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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11

eai periscopes. as they prepared the -profiteering political campais From their high altitude these sel appointed saviors and humble servan Of the dear people semed. to overloc tic producer, the wholesaler the manj facturer, the jobber, the hoarder. ar the middleman, but way off in the d. distance they saw the retailer. huI dreds and thousands and tens of thoj sands of retailers. a great unorganizd mass of business humanity, innoceu| helpless, defenseless, and no organizl ton except in spots and almost total ly unprepared as whole for a gener1 attack upon their business or their ia| tegrity.
 Right there it was decided that d American retail merchant was respos> sible for the high cost of living. ths| he was a profiteer, that his enormosl profits and terrible prices were n snonsible for the unrest in the countrj and then and, there it was decided | make him the goat, Like the flash d accusation went broadcast over tiad great country and every retailer, laxs or small, in every city, town or ham let, in every corner of this nation va branded as crook and a dishOneG citizen.
 INJUSTICE
 No matter what high motives ua have prompted it, no matter vha meritorious purpose. political or otA erwise, may have been conceived, n matter what results they hoped to 1t
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11
ROLL CALL 0F THE
 RED CROS STARTS Birmingham's Quota is 30, ,000 Members-Work to Last
 Through the Week

Birmingham is now under the sign of the Red Cross
 placed in all windows, on all posts and placed in all windows, on al plosts and in fact every available space is being used to advertise the fourth annual Red Cross roll call which begins today.
 All committees will take the field this morning, and every effort will be made to secure Birmingham quota of 30,000 members before the end of the week.
 In celebration of Armistice Day, speakers will appear on the street ,or- ners on trucks, from which they will speak in the interest of this campaign. Talks will be made at First avenue nd Twentieth street, Second avenue and Nineteenth street at o'clock, and on Second avenue and Nineteenth street and Third avenue and Twentieth street at o'clock. Several prominent attor- neys will be among the speakers.
 THE BOOTHS
 Committees of women will be in all booths stationed in the office buildings hotel lobbies. railway stations and de- partment stores today. Mrs. $. l.. Led better Jr., chairman for the first G.ay of the roll call. announces that Mrs. W. 2. Lowell will be in charge of .he booth in the lobby of the Tutwiler ho- tel. She will be assisted by number of young women
 The publicity committee composed of Colman Dlach. chairman: Sol Caheen, w. J. Adams and B. B. Burton, neid a meeting yesterday afternoon when final arrangements Were made for .he 1, lat, l..;.- committee are most enthusiastic over the campaign, and are making every effort to make this the best advertised one in local history Chairman ,3lach 'annoupced that Col. George Saffarrans, army recruiting officer for Alabama, has rendered to the general committee the use of portion of the billbo1rds |of the local army recruiting station, Slides calling attention to the enroll ment will be used in local moving lie. ture theatres
 BOY SCOUTS
 The Eoy Scouts have started on tteir work of placing posters of the enroll. Iment throughout the city. They w.ll visit every school and church in the Icity. and where possible put up posters.
 Mrs. Neil R. Wallace, a member of the womens organization. announces tiiat tHe literary clubs' Of the city have appointed team in each club for the purpose of making the enrollment Of each club 100 per cent Red Cross mem- bers.
 While the popular. membership ef s1 will be emphasized in this enrolment, lit is stated at headquarters that there are four other types of membership, namely, contributing, $5; sustaining, IS1o; life, $50; patron. $100, so a person desiring to join on basis other han the $1 membership will have ample opportunity to do so. It was also stated that memberships can be sent in by mail to the office on the mezzanine floor of the Jefferson County Bank building. and membership buttons. to- gether with an official receipt, will be mailed out promptly. checks being made payable to W. H. Manly, treas Nrar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11
BABY BATTLES CHASED
 AS ATHLETIC APPARATUS

