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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05

On September g, lSS9 Joe Schulman proprietor of the big market on Fourth avenue, was born at Minneapolis, Minn. He attended the public schools until l4 years of age, then had to 80 to work He was undecided as to the vocation he should follow when he came to Birmng- ham a year later, but decided that he would try the dry goods business. So he walked into Goldstein Brothers of Birmingham "a boy in knee pants and applied for some kind of work He got the job and started to keep the stock anu deliver packages at salary 6 s per week. He worked here for several years and his salary was increased from time to time until he earned SIP per week. He believed in saving his money and when he had accumulated as much as $500 he bought small stand at the cor ner of Seventh avenue and Twenty fourth street and started in the poultry business.
 In 1910 he moved to the old City Hal market and made such a remarkable showing that he had to take larger quar- ters at 1906 Fourth avenue. His business grew in this location until he was forced. to larger place at 1920 Fourth avenue. Here he won the patronage of some of the best trade in Birmingham and in 1920 he moved to his present location at 1916 Fourth avenue. Joe Schulman owns one of the largest and best markets in
 
 supply Of the finest of western meats and has the most modern and sanitary in door poultry yard with a capacity of 5000 hens and they are filled to capacity at all times. MT. Schuman's records show that he sells between 1000 to 3,00o young hens every week and it is ex- pected with the steady increase in bust ness it will soon double.
 There is one feature that has. increased MT. Schulman's business and dsthat is his policy (making every wrong right. There has never been any customer that has left my door dissatisfied with my knowing ite says MT. Schulman. Il believe that everyone comes here to buy because l sell the best goods and at the lowest possible prices. I believe they should get value received and as long as my name stands on the door I am go- ing to serve all the public and my friends l right" There is a reason why MT l Schulman has succeeded with such a policy. He means everything in all earn estness and is always on the job looking after everyone's interest. MT. Schulman l is a member of the Masons. Shrine, w Il o. w, K. of F.. Dokeys, Civic Associa- l tion, Auto club, Y, M. c. A. and r. M | H. A. He has always taken much inter- I est in all work for the benefit of the community and has contributed gen erously to every good cause. Published by the Life Story publishers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05

Saturday told of a sweat box examina- ton in the office of the superintendent, ill which the negro charged that pis- tol had been held to his head
 Mays denied that there was gun held at the negros head. He said that many questions were asked of the ne- gro, but he asserted the negro dictated the statement which was presented to the court as confession.
 Miller's motion to have a verdict of not guilty directed for all defendants was overruled Motions for the exclu- sion of evidence which consumed the morning session were overruled. Judge Evans said, however, that he would in- struct the jury that some of the testi- mony is not conspiracy evidence. but only as bearing on the character of the defendants to whom it was related.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
UTILITY TROUBLES
 TOLD COMMISSION
Many Companies Not Making Expenses, WeakIey Says in
 Filing Petitions
By FRED H. GORMLEY Montgomery. Bureau. The Age Herald

221-2 First National Bank Building
 Montgomery, April 4.-(Special )-Some of the troubles of public utilities in this period of little income and great outgo were submitted to the public service com mission today by John B. Weakley of Birmingham, who is interested in the water plants of several cities of Ala bama. MT. Weakley spent some time be- fore the commission in statement about the troubles, the many troubles which each of the companies has to give to him each month
 MT Weakley said many of the com panies are not making expenses lie filed petitions during the day for per- mis sion to make such increases in the water rates of Attalla, Jasper and Gi- rard as would permit at least the pay ment of expenses. He also requested the commission to employ an engineer at the expense of the companies for the appraisement of the property in order that a valuation may be made and the rates based on this valuation.
 Perhaps the most interesting but trou- blesome situation MT. Weakley's com pany faces now is at Oneonta, where petition has already been filed for m CIedSeS In WaleT TdleSs 0eVerdi iuOulHS ago the city council established certain water rates which the company accepted. Last month it cancelled the rates and ordered lower ones. The company sought. to collect the higher rates, contending that the ordinance could not be used to abrogate a binding contract.
 Eighty or one hundred persons refused to pay the higher rates. The water was cut of from some homes An injunction was secured prohibiting the charging or the higher rates, and the court threat ened to send the superintendent of the Oneonta plant to jail for contempt Of court
 MT. Weakley asked the commission to establish a reasonable rate for this water service, and to do it as soon as possible, as the company IS now not obtaining any revenue from those who are opposed to the higher rate,
 Mir Weakley also proposed that the employ an engineer to make an appraisement of the property at AL talla and Jasper in order that basis for the charges may be obtained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
PLANS LAID FOR
 FEDERAL AID IN
 EXPORT FINANCING
tcontinued from Page one,

