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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04

Judge Bonniwell is something more
than an amateur. He has sort of
courage. II he hadn't sort of courage
he would not have appearc in Wash
ington piousy TO charge infamy against
man who was supposed to have be-
friended the whisky crowd. Palmer,
the Senate was asked to believe, was
friendly to Bonniwell's friends. On
that count Bonniwell was willing to
have him politically crucified. Are the
vets. with whom Bonniwcll frankly
trains so dangerous as all that? Or
was Judge Bonniwell, as the leader of
the wet crusade in Pennsylvania, afraid
that the attorney general might outdo
him in service to the powers of dark
ness!
Palmer has blundered in countless
WAYS. He has mistaken notions of his
present official functions. But in SIM
nle Justice to him it must be said that
| no does not resort to the political meth
| ods that used to be taught in the gut
ters and in the back rooms of saloons
Through Mr.. Palmer's ineptitude and
| in the odd slant of the Bonniwell mind
! the DpODle OF IennsylNduld may trace
some of the reasons for the backward
political conscience of many of their
! bosses.
Palmer and Bonniwell are fairly rcp
rescntative of the Democratic Organi
zatiou. even if they do not represent the
aims and hopes of enlightened Demo
Gratis. And what chance would a really
enlightened Democrat have against the
marty combinations fostered and finally
established by the one ideaed Mr.. Quay ?
Mexico and the Democrats of Penn
sylyania are in the same boat. They
ore victims of privateers in the game
Of political partisanship, and they seem
too discouraged to fight free of the sys
TEN that exploits, buys, sells and de
grades all the things for which, in
theory. they stand. They are domi
mated by men who seek political Office
without any disturbing sense of obliga
ton TO parties and principles anC
people.
III the United States as a WHOLE wer,
.ubiect TO this system OF politics we
a 4 people, would be left without many
u n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04

The decline of the Pennsylvania
Democracy under the dominance OF
votes merchants has been a bad thing
for politics in the state. 1t has been a
bad thing for government.
Government as it is contemplated in
the constitution and in every accept
able theory of majority rule is not at
tainable without an energetic minority
party able and willing to play the part
of whip and critic to the ruling ma
jority. That fundamental principle has
been ignored in Pennsylvania by various
Democratic and Republican leaders
alike. Mr.. Palmer. for example, is not
the only one who seems to believe. de =
spite dcnials. that Judge Bonniwell be
! came a candidate for the governorship
| through the connivance of Senator Pen
rose And if Judge Bonniwcll actually
was Republican masqucrading in
! Democratic clothing. he did no more
! han other men have done in the past
! to keen the party to which he processes
! allegiance inept. voiceless and without
a shadow of hope or influence.
The consequence of all this is that
! free government. as the founders OF
this country thought of it. has Otter
been in abcyance in Pennsylvania.
There may be some people who be.
lieve that such an arrangement is 6
good thing for Rcpublicanism.
1t isn't.
Relieved of the necessity to fght
wholesomely in the open. political lead
ers lose inspiration. They lose inita
tive. They become hidebound, dull, un.
progressive, lazy and corrupt.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04

Any one who reads these columns
will know that we hold no brief for
Attorney General Palmer. He is one
Of the least useful men in the places of
authority. He has had no contact with
the plain people, lie has none of the
fine sensitiveness to trends of feeling
that would have made him even an ac-
ceptable official in times like these.
But few people will want to believe
Bonniwel's charge that the attorney
general actually conspired with the
lesser politicians to flood the state with
red liquor \ man would have to be
more stupid than Mr.. Palmer before he
risked such a method of campaigning.
Whisky flowed pretty freely. And it
flowed because an attorney general who
felt that he had a right to change the
forms of government in the United
| States actually was no match in
shrewdness, in resourcefulness or in
perception for the little men whom he
has placed and protected in various i'm =
| portant federal Offices throughout the
state. These small parasites have been
making Mr.. Palmer appear like the
| veriest amateur
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-04

II the United States as a whole were
.uhiect TO this system OF politics we,
as . people, would be leit without many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29
AMERICAN LEGION
 IS 900 STRONGER First Day of Drive Highly Successful and Officials
 Are Jubilant

