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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
By Associated rress

Washington, June S.-Eiiection of John T. Adams of Dubuque. Ia, as chairman to succeed Postmaster Gen. ersl Hays, whose resignation was formally announced, and adoption of a new basis of representation at na- tional conventions resulting in s further cut in the number of deio- gates from the south, marked the meeting today Of the repSbiican na- tional committee. Mr. AA.rns. who was vice charman. was succeeded in that office by Ralph K. williams ot Portland, Ore. Mrs. Leonard c. Woods of Pittsburg was elected sec ond vice chairman, an effice created by committee action in recognition of the woman mem bcrship in the party.
 The change in representation, based or the republican vote of the last election. reduces by s the number of delegates who were accredited from the southern states to the Chl- cago convention last June. This rep i0ScHts o tuN UT It per cent ana makes total cut of 10 per cent in the number of delegates from these states since the 1912 convention.
 53 More Delegates
 Under the new plan of apportion- mont, the next national convention will be made up of 1,os7 delegates, 5s more than the last, unless there are great changes in the state votes of last fall, upon which the calculation was made.
 The old system allowed for one delegate from each congressional al district, but under the new plan a district must have east $500 repub- lican votes in the last preceding election before it may send dele gate to the convention. To have two district delegates. there must have been cast 10000 republican votes, oi a republican representative must have been elected to Congress- Un- der tho former plan, T,5o0 votes gave two delegates.
 Provision is also mAde iu the new plan for the seating of two addition. al delegates at large from each state carried at the last preceding eiec- ton by the republicans.
 Georgis NeHro Okieets rhe plan was submitted by R. g Howell of Nebraska for subcom mittee appointed by the Chicago con vention. Its presentation on tht floor of tho meeting precipitsted . bitter fight by members from thu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
CYST OF THE NEWS
GENERAL.

Brotherhood chiefs warn wsxe eut acceptnnce mp to men Famous southern doctor proud of his s0n's career.
 Judge Brandon picked as winner by Frnnk Marqnis.
 Meridian to vote on new szoo.eoo hospitaD.
 First instalImeDt of draft evaders appears in Congressional Record.
 STATE State hotel men elect officers at Mobile csnvention.
 Qneontn suspends busipess to hon- or boaiee sf dead returned from Franee.
 Pieke.s cs.nsy ls strong for good roadS.
 LOCAL Porter Clothing company to open big store h heart of New Orleans. Junior Chamber nesabers tam on jftney satpatfon
 Herne dies of injurfes resultiAg from motoreyele crash. shrppshtre again named bead of Civitnn eIubs. Herruie~ rpwder esnpany ele~e. deal for Aetna.
 Csurthou~e cemptttee helping needy family.
 BivninEhan te have Aero squat- rea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
GALBRA|TH MEETS DEATH WHEN AUTO
 GOES OVER BANK
Two Other Officials of Legion injured in Automobile
 Accident Which De-
 cured Early Today
By Associated Pres.

Indianapolis, June 9.-F. ". GaL6raith, Jr., national commander of the American Legion, Wds killed instantly and tDO other nien Dcre in- jured uohen an automobile in tphich they lOere riding trent oDer q 2O-foot cmbdnkment here curly this morning.
 Henry Ryan of IndidnGpo- lis, national director of Amer icanism Of the American Le- zion, and Milton Foermdn Of Chicago, national c0nimittee- nam 0f tue legion from Hi nois, Uere the other occupants Of the cur. They Uere not se- riously injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
GAR FARE HEARING
 SET FOR JUNE 28
Receiver Formally Petitions Public Service Commission
 to Grant Increase

