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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
FUNERAL SERVICE . OF JOHN t. BRADLEY
The Several Divisions of the Circuit Court Will Ad-
 jOurn for Funeral

The funeral of the late John G. Brad ley, who died at his country home neal Morris Monday afternoon, will be held this morning at 10:90 o'clock from the residence, 3215 Cliff Road.
 In respect to his memory the several divisions of the circuit court will adjourn immediately after convening this morn ing until o'clock, and many of the court officials will attend the funeral.
 The services at the home will be con- ducted by the Rev. P. B. Wells, pastor of the Highlands Methodist church, as- sisted by the Rev J. L. Britain. Bir- miugham Fraternal lodge, A. F. and A. M.. will have charge of the services at EImwood cemetery, where interment will be made.
 Birmingham lodge, No. 79, Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, will attend the funeral services.
 CTS: Judge Dan A. Greene. Judge Will liam E. Fort, Clip M. Evans. B. R. Cope land. A. w. Brazleton, Charles A. Jones, Robert C. Morefield and James F. flaw kins
 Honorary pallbearers will be Judge c. w. Ferguson, Judge H. A. Sharpe E. N. Hamill, R. A. Terrell, Walter Fowlkes, Paul E. Greene, Judge Frank Cahalan. J. Woolsey Morrow. Augustus Benners, John B. Rosenstihl, John E Taylor, David U. Williams and Elihu " Sharritt.
 MT. Bradley was one of the most widely known men in the state and is survived by an extensive family connec' tion, including his widow and his son. John M. Bradley. He also leaves two brothers. Lee c. Bradley and Brett B Bradley of Columbia Miss. Mrs. Brad ley. the widow, was. before her mar riage Miss Erin Miller, sister of Lieu tenant Governor N. l.. Miller. H. c. Mil Ter and Mrs. J. L. Britain, all of Bir- mirgham. Other surviving relatives in- clude the children of his deceased sister, Mrs. J. H. Mccoy, wife of Bishop J. Il, Mccoy of the Methodist Episcopal church
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
Earle Presents Flags
 to Winning Schools
Graysville and Graymont Schools Col lect Largest Amount of
 Peach Kernels

Two flags offered by County Food Ad- ministrator Paul H. Earle as prizes to the schools collecting the greatest amount of peach stones last fall were awarded yesterday. one going to the
 5raysville county school and the other 70 the Graymont city school.
 When the government was in great aeed of peach stones and other fruit tits for use in making gas masks during he last few months of fighting in Flu rone the school children were requested to gather up as many of these as pos sible and send them to the headquarters in this city. To stimulate activity in this work, MT. Earle offered two handsome limited States flags to the schools, one in the city and one in the county, col Iecting the greatest quantities.
 Graymont city school collected S7 bushels of peach stones, and Graysville county school 22.7 bushels. Gibson and Woodlawn city schools were second and third. respectively, with 5 and 20 bushels. The flag presentations took place yester- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
PUBLIC MEETING

Between TOO and 500 delegates to the Woodmen convention and nearly as many delegates to the Grand Grovs convention were present at the Tut wiler hotel at 10 o'clock yesterday morning when the public services pre- ceding the formal business session of the convention began.
 After concert by Wiegands band and prayer by the Rev. MT. Hickman, welcome addresses were delivered by Judge Hugh Locke for the Woodmen, Judge William F.. Fort for the Civic association, President R. A. Brown for the Chamber of Commerce, and the keys of the city were delivered co Head Consul T. l.. Boron by Dr. N. A. Barrett, president of the city com mission Responses were made by Mrs. Paul Smith on behalf of the circle, Miss Dora Alexander, supreme clerk, and Judge w. w. Brandon of Tusca- loosa on behalf of the Woodmen.
 At the conclusion of the public ser vices adjournment was taken until 2 p. m.
 At the afternoon session Head Consul Boron announced the appointment of the following committees
 Credentials committee: c. T. Moore, Birmingham; Ed K. Cogburn, Mobile; Melvin Hutson, Decatur.
 Mileage and per diem committee: Dr. J. I. Lee, Demopolis; w. G. Turnquist, FIorala G. c. Herren, Tuscaloosa.
 Finance committee: Zac T. Walker, Ensley; G. w. Sims, Opeika; MT. Mitchell Florence.
 Legislation: w. M. Crawford, Birming- ham; J. P. Doster, Florala E. A. Filing ton Montgomery.
 State of the order: Judge w. w. Bran don, Tuscaloosa; MT. Adams, Opp; J. E.. Searcy, Abbeville.
 Committee excuses: Charles Howard, Goshen; J, B. Reed. Union Springs; Mir. Booth Prattville,
 Greetings committee: C. T. Grimmett,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
H. ). CULLEN WILL DIRECT SALVATION
 ARMY CAMPAIGN Local Man Selected to Handle Drive for the Gulf DivisiOn-Opens Offices
 in Lyric Building

