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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
WATERWAYS BILL
 MAY HAVE "JOKER'
Wood Wires Railroads May Have Inserted Clause Pre-
 venting Appropriation

As reported by the conference commit tee and passed by hoih houses of Cors- gross, the railroad bill, which is now be- joker that will cut off appropriations for inland waterways operations after March l. So Charles F. Wood, chief en- gineer and general manager of the Port of Birmingham Corporation, states in q telegram to c. E. Jones, secretary of the corporation.
 Mir Wood has been in Washington the past ten days looking after freight rates and. equipment for the Warrior river and tributary territory, and expects to be there several days longer In his tele- gram he urges the commercial bodies of Birmingham to bestir themselves in be- half of the river and to communicate with their senators and representatives
 in Congress with the view to having the bill referred back to the two houses of Congress by the President for the in ciusion of provisions for the continued operation of the waterways. or for the passage of a separate bill making such provision.
 Mir Wood S telegram to MT. Jones fol- lows:
 Further study of the railroad bill devel- ops that the provisions regarding funds are ambiguous and uncertain. It is doutt ful if any money is provided for opera tion of waterways after March l. This ambiguity may be inadvertrance. hut in- dicatons. are that it is a joker on which the rail interests count to prevent water way operations. Conference report has been concurred in by Senate and our only chances are to get the President to re- turn the bill for amendment, which be made quick under such conditions. Failing this, new bill carrying direct appropriation will have 10 be worked through. Alabama senators and con gressmen will cooperate to amendment or appropriation. Rouse everybody at inter est including all the papers, to back these efforts. Prompt action imperative. Ef- forts to secure temporary allotment of funds from railroad administration wig also be made CHARLES r. WOOD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
MORE SUITS FILED FOR INSURANCE OF
 EMORY M. HOWELL
Two Policies Aggregating thirty-two Thousand Dollars Figure In Liti- gation Started In Federal
 Court Here Yesterday

Mrs. Sallie l.. Wade, special adminis- tratrix of the estate of Emory Nj. Now ell, filed two suits in the United States court yesterday afternoon on life insur- ance policies carried by the deceased. One suit was against the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company of the state of Pennsylvania for 22,50O alleged to be due on policy No 279707
 The complaint stated that the defend- ant company insured the life of Emory M. Nowell on February iS, 1918, for term of one year and continuously thereafter so long the premium on said policy was kept paid. At the time of NIT. NOW els death on January D. 1920 the policy in force, it was alleged.
 The second suit was against the lntcr- rational Life Insurance Company of Mis- souri. and was for sl1.00O due on policy No. 637S7, whereby the defendant on June 5 1919, insured the life of Emory M. Nowel for ;t term of one year and con tir uously thereafter so long as the prem ium was kept paid This policy w5s in force at the time of Mr. NoweIl's death on January 2. 1920. The cuup;aint alleged that these sums have not been paid, al- though the defandaut companies have been notified
 This is the third suit to be filed by Hrs Wade on life insurance policies carried by MT Nowell and the reason for the ad- mtnistratrix filing these suits is because administrators have been appointed in two other states than Alabama, and 1t will probably be necessary for legal pro- ceedinEs to be taken 10 ascertain to whom tho insurance companies shall pay the money
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
CITY BUYS A MOTOR
 DRIVEN LAWN MOWER
Will Cut Grass In Entire Park In One Day-Big Money Saving Is
 Expected

With the grass growing season about to make it's appearance in Birmingham the department of parks and public properties has bought a power driven lawn mower and will put it to work as soon as the first blade of green shows
 it's head
 Commissioner J. Ellis Brown believes the machine will save the city the c-- pense of several men, for it's powerfuIy driven thirty-inch blades will clean up a park in a day. while in bygone times such job often took three or four men several days. .
 It is claimed for the power motor that it can maintain pace of ten miles an hour all day. and is so geared that even heavy grades hardly deter its speed at all.
 D. E. NJ KinIey. city purchasing agent sent out voucher yesterday for se6e to pay for the machine. It is the be- lief of city officials that the motor cut ter will save that amount in wages in the first few months. If it fulfills all expectations several more will be bought as soon as the demonstration is found to be satisfactory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
FARMERS COMMITTEE TO PLAN CONVENTION
Meeting at Civic Association Today to Arrange for Coming of South
 ern Peanut Growers

