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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28

The member of the aBthseda class Of the First Methodist Sunday school will entertain with a social gathering in the Iarlors of the church Thursday after noon, and number of invitations have been issued This is the first social en- tertainment given by the class in sev- eral months and much interest is being taken in the affair. Ms. John Mcconnell has charge of the programme, and com mittees have been sppcirted to look after the details of the entertainment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
For the Good of
 the Community

A/ II SnOulQ not Alabama get Dehlnd
 the movement to bring the re- turned soldier to her millions of cut-over lands?
 It can be done if the Travellers Protec- tive Association is met half way in it's campaign to that end
 Major w. M. Matthews, director of the Agricultural and Colonization Bureau of the Southern Commercial Congress, is in Birmingham throwing the strength of that forceful and influential body into the scale. A little real and live cooperation and Alabama will get the soldiers.
 There are 3OO,OOO of these soldiers who have expressed their desire to take up farms.
 The soldier settlement legislation halted by adjournment of Congress, was nine-tenths on the way to passage and will undoubtedly go through early in the next Congress. Will Alabama be prepared to act?
 No part of Alabama was quite so quick in unyoking itself from the one-crop sys- tenn as the southeastern white counties. Not depending on vicarious negro tillage, but doing the work themselves they first achieved the lucrative results of diversi- fled farming.
 Census reports have shown decrease of population in portions of the black belt. The whites have not gone, but negroes have. One Hateful season found the land lord unable to advance to the negro. Hav- ing nothing of his own the negro was forced to leave. Later higher wages in- duced a greater tide of emigration.
 But did the black belt suffer? On the contrary, more land was planted and larger crops were raised. The white man and his family cultivated fields that gen. erously responded to the ownership touch. The answer to the cry of labor famine was a bountiful yield.
 It has been proven that the white man does not suffer from the Alabama sun. ms IS lana Tree or SunStrOkeS. The white man can do more work in the fields of this state during more days of the year than he can in states further north
 The south glories in her American man. hood-in the purely American character of her people and in the common tongue that they speak to the more thorough un- derstanding of one another and of the government under which they live and prosper.
 The returned soldier is simon pure American. Hehas fought for his country He has thought America as those who were never over there can never think it. They wish to come to Alabama. The acres are here They are low in price and that they are productive is proven.
 It is just matter of getting on the job; landing on it with all four feet and stay ing by it until it is put over.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28

serious operation at the Elizabeth Duncan Hospital recently
 Misses Iva and Garnet Leader will leave Wednesday for Dayton, where they will be the guests of friends and relatives
 Msis Addie Lee Parish has returned to her home at Camden after a visit to MISS Marian Neal and Miss Kathryn Woodruff.
 Mrs. R. P. McTyeire is the guest of relatives in Tuskegee.
 Mrs. A. $. Bailey and Miss Nettie Bailey are the guests of relatives in Meridian, Miss.
 Mrs. F. l.. Mitchell will leave this week for visit to relatives in Ken lucky.
 Funeral services over the remains ot Mrs. Matte C. Gaston, aged @ years, were held in Birmingham Tuesday after noon lnterment was made in Cedar Hill cemetery. Mrs Gaston was the grand mother of Earl Gaston, former citi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28
ENSLEY
Studio Cora Chapman Bo..r~.,

A pretty affair of last evening was the reception rendered Rev. and Mrs. A. K. Wright of Louisville at the Ems ley Baptist Church. Ferns and gladioli decorated the rooms in which the guests were received. a receiving party being composed of the honor guests and representatives of the various de- partments of the church.
 The affair was informal and the pro- gramme consisted of number of short talks. MT. J. w. Minor gave an address or welcome which was responded to by Dr. Wright.
 Punch was served from bowl placed on the porch by Miss Nellie Gibbs and Miss Ella May Wells. A large number of friends and members of the congre- Satlon were present on this occasion to extend a cordial welcome to Dr. and Mrs. Wright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28

Mrs Howard McEniry will entertain at her home Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, complimentary to her sister, Mrs. Earl Calvin, of Albany Mrs. Cal vim will be remembered here as Miss Virginia Robinson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28

The Age-Hersld maintains a special Ems ley bureau for handling correspondence, advertising and subscriptions. It is To- cated at 1913 Avenue f, Russell Bros. .ative. Phone Eusley 300.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28

Fonville Grove, No. 75, woodmen Circle, will meet in regular session this afternoon at o'clock at their hall on Avenue E. A large attendance is re- quested. as business of importance will come before the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28

