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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-24
son of pr. E. E. Robinson, brother of the wounded physician.

son of pr. E. E. Robinson, brother of the wounded physician.
 Dr. Robinson had driven his car up to local ice plant and asked the negro Ed wards, an employe who waited on GUS toners, to bring him out piece of ice. The negro complied, but the ice he brought was white with ammonia and the physician told him to carry it back and bring better piece Edwards is alleged to have insultingly replied: You are mighty damned hard to please" Dr Robinson stepped quickly from his car and slapped the negro, saying that ne would go and select the kind of ice he wanted. He walked toward the sales room and the negro who had gone off short distance, opened fire. After emp tying his pistol, Edwards fled and every effort to locate him had failed at late hour tonight, but the hunt had in no way abated and it is freely predicted that lynching is likely should the negro be captured.
 Hopes are held out for the recovery of Dr. Robinson, the bullet according to physicians having glanced downward, passing into the fleshy part of the neck to the rear, but which as yet has not been located
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-24
HARDING RESTING
 AND PLAYING GOLF
Receives Many Messages of Congratulation on His
 Speech of Acceptance
By Associated Pres,

Marion, O., July 23.-Senator Hard ing devoted virtually all of today to resting and recuperating from the fatigue of notification day. He spent short time during the morning and again in the late afternoon in his of- flee reading telegrams of congratula- tion on his acceptance speech, but the greater part of the day was occupied with an automobile trip to Mansfield, forty miles away, where he had lunch con and played a game of golf.
 The congratulatory messages came in great numbers from republicans in all sections of the country. One of the first was from Senator Knox of Penn syivania. a former Secretary of State, who wired that he considered the speech strong and stirring utter ance by an earnest and patriotic man, expressed with that becoming modesty without which no man is truly great" Many of the telegrams were from former members of the progressive party. O.. H. P. Shelley. republican ma tlonal committeeman of Montana and formerly progressive committeeman declared the nominees announcements insured that the progressives of the west will line up solidly for him"
 Accompanying Senator Harding ou o hiOtOT tilP tO MdHSllciQ anu making up foursome on the golf links were Senators Frelinghuysen of New Jersey. Hale of Aaine and Elkins of West vir- ginia, all of whom had spent the night at the Harding home here.
 In statement before his departure Senator Frelinghuysen declared the democrats were divided hopelessly as to which part of the country should be made the theatre of their campaign, n hai |, T chance in the east and some holding that it could not win in the west He said he was convinced that both were right, but that he expected final de- cision of the question to be made "by the dictum of President Wilson.
 Democrats know the President is about the poorest asset they have" he continued, and most of them would be delighted to forget him and let the country forget him. He is on their hands and he most decidedly declines to let them get away from him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-24
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Prevention of Lynching

~v> >AssAOAA VI Ay hNAtAnE
 To the Editor of The Age-Herrld:
 Referring to your editorial in yester- days issue, Governor of Texas To ln- vestigate Lynching.' Taken as . whole, all law-abiding citizens will indorse it's sentiment. more particularly rne latter paragraph reading: "Lynchings can be reduced to minimum by prompt and strenuous action on the part of the execu- tive and judiciary. In the meaptime pub lie sentiment should be so nodded as to make the mobbsh spirit a thing of the past"
 Every word of this is as true as go~rel, but what good is accomplished by con- demning and deploring acts of violence by the lawless when no steps are taken to [prevent their recurrence? investigations usually end in not being able to find guilty parties. An old adage says, An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" Certain southern cities were years ago annually visited by the yellow fever, science investigated. found and removed the cause with the result no more fever. Quoting Emmerson Hough, you do not have to scratch very deep under the skin of the average man to find the savage even today"
 The Paris incident. and to get little nearer home, the Birmingham affair. bears testimony to the truthfulness of this statement.
 If we are sincere in our desire to stop lynchings we must remove the germ pro- ducing cause. Tn your issue of May zl. your Montgomery correspondent. writing up the Confederate veteran parade, sNid:
 'One unusual feature was the reappear- ance of the Ku Klux Klan. which was re- organized during the war with Germany. This fact had not been advertised. and no one knew the organization would partici- pate until it had appeared in the line of march. The members wore the resuia- tion suits with masks and could not be identified. Banners were carried by the organization indicating that the K. K. K. was here to stay, etc. My point is. If these unusual features were looked sftar more closely. even though they wore ma sks and could not be identined) by the officers of the law. these unusual occur rences would become moro and more un- usual. and the cowardly mob spirit would disappear with them. L. w. GARNER.
 Phil Campbell. Ala. July D. 1920.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-24
MRS. GAIT SPEAKS
 ID K|WAN|S CLUB Declares There Are Two Reasons Why Tennessee
 Should Be 36th State
By Associated Prsss

