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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-18
Matrons Club

Mrs. Henry Hurd was a charming hostess of Wednesday afternoon, en- tertaining the Matrons' club at her pretty new home on Clarendon avenue.
 Lovely roses and zinnias and ferns were used in the adornment of the living rooms and porch where the games of forty-two were played
 Punch was served in the dining room from a table banked with ciematis, by little Margaret Waller and Emily Hurd. After the games a delightful salad plate with iced tea was served. Mrs. Hurd's hospitality was enjoyed by Mesdames R. T. Smith. Bert Lytie, E. B. Mays, W. H. Porter, R. M. Mingea, George Steven son, J. B. Morton, Homer Hurd, Thomas Carlisle, Nellie Ellis, F. B. Hill. Jr., John Neal. c. w. McDon aid, F.. P. Lacey, c. B. HoilinRs worth, George Rutledge, George Woodrow, George Waller, S. E. Bailey, c. A. Harris, and P. M. Matthews.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-18
sSNOWBLINDsA AT RIALTO IS
 INTERESTING DRAMA

Few pictures stir the spectator and work up the degree of interest and suspense that "Snowblind," at the Rialto does. "SnowbIind" is one of those swift and certain dramas that thrill from the first until the final flash. No time is spent in setting forth particular philosophy
 In little cabin hid away in the northern hills drama of four se- questered lives takes place that is one of the strangest imaginable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-18
~AMONG THOSE PRESENT. WITH
 HAROLD LLOYD AT TRIANON.

It would take a wooden man to sit through Harold Lloyd's new picture Among those Present. at the Tria- non without sidesplitting laughter.
 Every move he makes is scream and the laughter simply piles up until just before the end when things sub side a bit for Lloyd to take a breath before his last move for fade out Among Those Present is a story of young chap, bell boy in a hotel, who had an opportunity to see the ways of gentlemen, and believed he could act as well as any of them if he had the "glad rags"
 Enid Bennett in Keeping Up With Lizzie comedy drama is shown also and Is an excellent attraction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-18
Personals

Miss Annie We've Thornton, is the guest of friends in the city called on account of the illness of her father, the Rev. M. K. Thornton.
 Octavus Roy Cohen. Jr., of Bir- mingham is visiting his young cousin George Houston, at the home of MT. and Mrs. George Houston on Fifth avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-18
WEST LAKE PARK

WEST LAKE PARK
 August is giving July the laugh after it's first two days of heat Cool nights are greeting the citizens of Birmingham and there are hundreds who know what to do when the sun sets and the temperature falls. They try out the good automobile roads or the fast street car service, that leads to West Lake Park. There every night Nixon's Melody Six is playing the latest dance airs in the big pavilion. Every day and even- ing there is also swimming in the big pool with its clear spring water and concrete bottom. fine instru- ment provides music for dancing in the afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-18

in Canaan, a typical middle western town with it's provincial likes and dislikes and its society" He loves Ariel Tabor, who also belongs to the same strata of unrespectables. but life for them is burden Ariel's uncle dies and she goes to Paris and Joe goes away to study law. He re- turns to conquer Canaan" and his problems give MT. Meighan a. splen- did opportunity to display his tal- ents. The support rendered by Doris Kenyon as Ariel Diana Allen as Mamie. not to speak of Ann Egleston. Charles Abbe, Louis Hendricks and the many other artists of an unus- ually large cast was of the best
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-18
Trir for Boys

Bessemer boys will be given a bicycle trip to Camp Chippewa Fri day, and Lipscomb Cycle company will be hosts on this occasion. All boys who wish to attend are urged to register Thursday for the trip and meet at the store, 110 Nineteeth street, at 7:30 a. m., Friday.
 Various amusements have been planned, all boys bringing their bath ing suits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-18
City Council

Captain McEniry. Gordon Vail and' pr. W. P. Price
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-18
Halloween Tricks