Miss Grace Coniff of Atlanta is the guest of Miss Avis Little.
 Miss Lulu J. Little will leave Wednes- day for visit to Miss Eva Pierce at Troy, Ala.
 George w. Jones is able to be out after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-28

Mrs E. s. DeShazo will entertain the members of the Junior Matrons' Club at her home at Circle Heights Friday aft ernoon.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13
President Is
Ready to Sit
With Cabinet
Announcement Lansing
Will Cease to Call Meet
ings Indicates Wilson
Will Resume Functions
From The Trtoune's Washington Bureou

From The Trtouncs Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Oficial an
nouncement to-day at the White House
that President Wilson will confer per-
sonally with a committee of railroad
men tomorrow, coupled with the ad-
mission by Secretary of State Lansing
that he no longer will preside at Cabi-
net meetings, was generally interpreted
here to-day as indicating that Mr.. Will
sons desire to resume Immediately per-
sonal contact with executive affairs is
to be gratifcd.
Secretary Of State Lansing declined
to give any reason for calling off Tues
days Cabinet meeting and offered no
explanation for his letter to fellow
members Of the Presidents official FAM
lily calling off all regular sessions of
the Cabinet for the present.
Mr.. Lansing has issued the calls for
Cabinet meetings for the last several
months, and has by reason Of his po-
sition as Secretary of State been the
presiding officer. 1t is understood that
his notification of the abandoning of
regular sessions of the Cabinet was
issued at the direction of the Presi-
dent, though the White House was not
prepared to say that future meetings
OF the Cabinet would be called and
presided over by Mr.. Wilson.
In denying a report last week that
MI. Wilson was to preside at the last
meeting, White House officials seemed
to emphasize their belief that the
Presidents condition was such that he
could readily sit at the head of the
Cabinet table. DR.. Cary T. Grayson
the White House physician, however
has been known to BIS strongly against
the President performing any Official
function that was not deemed abso.
lutely necessary.
In some quarters to-day the decision
OF the President to take active charge
of the railroad wage controversy b,
meeting the special committee to-mor,
row was interpreted as the White
ments Of the Presidents condition
made public by DR.. Hugh II. Young
the Baltimore urologist, who attend
ed the patient at the time the glandu-
lar complication developed The ex-
planation Of the Presidents illness ad-
vanced by DR.. Young, it was pointed
out to-day has not been denied by
either the President or Dr.. Grayson
bnt, on the other hand, there has
been no announcement from the White
House that DR.. Young's interview was
officially authorized.
The prospect, therefore, of President
Wilson presiding at the next meeting
of the Cabinet and gradually becom-
ing more and more active in the han
ding Of state matters seems most
promising in the view of attaches of
the White House.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13
Britain. Considers
Paying S. in Gold
Chamberlain admits OUn-
.ers OF Plate May Be
ASKED to Surrender 1t

LONDON, Feb. 12.-The question was
raised in the House of Commons to-day
whether the government had under
consideration the suggestion of Carter
Glass, former Secretary of the Treas
ury, that the United States be paid
her international debts in gold. 1t was
asked whether, in order to help meet
this request, the British owners of
ornamental gold, such as trinkets and
plate, would be invited to hand them
to the Treasury in return for interest
bearing bonds and thereby assist the
position of exchange between England
and America.
To these questions Austen Chamber
lain, the Chancellor of the Exchequer,
replied that he had taken steps to have
the proposals indicated carefully ex-
amined.
Premier Lloyd George was asked by
q member whether he could see way
to enforce drastic reduction in the
importation of luxurics. The Premier
replied that the government was not
in position to enforce any restrc-
tions upon importations of foreign
goods. He said less than per cent
of the imports from America were of
articles of luxury.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13
Payne Chosen
For Secretary
OF the interior
Shipping Board Chairman
Selected as Lanes Sue
cessor; Ex-senator Shat
roth Slated for the Place

