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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
FINDS 25 GALLONS

While on his way to school yesterday morning student of Simpson school, Owenton, found five-gallon can of white lightning" He reported the mat ter to the principal and an investigation was started.
 Four more cans like the first were found within radius of POO yards of a burned Mitchell roadster. destroyed Tues day night.
 Yesterday morning it was reported to the police that the car was stolen from East Thomas late Tuesday afternoon.
 A search is being made by officers aided by the students from Birmingham- Southern college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
COURTS SUSPEND TO
 ATTEND PUGH FUNERAL

All divisions of the circuit court of Jefferson county will close today d noon in order to allow all judges, clerks and court officials to attend the fu- neral of Judge John c. Pugh, who died early yesterday morning.
 As soon as the caseU beihg tried were completed yesterday. ju4les were dismissed for the week, out Of respect for this beloved judge. who hAs sefved on the bench of this county for the past eight years.
 The meeting of the judgsa. which YaS called for this aftefnoon to dis
 cuss the number of clerks necessary
 for the operation of the various divi-
 dens of the circuit court, wAs post poned by Judge Dan A. Greene, prssid-
 Ing judge of the circuit court until
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
Euents of Today
 In Birmingham

Retail credit men meet nt o'clock at Civic association.
 ADJUSTMENTS Jefferson-"LiEhtnin'o Lyric--Ke vaudeville and pictures. Loew's Bijou--vaudeville and pie lures.
 AIcaxar-Ois Skinner in "kisMet." Trianon--James Kirkwood fin "The Scoffer."
 strnnd--MiIton SilIs and Agnes Ayre, in "DOst Thou Take This WOmnnsS Galax-G1adys Walton in "Ptnk T1ghts.o
 Rialto-Harry Carey in "West iA West.o
 Princess--C0medy and serial Odeon--Comedy and serial. Miles School of DancinE-Dancing from 9 to 12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
DO NOT WAIT TO
 HELP CHILDREN
Ry Eric Leviaan

The official term for certain reg ions of northern Bohemia and the mountain region of Slovakia is 3srhe Hunger District" and near Russia the country is known as "The Valley of Death"
 The stories of the sufRerinGs and the privations of these people have heen written mnny times, and many more times has the tale of hunger and famine been pubIished to the world, 70 many times that we have come to look callously on the figures themselves, and they have become meaningless. They no longer stand for the lives of S,5o0yO0O children, children who die with each passfAK day. and there is no longer any way in whieh to bring home the picture of their misery.
 h it not enough that about us is . land sf plenty. that we were born into . country of wealth >and prosDerity, where famine is un- known and where starvatioa could never Yeach nilllensf h this fact net enough to make yea want to nhare your surplus bread with the starving children of ssThe Hunger DistractS ana sIAe valley Of DeathSg
 Daily the total sG the centrfAa- tisns that reaeA the sn1ee of the Barepesn relief ceuneil 10 Erew- fng. but it grows slowly and deAth does not await. and, while ysu are Dptting e6 the sending of your esntrfbatisa, while yea are wait- ang to he askeA te contribute, the ehtldrea ever theFe are sufreFfng.
 Dsn't wait te be asked. InAi- vSaual reanests arc almost inpea- nlble and the ' money nuSt be rAased. Tea Asve Eiven to many eauses generoualy. but never before lave xeu beea asked to contribute te oae neTe worthy.
 We knew that you will give. and this plea is saly that yea give eu1ekly-tAat ysu give now, fer te- day @l0 neana the fife sf . baby- ona ee0effew it nay be tes late.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
POLICE CAR STOLEN

Frank Jones and Mary Edwards, ne- groes, are in the city jail charged with stealing an automobile belonging to the Birmingham police department.
 The car used by Defective Jones and Lee was taken from behind the city hall, not 50 feet from the warden's of-
 flee. early Wednesday morning. The couple charged with the theft were arrested yesterday by police of-
 ficiais in Gadsden. after the negroes had stopped there. The Identification marks on the car showed It to be |stolcn from the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
0tate Sunervispr Hero

