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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
l AN UNFORTUNATE EXPEDITION

| This Madera-M Mamore line reflects the l attempt made some 40 years ago by Eng | fish and American capital, under the | leadership of very prominent engineer | associated with whom was Neville Craig 1 of Philadelphia to construct a railroad
 around the rapids of an otherwise navi- gable river in Bolivia to a navigable 1 point in one of the head waters in the l Amizon. For it was presumed that if l this railroad were constructed, adequate ! transportation to and from the heart of | Bolivia and great development of the resources, especially rubber. in upper | Bolivia and Brazil would be made pos 1 sible.
 l At that time there were no General Gorgas and other men of great scientific ! alta inment to teach the way to over come the diseases of the tropics, and I to exterminate the mosquito For that l reason the expedition was abandoned | many of those who took part in it hay- l ing fallen victims to tropical diseases Years later, by treaty between Brazil
 and Bolivia, arrangements were perfected l for the construction of this line, and as :, science has shown how to overcome the
 climatic and insect dangers of the trop- 1 ics, it has been possible to complete the 1 line. One of these days it will become
 very important waterway and railroad
 system Facilitating commerce between the ! interior of South America and the rest of the world
 l In this city some of the ablest and | most influential men of finance speak of
 General Montes as perhaps the most re-
 markable of any of the modern leaders of South America They say that his activ- l ities are especially notable in the fnan-
 cial field and the perfecting of the finan- cial system, as well as the creation. of
 national bank in Bolivia, are regarded here as a permanent memorial of his ! ability as a constructive statesman.
 1 A year or two before the outbreak of the European war Percival Farquhar,
 who gained temporary nctoriety by his advocacy of a large railroad promotion
 project in the United States. and who l had earlier promoted certain important 1 railroad propositions in South America, planned the construction of railroad system in Bolivia. with intent in that
 way to make it possible to open up the very rich oil deposits in southeastern Bolivia. Some of the experts who in vestigated this Bolivian oil field reported ttat there was every evidence that it was one of the greatest oil fields in the world. But 1t was unavailable for the lack of transportation. The country be- tween the capital of Bolivia and the oil fields is of such character as to make , if very difficult to coflstruct a railroad Nevertheless, the worlds demand for pc troleum is so great and is so steadily in creasing that it was presumed to be com mercially practicable, no matter what 7 inc cost. to construct railroad which we uld make it possible to develop this
 oil field. Mir. Farquhar went to Paris
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
Announcements

The executive board of the Music Study club will meet this morning at Il o'clock at Cable hall All members are asked to be present.
 The board of control of the Boys club will meet this morning at 10:5o o'clock at club headquarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
a za RAxrER RApHAM ente

