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Evening journal., 1921-03-29
Is 1T DREXEL?

There are many exceptions to the
rule. or the supposed rule. that the
most distinguished families are these
longest established or that our best
families here are OF Anglo-SaXon
origin. Among these notable oxcep-
tions are the Drexcls Of Philadol-
phia. a family which was not ostab-
lished here until about a hundred
years ago. and came from the Aus
trian Tyrol.
The founder OF the family was
Francis prexel who was born at
Dornbern, in the Austrian Tyrol. He
was the son OF a well-to-do mer-
chant and at the age OF eleven he was
sent to Milan TO study Languages and
fine arts. acquiring much skill in
painting. Returning to his native
land he found that he would be con-
scripted to serve in the Austrian
army so. having no fondness for war
nor any attachment to the cause for
which the Austrians were lighting
he removed to Switzerland. where
he earned his living painting por-
traits. Later he went to Paris where
he continued his portrait painting
In 1613 he tried to go home but
found that he still came under the
conscription laws so he went to Ber-
lin instead
In 1917 Francis Drexel came 10 the
United States. settled in philadel-
phia, and for twenty years worked
as a successful portrait painter
there, painting the portraits Of many
persons OF prominence. He Travelled
occasionally and went 10 South
America and Mexico. painting por-
traits. Among those who sat foi
Evening journal., 1921-03-29

is the remarkable
Workmanship and Materials
employed Wednesday, without
selection this High
grade Stock and all than marked IN PLAIN
foUeSO OnO aTmen
Evening journal., 1921-03-29
Bladder Weakness Quickly Cor
rected by a Remarkable
Brown Tablet for Old
and Young
5O-cent Package Free

what a wonderful comfort 10 sleep all
Light and not get up az least once, and
maybe six or eight times every night be-
cause OF bladder weakness. And yet
that Is what kelloggs Brown Tablets are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
FOREIGN-BORN GAIN
 IN TWENTY STATES
RY ArsocIated Prel.

Washington, May o.-During the de- ade between 1910 and 1920 the num- Der of foreign born whites in 20 states increased. while that In 2S states de- creased, said an announcement today by the census bureau. New York had the largest population of this class of any state, the total being 2.7S3.773. an increase of 2 per cent; Pennsylvania was second, with 1,Ss7.2sS, decrease of 3.6 per cent.
 Figures for other states included:
 Alabama, 17.662, decrease of 6S per cent; Arkansas. 13,975, decrease of TIA; Florida, 43.O0S. increase 27.1; Georgia, 16.1S6, increase "A; Kentucky, 30,7S0 decrease 23.2; Louisiana, 44,S71, decrease 1S.3; Mississippi, s,O19, de- crease 14.6; North Carolina, 7,099, in- crease 19.5; Oklahoma, 3s,951. decrease 0S; South Carolina, 6.401, increase, 5.7; Tennessee, 15,479, decrease 16.1; Texas, S60.071, increase, 500; Virginia, SO,7S4, increase, 15.6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
TWO THOUSAND AT
 WELL SPUDDING-|N
Big Derrick Operating Day and Night on Oil Well Near
 Columbus