Giss Mary D. Pearce. primary super visor for the state department Of educa- ton, f srsndIns ths wssk in Jslfsr. E. B. Erwin. county primary supcrvisof. on her visits to tho county schools, and |is aUisting by offering sug1estions which kAve pspveu most succeAsful in other couhtise of the stAtA- She ex- pfessad hefSslR as beins well pleased with the work being done in the lchools |of Jeffrspon county and ,pei1 splendid eompaimeat to the officials 1T this de- p&rtmont horA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
HAS T0NSILS REMOVED
Lientenant Governor Miller Under
 Gooo .Rerati0n

Lieut.. Gev. NafhAn l. Miller. who has been connned to his homo for the past 10 days with An attack of tonsiiitis, underwent an operation yesterday for the removal of his tonsils.
 It was stated at his home last night that he had stood the operation well and the hope was expressed that he would he out again ib tho next few
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
Montgomery and Selma Are Ouer Subscribed Already Ln| European Relief Campaign
Birmingham Theatres Give Benefit Shows Saturday the Total Proceeds to Be Used in Saving the Starv ing Children in Europe-Local Work
 CTS Redouble Efforts

With the contributions Jefferson countys share of Ala bamas gift toward saving starving European children toang $450 workers in the European relief appeal sranng effort to bring the the desired quota Eeved that few days should suffice to do this.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office of the pro- bate judge:
 Uric Brandt and Miss Corce Burd. w. c. Clapp and Miss Susan McCollum. Giuseppe Russo and Miss Maria Santa Scalco
 Burt Blalock and Miss Pearl Myrick.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-02-04
SAFETY FIRST


 Then convertibility and next the interest rate. The Security Savings, 2109 zd Ave, Bir- mingham, fills all thess re- quirements. 1. sAFErY-Losns made sn first mort gaGes. 2. convsrtibllity- csa aasays sst fun
 amount pad in- ~ psr cent on monthly eavineu. (. Der cent on savings esttizIoaHo, 6. pR cent on ordinary ssvinne. c lnferest paid or credited and eamp6unA.
 a eaeh January and Jply. q Aneunts received from $1.oe ts ekeee, ., Assts e72e.6 e.68e.37. 6 8 sefsty. convertibfIity and . soed xues
 e3 intertet appeals e you. Wfito -
 eoM for htarature- SeciIy Sayngs & Lon 0. 2loe 2d ". nirln;nsham. Ala.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
TOLD IN VISION ITALIAN
unknown is HER SON
Mother of Dead Soldier Seeks to
View Nations Hero After Ap-
peafance. But Is Refused.

ROME. December 5.--A dramatic in
cident Of the funeral of the unknown
warrior i'll Rome has just hecore
known. On the last night when the
coffin was exposed in the grand Church
OF santa Maria. Degli Angel. "a poor
old woman. who had come from Venice
appeared al the church and passion
ately impiored those in command to
allow her TO see the form within the
collin because. she declared. her dead
so'dle, son had appeared to her in
vision and had assured her that his
was The body buried in the sacred re
certacie.
Fiinsing herself on her knees. she
cried: Il impiore you. for the love cf
the Madonna. let Ele stay here all
night. and then when all the people
have gone away. Eoa will surely lei me
look Just once aGain on my own boy"
She was kindly and tender'y tod
that her desire was Impossible Of ful-
fiiliment. and il was with great diff
Guilty that she was persuaded to leave
the church.
IT will perhaps be comfort to the
poor old woman that she will Ger
tainiy believe to her dying day that
her boy rests III the great monument
of the Italian nation.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
KILLED BY GAS.
Harvey II. Graves Victim-Acci-
dental Death Certificate Issued.

