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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27
]. H. ADAMS HEADS
 CLUB AT OWENTON
Citizens Form Improvement Association for Develop
 ment of Section

At a meeting held last night at the Owenton Methodist church, an asso- citation to be known as the Owenton Improvement association was organ ized. The meeting was attended by large number of Owenton residents who are very active in the beautifi- cation and development of their sec ton of the city.
 Dr. Guy E. Snavley, president of Birmingham- Southern college, pre- sided until an election of officers was held, the following citizens be- ing elected: J. H. Adams, president: Prof. J. NJ. Malones vice president: Sam P. Acton, secretary; Prof. R. w. Greene. treasurer.
 pr. Guy E. Snavley, Joseph R. Tate. and II. c. Kegley were appointed as members of the executive commit tee, while Dr. R. P. Endsley was named as chairman of the member ship committee and Rev. E. G. Mac kay was named as chairman of the safety committee.
 Short talks were made during the evening by Dr. Robert Echols, J. H. Adams and W. F. Coxe.
 The next meeting has been set for Wednesday night at s:15 o'clock, the meeting to be held at the church. when constitution and bylaws will be adopted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27
REYNOLDS DIES ON
 VISIT TOFLOR|DA
Retired Capitalist Succumbs to Recent 0Deration-WelI
 Known Over State

Eugene Dubose Reynolds, retired capitalist of Blocton and widely known throughout Alabama. died at 2 o'clock Wednesday morning at Day tona. Fla. where he had gone for his health. MT. Reynolds recently under went an operation, from which he did not recover. He was 54 years old.
 For about 30 years MT. Reynolds was engaged in business in Blocton. He was the founder and former pres ident of the Blocton Savings bank former president of the Hill Creek Mining company and the B1octon Mining company; one of the organiz- CTS and president of the Summit Coal company of Walker county. and was interested An a number of other con cerns. He was prominent as an in- dustrial leader and developer and amassed a considerable fortune.
 Mir. Reynolds was son of H. c. Reynolds, founder and former presi- dent of the girls industrial school at Montevallo. He combined with busi- ness ability qualities which endeared him to wide circle of friends, many of whom reside in Birmingham.
 Mir. Reynolds Is survived by his wife, Mrs, sailie Walker Reynolds and his brother, William B. Reynolds of Montevallo, who were at his bed side when he died. Other relatives are Mrs. F. W. Rogers and Mrs. Bes- sic Brown of Montevallo and Mrs. Henry W. White of Pell City, sisters and Dr. Fred c. Reynolds and Harry c. Reynolds of Birmingham, broth CTS. The funeral will take place at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon at Monte- Vallo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27
Scotti Opera Seat Sale
 Will Be gin Tomorrow

Tomorrow will inaugurate the seat sale for the Seotti Grand Opera com pany al the Jefferson which will ap- pear here oh next Monday and Tues day in four performances presenting five operas under the auspices of the Music Study club.
 Seats for all performances will go on sale tomorrow. following the pre- liminary seat sale which has been on for several days where patrons wanted tickets for more than one opera, and the public will now have it's choice of five splendid operas which will be heard here next week, tomorrow at nine o'clock, either sim gly or in groups.
 A wire received yesterday from Signor Scottis managers conveys the pleasing information that Lillian Og- den, Les Premier Danseau" of the Metropolitan opera corps de ballet has consented to join the Scotti opera for it's spring tour and she will oc- cupy the same position with this opera company throughout the trip that she does with the Metropolitan.
 The coming of the Scotti Grand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27
PERSONS JAILED FOR. PASS|NGBADCHECKS'
Montgomery Man Must Also Answer Charge of Local
 JeWeIer

J. A. Persons, of Montgomery, but who formerly resided in Ensley, was arrested and placed in the city jail yesterday afternoon upon the charge of passing worthless checks and of pawning a diamond ring which was the property of the Bromberg Jewelry company in Atlanta several weeks ago.
 It is also charged that he secured ring from the Dillworth Jewelry company of Jasper. and pawned it in Tuscaloosa. Persons was arrested while in the act of getting a check cashed at Bearmen's Clothing com pany.
 According to a statement made yesterday afternoon by N. l.. Brackin. credit manager for Bromberg and company, Persons secured a diamond ring from the jewelry concern here several months ago which was valued at $550. He made payment on the ring and then disappeared. After considerable correspondence it devel- oped that ring tallying to the de- scription had been pawned in Allan ta, according to Mr. Brackin, and Persons was traced back to Birming- ham.
 Charges that worthless checks had been passed them by Persons were made by the Mabson hotel. Berman's Clothing company, Golson Clothing company. and other local firms.
 Persons denied the charges yester- day at the time of his arrest but is said to have admitted them later un- der cross examination, according to police. He stated to officers that he was graduate of the University of Alabama and that he had been stu dent 1t Washington and Lee Universi- ty for two years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27

