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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
life INSURERS OF
STATE GATHER FOR
SALES CONGRESS
Registration of Delegates This
Morning at Southern Club.
President Thorpe viii
Make Address

Hundreds of acceptances for the
Life Insurance Sales Congress, to be
held at the Southern club, beginning
this morning at o'clock and lasting
through the day, have been received
at the office of the general secretary,
Jack Caldwell, and a record attend
ance is expected at the meeting.
approximately 700 invitations to the
congress were sent to life insurance
agents throughout the state several
days ago. Many of the visitors have
arranged to stay over for the national
balloon aces. which start from Bir-
mingham on Saturday afternoon.
Registration of delegates will begin
pre- mptly at o'clock this morning at
the club. and all are urged to be on
time.
WELCOME DELEGATES
Arthur Crowder, chairman of the ex-
ecutive committee of Birmingham To-
cal Life Insurance association will
welcome the delegates. Orvflle Thorpe
of Dallas, Tex, president of the Ma
tional Association of Life Underwrit-
ers and H. e. Walker of New orleans,
vice president Of the association, will
both be present and give addresses.
Montgomery will send a big delega-
ton. headed by Cyrus Brown. president
of the Montgomery association. Mr..
Brown is our former secretary of state
and has the state insurance bureau IN
der his direction.
Besides the organization of the Ala
bama Life Underwriters association,
the general aim of the congress Is to
give Alabama agents chance to in
terchange IDEAS and increase enthusi-
asm in the business throughout the
state" said f. c. Robinson, chairman
of the publicity committee for the
meeting. The life insurance business
In Alabama can stand a lot of devel-
oping, and the agents are of the opin-
ion that n strong organization will
help considerably"
WORKING COMMITTEES
Herbert Baum, general chairman.
will preside over the two sessions Of
the congress. The following commit
tees working under Mr. Baum's dlrec-
ton have charge of the arrangements
Gladhand committee: w, H. Nichols,
Paul Hughes, A. B. curtis, Albert Lee
Smith, Hinson Sibley, James Dunlap,
Frank Anderson, William Vaughan, w.
e. Dawson. e. w. Hicks, Cyrus B.
Brown. Montgomery.
Registration committee: Lucien
Brown Edmond Armes, Fred Chisholm,
Mrs O. d. Atkins, Miss Smitherman,
Attendance committee: w. F. Fits,
Tuscaloosa; A. w. Fowlkes. Mobile;
Wilson e. Folmar, Troy; E. E. Helmer,
Selma; !. S. Christopher, Gadsden; G.
s. Boswell Huntsville; M. c. Russ,
Elba: Sterling j. Foster. Birmingham.
Finance committee Arthur Crow
der, G. T. Sibley, Charles Hogue, j. S..
Wilcox, +. H. Andrews, E. O. Toombs.
publicity committee e. c. Robin
son. Charles L. Smith Gadsden; Irving
Porter, Florence; w. L Pittman, r. w.
Creighton, Russellville; Frank Willis
Barnett. Age Herald; Sig Bauer. Bir-
minghaIn News.
Programme committee: Herbert J..
Baum, Jack Caldwell w. T. Barron,
John M. Corr. lack Tally.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
.ELYTON COMMUNITY
SERVICE TO STAGE
FIELD MEET FRIDAY

The Elyton Community service has on
its calendar one of the most important
events in its history in staging the first
annual field day. scheduled for Friday
Since the arrival OF the Young Mems
Christian association community leader.
q. w. Crosnoe, all activities have been
pointed to this event with unswerving
directness in order that a programme
such as has never been witnessed in tho
Elyton section may be rendered when the
curtain goes up at p. m
The programme will consist of track
and field meet of many interesting events,
a demonstration of mass and non-equip-
mont games, such as are now widely In
use in the Fairgrounds throughout the
county; dancing by a selected group OF
girls from Blyton school, and community
singing.
Many attractive prizes. donated by
business houses and individuals. will be
awarded the most successful contestants,
and keen interest has already been mani
tested as to the outcome of each and
every event.
The board Of control is intensely in
terested in the work that is being done.
and has backed up the community leader
with untirng efforts to make this field
day something to be long remembered
by all who witness 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
URGE PURCHASE OF
. SCHOOL FAIRGROUNDS