Harvey H. Graves. twenty-five
years old, Gas l. street was found in
his room on the third floor. of his
home about 10:3o o'clock yesterday
morning suffering from tn" effects of
illuminating gas he had inhaled dur
ing the early morning hours. lie was
apparently alive when his mother
found him. but life was extinct when
a physician from Emergency Hospital
reached the house.
There was a chair against the door.
it having been the young mans Gus
tom to place one there before rrtir-
ing. and his body was ON the floor
near the doCr wheu his mother went
to the room TO call him.
t'nroEcr N.ritt thought the your"
man got cut Of bed when the gas af-
ie, ted him. EIt was III ablt to open
the door and leave III" room. IL
save IL certificate of accidental death
Evening star., 1921-12-26
MANY INJURED XMAS
IN AUTO COLLISIONS
Machine Snbashes Into Street Car
Several Pedestrians Are
Run Down.

An automobile driven by T.. T..
. itAfhfs. 6l2 II street. cnilid-d with
I ii" rear end Of Il street car in Ana
r"Stht yesterday AFTERNOON and ti-it
ran nn&n J"hn Eliot. 80, BROTHERS
nli:"". 'nt..it - ti'.eht.: and iniu: "a
. By ! :il' haEi ana H.
\ collision between n. :iufolio'iies:
oi i-i"ni. +. j. Crane. l.. :. A. patient
~ v alter Reed Hospital, and George
stanton. 2al1 south Dakota s,Ncnu.
southeast. occurred yesterday after
noon at Pennsylvania avenue and Al
street southeast Both machines
We're damaged, and John r. Hum
phries occupant Of S;anton's; car, was
slightly hurt
Robert Ellis. 1916 sth street. was
injured last night rs a result Of !.
c"iItS'on hetween his b;cyci. and an
; automobile at East Capitol and 9Th
Stf't'S. lie was treated 1T Casualty
t ii"$pii"l tor bruises to his bod*
" ale crossing 1T l4th and &
streets Yesterday afternoon Charlie;
bntlrr. colored, Al Ridge street Vas
kh"ched down by an automobile
uriNen bH Raphael Sherry. 1872 Ken
A"n street. and slightly nurt. lie vas
taken TO Freedmer's Hospital
! Ai"Atntlor Dis.s. coiored Sixty-thr.,
Years oid. 81: Delaware a.enu. south
: NtSl. was Knocked down by an auto
! tiie near his home yesterday after
,i'oii ".ho iniHfti. tie Was treated 4,
emergency hospital. ard the polio.
are irving to es;a rliSh the identity of
the driver of the automo. lie
Juiia Jack son. coiored. 3>6I In.o-
mar street. was knocked down Dv an
| aut"m"Dlle at Connecticut avenue and
Huntington street iast night while
,, waiting for Il street car She was
tak - 20 Emergency Hospital Where
paysicians reported she had received
no Injury.
/, samuel iiixsnn. twentr-six wears
on fred. Va. fell and fractured his
left ann Will. on roller skates in in.
Coliseum last night. lie received sur
Sical aid n Emergency Hospital
IN automobile. driven by Antonio
: l.tgana. 81; y Missouri avenue over
tusn"d near "rd 2nd * streets yester-
HaN afternoon. George L-agana. son
OF tn" owner Of the car. received in
Jurics TO face. head and back. He was
given frs aid at Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
TAKES UP RELIEF
WORK IN ODESSA
American Expedition Reports
Hunger Acute, With Much
Disorganization.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