Montgomery, June Especial. D. Lee c. Bradley, receiver of the Bir- mingham Railway. Light and Power company, today formally petitioned the public service commission for au- thority to establish an Scent fare in Birmingham and suburbs and to make charge of 2 cents for trans- fers. The commission set the peu- ton for consideration June 2s. and all persons in Birmingham who de- sire to appear in support of or in op- position to the petition will be noti- exed
 Nr. Bradley set forth the fact that oAe present earnings of the property are not sufficent to meet operating expenses and-that an increase is nec- essary through some means
 In addition to this petition, which Is in line with the authority granted by the federal court at Birmngham. which is administering the proper ty. Mir. Bradley filed a petition for per- mission to change the rules and reg ulations for the issuance of transfers and their use which was granted by the commission without delay, effec- tive June Il. at a. m. The new rules for the issuance and use of transfers provide for greater liber- atty in that persons may in the fu- ture use transfer on any line ex cept . line which returns him to the point where he boards the car in the first instance. In the past the company had faced many unpleasant situations where conductors declined to receive transfers on cars going in . certain direction because the transfers were checked for another line.
 The receiver also asked the com mission for permission to establish a service charge of 75 cents for meters supplementary to one meter in each building. He pointed out to the com- mssion that there are many instances where . person has meter in one section of his building, but desires to connect another section with an cleo tric line, but does not desire to go to the expense of placing wires throughout his building, thus neces- sitating the placing of another meter. The proposed charge will pay the company for the use of the second meter. This petition also was set for trial Jhne 2S. Mir. Bradley and J. q PevcaF, general manager of the preonety cf the company, appeared before the commission in an informal cenfesenca at the time the petition was gabuitseA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
DAMAGED STEAMER
 IS IN NO DANGER
Bx Asreciated press

St. Johns N F., June s.-A radio message tonight from the steamer seapool. which struck an iceberg this morning, said that if her bulk heads continued to hold the vessel was in no danger of foundering If weather conditions are favorable, it is expected the Seapocl will reach this port about noon tomorrow.
 The message, sent at p. m., said the forward compartment was dry, but that the water in the forepeak had gained two feet since noon. It added that the ships stem and plates were badly damaged from the 25- foot mark downward.
 The steamer Engleby is proceeding from St. Johns to assist the Seapool.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
COMMANDER
 OF AMERICAN LEGION IS NSTANTLY Y KILLED
REPUBLICANS REDUCE
 SOUTHERN DELEGATES AT COMMITTEE MEET
John T. Adams of Dubuque, la, Elected Chairman to Succeed Hays, Whose Resignation Is For
 naly Announced

states affected, The principal drive on the change was made by Henry Lincoln Johnson, negro member from Georgia, and Fl. L4 Remmel of Arkansas. The report, however was approved by a vote of ss to 12.
 As outlined by Mir. Howell, ren- nessee is no longer considered a part of the solid south and iss given an increased representation Of two del- egates ss a result of the last election when the state was carried by the republican national ticket and a re- publican governor and five of the no congressman wcro elected.
 How stntes Affected
 The southern states, it was an nounced, are affected as follows un- der the now plan:
 Arkansas, increased i Florida, i'm creased 2; Georgia, reduced T. Louis |iana. reduced :: Mississippi, reduced nessee, increased 5; Texas, reduced :; Virginia, inexoascd 1. The reprcscn- tation of North Carolina and Ala bama remains the sxmo. Mir. HoweI1 said tho net result WAS that those states. unless changes come in the voting. would send IA delegates to the next national convention instead of 1s7, by which they wore repre- scented in Chicago last 1uxa.
 Although Mir. Hays satd whom he quit tho chair thzt he could spare no further tine to tho committee, 1t drafted him ss member of ths ex- executive committee- The meeting ad- journed late today. and tonight mem : bers of tho committee were guests at n dinner at tho White House.
 MANAGED TAFT CAMPAIGN
 Dubuquo, Iowa, Juno S.--John T. Adams of Dubuaue. who was today elected chairman of the republican national committee, first gained prominence tn politics in 1908 when he was selected by the late Senator William B. Allison to conduct his primary campaign tn Iowa. He managed the Taft campaign in the state in 1921, ir which year he was first elected national committeeman l from Iowa. He was reelected na.- i tional committeeman In 1916 and again in 1920. He was twice elected vice chairman of the national com 2 mittee. in which capacity he had charge of the western republican headquarters at Chicago in the 1920 campaign,
 Mir Adams has lived in Dubuque during his entire lifetime. His father was a pioneer lawyer oi Dubuque He is president of the Carr, Ryder & Adams company manufacturers of sash and doors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
BUMPER WHEAT
 CROP PROSPECT
Promises to Be 43 Million Bushels Greater Than
 Last Year
By Associated rress