Halloween tricks are played on
 Dobbins; signs of Hello Bill ana tin cans are tied upon him. and ., times a day men come by and say that horse was the first thing they ever saw in Birmingham. Residents in shining automobiles purpose to
The evening world., 1921-02-10
JOHN D. AND MRS. HARTMAN
ARE TWO RICHEST AMERICANS,
INCOME TAX FIGURES SHOW
CALLS ON WILSON
TO PLACE EMBARGO
TO BAR OUT TYPHUS
Continued From First Page)

Of any one getting excited. Ny as
sistants are working in perfect har-
mony with those from the Board Of
Health and DR.. Copeland Is giving
me full cooperation"
The San Giusto and the Providence
with more than 1000 steeraEe pas
sengers, are being held at Quarantine
to-day 20 give Health inspectors
ample time TO examine all 5us-
picious cases. One case of small
pox developed on board the ProU-
dence and the victim died. All the
steerage passengers of this boat will
be vaccinated before being permitted
to land at Ellis Island.
The passengers are at Hoffman
Island to-day undergoing a deIousing
process. DR.. Copeland said that IL
the Washington authorities would
permit the use Of Camp Dix as a de-
lOusLng headquarters the work of the
local health authorities would be
greatly facilitated.
Fifteen hundred steerage pasaen-
gers who arrived Sunday on the Ryn-
dam of the Holland American line are
Stin on the ship, because Ellis Island
ohicials will not accept them until
sanitary precautions have been taken.
Yesterday $50 of them were sent to
Elhs Island and they were sent back.
To-day they were sent again to the
Island, but once more returned TO the
ship because the immigration officials
were not satisfied with the manner
in which the sanitary measures had
been taken The ship rs scheduled to
sail tomorrow, but there is some
doubt as to whether it will be possible
to get the passengers accepted early
enough at Ellis Island
The evening world., 1921-02-10
UNTERMYER AND
LOCKWOOD PLAN
NEW PROCEDURE

Samuel Untermyer and Senator
Charles c. Lockwood are meeting in
Mr.. Untemyer's office at No. 12O
Broadway this afternoon 70 decide on
the future course Of the Lockwood
committee in view Of the failure Of
the Legislature to grant the extended
powers demanded to permit the in
quiry to go into banking and insur-
ance fields in relation to loans for
housing construction.
There still remain fourteen alleged
combines among building materials
and contractors organizations, and
the resolution continuing the COM
mittee is sufficient TO cover inVesti-
CATION of these.
Mr.. Untermyer is going to Wash
ington on legal business, and as his
health has declined during the siren
uous work as chief counsel to the
Lockwood committee he plans to
go South for a month or six weeks,
possibly from Washington.
The meeting to-day is for the pur-
pose OF determining whether the in
Vostigation shall go over until Mr..
Untemyers return or il 1t shah be
carried through by Leonara Wall
stein, associate counsel with Mr.,
Untermyer.
The evening world., 1921-02-10
CALLS GARRISON
MONTHLY TENANT"
ave Don't Know How Long He'll
Be With U.s." Says Delaney
in B. z. 7. Plea.

Transit Construction Commissioned
Delanty was told to-day BY Alfred ".
Williams. appearing before htn in the
interests Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company that the public would Rldf sr
q the letters "B II. T." and the name
''Hroadway subway" were removed
from subway stations and kiosks. rs
proposed. and the name New York
Municipal Railway" substituted.
Commissioner Delaney said that no.
where In the contraeturai relations be-
tween the city and the New York
Municipal Railway Corporation do the
letters "B. r. T." appear and that the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company is not
q railroad corporation that Operatcs a
railroad. but simply the title Of a hold
ing company.
Mr.. Williams suggested that "IAndley
NJ. Garrison. Receiver" might be the
proper name 10 appear on the kioSiSs.
He IS only month to-month
tenant, and We don't know how long
he viii be with U.S." rama Tked COM
missioner Delaney in restrving de-
cision.
The evening world., 1921-02-10
j. S. MUST HELP
GERMANY TO PAY,
SAYS BERNSTORFF
Thinks America Should Inter-
vene With Allies in Regard
to Preparations.

