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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
ALEXANDER CITY WILL STAGE b|G
 FALL EXPOSITION Management Has Perfected Arrangements for Best Fair In History of East
 Alabama

Alexander City. April 23.-(SpeciaD- Managers of East Alabama fair, Alex ander City, have perfected their arrange ments for all amusements for the com ing fair to be held October 25 to 2s. This is the eleventh annual fair to be held and it's success amid many undue reverses and mishaps on account of bad weather, from time to time, has been wonder to it's managers. 4,s
 The first exhibition was held within a city plot which was walled in tempo rarily, but it soon outgrew it's small quarters and the management purchased a 35-acre tract of ground one-fourth mile from the city and built for permanent operation. They now have $15,000 plant which includes large commodious pulld- ings and one of the best race-tracks In the south. This race-track brings the best horse talent from the three states of Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky, and with the good purses offered 1t IS said by horsemen that this track produces some of the hardest racing in this south ern circuit.
 In addition to racing for the coming season, the management will have many other amusement attractions. including balloon racing, airpiane maneuvers Wlln all the stunts and thrills. Many farmers have already begun to plan diversified ex- hibits for the coming occasion and Sec retary Fuquay stays alert to the farmers purposes and several proposed exnlplls are already booked for space
 The Miller Brothers shows are con tracted to play the midway. It IS said to be the largest aggregation moVhs through the south for the season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24

Wrigley's new office building in Chl- cago is at the new Boulevard Link bridge, Michigan avenue and the river, and heads the vista looking north on Michigan avenue, so Mir. Wrigley chose a beautiful design which makes the building a decorative feature of the Chi cago lake front and harmonizes with the Chicago beautiful plan.
 The main building Is Is stories high, surmounted by a tower 42 feet square and rising 39S feet from the street level. This tower will contain a clock with dials on four sides, each 20 feet in diam eter and will be surmounted by search light lantern nine feet in diameter.
 The building is covered with enamel finish terra cotta on all four sides. It is regarded as one of the most beautiful buildings fin Chicago and people and press are enthusiastic about it. The The Chicago Tribune published picture labelling it "A Jewel of the Link"
 wrigley also recently completed new factories at Chicago and New York.
 All this new construction work in the space of few years is certainly trl- bute to the power of advertising and the accumulative effect of multitude of 5- cent sales
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
FARM FEDERATION
 LEGISLATIVE AID
 PROGRAMME GIVEN
Strongly Opposed to Sales Tax, Excess Profits Tax Repeal, and Tariff on Lumber
 and Fertilizer
By Associated Press

Washington, April 23-Repeal of the guaranty section of the transportation act, reduction in railroad rates, equal protection for agriculture under the tar if and adequate credit facilities for az riculture was announced today as the legislative programme which the Amer ican Farm Bureau federation will recom- mend to Congress as an aid to farm CTS. The programme was formulated by the executive committee of the fed eration after a two-weeks' conference here.
 Strong opposition was expressed to any sales tax, to repeal of the excess pronts tax, and to any tariff on lumber ana fertilizer Another recommendation pro- posed the submission of a constitutional amendment prohibiting the issuing Of all tax-free securities, as more than N6,- ooc,o0o in securities now escape federal tax"
 The federation reaffirrned its stand for packer regulation vested in the depart nent of agriculture, and opposition to any federal excise tax on land.
 The attention of Congress was called to the important and differing factors af- fecting food products from the American farm in their relationships to imports of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
THIEVES ESCAPE WITH
 700 POUNDS OF SUGAR

After hacking a truck up to the rear door. thieves broke into the Taylor Wheeler Grocery store at 221S Morris avenue about 10 o'clock last night ana later made their escape with TOO pounos of sugar.
 R F. Harvey, secretary and treas urer of the company, accompanied city detectives later to the scene of the TOD bery. He stated that the foo pounos of sugar was all that could pc misseu at tha+ time. but that later check ,,;eht show that other things had been taken by the robbers.
 Entrance to tn. store was galneo Dv means of battering down rear door. The theft was discovered by the or. ficer on the beat when he later iouna the door standing open. At late hour last night no clues as to the identity of the robbers had been found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
Auto Plunge Near Selma Messes Up Orthodox
 Occupants But Christian Scientist Is Unhurt

fcring from broken bones, scnlp wound and bruises.
 The fourth member of the party, a scientist, was unhurt. Not so much as n hair pin wns missing from her head after the desperate plunge of the biz car down the embanl<ment and the double somer- sauIt which scattered the four women passengers into the ditch.
 The party were coming into Selmn on n long trip from Missis- sippi to m i'll relative in nmotEer section of Alabama. broken ankle and mn ugly scalp wound will detain two of the party here for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
DIES OF WOUNDS
Mississippi Physician Succumbs and
 Farmer Is Held