Nashville. Tenn. July 23.-In her first public appearance since coming here in the interest of the ratifica- tion of the suffrage amendment by the approaching extra session of the leg islature, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National American Womans Suffrage Association, today told the Kiwanis Club there were two reasons why Tennessee should be the thirty-s sixth state to ratify.
 First ratification was favored by both parties; second, Tennessee should ratify to prevent America being out stripped by European countries.
 Referring to a recent visit to the Geneva meeting of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance, she said:
 Tt seemed strange this congress to hear German, Austrian and Hunga- rian women talk of voting and sitting in their national parliaments, when the United States, the greatest republic in the world. had not finished the task of enfranchising it's women"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-24
MERIDIAN MAN HUNT IS WITHOUT SUCCESS
Negro Who Shot Physician Believed In Danger If
 He Is Captured

Meridian, July 23.-( -(Special)-An unsuc- cessful hunt by citizens and autohrities half of last night and throughout today has been conducted in Meridian and sur
 rounding country for Jesse Edwards, ne- gro who late last night shot and severely wounded Dr. B. l.. Robinson, prominent local physician. The negro, it is alleged, after having been slapped by Dr. Robin son for an insulting reply to question, walked away a few paces and, while the physicians back was turned, drew pis- tol from the bosom of his overalls and fired five times Only one shot, however, taking effect, the bullet entering Dr. Rob- inson's face just below the right eye. One bullet passed through Dr. Robinsons S au- tomobile in which was seated his small daughter and small nephew, the latter a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-24

John R. ziegler. 2o34 Avenue c. tes- tifisd that. the automobile went 2S feet after striking Mrs. Miller. for though the brakes were applied, the car skidded that distance.
 Mrs. H. c. Peveler, daughter of Mrs. Miller. stated that she saw the car when 1t hit her mother. who was cross- ing the street. and the accident oc- cured very near the curbing on the right side of the street. dragging the injured woman several feet
 Walter H. Meserole testified that the brakes on the car driven by hts wife were In perfect condition and had been relined just four days before the acci- dent. He stated he was an automobile
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-24

To make long story short here's what we're giving you today Genuine Bates Street shirts tailored to your fit and fancy from fine madras and printed madras For less than four bucks elsewhere you couldn't match em to save you. See the big window display-it's an eye-opener.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-24

mechanic and had been in the business in Birmingham for twelve years.
 Mrs. MeseroIe stated that she was probably going about 15 or IS miles an hour when she struck Mrs. Mi,ler She declared she blew her horn at the intersection of the street and Mrs. Mil-l Ter stopped. She then started forward and Mrs. Miller did the same thing. In turning her car to avoid the acci- dent she said she hit Mrs. Miller and probably ran about fifteen feet before stopping.
 Other witnesses examined were C. w.. Estes and Mrs. P, W. Owen. who were in the car at the time of the accident; :; Mrs. S. W. Dobbs and Mrs l.. Watts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-24
IS BOUND OVER
 TO GRAND JURY
Mrs. Meserole Was Driving Car That
 Killed Woman

Mrs. Walter H. Meserole was bound over to the grand jury under $500 bond yesterday afternoon by Judge RI. B.. Abernathy in the Jefferson county court of misdemeanors on a charge of manslaughter in the second degree for probable cause.
 Mrs. Meserole was driving the auto mobile which struck Mrs. Clara Miller. July '. as a result of which the latter died. The accident occurred on Twen- ty-first street near Avenue G. Eight witnesses were examined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-24