tEy Gable 10 The Sfnr and the Chicago Daily
News. tnl:fig',t. 132l.D
! STANTINOILE. Turkey De
ccn!ber 22.--The American relief ;id-
nlniStratiun expedition has arrived al
Odessa and is preparing for IA cam
palSn among the people in that dis
trict who are suffering as much as
those in the Don and Volga regions,
with only this difference that the dis
organization here is more complete
| than there. \ member Of the relief
commission, who has visited all the
famine districts in Russia writes
from Odessa:
4 was struck by the sight of dusty.
yellow roads and desolat"d lands. no
one was in sight except a few
addlers-m mostly Polish Spectators.
Countless miles Of roads are covered
with ha!f-decaAed animal carcassrs.
upon which dogs are making luxurious
I i.i"als. The Russian doctors. starved
and lacking medic;sments, are desert
ing the hospitals. leaving thousands
OF patients unattended
Subsisis on Own Resources.
The Odessa district is only nominal
~ dependent upon Moscow. whence
it receives much communist literature
and instruction as to how To deal
WIN counter r.Eolutinnari,-S. but
must Suf>iSt On the resources u its
own budget. which. Of course. alAaN 4
SED"S = large deficit \ recent report
II ia'. iidti:s. manager Of III. railways
~ the district is Illuminating.
Non-laEin2 taruugn passengers" "
Il says. "bcSi.;sa the Railway auiiluri-
ties seeking for free passage. Last
month twenty ..gh; ny'r croHd II
trains left The odessa station, each
train carrying only an average Of
f"fty-four paying passengers. ON one
train carrying goo passengers only
one paid his fare.
In order to improve the finances the
local soviet organized a bank, which
offered IL PER cent 4 month on SIX
months deposits. but the people are
shy about intrusting ev paper
rnbi"s to the soviet bank. Edward T.
Noonan. a director Of the Internation-
al state Bank of Chicago. is trying to
establish connection with the
soviet banks to facilitate the remit
tsnut % money from Russians IN the
United States to their relatives in
;ussia, but far he has not been
able - reach an understanding with
the Odessa soviet.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
EYES OF CHRISTIAN WORLD TURN
SACRED SPOT IN BETHLEHEM
Site of Nativity Of Christ Child Declared
Neglected-Churches Urged to Erect
Magnificent Temple.

portnne pilgrims to buy them, but
practice impo$iti0ns and frauds up
on the ieyout and truthful peasants
which would send them all to the
pcn:tcntiary if they could he tried
in any common law court. Some oi
these ilnpnsitons il is said. are eX-
tra"i'i,n;ry end even absurd.
Eeantifmi Temple SD,<gcsted.
Since one Of the results Of The world
N*r Was In: capture Of IcruSalem
from the Turks and the raising Of the
Cross in the Holy Lands over the
MoSiem Crescent for the first time
III over loo years or more ii might
be Well for the churches of Christ
endom to celebrate the first period
OF the twentieth century by holding
conference for the purpose of pro-
vidine WAYS and means for the cree
tion Of . magnificent temple upon the
site Of the Nativity.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
JAMES S. TAYLOR DEAD.
Was Veteran Employe of Wash.
ington Terminal Company.

James Stafford Taylor. veteran en-
ploye of the Washington Terminal Com
pany, died Saturday at his residence.
1ll5 1st street. following an illness of
several months. He was siXty-iiine
years old.
Mr.. Taylor had been connected with
the Pennsylvania railroad and the
Washington Terminal for the past fifty
two years. cntcrin:, the employ of the
Pennsylvania; at The age OF seventeen
as a brakeman. He was promoted and
held the position Of assistant yardmas-
ter for twenty three years. He was re-
Gently retired.
late residence tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock. Surviving him are three d,ugh- :
tar:s. Mrs .Iames nu.h. Mrs. Frank
Horan and Mrs. Edward Handy. ..u,i
three Sous. William. Raymond and N;;i-
lun Taylor.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
BOYS RING FALSE ALARMS.
Three Co1ored Youths Admit Call
ing Firemen Several Times.

colored boy. ore of three small
colorcd boys seen near the fire
alarm box at New Jersey avenue and
+ street southeast last night. sounded
false alarm from the box while
Policeman Waite looked on from a
distance.
The boys succeeded in understanding
the policeman and disappearing be-
fore the arrival of the fire engines,
but were captured shortly aftcrward
by Policemen Waite. North and Rus
sell. They registered AS chaunccy
Ashton. fourteen years. i3 Ivy street
southeast: Leroy Henson. twelve
Years. 20 l. street southeast. and
Lawrence Trimmer, fifteen years. Is
r. street southeast.
When cues. ioncd at the fifth pre-
cinct police station. the boys. i; is
stated. admitted responsibility for the
sending in of numerous f.lSe alarm, :
of fire the past feM weeks. charges
of sending i'll false alarms of fire Were
preferred against them and they will
be tried in Juvenile Court.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
MRS. C. P. MOORE DIES.