Purchase of 15-acre site for play
ground and park for the use of stu
dents OF Martin school has been urged
upon the city commission by members
of the school Improvement association
of that institution. About so men and
" omen called upon the commission
yesterday to make this request.
The commissioners will look over
the property some time today. The
school is at Fountain Heights and the
property adjoins at Fourteenth street
and Thirteenth avenue. north.
e. N. Hamill appeared as spokesman
for the delegation. Mrs. Hamill, retir-
ing president of the school improve
ment association. and Mrs. N. L. Pierce,
newly elected president, also talked in
favor of the purchase of the property.
There are 100 to 500 pupils attending
the school. The yard is declared too
small for all these students. The pur-
chase of the proposed site will solve
the problem, the speakers declared.
Action by the commission will not
be taken formally until next week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
Events of Today
In Birmingham

Real Estate Board luncheon MT L
o'clock, Southern club.
business and Professional Womens
club meeting mt $50, cIubrooms.
ADJUSTMENTS
Majestic-"Madam X"
Lyric-Ixeith vaudeville and pictures
Loew's Bijou-VaudeviIle and pic
lures.
Trianon---CharIes Ray. i'm "rhe Old
Swimmin' Hole"
Aicazar-'sWhnt's Wife WorthPs
Strnnd-Mary Piclkford, In Through
the Back Door,
GaIax-Hugo BALM, presents east
Lynne"
RoynI-Frank Mayo in "Tiger True"
and comedy.
RfaIto-Harry Carey. In "Bluc
Streak Mccoy.
EdgewoOd Park-Dancfng.
West Lake Park-Dancine and bath
ing.
East Lake Pnrk-Dancing, bathing,
amusenients.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19

Pilots and their aides who are al
ready on the ground are: Roy F. Dom
alGson. pilot of the City of Birming-
ham, with w. e. Robinson of the Uni
vcrsity Of Illinois as aide; j. s. Nc
Kibben. pilot of the st Louis No. 5,
entry of the Missouri Aeronautical So
ciety, and his aide; Ralph Epson, pilot
of his own balloon, assisted by c. j.
Andrus, one of the chief forecasters of
the United States weather bureau
Lieut. Commander H. ]. Roth, pilot of
the navy balloon, with Lieut.. II. E
Halland as aide Capt. John 7. Berry
winner of the 1909 race, in his own
balloon, with Charles A. White as aide.
ENTRANTS ARRIVE
Entrants still to arrive are: H. e.
Honeywell, winner of the 1920 national
race; Bernard Won Hoffman, University
of Missouri student, and Wade r. Van
Ormann, pilot of the City of Akron.
entry of the Akron Chamber of Com
merce, Willard p. Seiberling as his aide.
Alan r. HawIey. chairman of the
lighter than mir committee OF the
Aero Club OF America, will repre-
sent that organization MS referee
in the race.
Capt. John Berry is the Oldest
contestant In the race. He is rs
years of age. Bernard Won Hoff-
man is the youngest. Won Hoff-
man is making his maiden flight
as a pilot.
w, r. Gregg. in charge of the aero
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
MORE COAL BINS

Birmingham coal operators are In
called for bids for additicaal bulk
heads which have been found necessary
In the construction OF the $500. 900 coal
terminal at Mobile.
When these additional bids are re-
ceived, the government will let con-
tract for tho entire work and construc-
ton will ensue. 1t is hoped to have the
terminals in readiness for the fall and
winter coal and export trade.
The terminals are to have capacity
of 10000 tons OF coal and 20. 900 tons
Of ore. and will be so arranged a. to
load and unload either barge and ship
and vice versa. or from bins to barges
and ships and vice versa
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
MALC COLIN ASKS THAT
FORMER WIFE BE HELD
IN CONTEMPT OF COURT

Petition to regain the custody Of
was filed in the chancery division Of
the circuit court yesterday by Charles
p. Malcolm. He also asks that his
former wife, Mrs. Gertrude A. Malcolm
to whom the court gave the custody Of
the child. be adjudged in contempt Of
court
According to the allegations of the
petition, his minor son is lying Ill In
a hospital in Shreveport. La, to which
city he charges the mother took tho
boy in violation of provisions of the
decree requiring her to give bond be-
fore removing him from the Jurisdic-
ton, of the Alabama courts. 1t is al
legged that the mother Is living in Bir-
mingham, and is not giving him any
care.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
IRON PRODUCTS FOR
THE PACIFIC COAST

