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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07
Birmingham Offers You Big P10tInest NO
REAL ESTATE-SALE K
 HOUSES FOR SALE 100
CENTRAL PARK

$3,250-5-rooms, gas and all im- provements in and paid for; $500 cash and $50 per month. S4.000-5-room bungalow, will be completed by Dec. 15. Hardwood floors. Cash s200; balance $3b per month.
 $7,50o-6-rooms and breakfast room; basement, with steam heat. Cash $1,000. balance $40 per month.
 S4,600-5-room bungalow, 400 Poplar St. Gas and all improve ments in and paid for. Cash $500, balance like rent. Twenty lots from s25o to $500 each. Cash $50, balance $10 per month.
 One lot at Ivanhoe Station, on Bessemer blvd. Cash $260. bal ance $10 per month. Sale price $500.
 One lot near Bessemer car line, near beeCQ St., JuSL WCSt OL SCh- tral Park Highland, $700; cash $500, balance $10 per month.
 FOR RENT Groom bungalow, Arcola heat, hardwood floors, $50 per month. 5-room bungalow, one block from car line. Gas and all other im- provements, $40 per month. 4-room house, gas, water, lights and garage; also chicken yard and small barn; 2 acres of pas ture; blocks from car line, on corner of Popuar St. and Hamil- ton Ave-, S25 per month. 4-rooms, water, lights and fur nace, with garage, on paved street, $22.50 per month. 8 business lots on corner of Beech St. and Bessemer Blvd, from $500 to $500 each for cash. We are located in the park and make a speciality of Central Park property.
 CENTRAL PARK
 REALTY co.
 3609 Bessemer Blvd.
 Call MT. Davis, Ensley PISA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-07

$7,50o-2nd Ave-, 5Ox14O, bringing $50 monthly, West of 20th St., terms.
 Leader Realty Go. Main 7037.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
POOL OF WAR COST
URGED FOR EUROPE
London Economist Says
Common Enterprise Should
Mean Common Debt.

European nations as a whole and
not separate states should pay the
cost of the war, which was a COM
mon enterprise, but America should
determine for herself what share she
had in the conflict, Walter Thomas
Layton, editor of the London Econ
omist. said last night in an address
at George Washington University.
Layton, whose subject was the
Dawes report, said that, although it
was not original. 1T was a great and
unmistakable boon for European
trade. He said all British economists
are confident that the plan will work.
Britain is for the Dawes plan be-
cause it will stabilize currency. 1t
will also increase our foreign trade
and this will do away with our un-
employment. which is largely com
posed Of men from shipping, coal
and iron industries" the British econ
omist stated.
He said that all the features of the
Dawes plan not already in operation
were discussed at reparation confer
ences. He cited the League of Ma
tion's plan for Austria as the prece-
dents for the Dawes plan.
He also recalled the disastrous ef-
fects Of the French occupation of the
Ruhr Valley. He declared that during
this time stealing was not by worker
from capitalist, but also from worker
by worker.
This time of currency depressi on is
the time for bolshevism. When d man
bargains for something and it is
worth less before he has bought 1t
he feels that the system is cheating
him. II has" Lawton maintained.
DIR. William Mather Lewis. presi-
dent of George Washington UniVer-
sity, declared that he had received
requests from the Treasury Depart
ment. the United States Chamber of
Commerce and the British embassy
for seats at the lecture.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
PRESS AGENT ARMY FALLS DOWN
IN TECHNIQUE ON ACTORS BALL
They Call Ii Al Stock Names But One-MOst Ac
counts Agree That Affair Was Literal
''knOck-Out.''

