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The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-09

Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs. Douglas
Robinson, sister of the former pres
ident, are reproted to be prostrat-
ed.
The hour for the Roosevelt funer-
al was officially announced as l2:45
p. m. Wednesday, for the home SER
vices at Sycamore Hill and at p.
m. at Christ Episcopal church here.
w. .Elmen Roosevelt, cousin OF
the colonel, in announcing arrange
ments thus far fixed, said Mrs.
Roosevelt's desire was that her
husband "be buried as private
citizen" For this reason, the flu
neral would be private, he said. 1t
was Mrs. Roosevelt's desire also
that no flowers be sent.
Two services will be held, one at
Sycamore Hill, the other at Christ's
church here, which the Roosevelts
have for years attended. The Rev.
DIR. George Talmage, pastor. is ex-
pected to officiate.
The beginning of Roosevelt's in
disposition came shortly after his
return from an exploring expedi-
tion into the wilds OF South Ameri-
ca, where he is believed to have con
tracted the peculiar malady which
challenged the skill of American
surgeons and physicians.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-09
Women,s Society Meeting.

The Ladies of the Women's So
ciety of the Presbyterian church,
will hold their missionary meeting
at the home of Mrs. Edward Jones
Thursday, Jan. 18th at 2:3O. All
members and guests are invited to
attend this meeting.
MRS. E. r. JONES, Secretary.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-09
Ladies Asked to Sew.

The Red Cross ladies have mum.
Der of refugee garments to be fin
ished and ready for shipment by
the 18th of the present month and
desire the aid of all who can to
help in the sewing. The Red Cross
rooms are being kept open and com.
fortably warm for this purpose. Call
Mrs. Citizens. Phone 96. and enlist
in the work now.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-09
Harry Steel Town Trustee.

At regular meeting Of the city
council Monday night Harry D..
Steele was elected by the council
as trustee to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the resignation of Trustee
Benton Mosier, who had recently
removed to Glasgow, Kentucky, to
make his home.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-09
No Mail for Three Weeks.

c.. E. Owens was in from Plains
last Saturday after provisions. 1t
was the first time he had been in
town since the big snow storm, and
he said that the Plains people had
had no mail for three weeks on &C.
count of the impossible roads.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-09
NO MORE BOOZE
FOR DRY STATES

Washington, Jan. THE
Webb-kenyon law forbid
ding shipment of liquor into
a dry state is constitutional
and does not violate the con-
stitutiOn in the, regulation
of interstate commerce, the
supreme court Of the United
States declared Tuesday aft
ernOOn.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-09
REIGN Of Terror Continues
in Russia.
PREMIER WOULD JON THE
MODERAfES; - ARRESTED
Trotsky Wished to Continue the
Ascendsncy Of the Red Guard
All Members of the Bourgeois Ar
rested at Riga Says Dispatch.

Copenhagen, Jan. 8.-NicOlai Le-
nine, premier of Russia, has been
arrested at the command of Leon
TrOtzky, minister of war and ma
rine, who has made himself dictator,
according to a Moscow dispatch to
the Gothenburg tSweden) Gazette.
Trotzky was prompted to make
the arrest because of difference OF
opinion with Lenine concerning Boil
sheviki reforms, the dispatch states.
Lenine desired to effect coalition
with the Mensheviki or mOderates
while TrOtZky wished to continue
the reign of red terror.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-09

Oyster Theodore Roosevelt former
the and forceul
public life died in his sleep at his world
famous country o'clock Monday
morning.
Colonel Roosvets death pulmonary
clot from broken vn was
stated of believed also to have
his heart.
complication exploring expedition into the
Of
death.
eighteen the former president had been
medical Of the country
The malady skill scientists
Quentin who
battle in the air with
president deeply and fastened
The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-09

Stockholm, Jan. AL members
of the bourgeoise have been arrest
ed at Riga by the Lettish soviet,
which has abolished the ownership
of private property In that city, ac
cording to Riga dispatch received
here.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-09
Life Went Out While
He Was Asleep.
CLOT OF BLOOD in LUNG
DIRECT CAUSE OF DEATH

Demise Removes Country S
Most Eminent Statesman and Foremost
American Citizen--.Shock to Civilized
World...Funeral Wednesday Afternoon.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-09
IMPRESSIVE SIMPLICITY.

