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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
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 While time is virtually being marked by the peace congress at Versailles with regard to Germany, with the allied and associated pow CTS awaiting the coming of next Tuesday, when the Germans are to make known their answer to the allied demands for peace, the coun- cii of four daily Is at work de- ciding questions which have arisen through the presentation of notes by the German pIenipotentiaries.
 Protests against the Sarre valley award and the question of repara- tions by Germany were discussed by the council Thursday, and n re- ply was returned to Versailles by the allies to the note dealing with the repatriation of German war prisoners. Indications are that Ger man prisoners guilty of crimes will be held for trial and punished.
 Prior to the receipt of the Ger man reply. it is expected that the kustrians will he handed the peace treaty they are expected to sign. Tho belief in Paris is that this will occur early next week. Meanwhile, the Turkish and Bulgarian peace delegates have arrived in Switzer- land. where they are awaiting summons to France by the peace congress.
 There has been some friction in the council of four owing to the Italians having recently landed troops in Asiatic Turkey without notice to the allies. The United Ststes, Great Britain and France
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
CENTENARY DRIVE

The centenary drive of the Methodist, churches in Bessemer is progressing satisfa ctory, according to reports from committeeman. It is thought that the amount of S17,500 allotted to the First Methodist church will be oversub- scribed when the reports are all re- ceved. as more than S16,000 was sub scribed early in the week. Final re- ports will be given in at a meeting of the committee at the Brighton church Friday evening. About one-hah of the quota was subscribed at the last report. The committees working for the Jonesboro church are greatly en couraged over their report and will continue until Saturday taking sub. scriptions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
TENNIS COURTS

One of the recreations started by R. l.. Coons, the Y. M. c. A. direc- tor, is that of tennis for the boys, and several tennis courts are being put i.
 order for the practice games. It is planned to have tournament later in the summer when prizes will be given players A great deal of interest was manifested by the boys of the city last summer in the tennis games. and hav- ing a regular director will increase their interest MT. Coons is fast be- coming a friend to each of the boys, and visits them at school and calls at various boys classes in the Sunday schools of the city. where he becomes better acquainted with different groups
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
LEADER OF MEN

LEADEh UT M ElN
 "For many years member of the South Georgia conference, he came long ago to be recognized as a leader among his brethren. He has not only filled the leading appointments in his conference, making for himself the reputation of being one of the great est pastors in the church. but he has also been college president. For sev- eral years he was president of Wes- leyan Female college at Macon, the oldest chartered female college in the world While here he raised an en- dowment of s300,O00 for this college. This was done in a very short time. He then went back to the pastorate. He has represented his conference in the general conference a number of times nearly always leading his dele gation He is greatly beloved by the members of his own conference When he was elected bishop at the last gen. eral conference he was serving most acceptably the leading church in Sa- vanah He gives promise of making one of the great bishops of the church. He is now living in Texas, where he has supervision of several conferences and also has charge of the conference in Cuba.
 FINE COMMENCEMENT BILL
 ''Dr Andrew Sledd, who delivers the commencement address, is member of the Alabama conference and pro- lessor of New Testament Greek in Emory university in Atlanta" Dr. Simpson said ''Dr. Sledd enjoys the reputation of being great preacher and one of the leading scholars of the church. He is highly esteemed by his brethren and the people of Birming ham will have an opportunity of hear ing one of our greatest speakers He is a member of the commission now having control of Birmingham Sou th- ern college and Is taking great inter- est in the united school.
 "Altogether I do not think that there | has ever been a better bill of fare for 1 the college commencement than this year." Dr. Simpson declared "Bir- mingham should attend all the exer- | cises of the commencement and give all the encouragement possible to one | of the greatest assets of the city. The | time Is coming when this school will | be a source of pride and profit to | the city. Dr. Daniel, the president IS | putting himself into the school with great energy and deserves to have she backing of all the people"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
LONG DISTANCE
 H ULI N G

