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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28
Mir. and Mrs. Samis Sentenced

Kansas City, June H.-A criminal jury here late last night returned verdict of guilty in the case of Mir. and Mrs. R. E. San1is. charged with obtaining money under false pretense in connection with an alleged "get rich quick" scheme in- volving thousands of dollars. The de- fendants were sentenced to serve four years in the state penitentiary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28
Southern Bell Telephone and
 Telegraph Company

Interest on Thirty Year First Mortgage Sink ing Fund Gold Bonds of this Company, due i941. will be paid and after July 1, 1920, upon presentation of Coupon No. 19, to the Bankers Trust Company, No. 16 Wall Street, New York, N. Y.
 J. M. B. HoxEY, Treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28

The Age-Herald maintains spe- cial representatives in Bessemer. Mrs. H. L. Bains is correspond ept, to whom news items should be given Phone Bessemer 6l2-J- Phone Bessemer 697.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28

cnairman will begin the drive today.
 everyone will be given an opportunity
 10 contribute to this worthy cause and , the cooperation of Ensley citizens is desired
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28
Hubbard Bros. & Co.

York Members New York Cotton Exchange
 New Orleans Cotton Exchange New York Produce Exchange. Associated Members Liy. {. erpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed Oil for future delivery. Special attention and l.seral terms given for con. signment of spot cotton for delivery. Cor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28
ZAPAS CLuRpANc

The Aapas Club will give it's first annual ball at the Civic Association ballroom July ?. This affair promises to be the largest one of it's Kind ever given by an Ensley club. Those who will act as chaperones for the occa sIon are: MT. and Mrs. l.. H. Salter. MT. and Mrs. Roy McE3chern. MT. and Mrs. veda Powell, MT. and Mrs Robin son. MT. and Mrs. Harold Mandy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28

Mrs Ransom's class of girls of inc Ensley Highlands Presbyterian Churcb VIII serve Ice cream on the church lawn from to Friday, July ?.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28
BESSEMER
The Bessemer manager of circulation is C. E. Moo

Bessemer, June T.-(Special) )--W. J. Long. pioneer citizen of Bessemer. died
 at his home, 1872 Carolina avenue, Sun day morning, following a short illness Of acute Brights disease. MT. Long recently went to Browns Wells, Miss, for the benefit of his health, and on his way nome suffered a stroke of apoplexy which was the immediate cause of death. He was one of the most successful and substantial business men of the city and
 had been identified with the business life of Bessemer for thirty-three years. com ing here from Xenia, Ohio, in the early days of the city. He entered the hard ware business and had built up the larS- est retail business in the city, being the president of the firm of Long-Lewis Hardware Company. He was also con tnected with other business enterprises of the city and was president of the Ma tional Steel Products Company, which re- gently started operations here.
 MT. Longs business sagacity not only guided his business success, but infiu- enced that of his business associates He was a kindly, generous, progressive
 man, and his passing will be a distinct loss to the community. MT. Long was 50 years of age and is survived by his wife, enc son, Charles Long, and three stepchildren, John Perry, Henry Perry and Mrs. A. J. McCampbell.
 E neral services will be held from the residence Monday afternoon at o'clock, Rev. w. E. Monk officiating. Interment will be made at Cedar Hill cemetery. The l following will be active pallbearers: D. K. Trotter, John Porter. A. J. Pennington,
 T. R. Copeland, J. H. Grove. H. A. Will son, W. A. Shepherd and R. T. McCamp- bell. The honorary pallbearers will be
 as follows: E. E. Clark, J. B. Jobe w. F. Williams, c. w. Nixon, c. E. Abbott. E. 10. Norman, T. J. Reese, John Birdwell, Charles Goehagen, Ben G. Perry. George Ross, John Bedford, Frank Nelson, Dr. R. P. -McTyeire Cyruss scott, John D. , Martin, J. F. Cannon, J. c. Hagerty, M. J. Brooks. Sam Lefkovits, Louis Forst, John T. Crofford, W. H. Kettig, Gordau E. Jones. George D. Woodrow. A. A, Ross, J. H. Edwards. Moss Crotwell, A. c. Kyzer, J. E. Haffner, J. D. O'Gara, ]. F. Rogers, Jim Sullivan, c. R. Hutch ins, W. W. Hollingsworth. Louis Hoster, Sr., J. c. McGrew, David l.. Williams Walter Smith, Lee Moody. W. P. Golsoa, A. S. Leader. pr. R. w. Waldrop, Oscar Dupree, MT. Wyatt, J. l.. Mattingly, P. N. Simmons, R. r. Smith, P. F. Murphy w. H. Lewis, J. A. Estes, B. c. Jones, T. T. Huey, E. A. Little, W. A. Simmons, Dr. T. I. Conwell w. D. Taylor pr. J. s. Winters, L. F. Bruns, J. L. Hagerty, w. L. Coston, O. ". Lewis, Ed S. Moore, J. L. Whitmore. Dr. Robert T. Smith, F. B. Buck, John T. McEniry T. J. Batson, w. D. Brown, Dr. E. P. Lacey, Prof I. w. 1 McAdory, J. V. Huey, M. A. Bush and l J. l.. McPoland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28
DIR. F. c. HARRIS

