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The sun., 1919-05-05
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.

Connecting mails close at G.. P o. and City
Hall stations at $50 p, NJ daily.
Philippine Islands (via San Francisco)-May
g. Sc. Marking.
Fiji Islands, New Zealand and Australia (via
Vancouver and Victoria, Il. C.)-MAy 8, S.
Niagara
Philippine Islands tvia Vancouver and Vic
toria. II. MAY a, SIS. Empress OF japan.
Tahiti. MarQuesas, Cook Islands. New Pea
land and specially addressed mail for Aus
tralia via san Francisco)-May rs, S. Pa,
loOua
samoan Islands. Australia and specially ad-
dressed mail for New Zealand Cvia San Fran.
cisco)-June g. SIS. Ventura.
Hawaii and GuaIn-This mail is forwarded
to the Pacific coast daily for despatch to des.
tion by the best opportunity.
Japan. Corea China, Siam Cochin China
and Netherlands. East Indies-This mail is for.
warded to the Pacific coast daily for despatch
to destination by the best opportunity.
The sun., 1919-05-05
Transport Brings 1S4 Wounded.

CHARLESTON. S. c. May 4.-The trans
port Solace arrived here to-day from
Brest with 1874 sick and wounded
aboard. The soldiers were transferred
to the naval base hospital here.
The sun., 1919-05-05
ARRIvALs-suNDAY. MAY I.

ARRIvALs-sUNDAY. MAY T.
Sc San Giovanni, Gibraltar, April 20.
SIS Dr. Pierre Benoit, Dunkirk, April 10
SIS Luise Nielsen. Antwerp, April 10.
SIS Calabasas, Gibraltar, April II.
SIS Nowstera, Glasgow, April 70.
SIS Ceres, Amsterdam, April Is.
Ss Otto Sverdrup Gibraltar April Is.
IS Georgianns Weems, Plymouth, April IS.
SIS Baron Dalmeny, Savona. April Is.
SIS Lidvard, Christiania, April II.
SIS Munplane, barbados, April 20.
SIS Neeolah, Cristobal. April a.
SIS A. c. Bedford, Tuxpam. April 70.
SIS Mohican Macoris, April 70.
IS Lake Conway. Cananova, April 70.
IS Esperanza, Havana, April 30.
Sc Lake Annette, MatsnIas, April 70.
S. City of Augusta, Norfolk, Nay D.
Sc FL Norte, Galveston, April "a.
SIS Comanche, Jacksonville. May I.
IS City of Birmingham. Boston, May 8.
IS Sir Ernest Cassel, baltimore, May 2.
SIS City Of Columbus. Norfolk, May8
Bark Coseburn. St. Thomas, April Is.
ARRIVED FROM NEW YORK.
SIS Standard Arrow. at Cristobal.
Is Blaamyr. al Baltimore.
Sc Rochambeau. at Havre,
IS New York City. at Bristol.
IS Ingold, at Falmouth.
SIS Peerless at St. Eazaire.
SIS FL Occdente, at Havre.
SIS Mar Del Norte, at Marseilles.
SIS Baltique. at Frederikstad.
SIS West Pool. at Flushing.
SIS West Hosokie. at St. Naxaire
Sc Canopic, at Gibraltar.
SIS Bobrtng at Gibraltar.
IS 4allleo, for Hull, on Lizard.
IS Bolivia, at Gothenburg.
SAILED FOR NEW YORK.
SIS Great Northern. from Brest.
SIS Comus. from New Orleans.
SIS Emilio, from Palermo.
The sun., 1919-05-05

SAILED FOR NEW YORK.
SIS Great Northern. from Brest.
SIS Comus. from New Orleans.
SIS Emilio, from Palermo.
The sun., 1919-05-05
Letter From Gen. Pershing.

