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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
MANY FATALITIES
By AssocIated Press

Dallas. Tex, April 9.-The storm which swept portions of Texas and Oklahoma this morning came qp from the Rio Grande valley with a high wind and heavy rain, gaining force until 1t tore through the northern tier of Texas counties with the destructiveness of . tornado.
 Reports received here during the day show fatalities from the following towns:
 Denison, Tex, 4 Durant. okla. 6; Wood county, Texas, 4; Ector, Tex. q; Ravenna, Tex. B; Mineola. Tex. II; Tundra, Tex, s; Winnsboro, Tex, 1o; San Angelo, Tex, I; Texarkana, Tex. 1; Newsome Tex. 6.
 The course of the storm was erratlc At times it leaped mile or more before striking the ground and doing damage, and left one farmhouse un- harmed only to demolish the next one
 No cities of any size were in It's path. Most of those killed were caught un- der their falling buildings. The heavy rainfall extinguished the numerous
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
Conference to Take
 Up Plan of Harding
Rx As.ociated Pre,s

Memphis. Tenn, April 9.-Tne rlan of w. P. G. Harding. governor of the federal reserve board, for organiza- ton of a s5o.oOo.o 900 cotton exporting corporation under the Webb-Pomerene act with the aid of the war finance corporation will be considered at a conference here of planters, bankers business men and officials from the cot ton growing states. MT. Harding. Sen 2 .or Robert M. owen of Oklahoma. SeE- ator MeKeI'er of Tennessee and Gov R. G. Ileasants of Louisiana, who will freside, are scheduled to make ad- dresses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
Methodist Women's Missionary Council
 Closes Its Session
ax Assoeia.sd Press

Memphis. Tenn, Aprii
 .,s, ,,issionarv council of the Method- ist Episcopal church soutii' 7as..ion journed it's eight-day ,.o,,- following metings touay ,ira yvnrk was completed. An approprl- <. ,,or cs sz7. 900 for support or super annnated missionaries and deaconesses ,yas adopted today, and the flaries or missionaries were increaseu i. .,to ,n saoo a wear. while deaconesses. who hsvs not been on a salary bass here- tofora were allotted annual incomes or sso0 Osfieial figures on piedscs. dues a,a snecial offerings for the coming year showed that the couno'i
 n.ve s9OO. GOO at it's disposal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
AMERICAN STEAMER
 HOME FROM DANz|G
First Allied Vessel to Enter German Port Since War
 Declared, Returns
By Associated Press

New York, April 9.--The American steamship West Humhaw, the first allied merchant ship to enter a German port since America declared war, returned here today from Danzig. She left the Bal tic port March l9 after delivering cargo of pork products sent from the United States for the relief of the Poles.
 Captain Hatfield, commander. said that everything was very quiet in Danzls during the 15 days that his ship was there
 ''The Germans" he said, "laid them selves ont to flatter us Americans. They were all friends of the United States, ac- cording to themselves. and blamed their troubles on the English and French As far as Il could see they did not seem to have many troubles.
 q have been many times in German ports, but I never saw people lookinS more prosperous or better dressed thaii in Danzig Nobody was doing any work, hut as the government paid them eigh- marks day for doing nothing they dlu not seem to think there was any necessity for working The two things they ap- peared very short of were soap ana sugar, If man had piece or soap ne ioNN.' if 1Ip in A safe and they would steal any thing sweet if 1t was not haieo uo"n
 Captain Hatfield said not ihuch ' been done toward cleaning up the mihe fields in the North sea and the Baltlc His ship took six days digzagging along a three-rnile passage through the mine fields. and he received repeated warnings not 10 anchor or even cast his lead Ths winds be said, set loose flocks of mines and ships were In constant pein r,,' these floating menaces as well as from others which lay on the sea bottom III shoal water. .,.,
 The West HumhaW Drous", !" Z of mail from the American navy ana army officers and other officials who are engaged lin relief work in Poland ah' GermapV
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
Bolsheviki Preparing
 for Further Offensive
sv Associated Prsss

London. April 9.-The bolsheviki, al- though repulsed with heavy losses in attacks on three sectors of the front south of Archangel in the last week, are believed to be preparing for further offensive on the Vologda railway sec tor an official statement from the Brit . ish war office on operations in north Russia says. Last week enemy atracks failed on the Obozerskaya sector. the yolodga railway sector and near Sred Mekhrenga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
Summary of the News

