Special. )-Dr. L. c. Branscomb, editor of the Alabama Christian Advocate. will preach at the First Methodist church in this city Sum- day morning and evening pr. Brans- comb will deliver his great sermon, The Conquering Christi at the morn- ing service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
Petiticas Not Effective
By Aasociated Press

Memphis. Tenn. November 13.--C. c. Psshby, city clerk. late today certified that supplemental. petitions demanding the recall of Mayor Rowlett Paine and the four city commissioners were signed by an insufficient number of qualified voters to bring the total number VD make them effective.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
Cranford Being Towed In


 Norfolk, Va, November 13.--Tae American steamer Cranford. reported by wireless today as disabled ,.lth three boilers out of commission, was being lowed to Hampton Roads to- night by an unidentified steamer, ac- cording to message to the naval tase here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
HATCHER MAKES NEW
 COLLEGE RECORD IN
 GAME WITH SEWANEE

Chattanooga, Tenn. November 13. Hatcher, Tennessee's phenomenal field goal kicker, made a new coi- lege record for southern football this afternoon, kicking the hall through the bars from Sewnnee's 5O- yard line.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
IRA VALE WINS HUNDRED
 MILE AUTOMOBILE RACE

Phoenix, Ariz., November l3.--Ira vale won the 10o-mile automobile race at the state fair grounds here this aft ernoon. Eddie Hearnes finished second and Tommy Milton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
Bakers Cut Price of Bread
Fly Associated Press

ny Assocfateu frers
 Columbus, Ga, November 1S-Co,um- bus bakers announced tonight after meeting that the price of bread here will be reduced from Is cents to 10 cents a loaf effective Monday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-14
The Land
 Is It Yours?

What makes Birmingham great and prosperous? It's the LAND-ore land, coal land. Without these there would be no excuse for this city.
 What makes Memphis, Tenn, or Dallas, Tex, great and prosperous?
 It is the LAND the rich agricultural fields of which they are the flowers.
 Land is the most substantial of all forms of wealth because it is the source of all wealth.
 Therefore, land is the most enduring of all of mans material possessions. First and last, through the changing cycles it is his best and most dependable paymaster
 You can't even have house without the land upon which to build it. Whether you owR that land or an- other it. and you pay royalty to him. determines your independence and your SUBSTANTIALLY Let's help you to own that land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-12
Conspiracy Indictments Returned Against 125
 Operators and Miners
By Associates rrs,s

Indianapolis Ind March 1An indictment charging conspiracy naming I25 coal and miners of the defendants is said Bond fixed by Unide States Dct Judge A. Anderson
  be of made public until they arrested. the the with the btuminou prior the signing of the armstice. The indictment brought sections section 37 of the criminal code and charges general that conped enhance the of by stcng distribution limiting manufacture and by other and offens the criminal code The penalty conviction fine exceeding $10000 imprisonment for than both fine imprisonment.
 While made public it learned practically all those
  Indiana Illinois, Ohio
  without the of of the reports It will be three will be required the papers srvng
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-12
RAIL COMMITTEE
 INCREASES SIZE Executive Add Eight Mem- bers to Board Conferring
 on Wage Demands
By Associated Prsss

New York, March 1.-The special com- mittee of the Association of Railway Executives which has meen meeting with the labor representatives on pending wage demands. was increased from eight to sixteen members at a meeting of the association here today.
 This action was taken by the standing committee after various subjects af- fecting operations of the railroads in connection with the new transportation act, which will be brought up at the hearing before the interstate commerce commission March 2, had been discussed.
 The eight new members chosen today include c. H. Stein Central Railroad of New Jersey: J. H. Overs. Southern Pa- cific company; F.. c. Wills, Missouri Pa cifc; W. NJ. Jeffers, Union Pacific; J. H. Foster, Chicago. Milwaukee and St Paul l. R. Gould, Chesapeake and Ohio: G. R. Loyall, Southern Railway, and B. NJ. Starks Louisville and~Nashville Railway Company
 E. T. Winter of the Pennsylvania Rail- road was appointed chairman of the com- mittee. which was appointed under Sec ton 301 Of the transportation act at the request of President Wilson in an effort to settle demands for wage increa ses Il at were pending at termination of fed eral control
 Nomins tions to be made by President Wilson for, representatives of the rail- road companies on the permanent labor board. on which labor and the public are equally represented. have not vet been agreed upon, 1t was stated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-12
ATLANTA STRIKE:
 STILL UNbROkEN Carmen Ignore Order of ln- ternati0nal Officers to
 Return to Work
Rx Ar..Iatsd Pres,