the assistance of the war finance cor poration be able to establish success full export trade.
 Secretary Mellon suggested ware house depositing of cotton and some other non -perishable products, on which loans might be obtained from the gov- ernment as a means of enabling the producers to continue operations. He said the copper producers had resorted to that plan when they were confront ted with no market for their mine output. Money borrowed on the warehouse re- ceipts was being used, he explained, to keep the mines running in the hope that eventually market would be available for the stored stocks VI
 Several bankers urged reduction in cotton acreage until the world con sumption catches up with production. This brought from Governor Harding the assertion that there was no actual overproduction, but a decrease in the buying power of the European states into which American commodities for merly went. The job of the cotton ex- porter and his financial backer. MT. Harding added, was to recreate the luying power by supplying some credit on sound. economic lines. f
 The situation in Euroupe, as viewed by the reserve board. he said, needs stabilization and he added that one way to aid in this stabilization was by as- sisting those countries.
 COMMITTEE PERSONNEL
 A committee was appointed to study the local situation and includes:
 Robert. K. Maddox, Atlanta, chair man; D. NJ. Armstrong. Memphis;- Ma / than Adams Dallas; Charles Clai- | orne, New Orleans, and Richard l. Manning, Columbia s. C.
 Besides those named on the commit tee. bankers attending the conference today were: Tom o. Smith. Birming-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
Red Cross Very Active

Tuscaloosa, April 4.-(Special.) Mrs. H. c. Brown, secretary of the home service section of the Red Cross, re- ports that the. past month has been the most active in the history of the Tus- caloosa section. Services were rendered to 200 ex-service men and their fam llles; personal interviews were given 70 people, and many letters written 42 new cases, , of which were civilian cases, were brought in; 104 affidavits were executed; 100 magazines were sent to the Insane hospital and 20 ap- phcatlons for compensation and voca . .ional training were filed, number having been favorably acted upon. The salary of nurse for the county clinic was supplemented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
Washington News
Br Anaoriated Preaa

Washington, April An an effort to hasten an adjustment of wage differ ences between tug owners on the At lantic coast and the6 employees, lsecre- tary of Labor Davis sent telegrams to- night asking them to send five repre- sentatives each to confer with him here Wednesday.
 Twelve independent packers in St. Louis, 25 members of the packers and sausage manufacturers associations and one Chicago cold storage company .notj- fled the department of labor that they desired to become parties to the terms Of the packers wage and working con- ditions agreement concluded last month with the five leading packers in the Chi cago district. The notification means, officials said, that 50 independent con cerns, as well as the five big packers, have been brought into the agreement.
 American citizens entering or leaving the United States no longer will be re- quired to obtain passports or permits, the state department announced today, after receiving an opinion by Attorney General Daugherty Aliens leaving the country, may. also do so without per mits, but passport control remains Tn effect in the cases of aliens entering the a. United States eS
 Additional land required to beautify the immediate surroundings of the greaS cemetery of the Argonne,, where more than 5000 American soldier dead were buried in France, as well as that at Belleau Wood, containing the greater number of marine corps dead, will be given to the United States government by France. The war department an- nounced today receipt of a note ad- dressed to Ambassador Wallace in Paris by the, French minister of war officially advising him that the French govern ment had decided to assume the expense of the purchase of property necessary for this purpose
 Soviet Russia pledges military support to Turkey in the event the latter gov is attacked by the allied powers or by Greece, according to comprehen- sive summary of the treaty concluded March Is between the two governments, which was received in official. circles here today. Turkey on the other handg promises to refrain from propaganda among the Mohammedans in the territory under bolshevilSi control, and each coun- try agrees to forbid the passages of any forces hostile to the other through it's territory. ,s 4 .aSa~sSgs f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
NEW RECRUITING OFFICER

