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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27
Euents of Today
 In Birmingham

Community club luncheon at 12;30 o'clock at the Southern club.
 ADJUSTMENTS Loew's Bijou--vaudevilfe, feature picture and news.
 Majestic Thcatre-tIena Rivera," Strand-Bert Lytel in "The Man Who."
 Trianon-sMade in Heaven,n with Tom Moore and Semon comedy. Alcazar-GeOrge Welsh in "Number 1s.s
 RiaItO-AThe Other Woman" sGalax--viola Dana in "Lifc,s Darn Funny"
 RoyaI--Featurc drama. comedy and news.
 Princess-seriaI drama and com- edy.
 Odeon-Serial drama and news. East Lake Park-Bathing and amusements.
 Edgewood Park-Dancing, bathing and cafe. West Lake Park-Dancins, bath- fng. skating md cafe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27

 tension department of the university, spoke briefly of conditions Rt the college. He said 1s new law profess sors had been added to the faculty for the next session, and that these had been made necessary by the in- creased enrolment of tho school.
 Home-Coming Day
 The new track which has recently been built around the football field was said to be the finest south of Yale. he declared. The university will have three coaches for the foot ball team during the coming session, Coach Crisp assisting Bernier and Scott in developing the line. Dr. Thomas said prospects, look bright for the football team, and university officials are looking forward to en- tertaining 5000 people at the Armis- tice day game, which will be official home coming day for all alumni.
 Clarence Gplngs, newly elected principal of John II. Phillips High school. spoke briefly, and Chapel Cory, Jr., presided
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27
TO AcT ON DEBs CASE

Washington, August 26.--Disposi- tion of the case of Eugene V. Debs. imprisoned socialist leader, may be taken up with President Harding to- morrow by Attorney General Daush- erty, it was stated officially today at the department of justice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27
Dr. C.B. Glenn Suggests
 Teaching Respect For Law m Public Schools

Sesng importance working system
  Phillips superintendent schools
  of of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-27
The First National Bank of Birmingham, Ala.

Leans and discounts ....sIs,4ss.24o.1s Overdrafts .. 1,Ss6.sl U. S. bonds (par) - 1,500, ,000.0U U. s. treasury certificates 705,000.0O Liberty Loan bonds ~ S0S,94S.73 State of Alabama bonds s4.000.oo bank .........S.. so,ooo.oO Other stocks and bonds I,1S5.ssl22 Banking house ~ 250.000.00 Other real estate ....... 6,s5o.oV 1I letters of credit credit ...... 4os,ss44s Interest earned not collected 52,622.6s Cash
 With banks. 3.473,2s4.19 With U. $.
 IT.. ...... 7o.ooo.Oo With Federal
 Reserve blk. 2,o9o.75112- 6,441,oSS'4S
 
 s2s,s7s,4s3.os csni,ai stock '.."....s 1900. .o0O. % Surplus and profits ...... 2,iSs'sIs'e Reserved for taxes ....... los'5o9'Lo Circulation ...... 1,346. .0o0.0O Dividends unpaid sV'vvV'vV Customers letters of credit 4Oe,sS4.4o Interest collected not earned 43,S7S.S7 Individual s22,124.sSo.46 Bank .... l,71s,s4SIg u. S. .. 45,293.17 Federal
 Reserve Blk. Fiscal Agt. 95,ooo.oo- 24.OsS,772.42
 s29,s73. .4sa.os
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
FRUIT GROWER
cor Is PER CENT.

Washington Aug, 4.-Most Of a
I,itrus fruit consumers dollar pays
he TRANSFORMATION and marketing
|rbarges. G Harold Powell general
manager of the California Fruit
Growers Exchange, testified today
before the congressional committee
investigating agriculture. The pro-
|iucer received about 20 per cent
Df the selling price on the fruit,
against SO per cent in 1918, the wit
hess said. Freight charges were
placed at "a per cent against 1914
(per cent in 1919.
Mr. Powell said, while the com
|mittee might have heard about
Brooks among the middle men" his
associations losses were but $40
|00C on $35O,000,0O0 worth of bust
|ness done with 5000 wholesalers in
Jail parts of the United States He
Expressed the opinion that holding
crops for better markets was not a
good practice for producers of per
|ishables.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
OFFICERS GET rs
GALLONS C0RNMEAL
MASH IN SHANTIES
No One Living In HutS--EVi-
denCe Is Held.

