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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-21
BANKERS FAVOR M M
 PORT AMENDMENT
Hendrix Will Head State Dr. ganlzation-Montgomery
 Next Convention

Mobile, May J. Hedging their individual support, as well as their support as an organiza- tion. the Alabama Bankers associa- tion at the final convention session held in this city Saturday, adopted a resolution calling for the support of the members in aiding the passage of the proposed port aid amendment, which will be voted upon by the, peo- pie of Alabama at an election in November. The resolution was of fered by Wallace J. Parham of Mo- bile, following an address to the members by Sidney j. Bowie of Bir- mingham, recently appointed port aid campaign chairman.
 Montgomery was selected as the convention city for the association in 1928.
 Clyde Hendrix of Decatur was elected president of the organization for 1922-23: Adolphe Hohenberg of Wetumpka, vice president; H. T. Bartlett of Birmingham was ro-elect- ed secretary and treasurer. The fol- lowing group chairmen were elected at the meeting: Group No, 1. Nj, L. Robinson, Cullman: Group No. g. S. C. King, Ensley; Group No. 3, Park Smith, Greenviile; Group No. 4, w. D. Stapleton, Foley.
 The closing session yesterday was held on board the steamer Bay Queen on Mobile bay, and all unfinished business of the convention was acted upon during the session. The meet Ing was opened by President Wells, He introduced Sloan Simpson of Dal- las, Tex. trustee of the Texas Farm Bureau Cotton association. who da- livered an address on the co-opera- tive marketing problem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-21
Era Of Prosperity
 Is Drawing Near,
 Wade Tells TIP. AS


 Predicting an era of prosperity in the near future. J. A. Wade, former commissioner of agriculture. and candidate for that office addressed the Travellers Protective association at the luncheon yesterday at the Hillman hotel.
 People are now at work as they have never been before, he said. The way to keep them at work according to MT. Wade is to develop the state industrially In this connection he stated that the development of Muscle Shoals would mean more to the state than anything that has happened In fifty years. There is other water power in the state, which he declared ought to be harnessed.
 An invitation was given the trav- elers during the luncheon to attend the barbecue to be given by the U. c. T. at Avondale next Saturday.
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brought here by the contractor from outside states to do certain classes of work on the building. This ques- ton was taken up with the contrac- tor by the representative of the carpenters union when this parti- cular work was completed, that he expected to put on local mem on the work and the men that were on the jobs would be transferred to some other work of the company. No local men whatever have been laid off, nut merely transferring of those men that were brought here to other work be- ing done by the company.
 Tho city commission has made no agreement with the Birmingham Trades Council. nor with any so-caii- ed open shop organization that tho building of schools or other public buildings would be done either with union or non-union labor. As Mir. Allen wsIl knows. the board of education has full Jurisdiction over the letting of all contracts in the building Of schools.
 We make this statement in order that the public may not be misied. deceived or prejudiced by the un- founded charges of Mr. Allen.
 D. F. McLENDON
 W. B. CLOE,
 W. F. DICKSON,
 MARY ECHoLs,
 WILLIAM L. HARRISON.
 City Commissioners
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-21
DATE EF|XER" GETS
 SEVEREFLOGG|NG
Unmasked Band Takes Negro Hotel Porter to Task
 For Conduct

Joe Lane, negro. 2s2s Avenue D. porter at the Reliance hotel near the Terminal station, was taken out and severely flogged by gang of eight white men Friday night. the flogging taking place in a small patch of woods near Coalburg. Lane was brought back into Birmingham on wagon which he hailed, arriving here about o'clock Saturday morn ing, his mother notifying officers two hours later. After an investiga- tion the officers summoned to the negro's residence reported that the injuries received by the negro from the whipping, while painful would not prove serious. No arrests have been made.
 Lane In a statement made to tho officers regarding the whipping, de- clared that one of the men came in the hotel where he was on duty and ordered him to bring in his baggage from a car waiting on the outside of the hotel. Upon his arrival at the S&Af thN iV6fo odiQ uS was toIQ that he was under arrest and placed in the car and was driven down Twen- ty-fifth street to the suburbs of the town where they were met by another car.
 The two cars then proceeded with their victim to the woods near Coal burg, according to Lane. where after arriving there they stripped him of his clothing, tied him to a tree and two men severely flogged him with strap.
 Lane stated that he was told after the flogging that he had received the punishment on account of alleged familiarity with white women at the hotel and that he also made dates for the women. He denies both charges. Officers Wiseman, Patter- son, Giles and H. F. Propst are in- vestigating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-21
Charest Wins Old
 Dominion Net Meet

