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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-22
Nominate Mrs. Minor
 President of D. A. R.
sy A,sociated prss,

Washington, April 2l.-Mrs. George Maynard Minor of Waterford Conn, was nominated without opposition as presi- dent of the Daughters of the American Revolution tonight at the twenty-ninth continental congress in session here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-22
300 MADE HOMELESS
 BY ARKANSAS FIRE
By Associated Pres,

Batesville Ark, April 2l.-.A5ou 3p9 rer- sons were made homeless and property loss estimated between s25oO0O and s50o.- coo was caused by fire in he residential section of Batesviile late today.
 Tine flames. famed by a high wind. spread rapidly. and most of the victoms lost all of their possessions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-22
GOVERNOR STRESSES REWARD

Montgomery, April 21-(SpeciaD.-In a personal letter to every sheriff of Ala bama, Governor Kilby Wednesday called attention to the number of reports of the dynamiting of dipping vats which had almost reached the poInt of "open defi- ance of the law" and informed them of the reward of s4O0 for the arrest ana conviction of every person connected with the destruction of a dipping vat.
 Governor Kilby also asked each sheriff to communicate with him by telephohe or telegraph at any time he suspects a crime may lead to public disturbance and in no case to wait Tor communica- tion through the mall.
 The governor was given a copy df of ficial resolutions of the state livestoc& sanitary board Wednesday commenting him for his interest in the eradication or the cattle tick and for his action in of fering the reward for Gynamiters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-22
THE WEATHER.
Weather Forecast

Washington, April 2l.-Georgia; Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday; local thun- dershowers.
 Alabama and Mississippi: Fair and warmer Thursday, probably followed by thundershowers by Thursday night Fri day fair and cooler
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-22
EVENTS OF THE DAY
 FROM STATE CAPITAL

county that will employ a primary su- pervisor for the coming year. the su- pervisor to meet qualifications. prescribed by the state board
 Plans for an intensified illiteracy cam paign were made and -he board voted to appropriate Sl50 to not more than fifteen counties which will contribute $500. which will be used in employing county or ganizers and in paying small salaries to teachers.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-31
JURORS DRAWNFOR !
MAY TERM COURT
TRAVERSE JURORS FOR BOTH
WEEKS ARE ANNOUNCED.