A letter of compliment from Gen. Per-
shing to the Seventy seventh Division
was given out yesterday at the divisional
headquarters In Hotel Blltmore. 1t reads
after the salutatlon to Major-Gen. Alex
ander:
1T gives me great pleasure TO extend
TO you and the officers and men OF the
seyenty-seventh Division my compli-
ments upon their splendid work while in
France.
ARRIVING in April. 1918, their training
with the British was interrupted, and by
the end of June the division was in a.
quiet part of the line near Baccarat, thus
releasing veteran divisions for the active
battle. After slightly more than a
months experience here. It went into the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
BUSINESS MEETING OF REALTORS TODAY
No Outside Talent Has Been Engaged, But Members
 Will Start Something

The Realtors luncheon at the South ern club today at 1 o'clock will be a business meeting, and no outside tal- ent has been engaged.
 Bob McDavid, secretary of the Real tors, has issued his weekly bulletin for today's luncheon and the talk menu consist of the following:
 Several of the boys have some in- teresting stuff to spring on the meet ing Thursday, so we decided not to sign up an orator, but to make 1t 8 sort of catch -as- ca tch-can session.
 "Pat Oliver has 8 few timely sug- gestions that ought to be well worth listening to. When our friend Pat shows his hand the gang usually finds some interesting reading Come up and see his hole card.
 "Jawn' Taylor. who makes 1t hard to get, will be a prominent visitor lawn is & member. of course. but the elongated guardian of the people g safety has been so busy searching hip pockets lately that he has almost for gotten how to separate & prospective home buyer from his hard earned lee tuce.'-
 Hill Ferguson. who sired the own your home idea, will talk his prodigy and show what Uncle Sam is doing to rear it.
 "There'll be some other things on tap, too. Call up client if you are still on speaking terms with one, and bring him along"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
ST. ANDREWS CHURCH
Get-Together Meeting at Civic Asso-
 citation Rooms Enjoyable Affair

The members of St. Andrews Episco- pal church had most enjoyable "get-to- gether" meeting last night in the luncE room of the church at the Civic associa- ton. A short talk was made by Lieuten- ant McLester, and the minuet was danced by Miss Sara Weakley and Miss Mary Ely Dozier, while Ed stephens rendered a beautiful solo. Mrs. Herz- berg sang. Garden of Roses" which was greatly enjoyed, as was the song rendered by Byrd Haley.
 At the conclusion of the, programme refreshments were served and the affair pronounced one of the most delightful aver given by the church. All arrange ments for the affair were made by the st. Andrews guild, of which Mrs. T. D. Melton is president and Mrs. Black lock Is treasurer. This organization op- crates the cafe of the Civic association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
Underwood to Aid
 in Bringing the 167th
 Regiment to Alabama
Representatives of Civic Bodies Will Meet Again Today in Chamber of
 Commerce Auditorium

Senator Underwood will use his influ- ence to bring the 167th regiment (the old Fourth Alabama) to Birmingham during the Victory Loan campaign and before it is demobilized. In letter to General Manager Fenimore of the Chamber of Commerce, received yester- day, Senator Underwood says he is in hearty accord with the desire of the Chamber of Commerce and other bodies to bring the regiment to Birmingham and he will see General March and do all he can to bring about the fulfillment of Birmingham's desire and carry out the wishes of the Chamber of Com merce.
 The representatives of the civic bodies who met Tuesday morning will meet again at noon today in the audi torium of the Chamber of Commerce by which time it is expected replies will have been received from Senators Un- derwood and Bankhead to the telegrams sent them by General Manager Feni- more of the Chamber of Commerce Tuesday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
MUCH INTEREST IN TRIAL OF W. M. HILL Railroad Conductor to Stand Trial for the Killing of
 A. B. Sudduth

Trial of William NJ. Hill, railroad con ductor indicted for the murder of A. B. Sudduth, Soutrside merchant, last De- cember, will be commenced in the crimi- nal court this morning before Judge w. E. Fort. A large number of witnesses have been summoned, both for the state and for the defense, many of them char acter witnesses, however, as there were few eyewitnesses to the killing.
 The state will be represented by Assist ant Solicitor James Davis, assisted by Attorney w. s. Welch, Attorneys Alt man, Murphy and Edmondson are coun- sel for the defense. Much interest IS being taken in the case, and many inter- ested spectators were present yesterday when the case was called.
 The killing occurred in the front ol Sudduth store on December 12 and foi- lowed, it is stated. quarrel between the two men, Hill fired five shots at sud- duta, killing him instantly. He made no attempt to escape, and when arrested pv Officers Propst and Crump, refused to make any statement as to the cause or the killing. except to say that he "had 1t to do"
 The jury in the case of Julius Brown ing, who was tried for the murder or Bob Carter, returned verdict of not guilty. and he was discharged. The case of Irene Greene. accused of the murder of her husband, will be concluded this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
FIVE CONVICTED OF CAR BREAKING IN THE FEDERAL COURT
Men Convicted Will Be Sentenced Sat- urday by Judge Grubb-Many
 Cases Disposed Of

