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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
Commissioners Hold Visit
 OF de Valera Undesirable

tiohs urging the commission to refuse the sim Feiner permission to speak here.
 There was but one dissenting voice iI the board of commissioners to the action taken. Commissioner Henry age Burruss voted against the reso- lutioa. He said that while he was not n sympathy with the Sim Fein move a,ent, nor what they stood for, the laws of the United States permitted free speech and. regardless of the small. minority. every citizen is en- titled to hearing.
 The resolutions adopted by the com mission are as follows:
 Whereas, it has keen brought to the attention of the City of Birming ham by resolution of Post No of the American Legion. this day presented to this Commission, that Mir. de Valera, styled as the president or the Irish republic proposes to visit the City of Birmingham: and.
 ''Whereas. it is the opinion of this Commission that, viewed from do- mestic standpoint, the proposed visit of Mir de Valera would be ill-advised, and on account of the state of public feeling would not contribute 10 the public good therefore, be it Resolved by the Commission of the City of Birmingham, That it is the conviction of this Commission that the proposed visit of Mir. deValera to the City of Birmingham is undesired."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
RAISED PAY CHECK LANDS NEGRO IN JAIL

Twenty-one dollars and sixteen cents looked better to Clarence Bivins. negro. than the amount of his pay check, s2.1e. and so he changed 1t to the larger figure Now that he has a great deal of leisure to think it over he is beginning to regret his step.
 Clarence was an employe of the southern Railroad Company. and on severing his connection with the com rany was given the check in payment tor his services
 The forgery was not detected until the checking over of the returned cancelled checks. when it was discov- cred that figure mad been inserted The negro was easily located by the police, who were notified of the forgery. He was arrested by officers rurkett and Wyatt and taken to the city jail to wait until warrants could te sworn out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
OUT ID WORK FOR
 THE TWO-M|LL TAX
Civic Association Plans Ac- tivities to Aid Boosting
 Teachers Salaries

By unanimous action the board of directors of the Civic Association yes- terday resolved to put all it's energies tehind the proposed two-mill tax levy for the increase of salaries of teachers :n the public schools of Birmingham
 The action of the city commission in submitting to the voters of the city CTS pay was commended by the direc- tors.
 Under the instructions of the board, which held it's regular meeting yester- day in the cafe of the association, Sec retary Manager Charles L. Harold, will proceed to organize speakers and pre- pare written arguments for use in an intensive campaign for the ratification Iof the special tax levy Within the next few days, campaign committed to supervise the work will be appointed by President F. B. Irwin.
 The subject was brought before the board by H. H. Shell, who spoke ir favor of the tax proposed with great emphasis upon the under pay of the teachers profession. He declared that it was a distinct responsibility of al civic bodies in Birmingham and called upon the Civic Association to treat tn, matter as a civic one or paramount im portance.
 Dr. c. B. Glenn, assistant city super 1 htendent of schools old of the severe handicaps he has experienced and il experiencing in the employment of com 1 potent teachers. He told of the alarm 1 ing shortage of supply in the profes sion and how the suffering necessaril falls upon the youth of the city ans l their parents, adding that he had full confidence in the electorate of the cit dong the right thing.
 It was estimated that with the ap
 :roval of the extra two mills of taxa
 tion by the people there will be avail | able for the city board of education al
 additional sum between $200,000 an, 1 $s0o,0o0 for the teachers pay roll
 Albert Lee Smith was unanimousl
 elected a member of the board of al
 rectors to fill vacancy. MT. Smith i | a prominent life insurance man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
CLAIMS AUTOISTS
 DISREGARD SIGNS
Railway Agent SoIicits Police Aid in
 Guarding Crossings

