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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
CORP. AUSTIN RUFF
Funeral Services of Young Soldier
 Who Died In France

Funeral services over the body of Corp. Austin Ruff, age 22, who died in base hospital in France on Octooar 10, 191S was held from the St. Paul Cath ollie Church yesterday afternoon with full religious and military honors.
 Father Divinney preac1ed the funeral services and laid great stress the splendid manner ia which the young soldier had met bis death, stating that there could be no greater love than a man lay down his life for his country. Corporal Ruff was a member of Com pany D of the 167th infantry, Rainbow division, and the funeral services were attended by member of the local post of the American Legion and his former comrades of Company D, commanded by Capt. Lacey Edmundson. Veterans of the Rainbow division served as the active pallbearers. He Is survived by his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Ruff Brophy.
 Many beautiful floral offerings were received at the church. Burial took place at Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
MASONIC CHARM
 FOR HARRY CULVER

1 Harry L. Culver, high priest sln- eral City chapter, No. 101, Roys Arch i Masons, and thrice illustrious naster of Sam Thompson council, No. vss presented with handsome con issar and Knight Templar charm, at -n ing of the former organization l favf night
 Sam Klippelt made the preser atfoa in a few well chosen remarks iev~ ing the splendid work MT. CuIves had done during his membership of tlts e der and expressing regret at hi eoa templated removal from this cit, sa@ assured him that he would be r7 sss;{# here but that his friends and ffse Masons, although regretting to SC r.4, leave, wished him much success p As lew field.
 MT. Culver. who expects to leave Oc- tober Tor Chicago, where he will make his home thanked the members Of both organizations for the re IT Y, brance. He told them .he would a asas treasure it as one of his most va aahts8 possessions and how he hated to ieayss Birmingham, but felt that it WI at- gent for him to make this change fhe gift which Is a thirty tIe sree charm on one side and a Knights enr- plar on the other, bore the fol a,fr inscription: Harry l.. Culver Al 5nna consistory. No. 1. Mineral City scl teS No 10l, Sam Thompson council, ] SN"a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27

brokn up and seemed to catch the req son for it and to be satisfied. There was very little antagonistic attitude. There are always some who like to draw near the dead line, but when they saw that line in plain evidence, none stepped across it.
 We are giving protection to striker and operator alike. I have received complaints from the union headquarters and made prompt investiga ton. l have seen that justice is done on both sides. l have guarded the commissaries of the strikers and I have disarmed guards who were carrying weapons without being legally qualified to do so. The striker has been protected in his home and in every right of his.
 q have told the strikers that they could gather in their halls and their accustomed places of doing business. cause they tend to undo that for which we came here.
 PROTECT THE WORKER
 @1 want the man who wishes to work to understand that we are here for his sake as well as that of others. Tho man who works has nothing but his la bor. We are going to see that he is safe and secure in the possession of that commodity. We are not going to allow that which will make him afraid to go to work or render his family uneasy for his safety and security while he is at work. The man who wishes to work is going to work in peace and safety
 General Steiner made it plain that preservation of the peace is the primary object of the military, and that what ever steps are necessary to that end shall be taken, and that there will like ba tp a prompt quietus on anything which leans to breach of the peace. General Steiner declares he will act with promptness both to preserve peace and prevent it's infraction without regard to whose shoe is ninched.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
EVENTS OF TO-DAY
 IN BIT IINGhAM
RESOURCES

Annual Sunday school Training School at First Baptist Church. Citizenship school opens at io'"o o'clock at parish house. Church of the Advent.
 ADJUSTMENTS Lyric-keith vaudeville and pictures Loew's Bijou-NaudevilIe and pic- lures.
 Majestic-"Stop Thief" Strand Alma Reubens in ''Humor- esque."
 Trianon-"Clothes."
 Alcazar-"Homesp Folks" RiaIto-shirley Mason in "hereiy Mary Ann. and Harold Lloyd in "High and Dizzy"
 Colonial-9Tarzan and the Apes." Princess-sWhirlwin serial. Odeon-"ElmO the Mighty" and "rhe Vanishing Dagger serials. Enst Lake-Bathing and amusemrhts' Vast Lake-Dancing and bathlnS' Edyeyood Park-Dancing and bath- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
K. OF c. NIGHT SCHOOL
Opening of Auto Mechanics Glasses
 Tonight-Heavy Enrolment