became a cross between prize ring
and a shambles. Once, according 10
the spectators, Mr.. Sherman took a
count of nine, but il was denied tina.
he was out" And this seems to be
true. for betwixt ballroom and the
Sherman limousine, the hearties in
dulged in two more rounds.
Old Feud Hinted.
What was 1t all about? There the
stories vary slightly. Mr.. Baxter,
sitting in his Greenwich Village
studio home twirling a monocle which
he said had attached itself to his
fist when the fist met Mr.. Sherman's
eye. said the affair really dated back
to the Roscoe Arbuckle case. when
Mr.. Sherman's name was drawn into
the Virginia Rapp killing case in a
Passing sort OF way. Sherman, Bax-
ter said. was engaged to his sister.
Helen, at that time. and Baxter
caused the engagement to be broken.
Another story Is to the effect that
Mr.. Baxter, Immediately after the
fight, expressed the hope that FLO
Hart" would not like Lowell so we'll
with his new hare lip" Miss Hart
is hostess of a fashionable club which
Both Sherman and Baxter much
frequent.
However. that may be, there is no
question that the ball lived up to
AL its historical preccdents. Wholly
aside from Mr. Lowell Sherman, il
indubitably WAS a Knockout" Some
even go so far as to describe it as
staggering success"
Evening star., 1924-11-18
MRS. .HODGKINS HEADS
MT. CARMEL HOSPlCE.
Resolution Adopted Regarding
Maintenance Of American In
stitution in Palestine.

Mrs II. l.. Hodgkins of this city
was elected chairman of the board OF
directors of the American Mount
Carmel Hospice, Inc, at the regular
meeting, held last night at the City
Club. Mrs. L. Bracket Bishop Of
Chicago was also elected to the board.
Business was transacted at the
meeting and resolution adopted re-
garding the building and thee main
tenance of an American hospice in
Palestine, on Mount Carmel. A reso-
luton was adopted in which it was
pointed out that a published report
last Summer cast reflection on Mrs
Catherine Kennedy Antonius. who or
ganiZed the society. in, that it was
stated that the land which Mrs. An
tonius declared was donated for the
site of the proposed hospice has not
been donated. The resolution was. in
effect, a vote Of confidence in Mrs
Antonius. In this connection the fol-
lowing letter was made public:
1t has been represented to me that
the great American people have no
Evening star., 1924-11-18
S65 STOCK WORTHLESS.
WITNESS DECLARES
Government Accountant Testifes
in Hawkins Mortgage
Company Case.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, November Is
Thomas p. Merilecs OF New York
Department OF Justice accountant
and star witness for the Government
in the Hawkins Mortgage Co. mail
conspiracy case. who told regSrdin G
alleged m!srepresentat tions in fnan-
clal statements of the company and
juggled valuations. continued hts
testimony in Federal Court here to-
day.
Although more than a score OF
prosecution witnesses remain to tes-
tify, Homer Elliott indicated yester-
day there is possibility he may rest
his case after the testimony OF the
Government accountant is concluded.
Mr.. Merilees testified that an audit
of the Hawkins company's books
made by him showed that the stock
which was sold for $50 share at no
time was worth as much as a penny.
Testifying regarding the alleged
Juggling of the company's books.
Merilees said that if they had been
honestly Kept huge deficits wouh
have been shown and tie company
demonstrated TO have been insolvent.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
SOME FUNDS SAVED
BY CENSUS BUREAU
Director Returns More Than
$4,000 Out of Annual
Appropriation.

