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Evening journal., 1921-03-11

tee an dopeniy criticised some parts
ed his objections and they have been
removed. But the fellow I object
to-" said DIR. Howell, "is the man
who goes about with a club under
cover" The blame, he said, is not
all on the Republicans but II the
Republicans are wise they will get
back Of this charter and, laughingly
he added. elect all five Of the COM
missioners." The Democrats, he
said, are hungry and think they can
get in, while the Republicans are
in and want TO stay in.
In conclusion Dr. Howell said he
was heartily and wholly in favor Of
the commission form of government
and he urged the members of the
Legislature TO give the bill their
unbiased thought
Senator Robertson. who is "A for
mcr chairman Of finance Of Council,
took exception to remark that pr.
Howell made during his talk rela-
tive 20 the chairman Of the finance
committee Of Council making up the
budget DR.. Howell apologized il
he had said anything that might re-
su.t in the wrong conclusion being
drawn, as he was not criticising any
body personally, but was pointing
out the defects of the system. Or.
ilowell was given an ovation at the
conclusion OF his speech.
A. d. Warner, Jr., president OF
the Chamber of Commerce, said that
he felt Senator Robertson's substi-
tute bill is an improvement over the
original and that 1t had in no ways
changed the fundamentals of the bill
The endorsement of the Chamber Of
Commerce remains in effect he
added
william E. Corey, president Of tho
SSiwanis Club. said that club was
unanimously I'm favor OF the pro-
posed new form Of government
Representative Kramer, president
OF the Central Labor Union. said that
organization has 10000 TO $4,000
members. all worbingmen of Will
mington. and that they heartily en-
dorse the movement for a new char
ter
Mrs. c. p. M. Rumford, as a rep
fcScnldlNe OF lle new century Olupf
urged passage OF the charter bill
which has been endorsed by the
club
Mrs Alice Dunbar Nelson, repre-
sentng the League OF Colored Wo-
men Voters, said the colored women
voters believed in good government
and approve the charter bill.
William II. Douglas, president of
the Rotary Club, said that club was
one of the initiators of the charter
movement. He said he takes issue
with any statement that the Rotary
club is quick to jump at conclusions.
The Rotary Club, he said, is 100 per
cent back Of the substitute bill.
Senator Robertson at the conclu-
sion Of the hearing said to those
present that he believed their repre-
sentatives would give the matter
their best consideration. He told OF
introducing a five-commissioner bill
in the Senate two years ago and that
the seed sown then may bear fruit.
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RESIDENTSO Of
CITY JOIN IN
CHARTER PLEA
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prepared TO meet objections raised
by Senator Robertson to the original,
and urged the passage Of the bin.
The speakers included Leon Walker,
chairman OF the general charter
committee: Charles +. Curley, a
member of the committee that drew
the bill; Miss jeanette Eckman.
member Of the bipartisan charter
committee: former Mayor DR. Har-
rison W. Howell. A. ID. Warner,
president OF the Chamber OF Com
mcrce: William =. Corey. president
OF the Kiwanis Club; Representative
Kramer. president OF the Central
Labor Union; Mrs. c. =. NJ. Rum
ford. chairman of the civics COM
mittee OF the Wilmington New
Century Club: Mrs. Alice Dun
bar Nelson, representing the League
OF Colored Women Voters, and Will
liam e. Douglas, president of the
Rotary Club.
IF the charter bill fails to pass
the two Houses il will be because
Republican members do not vote
for it," This statement was made
following the hearing yesterday by
a Democratic leader who claimed to
have made a canvass of the Demo-
cratic members Of both houses He
added: "As far as / can learn today,
every Democratic member will vote
for the charter bill as amended TO
meet the views Of Senator Robert
SON."
Leon Walker in opening the hear
ing made a short statement telling
something of the history of the
charter movement in Wilmington.
He read letter from Colonel George
w. Sparks, chairman of the bi-par-
tisan charter committee, in which
Colonel Sparks unqualihedly en-
dorsed the substitute bill.
Mr. Walker also remarked that
the committee had thought it best
to get the best advice possible as to
the constitutionaEty of the substi-
tute bill, and consequently had ask
ed Herbert II. Ward. Robert II.