Richmond, Va. May 2o.-Final matches in the Old Dominion Ten his tournament, which has been in progress on the courts of the Coun- try club of Virginia here for the last week, were played this after noon. Net stars of Washington cap- tured three titles and Baltimore ono.
 c. NJ. Charest, of Baltimore, won the mems singles matches beating Kunkei, Georgetown University player. In the final match. Wash ington won in the women's singles. women's doubles and mems doubles. The last match in the mixed doubles will be played Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-21
League of Women Voters
 Hear City Bond Situation
 Aired From Many Angles
Action Not Taken by Organization for or Against Mudds Argument Against Issue Mainly Trade Against Newspapers, Claiming Informa-
 ton Withheld From Public

The meeting held by the League noon In the auditorium of the Cham Der of Commerce was spirited throughout. debates being made both for and against the proposed $7,0oo,- eco bond issue that is to be voted on In the city tomorrow.
 The league was called to order at 3 o'clock by Mrs. Richard F. John ston- With an audience of more than 15o people present.
 Frank Spain. local attorney.
 was tAe first speaker. He took
 tAo bond s1de Of the assue, be-
 9fnnfnG Ay telling xAe women
 vxesent s'That eAe question of
 the bond iesue fs not one of pFfn-
 efpIe but ~He sf sa~thsA. My or-
 Donsnts are Ren who favor good
 sehoeIs. but they dfffer with us
 sa the 4uestfsa sF the best meth
 cd sf relieving the conditional
 Mir. Spain asked that the city of Nashville he taken az 2 comparison with tho school system of Birming ham. Their school system is far superior to ours he said. pointing out the large colleges and universi- ties compared to our lack of well equipped branches of higher educa- ton. SHe said that our school sys- tenn had zone backward during the last 1s years instead et growing bet ter.
 Frank wAfte. former Unfted
 state1 senatcx. urged the women
 ts rsner.Asr that they were vot-
 tnx eftinens sf the ceuntry now
 and shsufa net let their sympa-
 thy Dc appealed to in anyway.
 ssrke x4ck Hen will net be the
 snes vvA~ will have to pay the
 tnxcs if VIC pam this bond fssue
 but xt will be the eeNamon
 pssple. The rasx of influence
 win xrerefy eAarEe 1t uR to the
 poor max ana make kiss psy 1t
 nIeng with Ais ne~essaties.1 Mr.
 White safd.
 Mrs. A. J. Bowron was the second speaker for the bond supporters. She said that the main question involved wa. the welfare of the school children of the city. Education is the greatest investment that we can make, she emphasiHed The growth of Bir- nninxham in the past has been iike magic. we cannot visualize the fu- ture but we must have enough confi- dence in the city to pass this issue and remove the terrible conditions Of our children" Mrs. Bowron said.
 Mrs. Bowrsn said that she had
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not been shown yet by the anti-
 bonders where we ean have the
 proper school buildings If the issue is defeated. She told the
 members that Alabama had been
 cIassed ms backward state throughout the north and west
 and that with the building cam
 patgn planned Birmingham would
 rank high in educational systems
 with any city.
 In speaking against the bond issue, Joe Mudd. local attorney, said that the city commission had evaded the questions that had been asked by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. He said that the burden of proof was on the city to prove thefnecessity of the $7,oe0, 900 and not on the opponents of the issue.
 "The newspapers of the city are only giving us half of the facts," Mir. Mudd said. Why didn't the city spend the money they had if the con- ditions in the school are so bad and they are so anxious to help them?" he asked.
 I've are willing for the city to heap taxes on our shoulders for our chill dren until we are burdened down, but we are not willing to go into debt
 
 ciuded.
 sTom Smith, Mrs. soion Jacobs, Mrs. IT. H. She'll and Mrs. Brenton Fisk were other speakers who were not on the program but who talked several minutes on the issue.
 Calls School Palaces
 MT. Smith said that the city today is not content with building school houses but building palaces. He said that to pass such bond issue would face the city with depressed times, and Birmingham would be known for not being able to pay her debts.
 Indianapolis Auditorium
 Mrs. Scion Jacobs pointed out that Indianapolis built & city auditorium last year that seated 12,000 people at an expense of s306.000, the building being fire proof. She asked why Bir- minGham could not build an audito- rum with the $50o,0o0 that the city had already voted in bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-21
TRUCK GROWERS
 MAY CHANGE RULE
Housewives Will Then Be Per- mitted to Buy Vegetables
 in Smaller Lots