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-24
Banana Growers Protest

By NssOcIdttu Fftss
 Kingston, Janaiva, July 23.-At a meet ing today of banana growers the gov ernment was urged to enforce the law prohibiting the shipment to the United States of immature bananas. The pro test followed sudden drop in the pric' of bapanas, 5ue, it is said, to the quan tity of immature fruit sent to the Amer ican market.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-24
Crossing watchman Killed
ey Assssiaist ersss

Atlanta, July .8.-George Bradley. . Southern Railway crossing watchman at Biltmore. N. C.. was knocked under train today by an automobile he was try- ing to flag to prevent 1t being struck by the train. 1t was announced here tonight by the southern Railway. The watch- man, m aged negro. was Killed almost
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28
Netherlands is
 Held Responsible for Kaiser's Keeping

The Hague, April 27.-Responsibil- ity for the continued residence in Holland of former Emperor William of Germany was placed squarely and exclusively on the Netherlands gov ernment in note sent by Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain on March "A and published today for the first time in the Orange book con- taining documents relating to the de- manded eXtradition of Count Hohen- zollern. MT. Lloyd Georges note says:
 "The allied governments have learned of the royal decree assign ing the former emperor definite place of interment in Utrecht, this decree being accompanied by an un- dertaking by the Netherlands gov ernment to assume complete respon- sibility for the custody of former emperor and control of his core spondence and relations with the outside world"
 The note pointed out that William in spite of precautions is very SC rious danger as long as he is forty kilometers within the German iron tier, and is potential center of re actionary propaganda and constant menace to the peace of Europe
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28
Still Probe Murder
 of Telephone Girl

Pontiac, Mich, April 27.-The body of Miss Vera Schneider, 20 year old telephone operator, killed at a .Na- cant house in restricted residential section here Saturday, was taken to Elkton, Michigan, today, for burial at her old home, while authorities here and at Detroit continued their search for her assailant. ~ V Detroit police were checking up the statements of Alfred Webb ana his wife in an effort to substantiate or dsprove Webb's alibi. Y
 Webb was spiritetd away from Pontiac to Detroit last night while q crowd of 1900 persons, including many women, surrounded the county jail threatening violence. He was held without warrant pending iri~ vestigation of his story to the eff feet that he had known the Schnel- der girl and accompanied her home i from work two nights last week, but had spent last Saturday and Sunday with his wife at Detroit. Mrs. Webb corrobrated the statement.
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OvERALLS.

Paris, April 25.-Flashing like a meteor into, Paris, loaded with more diamonds than the late "Jim" Brady and scattering hundreds of bills with . prodigality of million dollar Gates, Johnny Sorenson of New York, the first overall millionaire who has just sold out his interest in the big overall factories in Newark N. J.; Schenectady, N. Y., and But fslo, N. Y., at 1000 per cent profit arrived at Cartridges, grabbing the royal suite a moment before Prince and Princess Christian telephoneJ requesting reservations.
 HThe overall campaign in America is the biggest publicity stunt evel pulled off" said MT. Sorenson.
 ssIt originated in the brain of T New York reporter, who seeing ths possibilities of the story went te the biggest overall firm in the coun- try. and pvt the scheme in operation He got $l6,edo for the idea, and was siyen the job at the head of tho nrm's publicity department.
 The stock of my company bounded s{sam 4s 10 600 in few days after tkss idee was sprung on the public " the psychological moment l sold
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28
out and grabbed the first boat for France to get cocktail"

Lots of strange yarns come out of Paris. But this one seems to have something about it that carries.
 It may or may not be true, but it is certainty that it could happen.
 The way people throughout the United States have been buying over alls the last few weeks undoubtedly has resulted in nice profits for the makers and the dealers. In the meantime the price of clothing hasn't come down. The trouble is that man is willing to wear pair of overalls to show he is in the war against the profiteers. He is like the man who carried the flag in the Liberty loan parade. He'll wear his overalls to the church, the theatre or even get married in them. It's the fashion But he won't wear army shoes ol have his old ones half-soled. He won't have his suit patched or make last years straw hat do for this year also.
 If we all did that, the price ol clothes would come down and the price of overalls wouldn't go up.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28
.U. s. Steel Shows
 Great Earnings

