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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-13
GREAT IS THE NEED,
 DECLARES SMITH

Barry Smith director of the Nation al Information bureau. has just re- turned from Europe. where he made a specific study of conditions, and espe- cially those effecting the children ot the nations of Europe, according to telegram from Herbert Hoover, chair man of the European Relief council, received last night by Erskine Ram say chairman of the Alabama division of the council.
 The telegram carried statement from Mir Smith, in which he empha- sizes the distress prevalent in many sections. and declares that immediate am elioration is imperative. MT. smith takes issue with the statement or a business traveller. who announced hs saw little poverty, and was convinced the viennese resented the assistance of Americans, and were capable of caring for themselves.
 such a superficial comment by cas- lual travellers" says MT. smith. would 1 be ridiculous, if it were not tragic. No general statement made would be ltrue of any two countries where the National Information bureau has been studying relief work. Austria proba-
 bly is in the most desperate sra ts Poland is not far behind. but Amcricaa lhelp is needed in all. This work must go on.
 q had just come from Vienna on De | ccmber 5. There was enough 'ooo Ito keep it's 1000. 900 people alive until January 1. No one knew where addi'
 tional supplies would come from The | American relief administration wat lfeeding So0,0o0 children. Hundreds were in hospitals suffering from rick
 cts and other frightful hunger dis
 eases. I had not been in the city 2'
 hours before the depression of fae'
 after face chilled me. In stroiiing Ill
 Mariner Strasse one looks into shops
 without coal and with hardly ar,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-13
TWO STORES ROBBED;
 NOBODY CAUGHT YET

City detectives so far have been unable to find any trace of the burglars who early yesterday morning robbed the Southern Accessories company, 526 Twen- tieth street, north, of more than $20G worth of automobile tires
 The thieves gained entrance to the building by breaking the glass out oi one of the display windows. Someone was cut by falling glass, officers say and this will point to an Identification.
 Police officers are also Investigating the robbery of the store, The Kartus Korner," of about $75 n money, early yesterday morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-13
.CENSOR|NG MOVIES ! LIVELY TOPIC NOW
 THROUGHOUT TOWN
Is Intended to UpIift Plane of Entertainment, Says Speaker for Organization Foster
 ing the Proposition
By HELEN BETHEA

Censoring the movies, vaude- lvilles and other amusements IS la burning question, from the circles where the old folks gather to swap opinions to the school yard where the kiddies eat their lunch and discourse on the merits (never the de- merits) of Charlie Chapin, his iimitators and others of his ilk.
 Everybody, big, little, old and young, has an opinion, the expression of which will assist the commissioners in choos- ing the woman who is to pass on the amusements as fit for the eye ears and possibilities of the people of Birming- ham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-13

D. B. Irwin. s Michael, NJ. E. Reeves IT. NJ. Nesbitt, L. karples, W. " Tram mell. William Wilson. J. G. Farley w. S stallings and R. E. Mitchell
 The course has been mapped out and inc first class session will be held on ,Thursday January 2O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-13