Colonel Roosevelt's Burial Service
According to His Wishes.
Oyster Bay, N. Y, Jan. S.-COl
Theodore Roosevelt was buried
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
WOMEN WILL NOT
 DISCARD TROUSERS

Washington, January 20.-(Special.) Women car workers, grown accustomed to trousers, will not discard them, in the opinion of Miss Elizabeth Marbury of New York, member of the mayor s women's committee of that city, active democratic worker, and the one woman mentioned as possible delegate to the Versailles peace conferences.
 She said in Washington today: Con gress may be able to solve the prob- lems of war and reconstruction but when it comes to asking women ambulance drivers, yeomanettes, farmerettes, con- ductorettes, canteen workers, nurses and others to give up service khaki, navy blue and mercy white for the old wishy- washy civilian styles, it will have hair raising fight on it's hands.
 Most of the women have grown tc love their uniforms, and when a woman loves anything, she. will fight tooth and toe nail to retain it"
 She was reminded that women, per sistent, would be in violation of law. She answered that women would scoff the law That women can scoff at law and "get away with it, she contends. She points as proof of her content on co the militant suffragettes who for the last several years have done just about as they pleased in Washington With every body from Woodrow Wilson down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
MCCLELLAN BOXER
 ISSUES CHALLENGE
Private Pucello, 135-Pound Star, Will
 Meet Anybody in His Class

Anniston, January o.-(Special)-Pr1- vate David Pucillo, 135-pound scrapper, now assigned to duty with the city de- tachment, and who has fought many battles under the stage name of Knock out Brodie, has issued challenge this week and makes the announcement that he wants to meet any man of the same weight in Camp Mcclellan. or from any other place in the south.
 The M P. mitt wielder has selected Corp. Harry Thompson as his manager, and in the event some soldier scrapper can be induced to enter the ring against the local fighter a great bout is expected as result.
 Brodie has met such Mcclellan fighters as Kid Henry and Young Reno. getting a decision over both of them. and fought Johnnie Pringle to a draw at the local camp several months ago.
 Private Pucillo wants a fight and wants 1t bad, and if the mails are too slow to suit the convenience of those who read his challenge he invites them to use the telephone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21

