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The Washington times., 1920-12-01
SIZE NAMES PASTOR
AS ONE AFFINITY
Wife, After Securing Divorce,
Bares Secret OF Child's
Parentage.

G. Rl, lndiana. Dec l.--Ali
Gary Is shocked today by IN" drama %
tic story OF the broken home OF Mr..
and Mrs. John Kerr. which has been
barred In court here.
Mrs. Kerr. In an affidavit, has re-
vealed her relations with Prof,
George u. Swarts. assistant super H.
ttn ndent or Schools here. and the ltV.
Loon L. ears, formerly tniCago
minister. put now Of the CongJeLa
tionei Church OF Reno. Nevada.
lhe afndayit was brought Into
courtsby Kerr In support of hiS eEort
40 have set aside an order whi'l
compels him to pay 500 "A month Ia
Mrs. Kerr in addition To SlO,nOO given
her when she obtained n divorce sev.
eral years ago.
Il. Mrs. Kerr tolls in detail I'm her af'
hdavit OF love making with Professor
Schwartz. and OF his many Visits to the
k'.rr home. Referring 10 the Rev
Mr.. Mears. the atndaVit alleges h'
came to the Kerr home while the,
lived In Reno. and when Mrs. Ker
reminded him he was minis
ter. told her that they were Just like
other men" Mrs. Kerr confesses in
the affidavit that daughter born 10
hef<was not her husbands child.
According to kerr's friends, strong
pressure has been brought to bear to
keep the affidavit from becoming
public. They charge that original
hearings were In secret rather than
In open court and that Mrs. Kerr was
promised u position as teacher In the
Gary schools II she would shield
Professor Schwartz by swearing that
tho confession was obtained Ly force.
The Washington times., 1920-12-01
BARUCH AND RYAN
COX'S BIG BACKERS
Former Gave $4,000, and Lat.
ter S45, 900 to Democratic
Campaign Fund.

Allan a. Ryan and BERNARD NJ
Daruch, OF New York. were the chiei
and heaviest contributors to the
Iemocratic national campaign fund.
according To hnal report M
with the clerk OF the House Of Repre-
Jentatives.
Ryan made three separate eontTibu-
ions totalling $4,000. the report
howed, while Baruch made one con
ribution Of $3.50
The financial report OF The Demo
ratie national committee showed TO-
al receipts OF 81 ,33o.23G anl total
Inducements Of 81 .30S,JOI; Th!s lrit
"A apparent balance of S3i 2:o In
'.vOr Of the committee, but ihiS is
ffsct. the report shows. Oy "!iabli
dos" In tn" form Of loans wh'an 10
allied S2T2.36i
The Washington times., 1920-12-01
10 OFFICIAL NOTICE OF
LEAGUE OFFER TO WOOD

Neither the War Department nor
thc Department of state has received
any indictment from III" as
,cmbly of the League Of Nations
that Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood would
be offered command of an Gllicd eN-
pcditionary force Ia protect ard ad-
minister Armenia
Secretary of War iakcr declared
that IL would plainly be improper for
him TO make any comment on the
report 10 the effect that General
Wood would be offered the post of
hiEh commissioner FOR Armenia until
official confirmation Of the dispatches
from Geneva had been received.
The Washington times., 1920-12-01

MRS. OSCAR N. SOLBERT
wife Of Colcnel So'ber'
U. 5. A.. American Military
Attache in London. who will
coon arrive IN the United States
to spend the winter at q Floridh
reEort. Mrs. Solbert is noted
for her beauty.
The Washington times., 1920-12-01
Filler FALLS TO DEATH.

PENSACOLA, Fla, Dec. flames
u. Spencer. chief machinist's mate
was killed shortly after noon today
when an HIS type dying boat. IN
which he was soioing. crashed into
the bay from an altitude Of l'ooo
feet. The plane Was totally de-
molished. ,,-
Chief Spencer was unmarried. Hls
mother, Mrs. +. Greathcad. OF MAI
toAs, Va, has been notified.
The Washington times., 1920-12-01
BERLIN BALKS PLOT TO
OVERTHROW REPUBLIC