Richards and Robert G.. Harman for
an opinion on il. He e'read a letter
signed by those three attorneys in
which Il was stated that they had
examined the bin and in their opin-
ion in all respects and In all parts
It is constitutional" Both OF these
letters were turned over TO Senator
Robertson as chairman Of the com1
mittee having the bill in charge.
Charles +. Curley, a member OF
fhe subcommittee OF the bi-par-
fisan committee that drew the char
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
ROME BEGINNING
 TO USE TAXICABS
 AFTER HARD FIGHT
By Associated Press

Rome. June i1.-'raxicabs nave just invaded Rome. New, brightly painted vehicles similar to those of New York have just made their appearance, re- placing as many horse drawn cabs which have held sway in the capital of the Caesars for centuries.
 The taxicab. though welcomed with open arms by the general mass of Romans, has met for years stone-wal1 opposition for the right to circulate in Roman streets The 5000 cab drivers and liverymen fought its use and warned the city administra- ton they would be defeated at cleo tion if the taxicabs were admitted.
 This opposition has in a measure been overcome. but there still re- mains some cab drivers prejudice against motor vehicles in their busi- ness. They have insisted that the chauffeurs be mainly recruited from the cab drivers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
b MILLION IS
 PLEDGE OF SOUTH.
Many Churches Have DaubIed Quotas-$750,00O Is Re-
 ported By Alabama
By Associated Press


 Nashville, June 11.-According to officials of the Christian education movement of the M. E. Church south. s15.aoo.0oo has been pledged by the churches toward the $as,00c.- 900 fund which is being sought before the next general conference in May, 1922. This Is exclusive of large gifts previously made.
 Many churches obtained subscrip- tions more than double their assess ments, while in some localities, duo to local conditions, no effort has been made to get pledges.
 Today the following amounts were reported by conferences:
 Alabama $750,0O0; Baltimore $1s2,- 900; Central Texas $47,0Oo; Denver no report; East Oklahoma $246,0f2. Florida $7S4,500 Holston s717,166; Illinois s3,3O0; Kentucky $263,47S: Little Rock $41S,6S3; Louisiana $780, 900; Louisville sS0,00o; Los Angeles $21,355; Memphis $315,353; Mississip- pi $500,000; Missouri s115,773; New Mexico s3o,o00; North Alabama s907,- 032; North Arkansas-$22S,0 S,000; North Carolina $502,133; North Georgia s7OO, 900; North Mississippi s375,0co; North Texas $51o,000; Northwest Tex as $425, 900; Pacific $23,00O; St. Louis $200,000; South Carolina $420,oo0' South Georgia $s4s,000; Southwest Missouri $63,30o; Tennessee $400,0ooi Texas $675.000; Upper South Carolina s446,000; Virginia s1,276,007; Wes- Oklahoma S243,355; West Virginia s373, ,oO0; West Texas $125,000; Wes- tern North Carolina $700,000.
 The Florida conference has con tributed $10,000 more than was asked of the Florida churches. Virginia has pledged the largest amount.
 The board of education of the M. F. Church. south, will hold it's annual meeting June 22 in Nashville.
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milton of the racial equality of the Japanese. The American destroyer forces at Cavite are being constantly enlarged.
 It is difficult to figure with pencil and paper how Japan could dare risk a struggle with the United States. Subtle Japanese propaganda has led to the belief in this country that Japan is miracle nation" ca normal in anything she might under take. Japanese >propaganda has spread the report that the English would be bound in honor" to sup port Japan in any military enter prise she might undertake, especially since Japan had shown her good faith in going to the assistance of her British ally in the war with Germany.
 Part in War Insig gnificant
 Yet how insignificant was the help Japan rendered in the war. She saw no fighting whatever, on land or sea. She seized some of the German islands in the Pacific and sent scme destroyers to the Mediterranean to help combat the German submarines. and this action on her part gen. orally is regarded as having been agreed to only when Britain had promised she should have Shantung. So far as the vital western front was concerned, the Japanese had no part. China contributed hundreds of thousands of Coolie laborers whose work was invaluable.
 However, much Japanese vanity may have fed upon the alliance wieh Great Britain in the past. 1t must be apparent to the Mikado now that this agreement will be renewed next month in letter rather than in spirit, and with such notifications as to make it virtually toothless, especially so far as the United States is con cerned The agreement will be but an effort on the part of Great Brit ain to save Japan's face. Japan knows she has no sympathy among the British dominions, and it will only be by their sufferance that the treaty is renewed at all. The do minions have more to claim from the mother country for their participa- tion in the war than Japan ever will have.