A meeting of the farmers co-opera tive committee of the Civic association has been called for this afternoon at 12:30 o'clock in the safe of the associa- tion for the purpose of making plans for the Southern Peanut Growers As- sociation. The Civic Association has extended an invitation to this associa tion. to hold it's convention in Bir- mingham in April, and every effort is being made to persuade the peanut growers to come to this city for their convention.
 The Civic Association has taken up the matter with J. Frank Fooshe, man. ager of the Virginia Carolina Cooper ative Exchange. asking the co-opera- tion of that organization in having Birmingham selected as the convention place of the peanut growers.
 The members of the committee are F. w. Dixon. chair han, J. H. McCary. R. F.. l.. Connaliy. 4. Ash. W. Q. Broyies. ". NJ Drennen, Judge A. M Douglass and W. H. Slaton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
GOVERNMENT AFTER COUNTERFEITERS AND
 WAR STAMP SCALPERS
Chief of Secret Service Here Yester- day Investigating Epidemic of Check Raising and Other
 Crimes Here

W. H. Moran. chief of the secret serv- ice in Washington, spent yesterday in Bi mingham in conference with Robert N. Perry, who has charge of this work here MT. Moran stated that the gov ernment was going after counterfeiters, War Savings Stamps 'scalpers' and per sons making false claims to government checks
 This is in line with the governments campaign to prohibit the sale of War Savings Stamps or the cashing of them by other persons than the original own CTS. It has been pointed out that these war savings certificates are not transfer able, and will be eashed by the govern ment only for the persons to whom they were c,.ginally sold.
 There seems to be an epidemic of check as well as false claimants to gov ernment checks, de declared and large number of these cheeks had been cashed by persons making false claims for them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
TAYLOR PLANNING
 SAFETY CAMPA|GN
Now Working to Inaugu- rate Movement First Two
 Weeks of April

As is being planned in other cities, John H. Taylor, commissioner of public safe ty for Birmingham, is considering a pub lie safety campaign to be inaugurGeed here for the first two weeks of April.
 MT. Taylor says the idea originated in Detroit. and through it's workings the number of accidents in that city has been reduced 25 per cent. although Detroits population has increased by approximate ly@a5o, ,00O people since the campaign was first put on there.
 But to successfully carry it through every club and organization in the city the schools, too-must take hold as though they alone were doing all the work.
 h 1916 there was grand total of 1o,5oO accidental deaths to Children Under 10 years of age in the United States. In BY in this. country. 7.oOo people died of acci- dents Of these 55.O0O occurred outside of industrial plants. Again in 1916 about 250,00o children were seriously injured in accidents People who were injured in accidents during that year and were laid up for more than a month totaled g. 600.
 In the year 1917 in the United States nearly 100000 people were injured and killed in accidents.
 Almost invariably each accident was due to carelessness. The injuries anu ceaths were all unnecessary.
 Neither Mir Taylor nor his department has the time or the power to avert the accidents that occur in Birmingham, nor to work out the safety campaign. That must be done by the clubs, organizations, schools and citizens at large.
 For instance" says MT. Taylor, every driver of a vehicle should realize that he, and not the pedestrian. creates the menace to life and limb.
 Tt is for the organizations to take up the matter and prepare the campaign. can but suggest it and invite attention to the reasons for it. If the clubs and other organiza tions will appoint committees and work out their own plans for warn ings. advice and rules among themselves. much can be accomplished. The city has pa assed it's ordinances, it has men paid to preserve the order of the community, put it will take the cooperation of the people themselves, their own determination to know and abide by the ordinances ana rules of common sense to prevent these easily avoidable accidents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
OPERATING LABOR
 BUREAU WITHOUT l LICENSE, CHARGED
Defendant Claimed Agency
 Partly Supported By Fed i, eral Aid-City Claims
 Fees and Licenses Due