J. M Merrill, Henry Stacey, K. c. Holmes, Fred Hambright and John Clay ton were convicted of the charge of car breaking yesterday afternoon in the United States court and will be sen fenced Saturday by Judge w. l. Grubb. The case of w. C. Hammond, charged with the same offense, was mol pressed, and Clarence Stephens, negro. was discharged.
 The hearing of this case was started Tuesday afternoon and many witnesses were examined, and the case did not go to the jury until 4:40 yesterday after noon. After being out a short time, verdict of guilty was returned by the jury consent judgment in the amount of s1OO and costs was reached in the case of the United States vs. the Louis- vile and Nashville Railroad company.
 The case of Joseph F. McGowad vs. John D. McNeel, internal revenue collec' tor, was passed to allow plaintiff to amend complaint. A large number or cases were continued and passed and the case of the United States against Frank Cruse, charged with violating sections 47 and 190 of the penal code, was taken up It will be completed today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
No Dancing at East Lake
 Park, Says City Con1nission
Ministers and Ladies Win All Hands Down and Pershing Pier Will Have to Find Another Use-Hugh
 Hill Declares He Is "Runt''

make a skating rink out of i. day nursery, or something of the sort, but get the first line-there aint going to be no foot work to music, that cinch.
 But listen. Ellis, how in the hotel bill are we going to run an amusement park without any amusement? Why, for the love of the 'Star-Spansled Banner, folks want to dance and smooth the boards with their feet when the band plays, and, oh my, over this lake, what peach of a time l had planned for them in the cool of the evening. Why. man, if it was not for the fact that the commish gives me this job I expect I would write an article on this here thing and print it for sho- Oh.well, .yuess 'taint no use to holler about who split the beans; we will just have to try to diversity and get on to some other crop. but, believe me, l am certainly ruint.
 Cheer up, Hugh, the announcement is official and it cant be hoped, any how, but the pier will be finished'and we wila find something to put on out there that ain't so antagonistic, but dancing! Never again."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
DINNER FOR 187 !. SPECIAL GUESTSAT
 SOUTHERN CLUB
President Dimick Announces March 2S-Special Satur- day Luncheons Effec-
 tive This Week

After a number of conferences ex-
 tending over period of several days, the board of governors, entertanment and membership committees of the Southern club yesterday afternoon adopted the plan for the membership campaign which begins today. At this
 conference 1t was decided to give a
 get-together dinner in the clubrooms on the evening of March 2S to which IFS
 Birmingham men whose names had
 been submitted and approved by the
 board of governors and the member- ship committe will be invited. These
 special guests will be invited at this
 dinner to sign applications for mem
 bership.
 Two subcommittees. each with 20
 members. were appointed yesterday to
 solicit desirable persons to become
 members One of these committees will
 begin it's work today and continue for
 10 days, when it will make it's final re-
 port and be discharged.
 The second committee will then take up the work prosecuting the campaign for another 10 days, which will bring them up to the day of the get-together dinner.
 Beginning next Saturday the club will inaugurate it's Saturday noon lunch cons beginning at 12:3O and continu- ing until 2:30 D. m. A special menu will be served, and an interesting mu- sical programme will be rendered. These luncheons will he given every Saturday afternoon thereafter In speaking of the iuncheons next Saturday President Dan B. Dimick said that in arranging for 1t the board of governors had in view the welfare of the club and they hoped that every member would be present and bring his family or q guest or a prospective member.
 When the Lenton season is over a se- ries of entertainments will be given, the programme for these to be worked out by the entertainment committee and an- nounced in due time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
MAYORS COMMITTEE
 1 MET TO CONSULT ON 1 ;, MUNICIPAL MEASURE

Alabama mayors who compose the committee appointed at recent meet ing in Birming gham to draft bill to present to the legislature for municipal financial relief met in the office or President N. A. Barrett at the city hall yesterday afternoon to discuss the things that they feel necessary to be incorporated in the bill.
 Mayor B. Clay Jones of Bessemer pre- sided, and after discussion of the vital needs of all Alabama cities and towns represented in the recently formed or ganization, a committee was named to prepare the bill and submit it to the association as a whole, which will meet in Birmingham on March 2S. The committee was composed of John k. Hornady, B. Clay Jones, >and City At torney of Birmingham Fred G. Moore
 Another committee was named to draft constitution and by-laws, this being composed of Mayor Jones, Com missioner Hornady, Attorney Moore and City Clerk H. s. Ryal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06