Chief OF Police Licklider and
three state policemen returned
about noon today from a hurried
trip to two shanties on the Alex
ander 3. Parks lard two miles
north of Shoppers Ford with three
quarts of cornmeal mash in q high
state of fermentation which they
eized from two barrels OF the con.
cotton found in the shanties. Chief
icklider secured a tip that liquor
Vas being made in the shantfes
md he hastily summoned officers
or the raid. The shanties stand on
he edge of strip of woods, Meth
r one of them being occupied at
present. There was no one there
when the officers reached the plane
while they waited. Footprints on
re mud about the house indicated,
However. that there had been some
one there this morning, probably
after the rain, The officers found
TWO barrels in one shanty, one OF
them being full with approximately
50 gallons of the mash, and the
other half full. Both substances
were fermenting, the cornmeal de,
post in the bottom sending IN bub-
bles with such frequency as to indi
cate that the liquor was approach
ing the finished state, according to
those who have seen stills in oper-
alton. In this house was also found
bucket, with openings near the
base, one on either side, which is
believed to have served as a cool
ing-off medium for the liquor. The
officers took samples of the mater
3al and brought them back to the
city
No one was arrested in connect
ion with the seizure because the
officers could find no one about the
house and no one on the place who
appeared to have any direct knowl-
edge of the matter Charles Whirley
4 tenant on the Parks farm. living
several hundred yards from the
two shanties. Y interrogated, bu'
denied any knowledge OF the situa-
ION.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
MERCER JURY
MTSCONCETVED
THEIR DUTY

A request was made at Bluefield
by County Prosecutor II. B. Lee in
criminal court there that jury
which had just returned an acquit-
tai verdict in a prohibition case, be
discharged from service for the re-
mainder Of the term or that the
court be adjourned.
The prosecutor characterized the
verdict acquitting George Ashford,
charged with violating prohibition
laws, as such a palpable and pat
ent miscarriage of Justice as to CON
vince me as prosecuting attorney
that the jurors have totally miscon-
ceived their duty
Judge j. Frank Maynard dismis.
sed the jury, but stated he did so
because several of the iurymen had
asked to be excused and that he
would not try any more jury cases
this term, which ends Saturday.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
D0RAH'S PLAN FOR
A TAX REDUCTION
Pare Army--Fire Useless
CIerkS-Quit Ships.

AS result OF Secretary Of the
Treasury Mellonss recommends
ton for increased taxation. the
Senate Friday resounded with cha.
NOR for tightening the Govern
ment purse strings to a degree
never before contemplated in the
economy program.
Senator Borah, Of Idaho, who
ureclpitated the debate, called for
the cooperation OF the administra.
ton In an attempt to restore gov.
ernmental expenditure to- NOR.
malcy." He outlined the following
possible economies:
Reduce the enlisted strength OF
the army to 100000 men, effecting
"A savings of $75,000000 TO $780,
100000 thereby.
Suspend battleship construction,
ut least until revised designs can
be prepared as result of the re-
cent bombing experiments, saving
thereby $240,000O00.
With approximately $4,000 Amer.
lean troops now being maintained
in Germany at an expense Of about
$1o00,000 monthly.
Cut the number OF army officers
about one-haIf, reducing the outlay
for the pay Of commissioned per-.
sonnet about $30000,0O0.
Dismiss still more officials snd
clerks in the Government employ.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
LOCAL ID. D. D. X.
OFF FOR SOUTH

Prof. Lee Siler, of West John
street. representative from Azhar
Temple, No. 226, Dramatic Order
Knights of Khorassan, leaves to-
night on what should prove to be a
delightful trir down South, Profess
sor Siler VIII attend the Imperial
Palace of the d O. o. K, which is
to convene in Chattanooga, Tenn,
Tuesday, and remain in session the
week Tonight at HagerstUWn he
will Join delegations from Darak
Temple, Of that city and Marb
Temple, of Chambersburg.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
Big REUNION OF BAL TIMORE AND Ohio
VETERANS next WEDNESDAY AT PEN MAR
AND THOUSANDS or employees TO ATTEND
Annual Picnic Transferred From island Park HaperS Ferry
Which Has Passed Into Other Hands-Was Once Called
"Jennie Smith PiCnic"-MSs Smith Still Living.

The annual picnic of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company's
Veterans Association will oe held ut
Pen Mar next Wednesday, August
10, and many employees of the COM
pany await tho day with keen antic-
lpa1ion. 1t is the big Baltimore and
Ohio outing day of the year, when
thousands OF. the railroads men,
their families and friends. gather to
make merry and renew old acquaint-
ances.
For many years the big festival
was known as the Jennie Smith"
picnic, so called in honor of the lit
tie. delicate, devoted woman who
gave up the greater part of her life
TO the evangelization of railroad
men. Yearly. the througs of Balti.
more and Ohio people were wont
to journey to Island Park, at Har-
pers Ferry, from Baltimore and in
termediate points and from as far
west as Pittsburgh to join III the
event But Island Park passed into
other hands and is no longer a pic
rio ground and, although Miss Jen-
ME Smith lives i'll Washington, her
advanced years prevent her being
amongst her boys, as she fondly
calls them.
Three special trains will be ready
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
BANK HELD BOOZE
VALUED At $4,000
No Wonder Spurgin Went
Wrong.