Lansing, Mich, November 1o-Infants' ''ra.tles'' are henceforth to be classed as athletic apparatus by the Michigan state boxing commission. Tom Biggers the commissions chairman. so decided yes- terday when application for "a bale of baby rattles' was made by Superinten- dent Montgomery of the State School for Orphans and Abandoned Children at Coldwater. K.
 Among the commissions duties is the distribution among schools of athletic goods purchased with fund drawn from boxing bouts in the state.
 The Coldwater requisition was the first to include athletic equipments for such young athletes. but Biggers vas quick to decide that rattles could be so ciassed The states wards at Coldwater range In age from several months to 16 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11
FL0RIDAY SEPARATES

It was voted yesterday at a meeting of the Alabama Synod of the Presby- terian church, U. $. A.. to permit Florida, which has heretofore been a part of the Alabama synod, to form a synod of their own. The new synod will be divided into three presbyteries. This will be the last time that the min isters of Florida win come to Alabama to meet as members of this synod.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11

T am glad to have this chance to say few words about business mat ter" said Senator Underwood. "It is a business matter and nothing else, and it is the business of marketing a cotton crop when the bottom has dropped out of the market
 SUPPLY AND DEMAND
 Any business is regulated by the natural law of supply and demand The world either wants more cotton than the United States or the south is able to supply, or else this country and the south has more cotton than the world demands
 "For many years it has >been the
 habit with farmers and a lot of
 business men to look to Congress
 Tor help when n slump occurs in
 the cotton market. But Congress
 has never in the past. and cannot
 now, aid the south very much in re-
 gard to helping them find mar
 ket where better price will be
 paid for their products.
 But just now the only real effort is being made to handle the situation. It 'A N'fS "A . oAADobAOu OI LHG American Cotton association, and it is trying to put the bee in business and to make it hum. ' OVERLOOKING
 Again We have the law of supply and demand. It is q known fact that when a large quantity of anything. is thrown on the market that the price is bound to drop That is, the trouble with the southern farmers today. Every farmer plants his cotton during the same months each year. Every farmer picks his cotton at the same time, and every one of them dump their crops on the market exactly at the same time each year.
 ''None of them are really pre-
 pared to hold 1t my great length of
 time. That Is where the American
 cotton association comes in. They
 are perfecting plans whereby the
 ousfness of marketing a cotton
 crop will be conducted on n busi-
 ness basis. And if their plans are success. and am sure they will
 he, then the cotton crop of the
 south will be sold during every
 month of the year instead of only
 Two or three months in the fall of
 the year. us in the past.
 Not long ago the Edge bill was passed by Congress The Edge bill per- mits large corporations to band to- gether and offer their steel and other products for sale to the foreign mar kets. This same thing would take place if the farmers and business men were all members of the American Cot ton association. This association would be working to find the market any where that would offer the highest prices for cotton. And they would be prepared to store it in warehouses until they could find a market that would pay reasonable prices.
 JOIN NOW
 That is where I am asking every business man here today to become a member of the American Cotton asso- citation. This is an iron and steel cen ter but cotton is just an important a factor toward keeping business alive in the south as iron and steel is
 'So when you join the American Cot ton association you are taking a pledge to help increase business throughout the South. Every business man should take this pledge at once"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11
MEMORIAL SERVICE
At Third Presbyterian Church for
 Soldiers

Memorial services in honor of the American soldiers who died on foreign soil during the World war, will be held at II o'clock next Sunday morning at the Tihrd Presbyterian church. Avenue. G and Twenty second street, south.
 A special sermon for the occasion will be preached by the pastor, Rev. James A. Bryan. The services will also be featured by special musical selec- tons. The public is invited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11
NATIONAL GUARD BAND

Members of the Fourth Infal.ry band of the Alabama National Guard who will take part in the Armlstice Day parade this afternoon are request ed to be at the armory at 10 o'clock this morning to receive final inssruc- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11
BIRMINGHAM SHRlNERS

Many Birmingham Shriners were Ill Sheffield yesterday attending the eNsr- cises of Zamora temple, Ancient oruer Nobles of the Mystic shrine, or that city. The "big show began at ocloek yesterday afternoon and later Tn the afternoon they were guests at par hecue at Tri-Cities park.
 Potentate M. G. Hubbard, together with other Birmingh Shriners, had charge of the initiation exercises.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11
Combs Says Retailer
 Was. Picked as Goat
 To DiUerf Attenfio1
Nearly All the Profiteering Charges Were Laid at Door-Toledo Man Holds Local Business Mems Un- divided Attention He Plays National Potc-
 ians and Presents Merchants Case

