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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
LEGION MAPS WORK
Tuscaloosa Post Lays Plaxs for
 1922 Activities

Tuscaloosa, January 7.-(Special. ) At the first meeting of the year the Farley w. Moody post of American Legion adopted plans. for 1922 as fol- lows:
 To arrange ways of entertainment for the 46 ex-service men in the Bryce hospital; help the Boy Scout movement here; locate ex- service men throughout the county who are entitled to compensation or vocation al training and assist them; estab- fish an employment bureau for ex- service men, and extend the legion all over the county, organizing sep arate posts. if necessary. Among the committees appointed was an exec utive committee. publicity commi ttee and d membership committee. Rich ard Clarke Foster. the newly elected post commander. presided at this meeting, and Hargrove Van de Graf made the principal address of the evening"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
SOUTHLAND CITIZEN
 ACHIEVEMENTS VICTIM


 Courtland, January 7.-(SpeciaL)- An unusually bold highway robbery was committed here last night when H. W. Russell prominent barber of the town, was held up and relieved of S26, all the money he had with him.
 MT Russell closed his shop and started home about o'clock at night In less than a block from the public square he was held up and robbed by two men. As he was passing 8 brick building two men stepped from the alley and while one of them held him the other took his money. He could give no description of his as- sailants other than that they were both white men and one was tall and the other short.
 Quite number of suspicious char acters have been seen in and around town lately and numerous petty thefts and burglaries have been com mitted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
LAW ENF FORCEMENT OFFICER WOUNDED
Hat Shot Off of Alleged Moon- sinner in Exchange of
 Shots During Raid
By FRED II. GORMLEY Bureau The Age-Herald, 22I-2 First National Bank Building


 Montgomery, January 7.-(Special.) W. R. Scarborough, law enforcement officer, was wounded in the face, but not seriously, during raid on a still 10 miles from Evergreen, in Conecuh county Friday afternoon, according to a report received by the department today. The white man who fired the shot escaped, but left his hat as a souvenir to the raiders,
 MT. Scarbrough and others had been watching the still for several hours in the hope that work might be started and evidence of actual op- eration obtained. Their presence was discovered by watch dog. MT. Scar brough saw a white man at the still obtain his gun and both fired simul- taneously, several squirrel shot from the distiller's gun landing in MT Scarbroughs face and the shot from MT. Scarbroughs gun going through the distiller's hat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
ALABAMA TO.PAY
 WILSON TRIBUTE
Campaign to Raise Funds for
 Woodrow Wilson Founda- :. ton to Begin Jan. l6

Alabama is ready to begin its cam paign to honor Woodrow Wilson and to raise its share of fund to per petuate his ideals through the Wood- row wilson foundation. Beginning on the third Monday of January the opportunity will be given for the state to express tangibly it's faith in the liberal ideas and in the world democ- racy for which Woodrow Wilson has been the chief spokesman, it was an nounced by sydney J. Bowie, vice chairman of the foundation in this state.
 The national free will offering to- ward an endowment of $1.000.000 or more to provide, through the Wood row Wilson foundation. periodic awards for 'meritorius service to de- mocracy, public welfare, liberal thought or peace through justice is to begin in this state and the other states of the country on January 16. Practically every state is organized and ready for the opening day of subscriptions taking" MT. Bowie said.
 Tn this state and throughout the country drive methods will not be pursued in the campaign. It is the feeling of the organization that such an appeal will not be necessary and tudl lH0 SplTlt or those WnO IlrSt con ceived the plan will be best served by seeing to it that the work every. where takes the form of a free will offering. The organization has been developed throughout the state on a large scale merely to make certain that the widest possible representa- ton will have the opportunity of be- coming founders of the endowment
 Tn Give pOrfrnffs
 ITO all who subscribe to the foun- dation certificate is to be given. The central figure of this is a DOT trait of Woodrow Wilson,
 The executive committee of the foundation is headed by Cleveland H Dodge of New York as chairman. Franklin D. Roosevelt is chairman of the national committee, and Hamilton Holt is executive director. The ex- ecutive committee is as follows:
 Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Frank l. Cobb. Stephen P. Duggan, Mrs. J.. Malcolm Forbes, Edwin F. Gay, Mrs. J. Borden Hartman, Edward M. House, Frederick Lynch, Henry Nor genthau, Adolph S. Ochs. Frank L.. Polk. Virginia Potter Caroline Ruutz- Rees. Mrs. Charles E. Simonson, Mrs. Charles l.. Tiffany, stephen s. Wise and Mrs. Otto Wittpenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
ALLEGED STORY OF
 SLAYER OF DEPUTY
 AROUSES MOBILE
Purported Confession oi DoSSy Rivers Gives Details of d-BIooded Killing
 of Deputy Brill