 Japan is neither industrially nor materially prepared to attack the United States and without such an attack war Is impossible. Japan has spread the propaganda of resent ment and preparation so that she might pursue her own way in the east.
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ADDITIONAL STAFF
 MEMBERS NAMED
 BY GEN. DAVIDSON
Commander of State Confed- crate Veterans Also An nounces Members of
 Staff of Sons

Anniston, June )- Maj Gen. Henry C, Davidson of Montgomery, who was elected com mander of the Alabama Confederate Veterans in the annual reunion held here last month, has written very appropriate letter to all of his com rades in the state, and announced the appointment of additional staff members.
 The commanding general also an- nounced the appointment of staff members for the Sons of Veterans The members of the generals staff are as follows:
 Col. M E. Houghton, ad1utant general and chief of staff; Col Paul Sanguinetti, assistant adjutant gen eral and division treasurer; Lieut.. Co.'s. W. E. Yancey, Birmingham. chief of artillery; M. T. Judge, Sr., Mobile; John Metcalf, Montgomery. inspector general; K. A. Dunlap, Gadsden, chief of infantry; Felix Smith, Rockford, judge advocate gem eral; J. B. Francis, Birmingham, commissary general; S. T. Frazier, Union Springs. quartermaster gen eral: D. L. Bridges, Birmingham, paymaster general; A. T. Goodwin, Montgomery chief engineer; IA Y. Dean, Eufau1a, assistant chief engi- neer; J. w. Barclay, Birmingham, cl.ief surgeon; Ben F. McGehee, Bessemer, assistant chief surgeon; N. A. Sewell, Gadsden, chief of ord nance; A. w. Hilton, Birmingham, flag bearer. pr. w. B. Crumpton of Montgomery was appointed to the post of chaplain general
 Aides de Camp.
 The following aides de camp, with the rank of major have been ap- pointed as staff members by General Davidson:
 W. F. Mollette Orrville; Dan Wal den, Decatur; E. J, Daffin, Tusca- lcosa; R. E. McWnliams. Camden; W H. Welch, Demopolis; A. F. Prince, Tuscaloosa; George Phillips. Selma; D. M Galloway, Selma; w. H. Knight Greensboro; k, o. Simpson. Snow Hill; J. l.. Fletcher. Bir-ning- ham; E. H, Purifoy, Selma; Rufus B. Wallace, Marion
 Tn the list of appointments Col John w. Inzer of Ashville. and all generals not on active duty, have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
Upson Describes Balloon
 Trip That Won the Race

end of the afternoon, we saw thin stream of smoke near the ground which was blowing due north. 1t didn't take us two minutes to be on our way down after it.
 This again took us eventually in the form of semi-circl very similar to the first one and it nearly doubled our previous distance. All through the mountains, however, we had to keep low. just coasting over the tree tops. Part of the time we were ac- tually below the mountain crests, but did not have to throw much ballast as the wind currents tended to follow the slope and would carry us up over and down on the other side.
 Tt was while trying to stay low in the late afternoon that we had our only serious accident of the trip. In reaching for a sandbag in hurry, I tipped over a pint of grape juice, which somewhat dampened our equip ment, but not our enthusiasm.
 The trip over the mountains was a wonderful sight. For practically tains and trees with hardly a good landing place in sight.
 Later in the evening, fog began to form in the valley which glistened in the moonlight like intensely white snow. In the early morning the clouds got thicker overhead, obscur- ing the moon, and finally sunrise came again through rift in the clouds.
 Caught by Wind
 Tn passing the edge of the Blue Ridge mountains about this time we were caught in violent whirlwind. which nearly threw us to the ground. Quick use of two or three bags of ballast saved us for sev- eral hours more.
 We made brief trial of altitude of $500 feet above the clouds. but found that We were going more and more backward with increasing alti- tude. By the time we got down again even the lower currents were not taking us to any greater distance, so We picked out the first good place to land.