Two important developments
came Friday at Chicago in the
tangled affairs of the Michigan
Avenue Trust company, which
failed for approximately 81 500 900
and whose president, Warren G.
Spurgin, is believed to be a fugitive
in Mexico.
One was the discovery in a Sc
cret vault at the bank Of choice
liquors Glued at $4,000. The
seccHa rs an offer from r. c.
Cli~ts- former Chicagoan now liv-
ing a Chihuahua, TO surrender
Spurgin for $4,000. Clinton wired
his offer to the local headquarters
of Lloyd. but it was refused There
is a reward OF $500 for Spurgin
and there are no indications that
it will be increased.
Concerning the LIQUOR, its dis
covery opens speculation as to
whether Spurgin added the hand
ling Of contraband booze to his
numerous activities. The stock
was seized by prohibition authori-
ties and placed in a bonded ware
house. 1t consisted of bonded
WHISTLES, wine, gin, cordials and
champagne. The corks Of a num-
her of bottles had been drawn, in
dicatine, according to the authori-
ties, that Spurgin and one or more
Of his friends might have staged a
riotous farewell party in the secret
vault just before he fed the city.
1t is believed Spurein Is in Chi
huahua and that Clinton could
make good on his offer to turn him
over to the police, but detectives
hope to pick up the fugitive with
cut the assistance OF any of his
former friends.
William Chambers. known on
the South Side as Smiling Billy
a gambler. shot himself to death.
He had lost $4,000 in the crash of
SDurgin's bank.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE
QUERIES FOR SAINTS
AND SINNERS TODAY
What About The Sabbath?
Asks Rev. GrizZard.
(By f. w. Grizzard.)

How will | spend tomorrow, the
holy Sabbath? VIII it be to me a
day of bodily relaxation and rest
from care and weekday toll; will
| find spiritual food in the green
PASTURES of the Lord-His church?
Will l delight my soul in the bless
ed associations of the sanctuary,
and like patriarchs, prophets, apos-
ties and Christians of all ages wor-
ship Jehovah in His temple? WIN
| as freely give as l freely re-
the frst-fruits OF all my posses
sions? VIII | HE me early to the
sanctuary and tarry long beside
the Lords affairs for spiritual re-
freshing, that | may servo Him as
zealously on His day as l do world
ly gain and worldly occupations
the other six days? VIII | afford
worthy example of loyalty to
God and to His sanctuary, that my
household and all who have me I'M
der observation can safely follow?
VIII [ find pleasure in thus spend
ing the blessed Lords day, and be
able to say at its close: Il was
glad when they said unto me, Let
rs go into the house of the
LCrd?" Or,
Shall | tho rather content my
self with the things OF the world ?
Shall / dishonor my God and be.
lie my conscience by standing
strictly aloof from the church OF
the living Redeemer upon the
blessed day when the hosts o5
earth are commanded to worshi
Jehovah In His courts?
Shall follow secular duties or
tho Sabbath day and thus shuf
myself out OF the privileges of
worshipping God in Ills sanctuary
Shall / carry at my tongues end
all tho time an unfailing lot OF ex-
cuses for falling to- avail myself of
the privilege and blessing of
church membership and loyalty to
God and His church?
Shall | campaign so assiduously
and so late on Saturday nights
that neither sabbath school, nor
church service will stir me on Sun
day morning from sluggish, world
ly slumber? Shall | spend n large
part Of the Sabbath day indulginp
| flashly appetitea and catering
wholly to the imaginary needs o.
the body, rather than supplying
the real needs OF the soul?
May Gods Holy Spirit wake MS
up and show us whore we stand
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06

early the morning Of the tenth, each
bearing II special name, the will
lard" after the president Of the Bal
timore and Ohio Company. tho Gal
loway.' after the operating vice.
PRESIDENT. and the "Byers," in honor
of the president of the Western
Maryland,
The locomotives hauling the spe-
Gals will be decorated with flags
and bunting and, in front of the
cylinders, just above the pilots, will
be the pictures of the respective
officials. in whose honor the trains
are christened.
1t is estimated that fully 10000
people will attend the picnic. from
Baltimore, Washington. Frederick.
Hagerstown. Brunswick. Martins
burg, Cumberland and other points
as well rs from towns along the old
main line and on the Philadelphia
division toward Wilmington.
Although the affair is under tho
auspices of the Veterans Associa-
ton, whose number runs into the
thousands in this vicinity, tickets
are being sold 10 non-melnbers Of
the organization.
SO far rs known there will he no
special rates over the Cumberland
Valley division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad from Martlnshurg.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06