New York, April 27.-Total earn ings of the United States Steel cor poraticn for the first quarter of 1920 show an upward trend from the fi- nal quarter of 1919, the aggregate of $42,099, ,019 representing an increase of s6,297,717. The net income of S31 1928 ,701 increased $8,283,426 and the surplus of S13,373,0S5 was gain of S8,150.797.
 Regular dividends of 3-4 per cent on the preferred and 1 IA on the common were in keeping with general expectations after the recent state ment of Chairman Ebert H. Gary.
 Analysis of the quarterly report disclosed some irregularity of busi. ness. January returns were well above the s14,1oo(ooo, while those of February, shorter month, fell slightly under $13,6O0,OoO with rebound to $16,402,89S for March.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28
Alfonso is Fined for Walking Across
 His Palace Yard

Modrid, April Fixing Alfonso was fined two pesetas today for walk ing across the grass in the gardens of the Alcazar. Every member of his suite who followed the king across the greensward likewise was fined. The first intimation the royal party had that it had committed an offense was when a guardian approached and said:
 "Your majesty, walking on the grass is forbidden. l must fine you according to my instructions" At first King Alfonso was abashed, then he laughed and paid the money.
 Later the mayor of the town called at the palace and apologized to the king but His Majesty told him the guardian had acted properly and should be rewarded for devotion to duty.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28
Editor is Cited by
 Helena Judge for
 Contempt of Court

Helena, Ark, April 27.-Judge J. H. Jackson of the Phillips circuit court, now sitting nere, today order ed issuance of. citation ln con tempt against Ben Freeman, editor of the Green Forest Arkansas ) News. Freeman is alleged to have published a statement in his news paper to the effect that the refusal of Gov. Henry Allen of Kansas to honor the requisition of Governor Charles H. Brough of Arkansas fo, the return of Robert L. Hill to this county for trial in connection with the Elaine instruction was right because Hill could not get justice ir the Phillips circuit court.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28
Sees Continued Business Activity
 in the Southwest

St. Louis, Mo-, April 27.-Continu' alton of the activity that is charac- terizing virtually all lines of indus trv in the district is forecast in the monthly report for federal reserve district number 8, made public here today by William McC. Martin, tede- ral reserve agent.
 The demand for merchandise con tinues strong, in many lines being in excess of the supply, it states.
 Agricultural conditions are not universally favorable, according to the report. There is decided scare ity of labor in.all lines, it states, the most marked shortage being Tn farm hands.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28
SEVERAL HURT IN TRECk.

Miami, Okla, April 27.-Several persons were injured, none seriously at a crossing between Picher and Century, north of here, at 9:30 o'clock this morning when an engine of the Miami Mineral belt railroad struck a motor car of the northeast Oklahoma Railroad company. Both the engine and motor car were derail- ed and turned over. About 20 pas sengers were in the motor car and all were bruised and cut. Three were taken to the hospital at Picher
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28
Canada to Have
 Strike for a Day

Halifax, N. S., April 27.-Canada will be tied up from end to end by a one day strike May Il in sympa- thy with the seven Winnipeg strike leaders recently sentenced to years imprisonment for seditious conspir- acy, according to an article appear ing in the Chronicle today quoting U. B, MacLachlcn, district secretary of the United Mine Workers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28
Short Lines to
 Receive Hearings

Washington, April 27.-Short line railroads may be given hearing on the wage demands of railroad work CTS before the Railroad Labor Board Chairman Barton announced today E. T. Winter, chairman of the rail way executives committee, told the board that his committee represented 115 of the some 600 roads of the country and that these 115 had be- tween 80 and 90 per cent of the tota mileage.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28
SPANISH MINISTRY TO CUT.

