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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-07-08

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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1920-07-08

E1tfacf from iau in effect Aeni 18Th
No motor vehicle lhsll be operated
between the hours OF 80 minutes sftes
sunset and 80 minutes before ,unn.e unless the
headlights are constructed and operated
as follows No bulb or lamp used
shall be Of greater candle power than "a (os
equivalent wanaae) no direct or reflected
ray from said Isht shall BE- on level road and
seventy FIVE G5) feet ahead Of any such motor
vehicle, more than forty two az inches from
the ground No headlight except such q. has
been sand blasted or frosted shall be used on
any motor vehicle unles. the type Of such lenses
has been approved by certificate Issued by The
Public Uhhhe. Commission.
(Note The Mckee Lens has been approved
by th. Commission)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
OTHER CLAIMANTS

Cincinnati March 23.--(Speeial.)-- Miss Dorothy Tilgham, an actress of the exclusive Hyde Park district. this city. now in movie theatrical circles near Los Angeles, Cal, today through local attorneys filed suit against the Union Central Life Insurance Company. this city, to compel payment of life insurance policy for S4,39S.53 on the life of the late Emery H. Nowell, multi millionaire, Alabama, Tennessee, Ken lucky oil operator and speculator, who died suddenly recently here at the fash ionable Sinton hotel
 Miss Tilgham was known here as having captured the oil operators ad- miration by activities in pftrotic movements during the world war per
 iod Her action contests the suit filed
 by the insurance corporation in the
 United States district court delaying and contesting the payment to Miss Tilgham of the policy.
 The suit follows a suit against Miss Anna Max, also known on the stage
 as Anna May, a/so a beneficiary bN insurance of the Penn Mutual for { large sum on the life of the late oi man and 1t Is expected that Miss Map will follow Miss Tilgham in demanding that the Penn company also pay hel insurance claim immediately. Miss May, also in California, is quot ed as saying that the entire insurance matter Is mystery to her entirely. The Birmingham heirs, a widow ant children of the late oil operator. IS wei as local second widow and children O. Nowell, have been made deNndants o
 all actions so far filed in the courts here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
LAUNCHING BOAT !S
 POSTPONED A WEEK
Turbid Waters of Missis- sippi River Hold City of
 Birmingham 'on Ways

High waters in the Mississippi river at
 St. Louis has made necessary a post
 pcnement of the launching of the city
 of Birmingham for one week The launching was to have taken place
 next Saturday, and a party of between
 twenty-five and thirty Birmingham men
 and women had arranged to be present to witness the event, The new Warrior river ship will get its first dip on April 5, according 10 telegraphic advces from
 St Louis, received here yesterday. The Mississippi river is nineteen feet | and rising at St. Louis, the telegram from the boat builders stated, and for | this reason preparations for the launch ing cannot be completed before next Saturday
 l Immediately upon receipt of the tele- gram, General Manager Charles F. Wood of the Port of Birmingham Corporation. notified other officials of that company
 and members of the Warrior river devel- opment committee who had planned to go to St. Louis on that occasion. of the postponement.
 l Mfr. Wood, who had chartered car, made up list of those who had agreed to accompany the officials of the ter-
 nIiral company and the development committee, announced that the same ar- Judgements would hold good for next ! week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
GAR SHORTAGE MAY ].
 HAMPER BUSINESS
Civic Association Appoints Committee to Try to Re
 lieve the Situation

Unless more cars are received in this district it is probable that some of the industries will be forced to close down. according to n statement made by II. II. Sneil at a meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Civic Association yestesS day.
 This will be brought about by over production and lack of storage space, which can only be remedied by an in- creased number of cars being sent to this district, he stated.
 MT. Shell is a lumber Manufacturer
 md made a short talk regarding the car shortage in Alabama, and especially -Ass district which he said was most serious. Following this talk the board decided to create a committee to be known as the transportation and traffic commit tee, whose duties it will be to'bring pres sure to bear on the public service conn mission to have the car situation in the Birmingham district relieved Members of the board were of the opinion that an investigation should be made at once to determine the truth Of the report that this district has been diseriminated against in the distribution I of cars. F. S. Irwin, president of the l Civic Association. will appoint this com
 mittee in few days.
 l This is thing that needs attention, said c. l.. Harold, secretary manager and we hope through this committee to
 be able to secure an increased number oi | freight cars for this district"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
Dainty June Caprice to Appear In Person
 Next Week at L0ew's