. BERLIN, Dec. lit was announced
kuthoritatively yesterday that u plot
70 overthrow the German republican
government had been frustrated.
A number OF former officers In the
German army were arrested. A house
toulouse search Is under way in many
towns In Bavaria as a result OF the
discovery.
The Washington times., 1920-12-01
Match Causes S25O,OOO Fire.

cADiX. NY. Dec IA negro bov
dropped a lighted match in a ware
'"ueo ir "hict casO' n" had been
stored. The result was hro which
did damage OF S25O.OOO To tho bus
meas sectiOnS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
RETAIL MERCHANTS
 CALL FOR RECOUNT
Pass Resolutions Commend ing City Commissioners
 for Their Prompt Action

Appealing to the City Commission n to employ the publishers of the city directory to make a recount of Bir- mingham's, population, the Jefferson county division of the Retail Mer- chants Association of Alabama yester- day went on record as commenting the city officials for what they already have done to secure checking up of the population of the city.
 The resolution sets out that those in position to know" insist that there are 2o,ooo people in the city more than the census bureau enumeration gives Bir- mingham credit for.
 The resolution reads as follows:
 Whereas, the official government census of Birmingham shows its popu- lation to be only 17s.270; and,
 Whereas, those in a position to know state that correct count would probably show at least 10000 morei and.
 Whereas, it is the general belief and opinion of our citizens that many homes and individuals were not listed by the enumerators; and
 "Whereas. there exists in the city an organization of directory publish CTS whose experience and ability ca be enlisted to recount our population and submit an authentic tabulation or same; therefore
 Be it resolved, that we appeal to the city commissioners of Birmlng- ham to authorize this recount and em- ploy said organization for that pur- pose, beginning same not carrier than September 15 on account of so many residents BNing out of town for sum mer vacations. etc.
 "Be it further resolved, that we com mend our city officials for the prompt and vigorous attention they nave al ready given this matter.
 "Jefferson County Division of the Retail Merchants Association of Ala bama. Ine.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04

ny w. .. hELLEH, . The people of the state who recently by the largest majority ever given any
 question in Alabama adopted Constitu- tional Amendment No. XX, authorizing | the issuance of state road bonds to the amount of $25000,000, are entitled to hear from the state highway depart
 ment from time to time as to the prog ress in the construction of highways v As state highway engineer, it will be my purpose to keep the public advised of the progress of our work as far as consistent with good business.
 The primary purpose in issuing state bonds is to enable the state to match dollar for dollar with the United States government in the construction of a state system of highways. The govern ment makes no appropriation for any project untiEthe state has itself appro- priated at least as much as asked for Briefly, the plan of securing an appro- priation for project is as follows: The state highway department se- lects a section of road to be improved, cadlled a project A survey is made of the project under the direction of the state highway engineer subject to the approval of the United States dis trict engineer. After the preliminary survey is approved and a project state-
 
 work and giving other informa tion re- quired by the government, is submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture and ap- proved by him, 8 complete and final survey is made to determine accurately the unit quantities of material neces- sary to be moved or entering into the building of the road. FFom this infor- nation secured in the field, complete plans of the project are prepared. These lr,Ia uh ia al ierp, ant of the road with all necessary topography, designs for all structures and complete cross-sections. When the plans are complete they are as complete as the design for any public building in the state. When they are completed and approved by the chief engineer of the bureau of public roads, a project agree ment is executed by and between the Secretary of Agriculture and the state highway department. This agreement sets aside the funds of both govern
 ment and state necessary to complete the project and there is no limit of time fixed for such completion.
 By doing this engineering work the highway department is able to pre- serve to Alabama all of the federal funds appropriated. Some question has been raised by those who are not fa- miliar with the situation as to why we are doing so much engineering work when so few contracts can be let. It is sufficient to say that without such sur veys Alabama will lose several million dollars.
 Not during the lifetime of most of us of this generation has everything en- tering into the necessities and comforts of life been so high. When the high cost of living is spoken of it does not mean solely the high cost of the food, clothing and shelter necessary to sus- tain life, but other things which have become necessities and which directly or indirectly have a bearing on the sup ply of absolute necessities. Good roads are not considered luxuries, but real
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
Postal Company Handling
 45O,OOO Messages q Month