Madrid, April 27.-Resignation o' the ministry, headed by Premier Sal agar will not occur on Wednesday as has been expected according to indi
 cations by the premier declared the cabinet would not resign this week because Marshal Joffre of France will be in Madrid on Wednesday anc there is apprehension felt over the May day strike called for Saturday.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28
Japanese Division
 is Wiped Out

London, April 27.-A Russian firm in Tien- -Tsin, China, has received a cablegram, announcing the annihila- tion of Japanese division in the Khabarovsk district of Siberia, ac- cording to dispatch from Tien-Tsin to the Exchange Telegraph company, under Mondays date.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28
PLACING THE TAX BURDEN

The spirit of former Secretary ot the Treasury McAdoo's suggestion for redistribution of the tax bur den is eminently just, but it is capa- ble of being unjustly applied, says the Commercial Appeal Ethically it is true that linen who earn their in- cones by the sweat of their brows and with their brains shall not be required to pay as heavy taxes as those who live in idleness and draw incomes from safe investments" but the matter of adjusting this purpose to legal requirements is not by any means simple. If any attempted ad- justment it is possible also that we may go too far in the exemption of the men who in the making of their incomes do things of value to the world. The fact is that every man, whether he be doer or an idler, has governmental obligations to support, and there is no basis upon which a differential can be created that would measure the respective obliga- tions of earned and unearned in- comes.
 It is equally true that as matters now stand all the advantage is on the side of the unearned income. re- cent decision of the supreme court furnished a loophole which stock holders of corporations might escape their duty under the income tax law When we take this into consideration we are bound to agree with MT. Me Adoo in his opposition to the issu- ance of any tax-free bonds, because the man who does not risk his capi- tai in any productive enterprises could be able to cover it up entirely It is apparent, then, that our first and most pressing duty is to see that unearned incomes pay at least their just share of the taxes. When this has been provided for and when safe guards against escape are established
 
 we might turn our attention to the matter of penalizing idle capital.
 Of course, the man who works fol fixed wage or salary and the man who receives his income from some ! business or industry he conducts makes records that are open to gov ernment scrutiny. They could not if they would, escape their share O. s taxation. Furthermore, the wage earner and the professional mar have also to pay the profits tax O the corporations, because the burdel is shifted on to them in the way O <. increased prices. They pay the di rect tax on purchases construed a < luxuries, and indirectly they pay tn
 profits tax of the seller. Should tn
 soldiers bonus be passed and sale tax imposed to raise the necessar, funds, this new burden also would b placed largely upon the same shoul ders.
 Circumstances and events dictat the course to be followed in an tax reform. Before we begin to ex pertinent with moral values in taxa ti0n we should establish real equit
 able values. MT. McAdoo's proposa
 appeales to our sense of justice, hoN
 ever much it may be out of line wit
 present and pressing exigencies.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28
300 Were Killed in
 Guatemala Revolt

San Salvador, Republic of Saliva dor, April 27.-Men, women and chil- dren to the number of 800 were killed at Guatemala City in the revolt which overthrow President Manuel Estrada Cabrera, according to the latest advices received here. Numer- ous adherents of Cabrera were killed in their homes, the advices say.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28
VON WAITER RESIGNS.

Paris, April 27.-General von Waiter, commanded of German gov, ernment troops in the Ruhr district during recent communist disorders there, has resigned, and his resigna- tion has been accepted, according to aryices from Berlin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28
Soldiers Present
 at Negroes Trial

Nashville, Tenn, April 27.--Fifty state guardsmen from Memphis and Jackson were ordered oday by Cover nor Roberts to go to Savannah, Tenn, to preserve order at the trial of four negroes accused of killing Harry AL len. a merchant.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28

If figuring out the weeks expens cs were as easy as it is to figure be any worry about the H. c. L. \
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The supply of paper is so small thai there is scarcely, enough to in- quire into.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-04-28

Call up Ben Bobinson. phone 1031 to have your plumbing repaired. Els timation on all new work or remodel, ling and gas fitting. 104 East Bar. raque street. 4-1-1n
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FOR SALE

For delivery August 1st, six-room bungalow; one year old, 321 west 18th Ave.