Opening of the auto mechanics classes of the Knights of Columbus evening school will be held tonight Saturday night a total of sixty students had reg ,stered for the course. There will DC two classes during the coming season The present class will complete the work February l and new class VIII be organized. That class will end pr May 31 The auto mechanics scnoo will be in charge of Walter siiiman' auto expert, and Percy Copion, who was an instructor in the government auto mechanics' school at the University ol Alabama during the war.
 During the past week there have been a number of added enrollments for the commercial courses which. are being held al the Massey Business College. Inree overseas nurses have entered for these courses.
 course in commercial law has been announced by J. r. Andrews, principa of the school The class will De Hl charge of w. E. Cumberland, an attor- ney and graduate of the Georgeto"H University.
 There have been a number Of addi' tional enrollments in the Spanish classes which are under the direction Of Joseph R. Justo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27

tions of the crowd more deeply than the
 crew of the said Ohio. MT. Rasor. the
 veteran balloon builder, and his young
 ex-soldier son. Like 'buddies' they toilei
 together from early morning, and in
 face of big labor shortage, won
 through on time and good humor.. AS the big basket that is to house them for the next two days or so began to surge upward there was spontaneous burst of applause, mingled with kindly
 words of encouragement, and until the lonely voyagers passed beyond the tree- trops fringing the northwest corner of the field and dropped down toward the horizon now tinged with the reddish-gold of the setting sun, thousands of eyes followed them sympathetically. and thousands of hearts pulsed faster in the hope that in Mondays reckoning they would show up with creditable score. '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
TRAINING SCHOOL
 WILL OPEN TODAY City-Wide Sunday School Training Classes at First
 Baptist Church

The first classes in the annual city will be opened at the First Baptist church this afternoon promptly at 5:15 o'clock
 The introduction of the faculty took place at the church yesterday after noon at o'clock. A splendid musical programme was rendered, after which the officers of the training school were introduced. They are: Rev. Jesse A. Cook, dean; T. J. York, secretary; pr. M. M. Wood, treasurer; Rev. E. P. Lee. music director, and Mrs. Fuller Manly, chairman lunch committee.
 The principal address of the meeting yesterday was that of Dr. w. c. James, who spoke on Creating a Spiritual Apetite." pr. James stated that every one should be able to live what they preach and that if they did not live right and believe what they were try ing to make others believe that they could never hope for success.
 The training school will last five days and will close at the last meeting of the classes Friday night. The pro- gramme for the work for each day Is as follows: Classes called to order T: |6:15 o'clock. Lunch from to 7:S0 o'clock. Glasses as before lunch from 7:30 to 8.15 o'clock. Beginning at S:15 o'clock, the main address for the eve ming will be delivered.
 Dr. w. c. James will also deliver the principal address this evening. The subject of his address will be Where We All Fall Down."
 There will be eleven classes in all Among them will be the class tonigh' py Dr. John R. Hobbs on Building the Bible Glass" and another class by Dr James F. billiard of the Southside Bao- tist church on 'fUniform Lessons"
 Lunches will be served in the base ment of the church each night. Ladies of the different groups of churches oi the district will have charge of tho lunches each evening and prizes vii be awarded to the groups of churches that prepare the hAst lunch At the leasl eypenGA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
SCHOOL BOND SALE
City Officials Return From New York
 With Several Propositions

Dr. N. A. Barrett, president of the city commission, Fred c. Moors, city attorney and James Jones, city comptroller, re- turned yesterday afternoon from New York. where they had been negotiating for the sale of s2,00OOO0 school bonds.
 Dr. Barrett stated last night that he had several propositions for the purchase of the bonds which will be submitted at the meeting of the city commission this morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
BOOK ON CITIZENSHIP
 AT THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Among the books on citizenship Tn .he Rirmingham Public Library are the titles below, which are of especial in .terest now. The current magazines on file in the reading room contain addi . tional material on this timely subject;
 The books and authors are;
 AlIen-"Universal Training for C1ti- zenship and Public Service" Austin Young Woman Citizen" Bryce-"Hin- drances to Good Citizenship" Hoben- Church School, of Citizenship" Hol- lister-"Woman Citizen" Mathews Woman and the Larger Citizenship" Shaler-"The Citizen" Smith-'Train- ing for Citizenship."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
PrOhi Enforcement