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-John Bar
ton Payne, chairman of the Shipping
Board and formerly general counsel OF
the railroad administration, will be-
come Secretary Of the Interior Marcl
l, succeeding Franklin K. Lane, whose
resignation becomes effective on that
date.
While White House officials declined
confirmation, it was understood that
former Senator John Franklin Shafroth
of Colorado, had been offered the place
to be vacated by Mr.. Payne.
Chairman Payne said tonight that
he would accept the appointment to the
Cabinet because it was the wish of
the President, but my heart is in the
Shipping Board"
Mr.. Payne said he would ask the
President that he be permitted to stav
on at the board for a few weeks to
enable him to leave comparatively
clean slate for his successor bv dis
posing of the immediate business be-
fore the board, including the sale of
the former German passenger ships
and the reorganization policy now be-
ing effected
John Barton Payne was born at
Pruntytown, Fauquier County, Va,
sixty-four years ago. He was admitted
to the bar when twenty-one years old,
and the following year was elected
chairman of the Democratic County
Committee. He was appointed spe-
cial judge of the Circuit Court of
Tucker County, West Virginia, three
years later, and in 1880 was elected
Mayor of Kingwood, W. Va. He moved
to Chicago after one year as Mayor,
and he was known in that city as one
of the ablest lawyers of Chicago.
In 1893 he was elected on the Demo-
cratic ticket judge of the Superior
Court of Cook County, where he served
for five years. In 1902 he became a
member of the law firm of Winston,
Payne, Strawn & Shaw.
During the war Judge Payne was
general counsel to the United States
Shipping Board, and later Secretary
McAdoo requested him to act as gen
eral counsel to the railroad admins.
tlation. He acted in both capacities
for some time.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13
Old Burth0Idi Inn
VIII Be TORI, D0,l,1,
Former Mecca of Actors
Must Cive Way to a
Modern MOvie Theater

Ancient iron beds and rickety furn-
iture, too old to be quite useful and not
old enough to be classed as antiques,
are being carted away by second hand
men from the Bartholdi Inn, at Broad
way and Forty-tfth Street. This old
actors boarding house has been closed
and the contents sold. The building is
to be replaced by new motion picture
theater to be operated by Marcus Loew.
More than one theatrical star had
his first taste Of success while staying
at Bartholdi's. Nat Wills, Fred and
Joe Santley and Dorothy Dalton are
names that may be found in some Of
the old registers of the institution.
Charles Chaplin, Mack Sennett and D..
W. Griffith also used to listen for the
dinner bell of Nine. Bartholdi in the
days before fortune and the public
smiled on them. But the registers also
contain hundreds of ambitious names
never shouted by a call boy, strivers
who failed to rise above the chorus or
the multitude of unhappy beings known
as extra peoples
Nine. Bartholdi opened the inn in
1899. She was far above the ordinary
theatrical boarding house keeper. She
was neat and clean and SO was the Inn,
but better than that she had a warm
heart, with the result that her patron
age grew until she had taken over sew
eral of the dingy tronted houses in
Forty-ffth Street.
More than one penniless actor de-
parted for "the sticks" leaving a bill
but never a trunk at Nine. Bartholdi's.
Rare and pusillanimous was the crea-
ture who failed to justify with postal
money order the trustfulness of the
boarding house keeper. When Nine.
Bartholdi grew weary the management
was taken over by her daughter, Polly.
Fire alarms were frequent, for the
guests, both men and women, were care
less about cigarette stubs, trunk size
kerosene cook stoves OF patent arrange
ments for making coffee over gas jet.
Wreckers will begin to raze the
building within the next few days.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13
Gold Coins Cast Awav
To Illustrate Waste
Whereupon Factory Workers
Forget Lecturer and Scram-
BILE for Cash

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Feb. H.
Silver and gold were thrown away yes
terday to illustrate talk on the waste
represented by carelessness among fac
tory workers of the McCallum Hosiery
Company. George B. McCallum, treas
urer of the company, told the opera
tives that in a week 11,760 needles,
worth 1 Ia cents each, had been lost.
The effect was the same, he said, as
if STAT were thrown from the shop win
dow, whereupon the treasurer took
from his desk pile of lat silver dol
lars and tossed them out Of the win
dow.
Silk scattered under foot was as
much destroyed as II thrown away,
he added; estimating the amount Of
loss from this cause last week at $50,
he tossed shower of gold coins among
the workers. Some listened to the
treasurer's later remarks, others scram-
bled for the gold, while many rushed
out of doors to search for the silver
in the snow
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13
William Phillips Slated
For Envoy to The Hague
President Said to Have Decided
to Promote Assistant Sec
retary of State

