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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01
FIXING SALARIES FOR OFFICERS OF
 JEFFERSON COUNTY
Understood Delegation Will Not Insist on Making Them Applicable to Officers
 Recently Chosen

The Jefferson county delegation to the legislature has not agreed on the salary bill which will affect the office holders of Jefferson county, but there is a tentative agreement as to the amount of money the officials should be paid. The chances are that the fig ures which have been agreed upon in- formally will in the end be incorpor : ated in the bill and will eventually become law
 For that reason 1t is safe predic- ton that if at the present time office holders of Jefferson receive princely stipends future officeholders will not to so. Here follow the figures:
 Sheriff. $60o0 or s7500.
 Probate judge. S5000.
 Tax collector, $3500 or $40O0.
 Tax assessor, $3500. or $40OO.
 Members board of revenue, $500
 All clerks S3600.
 The delegation has agreed to abolish the office of county treasurer and make the duties of that official 8 pal t of the duties of the tax assessor. The delegation is convinced that the salary of an officeholder of this county under the antifee amendment can be changed during his term of office, but il Is the understanding that the delegation will not insist that the amendment ap- ply to those who were elected plicr to the submission of the amendment
 Thomas J. Judge, senator-elect, has been commissioned by the delegation to draw up the salary bill and the fig ures above quoted will be contained In that bill It is expected that inasmuch as the salaries agreed upon are small CT than was anticipated. there will be a general protest
 It is understood, too. that strong pressure will .be brought against the delegation in the hope that there may be wrought change in the present ir- tention of abolishing the office of treas urer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01

The Joneses seem to lead in biblical names. Joseph Jones, 10: Matthew Jones' |, Paul Jones. 2; Peter Jones, 3; Solomon Jones. 1; Stephen Jores, 8; Daniel Jones. 1; David Jones. D; Elijah Jones, l; Emanuel Jones. 1: Isaac Jones, 3; Jesse Jones, 5: Aaron Jones. l; Abraham Jones. ?; Amos Jones, 1; Ananias Jones, 1.
 In the Jones list are also several whose parents sought Individuality in bestowing surnames for example, Se- lima Jones, 1. Washington Jones. I; Babe Jones. 1 Angelne Jones' 1; Des- sa Jones, 1; Della Jones, l. Electa Jones, l Eulalia Jones, 1 Fleety Jones, l. and one Mandy Jones spelled Amanda
 Some few of the Smiths strove for distinctive titles as the following specimens will show: Drucilla Smith. l; 1som Smith. r. Josh Smith, |; and Mathematics Smith, 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01
JUDGE DOUGLAS IS
 THREE TIMES VICTIM '0F CLEVER F0RCER
On Fourth Trip, However, Two Come to Grief-G. M. Buckley and H. L. Tay-
 Tor Are Held

A young man giving his name as G
 M. Buckley of Ensley was arrested q,
 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the
 act of presenting a check for s3s a,
 the Jefferson County Savings bank by
 Detectives Alexander and Watson. The
 check was signed with the name of
 Judge Alvin M. Douglas, city recorder
 and was forgery.
 Later at police headquarters Buck 1 ley broke down under the ouestionine l Of the detectives and made a confession
 which resulted in the arrest of IT L. Taylor. salesman employed by the < M. Bernheim Electric Supply company on First avenue, between Twentieth, a nd Twenty-first street, on charge of forgery and embezzlenent.
 Following rapid investigation bv the detectives warrants were sworn out and at o'clock yesterday afternoon Taylor and Buckley were transferred to the county jail on warrants. At q late hour last night neither of the men had made bond.
 l0fKe- ries were very cleverly executed. It IS stated that some of the checks signed with the name of Judge Douglas de- ceived the recorder himself when they were returned from the bank. Tt was just case of taking the pitcher to the well once too often" said Judge Douglas last night, flor if those boys had been satisfied with the first three checks they passed they probably would not have been arrested
 "A few days before Christmas some one entered my law office in the Jeffer- son County bank building and removed three blank checks from my book. These checks. with my forged signature. were passed on the bank for e4s or one. $36 on another and S21 on tho last. These made healthy Christmas presents for my unknown friends.
 After a consultation with detectives we determined to give the clever forGer plenty of rope I daily left my check book open In the office and left instruc tions with the bank to arrest anyone presenting my checks. Thrusday at noon I was notified that G. M. Buckley had been arrested at the Jefferson County bank while presenting check with my forged signature calling for the sum of s32.75. Later at police headquarters the young man implicated H. [. Taylor, as the man who had given him the check.
 "on returning to my office discov- cred that my checkbook had received ~f as three more blanks had been removed. Two of them are still out"
 H. L. Taylor is 2 young man about 30 years of age. He 's married and has two children. The Taylors. who recent ly came to Birmingham from Chatta- nooga. reside at 2gls Avenue l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were Sesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 Will McPhan. Birmingham. to Miss Lena Alberesa.
 Yolensky zeelinski, Mulsa. to Miss Zons Zeilenski.
 Holly Cork. Birmingham. to Miss Will He Cox.
 Gordon Thompson. Birmingham, to Miss Lula Belle Jenkins.
 Ernest Williams. Argo. to Miss Ollie Dickson.
 Samuel W. Balch. Madison. to Miss Augusta A- Sadler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01