Following the announcement of the Associated Press recently, of a great drive for funds for the Salvation Army's work in this country, the announcement was made last night by Willis Pratt of the national campaign headquarters at New fork. that H. D, Cullen of Bir- mingham had accepted the appointment as director of the campaign for the gulf division of the Salvation Army.
 The gulf division includes all of the states of Alabama, Mississippi and parts of Tennessee and Georgia, west Florida and eastern Louisiana Located in this territory are over 20 Salvation Army corps offices. as well as many rescue homes. industrial homes, army and navy huts and hostels and many other ac- tiyities of the army.
 MT. Cullen will open divisional offices at once in the Lyric building and wilt begin at once the work of perfecting his organization for handling the campaign. He will associate with him several trained campaign workers to assist in the work of organizing the various cities in his territory and preparing for the
  in May
 MT. Cullen has been active in cam paigns and war work for over a year, having had charge of similar cam raign for funds for the war service worN of the Salvation Army last year. Later he became state secretary of the Ala bama four-minute men and was one oi the workers who helped make Alabama one of the best states in the union in this work. After the four-minute men were mustered out of service, he became sec retary of the Alabama speakers bureau for the Armenian-Syran relief cam paign.
 "The demands on the Salvation Army are far greater today than ever in it's history" said MT. Cullen yesterday. This Is largely because the army has won the approval of the American people by it's remarkable work with the soldiers and sailors at home and abroad. Among the boys themselves is feeling that the army is their friend and that they mus and will keep in touch with its peace time activities. Every doughboy is 2 friend of the Salvation Army and the bright-eyed lasses who did much to make life livable during their period or service, both at home and abroad
 NO amount has yet been set for the uuota in Birmingham, but I expect to hear within a few days from Com mander Evangeline Booth. giving defin- ite quotas for the division and the varl- GUS towns therein"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
COIored Women Held
 Meeting Yesterday

The colored women's branch of the council, of defense held county meet ing at their headquarters, 3O4 Penny Bank building. yesterday afternoon. This organization is now turning it's atten- ton to the work of reconstruction under the direction of the state white chairman of defense. These women were respon- sible for much of the successful work ac- complished in this county during the gar.
 At the called meeting yesterday after noon 20 units were present, and the sub ;ect for discussion was: Back to the school Movement, the state slogan of the council of defense. Each representa- tive pledged the support of her unit. The meeting was an enthusiastic one. Mrs. II. c. Davenport acted as chairman of the meeting and Mrs. c. H. Johnson as secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
OFFICERS NOMINATED

The committee on nominations yester day afternoon submitted the following report:
 For Head Consul (one to be elected)- H. l.. Farley of Birmingham; H. K. Mar tin of Dothan.
 For Head Adviser Gone to be elected)- w. C. Baty of Bessemer; H. A. Cook of Montgomery, Melvin Hutson of Decatur.
 For Head Banker-W. w. Beasley of Carrollton.
 For Head Clerk-A. E. Overton of Huntsville.
 For Head Escort-J. F. Brawner of Andalusia.
 For Head Watchman Gone to be elect ed)-C. $. Howard of Goshen, J. M. Moul yet of Pritchard. J. B. Pepper of Shef- field. M. G. Vest of Hartsell
 Head Sentry (one to be elected)-B. H. Garrison of Camp No. 457, w. H. Stearns of North.
 For Head Auditors Give to be elected)- w. M Goodwin of North Birmingham E. Y. Adams of Opp, J. A. Moseley of Montgomery, L. l.. Powers of Avondale A. Verneuille of Mobile, Victor R. White of Hamilton.
 For Sovereign Representatives (elght to be elected)-J. A. Alexander or Ma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
DIR. BARRETT GOES TO
 FLORIDA FOR REST

pr. N. A. Barrett, president of the city commission, left yesterday afternoon for the west coast of Florida, where he goes to recuperate from recent relapse he suffered, following case of the influ- enza.
 Dr. Barrett was accompanied by Com missioner John H. Taylor. Commission CT Taylor will return within the next 10 days, while Dr. Barrett will remain Tn Florida until he recovers his strength.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
CITATION ASKED
Highlands School Meeting Today