Lieut.. Commander q. B. Whitehead United States navy. who is at presen. in charge of the navy recruiting station at Jacksonville, Fla. will relieve Lieut. Commander A. G. Dibreli as officer Ii; charge of this work in the Birmingha n district. April 2l, in accordance with or ders received at the Birmingham office
 Lieut. Commander Whitehead has beer in charge of the Jacksonville station for the past six months. His transfer was due to closing the Jacksonville sta ton. The navy has closed many main stations in order to cut down the ex- penses of recruiting.
 Men are applying for enlistments far .n excess of the number who can be ac- cs pted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
PEONAGE MURDER . TRIAL OPENS AT
 CONVECTION TODAY
State Has Score of Witnesses to Support Murder Story of Negro Farm Boss
 of John Williams
By Associated press

covington, April 4.-The first sworn testimony of alleged peonage conditions on the Jasper county farm of John S. Williams, whom the state contends caused the murder of Il of his negro eral agents, will be made public here during the trial of Williams, starting tomorrow. on a charge of murder of one of the negroes whom he iss allege et to have brought into Newton county and had drowned
 The state has summoned a score of witnesses by whom it expects to sup port the story of Clyde Manning, negro farm boss, who declared, acc ording to deputies, that he took part in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05

ham. Ala. c. S. Fitzpatrick Helena, Ark, J. s. Reese. Pensacola, Fla. John K. Ottley, Atlanta, Archibald Rains, New Orleans, P. H. Saunders, New Orleans, oscar Newton, Jackson. Miss; Festuc J. Wade. St. Louis, H. c. Ms Queen, Wilmington. N. C.. DIN. Fiske
 Muskogee, Okla. R. ]. Rhett, Charles ton, s. C.. J. Pope Matthews, Columbia
 s. C., T. R. Preston, Chattanooga Teen, John T. Scott, Houston Texas, and R. E. Harding, Fort Worth Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
CoOSA coUET BEGINS

Rockford, April f. 4A(Special.l The crim- inal week of the. ooosa county circuit court will begin today with Judge Long, shore of Columbiana presiding; w. w. Wallace, state solicitor; Felix Smith, Jr. county solicitor, and D. T Rayfield. circuit court clerk. A very short docket up to the present is scheduled for the week, including two murder cases.
 The court adjourned last Thursday, ending the civil session of the court fea- tured especially by the extreme lightness of the docket. It is reported that in the cases last week only about N ,0oo were involved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
WALTHALL SCORES
 NEW TRIUMPH IN
 IBSEN'S "GH0STS"

Too often when a screen star ap-
 pears in d spoken drama the effect Is disappointing, but this is not true in the case of Henry Waltha1l, who
 opened an engagement at the Jefferson theatre last night in Ghosts" It is not true for the excellent reason that MT. Walthall won distinction as an actor on the stage before he entered motion pictures and is not altogether a creati onf-of a film studio and a bark ing director. He is therefore quite himself in the kind of work in which he firstAwon success.
 z Mr. Walthalla and his company. gave notable performance of a play that cannot be adequately presented un- l1eBss every me frIhSr of the cast is sA real artist. In the role of Oswald, Mr. Walthall has material well suited to his talents. He has a rare gift for portraying unusual Types. and is at his best in a part like snat of oswald. son of absolute father. who pays the price of that fathers errant life.
 In the nature of things, a play that is based on such theme cannot be otherwise than morbid and gloomy, yet it is powerful drama and has a dramatic climax at the end of the story that is tremendously impressive Of the many plays that Isben wrote Ghosts" is best known to American audiences because it has been more often presented in this country, per haps, than any other work of the Nor ,wegian dramatist although 'Hedda Gabbler," "A Dolls House." Peer Gynt" and several others have been done on the American stage. For act ing purposes Ghosts" is one of Ib sens greatest dramas.
 The fact that Mir. Walthall is a na- tive Alabamian and has endeared him self to the sopthern people as the Lit tie Colonel in The Birth of Nation" makes his present engagement of ex- ceptional interest, and he was received last night in a way that showed ap- preciation of his past efforts as well as of the graphic por-rayal he gave as Oswald Mr. Walthall is as good an actor on the stage as he is before the cafera, and when one recalls his screen career, that is saying a great deal His impersonation of Oswald Alving was wonderfully realistic acting.
 The company was .1-.y competent to bring out all the dramatic effective ness of Ghosts Elizabeth De Witt as Mrs Alving had one of the most roles in the play and gave ai portrayal of a mothers love. Arthur Rutledge in appearance and manner was well suited for the char acter of Pastor Manders. His enuncia- tion was especially good. William Cliff ford brought out all the ignoble traits of the cringeing. hypocritical Eng strand and Mary Charleson played Re gina we'll
 MT. Walthall and his company will present Ghosts" again tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
J. C. Hannah Buried