Washington, June S.-The countrys combined winter and spring wheat crop promises to be 4s,0oc. .ooe bush els larger than last year. based on forecasts of production announced today by Inc department of asricui- ture. There will he smaller crops of oats. barley and hay than were har- vested last year, while the apple crop will not be half so large as that of 1920 and the peach crop will be much smaller than last year.
 Winter wheat, which a month ago promised a crop of 62e,00o,o00 bush els, came through May in bad shape in several of the important produc- ing states and as a result the fore cast of production showed a reduc- ton of 51.000, ,0oo bushels, bringing the total to the same quantity as produced last year. Kansas, premier wheat state, reported a decline in the condition of the crop from S4 per cent of normal on May 1 to 50 on tion in that states forecast by 35, o00,0oo bushels In Nebraska the condition dropped from s2 to 75 and In Oklahoma from S4 to 70.
 The spring wheat crop forecast in G.cates 4s,0oo.000 bushels more than last years crop. The condition of the crop is better than year ago, while the acreage is somewhat small CT than last year. An acre yield of 13s bushels is forecast compared with 10S bushels last year.
 Other June crop reports giving production forecasts, based on tho condition of the crops on June l, the condition on that date. and acreages planted, follow:
 Rye: Production, 71,0oo,ooo; condi- ton, 90.S.
 dition. S5.0.
 Apples: Production. 1os,ooo.ooo, condition, As.
 Peaches: Production, sl,7oo.ooo; condition, 45.5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
MILITARY NOW IN
 COMPLETE CONTROL
Funerals of Identified Dead in Pueblo Are to Start
 at Once
By Assoeisted Press


 Pueblo, Col, June 3,--With the ar rival of 200 additional national guardsmen. announcement was made here tonight that all civilian guards on duty in the area swept by the floods of last week will be with drawn immediately and control of the city pass directly into the hands of the military until the emergency has passed. The announcement was made by Col. P. J. Hamrock, adjutant gem eral of Colorado, in command of the troops here. "A city can't be proper ly managed with both civilian and military autnority in a situation like this" Colonel Hamrock said.
 Tn addition to the troops, fl army trucks are on the way to aid in dis tributing supplies and in cleaning up.
 A refugee camp that will accom- modate 1000 persons today was or dered constructed at once. Colonel Hamrock has directed Maj. J. l. Mar tin to organize the camp. A seven ward hospital is now ready, Colonel Hamrock said that will accommodate 1000 persons in case disease such as smallpox and typhoid fever develop into an epidemic. At present the num- Der of these cases is not menacing. it was said.
 WAGES ARE FIXED
 The city council issued an an- nouncemeilt estaolishing a free em- ploym ent bureau Wages for labor Is fixed at 43 cents an hour and all persons are prohibited by the councils proclamation from paying more or less than that sum until further notice
 Funerals of identified dead are to start at once These. officials said. will be quiet and without ceremony In order that the sorrow may be put behind as soon as possible.
 wading knee deep through mud and water in some places q core spondent of the Associated Press to- day piowed through one of Peublo's most pitiable thoroughfares of devas- tation--the region extending from north Main street along west Fourth street bridge across the Arkansas river
 The greater part of this region is familiarly called TPeppersauce bot-s toms" It was inhabited chiefly by Mexicans and Italians. It is virtually wiped away now.
 Today manyof it's former residents were digging among the ruins of their homes in the hope of recover ing some of their possessions. And as some of them dug their snovels struck human bodies instead of fur niture.
 Work of recovering the dead has been subordfnated to the work of cleaning up and restoring sanitation. The search for bodies has hardly yet begun. Great piles of debris are in the downtown streets ready to be carted away. IL vas expected that the clean-up work will reveal more definitely the loss OF life which Red Cross estimates continued to place at 500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
All Water Rate Is
 Extended to East -N., 'a,e4yoard Territor,


 Washington. June S.--tspee- iaI.)--The interstate eommerce eomssission has allowed the ex- tension of the So per cent all water rate from New York t" Birminghnm via Mobile and tke warrior river. 10 the entire east ern seaboard territory. It is learned today.
 a-s-->fs7 beginning. the rate ap- | lAsqdsny on goods shipped from
 ef New York. Under the extension, n part rail rate is allowed in order to give interior points shipping through eastern port advantage of the water rwte to Alabama.
 The extension iS regarded as greatly advantageous fs the Warrior fnterprise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
ABBOTT IS SPEAKER