The grand and petit jurors for the
May term of the superior court IL
Crisp have been drawn ana are nov
being summoned fer service in til
court. These are as follows.
Grand Jury:-L. Fl. Adkins, J. A.
Adkins, F. L. Bartholomew, ]. r. Can
non, A. J. Clary, J. j. Collins, ST., M.
V. Garden, j. NJ. Conner, w. w. Espy,
H. M. Coin, r. r. Harris, S. w. Tfar
bin, r. e. Harris, B. c. Howell, n. D.
Lewis, ]. G. Hitchcock. J.aH. Lamb, w.
e. Pate, L.. A. Parkers H. Patterson,
j. B. Ryals, J. Butler Ray, w. e. Ray
John r. Smith, J. O. slade, 7. ]. slade,
e. F. Tison, b. c. Williams, j. NJ.
Whitaker, Jr., G. c. williams.
Traverse jury, First Week--R. NJ.
!. Adams, A, NJ Adams. D. L. BulIoch,
J. F. Barnwell, r. Brown, T e. Bolin,
w. r. Bitch, E. H. Britt, Sam Bund-
rick, s. J. Culpepper, j. w. Cannon,
G. W. Garden, j. M, Garden, c. H.
Conner, C. C. Dickson, G. R. Ellis, j.
w. Easom, S. P. Ellis, F. E. Fem. S
H: Hamilton, A. p Hammett, o. NJ.
Heard, E. M. Harrington, j. L. Minis
l.. j. Mckinney, ]. S. Pate, r. c. Ray,
B. F. Sheppard, c. A. Sargent E. G.
Smith, r. B. Smith, Sr., r. S. Shep-
pard, Thomas Thompson, w II.
Wright, B. N. Williams, ]. T. West.
brook, J. l. Wood, c, L, Williams, G. D.
Wade, w, E. Pridgen.
Traverse Jury, Second Week,--W.
H. Bedgood, G. D. Bolin, ]. c. Byrd, w.
r. Bartee, G. c, Bundrick, l.. G. Booth,
S. d. Adkins, J.. ]. Coleman, j. d. Cobb,
]. L. Carman, J. ]. Carman, J. MWes
Cox, c. A. Cromwell j. R Camp, j. S.
Gown, N F. Carman, j. H. Church
well, B. A. Cape, J. S. Doggett, J. N.
Dollar, P. c. Dill, H. K. Ertzberger,
]. L. Epps, Sol Lewis, P. B. Gleaton,
II. A. Godfrey, Fred Harder. j. N.
Ilpbpo' ~. H. A1u1S, d. ID. AASAt lH5 uIiei
S. ]. Hill, w G. Hatcher, Sr., .R. w
Hubbard, ]. NJ Hunt, T. E. Jennings,
w. M. Jacobs, J. N King, D. Ed. Ken
nedy, j. A. Lasseter, Paul Lewis, G
C. Lewis, J. H, Lamb, W. l. Mckinney,
w. S. Murray, -CaA Moore. ]. W.
Mathis, l.. c. Mercer, S. ]. Odom, L. A.
Parker, B. F. Posey, B. H. Palmer, j.
T. Pitts, j. A. Posey, L. ]. Roobin. A.
E. Reid, John Rainey, ]. R. Raines, w.
B, Shipp H. H. Smith, w H. Steph.
ems, A. A. Smith, c. w. Southwell, T,
M Smith, J. s. Sheppard, ]. D. Spires.
E. V. Tison, A. j. Whatley, A. F.
Vaughan, ]. ]. Williams, Coley
Wynne, w, H. Westbrook, j. M. Will
fCFd, j. A. Wilson, r.. a. Watson, j.
r. Williams.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-31
CONTRACT IS LET
SCHOOL BUILDING
w! c. HINTON, LOCAL coNTRAc-
TOR, LOWEST BIDDER

The new high school building was
awarded to w C. Hinton, local CON
tractor when bids were opened late
yesterday afternoon. 1t was said that
his nearset competitor was $4,000
above. His figure approximated SAL
000 He has the structure to COM
plete with the exception of plumbing
and heating.
H. F. Corbett, local plumber, was
awarded the contract for plumbing
This is to be completed when the
building is turned over for use. No
figures were given as to the price.
w. II. O'Pry, a Moean man, was
awarded the contract for the heating.
The building is to be ready for occu'
pancy by the time the schools are
opened i'm the fall.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-31

DEATH OF INFANT BOY

Frank, five months old son of Mr..
and F. S. Allison. died yesterday at
noon at the family home four miles
east of Arab. He suffered from pneu-
monia. The funeral occurred this
morning at Antioch cemetery.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-31
RAILROAD SCHEDULES
EASTERN TIME

EAJ 7
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Cordele Union Depot
The following schedule figures pub
lished as information and not guar
anteed:
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-03-31

An Ohio womsn's body ossifying
from the jaws down. A similar malady
attacks officials, at times, from the
jaws up.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-06
PRIZE GIVEN IN
BUY HERE DRIVE
Christian Peterson Wins So From
Merchants Bureau Of Cham
ber of Commerce
MORE PRIZES ARE COMING
Merchants Enthusiastic Over
Move to Bring Out of Town
Shoppers to This City