Miss June Caprice, the dainty little Pathe star, arrives in person in Birmins-
 ham next Monday morning. to appear at each performance of Loew's Bijou for the first three days of the week Miss Caprice will be given warm welcome at the train upon her arrival and a large touring car has been placed at her dis posal.
 Monday morning Miss Caprice will cali at the city hall and meet President Bar rett and the city commissioners. Then she will take ride over the downtown district of Birmingham. After luncheon at the Tutwiler hotel where a suite or rooms has been engaged for the beautiful little star. Miss Caprice will be conducted to the Bijou, and after each performance of her latest picture. "A DamseI in Dis tress," Miss Caprice will make little talk and meet the patrons of the Bjou. She will appear after the showing of her picture.
 Miss Caprice has been chosen from the ranks of movie stars to appear in per son. because of her undoubted popularity. and her charming personality She is chaperoned most carefully upon her tour, and it will certainly change the old idea of what stars are made of, when people see the actress in person. She is a most modest and retiring little lady. and is said to be just as popular with the ladies as with the men, which is sure test of fpopularity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
SHOT AND THROWN
 FROM AUTOMOBILE
Pasquale Throne Murdered on Norwood Boulevard by
 Unknown Persons

Pasquale Firrone was shot through the chest and his unconscious form tossed from a moving automobile at the lower end of the Norwood boule- yard at about 7:30 o'clock last evening.
 Examining surgeons say that he was dead before he hit the paving.
 At o'clock last evening the detec- tive department received a telephone call saying dead man was seen lying at the place where Firrone's body later was found by several motor cy- cle scouts of the police force and w. II. Propst and K. K. Hickman, detec- tives, who are now working on the case.
 When they examined Firrones body at Johns undertaking rooms, letters, papers. an unopened pocket knife and S258.75 were found in the mans pock- cts.
 Throne conducted little shoe shop at S14 24th St, North. where he daily attended to his business. Ills relatives and friends of the Italian colony here say he was not q roisterer, but at tended to his affairs and bothered no one Several of them had seen him a few hours before the killing. He is said to be about 30 years old.
 They told the detectives last night that Throne answered a telephone call and said he was going to the Union Station. That was the last they saw of him alive.
 He was to have been married next month.
 As far as the authorities are able. so far. to judge, the killing was for spite, or robbery. If the latter, it was frustrated by fear of Identification in the glare of headlights of approaching automobiles.
 The bullet hit the murdered man in the left breast just in front of his armpit and coursed into his neck. His body was still warm when the detec- lives reached him. Examination of his body showed little evidence on any thing like a struggle. Evidently the shot was fired by the man sitting be- side him. for the clothing about the bullet hole was burned.
 It is doubtful if he ever knew what hit him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
SCHOOLS TESTING
 WORK, STUDY, PLAY.
New Method of Space Saw ing Inaugurated In South Highland and Lakeview
 Schools