HAMBURG. Feb. 1O.-Count Won
Bernstorff, fomer German Ambassa-
tor TO the United Satates, in a speech
before the German Democratlc Party
Convention hete yesterday character
tied the Allied decisions on reparations
taken at the Paris conference as n
bad bin OF exchange which would prove
payable only by Americas endorse
ment
There existed between Germany and
the United States no direct differences,
the former Ambassador declared, only
unpleasant remembrances remaining.
Even these, he asserted, would have 20
be forgotten, because only by the as
sstance of America would Germany BE-
able to fulfill her pledges. To this end,
he said, it was necessary for the Unit
cd states to intervene in some manner
with the Entente Powers.
Economic motives were tho only
thing which would force a revision OF
the Treaty Of Versailles, Count vor
Bernstein insisted, and IL would be
dangerous to make American states
men suspicious by ovcrtures OF friend
ship without the economic motives OF
Germany being made plain. He
thought that too frank suggestions OF
would prove a disappoint-
ment and would affect the probability
Of American assistance to Germany
in her distressed condition.
The evening world., 1921-02-10
GAS USED TO TAKE .
WOMAN'S SLAYER
BEHIND BARRICADE
Police and Firemen Use EIigh
Pressure Stream in Six
Hour Battle.

PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 1O.-A six
hour battle early to-day between a
negro, who had shot and killed
woman in the house where he was
living and nearly 100 policemen and
hremen, resulted in the capture OF
the man, mortally wounded, and the
injuring Of four policemen. Pistols,
axes, high-pressure fire hose, sulphur
candles and other chemicals were
used against the negro who had bar
ricaded himself in the house.
Attention was attracted to the negro,
who was known as William Dresen,
Alabama Joe" and other names when
he shot Grace Robinson, a negress.
and threw her body out Of the house.
A negro policeman attempted TO arres:
him and was shot in the leg. Reserves
we're sent for, and when they attempt
ed to break into the house the negro
appeared with two pistols and fired
rapidly, wounding another policeman
in the head.
Dresen managed to barricade the
doors and the police called upon the
Fire Department for assistance. A
high pressure hose was kept in Cd
Grafton and every time the negro a.p-
peared at a window he was driven
back by a rush of water. but not he
tore he managed to fire several shots
Two other patrolmen were injured.
The besiegers then resortad to
strategy aud procured sulphur can
dies and other chemicals from a hos
pital 70 drive hun out The negro.
however, kept all windows open, and
tAls mode OF attack failed.
Finally Richard Anderson, a negro
member Of the Police Vice Souau.
managed TO get into the house un-
seen by the barricaded man and the
two met at a stairway. There was
a fusilladc OF shots and Alabama
Joe tumDled to the bottom of the
stairs Anderson was not hurt Six
policemen seized the wounded negro
and an examination at the hospital
showed he had been shot six times.
1t is believed he received some OF
the wounds before Anderson fired at
him.
During the siege police discovered
two women and a fourteen year-old
boy were on the third moor OF the
house. While police kept Dresen
away from the windows by a
barrage OF rifle shots firemen ran a
ladder to the third floor, permitting
the three to descend. One OF the
women, sister OF the murdered
woman, said that, coming down the
ladder they could see "Alabama
Joe" on the second floor and be could
have shot them II he wanted to.
The evening world., 1921-02-10
WANTS TO FORFEIT
NASSAU RY. CHARTER
Petition States That Passenger Cars
Are Not Run on Lines, but
Freight Is Carried.