Columbus. Miss, May 5.-(SpeciaD spudding-in of Well No. 2, "The Bn- lups," located nine miles west of Co., lumbus, occurred yesterday and fully 1000 people from this and surround ing counties were in attendance. An immense derrick, second to none, and a rig as good as money can buy, has been completed and is now in operation night and day and two crews are being kept busy at work. Besides being present at the spuddng-in of the we'll the visitors were all served a delicious barbecued dinner, said to be one of the largest affairs of its kind ever held.
 At noon a short and most interesting programme was enjoyed, and Dr. J. w Lipscomb, president of the chamber of commerce, presided C. r. Sherrod. 0 prominent local citizen was first intro- duced and in a few remarks welcomed the large number of people who were present for the occasion The next speaker was Henry Hoenke of Chcago trustees for the leaseholders of the An derson Drilling company, and local rep resentatiNe, and he received great ap- plause when he said in part: q cannot put Heip DeLlefS tHdl+ we WHO are ners today on this occasion are standing over a lake of oil, and that the drillers rho are here will soon strike a gusher." His talk was short, snappy and to the point
 Frank Anderson of Chicago, manager of the Anderson Drilling company, and Edwards Walls, who is in charge of the drilling at "The Billups," were both in- troduced and made brief and interesting talks.
 At the conclusion of the programme, 1 Mrs. James Sykes Billups was introduced and christened the well, having broken a bottle of oil against the casing
 At 1 o'clock the large crowd gathered around the many tables which had been erected in the yard of J. s. Billups and most delicious barbecued dinner was enjoyed.
 After dinner the visitors were highly entertained by musical programme given by the negro singers on the Bill lups' place and other adjoining planta- tions
 The Anderson Drilling company has just closed another contract to drill in Monroe, La, and the Hansen oil com pany is getting ready to ship rig there at once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
"SPUDDING IN" AT PEACHTREE DRAWS
 A LARGE CROWD
By Assoclnted Prnss

Selma, May 5.-(SpeclaL)-Ihree thou- sand men representing the five adjoin- ing counties were present yesterday at the "spudding in of the oil well at Peachtree, for which slO0.0O0 has been subscribed to make the test for petrol cum in that section. Members of the state securities commission, state off cials. prominent railroad and oil men from various Ispints in the state were on hand to witness the ceremonies. The huge machinery was set in motion and the drill bit was driven down about 20 feet. Peachtree has been picked by a number of prominent geologists and practical oil men as affording the most propitious spot in the state for finding oil.
 It is estimated that 75 days will be re- quired to sink the well the $500 feet contemplated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
WIRE S5.OOO AT ONCEo

tui. IT the Germans knew I had this, their spies would murder me-
 WIRE S5,OOO AT ONCE. All right, bring it on, 1 remarked had bankrupted himself with telephone charges.
 Send me s5,OOO by telegraph, this aft ernoon, and I'll start tomorrow, he de- | lnanded. Accustomed as I was to queer propositions, this did rather startle me. No, mo- replied emphatically; "I cant do that'
 Do you mean to say"-he seemed to 1 be surprised-"that you won't send me measly little $5,000 when the thing l have is worth millions, and will end 1 the war;"
 That's correct" said, rather sharply. I fear; i've will not send any body dollar of government money until we know what it is for" Well. that's the smallest piece of 1 business l ever heard of he snapped T thought you were some secretary and now I believe all the mean things the newspapers have said about you' one of my office aids figured out that this irate citizen had spent about | S20 in telephone tolls. We never heard from him again, and the inven- | ton that would end the war was lost to the world.
 THE "PORCUPINE" BOAT The police who guarded the portals of the state, war and navy building stopped at the entrance a tall, lean man who was lu.gging box as big as two suitcases. They ordered him to open it. and found inside contrivanee that looked as if it might go off at any moment. He wanted to see som ebody in the navy department, and one of my aids went down to investigate. The fellow did not look like a spy or plotter, and the navy man asked him what his contraption was.
 "It's a porcupine beat he said; "a boat thatll keep off them torpedoes the submarines are firin'.''
 It was a model of a boat its wooden sides thickly studded with long spikes.
 What's the idea?" he was asked.
 Well, you see, the torpedoes can't sink ship unless they hit her. he ex- plained, and if you put these long spikes all along the side, they can't get to her. The spikes will stop 'em; the torpedoes are stuck before they hit the boat-and there you are"
 It was a great idea certainly no one else had thought of it. But as the spikes would have to be about 50 feet long to hold off the torpedoes and each ship would have to have three or four
  thousand of them, we would not very well adopt the invantion.
 WRAP SHIP IN COTTON
 southern inventor brought forth a plan that would have thrilled the sunny south with joy if it could have been adopted. This was to sheathe all ships with an armor of thick cotton batting. He evidently got his insnira- tion from the battle of New Orleans. where doughty old Andrew Jackson erected a barricade of cotton bales which the British shells could not penetrate. So a century later this Jeffersonian figured that shin swathed in cotton would be immune rom shell or torpedoes. The Germans could fire away, and do no more harm than if they were throwing rocks at mattress.
 Any new use for cotton in unlimited quantities naturally appealed to me
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06

naval vessels, SO that in case of attack by submarine they could make smoke screens of their own. There were also many improvements in wireless tel egraphy, one of the most interesting of these being the radio compass, by means of which the position of ships at sea could be determined This was so suc> cessful that submarines made little use of their wireless near shore, fearing to disclose their location.
 So many new devices were developed that it would take pages to tell of them all. and though thousands of the sug- sestions made were impracticable, not few were of decided value, and the TO- suit of war development as whole was fresh proof of the never failing in- ventiveness and genius of Americans
 Copyright 1921, by John F. Dill e. Copyright by National Newspaper
 Service. Copyright in Great Britain, Canada and throughout France. All
 rights reserved. including translate into foreign languages, including the
 Scandinavian. Unauthorized reprint ng for any purpose forbidden.
 (Another article by Former Score tary Daniels will be printed tomorrow. !
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06

The naval consulting board was ere ated in 1915, with Thomas A. Edison at its head. The announcement of it's crea- charts, diagrams and models which kept growing in volume and variety until more than 100000 suggestions for inven- tions, completed inventions and proposals for the utilization of existing devices i'll new ways had been received, classified card indexed, examined and passed upon Eighty per cent of them were devoted to putting the German U-boats out O. business The submarine early gripped the American imagination, and stinu- lated the inventive spirit of the most tn- genious people in the world.
 I remember. one Monday morning in 1917, finding Admiral William Strother Smith, who had charge of this work with the consulting board. gazing in something like consternation at three hugh sacks of mail contining about 2o00 letters and packages.
 We were literally besieged by geniuses of every variety, enthusiastic persis- tent, and each of them convinced that the adoption of his plan or device would bring the war to victorious end within, few weeks. We dared not turn anV of them away the first time, since no one could tell until some inquiry had been made whether the most unlikely looking person might not have a really worthwhile proposal to offer But onc,. the impossible crank and the ialpractical theorist were discovered and labeled in the mind of the department steps were taken to prevent their wasting precious time of busy officials by renewed vista- tions.
 IDEA WORTH MILLIONS"
 As I was discussing department busi- ness with bureau chief one day, the telephone rang, and clerk said Tong distance'h was calling. He did not catch the name clearly, but thought it was MT. Ford I found in a moment that t was not the famous Detroit automobile maker for the man at the other end of the line began talking a blue streak starting out with the declaration:
 I've invented a thing that will wipe out the submarine; I've got something that positively will end the war
 He seemed quite excited about it. asked him what it was. He said he could not tell me over the phone. or intrust the secret to mails or telegraph
 Send, it to our inventions board" suggested
 Not on your life!' he replied. "They might steal it, and I'd never get the credit for it. It's worth millions. mill 1ions'
 He said he would never show it to but three people-the President. Mir Edison and myself; and all three must give the pledge of secrecy.
 ''Thres not a moment to be lost, and I want to bring it to Washington my self" he exclaimed; 'but I must be care
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
Crane Left Big Estate
Rx AnsocIated Prnas

New York May 5:-Former United States Senator w. Murray Crane of Dal- ton, Mass, who died October 9 1920, delft a personal estate of S, ,S00,0OO it was disclosed today in an appraisal made by the deputy state comptroller. Of this amount $1,524,937 in real estate and se- curities is taxable in New York state
 His holdings in New York included half a million dollars in liberty bonds. Legaces varying from s50,OO0 to s5,00O were bequeathed to sixteen institutions fir Massachusetts and New York in a total of IT benefciaries. Large amounts were willed to members of his family and made public when his will was filed in Pittsfield, Mass, on October B.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06

as I come from a cotton-raising sec ton, but unfortunately the naval ex- perts seemed to have their doubts about the efficacy of cotton-batting armor, preferring to stick to steel
 There were a lot of inventions. of course, and even some of those that were not practicable embodied ideas that were worth considering. Though Fe never did succeed In building a hon- n-sinkable ship the thought given to. the subject and the experiments made were not without their value. h.
 creasing the buoyancy of vessels is one of the things that all naval construc- tors. are studying, and we believe that ours have made as much progress in this direction as those of any other country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
SEVEN

rate the Meridian Light and Railway company shall charge for street car fares in this city for the next six months at 10 cents cash fares, tickets fares 7a cents and cents for school children us- ing tickets. The city was contending for 5-cent fares straight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
Daniels Tells ofIOO,OOO Plans
 Offered "7o End the War"

 of | sone form.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
Bv JOSEPHUS DANIELS

Former Seceta Of he e2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
FORT PAYNE BOOSTERS
 BEATEN BY CLEVELAND

Fort Payne, May 5.--GSpecial)- )-For the second time this season the Fort Payne Boosters have been conquered by a rival baseball team, when they met defeat yesterday afternoon at the hands of the Cleveland, Tenn, team of the Appa- lachian league. The score was to 5, the locals falling to score except in the fifth.
 Rate Still Stiff
 Meridian, Miss, May 5.-(Special 1.-The state railroad commission has fixed the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06

tul. If the Germans knew had this. their spies would murder me"
Evening star., 1921-12-13
SH0WERF[0WERS
ON DEAD BANDIT
No Names With Tributes to
SIaughter-convict Slayer
Charged With Murder.
By the Associated Press,

by the A18OcldteQ tress.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark, December Is.
The body Of Tom Slaughter. the
bandit who seized control OF the Ar
kansas state prison and offered free
dom to all the prisoners, was sur
rounded by scores Of floral tributes
when viewed by thousands of persons
here last night. The casket arrived
here this evening. and, at the request
of his wife. Of Eldorado. Ark, will be
buried in a cemetery here at 3 o'clock
tomorrow.
None Of the bouquets Of flowers bore
the donors cards. one anonymous
order received by a florist called for
$3.50 worth of roses and the money
was sent by messenger.
At coroner's inquest this after
noon at Benton Jack Howard. the
convict who shot Slaughter in the
back during the flight from prison.
was ordered held to the Saline county
grand jury on a charge OF hrst-degree
murder Howard was returned to the
penitentiary.
victs still at large is expected by Off
GERS of Saline and Garland counties
who have two posses On the trail OF
the men.
According to Slaughter's widow. the
bandit was only twenty-five years old
He was born in Louisiana. she said
and is survived by mis- mother. three
sisters and three brothers.
41o2,5OO IN AUTO TIRE.
Evening star., 1921-12-13
SWORD AND HONORS
AS MARSHAL FOCH SAILS
French Generalissimo Will Leave
New York for Home
Tomorrow.

NEW YORK. December l3.-Mar-
shall Ferdinand Foch, generalissimo
of France, will reach here late today
to say his farewell to the metropolis
and to the United States. He sails
Wednesday on the steamer Paris for
France.
Since his arrival here October 27,
as u guest of the American Legion,
Marshal Foch has travelled 10000
miles and visited nearly every large
city in the United States and Canada
The comforting of honorary MEM
berships in four national engineering
societies. the American Society OF
Civil Engineers, the American Insti-
tute of Mechanical Engineers, the
American Society of Electrical En-
gineers and the American Society of
Mining and Metaliurgical Engineers
is on the program for the last day OF
his visit. After these exercises he
will be presented with a sword by the
French Institute Of the United States.
1t will bear the arms of the United
States and France and follow the pat
tern Of the sword of a general in the
American Army.
In the evening Marshal Foch will
be the guest of honor at dinner
given by the state of New York,
which Gov. Miller will attend.
Evening star., 1921-12-13