The steamer Cape Romano, Page &
Jones agents, is now loading at Mobile
with 1900 tons of Birmingham cast iron
pipe and 800 tons Of Birmingham pig iron
for the Pacific coast.
The iron comes from several makers
and the pipe from five shops. including
the Birmingham Pipe and Fittings. The
cargo OF soil pipe is the largest that has
ever left FOR the Pacific coast via the
water route. The rate via Mobile and the
canal is 80 per cent of the all-rail rate
Mobile now has four lines to the Pa
cific coast, the Page & Jones, the Van
Heynigen Brokerage company. the 18TH
mian, Steamship line (Steel corporation)
and the Mobile Liners, recently incor-
porated.
The Admission City, latest production Of
the Chickasaw yards and belonging to
the Isthmian Steamship company will
make her maiden trip to the Pacific
coast with Birmingham Iron and steel
products. making all points as far north
as Vancouver.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
AUTHORIZED ROUTE
TO BALLOON FIELD

The authorised route for automO-
biIes to the Balloon race Mt North
Birmingham Saturday afternoon, ms
announced by II. Y. whitman, chair
man OF the committee ON transpor-
tation, Will be as fOllOwsi
Leaving town. follow Twenty
sixth street to Thirty-fifth avenue.
North Birmingham, turn to the
right here and keep on going due
east on Thirty-fifth avenue to the
balloon field.
The road through Boyles will be
closed to traffic coming to the field.
Upon leaving the field, 1t has
been decided that the traffic should
follow the BoyIes road or turn to
the right, continuing south to
Twenty-first avenue, thence to
I'wenty-fourth street and on into
the city via Twenty-fourth street.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
NARCOTICS VALUED
AT $4,000 SEIZED
While Making Arrest on Other
Charges, Detectives Find
Drugs

Five thousand dollars worth of
narcotics are alleged to have been
found I'm a trunk owned by Jack
Jacobs, when he was arrested and
lodged in the city jail on charges
of having a number of blank
American Express money orders I'm
his possession and of having tried
to cash several of them.
Jacobs was arrested in n local
hotel by Goad and Walls, city de-
tectives, on charges made by the
police authorities of Norfolk, Va,
who aIIege that Jacobs took the
money orders from nm express Of
flee there.
The discovery Of the narcotics
was accidental, officers declare.
and they found them only when
they went to Jacobs room to mr.
rest him ON the other charges.
with Jacobs was q woman who
gave her name as Miss Essie Folk,
and who claimed that Jacobs WINS
to mnrry her soon. Jacobs would
not discuss the charges with the
police nor would he tell where he
was from.
J. A. johnson, special agent OF
the American Express company,
will take Jacobs back to Norfolk
soon to answer the several charges
made against him.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
.NESBITT ISSUES CALL
FOR DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE MEETING

w. d. Nesbitt. chairman of the state
democratic executive committee. has is
sued call for a meeting of tho COM
mittee to be held at the Tutwiler ho-
tel in Birmingham Saturday, June 4,
at 80 in the afternoon. The purpose
is to take action following the death
of the late Col. w. T. Sanders for the
election of his successor as Alabama
n ember of the national democratic ex-
ecutive committee
The call states that the meeting Will
have no other subject to consider and
will, therefore, be q short one.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19

logical division OF the United States
weather bureau at Washington, ac-
'companied by two forecast experts, ar
rived yesterday afternoon. They will
make maps to be used by the pilots
Cars used by the pilots and their
aides have been furnished by the Biz
mingham Motor company.
DRAW FOR POSITIONS
Pilots will draw positions at the
start, and location of their balloons on
the field tonight at the Tutwiler, where
headquarters for the race have been
established.
supplies and instruments for the
dfrigible which will sail here from
Pensacola tomorrow night, arriv-
ing Saturday morning. have mr.
rived in the city. They will be
taken to the field. where the diri-
gibIe Is to land, some time during
the day.
The transportation committee of the
balloon race organization announced
yesterday that the Boyles road will be
blocked by the Boy Scouts and traffic
officers, who will not permit entrance
to the field by this route.
All persons are also urged by the
committee to have the exact change
ready for their admission fee to the
grardstand and to the grounds proper.
Persons in cars are asked to have the
parking fee ready, so that congestion
may be avoided.
Pilots and aides will visit the field
this morning to inspect the prepare
lions made for the start Gas pipes
have been placed in position. and other
details have been attended to.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
NEGRO DRIVER HELD
FOR MANSLAUGH7ER