J. 4. Lister, special agent of the Southern railroad. has asked the CO., operation ot Chief Shirley to stop speeders from recklessly driving across railroad tracks.
 MT Lister in a letter to the chief of police states that automobilists pay no attention to the signals of the watchman at the Alabama Great South ern crossings on Powell avenue, Eigh- teenth, Twentieth and Twenty fourth streets. Particularly careless do they become, Mir. Lister says, between the hours of and in the evening.
 Most of the offenders are drivers of jitneys,' continues MT. Lister in his letter, and I am constantly fearful that some day there will be loss of life by locomotive in collision with crowded car'
 To protect these crossings, and to see that the signs of the watehman are observed, and that proper precau- tion is taken, Chief Shirley has detailed motor scouts to be at these places at the hours named by the special agent of the Southern railroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
MEMBERS OF "GYM" GLASSES OF Y. w. c. A. WILL HOLD BANQUET

Final preparations are being made by officials of the Young Mems Chris tian Association for the banquet to be held at the Southern Club Thurs day night at o'clock, to he partici- pated in by all members of the Young Mems Christian Association physical instruction classes.
 Arrangements for handling the meet ing are practically closed and an elab crate programme is planned for the evening
 J. C. Hodges will be one of the prin cipal speakers and the meeting will be presided over by A. c. Calhoun. Short talks will be made by prominent men of Birmingham, members of the local institution. Among them are A C. Cal houn, Frank Spain. ]. C. Hodges, Dr. S, o. Cox, J. l.. Drennen. Bob smith A. K Akers, w w Clayton and oth- CTS.
 There will be no special invitations issued to the banquet according to present plans of the :" but the oc- casion will be open to all members of the various gymnasium classes under w. w Abell. More than 150 are ex pected 10 be on hand to take part in the evenings entertainment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
HUNDREDS TAKING VOCATIONAL WORK
Education for Ex-Seryice Men Financed By Gov
 ernment

The programme of the Young Mems Christian Association for educating ex- service men is meeting with good re- suits in all sections Of the state. re- ports J. w. Holmes, state supervisor, charged with the administration of the federal appropriation Of s42,o00-
 The plan is in action in thirty coun- ties Committees have been appointed in these counties to handle the appii- cations and administer the county al- lotments of the fund. Organization of the entire state will be completed by May l.
 The plan embraces four distinct fea- lures: Free scholarships in Y. NJ c. \. schools and other approved schools, and
 correspondence courses where no school is available: occupational re- adjustment service, reconstruction lec-
 ture service; an Characterization pro- gramme for ex-service men of foreign birth.
 If the interest continues to grow and the demand seems to justify it, an additional appropriation will be se- cured and the programme continued through 1921.
 | An official report of scholarships awarded up to date has been Issued, l and is available to those who wish to see it. General education (high school | scholarships. amounting to s5.o9s. Col tlegiate education. seventy eight schol- l arships, amounting to sS,764.
 The state organization of the Ys M. lC. A. is bending every effort on orr lganizations over the state for co-opera- ton with the state office in getting the | programme and awarding scholarshibs to those who apply. The state com mittec in charge of the collegiate work is composed of Spright DoweIl. state superintendent of education: William Feagin, former superintendent of edu- : cation: pr. J. S. Thomas of the Eni- versity of Alabama, Col. w. P. Screws and Prof. W. c. Griggs.
 A committee of five men in each county is appointed to award scholar ships to those men in their county whom they deem most needy and most deserving. It is hoped that in the near future it will sbe possible to educa te all who wish to take up the work. In Birmingham the Y. M. c. A. con- ducts it's own classes Instead of award : ing scholarships to other schools More
 than 300 ex-service men are attending these vocational schools in the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07

Eamonn de valera's proposed visit 70 Birmingham was yesterday official y classed as undesira ble.
 In response to petition from the local post of the American Legion. the board of city commissioners, at its meeting yesterday. passed resolutions 10 the effect that the proposed visit would not contribute to the public good.
 Representing the American Legion, there came before the commissioners. sitting in regular session, Judge Hor- ace C. Wilkinson, Frank M. Dixon and Crampton Harris. These speakers in vited the attention of the board to the fact that De Valera represented the Sim Fein movement made up of Irish malcontents, who had aided and atetted the cause of the Huns during the war, and had been inimical to everything America stood for during the late hostilities.
 Not only did this objectionable ele- nlent in one of the states of Great Britain, an American ally. aid the com mon enemy, but was actively engaged ia' hamperng the English forces and aiding and abetting the submarine ac- tivities of the Huns.
 The Junior Order of United Amer ican Mechanics also presented resoiu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
TAX ELECTION DATE
 IS OFFICIALLY SET
May s City Commissioners Put Reve-
 nue Matter Up to Citizens