Opera company marks a musical epoch in Birmingham history, the superb "personnel' of the company headed by Antonio Scotti himself that excellent actor, finished singer and elegant gentleman, being re- cruited from the Metropolitan opera, where Scotti is one of the scintillat- ing lights and most popular member.
 With Renato Zanelli, Orville Har- rold Greek Evans, and other re- nowned opera stars. whose voices are beautiful, and Maries Sundelius Anna Roselle, Alice Gentle, the ballet conductors. and large orchestra, Bir. mingham has marvellous treat iu store in the season of opera which will be presented here next week.
 Orchestra, balcony, boxes, will be resplendent with society and music lovers, and the opera season this year promises to be one of the most bril- liant that Birmingham has ever had to her credit.
 Promptly at o'clock the Jefferson box office will open tomorrow morn ing-and indications point to a tre- mendous demand for tickets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27
REALTORS TO HEAR GLENN
School Superintendent to Urge Bond
 Ratification at Luncheon

pr. C. B. Glenn, city superintendent of schools. will address the Birming ham Real Estate board this afternoon at 1 o'clock at it's weekly luncheon at the Tntwilef hotel on The ST. 0O0. 00U Bond Issue and How It Af- feats the Birmingham Public Schools"
 Other matters of importance are scheduled to come before the board at the meeting today and a full at tendance is urged.
 MINE INSPECTORS REAPPOINTED
 Montgomery, April 26.-t tSpecial.) )-- S NJ Thompson and E., F. Echols of Birmingham will succeed themselves as associate state mine inspectors of Alabama. Governor Kilby today an nounced that they had been ap- rointed to continue their work for another term. Their terms expired recently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27
ARGUMENTS WILL
 BEGIN IN FUR CASE

Hearing of the evidence presented by the state and defense, was con cluded late yesterday afternoon, in the case of Mrs. Annie Jaffee and S. B. Levy, charged jointly with buy ing, receiving and conceallng stolen property, Judge w. E. Fort presiding.
 Argument is expected to take up the greater part of this morning and it Is probable that the case will go to the jury about noon.
 Mrs. Jaffee, one of the defendants, was placed on the stand yesterday afternoon and admitted to having the stolen property, consisting of a lot of furs. said to have been stolen from an Atlanta. Ga, store, but stated that she was under the im- pression the furs were part of a fur salesman's samples.
 Yesterday as.srnoon's session was featured by several sharp verbal clashes between attorneys regarding the admission and exclusion of DOT tions of the testimony.
 The principal witness for the pros ecution is Sam Cauly. who Is now serving term of from one to five years for the theft. of the furs from ths atlanta store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27
INCONGRUITIES OF
 MERIDIAN RATES
Pointed Out by Bann in Brief to Interstate Commerce
 Commission

o. L. Bunn general manager of the Birblngham Traffic Bureau, is com pleting his brief to the interstate commerce commission calling atten- ton to determinations issuing out of the Meridian rate case decision and alleging that it has established all sorts of incongruities.
 Mir Bum alleges in his paper that the decision is largely ineffective be- cause shipments at the old and lower rates can be made by starting ship ments just outside the 1oO-mile terri tory.
 In practice the Meridian rate deci- sion brings about these conditions:
 Shipments made from Birmingham via Southern and Alabama Great Southern within the territory 100 miles from Meridian take the new and higher rate. Shipments made over the same roads into the same territory take the lower and old rates if shipped from points just outside of Birmingham.
 Alleged IncOngruIties
 Shipments from Tuscaloosa take the new and high rates. If shipment is made from Northport the same shipment takes the old rates.
 Selma merchants can ship goods from just outside Selma into the Meridian rate territory at the old rate, while they must pay the new rate if shipment emanates in the city. Mobilans avoid the new rates by having shipments emanate from Pritchard.
 The Meridian case rates apply only on the Southern, Alabama Great Southern and Mobile and Ohio. The old rates apply on all other roads in the same territory. Hence, where these other roads and the Southern and its auxiliaries maintain parallel service in the affected territory. tho other roads charge the old and lower rate while the Southern and its auxiliaries charge the new and high CT rate.
 Playing the Game
 Shippers are apprised of these con- ditions and are escaping the Meridian rates so far as possible by shipping by roads other than the Southern and auxiliaries or starting the shipment from just outside the rim of the af- fected territory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27

