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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-09
PRIOR ofIICItL REPORT
CLAIMS SUCCESSES

Paris, May s C0fa0 p. m,f~The
following official statement wis Is.
sued BY the war office tonight,
There have been artillery enEnHn-
mentH along the whole front. enc q
our battalions by a sudden attack
captured fortified work held hy the
Germans west If LENS
Three attempts by the aefmanH e
attack III the forest Of l.apetrie were
Immediately checked.
ION the right hank Of the Feehi
river we have advanced nearly one
kilumetef tahouE twosthsrda OF u
milai along d front af i800 meters
(nearly mllel In the direction 81
MetYerAi"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-09
UNCLE JOE AND
PARTY To HURRY
FROM HONOLULU
Belief Among Congressman Is
That Special Session May
Be Called on Account of
lusitania Disaster.

iRr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL leesEn weEi
Honolulu, T. H., May Sin view of
the grave situation caused by the tor
pedoing Of the Lusitanla and the pos
sibility Of an extra session OF con-
gross being called, the congressional
party touring the Hawaiian islands
discussed plan today to secure the
cruiser Maryland for a rush trip to
san Francisco.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-09
nRITfSII srBMARINis~
NOT SINK ny tiRMhN

London, May $3.50 y. m)--The
pritish admiralty this evening issued
the following official statement.
sThc statement published recently
by the German authorities that a
Rriiish submarine had been sunk IN
an encounter with a German arship
Is false
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-09
AIIIEs REPUI SID. SAYS
REPORT FROM TURKEY

Constantinople, May G, tvia London,
MAY 4, 1910 p m.1--ln one hour
yesterday at noon the Turkish tnfan-
try broke down an allied attempt at
d forward movement at Seddul f3ahr.
Although the allies attack was well
prepared for BY the ships guns they
were put 10 fun flight Near AVi
Burnu the Turkish forces also were
successful
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-09
PEOPLE SHOULD KEEP
QUIET. SAYS DUNE

Springfield. Ill, May S--fiovernor
Dunno today issued formal signed
statement urging calmnesa IN the face
of the sinking Of the Lusitania.
"Americen citizens generally, and
particularly those in public office out.
side at tho office ~ the secretary Of
state. should not In this grave crisis
toresthtl or embarrass the president
ind the department. of state By giving
uttoranccs to their personal views in
relation TO this grave calamity says
the statement
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-09

Crusader. which had come TO rs sup
port. was forced to retreat ana leave
in the lurch life5oats which II had
launched
"The entire crew Of the Maori and
the boats crew of the Crusader were
saved BY our own vessels and taken
into zeebrugge. In all, there were
seven Officers and eighty-eisht men.
in the advance of our troops
against I.ibau.. our Pallic sea forces
supported the attack by a lombard
ment from the sea-"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-09
LuSfrsNIA INSURED
IOR ABOUT Ss.aoo,ooU

London. May s fgs0h i. Tho
lsusitania WIS insured for about
fh5ea,00a tS1.bN0. 000l. uf this
amount the British government under
tho war risk plan will haNe 70 pay
about 80 per cent The cargo Is SAIL
% have been insured almost entirely
IN America.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-09
TOTAL DEATH ROLL FROM
T0RPED0lNG OF LUSlTANlA
NOW is PLACED AT 1898

.-~~~-~r~r~>eN
nothing until proof was furnished
that the l4usitania had in fact been
torpedoed by a German submarine.
lac was referred to the statements
Of the British admiralty.
what proof has been Furnished
aeked the ambassador again
Does that mean that you VIII
make no statement until It Is proven
that the Lusitania was torpedoed ~
a German submarine" said an M
terNiewer.
.srhats II exactly" he replied y
have not sufficient Information on
which to make a Statement
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-09
BERLIN Tells or BRITISH
DESTROYER DESTROYED

Rerlin, MAY s tvia London. $40
n m.l--An official communication by
the German war office concerning the
sinking nf the british destroyer Maori.
SAYS
The British destroyer Maori was
sunk Of Zeehruege The destroyer
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-09
IitiSirtNtA NEVER CAN
BE RAISED FROM St-A BID

Queenstown, May te;b2 p. m =
Marine Superintendent Dnda. q the
Cunard line, said today that the Lusi-
tanla sank N sixty fathoms Of water
and would never he raised.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-09

No comment WIS made ON the state
ment II Chairman Stnne that The at
tack on the American steamer Cub
flight without warning was IN his
opinion i mafe sefians eaae for the
American government 10 deai with
than The f.asitansa.
The Impression prevailed tonight
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13

"I' 'H"T'"H S0TVNN'N VHEUUU, UHURN-
ter OF Prof. Herbert l." Usgood Of
Columbia University and Mrs. Osgood.
was married to Dixon Ryan Fox of
this city on Monday in st. Pauls
Chapel, Columbia University. The Rev.
Raymond c. Knox, chaplain OF the
university. and the Rev. Harold Pat
tison were the officiating clergymen.
After their return from their wedding
trip Mr.. and Mrs. Fox will live in this
city.
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GENERAL NOTES OF SOCIETY.

