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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24
DEATHS

Gland V. Chain, well known employe of the Hillman hotel for the past two wears. died early Tuesday morning at his late residence in this city Funeral services will be held thus morning at 10 o'clock at St. Pauf s church. Interment will be in Elm wood MT. Chain is survived by his widow, five daughters, his mother Mrs & K Chafiin; three sisters, Mrs Stella Burchfeld. Mrs. Leila Grubbs' Mrs. Inez Harris. and two brothers Otho and Ben Chrafin. The follow ing will act as pallbearers: pr. w. F. Ward T. P. McGough, w. $. Pritch- ard. Frank Coffee. Charles Varin Dr. w. F. varin and MT. Haynes Giibert Foster--Age 2i years, died yes terday afternoon at o'clock at the family residence, on Fifty third street Fairfield. The body will De shipped today to Cannonsburg, Pa, his former home. where the funeral services and interment. will take place Saturday. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Annie 5. Foster. three brothers and two sisters, all or this city.
 wallace NJ. GIass-Age 60, died at his home in Inglenook Monday night Funeral services were held at the residence yesterday afternoon with interment at Elmwood He is sur vived by his widow, one daughter and one sister.
 Odus ID. Upt0n-Age 60, died at To- cal infrmary Monday morning. Flu neral arrangements will be an nounced later by Johns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24
POULTRY CLUB WINNER

! Miss Gregory Russell of Lawrerise coun- | ty has been declared the winner of the ! trip to Washington and other first prizes offered the poultry club girl that made the best record. Starting with nothing,
 Miss Russell cleared over and above all expenses s256.32 on her poultry this year, counting in breeding stock saved for next year. She handled nothing but Rhode Island Reds. winning first prize at the State Fair. Miss Osma Strahan of Cop ian county made net $ls6 on one-tenth of an acre in tomatoes and other vegetables las member of the girls canning club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24
TO ASK BIG BOND ISSUE


 When the legislature assemblies here I in January the Mississippi Highway Irn- rrovement association will ask for the passage of bill providing for the issu- ance of bonds in the sum of s25, GOO. 900 | for the purpose of building permanent highways up and down and across the 1 state, connecting every county town. The idea is that the taxes on automobiles will pay the bonds and the auto owners and dealers are willing 10 do the paying on longtime terms. At recent meeting | of the State Highway association com mittee of prominent lawyers was named | aHd authorized to prepare the bill The bill has been drafted. and the special committee on legislation will meet here next Monday to pass on same and have it printed for immediate distribution. so that I the people of the state will know just what is coming. This is the biggest bond issue ever proposed in Mississippi, but it's. importance is appreciated and it is believed it will pass. Scores of members of the legislature have assured the high way Association they favor the measure, and will take pleasure in supporting it. Once the state "comes across with it's $25, 900, 900 the faderal government puts up a similar sum, and Mississippi will have $50, 600 with which to make her high ways the best in the south.
 | ACTING GOVERNOR KENDRICK 1 For week or 10 days Senator A. Ken drick of Alcorn county held down the 1 big cushioned chair in the governors s office. vacating it last Sunday on learn | ing that Governor Biibo had returned to the state from Washington. where he and Governor Elect Russell had been to attend a session of the rivers and harbors congress Senator Kendrick was the pre- siding officer of the senate last session, and as such became acting governor when the governor and lieutenant governor roth left the state. He had little to do. and did little but sign charters and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24
NeWs Of Mississippi Capital