trees in the Capitol grounds. the Mall
and the smaller parks with label0 in-
cluding the scientific and the popular
names
Two Recommendations.
Two recommendations were made
by the committee on rivers and har-
bors. They are:
THAT Congress be urged to make
liberal appropriation for the dredg-
ing and continued improvement Of
Anacostta' river. both aboye" and be-
low the Benning bridge. that the i'm.
provements authorized by law may be
completed within a reasonable time.
"That q commission be appointed.
or proper officer or officers Of the gov
ernment be designated, to make Q
survey Of the Washihkton harbor.
prepare comprehensive plans, with
estimates Of costs, for permanent im-
provement Of the docks, with view
to conserving the commercial inter-
ests, as weil a. the beautiacation
thereof. and pending such survey and
report. approval thereof. and appro-
priation Of funds by Congress for, the
execution Of plan, the District Com
missioners refrain from taking amy
action with reference To- aeADes Of
wharves- thEt would tend - sRestffcf
or destroy tr9fiic In commodities de-
pendent On water -franspeeAles
Evening star., 1921-12-13
STADIUM PLANNED
| TO .5,0D0,0DO
Athletic Equipment for Sport
ing Events Proposed for :
Potomac Park.

An athletic stadium, to be erected
| in Potomac Park. at a cost of 81, GOO. 900
and with seating capacity of 108, 600,
In which national amateur sporting
events. including possibly the Olympic
games. will be staged, received its nu-
cleus last night withs the organization
Of the National ATHLETIC Federation,
at meeting in Wilson Normal School.
The funds for the stadium. which is
to be national memorial to world
war veterans. will be raised through
campaign in which. each state will
! be asked to subscribe,
In addition to fostering amateur
sports in the new stadium. tile organ
ization plans to promote physical ed
ucation, unity amateur athletics and
direct championship events
Julian s. Carr Chosen President.
of the Confederate Veterans, was
elected president of the federation.
Control OF the project is vested in a
board OF governors, including twenty
men. fourteen OF whom will be elected
by constituent organizations and six
by the board.
The fourteen members Of the board
elected last night include: President
Julian s. Carr, retired North Carolina
banker; First Vice President William
+. Gude, washington florist: Second
Vice President Herbert T. shannon.
Washington realty dealer: Third Vice
President Hanford McNider, national
commander of the American Legion:
Fourth Vice President ID. J. Callahan,
general manager of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company:
Fifth Vice President Mrs. Susie Root
Rhodes. director Of District play
grounds; Secretary Benjamin SUM-
merhays. Washington; Treasurer
George w. White, president of the
National Metropolitan Bank: Finance
Officer b. A. Bowles, cashier of the
Potomc Savings Bank; Legal Counsel
Allen G. Thurman, Washington attor-
ney; Lieut.. Col. Waite c. johnson.
director Of the Army athletic activi-
ties; Mrs. James w. WadSworth, jr.:
Rev. Father ]. Carroll Moore. former
Army chaplain, and John E. Haas.
vice chairman organization commit
tee.
Committee On Organization.
The organization committee includ-
ed William F.. GUIDE, chairman; John
f. Haas. Benjamin J. Summerhays. h
A. Bow1es, Representative Israel NJ
Foster, DIR. Abram Simon, Mrs. Susi"
Root Rhodes. Rev. j. Carroll Moore.
William Knowles Cooper, DR.. Morris.
s. Shefferman, Ralph Sherline. Lieut..
Col. Waite G. Johnson, r. J. Leimpr.
Lucy r. Swanton, c. H. Hites, Charles
H. Storms, Allen G. Thurman and Ru-
dolph Rice. Last nights meeting WAS
presided over by George II. Winston
of the Railroad Y. NJ G. A
Evening star., 1921-12-13
JERSEY WANTS LORENZ.

NEWARK, n. J.. December 13.-Dr.
Charles v. Craster, municipal health
officer, has announced that he would
go to Trenton to get a medical Ger
tificate which would permit DR.. Adolf
Lorenz, Viennese orthopedic surgeon.
to practice in New Jersey. The Aus
trian is to conduct a clinic here De-
cember %.
state authorities had warned DIR.
Lorenz not to practice in that state
without a license, DR.. Craster said:
"They may stand in the way of Il
great surgeon across the Hudson, but
am sure we will not do SO on this
side of the river