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The mirror., 1919-10-23


I01l%NlDUR flag is the stars and
lEgmZl stripes, but it waves over
Bkg8gIN q lot of things that we
tgGJ are ashamed of and want
to see changed.
Our allegiance is to the flag and
not to the profteer who seeks
cover by waving it. The high cost
of living. especially that of meat is
heard throughout the whole civ
ilized world, and still there are
millions of tons going to waste
every year.
Whale beef may some day form
one of the meat supplies Of the
world. 1t is delicious to the taste,
and is said to be exceedingly
healthful. A single whale will
furnish as much beef as 100 of the
largest shorthorn cattle, and the
meat could be easily saved. There
are vast supplies in both the north
and south seas. and the whalers
have been trying for many years
to induce the fish canneries to
make it one of their products. As
it was only a few years ago, and
perhaps now, these canneries were
idle the greatest part of the year,
and during which time they could
be cheaply used for the canning of
whale products. The whaling in
dustry was dependent upon the oil.
bone, and fertilizer that came
from the carcass, and the fertilizer
product is a bagatelle compared
with what might be made by SELL
ing the meat for human consump-
tion. Only a short time ago there
was $50 blackfsh, or about that
number ran ashore and were
stranded on the beach of Nam
tucket Island.
This becomes more interesting
when we understand that blackfsh
are not fishes at all, but baby
whales, from one to three tons
each. They were driven upon the
beach by fishermen and allowed to
die there. No use was made of
them. Their huge carcasses SIM
ply rotted and poisoned the air.
The meat of these whales was
worth in the market twenty cents
pound. Their hides for leather
was worth six cents a pound. The
oil derived from their jaws, the
finest known for certain lubricating
purposes, was worth about So. 90 a
gallon. This is conservation,
Massachusetts, style naturally. The
United States Fisheries Bureau
was indignant, so likewise the food
administration. But what did they
do about it9 They all went to
waste.
A baby whale is silly mammal.
If one of a herd happens to run
ashore, all the others are sure to
follow. Two or three men in a
boat, getting outside of bunch of
them and banging on the boat
with their oars and shouting, can
frighten them so that they will all
rush for the beach and become
hopelessly stranded. The whale
fishing of today is far different
from that of the past. The boats
used half a century ago were little
sailing vessels of 300 or 400 tons
which carried a number of small
boats, or dories as they are called.
When a whale was sighted the
men went out in their dories and
threw the harpoon by hand. Each
harpoon had a long line, and at
tached to the end of this was q
float. After the whale had died it
was taken to the vessel where the
oil and bone were saved. the car
cass being thrown away.
Today the whaling vessels are
small steamers. with their hulls
painted green to prevent the whale
from observing the approach of
the ship. The whale can see red
paint under water, and for this
reason the paint is as the color Of
the sea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-08
PREPARATIONS FOR
 JEWISH FESTIVAL Chanukah, Feast of Dedica. tiOn, Will Be Observed
 By Jewish People