Mrs. Callie T.. Moore. wife of DR.
r. E. Moore, chief chemist Of the
bureau of mines, died Thursday al
the Emergency Hospital. Funeral
services Were held this morning at
II o'clock at the family residence
l717 Lanier place. The body will be
taken to Cincinnati where il will be
inferred in Spring Grove cemetery.
DR. Moore. well known fer his work
on radium and helium. Will accom-
rany the body. with ms brother. faul
Gil
Evening star., 1921-12-26
AUTO FUMES KILL THREE,
Gases From Engine Fatal to Wom-
an and Two Children.

WINFIELD. La. December 20
Mrs. King. mother of John King. loco
motive engineer Of the Louisiana and
Arkansas railroad, and his two chill
dren-Frank, eight. and Dorothy. six
were asph!Niated Yesterday by fumes
from ar automobile engine, according
to The authorities.
King. accompanied by his mother and
children. started to Jena. La, to spend
Christmas and We're halted at Curry
eight miles from here. because of roads
King is said 10 have lef: the engine
OF his car running and went for he'll,
to get the car out of the mud Unon
returning he found the three dead. Ac-
cording to Coroner FitZ of Winniieid
the deaths We're DIE to gas fumes from
the engine.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
KILLED BY XMAS RIFLE.
tColored Boy, Accidentally Shot,

Seven -year-old Edward Wins. col
ortd. resident of Germantown. Md.
died at Georgetown University Hos
pit;u yesterday afternoon as a result
of bullet wound in his head. the
wound having been accidentally in
hicted while at target practice with
q rife he had received as Christmas
present.
1t was reported to the police and
coroner cha. .ne .shot was fired by an
uncle of the boy. The wounded boy
reached the hospital about 1890
O'Clock. two hours after he was shot
I'd died at 2:30 o'clock. Coroner
hewitt gave the necessary death Ger
ti1icate and the body was taken to
the Wins home.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
DRUG KILLS WOMAN,
Nine. Ealn,,aceda. Paris Author
Sought Relief From Insomnia.

PARIS. Dec mber eJ-Aim.. GuStave
Balmaceda daughis. .-in-!iw of the
late Gen. B4lnac..ia. is dad Ii, re as
4 result Of an overdose of 4 drug
which Sh, took as q relief from in
somnia. h. was engaged in writing
and suffered from nervousness. Incl
denf TO ovclrork. and in addition waS
decreased hy her huShand's absence
Nine. E4l3?iaced" was horn - .-hile.
her ma Gen name being ThercSq
Wis. .:n>tare Baimac.a4 ...t tn1s
e. Y 10 Fh;i. Scnre ti!e!a :. r.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
ROSE M. sEFT0N DIES.
Pension Attorney Succumbs and Is
Buried at Rock Creek.

Rose NJ. Seton. pension attorney
for a number of years. died Friday at
her home. 1887 l4th street. She was
the daughter of the late William NJ.
and Sarah c. Seton.
Funeral services were held at 10
o'clock this morning at her residence.
Ladies' of the Grant Circle, &. A. r.,
of which Miss Sefton was member.
were represented at the services.
lntcrmcEt was in Rock Creek ccmc-
terry. IL. Nj. Vandervort. deputy
commissioner of pensions represented
the Office as honorary pallbcarer.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
OUNCE OF GOLD IN LABOR.
Relative Purchasing Power in Va
rious Countries, Including o. S.