1-Ex-Kaiser. responsible for war, to
 be tried.
 Scores of dead left in wake of
 storm.
 Steel price controversy thrcshed
 out. 2-Jubilee banquet of state dentists. 3-Why Dent sailed for France. 4-Editorial comment. -Mother's effort to secure child in-
 cites mob at Fayette.
 BIrdmen will bomb city In fnteneAt
 of enlistments. -7-SpOrts. 6-SOciety. 12-13-Farm news. 14-Eyents of day at state capital. 15-Markefs. 17-New steamer line nay regain trade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
MUST PAY IN FULL Rv Ass0eiated Pro6S

paris Anril 9.-(French Wireless Service )-Belgium must have com plete reparation if her serious eco, homie situation is to be improved anu Belgian industry is to regain it's rect, M. Vandervelde, Belgian minister oI justice and socialist leader. declareo today in an interview in the Iemps,
 Tha number of unemployed in Bel Rium is about 100000 and the numper of persons who have to bP assisted Dy tha rovernment is 230,000. In Brussels, whera the normal number of workmen is 120,000, only 2S.000 are employed. The textile industry at Verylers gen. orally employs 1s,oo0. but only 7oo are working now.
 To add to the difficulties, the cost or living is high and most industries are without money and raw materials win which to resume operation. In addi- tion. the stocks stolen by the Germans have not yet been returned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
Fred Horey Hurt in
 Automobile Race
By Associated Press

Jackson. Miss, April 9.-Fred Horey. holder of world dirt track records for au- tomobiles, was severely but not fatally injured this afternoon when Briscoe special he was driving crashed through a fence on sharp turn and then plunged into barn 100 yards from the track
 When the car struck deep ditch Hor- ey was hurled from the machine. His body was badly cut and bruised by broken fence rails.
 Five thousand people witnessed the ac- cident, which occurred at the fan grounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
Storn, SUeeps West .Leavi1g Death And Destruction m Path
Of the S2 Persons Who Lost Lives in Tornado Which Swept Portions of Texas, Oklahoma
 and Arkansas, 43 Are Identified
N kssncIated Press

Dallas Texas April 9-The toll Tuesday nights storm north Texas southern Oklahoma and portion of Arkan reached deaths with hundreds reported injured, property will probably mill dollars according reports early this morning. Damage growing crops indicated would be
 
 Oklahoma of the Of the reported dead ightyight bodies had identified early
  of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
Ludwig Goes to Switzerland
By Associated Pr

Geneva. April 9.-Former King Ludwig of Bavaria, having received the permis- sion of the Swiss government to reside in Switzerland with a limited suite, has chosen as his place of abode chateau ar Zizers near Chur, capital of the Cam ton of Grisons.
 The former monarch is now at Vaduz. or,bosite Buchs. and is expected to cross the Swiss frontier within few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
Peasants Declare Blockade

Berne. April 9.-Ihe baNarlail peasai''' pe . union have published mahiieseo a5aii's. M the MuntchI soviet government, declaring
 a blockade on all provisions against Munich and Augsburg, according to ad- vices received here today NO ioou VII be sent to these towns until the new government has retired. it was stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
EIGHT DEATHS REPORTED
By Associated Press

Fort Worth Tex, April 9.-A small farming community two miles north of Rnvcnna reports eight deaths in Tuesday nightAs storm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
FIVE NEGROES KILLED

AshdOwn. Ark, April g.-Five negroes were killed and 20 injured In tornado which wrecked the northern part of the town of Ogden near here today. Several white per- sons also were injured, but none seriously.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
CUTS A 2O-MILE PATH

stonewnli. Okla, April R--Mrs. Josephine Lankin was killed and four other persons were seriously injured in n tornado that swept parts of Pontotoc and Coal ccun- ties mt 2 o'clock this morning.
 The storm cut n path 70 miles long. The property damage was not heavy as 1t swept n sparsely sct- tied region. The death and injuries occurred nine miles south oR Stone wall, nenr Jesse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
STAND BY PLEDGES
By AssoeIatsd Prsss

Inrdon April 9.-Premier Lloyd George has addressed a message to members of parliament, saving:
 My colleagues and l mean 10 stand faithfully by all the pledges wnich we gave our constituencies. we are nrenared at any moment 10 submit to the judgment of parliament. and' 1T necessary. of the country, our el1orts Loyalty to redeem our promises.
 The premier's message was in repiy to telegram sent to MT. Lloyd George yesterday. signed by 200 members oi tho. house of commons. holding the pre- mier to his election pledges to exact the utmost indemnity from Germany. The movement was initiated by d
 (ee.tiased on Pase Twol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10