Housewives may profit by con- templated change in the rules of the Truck Growers association to allow odd lot sales from the open air mar kets at Morris avenue and Twenty fourth street. The matter will be taken up at q call meeting of the board of directors for next Saturday at the Chamber of Commerce.
 Truck growers are not now al- lowed to sell less than a market bas- ket of any one vegetable. AS the family shopper does not as rule wish to take home basket of each vegetable desired for the dinner table the rule operates pretty much to keep the housewife off the street. If the rule is changed It is pointed out that small lots of fresh vege- tables may be purchased at prices much cheaper than they can be ob- tained at the grocery stores.
 Another plan to be discussed is the establishment of cooperative can- ming factory. Truck drowers state that with one located in the city they could turn over all vegetables not sold to It to be canned for future use.
 Plans mapped out by the board of directors will be presented to the regular meeting of the Truck Crow CTS association on May 27
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-21

times ready for their acts to he in- yestigated in a lawful manner. They have nothing to conceal from the public and they are willing to stand on their respective records as pub lio servants. If the testimony before the grand jury warrants indict- ments, lot indictments come forth and the ommissioners will show the true facts. The commissioners have been elected by the people as their representatives, and they propose to go forward in the discharge of their duties. acting for the best interests of Birmingham. In spite of the con tinued and cowardly attacks of their political enemies, which have not abated since the election of this commission.
 Political Scheme
 The commission of the city of Bir-' mingham Is of opinion that 1t has just as much authority to make recommendations to the grand jury IS this grand jury had to lend itself to political scheme. Therefore the commission of the city of Birming- ham recommends: First. that the grand jury should investigate the lack of authority of the prosecutor who has been directing its efforts. Second. that 1t investigate the po- lticai activities of certain former city employees durin the recent elec- tion in violation of the corrupt prac- tice act. Third that hereafter it carefully refrain and abstain from leadn gitself to any political scheme in such manner as to bring disre- spect and ignominy upon the grand Jury, which is an arm of the court Even though Wilkinson seems to have poisoned the minds of grand jury, some of whom appear to be in terested, and has procured his po- litical report to be signed by the foreman on the eve of the bond cleo tion, we believe his propaganda will not deceive the people. The city commissioners are able to take what ever deserved or undeserved censure their political enemies may heap upon thm. but this has nothing to do with the children of Birmingham. who are so sadly in need of school facilities. Regardless of what you may think of the so-called grand jury report. no fair minded citizen will be thus influenced to rob help less childhood of the opportunities of education and enlightenment.
 Respectfully submitted. (signed)
 D. E. MLENDON, -
 W. E. DICKSON.
 W. L. HARRISON,
 W. E. CLOE.
 MARY ECHOLS.
 As Commissioners Of the City of. Bir- mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-21
CHAPTER
 C0NFERS DEGREES

Woodlawn Chapter No. 146, Royal Arch Masons. initiated q class of 25 candidates yesterday. The four degrees were conferred.
 The Woodlawn Eastern Star chap ter served dinner to the candidates and workers at 6:30 o'clock. Tho Royal Arch degree was conferred in full form on, selected team.
 Woodlawn chapter has the distinc- tion' of being the largest chapter of Royal Arch Masons in Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-21

council which Is eorroborated by the statem ent of Ben NJ. Jacobs, member of the board of education. against the statement of the city commission, can judge for themselves whether my statement was misleading or not. MT. Jacobs says his action was taken for harmony's sake. possibly disreKarding what the harmony would cost the tax payers.
 what will the public decide?
 C. M. ALLEN, 2l3h Twenty-f first street. north, city. Birmingham, May 20, 1929.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-21
City Commissioners Deny Alleged Trade
 With Labor Council