Total ....................... SITS, 731.20 This makes total of sl4702, ,992.42 pen sions that Alabama has paid the veterans under general and special appropriations, from 1876 to 1918.
 In addition, there have been a number of special appropriations for individual pensions. and in 1903. the legislature es- tablished the Confederate Soldiers home at Mountain Creek. This property is worth $55,000
 Any Confederate veterans, without means of support. is admitted to the home, and the state spends approxi- mately $22, GOO for it's support annually. Including the support of the Soldiers home, the state has expended approxi- mately $15,OO0, 900 on the veterans in the last 42 years, from 1876 to 1918.
 As above stated there are approximate ly 15,0O0 veterans who receive practically sl 100000 pensions per annum.
 This is an average of about s66 per an num or S55O per month, for each pen soner.
 Many of the pensioners are poor, and depend largely upon their pensions for their support; with the present high cost of living it can easily be seen how much support they can obtain from their pen sions.
 Alabama should do it's best for the vet erans
 The war has been ended over 5 years and soon the last of the gallant Spar tan band of heroes and patriots will rest on "fames eternal camping ground
 They will all soon be beyond our as- sistance and it will always be conso- Iation to know that we did our duty to them, who so heroically and faithfully dld their duty to Alabama and the south.
 J. T. GORMATT. Mobile January IA, 1919.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
 It is stated that the present session Of
 the legislature will be asked to increase
 the pensions of the Confederate Veter- ans.
 In this connection, what Alabama has
 done for the veterans will be interesting.
 At present there are, in round numbers, 15, coo names on the pension roll who re- ceive nearly s1,0O0,0o0 annually. In 1865 the flag of the Confederay and the dream of southern liberty went down in defeat, and the darkness of eter- nal night at Appomattox. The devasta- tion and destruction of war had swept over our fair southland from Virginia to Texas.
 The remnant of tbat gallant army, the equal of the Macedonian phalanx. the Roman legion or the "Old Guard" oi
 Napoleon, whose Spartan courage on a
 hundred battlefields attested their hero
 ism and patriotism, returned to their
 desolate homes.
 Nothing remained to these heroic men,
 whom Lee and Stonewall Jackson had
 led except their unconquerable will, in- VI
 principles of liberty and democracy.
 There was complete demoralizatioi. and disorganization of their political and
 industrial systems Their state govern
 ments were in the possession of aliens and enemles.
 Then followed all the horrors and in
 famies of reconstruction. To complete the humiliation and mor-
 tifcaton of our people a desperate et. fnr to nla lInder the domination of their former slaves. It was nine years. from 1865 to 1874 be- fore the people of Alabama, under the leadership of the veterans. arose in their might and majesty and redeemed their state
 To the credit and honor of the veter-
 ans, from 1865 until today. they have been as solid as the Rock of Gibralter'' in the advocacy of states rights, democ- racy and constitutional liberty. It was in 1S76 two years after the re- demption of the state, and Il years aft | CT the termination of the Civil war, be- fore the first appropriation was made for 1 the veterans.
 On March s, 1876, an act was approved of 5000 for veterans who were physi- cally disabled. From 1876 to 1889, s156, 500 were appropriated for the veterans. un- der special acts.
 OHuer an dcl dppioVeu repi ufiy So' 1891, tax of one-half a mill was as- sessed and collected for the veterans. Und&r this act the veterans received S977,S1S.19, from 1892 to 1899. Under an act approved February 10, 1 1899, one mill tax was assessed and col lected for the veterans. Under this act they received $1.119,3o495 from 1900 tc 1 1903.
 1 Under an act approved September 23 l 1903, in addition to the amount received l from the one mill tax, $50000 were appro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
PRESIDENT FIGHTING FOR
 ADMISSION OF PRESS

Washington, January 20.-(Special) ] Judging from cable dispatches from Yer. sailles. President Wilson is making des- perate efforts to secure adr'ission of representatives of the press to the peace conferences.
 The idea obtains that in the end he
 will be successful. This belief. however, has not deterred those with propensity
 to talk on every subject from elucidating
 their views regarding this topic The Senate has been under trs spell of senators Borah and Lewis The first de- clares that unless publicity is permitted the little nations will reach conclusion that they have been discriminated against. The latter goes so far as to state
 that unless publicity is permitted "an. other world war in all probability will follow"
 In this connection it is interesting to recall certain correspondence exchanged some months ago between Senator Borah and President Wilson The President had just stated conviction that secret diplomacy, in its every phase, must be
 abandoned. Acting on that cue Mir
 Borah endeavored to force the Senate to abandon the custom, based on law Of considering theaties in executive ses- sion. To sustain his contention, he cited the public position of the President. Thereupon the President wrote MT Borah that his remarks were not intended to bear on treaties.
 The discussion of the present hinges on the contention that the work of the peace conferees is as delicate as the work of the Senate in considering trea- tleS- The President wants the peace con- ferences public and Borah agrees. Borah
 wants Senate treaty sessions public. The
 President does not agree.
 In the beginning, the understanding
 was general that newspaper men in Yer sailles would have carte blanche in efforts to acquire facts for dissemination in
 America. Suddenly the French interposed objections. A cable for the New York Tribune declaring the existence of a report that President Wilson would with
 draw American troops unless he was per
 mitted to have his own way in arriving
 at peace terms and conditions. was one
 of the reasons This dispatch was caught
 by Clemenceau, and later characterized
 by the President as an "abomnable false
 hood The second reason for the at titude of the French is perhaps the
 greater. Secretary Lansing talked with correspondents very freely but very con- tidently, it being expressly provided that nothing should be printed in quotation
 marks. A socialist Paris paper, Le Hu-
 mantle, carried an interview with the secretary in quotation marks, regarding the United States policy towards Poland.
 Contemporaneously, the official French journals presented the United States at ttude towards Poland in directly oppo- site light. The American newspaper cor respondents knew that one of their num- Der had leaked They investigated Louis Gannett, socialist, bearing creden- tials from the New York Survey, con fessed. He stated that he was not aware of the secrecy which Secretary Lansing had been promised would be exercised in preserving any statement which fell from his lips.
 The French government then reached conclusion that censorship was neces- sary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
High Death Rate From
 Influenza Made Public
By Associated Press

