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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
NATIONS WELCOME ID ALLIED VISITORS
 WARNS ALL HEARTS
Minister Balf0ur Expresses Appreciation of the Xvi dences of Good Will and
 Friendship of People

New York, May 12.-The climax of the British war commissions two-day visit to this city came this afternoon when Foreign Minister Arthur J. Balfour de- clared any doubts some of his colleagues may have had as to the sincerity of their welcome to the United States had been finally dispelled by the plaudits of hun dreds of thousands of New Workers who have greeted them since their arrival here.
 We never conceived or believed that there would be such universal outpour ing of sympathy and good will as have marked every moment of our visit. Not one of US had the smallest expectation of what was to happen here. The sponta- neous exhibition of welcome from every class has moved our hearts as nothing ever has moved them before"
 The entertainment here of the British mission has been somewhat less spec tacular than that arranged for Rene Vii viani and Marshal Joffre, but their well come has been no less earnest and sin cere. The streets through which they have passed have been filled with cheer ing thousands and they have been made to feel that they are regarded as allies .n every sense of the word
 The appearance of MT. Balfour and his colleagues at the luncheon of the Cham Der of Commerce this afternoon was the most important public event of the day and they spent the evening more as pri- vate citizens than as the envoys of a great nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
FOOD GAMBLERS DENOUNCED

Washington, May 12.-Today's sharp rise in July and September grain prices on the Chicago exchange drew from the agricultural department tonight state m,enl denouncins flood gamblers and economic para sites' Carl Vrooman, the Assistant Secretary, declared the time had come for the government to take decisive action to check the upward trend.
 ''The people will brook no delay said MT. Vrooman, in stamping out the activi- ties of these economic parasites. these disloyal food gamblers who are fatten- ing and battening in every city in this land On the food necessities of the poor
 Tie issue as t. food control is clear. I. is an issue between fcod control by the government cn the one hand and food control by sI.cu,f.tCls 5 on the other. To- day Me have food eoitrol by the specu- lators"
 The present high leve' of wheat prices, many government Officials believe, will he maintained if the Chicago exchange discortnues all future trading because of the great fc, eign GeE:and, unless the government fixes prices. The allies de- mands for the coming year are far more than America can supply even if the spring wheat acreage produces bumper yield, The department is looking for ward t. ;t big acreage of spring wheat and an enormous yield if the weather is favorable. This vili sve some wheat fer export.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
PARKER INDORSED
 FOR HIGH HONORS
Veteran Pythian and Active Worker
 Named for Grand Lodge Office

w. T. Parker, one of the most active members of the local Knights of Pythias is being boosted by his many friends and admirers for the position of grand outer guard of the grand lodge, Knights of Pythias, which meets next week in Mont gomery. MT. Parker has been the re- cipient of many honors from his local brethren and they now seek to place him on the stepping stone to the highest Pythian honor that can be bestowed in the state, that of grand chancellor.
 MT. Parker has been a member of the Knights of Pythias since 1893, past chancellor and past president of the Third Pythian district organizat tion, a veteran of the order and an untiring worker in its behalf, his many friends desire to award his long years of active service by elevating him to one of the grand offices. He was unanimously indorsed for the position of grand outer guard by the members of his lodge at the meeting last Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
BLACK ANSWERS ASSISTANTS

l shall not engage in any contro- very with the assistants Of my asslst- ant. They and their attorneys nave ample time to write. In doing my pest to perform the duties of the office 10 which the people elected me until the expiration of that term, I find that my time is fully occupied. The leSal objections raised to my rights as an officer which they present were urseu by the large concourse of lawyers rep resenting them in the supreme court, consisting. of Hon. Forney Johnston Judge R. V. Evans, Hon C. B. Poweli,- Hon. Felix Blackburn Hon. R. Y. Cooke and others. These legal obJec- tions the supreme court decided in my favor. The testimony before the grand jury on this matter was given by Cir cult Solicitor Joseph R. Tate, James G. Davis, Wallace McAdory and John r. Mccoy. The investigation was taken up by reason of q complaint made to a member of the grand jury by one of them. f. therefore. there was any false and misleading testimony given, they ought to know more about It than I do. since I was not present. l am no more injured by their pen sions than any other citizen and have no more interest in it than that which my official duty imposes If the bene ficiaries of what the grand jury terms useless pensions can successfully irl pugn the motives of IS good and dis interested sworn officials it would be unique indeed
 If they desire to continue to draw their pensions. and there is no legal remedy to stop it. that is matter for which they are responsible to themselves and the people, not to me
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
SOLICITOR BLACKS REPLY