The passing of the democratic administration does not the arrival of the millennium March 1921 and the busn interests of America will have to be Ion the ob much to protect the people unjust burdens the opinion H. Combs secretary of the Retail Merchants board Toe o. who addressed upwards of 400 merchants Bin ham Civic Association last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our many friend for the sympathy and kindness xs tended to us and the many floral ofN ferings sent us at the time of our recent bereavement at the death of our beloved mother and grandmother. MrA. S. A. Thomas, Miss Mary Meade, Mks. L. Revere, Mrs. l.. A. Tyson and grand children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11
METHOD|STS OPEN ; BATH CONFERENCE;
 SIMPSON CHURCH
Board Holds Open Meeting to Examine Candidates for Admission Into Alabama
 Methodist Conference

The fifty-fourth session of the Ala bama conference of the Methodist Epis- copal church meets this morning at o'clock in the Simpson Methodist Epis- copal church, Seventh avenue and Twenty-fifth street, north, Bishop Err nest Gladstone Richardson presiding.
 Yesterday afternoon the board of ex- aminers met in the church to pass upon the several candidates for admission into the conference and also those who are in the conference course of study.
 Last night Rev. John l.. Brasher of University Park, Iowa, preached ser mon on the spiritual session of the con ference.
 The conference will be in session all week and over Sunday.
 The programme of the sessions today follows:
 THURSDAY
 800 a. m.--Conference convened by Bishop E. c. Richardson. Afters the de- votional service the sacrament of the Lords Supper will be administered by the bishop, assisted by the district suZ perintendents.
 10 a. m.-Address of welcome by Hon. H. F. Burruss, commissioner.
 Response by Bishop Richardson
 Organization of the conference. ss
 Business session.
 Noon-Lunch hour. At 12 o'clock lunch will be served by the Ladies' Aid society in the social hall of the church.
 200 D. m.-Anniversary of the Amer ican Bible society Address by Rev. Frank Marston, D. D., of Cincinnati
 800 D. m.--Statistical session.
 400 D. m.-PentecostaI service, led by Rev. John L. Brasher. D. D.
 6:00 p. m.-Dinner hour. Dinner served by the ladies in the social hall.
 FOO p. m.-Centenary of Methodist mission anniversary.
 Address by Rev. F. J. Hammond, D. D., of Atlanta. and Rev. J. B. Crippen of Atlanta
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11
Half Holiday Is Declared Fox Celebrating Arn1istice
 Day Throughout the City
Parade Starts at 2:3O O'Clock This Afternoon-Practca ly Every Local War Association, Civic Organization and School to Observe Occasion-Speaking in <
 Capitol Park After the March Y

Half of Birmingham will take part in the Armsce Day Cell ebrations today and the other half will witness it.
 In line with the other merchants the and butchers of Birmingham have declared that they will close at today Every department business will clerks and employers together will celebrate the victory
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11
Underwood Urges AM To Join m American
 Cotton Association
Needed Outlet for Product That Will Pre- vent Burdening Market With Staple at One Time and
 WhiSh Will Furnish Farmers With Money

That the salvation of the southern cotton crop only about at the present time by the efforts of the American Cotton
 association the gst of the speech made by w. Underwood at the weekly o'clock Rotary club members at the Tutwiler Yesterdav
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11
PERSONAL

Lieut., w. c. Mccarthy of the Twen- tleth field artillery, Camp Bragg. North Carolina, is in the city on recruiting service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11
82D DIVISION

Eishty-second division men are going % form at the Tutwiler hotel at l:i5 today for the parade. All are asked 10 be in uniform '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11

At the northeast corner of Highland avenue and Thirty-first street the struc- ture will be erected.
 Gothic is the style of architecture. The main church building will be joined by a subsidiary structure connecting again with third building to be used as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11