The regular monthly meeting of the South Highlands School Improvement association will be held at the school this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock and full attendance is requested. The speaker for the afternoon will be Miss Lula Brad ford.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
State Woodmen of the World
 mdorse League Of Nations. At Biennial Session Here
Officers Nominated and Spirited Contest Develops In Race For Head Consul-Jont Public Meeting We'll Attended and Fine Programme Rendered-De-
 gree Team to Initiate Large Class

rion. R. W. Black of Camp No 45, W. w. Brandon of Tuscaloosa, F. H. Cald- well of Scottsboro, E. K. Cogburn of Mobile, A. c. Cooper of Brewton, Fl. k, Dickinson of Opelika, J. P. Doster Of F'lorala, l.. D. Holloway Of Killen, A. B Horn of Union Springs, W. D. Pate of Hartford, J. w. H. Peden of Huntsville. J. E. Searcy of Abbeville, S. B. Sight Ter of Montgomery, W. L. Sims of CamT No 6SS. J. F. Watkins of East Lake, c. P. Webb of Ensley, Paul White of Moul- ton, T. P. "Turkey'O Williams of Pratt City
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
RESOURCES

After a year and 8 half of service vita the A. l.. F. in France First Lieut.. Theo. L. Nelson has been given his honorable discharge and is back in Bir- mingham greeting his many friends. Lieutenant Nelson was commissioned in the first officers training camp at Fort Monroe and Volunteered for over- seas service immediately after his graduation. He was sent abroad with one of the first detachments of coast artillery and was assigned as an in- structor to camp in southern France. Before entering the service Lieutenant Nelson, who is well known as a min ing expert, had been engaged in look ing after some of the ore properties of his father He is the son of MT. and Mrs Frank Nelson of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
B. R. l.. & P. Co. Issues
 RepOrt on January
 Service Improvements

General Manager J. S. Pevear of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company yesterday made the report of the company to the Alabama public service commission, copy of which was filed with the city commission. The report showed 211 cars operated in Feb ruary. while in January the maximum number reported was 19S. Car dispatch CTS have been increased from 16 to 2t and the number of shop employees have reached 215, over 19s in January. The comparative statement follows: I've give you below statement of conditions existing in the railway de- partment as of February 2S. 1919, with a comparison with February 15 and January 15. 1919:
 1919 1919 1919
 Jan. 15 Feb. 15. Feb. 2S Number of trainmen
 in service ...... 556 5S6 o90 Number of dis
 patchers ...-... Is IS 24 Number of shop
 employees ......- l9o zlf zlo Average number of
 cars operated for
 days ending... ITO 1S2 POS Maximum cars op-
 erated daily dur
 ing days ending 1S0 194 Ell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
FAILURE TO RATIFY

Our failure to ratify the league would also seriously prejudice the great Christian reconstruction of the countries fostered by the Christian civ ilization of America. The people of those countries are in for this league of nations with all their hearts. II they find that we are unwilling to show our faith by our deeds to the extent Of failing the President in this great hour, they will be prejudiced against the kind of Christianity that we will present to them
 "Woodrow Wilson stands today the supreme figure in this tremendous prof. ect, and America, in my Judgment, stands easily the foremost nation of the world. Our dominance will increase with the adoption of nationwide pro hibition with it's consequent heighten- ing of national efficiency.
 T found any number of prominent Europeans who are now strong advo- cates of prohibition. When America be- gins to forge even further ahead they will awake to the necessity of follow ing our lead, and as a. result bring about an abolition of alcohol through out the entire world"
 1T haven't anything to say just now about the senatorial race." replied MT. Mesgrove to a question T have been absent from the state for several months and want to find out what has happened in the meantime"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
BESSEMER BOY IS BACK WITH STORY
 OF ACTIVITIES AND
 WOUND STRIPE
Sergeant Major Ross Will Resume Practice of Law With Former Connec- tion, Goodwin &
 Ross