Memphis, April -(SpeciaL) Death this afternoon ended the suffering of Dr. J. C. Walker, physician, who was ia tally shot at Lambert. Miss, Thursday night by J. T. Butts, farmer An opera ton at St. Josephs hospital, where Doc tor Walker was taken early on Friday, served only to prolong his life until 4:l0 o'clock today
 The shooting that resulted in the death of Dr. Walker took place in Mortimer's 8 drug store at Lambert on Thursday night, the physician receiving three bull let wounds, one through the left lung and two through the intestines.
 J. T. Butts, a farmer living at Lam bert. surrendered immediately after the shooting and was lodged in jail at Marks. Mir. Butts is young man of prom inent family. He has refused to make any statement in regard to the affair other than to say that when he fired he believed that his life was in danger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
NEGRO DIED FROM DRINKING POISONED
 LIQUOR, IS ALLEGED

Charlie Meeks, negro, 200S Ninth avenue. north, dropped dead at 10.45 o'clock last night on the front porch of g house occupied by Emma Carter, a negro woman. at S11 Twenty-fifth street, north' after he hnd taken several drinks of whisky which Is said to have been doped.
 4 physician who happened to be on the scene tried to save Meciks, but the poison hnd already taken effect, and he. died fin spite of medical aid. A representative of Bodeker's Detective agency ar- rested & negro woman shortly after Meeks' death and lodged her in the city jail under charges of having sold the whisky which caused his death.
 Brannon and Lyons, city de- tectfves, also reached Meeks be- fore he died, but he wus suffering so that he could not make a state ment. Several witnesses stated that he had been drinking and the physician stated that his death was due to poisoned whisky. The negro woman last night at the jail de- nied the charges of the officers that she had sold Meeks the poi sOned whisky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
WILSON ATTENDS SHOW
Former President Goes to Theatre for
 FirAt Time Since Retirement
Rv AssocInted press

Washington, April 23.--W Woodrow Will son attended the theatre tonight for the first time since he retired from the presidency, 1t also was the former Pres ident's first visit to the vaudeville house where he once was a regular weekly at tendant since his illness of September, l9l9
 Arriving at the theatre tonight after the performance had started, the former President with Mrs. Wilson, Miss Mar garet Wilson and John Randolph Boll- ing. his brother-in-law, walked unnotced Unto the building and was seated in the rear row of the orchestra. He witnessed the performance without more than a half dozen. persons recognizing him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
FLOODS THREATEN
Pearl River, in Mississippi, Becomes
 Menacing

Jackson, Miss, April 23.-(Special)-- J. Pearl river is far out of it's banks and spread all over this section of the state. being three miles wide at this point, and doing great damage above and below Jackson. It has been feared that the flood waters would back up into the city through Town creek, sufficiently high to cause great trouble and do considerable damage in the business section as did the rain floods of a week previous but only the southern part of town is under water. Scores of poor families, mostly colored have been forced to abandon their homes, the water being over their floors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24

Selma, April g. - Especially = What part did the occult play in the WreckinE on the Huntsville road of big touring car in which four women were coming into Selma shortly after 1 o'clock Sat urdays
 The answer would help to solve the big riddle of accidents which can often only he explained as 'miracIes." A Baptist, n Presby- terian and q Methodist, three of the four women occupants of the car, are in Selma hospital suf-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
ACCIDENT VICTIM BURIED
E. P. Morrisette. Jr., Died of Gunshot
 Wound

Montgomry. April 8. -(Special.)-Fune- ral services for E, P. Morrisette, Jrp who was killed by the discharge of a revolver at his home in Atlanta Wednes- day. were conducted here today and the body was buried in a local cemetery. Friends of MT Morrisette contend that the revolver was accidentally discharged and that no facts have been developed which would indicate any reason why he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
COMPANY ASKS S8O,OOO
Steamship Firm Sues United States
 Shipping Board