Interest in educatinoal matters has been centering for the past three weeks on the work study play plan as worked out by the South Highlands and Lake View schools of the city.
 "The plan was begun says T. C. Young, principal of the South High lands school, with the idea of saving space. This idea has become second ary. we find. to the broadening and enriching of our course of study"
 Dr. J. H. Phillips, superintendent of schools, indoress the plan, not only as space saver but as means or pro- viding variety and interest.
 Tn a school of twelve thousand,' said Mr Young, i've are able to ac- commodate perhaps two hundred more pupils. This number would be larger if we were equipped with special gym nasium and play rooms.
 Another great advantage of this Is that it affords each teacher the op' portunity of specializing along one oi two lines Teachers of the slXtn ahc seventh grades teach only one subject In other grades each teacher has tive or three subjects.
 The plan, though seemingly complex is remarkably simple in its application At South Highlands the whole schoo is divided into two divisions. A schoo and B school. school is made up o1 second, fourth and sixth grades, E school of third. fifth and seventh While the pupils in school are nav ing work in general subjects, schoo is busy with special work either IT the gym, on the playground Tn .ne auditorium or at their manual train ing and domestic science work. Because of this plan" said MT Young, who was it's originator every boy in school receives manual trainina and every girl is taught to cook and sew Heretofore only sixth and sew enth grade pupils had been taught these special subjects"
 Every child has fifty minutes out door gym and supervised play Tws regular teachers are on the playground all day. One-sixth of the school is outdoors every period of the day. This is where the room in the building is saved
 One-sixth of the children are in the auditorium each period. Formerly the auditorium was classroom. It could not seat 1900 children so there were no auditorium exercises.
 With the new plan it is possible te use in this auditorium that newest and very satisfactory method of educating I-instruction by entertainment. A nov ing picture machine. victrola ana slides are being used.
 The children like the plan. Out oi eighty seventh grade pupils who were asked to write their opinions, only two expressed any objections. One boy ob- jected because he had to stay at school ten minutes later.
 One mother who had warned MT Young that her boy might play truant says that now he will not stay home when he is too sick to attend school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
.JENKS RESIGNS AS
 CHAMBER MANAGER
Paoli Smith Acting Manager Pending Election to Fill
 Vacancy
of Birmingham, Ala Statement February 2Sth, 1920.
 RESOURCES

c. E. Jenks has resigned as general manager of the Chamber of Commerce. and his resignation was accepted by the board of directors yesterday afternon.
 MT. Jenks has been -.th his aged pa rents in Ohio the past two weeks, and Ill sending in his resignation stated that the condition of their health made 1t necessary for him to be near them all the time. The resignation was accepted with regrets.
 Pending the election of a new general manager, ,Paola A. Smith, who has been in charge of the publicity department or the Chamber of Commerce since last Sep tember, will act as manager.
 Mr. Jenks will return to the American City Bureau, with which ne was connect ed prior to coming to the Chamber ol Commerce last October. He was one ol the representatives of that organization that put on the membership expansion campaign last summer as the result oi which nearly 1000 new members were se- cured. He has been assigned to the ter ritory near the home of his parents Geneva, O., for the present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
SPANISH-AMERICAN
 TO MEET THURSDAY

The Spanish-American Club will meet Thursday night at o'clock in the rooms of the Civic Association on the twenty third floor of the Jefferson County Bank build1W.
 The programme will be unique and un- usually good. It will be entirely by the Spanish students of the city high schools
 A number of features will be introdu- duced. including the singing of Spanish songs, also Spanish instrumental music. All Spanish-speaking people and students of Spanish are cordially invited to at- tend this session. The exercises will be held from to 10 Thursday night, and will be under the charge of Prof J. A. Reams and Miss Elizabeth steadham and other teachers of the high schools.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
OTHER CANDIDATES

Governor Lowden of Illinois, who is one of the most prominent candidates for the republican nomination, has sew eral managers in Alabama, but their Jurisdiction is divided into districts
 c. B. Kennamer of Guntersville, sec- retary of the state committee, and him. self candidate for the nomination for representative from the Seventh dis trict. and Gordon Ashley of Ashville have charge of the northern part of the state; Henry Erwin of Montgomery the middle portion. and P. D. Barker of Mobile the southern end.
 While they are trying to secure a delegation favorable to Governor Lowden. it is understood they are not asking that they be instructed
 Aubrey Thomas of Jenifer is man. aging the campaign for Alabama dele gates for Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio. Whether he wants an in structed delegation is not known, but as he Is known to be working in har- mony with the organization leaders who oppose instructions. it is assumed that he will be content if the dele- gates to the national convention are favorable to his man without binding them with instructions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24