WASHINGTON, Feb. IL (By The As
socated Press. ).-Presiden Wilson is
understood to have decided on the ap-
pointment Of William Phillips, Assist
ant Secretary of State, as Minister to
the Nethe rlands.
The nomination of Mr.. Phillips, who
will arrive in New York within few
days after a trip to England, made
necessary by the illness there of Mrs.
Phillips's mother, is expected to be
sent to the Senate soon, perhaps to-
gether with the nomination of Robert
Underwood Johnson, of New York, re-
Gently selected as Ambassador to Italy
The legation at The Hague has been
without a minister since last October
when John W. Garrett, of Baltimore,
resigned.
Secretary Phillips, who is native
Of Massachusetts, entered the diplo-
matte service fifteen years ago. When
the Democratic Administration came
into power, in 1913, Mr.. Phillips, al
though Republican in politics, was
asked to accept the Office Of Third AS
sistant Secretary of State, owing to
experience in diplomatic matters. He
was made First Assistant Secretary
when Frank l.. Polk was promoted from
that office to counselor.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13
. adsWOrth
Is No Longer
Suffrage Foe
Senator Asserts He Has Not
in Any Way Opposed Bal.
lot for Women Since New
York Ratified Amendment

United States Senator James W.
Wadsworth jr., of New York, said last
night at the Hotel Manhattan, before
going to the Lincoln dinner of the
National Republican Club, where he
was one of the speakers, that the
Volstead prohibition enforcement act
should have fair trial of two or
! three years to enable the people to
Judge of its workability. He also said
ne had not in any way opposed woman
suffrage since New York state rati-
fled the amendment, and does not in
tend to.
In conversation with newspaper
men, Senator Wadsworth said:
"Prohlbltlon was put into the Con-
stitution, and because it is there it
was the duty of Congress to pass an
enforcement act, which it did when it
put through the Volstead bill. Now
that it is part of the fundamental
law Of the country it should have a
fair trial to see whether it meets
the requirements. | apprehend that
IN the next few years prohibition en-
forccment will go through a sort of
evolution. While this evolution is un-
der way the law should be enforced .
When the woman suffrage matter
was brought up, the Senator said in
substances:
81 was opposed to the method of
bringing about suffrage in states that
did not desire it, by the ratification
method Since my own state ratified
! have not lifted a finger in opposi-
! tion to suffrage. If it gets into the
Federal Constitution that will settle
| it,"
Senator Wadsworth's attitude toward
prohibition and suffrage is likely to
have an appreciable effect upon his can
vass to succeed himself. The "drys" and
the suffragsts, the latter under the
! leadership of Miss Mary Garrett Hay
profess possession Of information that
the Senator is against them in an active
and hostile way, and charge that he
does not represent his party or respect
the mandate Of his party on prohibi-
tion and suffrage.
1t is believed by his friends that on
the occasion of the testimonial dinner
being arranged for him February 90
| following the meeting of the Republi-
| can State Convention, Senator Wads-
| worth will outline his attitude toward
prohibition and its enforcement and
suffrage
l The Senator's reelection is opposed
| by, William H. Anderson and the Anti
Saloon League. This organization has
about $4,000 financial supporters in the
State of New York, and each subscrip-
ton IS supposed to represent family
ASKED last night about the choice of
the delegates large from this state
for Pres ident and the attitude of the
state delegation toward the candidacy
OF DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler, Senator
Wadsworth, who is slated to be one of
the egates-at-large, said that, in his
Judgment, DR.. Butler would have some
instructed delegates from New York, but
that the delegation, generally speaking
would be uninstructed.
He said he thought prohibition
would not figure as leading issue in
the Republican National Convention.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13
Cecil Advocates
Russian Inquiry

LONDON, Feb. 12.-Lord Rob-
ert Cecil proposed in the House
Of Commons to-day that the
league Of nations send two in
ternational commissions to Rus-
sia to ascertain exact conditions
and to fix provisional boundaries
of border states.
Arthur J. Balfour, lord presi
dent Of the council, said he
feared Lord Roberts suggestion
would not result in a new heaven
on earth in Russia. He also denied
that the government was encour-
aging Poland in policy of ad-
venture.
Premier Lloyd George told the
House of Commons that he hoped
to introduce the Irish Home Rule
bill in the House next week.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13
Escaping Gas Kills Three

Mrs. Mary Bindren, sixty-tive years
old, her son, Harry Bindren, and her
grandson, Harry Bindren jr, ten, were
found last night dead in their beds at
466 Graham Avenue, Brooklyn, from
escaping gas. According to Dr.. Kruz,
who came with an ambulance from
Greenpoint Hospital, they had been
dead for several hours, Gas was escap-
ing from tube in the kitchen, which
had bsen disconnected from the stove
withoqt turning of the how at the pipe.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13
Germany Still Has Army
Of 400, 600, Allies Hear
In Addition There Are 100, 900
Policing Forces and Officers,
General Niessel Reports