A R2. BAXTER BADHAM enter lAWll tained few friends at buffet 4VO supper last evening at the home of his parents. MT. and Mrs. Henry Bad ham, honoring two popular visitors, Miss I.ouise Cunningham of Knoxville, the guest of MT. and Mrs. Alfred Shook, ' and Miss Katherine Gardner of New York. the guest of Miss Madeline Jacobs. The guests included Katherine McCor- mack Willie Mae Brandon, Edwinia Thaggar1, Mary Elizabeth Caldwell, Marguerite Lewis, Mary Stiles, Mildred kettig, Helen Hall of East Orange, N. J.; Jennie Hammond Copeland, Lucy Smith, Margaret Builder, Margaret. Mary Louise and Janet Ramsay ot Pennsylvania, Jordan Prince; Messrs Erskine Ramsay, William Moore, Jack Hornady, J. L. Steinhuis, Crawford ana Allen Johnson, Webb Crawford, Jr.' Rowan Oden, Marcus Mcclellan, William Moughon, Frank Lloyd. Robert Major, Philip Long, Joe Lane of Brazil, John Levert, Allan Drennen, Robert Giilesps' Charles McDavid, Kirkman Jackson, Jr. LEE-SMl u
 The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Reed Smith and MT. James T. Lee took place Tuesday evening at the home of the bride in Ensley, where the ceremony was per formed by the Rev. George F. Boyd, pre- siding elder of the Bessemer district.
 The bride wore a travelling suit or dark blue, with hat to match and car Tied a bridal bouquet of roses.
 Only Q few friends and relatives were present and the bride and groom left at once for Muscle Shoals, where they will make their home, MT. Lee being con nected with the government work. BRINKMAN-TOLL
 4 marriage of interest to Alabama friends was that of Miss Mary Lee Toll and Capt Paul Brinkman which took place at Atlantic City on Sunday, Au- gust 4. The marriage was to have taken place at later date, but Captain Brink man expects to leave soon with a radio corps for overseas duty.
 The bride is a daughter of MT. and Mrs. Philip R. Toll of Kansas City, and her family was with her at the time of her marriage
 Captain Brinlxman spent some years in Mobile with his parents, MT. and Mrs. A. H. Brinkman, He graduated at the in southern Alabama. His home and
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uurlng Cne time l was looking forward to the coming of my little one that I am recommending it to other expe c t a n t
 mothers. Be f ore taking it, somedays l suffered with neu- ralgia so badly that I thought I could not live, but after taking three bottles of Lydia E. P in k hams V e ge table Compound I was en- tirely reliev ed of n ralgia, l h ad gained in strength and was able to go around and do all
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my housework. My baby when seven months old weighed 19 pounds and I feel better than l have for a long time. I never had any medicine do me so much good. Mrs. PEARL MoNYHAN, Mitchell, Ind.
 Good health during maternity is a most important factor to both mother and child, and many letters have been received by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass, telling of health restored during this trying period by the use of Lydia E. Pinkham' 'sVege- table Compound.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
NEWS OF SOCIETY AND
 ACTIVITIES OF WOMEN
that of his parents is now Riverside, H.,
|DARDEN-WILLIAMS

that of his parents is now Riverside, H., near Chicago.
 DEN-WILLIAMS
 At the home of MT. and Mrs. Charles E. Plank, on Highland avenue, yester- day, Miss Eva Stuart Williams, niece of Mrs. Eva Caldwell, was quietly mar ried to Mir Paul Richard Darden. Only few intimate friends of the young couple witnessed the ceremony. MT. and Mrs. Darden left immediately for an ex. tended honeymoon, and upon their re- turn to Birmingham will be at home with Mir. and Mrs. J. T. Glasgow in Norwood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
BIG CROWD ATTENDED
 BANkHEAD RALLY AT 1 l. B E DS LAST NIGHT

Leeds. August Special )--A dern- ocratic rally in the interest of Senator Bankhead was held here tonight, J. D. Speeches were made by w. R. Hildred, chairman of the Bankhead campaign committee, and T. l.. Long of Jasper. Mir. Long made the principal address of the evening. He pictured the home life of Senator Bankhead and his sery- ice to the state and nation.
 The Glee club of Leeds furnished the music for the occasion. The meet ing hall was filled to capacity and included large number of ladies, The speeches were enjoyed by the lar ge crowd which responded with cheers and applause when the senator's name was mentioned
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M or HERS
 TO BE
Should Read Mrs. Monyhan's Letter Published by
 Her Permission.

Mitchell, Ind. Lydia E. Pinkharn's Vegetable Compound helped me so much
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08

in the hope that he could secure from the
 French bankers sufficient funds to en- able him to carry on this work. But in that visit he received the first
 hints of the apprehension which the men of finance of France then felt that Ger , many was about to make war; for they declined to advance any money. giving as reason that the shadow of impend- ing war was growing thicker and thicker and they wp'e compelled, therefore. to husband all their resouces. Very likely after the war is ended General Montes may undertake to secure such financial aid as will make it possible to exploit
 the very rich oil fields in southeastern Bolivia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
A NET WORK OF RAILROADS

l President MonteS advocated the con- struction of a great network of rail- \ roads. One contract was made With James Speyer. It is the so-called Speyer l contract, and for awhile caused some criticism. But it was entered into for I the purpose of instituting great system I of railway construction. Today General Montes is able to tell his friends in | New York that the railway lines from
 La Paz to Oruro and from Oruro to 1 Cechabamba to Potosi and to other inn 1 pcrtant centers represent the aid fur nished by he Speyer contract. Further more, the Madeira -Memore line has been constructed in conformity to treaty which was signed with Brazil in 1905
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
Bolivian Is Now
 Guest in New York
By HOLLAND