1 regret to be compelled to make any statement whatever in reply to Professor Henry's attack upon me, and were it possible to avoid it I would not do so. I am restrained from eN pressing myself as I might were it not for his age and the respect, there fore, due him. and did I not know the influences operating upon him. The personnel of the grand jury is Suf- ficent answer to the charge that my personal animus prompted its criu- cism of his office. I will add that I did not summon him nor any single witness to testify in the investga- tion of his office. The investigation was initiated and conducted by the jury upon the report of Mr J. H. Craig, state examiner of public accounts, who reported the insufficicncy of the treas urer's bond and the Illegal payment of the premium by the county for same He stated that he protested to the old board of revenue at the time the bond was fixed and demanded that his protest be spread upon the min utes. The grand jury needs no de- fense from me. The business-like man. ner of it's report. the diligence evi- denced and the courage with which it spoke evidences both it's ability and fearlessness.
 That the law had not been com piled with was neither my fault nor the jury's: that the taxpayers money is not protected as required by law, those taxpayers certainly have right to know; that the county could col lect $12,0G0 annually as interest and does not. surely cannot be charged to the grand jury. That MT. Henry actu- ally collects from an excellent bank $637.50 for the use of this money may be right, but if so. why object to pub licity about it? If right for the treas urer to collect. why not for the coun- ty? If MT. Henry has actually collect ed from the county S637 50 to which he is not entitled. should he not oe the last man to complain that his attention is directed to it. so that a= can pay it back? Surely man of his years and character would not want to keep it and man honest as Mr. Henry does not fear public knowl- edge.
 My litigation with him is no an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
Miss Della P Gregory

Miss Della P. Gregory died at o'clock yesterday afternoon at the residence of her niece, Mrs. William H. Smith, SS1 South Twenty ninth street. She was the youngest sister of the late James Greg ory of Marion, She is survived by three nieces, Mrs. s. Jesse Johnston and Mrs. William H. Smith of this city and Mrs Charles A. Morgan of Columbus Ga. The remains will be taken to her former home Danbury, Conn.,, for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
WHEAT SKYROCKETS IN WORLDS SCRAMBLE
 FOR BREAD TO LIVE
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ton. Upon his return he talked with the United States district attorney Al len G. Anderson, vice chairman of the British food commission came here and a secret conference was held with board of trade leaders at an exclusive club last Thursday. At this meeting it is said there was some plain speaking in the course of which it developed that agents for the allies have been Hong of wheat as much as 21,000,000 bushels at one time. in various markets. They are at present said to be big owners of spot wheat-that is, the actual wheat. There is no disposition to accuse them of speculation. They needed the cereal more than they needed money, and they had to bid against American millers for a crop which was short the world over. America had to bid to keep her own wheat and prices scared
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
Mrs. Henry Bernard

The remains of Mrs. Henry Bernard, who died in New York city Friday aft ernoon at o'clock, will be received here tonight by Johns Undertaking company. Funeral services will be conducted from her residence, 2617 Highland avenue to- morrow morning at Il o'clock. The de- ceased is survived by three brothers, Ferd, Otto and V. Hugo Marx of Bir- mingham, and two sisters, Mrs. M. " Joseph and Mrs. Sam Adler, both of this city. The following will act as pallbear- ers Active, Joseph H. Loveman, Louis B. Joseph. Godfrey Goldman, Leo k. Steiner, Eugene Fies, Jr., and Sol Ca- heen. Honorary, Morris Adler, c. H. Nabb, E. N. Culom, Dr. J. H. Phillips, Bennett Meyer, Simon Klotz and Emil H. Levi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
NOTED A|RMAN WITH. CHARMED" LIFE IS. REPORTED MISSING.