An effort is being made by the City of Birmingham to collect a license fee of $2,500 from Dalton Swann for operating an employment bureau. For merly Mir. Swann was assistant to c. B. Tarrant ,who was federal dierctor of labor for the State of Alabama.
 The governments employment bu- reau in Birmingham closed October 10, 1919. But because of the need for such an office H. K. Milner secured state and federal aid to keep it open and employed MT. Swann to operate 1t. Shortly afterward Mir. Milner had to leave the city on account of his health, and did not return until re- gently.
 Knowing that the government had curtailed it's employment bureaus, the license bureau of the city comptrol- 1er's office called upon Mir. Swann re- gently to collect the municipal license for suh a business, $2,509 There is a state and county tax on such business of similar amount. This would make total tax of Ne5,o00. as the state di- vides it's fee with the county.
 The case was brought before the re- eorders court. The license bureau claimed that Mr Swann was receiving a fee of BOO monthly from the Alum iffum Company of America, Marysville, Tenn. and that those in charge of the government work at the Wilson dam, Snear Florence, had been paying MT. Swann $125 a month, also, both for la borers furnished.
 MT. Swann, testifying, said this was true, but the office was operated with federal aid, and the fees received went toward it's maintenance
 MT Milner stated In court that he did not know fees were being charged
 In the testimony the license bureau brought out the statement that the agency had sent a group of 13 work ment to the Marysville company with tickets bought for Attalla, Ala, at which point the. workmen were to buy tickets for the Tennessee town This, they claimed, was to evade the city li- cense provision that imposes the li- cense for workmen sent more than 75 miles beyond the city limits by an em- ployment agency.
 telegram from the federal depart ment of labor stated that any agency charging fees for workmen secured could in no way be considered in any way connected with the federal depart ment of labor and claim license exemp- tion through federal exemption
 The court has not yet rendered a de- cision
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
Less Than FiUe Hundred
 Houses Built Last Year
Real Estate Men Say Could Easily Fill That Number New Houses Each Month-High Cost of Construction
 Now Deters Many Builders

money when rental rates start going scarcity of houses is to blame for the present unprecedented rentals which the owners insist their agents must charge.
 For 1919 building permits were is sued, by month, as follows January, 3; February, '; March, 26; April, 25; May, l9; June, IS July, 35 August 61; Sep tember. 10 october 39 November, I9 December, %.
 For 1920, in January, 39 new houses were authorized, and for this month so far. 20
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
PiifuL Plight Of Widow
 and FiUe Small Children

Most of the time they were hungry Many nights they were very cold Ms Lucas would put the emil lren in bed b keep them warm. She would sit by the fire. for there was not enough cover When the fire went out she would get so cold she would wake up and make the fire over again.
 Yesterday Mrs. Lucas broke under the strain. For the first time she asked for help At the city department of relief she was fed As the family lives outside the city limits funds under the law could be appropriated tor her. She had no cloak. She wore a Nhite cotton shirt waist. The clothing of the children is in- adequate
 Mrs. Lucas made no complaint. She just said that if anything could be done for her babies she would be so grateful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
MRS. MARY GAMBLE
 DIED YESTERDAY
Widow of Late Judge Gamble Passes Y Away at Home of Son, Rev.
 F. K. Gamble

Mrs. Mary E. Gamble, "A years old. widow of the late Judge F. A. Gamble, died in the home of her son, Rev. Eos ter K Gamble, 5003 Fifth avenue. north, at noon yesterday.
 She is survived by her sons. Frank A. Gamble of Philadelphia; Dr. T. o. Gamble of New Haven, Conn; Rev. r. K Gamble of Birmingham, secretary of the North Alabama Methodist Episco- pal conference. and her daughter, Mrs. A. B. Darlington of Anniston.
 The funeral will be held from the late home this morning at 1o:3o o'clock after which the remains will be sent on the 12:10 o'clock train to Jasper. where the burial services will be held, with interment at 2:3O o'clock p. m, in ooak Hill cemetery, Woodin Under taking company, in charge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25

Mrs. Pearl Lucas is widow. She has five children All of them are boys. The oldest is H. He is blind.
 The family moved here last october. They came from farm near Montgom- cry MT. Lucas had consumption. A nonth after they got here he died. There was no insurance.
 Mrs Lucas has been doing farm labor Occasionally she could get work at near by farms. She lives near Ensley The blind boy would go with her and try to help. The eight-year-old boy took care of the others. The youngest is ?.
 Occasionally, when work was plentiful the mother and the blind boy would make as much as s10 week. Then there would be weeks without work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
"HeaUy, Heauy, Hangs Ouer Your Head" Al City Hall