It Is serious situation, members of the committee state, and agree with MT. Burruss that a remedy must immediately be sought, but they very frankly say they have no idea at the present time where additional funds for street work will come from. The money appropriated was S55,000 It lasted five months
 All available funds from present rev. enues have been appropriated for specific maintenance and development matters.
 As soon as Comptroller James NJ. Jones, Jr., who is temporarily indisposed, re- turns to the city hall he will be called into executive session with the board of commissioners to see ifesome way cannot be devised for relieving the unpaved street maintenance situation financially.
 SMALL APPROPRIATION
 MT. Bnrruss says that while the sum he asked for from the budget was not much more than that provided, still a few additional thousands of dollars would have carried the problem through. the rest of the rainy season and at least there would have been dry streets, regardless of their surface countours, when summer comes. But as summer is street and road making time, the situation would have not been materially changed, as far as re- pairing goes.
 Incessantly increasing costs of labor and materials, added to an unusually in- element winter, are the main reasons for the situation. The aggregate annual rainfall reports may show normal con ditions. and there may have been but few very hard and continuous down pours, but the incessant repetition ol wet spells and rainy days, with con stantly growing number of vehicles tc grind the surfaces of the unpaved streets has been combination that could not be fought with the available funds.
 No few mended streets, under the weather and traffic conditions, were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
Victims of Automobile Accident Are Recovering
 From Injuries Received

According to advices received last night from the St. vincent's Hospital authori- ties, Mrs. ]. c. Orison of the San Jose Apartments, who was seriously injured Tuesday morning about o'clock when the Ford automobile in which she was riding was struck by an ambulance or tho Shaw Undertaking Company, is rest ing comfortably and hopes are enter tained of her early recovery.
 Mrs. Walter H. Kirkland of the Dian Apartments who was with Mrs orrisoh at the time, and who was slightly in- jured. is also reported to be resting well at her home.
 The accident occurred at Five Points at the intersection of Twentieth street, when Carl Ridcut, driver of the amnu- lance. crashed into the rear end of Mrs. Orrisons sedan. The ambulance was go- ing south on hurried call and Mrs' Orrison was driving west into Eleventh avenue from Magnolia avenue, the two cars meeting at the northern point or the Five Points circle.
 Rtdaut escaped uninjured and the am bulance only slight damaged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
IRISH SOCIETIES
 PASS RESOLUTION
 ON CORK MURDER
Joint Meeting of Local Organizations Favoring Irish Independence Held
 Last Night at K. of c. Hall

Ar joint meeting of the local or eanizations of the Friends or lrlsh Freedom, the local divisions Of the An- cient Order of Hibernians and the local branch of the commission on Irish in dependence, held last night in the Knights of Columbus hall. resolutions on the assassination of the mayor or Cork were passed.
 Tba meeting was we'll attended with John w. O'Neill in the chair and Frank White secretary. The following resolutions presented by F. A. NC Cough were unanimously adopted'
 aWhereas, we American citizens as sembled in mass meeting in the city of Birmingham, under the ausplces or the Friends of Irish Freedom, protest against continued oppression by Eng land of subject people, nation en- titled to determine it's own political destiny; and
 ssWhereas. convinced. as are the rep resentatives of the Irish republican government in the United States, that the foul midnight murder or the Iirst republican lord mayor of Cork was committed by disguised English agents; and
 whereas, as the Maxwell murders Of the Easter week Irish heroes were masked to the world by pretense of legal forms, so now 1t seems that Eng land has readopted assassination as a weapon to strangle the Irish nation; therefore be 1t
 Resolved, that we as citizens of the United States, protest against these heinous crimes done to cheat the re- public of Ireland of the fruits of self determination; therefore, be it
 Resolved. that copies of these reso- lutions be telegraphed to President Woodrow Wilson and to the Senators and Representatives from Alabama and to Governor Kilby of Alabama and that copies of these resolutions be fur nished the local press.'
 Among those present were John W, C'Neill, w C. Ford. J. A. Carrol James Downing, T. A. McGough. M. J. White. Frank White, James Mackin, Kelly Murphy, James B. Crawford. James D. O'Gara, Hugh Lynch James Meighan, Patrick Day, John T. Thornton. c J. Dousherty John McGeever. W. S. Pritchard, Thomas Duggan, Anthony McDevitt, John Cummings, Larry Me- Cormack, w J. McGrails, J. c. Reilly. Thomas Gallagher, John Gallagher. Hugh McGeever, P. J. Neuman. T. ]. Grimes, Larry Grimes, James Mona han, o. w. Colgan, James w. Morgan, Lee Mattingly, Jerry Sullivan. Michael Sullivan and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
METHOD|STS IN CHARGE OF BOOTHS Drive for Near East Relief Fund Drawing to
 a Close