Mobile, January T.-(Special) )-The alleged confession of Dossy Rivers, 2s, living near the Mobile Washing ton county line near Calvert, that he killed Deputy Sheriff A. c. Brill in cold blood Wednesday afternoon has created the biggest kind of sensa- ton here. Rivers, coolly smoking q cigar said. according to officers. he had no cause for regret and that he was never nervous over the crime.
 Rivers. with Wash Sullivan. Is eiosely guarded at the county jail charged with murder. The purported confession of Rivers in part is as follows:
 'on wednesday afternoon Wash Sullivan came to my house and told mo that Ed Sullivan. who was inter- ested with us in 8 still, had been arrested by Deputy Sheriff Brill and had been taken to Calvert. l told Sullivan that Brill would come back after the still and we would get them. Arming myself with a shotgun joined Sullivan in Nthe swamp near the still and we agreed to kill Brill. l saw Brill, Ed Everett and Ed Sulli- van go Into the swamp through the only path leading to the still and then We decided that Wash Sullivan was to kill Ed Everett and l would pick off Brill.
 we went into the bushes along side Of the path. In few minutes Sullivan, Brill and Everett came out of the swamp. through the small road, in single file. As Brill came into view l raised my shotgun, and aim ing at his head fired one charge from the gun. Brill fell over in the bushes.
 Sullivan weakened and did not fire. l then walked out to where Ed Everett and Sullivan were standing and told Everett if I heard any more about this (meaning the killing of Bri1l) there would be hell between us. l then walked up to Brills body and standing over him l cursed him and said, T told you that I would get even with you. I have done it Sullivan and I then took Brills gun from his hand and walked away about a quar- ter of mile. We came back and re- placed Brilrs gun. l then went to my home and went to bed.
 T fired deliberately to kill Brill"
 Strenuous denial of that part of Dossy Rivers confession that he en- tered into plot to kill Ed Everett at Calvert, Mobile county. during a raid on still when Deputy Sheriff Brill was amhushed and shot to death last Wednesday afternoon was made by Wash Sullivan. Sullivan admits he was with Rivers when the fatal shots were fired into Brilrs body, officers declare.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08

ments now awaiting me. The Handel music is the most majestic and the most diginified of all oratorios--with the possible exception of Elijah which is another of my favorites It is an inspired composition, having been written and orchestrated with in two weeks-the great master be- ginning his work during the late days of August-and turning over the finished manuscript early in September The basso role is produc- tive of the greatest results for the singer and embodies all that is beau tiful and appealing
 Am I product of Chicago which I call my homer" MT. Gould repeated the question. T am en- tirely product of Miss Leila Breed ito whose excellent instruction owe all the success I have enjoyed.
 Miss Breed is known in Birming- ham through her intimate assocla- ton with one of Birmingham most accomplished musicians-Miss Sara Mallam, whose instruction was re- ceived from Miss Breed. Also Miss Mallam's talented pupil, MT Cooper Lawley, who after he had studied with Miss Mallam, was sent by her directly to Miss Breed in Chicago under whose lnSlTuCllon ho nos ihShNN splendid progress.
 "It is a great pleasure to be in Birmingham and to sing here with the delightful auspices under whlSn The Messiah is to be presented this afternon, for as little as the casual observer may think, nothing has greater effect on an artist than the manner in which production is pre- tsentcd--the environment and the di- rectioI"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
STATE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS ID MEET
 IN CAPITAL FRIDAY
Executive Committee to Elect New Chairman to Succeed Nesbitt-J. H. Webb of
 Mobile Mentioned