Employees of several municipal depart ments look often at the ceiling above them They are electrical. building and plumbing inspectors. the relief workers and the employment bureau folks
 On the fourth floor, apove them, is the storage room, not the reading rooms. of the public library
 In the storage room of the library there are many great cases of books. They
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25

During 1919. and the first two months of this year, only 4l5 dwelling houses have been built in Birmingham.
 In this same period only about half a dozen apartment houses have been erected.
 Real estate office men say. at the present demand they could easily fill that many new houses every month.
 The reasons they give for the lack of building is tho high cost of labor and materials. All fear that if they build now that they will not be able to get a justifiable interest oh their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
Jewelry Burglars Sought

The police are still searching for the robbers who broke the front piece glass window of the Gill Jewerly Company. 29G North Twenty-ninth street. some time Tuesday night, and secured about $500 in watches. knives and other jewelry. s-v- eral clues are being worked on which are expected to solve the identity of the burglars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25

weigh a great deal. Every time a new box of books, or a box of old books to be rebound, is placed in the storage room the strength of the floor is tested by engineers. They say it has all it can support
 The workers on the thlrd floor, under the library storage room. know that. When they hear a foot-fall above them they look up, wondering f they are going to see a rapidly widening crack.
 At times they are quite fidgety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
Raised Two-DolIar Bill

Van orr, negro, was arrested yes- terday on a charge of passing a raised g bill. He was arraigned before Ken meth Chareton, United States commits sioner and his bond was fixed at 800 In default of same he was placed in the county jail It Is alleged that Orr had passed :. bill which was raised to a s2o one on merchant at Tarrant City
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25

The interest on he s45Oo,O0O bonds will be s225,oOO annually.
 Within the next five years the city will have to take up and pay cash for the following maturing bonds:
 1920-s3o0.0 .0c0; 1921, $SS0, 900; 1922. $21o 900; 1923. $40, ,O0O; 1924, sS50,ooO. A total of $l,- 2s0, ,O00.
 The city has already issued a two- mill tax, in no wise connected with the five-min tax proposed which will bring in $220,0oo. But this must be applied to se,S36.J0O of bonds now calling for in-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
CELEBRATION OF
 ALL-ROTARY WEEK

In celebration ot all-Rotary week spe- cial programme will be rendered at the meeting of the Rotary Club this after noon at 1 o'clock in the ballroom of the Tutwiler hotel John C. Henley will be the principal speaker and will talk on ..The History of Rotary" while Chap Hodges will have something to a say about "The Making of Rotarian.' In addition several stunts have been se- cured and will be rendered al this time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25

terest at the rate of ss29,ooo annually Some Of the five-mill tax must be used to help out the two-mill tax to handle this obligation, or to be exact, Sl09 ,0O0 which Is the net income. lacking sl 900, from one of the five-miils.
 It will take two and a half mills to care for the Sl,5o0,000 bonds, and another mill tog help care for the interest on the s6SS6. .500 bonds now outstanding. This will leave one and a half mills, or Sl65
 0eu annually to apply to streets, other public improvements and increase pay for those whom the city wishes to help.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
Proposed FiUe Mill Tax
 DWindLeS Before Demands
Greater Part of Possible $55OOOO Already Allotted fo Bond Payments Only $165,OOO To Be Left for
 All Purposes If Tax Carries

Informally from day day. the city commissioners have been discussing the five mill which election to be called on date yet to be chosen.
 There many things say officials about the municipal building, that must be taken of by this tax.
 Foremost the list the building the fire the auditorium hall and library the high schools eighteen schools
 When the five mill applied will provide the with additional of ooO0an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
FREIGHT BUREAU CLOSES