Chanukah. the feast of dedication, like wise known as the feast of light, will be ushered in by the people of the Jewish faith on Tuesday evening, December 1e, the festival lasting for eight days, and being one of jcy and gladness Special programmes will be rendered at Temple Emanu-E'l and at Knesseth Israel syna- gogue, on Sunday. December 21, when the children of Sunday school and the He- brew school will take an active part.
 In the year 16S B. c. the Syrian King Antiochus " of Epiphanes had decided to unfy all the provinces and peoples of his kingdom. Following the idea of his predecessor. Alexander the Great, he be- leved that this could only be accom- plished by compelling all his subjects to adopt common religion, that of the Greeks. He therefore issued decree that only the Greek gods were to be wor- shipped and only the Greek religion was to be practiced. The Polytheism of the Greeks did not appeal to the Jews, who alone of all the people at that time wor- shipped the one God. The prosecutions heaped upon them by the Syrians did not daunt them. nor were they dismayed by the proclamation of their holy temple and the setting up of idols therein. The Jews, led at first by the aged priest Mat tathias. and after his death by his son. Judas Maccabeus, successfully resisted the strong armies which the Syrians sent against them, defeated them repeatedly. and finally marched triumphantly into Jerusalem. The temple there was reded- icated to the one God after it had re- mained defiled for three years. This re- dedication took place on the twenty fifth day of the Jewish month of Kislev, in the year 16s B. C., and it is in commemor- ation of this glorious event that the feast of Chanukah, or dedication is celebrated
 In accordance with the old legend which states that single cruse of unde- filed oil found in the temple at the time
 it was rededicated burned for eight days through the miraculous intervention of God, the festival lasts eight days. For this reason the most distinguished fea- ture of the festival is the kindling of lights in the home and in the synagogue One candle is lit the first day, one the second, and so on, until eight are kinded on the last day of the feast Tn modern times the festival has assumed more and more the character of a children's cele- bration, a period of great joy. marked by the playing of games and the recounting of the great deeds of the Jewish heroes and martyrs of the past
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AIRPLANE STRIKES CROWD AS TT TRIES
 TO MAKE A FLIGHT
Continued From Page one)

tC0nunued rum AdSc NhEt torn nearly off when it came into con- tact with the head of Mrs. Myers. A hole in the center of the left wing was caused by little girl named Baker crushing through it.
 o. Price Hollingsworth, commer- cial flier, who was driving the air plane. is a native of Chicago, and came here on invitation to participate in the dedication of Marr field, few days ago. He is out on bond under a charge of manslaughter.
 The seriously injured are:
 Murshal Blanchard, aged 5 years, broken arm.
 Herbert Locksley, Is, knocked uncon- scious, seriously shocked and bruised.
 May Elizabeth Deakin, IA, cuts about the head and shoulders, condition se- rious.
 Ethel Bacon, II. shoulder broken and internal injuries, condition serious.
 The other injured had not been iden- tified upsto a late hour tonight as they had been taken to their homes.
 Mrs Myers was a woman of about 50 years of age. The entire left side of her head had been torn, her skull fractured and neck broken. She leaves besides her husband, family of thir- teen children
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ESTHON|A MUST
 FOLLOW THE ALLIES
Cannot Negotiate Peace With Russian Soviet Rep resentatiyes Except on
 Lines Laid Down
By Asssr1ate9 press

Dorpat, Esthonia, Saturday, December 6.-Announcement was received offi- cially from Reval today that Bsthonia Russian soviet representatives now in Dorpat, except on the conditions laid down by the allied powers.
 M Poska, the Esthonian foreign min ister. in an interview yesterday, said: "Esthonia has never been aggressive toward Russia, but fought only to de- fend her independence. I believe the other new states were in the same sit- uation. Esthonia considers it necessary that soviet Russia should make anal ogus proposals to them. The other states, however, have only partly &C., cepted the soviet proposal. All the delegations have not yet arrived. The Esthonian delegation hopes, neverthe- less, that these pour parleys will be concluded successfully"
 M Krassin, the bolshevfk minister of trade and commerce, said:
 Some time ago soviet Russia pro- posed that Esthonia enter into peace negotiations, resulting in the Pskov .CcHierGuC6, Wn1Cn was so SuQuCHiy ln~ terrupted. Soviet Russia states once more that she is ready to concfude peace and to make important conces- sions.
 The military position of soviet Rus sia is good. Admiral Kolchak has been smashed. General Denikine has been deprived of the initiative and General Yudenitch has been annihilated. Never theless, the soviet government has no imperialistic aims and stands ready to make peace with all the border states, and further to enter into economic rela- tions with them. The soviet delegation is surprised by the statement of the Esthonian government that it cannot negotiate with the bolsheviki except on the conditions laid down by the asso- ciated powers.
 We desire peace on the basis of self determination and mutual non-interfer ence with each others affairs, and only on such a basis can this senseless war be liquidated."
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WASHINGTON PAPER
 CHANGES HANDS
Hoover Among New Own CTS, Made Up of Repub-
 licans and Democrats
By Associated Press