Washington, January 29.-Some idea of the high mortality from influenza among troops in camps at home for the six months period ending December 27 was shown today in report by the surgeon general of the army. The epi- demic did not get considerable foot hold before the latter part of Septem- Der and the death rate for the six months rose to 32 Is per 1000 per year from all causes. The rate from influ- enza and pneumonia was 30,07 per 1000 per year.
 During demobilization, the report says, it may be expected relatively high rates will continue, as only well men are discharged, the sick being retained in the army indefinitely for treatment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
 PROTESTS LUXURY TAX

Washington, January 20-(Speciao Speaking for the merchants it repre- sents, the Chamber of Commerce of Birmingham today appeals to Senators Bankhead and Underwood to defeat the luxury tax provision of the revenue bill
 It is argued that this tax will neces- sitate the employment of additional clerical experts in order that just reckoning might be made with the government and that in the end the additional expense would be borne by the people.
 As previously reported in The Age Herald, this provision having been sanctioned by both House and Senate. Is in conference without prejudice, and will therefore not receive attention.
 The petition of the Retail Merchants association against this tax received some weeks ago came too late and so
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
MANN AND TAGGART
 FRIENDS OF PACKERS

Washington. January 20.-(Special.) The packers had their friends, it is all legged, and some of these friends the packers, by campaign contributions, at tempted with more or less success to keep in office.
 Republican Leader Mann, hailing from Illinois, was fed on choice meats, given a horse to ride and a small campaign contribution according to testimony. Ac- cording to other testimony. former Rep resentative Joe Taggart of Kansas. was rewarded for his services by contribu- tions amounting to s100o
 MT Taggart opposed the Borland reso- lution calling for an investigation of the packers. So did MT. Mann. It is testi- mony that when the resolution was de- feated MT. Mann and MT. Carlin of Vir- ginia, hugged each other before the speakers desk.
 Neither Mann, Cariin nor Taggart has commented on the testimony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
SOLICITORS ILLNESS
 HALTS COLBERT COURT
Judge Curtis Postpones Court Two Weeks-Lynching Cases to Be Heard Then

Sheffield, January 20-(Special )-The special term of the Colbert county cir cult court convened at the courthouse in Tuscumbia this morning with Judge J. J. Curtis presiding. On account of the illnessof Solicitor Boiling. who was reported seriously i'll at his home in Fayette, Judge Curtis adjourned court for two weeks. and at that time the trials of Frank Dillard and Jeff Jenkins, who are under indictment Tn connection with the lynching of two negroes here sometime since. will be heard.
 The trials of number of other men who are under arrest charged with being implicated in the lynching will follow those of billiard and Jenkins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
"CHICKEN IN FRANCE"
 BUTTONS PUZZLE

Washington, January 0.-(Special) Men in Washington are wearing red white and blue ribbon extended from button bearing a picture of a rooster, and this inscription, "1 have a chicken in France
 When first seen, the badge provoked impertinent remarks. However, it is quite possible for the most dgnified to wear the badge with credit to himself.
 'The chicken in France idea" orgi- mated in New York and is gradually ex- tending itself throughout the United States. Its object is to put a flock of chickens on every farm and in every war garden in that section of France devastated by the Germans. Contributions are to be made direct to the American embassy in France, where J. Ridgely Carter will act as disbursing agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
FUTURE VIEW OF THE MERCANTILE MARINE
 BY AN ENGL|SHPAPER
Says U. s. Is Not a New Competitor and Has No Fear That She Will
 Annoy Others
RN Associated Press