Denying particular the charges Allen gardng alleged trade" the city commission and the Birmingham of the city commission issued yesterday the following
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-21
NABn ALLEGED DEsERrER

George Tidweli. s37 Eighth avenue. north, was arrested by Detectives Moser and Brown Friday, charged with being an army deserter from Fort Logan. Colo. Tidweli is being held as the city jail pending the ar- rival of authorities from the army post, who will take him back for trisi. According to Moser. Tidweii deserted from the army post in 1891 and has spent the majority of the time in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-21

Southern Railway System train No. 4l.s leaving Birmingham ls:50 p. m.. carries local sleeper and now arrives Mobile al a. ,n.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-21

As Commissioners Of the City of Bir-
 mingham.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-06-15
NATURALLY OBJECT OF ENVY
After All, What 10 Power and Wealth
Compared With Quality That
Vincent Possessed

Vincent wanted fame more than any
thing else when he was young man,
and he bent all his energies to at
tanning It; but though 1t came to many
Of his friends 1t passed him by.
Later, he thought that, after all,
he would rather have money, for
money could buy almost anything, but
every venture that promised success
turned out to be a failure. He be.
came somewhat bitter, for money
seemed to come Of itself to others.
He had many friends who keld cor
porations, titles, and in some cases
almost the country. in their power.
He looked on it In envy, for though he
tried with every power within him, he
could not make others follow, and his
friends seemed to do It easily and
naturally.
He hated women. But they followed
him around. Everywhere he went some
woman was sure to dog his footsteps.
And all the other men, who won
other things In life, looked on In envy
at the ease with which he won them
Katherine Negley In Judge.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-06-15
TO SEND HOME TOWN PAPER
American Legion and Auxiliary En-
deavorino to Supply News to Dis
abIed Men In Hospitals.

There are 10000 young Americans
who were wounded while fighting dur
ing the World war or who have be.
come sick following their service in
field and camp, now confined to hos
pitfalls over the United States. Most
of them are hundreds of thou
sands of miles from their home town,
friends and relatives. Many Of them
can do nothing but read to pass away
the time.
The American Legion auxiliary,
composed Of the wives, mothers and
sisters Of service men, is endeavoring
to have personal, cheerful letters
written to these men. Now the Legion
is trying to have people in the mems
home towns send the hometown
newspaper to them, either every day
or every week:
There are not more than five or six
ex-service men from any average-slzed
town in hospitals, the Legion esti-
mates, and asking newspaper editors
to send free copies Of their papers to
their hometown boys in hospital Is
not asking too much, nor more than
citizens would be willing to do. The
Legion Is forwarding to its officials in
each state lists of names of men from
that state in hospital, and asking that
local newspaper editors send their pa
pers to these men. Newspaper edi-
tors who are interested, the Legion an
nounccs, are asked to signify their
willingness and to request lists Of
names of men from their towns, from
national headquarters, indianapolis,
Ind.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-06-15
Keeping It Dark.

go right back and tell your boss"
roared squire in a New England
town, shat he's a blinked fool, and
that he's to come here right away and
fix up that carpentering job aud fix it
right"
The apprentice vanished, and few
minutes later the boss carpenter ap.
peared, aching for a. fight.
do I understand" he beloved,
shat you told my apprentice that
was a blinked fool?"
'Why, yes" replied the squire,
beaming. didn't you want him to
know itT"-American Legion Weekly.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-06-15
Carrying On With the
American Legion

The famed ''blue devils" Of France
have been chosen to occupy the Rhine
land areas now being evacuated by
the American forces.
To receive a compensation check
for $500 on a $250 claim was the ex.
perience Of David Phillips Of Dover,
O., an ex-soldier. Phillips refunded
the $2,250 at once.
japanese tenants on farms Of the
Yakima (Wash.) Indian reservation
have been ousted in favor Of service
men, official Washington has informed
the American Legion.
"a :
Nebraska posts Of the Legion will
report directly to their state head
quarters by radiophone. They also
project community entertainments all
over the state by radio. #
5;tS
4 The aggregate insurance now carried
by ex-soldiers on the government war
risk policy amounts to $500, 900, 600,
according to Charles r. Forbes, d.
rector Of the United States veterans
bureau.
One year more has been decided
upon by congress for the granting of
medals for gallantry In the World
war. Army officers contend that many
deeds Of valor BY enlisted men have
not yet been recognized. Il u
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-06-15
But He Wa. Wrong.

