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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
TREATY CONDEMNED GENERALLY BY THE PARIS NEWSPAPERS AS TOO |NDEF |N|TE
Berlin Paper Says Germany Will Refuse to Sign Treaty Which Provides for Oppression, But Will
 Negotiate"
By Associated Press

Paris, May 8.-The peace treaty does not arouse much enthusiasm in the French press, The newspaper commentators generally condemn 1t with faint praise.
 M. Capus in the Figaro says:
 "Evjdently the treaty only repre- sents the greatest possible approx imatiOn of a finished and definite article. It is human taing, not dream and an abstraction. It as- sures energy to the victorious peo- ples, principally the French. If France gives way at the knees. the treaty will be but a vain pact be- tween grotesque shadOws..
 M Serve in Victorie says he is al most satisfied with the treaty and adds:
 Tt is just the peace we dreamed Of without violence, annexations and con- quests, but containing near all the res titutions, reparations and guarantees we could reasonably have expected" Pertinax in the Echo de Paris is dis satisfied with the treaty and says
 s'What astonishes one at the first glance is the fragrant dfspropor- tion between the plans proposed to us and the means which we are given to carry them Out.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
KILLED AS T0RNAD0H|TS
 SOUTHERN TEXAS

Corpus Christi. Texas, May s.
 Fifteen persons were killed kcarly
 last night when one of the worst
 tornndos ever experienced in
 southwest Texas swept the lower
 Rio Grande valley, dem0lishinr
 farm houses and doing great dnm-
 age to growing crops, according to
 telegrams received here tonight
 from the storm-stricken area.
 The storm took it's heaviest toll of life at Mission, where shed in which MT. Wick. his wife and four children and number of Mexicans had. taken refuge from the hurricane, collapsed. MT. Wick and two of his children were in stantly killed, while Mrs. Wick was se- a boy of F years of age and a baby. escaped uninjured. Mrs. Wick is not ex- pected to recover.
 Nine Mexicans also are reported to have been killed when the shed collapsed. although this could not be verified. aS wire communication west of Donna is down.
 Six miles west of Mission at Madero, seven adults and two children are known to be dead all of whom are Mexicans.
 Mexican and two children were killed six miles north of Donna The wind was accompanied by heavy hail which did great damage to crops. Many farrf houses and other buildings in the path of the tornado were unroofed. The danSS age to property in the upper valley where the storm spent its greatest fury is es- timated at close to s100,o00, while it = impossible to estimate the damage to crops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
Summary of the News

1-French press finds much fault with
 terms.
 First leg of transatlantic flight
 completed.
 Victory loan subscriptions nearing
 three billions. 2+PatriOtic citizens of Birming gham
 raise Sl 100000 in 40 minutes. 1Gould heirs in quarrel over estate
 division. -EditOrfaI comment. @Alabama's noble son reash an nc
 tonight.
 Party in accident asA. tia dap.-
 ages. 6DOlly Dalrymple. 7-4O.OOO fighting men ask fsr hokn F.
 steads. @SCcial. s-DuaI attack on U. S.. esarSes Fo'n-
 dexter.  soldiers to act g~ eesi-
 mittee to receive crrxatss 13 lIrs. >etrong hurt h arso 9ee'sss'ss'  Is-News of day at stas. eaFitas-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
IDEAL REALIZED
By Associated Press

Paris May S.-(French Wireless Ser vice. )--After analysing the chief clauses of the peace treaty, the Temps today makes the following comment:
 The experience of the war is still quite fresh. What we have learned from it is that France, the British Elm pire and the United States have, thanks to their invincble soldiers, crushed Germany and caused the Hohenzollern empire to collapse in Berlin, although the Germans still held territorial pledges and strategic positions in front of Paris Premier Clemenceau never gave up hoping that victory would he ours, and he was clever enough to dis cern among the other difficulties that would arise from victory the new con- ditions needed for French security, and he has managed to realize them.
 Foreign Minister Pichon assisted the premier with the most answering de- votedness, and Andre Tardieu has con- tributed to the work of peace making with clear sightedness, powerful will and capacity for the task. France will be grateful to them for their good services .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
UNDERWOOD SPEECH. ONE OF FEATURES OF .GROCERS' MEETIN
Senator States Ratification of Peace Treaty Should Be Met by Return of
 the Railroads
By Associated press

