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The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TAKEN

New Orleans, Sepeenoer 12-Extra pre- cautions were taken here tonight fol- lowing the Washington weather bureau report that the tropical hurricane would strike the east Louisiana coast, although the barometer rose to 29.72 here at D. m. and 2970 at 10 o'clock, and the wind increased from 10 miles to 13.
 The belated weather bureau report from Burwood, at the mouth of the Mis- sissippi river. gave the barometrical reading of p. m. at 29.70, with wind of 30-mile velocity.
 Both the gulf and Lake Ponchartrain are reported by pilots as rough Accord . ing to information received by the weather bureau points on the Missis- sippi and east Louisiana coasts are feel ing higher tides than normal, and an electric line stopped cars because part Of the track was under water.
 The tide reports were: Bay St. Louis Miss, S1s feet more than normal; Chef Monteur and Rigolets, La, 31a feet Mor- gan City, La, IF feet.
 Morgan city marks the division point of the east and west coast of Louisiana The various canals here tonight art crowded with both lake and -soins vessels which sought safety from the l storm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
By WILLIAM L. GoRMLEY

Montgomery, September l2-(sps- cial.) al.)-Prohibitionists of the house 3t
 representatives, sitting as commit
 tee of the whole to dispose of general
 bills. on Friday, had to defend the
 present bone-dry prohibition law, en-
 acted by the legislature in January,
 1s1s As has been the case in other
 assaults against the bone-dry law, the refused, by a vote of 32 to
 A, to make any changes in it. Rep
 resentative Parker of Coosa county
 sought to amend Section 9, which
 places the burden of proof of inno- cence on the owner of land where whisky or a still is found. MT. Parker would have changed the burden ot proof to the state.
 Speaker Henry r. Merritt, who dur ing the 1915 legislature was leader in the prohibition forces, was on his feet often during the discussion Fri day defending the present law and that section which relates to burden of proof. He maintained that no court in the land will convict landowner of operating a still if said landowner is or good character and does not know of the operation of the still Representative S. A. Lynne, admin istration floor leader, read opinions Of | the state and United States court which relate to burden of proof. These | opinions. he contended, took care Of l the situation in Alabama.
 Representative Benners of Jefferson county and Representative Van de | Graa* of Tuscaloosa county made viS- | orous speeches in favor of the Parker l amendment They claimed that the state should be made to prove gullt and not the arrested person proving he | or she did not know of the operation | of the still.
 Mobiles delegation in the house. | elected on a straight ticket pledged 1 against ratification of the federal pro hibition amendment, split on the ques- tion MT. Cobbs voted against q change in the law, while MT Russell voted for the Parker amendment. MT. 1 Hale did not vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
PREDICTED DEFEAT
 OF COVENANT IF lT
 IS UNDERSTOOD. IS WITNESS STATEMENT
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dent's original league proposal, Writlei on the President own typewriter, anu hearing an inscription by Coionel ftouse attesting the latter's high regard TOT tne witness Bulitt quoted Colonel House freely and when asked why he had re. signed produced from great seach oi papers q letter he had written the fresi dent expressing his lack of satlslactioi with the way the peace negotations Were rroceeding and particularly voicing oie approval of the league of nations. Apou1 the only part of the President league nroposal incorporated in the covenant, ne said was the widely debated article io which remained intact. once Tn ra,io Bullitt had an engagement With .n. President, which he said the Presloeiil called off because of headache ne laid hefore the committee his letter ter 1 ing the President why he quit the ms ms i sion. but the committee did not question him about it. ;
 Along with his report of conditions III
 Russia Bullitt gave the committee LII.
 soviet peace proposal. which never "en' to the peace conference, and which waS
 dropped, he testified, because the peopie in Paris became lukewarm when .n,es M
 read that Admiral Kolchak was heaoins for Moscow, after 100-mile march ant
 was due there in two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
JOHNSON GIVEN
 GREAT OVATION
 IN ST. LOUIS
Wilson Trailer Greeted by Cheers Lasting IS Minutes As He Appears to
 Fight League
By Assoclated Press

St Louis. September 12.-When Sem .o- Hiram Johnson of California ap- neared in the coliseum tonight to pieaa for the defeat of the league of nations covarant in it's present form he was yiye, an ovation that lasted IS min ntes The coliseum is the largest haA in tha city and it was packed 10 the doors Hundreds were turned away unable to find standing room.
 As soon as Senator Johnson mace bis anpearance the crowd rose to lts fas+ waved flags and cheered. Finally inc banded ended the unusual demon stratior bv playing ''rhe tar-Spdn- rIed Banner" the large crowd JolnlnS in singing the song.
 The crowd shouted, Whats the matter.with Johnson? He's all rlSht'
 For several minutes when Dr. Joih A Slmond, a prominent head or Ia.sua for the preservation of Amer ;can indepens euce, who presided 2t tba meeting. rose to introduce senator "The United States Senate today. stands between you and the loss oA your liberties" said Senator Johhsoh !. in beginning his address Tn my oiiet career have never failed to accept cba11enge from an opponent. whether he he q President or a humble prlVate
 "T want to deny MT Wilson's charge that the American people are quie1ot ? if +hev refuse to approve the league of nations. The American people never ouit. When MT Wilson went to fariS to demand his fl points ana caihe home without them, the American peo. nle did not quit; somebody else qult.
 Senator Johnson brought the crown to it's feet cheering. ..
 "The question in this controversy is whether we are to do our duty as we see it in the future or whether we are to be subject to the will Of Grea' Britain and JaDana.
 ~1e crowd hissed several times wnef Great Britain was mentioned py ths speaker. ..
 The real purpose of the league ol nations is to guarantee the 'h1n that the peace treaty proViues, oen ator Johnson said. Our allies wan ne to nrotect the spoils given then by this peace treaty. That IS why lh' President insisted on combining mt one document the peace treaty ant the league of nations.
 Did the President, when ne wa here. explain why Great Britain va given six votes in the league or na r,ouSend the United states only one : Tber. were shouts of "No'
 "Of course he didn't. and he neve will. because he cannot" said the Sen ator.
 There were misses when the speahe said the President declared that th Article 10 of the league of nations wa only a moral obligation.
 "The Monroe Doctrine is hande over to the sinister foreign power
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
electric light plant, gas and ice plants

electric light plant, gas and ice plants also were again in operation. Work of clearing away the debris was going for ward to the sound of hammer and saw as repairs were hastened to damaged buildings.
 Mayor Allen Cleate expressed indigna- ton over some reports spread abroad as to actual conditions here and said the city could care for the situation. The cigar factories damaged by the hurri- car.e are to resume operation next week
 he British tanker War Jandoli which sought shelter in these waters from the storm. dragged her anchor and now IS grounded on Crawfish Shoals in 16 rect of water.
 Theliner Lake Winona is stranded at 1 To-tugas and is reported to have sus- , tained severe damage The Lake Duane 1 and Flavel, which arrived today. suffered heavy damage during the storm Ihe i tanker Fred w. Weller also arrived dam l aged from the storm. The American 1 tanker Bedford and the British tanker Tonanwanda both are ashore near here
 as well as several other vessels whose names have not been reported. l! The Ward liner Fl Mar. New Orleans to New York, came in today to ship her cargo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13

member of the league, however weak ana small to call attention to anything any where that is likely to disturb the peace of the world and draw it into debate draw it into the open. draw 1t where everybody can know the facts and tax about it. Ii is the only time, my fellow countrymen, in the history of the world where the weak and oppressed and rest i've peoples have been given hearing.
 "The league of nations makes every secret agreement of every kind invalid.
 Tn every direction the safeguards of this tre--. are thrown around those who are oppressed.
 T leave the verdict with you and 1 beg, my fellow citizens, my Republican fellow citizens, that you will not allow yourselves for one moment, as l do not allow myself for one moment, as Goa knows my conscience, to think Of lSZo when thinking about the redemption or l the world.
 1 My present point is to disassociate the i league of nations from the present speaker I did not originate it, it is n"T
 my handiwork It has originated out o> the consciences and thought of men who
 wanted justice and peace for generations. i And my relation to it is just what my relation ought to be to every public ques- | tion-the relationship which a man bears to his fellow citizens when he tries to in- perpret their thought and their con
 sciences That is what I conceive to pc my part n the league of nations. l ad- init the distinguished history of the Re-
 nublican party. I do admit that it has
 been the creator of great constructive
 nolicies and should be very sorry to see
 it lose the prestige which it has earned
 by such policies. I should be very sorry
 to have any man feel that there was any enbarra ssment in supporting grea , world policy because he belonged to } great constructive party and that part. } an American party; party Of that peo l ple which has done the most advance' . thinking in the world, and that people God helping it, will lead and save th
 ,nrld
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
IRISH PARLIAMENT
 IS SUPPRESSED
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the lord lieutenant will be liable to prosecution under this act.
 The proclamation indicates an inten- tion on the part of the government 10
 return to jail most of the men lmprls-
 oped in May, 1918, under suspicion or
 connection with German plots, who were
 released by Viscount French after the
 signing of the armistice.
 Before the censorship was abolished
 reference to the Irish republic' loan were prohibited, but recently they have been appearing freely in the newspapers. The view held here is that the British government now intends to treat the en- tire Irish republican movement as sedl- tious, as being aimed at the overthrow of the kings authority and illegal under the treason and felony act Irish constituents expressed the behet tonight that the oppressive action Of the government will strengthen the sim Fein. Prominent Sim Feiners asserted that it was their intention to maintain their policy of republicanism. The detective killed in Dublin was shot dead at $50 o'clock outside the detective
 offices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
DIDN'T ORIGINATE LEAGUE

States would never fail to fulfill it's ob- legations. DIDN'T ORIGINATE LEAGUE
 Digressing to say there was an ele- ment of bitterness in the league con troversy. the President said some peo, ple seemed to think that man named wilson" had originated the league.
 Adding that he had wished he had done so. the President asserted that the idea had grown out of years or d1scus- sion. largely on the part of the repup- lican statesmen. Ii had been proposed at Paris salo the President, that the covenant pro- vide that the members shall automatlc- ally he at war with a covenant breaker But. he added, that he had opposed the suggestion because it would take away from Congress the power to de- clare war. 1r,,, i q fought that fight" said MT. Will son. while the crowd cheered, ana won it. They don't have to fight 1t over again."
 Going on to the proposed Monroe doctrine resolution, the President sald the peace conferenc tried to define the | doctrine as clearly as possible.
 "rhat is the most extraordinary sen tance in the document" he continued. ..Recause. up to that time there wasn't great power in the world that was will ing to admit the validity of the Mon- roe doctrine Er. Wilson. to ask for anything more ! Domestic questions, too. the President said were fully reserved to national de- l cision.
 The only way to make it clearer, he said. was to list those questions, adding
 .The danger of making a list is thai the mention of the things you mentor constitutes the examination of the things you don't mention"
 The President passed through riot o cheering and flag waving on his wal to the armory, the crowds surging fal beyond the curb. He departed for Ia coma late today.
 The President, speaking of the diffi culty of defining the Monroe doctrine said:
 .Inasmuch as you cannot or woul not define the Monroe doctrines least I would not because I do no know how soon we may want to exten it-inasmuch as we do not want to de fine it, what more could you say tha that nothing in that instrument sha impair the validity of the Monroe doc trine?'
 TEXT OF ADDRESS
 The Presidents address in part 10 lows:
 "I want to discuss with you yer frankly indeed, just as frankly as know how, the difficulty that has bee suggested, because I think. not in tf spirit of criticism but in spirit intended fairness, that not one of II questions that has been suggested
 this discussion is justified by the lai guage of the instrument.
 .It is provided that any memp
 state may withdraw from the leag
 upon two years notice. provided tn at the time of withdrawal it has flu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Now Is Good Time to
 Drive Out Catarrh

remedy. made from roots and herbs direct from the forest. which combat disease germs in the blood. This great remedy has been used for more than fifty years. with most satisfactory re- suits It has been successfully used by those afflicted with even the severest cases of Catarrh It relieves Catarrh. for it treats the disease at its source. s. S. s. is sold by druggists everywhere.
 For the benefit of those afflicted with catarrh we maintain medical de- partmen in charge of 8 specialist skilled in this disease If you will write us fully. he will give your case careful study. and write you just what your own individual case requires. No charge is made fer this service. Ad- dress Swift Specific O.. 2sz Swift Lab eratory. Atlanta. Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
ENORMOUS SHIPPING DAMAGES

Key West, Fla, September 12-Damage to shipping in Tuesdays hurricane be- gan to become apparent today as the city slowly emerged from the wreckage here. More than half dozen ships are aground near here.
 The barge Mongahela, which broke loose from +he tanker Ligonier, with II men aboard, was reported adrift in the gulf The steamer Lake Duane, Mobile to Cuba, which put in here with that re- port said another raft with only one man on it also was sighted, but that it was impossible to rescue the occupants of the barge or the men of the raft. Street cars were running today for the first time since the hurricane and the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
RUSSELL BILL IS
 TABLED BY HOUSE

Montgomery. September 12.-tSpe- cia11--On a motion of preventative Tompkins of Houston county the house committee Friday tabled a bill of Rep resentative John J. Russell of Moore county. which would have permitted officers of the law to summon Juror 5 and witnesses by registered mall. The bill would have applied to all courts and all proceedings. .,,,
 Rerresentatiye Cobbs, NIT. RusselFs colleaeue. led the fight for the com roittee,s approval of the bill. He claimed that summoning by mai would facilitate the work Of the courts: that no complications would result because the receipt for the let ter would have to be signed by the person summoned for jury or witness duty
 Taking the floor against the bill Sneaker Merritt said it would bring revolutionary changes in the present system of summening jurors and Wit nesses. He said the worst would hap pen and believed the present system to be a good one.
 Other speeches were made against the bill It was claimed that the sheriff of county, summoniI-4 throueh the mails, would receive from s1 to s1.5O for each witness or jur ,1 summoned. and that such work Wou '] ! cost him only the price of a reSta tered letter
 1 The house committee approved thF bill of Mir Jones of MontgomerS county. which changes the presen' laws relating to military so as t' hermit certain fraternal orders to or
 panize and engage in military dral ! ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
ILLEGAL PROFITS
 ARE CHARGED TO
 COMMISSION MEN
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 eral trade commission investigation Of the industry, but added, "the statement that the association used undue influ- ence with a commission is a lie"
 A defense of the packers. however, came from other witnesses. Joe D. Bld- dle of Wanford, Cal, explained that the public has got enough of public contnol, while J. D. Mcdowell, Memphis bank er told the committee that the reguia- ton was unnecessary.
 q don't know much about these oills, T. M Emmart of Louisville said when he took the stand, "and haven't come here to criticise their authors or the fed eral trade commission. However, we started an independent packing plant Tn Louisville in 1910 have been competing with the big packers every day ana alo s4. 800, GOO worth of business last year. our experience simply shows the big pack CTS do not control everything. and we are afraid of license regulation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13

which Americans will understand on Eng lands oesire to make the world safe for democracy.
 The activities of the suppressed con gress were directed towards developlns the mater,al resources of the nation anu the organization of production and dis . tribution on cooperative lines. One or the members arrested is minister of traue in the cabinet of the republic.
 "The British government cannot sup press and imprison the whole Irish peo- nIe and Ireland will never acknowledge an alien authority-the English crown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
NO REPORTS RECEIVED

BY NasUCTdlbu =,
 Washington. SeDIember 12.-No reports whatever were received by the weather bureau today from the vicinity o1 the tropical storm. but it is probably central tonight in the vicinity of latitude S ae- rrees and longitude 90 degrees, and hur- ricane warnngs have been contnued along the Mississippi and Louisiana coasts, with storm warnings to the east ward as far as Pensacola and 10 ,he r.astvard as far as Corpus Christi, Tex.
 Ano+her disturbance that was over Ontario Thursday morning is now oIt he Maine coast with greatly increaseo intensity, and northwest storm warRings were disnlavea this morning from the vireinia cares to Provineetown, Mass.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
TO FAVORABLY REPORT
 PATRIOTIC SOCIETY BILL