 We found a good field in a hoI- low behind the hills where it was absolutely calm. The balloon came to rest just where we wanted it and w didn't have to rip |, to let, the gas out. We had the usual interested spectators at the landing, none of whom had, apparently, seen a bal loon before
 One woman tainted, because she thought the end of the world had come. Which one of us she took for the Angel Gabriel. she didn't men tion
 Tt was a great disappointment. not to have gone. farther. especially after such hard struggle to make the last few miles. We had only seen one other balloon since the start and hence did not know where
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been made honorary members of the staff of Sons of Veterans. The fol- lowing aides de camp, each with the rank of captain, have been named:
 |. H. Fitch, Snow Hill; W. J. Beggs Gadsden; W. B. Bankhesd, Jasper; L. B. Musgrove, Jasper; Jacob D. Bloch. Mobile: John D. Mobile; B. D. c. Waddell, Scale; Fl. T, Harweil. Mobile; George F. Harrison. Jr, opelika; George Driver. Birmingham; Walter l.. Jones. l.. H. Lee, Robert 8. Teague, Bibb and Clifford Laner. Mont gomery; J. A. Rountree. Blrming- ham; Watt T. Brown, Ragland; Ray Rushton. Montgomery; A. D. Bloch. Mobile; F. L. Boggs R, IT. Mangum, F. W. fettus, l.. M Hooper J. B. Ellis, W. B. Craig and S. F. Hobbs. Selma; W. Fl. Bell, Marion Junction; W. c. Oates, Montgomery; T. S. Frazier. Union Springs; s. H. Dent, IT., Montgomery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
Probable Assignment of Marchers In Great Anti-P rohibition Parade
 to Be Held Tn New York on July 4

insist that you take out your nots- book and jot the date down. and then, of course, nothing more is ever heard of it,
 Company E.: The wrestlers. These boys are usually pretty powerful, and when slightly edged. will eo aboat clamoring to wrestle. If you do not respond heartily, they kid you along with few elementary hammer locks and smithy- holds, forcing you back into the furniture or playfully crashing you into the goldfish, bowl When not engaged in wrestling they are showing you how strong their grip is in shaking hands.
 Company F.: The free thinkers. In restaurant, they are given to making clearly audible remarks about the people at the next table. First, the woman over there is too fat. Next that man has no right to come Into a public dining place with striped tie. Any showy dessert which is brought to nearby diners is greeted with loud comment, and perhaps a demand that it be removed from the dining room altogether.
 As a subdivision in this group will come those who are given cou.- age by few drinks to put the waiter in his place; if need be, to send for the head waiter and explaln the whole ugly business to him with the demand that something be done about it.
 Company C.; Orchestra leaders. An unsuspected sense of rhythm springs into being under the influ- ence of a modest potion, and the patient must conduct the orchestra, using a knife or a pencil as a baton and laying great stress on the i'm portance of the pianissimo move ments. All conversation must cease while this Is going on.
 As a final contigent:S In this sec ton of the parade will come all those who threaten to leave the country for good unless the eighteenth amend ment is repealed. The line of march >for this element will be down Four teenth street to the French line piers where a steamer will be waiting for them.
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Plugging along and taking advan- tage of every little opport anity. with slow conditions all the way through, won the national balloon race for Ralph Upson and c. G. Andrus in the balloon, Birmingham Semi-Centen- nial," according to Upson, who writes regarding his experiences to Charles L. Harold of the Civic Association.
 The winning air currents were mostly minor variations. tucked away below the 4,000-foot level, MT. Upson writes. He says all the other hal- looms must have gone through them. but failed to take advantage of them. the majority not appreciating the t~ue character of the race. Trying to get too far west was fatal to sew eral chances, he said.
 Geographic considerations were not a factor in the 1921 races, he declares, because of the slow speed. High altitude was also eliminated by his aide and himself soon after the start. Accurate conotrol of altitude was decided upon as an important feature. Speed and direction read ings were taken immediately after the start.
 .t Getting Uncertain
 These indicated that conditions were getting uncertain, so the only definite policy for the night was to get as far away from Birmingham as possible. The best currents were found in a strip about 500 feet thick, the bottom of which varied from 1,s00 to 2,1o0 feet above sea level at different times during the night During all this time, only one other balloon was sighted. presumably that of Capt. Berry. This was about ? o'clock In the morning, Upson says. It seemed too high to get the best results.
 Apparently realizing this. 1t soon dropped to lower altitude, but aft CT that kept much to, low and was very quickly left behind.
 We kept our altitude practically constantly until after sunrise in the morning, when We were already ahead of where all the other balloons eventually landed" MT. Upson writes. We saw local rains and later storm sclouds forming in the rorth and west. so we put on all the speed we could and avoided getting too far north.