The southern freight service bureau which was created about two years ago. will close up its affairs saturday, and Dan w. Anderson and B. $. Vince lock. who have been in charge, will re- turn to their old positions, MT. Ander- son with the Seaboard at Atlanta and MT Wheeloek with the Louisville and Nashville.
 Ollie F. Bartlett, former general southern agent of the Southern Pacific lines In Birmingham has been appoint ed traffic manager of the American To- bacco Company with offices in New York. He will begin his new duties at once.
 The Pennsylvania railroad, 1t is an- nounced. will be divided into four sys- tems when the government relin- quishes control on March l. with vice president in charge of each division. The division headquarters will be To- cated in Philadelphia. Pittsburg. Chi cago and St. Louis. The vice president in charge of each of the four divisions will have full set of operating and traffic officials. and each division will be operated in dependently of the other divisions. with the chief reporting to the president of the company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
p,,e. Curea in . t.I4 D.y.

Druggists refund money if PAZO ONT MENT fails to cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles Stops irri- tation: soothes and heals. You can get restfui sleep after the first application. Price 60c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
RESOLUTION ON HUTCHENs

Before finally adjourning yesterday the committee adopted the following resolution in appreciation of the ef- fcient services of Colonel Hutchens and his informly kind and courteous treat ment of the men associated with him:
 Whereas, the Birmingham operating committee will be discontinued after February 29, 1920, and whereas. the in- dividual members of this committes feel that it's success during its exist- ence has been due to the efficient lead ership of it's chairman, MT. II. F. Hutch. ems and the able assistance Of it's sec- retary. MT. P C. Raissle. we hereby ex- tend to. these gentleme roar heartfelt. thanks and appreciation, and trus. their future connections will be as pleasant as has been lke association between us, and that Prosperity and happiness may follow them through all the days of the future"
 Colonel Hutchens will make allotment Of cars today for shipments 10 be started tomorrow, but for all subse- quent cars the shippers must make ap- plication direct to the railroads.
 Colonel Hutchens and his chief clerk, Paul Raissle. will leave Friday for Washington, where their headquarters will hereafter be. Mrs. Hutchens will accompany Colonel Hutchens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
PERSONAL

The many friends of H. H. Shell will regret to learn that he is ill at his home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-25
WAKEFIELD ID HEAD
 SEABOARD UNDER
 PRIVATE CONTROL
Circular Letter Announces Many Officials of Line. Winchell May Retire
 From Business

S. Davies Warfield has been elected president of the seaboard Air Line Railroad and chairman of the board of directors. effective March l, when the government turns the railroads back to their owners. Mir. Wartield succeeds J. T. Harahan. who was federal man ager of the Seaboard, and prior to that president of the company. MT. Hara- han resigned short time ago. Mir. Warfield's offices will be in Baltimore.
 Other officials whose election has just been announced in circular let ters are:
 S. Davies warfeld. chairman of the board and president. with office at Baltimore
 Charles R. Capps, first vice president, in charge of traffic. with office at Nor folk.
 M. J. Capps, vice president, in charge of operation, with office at Norfolk.
 w. R. Bonsal, vice president with office at Charleston, s. c.
 W. L. Seddon, vice president, in charge of subsidiary rail lines and consulting engineer. with office at Nor folk.
 Robert >4 Mutt. secretary and treas urer, with office at New York.
 l.. R. Powell. Jr, comptroller, with office at Baltimore.
 B. II. Innes Brown tHornblower. Mil Ter. Garrison & Porter) advisory coun- sel. with office at New York
 James F. Wright, general solicitor, with office at Norfolk.
 NJ Ii. Cahill, general manager, wit> office at Norfolk.
 B. C. Prince, freight traffic manager. with office at Norfolk.
 C. B. Ryan passenger traffic man ager. with office at Norfolk.
 H. E. CSimshaw, general superin- tendent. with office at Savannah
 P. c. Walton general superintendent. with office at Hamlet, N C.
 H. w. Mackenzie, general auditor. with office at Portsmouth, Va.
 T. w Mathews assistant treasurer and assistant secretary, with office at Portsmouth, Va.
 w D. Faucette, chief engineer, with office at Norfolk.
 c. s. Patton superintendent of mo- tive power, with office at Portsmouth, Virginia
 J. l.. Kirby. engineer maintenance of way. with office at Norfolk.
 H. c. Pearce general purchasing agent, with office at Norfolk