Mobile, April 23.-The Winneconns Steamship company of New York to- day filed suit in the district federal court at Mobile for $S0, 900 against the United States shipping board, as a re- suit of alleged damages to the steam ship Winneconne at New Orleans re- gently in heavy gale. It was alleged that the Cecil County, a shipping board boat, broke loose from her moorings and hit the Winneconne damaging he :, to the extent of $S0.000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
ATTALLA TO IMPROVE
City Plans to Spend $30,000 for
 Pavement

Attalla, April 23.-tSpecial )--Bids for paving project in the heart of the busi- ness section of the city will be called for at an adjourned meeting of the city council to be held next Monday evening. Surveys have been made for this proj- ect, which will involve the expenditure nf annrnxin1atelv S3n GOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
96O Bodies on Way
By Associated Press

Namur. Belgium. April 93.-Severai boats carrying the bodies of 9e0 American soldiers who fell at st. Mihel, passed Namur today They were covered with flowers thrown by people living along the Mouse The bodies will be taken to Antwerp. where they will be placed on a steamer and taken to New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
FOUR FOUND GUILTY
 OF KILLING JAPANESE
By Associated Press

Norfolk, April 23.-Four men charged with murder in connec- ton with the killing of two Jnp- anese senmen on the steamship kai,ho Maru here last Christmas eve were found guilty of first-de- gree murder by the jury at mid night tonight and sentenced to 2O years each in state prison. Notice wns flied that a motion would De made Monday for new trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
ALABAMA DELEGATION
 v0UCH FOR WAR-B0YS
By HUGH w. ROBERTS Washington Bureau The Age-Herald 600 navfalnnn RusldluR

Wa4hingtom Bureau The Age-Horald
 500 Davidson Building
 Washington. April &s.-(Special) Alabama senators and represent- atives signed statenent today ap- proving the plan for a field day May for the Alabama sOIdler patients nt Walter Reed hospital.
 This action was tnIxen because of several queries addressed by AIn- baminns. Prospective contributors asked in effect If the scheme was ..0r the square. The statement contains the unqualified indorse- mcnt of the membera.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
Human Fly" Killed n AsneiofAd R1ARl

Baltimore, April 23.-Andrew Corey human fly" was killed here tooay when he fell from the sixth floor or local hotel. which he was climbing for the bencfit of a local orphanage. A large crowd saw him fall. Corey was about 90 years of age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
Baptists Meet

Greenville. April Especial 1.-The members of the Mems Bible class of the Greenville Baptist church held get-to- gether meeting at the church last night. A camp stew was served to the 70 men who attended the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24

should take his own life. MT. Nor. risette. former citizen of Montgomery, is survived by his father. E. P Moc- risette. ST., who resides at Lower Peach tree, and one sister. who lives at Juneau. Alaska.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
Deaths

Mrs. Georgia TnuI Lcdbettcr-Infor mation was received in the city yes terday of the death of Mrs. Geor- gia Taul Ledbetter. age 25, who Is said to have died at the residence of her parents at Denver. Colo, yester- day afternoon. The deceased was the wife of Porter Ledbetter, well known Birmingham man. The body will be brought back to the city for burial.
 David Cronheim, Jr.-The 15-month- old son of MT and Mrs. D. H. Cron- helm of Rhodes circle, died yester- day in Atlanta, where the parents were visiting relatives. The body will reach the terminal station, com ing over the Seaboard Aairline this afternoon at 1 40 o'clock, where funeral services will be held. In- torment at Temple Emanu-El cem- etery.
 Esther Elizabeth Moskowitz-Funeral services for Esther Elizabeth Mos kowitz, infant daughter of MT. and Mrs. Adoiph Maskowitz. who died yesterday at local infirmary, will be held from Johns chapel this aft ernoon at 3:30 o'clock. Burial in Elmwood cemetery
 Allen Rosenth hal-Funeral services for Allen Rosenthal, age 25, who died yesterday at the home of his parents at 1715 Fifth avenue, north, will be announced later
 John Lewis Cox-Funeral services for John Lewis Cox. age 32, who died Friday morning at a local infirmary were held from the residence, 1005 Crescent avenue, yesterday after noon at 330 o'clock. Burial in Elm wood cemetery. He is survived by his widow; his mother, Mrs. w J. T. Cox, and a sister, Mrs. Adrian S Taylor. both of Peking, China. Ac- tive pallbearers at the funeral yes terday were John D. Cox, w. r. For man. w. G. Overton, Paoli Smith William Rogers, M. P. Thweatt, w. B. Houseal and James B. Bell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24
PERSONAL