I New York, August 7.-(Special.)-- Gen. | 1smael Montes, twice president of Be-
 livia and also minister from that country | to France and then again to England,
 has been spending several days in New York, sojourning here not merely for pleasure, but presumably for the purpose i of consulting with some of the leading I men of finance and industry with intent | to bring about an understanding where- I by trade with Bolivia can be secured. I Within few days General Montes will | depart for France, where he will be cor dially received as minister from Bolivia, I for it is known to the French authori- ties that Bolivia was the first of the South American republics to hand pass ports to the German minister after the ] United States sent to the German am-
 bassador his passports in the midwinter | of 1917. Notwithstanding the embarrass-
 ment which the war has occasioned in l Bolivia, so far as her export trade is concerned, the nation has enjoyed a fla vorable trade balance, and General Monies hopes that the trade between | Bolivia and the United States will be ! so increased that this trade balance may De hdintalneu ana enlarged. During his second term as President of Bolivia the | trade balance measured in United States gold in favor of that country amounted l to nearly $30 000,000. In seven years, be- 1 ginning in 19l0 the total exports from | Bolivia were of the money value of
 $2s9 Oo,0oo, while her imports for the same period were of the money value of nearly $llo. 600. In seven years her total for eign trade reached approximately $40,- 0vu,0G0. This is very large sum for I a e1untry which has seaports. It is l due In considerable measure to the con l structive and business statesmanship which has characterized the career of General Montes He was persuaded that 1 it would be of the highest advantage to | Bolivia, so far material prosperity was concerned. if there could be very large increases in her transportation facil- ities. The country possessed rich mines,
 not only of the precious metals, but of I other metals, especially those which are in great demand at this time. Such as copper, tin, tungsten and lead. But these
 resources could not be exploited until
 adequate transportation could be pro- yided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08

Mrs. R. A. Cunningham has returned from visit to relatives in Montgomery. She was accompanied by her neice, Miss Ruth Kelley, who will spend several weeks with her.
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Mrs. o. F. Flinn and Miss Lozell Finn are visiting friends in Montgomery
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Mrs. Maxie Pepperman and daughter Miss Maxine Pepperman, of Montgomery are spending few days in the city witt relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08

Mrs. Charles Day left few days ago with MT. and Mrs. Day Williams in their car for Clarksville, Tenn, for a short stay with relatives en route to Gin cinnati. She will later go to New York for the winter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08

Dr. W. G. Harrison, together with MI Groce Harrison and MT. Tinsley Harrison returned yesterday from a camping an automobile trip in north Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08

Miss Alice Moody is the guest of Mir. and Mrs. John T. Cochrane at her home in Mobile.
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Mrs. w. q. Harrison and Miss Emil Harrison will not return for sometime being on a visit to relatives in Virgini and Ohio.
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Miss Grace Ryan of Montgomery is the guest of Miss Anita Sloss.
 The friends of MT. and Mrs. henry Hammond Cobb will learn with deep re- gret of the accident which has recently befa Hen their little daughter Mary lem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08

Mrs. T. A. Cogville and son. who have been visiting friends in the city. have returned to their home in Colorado Springs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-26
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
PLANS ANOTHER RALLY
Voters Of Lee and Clay Ward. To Dis
cu"s Charter Changes
Tuesday Might

The l;inford Junior High school
auditorium. on Floyd Avenue, next
Tuesday night VIII DO the scene of
another h!G charter change rally by
the voters Of Leo ana Clay Wards who
arc advocating the adoption Of the
amendments. which wipe the Admin
Istrative Euarl off the slate. as wen
as attempt TO coordinate the various
parts OF the city government Tnc
rally viii begin promptly at Sis
o o'clock. :, band will hc there with The
music. and great enthusiasm is expect
ed TO break loose in large crowd. Plans
are being prepared for similar mass
meetings in Othr sections Of tho city
between this time and August c. the
day set for thc people to indicate their
pleasure in adopting the proposed
amendments.
From various sources assurances are
pouring into the headquarters of the
Civic Association Of EichnOnd that the
vote in favor of the changes will be
overwhelming. Emphasis is hcinE
laid "n the necessity OF all voters go
ing TO polls, and Of those favorinE the
changes marking Off the ballot the
words against amendments" so that
the words. "f1r amendments" VIII re-
main to express the s-:itim,ent Of tho
voter
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-26
FINANCE COMMITTEE
BORROWS HALF A MILLION
Accepts bid Of Frederick r. Noting
" Co. for Lonn for six
Months.