tives to feel certain degree of safety in their work. I believe this order at this time will help Ensley and Birmingham as nothing else could have at the begin ming of the New Year."
 Judge John H. Miller: "I am very glad the Louisville and Nashville gave the Tennessee Coal, Iron. and Railroad com pany the ss,ooo ton der. It was needed and think 1t will be Appreciated"
 William Weller: ''I am certainly grat- flied over that order. It will help out wonderfully. I know of no time when 1t would be more appreciated than now
 Robert Jemison. IT,: '"The Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company order for Ensley indicates to me that the situa- tion is improved and Is getting better rap idly. I am very glad the Louisville and Nashville gave the order at this time. for 1t helps in maintaining the morale of this district
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01
Real Eslate Tranfers

The following real estate transfers were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 @soeo-C. c. Hafer to savilia Faey Hafer. part of lots l and 2, in block 61b, survey of Elyton Land company.
 e1s2S-F B. Mason to c. West lot IT. in Lndsey's addition to Woodlawn. sur vsysd by Herman School.
 es000-Kate G. Jonss to L. B. Brsd- Icy and R L. Coates. lots .. 2. 10. II and 12. in block 34s.
 tl473-v w. Wood and F. R. Wood to ". IT Johnson and Lula Belle John son. lot s. survey of V. ". Wood's ad- 'dition to West End.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01
December s1, 1914"

December 31, 1914"
 The placing of the Louisville ant Nashville order just at this time vii have a decided influence on the in dustrial sitation here. The operation: at the Ensley plant have been all that the officials could possibly provide fol but despite that the employees have been working on short time.
 The effect of the announcement upor the people of Ensley was immediate ly noticeable. All who expressed themselves said that it was an ex- tremely suspicious opening of the new year and that it would mean renewed confidence in Birmingham and the Fir mingham district.
 Among the expressions heard yester- day were the following:
 Expressions on Subject
 Capt. R. E. Chadwick of the Bank oi Ensley: 'I am very much pleased over the order given the Tennessee coal, Iron and Railroad company by the Louisville and Nashville. The order will help ma terially in bettering the situation in this section and as for that in the entire Bir- mingham district"
 R. A Terrell, president Bank of Ala bama: q have the most unbounded faith in Ensley. They make the best rails, we have the best city, and the officials are kinder than in any section in this country The Louisville and Nashville order is particularly gratifying at this time, when some of our people were be- ginning to believe that the situation was really bad. I have never lost faith for a moment in Ensley or Birmingham or the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad com pany. I believe this district has Iassed that stage when anything can hurt us for long"
 W. T. Stewart, the real estate man: "The Louisville and Nashville order is especially gratifying at this time. A great many persons were somewhat blue, but now with that order and others to come I believe that the situation will be materially brightened. There is the greatest optimism evidenced here by req son of this order and our faith Tn the future of EnsIey."
 M. H. McDowell: That order is fine. am awfully glad it came at this time. It is quite an appropriate New Years gift and it will go a long way toward bouying up the people of this city and making them more optimistic"
 N w Scott: The Louisvills and Nash vile order to the Ensley steel plant indi- cates that the recent attitude of the ad- ministration has caused railroad execu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01
Effective 12:01 P. M. Noon