Henry R. Carse of New York, president of the Birmingham Realty company, is in Birmingham to attend the annual meeting of the company, which will be held at the offices of the company here Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-24

Allen senthal-Funeral services for Allen Rosenthal, age 25, who died yesterday at the home of his parents at 1715 Fifth avenue, north, will be announced later
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
With the Alert Boy Scouts of Maui
TROOP DolNGS
Makawao Troop No. /

On Tuesday afternoon the MakawaC
troop held its first business meet
ing and completed the formation CT
patrols and patrol leaders, selection
of colors, etc. The following is the
patrols and leaders as elected:
Lion Patrol: Colors Yellow and Red
leader George MARCEL, mmbers
Joseph Holomalia, John Kushi, AL
fred Ornellas, Joseph Kukaua, Antoine
Apo, Louis de Costa, John Paiva.
Eagle Partol: Jacintho Estrella
leader: members; Louis MARCEL
John Sakamoto, Frank de Rego, Ray.
mrnd Ako, George Brown, Albert
Pacheco. Colors: Green and Black
Tiger Patrol: Colors: Violet. Lead.
er, Antoine Atrial, members Louis Wal
waiole, John Fernando, Henry de Ro.
go.
Antoine Apo was elected as Scribe.
1t was voted unanimously to hold an
overnight camp at Kahului Beach
House from Saturday at 2 p. m. to
Sunday at 8 p. m. All scouts will
be at the Makawao schoolhouse al
1870 p. m. promptly on Saturday af.
ternon with their blankets and kau.
kau. During the stay at the beach the
scouts will complete their t~enderfoot
tests, and receive instruction in fire.
making, cooking second class, swim
ming, l~ife-saving, fire-making without
matches, etc.
Jacintho Francisco Rodrigues patrol
leader of Paia No. l officiated at an
exciting game of baseball by the
Makawao troop. after which the com
missioner gave a practical demonstra.
ton OF the timber hitch and Glove
hitch followed by instruction in prac-
teal knot tying. Councilman Gamer
on is attending to the transportation
problem.
ANTOINE APO,
Scribe Troop No. l, MakawaO
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
The Scout Training Course

This is to be a treat that the men
of Maui can not afford to miss. More
than 25 have signified their intentions
of coming to the school. We are only
awaiting the arrival of hand books
to begn work Are you a live wide
awake full blooded HE man. If so
sign up at the office for this course.
One night a week for ten weeks and
you will be instructed in the fine art
of being young again.
This course is open to any man on
the island of Maui who is young
enough to be classed between the
figures of Is to 80. There are no old
men on Maui sc it includes all. This
is a splendid opportunity for the men
school teachers to take up a course
of study in the newest up to date
methods of handling the live wide
awake boy of today. Send in your
name at once. Do not delay. Be pre-
pared.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
ANTOINE APO,
Scribe Troop No. 1, Makawao
S~preckeIsvilIe No. 1

AT the meeting of the troop on
Wednesday night the organization OF
the partols and leaders was accom-
plished. The troop colors chosen were
black and gold.
Eagle Patrol:-John Freitas, leader.
Kali Tomita, Kaichi Yamamoto,
Adams Apila, Benjamin Aikala, Tai
Hee Hong, Earl Medeiros, Bong Kabe
Kim.
Tiger Patrol: - koaru Fujimura,
leader, Kumaichi Masumoto, Charles
Aikala, Suichi Yamamoto, Yoshio Ma
gaia, Toshio lnamasu, Takeo Enemo-
to, Masaru Fukushima. Suichi Yama-
motto was unanimously elected as
scribe of the troop.
Meeting opened with the repeating
of the Scout Oath and Law and closed
with the pledge of allegiance to the
American Flag.
The mex meeting is to beld at the
Spreckelsville beach on Wednesday,
February JIG at Z p. M, plantation
time.
SUICHI YAMAMOTO,
Scribe.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
BY NOTICE.
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC IN.
STRUCTION. TERRITORY OF HA-
WAII.
Regulations Relating to the Basic
License of School Teachers, Pur-
suant to Acts 80 and SO of the
Special Session, 1920.