.BirminSham never looked as
 good to me in my life 1t did
 Friday when we pulled in at the
 Terminal station,' said Sergeant
 Major Fred Ross of Bessemer,
 member of headquarters company,
 I67th infantry, who received his
 honorable discharge at Camp sher-
 idan last week.
 Although Bessemer is the butt of all jokes, it looked like a million doi- lars after IS months absence. Gee, but I was homesick and I think every boy over there is in the same fix. As long as the war lasted it was all right, but after the armtstice was signed the boys began to want to oe homeward hound. Any morning you could hear the boys in various sections of the trenches yell. T want to go home now and they were expressing the de sire of their lives then"
 Sergeant Major Ross enlisted in Company D, 167th infantry. in April 1917. and a short time after was trans ferred to headquarters company. He was wounded on November in the Argonne forest, just four days before the armistice was signed. He stated that he and two pals were trying to locate patrol which had been sent out to secure information regarding the enemy and had not returned.
 Tn some way the Roche discovered our position" stated the young soi- dier, ;and the shells began to fall thick and fast. Both of the men with me were killed, while I took refuge in a shell hole and was beginning to feel as safe as one could possibly be un- der such conditions, when shell struck me. taking effect just above the hip. For several hours afterwards was paralyzed but as soon as l was able to move made my way back to the lines. I was given first aid and placed on a hospital train to be seni to the base hospital, but it took us five days as the Germans had blown up all the bridges and much of the ra II
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
PEACE CONFERENCE

Discussing the Paris peace confer ence and the part President Wilson and the United States are taking in it, MT. MLsgrove said:
 "The establishment of league of na- tons is assured. Such differences as may exist among the representatives of the various governments now in at tendance upon this great tribunal of civilization are purely minor in char acter. The sentiment of the people is overwhelmingly in favor of this pro- vision against future international dis aster. Furthermore, the political minds of Europe, whatever may have been their intention, realize beyond question that the President of the Unit ed States speaks-speaks sincerely for humanity and the advancement of civilization.
 such opposition to this league as has arisen in the United States must have come from men, who, as Mir. Wilson 'eays, are sadly out ot step with the times. And the good people of the United States should not and will not believe, tolerate such opposition
 For the United States to fail to rat fly the league as formed would be fatal step-fatal to our economic fu- ture; fatal to that high idealism which has been the keynote of Americas $ participa tion in this war-fatal to that deference which Europeans generally are beginning to feel for American thought and American institutions.
 "The United States cannot take backward step now. When we entered the war we entered league of nations. I am reminded of what Judge Culber- son of Texas said to young congress- man who had prepared a speech in op- position to the policy of expansion and the annexation of the Philippines, i'm mediately following the Spanish Amer .fcan war. Judge Culberson killed his speech in a word. Your speech is too late he said Tt would have made good reading two years ago, but when Dewey sailed into Manila bay the ques- tion of expansion, so far as we are concerned was settled.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
DIDN'T CELEBRATE

