The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-17
SELMA

Selma. Decembe r l6.-tSpecial )-Attor- ney s. F. Hobbs has filed with the clerk of the circuit court a petition for a re- trial of the case of J. w. Green vs. the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. .4 At the recent term of the court MT. Green 's was given a verdict of S1O,G0O in suit Tor S50000 against the brotherhood. Green had been expelled by the Selma chapter ~of the brotherhood for alleged disloyaI remarks
 The motion for a new trial sets forth a number of irregularities and errors in the recent trial. among them being an ~stlegation that the verdict contrar' .-to the evidence and that the court should -~not have excused veniremen from the jury z on the ground that they had union affiia- tions Judge Miller will very probably act on the petition within the next few weeks.
 Judge j. T. Stockly of Birmingham was attorney for the claimant. J. W. Green, in the trial
 With a drop of three inches in the Alabama river overnight, Monday morn ing ushered in freezing temperature, marked the recession of the flood which has held the lowlands adjacent to the river in their grasp for almost a week past, and has caused much apprehen- sion here for the safety of the lighting plant. The river gage stood at 556 Mon- day morning, said Weather Clerk Brislin, and within the next few days the turbu- lent waters now causing so much anxiety will be within their banks again. The crest of the flood, reached Sunday morn- ing, was 55.9, failing by only few inches to reach the predicted crest of 57 inches.
 That the lighting company's plant, " hich has been threatened with shut down since Friday, escaped was due to the heroic work of many determined and r. pumps in the cellar of the plant for three days, oftentimes with water reaching to their armpits. Negroes did splendid serv- ice and the lighting company has ex- pressed special appreciation of the efforts of Fire Chief John Blakey, who rendered the use of Uncle George" the city 8 $ steam fire engine which, it is said. did s1nore toward keeping the waters at bay than any other agency at work e~ssThe Buckeye plant, which was forced ito shut down Friday with IS inches of water under it's boilers, will resume op- erations within 36 hours. company of- ficials believe. Loss to the company by the high water is estimated at $oOO, caused by water entering the storage building and ruining quantities of cotton seed meal and other products No loss was experienced in cotton seed.
 Two other pants in the eastern part of the city, the Leigh Banana Case com pany and the French Slave company, which have been under water. are unable to predict when work can be resumed, probably not before Friday, as the plants are still under water
 Reports have not been received from outlying districts today. and the relief committee at it's meeting this morning, had few calls to consider. A meeting or the committee will be held soon, and II no reports are in by that time, parties will be sent out to look over the situa- tion in the overflowed sections.
 car of coal was communicated by the relief committee Sunday and dis tributed to the refugee families removed from their homes in the eastern part or the city and scattered about in any empty houses available These families are being cared for by the colored relief committee, cooperating with committee headed by w. B. Craig
 The United States river boat. Twining, arrived Sunday, and is tied up with the United States boat Alabama, which re- turned Saturday afternoon from down the river after a relief trip, bringing refugees and b sacks of mail from Wil- cox county. r
 Trains out of Selma are running on all lines excepting the Western to Mont gonery and the Louisville and Nashviiie to Myrtlewood. High water at ManacK is blocking the lines of the Westerh' hut trains will probably get through to Montgomery by Wednesday or Thursday, 
 according to D. P. ORourke. passenger agent. Mail from Montgomery is oeing detoured by way of the Mobile and ono to Maplesville.
 Miss Mary Kearney, Red Cross repre- sentative. who was sent to Selma to CO., operate in any way possible with the re- lief committee, left today The Selma committee has managed the flood situ- ation so capably organizing before the situation became acute here, and nothing has been left undone to alleviate the sit X nation for flood sufferers. In most m stances little suffering has resuited' warnings being sent out in advance to those living in low sections, giving them time to vacate their homes. Few calls for clothing have been received.
 Funeral services for Miss Annie Gun ningham, whose death occurred late oa.- urdav evening" after weeks illness, were conducted from the Cunningham