Tuscaloosa April 4.-(Special) )--J. c. Hannah. who died in this city Saturday, was buried at his old home in Reform yesterday. Mir. Hannah was a lumber man and came here several weeks ago. He received a fall some time ago. from which he never recovered He leaves a wife and severa: children, all of swhom reside in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
TO CONTINUE PROBE

Atlanta. April 1.-The federal grand jury investigation into alleged peonase conditions in Jasper county will con- tinue as rapidly as possible without re- gard to the trial of John s. Williams in, the state court at Covington, District Attorney Hooper Alexander announced tonight. It had been stated the jury would postpone it's inquiries until the Williams case had been disposed of.
 While the grand jury was examining witnesses to support the governments charge of peonage in Jasper county and other sections of the state, Willard Con- nell, Pike county farmer, was being tried for alleged violation of the peonage law.
 jury was selected and several wit nesses testified for the prosecution be- fore court adjourned for the day
 Only few of the 15 witnesses called to testify before the grand jury were heard. Rena Manning, wife of Clyde Manning, the negro farm boss on the Williams plantation, who confessed to aiding in killing Il negroes under Will Hams orders, was the principal witness examined,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
Legion Gives Play

Tuscaloosa, April -(Special.)-U the auspices of the American Legion of this city, soh, Oh. Cindx.2 a play, was given Friday and Saturday evenings, and something over $500 was realized for use Of the local post. Only local talent was used. and the cast included nearly 9Oa people. ..- ..-... ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
THE WEATHER

Alabama and Mississippi: Generally fair Tuesday; Wednesday unsettled, probably showers; little change in tenn perature. sf
 Georgia; Fair Tuesday and Wednesday, l!ttle change in temperature.
 Tennessee: Fair Tuesday; Wednesday unsettled, probably showers in west por- tion; continued, mild temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05

C. H. Sowers-Age 6S. died Sunday night at 9 o'clock u: his residence mean East Lake. Funeral Nkill be held this morning at o'clock from Woodin's chapel. Interment in For est Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
Jones Placed on Trial

Athens. Aprn 4.-(Special. 1.-The trial of Adz. Jones, charged with the murder of John King was. called this mc rning and all the forenoon was taken up with the qualifying of the iLrCrS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05