 By the time We had gotten clear of the rain our speed was slowing up an dturning more to the east in spite of anything we could do. Throughout the day big cumulous clouds were piling up. eating up our ballast literally by bags. It was hard work keeping down at times, but with one exception we kept below the clouds.
 Conditions got steadily worse until early Sunday afternoon we were at the edge of the mountains. Then for several hours we loafed along, making practically no headway at all. What movement we did have was not getting us any farther from tho starting point. As things turned out, we had already won the race by 2 considerable margin. but we were very far far from being satisfied with such small distance.
 Difficult Period
 Throughout this difficult period, Andruse stuck to the Idea that we would find better conditions before nightfall. Sure enough, we were not disappointed. for along toward the
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When, as a result of iron starvation, you get up feeling tired fin the morning. whom you can no longer do your days work without being all fagged out at night, when your digestion all goes wrong, you have pains across the back and your face looks pale and drawn, do not wait until you go all to pieces and collapse In n state of nervous prostration, or until in your weakened condition you contract some serious disease, but consult your family physician and have him take a specimen of your blood and make 2 blood count" of your rod blood corpuscles, or test the iron power of your blood your self by adding plenty of spinach, carrots
 baked apples or other iron aiming
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fruits and vegetables to your daily food and take organic iron, like Nuxated Iron with them for a while and see how much your condition improves.
 ~ Thousands of people have surprisingly increased their strength, energy and en- dnrance in two weeks time by this simple experiment. But in making this test be sure that the iron you take Is organic iron and not metallic iron or mineral iron which people usually take. Organic iron is like the iron in your blood and like the Iron in spinach. entis and apples while metallic iron is iron Just as It comes from the action of strong acids on small pieces of Iron. Organic Iron may be had from your druggist under the name of NUXATED IRON. Beware of substitutes: look for the letters N 1. on every tablet. Your money will be refunded by the manufacturers If you do not obtain perfectly satisfactory results. At all druEKists.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
Ky ROBERT c. BENCHLEY Associate Editor of Life
Special Correspondent of The Age-Heral (Copyright, I02I, by The Age -Herald)

Special Correspondcnt of The Age-Herald
 Copyright, 1921, by The Age Herald)
 New York, June 11.-(Special)- Plans for New Works prohibition parade on July 4, are already made with the exception Of the assignment of marchers to their respective di- visions in the line. May we suggest to the grand marshal the folliwing classes under the main banner in- scribed: We can take it or leave it alone"
 Company A: The story-tellers Those cheery souls who, in mild in toxication, insist on telling tile same funny story three or four times dur inS the evening. Half of these be- long to the class who are deeply of- tended if you fail to give the third recital of the story as big lau sh as they think it deserves. Tpe other half don't care, so long as you lis- ten.
 Conmapy B.: Imitation givers. 4 slight amount of liquor removes their self consciousness to such an extent that they are willing, on no pretext at all to give limitations of a selected number of popular theatrical stars, Ther are rendered so optimistic that they consider their imitation of Harry Lauder the best although they could be argued into abandoning it in fla vor of the one of Al Jolson. Under slight pressure they can be induced to clog us.
 Company C.: The glooms. They become melancholy and interpretive and walk you over into a corner to tell you that they don't seem to be getting anywhere in their work, and wonder if after all, it wouldn't be better if they threw the whole thing up for good and all, You must give advIce. You must reassure them.
 Company D.: The date-makers. Suddenly waxing lavish, they date you up indefinitely for a wcek from Wednesday to be their guest on a tremendous party at which Dolores and which. if all goes as planned, will end up on board the "Corsair" for a trin to the Mediterranean. heN
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the others had landed until the next day, when we learned that we had won the race by more than doubling the distance of our nearest competi- tor
 The condition which caught all the other balloons was larger barometric high which spread and backed into the south central states catching all the balloons in the cen- ter of 1t, where there was no regular wind, but only convection or heat currents which soon developed local rains. My personal opinion Is that Honeywell deserved a better place because he started latef
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
NEfLi WELLi

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 q was just reading the impression of an Engllshman who has been vis- iting this country" said Mrs. Gabb. He states that the only fault he has to find with American women is that they are overdressed"
 And yet we claim that the Eng fish have no sense of humor." com mented Mir. Gath.