Good attendance is expected at the meeting of the state democratic ex- ecutive committee at Montgomery Friday, according to w D. Neshitt, chairman, who has already received word that 2s out of the 50 members will attend the session.
 The acceptance of the resignation of MT. Nesbitt as chairman and the election of his successor will be one of the matters taken up. Several prominent democrats have been mem toned to succeed the Birmingham man, leading among whom is J. F. Webb of Mobile.
 IL Is thought by many that Mir. Webb's election to chairman would be a compliment to the Mobile sec- ton and would also tend to aid the port amendment measure, which will come up at election next fall
 E. ". Pettus, Selma; l.. L. Herx- berg. Gadsden, and Borden Burr, Bir- mingham, have also been favoraply mentioned for the post
 Nationaiize or Locafize
 The fixing of qualifications and an- SSSsAioHtS ol uSnOCratlc cdnd1 dates in the 1922 primaries will be taken up. Tt is thought" said Mir. Nes- bltt, that unless candidates nation alize their democracy or localiza their republicanism they will stand small chances as candidates"
 Other matters which will be tal5sn up will be the arrangement for wom- en members on the democratic com. mlttees, both state and county. and providing methods for their selactino ana arranging for more complete co- ordination between the county and state committees
 Hull Is Optimistic
 In a letter to Chairman Nesbitt from National Chairman Cordell Hull in which he states his inability fo attend the Montgomery meeting. he says the democratic outlook Was never better than at this stage"
 Democrats in every part of the country are writing me in most con fdent tone," the letter continues.
 MT. Nesbitt has written MT. Hull trying to persuade him to attend inc meeting if possible.
 National Committeeman E. W. Bar. rett. National Committeewoman Mrs. J. D. McNeel and Mrs. Maud Wood Park of Washington, national presi- dent of the League of Women Vo- ters, will be present, the latter only in the capacity of a visitor. who may be asked to address the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
WEEKLY METAL
Rv A AeaaciafadD Dro..

By Associated Press
 New York, January 7.-The vol tune of new business in the steel mar ket since the turn of the new year has been small and is not expected to increase very rapidly for some time to come. A slow but steady tone IS anticipated, however, especially in the needs of railroads and oil com panies while structural material of all kinds Is expected to meet with a much broader demand In conse- quence the market is steady.
 Pig iron is quiet but steady. The statistical position is firm and lead ing furnaces are very optimistic over the outlook for a much improved de- mand.
 In the copper market, while sup plies are still far above those carried prior to 1919. preliminary eirculations indicate that stocks of refined were reduced by l63.000,0O0 pounds and blister l6S,000,000 during 1921 This improvement in the statistical posi- ton. combined with prospects for inn proving general trade is considered responsible for the firm price views of leading premiers. Trading has been very quiet during the past week with small lots offering a little more freely but quotations generally have been maintained at about IS 7sc to 14c for electrolytic.
 Tin has been easier, owing to the large production in the straits with a big increase in worlds visible and freer offerings by dealers. Available supplies are reported to be the lar gest in 20 years.
 Lead remains firm, notwithstand ing liberal supplies and demand con tinues satisfactory, especially for de- silverized
 Zinc has been moderately active for early shipment. partcicularly from galVanizers with some inquiry re- ported from Europe.
 Antimony is quiet and unchanged offerings from abroad have beer more plentiful with the tone easy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
MISSIONARY BOARD
 TO MEET IN SEL MA

Selma, January Especial )-The annual meeting of the executive board of the Alabama Womens Bap- tlst Missionary union will be h,aIH in Selma this year, and not in Mont gomery, as was formerly announced |, and which has been the custom un- til the establishment of the Baptist hospital in Selma, according to Mrs. Law Lamar, ST. There are 24 mem bers of the executive board, which will deal with matters of general ni- portance in connection with the opening of the hospital here, and wilt also take up routine matters which annually come before the board The meeting will be held about the mid- dle of February, exact date of which will be announced later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
ASTHMA CURED BY
 SIMPLE REMEDY
Famous Druggist Discovers Simple Remedy for Asthma and Makes Generous FREE TRIAL
 Offer to Readers