Atlanta Ga. March 11.--yarious eff forts to end the street ear strike here which has made idle every local and interurban car failed today
 The strikers were ordered by their officers to return to work on the ground that they had violated their agreement to abide by arbitration but at a mass meeting the men voted to ignore the order. The mems lead- CTS asserted that the 1J per cent wage increase granted by the arbitration board would not provide living wage They had demanded a 50 per cent raise. About HOO employees are affected
 Conferences between officials of the company and union leaders failed of result and tonight Harry M. Atkinson chairman of the boare Of directors Of the company Issued a statement de- claring that since the union had violated a solemn contract" that the Amerieanism, or chaos. anarchy and radica1isnf.'
 The Chamber of Commerce directors adopted resolutions condemning the strike and calling on the Atlanta Fed eration of Trades to take a similar stand. The latter met last night but took no action
 Meanwhile the majority of Atlantans walked to and from work today. the private and public automobiles and trucks that were pressed into service not being sufficient to accommodate the crowds. Extra trains between At lanta and suburban towns enables com muters 10 make the trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-12
To IUeStigate
 Brother Lsaiah's s
 Wonderfu[Cures
By Associated Pros.

New orleans. March 11.--While crowds early tonight still jamped the streets leading 70 the little houseboat of John Cudnev of Cam ada. who calls himself Brother Isaiah plans were being made by city and state medical authoritlS- to investigate the published state7 ments of persons who claimed to have been cured" of various ail- ments. some of major importance, by the boatmans laying on of hands"
 Dozens of sick persons were brought to the houseboat during the day. many in cots. Sermons were lreached by $Brother Isaiah and ''treatment" was given. To all who would listen certain residents of uptown New orleans told how they had been healed" The names and addresses of these persons were taken for investigation by the authorities.
 Afternoon newspapers here pulp lished long lists of interviews with men and women who were claimed to have been "healed' and signed statements of persons, including their staff men, who claimed to have witnessed cures"
 Although the presence of the aged Canadian ooatman at that section of the city where Calhoun street joins the, Mississippi river levee was not generally known until early today, before noon crowds numbered hundreds and in- cluded persons in all stations of life. The crowd. by late after noon. was more than a thousand. Vehicles ranging from mule carts to limousines were parked along the Ievee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-12
OKNOWN DEAD IN
 MISSOURI TORNADO;
 EIGHT ARE INJURED
Most of Dead Are Children. Reports of Deaths and Destruction Still
 Coming In
By A..oeIst.a Pres.

Springfield Mo, March fl--Ten persons are known to be dead. one reported dead and eight injured as the result of s tornado. which swept through the valley of Turkey Creek near Branson and Hollister, in Fancy county today.
 Seven of the dead are minor children of Ran and William Box. brothers, liN- ing at Melva small town five miles south of Branson.
 Four of William Boxs children were killed and his brother lost three chill dren. The wives of both men received injuries from which it is believed they cannot recover.
 Mrs. Ava Howard and child living at Melva were instantly killed. William Jackson, living five miles southeast of Branson was reported to have been kill ed A sister of Jackson was seriously injured.
 John Gross and his wife, living on a farm near Oasis, north of Branson, were blown away with their home and ma trace has been found of either the home or it's occupants.
 Ridgeway Mankey was carried 1000 feet from his home at Melva and when he regained consciousness on the oppo- site bank of Turkey Creek, he saw his young brother William, struggling in the water. He was too weak to give aid. Later the body of the brother was recovered down stream.
 The storm was not confined to Melva. Reports of homes carried away, build ing destroyed and children injured ci5n- tinued to pour into the center of the stricken area tonight. The storm dis trict included Birbyville. Taneyyilie, Mildred, Oasis, Forsyth and Branson.
 Reports of unsual effects of the storm were numerous tonight. work train of eight cars south of Branson and on which the wives of six workmen lived, was moved 200 feet down the track and the cars uncoupled but not one of the occupants hurt
 The hotel at Melva was practically de- n,olished, while six women were seated near the fireplace. Bricks, plaster, and splinters fell about the women. One was initdcd slightly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-12
MANDATE URGEDbY AMERICAN MISSION Recommendations for Ar menian Mandate Con-
 tained in Report
sv Associated Press