\ fR. AND MRS. JOHN J. COURT
wi NEf have sent out Invitations
Tor the marriage Of their
daughter. Miss Mary Margaret Court
ney. to Francis v. Duffy. son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H.. Dufry. Tho we'd
ding will take place on Wednesday
morning in st. Stephens Church. in East
T"enty-eighth street, and the ceremony
will be followed by n reception and
breakfast at the st. Regis.
Miss Courtney has chosen Miss Irene
V. Duny. sister OF the bridegroom. for
her maid OF honor and Miss May Nor
ris, Miss Florence Mcdonald. Miss
Marie Roach. Miss Elizabeth Rudden.
Miss Florence Dufry and Miss Made
line Schubert for bridesmaids.
Hugh Courtney. a brother of the
man. His ushers will he Walter Trum.
Charles Richard. James Duffy. Will
lam Dougherty and James Dougherty.
A wedding in Philadelphia this week
or Interest to New Workers. will be that
of Miss Dorothy O'Day. daughter of the
late Daniel O'Day. the Standard oil
onicial to J., Howard sheble. Jr. The
Wedding will be n small one and will
take place at the home OF Miss O'Day's
sister. Mrs, j. W. Lee. Miss O'Day
has been making her home with an
other sister. Mrs. W. u. Boyd of 46
West Seventy-sixth street.
In the Church Of the Blessed Sacra-
ment. Broadway and Seventy-hrst
street, on Thursday morning Miss Anna
Therese Keynes, daughter of the iate
Mr.. and Mrs. Jaime Keynes, will be-
come the bride of Antoni Zerega Yer
mylen, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Nermylen of Brooklyn. The ceremony
will be performed by the Rev. Father
Hearn. rector OF the Church of 81.
1gnatius Loyola. and will be followed bv
a reception at the st. Regis. Miss
Keynes will have her sister. Miss Agnes
Keynes. for her maid OF honor and only
attendant.
Edward vermylen will be his broth.
er'S best man and the ushers will be
John Keynes, brother of the bride .
Herman Trein. Halsey Thompson and
william Straukamp,
Invitations have been sent out by DR..
and Mrs, Frank Herbert Daniels for tho
marriage Of their daughter. Miss Miriam
Gay Daniels. to Stanley Bertrand Thorpe
Their wedding will be celebrated In st.
Stephens Church, West Sixty-ninth
street. On Tuesday afternoon. June 20.
The ceremony will he performed at 6
o'clock.
Miss Lilly Guichard. whose marriae.
to Albert Angel Southwick takes place
or Tuesday. june 22. at the Hotel
Gotham, will have only one attendant.
Miss Lottie Hauptner. The emo
will be performed by the Rev. DIR. George
Alexander of the University Place Pres
byterian Church. Miss Guichard is the
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Antoine Guich.
ard of at West Ninety ninth street
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DIXON
Ryan
FOX
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SANEOv0