Dr. E. c. Harris, aged g years, died lat the Norwood Infirmary Sunday morn ing at 10:30 o'clock, after an illness of a few weeks Dr. Harris had made his home in Bessemer for the past three years being associated with the Sloss- Sheffield Company at Raimnnd for some time, and recently being engaged in pri- vate practice. He made his home with his family at the Grand hotel.
 About three weeks ago he was taken
 i'll and went to Coal City to the home of his father, Reese Harris. He steadily grew worse, and on Saturday night was taken to Birmingham. where he died the next morning. pr. Harris is survived by his wife and two small children, his fla ther Reese Harris; one sister, Miss Mar garet Harris of Coal City, and one brother, Dr. Esau Harris of Bessemer.
 Funeral services will be held from the Baptist Church at Coal City Monday aft ernoon at 4:30 o'clock. Interment will be made at Coal City. The following will be active pallbearers: A. H. Smith, MT. Fay, c. B. Alverson Mir. Rogers, Will Bridges and J. w. Moore. The honorary pallbearers will be Dr. M. c. Ragsdale, Dr. s. F. Grout, pr. P E. Gwin, P. M. Matthews, r. R. Matthews Dr. J. H. Blue. A. D. Maddox, William Herbert and w. K. Williams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28

JEWISH RELIEF DRIVE
 The Ensley committee of the Jewish relief drive, of which J. w. Minor Is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28

Miss Kate Nelson Turnipseed has gone to Jasper, where she will be a guest at Miss Marion Longs bouse party.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28
SHRINE CLUR

The Bessemer Shrine Club held a most enthusiastic meeting Sunday afternoon. there being about eighty members pres ent The principal discussion of the meet
 ing was the picnic and barbecue to be given for the members of the club and their families. Plans were made for an all-day picnic, barbecue and dance at West Lake, the date to be decided later. The outing will be given for the members of the club and their families at an early date. and the members are anxious to have all Shriners in the district join the club and enjoy the pleasures of the day. A. R. Oxford Jr., is chairman of the arrane ementS committed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28

Mrs. $. F. Palmer has been removed TO her home and her friends will he glad to hear that her condition is i'm proved. M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28

The Protective Home Circle will give g. dance at the Moose hall Monday eve-
 ming, and plans are being made for a large attendance. This is the first dance
 given by tn society in several weks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-28

HOM ES-We have customers for homes in all parts of Birmingham: list your property with us: We will give results. A. c. Montgomery, 2lO N. Fist st. Man 22M
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
Statute of Limitation.

A. J. 81 bought a house eight
years ago and was making monthly
payments when a man came to COL
lect $35 from me for work he had
done on the house before I bought
1t. Thinking it was all right I
made an agreement with him to pay
him in five years after which he
would draw interest. But, after three
three months I moved out OF the
house, but he still insisted that pay
him, he said he had a right to collect
because he had my signature. Was
he right? He brought suit against
me and was to pay him the money.
| engaged a lawyer and he investi-
gated and found 7 had no money
besides I had family to support
and only drawing a laborer's pay, so
he told me I didn't have to pay IL.
That is now five years ago. A friend
told me that after five years the bill
Is dead and that he could not sue me
again. Is this true? Also, IL !
should buy home now and he tries
to bother me again, what steps can
+ take against him. / see this man
often and he says he will settle when
| have property Of my own. Can he?
Answer-After five years, unless
there has been something paid upon
account or "a promise made, the
claim is barred by virtue OF the
statute of limitations and no suit can
be founded upon the claim.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
Rail Strikes: Public Rights
From the Chicago Tribune.