PARIS, Feb. 1.-THE German army
is still 100000 strong, according to a
report received by the Committee of
Foreign Affairs to-day from General
Niessel, head of the Baltic mission.
In addition there are 100000 policing
forces, officers and on-commissioned
officers. Germany also is we'll supplied
with tanks, machine guns and air
planes. In the neutral zone alone on
the right bank of the Rhine the
policing forces number $4,000.
General Niessel adds that the Ger
man Minister of Defense, Noske, is in
the hands of the general staff, and that
the German government is capable. if
willing, of obtaining execution Of the
treaty clauses by the country.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13
Barrymore Liquor Stolen
81, 900 Worth of Lionel's Pri.
vate Stock Taken From Cellar

Burglars got $1,000 worth Of liquor
this week from the home of Lionel
Barrymore, in Hampstead, Long Island.
The burglary was discovered yester-
day. The intruders did not 60 beyond
the cellar, but they left it looking like
the O'Hara Desert, as Charles Jones,
the caretaker, put it.
Mr.. Barrymore is in Pittsburgh. On
his return he had planned to give a
house party at his Hampstead home.
Ills neighbors do not see how he can
10 it now, unless he invites the
burglars.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13
Hylan to Go South To-day
Hearst Expected to Join Mayor
at Palm Beach

1t was said yesterday at the Mayors
Office that Mayor Hylan would leave
to-day-Friday, the 13th-for a two
weeks outing at Palm Beach.
1t is understood that William r.
Hearst will join the Mayor later. The
Mayor intends to return to City Hall
on March /.
Fiorello II. La Guard,a, President
of the Board Of Aldermen, will be act
ing mayor in the absence Of Mr.. Hylar.
Comptroller Charles L. Craig will pre-
Of Estimate nat on The traction f nyest
CATION,
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13
I, 900 Police With Picks
RAID Bridge Sno,U Banks
Bluecoats Begin Work After Mayor Confers ON
EightDay Traffic Tie-Up; Cross-Town Streets
From 32d to 18th Closed TODAY

thousand uniformed policemen night ridny
the % traffic bizzardn They bga4 work
O'Clock the Brooklyn Williamsburg until far into
results.
The c eighth day fighting resulted the an
number
The blizzard of February closed and still
chiefly closed traffic oav in
order to give the shovee further
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13
Arizona Ratifies Suffrage;
Virginia Rejects Amendment

PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 12.-Ratifica-
tion of the woman suffrage amend
ment to the Federal Constitution by
special session of the Arizona Legisla-
ture was completed tonight, when the
Senate adopted the ratifying resolution
following similar action by the House
this afternoon. Both branches made it
Arizona, is the tairty-frst state to
ratify. Five more states must approve
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13
Ship Goes to Aid Avondale
Vessel Is Drifting 500 Miles
Southeast of Sandy Hook

Radio advices received yesterday by
the Naval Communication Service from
the steamship Eclipse said the. vessel
was steaming to the aid of the disabled
steamship Avondale.
The latter vessel called for assist
ance Wednesday night saying her
engines were out of commission and
that she was drifting about 500 miles
southeast of Sandy Hook. The Eclipse,
when left Liverpool January "a for
New York, reported she was within
$50 miles Of the disabled steamship.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13

the amendment to make it part of the
Constitution.
RICHMOND, Va. Feb. 12.-woman
suffrage was defeated in Virginia to-
day. when the House of Delegates
adopted, 62 to %, the Leedy resolution
rejecting the Susan B. Anthony
amendment to the Federal Constitu-
ton. The Senate, by vote of "a to
10, previously had adopted the resolu-
tion.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13
Thornton w. Burgess's
Bedtime Stories in
The Tribune

NILS splendid daily feature for young peo-
- ple-and older people, too-will begin in
The Tribune next Tuesday, February II.
Look for it on the page opposite the Edi-
torial Page that day and every weekday.
If your children are already reading it,
they won't let you forget it. If they are not
reading it, you can't do wiser thing than
to get it for them.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-13

GOOD MORNINGS:
When. you need eticient help telephone
Anur advertisements 20 the Good M0rniug
Girl at The New Y)cAk Tribune. BeekmAn
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