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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
ESCAPE WITH $50,000
 n. Aesnniofad Presa

Huntington, w Va. April S.-Rob- hers dynamited the safe of the First National bank of Ansted, 70 miles east of here. and escaped with $50,0OO in cash and War Savings stamps early Wednesday. according to message received today by Huntington police asking that a lockout be kept for tho bandits who are believed to have come to this city. The robbers. the message said. secured the loot after blowing the locks off the doors of the vault but failed to penetrate the inner cham Der of the safe in which was $250.o0o in currency.
 The robbery, which occurred be- tween midnight Tuesday and daylight Wednesday. was not discovered until the bank was opened for business on Wednesday morning. So well did the robbers muffle the sound of the ex- plosion which wrecked the safe, per sons sleeping in building 50 feet dis tant were not awakened. They are believed to have fled in an automo- hile over mountain trail to railroad and thence come to Huntington.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
COTTON ACREAGE WILL BE CUT 31 PER CENT IN 1913 Planting Weather Unfavor- able in 90 Per Cent of Cot
 ton Belt Reported at
 Convention
n. A..nni.,sa pr.,.

Columbia, .. C., April 3.-The south's cotton acreage in 1919 will he sI.0s per cent less than In the previous year, according to a re- port on acreage reductfon esti- mates from all the cotton growing states submitted by the South
 Carolina Cotton association here
 today.
 The report. presented before cot ton reduction convention. at which 1t was announced 800 delegates were present representing every county in the state, also announced unfavora ole weather for planting in 90 per cent Of the cotton belt.
 That 50 per cent less commercial Ter tilizer will be used this year, that there is a marked labor shortage, and in roads of the boil weevil will be more serious than for years past were o-h . CT statements made in the report which gave detailed figures of esti- mated reductions in each state. show ing the big cotton producing states of Texas. Georgia, Mississippi and Oklahoma by these figures pledged to raise one-thrd less cotton this year than last.
 STATE ACREAGE
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
Summary of the News

i-:7 articles In new league constitu-
 ton.
 Jefferson men who died in war. New question develops In cOntro- sr.x between board and railroads. Fcur-biIlion-dollar Congress to take place of one-billien variety. .-5oo million dollar lumber export
 company organized. ALittIc stories about visitors te Bir-
 minEham. 4-Edit0rial. 5-Road delegates from every county
 at convention.
 Raul names committees for great
 drive. 6-t'rom every county came dele
 gates to roads convention. .-stechrr wins from Freburk. S-SOciRl. S--Heroe. receive formal welcome. 10-SpOrts.  1.-Two .cssions or educational assso-
 ciation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
Scranton Is Towed to
 Port. by Naval Tugs
By Associatsd Prsss

New York, April 3.-They transport Scranton, reported in distress with rudder trouble 900 miles east of San dy Hook, was towed into this port today by naval tugs.
 Three of the Scrantons crew lost their lives in the capslzing of a small boat while trying to carry a line to the transport El Sol, which stood by until the tugs were summoned. They were John Clement Jones, Chrome. x. J.: William Sorenzon of Berwyn, s. D., and Clarence r. Pickner of Ambrose. N D.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
Miss Poppenheim Is Reelected President
 General by U. D. C.
sy Amseiatsd Ere"

LouisviiIe, Ky. April 3.-Miss Mary Pcppenheim of Charleston, S. C.. was reelected presadent- general by the United Daughters of the ConfederRcy at It's annual convention here today. All other officers were reelected with tse exception of Mrs. Frank \. Waike' Norfolk, Va, custodian of flags .,d neuuants. whose place was T,lIed bv Mrs. simon Bolivar Buck ner of Louisville. The selection of . convention city for newt year was deferred until later h the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
Failure of Offensive Admitted
 By Associated Press

London, April 3.-Failure of the offen- s;ve in the direction of Tukkum. in Cour land west of Riga. is admitted by the Rnssian soviet government in wireless message received today. The message adds that fighting IS Tn progress Tn the d;,oct;on of Mitau, southwest of Riga, and in the region of Pskoy, northeast of Riga
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
Revolt in Sofia Planned
 Rv Asanc ated Preas

Berne. April 3.--(Havas )-News from Sofia. the capital of Bulgaria, is dis. quieting and it is reported that the Bull garian communists are preparing for a revolt against the government. Hungar- ian communist agents. it is added. all ready are at work in Sofia preparing for common action with the Bulgarians. :,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
COL. D|CKMAN AND
 MAJOR BUTTS DIE
 IN 200-FOOT FALL
Son of Commander of Third Army of Occupation on Rhine Meets Death
 at Americus
By Associated Press