Jackson, Miss, December e. (SpeciaD Now that the legislature is about to as- scmble in Jackson, speculation is rife as to who is going to be speaker of the house, and the several candidates are very active
 Those mentioned for this important post are Sonnet Connor of Seminary, speaker of the last house, mad who made a very enViable record, his rulings having never been questioned, much less overturned Had Mir Connor put the gubernatorial beeN behind him last spring he would nave had no trouble being reelected for the second term. An effort was made in his behalf to change the constitution so as to make possible the putting of man under 30 years of age in the governor s chair, and he was supposed to be behind the movement. But it failed, and Con- ner lost prestige.
 s. Jo Owen, north Mississippi news paper man for many years. and who has mad good deal of legislative experi- erce, is also mentioned. He is a dyed in-the-wool representative of the sVarda- man-Bilbo faction, and it is supposed will draw considerable strength from that di- rection, though Jeff Collins of Laurel, a young lawyer, will split that vote with him. especially in the southern part of the state. It is believed here sthat Gov ernor-elect Russell favors Collins, though he has made no statement to that eff feet. Collins is hustler, having de- feated three able opponents in the pri- mary last summer on the first round.
 Judge George Anderson of Vicksburg is also candidate, but is aligned with no faction. He is an able lawyer and Jurist, who has had great deal of leg isiative experience, and~is known to be opposed to Bilboism. He will poll a con- siderable anti-Fardanan vote, it is be- lieved here. In fact. Anderson may get all the nti-Vardaman-Bilbo vote, and lead the ticket on the first round for speaker.
 Dave Glass of Kosciusgo is also spoken of in connection with the spealSership, but he is little known out of his own dis trict, and cannot expect a strong follow ing from any faction.
 George B. Power of Jackson the very efficient clerk of the last house, is candidate for reelection, and there does not seem to be any doubt of his election. Other aspirants have been mentioned, but the chances are that Power will be elect ed on the first ballot The newspaper men all hope so, anyhow, for the good and efficient reason that he knows how to run the office and fixes tip good copy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24
WILL KILL 1000 HOGS

WILL MILL 4VUU hOGS
 J. W. Williamson, superintendent of the Mississippi convict farms, who was in Jackson one day this week. states that he had killed 400 meat hogs already and that he had 1900 more to slaughter These hogs weigh on an average of 2C0 pounds, and will make meat enough to run the 1200 convicts and employees of the convict farms for about three months, it taking more fresh meat than it does dry salt and bacon. Next year, said MT. Williamson, I expect to kill enough meat to run the state farms a year. That will be big undertaking, but we have the young hogs to do it with, and will suc- ced if the cholera does not take off too many of them. Speaking of his cotton crop the superintendent said that he had at least 15O0 bales still in the field, and that unless the rains ceased he would never get it picked. Since September 2S he had had but 22 picking days on the p, ,O00-acre farm in Sunflower county. So car he had picked and ginned 2500 bales, had sold 1146 bales and had 14Oo> on hand He hated to see 40-cent cotton rotting in the fields, but when the water is six inches deep everywhere he could not hely himself
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24

other official documents. The first day he was on the job attorneys and others armed with petitions for the pardon of penitentiary convicts swarmed about him, but to all such he stated that they were just wasting their time, as he did not propose to grant a single pardon. He was conscientious in the matter, believing he did not have the authority to grant a pardon-a- right and power given only to the governor of the state. Dr. Kendrick is a gentleman of the old southern school. and hosts of friends told him during the week he was filling this place that they would like the best in the world to see him there permanently.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24

Odus ID. Upton-Age so, died at To-
 cal infirmary Monday morning. Flu
 neral arrangements will be an 7 nounced later by Johns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24
DOWN ON MODERN DANCES

When the Hinds county grand jury came to adjournment few days since it filed a report with Judge Potter that caused more than ripple of excitement in Jack son social circles, causing more "ta3s" than anything that has been said in that direction since the tour of the theatrical company that played the "Soul Kiss in
 this city several years ago. The jury
 called them vulgar dances'' and be- walled the fact that Jackson young folks
 were dancing the "check dance," the
 "camel dance" and the "shmmy." Fath-
 CTS and mothers were implored to put a stop to it, but that has not been done.
 few mothers have "waltzed" their
 daughters out of the ball rooms and es- corted them home, but most any dance
 goes just the same, as if the so-called
 'old fogies" composing the grand jury
 had never filed protest The young folks remind their parents and those who critncise them that it has been but few
 years since movies and theatrical com panies did not dare to put on such vulgar,
 suggestive mad indecent plays as they
 do now, and of which nothing is thought
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-24
BAPTISTs GO OVER TOP