The forfeiture OF the charter Of the
Nassau Electric Railway Company is
asked in a communication sent to-day
to Charles d. Newton. Attorney Cen
eral, by Joseph F. CurTan Of No. S2s
Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn Mr.. Curran
complains in his communication that
the railway company rs not living UP to
the terms Of its charter in not operating
passenger cars over the Rogers, Ocean
and Church Avenue lines. He also cites
that the Nassau Electric Railway Com
pany Is operating freight cars over these
lines, in violation OF its charter.
Mr.. Newton explained to the COM
ptainant that It would be necessary to
have a petition in the case bring out
all the facts. Franklin Taylor. an at
torney with offices in the Woolworth
Building, has been retained by Mr
Curran to investigate the technical side
Of the charter and report 10 the Attor-
ney General. II the facts in the com
plalnt warrant an action, Mr.. Newton
can bring suit in the Supreme Court
to have the charter revoked.
The evening world., 1921-02-10
Only "Single" Persons With
- Over S4,OoO,OOO a Year,
So Far as Known.
WOMAN A NEW YORKER.
Widow of Railroad President
Believed to Be Next in
Wealth to Oil Magnate.

WASHINGTON, Fob. 10. - That
John d. Rockefeller is the richest
person in the United States, and Mrs.
z. H. Hartman Is the wealthiest
woman. Is deduced from income tax
statistics just published by the In
ternal Revenue Bureau.
1t " estimated that Mr.. Rockefeller
has accumulated $500, 900. 900 during
his lifetime, and that in 1918 his totl,l
wealth was between SsOo,Oo0 900 and
Fl Ooo, 100000, and now is not much
less, though his known total bene-
factions aggregate $500, 10000.
Statistics show that for 1918 MI.
Rockefeller paid income tax on a net
taxable income Of between so, 900, 900
and tS6,OOO.O 900, probably about Ez2,-
100000 after general deductions from
his returned income OF nearly SSa,-
100000. This did not include exemp-
tions on charitable bequests, nor in
come from tax exempt securities.
Consequently some estimate that
Mr.. Roclsoteller's gross income in
1918 was between $4,000, 900 and $780,
100000, probably nearer the latter
a dollar for every tick OF the clock
and that his income represented total
wealth OF probably $1,000, 900 or
more, and probably is not much less
now.
The Government, OF course, gives
no names OF persons paying taxes on
great incomes. but 1t is easy to de-
duce who many Of them are. For
instance, only one man listed as "sln-
gle" reported a personal income Of
more than A,OOO.0OO, and as Mr..
Rockefeller is a widoWer and would
be listed as single" he is undoubt-
edly the only single" man in the
United States who would pay income
tax on more than N,OOO.OOO. There
are two other such incomes listed,
one reported Jointly by husband and
wife, and one by a single" woman
all from New York State.
The woman listed as single" paid
taxes for 1918 on an income Of from
"a, 900, 900 70 &, 100000. In other tables
the residence OF this woman is given
as New York State. Mrs. Hartman
is a widow and the inheritor Of al
most all her husbands estate, She
may be next in wealth to Mr.. Rookie
Teller.
Besides the three income returns
over $4,000, 900 made from New York
OF from 81, 900 900 to "a, 0OO, 900 reported
from taxpayers Of New York State.
The evening world., 1921-02-10
MAN AND WOMAN
SHOT IN STREET
One Victim Dying in Bellevue, but
He Refuses to Identity
Suspect.

Alberto Alterio Of No S47 East Soth
Street was shot in tho back this
afternoon by a man who was walk
ing a few feet behina him in Null
berry street near BroOme Street. His
assaiiRnt then fired another shot
which pierced the ankle OF Mrs. Aida
Peretti, No. 81 Mulberry Street, who
was walking nearby with her baby
in her arms, after which he pm his
revolver back In his pocket and start
ed 70 walk on.
A crowd surrounded Antonio Man
oini, who gave a Providence, r, J.,
address and tried 70 get him away
from Policeman Louis Hunt and De-
tectfve william Dusgan. who had
placed him under arrest. He was
taken to Police Headquarters in an
automobile.
Alterio 10 in Bellevue Hospital. It
vas said he had no chance TO re-
cover He was confronted with Man
clni. but refused 70 Identity him.
ats the death / expected" he de-
clared.
Mancini denied the shooting. Mrs.
PeretAi is In Bellevue Hospital.
The evening world., 1921-02-10
BAKE YOUR OWN"
ADVICE TO WIVES
Mrs. Welzmiller Says This VIII
Bring Down Bread Prices
BlameS Movie-Mad Women.