was Jack Evans, deputy supreme or ganizer for the Knights, who came over from his headquarters at Allan ta, especially for the ceremonial. Other visitors included Dr. II. J. Kru- dop, active member of Isis Palace No. 10, Mobile and about 30 members of Fashoda Palace No. Ii, Gadsden.
 The local palace was instituted on January IT, 1922, with 119 charter members and interest among the members arose to such that 1t was necessary for the palace to put on the ceremonial at the present time and plans are already under way for the next ceremonial which will in all probability be held at the conclusion of the meeting of the Grand lodge of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27

Odd Fellows which convenes in Bir- mingham, on August 1 and 2.
 While the Knights are not recog- nized by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. no one is eligible to become a member of the Pilgrim Knights of Oriental Splendor undess he be a member, in good stand ing, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
 The following is a list of the off cers of the local palace:
 c. o. Jacobs, past oriental knight; John R. T. Rives, oriental Knight James c. Gavis, vice oriental knight; c. L. Phillips. oriental scribe; c. D. Ritter, oriental treasurer, and J. R. Johnson, director of work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27
WlLLETT TO DISCUSS BANKRUPT PROBLEMS
 AT LUNCHEON TODAY
Clad Candidates Prepared Making Pilgrimage
 Into Mysterious Lands leading Into ReaLm of SpLendor

". E. willet. manager of the Nor ris Plan company, will discuss the bankruptcy problem at the weekly luncheon of the Associated Retail Credit Men of Birmingham this after noon at the Southern club at l o'clock. It is stated that the speaker will offer some very concrete sug- gestions on this vital problem to the credit men and a full attendance Is expected
 The automobile committee. com
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27

o'clock in the afternoon with a parade through the principal downtown streets. ending at the Fraternal hall, and lasting until after midnight.
 Dramatic work was~put on py mem bers of the degree team during the afternoon and at 6 o'clock dinner was served to the members and candi- dates.
 Real fun began at o'clock when the goat was led out of the stall and told to go to it and according to the testimony of something like 125 candidates, the goat went to it all right.
 Many visitors prominent Tn the odd Fellows and Knights were pres ent at the ceremonial. among them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27
BALLOT ON DIRECTORATE
Chamber of Commerce Sends Out
 Blank For IT Choices

Chamber of Commerce. yesterday sent out blank ballots to members for the annual election of IT directors.
 The members will vote for IT and the s4 receiving the greatest number of votes will be candidates in the run-off. In the run-off the 1T re- ceiving the highest vote will be di- reetors for the ensuing year.
 The ballots in the first election must be returned by May 10.
 New year of the chamber begins June 1. Officers are elected by the board of directors.
 The president is R. A. Porter. No one has yet been suggested as his successor o. l.. Bum Is general man ager
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27
DISCUSS FAIRGROUNDS
Harrison Meets With Association in
 Regard to Enlargement

w l.. Harrison, commissioner of parks and playgrounds, will confer with the School Improvement associa- tion of the Barrett school. East Lake. Monday afternoon. in regard to the enlargement of the school play ground.
 If this can be done without any out lay of money. Commissioner Harrison states that he will favor the enlarge ment of the playground, but that with the present conditions existing in the finances of the city. he will veto any thing requiring more funds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27
Feline Declared Rabid

The head of cat brought to the city laboratory Tuesday by J. W. An drews, manager of the Fairfield thea tre, who stated that the cat had scratched a child in the audience Monday night, was examined yester- day and found to be infested with ra bies.
 It was stated that the child would be located and given the Pastuer treatment at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-27
DEATHS

lewis 4. Townlcy-Age 66. for more than 26 years in the wholesale gro cery business in Birmingham, died Tuesday afternoon at his home in Ann Arbor. Mich, following an ill., ness of only few hours. according to information received here yes- terday. His death was due to heart disease. He leaves five children, including Mrs. P. R. Bostick of Bir- mingham.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
Soviet Offers
For French Aid
At Genoa Futile
Two Requests Of krassin
for Conference in Paris
Refused by Poincarc and
Rodek Later Turns Tables
Trade, However, Favored
France Informs Moscow
She Does Not Desire TO
Discuss Them in Iialv
Special Gable TO The Trtb,!nr