Sunday, January 3. Seaboard Air Line [railway anonunces following chsnges Fin schedules: No. 6. Atlanta Birmingham Special for Atlanta and easteFn poiuts.
 win ieave e:3O q m.; No. 23. local C Att
 lanta. win leave 7:so 2. m. 1-1-te
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01
Lazarus Goes to Johns Hopkins

Sidney F. Lazarus left last night for Baltimore, where he will undergo an op- eration 1t Johns Hopkins. Mir. Lazarus states that while the operation is not nsces1arily serious. 1t is very delicate, and If no complications set In he should return In about three weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01
Uaniels Leaxea Canifal

Washington. December u.-eecretaFy Daniels left tonight for 0oldsboro. N. C..
 to spsnd New Years with his mother.
 Wrs. Mary c. paniels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01
President of Tennessee Com. pany Announces Order
 From L. & N. Railroad
TO BE USED FOR
 RELATING PURPOSES
People of Ensley Are Delighted at the News-Will Have Marked Effect On Industrial Situation Here.
 Expressions on Subject

An order for 3S,000 tons of rail from stantial New Year present to Bir- mingham from the great railroad. The crder was given yesterday and George C. Crawford, president of the Tennes- see Coal, Iron and Railroad company, realizing the beneficent effect tho an- nouncement would have upon this dis trict, Immediately made 1t known.
 The order placed by the Louisville and Nashville at this time of the year Is rather surprising and decidedly un- expected in view of the general sitr- ation. The action was in line with the policy of the Louisville and Nash vile to come to the rescue of the cities on its lines when help is most needed. The fact that the orders on the books Of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail road company were rather low and the fact that little if any <help was in sight is believed to have had con . siderable to do with placing the or der The rails are for relaying pur- poses
 The official statement says that the ails are to be rolled during the first six months of 1915. The order will not mean that the mills will run con stantly but the 3S,000 tons added ta business reasonably certain to develop will cause the operations of the mill to be greater than. they have beer during the past several months
 As to the official statement Of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany executive department the order follows:
 CrawfOrd's Announcement
 The Louisville and Nashville Railroad company has placed an order with the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company for about 3S.000 tons of rails for de- livery during the first six months of 1915.
 This order is of great benefit to the entire district and comes at q time when it's value is much greater than similar tonnage would represent In normal times.
 GEORGE G. CRAWFORD
 .sPresideu:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-01-01
Benton Given Jewel

The feature of the banquet was the presentation to pr. Guy Potter Benton. the retiring president of the president's . jewel. It was . Phi pin surrounded with diamonds and other precious stones on neld of gold surmountcd with name bar
 %(CentanueA a Pare niwht.l
, 1915-08-18
THE ROYAL MAIL COMPANY.

Their headquarters at Southampton hav-
ing to be abandoned during the war; and the
largest of their liners having been taken
over by the Admiralty, the Royal Mail Com
pany finds it impossible to carry on their
West Indian contract, and have 80 informed
the Secretary Of State for the Colonies.
They propose instead of the fortnightly SER
vice, a four. weekly one with eleven knot
boats, and q reduction of the subsidy to
one-half. AS the passenger service between
England and the West Indies has been re-
duced to q minimum, the Company could
hardly be expected to continue the service,
even if they had their bigger boats avail
able.
The Trinidad Legislative Councils Finance
Committee has advised the acceptance of the
proposal with an amendment that the subsi-
dy be reduced to three-eights and s%tipulat-
ing that Trinidad remain headquarters. OF
course, if a slow boat has to go out Of it's
course to Trinidad and then to tranship
mails and passengers it will be pretty hard
lines on Colonies like British Guiana, st.
Vincent, st. Lucia, Grenada, and the Lee
ward Islands. Possibly in the circumstance
the Company would prefer to terminate the
contract. It was rumoured around that the
Company intended TO run direct to the Dan
lsh island of st. Thomas, but we can hardly
credit the report Ba16ud0S 1dU0cate-
, 1915-08-18
LIFE SAVING