Official approval was put on the date, May s, for the two-mill tax election.
 Having spent some weeks in discussing the matter, and reaching final decision day before yesterday, the commissioners put their official stamp on the matter at the meeting yesterday.
 As previously stated. the commission already has taken official action to levy the available three mills of the sinking fund tax. The two mills on which the citizens will vote will he turned over 10 the board of education. if the election carries, and that body will be allowed to handle the money.
 It will be stipulated in the election an nouncement that the money is to me used in increasing the salaries of teachers in the employ of the local board, and Tor other educational purposes.
 Under the law the purposes of the ex- penditure must be advertised for thirty days preceding the election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
BOSTON CONCERN WILL CONTINUE FISH SALES

Another car of fish from Boston IS que in Birmingham Thursday
 Although the city has decided to dis- continue the sales as part or the lnuiiie,. ,s.r oamnaian in reducing the high cost af living. the Bay State Fisheries com nanv of Boston will secure license anu continue the sales as long as they are patronized, :, .acur;ne q ,icanse screening and hiring men to han ale the work, the prices Will unuerso '' upward revision. n oants
 Fish that the city could sell at lV een.' a pound will now be sold al 70 .;,',i,a, es,h ina nrice will be 20 cents pouno.
 if nresent arrangements are carrleu through the fish will be sold ae sas same points throughout the city as been the case previously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
ASK COURTS AID
 TO GET MORE CARS
Ere cks-Pratt Mining Company Would
 Enjoin Southern Railway

Alleging that it is being discriminateo against in the furnishing of coal cars by the Southern Railway company the Prookside- Pratt Mining Company Iues- day afternoon asked Judge Hugh A. Locke to grant temporary injunction against the defendant company
 It was stated in the petition that the southern Railway Company was dis -,f,n,nating asainst the complainant by tlacing cars for the use of the Railway Fuel Company.
 Judge Locke has the matter under ad- visement. A similar petition was fi.eS several days ago against the southern by the Corona Coal Company and tenn porary injunction was granted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
UNDERWOOD WILL
 SPEND DAY HERE
Will Not Speak at Ensley Thursday
 Night After Trip to Gadsden

Senator Oscar W. Underwood will arr rive in Birmingham this morning rom Albany and will meet informally with friends at Underwood headquarters Tn the Morris hotel at Il o'clock
 He will be guest tt the regular Rotary Club lunchsat o'clock and VIII rest tonight in preparation for his speech in Gadsden tomorrow.
 X The senator will arrive from Gads- den late tomorrow evening and will not speak at Ensley Thursday night, pre- vious announcement in the papers to this effect having been mistake. Ills schedule for the remainder of the week will be carried out as previously an bounced from state headquarters Tn Mont gomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
 BUNN APPOINTMENT NOT YET SETTLED

No definite decision has been arrived at in the proposal to place Q. l., Bum of the Birmingham Traffic Association at the head of the Chamber of Commerce. and none is expected by the officials for at least four or five days.
 According to announcement the mat ter has resolved itself into a proposi- tion of thrashing out many matters that have stood in the way of larger success of the Birmingham Chamber of Com merce.
 Officials propose that the new manager will have clear track and wish to as- sure him of Q fuller cooperation from the citizens at large than has been pos sible so far
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
NOTHING UNUSUAL
 IN JURY HANDLING
First Day of Investigation Fails to Develop Any IT,
 regularities at All