Christian Petersen of 217 Gordon
street, was the first person to receive
the $5 prize from the merchants bur-
eau of the Chamber of Commerce
for having In his possession one OF
the buy in Perth Amboy" circulars
containing a number corresponding
to one of those on display today in
the windows of the various mer-
chants taking part in the campaign.
All persons holding the circulars
are urged to watch the store windows
for the list of numbers and when they
find number corresponding to the
one on their circular, by taking the
whole circular to the Chamber of
Commerce they will be given IS. Ad-
ditional numbers will be announced
every Saturday during the month Be
cause of the storm yesterday It was
impossible for the boys to distribute
the circulars in Matawan, Keyport
and Keansburg as planned, this work
Is being done today however Nor
gan and Woodbridge are also being
covered today by the boys. The police
of Tottenville and Metuchen rehlsed
to allow the distributing of the cir
culars in these places so they are be-
ing sent to the residences by mail.
The merchants bureau is now get
ting ready for the dinner to be held
ON Wednesday at the East Jersey Club
AT this dinner the merchants will dis
nuss several phases of the campaign
which are to be taken up during
the month.
1t has been decided to combine tho
Faster Style show with the BUY in
Perth Amboy" campaign, and with
these two big features offered to the
shoppers it is expected that a greater
number of Easter buyers will visit
the city this year than ever before.
Not only is the merchants bureau
of the Chamber Of Commerce pushing
the Buy in Perth Amboy" campaign
with advertising of all kinds, but the
merchants too were advertising the
event as was evident by the vast
amount of advertising in the EVEN
ING NEWS last night, All the adver-
tisements hit the point and carried
home to the readers why they should
BUY in Perth Anboy"
Today Is the recognized day of the
campaign, and but for the storm II
was expected that thousands Of per-
sons from out of the city would
come here today. However. the clos
ing of the county bridge, poor train
service and with trolleys and busses
not half operating it is expected that
the crowd will not be as great as was
anticipated.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-06
Nfatawan Tied Up.

Bg SDfCfnI COTf6SpOHutHt.
MATAWAN March 6-This Dor"
ough is completely tied up today due
to the blizzard of last night. no
way the snow is piled up in the track
resume operation. Automobiles are
stalled throughout the borough and
the sidewalks and streets are deeply
covered with snow.
All trains from the New York and
Long Branch railroad station here up
to a late hour this morning, We're
running from ten to forty minutes
late. 1t was said that this service
would improve by noon and trains
would be running on the usual sched-
ule.
With the aid of two engines the first
train to Freehold this morning. over
the Central Railroad of New Jersey
was able to plow through the drifts.
thus opening up tradlc. The train
due here over the Central division
from East Long Branch at 1921 did
not arrive until almost o'clock. The
train was stalled at Keansburg. It
was said that after the first train had
opened up the road the other trains
would follow on time.
The high tide of last night flooded
the meadows and completely cut off
communication by road with Cliff
wood. According to people who have
lived in this vicinity for many years,
It was one of the highest tides ever
seen here Today large cakes of ice
which floated up from the Raritan
bay, are left high and dry on the
meadows.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-06
Narrow Escape for Child.

Bu Si)eCtNt LOj3eSpOHQcULs
WOODBRIDGE, March 6:--Y ester
days storm swept Woodbridge with
all of it's fury, blocked sewers re-
sulting in floods in the streets, ice
foes piling up and almost resulted
IN q .casualt the case of an eleven
year old girl who was blown off a
bridge and saved from drowning by
the quick ACTON cf a local man.
Elizabeth Klaus an eleven year old
girl, was on her way to take her piano
lesson at o'clock yesterday after
noon and was crossing the bridge In
Railway avenue when blown off. There
was no railing on the bridge and Al
sudden gust of wind resulted in her
losing her balance and she fell into
the brook, running below, which had
been greatly swollen by the rain and
thaw.
Her quick presence of mind re-
suited in her grasping a projection
Of the bridge which kept her head out
Of water Her screams We're heard
by Yeppe Petersen. who lives near
by. and he rushed to the brook and
lifted her out. The girl, who was
suffering from shock and cold, was
tax en- to the Petersen house and later
taken to her own home
The sewer drains at the foot OF
Railway avenue and Green street were
blocked. causing the water to spread
all over that district. Large pieces
of ice were fioated down on this water
and began to pile up, making passage
impossible. Cellars were flooded ana
tralley service had to be abandoned.
Chester Peterson, supervisor of the
Woodbridge Railway section OF the
trolley line, for a time transported
passengers through the water by car
iMng them until the water reached
too great depth to prevent this
Residents here declared tha. condi-
tions yesterday were second only to
those on August 4, 1915, when the
record flood enveloped Woodbridge.
Ris ng water in the cellars of many
hon es necessitated the cX;ingUishing
Of fires in heaters.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-06
Draw Shifts on Span by Ice
Floe, Causing State to
Act Today
ALL TRAFFIC AFFECTED
Two Men Injured When Shanty
Blows Off Span Into Icy
River Below

The bridge across the Raritan riv-
er, connecting this city and South
Amboy. was closed to all traffic shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning by an
ofi1cial of the State Highway Depart
ment, when the drawbridge, buffeted
by ice flows coming down the river
on an unusually high tide. began 10
shift its position. Earlier in the
morning shanty on the bridge with
two of the drawbridge tenders in 1t,
was blown off the structure onto Tie
frozen river below.
Despite the strong tide ard large
ice foes in the river last night, caused
by the driving wind and freshets FUR
ther up the Ruritan, the bridge Was
kept open for traffic throughout the
night and part of this morning. Real
iZing the poor condition of the bridge
even i'll fair weather the State High
way Department detailed Foreman
Hook to investigate conditions on the
bridge, giving him power 10 stop
traffic if found necessary. The In
vestigation revealed the fact that the
drawbridge span had begun to SHIFT
its position and Immediate action
was taken by the foreman to close it
to all traffic.
As result of the closing of the
bridge all trolley, and bus traffic be-
tween South Amboy and this city is
cut off. The railroad bridge had
withstood the heavy pressure of the
ice mp until noon today ana Trains
We're continuing to cross.
Upon being notified of conditions
on the trolley and vehicular bridge,
Mayor Frank Dorsey Immediately got
in phone connection with the State
Highway Department to gather any
additional information possible
A heavy gale carried one Of the
weakly constructed shanties on the
county. bridge overheard this morn
ing. and the shanty with two occu-
pants landed on the ice about fifteen
feet below, and the stove in the
shanty turned over setting SAME
cfire The two occupants. Daniel
Kennedy, sixty-fve years old, of
Stockton street 7 South Amboy, and
James Grace, fifty Years old, of
Mechanicsville, broke the windows IN
the shed and crawled ont.
Immediately the other men on the
bridge put ladder overheard, and
Grace was rushed to the City Hospi
tai where ho is suffering from burns
on both arms up to the elbow, while
Kennedy was rushed to Dr. bjthian's
office, where it was found he WAS
suffering from a sprained back, burn
ed hands and knee. and several
fingers out OF joint. Kennedy was
attended by DR.. Fithian and taken.
home,
MI. Kennedy is a watchman iH the
Chesebrough Vaseline Works and
was waiting for "a South Amboy bus
to take him home after working all
night. Grace is a door-tcnder on the
bridge.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-06
Lower End of New Brunswick
Flooded-Damage Over Mil
lion Dollars, Claim Made
HOUSE FLOATS IN RIVER
Woodbridge Hard Hit, Child Has
Narrow Escape-Sections Are
Isolated Today