The Baptists of Mississippi are rejoiced that they have gone far beyond the $3,-
 800. 900 the state was asked for in their
 ST, ,000, ,0o0 drive. The 5000, 900 mark has been left behind and all funds promised have not as vet been reported to head quarters in Jackson. All the Baptist churches in this city raised great deal more than their quota. and similar reports come from all over the state. There | is one county in Mississippi, Issaquena. white folks, and it has made no report at all.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-13
FIX LUMP SUM OF DAMAGES
Time and Method Of Payment 10 Not
" Important as a Guarantee Of
Final and Complete Reparation.

Paris.-Germany is making utmost
efforts to have the allies believe that
she is nearing bankruptcy. declared
Raoul Peret. chairman of the budget
commission OF the chamber of depu.
ties and former minister Of Justice, in
discussing the financial problems fac.
ing the peace conference. The first
measures Of the conference along q.
nancial lines, he added, should be to
take measures to prevent Germany
from declaring herself an insolvent
debtor or a bankrupt state.
Then" Peret returned, I'VE should
Immediately fix the amount of our
account against Germany which she
must be made to pay to the full limit
OF her financial ability without con.
sideration for her feelings. 1t will be
time enough then to decide about the
method of payment.
Whether the installments we shah
demand from Germany be twenty,
thirty or forty billions of francs yearly
depends entirely upon our decision,
after an investigation as to what
amount Germany will be able to pay.
These payments would be guaranteed
by customs tariffs decided upon at the
conference. reserving for ourselves the
right to raise such tariffs should Ger.
many fail to meet her obligations.
Il do not believe that all importa.
tions OF raw material to the Germans
should be forbidden. because their in.
dustry would then be at standstill
and they would be unable to pay.
II would suggest that preferential
treatment be given the allied coun-
tries. as France. Belgium and Serbia
have suffered the greatest damage.
Raw material from America should
be sent to these three countries first.
the overflow being allowed to revert
to Germany so as to enable her 70
keep her machinery working without
enabling her to undersell us.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-13
Asks for Many BUILDINGS.

Washington (SpeciaD.-Tn view OF
the announcement several days ago
that the committee on public build
ings and grounds would report gen
eral public buildings bill at this ses-
sion OF congress. Congressman Domi-
nick has requested the committee to
provide for postoffice buildings at the
following postoffices in his district at
cost OF $50 900 each: Bolton. Pied
mont, Westminster, Easley. William
ston. Walhalla, Mccormick. Pickens.
Pelzer, Seneca. Honea Path.
Mr.. Dominick has also asked that
federal court houses at Anderson d
Greenwood be authorized. providing
for an appropriation of $3.50 .OO0 At
each OF these places and authorizing
and directing the secretary OF the
treasury to sell the present buildings
and sites there at public sale to the
highest bidder.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-13
MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD
FOR THEODORE ROOSEVELT

Washington.-In solemn services
within the house chamber the nations
leaders and representatives OF foreign
governments paid tribute to the mem
ory Of Theodore Roosevelt. Members
OF Congress, supreme court Justices,
members OF the cabinet, army and
navy officers. and diplomats of many
nations heard Senator Lodge of Mas
sachusetts praise Roosevelt az a
statesman and as a man.
Crowded galleries and the throng of
men and women who could not gain
admission testified to the personal
feeling for the man whose death
shocked the world. II was this to
which Senator Lodge, a close friend
OF the man he eulogiaed, referred
when he spoke these words in the
stiffness Of the house chamber:
"A tower is fallen. star is set,
Alas! Alas! for Celin.
The words OF lamentation from
the old Moorish ballad. which in boy.
hood we used to recite. must. I think.
have risen to many lips when the
world was told that Theodore Roose-
welt was dead. But whatever the
phrase the thought was instant and
everywhere"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-13
DEBT OF COUNTY
IS CUT IN HALF
AsTUTE COUNTY SUPERVISOR
HAS MORE THAN EARNED
HIS SALARY.
FIX LUMP SUM OF DAMAGES
Debt OF County Cut Almost In Hail
Through Persistent Following Up
OF Clues In Certain Matters.