With reports coming in at the head quarters of the American Legion at the Civic Association, Judge Horace C. Will kinson, field marshal of the drive for 1,500 new members for the local post of the American Legion, reports that the first day of the campaign was a suc- cess in every way.
 Numbers of the forty captains of teams did rot make their reports at the head quarters yesterday, but from those who made reports of the days work it was indicated that between 300 and 800 new members were secured, Judge Wilkinson and the four generals. c. L. Bailes. Crampton Harris, Walter Brewer and Ben Ray are confident that their task is more than half done.
 . Renewed activity will be made today the shops throughout Birmingham an1 in the suburbs coming in for their share of attention. Those of the legion who work in the shops are asked to do all in their power to enlist those ex-service men the ycome in contact with.
 Even if the ex-service men do not join for some reason. Judge Wilkinson asks that their names be secured and filed at the office. D C. yarbrough the secre- tarv of the post will throughout the year continue to make attempts to sign them up as members until the whole of the , 600 former soldiers. sailors, marines and others will be members of the post.
 Several women affiliated with the post were active yesterday. and it is hoped that a large number of the former yeo. uanettes and nurses will join.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29

and Coke Company in Walker county arc also reported.
 Coal Valley. the largest of the Co., roma mines, Is understood to have ninety per cent of normal mining force at work. More men are reporting g to the Corona company every day.
 The local yard supply for retail con sumption has run very low, but the chances are that several of them vii begin to receive a larger supply be fore the week is over.
 The Birmingham terminal commit tee reports a greatly increased car supply at the mines and believes the output will show considerable in crease during the week. The strikes at number or mines producing domestic coal will tend to keep down that supply even in face ot the better car service. The one ray ot light in that direction Is the improve ment of conditions at Corona mines the largest of the domestic coal pro ducers.
 As heretofore stated, the strikes arc solely for recognition of the union The strikers insist that there be a loop hole for the entrance of a union rep resentative in the arbitrament of dis putes at mines, which the operator as stoutly say shall not be. There is no disputes as to wages or conditions at the mines. There was never less con fusion as to issue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29
ROSS ID REPORT ON BY-PRODUCT
 GAS SITUATION
Burruss Wants S1,000,OOO for Street Improvements. Both Measures to Come
 Up This Morning

Report on the by-product gas situa- ton and the introducing of an ordi- nance by Commissioner Henry Page Burruss, calling for the issuing of a million dollars worth of street bonds, will be the principal features that will come before the board of city commits sioners at the 10 o'clock session this morning.
 l. w. Ross, consulting engineer for the city will make his final report on the by product gas situation, and Il is expected that the board of city com missioners will come to some kind or an agreement in the next few days as the result of his report.
 City Consulting Engineer Ross was instructed by Commissioner Brown several weeks ago to make thorough report of the situation and to make final report as quickly as possible According to Commissioner Brown, MT, Ross has made a survey Of every plant in the city that produces by product gas and he has also investi- gated it's availability Tor use by the city.
 The cost and construction of the gas lines, and many other thing relative to the gas situation at the present time' will be taken up at the meeting Com missioner Brown is making every CT fort to get the gas situation straight ened out as quickly as possible. The contract with the Birmingham Rall- way, Light and Power Company eX- pires in August, and the necessary agreements must be reached at once to avoid an interruption in the service.
 Commissioner Burruss of the street improvement department will take up the question of whether or not vote will be taken from all qualified voters in Birmingham to decide whether the city shall issue a million dollars worth of bonds for improvements and con structions of streets in Greater Bir- mingham.
 If the board of city commissioners decide in favor of the issuing ot the bonds. a vote by the citizens Of Bir- mingham to decide in favor or against the issuing of the bonds will be taken on August 23.
 Commissioner Burruss invites all the business men and everyone who takes an interest in the improvement of the city, to make known their opinions Of the ordinance.
 He states that he would feel gratified to know that the people were standing solidly behind him in his fight Tor the improvements and construction of new streets throughout the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29
Old Negro Is Made Happy
 By Generosity Of People
Negro Robbed of Life Savings Returns City and Re- ceves $119.5O From Age-Herad Subscrbers-Iden-
 tifies Negro Who "Touched" Him for His Wallet