 Direct telcgrams from Durant Okla, gave the fatalities there as II, as against 6 previously reported. Reports from communities show the following deaths: Canaan, Tex, 4. Dnrant, Okla., II. Wood county, Texas, 4. Pontotoc county, Oklahoma. 1. EctOr, Tex, !. Ravenna, Tex, s. MincoIa, Tex, II. Tundra, Tex, $. Winnsboro, Tex, I5. san Angelo, Tex, |. Texarkana, Tex. 1. NewsOmc, Tex, c. Pleasant Grove, Tex, 2. Eustace, Tex, 1. Ogden, Ark, 5. Waters, Okla., 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
Reparation Terms! Are Decided Upc< By Council Of Four
Germany Must Pay Five Billion Within Two Years, Remaining Damage To Be As
 sessed Over a Period of 30 Years
By Associated Press


 Paris, April 9The responsibility of the German emperor for +be war and the means for bringing by the probably Belgium have been definitely de- termned upon by the council of four.
 the paid within the and allied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
STEEL PRICE CONTRO VERSY TF1RESHED OUT nv NEW YORK
Railroad Administration and Industrial Board Repre- sentatives Discuss Matter With Chairman of Steel Corporation
By Associated Pres,

New York, April 19.-The controversy between the rail road administration and the department of commences in dustrial board over st eel prices was threshed out here today when their representatives dis cussed the matter with steel manufacturers at the office of Ebert H. Gary, chairman of the Steel corporation
 The railroad administrafi fion's rep
 resentatiyes will report the infor-
 nation they obtained from the steel
 men to Director General Hines in
 Washington tomorrow.
 Nothing was officially hivulged as to the nature of the inform ation com municated to the railroad Administra tion's representatives. but it was re. ported that the steel men presented arguments to show that sthe price o1 steel rails and of other steel products needed by railroads as approved by the industries board could not be re- duced without loss to at least some oi the manufacturers.
 The following joint statement by George N. Peek, representing the de. partment of commerce. and Ebert H Gary, chairman of the United States Steel corporation, was issued:
 At the request of George N Peek chairman of the industries board of the department of commerce.. h meetine was held today between Messrs. R. $ Lovett, Henry Walters and H. B. Spen- cer, representing the railroad admins tration. and few members of the American iron and steel institute for the sole purpose of discussing the sub ject of producing costs of certain lines of steel in which the railroads are es- pecially interested. It was Understood the representatives of the railroad ad ministration would report the informa- ton obtained to Director Genera Hines"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-10
SPEECH OF JONES
 FEATURES SESSION . 0F S.S. CONVENTION
Declares Education Won War for Allies and Is GO- in g to Win for Uplift
 Movement Now On

Mobile, April .--(SpeciaL)-Rey. Bob Jones of Montgomery, the noted evangel- ist, featured the night session of the second days programme of the conven- tion of the Alabama Sunday School as- sociation with an address in which he said that education was what won the war f6r the allies and was going to win for the great uplft movement now on in this state.
 A strong address was delivered by Judge Hugh Locke of Birmingham, teach CT of Ramsey mems Bible class of the First Methodist church. He spoke on The Sunday School and Good Citizen ship"
 The afternoon session of the convention
 was devoted to five simultaneous con- ferences. Superintendents of religious
 education of every county, as there are superin tendents of secular education in the counties of Alabama, was advocated by MT. Leon c. Palmer, general super intende Int of the Alabama Sunday School associa tion, in his annual report. In discussing the proposal of superin- tendents of religious education, MT. Palm CT said:
 'In many counties we have, and per-
 haps ultimately in every county we shall have, d county superintendent employed to devote his whole time to secular edu- cation; county public health officer. employed to devote his time to the physical well-being of the county; coun- ty farm demonstration agent, employed to develop the agricultural interests; and a county home economies agent, em-
 ployed to develop and improve the ma ri,l ila Df ! religious education, upon which individual character and national greatness depend. | be the one community interest to be | neglected?
 Surely in this day of large things. in | this day of the community vision and the
 world outlook. we shall be willing to do as much for the religious interests of our county as we do for it's educational | interests, it's physical welfare and its
 economic prosperity
 COMPLIMENTS WOMEN | MT. p Palmer compliments the work of
 two Mo pile women during the past year
 of the Associations progress. They are Miss Mamie Baker and Miss Alleen Whitehead. who gave practically the entire summer as auxiliary field secre-
 taries, Vet refusing to accept any salary | for their services" He also expressed
 regret alt the loss of Miss Freda Bose former Mobllian, who resieHeu HeI poSi- | tion as field secretary to i've with her | family in New Orleans.
 l MT. A. B.. Carlton and Miss Ethel Beane l have been added to the starr or em- ployed secretaries, he said, ana Tn aodi- | tion there are Mrs. Chester '. Huffman, Mir. Luther Fowler and MT R. L. HoweH. l As indicative of the progress made by the association last year. despite the | drawback because of influenza "nicn prevented district and county conventions and decreased financial returns MT. Palmer calls attention to the estaonsh- ment of courses in rellglous eoucauoh and Sunday school in the Alabama Poly technic Institute and the University of | Alabama and Montevallo by regular and
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-03
OLD TRAIL ROADS
AND OLD TAVERNS
Papers of Interest Read at Meeting of
d. A. R. Chapter - Mrs. Holden
Tells of Western Trip.