WnoleSaIe KllilnB on OFuer. or w lllamS, but Manning himself was expected to be the chief reliance of the prosecution. 1 Manning is slated to be- tried as soon as the first trial of Williams is com pleted
 DEFENSE PLANS SECRET
 Since his first categorical denial of all the charges of peonage and murde on being arrested, Williams has main tained silence, refusing even to see newspaper men in his cell in the Full ton county jail and his attorneys to- night continued to veil their plans in secrecy.
 Not even the number of witnesses summoned for the defense was made public, and reports that the defense hoped to spring a Surprise" during the trial brought no comment from the attorneys &
 Solicitor General A. M. Brand will be aided during the trial by w M. How ard, former representative from the Eighth congressional district of Geor- gia, and Graham Wright, assistant states attorney general the latter be- ing sent. here at the instance of Cover nor Dorsey.
 Williams will be defended by Green F. Johnson of Monticello, Ga, who, ac- cording to lawyers here, has never had asclient hanged in all the 20 odd years he has practiced law. He has defended more than 100 persons charged with killing, including some 50 white men.
 w. H. Key of Monticello and Charles C. King of Covington will assist MT. Johnson.
 " SUMMON 100 yENIREMEN
 The court has summoned 100 veniremen Tor the trial, and it was expected the greater part of the first day would be taken up with the selection of the trial jury.
 Unusual preparations have been made to guard the courtroom during the trial, Sheriff B. L.. Johnson having doubled his force of deputies on orders of Judge John B. Hutcheson, superior court judge, who will preside, giving the sheriff Aa force of 16 men. Judge Hutcheson him self came into the courtroom late today to supervise final arrangements for the trial and, taking note of the reports that crowds of spectators would be on hand, ordered extra chairs placed in the room. He to-k the position, it was said, that all available space possible should be provided for spectators, but that after the room had been comfortably filled no more shouldNbe admitted.
 Williams and Manning are to be brought from Atlanta on an early train, according to plans as announced by Sheriff Johnson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05
Deaths

C. C. Ayers-Funeral services for c. c, Ayers of Acipco, who was killed by switch engine in the railroad yards at Thirty7ninth street and Second avenue, south, late Thursday night, was held from the home of hiss par ents at Morris late Sunday afternoon. The deceased was switchman 'in- stead of fireman, as was first re- ported He is survived by wife and one child besides his father and mother. :.
 Oscnr Hart, age 45, died at. al local infirmary Sunday morning His body was shipped to his home at Cullman yesterday by Lige Loy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-05

wholesale killing on order of Williams, but Manning himself was expected to be the chief reliance of the prosecution. Manning is slated to be- tried as soon
 as the first trial of Williams is com
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1921-11-24
Red Cross Gives
$4,000 to Aid
'Clean-Up' Drive

An appropriation OF $4,000 for
Red Cross work in connection with the
cleanup" campaign instituted by the
Government TO bring the claims of all
disabled service men who are entitled
TO Federal aid before the proper gov
eminent bureau for action, has been
made by the American Red Cross.
The Executive Committee Of the
American Red Cross in making the
appropriation authorized the appropri-
alton OF $4,000 OF this sum to the
American Legion to defray the ex-
pense Of the Legion representatives
assigned TO the various districts Of
the Veterans Bureau.
The remainder Of the appropriation
was authorized for apportionment
among the several Divisions Of the
Red Cross for carrying on that part
Of the cleanup work that falls d.
rectly upon the Red Cross organization.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1921-11-24
Red Cross Trains
147 Blind Vets
In Useful Work

Training designed TO At them for the
battle of life was taken by 147 blind
ed eX-service men at the Red Cross In
stitute for the Blind, near Baltimore,
Md, during the fiscal year 1920-1921.
according TO the report Of the Instl-
tute for that period
OF this number, 10 have gone on to
other institutions, i'm almost every
case TO institutions where those hav-
ing sight are receiving advanced edu-
cation. The blind ex-service men who
have entered such institutions are pro
vlded with special textbooks in
Braille, reading which they we're
taught AZ the Red Cross Institute.
Twelve men have passed from the
Institute to successfully carry on some
occupation or business for which they
were fitted by special training 4 few
have withdrawn from the Institute he
cause Of poor physical condition, II are
receiving further training on the
Job" and 81 are still I'm training.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1921-11-24
Red Cross Plans
100000 Effort
To Save Children

Medical care and clothing for thou
sands Of children in Central and East
ern Europe are outlined as the activ-
tiles of the American Red Cross In
Europe for the current year, says a
statement on the eve OF the Annual
Roll Call OF the organization. These
activities, supplemental to the feeding
operations az the European Relief
Council of which Herbert Hoover is
chairman, are designed to provide the
most adequate and balanced relief
within the resources Of private phi
lanthropy
Through the establishment Of child
welfare stations in the centers Of pop
ulation Of those countries where ade-
Quate medical care Is not now obtain
able, the American Red Cross plans
to provide the medical assistance need
ed TO restore these children to nor
mally healthy life. The sum OF &c.
100000 has been made available for
this work.