Nashville. June 8.Ernest Fl. Ab bolt. secretary of the Outlook com pany, ands journalist of national reputation. was the principal speaker at the forty-sixth annual commence ment of Vanderbilt university here today. Dekrees were conferred dp- lon f75 graduates by Chancellor James HI Kirkland
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
CAPT. BARR STRICKEN
Hope for Recovery of Prominent Eu
 faula Citizen Is Abandoned

Eufaula. June a-(Specaal. l-Capt
 ]. R. Barr. one of the most prom inent citizens of Eufauia, who was stricken with paralysis this morning, was still unconscious tonight with hope for his recovery abandoned. Three sons of Captain Barr have been advised of his condition. One of the sons, L. E- Barr. is a resident of Birmingham: another, Hampton Barr, lives in Lumpkin. Ga, while the third. Weedon Barr. Is in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
UyDERWO FOOD PLEASED AT
 THOMPSON EMPOWERING

Wasaington, June S.ssThe IN pointment of Frederick 1. Thomp- son, of Mobile ss member of Ls United states shipping board ,s K srsstest thing that could have hap. pensd for Aiaesma's port and iniand waterways"
 This was the statement ef ser. ator Underwood when lresiden,
 tcsntinucd on Faxe I've
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
WILKINSON HEADS RETAIL MEN
 Fly Associated rress

Atlanta, June .--'7tdIey F. WlIKlH- son of Jacksonville, was elected president Of the Southeastern Shoe Retailers association and Jackson viile was chosen for the 1922 conven- tion at, the concluding sesson of a two day convention here today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
REsOLUvION APrnOxEp

N Washfn gton, June s.--The jcint rer> oiuttcn directing the Secretary sii War to cooperate in the relief or flood sufferers was approved toda, by President Harding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
THE WEATHER

Washington, June s.-Foilowine js the weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Local thundershowers Thursday and Friday.
 Georgia: Partly cloudy Thursday and Friday. probably local thunder shower Friday: little change in tenn perature.
 Tennessee: Local thundershowers Thursday and Friday; little change in temperature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09

UR. K. w. CONsTANTINB drove Chandler from CaIifornia; when ready for AnothAr b6uxht chandler-A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09


 Washington, June S.-Secretary Denby instructed Rear Admiral Sims today to advise the navy ,departmen. immediately by cable as to whether he was correctly quoted in press dispatches of an address he made to the English Speaking union at a luncheon in London June [.
 T have read with amazement. . Secretary Denby said in a message to Admiral Sims. certain extracts from a speech purported to have been made by you in addressing the English Speaking union.
 The message then quoted the press reports of what Admiral Sims said about Irish in the United States, in- cluding the assertion that they have the blood of British and America n boys on their hands for the obstruc. tions they placed in the way of the most effective operation of the allied naval forces during the war; "you will inform the departmeK t immediately by cable Secretary Denby concluded, whether or not you were correctly quoted and made such statements at the time and place in question"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
EXP[ANAT|ON BY
 SIMS DEMANDED
Denby Calls on Admiral to Verify or Deny Purported
 Statements
By Associ.sed Press

London, June s.--Rear Admiral William s. Sims was seen by the Asscciated Press correspondent late tonight on his return from the theatre and said he had not received . message from Secre- tary of the Navy Denby. He therefore was unable te make . statement. e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-09
SUNDAY AGE-HERALD

Contains something of interest for every member of the family.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-30
POODLE is MAILS GUARDIAN
Small Kansas City Dog Dirty and
Shaggy, but as Faithful as
They Make Them.

He is just little shaggy poodle,
and as black as coal dust and smoke
can make him, but he is very devoted
to his self-imposed duties. He may be
seen each morning waiting at the rear
door of Post office Station G, 1921 In
dependence avenue
He draws no salary from the post
Office department, but Is as regular
in his attention TO his task as though
he were receiving the top wage.
Someone is always at the door TO
admit him. Then, after a casual in
spectfon of the office, he hunts up his
chosen friend. Ed Easton, carrier 100,
and commences his daily duties as
guardian and friend.
He waits at each stop for Ed to I'M
load his mail and accompany him back
to the station, staying till Easton goes
to lunch. Then he will trot off to his
own home for q rest, and at one
o'clock may be seen ON duty once
more.
Even Sunday mornings, when his
friend does not come to the Office, he
will run up to the door, wait patiently
till he Is tired, and then will disappear
and not be seen any more till Monday
at the usual hour.-Kansas City
Times
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-30
READ BIBLE TO GET PENNIES
Found That Scripture Study
May BE Purchased.