On the 18th of February last the sloop
Pearl from Nevis, laden with sugar cane for
the Basseterre Fac Dry, on being struck by
a squall, cNpsized off Frigate Bay and imme-
diNtely sank.
The Captain and crew found themselves
battling for their lives in the open sea with
in sight of land. The Captain swan away
and succeeded in reaching Salt Pond, where
he was rescued the next day. OF the four
men comprising the crew only one, Ezekiel
StapIetOn, could swim. Seeing the perl Of his
comrades (Lionel Wells, Benjamin Wells, and
James Martin) Stapleton got them on to o
f%oatin Ing plank and, being Il good swimmer,
he pushed them to the shore at Frigate Bay,
where they landed at about 4 a. M. next
morning after having been in the water
for about seven hours.
The accident and rescue were reported
to the Inspector of Police some hours later,
and Mr.. Wilders was so struck by the sim
pie story Of heroism given BY Stapleton,
who single handed had battled with the
waves and pushed three comrades on a
plank for miles for seven long hours of the
night to safety, that he subsequently brought
the matter to the notice of the Royal HUI
name Society, and the Bronze Medal aud
parchment Certificate of the Society we're
awarded to Stapletou.
On receipt of these q day was appointed
for the presentation and accordingly, on
Thursday the 1st instant, His Honour Cap
tain A. Roger, the Acting Administrator,
proceeded to Nevis and at the Court House
in the presence OF a Guard of Horour Of the
Defence Force and Police under Major Will
ders, His Honour, in a most appropriate
speech presented Ezekiel Stapleton with the
Medal and Certificate.
, 1915-08-18

The s. s. Magdala from Scandinavian
ports is due at St. Thomas on or about the
9Th prox. and proceeds to Colon.
The ABIDE Kader from Port-au-P Prince
Jaemel, Santo Domingo, Ponce, M~ayaguez,
and San Juan is due at st. Thomas on or
about the goth inst. and proceeds to Marti-
nique and Guadeloupe.
, 1915-08-18

Deeds Of self-sacritice and bravery are
always commendable, and we congratulate
Stapleton on his receipt of q much priced
0aoard for the saving of three lives.-Ihe
81. Kits Neyis Bulletin, Jly 18th.
, 1915-08-18
Announcement

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Kvartal d. A. maa tegnes linden I'd
gangen af indev8rende Manned.
ChristIansteds Postkontor, den 5-8-1915.
NJ. ANDERSEN.
, 1915-08-18

1870 N"'44D VI % SOAOL OACCIIOD. 1uO big
n%atories expect . reply within u reasonable
time md suggest ten days, but there is no
hint of their procedure otherwise.
General Villa had previously expressed
hls acceptance, conditionally upon the estab-
Ilshment OF q constitutional government and
the exclusion OF the odious and reactionary
c~ientifico purity. General Carunza is obsti-
nate and ex-Preeident Huertu, from his pri-
sou at Fort Bliss, Texas, declares that the
movement covers United States intervention
which would be prejudicial to all Latin-Ame-
RIGA and is very different from his acceptance
of he so-called A. b. G. mediation at Mia
CARA Falls.
New York. Aug. 17th-The journal Of
Commerce" attributes the rise in sugar to
the operations Of n syndicate analogous to q
corner OF the Cuban supply. Stocks are
large, and exports are not increasing. while
the domestic consumption is 200. 900 tons
smaller.
Sterling exchange has never been SO low
since the present quotation system has been
used. 1t reflects the difficulty Of the pay
ment Of war purchases when buyers are
unable to pay IN goods, and experts expect
that the rate will fall until an English credit
IS established OF say five hundred million
dollars.
Dominica, l6th.-The recent stormy wea-
ther did damage all over the island to cul.
'~lv"tIons' especially lime and cocoa. Some
estate works, dwellings and country churches
suffered, more or less severely. 1t is impos-
HIhie TO get accurate information from the
country parts, only those recovering crop
insurance putting forward their losses.
Antigua, l7th.-At a meeting Of the
Legislative Council to-day the following
resolution was unanimously adopted: "Thut
fhI1 DranS1L.--
ms Presidency welcomes the informa-
"oh lh@' Ills MaJesty's Government have
accepted the offer Of a contingent from
the west Indies for active service with
the army At the front, and gla ly embraces
me opportunity OF showing It's loyalty by
Joining III the defence of our King and
mo'aor Country and are prepared to vote
IL. n m.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-07
JAPAN-KOREA MAKING sup. 4
PLIES FOR RUSSIA AND ALlkS