There is nothing very imposing about the ground-floor office of the Postal Tel egraph and Cable Company in the Brown-Marx building.
 But on the top floor of the building, where the real works" are located. there are around 125 .men busy looking after the cables, making the connections and forwarding and receiving the messages that serve to make the business han ded in Birmingham greater than that in any other office of the southern di- vision.
 Tie local office handles about 45O, 900 messages a month,
 It employs between 15O and 160 men and women
 The monthly payroll in the traffic. line
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04

and commercial departments is about $15,000.
 Tn regard to 1920 business in the local office keeping pace with that of 1919, the manager, T. D. Jackson, said;
 There has been a very material in- crease over last year. Wha has been especially gratifying is the manner in which business has been holding up at this season, when we expect. usually, more or less of a slump. But business is good in all lines"
 Mr. Jackson said he was unable to par ticularizc because the increase had been about even ill all departments.
 He has had charge of the interests of the Postal Company in Birmingham for seventeen yeara. He Is a great believer in Birmingham and one of the most en- thusiastic members of the Kiwanis club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
ROBINSON'S FORMER STATE
 MENT

Operators declare that the mislead ding nature of the letter to MT. Robinson caused thetreply which he made. They point, in proof of this, to the following
 telegram which he wired the DeBardele- ben Coal Company on April l. last: Los Angeles. Cal, April 1. I9a0 DeBardelehen Coal Co.,, Birmingham Ala.
 The tonnage rates as we'll as day labor and trApper boys day wages were ap- piled to central competitive field only and aa this forms basis for tho adjustment in other fields, imagine you can work out relations on the basis of former ad- jIstments. l have no information here on which to base specific suggestions as to the basis of settlement.
 H, NJ. ROBINSON. Mr. Kennamer has sent copies of his correspondence with Messrs. White, White, Peale and Robinson to the mine locals with instructions to use the let- ters in whatever way you can to secure the $1 per day" but ''do not allow the mines to be stopped but take up the ! grievance as provided in the contract '' With regard to Mir. White. the opera tors point out that he did not sign the majority report of the commission, but submitted a minority report. hence they question his full authority to speak for the majority report, in which is con tained the rulings over which there Is
 disput&
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
OPINION DIVIDED
 ON MORE PAY FOR
 MINE DAY LABOR
tcontinued from Page Five,

l ton of the Bituminous Coal Cohmis-
 sion's award wherein it provides for l flat increase of s1.00 per day for day ana monthly men. The majority of the coal operators of | this district have applied the increases
 granted under the award TOT miiiins. yardage and dead work, but have only l applied a twenty per cent. advance on the day wage scale. My interpretation is that they should have applied the Sl,oo per day increase as the award states III exact words, If I am in error on this matter I would be glad to know 1t lm- mediately.
 wage scale for many classss of work in and around the mines in the Central competitive field was $500 per day and the advance of $1.00 per day to those kmen would of course be just twenty per cent and the operators er thls dlstHc. have taken advantage of that fact anu have advanced the day wage only twen, tv per cent instead of the s1.00 a day,
 The day wage scale in this district IS al ready so far below the scale in the cen tral competitive field that this increase of only twenty per cent further widens 1 the differental between these fields. I feel sure that it was the intention or the commission that the si,oo per day advance should apply Tn thls dlstrlcl ana have so contended.
 Kindly let me hear from you immedia- tely and oblige,
 Yours very respectfully, (Signed J. R. KENNAMER, President.
 | MT. Kennamer's letters to Messrs
 White and Robinson. members Of the
 commission representing the miners and the public, were similar
 The rerlies of these gentlemen follow: MIR. WHITES REPLY
 ! ] Indianapolis, Ind, May {, 1920 In connection with the question you are seeking information on, your posi- ton is absolutely correct. The award oe the commission provides that all day labor and monthly men, except trappers and other boys receiving less than men s wages, shall be advanced s100 per day. It is my understanding also that the award of the commission applies to all district throughout the country other than Washington, where exceptions were
 made in the award.
 JOHN P, WHITE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
MIR. ROBINsON'S REPLY

Los Angeles, }Cal, May ~, l5zu My dear Mr Kennamer: Acknowledg- ing receipt of your letter of the 1sth l would say that the flat increase of S1,oo a day was fixed in the central eompet- tive field.
 The operators in all outlying districts who appeared and agreed to accept the findings and award of the commission, by appearing and submitting, undertoet to accept the central competitive field scale as the basis for a way to adjust in their respective fields
 MT White is correct. The flat increase of S100 should obtain in your district MT, Peale is correct also in that we know of no method of enforcing the award un- less the operators and miners in the par ticular district had submitted the mat ter for the commissions findings,
 As a personal expression. T would say that in all fairness, the operators should pay the $1.0o day.
 HENRY M ROBINSON. E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
MIR. PEALE'S REPLY

St. Benedict Pa, May 3, 1920
 Replying your favor 9 ultimo, I cannot answer your question for the reason that the Alabapa operators refused to come before the commission and to submit their matters. Therefore. I do not know under what circumstances they are mak- ing their wage adjustment with mine workers.
 REMBRANDT PEALE g710 Grand Central Terminal, New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
For the Good of
 the Community

ID ECAUSE the human mind is finite and be- D cause the finite mind rather avoids than seeks the illumination of analysis, erroneous i'm pressions of the proportions of ingredients en- terlng into any composite effort are the rule rather than the exception
 When one glances over headline dealing with the years summary of financial operations of concern like the United States Steel Corpora tion, the total of gross business transacted so dazzles him that he mentally visions giant stalking about the earth clad in cloth of gold and absorbing the good things thereof to the excu- sion of other men,
 But, if this were so, why is it that the U. s. SteelS common stock is quoted at 93 and the pre- ferred at 1O5? Why doesn't the dazzled manrush down the street and place his all in U. s. Steel?
 Because the market quotations on the stock show that after cost of labor, material, operat- ing expenses taxes, depreciation and interest have been taken from the gross, the remainderis only such fair return on investment as many much smaller concerns and individuals earn. Here is how it reads in the final analysis:
 In the period from 1914 to 1919 the U. s. Steel's dollar was divided as follows:
 Pay roll, 25O6 per cent; other manufacturing expenses, 1886 per cent; taxes 1.63; depreca- tion, 6.37; bonded interest, 2:45; surplus for stock, 1060.
 In the period from 1908 to 1913 the Steel dollar was divided as follows: Pay roll, 2495 per cent; other manufacturing expenses 51 85; taxes, 439; depreciation, 407 bonded interest, 4.70; surplus for stock, 1004
 In the period from 1902 to 1907 the Steel dollar was divided this way: Pay roll, PLAY per cent; other manufacturing expenses 52. .93; taxes, 320; depreciation, 5.46 bonded interest, 460; surplus for stock, l2.34.
 Neither does the pay roll represent all that labor gets It gets wages paid on construction work chargeable to capital account and not to earnings
 There is the tremendous freight bill It costs s0much to assemble every ton of ore and of coal. It costs so much per ton to move everything that enters into the manufacturing process.
 Capital gets out of these huge operations but moiety remaining over from the millions that have gone to the support of others in labor per- formed, inmaterials furnished, in freights to as- semble this material in goods bought of mer- chants, in millions planted in new mills that add to the size of the family feeding on capital.
 Men should get these things straight before they indulge in comment on earnings of large concerns. They should get them straight for their own sake, so that when great issues arise thev will know where the truth lies and where
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-04
MeRoadS Situation in Alabamo