Housewives can reduce the cost Of
bread by doing their own baking. de-
clared Mrs. Blanche Wylie welzmiller,
Deputy Commssi ioner OF Public Mar
kets. while presiding at a meeting OF
women's civic bodies in the City Hall
to-day. The meeting. to which whole
sale bakers were invited and which was
attended by a least one representative
OF each large bakery, was called to
protest against the failure to make the
reduction in the cost of bread COM
mensurate with the fall in prices OF its
ingredients.
The people of New York City eat
100000 loaves OF bread daily. Mrs
Welzmiller said, and waste 1000. 900
loaves weekly. She directed attention
to the pinch felt by the poor, whose
chief staple is bread, when the cost OF
the loaf Is not kept at the lowest pos
slble figure
The movie going housewife was de-
scribed by Mrs. WelEmiller as response
ble for the demand for a special output
Of bread and pastries 10 b6 taken home
following afternoon flm shows. The
baking for the to o'clock trade was
the largest Of the four or fiVe daily
bakings, she said.
The evening world., 1921-02-10
HETTRICK'S CLERK
TELLS HOW ''CODE"
DATA WAS SECURED
Average of Work Done by
Thrifty Firms Basis for
Allotting Contracts.

Edward +. Dean OF Brooklyn. a
bookkecDer in the oficos of John T.
Hettrlok, director and lawyer for ay-
sociations of building contractors,
was the first witness prodtced by
the prosecution to-day against Mr..
Hettrick, Herbert Smith, William II.
Chapman and William L. Doran. ar
oigned for conspiracy TO defeat com
petition.
Mr.. Dean identified record sheets
from Mr.. 'HetGrick's office, on which
various contractors were known by
numbers only. Kenneth Spence,
assistant to Col. Henry L. Stimson,
Special Attorney General, questioned
the witness.
1t became apparent at once that
no generally harmonious plan OF
procedure has developed among the
four groups Of lawyers representing
the four accused men. They crossed
each other with objections and insist
ing on points Of benefit to the indi-
vidual defendant, REGARDLESS of the in
terests OF the others.
In the examination OF Mr.. Dean,
an anti Hettrick witness.
Mr.. Elders objections were varied bv
objections made by Lawyer Fallou
FOR all the other defendants" One
of these supplementary objections
was that papers from the Hettrick
offices bearing date before the con-
spiracy charged, were not properly
in the case, 50 far as Messrs. Chap
man, Doran and Smith were con-
cerned.
Mr.. Dean said he kept accounts for
Mr.. HettriCk for thirty different
plumbing firms. His first task was
TO find out the average amount OF
yearly business done by the thirty
Arms altogether and individually for
seven years before April, 1919.
These furnished the data, the wit
ness said he was told by Mr. Ret-
trick, for the share of new business
to be allotted to each hrm. He iden-
titled the signature of Mr.. Hettrick
on various reports and on indorsed
checks.
The evening world., 1921-02-10
POLITICIAN is CONVICTED.
Used Gunmen to Prevent Fair EIsc-
ton In PhiIaaeIphIa Primary.

PHILADELPHIA Feb. 10.-Samuel G.
Maloney, former Harb0r Master OF
Philadelphia, was found guilty yesterday
OF conspiracy to prevent a fair cleo
ton on Primary Day, September. 1917,
The jury was out only thirteen minutes;
Maloney was released IN $4,000 bail
pending arguments on a motion for s
new trial.
Maloney. a prominent figure in pol
itics, was implicated in bringing gum
men from New York, who black lacked
James l.. Carey and shot a policeman
George A. Bppley. 10 death. Maloney
denied that he sent an employee OF the
detective agency which he ran TO the
Firth Ward to clean up" political
club, He also denied q statement at
trbuted to him that Carey had lived
by the sword and by the sword he
must die"
The evening world., 1921-02-10