Greenwood.-The debt of Green.
wood county has been cut almost in
half. according to statement of A. J.
Bell. county supervisor The exact
figures compiled by Mr.. Bell show
that the county's Indebtedness has
been reduced from $4,000 to 49,
s5Lo7 up until the first OF the year.
only the persistent following up OF
certain matters on the part OF the SUI
pervisor did the amount show such
large reduction. One item was
S449 received from Mccormick coun-
ty. Mr.. Bell states that he Just hap
pened across some small slips OF pa
per in drawer in the office with
amounts on them and which Men.
toned Mccormick county. He decid-
ed to take a chance and sent in n bill
for Mccormick county A check for
the amount came next day. There
was no charge on any book in the Of
flee for this amount. Mr.. Bell de-
clares.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-13
kAARCH|sM now IN
A CRITICAL STAGE
IMPERIALISM OR NiHiLIsM Is
IMPRESSION GIVEN OUT az
MANY REFUGEES.
1Ro1zkY WORKS FOR ORDER
Chief Characteristic Tired Feeling,
Tired OF Killing, Tired OF Fight.
ing and Tired Of Wandering.

Warsaw.-That bolshevism is in it's
critical stage, either turning to i'm.
perialism. with perhaps Leon Trotxky,
minister Of war and marine, as the
new emperor. or slipping back to the
idea Of nihilism. wi.h sort Of order.
ly disorder, is the impression given
by many refugees OF all nationalities
who have arrived here from Russia.
The correspondent has talked to q
number OF these people as to what
might happen in Russia il there is
no outside Interference. One of them
was bolshevist soldier who deserted
while his contingent was engaged in
raiding the country west OF Minsk.
Our chief characteristic" he said.
lis. that we are tired-tired OF fool
ing. tired OF killing. tired of fighting
and tired Of wandering from pillar to
post. There is no doubt that Leon
Trotzky is attempting to obtain order
and to whip the troops into shape.
He is known to be terribly ambitious.
and possibly he is dreaming Of be.
coming car. knowing that bolshevism
has failed"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-13
Papers Consolidated.

Greenwood.-The Greenwood Index
and Greenwood Journal which have
both been issuing afternoon editions
carrying full leased wire news re-
ports, announced consolidation OF
the two papers and that hereafter one
paper will be issued under the name
The Index-Journal. The merging OF
the two daily papers will give the new
paper circulation OF approximately
5000 and a mechanical equipment
capable Of producing one Of the best
afternoon papers in the State. In ad-
dition to the regular afternoon edi-
tion. Sunday morning edition and
tri-weekly edition will be issued. The
following will compose the organiza-
ton OF the IndeI-Journal: II. L. Wat
son. editor; f. p. Wideman. city edi-
tor: r. M. Norment, news editor;
j. s. Bailey, business manager; and
G. w. Gardner. Jr. advertising man.
ager.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-13
Joint Session Of LAWYERS.

Columbia. Announcement was
made that the South Carolina Bar AS
sociation had accepted an invitation
to meet in joint session with the Geor-
gia Bar Association at Tybee during
the month of June.
Members Of the State Association
will endeavor to secure large at
tendance at the meeting which will
Srove big success socially and 9TH
erwise. John p Thomas. Jr.. Of Co
iumbia. is president OF the South Car
olina Bar Association. and C. s. Mon
teith is secretary.
An executive committee composed
of Alva M. Lumpkin. F.. G.. Tompkins
and ID. ID. Noise will arrange for a
meeting with the executive commit
tee from the Georgia Association and
complete plans for the big joint ses.
sion.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-13
BElG|UhS CLAIMS
ARE MOST URGENT
A PERCENTAGE OF INDEMNITY
SHOULD BE PAID AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE.
NEED FOODS AND MACHINERY
Government, Cities, Towns, Villages
and Individuals Have Suffered
Heavy Losses.