An unusually large number of members
Of Brattleboro chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution attended the regu-
lar meeting yesterday afternoon. in the
Unitarian parish house. The only bnsi-
ness was the announcement by Mrs. A,
". Rockwell that the ways and means
committee would hold the annual Christ
mas sale Dec II. -.
The program was in charge OF Mrs. L.
II. Dye OF the national old trails commit
tee. Mrs: l.. f. Holden gave a. paper in
which she told about interesting places
which she visited on her western TRIP
in the summer and of passing over ma.
tional old trail road in some places The
old roads of Vermont and Massachusetts
were told about in a paper read by Mrs
Dye. Old tayerns were mentioned i'll 4
paper by Mrs. n. NJ, p Akeley. who
spoke especially of the old Arms Tavern
which stood on land owned by the Brattle
boro Retreat Allsof the papers were lis
tened to with much interest
Announcement was made by the re
gent, Mrs Holden, that Mrs. Ellison
state regent of Massachusetts, would ad
dress the members at the meeting Jan
%. New year books were distributed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-03
RUB OUT THE PAINS
OF LAME BACK WITH
OLD ST. JACOBS OIL

Back hurt you? Can't straighten up
without feeling sudden pains, sharp
aches and twinges? Now, listen. That's
lumbago. sciatiea, or maybe from "a
strain, and you'll get blessed relief the
moment you rub your back with sooth-
ing penetrating "St Jacobs Liniment!"
Nothing else takes out soreness. lameness
and stiffness so quickly. You simply.
rub it on and out comes the pain. 1t is.
perfectly harmless and doesn't burn or
discolor the skin 'tif
Timber ,ip! Don't suffer. Get small
trial bottle from any drug store. and after
using it Jlst once, you'li forget that YOU
ever had backache, iambago or scatiea
because your back will never hurt or
cause any more misery. 1t never disap'
points and has been recommended for 90
years. Stop drugging kidneys! They
don't cause backache, because they have
no nerves, therefore cannot cause pain
Adv
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-03

|SAtI0N SEA
IS DISAPPEARING
Water Has Been Retreating
a Mile a Year for Nine
Years
|HOMEsTEADERs
| SEIZE THE LAND u
Is Great Date Producing soil-This
Great Sink Has Changed From
Desert to Sea and Sea to Desert so
Times Say Biologists.