Rigid economies practiced by Will
liam NJ. Steusrt. director of the CEN
sus. have enabled the Census Bureau
10 do an unusual thing in the Gov
ernment service-return to the Treas
lry between $4,000 and $4,000.
which had been appropriated for tho
bureaus work during the last fiscal
year.
Director Steuart declared in his an
nual report, made public today, that
not only were expenses reduced. hut
the efficiency of the bureau was in
creased. Closer and more effective
cooperation between the bureau and
industrial and commercial organiza-
lions, manufacturers and State and
local officials was brought about he
said. while reorganization and sim
plification of the tabulation of indus
trial statistics, greater promptness
in publication of information and re-
duction in printing costs were ef-
fected
Urges Some Changes.
Mr.. Steuart made several recon-
mendations for change in the Census
Bureau procedure, among them
enactment of a law directing the bu-
reau % collect and publish statistics
of pi 'oduCtion. consumption. stocks
produced in manufacturing: renewed
a recommendation that legislation be
enacted providing for grading and
startling of cotton, and urged that
collection of data concerning the
quantities OF types of leaf tobacco,
now done by the bureau, be trans
ferred to the Bureau of Internal
Revenue
Census activities during the year
included collection and compilation
Of statistics on inmates of institu-
ttons, births and deaths, marriages
and divorces, electrical industries,
manufacturing industries, wealth.
public debt and taxation, state and
municipal finance, business condi-
tions, cotton and cottonseed and leaf
tobacco stocks.
Census of Agriculture.
A census OF agriculture is to be
taken beginning December /. and is
expected to be completed about Janu-
airy p. Data will be collected on
acreage of farm lands, acreage and
production of principal crops. num-
Der and value of domestic animals
etc. and population on the farms
1t will be the first census of agri-
culture ever taken except in connec-
ton with a decennial census of popu-
lation.
More than 100000 printed reports
ana 100000 mimeographed reports
were issued during the year. The
bureaus force at the close of the
year. June 80 last. numbered 793
employees. During the last 10 ytara
the increase in census work has beet
much greater relatively than the
increase in the working force
Evening star., 1924-11-18
Assigned to War College.

Capt. Joseph 4. Cistero, L. 5. In
fantry. at Camp Dix, n. j.. has been
assigned to duty at the Army War
College, Washington Barracks.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
81 Consolida ted Press.

Sy Consolidated Press
NEW YORK, November 1S.-In all
the reams of glowing press agentry
turned out by the Actors Equity Asso-
citation about it's annual ball, which
shook these parts over the week end,
one pet phrase of the theatrical profess
sion is Stunned like a leper. The ball
was a gorgeous affair" "the social
event Of the season in the theatrical
world" "a great gathering of stage
celebrities 1t was even wow
But il was not a knockout
That phrase, careful inquiry up and
down the gay and white lighted part
Of Broadway discloses, was elided out
of sympathy to Mr.. Lowell Sherman
the Broadway star. who was the prin-
cipal casualty of the ball proper. II
would have been entirely too reminis-
cent for him
Press Agents Fail.
AS A matter of fact, the press agentry
of the ball did not hit half of the high
spots that the thrill-loving American
public might reasonably have been eX-
pected TO thrill over. 1t took day
in the West Side Police Court and in
terviews with numerous cops who were
on duty at the swell affair to bring
forth all the interesting episodes.
lnSn ali " dS q Iii
round "go" between the handsome
Lowell Sherman and George Baxter,
a 6-foot juvenile. fought out in true
knights of old style before the gor-
geous assemblaee, over a lady-or
vas it two ladies? This did not actu-
ally get into the courts. as 1t was
strictly an affair of honor.
But that was only one incident of
A week end which the police have
come by long experience to approach
apprehensiv
Negro Behind Bars.
One newspaper reporter is in the
hospital with various razor wounds
inflicted by negro with whom he
came into contact S he was leaving
the gay ballroom of the Hotel Astor
on Sunday morning. The negro is
in Jail, awaiting trial for felonious
assault. and right glad he is to be
there, too. for he was chased through
graying Broadway after the melee by
a high hated boiled shirt crowd
bent on lynching him. and escaped
only by running into the arms of
convenient policeman.
a chauffeur who seized Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien, the ex-pugilist- by the
arms to prevent him from practicing
Up on his cid profession at the ex-
pense of James Cabot. an actor. is in
jail on a charge of picking Jacks
pockets. Cabot had started the
ruckus by accusing gentlemanly Jack
Of knocking off his high topper.
Intoxicated by Beauty.
The police sympathetically allowed
to go their several ways a score or
more of individuals who had been in
toxicated by the beauty upon which
they had feasted their eyes.
But back TO Mr. Sherman. Lowell
was sitting in a box at the ball with
his mother and Ethel barrymore.
chatting over the rail with Nora
BsyeS and Lillian Foster. when young
Mr.. Baxter b"eezed up. MIR. She"nla n
has not Yet put in his explanation.
bat according to Mr.. Baxter the
suave Lowell presented him TO the
ladies in this fashion:
Permit me to present Mr.. George
BaxteT-I hate TO introduce him
If it wasn't thai. it was something
very much like that. In any event,
that side OF the Astor Hotel quickly
Evening star., 1924-11-18
RAMEKt HEADS AUSTRIA.
Accepts Chancellorship, Succeeding
Seipel.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Ass0cIateu PrtsS.
VIENNA, November lS.-Dr. Ru-
dolph Ramek of Salzburg, an attor-
ney and former Austrian minister e6
the interior, today accepted the post
Of chancellor of the Austrian gov
ernment. replacing DR.. lgnaz SeipeI.
who announced yesterday he had de
cided not to attempt the formation
of a new cabinet.
Evening star., 1924-11-18