Copyright. i922, New York Tribune Inc
PARIS, Feb. 1A.-Thc Russian Soviet
government has been making strenuous
efforts to come to some kind Of an
understanding with France before the
Genoa economic conference. Several
underground attempts have been made
to NJ olify France and offer her srecial
concessions if she will withdraw her
refusal to meet II Bolshcviki on even
terms at tho council table.
Lconid Krassin, Bolshcvlk trade
envoy, has made two requests in the
last week to come to Paris to SEQ Pro
micr Poincarc. but both we're refused.
Karl Radck. Red propagandist. went to
Berlin in an effort to SEQ somo French
officials. and then proceeded to Ducssel-
dorf, whore he tried unnecessarily to
get in touch with the head of the
French army on tho Rhine
Dc ChcviIly's Mission Futile
MEANWHILE the French government
had sent to Berlin the aged diplomat,
Count de Chcvlly. former French Con-
sui General at Pctrograd, with instruc-
tons to talk TO Radck on the quiet.
Chcyilly asked Parvus, the Russo-Ger-
man millionaire, to arrange CON
ference. Pnrvus communicated with
Radck ond offered to introduce him to
frenchman entrusted with full power
by the Paris government Radek. who
Is extremely cautious. told Parvus,
however. that he didn't believe France
was seeking a rendezvous with tho
bolshcviki through the medium of a
German. so declined. Chcvily returned
to Paris.
Since then Premier Poincarc has
communicated indirectly with Moscow,
saying that Franco would welcome
economic relations with Russia, but
did not desire to discuss them at
Genoa. However. Poincare added that
France would insist that all foreigners
entering Russia should be outside the
jurisdiction of Russian courts and laid
down other conditions similar to those
put on Turkey in the sixteenth century
WREN she was humiliated by the
powers. In some quarters Premier
Tolncarc is credited with trying to
mako recognition Of the Soviet regime
impossible.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
HELs1NGFORS, Finland. Feb. 1
Tribute Paid to Skipper
Captain of George Washington
Praised for Skill in Storm

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.--Apprecia-
tion of the efficient manner in which the
steamship George Washington, oper-
ated by the United States Lines for the
Shipping Board, was handled on her
recent trip from New York to Bremen
in a storm. is contained in resolutions
received to-day by the Shipping Board.
The resolutions we're signed by Alex
ander P. Moore, owner of "The Pitts
burgh Leader; Robert Goelet, Henry
Kaufman, Adolph Vogel and J. NJ. H..
Lidgerwood.
The grateful thanks Of all the pas
sengers was rendered in the resolution
to Captain II. A. Cunningham for "his
devotion to duty; his wonderful display
of real humanity in the face Of greet
storm, in going to the rescue of dis
abled ship, and for the wonderful dis
cipline maintained.
Mrs. Moore Gillian RusselD made
an address at the concert on board, in
which she said, among other things,
that Americans should be proud to sail
under their own flag. Mrs. Moore OBJ
tanned promises from all present to
sail on United States boats whenever
and wherever possible.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
3Mexiican Army
Heads dsExecuted
For Rebellion
Obrcgon Using Iron Hand
at Last as Series Of
New Rcvolis Break Out
in Widely Scattered States
3 Other Officers Seized
Rebels Caught in Afternoon,
Tried Same Evening and
Shot the Next Morning