New Orleans, May S.--An address by Senator oscar Underwood of Alabama. in which he declared that the ratifica- ton of the peace treaty should be met by the return of the railroads of the country to their owners and an appeal by John A. Greene, Cleveland, Ohio. former president of the National Retail GrOcers' association. to ''limit the re- tailer's stock to his actual needs." fea- tured the third days session of the "victory convenient of the Southern Wholesale GrOcers association today.
 Americas railroad problem is second in importance in this country to the ratification of the peace treaty. which has just been handed the Germans at Versailles Senator Underwood averred. The people of the United States, ho said, are crying out for a solutior.
 Declaring that within a few weeks after the treaty of peace is presented to the Congress of the United states it will be ratified and that then ths war will be technically over, Senator Underwood reminded his hearers that peace will not have come altogether.
 "Business,f' he said, will have to re- adjust itself to peace conditions and business must learn to function under these conditions before the war will be over"
 'The war is over, but peace has not come, said the senator, but I am thoroughly convinced that the peace treaty will be ratified b. the United States Congress"
 He said that while many ings aided in the victory of the fon ; against Germany, not the least was fthe active and consistently loyal part business men took in their work at home.'
 MT. Green declared that If we att tend to business and keep our eyes open nothing under heaven will create new system such as bolshevism in this country or wipe out the retail mer- chant of today.''
 Urging the wholesalers to limit the retailers stock to his actual needs Mr. Green saidfethen he will bessable to discount his bills and make suc- cess' AT
 Every town" he suggested, should have a good credit rating bureau to protect both the honest retailer from the dishonest and to protect the whole saler."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09

nominee and the unanimous election of Seaman C. D. Humphrey of New Mex ico followed.
 MANY SEEK RECOGNITION
 Throughout the first official session of the American Legion it was a con- tinual roar of delegates seeking rec ognition from the chair. It was early seen that any effort on the part of the pre-caucus leader ito slate anything through" was domed to failure. It then resolved itself into question of ex- pediting business, but adjournment came before member of the marine corps could be elected third vice chair man.
 Tonight the delegates are "politick- ing" in favor of various nominees and the fight will be resumed tomorrow. There are 1050 delegates present from every state and dependency of tie United States.
 This morning there was a caucus of the southern delegates on the negro question. It was then decided to en- ter the convention on the proposition of state control. should the northern elements force the issue of equality be- tween the races. The southern dele gates feel very deeply on this question and are desirous that the negro be en- couraged to form his own organization, but for the sake of harmony wi mei e. ly Insist on state control 4of the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09

PoSI AVH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES oAASS AAA AAAAAS~S
 Alabama speedily made itself felt by opposing the wave of hysteria which swept the hall In favor of Col. Theo- dOre Roosevelt, Jr., for chairman of the convention. The Alabamiahs agreed with Colonel Roosevelt that the caucus was not . prearranged affair to exploit the political aspira- tiOns of any particular national figure. With this stand the south made an iin- pression nnd with the ala of northern and western states. Col. HI. D. Lindsiey, former mayor of Dallas, Tex. was finally elected. and the election made unanimous after sergt. Jack Sullivan of Washington had withdrawn. MT. Sullivan was then immediately elected vice chairman. According to the claims of the supporters of MT. Sullivan hts bid for fame cpme from his activities in suppressing boIshevfsm In Seattle.
 For second vice chairman, Ensign Beach Chenoweth of Birmingham was placed in nomination by the Ala bamians. He was supported by Louis jana. Florida and several other states. His name was finally Withdrawn and the Alabamians supported the nominee of the New Workers
 Tho Yen&s>- ...ca withdrew their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
SPRAYS FROM COURSE

By Associated Frese
 Washington. May S.-Interceptea messages reaching the navy depnrt- ment showed that the NC-1 and NC-a were in radio communication with the cruiser Baltimore at Halifax at 6i30 D. m. The two seaplanes probably were within 40 miles of their destinatio at that time. There were still no re- ports of the whereabouts of the NC-4. Navy officials did not believe the NC-4 had been compeiIed to aIight on the water, but thought she had strayed off the course.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
NO TRACE OF NC-4
By Associated Pres,

