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The Southern herald., 1919-03-21
Big Hun Loss In
the Jutland Battle

strOyer. Her forecastle was riddled
and her fore turret was put out Of ac-
tion. The entire crew of the turret
and magazine were killed with the ex-
ception of three or four men. The
ship was beached in sinking condi-
ton, but she was afterward refloated
and repaired. She suffered heavy cas-
ualties.
Battleship GrOsser Kurfuerst, dam
aged by a torpedo and four heavy
shells. Engines were damaged.
Battleship Oldenburg, hit by a shell
from destroyer which killed IL and
wounded about dozen, mostly officers
on the bridge.
Battleship Ostfrlesland, struck mine
which tore large hole in her starboard
side. She was assisted into port by
salvage vessels.
Battleship Schleslen, slightly dam
aged.
Battleship Schleswlg- -Holsteln, so
badly damaged that the repair work
necessary required several weeks.
Battle cruiser LuetzOw, sustained
at least forty direct hits from British
gunflre, which did enormous damage,
and was also twice tOrpedoed,
400 Casualties on one Ship.
Her casualties are varlously given
as being from 400 to nearly 900.
Battle cruiser Derfiinger, so badly
damaged that she had to be recon-
ytructed.
Cruiser MoltlSt, hit by three large
shells and was under repairs until Au-
gust.
! Cruiser Won der Tam, one turret
completely put CAlt of action and an
other virtually useless.
Light cruiser lElblng so badly dam
aged that she was scuttled
Light cruiser Rostock, after being
damaged by gunGre was blown up by
her crew TO prevent capture.
Light cruiser Wiesbaden, reduced to
a complete wreck by gunfre and was
finally torpedoed. There was only one
survivor of her crew.
Light cruiser Frauenlob, set on fire
and wrecked by gunfire and was torpe-
doed and sunk. Only eight men of
her crew survived.
Five destrOyers are known to have
been sunk, while others had to be
towed into port.
A complete record of the British
forces engaged In the battle shows "a
dreadnOughts, s battle cruisers, 1S
cruisers, IS light cruisers and 7s de-
stroyers. The German forge included
p battleships, 10 cruisers, II destroy
ers. 1t is clearly established, however.
that Of the ships which actually came
into action the prepOnderance of force
was held by the Germans.
The Southern herald., 1919-03-21
NEW GUIDE FOR DEMOCRACY

Homer S. Cummings, newly elect
ed chairman of the Democratic nation
al committee, is graduate of Yale, a
lawyer Of note and prominent in the
Democracy of Connecticut He served
three terms as mayor of Stamford. In
1908 he was chosen corporation counsel
for Stamford and remained in that
Office for four years. In 1902 he was
nominated for congressman at large.
He received the highest vote cast for
any candidate on his party's ticket.
He has twice been the Democratic can
didate for United States senator. N
1910, before nominations were made
by direct popular vote, Mr.. Cummings
was the unanimous choice Of the Dem
Ocratlc members of the general assem-
bly, and in 1915 when candidate ne
received the highest vote given any
one on the ticket.
He was delegate at large to the
Democratic national conventions OF
1900 and 1904. By successive appoint
ments he has been d member OF the
300. He was chairman Of the speakers
1n1n ,a1 hoe hann unnrnhoS
The Southern herald., 1919-03-21

Prospects seem poor that the pres
ant legislature will submit propos
al new constitution to the voters Of
-
The Southern herald., 1919-03-21
CLEMENCEAWS AMERICAN RESIDENCE

Premier Georges Benjamin Eu-
gene Clemenceau of France, whose
name just now is on every tongue,
lived in this country for five years
and married an American girl. Doctor
Clemenceau was virtually exiled from
France during the last empire because
Of his liberal utterances. After visit
ing England he came to America. This
was in 1866 and he was twenty-four.
He Travelled and practlced medicine in
New York and then, to increase his
knowledge of English, he secured a
position as teacher Of French in
female seminary" In Stamford, Conn.
Among his pupils was Mary e.
Plummer, a lovely brunette Her home
was in northern Michigan or Wiscon-
sin. in the forest country, far from
any town. Her father was dead. The
,faRsiiy was In poverty. She was the
oldest of six children. When Mary
was seventeen a wealthy aunt in New
York city offered to take one of the
The Southern herald., 1919-03-21