4mcricus, Ga. April 3.-Lieut.
 Col, Frederick T. Dickman, com
 ynanding officer at souther fiyin':
 fIcfd near here. and Major John w.
 Butts. executive officer of the
 field. were killed late today in
 fall of about POO feet. Colonel
 Dfckman is a son of Major General
 Dfckman, commanding the Third
 army of occupation on the Rhine.
 The two officers, Major Butts as pi- lot and Colonel Dickman in the second seat, had gone up for their usual aft ernoon flight and had made the last turn of the field preparatory to lana- ing.
 From the ground it appeared that Major Butts attempted to turn. Inc wind was coming in gusts and az parently caught the airplane with tuil force in such a way as to lift the tai vertically into the air.
 The usual nose dive followed the jerking of the plane into vertical po- sition. and it crashed to the earth Had the airplane been higher up there would in all probability have been time for it to have ''flattened oup and glded safely on.
 Before it could be righted, however the plane hit the earth with a crash that smashed it to bits. Officers ara men rushed up, The two flyers were breathing but unconscious and bot. died within a few minutes.
 Both Colonel Dickman and Majoi Butts were graduates of West Poin' and each leaves widow and one chile residing here. Colonel Dickman cans here January 10, succeeding Majo' Carlisle Wash as commandant. Colo nel Dickman was 35 years of age anu an expert flyer.
 Major Butts. native of Cisco. Tex. was 2S years of age. He was noted al fine athlete and an expert riflema. and revolver shot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
JEFFERSON'S WAR RECORD IN MEN
 FURNISHED GIVEN
 IN OWENS REPORT
County Furnished More Men Than Any Other of State. List Gives Name and Address of Each
 One Killed
By Associated Press

Montgomery, April 3.-(Spe- .cial. )-The war record of lief ferson county, so far as the number of men furnished the army and navy, the number killed in action and wounded in action, is shown in reports com piled. by Dr. Thomas NJ. Owen, director of the department of archives and history.
 The list of dead in the war for Jefeer- son county may appear out of proportion to the other counties, but consideration must be given the fact that Jefferson county has the largest population of any other county and therefore furnished the largest number of men.
 Birmingham, Bessemer and Ensley. three largest cities in the county. are well represented In the following list os dead. given out by Doctor owens:
 EVANSVILLE
 Frederick, Altis; Hayes, Elmus J., Smith. John.
 ADGER
 Hutchins, John P.
 ARGO
 willett, Charlie
 BELLE SUMTER
 Martin, Charlie.
 BESSEMER
 Albright, Rufie; Bailey, Andrew; Barr, lam; Burnett, Susry; Cam eron Fred Lisle; Canoles, Carl; Car son, William w; Davis, Lonnie C.. Gosa, gti. ,iu NNnrth : McNeil. Buck; Niles, Wilfred; Roy. New ton NJ; Speaks. Bernice; Syphurs, Her man C.. Ward, Ben; Wins, David R., Wing Willie.
 BIRMINGHAM Anderson, James; Anderson. Jim Anderson, Winston P; Barnett, James H. Bearden, Walter; Best. Lucius V. Boggman, James; Boorse, Arthur Lee Braxton, Noah Brazeal, J. West; Brooks, Hardy; Burger, Lewis A.; Burton, John H.; Carter Marcus H.; Chappell, Culum; B.; Cornett. James w; Cos ton, Orvile M; Couch. Harry P.; Cowart, Emmett L..; Crowder. Wilber; Duncan, Claud F.. Edwards, Ester; | Erickson, Charles H.: Evans, Chester 1 Fallon. Dock, Ford, Charles A, Gaines Ernsst I5.; Gardner John Ps;aGeonsS Joha; Hale, Edwin stanton; Hall ol- 1 Her; Hancock. Jack F.; Harmon, Wil- l liam Gerues, fldIIlS, <AlbSi v 'toi !, Earnist Heaton, Herman H.; Henckell Emile; Heron. Jeff; Hess. Alvey O.. Houston. Arthur; Huffman Ralph Jackson, Curry w.; Johnson, Frank S.i Jones, Elliot; Jordan, Mortimer Hi Leftler. Allen Monroe; Lewis. Charles | A.; Little George L.; Lofts. John Will liam: McGavock Leon R.; McNeeiey William T.; McWhorter, Werner B.; Macy. Wiley Jefferson; Major, Robert H.; Marks, Walter R.; Martin, Fred E.; ! Mason, James; Masterson. Robert; M;re Albert; Mitchell. Frank R.; Morton Robert l.; Nails. Samuel w.; Nichols ]. Curtis; Parker Clinton w; Perkner Samuel J.. Poe. Clarence H.; Prince Robert; Ramsden, Clarence; Roberts i Arthus Meredith: Ross. Albert S: Rnf- | fin. George; Rutstein. Benjamin; Sabis- ] ton, Robert J.; Sandifer, Luther D., Seay, Royal; Sherrill. John D.. Sinnott Chandos R.; Skinner. John H.. Swin- dle, Clarence; Taylor, Thomas Wiley Thomas, Willie; Tomlinson, John B.. ! Watson, Leslie L.. West, Alfred T. | White, Charlie: Williams, David D.; Williams, Joe; Willis, John w.; Wilson Frank; Yates, Grady Young, Clarence l fcb al
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
HUNTSVILLE EDITOR
 ACQUITTED BY JURY

Huntsville, March 3-(Special.) )--J Em- ory Pierce. editor of the Huntsville Times, was acquitted in the federal court here this afternoon after trial on a charge or mpersonating an officer of the gov- ernment in procuring advertisements dur ing the Fourth Liberty Loan drive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
Gorgas Reaches Panama

Panama. April 3.--Major General Cor gas, former surgeon general of the Unit ed States army, and party of sani- tary experts arrived here today. They will leave next Monday for GuayaquiL Ecuador, to investigate sanitary condi- tions in that port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04

Bailey, James T.; Blalock, James M; Cherry, Union F.; Cowart, Albert H.; Edge, Ben E.; Fields. Purser L.; Gray son. Cranberry; Lawrence, Robert Lc- Roy Lee, Robert F.; Levell, Lucien; McClurg. Mitchell L.; McLendon, Hor- ace; Miracle. Joseph A; Morris. George w.; O'Neal. John D.; Quattlander, Paul J.; Rogers, Fred: Ruff, Austin.
 FAIRFIELD Cumberland. James R.; Foster, Will lie: Woods, Willie,
 JEMISON Smith, Enoch E.
 JOHNS Harville. Braxton B.
 KIMBERLY Jenkins, James 5. Foster Manon: Hanna, William A.
 LEWISBURG Allen, Thomas; ChurchweH William
 LITTLETON Hood. William; Wordlaw. Thomas
 MORRIS Jenkins MOUNT iSS1 T pINsoN Marsh, Charlie NJ.
 MULGA Hicks, Job O.; Hicks. Wilfrid
 PALOS Hammett. Walter; Price, Thomas Y.
 PRATT CITY Biswel J. H.; Fowler, Bennie Arch ibald: McCarter, Ira: Mitchell, William W: Richardson. Tally E.; Sherriil, Richard; vallely, Francis P; Whet- stone John.
 REPUBLIC Morris, Raymond E.; Williams, Lu- ther F.
 SAYRE Moore, Walter l..
 TENEYS Fisk, Numan HARTFORD Johnston. John Wiilians,
 TRUSSVILLE Wilson, Frank r.
 WARRIOR ON en. Mnnsey; Thomas, Hubert l.; Tucker, I.onnie G.s3k EHE NE WATSON Hodges,| Fred F.: Moore. James ". .., WOODWARD I.enz. Frank Charles. WYLAM Marsh, pave Osens. John Williami; Thompson. Lando r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
ADMIT WITHDRAWAL OF OFFER TO BUY
 BRITAIN'S INTEREST
sy Associated press

Washimaton- April 3.-Nith- drawal of the government proposal to purchase the British-owned in- terext in the International Mar cnntiIe Marine was confirmed to- ni~ht at the ahipping board. Vice Cbalrman Stevens. however. de- cIaned to make and explanation untsl the board could cORstder tue .t,tenenf fnsued In New York hy P. \. 5. Frasklin, president of the c0nDQny,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
Lemberg Bombsrdment Continues

Warsaw, Tuesday, April 1.-CHavas.l ] The Ukrainians continue to lombard Le.nberg, with guns of large calibreb causing casualties and damage to prop- ersy. Elsewhere on the front ir eastern t;.liacis the situation is Incnansed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
DAYLIGHT BANDITS
 | GET S1O,OOO CASH IN BOLD HOLDUP
With Revolvers Leveled at Employees, Robbers Gather Up Cash in Bag and
 Make Escape
sx A,.eaIutsd pr.,.

Bastrop, La, April 1.-Two white
 men entered the Bustrop state
 bs.s,x scrc toyas after soyerin. the
 asxistant casi,,er wissi zeNoivers
 and locking him i'm n vault, got
 away with cash, which 1t Is be-
 Iieyed amounts to $i0.000.
 The robbery was not discovered
 until an hour later, when the cash
 fer returned from dinner. An alarm
 was given and a posse of citizens
 formed, which immediately began
 search for the bandits.
 Assistant Cashier Benson, who was the only employe in the bank, said one of the men came to his windo" and asked him to change bill. When he was covered with a revolver anu he was covered wit ha revolver ana told to throw up his hands. The roD- bers compelled Benson to turn over the keys to the vault whereupon they opened it. took some cash out anu locked the assistant cashier Tn. Ben son. when found an hour later, was almost suffocated.
 Sheriff Mechanism of Caldwell par = ish said tonight he believes the bandits made their escape in an automobile Bloodhounds are being used in an el- fort to trail them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
15o. 900 Metal Workers Out
By Associated Pres'

London. April 3.Metal workers to the nnmber of I5O.000 had gone on strike in Berlin up to Wednesday evening. an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Der lin says.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
q ARTICLES ARE CONTAINED IN NEW LEAGUE COVENANT;
 15ARE COMPLETED
League Commission Meets Saturday to Consider Re vised Charter-Further Changes Likely Be
 fore Submission
By Associated Press

Paris, April 3.-The league of nations drafting committed has completed 15 articles of the league of nations covenant which now contains 27 articles It is not known what the addi tional article is.
 The committee probably will fin- nfsh its draft tomorrow, which will he in French and English fin paral- Tel columns.
 A full meeting of the league com mission will be held probably Sat urday to consider the revised cove nant, which doubtless will undergo further changes before it is sub mittcd to the representatives of the five big nations.
 The revision thus far does not con- tain mcntien either of the Monroe doctrine or the proposed Japanese amendments. These questions Will not he disposed of until the next meeting of the league commissfon'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
PADEREWSKI ON WAY

By Associated Press
 Paris, April 3.--Ignacc Jan Padc- rewski, the Polish premier, left Warsaw today for Paris, according to a message rcceIved by the Polish national committee here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
STATE ACREAGE
The following table by states was fal

Totals. 27,051 900 25,532.426 BIOS
 "The association has not only hao pledges on reduction carefully tabu' lated and checked" says the report, but has had a personal investigation made in each section for the purpose of being as near accurate as 1t IS hu- manly possible to be in this estimate. The association report is certainly the most accurate report ever issued for South Carolina the same belnE the result of practically a personal canvass of the farmers of the state. It is also probably the most accurate report on all conditions covered in the report ever issued"
 Addresses were made by State Senator E. D. Smith of South Carolina, Congressman J. Thomas Heflin of Ala bamt. and Asbury F. Lever of South Carolina. Gov Robert A. Cooper and w. B. Thompson of New Orleans. The convention elected 10 delegates to the cotton convention scheduled for Mem- phis April 10 and 20 delegates to the New orleans convention May A. The convention ended today.
 WANT INVESTIGATION
 The convention unanimously adopt ed resolution asking that the Sout.. Carolina delegation in Congress .se every effort to have an investigation made Of the war mduStfleS DOafd s dI- tiyit:es, either collectively as a board or individually affecting the price of cotton. what steps they took. if any, that bore on the price of cotton"
 Another resolution asked that the department of agriculture's bureau of cost of production "be hereby request ed to issue a complete statement show- ing the actual cost of cotton. basis middling and in making this statement to include all costs. The resolution as- serted that figures from the depart ment of agriculture as used by the federal reserve system are lower than those given by experts employed by the South Carolina Cotton association
 J. $. Wannamaker. chairman of the association. today issued a statement replying to telegram from Governec Niler of Kansas. in which the latter objected to the proposed cotton acre- age reduction. Mir. Wannamaker said:
 eve have never been scared aud do not propose to change our deeis;aii No reduce the cotton acreage on ac- count of his threats
 When Governor Aliens telegram aas read before the cotton convention here
 (Continued on PaKe Thirteeal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
CONFLICT BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL BOARD
 AND ROADS BRINGS
 UP NEW QUESTION
Reconsideration of Entire Policy of Board, With Pos sible Withdrawal of Price Revision as Announced
 Agreed Upon
By Associated Press