BY unanimous vote Of lha Councu
Committee on Finance las, night The
contract for discountinr ,hr s5Ho nno
loan. dated August ], 1918. and nav
able January 10 1919 was avn rdna
10 Frederick L. Noting & Co a, i,s
quotation of 495 per cent on m. on
ere amount.
Five bids in all were submi,,ed 10
the committee. the one from m. Na'
tiona! State and Ci,y R,nk hn,,.
being for only one-tif,h Of ,ho ,o,ai
amount. y list of the bidders and
their quotations follow: Frederick y
Noting & Co. 4.o5 rcr cont U.rs N ~
National Bank. $40 nor con,. rirs, ~
,ional Bank. 5.49 ner cont, pa,,i.
Commerce and TRUSTS & me-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-26
ACTOR CHARGED WITH
THEFT OF $3.50 FROM GREEK
Makes Two Efforts To i.scnpc From, Po-
liccmun, hut Is Finally
Locked IN.

y l.. Lewis. an actor, said to have
played at n local theatcr recently led
Policeman II. VI. Mitchell {, lively chase
yesterday morning. when Harry Manos
a Greek waiter. summoned the officer
10 arrest Lewis on the charge of steal
ing $50 In currency from him. Lewis
made two unsuccessful attempts Mt :,
getaway, and at last WAS locked up
behind the bars of a cell AT the First
Police Station
About 1880 o'clock Policeman Nit
chcll was on Broad Street near Eighth.
and saw some one issue forth from
the Victoria Lunchroom and bcckon TO
him. NJ the same time calling for his
assistance THIS was the waiter, and
hc pointed 20 man waiting rapidly
away. who. Manos said. had stolen $3.50
from him.
The officer took out for the man. and
Lewis began running also. crossing
Broad street and darling down Ninth.
NJ the Richmond Hotel he was caught
by several citizens. The officer then
drought the captured man back to the
lunchroom. where the waiter told his
story Lewis protested his innocence
aud declared his willingness to accom-
rany them TO a bank, where Manos
declared Lewis had made efforts 20
draw upon his account. having taken
his handbook also. AIanos said that
the cashier of the bank had said a man
Of l."wis's description had brought the
hook there and tried To get money.
The trio 'hen started for the bank
for the cashiers Identification Of Lewis
II he was the man, and had crossed
Broad street and were walking on
Tenth street when Lewis suddenly
broke away and ran. This time he
was caught again. and Manos feeling
assured that Lewis must be guilty by
attempting to escape twice. sworc out
= warrant for him.
NJ the police station Lewis gave
Washington rs his home. Ills case will
come W III Police Court this morning
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-26
.S[ABOARD AIR LINE MAKES
WAKEFIELD president
Succeeds W. j. Hara!an, Who Has
Been Named as Federal
...s Manager.
cArLEs GOES WITH sEABoARD
Former Nicc-Prcsidcnt of Chesapeake
and Ohio Lines i'm Charge Of Hook
inI Valley, Becomes NiCc-prrSi-
dent of SCaboard Air Line.