Investigation of the jury system ot Jefferson county being conducted by Win A. Denson, Birmingham attorney, begun Monday morning. was halted Tuesday evening at 6;30 by agreement after both sides had announced that they would remain up all night II nec- essary.
 Attorney Denson was attempting to count probably 15,o 900 names in the jury box, but arrived at the happy solution of handling the cards in packs of 100 each.
 Soon an estimate that there were S.750 names in the box was arrived at and figures showed that the box had been used since December 31, 1919. Thus the total of the original number placed in the box was estimated to nave been not less than 14,00O many 1uries having been drawn from the box. The case will be resumed at 9:3o this morning, when witnesses will be called | by both sides to make thorough m vestigation of the system
 Tuesday morning the box was brought from its secure place in the | vault of the treasurer and examina- ton of witnesses began MT benson was attempting to auash the venire TOT the week on the. grounds of irregulari- Ities, and the court was asking MT Len | son to prove his charges.
 l If an exhaustive investigation is con ducted it will lead to the Bessemel box. where there are t2,00o more names of prospective jurors from which tn' iuries will be selected. This wouie lIengthen the investigation probably tol days.
 At 5:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon MT. Denson had begun to stack in' tickets containing each name, Tn plies and measuring the piles to ascertaf the number in the box.
 Alex Nelson, president of the Jury commission was called to the stand t' ltestify as to how the juries are se llected He testified that the Jury po' had been filled only twice during hi' term ofl office since March, islo' ohc' about December 3l, 19ls.
 It was stated that there are two Key to the jury box one kept py the Wro
 ness and the other by the presidini
 iudge. Harry Andrews, clerk of th'
 iurv commission, made out the lists Q
 names. according to the testimony anS
 there were from 12o00 to 15,0oo name lin the box ,
 Walter Fowlkes Walter Mills ant inc witness placed the names In th
 jury box, the names being derived iron
 telephone books. directories ana Iron
 every available source, according to th | witness. -
 Ii was stated by the court that large number of witnesses would p i, examined including all the circuit cour' judges, the probate judge ana others
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
MEAT EMBARGO
 NOT FELT HERE
Chicago Tie-Up Will Not Effect
 Prices In Birmingham

Embargoes placed on express ship ments of meat out of Chicago will have no effect on the supply in Birmingham, it has been learned.
 The meat supply of Birmingham, as with other cities in this section. comes from western points. particularly Kan sas City. and shipments are coming in as usual
 In spite of the fact that there has been large increase in the sales of meat since the cool spell. the managers of the local branches of large packers report that they have good suprly of their goods on hand
 They anticipate no increase in price along with the increase in sales, nor do they expect that the Chicago em- bargo will effect local prices in any way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST
 TO LECTURE FRIDAY

Announcement of free lecture b. John Lathrop, C. g. B.. of Brooklrne. Mass, on Christian Science, has Scen made by the First Church of Christ. Scientist. of Birmingham. The lecture will be held Friday evening at o'clock at the church edifice and everyone who is interested is cordially invited to be present
 Mir Lathrop was a former reader of the mother church and is now member Of the board of lectureship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
 RESTURANTEURS TO PLAN NEW CREATIONS

Restaurants and cafes will cooperate With the Save Money on Meat" Cam paign by serving new dishes made from cheaper cuts of meat this week.
 This was assured at meeting of the owners of restaurants and cafes held a the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon at o'clock The meeting was called by the fair price committee, who are directing the campaign and was well attended by the restauranteurs of the city It was shown that by far the larger portion of meat dishes or dered in cafes were steak and hams, by several of the speakers.
 To offset this the restaurants will feature new creations in meat dishes, and will endeavor to serve them in so attractive manner as to bring other orders for them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
WILL GIVE THEIR AID
U. (. T. Will Help T. P A. In Pub
 licity for State

The United Commercial Travellers of Ala abama will cooperate with the Ala bama division of the Travellers Protec- tive Association in the Travellers Pro- tective Association campaign to give Alabama a place in the sun" through nationwide publicity campaign.
 B. F. Wilkerson, grand councillor for the United Commercial Travellers in Alabama, has given his indorsement to the movement and has communi- cated with all councils of the organ ization in the state, urging that every thing possible be done to aid the Trav- elers' Protective Association in its campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
NEGRESS DIES MYSTERIOUSLY Found Shot to Death--No Clue Avail
 able