We specialize in n1oDin g household goods from Bir- rninghan, to any point in AIaba m q and from, any point 1T, Alabama to Bir- r1inghan,.
 When you want anyone to do hauling efficiently and at a moderate price call the pioneers of the motor express move ment-that's us-Main 84O6.
 We also do long distance hauling of machinery, building supplies, agri- cultural implements and bring in country prod uce.
 Farmers will do well tC drop us a line and tell us what they have for the market. Our connections are so varied that we can guarantee a sale for all the produce we haul, The Pan Transfer Co. olnc 1812-16 Fourth Ave. N4Un
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
THIEVES INVADE
 POLICE COURT ALLEY

Automobiles are not safe in Birmins- ham, even if police alley is used for a garage, according to John Jones. col lector of licenses. Thieves invaded the alley early yesterday morning and drove away MT. Jones' Ford. It was recovered yesterday about noon at Mt Pinson. hav- ing been left on the highway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
Small Fire Damage

The home of Carrie Jones, neetos iS1a Sixth alley. was partially destroy eG' M | fire yesterday The damages are Sl- mated at $100. The fire originat frosn
 q spark on the roof
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
Big Fire at Moss Point

BY Hss0cIat6d Press Moss Point, Miss. May 22.-The stock of general merchandise of A. F. Dantz- Ter & Co.,, valued at $9O,000, was totally destroyed by fire this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
BOY SCOUTS TO HIKE

Troop No. 4, Bessemer Boy Scouts will leave on fishing trip to the Coosa river Saturday morning. The boys with Scoutmaster John Shook will leave on the Southern at 5:2a in the morning, going to Courtney, from which place they will hike to the river All of tte members who wish to make the trip are urged to be at the depot at , o'clock
 Mrs J. c. Burgin will entertain at reception Friday afternoon and even ing, the guests of honor being MT and Mrs Joe Burgin and members of Com pany D, 167th infantry. The reception will take place at the residence of Mrs Burgin on Second avenue. and the hours will be from to o'clock in the after noon and from to II o'clock in the evening. MT. and Mrs. Burgin were married in New York few weeks age. and the reception will introduce Mrs Burgin to the people of Bessemer Tho comrades of MT. Burgin of Company D will also share the honors of the occasion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
For the Good of
 The Community

materials in the world, last week returned to the normal volume of peace days Bulletin issued by the Southern Pine asso- ciation May IA.
 Total orders received by 166 association mills during the week covered by the re- port were 102 per cent, or two per cent above the line indicating normal condi- tions." Production was 81 per cent and shipments 75 per cent normal.
 This would indicate that building opera tions throughout the country are return ing to normal
 From various cities come reports of renewed activity in building lines, both business and residence.
 Part of this revival is attributed to the general "build home" movement started sometime ago, and it is partly due to the fact that there is an acute shortage of houses all over the country, that must be relieved.
 A survey of the more important cities, recently made, discloses that in every one of them scores and hundreds, and in some instances thousands of people are seek ing in vain houses in which to live. In Birmingham conditions are no better.
 The association Bulletin further says:
 All cities in the United States, with two or three exceptions, report extreme shortage of housing facilities, including dwelling and apartment houses, as we'll as need for office buildings and business es- tablishments. There is universal need for more and better homes to relieve the con- gestion everywhere.
 The manager of one of the larger apart ment houses in Birmingham states that he has waiting list of upwards 100 names, and that he would have no trouble in rent ing every apartment within week if they were vacated by the present tenants.
 Similar statements are made by agents of other apartment buildings.
 Building operations have been almost entirely suspended in Birmingham since 1916, due to war conditions and war de- mands, but in the meantime thousands of people have come here to make their homes Other thousands are coming, some of them arrive every day, and the need for homes is growing more acute daily.
 In explaining the delay in starting build ing operations in Birmingham it has been said that at present cost of labor and mate rials and rental values investments in new buildings would not be profitable. Prob ably so, but is the vacant property earning anything?
 Rents on buildings erected before the war, when labor and material prices were normal, have been advanced from 10 to 50 per cent within the last two or three years. These rental prices will not be re- duced for long time, certainly not until < the supply of houses exceeds the demand
 There has been some reduction in the price of certain building materials within the last few weeks, but conditions do not warrant the belief that there will be any decided reduction for months and prob ably not for year or two.
 With the opening of new industries and the resumption of full time operation of others now working on short time, the population of the city is bound to increase
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23