By Associated Press
 Washington, May S.-With two of the three navy seaplanes which started from Rockaway, Long Island, this ~Snorning on the first leg of the transatlantic flight arrived safely at Halifax. navy officials were bending every energy tonight to locating the third, missing. since early in the afternoon.
 No report of the missing machine, the NC-4, commanded by Lieutenant Com mander A. c. Read, had been received after the machine passed the destroyer McDermut first station ship. located more than 50 miles north of Cape Cod and less than half way to Halifax
 Orders were issued at once. sending the McDermut and the next ship beyond him. the Kimberly in search of the missing seaplane.
 Commander Read had reported just be-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
100000 BUSHELS
 CANADIAN WHEAT
 FOR MILLS OF U. s.
By Associated P'sss

By Associated P'sss
 New York, May S.-Julius Barnes,
 United States wheat director. an-
 nounced tonight on his return from
 Chicago that he had completed ne-
 gotiati0ns to bring 4.OOO'OOO
 bushels of Canadian wheat into the
 United States for distribution to
 the mills.
 The negotiations have been in prog ress for several days with the Canadian authorities, it was said.
 Director Barnes announced further that this quantity of imported wheat will be sufficient for those mills which have not provided their stocks up 10 the new crop. He has reached this opinion, he stated, after a survey of the entire mill situation in this country in which he found that many mills are stocked with more than they can grind before the crop is harvested.
 Reports reaching the grain corpora tion today indicated that the nervous ness and excitement heretofore ruling in the flour market in the United States are being gradually allayed and that flour prices have shown a distinct decline in the past week.
 Mir Barnes tonight reiterated that the grain corporation will sell from it's current stocks and it's current move ment through the ports, particularly Boston. New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. it's standard grades of flour at $1150 per barrel in carload lots to bonafide users. and that the grain cor poration offices at all these ports have been instructed to continue to sell on this basis until the domestic situA- tion is entirely relieved.
 A fair reflection of the governments 5 fair price, retail basis. for wheat is shown by the grain corporations offers to resell and by the prices fixed for such resale. MT. Barnes said However. he said there is no reason why all the domestic gradep of flour should not bear reasonable relation to that basis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
WOMAN GETS FRENCH MEDAL
 FOR WAR SERVICE
sy Associated Press

Montgomery, May S.-Mrs. Pax ton Hibben of this city has just re- ceived communication from the commander of the Tenth French army corps, enclosing a citation in her name for the French crOix dc guerre.
 Mrs. Hibben served with the Red Cross in France throughout the world war, going to France in 1914. During the great German offensive of last April she was at the front hospital base at Chan telley. the remainder of her ser vice being at base hospital No. l of the Red Cross at Paris.
 q only did what thousands of others did,' was Mrs. Hibbeh's comment in discussing the citation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09

Washington, May S.-The Victory Loan subscriptions have now reached $2,818,561,- 900, with an increase of $359,- 877,000 in the last "A hours. These figures as announced to- night by the treasury, show that 62.63 per cent of the $4,- 500,000,000 quota has been sub scribed.
 Subscriptions by districts and percen- tages of quotas were announced as fol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
ONE KILLED AND
 ' HURT IN NAVY
 YARD EXPLOSION
Rx As.acIatad Press

Vallejo. Cal, May S.-0ne man was killed and seven injured when an explosion occurred at the Mare island navy yard here today. w. Mckeen of Vallejo was killed and C. McGranahan Is not expected to live.
 All of the men were workmen at the yard.
 The cOmmandant's office an- nounced the explosion was not caused by. . bomb, but possibly by some old powder that the men had happened upon and took for refuse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
HUMBERT ACQUITTED
 BUT CO-DEFENDANT
 SENTENCED TO DIE
Bv Associated Press

Paris, May S.--Senator Humbert, who has been on trial by courts martial on charge of having had dealings with the enemy, was ac- quilted today
 Capt. Georges Jiie Ladoux, for mer chief of the intelligence bu- reau of the ministry of war, q CO., defendant with Humbert, was ac- quilted. Pierre Lenoir. still an- other of the co-defendants, was sentenced to death, while William Desouches, was convicted and sem tenced to five years in prison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
GERMAN STANDPOINT
 Rv Associated Press