MFNFCO CITY, Feb. II BY Tho As
sociated s).-Thc IRON hand Of
President Obregon, which has been
used sparingly during the fourteen
months of his administration, now is
effectively gripping the incipient rcvo
lutlons in Mexico, which in the last
month have been more frequent than
at any time since the last change in
government
General Antonio Ruiz and Captain
Lugardo Perez, Of the Federal army.
and General Antonio Pruncda, former
commander of the Federal troops N
the State Of Chihuahua. were executed
this morning, after having been found
guilty Of rebellion by courts martial.
General Ruiz and Captain Porcz we're
executed in Chihuahua, and General
Pruneda in Mexico City.
General Fruneda had been convicted
on charges of rebellion in connection
with tho activities of General Fran
cisco Murgia, former Minister of War
Eight Of Pruncdas officers, who
came to tho Capitol Sunday by dircc-
tion of the War Office and who wcrc
taken into custody with him, are bein :,
held for court MARTIAL. The trial Of
Fruncda lasted throughout Monday
night and the verdict calling for deaf n
al the hands Of firing squad was an
nounced at o'clock this morning.
Shortly aftcrward pruneda was exc
cuted. He mot death calmly He
pleaded innocence Of the charge lald
against him. and influential friend :
sought Intellectually to DELAY his trial
and execution. Pruneda once held high
military commands IN the states Of
Coahula. chihuahua aud Tamaulipas.
The courts martial arc netting out
summary justice TO rebels. The usual
program being followed is to catch
rcbels in the afternoon. hold 3 trial
for them at night and execute them the
following morning. The incipient up
,'sings are said to be born of discon
tent over economic conditions or dis
gruntlcment with the central govern
ment.
They arc being reported in widely
scattered regions of the republic, but
high officials here declare that they
do not constitute a serious threa. and
that the government IS prepared to
meet all emergencies.
1t is reported here that in the states
of Chihuahua, .lalisco, Vera Cruz,
Coahuila, OaXaca, Michoacan and Du-
range there are small bands which are
attempting to intimidate tho inhabi-
tants. In some instances they have
sacked and burned haciendas aud small
villages 1t is declared that Federal
troops arc being literally supplied tc
/ the disaifected regions and that no
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
Women Assail Trend
TO Non-Partisansl,ip
Committee Of One Hundred
Pu's Caldcr's Daughter in
SeCretarv'a pOst

unnS-os The RepuNlican put, ca. Committee of One
nunnped s,ur. he'd ITS annual meeting and
home of Mrs. Samuel r. Kaufman. :,
Nast l S,xty- sixth Street. The president
Mrs. Mary Hatch Willard. in her an.
nnal report emphasized the fact that
thc organizatzion was "absolutely par,
tisan" in its policy. '"'
NO woman belongs to this organiza.
ton who s net an enrolled Republican
ana who'1y in sympathy with the policy
OF tho Republican, party" she said
The city is full Of talk about non.
partlsanshp these days, and this or
ganiSation takes definite stand
against that sort Of thing"
ATS: Robert c. Lee, who is the
aaush5er OF Senator Calder, was elected
secretary. Other officers elected we're
PRESIDENT, Mrs. Mary Hatch Willard
wee chairman, Mrs Norman S. Dikc:
treasurer, Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. and
members Of the executive committees
Mrs: Joseph II. Choatc jr.. Mrs. Alice
Mckay Kelly, Mrs. William NJ. Sea
oury. Mrs. Frank S. Witherbcc. and
MRS. A. Barton Herhurn
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
Ship Boards Right to Cancel
War Contracts Held Legal

BUFFALO,, Feb. 14.--The United
States Shipping Board had a right to
abrogate wartime contracts after
peace was declared, Federal Judge
John r. Hazel said to-day in dismiss
ing suit brought by the Buffalo
Union Furnace Company against the
board
The contract was made in June, 1918.
and delivery Of pig iron under its pro-
visions continued until January, 1919,
when the Shipping Board summarily
declared the contract cancelled. Judge
Hazel holds that it was contemplat ted
by both parties "that the contract
would be abrogated upon the termina-
tion Of the purpose for which it exist
ed and that the boards action, there
fore. was legal.
The case was regarded as a test, the
result of which would influence the
settlement of similar cases involving
ocrC
New-York tribune., 1922-02-15
Strikers Back at Work
In Lowell Cotton Mill
Stand Firm Elsewhere in Walk.
Out Against Wage Cut by
New England Plants
Srccic' Dispatch to Tho y,,5u

BOSTON. Feb. IL Chief interest in
tho second day Of the textile strike
centcred. so far "a Massachusetts, was
concerned, in Lowell. where enough Of
the strikers returned to warrant the
rcopening of the Bay State Cotton Cor
poration mill. Tho return carried with
1T acceptance Of the 20 per cent wage
cut
Elsewhere throughout New England
strike conditions remained unchanged
Both sides are determined, and it is
generally believed the struggle will
be long. While all the mill properties
are carefully watched, tho guards have
nothing to do, as the strikers arc obc,-
ing to the letter the injunction Of
their leaders not to resort to violence
end to confine their activities to pcncc-
full pickcting.
Attleboro reported the complete
shut-down Of The Home Bleach and
DYE Company plant to day.
The North Adams local Of the United
Textile Workers indorscd the strike
IN the eastern part of the state. 1t
pledged n1oral and financial support
to the strikers
New Hampshire appears to be the
real battle-ground, as in that state by
far the greater number of workers arc
out and the grentcr number Of plants
closed down. Manchester, with its big
Amoskcag Mills, sets the pace.