By StdH Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK. March 6-The
entire lower end of this place along
the canal is flooded. The high point
of the water was reached about 3
o'clock this morning, and is now re-
ceding leaving large coat of Ice be-
hind it. On Water and lower Church
streets the water is half way up the
windows of the stores, and the stores
are flooded. The police believe the
damage will exceed $1,000,0O0.
Boatmen are charking 81 to carry
passengers from a point on the
bridge to Albany street, and out of
the flood zone. The bridge is not
covered. but the tide Is still very high.
Last night the fire department was
called out to assist the police in get
ting the people out of tho section
whore the water was getting very
high. The various plants along the
canal have suffered severe damage
as a result of the tide. johnson &
Johnson, United States Rubber, But
Ter 81 Howell. Strong Hardware Com
pany and a number of Others-have
machinery damaged
A boathouSe used IN summer by
the New Brunswick Boat Club was
swept down the river with load of
small boats attached, and it is be-
lieved that same landed somewhere
on the hats around Perth AmDoy.
Traffic is badly demoralized this
morning and has been for the greater
part of the night Yesterday after
noon the Public Service cars be-
tween New Brunswick and Perth
Amboy were stopped on account of
high water. Several places along
the line the wator is very high, in
front OF the Hotel Klein, at Camp
Raritan and at Fords. This morning
the busses are running from Perth
Amboy to Netuchen, while railroad
traffic is very late. One train from
Jersey City to Metuchen this morning
was over u half hour late.
The river is way uD over the banks
and the water appears to be within
five or six feet of the top of the
bridge. A number of boats were
blown down the river during the
pip
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-06

ing down of the car As the car
proceeded towards New Brunswick
places were encountered where the
road had been flooded and it was
almost impossible 10 feel their way
through the water and keep TO road
Several times the car went up an
embankment but each time quick
work upon the part of Garretson
saved the machine from overturning.
To add TO the worries of the party
heavy fog was encountered which
made it next to impossible to discern
anything more than a few feet away.
During their journey several cars and
trucks We're passed, ditched along the
road. while one car caught fire and
burned after Overturning.
About O'Clock the party reached
New Brunswick and found the streets
at the Albany street bridge SO flood
cd it was impossible 10 cross. They
then took the South River, Parlin
road and completed the trip by this
route being forced at times to pass
over sections of road completely COW
cred with water. Such a condition
was found at the southerly approach
of the bridge between South Amboy
and this city the river having risen
to such an extent all of the marsh
land was flooded. Garretson practi-
cally felt his way along the road until
the planking of the bridge was felt
under the car and then the worries
of the trip were over as Perth Amboy
suffered less than the other less for
tunate places in this city. travel be-
ing possible.
Mr.. Kennedy. as the result of the
long and hard trip last night, is in
poor condition this morning ex-
posed to the wind and the rain. Mr..
Kennedy caught cold in the face, and
has been admonished by his doctor
to take particular care of his condi-
ton, to insure against complications
which might result Of exposure at this
time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-06
NEW YORK AGAIN
HIT BY STORM
Traffic Demoraiized as Snow
Again Piles Up Staten Island
Also Suffers in Gale
BIZ The A sSocfnted Press


NEW YORK, March 6,-Tbe Storm
king paid another unwelcomc visit TO
New York today just as the city was
commencing to recover from the ef-
fects of the $5.000,000 blizzard of a
month ago and within 70 hours the
metropolis struggled with "A pelting
rain, driving sleet storm and a biting
snow squall.
As the temperature dropped steadily
during the night the wind increased
in velocity until during the early
morning it had reached an unofficial
Velosfty of sixty miles an hour which
voted i'll for shipping off the coast.
The sleet made successful attack
on the transportation system service
on nearly all trolley lines. and on
some of the elevated lines were Grip
pied. Drifting snow later added to
the difficulty and even with motor
plows it was difficult to keep traffic
moving
Ferry transportation was consider
able impeded. Trains into the rail-
way terminals were reported to be
behind their schedules. Telephone
and telegraph reported wire COM
munication out of the city was badly
crippled.
Suburban service on the Erie, Penn
sylvania and Jersey Central railroads
was seriously hampered Frozen
switches made it necessary to halt
trains quarter of a mile from the
station. Commuters were forced tn
walk the tracks of the Erie.
All Erie trains were one to two
hours late.
A drop of thirty degrees in temper
ature between p. m. yesterday and
the same hour today was recorded by
the weather bureau. The lowest de
gree was fifteen degrees above zero
The wind from the northwest reached
a velocity of forty Eight miles an
hour.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-06
GREAT FLOODS INUNDATE STATE AND COUNTY;
COUNTY BRIDGE CLOSED TO TRAFFIC; SHED ON
SPAN BLOWN INTO RIVER; GREAT DAMAGE DONE
Governor Braves Floods
and Gale at Great Risk
To Attend Meeting Here