Bishop Ainsworth is a great preacher, and a rare treat is in store for all who
 hear him. He is a Georgian of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-23
WHAT MIR. PERKINS SAID

One of the effects of the war has been the enlightenment of the public re specting the value of cooperation. The object of cooperation is the produc . tion of wealth and pr. Butler says tnat it is from production and production alone that both wages and prohts are paid. The greater the production, the greater the possibility of increased wages and also increased profits.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-08

kept the flax, recently threshed 1t and
now has received a check for $7.011
for the crop.
Aberdeen-Mary Underwood, who
stole a purse containing $50 from an
Aberdeen family by whom she was
employed as a domestic, was SEN
fenced to M year in the Sioux Falls
pcnitentiary. Earl Sense and d. Kay
ser were sent to the p~enitentiary for
two years each for stealing an auto
mobile. Larry O'Brien, for a SIM
liar offense, was given q term of two
years at hard labor.
Deadwood-About thirty-five Dead
wood Masons, members OF Black
Hills consistory, No. 8. will go to
Dallas, s. ID, where on September s.
8 and 10 they will lconfer the degrees
from the fourth to the thirty-sccond
on a class OF more than fifty candi-
dates. On September IL they will
put on the Shrine ceremony to a class
of sixty at Dallas.
Winner-Advocates of the Black
Hills Sioux Trail association at a
meeting held here, took steps t o give
all possible aid to the construction OF
the highway. The proposed automo-
bile highway will pass through the
Rosebud country and across the Rose
bud and Pine Ridge Indian reserva-
tons to the Black Hills. State High
way Commissioner Marvick, of Pierre.
was present, and told of the plans of
the state In building state roads un-
der the new highway law and the CO.
operation and help which would be
extended the association in the build
ing ~ the SIOUX trail.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-08
NoTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.

State of South Dakota, county OF
Lake. In County Court. In the matter
of the estate of William Clarksean, de-
ceased. The State of South Dakota
sends greeting TO Fredericka Clarksean,
Robert Clarksean, Mamie Penning, Dora
Boer, Harry Clarksean, Nettie Clarksean,
Elmer Clarksean n Fred Clarksean,
heirs at law and next of kin of William
Clarksean, deceased, and to all to whom
these presents may come. Notice is
hereby given that Robert ClarkSean and
Fredericka Clarksean have filed with the
Judge of this court, a petition praying
for letters of administration of the
estate of William Clarksean, deceased,
to be issued to said Robert Clarksean,
and that Wednesday, the 10th day OF
September. 1919, at 10 o'clock a. m. OF
said day, being a day of a regular term
of this court, to-wit: of the September
term, 1919, at the office of the County
Judge, in the city of Madison, in the
said county OF Lake, has been set for
hearing said petition, when and where
any person interested may appear and
show cause why the said p 4tition should
not be granted.
Dated at Madison, S. d, this 30th day
of August, A. ID. 1919.
IRA L. BLEWITT,
Attest: Judge of the County Court.
- h. l.. BURNETT, Clerk.
HANS URDAHL,
Attorney for Petitioners.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-08
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PRO.
BATE OF WILL

State of South Dakota, County of
Lake. II County Court. In the matter
of the estate of May l.. Rose, deceased.
Notice of time appointed for proving
will, etc. The State of South Dakota
sends greeting to j. E. Rose, Harold ].
Rose, Maude T.. F'eiten and Myrtle G.
Lancaster, heirs. next of kin of May l..
Rose, deceased. Pursuant to an order
of said Court, made on the 9th day of
September A. ID. 1919, notice is hereby
given that Wednesday, the 18th day of
September, a. ID. 1919, at 10 o'clock a. m.
of said day, at the office of the County
Judge in the city OF Madison in the
county Of Lake, South Dakota, has been
appointed as the time and place for prov
ing the will of said May l.. Rose. de-
ceased, and for hearing the said petition
for probate thereof and the issuance OF
Letters Testamentary therein, when and
where any person interested may appea
and contest the same.
Dated at Madison, South Dakota. the
9th day of September, A. ID. 1919.
BY the Court:
IRA +. BLEWlTT,
! Attest: Judge of the County Court
+. L.. BURNETT,
Clerk of the County Court.
! HANS URDAHL,
Attorney for Petitioner.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-08
who wish to have their Investment

who wish to have their investment
a more convenient form than I
books of stamps have the privilege OF
exchanging War Savings Stamps of
the 1919 issue for treasury savings
certificates. Cards filled with 20 war
savings stamps, total maturity value
500, a be exchanged for 500 treas
ury savings certificates. Owners OF
ten such cards, with a total maturity
value of 81, 700, can exchange them for
a $1,000 certificate"
The treasury department, in issuing
the savings certificates, was convinced
that their unusual a~ttractiveness as an
investment would assure large sales,
quite apart from appeals for support
of the government by loans or argu-
ments as to the personal advantages OF
saving and investment. But these
arguments apply and add overwhelm'
ing weight to the reasons why treasury
savings certificates should be pur'
chased now
Purchasing Of war savings stamps
and treasury savings certificates in
any one year is limited to $1,000 by
any individual or corporation. This
total is reached by purchase of one
81, 900 certificate, ten 800 certificates
or 200 War Savings Stamps of So ma
turity value. The $1,000 limit may bt
bought each year, however, purchases
in 1918, for instance having nothing
to do with the 1919 purchase privilege
In August 500 certificates sell fol
$3.50 and $1,000 certificates for 1888
The former increase 90 cents a month
In value and the latter 81 monthly.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-09-08
KEEP LIBERTY BONDS
More Should Be Purchased at
Present Market Quotations.
Financial Experts Believe Every
Issue Will Be Above Par Within
Few Years.

Paralleling the treasury depart.
ment's effort to bring about wider
realization of the value of investment
in war savings stamps and treasury
savings certificates, a call has been
sounded urging the public to make the
most of the markets investment op-
p~ortunities by purchasing Liberty
bonds at their present quotations. 1t
is pointed out that it is just as patri-
"a, 95 or SO as it was to buy them at
100, while on the other hand, it makes
the investment Just that much better
for the man who buys. For instance,
a Az per cent Liberty Bond, IL bought
at "a for example, yields 4.52 per cent.
1t is pointed out also that the fall In
value which has taken place in some
Liberty bond issues Is an excellent
reason why those who own the bonds
should hold them now, rather than sur
render them at a loss. In purchasing
the bond, the buyer tacitly agreed to
let the government have the money for
10 or 20 years, or whatever the term
was. He gets less for the bond, ii
| sold now, because he does not abide
by the implied terms of the agreement.
He wants his money back now instead
of waiting the period of years stated
on the bond he bought.
Every bond will be worth par at
maturity and long before that time
in the opinion of leading bankers.
Financial experts are of the belief
that every issue of Liberty bonds will
go above par within a few years. AS
capital piles up again and interest
rates drop, the rates borne by the Lib
erty issues will seem correspondence
large and the value of the principal as
invested, the bond itself, will be cor
respondingly greater.
In spite of repeated warnings, Lib
erty Bond owners still continue to lis
ten to the smooth-tongued sharpers
who have fanciful stocks that they will
trade for perfectly good Liberty Bonds
Look before you leap" is the advice
of the Treasury Department "Inves
tigate very carefully before you make
purchases OF stock and consider
prayerfully before you trade Govern
ment securities for anything on earth.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-06-27

making tremendous efforts to turn Gem
tral Europe into one great bolshevist
camp, and he had, it would appear. al
ready succeeded in winning over Hun
gary to his side.
To prevent the spread Of the bolshe-
visit poison. Sir George Buchanan said
it bad been proposed to draw a sanitary
Gordon round Russia, and to isolate her
completely. He personally believed that
such a policy would in the end cost us
more. and be less effective, than were We
to strike boldly at the heart of the dis
ease. and eradicate the cancer that was
sapping Russia's vital energies. Tho we
could not employ conscripted troops for
that purpose. volunteers for service IN
Russia might be Forthcoming when the
men who had been demobilized had had
few months rest at home One could
never, as had been suggested, hope to
save Russia by economic relief alone.
Military assistance and economic relief
must 20 hand in hand If we were to help
the Russians to free themselves from
bolshevist tyranny. The task was not
gigantic, as was generally supposed, for
the capture of Moscow and Petrograd
would suffice to sound the death knell OF
bolshevism as a political force. The other
alternative open to US, that OF withdraw
ing our troops and leaving Russia to
work out her own salvation. would leave
an indelible stain on the British name,
for it would be tantamount to delivering
over to certain death those who, IN
answer to our summons, had rallied
round our flag, while 1t would inevitably
throw Russia sooner or later into the
arms OF Germany.
There would be no permanent peace
in the world if We ever allowed Ger
many to control Russia's vast man
power and untold natural wealth
The Russian problem, Sir George
characterized as the dominating factor
in the European situation and pointed
out that humanity's interest as well as
its honor demanded that we should face
it with courage and determination. To
shrink from doing so is q confession of
impotence that may render vain much
of our sacrifice in the war.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-06-27
OUR DEBT AND DUTY TO LOYAL RUSSIA.

II it were our purpose to deal in nov
elites and to chirp assent to every pre-
vailing fashion and device of the powers
that be-" we should not once more, at
the risk of being judged boresome and
presumptuous, protest against the policy
toward Russia. Indeed 1t can only be
called n policy if persistent irresolution,
evasion of obligation and watchful wait
ing paralysis can be dignified by that
term. The main results of this attitude
has been the strengthening of the boil
shevist tyranny and the desertlon with
tragic effect of loyal Russian allies. In
spite of all our wordy Friendship for the
great. generous Russian people we have
left them to "stew in their own Juice -
to be the prey of bolshevist massacre
and starvation. And tho this hideous i'm
perialism which aims at wider ana
more devastating sway than Hohenzol-
lern Imperialism is built chiefly upon
bribery and the fear of massacre and
starvation-tho the bulk of those forced
into its ranks would revolt if We gave
them a fractional chance of success by
our putting up n straightforward fight,
nevertheless some of our leading pollti-
clans tell us that we must do nothing
more than toss fcod to the wolves and
strengthen them for further attack along
with the allies they seek in Central Eur
ope. Lenine is using Russia as a pawn
and stepping stone in his game for the
realization Of n communist millennium.
He is eliminating in the most coldblood-
ed and ruthless manner those who will
not enslave themselves to his purpose
and the Indulgence of his criminal class
Not only is he making desperate efforts
to establish bolshevism in Central Eur
ope, but is now turning to India and
China in the hope of drawing recruits
to maintain himself in power. Is it not
more suicidal to leave him time to do so
than to lend loyal Russians the moderate
support for which they plead? And let
us never forget that France might have
been overwhelmed and that Germany
might have won the war before we could
make our strength felt. had it not been
for the great blows Russia struck and
the great sacrifices Russia made early
in the struggle. Tho there are many who
support Lloyd George in his stand on the
Abandonment of Russia in this the time
of her bitterest need, it must not be con-
strued that this attitude is without
strong opposition. The former British
ambassador to Russia, Sir George Buch-
anan, is no more gutter than Amer
ica's ambassador. David Francis, nor
than "the Grandmother of the Revoiu-
tion," Madame Breshovsky. In recent