FNNNTNF-NN~
 London, January 20.-The sunday Ob- server in an article on the future mer- cantile marine says:
 ''The fact that the miracle of a mer- chant navy in the war was wrought under government control has led cer- tain persons to insist that this control should be continued and extended until at last it would be converted into the complete standardization of the ship ping industry. That we are persuaded, is false policy.
 "The whole history of seagoing, from the Phoenician traders to now is the history of private enterprise, the hls- tory of great risks taken for great re- wards. Government aid in the shape of subsidies has nowhere succeeded in building a mercantile marine on sound lines, where there has not reen a na- tional bent toward maritime enterprise. None of the arguments, whatever weight we attach to them. in favor of the naturalization ,of railways or mines, is really applicable to shipping. FREEDOM OF SEAS Freedom of the seas implies that individuals or body of individuals who can acquire hulls and engines and find men to work for them should be | as free to use the seas as governments or nations, always provided that the equal rights of others are not interfered with. The freer the use, the better for the nations.
 ''So we may welcome the news that restrictions on production and the work - ing of merchant shipping are to be re- moved soon and as far as possible, and that private enterprise shall be allow ed to reassert itself in the task of bring ing food and the raw materials of in dustry to the country in the largest quantities obtainable"
 Regarding American competition, the article says:
 We see no reason either for impa- tience or alarm The shipping trade will follow in the future the laws it has followed in the past The United
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Little Stories Of the
 DayFron1 Washington
Fortyfve Manufacturing Concerns of Birmingham Petition Secretary of Labor Wilson to Abolish U. S Employ ment Bureau for Aabama-Chamber of
 Commerce Protests Luxury Tax
By HUGH W. ROBERTS

Washington, ID. C., January 20. eciaD--FOrty-five manufactur- ing firms of Birmingham petitioned today W. II. Wilson, Secretary of Labor. to abolish the United States employment bureau for Alabama. located in Birmingham, under the direction of George B. Tarrant.
 The petition states that the bu- reau has done no effective service for Birmingham, that it's useful ness has been limited to main taining the numerical strength of employees at government works. It is added that inasmuch as the crisis has passed, returning sol- diers should be dependent on their own initiative, rather than gov ernment agencies, to secure work.
 According to the secretary, Mir. Tarrant has done well in his work i'm Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
Labor Conditions in
 Britain to Be Studied
ey A,.oei.ted Pres,

Washington. January 20.-An em- ployers' commission to study labor con- ditions and governmental labor policies in Great Britain was announced today by Secretary Wilson. The commission, which will sail from New York next Saturday for a stay of several months, includes R. J. Cardwen and w. H. In- gersoll of New York. and R.v R. Otis, Atlanta. The commission will be ac- companied by an economic adviser. Dr. Royal Meeker commissioner of labor statistics. and also by James R. Haw- kins of New York as fiscal agent George E. McIlwain of Boston. secre- tary. and three assistants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21
WHEN RHEUMATIC
 PAINS HIT HARD Just get out that bottle oi Sloan's L in m n t and
 "knock it galley-west"

Don't say cit will be all right tomor- row" Rheumatic twinges won't relieve themselves. It takes the counter-irri- tant of Sloan's Liniment to bring quick relief. Effective, too, for nearly every external ache and pain that mans heir to.
 Put it on and let it penetrate without rubbing. Clean, sure, economical Once tried it becomes a lifelong friend. Your druggist has it. Get it today. soc, COG, s1 90
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-21

States is not a new competitor, and now we can find no reason whatever for se- rious fear that America will annoy an- other competitor
 TEAM WORK
 with the elimination. for years to come at any rate. of the mercantile ma rines of Germany and Austria, and the immense prospect of new trade opened up by the delivery of Palestine, Syria and Mesopotamia. from the Turk, with East and Central Africa in state or subtle peace and ripe for development the world can absorb as much tonnage as Great Britain and America can put out and work between them.
 That there may be something Of a war of freights is probable, but in the long run we may rest confident that a nation with centuries of maritime ex- perience behind it can very well afford a generous welcome to a kindred nation which has proper claim to greater share in the benefits of sea trade than it secured during the last generation or so.
 "The task which lies before us in- cludes an increased output of the ship wards to the utmost extent of their ca pacity and of the national need and se- curing the utmost freedom of trade in all parts cf the world for all nations