Baptist women workers, under Mrs. J.
 T. Doster. general hartman, in charge of
 the booths at the various banks in the
 interest of the near east relief campaign,
 yesterday evening reported total collec- tions for the day In the amount of SPILLS. All who contributed through this source were given tag on which was inscribed
 q was an hungered and ye gave Me meat (Matt. 25:35). and under this scrip tura1 quotation the star emblem of the , near east relief.
 For today women workers from the Methodist Churches will man" the booths at the banks and also hold forth
 in booths at the following stores: Louis Pizitz, Loveman. Joseph & Loeb, Saks Burger Dry Goods Company, Caheen
 Brothers and Steel-smith Dry Goods Company.
 Among the larger contributions received Tuesday at headquarters. GA Chamber of Commerce building, was a check for $127.H from the Independent Presbyterian Church Sunday school, and Mrs. E. A. Carter, president of the Women's Mis-. sionary Union of the Fifty-sixth Street Baptist Church at Woodlawn, also brought in s100 contributed to this cause I by the union.
 Tomorrow the downtown booths will be I in charge of the Presbyterians, while Friday Catholics will lend their aid te this work and Saturday the Christian denomination will furnish the workers l Special announcement was made by Dr. George R. Stewart. pastor of the Firs! i Methodist Church, at Tuesday nights revival meeting that special collection would be taken up in behalf of this cam paign, and other churches are expected l to follow suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
COURT WILL DECIDE. PAYMENT OF HOWELL. INSURANCE POLICY
Checks for $73,134 Depos- ited With Clerk of U. s. Court Pending Court
 Settlement

Checks amounting to s7S,1S4, cover
 ing all proceeds on the three $25,Oo0
 life insurance policies of Emory M,
 Nowell. were deposited with Maj,
 Charles J. Allison. clerk of the United
 States court, yesterday by the Mutual
 Benefit Life Insurance Company, pend
 ing the action of the court, which is
 asked to decide to whom the money
 should be paid and to relieve the com
 rany of all liability in the matter oe
 Nowell's insurance policies.
 In the bill of interpleader filed sby the company, the defendants were named as follows: sallie L. Wade, spe- cial. administrative of the estate of ! Emory NJ. Noweil. deceased; John Gal win, as administrator of the estate of Emory M Nowell, deceased Maurice l.. Calvin administrator of the estate of Emory M Novel; deceased; R. R. Crutcher. administrator of the estate of Emory M. Nowell deceased and
 Helen Powers, alias Helen Powers Nowell.
 Loans had been made on all three 1 policies, according to the bill. On January 1b, 1Sl9, NoWeH borrowed S-o. l on Policy No. S24S19; on the same day 1 he borrowed 267 on Policy No. S24S20 and on February 1, 1919, Nowell bor- rowed s2eS on Policy No. S24S2l. At | the time of his death Nowell had not i paid these sums nor the interest at 6 i per cent it was stated and this amount was deducted from the amount of the | policies.
 | It was declared in the bill of inter- pleader that the check deposited with | the clerk by the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company was the proceeds | of the three policies taken out in the life of Emory M. Novel; on Novem- Der 20, 1917, while he was resident 1 of Birmingham. At the time of his
 death, on January 27, 1920, in Ohio | these nolicies were in effect.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-24
PLANS AFOOT FOR
 FIVE-MILL TAX WORK

Handling the details of setting in mo- tion the legal mechanism for placing the 5-mill tax election before the citi- zens. is to be taken up by the board of city commissioners this week.
 As soon as the city comptroller, James M. Jones, IT., is recovered from an at- tack of cellular rigidity, which now has him confined to his home, the commis- sioners will get to work on the matter.
 pr. N A, Barrett. president of the city commission. yesterday said the absence of MT. Jones from the city hall is now E<I that is delaying consideration of the rnsg- ter, and 1t will come up for considera- tion and action as soon as Mir. Jones gets back.