robbery and stated that he had not been ins Birmingham in over two years.
 Two or three years ago Ed Wood was considering himself pretty we'll fixed, and was not worrying about old age coming on. Then the first blow in the run of his hard luck arrived. With the failurs of the Jefferson County Savings Bank he lost over $500
 About q year ago he signed a note for a boyhood friend whom, he says, ne trusted like a brother. His boyhood friend left the city, the old negro miner says, and has not been heard from since.
 Woods home in East Birmingham was given as security when he signed tho note for several hundred dollars for his friend.
 "it seemed like 1 was in for a run of bad luck as long as I stayed in Bir- mineham," says Ed Wood, "so I decided to move my family to Detroit and get a job in the automobile factory where my son is working.
 But I was not quick enough in leav-
 ing. and old bad luck descended again and got all the rest of my money. [ had to borrow money from my son and some friends who work at the Bessie mines before I could come to BirmnG- ham. But l am thankful just the same and grateful to the good people of Bir- mingham. Grateful to everyone of them, because with their money and their good wishes they have given me a fresh start in life, even though I am getting very old
 1 Wood has worked in the mines of Ala- 1 bama for over thirty years. Officials of l the Sloss-Sheffied Company say he IS one of the best and most reliable miners they ever had in their employ,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29
Mrs. Truett In Serious Condition As Result
 of Auto Accident

As a result of ths accident that oc- cured Sunday afternoon near Repub- lie when an automobile plunged over san embankment into Five Mile Creek Mrs. Emma Truett, age 75. of Dora Ala. is in serious condition at the Birmingham Infirmary. She received internal injuries that 1t IS feared. vii prove fatal. She has been unconscious since the accident.
 The other persons from Dora who were In the car were reported slightly better last night No broken honet were sustained. but the occupants Of the car were badly bruised and are suf- fering from the shock and immersion in the water. They are: Mir. and Mrs Nose Phillips and baby Mrs. Bertha Treadway and Miss Lucille Treadway
 Mir. Phillips was driving the car ai the time of the accident. Tn attempt ing to pass another car MT. Phillip car was thrown over fifteen-foot embankment into the creek. The mem bers of the party were rescued from the water by passers-by and rushed te the infirmary. The driver Of the cal that brushed into them escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29
BEALE RE-ENLISTS IN
 U. s. NAVY AFTER 12
 YEARS OF SERVICE

Noble R. Beale. chief carpenters mate re-enlisted in the United states navy at the local station yesterday. During the late world war he was stationed on the Nebraska, which made twenty-two trips to Europe On these trips three subma- rines were sighted, but none were fired on. On the last two trips wounded and disabled soldiers were brought to hos- pitals in the United States.
 MT Beale was on the only battieshlp that made a trip during the war that vas not accompanied by torpedo boat destroyers This was trip to Uruguay with the body of the ambassador rom that country who had died in Nashine- ten. The Nebraska on which MT. Bea:s was stationed. has the distinction of De- ing the only battleship that ever wen. irto the port of Montivedeo.
 This young sailor spent three years VII the Orient and states that he has vlsite1 every country on the globe with the eN' ception of Africa. He is q native or Cail- fornia. being a son of the late Judge and Mrs. John Calvin Beale or Los An re,es He expects to leave next week TOT thirty days visit to his mother, ana upon his return will resume his duties as enlistment clerk at the local navy re- emitting station MT. Beale has been Tn the service for twelve years ana mas been stationed in Birmingham Tor the past year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29