 Washington, April 3.-Con- flict between the, industrial board of the department of commerce and the railroad ad- ministration over steel prices has developed a new question of whether the board shall at te--.pt to alfoli3, t-a.sso With basic industries at which the public shall be ~ Led to make purchases.
 Reconsideration of the entire policy of the board, with possible consequent with drawal or revision of the prices already announced, has been decided upon. Con- ferences will start tomorrow between rep resentatives of the board and the rail road administra ton. on which it is be- Heved will depend the future activities of the board.
 It developed today that the lengthy con ference yesterday, attended by several cabinet members and the heads of all the important government purchasing agencies, decided to commit to the board the ''entire matter" involved in the refusal of the railroad administration to accept the new steel prices. 1t was said that there was no intention to. recom- mit-only the controversy with the rail- road administration and Cha irman Peek $ amendment to the official statement is- sued by Secretary Glass. in whose office the meeting was held, was declared by the treasury head to have been unauthor- ized and not to reflect the sentiment of the conference.
 Director General Hines refused today to comment on the controYersy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04
TWO sEAIz

Paris, April s.--T x4kt possio.., ity thatH the leagu &&&ions viii have two seats. at e at Brus- ssls This plan is sidefeo J
 Althoueb a ma iori f5Xz <(54 deleg Ates .nnarentiv favor Genox Jk30x Albert's stronr appeal in be1 <4nE Brussels !, influencing sentiu1 d. G the pal ace. offered by both and th< Belgians may both bel and al ternate meetings ayr4544W:E
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-04

King Albert drew
 talk with Colonel e Vital interests in ' '0{l6gtions which are olnating stage and
 ot in having Brus-
 of the league oe 66 which called on IT King Albert had Go0 to have made (loeNa as the seat h Gat the Brussels " The Swiss of
 an extensive from Geneva
 " King Albert = n described as jot4 4<al. Belgian u, &Ee been dis- } } kctory spirit
 $fanged that |! Uo1k the council of ,s 11eASentation of n a1y territorial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-20

r TELEN KELLER, the silent wom-
an, is soon to make her appear
ance in the silent drama-the
"movies." In a few short weeks this re-
markable woman will appear on Broad
way in a motion picture which drama
ties her life and tells the story Of her
deliverance from the darkness and de-
spair to which she was born. Of all the
amazing things she has accomplished
nothing is more amazing than this-for
it is not easy for those possessed Of all
their faculties to successfully put over"
a motion picture.
Glow do you think they told me to
pose?" Helen Keller asked me as we sat
in sun-lt room at her home in Forest
Hills, Long Island, and talked of the
wonderful adventure, as she called 1t.
my director stamped his foot three
times and | felt the vibrations and took
my place as he said" Smiling she con-
tlHutu. IuL Is IL not tHe HlOSL IcIIldI n
able thing in the world? | wanted to
give message to all the people who are
in darkncss-not just physical darkness
as | am, but to those who suffer in spirit
and are discouraged, perhaps hopeless,
and that is why | am in the movies. My
picture has been called 'Deliverance'--
and no one in all the world Is better
qualified to speak on this topic than l."
Part Of tho time Miss Keller spoke
with the slow, carefully enunciated
words which she uses, and again through
her secretary, into whose palm she
tapped the message in the hnger-tip code
they use for constant communication.
at IN sad for mo to realize that not
all Of the people In the world can read
and write" went on Miss Keller, "This
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-20

tact with the course Of WORLD events.
The benefits which will accrue to the
American woman and to the nation as
Il whole from this new broader point of
view challenge the imagination. II is,
in fact, one of the greatest assets grow
ing out Of the war, and it should be de-
veloped to the greatest possible extent"
This awakening, it appears, is not con-
fined to the women who patronize the
Guaranty Trust Company and the other
Fifth Avenue banking houses; it is just
as conspicuous among the women of for
eign birth who deposit their little saw
ings in the banks on the lower East Side.
We have the word of Henry A. Schenck,
president of the Bowery Savings Bank,
which accepts deposits as small as 81,
that this is true.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-04-20

York, an unQuestioned authority on the
subject, gives as his opinion that ''the
Liberty Loan and thrift campaigns have
heen among the greatest of our economic
blessings, not alone in their immediate
unA material effects, hat more important
IN permanent psychological sense,
They have been factors Of ineaiculahie
value IN changing cur national point Of
view during the last year and a half,
They have enabled IA TO think and 60
spend IN billions, and Yet to appreciate
as never before tho virtue Of thrift and
the wisdom Of saving our dollars.
"This development has been decidedly
marked in all classes Of our people. hut
il has been most pronounced in Ameri-
can women. Perhaps the most far
reaching consequence of the purchase Of
liberty bonds by women is that it brings
them into the ranks Of active citizenship
and makes directly for the solidarity and
homogoneity Of the nation. They have
become Interested in the affairs Of the
government, closer readers and students
Of general events, and they have been
brought more or less into direct con-