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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-15

The terminating bout of the evening was the semifinal in the 125-pound class, with Strawbino, local boy, the victor. He received the verdict only after an extra round had been contested, and at that it was very close. The vanquished was Colletti from the Crescent City, and he did himself proud in his great fight with heavier man.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
K|WAN|S ENDORSES
COMMUNITY TREE
Leo Garlic, Luncheon Guest
Tuesday, Discussed "CIean
TheatriCaIS"

Discussion of the Harrison NUM-
cipal Christmas tree plan presented
to the club by Gordon Erickson was
followed by an Endorsement of the
plan and the assurance of co-opera-
ton by the Kiwanis club at the lunch
con held yesterday at the Southern
club.
After some discussion of the plans
under consideration by the club for
its own Christmas tree, it was decided
to leave the matter in the hands OF
the committee appointed to arrange
the 5Siwanis celebration for the needy
youngsters of the city. report to be
made at the next meeting of the
club.
The Kiwanis club had as its guest
of honor at the luncheon yesterday
Leo Carrillo, who is playing in the
attraction at the Jefferson the first
three days of this week. Mr.. Car
rillo addressed the members of the
club on the stand taken several years
ago by the actors of New York advo-
eating "Clean Theatricals for the
American Public" and asked the CO.
operation of such civic bodies as the
Kiwanis club in promulgating the
work started by the actors associa-
ton. He concluded his brief ad-
dress with a few character stories
that delighted his audience.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
MOTHER FAILS TO
IDENTIFY BODY
Man Shot and Killed by Rail-
road Agent Remains
Unidentified

The Identification of the man
killed at Trussvillc Sunday after
noon by Special Agent Ratteree of
the Southern railway is no nearer
completed this morning than it was
yesterday.
Harold P. odom, boilermaker, who
lives at 204h North Twenty sixth
street. after viewing the body yes
terday afternoon, stated that the dead
man was w. H. Solomon, Jr., of Gar
dendale, with whom he had served
an enlistment in the navy. Accord
ing to Odom, he and Solomon had
enlisted in the navy together in 1918.
wire to Washington sent by the
local recruiting station verified the
fact that man named VIII solomon
had enlisted in the navy and had
given his home address as Garden
dale.
The relatives of Solomon were no.
titled and Sheriff Chris Hartsfield
went to Gardendale and brought Mrs.
solomon to Logs undertaking estab-
lshment in order to identify the
body After viewing the body Mrs
Solomon declared that it was not her
son.
Mrs Roy Dickerson. wife of the
noted Alabama bank robber, who was
scheduled to arrive In the city from
Wetumpka at o'clock to view the
body, did not arrive. 1t is conceded
by police authorities that the body is
not that of Roy Dickerson.
Formal investigation will be held
this morning by Coroner ]. ID. Rus
sum.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
ny FRANK wILLrs BARNETT

Travel My, what field of pleas
ure opens before and on with the
spirit of adventure even at the mere
mention of the word. Travel may be
for business or pleasure. but 1t mat
ters not which, if one keeps his eyes
and ears open it will add to his
knowledge.
1t would be a good thing IL every
boy and girl after graduation had a
chance to see a part of their own
country and If possible something OF
Europe; and II time and money were
at hand even take a trip around the
world.
Those who have had the advantage
of travel will never be able to take
provincial Views, for there is some
thing broadening about travel. 1t is
for this reason that those who are
encouraging travel are really doing
educational work and deserve the sup
port of the public.
Il have been in a position for a
number of years to see the advantage
which accrues from travel as well
as to know how to make the way of
the traveller easier" says d. f. Bon
ner, for say what you please, travel
Ing. Is an art and there Is all the diff
ference in the world between the ones
who know how and the others who
do not.
Plans Trips
Even when a traveller knows how
to make himself personally comfort
able when on the trains, ships, or in
hotels there is yet a need il he
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
WANT SPECIAL PRICE
FOR CHILDREN TO SEE
THREE MUSKATEERS"