The dope Is out that we leave here
 for heaven (home) between Febru-
 ary 15 and March :. Captain Ed
 mundson says that Colonel Screws
 says that the general says that we
 will be on our way in two weeks.
 If this Is only true! My Lord,
 don'f think I could stand 1t.
 Here's hoping and trusting this is
 n fact. I am just dying by degrees
 from being so homesick. believe
 the commanding general has for
 fotten about the FOrty-second di-
 vision being in the army of occu-
 patton.
 Heard a good one the other day. Two soldiers were talking and one said the time was 1925 and General Pershing was back home at a base ball game when all at once he jumped up and said. My God! I forgot that the Rainbow division is still on the Rhinel Well. 1t looks very much as if it will be that way and if that pond wasn't quite so wide would try to swim it. Gee, but I'm homesick.
 "will finish telling you about to- days trip. After we had passed in re- view about 50 planes came over and gave us some of the most hair-raising you ever saw. They were old heads that knew their business. and they carried on. Some of them were German planes (Fokkersl, the little battle planes-but were driven by American drivers. They are the fastest and smallest of the planes, and talk about cutting didoes, they did it to perfection. OAe guy would get about 5000 feet right over the boat and make a straight nose dive It scared me just little, although knew all the time he wasn't going to hit us. They would stand up in the planes and wave at us and various stunts like that. They were some flyers, but at all this, I've seen them halt II on ali the fronts when Boche would get after them.
 Well, this Is enough for today, With love and kisses from your de- voted son, JOE"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
LOCAL FEDERAL
 RESERVE BANK
 MAKES PROGRESS
Manager Alex E. Walker Has ''Made Good" as State- ment of the Banks Use-
 fulness Shows
Of Birmingham, Ala. Statement December 31, 1918 DEGnTT REES

Since its establishment the Birming- 1918, the Birmingham branch of the Sixth district federal reserve bank has been a success. Beginning with daily transactions averaging about $2oo,O0o the volume of business has steadily in- jcreased until now it averages around ls3 ,0OO, 900 a day, or about $75, 900 a pnonth.
 {. The territory included in the Bir- hmingham district includes north and , central Alabama, Mobile and a few counties in that part of the state be- ing under the Jurisdiction of the New Orleans branch.
 Since its establishment the Birming 7 ham branch has put in circulation be- tween $25, 900, 900 and $30,O00,000 of new money which has gone to the banks within it's territory. There are between 50 and 60 banks in the Birmingham district.
 The marvellous increase in the branch reserve banks business in the six months since it was opened is an in- dex to the advance and prosperity of Alabama Every bank in Birmin gham has increased it's business in the same period, some of them by a large per centage.
 Manager Alex E. Walker of the branch bank has shown his. fitness for the position by the able manner in which he has handled the institution's business affairs. He is in constant touch with every bank in his district, and is ready at all times to give advice or information pertaining to the business.
 The great volume of business trans acted at this branch demonstrates the necessity of establishing it here. There were doubters before it opened and strong opposition developed, but that is all past now. The bank has proved it's worth and it's usefulness to Birmingham and all of north and central Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06

That you, Hugh?" said Ellis Brown over the telephone yesterday afternoon, after he had been connected with the managers phone at East Lake amuse- ment park.
 Yep came the reply, and Hugh Hill was not at all enthusiastic. for he had admitted that he has felt just like a turkey gobber just before Thanksgiving for some several days now, following the sudden outburst of disapproval of the terpsichorean art over the big pond a. his place of business.
 There aint going to be no dancing ot any kind at your shack over the water this year. Hugh, nor the next, nor the next said Ellis, and after that I am not saying yet, l don't know whether I will be on the board then or not, but If am, and the opposition that showed up this time comes before us, there won't ever be any"
 Good Lord.' calculated Hugh, What am l going to do with this here Persh- ing pier now?
 oh, don't worry about that; we may
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
SUNSET DIVISION
 TROOPS GUESTSOF | LOCAL CANTEENERS
En Route to Camp Pike Over 100 Given Lunches, Coffee and Cigarettes by the
 Canteen Workers