D. J. Can't, director of federal prohi- bition enforcement in the gulf division. spent several hours in Birmingham Sat- urday conferring with N. l.. Pierce. agent in charge of raiding in Alabama. MT. Can't was on route from New Or leans to his home in Atlanta. While here he discussed with MT. Pierce plans for carrying on the. work in this state, as well as enlarging and extending the efforts of the raiding forces He left yesterday afternoon for his home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27

lne military had the situation well in hand. The schedule of meetings in- cluded several points in Walker coun- ty. Bradford, Republic Vivian, Mulga, Blocton and Docena. Some of these meetings had been advertised in the newspapers. Some were called locally by distribution of hand bills.
 At the smaller meetings ten to a dozen soldiers appeared. At others a detachment of as many as seventy five men with machine guns was in evil dence. At each place the officer in command approached the strike leaders and told them that they could not ment about it. The meeting was called off and the people went their different ways quietly.
 Speaking of the events of the day, General Steiner said last night:
 We issued orders on our arrival that there were to be no mass meetings. It was thoroughly understood by the mine leaders, because we told them so We were, therefore, more or less surprised when we got wind of the Sunday sched- ule. We took action accordingly. No mass meetings were held yesterday and none will be held in our Jurisdiction. That Jurisdiction is the entire mining fields and the towns imme ately ad jacent to them.
 TO PRESERVE PEACE
 ''rhe reason why we will not per-
 init mass meetings is because they
 are addressed by men whose
 speeches tend to infIame the minds
 of their hearers. and that, in turn,
 tends to a breach of the peace.
 We are here primarily to prevent
 breach of the peace. and we shall
 stop that which aims in that di-
 rectiOn.
 T am glad to say that the mass of the people at these meetings yesterday apparently realized why they were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
Meetings Called By Strike
 Leaders PreUented By the
 Orders of General Steiner
Speeches Tend to Influence Minds of Hearers States Gen eral Steiner in Reference Orders Mass Meetings Military to Give Protection to Striker and Oprator
 Alike Is Stated-Little Antagonistic Attitude

The military command of Gen. E. Steiner prevent ed the holding of the union miners meetings scheduled yesterday by the strike leaders.
 Attempt made to hold the meetings but the military the the leaders told that the meetings would not be allowed The speakers yielded to the mandate with less and left the The crowds dis persed quietly. There act of violence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-09-27
Contributions Continue
 To the Democratic Fund

Contributions received in yesterdays mail to the national democratic cam paign fund were as follows Previously acknowledged $550.23 Thomas Cobb. York. Ala .... 1000 c. J. owens, Russellvilie. Ala. 100 pr. A. E. Cowan, Ensley ..... 500 Draft for $322 from citizens of Alexander City was also re- ceived to cover individual con- tributions as follows:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-09
WILL ELECT OFFICERS
FOR MILK PRODUCERS

At the called meeting of the milk
producers of Wayne and Preble coun-
ties who are supplying Richmond with
milk held at the county agents Office
on Wednesday, night, two tickets for
directors were nominated. A total of
Is names were presented from which
to select, and these will come before
the meeting for action next Saturday
evening. Whether the directory shall
consist of five or nine members will
be decided at that time.
In the discussion last night a senti-
ment developed against disturbing
present distributing arrangements,
providing the Richmond milk dealers
will treat us on just and liberal
basis, and not with arbitrary rulings
as to price," 1t was stated that one
distributor was paying $3.50 per hun
Gred weight for per cent milk, while
all others are paying $500 for milk as
it runs, regardless of test.
Should a milk station be finally in
stalled here it will be a cooperative
affair." all producers being stockholders
in the plant. Milk farmers are re-
quested to be out in force at the meet
ing to be held on Saturday evening
December II.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-09
YOUNG BUSINESS
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was given power to act and the club
will do its part in disposing of tickets
for the entertainments.
Sign Resolution.
The resolution, which was signed by
about 100 of the men present at the
meeting will be presented to James
NJ. Knapp and Oliver La Fuze, repre-
sentatives, and Walter McConaha,
senator, and copies will be sent to
civic organizations over the state. The
resolution is as follows:
Whereas, existing Indiana laws
which provide for the government of
cities within the state. have not proven
adequate to insure efficient, scientific
and modern methods of city manage
ment, and,
Whereas. the lack of flexibility in
the present statutes has made it pos
sible for men who are mentally and
morally unfit to be elected to and to
retain high and administrative of
fees, and
Whereas, civic betterment is great
" handicapped if not made impossi-
BILE when incompetence and dishonesty
or both prevail in city government,
and.
Whereas in numerous instances in
states where the law permit. commun
tiles have been able to obtain effic
lent and honest administrations by
reason of the Examinations of the party
politicians, and of the unfit office
seeker from city management, and the
substitution of men qualified for their
work both by ability and by expert
ence, and, s
Whereas, in cities where politics
has been divorced from city admins
tration and where the commission OF
city manager form of government is
adopted, greatly improved conditions
now exist.
"Therefore, Be it resolved that the
Young Mems Business Club of Rich
mond, Indiana, seek in every way pos
sible the enactment of new law on
this subject by the state legislature in
its 1921 session modelled after. the best
existing laws IN other states.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-09
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candidate for the Republican senator
ial nomination in 1928 to succeed
Senator Harry S. New, and Senator
New has announced that he will be a
candidate for denomination. 1t is
understood that friends Of Mr.. Bever-
ldge intend to put forth every effort to
prevent the repeal Of the primary
law.
Next February a convention is to be
held in Washington for the purpose
of organizing the business Ethics
League of America" which proposes to
conduct a vigorous campaign to secure
effective legislation against CONNER
cial bribery and tipping. 1t is stated
that substantial business concerns all
ever the country are interested in the
proposed organization.
Claim e. o. p. Pledge.
5 Promoters of the Business Ethics
League Of America" assert that the
Republican party is pledged to enact
such legislation as the organization
proposes to advocate by the following
plank in the Republican platform:
There should be no persecution of
honest business, but to the extent that
circumstances warrant, we pledge our
selves to strengthen the law against
unfair practices" 1t is stated that
Senator Albert B. Cummins. of Iowa,
will sponsor the proposed legis1a-
ton
Promoters of the Business Ethics
League are now issuing a monthly
publication. The following appears in
the December issue:
Congress must back up the decent
element in American business" then
follow a plea that a bill prohibiting
commercial bribery be passed before
the close of the present session,
adding: Il. 4 H. -
g.. Set Out Reasons.
THE baseball bribery scandal de-
mands it.
The shipping board disclosures de-
mand it.
The building trades corruption de-
mands it.
The railroad car graft demands It.
The successful enforcement Of pro,
hibition demands it.
And myriad other forms Of bribery
in virtually al Industries, trades and
professions demand it.
Revelations of business corruption
however, must not be construed to
mean that American business is funda
mentally bad. The fact is that the
average of integrity is higher today in
the United States than ever before
A specific statute against bribery in
business, which the United States now
lacks, will set up a standard and fur
nish means whereby the weak or the
wilfully corrupt may be required to
meet that standard"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-09
WOODARD PRESENTS
DISARMAMENT ISSUE