There is good story told Of the
Aga Khan, the great Mohammedan DO
tentate. He has a fine taste In cham
payne, and an Englishman, who was
dining at the same house IN Paris,
asked him how he. as an orthodox Mo-
hammedan, could touch alcohol In de
fiance Of the Koran.
"Oh," said the Aga Khan, that 10
simple. am holy man, and when
alcohol touches my lips it becomes
water"
Some time later the prince was din
ing with the same Englishman, and
the butler poured him out a glass Ut
water, when he looked obviously ut it,
II thought that IL champagne, when
It touches your lips, becomes water
his host remarked, surely water
would become champagne"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-06-15
Steel Helmet Inventor Dead.

The man who saved numberless lives
through his Introduction of the steel
helmet in the World war died recently
in Paris. He was Doctor Monproft,
member of the chamber of deputies of
France and veteran of the French
ambulance corps. Had the war con-
tlnued it is very possible that the
struggling armies would have gone out
In steel body ar1nor as we'll as he'll
NETS, for the plans Of Doctor Mon
profit for the use of breastplates of
steel had been practically perfected at
the time of the armistice. Doctor Mon
profit conceived the idea Of the ''tin
hat while campaigning in the Bal
kans in 1914.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-06-15

lin hunts them up and If their COM
pensation claims have a chance of set
Element they are tided over by Frank
lin and his unit, the Vincent B. Co.'S
tello post Of Washington.
Taking care Of these men stands the
post an average expense Of over SIS a
man. If men come in with hopeless
claims they are helped in getting home.
The District of Columbia has recently
taken over large share of this work.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-06-15

The statue is replica in miniature
of the great bronze statue of st.
Michael that crowns the fortress of
San Angelo in Rome. San Angelo Is
also known as Hadrians Tomb, having
been built in the Second century A. D.
by the Emperor Hadrian for his
mausoleum and later converted into a
fortress. Twelve hundred years ago
Pope Gregory dreamed he saw the
Archangel about to sheath his sword,
and soon afterward great pestilence
disappeared. The statue was cast to
commemorate the event.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-06-15
John H. Walker,
last eight years of

ed to this heartily and the matter is
under consideration. s.,
Walker started work in the Illinois
mines before he was ten years old
and at eleven was a member of the
knights of Labor. At some time or
other he has served in practically
every subordinate office in the min
ers organizations of Illinois.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-06-15

getting a COM
pensation claim
adjusted, swears
by Bill Franklin,
local post COM
mander of the
American Legion.
These men are
caught in govern
mental red tape
sometimes in the
matter Of their
claims and go
broke while wait
ing. Bill Frank.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-06-15
corresp dence Courses.

Correspondence courses in cavalry,
infantry and artillery work is the
latest thing in the War department.
These courses have been established
in accordance with the movement for
citizen training backed by the Ameri-
can Legion. A national plan has been
worked out for their application all
over the country. Five courses Of In
tstruction are offered n each branch Of
tie service. I. & 4:
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-06-15
ON ARMY PAPER WORK
1.-THE Walking Encyclopedia" Unoffl.
cial Army Title Of Marion e.
Pollock Of A. e. f.
"The Walking Encyclopedia" is the
unofficial army title of Marion e. Pol.

lock of the A. e.
f. and the Amer
lean Legion, now
chief Of the per-
sonnet division Of
the United States
Veterans bureau
In Washington, D.
G. Though an
enlisted man, Pol
lock was the ad-
mitted expert Of
the A. e. F. on
army paper work,
and colonies. and
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-06-15
The WRONG FIGHTER.

Two small boys stood at Fifth ave
nue. and Forty-second street yester-
day afternoon, when parade Of SOL
diers was sighted. i5,
whats the big doin's7" asked one
kid. \.
3 They're gtyin', parade fer Jefr-
ries," replied the other. ss
y saw. that guy can't fight no more"
said the first. ~
And in q few minutes along came
Marshal Joftre. Pittsburgh Dispatch.