In spite OF the raging rain, slcot
and snowstorm late yesterday after
noon and last night, freshets, swollen
rivers and flooded roads, Governor
Edward I. Edwards came from Tren-
ton to this city, by way of automn-
bile, last night and after dining with
the United Business Mems Associa-
ton at the New Packer House vert
10 the automobile show where he
spoke briefly.
Governor Edwards was scheduled
TO be here at $50 o'clock, according
to first reports, but owing to business
at the state capital it was not until
$3.50 that he left Trenton for this
city. He WIS then expected here be-
tween Z and 1880 O'Clock. Conditions
were found 10 be such, however, that
the abandoning of the trip was often
thought seriously of, especially when
IN a place where q railroad was avail
able, but the party OF four continued
the trip and finally, a few minutes
before 10 O'Clock, reached the New
Packer House after 4 trip which, the
governor said, he would long re-
member.
At noon Yesterday William V. Gar
retson and J. r. Kennedy, secretary
of the United Business Mems Associa-
ton. left in a sedan for Trenton TO
bring the governor to this city. Gar
retson, the aviator who made the
flights with passengers over the city
last summer, was driving the car
When the return trip was started
they had as passengers Governor Ed
wards and his secretary, j. Harry
Foley.
The car had only the driving IA n
storm to combat upon the start of the
trip and good time was made. AS
it grew darker however, it became
colder and the rain on the windshield
began to freeze making 1t almost
Impossible to see more than a few
feet ahead.
The water on the roads then began
TO freeze, this necessitating n slow
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-06

By Special COfreSp0Ndent.
TOTTE,NVILLE March 6-The tail
end of the blizzard that swept in
from the west last night on a sixty
milo gale. spent it's fury over Staten
Island. Following a drenching rain
that came down in torrents the wind
shifted and came out of the west and
before midnight a raging snow storm
was In progress. Before that the
streets Were small riverletcs. There
was no material damage reported
from the storm, other than branches
We're blown from trees and wires
were down in various sections.
Trains on the staten Island Rapid
Transit early this morning were max
ing fairly good time In spite of the
ice that had formed on the rails at
various points. The first train in
Tottcnville was a half hour late.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-06
Fairweu Dinner for J. NJ. Kil,ian.

The members OF The Public SerVice
Electric Company Bowling Club,
rendered j. NJ. Killian, one of its
members who is being transferred TO
New Brunswick as head of the new
business department a fairwell din
ner, prepared by Edwin NJ. Stanley
the efficient specially salesman OF the
who is one of the Club Members. also
Public Service Companyc commercial
office Those attending were j. c..
Divine, +. w. Kortenhaus, J. M. Kill
ian, Il. NJ Stanley. r. G. Lewis, Ernest
Ludcwig. Richard Fenwick. Ernest
Dunham and Holga Holm.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-06
WOULD CONFER
ON PEACE TREATY
Leaders Say President Told Sen
ator Glass His Attitude on
Article 10 Two Weeks Ago
By The Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, March 8-White
House officials discussing the move Of
administration senators to arrange a
conference with the President to dis
cuss the peace treaty situation, said
the President had told Senator Glass
two weeks ago what his attitude was
on the compromise on Article 10.
1t was said that there had been no
decision as to whether the President
would see the senators in response to
the request of Senator Hitchcock of
Nebraska, the administration leader.
Those Close to the President pointed
out that Senator Glass must have in
formed his colleagues as to Mr. Will
sons position. which was said to have
been stated to the senator in unequiv-
ocal terms.