The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-15
VERDICT OF GUILTY
RETURNED BY Jury

RETURNED BY JURY
Warsaw Bryant was convicted by a
jury in the federal court of violating
the prohibition law lie will be sem
fenced later by Judge w. /. Grub.
According to the evidence, Bryant
purchased a large quantity of. liquor
from a negro, which he stored in his
barn. The liquor was later seized by
federal prohibition agents.
The defense contended that the
seizure was Illegal in that the Off
GERS did not present a search war
rant The officers testified that the
defendant had given them permi
to search the barn. The Jury was
out about is minutes and returned a
verdict of guilty as charged.
and conspieuousiy recognized in this
and In future generations.
Tho. interest on the foundation.
amounting annually to approximately
$780, 900. viii be used in making
awards. on the plan of the Nobel
commission at Stockholm. Sweden, to
the individual or group in the United
States that has rendered, within a
specified period, meritorious service
to democracy. or to public welfare.
to, liberal thought or to peace through
justice. 1t is planned to give annual
ly four awards for the above specified
achi eyements. s...-.........ss. I'd.
Complete Plans
The southern states have been the
first to complete their plans for the
drive, although the work of drafting
all of the organizations throughout
the United States has been going on
for several months. DR.. owens pre-
diets that the southern division will
experience no difficulty in raising it's
quota of 100000, which will be made
entirely through public subscriptions.
The campaign, to begin on January
Is, will last for one week, according
to the present plans. On the Sunday
preceding the week of the drive every
minister in the United States will
be requested to deliver from his pull
pit a sermon on democracy, peace
through justice or the ideals to which
the life of ex-President Wilson were
dedicated.
state ChaIrmen
Announcement has been made by
DR.. Owens of the following chairmen
of state organizations in the south:
Robert Wooley. member of the ma
tional democratic committee. of
Washington, d. c., chairman of the
District of Columbia; quota $4,000.
Maryland, Clarence K. Bowie, attor-
ney. of Baltimore; quota: $4,000;
Virginia, Senator Carter Glass, former
Secretary of the Treasury; quota:
1000. North Carolina, Angus Nc
Lean. member of war finance cor
poration; quota: $4,000. South Caro-
lima, Gov. Robert A Cooper; quota:
$35, 900.
Georgia, Pleasant A Stovall, for
mer minister to Switzerland; quota:
$35. 900. Florida, John G. Cooper, Jr..
attorney; quota, $4,000. Alabama,
Sydney J. Bowie. acting chairman
during the absence of Frank Glass;
quota: $4,000. Mississippi, Oscar
Newton of Jackson; quota: $4,000.
Louisiana. T. A. Prescott of Baton
Rouge; quota: $25, 600. Texas, Thomas
S. Taliferro of Houstons quota: $780,
600.
Oklahoma, Judge C. B. Ames OF
Oklahoma City; quota: $4,000. Ten
nessee. former Senator Luke Lea.
publisher of the Nashville Tennes-t
sean; quota: $4,000. Kentucky
Robert Bingham, publisher of the
Courier j ournal. Louisville; quota;
$50, 900; West Virginia. former Sena-
tor w. e. Chiffon of Charleston;
quota: $4,000. Missouri. sLionberger.
Davis of st. Louis; quota: $4,000,
and Arkansas, Gov. Thomas c. Nc
Rea of Little Rock; quota: $4,000.
McNeel Secretary
John d. McNeel has been appointed
state secretary of Alabama and Mrs.
John d. Mcneil chairman of. the
woman's committee, who will engage
.i..f,, - n t,f Ala hama
for the drive. it5ra L.
The Woodrow Wilson Foundation
movement was initiated several
months ago by group of New York
women. A national committee, COM
posed of about ESQ representative
American men and women, was
formed, who at once appointed an
executive committee headed by
Franklin d. Roosevelt. former as
sistant Secretary of the Navy, and re-
cent candidate for Vice President on
the democratic ticket Cleveland ii.
Dodge was later made chairman of
the executive committee and Hamilton
Holt, executive director.
Expenses Met BY Fund
The expenses of the committees Will
not be taken from the money derived
from the campaign but will be met by
fund raised by a group of people
Interested in the perpetuation of the
Wilson ideals.
The committees of the national or
ganization, whose headquarters are in
New York, are woman's committee,
a founders committee, educational,
clergy. World war veterans and press
committee. Similar committees are to
be organized in. each state and county.
Every contributor to the foundation
will receive a handsome certificate,
designed by some artist of note, as
receipt for participation in the es-
Establishment of the Woodrow Wilson
Foundation. They will be mailed to
subscribers at the close of the cam
paign.