The canteeners at the Red Cross canteen hut at the Terminal station had another busy day yesterday when they entertained more than 120 Sun set division men under the supervis-
 ion of Capt. H. Humann of Califor-
 mia These men were en route from Camp Dix, N. J to Camp Pike, Ark, and spent. four hours in Birmingham where they were served cake, candy, cigarettes and at II o'clock were serv- ed sandwiches and coffee.
 Other officers with the outfit were Lieut. c. k. Contler and Major c. D.. Claro, senior medical officer. Almost all of these men were residents of Ar kansas and with the exception of d
 very few had not been in the trenches. having been overseas just about six months when the armistice was signed.
 Two other cars of soldiers en route
 to Camp Travis, Texas, and Camp Shel-
 by, Miss, members of the Sunset di- vision, stopped over at the canteen hut
 for a short time, but left about $50
 o'clock.
 Captain Humann stated he has been
 in France for Is months and during
 that time had come to see great deal of the Alabama troops and especially
 the 16Tth infantry and the national
 army division, which he thought was
 the Eighty second division.
 The Alabama troops have the most
 enviable record of all of the troops making up the whole, according to
 Captain Humann, and they have the rep utation for dash and vim. the kind of fighting with which the soldiers ol the south distinguished themselves during the civil war.
 He declares the Alabama men are especially singled out in army records as being good material for counter at tacks and have been called the best shock troops of the army by the higher command, which Is the highest compliment that can be paid to any troops. He stated he had heard it said that the 1S7th infantry of Alabama had the highest percentage of casualties of any regiment in the Forty-second division, in fact of any regiment in the United States army.
 Captain Humann. was assistant to the chief of staff of the Sunset division and praised the Birmingham canteen service in a most enthusiastic man. ner.
 Private Arthur Parrish of Little Rock, Ark talked interestingly of his experience with a submarine while go- ing over He declared that they had seen a German submarine about 200 yards away the second day at sea and number of shots were fired. He did net know whether it was hit or not aa it went down into the water and was seen no more. He declared the Bir- mingham canteen was the best he has seen in the United States ana was most enthusiastic in his praise of the splendid manner in which the soldiers were entertained during their stay in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
Shippers Representatives
 Meet in New Orleans

The United States railroad admins tration has called meetnig of shippers representatives of the district freight traffic committees to be held in New Orleans on March II and 12. These dates were fixed for the reason that the National Industrial Traffic league will hold it's annual convention in that city at the same time.
 The national league. made up of traf- fic managers and representatives of traffic associations throughout the country, has a membership of over 500, and about 20 of these are members of the district. freight traffic commit tees created by the United States raii- road administration to pass upon pro- posed changes in freight rates.
 O. L. Bum, manager of the Birming- ham Traffic association, will attend both meetings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
COLONIAL DANES RGE SENATORS
 TO SUPPORT LEAGUE
Policy of the President for League of Nations Indorsed at Annual Meet
 ing of State Body

The Alabama Society of the Colonial Danes of America, at its annual meet ing held Tuesday at the residence of Mrs J. Morgan Smith. president. unanimous ly went on record in approval of the league of nations as sponsored by the President, and urged the Alabama sena- tors to give 1t their support.
 Letters to Senator Underwood and Senator Bankhead were sent yesterday as follows:
 At the twentyfirst annual meeting oi the Alabama Society of the Colonial Danes of America, the following resolu- tion was unanimously adopted:
 Moved that this body indorse the pol icy of the President for league of na- tions and our senators be so informed and urged to give it their support
 MRS. J. MORGAN SMITH, "President Alabama Society of the Co., lonial Danes of America"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-06
Dr. B. A. Fox Elected Exalted Ruler of the
 Local Lodge of Elks

Dr. B. A. Fox was unanimously elected to head Lodge No. 79. Benevolent Pro- tective Order of Elks, at the annual meeting recently held, and will serve in that capacity for the next twelve months, Dr. Fox has long been one of the most active and popular members of the local lodge.
 The following officers were elected and will be installed at the first meeting in April:
 Dr. B. A. Fox. exalted ruler; Horace C. Afford esteemed leading knight: J. W. Allen. esteemed loyal knight; Wiley Hernandez, esteemed featuring knight H. M Bagley, secretary; A. H. Moore. treasurer; ,J G. Greener, tiler; Ben G. Oldham, trustee for three years; John F. Antwine. representative to the grand lodge;. James Esdale. alternate.