T am glad to have this chance tc say few words about business mat ter" said Senator Underwood. Tt is g business matter and nothing else, and 1t is the business of marketing a cotton crop when the bottom has dropped out of the market
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-11

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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-15
White Returns to
Resume Job AS
Adjutant General

George A. White who was granted a
leave of absence as adjutant general Of
Oregon in September, 1918, in order
to enter the United States army in the
war with Germany, returned today to
resume that position, displacing Adju-
tant General Conrad Stafrin OF Dallas
who has been serving pending Whites
return.
White was first appointed adjutant
general by Governor Withycombe in
1915. In June, 1915, he resigned to go
to the Mexican border in command Of
Troop A, Oregon cavalry. He resumed
the adjutancy February 2 1917, and
served until September, 1917, when ne
was granted leave Of absence to go
overseas as major in the Fifty-first
division After 1S months service over
seas he returned tot the United States
last July and has been engaged in or
ganization work in connection with tina
American Legion since that time.
White holds a commission as colonel
in the reserve corps United States
army.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-15
Deny Making
investments In
Timber Claims

"A grave injustice has been done me,
by use of my name in connection with
those who are alleged to have pur-
chased timber claim filings from Car
los L. Byron" state DR.. R. N. Avison.
"The mention of my name is unauthor-
lied and unwarranted. 1t is true that
was asked to make an investment,
but refused to have anything to do
with it. and am not connected in any
way with the project"
w. d. Evans also denies that he had
invested anything in the Byron enter
prise or had anything to do with it,
although he had been asked to invest
in claim, and turned it down.
Mrs. L. May Rauch writes that she
has at no time been connected with
the Byron deals and that the inclus-
ion of her name is due to error in
printing an unauthorized list.
A. M. Clough, county coroner, Also
mentioned as one of the Salem per-
sons who entered into timbeI con-
tracts with Byron. today denied this,
and said that he had absolutely no
knowledge of the scheme at all.
AS stated in The Capital Journal, the
list printed was compiled from a list
gathered by special agents supplement.
ed by names furnished by those who
admitted buying claims and on account
of the secrecy enjoined, that the COM
pilation of list was difficult. There
was no intention to misrepresent or in
jure any one and The Capital Journal
in this as in other matters where il
makes misstatements will gladly make
correction. There were no preachers
in the list.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-15
Roger SuHipan,
Democrat Leader,
Called By Death

Chicago, Apr. 15.--Messages of SYM
pathy from public officials and men
prominent in public and political life
throughout the country today poured
into the home of Roger c. Sullivan,
democratic leader, who died here yes
terday of bronchial pneumonia.
Mr.. Sullivan. who was SO, was a
prominent figure in national and state
political circles for thirty years and a
commanding figure in several demo.
cratic national conventions. 1t was
Roger Sullivan who led the movement
at the Baltimore convention in 1913
resulting in the nomination of Wooe.
row Wilson for the presidency.
Although Sullivan was read OUT OF
the democratic party several times b,
William j. Bryan and condemned y,
political enemies. at home as a boss
he held the democratic leadership for
some years.
The city council was called in spe-
cial session today to pass a resolution
Of coincidence.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-15
LATE BULLETINS

Berlin April 15-The Vossche Zetung says the Polish gov
has informed the allied supreme council that intends
shortly occupy German territory should Germany fail to carry
out her engagements with the Poles.
Washington April 15.-John Reed American magazine
writer reported recently to have been executed in Finland
alive and WELL according official report received at the state
department today from the Finnish government Reed under
indictment Chicago charged with conspiracy to advocate the
overthrow Of the government by force.
London April 15Andrew Bonar Law the government leader
questions the house of today regarding
the release of Irish hunger strikers from Mount Joy Prison. stated
they had Internationally released This statement
traverted reports received from Dublin last night
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-15
Treasury Probe
Continued Today