Levi Collins, negro chauffeur of
the car which struck and almost
instantly killed William Parry,
8-year-old SON Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. j.
Parry, 2201 Eleventh avenue, south,
in front Of the city hall building
Monday afternoon, is now in the
county jail under a charge Of man.
slaughter in the second degree,
which was placed against him by
Coroner j. ID. Russum after he had
completed his investigation of the
accident. Careless driving was the
main point of the evidence.
About IL witnesses were exam
fned by the coroner in all, and 1T
was brought out during the In
vestigation that the car was tray-
cling mt the rate of 20 miles per
hour or better.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
Incorporation

Papers Of Incorporation were filed In
the probate court yesterday by the vul-
can Radiator company with an au-
thorized capital stock of $4,000. The
new firm will begin business with
$1,000 of the capital stock paid up.
Officers are: Robert H. Alexander,
president; e. w. Hall. vice president,
and r. G. Alexander. secretary and,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
NAVAL RESERVES

Members of the naval reserve will
meet this evening at $50 o'clock in the
rooms Of the Civic Association. Lieut.
Com. Fl. j. Roth. naval balloon pilot,
and his aide. Lieut.. H. E. Halland. will
be invited to attend the meeting to-
night
Marine engineers are planning or
ganization of class in marine engi-
neering.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
PERSONAL

Ed 8. Center. formerly Of Birming-
ham, and well known in business cir
Giles here. but now a resident of At
lanta. is spending a few days in the
Magic City greeting old friends
Herman T. Spain, secretary Of Chick
ering & Sons Of Boston, piano manu-
facturers, is in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
PREPARATION ASKED
ON RATES CHARGED

Examiner Fuller of the interstate com
merce commission spent yesterday hear
ing the complaint of the Western Grain
company on rates charged for black strau
rnolasses from Mobile and New Orleans
70 cunningham Reparation is also
asked.
tuesday was given by the examiner to
the complaint of Wofford Oil company
and the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company on rates on oil from
Iexas and Louisiana to Birrninxham.
heparation is also asked in these cases.
Iotai amount Of PREPARATION involved Il
about $1,000 T
me cases are stoutly fought on both
by Q. L. Bum and Charles Jones. man
aser and secretary Of the Birmingham
Traffic Bureau. '''
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
Pilots and Aides
Arrive for National
Balloon Race Here

Six pilots their Birmingham the
balloon Saturday others expected today Col
his chief of the balloon
arship division of the service arrived last night
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
Marriage Licenses

Marriage Licenses
The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday at the office OF the
probate Judge:
Carlos Veitch and Miss Ollie Olivia
Abercrombie.
Dave c.. Deshazo and Miss Frances
Farley.
Louis Duffee and Miss Mary Scott.
Wayne Warren Atkinson and Miss
Hattie Leighton Banks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-05-19
NOTICE

OWING to delay in securing ccrr.-
Itone. Fairvfew Lodge No. ga
a. M. has postponed laying same
Indefinitely. Announcer... ~,
nade later. NC
J. y. GOBER,
n. H. THOMAS.
w. Q. DEAN. Trustees.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-02
CITY MAY GET
ONE OF LARGE
u. HOSPITALS
Recently Authorized by Act of
Congress for War
Veterans.
CHAMBERS AID SOUGHT

There is a possibility of securing for
indianapolis one Of the lar~e hospitals
which will be erected for war veterans
by the Government, according to Senator
James L. Watson, who, in a letter re
ceived by John B. Reynolds, general sec
retary Of the Indianapolis Chamber Of
Commerce today, asks for the approval
Of the Chamber of Commerce Of the move.
Senator Watson says the sundry civil
bill which has just been passed author
ICES the expenditure of $1S6OO,OOO for the
provision OF suitable hospitals for war
veterans.
The sundry civil bill specifically pro-
yides for an expenditure Of S6.1O0,0O0 for
the enlargement of existing hospital
buildings and S12, SOC, 900 for new hos
pitals.
According to Senator Watson, this con-
struction work will be IN charge of the
Treasury Department and it is quite
probable four or five hospitals will be
constructed in different portions Of the
country, each to cost $2,5O0,O0o. The
plans for these hospitals have not been
fully formulated. but win be as soon as
the bill is signed by the President.
I'm my Judgment il would be an ad-
mirable achievement if the indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce could succeed In
having one of these hospitals located in
indianapolis or Marion County" writes
Senator Watson.
with the proper effort I believe 1t
can be accomplished and would like to
have the approval of your organization to
the undertaking SO that l may at once
begin an effort through official channels
in Washington to have Indianapolis con-
Continued on Page TwO)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-02
Motor He arse
Not Truck, Says
Senate Ruling
They Are Put in Glass With
Pleasure Cars in License
Bill.