the armistice was signed as I was en route to the hospital and we didn't know anything about it until several hours after hostilities had ceased on November H. On reaching the hos pital I underwent an operation, the bullet, which had lodged in my body. being removed.
 The doctors and nurses were jus, lovely to the wounded men and think the American Red Cross is the only organization in the world. It was the only thing that made life worth living on the battle front and in the trenches. Only the men who have been through 1t know how man feels when he sees his pals shot down at his side and expects to share the same fate at any minute.
 q was only short distance from Captain Mortimer Jordan when he was mortally wounded and was not very far from Captain Gardner Greene There was not a more popular man in the Forty second division than Captain Jordan and he was not only loved by his own men but by all with whom he came in contact
 "We were 24 days going over and while we did not see a submarine. ono of our conveys, a freighter, was torpe- doed and sunk. On reaching Franco we spent few days at a rest camp at LaHavre and then went on one of those queer little French trains to St Blin. We spent Christmas there and on December 26 started on that famous four days hike through the snow and ice After this hike the French called Us the walking division, but we were all practically barefooted when wo reached our destination. as the ma jority of us had burned our shoes try. ing to keep our feet warm.
 ACTIVE SERVICE
 'Of course, I saw active service on the Lorraine sector where we spent 110 days. going from there to tha Champagne front where we were bri- gaded with the French. We took par: in the fighting at Chateau Thierry where our regiment lost so many men. and went over without a barrage, as well at St. Mhiel and Argonne sectors It was at St. Mihiel that the 167th took 150O prisoners. We captured one of the Germans strong hills at Mont Sec at this time and it was lined with con crete and fitted up with pool and bill lard rooms as well as moving pictures and various other forms of entertain. ment for the German officers and sol diers.
 Tt was wonderful sight to see our planes battling with those of the ene- my and our aViatorS CertaiHly uio splendid work for the time they were in the fight.
 "The parts of England and France which we passed through were beauti- ful and the French people were won- derful to the American soldiers and seemed to be unable to do enough for us. Of course, I think the French girls are pretty, but not half as pretty as our American girls"
 Sergeant Major Ross was returned to the United States with casual com pany 911 and remained at Camp Sher- dan at Montgomery where he was dis charged on March z. He is wearing two service stripes and one wound stripe as well as various ribbons repre- senting citations received by the d. vision He is the son of MT. and Mrs. A. A. Ross and brother of Repre- sentative George Ross, He will resume the practice of law with the firm of Gaodmvp R- Ross Of RaSSnmer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-12
WILSON SUPREME r FIGURE IN GREAT SAYS PROHl 1 LEADER MUSGROVE
Finds Many Prominent Europeans Strong AdyO- cates of Prohibition and They Will Follow
 Our Lead

Failure on the part of the United
 States to join the proposed league
 of nations would be a world caiami-
 ty in the opinion of l.. Brecken-
 ridge MusGrOve, capitalist, prohfbi-
 tiOn leader and probable candl-
 date for United States senator, who
 has just returned from France.
 Mir Musgrove, who went to Paris about the first of December to be near the peace conference, arrived in Bir- mirgham yesterday morning and will remain over a day or two before going to his home at Jasper. He talks inter- estingly of the world characters as- sembled in Paris to work out a pro- gramme whereby the world may be saved the horrors of war in the future.
 Mir. Musgrove spent seven weeks with several bishops of the Methodist church, who are in Europe for the purpose of inaugurating reconstruction work. He was in France, Belgium, and Italy con- ferring with them on the great prob lems with which they are confronted
 "RECONSTRUCTIONISTS"
 Missionary is not very pleasing word in France, Belgium and Italy, MT Musgrove said, "so the religious workers going over from this country call them selves "reconstructionists' There is a great work to be done along this line in those countries and in order to be effective the Protestant denomina- lions must get together"
 MT. Musgrove spent week or more in New York and other northern cities before returning home. Il heard the league of nations discussed very gen. orally wherever I went" he said, and my opinion is that the people are over .whelmingly in favor of it. Senators Ledge, Reed, Borah and others navs -aisread the people. They are out O joint with the times"
 MT. Musgrove, in his usual good hu- nor, delightfully."- entertains his friends with stories of things and occurrences coming under his observation and eX- perience while abroad. He tells a story on himself thus: "A friend asked me how l liked the wines ill France and Italy. l was compelled to answer that had no chance of sampling them. was hobnobbing with seven Methodist bishops and every night one or two of them slept in the same room with me and very inconsiderately put their beds between me and the door.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-07-24
Commissioners Proceedings
TyndaIl, So. Dak.. July /. 1919.

Tyndall, So. Dak.. July 1. 1919.
Board Of County Commissioners
met pursuant to statute. Present
Jos. v. Wagner, Frank Daab. Chas.
Dirks. L. Patterson, and Stanley
Kramar. County Auditor. Absent,
w. A. Cobb.
On motion L. Patterson was electei
chairman pro TEN.
The board organized as County
Board of Equalization by taking the
oath as required by law.
On motion the board adjourned as
Board Of Equalization and met as
Board of County Commissioners.
On motion the minutes for the
quarter ending June 80, 1919, were
approved as read.
On motion the following bills were
allowed: