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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-08

Montgomery, February 7.-(Specialo The following bills were introduced in the senate of Alabama Friday:
 No. 1SS, byl MT. Sims: To provide for the dissolution of municipal corpor- ations having population of less than 800 inhabitants. Judiciary.
 No. 1Ss. by MT. Sims: To provide the board of revenue of Jefferson county to employ attorneys and fix their com pensation. Local legislation.
 No. 1sO. by MT Kelly: To submit to the qualified electors of the state, at the general election to be held in Mo- vember, 1920, for their consideration an amendment to the constitution for the purpose of authorizing the several counties of the state and the several road districts of any county which may now exist, or which may hereafter be created by the courts of county com- missioners or boards of revenue of said counties, to levy and collect special road and bridge tax not exceeding 20 cents on each S100 worth of taxable property in such counties and in the several districts of any county, under such regulations as the legislature may have prescribed or may hereafter pre- scribe. Constitution and constitutional revision and amendments.
 No. 191, by MT. Mcdowell: To appro- priate the sum of s2215.7s for the relief of the board of inspectors of convicts for coal furnished the legislative and other departments of government, up to January 23, 1919. Finance and taxa tion
 HOUSE BILLS
 The following bills were introduced in the house on Friday:
 No 323. by MT. Hollis: To provide for the establishment, discontinuance,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-08
NOTABLE THRONG K. REACHES WE|MAR 5000 German Political Lead
 CTS Arrive for Opening of National Assembly
By Assnniated Presi

ts Weimar. Wednesday, February 5. sWeimar today is filled with the most notable throng that probably ever as- sembled in this beautiful little German city. Some 5000 German political lead CTS, ranging in repute fro msuch well known men as Chancellor Ebert. Philipp Scheidem5nn, Count Won Brockdorff- Rantzau the foreign secretary, and Matthias Erzberger. to the humblest and hitherto unknown figures from ev- cry corner of the former empire, have been gradually assembling here and are ready for the opening tomorrow of the first German national assembly.
 Special trains for the last two days have been pouring passengers into Wei mar until thee ity is filled to over flowing. Yet so thorough and careful had the arrang ements for the assembly been made that virtually every one who arrived had been given accommodations by nightfall yesterday Each person not only had his living quarters def initely assigned to him in advance but his eating place IS well,
 Each guest is obliged to eat at the place assigned to him, for the hotels are under the strictest orders to furnish with food and lodging only those guests who present the proper card calling for such service. First of all there is a pink
  paper men to enter Weimar and assign ing them to their places in the court theatre, where the national assembly will be held. Then comes a gray card, assigning the lodging place and stating the exact price to be paid for the room. Next comes yellow food card. indicat- ing where meals may be eaten.
 Tn addition there are booklets of pink, blue and green slips, representing seven breakfasts luncheons and suppers, re- spectively, and gray. red, brown. yellow, maroon and hue tickets, for bread, sugar etc.
 weiuar is strongly policed with cavalry and infantry Mounted troops are con- stanly on patrol to prevent possible Spartacan attack
 although the constitution for the new republic undoubtedly will be one of the first subjects brought up for discussion and consideration, there are on the scene those who would like to push to the fore the discussion of a league of rations, and there were prerictions in some quar- ters today that this subject might have first consideration.
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wasb;neton ID C. February "A cotton conference the representatives and senators rom the cotton growing states held last night in the Judiciary committee of the house office building ana was called o'clock by Representative Hefn or Alabama who stated briefly the purpose or the meet ing and in his address said:
 q congratulate the farmers merchants and bankers of the belt their determination to hold until it sells at profitable price com mend their determination to cut the cotton acreage in half"
 He said there was never such unanmity among the people of the cotton belt touching thing as there today standing unitedly in demanding fair profit for the cotton crop of lslS He said that pound to produce that crop 1914 it sold for sso bale and in 1918 cost s3O to pick. gin and put bagging and ties on bale of cotton the secret purpose of the spinners who backing the bear gamblers on the exchanges had leaked out They said: We will raid the in January and February and use up what cotton we the producers and get all the cotton possible their hands by the first of March, at which time prices must be boosted in order to induce producers plant big crop and also to help in the sale Liberty Bonds in April; and they admitted they would be compelled then to go into the market in earnest cotton. that their supply would be entirely exhausted by that time.
 He said that the producers would not be stampeded; nat thev were holding their cotton before He said the effort of foreign spnners and cer- tain American spinners to gamble down the price of cotton 20 cents would in all probability result in their having 40 cents pound for their supply of cotton said that this same combination or cer- tain foreign and American spinners hammered down the exchange price cotton in November $25 bale but that producers refused to sell at the price quoted and cotton went up to $50 bale before the first of January.
 He said that if would continue to hold and re- fuse to sell as we November and December that cotton would go up $50 bale and more in the next 30 or days. He said there was no excuse for the nrce now quoted the exchange that when the war was raging the full of submarines and ev- cry bale exported in danger of being de- stroyed sold for 35 cents pound and that now when the Is and submarines have gone from the cotton unmolested to all the allied and neutral countries that these same ex- changes have under these favorable circumstances. heat down the price 22 and 23 cents pound. and this in the fact that the world is demand ing 5000 900 more bales of cotton of America than America supply.
 He said that cotton would be going to Germany and Austria thirty days; that these countries were demanding 100000 bales. He said that today the exchange price 21 22 and 23 cents pound and the spot price cotton belt is 2s 2s and 30 cents
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Leading French Aviator
 Rendered Great Banquet
By Associated Press

By Associated Press Paris, February 7.-Rene Fonck, the leading French aviator, who was noti- fled this morning of his promotion from the rank of lieutenant to that of cap tain. was the guest of honor at luncheon given today by the foreign service con- mittee of the Aero club of America be- fore his departure for the United States tomorrow on the steamer La Turaine to represent France at the annual banques of the Aero Club of America in New York.
 American Ambassador Sharp, who pre- sided, paid tribute to the great French ace, saying:
 q would not be a bit surprised tc learn that Captain Fonck after receiv- ing a great welcome in the United States was returning to France by airplane."
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Congressman J. Thomas Heflin Urges
 Farmers to Hold Their Cotton

pound He said the spinners exchange quota tions manufactured by bear raid to try to stampede the producers, that they could not spin these quotations; farmer has the cotton and that in order to run his mills the spinner order that cotton he is going to pay prices that the farmer knows will yield him he production plus a fair profit
 said the difference between the exchange price on cotton in the markets of the country proof positive that conspiracy had been the price regardless of the law of supply He said urge the Presi- remove all restrictions the shipment of and that must pass resolution calling for thorough investigation Of the New York and New Orleans exchanges and that if cannot make them comply with the law. we will abolish them. He closed by saying:
 mending farmers, merchants and bankers of the growing states for their successful stand in holding cotton and preventing runous prices to our people"
 "We are going whip this fight" he said. "We have the if continue to hold rather than to sell at destructive prices quoted on the changes not only the cotton mills of States but the cotton mills of the world
 He then moved that Senator Smith of South Carolina be permanent chairman of the meeting that Con- gressman Buchanan of Texas. be made permanent secretary. Both nominations were unanimously ap- proved.
 Senator Smith made ringing speech and pointed out that the demand for cotton much greater than the supply that if continued to hold we were bound to get price said that the exchanges were various low grades of cotton to beat down the of the better grades He pointed out that 90 of the good cotton and that only 10 cheaper grades; but that under the change rules permitted by the department of agr- culture. they using the 10 cent low grades to fix the price of the 90 cent good grades
 Judge Carraway of Arkansas, made a motion that committee be appointed to call upon the rules com mittee of the a special rule slider his resolution which in line with the gestion of MT. Hefn that the New York and New Orleans cotton exhanges be investigated early possible. This motion agreed to. Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia made motion that the conference cablegram to the President to permit the cotton merchants spinners of all allied and neutral in the cotton markets of the United and that early can be agreed upon cotton be permitted Germany and Austria
 A motion adopted requesting Senator Smith of Carolina. the chairman. to arrange conference with the President upon his return week the members and senators from the cotton growing states meeting then adjourned subject the call of Senator Smith of South Carolina. the chairman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-08
ARMENIAN RELIEF

Mrs. G. B. Hollingsworth. chairman, has appointed the following committee tc assist in the drive for funds for re- lief of the people of the Bible lands. Mrs. E. L. Huey. chairman of four-min- ute speakers; Mrs. H. L. Bains. pub lcity chairman; Mrs. J. S. Winters and Miss Beulah Winters, booths; Mrs. B. l.. Michaelson, business section; residential section northside, Mrs. G.. F. Goodwin; scCthside, Miss Bessie Mae Lovett; Feeders. Mrs. George Schwartz; Weno- nah. Mrs D. w. Owen; Jonesboro, Mrs. Lucy Armstrong;; clubs. Mrs. R. w. Wal drop; Presbyterian church. Mrs. I. F. Swallow; Methodist church, Mrs. w. c, Baty; Baptist church, Mrs. Rose Huey; Episcopal church. Mrs. A. K. William sen, Church of God, Mrs. W. J. Long; Jewish synagogue. Mrs. Sam Erlick; in- drstries Mrs. Eugene Honeycutt and Mrs Joe Little: United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company, Mrs. Ellis Terry; Central Foundry, Bessemer Soil Pipe and Hoster's Foundry, Mrs. R. M Childers The literature for the drive was received by the committee Friday | afternoon and the campaign will begin Saturday morning.
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semer are urge d to attend. His subject will be "The Boy, and there will be sl ecial features arranged for the Scouts. Troop No { will attend in body under the direction of Scoutmaster George Bun. gardner, yho requests that all mem- bers meet at the hall prior to going to church.
 Mrs. Mae Vaughn of Houston, Texas, is the guest of Mrs. w. c. Baty on Dartmouth avenue.
 Erin Hatcher is ill at the Elizabeth Duncan hospital.
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BASKET BALL GAME

A double header will be played by the Bessemer high school basket ball team Saturday afternoon at the hall on Twen- tieth street. The first game is called for o'clock and will be played with Tuscaloosa high school. and the second will be played at 315 with the Acipco Y M. C.. A. Pupils of the high school are greatly interested in the games and number of tickets are being sold for acmittance. and it is thought that there will be as large attendance as the hall will accommodate
 "Dodging an Heiress.' play recently produced by local talent at Muscoda. was given at Wenonah this evening. The production of play is an annual GUS ton, of the employees of the T. Csl. com pany for the development of the dra- matic talent of the young people of the cs mps. The play selected this year is UT usually attractive and was directed by Miss KnicAerbocker. The leads were played by Mrs Ollie Hagood and J. Baird.
 Eugene F. Alley. infant son of MT. and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-08

Piles Cured in to IA Days
 Bleeding /or Protruding Plies. Stops IrritatioT, Soothes and Heals. You can Druggishs refund money if PAZU, OINTMENT fails to cure Itching, Blind, 4 get res,tful sleep after the first ar plicatiora. Price COG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-08
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

The following announcements are made by Dr. w. P. Price, pastor of the First Baptist church. First Baptist church. w. P Price, pastor; Sunday school at 9:30 a. m., N. B. Parker, superintendent; /; morning. worship at Il o'clock, subject, "The Majestic Christ; B.Y.P.U. at 6:oO D. m.; evening worship at 7:30 o'clock, subject, Choosing a Savior" Members expected. Public cordially invited.
 The Rev. l. F. Swallow will preach sermon especially for the Boy Scouts on
 Sunday morning and all members in Bes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-08
PHONE BEssEMER e12-J

Bessemer, February 7.-(Special )-The Bessemer Board of Trade is to be organized and the membership greatly increased, according to the decision reached by the members at the meeting Friday evening at o'clock in the cir cult courtroom. A number of members were added to the roll at the meeting and a committee was appointed to wage vigorous campaign next week for new members. The campaign will end with an adjourned meeting Friday evening. February IA, at 7:30 o'clock in the court room when new by-laws will be adopted and an election of officers will take place.
 Ii is planned to make the reorganized association a great factor in the busi- ness life of the city and the member ship will embrace the names enrolled in the recently organized Merchants asso- ciation, which is being merged with the Board of Trade. The committee ap- pointed to canvas for new members fol- lcws John Neal, Howe Price, William Johnson, Ellis Terry, George D. Wood- row and E. R. Smith. The committee for the framing of new bylaws is com posed of the following members: J. F.. Haffner, c. l.. Odell, Maj. T. T. Huey, J A. Snider and F.. R. Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-08

India's cotton acreage last year was reduced to 11,63S,000. compared with s1x,263,000 in 1917. Climatic conditions are reported to have injured the crop materially.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-02-08
NEWS OF BESSEMER
MRS. H. l.. BANS. Cerrespo.

Mrs. q. l. Alley, died Thursday evening at the residence, 1920 Seventh avenue, of pneumonia. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence, Rev. w. P. Price, pas to" of the First Baptist church offciat- ing. Interment at Cedar Hill cemetery
Evening journal., 1919-07-12

failed TO rid Chicago OF the pests
somebody phoncd this tip: Use
cayenne pepper
Parkes and Parkcs. Waugegan, ILL.,,
florists closed today Mrs. Augusta
Parkes, president, sued Ezra PTkes,
sccFetary-treasurer for divorce.
Miss Genevive Kane. returning TO
her san Francisco home, an but sur
prised a thief in a most embarrassing
predicamcnt. The thief stole Genevive's
diamonds and then paused for warm
plunge in her bathtub.
Silo owners who prefer 10 kick 20
the taste are not worried over prohi-
bltlon. "S.lene" The juice OF ensilaged
corn is said to have a Dempsey wal
lop, compared to whiskey.
Glow much larger Is 81. Paul than
New York;" queried William Haw-
throne, London. after he had been lost
two hours between trains on his way
to Tacoma, Washington.
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CENSURE COMPANY
FOR MANS Death
Harlan Plant Workma n
Shocked. Neglected by
First Aid Man
DISCHARGED AFTER
FACT is KNOWN

Members OF jury empaneled by Cor
oner Bullock last night in the case OF
/ Robert Mcknight OF No. ii9 Market
street. who was killed at the Harlan
plant or the Bethlehem Shipbuildlng
| Corporation, consured the company for
alleged negligence on the part OF a flrst
| aid man employed by the company. II
was brought out that this man was dis
charged on Thursday and has gone TO
Boston
Witnesses told Of the FIRST aid man
failing 10 go 90 Mcknight when he was
first shocked by an electric light wire.
The verdict OF The jury follows:
That Robert Mcknight came 20 his
death at The Harlan s. IIollngsworth
plant OF the Bethlehem Shpbuilding
Corporation on July 9 by a shock Of
electricity, and we. the coroner's jury.
do hereby censure the company for
lack Of efficient first aid attention"
The first witness i'm the case was
| Harry Black, who was working beside
Mcknight in the ballast tank Of a boat
being constructed at the plant lie de-
scribed how Mcknight tried 10 fix an
electric light. stating that the latter
was standing se-clOse 20 him that their
clothes touched. he said he also felt
the shock Their clothes were wet with
persphrdi0n. Mcknight sank to the
floor crying, "llen. I've got shock"
Black testified that ne then haslened
10 the first aid man who refused 10
leave his dispensary and go 10 Mcknight
The accident occurred about five min
uics after 10 o'clock, and il was about
i0i5 before the first aid man finally
arrived at the scene 10 give assistance,
and by that time ihe victim was dead
None OF the Witnesses were able TO say
that proper assistance would have saved
Meningitis life.
William Duffy another rlveter, gave
similar testimony.
There is considerable mystery about
the death OF Mcknight, according 20
the testimony given by C. b. Cox. safe
ty engineer at the plant, who explained
That the wire attached 90 the light
contained only i2J volts and even II IL
was grounded would not contain more
Than go volts. He said that there are
only two other cases that he knows OF
where less than 2,2OO volts have Killed
a man. lie stated that Mcknight must
have been in a-Weakened condition.
lie informed the jury that the first
aid man who had failed to respond
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their task. II was evident they wore
determined to finish the job that eve~
ming and finish IL they did Some
ihougitful members OF the lodge, re-
alizlng the workmen would be weary
at the conclusion OF their laDors, iad
freezer OF ice cream sent TO the place
OF work. and after flg,shing the loD
an were called from labor to refrcsn-
ment.
Evening journal., 1919-07-12
,Tis a dnsiv La on lho ocean.