Montgomery Septemer 12-(spe-
 cial. )-The house committee of the
 whole Friday voted to favorably re
 port a bill of Representative Adams of Rlount county. which creates the Ala
 bama Patriotic society, the members of " hieh will be named by the gov ernor and will serve without compen- sation.
 The society will teach to the citizens | of Alabama love for their state and , country. There was not uissentiHs i vote against the bill. The author eN- plained it in a few words
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Drys Again Forced to Defend Prohibition Law in the HOuSe|
Lawmakers, Sitting in Committee of the Whole, Refuse by Vote of 32 to "A to Make Amy
 Change in Bone-DTy Law

months The abandoned person is per mitted to give GO days notice to me absent person to return. The divorce becomes effective al the end of the 60 days notice if he or she has not re- turned
 The claim was mace that during the war soldiers married Alabama girls and in a short time abandoned them. This bill would permit the granting of divorce to the Alabama girl so abd9- doned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
Indian Gives Baptists $200, ,00o

Nashville, September 12.-Jackson Bar nett a ull-blooded Creek Indian and Baptist layman of Marietta, Okla, has entered his subscription of s2ooooo for the Baptist s75,oOOo00 campaign, accord ing to a telegram received at campaign beadouarters this morning by Dr. l.. R. Scarborough, general director
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
DE VALERA ISSUES STATEMENT

PrOVidenCe, R. T., SeptemDef Iz-t1a- monn De Valera tonight issued the fol- lowing statement concerning the sup press:on of the Sim Fein Parliament:
 "As I stated Wednesday, the proclama- tions are simply to provide cover for
 military ruthlessness in Ireland. The war front is now transferred to Ireland, where the one time commander in chier m France, Lord French, and the former chief of staff Sir William Robertson, are now in command If law and order are all that is wanted in Ireland it can te had within "A hours
 "The alien government of Britain has on;y tc withdraw it's army of occupation l Let the will of the Irish people prevail. ] The suppression by armed force of the | Congress of freely appointed representa-
 tives of the Irish people is commentary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
It May Not Be Troubling You
 During the Warm Weatser, But It Is Still in Your Blood.

Catarrh is not only disgusting dis ease but is a dangerous one. and you should never let up 1T your efforts to get 1t out of your system until you have done it thoroughly Get rid of it.. whatever 1t costs you in trouble and money.
 Mild weather will aid the treatment and this is an excellent time to thor ough1y cleanse the blood of the germs of catarrh and be forever rid of the troublesome sprays and douches that gan only relieve you fer tinae
 . c q is . purely vexetabls blood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
FOURTEEN FEARED LOST

 Tampa, Fia ,e a1er l4.--W iln het machinery disabled. lifeboats venti-ators and wireless apg gara.us blown away, the il tanker Lisonisr, Captain Carlson, or he Gulf ReGniag co1apanys fleet anpei into poft this afternoon and re- aorted that the. steel barge Mononsa- helia, wiih Ii men on heard. is either .ost with all hands or is adrift some where in the enlf The Monongaheita vas in tow of the Lison:er, bound from Fort Arthur Tex, for savannah Both were oil laden.
 Captain Carlson said .the two heavily laden craft made bad way of it in the storm Tuesday night and when about 70 mics southeast of Dry Tortugas the tow line parted. Captain Carlson said he did rot expect to be able to bring his ves- eel to port, but finally made 1t to Tampa He had not been off duty for sixty hours.
 The barge is of 16,7 gross tons. STORM WARNINGS LOWERED | ry Associated Pfess ' q 9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
COMMERCIAL CLUB RAIDED

BY Associated Press =. Limerick, Ireland, September lz-The police raided the Catholic Commercial club here this morning. The majority of the members of the club are affil- lated with the Sim Fein organization. The authorities declined to give out de- tails as to the result of the raid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-13
MAKE ARGUMENT FOR
 CRAFT DIVORCE BILL
Montg ery

MontgOmery, September l2.-NSpe- cial)-Argument in favor of the Craft divorce bill was made by representa- lives. in the committee of the whole meeting Friday, who claimed it would be of benefit to Alabama girls who married strange soldiers during the war and were deserted by them in short time after taking the marriage VOW.
 The bill already has been approved by the senate. It will permit olvoIce to man or woman when his or her consort" has remained away from marital obligations for period or ID by MT. Wilson and his league or na- tions," said Senator Johnson. we don't have to become the partners oi burglars simply because we cant pre- vent burglary"