The most acute cases of the light
 shortage nre found on Twenty-first
 Strcst in the two blocks between
 Third and Firth avenues, Twenty
 second street in the two blocks be-
 tween Thi~d and First avenues, the
 blocks between Sixteenth and
 Lightccntb street, on second aye
 nue, and Third avenue on blocks be- tween Fourth and Fifth avenues. For
 third streets. Fourth avenue be-
 tween Ninetcent and TrHenty-first
 streets, and second avenue between
 Twenty-first nnd Tsventy-second
 streets, in the main marketing dis
 tricts, are insufficiently lighted, but
 not as acuteiy in need of lighting ns
 the other sections, merchants say.
 FROM EVERY STANDPOINT
 Our street here is in almost total darkness after nightfall, total except for the few store fronts oil the west side of the street." said R. E. Wilson, of the Southern Store Fixtures com pany, located op Twenty first street be- tween Fourth and Fifth avenues" For two blocks here this is a street that people will go out of their way to avoid. There are spaces of black darkness that make the street a fine hang-outfor hold-ups. Of course. this hurts business on the street after nightfall, and to some extent before that. and gives busi- ness men on the well-lighted Twentieth street just back of us a great business | advantage.
 l Although the opening of the viaduct | has made Twenty-first street one of the main thoroughfares, it seems still to be | a point of neglect and oversight. From | a standpoint of business, we need lights From a standpoint of beauty and civic | improvement we need lights. And from l a standpoint of safety we need lights think that anything that could be said on the subject will be in a worthy | cause"
 DRAWS INVESTMENT David Anderson of the Alabama Title | and Trust company, at 2111 Third ave nue, looks at the subject mainly from a standpoint of civic improvement ano l advantage.
 i Our place is rarely open very long 1 after dark, and we have our own cleo 1 tric sign, which lights up until the of l flee closes. so I am not really con cerned personally, but I believe muct could be accomplished in civic improve ment by lighting up Third avenue along this block. I think it would be a fin, idea to light up the avenue as far al Twenty third. It would attract thu builders of new business structures tt the Well-IlSHleu QlStTlCl. lne would feel that here was a good stree for the new structure, well lighted oi down to Twentieth, and a good plac for the new building.
 ] This would be case of the bushes I following the lights. The real estat men especially need new street to g on, and Third along this block is a goo' street"
 THREE ROBBERIES
 We have a mean street here,' sai
 F. B. Yielding of Yielding Brothers. a Twenty second and Second avenue Except for the light out in front Q the Twenty second street door we ar in total darkness. After l2 o'clock tn light goes out and there is just dark ness. Why, we have had three rob berries recently. One fellow just pushe the glass door in a few mornings agt Yes, we need lights; this is thrivin business section and we ought to b lighted up. l believe a good light about as good as an officer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-13
DEATHS

Wnlie V. Pitts-T Funeral services for Willie vernard iPtts. who died at noon yesterday at the residence, 7724 Fourth avenue, north, will be held from the residence this afternoon at o'clock Interment in New Pros pect cemetery. The deceased IS sur yived by his parents, Mir. and Mrs. W. V. Pitts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-01-13

food. Vienna has a currency one one- hun ndred and -fiftieth of it's normal value, and a government whose credit lis less than that of prosperous busi- mess in New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
Illinois Political War
Starts Treasury Inquiry
Accounts Handled by. Governor
Small in Past Years To Be
ScrutiniZed

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July 9-The
political war between Attorney General
Brundage and Governor Len Small,
which resulted yesterday in the issuing
of subp@nas for the records of. the
Office of State Treasurer Edward E.
Miller, was followed to-day by serving
subpoena on Mr.. Miller, requiring
him to. appear before the special grand
jury with all documents relating to the
payment and collection of public
moneys from January 1, 1916, to Febru-
AIRY /, 1921.
The six-year period covers the terms
of Mr.. Miller's three predecessors
Fred E. Sterling, Len Small and Andrew
Russell.
In an announcement yesterday At
torney General Brundage said that the
present State Treasurer had told him
"of certain conditions in his office at
the time of assuming control" which
were of character necessitating their
being presented to the states attorney.
The Attorney Generals statement
echoed back to the 1920 campaign when
it was charged that Mr.. Small, then a
candidate for Governor, had turned
back to the state $143,o0o interest
money, which it was said had been
in his possession since he retired as
State Treasurer in 1913.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
War Court Acquits
Two German Generals
Won Shack and Won kruska
Were Accused Of Promoting
Endemic of Tyullus

LEIPSIC, Germany. July { By the As
ISOLATED Press Generals Won Setback
and Won Kruska were acquitted to-day
by the German Supreme Court which
is trying persons accused by the Allies
of war crimes. They were charged
with having causeds either deliberately
or through negligence, an epidemic of
typhus among war prisoners in the
camp at Miederawehren, near Cassel
Three thousand French prisoners
are said to have died from the disease
or from the effects OF i'll treatment and
brutality.
One Of the witnesses in the pro-
ceedings yesterday before the Ger
man Supreme Court here engaged in
the trial of Germans accused by the
Allies of war crimes was reprimanded
by the presiding judge for answering
the roll call of witnesses III the French
language.
The witness was Edgar Pachelli an
Alsatian, who appeared for the French
compliments. He admitted he could
speak German.
Then answer here in German" the
court told him.
"Rut I've been called as a French
witness" Pachelli insisted
"a witness, as SUCH" ruled the
court, "has no nationality in a Ger
man court. He who can do so must
speak German"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
Secretary Denies
Local 80 Unfair
In Musical Row
No Attempt Made to Stop
Stadium Concerts, Says
Labor Leader; Trying to
Protect Own Members