Thirty years ago MT. c. Leavengood. a widely known Kansas druggist discovered . simple, easy to take prescription for Asthma--he gave it to people who had suffered for years and. to their amazement. they say they were easily cured-these people told their friends. and in this way thousand have found the sure way to cure Asthma MT. Leavengood feels so confi- dent that his prescription will cure in all cases that he generously offers to send a big bottle on 10 days Free Trial to any reader of thls paper who will write for it. If it cures pay s1.25, otherwise you owe nothing. Send no money--just write to c. Leayengood. 153S s. w. Blvd, Rosedale. Kansas. and the big bottle will be mailed imnediately .--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
"IsraeZ's Motherhood'' Pageant With Music at
 First Baptist Church

An elaborate musical setting is pro- yided by corps of the leading mu- sicians of the city, in charge om Mrs. w. J. Pittman.
 Stage properties and decorations will be in charge of Mrs James w.. Franklin.
 MT. Karl Platowski has drawn plans for system of stage lights which will be installed especially for the pageant performance.
 Altogether the performance prom fses to excel any similar event in the history of Birmingham church enter tainment.
 Mrs. pr. W. T. Berry Is the head of the general committee producing and vho will stage the sacred pageant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
JAPBANESE STATESMAN
 IS SAID TO BE ALIVE
By Associated Press

Honolulu. January IA report that Marquis Okuma is still alive and that the news of his death, given out yesterday from Tokio was CT roneous, was contained in a Tokio csblegram received here late today by the Japanese language newspaper Nippu Jiji. Attending physicians were quoted in the cablegram.
 The marquis, officially declared dead yesterday, regained conscious ness today and was still breathing slightly when the cablegram was filed, 1t declared. His physicians an- nounced that a state of coma into which the marquis had fallen, had heen mistaken for death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL TO
 OBSERVE BUILDING DAY

observed today at the East Lake Methodist church. of which Rev. John R. Turner is pastor. The entire mem bership of the church and Sunday school is expected to meet in the auditorium of the church at II o'clock
 The purpose of the meeting Is to make plans for the building of a modern and well equipped Sunday school building. The choir, which has been recently organized, will render a special song number during the morning.
 A quartet from the Boys Industrial school will render two numbers dur ing the services. Other features are planned for the program.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08

pageant of unusual interest will be presented in the auditorium of the First Baptist church on the night of January 20 at o'clock.
 Mrs. E. M. Bspy, professional reader and playwright, will be in charge of production and will stage the event. Mrs. Espy's wide experience and rare ability insure the complete success of the pageant. The title of the pro- duction is "Israels Motherhood" and it's theme portrays the character of the women whose sons made Israel first among the peoples of her day.
 The church doors will swing wide to receive all who love music and art There will be no ticket sale or admis- sion charges
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08

O. A. Porter, Birmingham newspa- per man. has been appointed state representative of the Fellowship Forum, national weekly newspaper. representing 2,5OO,O0O Masons throughout the United States He has opened headquarters for the state of Alabama in Birmingham.
 Immediate plans of the Fellowshi p Forum are to compile a complete his tory of Alabama Masonry in all it's branches for publication in a special edition to be issued in February.
 MT. Porter has been selected to compile this history on account of his wide and varied newspaper eXpe- ricvence and his activities along Ma sonic lines. He is a thirty second de- gree Scottish Rite Mason, a Knight Templar and Shriner.
 In publishing a history of Masonic activities in Alabama, the Fellowship Forum will be setting a precedent, as it is the only publication of it's kind in the United States, and the manage ment is almost entirely in the hands of native Alabamians.
 Masons of Prominence
 George Fleming Moore, formerly sovereign grand commander Of the supreme council of thirty tVird de- gree Masons, whose home is in Mont gomery is president of the Independ- ent Publishing company, which pub fishes the paper. He is at present sovereign inspector general in Ala bama and was recently elected grand orator of the grand lodge of Ala bama.
 James S. Vance, formerly of Blr- mingham, and for many years con nected with newspapers here is busi- ness manager. Several members of the board of directors of the concern are also citizens of Alabama.
 There are at present 50,000 Masons in the state of Alabama and the state is one of the leading Masonic centers of the country, many Masons of na- tion- wide prominence residing here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
HOUSE CATCHES FROM
 OIL STOVE AND BURNS