tate Highway Engineer
 necessities, being fundamental factors in the production and supply of food products and the raw ma aterial for cloth ing and shelter
 Road building materials have ad- vanced from 200 to 300 per cent and ex- ceedingly hard to get at any price. La bor that was plentiful and efficient few years ago at from $1 to si.5o, now is receiving from s2.5o to $4 per day and is very inefficient.
 What practically amounts to an em- bargo has been placed on open top cars for other than the transportation of coal in all states east of the Mississippi river.
 A comparison of the average cost of not depressing.
 Per Mile. Per Mile Macadam ..............$ 5,OoO.0o $l5.00o.00 Gravel .................. 100000 100000 Sand-Clay ............., 100000 100000 concrete ...'''''.',''.' ds'o5o,u 4oooo-m ooo oo Brick .................... 25,000.00 100000
 The foregoing is brief statement of conditions confronting the state highway commission, but is not by any means the greatest trouble it has to meet.
 The financial situation is stumbling block of no small proportions.
 The commission has authority to issue good roads bonds in such amount as in their judgment is necessary to carry on the work. The law requires that the bonds shall be sold at not less than par and bear interest at rate not to ex- ceed five per cent. As every one knows the market is flooded with bondsla gilt edge securities are being offered bearing interest at from six to seven and 8 half per cent. Liberty bonds are being sold at prices netting the holders from 5h to per cent. There is hardly chance for the commission to dispose of our bonds out side of the state, and in the state only to those directly interested in the construction of road. On August first one million dollars of such bonds will be offered for sale If these bonds are not sold no new construction work can be undertaken even if prices for such work are deemed reasonable.
 The state highway commission is ex ceedingly anxious to carry on construc- tion work rapidly but all the members, being business men and having the in- terest of the state at heart will not en- ter headlessly into contracts at unrea- sonable prices, getting small mileage O. roads for the money invested and creating, no doubt, no more serious labor condition than now exist
 Once a contractor enters into a con- tract and executes d bond for faithful execution of the work within a given period he is compelled to have labor re- gardless of price. This would not be very pleasing to the farmer who is al- ready having difficulty in keeping labor on the farm
 It is to be hoped that every one who is interested in getting roads under the federal aid plan will be patient with assurance that the state highway com mission will not be unmindful Of the great need for good roads and will ad- vance the work rapidly as it is pos sible under the present trying conditions
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
Circus Coming.

The first circus of the season has
been dated in Webster City. 1t is the
well known Yankee Robinson show and
it will exhibit in the city Friday, May
IA.
The advance agent of the show is in
Webster City today making contracts
for grounds and the hundred and one
things that a circus has to have every
day-from three bales of hay for the
hippo to a package of pins for the pre-
mier lady bareback rider.
The Yankee Robinson show visited
Webster City three years ago this
spring and did u fine business here
The show is owned by Fred Buchanan
of Des Moines and its winter quarters
are located ut Granger, a small place
near Des Moines, where Mr.. Buchanan
owns a large farm. The Yankee Rob
inson show formerly was a wagon show
but has grown to be 4 railroad circus
with three rings, a m%enagerie, side
shows and all that goes to make up the
modern circus.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19
MASON CITY BOOST
ERS COME ON May 18
Train of JObbers and
Wholesalers Com
ing.

Webster City is to. be included on the
itinerary of Il special train of Mason
City boosters which will visit towns
and cities in central Iowa on the two
days, Tuesday and Wednesday, May
IS and 10.
The trip is being taken by the whole
salers and jobbers of the Chamber OF
Commerce for the purpose of getting
better acquainted with the trade on
which their commercial statesmen call.
The special train will leave Mason City
and go to Eagle Grove ON the Great
Western. 1t will follow the North
western from there to Ames and Marsh
alItOwn through Jewell and will return
to Mason City over the NJ. & S. i.
This is the second trip for the present
year and will be the fourth taken in the
last two seasons A competent band
will be included and speeches may De
made in "A number of the towns.
Other important towns at which the
train will stop and make visits will be
Belmond, Clarion, Ames, Nevada, Hamp
ton and Sheffield.
The schedule is being arranged now
and will be completed for publication
soon.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1920-04-19

The republicans of Hamilton county
met in convention at the court house
in this city Saturday afternoon as per
call of the county chairman.
The convention was called to order
by J. NJ. Blake, county chairman. He
announced that the convention was
called for the purpose of electing nine
delegates to the Republican state con
ventiOn in Des Moines, Thursday,
April 90.
In a brief address, Mr.. Blake e
pressed the belief that the coming
campaign means a great deal to the
country. He felt it important to the
welfare Of the country that the Re
publicans elect the next president.
J.. D. Porter nominated j. o. Ander-
son Of Scott township as temporary
chairman. V. c. Cr0sley nominated o.
J. Henderson. Temporary Chairman
Blake ruled that the vote would be put
as to those for Mr.. Anderson and those
opposed, and that if the opposition had
it, Mr.. HendersOn's name would be
voted upon. The vote stood % for Mr..
Anderson and % opposed. Mr.. Ander-
son was declared elected.
Ray 4. Johnson of Williams was
elected secretary without opposition.
A committee on credentials was
named, consisting Of One member from