LOS Angeles, Dec. 3.-The Saltonl
Sea in the Imperial Valley, one of the
natural wonders of the West, is con
stantly shrinking. At present it is
about IS miles long and nine miles
wide at the greatest point. During the
last five years, the water is said to have
|retfeated about mile year, leaving
q salt etlefusted adobe land, which Is
eagerly seized by homesteadefs. Often
their location stakes are planted far
out in the water.
The sea, Wllich lies l6o. feet below the
level of the ocean. abounds in fish, null
Let. and carp, which local and Arizona
capitalists are planning to utilize by
erection of a great cannery.
The United States department of
agriculture reports state that about the
Salton sea lies the largest area Of date
producing land in the country.
| Biologists say the Salton Sink" as
it once was known in prehistoric times.
has changed from desert to sea and
from sea to desert so times or more.
For centuries the Colorado river would
flow quietly to the Gulf of California
and gradually build up sand bar
1 across its mouth. Then some spring
4 flood would cause washout in the riv-
er's bank further north and the whole
torrent would sweep toward the Salton
Sink. The desert would become an in
land sea, remaining so for centuries
perhaps, until some great food would
carve out n shorter way to the ocean
The sea would be drained and the re
gion relapse into n desert.
4 Mud volcanoes abound near the sea
q short distance inland. They are OF
all sizes hsn- To great mounds 16 feet ii
| height. They all emit steam, some il
! steady, stream, others steam and lnut
? alternately. Many of them give ont :
! sulphuronsh gag At times their roaring
be- sailes.-.......ss.....
More and more, the sea il being visit
I ed by tourists and during the heatet
! season. when the temperature is from
10 to 90 degrees cooler than in the val
S ley towns. dances are frequently hell
u on an old wharf. which once serve,
q az II landing place for fishing boats bu
= which has been left high and dry by tn
Z receding waters.
; OF especial interest TO the tourist ar
the bubbling s'paintpots As til
water retreats it is in state of con
slant. ebullition. Gases from some IN
known sssiterranean source are eontin
!, ually finding escape through unseel
y vents in the bottom. LAYER after lave
of eolored pigment is deposited. Tn
q retreating waters have left uneovere
t acres of this deposit. said by expert
@ TO be fully equal 10 the dry sienna an
d lumber colors, of which so much is in
= ported
1t is thought that the shrinkage q
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-03
HAD PLENTY TO
EAT; NO. APPETITE
Regains Is Pounds Taking
Tanlac and Feels "a
-. 'o Fine Now

1t may sound unreasonable. and
you may believe it or not, but after
taking four bottles of Tanlac ! have
actually gained twenty-five pounds, -
said y. T. Williams, a well known and
prosperous farmer, who lives at Green
brier, Tenn, near Nashville. "a =
ct had bad case Of stomach trou-
bic last summon and it came pretty
near knocking me out,D he continued.
cit was something like nervous indi-
gestion. / began 10 go down hill and
it looked like the more medicine
took and the harder l tried to get well
the worse l would get. We had pretty
near everything to eat, but nothing
tasted right, and l got SO weak and
nervous l eouldn I do anything; in
fact, l was just completely knocked
out.
Before ! had this spell | weighed
100 pounds and kept falling of until
got down to where / weighed 1876
pounds. r~
81 am now back to my regular
weight again and feel strong and we'll
My appetite is simply fine now and
don I mind my work. This medicine
just took right hold of NE and put me-
on my feet.
z Well, sir, the second day after
began taking it l got hungry and, oh
how good that old ham did taste!
sleep fine now, too, and am not nervou.
like was Even the barking of the
dogs at night does not wake me up.
81 never believed that medicin
could be made that would do anybod,
as much good as Tanlac has done me
and | want to recommend it to every
body suffering with the same troubles
had. ~
Tanlac is sold in Brattleboro by tn
Brattleboro Drug Co.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-03
PLEADED NOT GUILTY.
Newberry's Campaign Manager Will
| Fight Charges Against Him.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Dec. s.
Frank W. Blair of Detroit, who. as treas
urer of United States Senator Newberry's
campaign committee, swore to the state
ment that $4,000 represented the total
expenditure in behalf OF the senator in the
1913 election, appeared in federal court
here yesterday and pleaded not guilty
to charges in the. indictments brought
against l35 prominent Michigan men at
the conclusion OF the grand jury invest.
CATION OF the Newberry election The
court accepted his personal recognition for
bail in the sum of $1,000
, Mr. Blair was the first OF Senator New
| berry's chief campaign heutenants to ap
pear for arraignmcnt Twenty-one others
whose names were not made public prior
to service of the bench warrants. cam,
! here yesterday and denied their guilt OF
! stood mute while the court directed plea
/ of not guilty entered for them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-12-03
TWENTY CITIES FOR LIQUOR.
Voted License in Annual Election in
Massachusetts.

BOSTON, Dee. ga marked feature Of
the municipal elections in 20 MassaclnI-
sets cities yesterday was the fact that
every one OF them cast a majority OF
votes in favor Of granting liquor licenses.
1t was well known TO the voters that in
view of the coming of national prohibit
ton. the balotipg was a mere formsitxr
State. legal authorities, however, had ruled
that as the state local option. law had not
been repealed, the question must appear
on the ballots.
The vote on the license question was
very small Politicians were uncertain
whether the Eyes" majorities constituted
q genuine expression of public opinion o.
whether many citizens had voted for Ii
cense as Joke, Knowing that the votes
would be without effect.