Voting down a motion to indefinite
" postpone, the Senate then passed
the Porter bill from the House repeal
ing the publicity act. The vote was
10 to 8. Those against the repeal
were: Casort, Goodwin, Hartje, John
ston. King, Latimer, ROddy and Ut
ley.
The Southern herald., 1919-03-21

army were my little old Three Hun
dred and Slxty-ninth, the One Hundred
and Sixty-fifth and others of the Rain
how division, and some railway ar
tillery batteries"
The Southern herald., 1919-03-21
g Mary an outfit of fash

children mother
iOnabe clothes and put her In the school.
After 20 Doctor Cmenceau and his wife divorced His wife
heupOn issued cards her old offering guide
in Paris.
1t has been supposed that she died stated
S n
The Southern herald., 1919-03-21

The judiciary committee returned
the Doyle racing bill to the House
with the recommendation that 1t do
pass, the vote in the committee haV'
ing been 8 to z.
The Southern herald., 1919-03-21
gress in 1892 and has been reelected

Senator Caldwell introduced Con-
rurrent Resolution No. Is, request
tno the Arkansas delegation in Con-
: ross to use their best endeavors to
Drevent the dismantling of the picric
Scid nlant in Little Rock, and that it
10 disposed of to a corporation for
tho manufacture of fertilizer ingred-
ients 1t was adopted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
Lee C. Bradley Named by Judge Grubb
 As Receiuer For the E. R., 4. & P. Co.
Action Taken on Petition of American Cities Com pany-Receiver to Have Full Charge of All Operations in Future Under Direction of Court-Pevear Denies Company
 Is InSOlvent
RECEIVER BRADLEY NAMES
 PEVEAR GENERAL MANAGER

Lee C. Bradley, receiver for the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power issued his first general orders last night follows:
 GENERAL ORDERS OF THE RECEIVER OF THE BIR- MINGHAM RAILWAY, LIGHT AND POWER COM PANY, No. 1.
 J. S. Pevear appointed general of operations 2 J. P. and N H. Hawkins appointed and assistant treasurer, respectively.
 B. R. O. Launey is appointed auditor.
 All rules and regulations of the company continued in force.
 S. All employees of the continued in their respective under the control and direction general manager LEE C. BRADLEY
 Receiver. MT Bradley also issued the following formal statement last night The officer of the will, of his office under the orders and direction of the court problem receivers be will be be speedily believe, with of the public and the public authorities which hope to have
 Questions of reorganization lie in the future They not matters which (because his duties primarily the confidence boh believe reorgned basis of stability enable reasonable service atr the
  could be reorganized stated would nota the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
STIRRING ADDRESS BYL. I. WILSON ON
 BUSINESS TOPICS
Activities of Chamber of Commerce Reviewed at Annual Meeting-Presi-
 dent Asks Co-Operation

Those who attended the an- nual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last night had the opportunity of listening to one of the best speeches on a busi- ness topic that has been deliv- cred in Birmingham in many a day. The speaker was Lucius E. Wilson, director of the Ameican City Bueau of New York, and one of the best known civic workers in the United States.
 They also heard the incoming presi- dent, R. A. Brown, make some plain statements about what he expects the members of the Chamber of Commerce to do during the present year in the way of team work for Birmingham, and an excellent report of the past years accomplishments compiled by General Manager P. A. Fenimore of the Chamber of Commerce.
 The ticket presented by the nominat- ing committee had no opposition and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
GRAND JURY MAKES
 A APART|AL REPORT

Partial report of the grand jury for the winter term made yesterday and in cluded an indictment against John Sand CTS, negro, for murder in the first de- gree, on a charge of killing Alex Rollins negro. shortly before Christmas.
 Other indictments were: Walter Hardy for burglary and grand larceny; Jack Day. grand larceny; Jack Day, grand lar ceny and buying, receiving and conceal ing stolen property; Win Perry alias Bear, buying, receiving and concealing stolen property; Wilbur Washington forgery in the second degree, two cases; Will Tipton, grand larceny; Sam Ken nedy, alias Sam Kinzey, alias Sam Per kins, alias Robert Smith, grand larceny and buying, Eeceiving and concealing stolen property; Ben Avery, grand lar ceny, two cases; Holly Majors, burglary and grand larceny; John Henry Bur nett. burglary and grand larceny; John Evers. larceny from the person; Jessie Harris. grand larceny Lee Andrew Smotherman, alias Leander Smotherman, grand larceny. and Hattie Bell West, alias Monk, larceny from the person.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
D. R. M'MURTRY DIES AT LOCAL INF PRIMARY
Victim of North Bessemer Street Car Accident Suc-
 cumbs to Injuries

Donald Russell McMurtry, aged 20, died at the Birmingham infirmary yes-
 terday morning at o'clock as the re-
 suits of injuries received in street car wreck on the North Bessemer car line
 Wednesday afternoon.
 Little hopes were held out for his re- covery from the first owing to the se-
 rioqs nature of his injuries, he hay
 ing lost one of his legs and sustained
 internal injuries. He was a student
 at the Massey Business college in this city and was the son of MT. and Mrs. w. w. McMurtry of Mississippi. He is also survived by brother. w. B.
 McMurtry, of this city, who is a min- ing engineer for the Roden Coal com pany at Marvel.
 Funeral services will be conducted from Johns chapel this afternoon at 4 o'clock, with interment in Elmwood cemetery.
 Charles Mcintyre, 40S1 Main street, Brighton, who was also seriously in- jured in the wreck, having had both legs amputated, was reported to be resting as well as could be expected last night and hopes are held out for his recovery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
DIR. DILLARD SPEAKS
 TO CIVITAN CLUB
 ON PARSONS DAY
Every Member of Club Is to Bring !: Preacher Friend to the
 Luncheon Today

Members of the Civitan club have re- ceived a letter from Secretary Tom Akers. with reference to the weekly luncheon at the Southern club today at o'clock. The letter tells the story in advance, and it is as follows:
 ''Have you preacher of your own?
 AOf course, we had fine tfme last Friday, when the members of the press were with us, but next Friday we are going to have a better time.
 ''Our luncheon this week will be known as Preachers Day. and we are going to get corner on the sky pilots while the cornering is good.
 AS your president. Dr. Cooperation Shropshire told you, it is up to you to grab a preacher and bring him as your guests. If you don't own a preacher, or even part of one, catch somebody else's s perfectly good gospel sharp and bring him.
 Remember. this is the open season for Gentlemen of the C1oth,' and they may ing.
 'The main idea is to get ono. That < gifted word painter, Rev. J. E. billiard, pastor of the Southside Baptist church, will do the spellbinding. and he will not be allowed to take up collection.
 Be sure to attend, for it's going to be the best ever.
 "One o'clock Friday afternoon. at the Southern club. The old nose-bag will be filled with good things"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24

The complaint sets out the total bonded indebtedness of the B. R., l.. & P company as s16, 991 ,O00, which includes s, 100000 of short time notes; S1.5OO,o 900 of the total bonds is on the Tidewater com pany.
 The petition was filed about 4:3o o'clock yesterday afternoon in the office of the clerk of the United States court.
 The petition which was filed yesterday has attached to it as Exhibit A the reso- lution of the Birmingham city commis- sion of October p, last year, which gave notice to the company of certain re- quirements which would be made by the city in the operation of the company S properties
 COMMISSIONERS SILENT
 J. Ellis Brown, commissioner of public utilities, said last night he was not sur prised at the development taken in the companys affairs, but that he was not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
LIMIT TO PAY POLL
 TAX DRAWING NEAR

Only nine more days. inclusive of February 1, remain in which poll tax for this year can be paid. Failure to pay poll tax on or be- fore the above date will disqualify all prospective voters from partici- pating in any election held in the city, county or state this year, als" the right to vote on any national election that may come before the people of the state.
 Up to a late hour last night less than 5000 poll tax receipts in the county had been issued by the tax collector, which Is half the number issued up to this time Inst year. Tax Collector James F. Hawkins urges those liable to the payment of poll tan to secure their receipts at once and avoid the usual elev- enth hour rush.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
SUITS FILED

A. D. Davis va Walker D. Hines. direc- tor general railroads, $1000, damages claimed for alleged personal injuries.
 Nettie Lichenstein vs. John Strange, $lo,OO0 damages claimed for alleged per sona1 injuries-
 Lucius Johns vs. St Louis and San Francisco Railroad company, <6.ooo dam ages claimed for alleged personal in- juries.
 George Simpson vs. Camp Transfer and Storage company, $1500 damages claimed for alleged personal injuries.
 Mrs Margaret Shepard. J. c. Shepard. John Shepard and James Shepard have entered suit against ". G. McAdoo, di- rector general of the railroads, claiming damages of 5000 each or damages aggre- gating s120oo for alleged personal injuries received when put off a train before they had reached their destinations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24

curtains, 37; towels 366; garments mended, 3176; overjumpers, 14 pairs The farm in Blount county. the re- port states, was more than self-sus- taining, but in view of it's remoteness the superintendent recommends that it be abandoned. The following live stock are reported on hands: Mules, [; cows, 19; calves, 20; bulls. ?; hogs, II; shoats, 20 pigs &. During the year S19 pounds of beef was killed and 1867 pounds of pork
 Gross receipts from the dairy were s4677.61.
 Very little repairing or improving of buildings was done, the report esti- mating the cost of needed repairs at $15,365. Governor Henderson recently released s5000, which will be used to build a milkhouse and to repair the steam, water and sewer lines and to buy mattresses.
 CALL ON LEGISLATURE
 He suggests that the legislature be requested to appropriate money for the equipment and furnishing of all depart ments, which will cost approximately $16,047.61. Buildings, equipment and other improvements deemed quite nec-. essary are enumerated as follows: Hos pital. two dormitories, addition to barn additional land, armory, gymnasium and bathroom, potato house aud cellars, blacksmith shop, sheds for farm ma- chinery fire escapes fireproof vaults'fvrt records, one truck, uniforms, clothing, i etc, lighting system for yard. 50 seats l or benches, 400 feet fire hose. shade trees shrubbery. etc, sewerage repairS cows, cottage for employees. The total cost of these improvements is estis mated at $S5,S60.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24

in position to make a formal statement on the subject. He indicated that he would have something to say today. Dr. Barrett, president of the commission, and other members also declined to make statements.
 In the bill of complaint, after the pre-
 iminary averments. it is set out that the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company owes the American Cities company $7,27439 due on account which is past due. The bill then recites in de- tail the organization and character of business conducted by the defendants
 Beginning with the eighth count the bill recites the indebtedness of the rail way company as follows: $S, ,72O, 900 gen. eral mortgage refunding AZ per cent bonds due April 1, 1854; s4,734,000 railway company refunding and extension mort gage per cent gold bonds due May 1 1857; obligation as guarantor for $1 ,5O0. 900 first mortgage per cent Soyear gold (COntinued on Page Nfne)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24

Bradley late yesterday afternoon appointed ceiver Birmingham Railway Light and Power company by Judge w. I. Grubb of the federal court.
 The action taken following petition filed by the Amer railways asking for recevershp equity to safe of the bond creditors of the company. It is not bankruptcy proceeding.
 The petition signed by Lee Benos vice president of the Cities company and R. H. Scrvner solicitor The signed by J. S. Pevear president of the B. R. L. P. Co., and Robert H. Thach, solicitor Mr. Pevear ad- ms the avermens of the complainant to the indebtedness due the complainant and the necessity for to which he but denies the avermen that the company
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
Epworth Leaguers From
 Six States Confer Here

s The presidents of the annual confer cree boards of the Epworth league. M. E. church, South. central division, are holding a conference at the Tutwiler. The session, which started yesterday morning, will end today. 2, The Rev. H. R. Short of Marion. Ky, is presiding over the assembly. with R. E. Nollner of Nashville, chairman of the committee.
 Representatives are present from the leading cities of Alabama, Tennessee. Kentucky. Illinois, Mississippi and Louis- jana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
Supt. V. S. Towers Dies
 of Dread Pneumonia

V. s. Towers, aged 40, superintendent of the coal mines at Ketona for the Tennessee, Coal and Iron company, died at the St. vincents hospital yesterday morning at Il o'clock of pneumonia. Mrs. Towers,s who was carried to the infirmary with her husband, is critical ly i'll with pneumonia, and owing to her condition. she has not been in- formed of the death of her husband.
 The remains of MT. Towers will be sent to Oneonta for>funeral services and interment this morting by Shaw.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24

was elected by unanimous vote, the new officers being: R. A. Brown, president; Sol Caheen, first vice president; c. S. Bissell, second vice president; John H. Frye, treasurer; George Gordon Craw- ford, Arthur c. Crowder, J. w. Donnel- ly, Hill Ferguson, R. A. Porter and Os- car Wells directors for three years.
 General Manager Fenimore's report in part, follows:
 FENIMORE'S REPORT
 The record made by your Chamber of Commerce during 1918 is one the membership can point to with pride, since each accomplishment stands out clearly as notable and substantial step forward. The outstanding achieve
 ments are:
 The Muscle Shoals trip. Southern col lege brought here and merged with the Birmingham college, organization of the civilian military training class, moving the state naval recruiting sta tion to Birmingham.
 At the request of the chairman of the war industries board we nom mated the regional adviser of Zone 13 and secured the headquarters for Bir- mingham. We called the meeting of Alabama manufacturers that resulted in the or ganization of the Alabama Manufac- turers and Operators association, with headquarters in this city. We initiated a movement that brought about the organization of the Retail Merchants association of Bir- mingham as a department of the Cham ber of Commerce.
 We established and maintain cordial relations with nearby cantonments and government operations and developed considerable volume of business for Birmingham manufacturers and whole salers.
 We assumed the rental of this audi torium,, at an additional cost Of $50 per month, and placed it at the disposal of other organizations and the public without charge. Nearly 200 meetings have been held here during the year. We listed 1S0,O00 acres of cut-over timber and idle Alabama land for the United States reclamation service. This land is now being considered by Secre- tary of the Interior Lane for incorpora- tion in his plan to provide farm homes for returning soldiers
 We brought a representative Of the Texas Cattle Owners association to Birmingham and offered Alabama farm We co-operated with the Birming- CTS opportunity to buy choice stock at unusually low prices.
 ham Traffic association in securing the big ship fabricating plant of the Bir- mingham Steel corporation. AVIATION LANDING POINT | we were successful in having Bir-
 (Continued on Page EighD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
Death of T. c. I. Employe
 Under Investigation

Acting Coroner r. P Dabyns began tan investigation of the death of Joe En- gages, an Italian employe of the sstee
 plant at Ensley, who was found in an
 unconscious condition near the plant early this week. His injuries are sup posed to have been inflicted by high waymen, but he died without making any statement as to how they were re- ceived. Engages worked at night and was found seriously wounded within 100
 feet of the scene of his employment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
SEVEN bURGLAR|ES ! IS NIGHTS RECORD; ! POLICE SEEK CLUES
Four Stores and Three Resi- dences Entered-Auto
 Thefts Recorded

Burglars reaped rich harvest In Birmingham Wednesday night.
 Four stores were entered and goods valued at over $15OO stolen, according to reports to the police. No clues have been found to the thieves as yet. Detectives Rfchard- son and Burgc have been assigned to the cases.-January 23, Birming- ham paper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
Boy Scout Plans
 Discussed at Lunch

F. H. Andrews, chairman of the ex- ecutive committee of the Birmingham Boy Scouts, called the committee to or der at 80 o'clock yesterday afternoon at a luncheon, at which financial issues of the organization were discussed Plans for the coming year were also made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
Camp Wilcox Meeting

Camp Wilcox win hold their regular meeting at Starr Piano company hall. Third avenue between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets, this afternoon at 2:Se o'clock. It is desired that all members attend, also the ladies of the chapter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
G. L. LEMON AND COMPANY
 PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS Ame
Weakley's Report on Boys Industrial School Calls
 For Increase in Finances
Appropriation Per Capita Should Be Increased $2O Per Pupil-At Least $1OOOOO Is Asked for New Build
 ings, Including Hospital

needed properly the Alabama Boys Industrial
 according by D. M at buildings, including blacksmith make
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
. q Cold in One Day

To Cure . Cold in One Day Take LAXATIVE PROMO QUININE {Tablets.) It stops the Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. E. W. GROVES signature on each box. 2nr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
Of Birmingham, Ala. Statement December 31, 1913

R o u g h dry solv es the washer woman p TO b l en costs only Toe lb, starched ready for your electric iron.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-04-28
J. CHRIS Schultz
The Old Reliable Druggist

Just arrived, a big fresh shipment
of Val Blatz's candies, at Porter's.
Dance tickets for the B. of r. T.
dance that is to be held Tuesday,
April 30, at the normal are on sale
at the Kramer clothing store.
Seed corn. Tests better than 90.
Price $3.50 per bushel.-W. F. Spon-
holZ.
Eggs for Matching. Golden Wyan-
dottes, Barred Rocks, $3.50 for 13.
Phone 1894.
Shave at the D. X.
We are exclusive agents for Val
Blatz's candies, at Porter's.
Buy it from Guy Il. Hanson, if it
is diamonds or watches, where you
find the largest assortment.
Dance tickets for the B. of r. T.
dance that is to be held Tuesday,
April 20, at the normal are on sale
at the Kramer clothing store.
So i'm cash for any person bringing
to my store a standard make watch
| cannot repair.-Guy E. Hanson.
For Sale. The John Kingsley
house, half lbock west of Presbyte-
rian church. Inquire Colman Lum-
Der yard.
The season for cemen work is at
hand and l am prepared to contract
for sidewalks, foundations, etc.-J.
S. Thompson. Phone 3515.
Eat at Jacks.
Lost. Amber beads. Finder please
return to Knoeri store and receive
liberal reward.
For your sweetheart or your sweet
tooth, a box of Val Blatz's candy, al
Porter's.