Delegates representing 80 Protest
ant bodies endorsed the plan of a
league of nations, at the quadernnial
session of the Federal Council of
Churches of Christ in America, accord
ing to Walter Woodland, editor of the
American Friend, who. has returned
from attending the meeting.
There was not one dissenting
voice" said Mr.. Woodland. Nearly
every day the question was brought
to the fore"
Mr.. Woodland introduced a resolu-
ton for a gradual disarmament of
the United States" 1t was passed by
the assembly. Mr.. Woodland held
that there could be no permanent
peace in the world, while a country
that is as well recognized as is Amer
lea, increased its armament.
Herbert Hoover spoke on relief work
in Europe. Mr. Hoover was appointed
honorary vice president of the con-
vention, and will act as representative
of the Friends.
Mr.. Woodland said that he met Mr.
Hoover at the meeting, for the first
time since they were boys attending
the same academy in Oregon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-09
HEADS OF INSURANCE
COMPANIES CONVENE
(By Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Lifetinsuranc
executives from nearly every state in
the Union assembled here today for
the fourteenth annual conviction of
the association of life insurance presi
dents.
discussion of the necessity for ma
tion-wide application of economy and
thrift in the home in business and in
government will occupy the sessions
of the convention which will end to-
morrow. Companies having in force
more than IS percent of the sixty mil
lion insurance policies now placed on
American lives are represented. Sew
eral Canadian cities also had dele
gates present.
In opening the convention Chairman
Fred A. Rowland of Montpelier, VT,
said the volume of life insurance in
force in American companies far ex-
ceeds that in all other companies of
all other countries. at may fairly be
claimed" he said that sociologically,
life insurance represents the greatest
contribution that the genius and enter
prise of America have thus far made
to the civilizing forces of the world
and its possibilities are limitless."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-09
GALVESTON EXPORTS
100000 BUSHELS
OF WHEAT TO EUROPE
(By Associated Press)


GALVESTON, Tex, Dec. 9.-Galves-
ton, long the chief cotton exporting
center of the country. now is sending
middle-western wheat to Europe at the
rate Of more than 100000 bushels
monthly. ss-o-s-. -.at.-.s,--a..
Exports of this grain for the four
month period ending Oct. 81 last,
totaled 25,706,40025 bushels, as COM
pared with 8.s02.?80 bushels in the
like period of 1919, an increase oil
5000, 62005 bushels, according to fig
nres made public by the grain inspec-
tion department of the Galveston Cot.
ton Exchange and. Board of Trade
The receipts of the grain here in the
same period were estimated at roughly
28.500,000 bushels as against 1O,25O,OO
bushels in the like months of 1919.
Dire shortage of railways equipment
in the east is given by traffic experts
as the reason for the unprecedented
movement of the grain to this port
In past seasons the great bulk Of the
middle-west's cereal was handled tc
the Atlantic seaboard and thence in
bottoms for European destinations
they pointed out.
E%E Great Britain Leads.
Great Britain leads all other Euro
pean countries in the number Of
bushels imported, her october takings
alone totaling 1,400,700 bushels. Italy
was second in that month with 976. 70t
bushels; Belgium third with 908,00o
and France fourth with $50, 900 bush
els. Cargoes which totaled 1,404, OILS
bushels Of the grain, which departed
this port for Gibraltar, were re-routec
thence to destinations in Czecho-Slov
aka, Jugo-Slavia, Rumania, Greece
Turkey and other small European
states
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-09

engineer for the PierceArrow Motor
Car company.
Terminal problems were dealt with
at the afternoon session. Colonel
William Barclay Parsons, consulting
engineer, New York City, and Gustav
Lindenthal. builder of the Hellgate
bridge.
Mr.. Willard, recalling that the late
Theodore N. Vail. once expressed to
himself an ambition to have tele-
phone in every American home and
pointing out that Mr.. Vail nearly, if
not quite, lived to see the realization
of his IDEAL" said
81 think there should be an intelli-
gent effort to develop all agencies of
transportation, each within it's own
sphere, but all SO co-ordinated as to
constitute a nationwide system which
would approximate in it's effectiveness
the efficiency Of the telephone sys-
tenn
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-12-09

Cement Bridge on Newcastle
Road Opened Wednesday

The county surveyor, Howard Hor-
ton. has announced the inspection and
opening of the Myers bridge, between
Greensboro and Hagerstown, on the
Observation-Disclosures road. This is a
cement bridge with a 60-foot arch and
has been under construction for the
past few months.
Repairs on the Webster bridge be-
tween Middleboro and Webster have
been completed and the bridge was
opened Wednesday afternoon. The
First street bridge in Centerville will!
be completed within the next few days
and traffic turned over it, Mr.. Horton
announces