sixth street, and the ceremony viii ne
followed BY a breakfast at the COUNTRY
home Of Mrs, Smithers AT Grea, Neck,
l., ! Mrs, Smithers and her daughter
spent the winter NJ the Hotel Lucerne
The wedding ~ Miss Grace NJ. Palmer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lowell NJ.
Palmer. to Frank Cliffe Johnston, will
take place on Wednesday afternoon,
June %, In the First Presbyterian Church
Stamford, Conn. The will he
followed by a reception at f;dgemer-
the country home of Mr., and Mrs. Pal
mer at Stamford, Mr. Johnston is the
son Of the late John Allen Johnston Of
Leasburg, y, C.
4 large contingent 81 New Workers
will 90 over to Fla&Dush for the mar
rage OF Miss Marguerite Latham to
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train and trimmsd with point lace Sh"
Wore a rose point lace Veil caught up
with orange blossoms and carried "A bou-
qliot' of lilies Of the valley and orchids,
Her sister. Miss Bertha Taylor. was her
maid NJ honor. She had on "A iroCk or
white lace combined with pink faille silk
and = white lace hat trimmed with pink
roses and pale blue steamers. She car
ricd pink roses.
The Two bridesmaids, Miss tlarina
Cushman and Miss Vera Cushman. were
m pink taffeta Nciled with tullc and wore
,ulle hats trimmed viii wiS,aIia. They
carried pink roses and sweet peas, The
little flower E,yl, Evelyn cushman, niece
NJ the bride. wore "A Kate ~Greenaway
costume Of Powered SIX. she carried a
basket OF pink swcc; peas
Earl Ryan waited upon his brother as
hes, man, aud tn" ushers were Horace
;. Could. Herman T.. Wilder, william
VI. T. spence and Frederick X Nixon
Mss Maynelle Boese, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. Cliitnrd RocSc Of - West
E~Ighty-ffth street, was one of Wcdnes-
days many brides She was married to
sheldon Sinclair Wells Of Short HIS,
y. j., n -, Matthew'S Church 10y the
Rev Arthur II Judge. TIN ceremony
was followed by "A small reception At
he homo OF her parents The bride
was at,lred In white silk u"' over satin,
Her long tulle veil almost completely
covered her court train and Was fastened
with orange blossoms. She carried "A
bouquet of lilies of the valley and white
sweet peas. Miss Virginia Upper was
her maid Of honor She wore pink tafeta
with a whit" lace jacket and a pink
tu'lr poke bonnet trimmed with pink
roses Instead of 4 bouquet sh" carried
a pirectoire cane topped with pink roses,
Harold Watson of short Hills was the
best man. ana the ushcrs, all class
mates % N" bridegroom At PRINCETON,
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cHce \, Towns, sister of the bridegroom
Miss Dorothy Tucker Dilworth of tins
city, a cousin OF the bride, and Miss
Oliyc y. Baldwin.
Russell ralvi will wait upon Mr..
Towns as best man and the ushers vii.
be- Charles G fafter Of MamaroneCk.
Howard de Ritter, Arthur q. Hartich,
Austin i, Palmer, Thurston T.. Rupp
and q. VAN llartwcll Of Saratoga.
In the chapel of 81, Bartholomew
Church on saturday afternoon. Miss
Florence NJ. Tree. daughter of Mrs
Lambert Evans Tree of II Fast Elev-
enth street, viii he married to Leon
Rhodes Thurlow, The ceremony vii,
be followed by a reception at Sherry's.
The marriage OF Miss Agnes Pruyr
Chapman. daughter of the Rev. DR.. and
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Gently been visiting Mrs. George
Wood. in Wawa. Pa She will pass
the summer with her parents. Mr..
I'd Mrs. August Heckscher, at Win
coma. their country place in Hunting
ton. L. /.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin l.. Gunther
" 3I5 Park emu have taken a
amp In the Maine woods. where tho
vent last week for the summer. Mrs.
Arson Phelps Stokes and Miss Helen
Stokes, who are now in California, will
go to their country place in Noroton,
Conn. shortly after returning to New
York..
James +. y. Lanier will leave New
York on June rs To Join Mrs. L.anicr
In California. where they wrll remain
until October.
James J. Van Allen will leave this
week for the Restigouche for the sal
mon fishing and early in July he will
1oin MIR. n Mrs. j. Laurens Van
Allen in Newport.
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Mrs. J. Wilbur Chapman. to- Frederick
Il. Llnder will be celebrated on Thursday
evening at the home Of the brides par
ents IN Jamaica, l. l. The ceremony,
which will be at : O'Clock. will be per-
formed by the brides father. assisted by
her uncle. the Rev. Dr. Marcus \. Brown
son of Philadelphia.
Miss Alice NJ. Cordier, daughter of
Mrs. Augusta j. Cordipr, had n pretty
home wedding on Thursday evening when
she was married TO Dr. Constantine J.
Mactiuire Jr. The wedding took place
at the nome of her mother. ~ East
Fifty-second street. and the ceremony
was performed by the Rev. Father Fftz-
Gerald 1t was followed by n reception.
The bride. who wore a gown OF white
satin. yelled with tulle and trimed with
silver. was attended by Mrs. Leslie r.
milford of Philadelphia as matron OF
honor. and Miss Kathleen MacGuire. sis
ter Of the bridegroom. and Miss Janet
Burns of Brooklyn as bridesmaids.
They were dressed II. pink satin yelled
with three shades OF pink tulle and made
with high eirdies of pale blue satin.
DR.. MacGuire. who Is the son of Or.
and Mrs. Constantine J. MacGuire Of
100 East Sixtieth street. had DIR. Tracy
Farnum Of New haven for his best man.
Serving as ushers were Dr. J. I'M \. Vie
tor. Dr. Roderick v. Grace, Dr. otto G.
Pickhardt. Dr. Walter +. Anderton. DIR.
Edward u. Pratt, Arthur J. Mckenna.
Edgar Hobbs Arnold and Charles NJ
Horton.
In the Broadway Presbyterian Church
on Wednesday afternoon Miss Jessie
Margaret Taylor, daughter of the late
Mrs. Margaret Taylor, was married to
charles David Ryan Of this city by tho
Rev. DIR. Walter n. Buchanan. The
bride. who was given away by her
brother. Edmund 81. John Taylor, wore
a gown of white satin made with n court
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OUT OF TOWN ID KEEP SOCIETY on QUI WYE