There Is complaint that people no
longer read their Bibles. Mrs. Caches
of La Conner has found a way to pop
ularize Bible reading. few weeks
ago she offered TO pay penny a
verse to every child or adult who COM
mitted to memory verses from certain
chapters In the Bible. And now she
Ia receiving the heaviest mail in La
COnner-reports from the children
and brethren who have earned their
pennies and want them at once, Glen
nj. Foley writes in the Seattle Post
Intelligencer. Ii would require one
persons time to answer all the letters
and mail pennies. Requests have
come from all parts of the United
States and there have even been APP
plications from foreign countries.
Hence, general Bible reading, we
note, Is only matter of going out
and buying 1t. Mr.. Rockefeller and
others of his fairness might make Bible
reading the avocation of the whole
country by detaching a few million
dollars and turning them into pennies.
But will that variety of Bible reading
do any good? VIII 1T stimulate the
readers who are after pennies to fol
low the Christian lifef Or Is Ii sim
ply estimated that nobody can read
much I'm the Bible without some OF
it sticking to him?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-30
BELIEVE LAND is Accused
French Workmen Refuse to Complete
Building of Structure Which They
Assert is Haunted.

Corner sites are usually at a pre-
MUM in any great city, but Paris has
one that has remained unoecupied for
nearly 80 years simply because French
carpenters, bricklayers and masons re-
fuse to complete d structure which
was begun there and which they de-
clare is haunted. The corner is the
rue de la Villette
In 1892 the owner of the plot de-
cided to build a three-story brick
apartment house, but hardly had work
started on the walls when workmen
found the body of woman who had
been cut into pieces and buried in a
basket. The laborers threw down
their tools and refused to work. A
new crew was hired but the first
day they were at work a scaffOld fell,
killing one OF the workmen and in
jurfng another. This convinced the
superstitious ones in the force that
the place was haunted and they in
duced the contractor to give up the
job.
For % years the construction work
was halted and then another con-
tractor tried the task, but the fol-
lowing day the war began. and the
contract was recalled. Since then the
owners of the property have refused
to go near the site, although they are
willing to sell it If a buyer can be
found who will assume all the risks.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-30
He Had the Proofs All Right.

High School Johns three spinster
sisters were all sentimental They
treasured all the relics of their early
romances-'trash" that John would
ioyfully have discarded so that he
could have more room for trophies,
etc
One night he scornfully called the
family's attention to a gayly decorat-
ed clock on the mantel. "It's no earth
ly good" he said 1T won't run and
It's out of style, too. Let's get one
of those mahogany ones like the
Browns have"
One of the sisters looked at the
relic. "Oh. let's don't,S she simpered.
Lets keep it for memory's sake. 1t
has licked so many happy hours for
all of us girls"
"Yes. I'll say it has," John agreed
scornfully. land according TO present
evidences 1t has sounded good many
alarms too
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-30
CALLS FOR STEADY NERVE
Duty Devolving on Cook for East
African Monarch Can Not g.
Called Sinecure.

The Rev. John Roscoe. rector or
aOyington Norfolk. kept members of
the Royal society wondering for more
than an hour while he Iectured on his
journey through East Africa, where
he went on a tour of investigation ON
behalf Of the government and the
Royal society.
King George was amused by the
travellers description of the royal serv-
ants at Bunyoro. one of the places
Mr.. Roscoe visited. He described their
duties i'm his lecture in London.
THE kings chief cook has a very
trying job" said Mr.. Roscoe. "The
custom is that every morning he
brings to the king a pot Of specially
prepared meat, with which he must
walk all around the royal enclosure.
With his face whitened he enters the
presence. and In a dead silence
throughout the court, which may not
be broken by coughing or sneezing on
pain of instant death. the chief cook
puts piece Of meat at the end of a
fork into the kings mouth.
"He does this four times, but IL by
chance or nervousness he touches the
kings teeth with the metal fork he
dies instantly.
These servants find the ordeal so
trying that they can only carry Ii out
for few days, after which they are
sent away for a six weeks holiday.
That is all the meat the king is sup
posed to have In day and for the
rest he lives on milk London Daily
Mail.