Ed Wood, an old negro miner who was robbed of his savings of s2.7oS at the Louisville and Nashville depot over a month ago, was beaming when he re- ceived a check for sl19.50 at The Age Herald office yesterday afternoon.
 The entire sum of s11950, which was turned over to him, had been received different sections of the city and state. and even from California, who felt sorry for the old negro and his run of bad luck after reading the first story of the robbery in The Age-Herald.
 Woods trip to Birmingham has been both a profit and a pleasure. In addition to receiving the sl19.50, he identified the negro who is being held at the county jail the same person that helped him fill out a blank check when he drew our his money from a savings account at the First National Bank.
 Ed Wood stated to city detectives that the negro man who helped him fill out the blank check at the bank was the only person outside of his family and the bank officials who knew that he had the money on his person.
 With this clew to work on. city detec- tives trailed the negro, whom they be- lieved to have robbed Wood, to Wmches- ter, Ky They found where he had bought nearly S200 worth of clothing from a local department store before leaving the city.
 When the detectives arrested the negro
 in Winchester Ky, he had only $55 or his person. When asked by the detec tives what he had done with the balance the negro denied any knowledge of th'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29
|WOMEN'S CAMP IS l PROVING POPULAR
Business Women's Camp Near Edgewood Is Mecca
 for Weekend Outings

Many improvements have been made at the camp of the Birmingham Associa- tion of Business and Professional Wo- mems Club, overlooking Edgew ood park. This camp was established in order that members of this organization might spend their vacations there. Although it was only opened few weeks ago, large number of young women have visited the camp, which is equipped to care for twenty-five persons.
 Camp privileges may be secured by members for dependent members of their families over 10 years of age. Privileges may be secured for guests. except on Saturdays and Sundays. by paying z cents each night. This money will be ap- plied on the camp luxury fund. Reservation fer camp accommoda- tions must be made at least thirty six hours in advance and on Friday for Sun day meals either at the club rooms or to pr. Lola Taylor. The girls do not
 cook. but have their meals served for
 the following prices: Breakfast, 35 cents;
 lunch. 50 cents; supper, 50 cents, and
 Sunday dinner 75 cents.
 The board of governors for the camp
 have prepared a list of rules regarding
 the life at the camp and all young
 women visiting are expected to comply
 with them.
 The following young women returned
 from the camp where they had spent
 Inc weekend yesterday: Miss Bessie Love Miss Elsa Henzel, Miss Maude
 cambill. Miss Kathryn Holt. Miss Mary Craven Miss Mary Jackson, Miss Perna
 Robinson, Miss Ann Werness and Miss
 C Rarnette
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29

It is said that not more than
 dozen to fifteen men heard his talk and
 that more men reported for work on
 Monday morning than on Saturday.
 One hundred per cent of car supply
 was reported by mines along the
 Southern railway yesterday
 There has been an improvement
 along the Frisco. The car supply along
 the Louisville and Nashville is reported
 as showing practically no improve ment.
 Altogether the mines have a consid- erably larger car supply of coal cars and much more coal should be mined during the week
 The absence of special improvement on the Louisville and Nashville is par tially accounted for by the fact that the car shortage on that line was never very pronounced. This line is not charged with the favoritism to fuel producing mines that has been alleged of the Southern.
 The Southern is under injunction not to practice discrimination in car ser vice to mines The car priority order came on top of the injunction and the two causes have operated to the bene- fit of merchant mines along that road. The coal industry is in much better form than at this time last week Very much improved conditions in the strike region of the Corona Coal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29
WAR RELIEF DRIVE !. STARTS OFF WELL WITH MANY GIVING
Ten Thousand Dollars Real ized on First Day, With Rich and Poor Alike
 Contributing to Cause