1. The certificate required under
Acts 80 and SO, S. l.. 1920, shall be
known as the Basic License" in or
der to readily distinguish it from
other forms of teachers certificates.
2. All persons desiring to conduct
or teach in any school in the Territory
of Hawaii as defined by Act 80 of the
Special Session of 1920 shall make
written application on a prescribed
form, to the Department, for the
license required by said Act on or be-
fore April 1, 1921. The prescribed APP
plication form may be obtained from
the Department.
3. Any applicant who, by the said
APPLICATION, presents satisfactory proofs
to the Department that such applicant
is O) a native-born or naturalized
citizen of the United States, and (2)
possesses a recognized American uni
versity or college degree, normal
school diploma, state certificate, life
diploma, Hawaiian grammar or prim-
airy grade certificate, normal certi-
fcate, first or second permit, or other
American credentials recognized as
satisfactory by the Department, may
! be granted the basic license required
ny Sdlu ACI WlJuOuJ luTIneT eAdullnd-
ton.
4. All applicants who cannot fur
nish satisfactory proof hat they
possess the qualifications described in
paragraph 8 hereof must present
themselves for examination pursuant
to this notice and regulation.
5. Examinations for the basic
license covering the ideals of demo-
crazy, knowledge of American history
and institutions and ability to read,
write and speak the English language
will be held in Honolulu July 9Th to
9th, 1921 inclusive, at the Mckinley
High School.
6. The examination will be con
Quoted by the Territorial Board of
Examiners and will be exclusively in
English.
Z. For further information address
the Department of Public Instruction,
p. o. Box 636, Honolulu.
(Jan. %; Feb. 4, III
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
Wailuku No. 1 and No. 8

Monday the regular meeting Of
Troops No. 1 and No. 8 was held in
the Town Hall, is scouts and 2 officials
were present. Eleven out of the II
members of troop l have completed
all tenderfoot requirements and are
now busy getting ready for second
class tests. This troop is also getting
ready for their investiture ceremony at
which the public will be invited to be
present. Troop No. l boys are get
ting ON fairly well but have not as
yet been registered at New York and
therefore their tests are not official.
AS soon as this troop is registered
all tests passed by to date will be pub
lished in the Maui News Scout column.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
The Maui News Contest

Boy who are members of troops at
Makawao and Kahului and S%preckels-
vile are clamoring for receipt books
and will be supplied with some at the
next meetings. Go to it scouts there
is no time like the present to get in
ahead of the other fellow. First come
first served. Many of the people OF
these districts are not subscribers,
and the first to approach them will get
the subscription. Remember the scout
commandment. This is also a part
of the Thrift Law to pay your own
way. Be Independent.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11

Scout hand books and diaries are at
a premium. Every book in the Maui
Book Store has been taken up and
we are now a~nXiously awaiting a new
supply. 1t is hoped they will arrive
on the next coast steamer.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11

al OF the scouts for their night meet
i1gS.
Real scout business methods were
E"ne into and the clean bright sur
%rCundings of the room was certainly
a great help TO make things attractive.
The bays will begin practicing for the
inNestiture ceremony which will take
place in Tie neal future. Fol a short
period the meetings at Paia will be
held on " idnesday night instead of
Friday. This will continue until fur
Their notice. The scouts were present
ed with their membership cards just
received from New York Headquar.
tiers 81 that the boys of this troop
are now real genuine Boy Scouts OF
Ameica. Troop colors are Blue and
Gold.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11

Go Be C~ontinued,)
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
kahului No. 1

On Tuesday night Spreckelsville
troop No. 1 had its second meeting
in the Community House and though
u nine boys were present they took
hold with a will and worked hard at
knot tying n life saving stunts.
They voted unanimously to hold their
next meeting at Kahului Beach House
All boys over IL years of age who
arc interested in scouting are invited
to be present. The meeting will be-
gin promptly at 700 p. m. plantation
time.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-02-11
Paia No. 1

The first real business meeting of
the troop was held in the Kindergar-
ten building. This was possible
through the kindness of Miss Baldwin
WIG placed the building at the dispos-