Henry V. Donnelley, secretary of
the Musical Mutual Protective Union,
Local $40, yesterday denied the validity
OF the charges Of unfairness to mem
bers of other locals of the American
Federation Of Musicians which have led
to its expulsion from the parent body.
I'VE are in no way destroys Of ex-
Guiding members Of other musicians
locals from New York." he said. "But
work Is so scarce in this city now that
to protect our own members against
an influx Of strangers seeking for
theatrical or other engagements we
have to investigate every musician who
applies for a transfer to u.s."
Mr.. Donnelley denied that Local $40
had attempted to- stop the stadium con-
sion to that effect was based upon q
mlslnterpretation of letter sent to
Robert Sterne, the contractor charged
with engaging artists for that series.
Our quarrel was entirely with Mr..
Sterne," the secretary said. eve could
not allow him to act as contractor un-
less. he lived up to the agreements he
made with the members of the National
symphony Orchestra, which had origi-
nallly planned to give the concerts this
year, instead Of the Music League of
America"
Joseph N Weber, president of the
American Federation of Musicians, is
sued a statement denying that the
conduct of the local with regard to
the stadium series had had anything
to do with its expulsion, and stigmatiz-
ing as inhuman its treatment of artists
from other cities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
Japan Expects
Race of Navies
Ii Treaty Ends
Britain Likely to Strengthen
! Fleet in Pacific, With
Nippon Following, Says
Former Minister Kafo
Deprecates US. Objection
Declares, as Nego,iator of
Alliance, That America
and China Are Secure

NAGOYA, Japan, July CIV The
Associated Press) .-Abrogation of the
Anglo-Japanese alliance might neces-
state Great Britain's keeping her Paci-
tic Meet to certain degree of efficiency.
and strengthening of her Pacific force
by Great Britain might obliea japan
TO FOLLOW suit and strengthen her navy,
former Foreign Minister Kato declared
IN addressing the Kenseikai or Opposj-
ton party, of which he is the leader,
here to-day.
M. Kato, who as Ambassador of Janan
to England participated in negotiating
the existing treaty urged renewal Of
the alliance with notifications call
eulated to reassure China and also to
harmonize with the League of Nations
Aimed at Russia and Berlin
He said the alliance originally was
intended to be directed against Russia
and Germany, but it's necessity in these
directions had disappeared. 1t was not
surprising, therefore, M. Kato declared
that some should urge there was no
longer necessity for the alliance, but
considering that Great Britain and
Japan mad been maintaining friendly
relations for many years it would be a
great. pity if the treaty should be
abandoned
nj kato pointed out that abrogation
Of the alliance would not affect the
friendly relations of the two empires.
but he asserted its discontinuance
might make people think something
was wanting to keep the two nations
friends, and, therefore, it was desir-
able the treaty should be kept in force.
After referring to the possible neces-
s!ty OF Japan increasing her navy in
the Pacific, M. Kato declared that if
the alliance were continued Great
Britain would be under no necessity to
reinforce her strength in the Pacific.
He continues:
Denies 1t Affects Us
1T appears some opposition has been
raised in America and in China. but it
seems uncalled for. Even as it stands
the treaty stipulates that Great Britain
shall not come to Japan's assistance in
case of war between America and
Japan, while it contains nothing mimi
cal to the sovereignty of China. If
China objects to the use of the word
ohlna IN the treaty 1t might be al
tered to the Far East In short. the
opposition of America and China is not
based on reasonable and solid grounds.
What is deplorable is that the govern
ment has been adopting policy of ex-
IRENE secrecy in dealing with the alli-
ance, thereby giving rise to crop of
unfounded rumors."
In statement to the press NJ. Kato
insisted it was clear the alliance con-
tinues automatically until denounced
The discussion, he said, appeared to
have conferred around that part of the
treaty excluding the contracting par
ties from the necessity of assisting one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
Factions i'm Nonpartisan
League for Finish Fight
Efforts to Compromise Libel
Charges Over Misappropria-
ton Claims Fail

FARGO, N. D., July 9.-Hopes of
Nonpartisan League leaders that
compromise might be reached within
the state committee and that the
charges of criminal libel filed against
c. K. Gummerson, deposed editor of
The Courier News, the league paper.
and George A. Totten jr., his business
manager, who also was ousted, might
be dropped apparently were dead to-
night. Ole Kaldor, treasurer of the
recall campaign fund and majority
member of the committee, announced
he and his associates, Chairman A. A.
Liederbach and Chris Levang, had
taken an uncompromising stand.
I'VE will yield nothing said Mr..
Kaldor. 1--WE believe we have a Grim
inal case and the charges will stand"
The faction opposed to Chairman
Liederbach and his majority associates
il understood to be seeking the sup
port of the Attorney General and Gov
ernor Frazier in an effort to nave the
libel charges withdrawn and the matter
dropped. Mr.. Lemke is stockholde
in the newspaper.
Gummcrson and Totten were ousted
after the publication in The Courier
News of charges that the leagues
$4,000 defense fund had been mis-
applied.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
Maid Called Thief
Is Said to Blame
Doctors Stepso1,
First of Series of Robberies
in Home Of Youth Who
Won Heart, Confession
Attributed TO Woman

Detectives became suspicious last
night Of a young woman in the Penn
sylvania Station. At the police station
where they escorted her. they are said
to have learned that her name was
Jean Cunningham, twenty seven years
old, and that she had worked as maid
and robbed various persons here, in
Philadelphia and elsewhere. She did
so, according to the police, at the insti-
cation of the stepson of well-known
New York physician, with whom she
fell in love.
Miss Cunningham has been in this
country nine years, coming from Ire
land. About year ago, according to
the police, she met the physicians step
son in the park through Irritation.
He invited her to work in his house as
a maid. She is said to have been so
employed for FIVE weeks.
At the end of that time, and through
q recommendation from the physician.
she is said to have gone to work for
sixth Street. When she left there
she is alleged to have taken with her
$4,000 worth of jewels.
Her next job was in Asbury Park,
where she is said to have worked for
a family by the name of Mas long
enough to steal necklace valued at
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Philadelphia saw her next. Business
was poor there. She flched nothing
more than few cheap rings, so the po-
lice say.
All that she got she is said to have
given to the stepson of the physician.
according to the police, she says he
gave her $50.
When the detectives began to ques-
ton her, they say they discovered she
was person for whom they had been
looking for some time. She told her
story because she had heard that the
stepson had married some one else.
She said she was on her way back to
the Penn Harris Hotel in Harrisburg,
Pa, where she is chambermaid. She
went there, she declared, after her
Philadelphia visit and after she had
decided to lead an honest Life.
She is charged with grand larceny
and will be arraigned to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
ssSun Cod Leads March
OF Brooklyn Boy Scouts
Cilded Figure Striking Feature
of Parade From Central
Park to Arch

The Sun God, clad in a loin cloth
and coat of gilt, mounted on lath-
cred Pegasus, also gilded, rode in the
van of the Brooklyn Boy Scout parade,
which marched down Fifth Avenue
from Central Park to the Washington
Arch late yesterday morning.
Supreme Court Justice James c.
Cropsey. president of the Brooklyn
Boy Scout Council, marched at the
head of the 800 Scouts, all from his
borough, who were parading to adver-
tise Scout Week at Luna Park. The
management of the Coney Island
amusement center has promised the
organization percentage of the week
day gate receipts from July II to %
to aid in it's drive for 100000
Beside Justice Cropsey marched G.
E. Bingham, deputy scout commissioner
of Brooklyn, and five other uniformed
scout leaders. They were followed by
Arthur Pryor's Band, which made it's
first appearance in a street parade
since Admiral Dewey returned from
Manila Bay. The marching units were
troops 1872, 17s, 1872, 2o1, 2o2 and 238
and the girls and boys band from
the troop at the Wyckof Presbyterian
Church
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
Arrested After Auto Tour
Youth Accused of Stealing
Sl.365 and Machine

Frank Fiessel, who is alleged to have
stolen $1,365 from his employer, and an
automobile from Maurey Taper, of
1172 East Thirteenth Street, Brooklyn,
inviting friends to take motor tour
with him, was arraigned yesterday in
Bridge Plaza police court. Brooklyn.
He was arrested soon after his return
from the tour. He is eighteen years
old and lives at 238 Huron Street,
Brooklyn. The money he is accused of
stealing was taken from the safe of
William Pr.agle, in whose garage, at
124 Clay Street, Fiessel was employed.
He waived examination on charge
of burglary and was held for the grand
jury. He will be examined Monday
concerning the charge that he stole
the automobile.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-10
Federal Shift
In Dry Forces
Here Ordered
Reorganization and Supply
of New Agents Needed Be-
cause of Graft Charges
in District, Says Hart
Gift Takers Must Go
Wholesale Liquor Dealers
Told to Surrender Permits
When Stock Is Exhausted

r. L. Hart, Federal Prohibition Di-
rsctor for New York, announced yester-
day that the state enforcement forces
would be reorganized and new force
Of inspectors assigned to the New York
oalee. This reorganization, it was said
wis necessary because of the charges
made against many members of the
present force of agents.
A statement given out by Mr.. Hart
relative to the reorganization says
"While many of the charges which
have been made against employees Of
the department are unquestionably un-
true, however, owing to the scandals
having occurred and the charges which
have been made against MANY of the
present force, the administration nro-
poses to name practically new force
Of inspectors and to entirely reoryanize
the Office force itself. Any definite in
forration submitted to the director
which points to the acceptance of gifts
or graft OF any kind by any member
Of tie present force will result in their
INN edate removal.
Wholesalers to Lose Permit.
~Under the policy of the admins
trssion the holders of import permit.
and wholesale liquor dealer permits. as
sot'n as their present stock is disposed
Of, will be required to surrender their
permits and discontinue business. This
will leave only three main classes of
legitimate permits, the wholesale drug
81 SITS. the retail druggists and the
manufacturers"
An unusually large seizure was re-
pr rted yesterday in Queens, where two
College Point cafe proprietors were ar
ri ;gned in magistrates courts as the
n suit of raids. In the two places about
10000 worth of alleged wines and
WHISTLES were seized. The defendants
al e Anthony Diess, of 81 Third Avenue,
ard Peter Mengler, of Q North Thir-
ia enth Street, College Point. They
were held in $500 bail each.
John F. Mccarthy, proprietor of Nc
Crrthy's Inn at Port Chester, and
Harry Yamada, proprietor of the Nicko
III in at Croton, pleaded guilty Wednes-
dly to violating the state prohibition
law. They were sentenced by Justice
Morschauser to ten days in Jail. with
ogit the alternative of fine, although
they both came into court as first Of
flanders.
Right of Appeal Granted
Yesterday an order of court releasing
t,,e men was issued by Justice Tomp-
kins, after they had been transferred
from the county Jail to the Westches
tar County Penitentiary. Justice
f,'mpkins granted the men permission
10 appeal their cases.
Il appears that after Justice Nor
sshauser had sentenced the two men
G. the county Jail he read over the
slulian-Gage law, and learned that the
INV does not permit service of sentence
IN the county jail. He then ordered
their transfer to the penitentiary.
Their attorneys INN ediately applied
Sor release order from Justice Tomp-
lrIns, and obtained it.
Justice H. V. Borst, sitting in Ex-
traordinary Term of the Supreme Court
Manhattan, has in the instance of first
offenders passed sentence, but has
fine.