ars aEhtinr ne Public Service Com
u1isulon's attempt TO foist on them an
scent fare. But with Gov. Mlliers
traction measure put into law there
would be nothing left for either Troy
or Rensselaer, 70 fight with. Both ave
the fare aNation clauses in their fran
Chiae 70 The United Traction Com
pany, but unGer the Governors bill
these would be abroEated.
Senator william =. Martin, ship
builder Of Buffalo. should be in
tsrested In the hght against the
traction measure. Mr.. Martin
is q mechanic and affiliated with
orEanizea labor. another reason for
his being in sympathy with the strap
hangers OF Greater New YORK. New
York's bwentY-three members, II
united for the people as against the
political bosses, could, with the three
~possi bilities" named. defeat the
Governors traction Measure unless
TIE changes demanded are made.
New York has not yet put all her
twenty-three on record, bot Repuo-
lican members here say that II good
majority from Greater New YORK are
hrnly against the measure the ma
iority will not dare put lt through
The evening world., 1921-02-10
PRIESTS EXECUTOR oUSTED
Brother of Late Father strzeIeckI
Removed by Surrogate.

Surrogate Cohalan to-day removed
Julian F. strzeleclci, No. 252 West 1ith
Street, as administrator OF the estate OF
his brother. the late Rev. Father John
II. Strzelecki. pastor of ST. Stanislals
Polish Roman Catholic Church. NO. lOl
7th Street, for twenty-five years, and
who built up a large fortune, II was
charged I'm Surrogate proceedings. dur
ing his pastorate by diverting funds OF
the church.
Strzelecd was ordered by the court
to turn over to the archdiocesan author
tiles S369,000 the amount the dead
priest is said to have diverted. The
brother failed 10 comply with the order
Division
The evening world., 1921-02-10
TAXI KILLS CITY EMPLOYEE.
OTtVsr DOssn't Recall RunninH
over Mha.

Miehsel J. oNsnl, a taxiesb ehauf-
fe'T OF No. aos Daily Avenue. the
Bronx. was locked up in the East S5th
Street Station last night on a technical
charge OF homicide after he had run
down and killed Patrick Madden, an
employee Of the Street Cleaning De-
partnsnt
o'Neill was driving north on LexinE-
ton Avenue. When he reached s9d
street his passenger stopped him and
asFed him what obstruction he had run
ever He said be had hit nothinE that
he TahW Or bat turned and went back
MADDEN lay dead IN the street.
The evening world., 1921-02-10
WHAT IS DOING
TO-DAY In CONGRESS
SENATE.

immigration Committee TO
frame emergency immigration
DILL.
Senator King TO hle minority
report on Borah naval building
suspension resolution.
Coal hearings to 90 on before
Manufacturers Committee.
HOUSE.
Begins consideration OF Naval
Appropriation Bill.
Military Affairs Committee be-
gins investigation OF Grover
Cleveland Bergdoll case.
Foreign AnIairs Committee
continues hearings on resoh-
ton for trade with Russia.
Ways and Means Committee
continues hearings on revision Of
tariffs on Sundries.
The evening world., 1921-02-10
TWELVE ROBBERIES
CHARGED TO YOUTH
Police Declare Lure of Wall Street
Led Prisoner 10 Commit
Alleged TheftS.

Thomas II. Jones, twenty. % No. 2O7
Lineoin Place, Brooklyn. said to have
admitted seven burGlaries In the Bor-
Ough Park section OF Brooklyn. pleaded
not guilty to-day before County Judge
Mitchell May to two charges OF bur
giry. He was held for the Grand Jury.
Jones was said 70 have been led 10
commit the alleged burEiaries by a de-
sire 20 speculate n Wall Street Ac-
oording TO the police, he took part in
twelve burgiaries and obtained loot
valued At more than 81, 900.