Hearses are not trucks, the Indiana
State Senate decided today. The Senate
made this decision after Senator Charles
J. Buchanan, Indianapolis, undertaken,
offered an amendment to exclude them
from the provisions Of a bill prescribing
license rates for trucks.
In introducing his amendment Sena-
tor Buchanan said it is not "dignifed"
to class hearse as n truck. Senator A.
II. Beardsley asked him if he called them
this, but with the adoption Of the amend
ment they were put in the same classifi-
cation.
The amendment was to the Dean House
Bill No. 200 The Senate spent an hour
discussing the bill on second reading
but no material changes were made.
The st. Joseph County Superior Court
bill was amended to provide that the
court should have jurisdiction IN st.
Joseph County only. This is the way
the bill was originally introduced. but in
a committee amendment by the Senate
Committee on the Organization of Courts
1t was provided the court should also
have Jurisdiction In Starke County
Senator William NJ Swain of Pendle-
ton moved to reconsider an amendment
prohibiting the establishment OF branch
banks by State banks and trust com
panies. The amendment provides that
no branch banks shall be established in
the Immediate neighborhood of banks al
ready established Under the rules OF
the Senate the motion must lie over
twenty four hours before it Is acted on
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-02
GOVERNOR ALSO
TO LOOK INTO
PORTER. WRECK
Public Service Commission
Will Investigate for Pub
lie Benefit.
SEEKS SAFETY MEASURE

Governor Warren T. McCray Is taking
a hand in the State investigation in the
railroad wreck at Porter which cost
more than forty lives Sunday night. He
announced today that he had requested
the public service commission to send
David Il. Matthews, chief inspector Of the
railroad department, to Niles, Mich. to
attend the investigation being conducted
by Michigan Central officials.
He also said a representative Of the at
torney general would be sent to Gary
ne-t Tuesday when members OF the pub
lie service commission win held a hear
ing on the crash.
II hope 10 see some means found In
these Investigations" the Governor said.
whereby such horrible catastrophes can
be avoided in the future"
Officials OF the New York Central and
the Michigan Central Railroads and
crews OF the two trains which were
wrecked win be summoned before the
commissioners 10 explain the accident in
detail and II possible TO suggest ways
OF preventing other wrecks. The com
missioners. q. l. Lewis. chairman; John
McCardle vice chairman, and Glenn Van
Auken win endeayor to learn whether
the Porter wreck was caused by some
imperfect mechanical device or the lack
Of mechanical device or by human
error
The utilities body would be powerless
TO prosecute any one in connection with
the investigation, but It could order the
railroads TO slow their engines at the
Porter junction or to install safety de-
vices.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-03-02
Votes CenSure
on Lands for
Baseball Post
Majority of House Committee
Agrees on TnlprOpriety'
of Action.

WASHINGTON, March Judge
K. NJ. Landis of Chicago was cen
sured officially today by the House
Judiciary Committee because he is
holding the two Offices of Federal
Judge and arbitrator for organized
baseball.
The committee, with only one dissent
ing vote, declared his acceptance of the
baseball position while remaining on the
bench, constituted a serious impropri-
ETY." and hinders the performance of his
Official duties.
The report declares that If the charges
are proved Landis's actions would be
inconsistent with the full and adequate
performance Of his duty as a Federal
judge and would constitute a serious in
fr1ngement on the privileges Of judges
by Judge Lands.
A complete investigation of all the facts
surrounding lands acts with a view
or definitely determining whether i'm
peachment proceedings should be pressed
against him was recommended to the
new Congress.
There is insufficient time for such an
Investigation by the present Congress,
It was said.
The committees action was taken on
the Impeachment proceedings brought in
the House against Lands by Representa-
tive Welty. Ohio
The action taken by the committee was
approval Of report of the subcommittee
which investigated all evidence Welty
submitted.
Chairman Volstead. Minnesota, was the
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