British Headquarters in France May 2-(Nia London.)-One of the chief topics of conversation along the whole British front this week has been the disappear ance of Capt. Albert Ball. the star air man of the British army. He was last seen near Lens between 6:3O and 2 D. m Monday. At that time he was engaged with three German machines. He was not seen to fall however, and no word has been heard thus far from the Ger man aerial corps as to whether he was killed or captured, This is unusual, as the rival air services ordinarily notify each other promptly by messages dropped from airplanes of the fate of men who have met with mishaps.
 In less than a year Captain Ball had become one of the heroes of the war. Every soldier in the British army knows scores of stories about his prowess and his dexterity in the ar. Botn he and his friends in the aerial corps had fataHstic belief that he bore a charmed life and could not be killed while flying Even now the army believes this charm holds and that he is a prisoner, having merely caught an unlucky bullet in some vital part of his machine forcing him down within the enemy's lines,
 Captain Ball had received the distin- Guished service medal with two bars and also the military cross He lived in Not tingham When he first entered the army he was with the Sherwood Pores ters. His active service has been with the flying corps which he joined when he was 19 years old. He celebrated his 10th birthday short time ago.
 The missing aviator was of the type of mere boys who make up the flying corps, entire squadrons frequently averaging only 21 years of a.e. He was taken back to England last fall for rest after hav- ing made a most brilliant record in the Scmme fighting, when the British gained mastery of the air. He came back to France only about a fortnight ago and began a new year of work with even more notable performances than before
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
ALLIES MADE PROFITS

With these immense purchases for future delivery the allies in time found that they could not provide ships to transport it to the hungry ones at home. They sold their options on mar ket which had advanced enormously and to an extent contracted for more distant futures, in the hope that the shipping situation would improve. Their unsought profits were said to have run well into the millions
 Portugueses government affords re- cent illustration. This agent desired 100000 bushels of wheat for immediate shipment. He couldn't get it and so went into the pit through his broker and bought this quantity for May de- livery, with the idea of insisting on it's being delivered This was last week, and he paid slightly more than $3 a bushel for it. Every day since it has shown him a profit. As there was no wheat to deliver to him he would have been in position on May 31 to have de- manded any settlement price he wished of the short" who sold it to him. The action of the board in fixing the set clement price at $3.1S cost him in pa per profits the difference between that figure and what it might have been at the end of the month The latter quota ton might have been anything that the longs demanded-$5 or $10 bushel, had not the board stepped in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
Danish Steamer Sunk

Boston, May 12.-Sinking of the Danish steamer Louisiana by Ger man submarine few hours after she left Newcastle, England, for Boston, April IT, was reported to local agents in cable message today from Liver pool Captain Johnson and the crew of 30 men were picked up by a British patrol boat the message said The Louisiana was of 3015 tons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
John Kenneth Eastburn

Funeral services over the remains of John Kenneth Eastburn, aged IT years, who died Friday morning at the resi- dence of his daughter, Mrs. E. II. Melee, 601 St. Charles street, West End, were conducted from the residence yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Interment was in Oak Hill cemetery, Johns Undertaking company in charge. He is survived by two sons, Baxter and Tom Eastburn, and three daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
Mrs. Jessie Burton

Mrs. Jessie Burton, aged 21 years died at local infirmary yesterday morning about Il o'clock. The remains were sent to Odenville this morning at o'clock by Johns Undertaking company. The de- ceased is survived by her husband, Wal lace E. Burton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
Deaths and Funerals
Henry C. Cosby

Funeral services for Henry c. Cosby, aged 72 years, who died Friday morning at 1he residence of his daughter, Mrs. B. c. Orr, 1913 Sixth avenue, north, were conducted at 3:30 o'clock yesterday after noon from the residence. Interment was in Elmwood cemetery, Johns Undertaking company in charge. The deceased is sur vived by two daughters Mrs. B. c. Orr and Mrs. Gilbert l.. Boggan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
J." C.. Cleveland