The probe into the conduct of the
state treasury department by state
Treasurer Hoff which was temporar-
lily suspended some three weeks ago
pending the completion Of an audit
of the records OF the department was
resumed this morning oy the Marion
county grand jury.
The probe deals particularly with
the Hoff policy In the purchase OF
bonds with state funds which. 1t is
alleged, has resulted in the payment
of excessive profits to certain Port
land bond houses.
A. l.. Andrus. Of Portland, mana
ger OF Warwick, Mitchell Peat and
company In charge of the audit OF
the state treasurer's books arrived
last night and 1t was expected that
he would be called before the jury to-
day although the audit is not yet com
pleted and will not be for several
days yet.
l.. G. Huff Of Springfield, Or,
deputy state treasurer under Hoff
prior to the appointment Of Joseph
Richardson was also slated for APP
pearance before the inquisitorial body
today
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-15
Spell Of Gospel
Leads Murderer
Into Confession

Steubenville Ohio, Apr. 15.- Har-
ry Miller. aged 26 of Akron, was held
in the jefferson county Jail here to-
day. after having publicly confessed
to the murder of 11-year-old Frances
South, during a revival service last
night at little church at Beach Bot
tom, w. Va, near here.
Miller went to the church altar and
with his hands raised he prayed to
God to have mercy on his soul for the
death of the little girl. He said he
foun drelief in telling all to God.
Members of the congregation took
Miller to Sheriff j. r. Litten of
Brooks county, West Virginia. who be-
lieves the man to be slightly dement,
ed.
Sheriff Litten said that during the
night Miller confessed to beating the
South girl over the head with a re-
volyer at lonely spot near the girls
home at Adena, Ohio. He told the
sheriff he killed the girl because OF
somethin gshe had said while he was
keeping company with her sister.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-15
Rail Heads
Wait Break
OF Strikers
nv Associated Press.) }

Railroad officials whose lines have
,on crippled BY the unauthorized
-trikes of operating employees waited
,oday for the big break in the strik-
-, rank which they hoped would be
,arosoeed by Attorney General Pal
msr,s announcement that the strike
leadership had been traced to radical
CHARTERS. Mr.. Palmer's statement that
Wnliam 2. Foster. radical leader of the
unsuccessful steel strike last fall was
the guiding genius in the strike and
that its object in reality was the for
nation of zone big union" was ex-
pected to influence many of the less
radical strikers to return.
Railroad officials, however, contin-
ned to bend every effort to speed the
process by operating their lines with
vomteers and loyal employees.
First Break Seen.
The first sign of willingness on the
mart of eastern strikers to negotiate
came last night when Edward McPugh
chairman of the strike committee at
New York sent a message to the rail-
road labor board stating that the men
would welcome an opportunity to lay
their grievances before the board. He
aserted, however, that the men would
not return to work pending hearing.
The transportation act, under which
the board functions provides that no
consideration shall be given to claims
of men actually on strike.
Agents of the federal government in
different sections Of the country acted
today in the strike.
In Chicago John Grunau, leader the
strike with several associates were ar
rested on a charge of violating the
Lever act and more are being sought.
Mail Trains Delayed.
In New York a wholesale butter
dealer was taken into custody o., d,
charge of making unfair profits dur
ing the crisis
Federal agents also have announced
they are investigating delays of mail
trains Vigorous action will be taken
il was said, where it found law was
violated.
Army officers notified Pennsylvania
railroad officials that they would send
soldiers to Jersey City to move freight
consigned TO the army and that sol
ders will man cars on which bodies
Of soldiers recently brought to Hobo
ken from overseas will be sent to their
homes
Meanwhile railroads are actively
combating effects of the strike. More
walkouts were reported at Camden, N.
J4 and Elmira, N. Y.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-15

trains gave the road officials much en-
couragement. The trains carried 54,-
600 persons yesterday. Railway execu-
itves planned to begin operation of
freight as well as passengers with vol
unteers.
The Pennsylvania announced that
with nine volunteer yard crews at
work, movement of coal for New York
public utilities was partially resum-
ed this morning.
Out of the Pennsylvania station
through train service was reported
eighty per cent normal. decided i'm
provement over yesterday.
The ferries this morning made a
new high record for passenger trans
portation from the New Jersey shore
to Manhattan, the Pennsylvania alone
bringing in 22,Ss6 persons.
The American Railway Express an
nounced that its embargo had been
lifted on shipments to Chicago for to-
day.