BIRMINGHAM. England. December
7.-An ounce of gold purchases 1922
hours of labor in the United States;
5O16 hours in Britain; 95.50 hours in
Japan; 1871 hours in France and
sc hours in Germany. said c. j.
Harmon, member of parliament for
the Moseley division of Birmingham,
quoting statistics in the course Of an
address to the members of the Ma
tional Union of Manufacturers here.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
MONUMENTS.

We specialize in designing and erect
ina memorials (monuments and mau-
soleums) OF quality and character
A representative will cali by appoint.
nent with portfolios Of designs and sug.
sestions.
THE J. r. MANNING CO.. INC,
sf4 Fifteenth Street.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
COLLEGE MEN AT FRAT MEET.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. December 26.
-Sixty-one colleges and universities
are represented by delegates and visi-
tors arriving here today for the
seyenty-thrd convention of the Phi
Gamma Delta fraternity. The hrst
session of the annual Ekklesia Will
take place Wednesday morning and
the convention will continue through
FridaA
Evening star., 1921-12-26
TWO KILLED BY TRAIN.
Auto Occupants Meet Death a,
Pciks Crossing, Ca.

AIAEIETTA. Ga. December 2G.-H.
IL. BrEion ir" manufacturer. and
Mrs Maggie German. both Of Atlanta.
were killed here yesterday when an
automobile III which they were rid
ing was struck by passenger train
on the Louisville * Nashville Rail
road at Poiit's Crossing. Bo;h bodies
We're badly crushed
Evening star., 1921-12-26
CHILD'S BURNS FATAL.
Christmas Fireworks Cause OF
Tragedy at Reynolds. Ga.

REYNOLDS. Ga. December 26-
Christmas fireworks burned the cloth
ing entirely from the body Of Emily
Waters. siAyear-old daughter II r.
+. Waters. Mrs. ~. .. Fowler re-
ceiNcd serious burns n trying to
say. tho cl;ld's life. The little girl
died early sunday.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
DROPS DEAD IN CHURCH.
Christmas Service Halted for Chi
cago Fire CAPTAIN.

CHICAGO. December 26.-While at
tending Christmas services in a
church. Timothy ]. Smith, so years
old. a captain in the fire department
dropped dead. The services were
stopped while last rites were ad-
miniStered.
Evening star., 1921-12-26
GEN. SAMPSON DEAD.
Former Minister to Ecuador Passes
Away in Arizona.

PHOEN1N. -AriZ., December 36.-Gen.
Archibald J. Sampson. former minister
to Ecuador and former attorney gen
eral Of Colorado. died at his home
here Saturday.
Gen. Sampson. who was BON near
cadiZ. Ohio. on June Il. 1889, had been
i'll with pneumonia FOR the last siA
weeks. suffering q relapse when his
wife died less than 2 month 40
Evening star., 1921-12-26

To Cure n Cold in One Day
Take Laxative BRoMO QUININE tablets. The
genuine bears the signature of q. W. Grove.
1Be sure You got BROMO). 30c.-Advt.
Evening star., 1921-12-20
Last Call to Mail!

Those who have not mailed their
Christmas parcels yet should attend to
the matter at once. preferably today,
tomorrow at the latest, il the gifts are
for out-of.town friends. II for local
delivery. perhaps it may be permis-
sible to mail them as late as Thurs
day or Friday. although Friday is late.
indeed.
Holding parcels in the attempt to
mail them so that they will arrive just
on Christmas eve or Christmas day
itself is liable to result in disappoint-
ment to the ultimate receiver. Such
holding is based upon the assumption
that ones own parcels are really the
only parcels in the mails.
A brief inspection Of the parcel post
room at the city post Office would dis
pei this Illusion, and show the most
unthinking what the individual piece
of parcel post matter is up against
when it starts it's travels. 1t has
thousands and thousands Of COM
panions. all bearing the love Of their
senders equally. The postal service
plays no favorites. If it can be said
to have any favorites at this time Of
the wear the favored package" is the
early package.
So mail at once.