Washington, March 11.-Recommenda- tions that the United States accept a mandate over Armenia are understood tc De contained in the report of the American mission under Major General Harbord, which recently made tour of inspection in that country to obtain first hand facts as to Turkish rule
 ,Tke report never has been published, although the Senate twice has requested President Wilson to transmit copy. of if. The first request was made last No venber, but no reply was received, and Ia st week the Senate adopted second resolution asking for the document.
 IL was said today some senators had knowledge of the recommendation of an Armenian mandate, and that they had attlibuted the Presidents silence to the presence of this recommendation in the repdrt
 R:ports from Paris last October. after the mission had returned there. said the clyilian and military members were sharply divided as to the advisabiiity of recommending that the United States ac- cep1 mandate for Armenia; the former supporting and the latter opposing such a recommendation. General Harbord has consistently refused to discuss the mis- sior's report
 Representatives in this country of the Armenian national council have repeat edly urged that the American govern n1ent accept a mandate over their suiIef- ing peoples, but no definite pohcy sAs ever been announced by the administra- tion. Opposition to mandates has been freely expressed in the Senate in the long discussion of the peace treaty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-12
HOUSTON OPPOSED ID M'ADOO'S PLAN
 OF REDUCING TAX
Bond Issue to Adjust Com pensation of Ex-soldiers Might Result In Disas-
 ter, Is Declaration
By Associated prs.s

Washington, March 11-Opposing former Secretary McAdoo's plan of re- ducing taxes by additional bond issues, Secretary Houston and Assistant Secre- tary Leffingwell today told the House ways and means committee, which is considering soldier relief legislation, that any increase in the present gov ernment indebtedness would create grave financial situation.
 Secretary Houston predicted that bond issue of s2.5o0, 900, 900, necessary under certain plans of adjusted compen- sation now before the committee, might result in a disaster" while MT. Leffingwell said 'the worst thing pos sible would be to give bonds to former soldiers, as great majority of them would cash their holdings immediately"
 Both suggested increased taxes as 'the least harmful way to extend re- lief, the Assistant Secretary asserting that even a tax on normal incomes would add to the cost of living and be directly felt by those least able to bear it.
 Any future bond issue would have to bear per cent interest and would be "a much more serious proposition than it was during the war" Governor Hard- ing of the federal reserve board told the committee.
 TF irSl tnere would De ldck OI pd- triotism which helped in selling bonds during the var he said, and secondly, We would come into competition with an sorts of commercial investments"
 Even under increased taxes. Secretary Houston said. the proposed expenditure of $2,000,000.000 would be a serious one for the people to confront at this time.
 The present financial situation is not critical" Mir Houston commented. Economy by the people. avoidance of waste in expenditures. economical ap- rropriations by Congress and prudence in handling these appropriations will naturally relieve the situation"
 Discussing the bond plan, Mir. Lei fingwell said bonds given to former service men, while increasing the ma tion's indebtedness, would also bring about a recurrence of activities of sharks, similar to those used against Liberty bond holders after the armis- tice''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-12
Louis UilLe Giuen .234, 891 In Census
 Increase of IO,963
By Associated pr...

Washington. March 1.-The census bureau tonight announced the following 1920 population fig ures and increases:
 Louisville. Ny. 224.s91, an in- crease of 10.96S. or 4.9 per cent.
 St Joseph, Mo. 77.7s5. an in- crease of 332. or .04 per cent.
 Cham bersburg. Pa. 13.i1l. an increase of i.3T1. or 1f.6 per cent.
 Louisville was the twenty-fourth city of the country in point of 2 population in 1910. It showed a growth of s.4 per cent at that time over the census of 1900. while from 1890 te 1900 it's increase was 271 per cent
 St. Joseph. Mo. in the 1910 ceu- sus showed an apparent decrease in population amounting to PAS per cent. while in the 1900 census its increase was reported as 9s.8 per cent. The 1910 decrease Is ad- mitted to have resulted from heavy padding of the returns in the 1910 cenxuh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-12
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR WOULD CALL SPECIAL SESSION FOR WOMEN
By Assssiatsa Prsm

Roberts announced today that he would call a special session of the legislature to extend suffrage in Tennessee 10 in~ clude women in the event that the other two states necessary ratify the national amendment prior to the regular session
 The governor will take the step to, preclude the possibility of election re suits being contested in case women vote without any state law provisions. It will also be necessary to fx poll tax and registration requirements for women. the preeent suffrage laws ot the state making no such provisions. the governor stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-12
15-Y -Year-Old Boy Needs
 $7,5OO Annually for His
 Support, Claims Mother

New York. March 11,--Fifteen-yea old Robert Kelly. grandson of Eugene Kelly. wealthy banker. who died in 1894. leaving several millions. requires $7.5O0 annually for his support. according to his mother. Mrs. Dorothy Kelly whose application for this allowance from trus funds will be investigated by a referee appointed today by the surro- gate court. Mrs. Kelly listed among Necessities" s24.50 month for gaso- line for her sons cars