Railroads ought to be free from strikes, Rail
road employees ought to be guaranteed against
the need for striking. We think the guarantee
should ACCOMPANY the prohibition.
the, controversy. The adjustment must be mu-
tual. The right of the mass of the people to
enjoy uninterrupted distribution of essentials is
indisputabe. 1t i. the right to live. Railroads
hold the: power OF life and death over whole
communities. This power must be vested in
the people. Disputes between employer and
employe must not jeopardize the vitality OF the
nation.
But there is also the obligation in favor Of
the worker. It is that he must be guaranteed
of blind loyalty or enforced service. If he
strikes he endangers many lives Therefore he
should be prohibited from, striking. This is
the intent of the Cumrnins bill. But If he is to
be deised the right to strike he must be granted
that which, but for the law, he could gain only
by demonstration. In short, If we abolish the
strike we must also abolish the cause of the
strike.
Guaranteeing the nation against railroad
strikes should mean also guaranteeing the rail-
road wor ker against the obvious hazards of life.
The worker must be assured that his uniform
loyalty is to be the means towafd good liveli-
hood, toward care in sickness and protection in
old age.
A railroad worker should enter the service
with full knowledge of the conditions. He
should raks his choice with an open mind
The incentive to faithful performance should
appear in wages, health and old age insurance
instead Of in the inexorability of the law. A man
is most likely to give efficient service if he is
assured OF present comforts and a competence
in old age.
The Cummins law may to some appear
abrupt. Apparently it sacrifices certain COM
petitive rights of the workers without establish
ing anything in exchange. There must be no
mistake about the operation OF an ani-strke
clause. The threat of 100000 men to resist
means that their rights have not been made
clear. If their rights are protected in the bill
there should be exhaustive explanation II the
bill neglects proper guarantees it should be
amended to conform to policy of more than
fair
lie government must be more than fair.
The adjustment of the right to strike entails
an absolute obligation which cannot be stated in
fair promises. Fulhllment must be unquestion-
able. 1t must be all even exchange Of rights.
For the right to strike the workers must lbc
guaranteed the right to continue in a highly
desirable indusry. The way to make railroad
vantages SO attractive that efficiency shall be it's
own reward
Railroads are the nations arteries. In the
last few years they have declined. The public
suffers. If the roads function properly pros
perity increases If rail service is shabby, busi-
ness is shabby There is a financial aspect of
this, but efficient operation is roads best Sc
curity. Efficient operation is best obtained by
esprit among the workers. Esprit is inspired
by wholesome guarantees and certain rewards.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
THE FLU SITUATION.

This is net written to alarm, but to reassure.
The city is again undergoing an attack Of the
influenza pestience Citizens should take every
possible precaution to guard against contracting
or spreading the disease. City Health Commits
sieuer Edwards has issued little set of rules
that may be had for the asking, and which will
aid any in complying with the advice of the
doctors Otherwise the whole health status of
the community depends on the individual.
Ordinary practices conducive to normal health
are the best safeguards. Eat sparirgly of plain
food, see to it that the functions Of the body
are not allowed to flag, avoid over-exertion,
keep the homes we'll ventilated and not too
warm, sleep with windows open, and above all
do not neglect cold. Consult physician and
be guided by his advice if you feel symptoms
OF approaching illness. If the flu does enter
your home, do not view it lightly, but be con-
trolled in all things by what the doctor says.
This is the only way to meet the flu.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
|GheVELVET ( g..
HAMMER Ml~''s7'A' "a
By qrthur Brooks Baker 4m1SsAM MMS
GEORGE E. NICKEL.
Bu Arthur Brooks Baker AMhS