Paris.-The financial claims OF Bel
gium against Germany are most ur.
gent. Baron Van Den Heuvel, mem
Der of the Belgian peace delegation
and OF the peace conference commit
tee on reparations. said.
Belgium. he declared. does not have
time to wait for an agreement to be
reached as for the exact figures OF
the indemnity which is due her be-
fore obtaining at least partial repara-
tion. The baron said percentage Of
the indemnity should be paid imme.
diately.
Belgium. he added. needs foods and
machinery at once. Her workingmen
are idle. her Industries are at a stand
still or working at a loss. and her for.
eign trade will go to other markets
unless something is done.
Baron Van Den Heuvel said it
would take time to reckon the exact
figure OF Belgium's losses through
military operations, occupation and
enemy reauisitions. The government.
cities. towns. villages and private
citizens have suffered heavy losses.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-13
TOTAL RECENT CASUALTIES
BY AMERICANS IN RUSSIA

Washington.-Total casualties in
the American forces In the Archangel
region of Russia up to and including
January 81. were $50 killed. died of
wounds. sickness or from other
causes or missing in action. and 229
wounded or injured. making a total
casualty list OF 400 ont OF force that
numbered 4.925.
The information was contained in
cab!egram from Archangei dated
February 4. The casualties were list
ed as follows:
Killed in action. three officers and
5S men: died Of disease. two officers
and Ga men; died of wounds. one OF.
ficer and 12 men; accidentally killed.
three men; drowned. one officer and
two men: missing in action. "a men .
wounded in action. all ranks, 1913: ac.
cidentally wounded %: wounded,
other causes. six.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-13
10 DIVISIONS OF GERMANS
ARE ON THE WESTERN FRONT

London.-British newspapers of all
shades Of opinion are devoting seri.
Gus attention to the attitude adopted
by the German government toward
the armistice conditions.
The Daily News Paris correspond
ent sends a dispatch from "authorita
tive sources" on the subject In which
he says his informant told him that
he had the best reason to believe that
Germany is not continuing to de-
mobilize.
"She has now concentrated more
than IS divisions under Won Hinden.
burg on the western 'front.'" the cor
respondent quotes his informant as
saying. ..We also have the best rea
sons to believe that Germany Is keep
ing her troops under arms on the pre-.
text of economic necessity. Some of
the military authorities think that
Germany has sought more material
to give necessary armament to $1,000.
600 men. German rehabilitation is
q condition to our rehabilitation.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1919-02-13
CHINESE AMONG THE ENEMY
Americans Preparing Warm Welcome
for manehus In View Of Stories OF
Their inhuman Conduct.

Arohangel.-Heavy losses were in.
ncited On the bolshevlki by the
American forces, and the enemy was
driven back in disorder from the vii.
iage OF Vistavka. on the Vaga. The
American casualties were Ave killed
and severely wounded Many bolshe.
vik soldiers were taken prisoner by
the Americans.
The enemy early in the morning
began bombardment with field guns
and howitzers. and under cover of a
shrapnel and pompok barrage essay.
ed a frontal attack with infantry in
the Arctic twilight at o'clock in the
afternoon. American troops. who
were rested after their retirement
from Shenkursk and were now estab.
hshed In good condition. poured a
heavy fire from artillery and machine
guns into the charging bolsheviki.
whose ranks broke and iled into the
woods.
Captured bolsheviki declared the
enemy had planned flank attack sim.
ultaneously with the frontal move.
ment. but this was abandoned when
the Vistavka attempt failed.
Chinese and Manchu troops are
now included in the bolsheviki forces
opposing the Americans on the viga.
So far these have been held in reserve
but the Americans are preparing a
warm reception for the yellow soldiers
II they appear in the fighting line. in
view OF stories reaching them OF the
the Baltic provinces.