In order to make it possible for
many Birmingham children to see
Douglas Fairbanks, the famous NOV
ing picture star, in THE Three Mus
keteers." which comes to the Jeffer-
son theatre next week, Mrs Neil r.
Wallace Is trying to arrange for a
special admission price for children.
whether or not this can be arranged
Mrs. Wallace does not know. but she
stated that she believed K. f. Doug
las, manager of the theatre, would
make a special rate for children. She
will take the matter up with him i'm
mediately
IF the admission is reduced to chill
dren many will be permitted to see
the picture featuring Douglas Fair
banks, one of their favorites. on the
SCREEN said Mrs. Wallace, "and in
addition l think they would enjoy the
the show very much. l feel sure that
some arrangements can be made
whereby a special price will be given
children to several performances at
least -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
COMMISSIONER CLOE
NOT TO REMIT FINES

W. B. Cloe, commissioner of public
safety, will not remit any fines in
cases where persons are charged with
violating the liquor laws. This was
proved when he refused to remit a
fine in behalf of his father-in-law.
Mr. Cloe's father-in-law is a lawyer
and was representing a client in po-
lice court who had been arrested on
charge of violating the liquor law.
Following hearing of the case Judge
Henry Martin fined the man and Mr..
Cloe's father-in-law called upon the
new commissioner and asked that the
fine be RENTED.
Commissioner Cloe stated he hated
to refuse the request, especially since
the man in question was a friend of
his, but that he had sworn to uphold
the law and he was going to do 1t
to the best of his ability.
He refused to remit tho fine Just
as he has done many times each day
since he has been in office. but as
yet all asking for remittance have
been treated the same and no fines
imposed in recorders court have been
RENTED by Mr.. Cloe.
He declared he is going to enforce
the law IL it is possible. claiming the
men know it is violation of the
law to have liquor in their possession
and K they are caught with 1t they
must suffer the consequences.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
Who's Who in Birmingham
Among the Newcomers

travels out of his beaten road to seek
expert advice as to the best routes
to take. for there is frequently great
difference between the service Of
fered by land and sea as to comfort
ITO meet this need for the Bir-
mingham public have in connection
with ID. r. Ridenhour established
Bonners De Luxe Tours. 1 am the
personal director and anyone wish
ing to make a trip is cordially in
vited down to the offices on the seq
ond floor of the Lyric building for
personal advice or use the phone. At
the office there is a variety OF travel
literature and maps.
I'VE are In a position to plan itin-
eraries in the north, east, west and
south, and just at present are plan
ming to operate an interesting tour
on January IL, 1922, to Havana. 1t
will be the pleasant way through
New Orleans, a city so full of inter-
est In itself This trip will be at
time when many things of interest
are happening. The return trip VIII
start from Havana on January 81.
This makes it possible TO have a de-
lightful glimpse of Havana in a short
time and at a most reasonable outlay.
81 got into the business because
like it and feel that l am fitted for
1t by many years of experience on
the road in caring for the pleasure
and comfort OF passengers. / thought
there was a chance to make good for
myself and partner and at the same
time add something to the city in
which l live"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
RETAIL MERCHANTS
ORGANIZE DIVISION
Henry J. Porter Is Elected
Chairman of Division of
Chamber of Commerce

About 80 of the retail merchants
of Birmingham met yesterday after
noon In the board of directora' room
of the Chamber of Commerce to dis
cuss the report of the committee APP
pointed to draft the recommended
lions under which the retail mer-
chants division of the Birmingham
ChanN er of Commerce would func-
ton.
Following the. discussion Of the re-
port the recommendations were &C
cepted by the members and 1t was
decided to organize the division, Of
which Henry j. Porter, Jr., was elect
ed permanent chairman, with in
structions to appoint Immediately a
committee to draft the bylaws and
constitution of the new organization.
The committee will be appointed
within the next few days, although
1t was announced that there would
be no further meeting of the divi-
sion until after the holiday bust
ness rush.
A board of directors will be elect
ed from every retail line in the city,
which, according to the present
plans, will include about Is different
lines of retail merchants, with two
members representing each line, max
ing in all a board of directors Of
approximately 80 members.
The organization. according to the
plans outlined yesterday would func-
ton similarly to the Chamber of
Commerce, organizing each line OF
retail business, so that 1t would un-
dertake to conduct business along
lines most beneficial to all of the
various merchants.
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interest authorized because OF unset
tied conditions fthe bond market
in the United states making it i'm
possible to market the bonds when
under the law only per cent inter-
est could be given purchasers by the
board.
Efforts of the board to give more
than per cent interest on the bonds
were defeated when the supreme
court. in a test case held that 1t would
be unlawful for them to pay more
than that per cent interest.
Following this decision. the legisla-
ture at it's special session in 1920 at
tempted to remedy the situation by
the passage of law allowing the
county to dispose of the bonds below
par. This act was declared uncon-
stitutional several months ago by the
supreme court. Owing to the con
tinued unsettled condition of the bond
market the board has been able to
dispose of only $4,000 worth of the
original issue at per cent and mem
bers of the board at conference de-
cided that the resubmission of the
remainder of the issue at higher
rate of interest was the only solution
of tho matter.
Active campaign to secure the rati-
fication of the new issue by the vot-
ers at the election January 80 will
begin at once 1t is stated, and mem
bers of the board are confident that
If the higher rate of interest is au
thorized, no trouble will be expert
enced in disposing of the bonds.
Money to be derived from their sale,
it is stated, will enable the county to
wipe out the $1.0oo,000 floating debt
and proceed with the construction of
large number of roads in the eoun
ty, the building of which has been
halted for several months on account
of lack of finances.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
JoHit Bankrupt
Sale Inualidated

An order invalldating the sale of
the Jollit stock to D. F. Smallwood of
the Markstein Brothers Millinery
company was entered yesterday by
Judge E. H. Dryer. referee in bank
ruptcy. The order was issued on pc
tition of John c. Coke, receiver, who
will resume charge of the stock. Mr..
Coke, charging through his attorney
r. DUPONT Thompson, that when the
sale was made Of assets which later
developed were not at that time ap-
parent.
The assets which later developed
were that part of the stock alleged
to have been hidden in Mobile and
other parts of the country. including
New York city, for which several per-
sons were sentenced to terms in tho
federal penitentiary in Atlanta on
charges of conspiracy to defraud.
1t was stated yesterday afternoon
that following an attempt on the par:
Of the bankruptcy officials to make
a new inventory of the stock of tho
store. the officials were refused en-
try, on the grounds that the order
was erroneous. The petition of D. r.
Smallwood was filed in court to re-
view the order OF the referee and
Will be heard by Judge w. 1. Grub
sometime during the week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
NJ REYNOLDS IS
NEW Chief DEPUTY
viii Resume Duties Today.
Succeeds F. H. M'Duff,
Now Police Chief

Resolutions granting the request OF
Sheriff j. C. Hartsfield In regard to
the appointment of l. E. McReynolds
as chief deputy were adopted by the
board of revenue at its meeting yes
terday and +. McReynolds Will as
sumo the office of chief deputy this
morning which was recently made
vacant by the resignation of Chief
Deputy f. H. McDuff to become head
of the police and detective depart
ments of the city.
Under the terms of the resolution
adopted by the board McReynolds will
receive the same salary as has been
given heretofore to the chief deputy
and will also continue to perform the
duties of chief clerk in the sheriff S
office which he has performed since
the beginning of the Hartsfield ad-
ministration.
Putting themselves on record as
being against the granting of any in
creases in salary at the present time
because of the limited finances avail
able, the board declined to grant the
request of the sheriff that they APP
propriate half of the salary formerly
paid McDuff to the raising of the
salaries of four of his other deputies
whom he had recommended for a
raise.
The new chief deputy has been con-
nected with the sheriffs office for a
number of years. He began his Of
fetal career in the office during the
McAdory administration. remained
throughout the four years that Bat
son was sheriff and has been chief
clerk under Sheriff Hartsfield since
the beginning of his term of office.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
FUNERAL SERVICES
OF MRS. UNDERWOOD

Marked with simplicity, though
deeply Impressive. funeral services of
Mrs Frederick Virginia Underwood
were held yesterday afternoon at the
residence of her son. Fred " Under
wood A large number OF friends
were in attendance. and the many
beautiful floral offerings attested the
esteem in which the deceased was
held.
Rev Oscar DeWolf Randolph. rec
tor of st. Marys- on-theH Highlands
church, of which Mrs. Underwood was
a member, read a short service Of
the Episcopal church, and DR.. j. A.
Bryan offered prayer The pallbear-
ers were Henry Howe, John London,
Carson Adams. j.. A. Smith. w. s.
Lowell, j. j. Smith. Douglas Nc
Queen. Dr.. George Morrow. j. II
Eddy and Lee G. Bradley.
The body was shipped last night a
7:45 o'clock to Louisville. Ky. where
funeral services and interment VIII
take place.
Surviving the deceased are three
sons: Senator Oscar w. Underwood
! Fred v. Underwood. Maj. Sidney $
Underwood. US, A.. daughter
Mrs. w. T. Underw wood, severa7
nephews and other relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
BEE is SHOT BY
HIS OWN TRAP GUN

j. Bee. who operates grocery
store at 7oi Emma avenue. north, was
the victim of his own trap yesterday
morning. Forgetting that he had set
trap gun to guard against maraud-
ers Monday night, Bee opened the
front door of his store yesterday
morning and received load of buck
shot in his left leg.
As a prevention against burglars
Bee coHtrived himself a trap which
would fire 1a-gauge shotgun as the
front door opened, Instead of going
as usual to the side entrance to the
store the merchant opened the front
door and-the trap was success.
He was carried to the Birmingham
infirmary, where 1t was asoertained
that his injury was very painful but
net necessarily serious.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
Important Phases of
Workmen's Compensation
Act on Trial in Court
Judge Evans Will Be Asked to Decide Two Questions
of Much Importance to Corporations and to
Persons Getting Killed or Injured

Whether or not the recently en-
acted Workmen's compensation act
applies to the recovery of damages
by the administrator of a deceased
against a corporation alleged to be
responsible for his death where he
was not an employee of the company
inflicting the injuries from which he
died, but solely because he was at
the time of his death engaged in the
employment of another corporation
which was subject to the provisions
of the act so as to prevent his ad-
ministrator from recovering punitive
damages for his death under the Ala
bama homicide act" is the question
raised before Judge Richard V.
Evans in circuit court yesterday.
The court is also being asked to
decide whether or not the homicide
act, under which damages for the
death of a person may be recovered
is one intended to allow punitive
damages or whether it is compensa-
terry in it's nature.
Upon the ultimate decision of these
questions, it is claimed by attorneys,
viii depend the forGi of action which
must be pursued in similar damage
Suits in Alabama in the future. The
questions are being argued before
Judge Evans in the case of o. J.
Moore, suing as administrator of the
estate of Steve j. Moore, deceased,
against Lee c. Bradley, as receiver
of the Birmingham Railway. Light
and Power company. in which the ad-
ministrator is seeking to recover
$4,000 for the death of his brother
June IL, 1920, when 1t is alleged in
the complaint the deceased was ia
tally injured when an automobile in
which he was riding at Fifth avenue
and Thirtieth street was struck by
street car, knocking Moore to the
ground and fatally injuring him.
According to pleas filed by the de-
PENDANT company, the plaintiff is not
entitled to bring an action for dam
ages against the receiver under the
homicide act" but should proceed
under the workmen's compensation
statute. 1t is contended in their
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
THREE OF CITY'S
HEADS TO VIEW
FIGHT PICTURES
Mrs. Wallace, City Censor,
Refuses to See Dempsey
Carpenter Pictures, But
Refuses Showing Here
by HENRY VANCE

Three city commissioners
dent d. E. McLendon, W G. Harrison
and Mrs Mary Echols-win sec a
private showing of the Carpenter
Dempsey pictures at the Rialto this
morning. w B. Cloe will be there
unless business engagements keep
him away, and W. E. Dickson will
not be. there. Neither will Mrs Neil
II. Wallace, city censor.
w. q. Rudolph appeared at the city
hall late Tuesday afternoon, follow
ing the commissions conference He
wanted to meet the commissioners
personally and invite them to attend
private showing, he stated, adding
that no strings would be attached II
the commissioners saw the film, ana
that he wasn't asking them TO at
tend from political viewpoint, but
merely to see the film as his guests,
and pass a private opinion rather
than an official opinion on the pic
ture.
President McLendon readily agreed
to attend, as did Mrs. Echols and Mr..
Harrison. MIR. Cloe feared that bust
ness matters would keep him away,
AhiCdhNlHS mat ht NOuiuh sec Hio
way clear to attend. MIR. Dickson
flat-footedly stated that he was
against box fighting in its many
forms and phases, and that he would
not go across the street to see Demp-
sey and Carpenter in actual personal
combat, let alone in pictures
Mr.. Rudolph had formerly request
ed the presence of Mrs. Wallace, city
censor, to pass judgment on whether
the film should or shouldn't be
shown. He stated that she had re-
piled that 1t shouldn't be shown, but
that she didn't care to see the pic
ture-that she didn't believe in box
ing.
Refuses to Witness Picture
The private showing of the pictures
at the Rialto this morning in no way
means a guarantee that the commits
sion will ever take the thing up Of
ficially and vote on it one way or the
other. The commissioners are mere
ly going as guests of Mr.. Rudolph,
and because he appeared in person
and invited them ndividuaily-not
as u body to witness the production.
Mr.. Rudolph, who brought the film
into the state, said that he had car
ried the pictures into 81 states and
that Birmingham was the first city in
which he had encountered opposition.
TT looks like I've rim into a stone
wall here" he said. Mrs. Wallace,
official censor, has steadfastly, re-
fused to witness the production and
pass judgment on it. personally, my
opinion is that a censor should see
anything before condemning 1t. But
Mrs. Wallace and l haven't fallen out
over her attitude. We quit friends
when she told me that she didn't care
to see the picture. and that 1 couldn't
show IT,
II have such faith in the picture
from a moral standpoint and know
beyond question that it is such a
high-class attraction that / have
urged the commissioners to bring
their wives and children to witness
the private showing at the Rialto."
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pleas that at the time of his death
Moore was an employee of the Bar
nett Lumber company. a corporation
employing more than 16 men under
the terms of the act. and which was
conducting it's business under the
provisions of that act. and that at
the time of the collision Moore was
engaged in work for his employer.
Attacks COnstitutionality
Constitutionality of part of section
80 of the workmen's compensation
act, under the provisions Of which
the defendant contends the plaintiff
should come is attacked by his at
torneys on number of grounds,
among which are that it is in viola
ton of the Alabama constitution,
and that it does not contain the
proper title in conformance with the
subject matter
Attorneys for the plaintiff also
contend that the workmans com
pensation act does not apply in the
present case because the Alabama
homicide act" under which they
are seeking to recover damages, was
intended not to compensate relatives
OF deceased persons for their death,
but is punitive statute intended by
the legislature to punish defendants
shown to have been responsible for
death, and is therefore punitive and
not a compensatory statute, such as
is the case with the workmen's COM
pensation act.
If the constitutionality of the dis
puted section is finally upheld, it Is
claimed by attorneys the result will
be that any person killed by cor
poration while engaged in work for
ar ether corporation operating under
the provisions of the workmen's com
pensation statute, even though an
other corporation with which he has
no connection is responsible for his
death, will be compelled to submit
to the compensation allowed by the
act and cannot recover punitive dam
ages.
The case is being argued for the
plaintiff by j. S. McLendon and
Harsh, Harsh & Harsh and for the
defendant by Charles e. Rice.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-12-07
SUBSCRIPTION DANCE
AMERICAN LEGION

According to present indications of
ticket sales, the subscription dance
to be given by the Birmingham Post
No. 1 Of the American Legion Will
be one of the largest affairs of the
holiday season.
Tickets were placed on sale last
Saturday. During the course OF the
evening over $500 was turned over
to the committee, the following three
days being reported equally success
full, according to the committee.
The dance will be given New Year
eve In the ballroom at the Hillman
hotel. Two prizes will be given away
during the dance. Premocar and a
diamond ring.
Elaborate preparations are being
made by the dance committee to make
this legion dance one of the most
successful dances in the history of the
American Legion post.
The proceeds from the dance will
be devoted to the American Legion
fund.