The most ambitious singer in the days OF
long ago was only known to auditors who camc
to see the show. He poured his voice upon air
while others passed the hat or took the tickets
at the door and let it 80 at that. He never
dreamed of singing to pancake in a horn for
men across the ocean or for children yet unborn.
But miracles have come to pass. Victrolas
are the thing to which the proudest artists are
no more too proud to sing. The spasms Of
young Marguerite when Faustus jumps the
town, the sobs of poor Aida as the stone is
fastened down, the anvs and the VIOLIN the
kettle drums and bells, all these are merely
merchandise which George E. Nickel sells.
He's led the public schools to see that
rhythm is an aid where students minds are
opened for impressions to be made. They
learn to do athletic stunts and operate ma
chimes, or analyzc and synthesize with music
as the means. They simply slip the records
on Victrolas he provides and sweetly soak the
lessons through their young and porous hides.
And since those young and precious years
have often gone to waste in studies planned
and done with small efficiency or taste, we all
should generously join in giving him applause
in riotous collision of .our proud and honest
paws, that children now can learn by means of
music and romance what you and l were taught
by force applied upon cur pants
Next Subject: Arthur Crittenden Smith.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
Halo OF Traditions" for the Army.

The plan of the War department to supply
certain regiments of the army with full set
of traditions in order that interest may be
maintained after the fashion OF European fight
ing units deserves consideration. The honor
able record of regiment is not to be gainsaid
its service in peace and ir war is its own, just
as is the achievement of an individual, and de-
serves to be handed down, gathering in glory
as it is hallowed by time THE land without
traditions is land without history" sang a
gentle poet Of our own Southland, and America
is rich in traditions and history, too. Gallant
deeds of personal valor, of regimental devotion
to duty are plentiful in the army. Certain reg
iments like to trace their descent from colonial
times, following the thread through the various
mutations incident to reformatious worked by
successive changes in the army organization,
but maintaining distant connection. These are
to be commended. If objection lays against the
plan as proposed, it will be to that portion
which contemplates the preservation Of Sec
tional distinctions, by perpetuating state or
group designations. The United States army
belongs to the nation, to all the people, and
the soldier who serves under Old Glory does so
in Maine or California, in Florida or North Da-
kota, the guardian Of one country and one flag.
1t is eminently fit and proper that each state
keep sacred the splendid record of the soldiers
who marched to any of our wars, but that SEN
timent should not be extended, even for re-
cruiting purposes to involve the army in Sec
tional pride, however laudable that may be
otherwise.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
Some Democratic Testimony.

1t is interesting to note that not all the pres,
! ent day democrats are blind followers of the
| president in his demand for his personal plans
| Senator Shields of Tennessee not only sets hi.
own influence against the League of Nations
| as presented by Mr.. Wilson, but he arrays a
considerable volume of testimony from the
party's great men in support OF his conclusions
| Concluding his remarks on the covenant in the
senate, Mr.. Shields said:
Mr.. President can not give my consent
to the proposed supergovernment and alliance
with more than fifty nations, calling for the
use OF military and economic forces in, coerc-
ing those who are members, as well as those
who are excluded from it. 1t is an abandon
ment of the principles of government "by
consent of the governed" and of representa-
tive democracy. and substitutes for them
force and mlitarism
The senator quotes from Thomas Jefferson's
letter to Mr.. Gerry, in l779:
am for free commerce with all nations
and political connections with none; am
not for linking ourselves by new treaties with
the quarrels or Europe, OF entering the held
of slaughter to preserve their balance, or to
join in the confederacy OF kings to war
against the principles OF liberty.
George Washngtons advice to his country
men, in his Farewell Address," and Presidents
Jefferson, Monroe, John Quincy Adams, Jack
son, Polk, Madison, Van Buren, Harrison, Tyler,
johnson, and their secretaries of states are all
called upon to testify against the covenant as
proposed by the president and from Grover
Cleveland he quotes:
The genius of our institutions, the needs
OF our people in their home life, and the at
tention which is demanded for the settlement
and development of the resources OF our vast
territory, dictate the scrupulous avoidance of
any departure from that foreign policy COM
mended by the history the traditions and the
prosperity of our republic.
Even as good a democrat as Woodrow
Wilson supplies an argument against his new
scheme On May 6, 1914 President Wilson
said:
America should live her own life. Wash
ington saw it when he wrote his Farewell
Address," 1t was not merely because of pass
ing and transient circumstances that WASH
ington said we must keep from entangng
alliances, ~. Those who are right
those who study their consciences in de-
termining their policy, those who hold their
honor higher than their advantages, do not
need alliances.
President Wilson at other times said much
more strongly supporting the position OF Sem
ator Shields and those other democrats who
now oppose the~Leaguc OF Nations into which
the administration is now trying to drive the
country. 1t is an appeal from Philip sober with
a sense Of his deep responsibility to his people
to Philip drunk with the hcady wine of inter
nationalism. And the latter is keeping his
country out of peace
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
An Honor That Comes High