'Tis a dusty life on the ocean.
Is the ocean dusty? Marines aboard
the L. :. :. Pennsylvania, now on this
side will say 10 is.
THE salt in the air crystallizes on
The decks and bukheads," Corp. Vii
liam H. Allen explains. "lt is then
ground underfoot and becomes dusty,
so although we throw overheard a
couple Of cans or dust. there is the
same amount the next time we sweep
down"
Evening journal., 1919-07-12

building which is to cost $4,000. Work
was begun at O'Clock and by $50 the
Mesons had dug an the trenches need
ed for the foundation OF the temple.
even the cellar for the heating ap-
paratus was dug.
Worshipful Master Homer Turner.
who VIII be The master mechanic ON
the erection OF the temple. was on
nand and direcled The digging. A large
crowd OF townspeoPle were ont to see
the Masons work and were surprised
at the manner in which they set about
Evening journal., 1919-07-12
FASHIONS AND FADs

Elaborate and costly buttons are
used as decorations for coats.
The most fashionable underwear Is
cut ON extremely scant lines.
White satin and crystal beads have
no rival as a combination.
Straight scarfs are preferred 10 all
other types OF fur neckpleces.
Evening journal., 1919-07-12
EASTON NURSE IS
Observation-Disclosures
Miss Helen G. McClelland
Also Received British
War Cross
WAS CITED ALSO
BY MARSHAL HAIC

EAsrON, Md, July i2.-Nliss Helen
Grace McClelland, Talbot county her
oine, decorated by British and Amer
lean Governments for bravery. a nurse
at the Emergency Hospital. is a pa
Tive of Ohio and came TO Easton TO
live m 1915. She was one OF the first
TO volunteer when war was declared
and went overseas. She was cited for
bravery under fire, while on duty with
the surgical team at British Casualty
Station No. 6i by Sir Douglas Halg.
Miss McClelland wears The Royal Red
Cross FIRST class decoration. presented
by the British Government, and the
Distinguished Service Cross from the
United States Government. on We'd
nesday last, she was summoned 10
Washington by Secretary Baker, where
In the presence OF a veteran brigadier
general and six colonies. Secretary
Baker pinned the Distinguished Ser
vice Cross upon her bosom.
She was in active service in France
% months and served seven months
with the American Ambulance H0spi-
tai, Paris, before the United states en-
tered the war. and afterwards -
months with the Pennsylvania Hospi-
tai Unit Base Hospital No. 30. b. f..
f. located at lie Treporl. France. and
If weeks as operating room nurse in
a casually clearing station directly be-
hind the lines in Belgium Ipres sec
tion, which was bombed by German
each night FOR a week.
Many among the patients and STAFF
we're killed and wounded.
Evening journal., 1919-07-12

once positions win be round avail
.hle In the Want Ads.
Evening journal., 1919-07-12
HOPKINS AND BANTON

Get your sodas. ice cream by the
quart. Best drugs.-Adv.
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Values 800 to 500

Our entire stock of high grade up TO the minute styles,
in for and misses augmented by the extraor-
and best smock manufacturers in New York City, brings
gehe the most wonderful assembage of high grade smocks
displayed in this city in fact any metropolitan store
Every clevey advanced style idea of the represented
every conceivable color and color combination Fashioned
of the best quality material including
Evening journal., 1919-07-12
BREAK GROUND FOR
fredericksburg HALL

fredericksburg Md, July i2.-Be-
tween forty and ffiy members OF Nan
iicoke Lodge. No. i12, 4. r. and A. NJ.
assembled at the site OF the proposed
new Masonic temple here Thursday
evening, with spades and shovels, and
broke ground for the foundation OF the
Evening journal., 1919-07-12
YOU MUSTN'T EVER
WINK At 4 JUDGE.

ATLANTA. Gs.-'Mrs. Chaple. II you
wink at me another time. IN send you
10 the stockade for 30 days
Thus spoke Judge Johnson. inter
rupting Mrs. Chaple's coquettish story
OF life in her boarding house.
Evening journal., 1919-07-12

Working leisurely within two blocks
OF New York police station, burg
lars packed $4,000 worth OF silks,
walked through a door labelled "No
Exit and drove or.
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when summoned had been discharged
by The company on Thursday and had
left the city for Boston.
Evening journal., 1919-07-12

Mrs. Lemuel Miller shut her eyes,
breaihed a soft farewell and LET one
Of the surviving quarts Of champagne
fly-a "wet" christening for the Zap
hank, new ship at New York.
Evening journal., 1919-07-12

4 Patterson. y. j.. man tried 20 run
over a horse and woman that got in
his way, another admitted being alb
soletely picked" Both swore 20
beer did the trick.
Evening journal., 1919-07-12

Sixty million ants face death by
sneezlng. After Pied Piper methods