ABOUT GARBAGE

Chief Llcklider today reported
receipt of more complaints from
residents in the section surround
ing the dump in North Martinsburg,
where Allen S. Burkhart, garbage
collector, is alleged to be jumping
wet garbage in violation OF mis- con-
tract which calls for carrying the
garbage outside the cit. The
complaints were referred to Mayor
Seibert who has scheduled a hear
ing for the contractor this eyeni7 .
at 7.30
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
ITALY And JAPAN
YET TO HEAR FROM
ArmistiCe Date Agreeable To
Others.
nv international News Service,

Washington, Aug. 6.-F'ranee's Of
fetal acceptance Of November II
as the date for the assembling Of
the disarmament conference at
Washington was received by the
State Department today Only ia
pan and Italy have yet to signify
their acceptance of the November
date, Great Britain having previous
ly notified the United States that
any date agreeable to Washington
was agreeable to London.
1t is expected Italy's acceptance
will be forthcoming shortly to be
followed by that of Japan. Edward
Sell, the American charge in To
kio, delivered the American propo-
sal to the Japanese foreign Office
on Thursday, according to press
dispatches, and is now awaiting the
reply.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
FOR
RENOVATION

After the performance tonight
The Strand Theatre, North Queen
street. controlled by the Crandall in
terests, will be closed until Scptem-
Der 2. This is being done In order
to permit Of extensive renovation
and more or less alteration. How
ever this will in no way affect
Crandall's Apollo Theatre, East
Martin street, which viii continue
as usual and endeayor to accommo-
date Strand patrons as well as those
who prefer the Apollo.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
NEGRO WOMAN is FOUND MURDERED Al
SECURITY, Md, AND TWO MEN ARE HELD
IN HAGERSTOVVN JAIL PENDING AN INQUIRY
2y Butler Stabbed To Death In Shack Of Walter Jackson
Regro-Found BY Jackson Who Had Been AWay-CharIes
Williams And Jesse Jackson Under Arrest As SlspeCts

lIagerstOwn, Md, Aug. 66.-With
eVeral stab wounds in her head and
fece and a deep cut evidently infict-
| eG with some blunt Instrument on
the side of her head, Mary Butler,
|colored. 35 Years old, was found
dead on a bed in the shack of Wal
ter Jackson, eolored at Security.
| Id, shortly before o'clock Fri
F. Gay evening. Charles Williams, col
ored, was found sitting in the door
way Of the shack in a drunken stu
|por. Williams and another Negro.
Jesse (oby) Jackson, % years old,
are being held on charge Of being
in the murder.
The body was found by Walter
jackson who had been away from
he house for few hours and had
| returned for his coat before going
10 Hagerstown with another negro.
ackson without waiting to examine
be body went to HagerstoWn and
Fotif1ed Sheriff Duffey.
The sheriff hurried to the scene
hnd found conditions as described by
2e'-ron except fos the fact that
NVilliams was then lying in the road
short distance from the shack
The officers began an investigation
nd found an old style musket lying
n pool Of blood on the floor near
he bed on which the body lay. Viii
Jams was questioned but was intoX-
1cated to such an extent that he was
Unable to give intelligent answers.
A large pen knife and a blackjack
made by tying a piece of iron in the
md CT an Old handkerchief were
ound in Williams pockets.
The investigation revealed that
FOR the past eight Yla"s the Butler
Toman had been making her home
|3lth Frank Barnett, colo1ed who
occupies a shack adjoining Jack
sons. Friday at noon she came to
taGerstown and after visiting rela-
ives in this city lett here in a taxi
lab with Jesse Jackson. The cou
pie We're seen at Security at 3.15
o'clock that afternoon, and at 3.45
o'clock the Butler woman was seen
soing toward the shack where her
body was later found. She was
lone at the time.
On learning these facts the sher-
IF telephoned to police noadquar-
ers requesting that Jackson who
sas then in HagerstGWn he placed
nGer arrest A short time later
he negro was apnreEended. jack
on loudly protested his innocence
tnd while admitting having been to
Security in company with the But
er woman said that he had left her
bit $50 o'clock and had not seen
Ter since that time.
So far as is knovn the woman hao
,ot been drinking and except for
he fact that the bed on which she
BIAS lying and her clothing were
Rightly disarranged, the room bore
ho signs of a struggle. An effort to
race the owner of the gun found
will be made today.
The Butler woman is survived by
er parents and several brothers
Ind sisters in this city. Her BODY
WAS taken t. the establishment Of
Iraiss Brothers on North Potomac
Btreet
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
Nurse DENIES She
killed N, Y. Lawyer
Alleged To Be Her Common
Law Husband.
Gay international News Service.