It is no joke to be vice president Of the
United States on q salary of $4,000 year
when the holder Of the Job hasn't an ample
private bank account, full stocking or hall
clock depository to call on for funds. Mr..
Marshall's friends in Washington say he has
found out as much to his pain.
To use variant of an old-timer, Mr.. Mar
shall, it seems, has been put to the test of liv-
ing UP to champagne job on beer salary.
BY all accounts, he has not accumulated large
quantity OF whcrewithal in the course of his
66 years Of life in Indiana and Washington.
And yet, if our information from the national
capital is correct he spent $500 for official
dinner parties in single month or nearly q
third Of his annual pay by Uncle Sam
Isn't it about time to turn from lest TO
earnest about the Office Of vice. president OF
be the "dinner goat" If he is to be the .presi-
yood as the more amply panoplied Ambassadors,
ministers, special ENJOYS and pllenipotentiariess
rom other lands send BY, way Of eollations and
things, wouldn't it be the square and decent
policy for uncle to pay the bills thus incurred in
The name of American hospitality?
Twelve thousand dollars year! In the
late steel strike inquiry. we learned that some
fxpert skilled industrialists draw nearly that
much money for their services. Court reporters
here and there over the country have more
attractive pay envelopes than Mr.. Marshall and
his predecessors have drawn. II isn't to say
they don't earn what they get but it isn't up to
them to spend thousands of dollars year on
spreads and let their country have most of the
credit theEelcr-Minnespolis Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
The Outlook Is Fine

The spirit of brotherhood is not the only
quality sorely needed in these unquet times
The spirit Of good cheer is of very great I'M
portance. Men who ought to know better, and
who do know better, 60 around wagging their
heads. solenlnly and predicting the direst things
for the country. We shall starve. we shall
freeze, it is coming to actual bloody war be-
tween labor and capital, the anarchists will
get control, our nervous friends say. Now
not one of these things or anything in the re-
motest degree like any of them is really going
to happen. America has been in infinitely
worse holes than this and she has got out with
surprising alacrity The genius OF Americana
ism is too firmly grounded on sound common
sense to let the tales OF coming voc we hear
be anything but neurasthenic and ridiculous.
This fundamental coed sense will pull us
out of our troubles in short order. 1t is the
national quality which will send our Idle men
back to work which will smooth out the dis
agreements between employer and employed
which will hit anarchy a crushing blow on the
head The individual mental attitude is i'm
portant, because, multiplied lo0000,000 times,
it makes up the national state of mind Every
individual can help little to hasten the good
times coming by forgetting his fears and culti-
waiting his conhdence.-Ohio States Journal.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28

ferns throw deep, cool shadows and
to thirsty boy or girl it certainly
looks good. But farther up stream
there is a summer colony with a
number of cottages and into the
pretty roadside brook drains all
their sewage, poisoning the water
and making it not only unfit, but
deadly to drink.
Sometimes you can detect bad
water by its odor; if it has an un-
pleasant smell, don't touch it. To
drink surface water is not safe; the
water should come from under
ground. Water from ponds, lakes
and rivers is always doubtful. Water
covered with green scum is danger
GUS. A spring just below a barn
often gets the damage of the barn.
Water from an abandoned well is
never safe, Snow, though pure, is
not good substitute for water, as
it only increases your thirst severn
fold. ..
All this is told not to discourage,
but to warn. 1t is an important part
of woodcraft to know what to avoid.
There is plenty of wholesome
Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-28
Corporation Dividend.

J. +. S.--Tf person buys some
preferred stock in q company and
they guarantee to give ! per cent on
preferred stock, can he get his divi-
dend if the company votes the divi-
dends back into the company? If
SO, how shall he proceed. II he must
write. the company what must he
write?
Answer-The guaranteed dividend
no Goubt is guaranteed provided the
company has earned sufficient to pay
the dividend. II the company has
MADE sufficient money to pay the
dividend and are Withholding it ar
bitrarily, then YOU can compel tho
officers through proper proceedings
in court, to declare q. dividend or
make an application for receiver,
claiming that the officers are faudu-
lently mismanaging the affairs of the