J. c. Cleveland. aged 5s years, died yesterday morning at Il o'clock at his residence, 2l4 Eighty-third street. south. Short funeral services will be held from the residence this afternoon at 3.3O O clock. The remains will be sent to Chandley, Okla, tomorrow morning at clock by the $. w. Woodn Undertaking company. The deceased is survived by his widow; one son, w. A. Cleveland of Macon, Ga; one daughter, Mrs. J. G. Pinson of this city; two sisters, Mrs. w. J. Jones and Mrs w. E. Rush, both of Woodlawn; one brother, J. F. Cleveland of Chandley, Okla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
7S7 Reserve Officers Are
 Registered at Oglethorpe

Chattanooga, May 12.-By noon Sat urday 7S7 men had been registered at the Oglethorpe camp, including POT previously reported. Reserve officers will be assigned permanently to their companies this afternoon.
 Bids were called for today for lum Der for the German prisoners cantor- ment and work will be begun on these early next week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
Ed DimOrd

Ed Dimond, age 47. q travelling sales man for Cox Bros. Manufacturing com pany of New York city, died at local infirmary yesterday morning at 3:15 o'clock. The remains are being held at Shaw Undertaking company pending ad- vice from relatives. Funeral announce ments later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
OFFICIALS CHARGE
 SOLICITOR BLACK INSPIRED
 REGENT GRAND JURY REPORT

swer to the facts shown by the grand jury. As to it's result l have no fear. even though he be represented by Forney Johnston, the attorney for Mir. Tate and his assistants. I would not threaten him. because I am not afraid the supreme court will reverse it's ruling.
 No man relishes attacks upon him, but l have long since discovered that so long as I remain an official my enemies will continue to attack me. know their source and appraise them at their true worth. Mir. Henry, I be lieve to be a good man, but many good men are influenced when they do not Know it. Whether his is good or bad. however, he Is alike subject to the laws of the land made for the common protection of all. This applies with full force to Mir Henry as well as all other officials
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
Recruiting Falls Off

Washington. May 12.-Regular army recruiting fell off considerably yes terday, the total for the day being 1403. or more than 200O below the daily averages of last week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
an effort to have the Senate reverse self
TEXT OF AMENDMENT


 The prohibition amendment. proposed by Senator Cummins, republican of Iowa reads as follows:
 That on and after September 1,
 ISI', during the period of the war
 With the imperial government of
 Germany, it shall he unlawful to
 use or employ, directly or indirect
 iy' any cereal, grain, sugar or
 strup in the production of intoxi-
 eating liquor in any form or of
 any kind; provided, that nothing
 In this section shall prevent the
 use of sugar or sirup in the manu-
 iacture of wines now authorized
 m existing laws; provided, further,
 that this section shall not be con
 strued to make unlawful the man
 ufacture of alcohol or intoxicat-
 Ing liquor for industrial, mechan-
 fcal, medicinal. sacramentaI or
 scientific purposes under rules and
 regulations to be established by
 the Secretary of the Treasury.
 "A violation of this section will
 De punished by fine of not moro
 than 5000 or Imprisonment for not
 moro than three years or both"
 HOW THEY VOTED
 Senators who voted for the amend. ment were:
 Democrats: Ashurst, Beckham, Gore King, Kirby, McKellar, Mar tin, Myers, Phelan, Pittman Shafroth Sheppard Shields, Smith of Georgia swanson, Thompson, Trammell, Varda- man, Walsh, Williams, Wollcott, 22 Republicans Brady, Cummins, Curtis Gallinger, Hale, Johnson of California Jones of Washington, Kenyon, Norris Page, Poindexter, Sherman. Shoot, Ster. ling, Sutherland, Townsend, 16.
 Against the amendment:
 Democrats: Bankhead, Broussard Fletcher, Gerry. Hardwick, Hollis, Hust- ing James, Jones of New Mexico, Lewis Overman, Pomerene, Ransdell, Reed Robinson, Simmons, Smith of South Caro. lima, Stone, Underwood, 19.
 Republicans: Brandegee, Calder Fall France, Frelinghuysen, Harding, Kel- logg, LaFollette, Lodge, Nelson, New Wadsworth Weeks, 13.
 An amendment by Senator Gronna pro- hibiting the use of grains and other necessities of life in the manufacture o1 beverage alcohol was beaten, 46 to 24. An other by Senator Weeks to permit use o1 grains and cereals in the manufacture o1 alcohol used in the manufacture of to- bacco was beaten, 8 to 37.
 There was much discussion of the con- of the Cummins amendment and many senators complained that the Senate was undertaking the most im- portant sort of legislat tion under a linn ited debate rule. Supporters of the pro posal emphasized strongly the fact that the nation and it's allies needed every bushel of grain they can find to carry or the war. Discussion of the censorship and prohibition sections prevented final vote on the bill. It will be taken ur again Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
Funeral of FOraker