Berlin, May S-The National Zeitung today published what it terms the official standpoint the government expects to take regarding the peace terms.
 The government, according to the news paper, will refuse to sign any point of the treaty which provides for 'oppres- sion of Germany" For instance, the ententes standpoint regarding Danzgi and the Sarre valley will not be accept ed. The German delegates, however, will make every effort to institute negotia- tions on these and other unacceptable demands, says the National Zeitung.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
Treasury Officials More Optimistic Over Progress of Loan Yesterday-Sixty- Two Per Cent of Quota Reached
MUST RAISE S54,0OO,O0O
 WITHIN NEXT TWO DAYS
By Associated Press

Atlanta, May S.-The Sixth fed eral reserve district is faced with the tremendous task of raising more han S54,OOO, ,OO0 in two days if it's share of the Victory Liberty Loan is to be subscribed.
 That was the situation outlined at headquarters here tonight. The exact figures show that 9,5O9, 400 of the quota of 44,O0O. 900 has been raised, leaving. 54,40O,60O. to. be gathered in Friday and Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
ANXIETY LESSENED

AIN AIEI IES0EINED
 Todays results went far toward remov- ing the anxiety felt heretofore by treas ury officials over the progress of the loan totals toward the total needed. With the speed shown by subscriptions in the last two days continued tomorrow and Saturday the recorded subscriptions by Saturday night should be between $, ,250,- O0o,0oo and $500 00o. 900. officials believe. That will leave a billion or more to come in as result of the final count of last minute sales, and in previous loans the amount of these belated subscriptions has run unusually much higher than a billion.
 Another factor which probably will. tend to swell the late figures is that big
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
SEARCHING FOR NC-4

Ey NSs0tIatgd FTtsS
 New York, May S.--The naval conn municatfons service announced tonight that the last direct word of the navy senplane NC-i was received at 2::S3 D. m. while she limping along on three motors off Otto Cliffs, Me-, head ed for Halifax. Two destroyers searching fer her along the coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
FIRST ZAP OCEAN FLIGHT COMPLETED;
 ONE SEAPLANE LOST OFF MAINE COAST
Two of Navy's Seaplanes Reach Halifax Last Night From. Rockaway Beach. Destroyers Searching for the NC-4
By Associated Press

by Assocfatea TfbsS
 Halifax, May 8.-Two of tn@ American navy seaplanes, h8 NC-1 and the NC-3, arriy here at 8 o'clock tonight E o'clock New York time), tl finishing successfully the fiji ; leg of their transatlantic flight.
 The two planes were sighted at s;f4 D. n.. The NC-3 took the water Ut Eastern Passage at 7:55 and the NC-1 10 minutes later. No reports have been received here regarding the NC-4, which developed trouble with one of her engines not long after leaving ROckaway Point.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
BEGIN TRIP AT 1O:O5

Rockaway Beach. L. F. May S-Three United States naval airplanes jumped off at 10:05 a. m. today for Halifax harhcr on the first leg of the flight across the Atlantic, by way of the Azores
 They were the NC-1. commanded by Lieut.. Commander P N. Bellinger, Washington, D. C., the NC-a. commana- ed by Commander John H. Towers of Washington, D. C.. and the NC-4, com manded by Lieut.. Commander A. c. Read. Lyme N. H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09

nous crop, the forecast of pro- duetion for the state being almost 22 per cent of the cOuntry's total indicated output. Illinois has n forecast of nearly 66,OOO.OOO bush els. Indiana about 56.OOO. .O0O. Ohio 55.OO0,OOO and Oklahoma slightly more than 54,OOO,OOO.
 The acreage is the largest on record and the area abandoned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
HAS ENGINE TROUBLE
By Associated Pres

By Associated Press
 Boston. May S.-NavaI officials here announced tonight that destroyers were searching for the missing NC-4 sen plane that left Rockaway Beach today for Halifax, hut experienced engine trouble of the coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09

os1er causes Is extremely low 1.I per cent. Growing conditions have been splendid and the crop from April 1 to May1 made an improvement. bringing it to 1905 per cent of a normal which Is the highest condition on record for May 1. Continued good growing conditions from now to time of har- vest might result in a crop larger than 000, 0,0OO,O0O bushels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
HINES ID ASK BIDS 0N 100000 TONS
 0F STEEL RAILS
By Associated Press