At Il meeting of the directors of the
Seaboard Air Line Railway Company.
held in Baltimore yesterday. Davies
Warheld. chairman OF the board was
elected also president MIR Wariield IS
president OF the Continental Trust Com
rauy. Baltimore In combining the
TWO Offices OF chairman OF the board
and president. recognition is made OF
the fact that the prcsiden; of rail
road corporation under Federal con-
trcl now becomes the financial head OF
the company. and directly represents
those who own it's securities. and is.
therefore in line with Mr.. Warnelds
duties president of the national as
ISOLATION OF owners OF railroad sccuri-
ties
Martin J Caples was elected vice
president ana director OF the corpora
ton. Mr.. Caplcs will act for the cor
poration In such supervision as Is
necessary over the general operations
of the property during Federal con-
troll. and III that capacity will CO.
operate with the Federal manager OF
the railroad w J. Harahan. who re-
signed as president 10 become Federal
manager. MIR. Caplcs left the Norfolk
and Western in 1905 to become gen
eral manager of the Carolina Clinch-
field and Ohio Railway, and had charge
of the building of that road. He left
the Carolina, Clinchfeld and Ohio to
become vice president in charge Of opc-
rations of tho Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway and the Hooking Valley Rail-
way In November 1911, and has been
with the latte two companies until the
present time. Since 1914 he has been
in charge OF all departments OF the
Hooking Valley. and has also been vice
president of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway.
w. Poscoe Bonsal was also elected
a vice-Dresident Of the corporation. Mr.
Bonsal has been vice-prcsident of the
railway since the Carolina lines of
which he was the president. were taken
over into the Scaboard Air hallway
Company. Il. II. Inness Brown, of the
law firm OF Hornblower. Miller, Car
rison Potter, was reelected advis-
DRY counsel. Robert l.. Mutt. of Nor
tolk. was reelected secretary and
treasurer. Mr. Mutt has been treasurer
of tho Scaboard Air Line Railway for
many years +. l.. Ncllis was elected
assistant secretary. The hcadquar-
quarters OF the corporation Will h2 in
Baltimore. with branch office in New
York.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-26
DEBT CONFERENCE
lhdichti"n> arc That Nest Xirginic
hfter Years Of tagging
viii rny tn.

tn" virginia debt commission VIII
attend conference in Washington to-
DAY with Governor Cornwou. ~ We,
virginia preliminary to a conference
WIN the West Virginia debt compi.-
SION The indications are that after
many years Of hagpling ana many
SUITS IN" famous debt case NAV h.
S,'t'td the supreme Court Of Inc
United States having decided no, Iony
"Eo mat Yves, Virginia was under obli-
ZION TO the hondho!dcrs, Tor whom
mo o'ate was suing. 10 the amour, OF
E!-'pv",O"o. OF this amour, Ger
80" "cHo"i interests in Virginia hold
bonds amounting to many ,h1usa,ds ~
dollars. although tho bulk of hn
oohoS are held by private interests
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-26
GERSON'S TESTIMONY DOES
NOT GIVE HIM ANNUITY
Judge Richardson Sentences Confessed
Liquor Importer to Three
Months in Jail.

Following the adverse ruling of
Judge -. <. Richardson in the Hus;-
ings Court yesterday on the motion of
his attorney. holding that the dcfcn-
dant was entitled To Immunity from
prosecution through his testimony Civ
CT before the special grand jury, Israel
Gcrson. Indicted for violation Of the
prohibition law. elected TO be tried be
fore the judge without a jury. and
upon being found guilty. was SEN
fenced 10 serve three months in jaiDamd
fined 500.
Attorneys For tho defense also sought
I" introduce as evidence that part OF
the stenocraphic record of the grand
jury proceedings bearing upon Ger
sons testimony. hut this motion was
also over-rulcd by the court, the judge
holding that this evidence had never
been entered as record III the court.
An appeal TO the Supreme Court was
noted. and Gcraon was released under
bond.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-26
Language Of Tribe
Heard on Park Benches

'Thc clans arc gathering" ,vn,
The rmnor TINT went about the Cap
itoi and the square thereof ycstcr-
day morning. Ii has been y de-
cndr or thcrcnbOutS since the rs
scmhli''S "f some of those who spoke
the lnnSunSc of the tribe hus yro-
Vokcd such an announcement. Yet,
to the cnricns, they were, there re-
Ncnlcd in plain sunlight on 81 park
bench - Congressman iInl EIoo,i,
Colonel Joe Hutton. Judge Nilliar,
T.. Rhca. Don lialscy. OF I.ynchbur-,
and Wilkins Matthews. of icco,nac.
They passed ~ brief time of day.
to"k deer drink OF IuI, sunshine
I" the days gone by, and Dispersed.