Cincinnati May 12.-The funeral of former United States Senator Joseph B. Foraker was held from his residence here today. Numerous men prominent in both state and national life at tended
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13

ET LA llv F. OLI AAIA'A DGAS
 Effective September l, the amendment is calculated to confine sale and consump- ton to whisky and other grain liquors already in stock, and to wines, brandies or other drinks that depend upon other materials for their main constituents.
 Another opportunity to vote upon it will be offered when the Senate takes the bill with the amendment from the com mittee of the whole, but opponents of the prohbitory provisions are not confi- dent that they will be able to overturn today's action.
 Estimates during the debate were that at least O00oo.OOO in annual internal rev. enue would be lost if the amendment stands.
 Elimination of the press censorship sec ton ended in long and bitter nght. The vote was 8 to 3S. Opportunity will come also for another vote on this section, and the administration Is expected to make
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
KANSAS CITY

Kansas City, May 12.-New trading in May wheat on the Kansas City Board of Trade has been discontinued under the terms of a resC rtion adopted today by tne board of ;.I.,otors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
ST. LOUIS

St. Louis, May 12.-Trading in May wheat was discontinued at the mer- chants exchange here today, after the price had been bic up from $3.25. yester- days crse, to $3.37R
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13

presented fairly to the grand jury py tue person who supplied them with the facts and the citations from legal decisions which appear in their report, should De known to the public, which pays the freight.
 JAMES G. DAVIS.
 JOHN P. MCOY,
 WALLACE C. MADORY,
 Deputy Circuit Solicitors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
DRY UNITED STATES
 ONE STEP NEARER
 BY SENATE ACTION
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER I
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forbid sale of intoxicants during th
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
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the necessity for testing the question and again offered to do everything in my power to hasten the settlement ol the doubt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
BLACK THREATENS

MT Black became much offended. and urged me to pay his warrants without submitting the question to the courts, and finally threatened to give me all kinds of trouble, and said that he could take action which would re- duce my salary as treasurer to a thou sand dollars. I expressed regret at his attitude and told him I did not want one cent to which I was not legally and honorably entitled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-13
TITLES APPROVED

In our humble judgment 1t is better for the county to have deputy solicitors whose titles have been finally approved and whose salaries are. for the most part, paid by the state, rather than gen. tlefnen who are now employed by Mir. Black at great direct and incidental cost to the county and whose authority to officiate in the criminal courts may be repudiated by the courts. That doubt alone may cost Jefferson county many times the salaries of all the deputies.
 It should be borne in mind by any grand jury which investigates the gen. erai situation and by the public in con- sidering the question that the act under which MT. Black claims power to expeno the county moneys at will requires him to make a statement under oath that the expenditure of the county's money is necessary. These affidavits are be- ing made monthly by the county solicitor, while advising the undersigned that there is no work for the deputy solicitors to ,e,form who are paid largely by the state.
 These facts, which were apparently not