Greater Birmingham's Jew
 ish Relief Campaign is now in
 full swing. Indications last
 night were that the first days
 canvass totalled about $10,-
 900, with teams of various or
 ganizations not yet actively in
 the field.
 Among the larger contributions reported
 at the luncheon of the team workers yes
 terday afternoon at the Tutwiler hotel,
 after only about two hours work on the part of the teams, were:
 Scottish Rite Masonic Lodge $500; Otto Marx, s4o0; Mir. and Mrs. D. B. Gold stein, $500; Empire Leather Company, 800; Chevra Kadisha Society, s15o Ameri- can Laundry Company, s1oo; Abe Kauf- man, s10O; M. J. Gerson, s10o; W. V. M. Coke Company s1oo; M. Kroman, sS5; Remnant Store s75
 Among the contributors of $50 each are: Sam Rich, Arnold Masberg, Max Men, delsohn & Son, s. J. & M A. Blumberg, M. Newman, Dr. H. Swedlaw, Robert H. Meyer, Ben M. Jacobs & Brother, NJ Roseman, Fred M. Jackson, Perfection Mattress and Spring Company. Contributions of s25 each were received from the following:
 I'll I oEa Dr Kettles, Cabaniss & Cabaniss, Hirsch Millinery Company, R. D. Burnett Cigar Company Clark x Jones, Dr. Bertrau A. Fox, J. F. Ramsay, Realty Trust Com pany Traders National Bank, Feltsrs Bros, Zingser Bros. J. Kaplan, Daven- , port x Harris, B. Lander Jay Smith Lumber Company, Fowlkes Real Estate tInsurance Company, Bodeller's National Detective Agency. Arrant Insurance Agency, Louis Levy, Meyer Goldner. Drs Nabers & 'Nabers, NJ Jaffe, Domestic Steam Carpet Company, United Embroid- cry Company, Henry H. Cobb, Cable Shelby Burton Piano Company, John H. Frye J. Bonfeld F. A. Griden, American Lumber and Export Company. l.. Sevier. Dr. J. Phillips presided at the luncheon
 of the team workers yesterday afternoon,
 aided by John R. Hornady, and Monte NJ. tIndn ana JOSepn II. 1SONellidit, Nt'S chairmen. Many interesting experiences were related in-the course of the luncheon by the workers.
 There was one who told of contribu- tion of check of s25 from coiored man, another who related the story of poor man who contributed 8 because his pas tor in Woodlawn had urged the cause; two others who told of being influenced l by the appeal of Rev. Henry M Edmonds, while another team worker related ol how poor clerk matched the contribu- tion of $1O of his millionaire employer tc 1 the cause. and George S. OBear told oi young man who gave cheerfully check :, of s1o0. while others told of poor met who paid s1 cash and pledged si more and thus the various stories went. all ol 1 them showing that the campaign was 2 non -sectarisn one in every sense of th5 , word.
 An earnest appeal by Charlie Miller l formerly of Birmingham. now of Atlanta was also a feature of the luncheon. and 1 the announcement of George S. O'BeaI i that the Masonic Lodges would raise S10.- | 600 in saddition to the individual contri- l butions was cheered.
 1 Team workers will again meet at lunch today at 1 clock at the Tutwiler hote mems grill room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-29
]. W. .HARGROVE DIES FROM PARALYSIS
Well Known Official of the Circuit Court Stricken
 While at Work

While at work yesterday, J w Har- grove, age 61 years, deputy clerk of the circuit court suffered a stroke or paralysis. He died B few hours later at his residence, 6Oo5 Third avenue, south. Woodlawn
 Mir. Hargrove had not complained of feeling badly previous to the shock. He had been talking tc his brother who is also an employe of the office. A few minutes later clerk noticed that some- thing was wrong with him. He imme diately went to his assistance and found that Mir Hargrove could not speak and that his right side was apparently paralyzed.
 Dr l. D. Heacock and Dr. J. w. Knowlton were summoned and Mir Har- grove was carried to his home in Wood lawn by a Shaw ambulance The efforts Of the physicians were unavailing and Mir Hargrove succumbed to the shock with out recovering consciousness.
 MT Hargrove was well-known citi- zen of Birmingham. For the past fifteen or twenty years he had been connected with the circuit court. He was regarded as one of the most efficient employees of the courthouse and was always cour- teous and obliging. He made wide cir cle of friends and acquaintance who will deeply regret his sudden demise.
 The deceased is survived by three daughters. Mrs. w. 5. Reynolds of Wood lawn. Mrs. J. C. Hutto of Charlotte, N. c, and Miss Sarah Hargrove; d brother. J. H. Hargrove. and a sister. Mrs Liptl- sey of Hartselie.
 Funeral services will be held from tbe Fifty-si..th Street Baptist Church at 3:D o'clock this afternoon. pr. J. T. McNew will officiate. Interment will be in For est Hill cemetery.
 Active pallbearers will be the deacons of the Fifty-sixth Street Baptist Church. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. N. A.. Barrett. J. W, Beasley. W. J. Waldrop, w, R. Rockett. $. M. Blake. Dr. R. +. Loselady. Nathan L. Miller and J. A. Gillespy.