Selma, January Especial )-An overloaded oil stove in the bath room
 of the Ben Feagin home at Pineapple
 street set fire to the house late to- day and the building with all its con tents were destroyed before help, summoned by Mrs. W H. Fields, whose family occupied the dwelling, could arrive. The house was valued at. s4.00o and was insured for s2.000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
AFTER NEW MEMBERS
Tuscaloosa Chamber of Commerce
 After 100 New Men

Tuscaloosa, January T.--(Special) The membership committee of the chamber of commerce have selected the names of 100 business and pro- fessional men who are not members of this organization and dividing them equally among themselves, have pledged to "get them or know the reason why.
 The members of this committee ars Victor Friedman, chairman; B. c Will Hams. E, c. Beatty, Fred Nelson, H. H. Foster, B. H. Bingham and J. P. Crutcher.
 The committee believes that tho better cooperation of the citizdns s. the better conditions will be, and to this end are working for 8 larger and better chamber of commerce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
COMPANY INCORPORATES

Papers or incorporation were filed in probate court yesterday for the Griffin Licht Garment company with an authorized capital stock of $20 900 and naming the following ,offi- cers: Sidney s. Griffin. presidens; Harry Licht. vice president ana treasurer, and Mrs. Kate McCune. secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
Dn. STOVES TO SPEAK

Anniston, January 7.-(Special. )- The coming of pr. George Stoves. of Nashville, to Anniston on next Thurs day evening, to be the principal speaker at the annual meeting of the Baraca class of the First Methodist church at the Alabama hotel, is of W de interest among the friends of the former local pastor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
GETS BLACKHAND LETTER

Anniston, January 7.-(Special.)-- A Lamar Poindexter. manager of tho Anniston Inn and one of the leading hotel men in the state. is the latest Anniston man to be threatened by a blackhand letter, an epistle re- ceived Saturday morning notifying him that he was to be bumped off" on January 10 or 12 by a man who was seeking his life. The letter was mailed in Anniston Friday night and carried the information that the writer was afraid to notify him in person for fear his own life would bs taken. The letter was signed "A Friend"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
HELD FOR GRAND JUny

Admission. January 7=(Special.)- Willie Ware. the white boy arrested during Christmas. under charges of manslaughter following the death of Ernest Richardson. who is alleged 10 nave drank poisoned whisky fur nished py Ware, and for violation of the prohibition laws, was held to await grand jury action under the first charge and given a hard labor sentence in the second case. The evil dcnce against the young man was heard Friday by Judge Coleman. in the county court. the announcement of the decision being made Saturday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
NEED No HssISTANCE

Montgomery January 7.-(Special) ) Harwell G. Davis. attorney general, told Senator John K. Shields of Ten nessee in letter today that Ala bama does not need any federal as sistance in the punishment of the crime of lynching and that he does not believe the proposed act before Congress will be valid If enacted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
TO HOLD JOINT MEETING

s Anniston, January 7.-(Special.)-- The Woman's auxiliary and the An niston post of the American Legion will hold a joint business session Tuesday night at the Legion club rooms on Tenth street and Winner avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
MARINE NEWS
By Associated Press

Ky AssOcfhted TreSb
 Port Eads, January 7.-Arrived: :: Bayamo, Vera Cruz; Carlton, Calves ton; Dakarian (British). Orange; Fagernes Qtalian), Galveston: Free port Sulphur No. 6, Tampico; Jamaica (Nicarguian), Vera ] Cruz, Janeta tBritish), Tampico Munorway (Nor- wegian), Tampico Portola Plumas. Mexico; Westerwald (German), Gal weston.
 Sailed: Managua (Nicaraguan), [, Bluefields; Sacandaga, Glasgow; So- sua (Norwegian), Belize.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
s. 5. Association WiN
 Start Campaign For Funds
Additional Workers Are Needed Take Care of Local Sunday School Field, and the Budget Will Sup- ply Two New Superintendents and Other
 Urgent Needs-3OO Canvassers
By MIGNON HALL

 Sunday School association will active for within a shorttm tme. This money foe but feels confident of getting of it's past good work and because wishes enlarge it's field of This will February the money day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-08
SEAMAN FALLS TO DEATH

Mobile. January 7.-Ernest Lindell of Bergen, Norway, member of the American steamer Liberty Mingus at this port, fell from the top of the mainmast of the vessel today and suffered fractured skull. Death followed short time afterward.
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