hospice in Palestine. which they can
call their own, when on {. visit TO the
Holy Land. The nations of France.
Italy, Germany and Russia have their
respective hospices. 1t therefore
seems to me that an hospice for the
Americans is a crying necessity.
In order to further this very de-
sirable object, the Carmeiite Fathers
would be willing to offer a site and
supply stones free of cost, to erect
an hosp'ce for the American visitors,
If the money necessary for such an
undertaking was collected In America.
In truth, the whole mountain is
lovely garden. and nowhere in Pales-
tine can you find a more beautiful,
more convenient or more healthy spot
on which to build an hospice for the
Americans who from time to time
may visit this country, interesting
alike to the members of all religions
and all nations.
The names of all the donors will be
Kept in q book in the hospice.
FRANCIS LAME, o. D. c.,
Vicar of Mount Carmel.
A horse put up for sale at auction
in StrOudsburR. Pa brouPht 96 cenfs
Evening star., 1924-11-18
JAILED FOR CHILD'S HURT
Stepmother Burned Girls Fingers
as Punishment.

NEW YORK. November lS.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Morris of Concord. Staten
Island, who burned the fingers Of her
nine-year- step daughter. Flor
ence, with matches and beat her
with a stick to teach her not to
take money, was found guilty of as
sault.
She was sentenced immediately to
serve so days in the county jail
Evening star., 1924-11-18
Naval officers Transferred.

Comdr. Henry A. Mcclure has been
transferred from the recruiting bar
racks, Hampton Roads. Va, to the
eighth naval district: Comdr. Albert
s. Rees from San Francisco TO the
command of the L. S. S. Sirius; Lieut..
Comdr. Edward a. Brown, Medics
Corps. from the destroyer squadron.
scouting fleet, to the ammunition
depot. Dover, Del.
Evening star., 1924-11-18

If you need work, read the want
columns OF The Star.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
PETROLEUM MARKETERS
MEET IN CONVENTION
Association in Annual Session at
Cleveland Will Stage Exhibit
Of Appliances.
BY the Associated Press. .

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, November Is
The convention of the National Pc
troleum Marketers Association opened
here today. An exhibit of every ap-
pliance and service used in the dis
tribution of petroleum products, in
cluding filing stations and pumps, is
being held in conjunction. The
Natural Gasoline Manufacturers AS
sociation has set up a working model
of a plant which takes gasoline from
natural gas.
Early registration indicated that
approximately 1000 delegates would
be here for the first business session
Of the convention. scheduled for this
afternoon.
Speakers include. Henry L. Doherty.
New York, president of the Cities
Service Co; J. l.. Murray, president
OF the Corn Belt Oil Co, Blooming
ton. ILL.,, and ]. w. Hallman, Phila-
delphia. Mr.. Doherty speaks on "The
Oil Industry and the Public" tomor-
row.
The convention closes Thursday.
If YOU need work read the want
Evening star., 1924-11-18
Pilot Carried Across Sea.

NEW YORK, November 1S.-The
steamer America arrived here this
morning with Christopher Ahearne,
the pilot who guided the ship out of
Queenstown Harbor, still aboard.
Rough weather off the Irish coast
prevented him from leaving the ship.
Evening star., 1924-11-18
Grain Ship Catches Fire.

HAVRE, November 1$.-Fire broke
out today in the French line steamer
Texas which is at the Havre docks
with cargo of grain. barley and cot
ton from Houston and Galveston. The
blaze, believed due to spontaneous
com bustion, was ranging in three
holds and the entire fire department
of the city was fighting the flames.
Evening star., 1924-11-18

A horse put up for sale at auction
in Stroudsburg, Pa, brought IS cents.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-22
FEUD REVIVED IN
KENTUCKY Hills
One Dead, Two Serious
" Hurt as N3cCormicks
and Stanleys Clash

OWEN-BOEU Ky Sept a2 One
m.r ia dead. twu others urc probably
fatally w undci and another is serious
Iy hurt following clash between maa-
Icri WIKI tha Mccormick Anna Stanley
families I'm Mt'.n county-y yesterday.
accordIHs to reports received here
Oti- Mccormick 1~. va- BILLED. Ru W
MrCoruirk. lf. father uf Oti- and Frank
Mccormick. brother ,f the victim. prob
.NIt fatally wounded aud Melvin Stan
.vy vr seriously hurt.
Melvin Stanley amid 'is brother. Dav-
id have h"cr placed in iaii Ely Calhoun
charged with murder. according to thc
report.
Members liz The Mccormick family
were c1routc to their homo from w
church meeting whru th,y stopped at
he farm home of nayii Stanley. ac-
,oriiug to The version 0f thg affair rc-
reiy here. Ar crmity between thc twu
families had existed for some time and
'ha Mc ormick called fir the Stanleye
to come uUt
Ihu StrIet acrcrtci thc invitation
thr r..art added. and the opposing fac
tion met ia field near THE Staulay
home. David S-anIc-. was said was
armed with a n rkrt knifc and mon hcr-
of thc Mccormick family with fence
l.t- during tbc ensuing fight.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-22
Cotton Spinning Report
Shows Small Increase
w II As.ociated Press

WASHINGTON. Sept -. - Cotton
aninnin- activity showed slight recovery
in August after several months decline.
acrorHin rtn thr census bureaus
monthly report issued today.
Active spindle hours il August num-
bcrcd 5,3g9.5tg.GGI. WI an average l4.S
per spindle IN place. compared with s.
l57.7Ta.726. or AN average Of 136 in
july this year ana 7,5GgO6i,6I7. or an
average NY POP in August last year
Spinning anirdles in place August ~
numbered 37.S22.T06 of which 1886
G13 were active w some time during
thc month. compared with 37.Ts6.464. cf
which 2s.7l0.a59 were active in July
this year.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-22

road Co.. ana other road viIl br u,Id iu
\,W ORLEANS uG Thursday uf -Hi- wprh
wv talh over thc pIau- Corporation w
far ra.Iru.I hr.r- sought hy thr air
mail company.
~ h.- l,u.r r N.Y. WH.am-. VT A
Ncurumu of thr GuIf Coast Airline.
fii. Thr chamber M commerce uf
practically every progressive city in thc
United States hJ- interested itself iu
making Hu effort fur procuring frr
cify n afr mHi service sometime u thc
iud,i.uf" future
First City IN Southwest
brownsville hH- fhr opportunity to-
dN "f being A. first ri'y in ihr south
Ur-t to havr aH a.r mail Service. bc-
r.H.r ur .hr Eruvn-y.I. Tamri,o lime.
lui- man thar Brownsville voul. have
u international 1Ir -rrti.c. and a~ such.
t would yr 'H ouls ,..g u thr United
States having Ii- advantage and di-tiur-
ti"n fr"m au advertising point of view.
and from thr standpoint oi commercial
tCuutiuucd WI page 1.D
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-22
POISONED Wife,
MINISTER SAYS
Mount Vernon Pastor
Confesses TO Staying
Two