Press Correspondence

(Associated Press Correspondence
Toxic, July 26.-Now that the dan
ger OF war with China is over all Jap
an and Korea is engaged in making
supplies for Russia and her Allies.
The war brought big financial losses
to Japan but the gaps are being filled
in part by the furnishing of guns, am
munition, and general necessities to
the armies at the INDEPENDENTLY
the armies of Russia.
Officially. Japan has. given increased
practical expression to her friendship
towards Russia By going to the limit
Of dismanthng some of her fortifca-
tons on the north eastern coast of the
Empire. Big coast guns stripped from
these Notifications have been shipped
to Vladivostock and thence forwarded
to Galicia to strengthen the big. gun
artillery of the armies of the Car.
Americans who visit Japan are es-
pecially astonished at the almost limit
less number Of tiny shops in the big
cities of this mathematics upon miles
of streets filled with them-allsocc
lin making something when they are
not selling something. These shops are
really the factories of thez Empire
1t is here that cloth goods and in
Vulnerable articles needed to Keep huge
armies in supplies are turned out.
banded over to commission merchants,
assembled in great quantities and dis
tributed to Russia, France and even
England. The correspondent sofs the
Associated Press is informed by re-
liable authority that practically every
household ir Korea is hard at work
making cloth for Russia. 1t is sent to
Moscow and other points and manu-
featured into uniforms, blankets, COW
erings and wrappings.
Korea, also, is making big quantities
of boots and ammunition cases. Major
Papowski and another Russian officer
have just arrived at Seoul to take over
the fourth consignment of orders man
ufactured by tanning company near
Seoul and consisting Of 10000 pairs of
boots and 10000 ammunition cases.
The Japan Celluloid Company at
Aboshi, near Kobe has abandoned tenn
porarily the celluloid business for a
more profitable business of making
explosives. This company recently re-
ceived an order from the Russian
government for 440 tons of gun-cotton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-08-07
ENGLISH SOLDIERS WRITE
OF HORRORS AT THE FROM

Pathetic sidelights on the war are given
in letters from the front received by
relatives of the soldiers and communi-
Gated to the newspapers. The tragic
death of a trooper killed while digging
graves for his fallen comrades is relat-
ed by Priv. George Stratton of the Ca
madam Divisional Engineers. who writes:
THE other night as the battle was get
ting quiet we came from our trenches
and gathered in our dead to bury behind
a barn. A pal of mine was helping to
dig the graves, and he remarked now
hard it was to leave our comrades there.
Before the grave was filled in. zip. came
a bullet, getting him through his head
and killing him instantly. We left him
In the next grave"
A surprise for a German attacking
party is described by Lance Corporal j..
Anglin of the / Somerset Light Infantry,
as follows:
81 shall never forget Sunday, May 2.
The Germans had been Smelling us
whole fortnight. and on that Sunday
afternoon they shelled our trench again
and then gassed us. When they thougft
they had rendered us all unconscious
they made an attack on us in broad day
light, but they got the surprise OF their
lives. All we had to do was to shoot
them down as they came up. You ought
to have seen them, jump UP as we hit
them, come down and stop there.
Helmets Explode Mines.
The dangers attending souvenir hunt
ing in the trenches are alluded to in a
letter from Private A. r. V. Dyke. 10th
Battalion Canadians, to his brother at
Milborne Port (Somerset).
1T is terribly hot marching in full
equipment in the heat of the day." he
writes, land the dust, which is inches
deep in places, is choking. / could have
picked up plenty of German souvenirs if
had wanted to but so far l have not both
cred about them, as it is nuisance cart
ing them about. Some of the fellows
have taken the trouble to bring back
helmets from the firing line.
THE Huns are up to all sorts of
lodges. One of their latest is to leave
an officers helmet lying IN trench from
which they have been driven, and to at
tach wires from mines to it knowing that
our fellows are likely to seize it in hur-
ry and SO explode the Mines"
An officer serving in the Dardanelles
with the field ambulance, writing to
friends in Suffolk, says:
Our camp is under shell fire every day
and often at night. This morning shells
are dropping and exploding around and
in the base camp area. A marquee of
,St - nJ- ;el~
tanned lot of stretchers but no wound
ed, was blown to smthereens yesterday.
1t was not more than % or 50 yards