New York, May S.-Walker D.
 Hines, director general of railroads,
 announced here tonight that the
 railroad administration will ask
 immediately for competitive bids
 for 100000 tons of steel rails.
 Mir Hines announcement was made after he had been informed by his rep resentatives that they had been unable to induce representatives of the large manufacturers at a conference here to- day to agree on a reduction of the sched- ule of steel prices approved by the in- dustrial board of the Department of Com merce. MT. Hines declared it was his settled purpose to buy steel materials on the competitive bidding basis rapidly as they are needed. He issued the fol- lowing statement:
 MIR. HINES STATEMENT
 "In accordance with the suggestions from Secretary RedfeId and Chairman Peek of the industrial board, the railroad administration representatives, Messrs. T. B. Spencer and T. B. Powell, held a conference today with representatives os the steel interests. Messrs. Spencer and Powell offered specific criticisms of the steel prices heretofore proposed and sug- gested maximum prices which the rail- road administration would feel justified in paying TOT me varlouS steel articles which the railroads use in important quantities including steel rails.
 '.It was made clear that the railroad administration did not wish to obtain preferential prices compared with the general public. The steel interests wero unwilling to make any change in the prices announced in March The conferS ences on this subject are at an end and the railroad administration. in accord. q noo with it's Seffled ni1rDose uiIl pro- ceed as rapidly as it needs steel materfais of any kind to ask for competitive bids and purchase accordingly. The railroad administration will at onces in aecord-
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
SIX DEAD AT MISSION

Mission, Tex. May s.--Six persons were killed and one seriously injured here last night. when a tornado blew down . train shed in which they had taken shelter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
SEVERAL ARE INJURED


 Lake Charles. La. May S-A number of persons were injured and score or more buildings wrecked, when tornado swept the town of vinton. near here to- day. No one was killed according to meagre reports reaching here. The tor nado was followed by heavy rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
Victory Loan Subscriptions Near
 Three Billion Dollars Last Night;
 6th District Faces Gigantic ask
899, 915, 900 Bushel Yield
 Valued at $2,O34, OOO,OOO
 1919 Wheat Crop Estimate

Washington May produced in in this Today the placed buhfxg figures s99 5oo0hch would make th 60 Lr-l-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
MILITARY TERMS APPROVED

othCEtAa appIOvaA oA tfhV
 and naval terms imposed on Ger
 many was given not only by both
 republican and democratic senators,
 but by officials and diplomats gen.
 orally. They concurred in the view
 of army md navy officers that with
 the carrying out of the terms Ger
 many would he stripped of every
 vestige of power necessary for it to
 disturb again the peace of the
 world.
 Senator Borah made no comment on the treaty itself, confining his state ment solely to the proposal for triple alliance between the three leading as sociated powers. He declared that whether the United States should take part in any future European war was ia matter which should be determined upon the facts when and as they arise and by the particular generation which must bear the brunt of the war and by the intelligence and conscience and judgment of the American people as they see the situation when face to face with it.''
 Senator Sherman said the manner in which the treaty has been pre- scented is resort to gag rule" He declared that it was a confession of weakness that the league of nations has to be dragged through as an an- nex to the treaty of peace" and said he would vote to separate the league covenant from the treaty and take a separate vote on each.
 Senator Moses did not regard the sep aration of the league covenant from the treaty as impossible and said he preferred the triple alliance between
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
Majof Lindsley Elected
 Chairman Legion Caucus At St. Louis Contention

St. Louis, L)--Youns democracy work. expressed by the dlne
   and frmne. of fpurpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-05-09
POLES WILL PASS

Berne, Wednesday, May 7.-French Wireless Service. .)-Marshal Foch, dis patch from Warsay says. has sent the following message to General Halter, commander of the Polish troops in France during the war:
 Tomorrow an army created under the protection of the French flag will join on the liberated Polish territory the Pol ish army that has been for long time
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