MOUNT VERNON. Hl S.pt. ~ Rcv.
Lawrence NJ ititht. Ina pastor. confess
oi "l w" cI',h thi- MORNING tn rui#
iht h' WIS aha Nhi"fa N"cefin-
ln his statement iu 'hc authori'ie.
Hight declared thr murder WIT h- wife
""- prompted ta "f ltcrc hyr ot hcr
,ui',rnC-.
according to iae statement hc placed
poison iH h'F tui''e uh ihr morning W.
ni''hh'f IN.
Hight "as questioned from o',.oce
.a-t night until % O'Clock tHis morning
"ctor confession of tt' murder nt hi
W'ic ".e "hiain.i. A iew minutes Later
Dt ''''e'-'' ".7' t' 'h' hNtNtr 't
1". 'iiN.
le CANNED M" MA" temp rafiIt "ut
his mini ai th- umc.
Kew Hi-h' -aiH h' h"I pun poison
h H",yt.h water NM put hiW nut ot
n.lh- hI1 W"s 'h t.e morning oi sun
i.>' july "i the S"tcilH home
Hight declared In hI- confess sion that
there h-d never hcen anything between
nlm@',i anna NF-- S"eetiH anna "osso-tcd
"'' 'if--1''. ih th' aouu-'
Ite ''Nl 'I 'ht TWO confessions iol-
Tow:
N i5" I'Ll.o M. lii-n' 'i nF o"h
t..':
.;.-i.. .L..t
"s .H "N
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-22
ONE KILLED n AUTO CRASH

killed and several slightly injured COM
prise GaIvcstcn's ton w week end auto
mobile accidents. George Dieck. nm
mot death when his car turned turtlc m
the "S" road George Silva WI Frceport
wa= bruised when his carr lcaped over
the sea wall into the gulf Two men
riding with Dieck were injured.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-22
MURPHY rTNERAL TODAY

Los ANGELES. sept. 22 Funeral
services f.r Jimmy Murphy. automobile
racing driver. who met death several
days ago in "a speedway accident at Sv-
racuse. N r.. were 70 bc held here to-
dav WI St Vinccnt'- ct-lolic church
with the singing Of solemn mass of
requiem.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-22
ARGENTINE FfIFR IN CHINA

HONG KONG, Sept. Major Zan-
ni. the Argentine round the world fIisr.
arrived here at 800 o'clock this after
noon from Haipong, in French Indo-
China.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-22
BIG PROPERTY
DAMAGE CAUSED
BY HIGH Wind
Tornadoes Sweep Across
Wisconsin, Minnesota
Taking Toll in Several
Towns

Ia - III N
cr p,r-r ~. c. -, NJ,
"i' communication 'o-
L''''Dai.t increased MIA" known toll
-NNu at 5S dead
-ItA.tN "lh immense pr per-
NH ''i'"-t reported.
l- IA L- sent sweeping across
"i ''n .h and Minnie ota latc Sunday
''if-Iie t'fHadocs and wind
liI.." reports placing tre mum
''I AiIIt1 'i "".
F" iiH ll known dead WV the vicinity
lhofF. WIS., unrorfrmrd reports
'N"' -- rcilrhei ln that section.
H'I.h oI Ihorp' siA persons were
y. o'H.r tornado at Sanboru.
'''.-' l- hi-i' r"l.h oi hlanf, while
''H'i iAah "a- ported killed M Mil
"-I.oe .il enc "t Eytleth. Minn.
'""-IH ''h persons were known 10
,J1l'H l' i- expected that the lisf
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-22

SAN DIEGO. Calf. Sept. 22.-The
fourth regiment NJ marines based here.
i- being held ir readiness for duty in
China. it was announced today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-22

Three persons were killed and several
INFUSED when " tornado swept through
.hc eastern rart of Oneida. county last
night. causing extensive property dam
acc, according t1 incomplete reports re-
cyIvgl today.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-22
PUMPING MACHINERY

II to - h. n. Fairbanks Morse ard
kreuger Atlas Oh Engines u stock
Centrifugal Pumps
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-09-22

ST PAUL. Minr- Sept 22-Partial
restoration of wire communication TO-
day gradually Increased the known toll
0. Sunday storms WV w cousin ana ~
noon thc cl Ial-Ica tnud NJ 38 dead
ani seon injured with immense proper
ty damage reported.