Believed to have been murdered. Ge- neva Coachman. negro woman of Re- public was found dead in her home Tuesday afternoon about o'clock. There was a bullet hole in her head
 Deputy W. J. Armstrong is working on the case. but announces that he has so far discovered no clua as to who pe,petrated the deed.
 The woman was found dead near win dow. and it was the opinion of officials that she was killed by some one who fired throp~h tta -1ipdow
 Coroner John R T. Rives spent much of Tuesday night Investigating .ae ana'r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
Patterson Here Yesterday

A. c. Patterson of Albany. candidate for president of the state utilities com mission. was in Birmingham yester- day in conference with friends here. Mir. Patterson was a guest at the weekly kiwanis lunch at 1 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
Humane Society to
 Meet This Afternoon

The regular monthly meeting of the Birmingham Humane Society will be held this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock in the council chamber of the city hall
 All members are urged to attend and especially the directors of the society and there is much important business to be discussed at this meeting. Mrs w. N. Wood. president will preside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
Smoker for Gobs

The Navy post Of the American a-esior ,y,i, hold a smoker in the auditorium oi inc Y. M. c. A. building ti,is z, svemn,@ ,sv Ss o'clock. All members and all eN-haNy men. whether members CT not, are COT dially invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
.ENSLEY HIGH HAS SHOP EQUIPMENT
Board of Education Install ing S15,0O0 Worth of VO-
 cational Machinery

Purchasing s15,OO0 worth of equip ment for vocational education at the Ensley High School insugurating study classes at the Ingalls, Iron Works, and perfecting plans and pur- chasing material for classes in shoe repairing at the Industrial High School for negroes. are some of the activities of the department of vocational educa- cation of the City Board of Eduea- tion.
 Fifteen thousand dollars worth of equipment for the new vocational school in connection with the Ensley High School has been purchased from government warehouses at Baltimore, Bridgeport and Rochester, N. Y.
 R. T. Jarvis. director of vocational education. and V. J. Douglas, super visor of manual training, returned yes terday from the north. where they have been examining the government ware houses and selecting material suited for use in the city schools.
 This equipment, though valued at s15,o00, cost the city only S2,25o, Bir- mingham schools being allowed to pur- chase at 15 per cent of the original price.
 COMPLETE EQUIPMENT
 Complete vocational educational equipment will be installed at Ensley immediately Work will be started with the opening of the coming school year. Ralph Herring of Stockton, Cal. a practical machinist will have charge of this work.
 Fourteen machines for the machine shop have been purchased, including lathes milling machines and shapers.
 The Central High School machine shop equipment will probably be en- larged when this material arrives. The Central High boys say that they do not want to be forgotten. that new stuff sounds good to them.' Ensley wants all that can possibly be given | them, as their school has not been sup piled with a machine shop in the past WORK ERS' GLASSES Employes of the Ingalls, Iron Works will study three hours a week now Vocational education classes have been l inaugurated at the works. In these classes the boys will be taught sub l jects that are q continuation and en- | largement of their present work; the | study Of which classes make Tor pro motion.
 R. c. Nourse, graduate of Wor' cester Polytechnic Institute and assist ant supervisor of the iron works, vii l direct the classes
 Mathematics blue print reading anC other practical subjects will be taught Interest manifested so far seems t justify the authorities in believing | the attendance will be large.
 All-day classes in shoe repairing vii | will begin in few weeks at the In dustrial High School for Negroes. Ney equipment to the amount of s1,o0o ha been purchased
 Classes handling this trade are al ready being held, but not to the ex
 tent that is now being planned Charles Cary, graduate of Tus
 kegee. and a man who has owned hi
 own shop for years. will conduct tn
 classes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-07
INTENTION KNIGHrs

Attention, Knights Rose Croix: You 1re requested to attend the funeral ot Brother Fred W. McDonald at the residence in Wyiam this afternoon at 2:3O. (Signed)
 H. SWEDLAW, Wise Master. ALBERT l.. REESE, Secretary.