~ - :
New York, Aug. 6.-Miss Olivia
NJ. Stone, Cincinnati nurse. charged
with the murder of her alleged
common-law husband. Ellis Guy
Kinkad, prominent New York attOr-
ney, today absolutely refused to adj
nit the shooting.
When arraigned in a Brooklyn
court this morning she stated that
she bought the revolver, with which
the shooting yesterday is said to
have been done, for her own protec-
ton and that she came to New
York merely to interview Kinkad
and to effect a reconciliation.
Miss Stone was hysterical when
arraigned today and was unable TO
tell a coherent story After her ar
raignment, when she was charged
with homicide, Miss Stone was held
without bail, and given until Tues.
Gay to secure and consult counsel.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
PERSONAL PROPERTY WITH INCREASE
IN REALTY AND PUBLIC UTILITIES

The report OF Assessor John il.
Riaer for the City of Martinsburg.
made public this morning, showed
a drop Of $2O0,2,) in he personal
property valuation from that OF last
year, while the real estate valuation
SHOW ed an increase of 5000 800, and
The public utilities report an in
crease of $116,G5555. The report for
1921, which will be submitted to the
County Court on Tuesday to be used
as the basis for the levy this year,
showed the following figures for
Martinsburg
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
BERKELEY COUNT Y JUNIORS
TOBF WE'LL r EPRFSENTED
AT STATE COUNCIL MEETING

ley, A. f. Matthews, Noah Hale and
Harry Pearrell. Past state Council
ors c. II. Thomas and r. G., smith
will also attend, as wei! as Mr..
Joseph l.. Seibert, chairman OF the
judiciary Committee
Victory Council recently elected
Mrs. Daisy Hess as delesale and
Mrs. Annie Caldwell a. aHenaL
Miss Sue FranhenbeuE member Of
the Financial committee, and Mrs.
Jennie Henry member Of the Ju-
dietary committee, are also expect
ed to attend.
The councils at Boding,ou, Bunker
Hill, Hedgesville and Shanghai will
also send delegations Including
the membership Of these four coun-
ellis there are approximately 1000
Juniors in Berkeley county,
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
Z pr MOHLER'S
TRUCK STOLEN

Thieves early this morning made
off with an auton obila truck valued
at $500 from West Washington
street between Prospect and Walnut
streets, Hagerstown, while the own
or Earl Mohler. Bedineton, was in
a restaurant nearby. Mr.. Mohler
drove his car into Hagerstown about
midnight and after parking the car
vent to restaurant on West
Washington street. When he re-
unned half an hour later the ma.
chine had disappeared The sheriff
pnd police wera notified and sent out
kilograms requesting the authorities
Of nearby cities 70 10 on the look
cat for the truck
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06
R'oo0CCAN REVERSES MAY DISRUPT SPA!N
ASWElL AS Lose THAT TERRITORY
70 KING ALFONSO REBEL FORCE GROWING
War News From Morocco Becomes More Serious Ard Span
iSh King Calls Crown Counc-Moors Claim To Have
Been Treated Badly BY Spain-nterna Trouble Likely.

disturbances as the national senti-
ment is greatly aroused by the
lattbt developments in Morocco.
The war news from Morocco is be-
coming steadily more serious. The
insurgent forces are increasing
daily. They have been augmented
by thousands OF Moroccans who
had been engaged in harvest
work In Algeria when tho insur-
rection broke out and who prompt
ly returned to their native land to
take part in the long agitated
war Of liberation" The chief
reason for the rebellion given by
spokesman of the insurgents Ia
the charge that the Moroccans
have been treated badly by Spain.
Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-08-06

The Mercer county Jail at Blue
field. has become So crowded that
there IS not enough room for those
Given jail sentences during this
term Of court. However. q plan was
adopted BY Judge J. Frank Mayn-
ard. Of the criminal court; Prose
cutting Attorney II. 3. Lee and Sher-
ifr Huntf to. meet the emergency.
When defendants are given Jail
sentences they viii be permitted to
give bail and take their turns at
serving the sentences as soon 81
other prisoners terms are com.
pleted.