John Child Ray. which will he celebrated
on Wednesday evening, June 20. 1t will
lake place at the home of the brides
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis clifford
Latham, and the ceremony will he per-
formed by the Rev. Daniel Dorchester.
Miss Jean Latham will be her sisters
maid Of honor. and there will he ~
bridesmaids-Miss Ruth Carpenter of
Attleboro. Mass. and Miss Mary Latham
Of Chicago, a cousin OF the bride.
Mr.. Ray. wfO is n son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert benjamin Ray, formerly Of
Bridgeport, Conn. hut now of rlatDusii.
will have his brother, parbsrf Pc-;--
min Ray. Jr.. for his best man. His
ushers will he Lester Loomis Leverlch.
and Henry Clifford Latham, brother Of
the bride.
TIT wedding of Miss Alice II. Open
heimer. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man O~ppcnheimer. Jr.. of l53 West
Eighty-hfth street. to Charles a.
Strauss will take place on Tuesday at
Delmonico's.
Mise El.lnor Preston Scott. daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. Campbell Scott OF
Yonkers. will he married on Saturday to
Reginald Wadsworth Cauchols. The
wedding will take place in the home Of
her parents in Nonkers.
Mr.. Cauchois. who was born in this
country. Is n chevaller of the French
Legion of Honor.
ON Wednesday evening Miss Edna
Johnson will he married to Miraheau Cul-
len Towns. son OF Mr.. and Mre. Mira
beau Lamar Towns. The ceremony will
take place at $3.50 o'clock In Grace
Church. Brooklyn and will he followed
hy a reception at the home OF Miss
Johnson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward l.. Johnson. Miss Johnson will
he attended by Miss Nivicn T.. e. john
son ms maid OF honor and Miss Flor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13

Among the engagements recently
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-13

a recent wedding In Montclair. N. j.,
was that OF Miss Helen ELIZABETH Nor
rlson' daughter by a former marriage
Oh Mrs Thomas Cahill Cummings, to
wilson Irving Adams. son of Mr.. and
su> Washington Irving Lincoln
Adams OF Irvngcroft. The wedding
ceremony took place in the Wilde
memorial Chapel. the Rev, DR.. Charles
> Mills. pastor of the First Congrega-
''onal Church, officiating. After a re-
ceptlon at the home Of the brides
mother Mr.. n Mrs. Adams left for
the South.
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announced was that Of Miss Grace
Gunther winant. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs, Henry ID. Winant of 81 Park
avenue. to Charles A. Barry. son of
the late Rev. and Mrs. David Y.
Barry of Toledo. Ohio. No date has
ben mentioned for the wedding.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Douglas
Sloane. who have been at Elm Court.
in Lenox. Mass, expect to return to
New York before the end of this
month. They will be for part Of the
summer at 555 Park venue The
Hon. frs. oliver Brett. who arrived
from England q month age, has re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-15

places beyond the reach of state or federal law.
 Mr. Stewart in urging international peace declared that he did not be lieve 1t would be possible to make the United States one of the leaders of or a member of any league to enforce peace except there be brought about a radical change in political and social conditions in the direction of a nation al unity and a more spiritual and less material and mouthy patriotism"
 There are two tremendously import ant tasks ahead of the United States" he said One of them is the estab- lishment of foreign policy which will be truly and typically American, and the other the unification of our citizenship into patriotic inter-rela- tionship which shall make the hyphen an alien and an outcast."
 Mir. Houston declared 'that when the south struck her colors 50 years ago it was due largely to the grinding, irresistible force of economic pressure" and that today the entente allies are exerting that same pressure against Germany.
 q submit' he said. that force powerful enough to end wars will be powerful in many cases to prevent them." The League to Enforce Peace,
 he said, stood for preventing wars | through pressure.
 MT. Straus. who, when Secretary of Commerce and Labor, aided in organizing the Southern Commercial congress- urged the principles of the peace league. declar- ing, i've must develop a new conscience which will put no geographical limits upon right and justice.'
 Wars were declared to be the result of a condition of international anarchy 1 in MT. Marburg's address. 1 At the conclusion of his address before I the Southern Commercial congress here l tonight, Osca- Straus of New York stated that while he desired peace, ''above all 1 things he thought the United States sIould put itself in a. position of "ade- i quate defense"
 ! q believe we ought to put ourselves l in position of adequate defense" he re- peated "I know that arms can as safe- | ly be trusted to the government of the United States as to that of any other nation. A man of peace at any price. I
 want to see this country properly de- | fended.''
 l Later, he explained that his reference
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-15
SPECIAL BARGAINS BY MERCHANTS IN
 TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

Jaffe Jewelry company suggests you invest your Christmas savings in dia- monds.
 Louis Saks suggests useful apparel for boys and girls as gifts.
 Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. suggest use ful gifts in furniture.
 Parker's drug store offers Ale grettis chocolates and bonbons 80 cents per pound and up.
 D. and A. Rich advise women to give men Stetson shoes for Christ mas.
 Jacobs drug store announces hol- iday boxes of 25 Garcia Grande cigars. The Ideal invites Christmas club members to bring their checks there. Blachs offers many attractive gifts for men.
 Tyler Grocery company says your Christmas baking is a test-Uzit.
 Searight- -Reese's show six gift spe- cials at low prices.
 Birmingham Railway, Light and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-15
NATIONAL DEFENSE DAY OBSERVED IN
 CHARLESTON TODAY
tcontinued from Page one,

art, one of the leading members of the
 league, spoke for it's principles. Inter
 national Anarchy was the subject of an
 address along similar lines prepared by
 Theodore Marburg, former United States
 minister to Belgium. which. in the ab-
 sence of MT. Marburg. was read before
 the congress.
 pr. Lowell outlined the plan of the |~peace league, which, he said, in brief, would require that all justicible ques- tions not settled by negotiation should be submitted to a judicial tribunal; all other questions arising between na- tions would be submitted to coun- cil of conciliation and the signatory powers would use economic and mili- tary forces against any one of the signatories committing an act of hos tility against another previous to any question at issue being submitted for possible adjudication or conciliation, Conferences between the signatory 1 powers would seek to formulate and codify rules of international law. 'The plan is based upon a very sim pie principle,". said Dr. Lowell. "It 1 is that of organizing among the na- tions a vigilance committee to prevent breaches of the peace This he com-
 pared to the organizations of Amer
 ican frontiersmen to keep order in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-15
Gdfford Leaves City to
 Run For Board of Revenue
Street Commissioner Resigns to Take Effect January 1, and Julian Kendrick Is Appointed to Succeed Him-No Political Significance to Gaf- ford's Resignation, As He Only Desired to Take Rest Before Campaign

Frank Fl. Gafford has been in the service of the city of Birmingham for many years. He came to this city about 37 years ago from Greenville, where he was born. His first employ ment in Birmingham was with the Milner Coal and Railroad company. He was but boy then, but he worked steadily and finally became superin- tendent of the company. It was while with the Milner company that he built the Southern railroad between Coalburg and Birmingham.
 In 1SS6 MT, Gafford left the Milner company and began his connection with the city of Birmingham. He was appointed chief of police by the board of aldermen, serving with A. O. Lane In his second term as mayor. Three years later Mir. Gafford resigned and entered the livery business, but re- turned to the service of the city in 1891 as inspector of weights and meas ures. He resigned again a year later to take the position of superintend- ent at Virginia Mines, where he served during the strike. Tn 1910 MT. Gafford again returned to the service of the city when he succeeded John M. Me Garth as street commissioner. He has held that office continuously since that time. he
 '"The city is losing one of its most valuable servants" said Commissioner Weatherly yesterday. MT. Gafford's work has never been appreciated to the extent it deserved. He was able to do more things we'll than any man the city will be able to get to succeed him. I am extremely sorry Mr. Gaf- ford Is going to leave us"
 It was stated about the city hall yesterday afternoon that there was no political significance in the sudden resignation of MT. Gafford. It was stated by those in authority that MT. Gafford simply desired a thorough rest before entering the race for the board of revenue. It was also stated that MT Gafford had resigned no less than half a dozen times in the past six months, but that Commissioner Wealth erly has always persuaded the veteran head of the street department to re- main at his post
 As for his successor, Julian Ken drick, he is known as one of the fore most engineers in the south and his appointment to additional civic duties met with much favor yesterday.