 Washington, December 7-The Wash ington Herald will announce tomorrow that C. T. Brainard has sold his con- trolling interest in the paper to Walter S Rogers, Herman Suter, Charles R. Crane, Julius H. Barnes, Herbert Hoover and others. MT. Rogers and Mr. Sutet will Le in active charge of the paper
 It is stated that the transfer of the Washington Herald has no political sig nificauce, as among the new owners are both republicans and democrats.
 The Washington Herald was established in 1906 by Scott c. Bone, for many years editor of the Washington Post. MT Brainard, president of Harbor Bros. and owner of the Mcclure and Wheeler news paper syndicates, purchased a controlling interest in the paper in October, 1913.
 Walter s. Rogers suggested and directed the American governments foreign cable and wireless news services during the
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of the navy general board were un- der consideration and that estimates would be prepared soon for presenta- ton to Congress.
 The actual cost of the navy to the nation during the war was placed by the secretary at s2.9S2, 100000. Dur ing the next fiscal year. he said, the navy's needs will be approximately $573,131,254, or approximately s4O,- 0O0, 900 less than the sum asked for during the present fiscal year.
 Commenting on the construction rec ords during the war, the secretary said that during the twelve months ended last October 1, 159 vessels of all classes were completed for the navy. These included 103 destroyers, 1 battleship, 32 submarines and 52 Eagle boats A world record for destroyer construc- ton was made, the secretary said in the building of the Reid at Sqantum, Mass, in 45 working days.
 Discussing the proposed radical de- parture in the training of officers for the navy, MT. Daniels declared that mo officer can command so well as the man of ability and knowledge who knows every character of service from polishing brass to the highest strategy and tactics He added that year s training as an enlisted man would prove invaluable to every officer and that heretofore commissioned officers had no actual sea going training in the duties of enlisted men except an inci- dental knowledge acquired during short summer cruises.
 Mir Daniels devoted much of his re- port to a review of the work of the navy during the war and in foreign waters since the signing of the armi- stice. He declared that the remarkab ble performance of the navy in transport ing troops. particularly in bringing the army back to the United States, was the outstanding wartime achievement of the navy.
 Regarding the enlargement of the Pacific coast bases. MT. Daniels said he could not too strongly urge that Congress make a beginning in the de- velopment of shore bases, navy yards and air stations on the Pacific Proper care of the vessels of the Pacific fleet, he added, makes such action vital.
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war, which sent American news to most of the countries of the world During the peace conference he continued this news service and had charge of the gov ernments relations with the press Of the world other than that of the United States. MT. Rogers was adviser to the American peace commission on interna- tional affairs relating to telegraph, cable and wireless. L
 MT. Suter was associated with MT. Rog- CTS in all this work. He was engaged in newspaper work in Washington for sew eral years and fo1 six years was general manager of the Nashville Tennessean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-08
RIOTS BREAK OUT
 1. IN ITALY IN WHICH MANY. ARE KILLED
Rioters Take Garrison, Cut Wires, Stop Traffic, Burn Prisons and Release
 Many Prisoners
By AssoclaIeG Press

Rome, Saturday, December G.
 Eight persons are dead and 42
 others are known to have been
 wounded as result of the wild
 rioting on Wednesday and Thurs
 day at Mantua. where mobs ter
 rOrized the city.
 The rioters attacked the small gar rison, cut telegraph and telephone communications, stopped railway traf- fife, raided arms shops burned prisons. freeing all sorts of criminals, and held the police and soldiers at bay until fresh troops and carbineers arrived with machine guns and occupied the city militarily. The troops finally es- tablished order Thurdsay night.
 The Rome newspapers tonight print full details of the situation at Man tua. The Giornale DItalia says the Mantua chamber of labor authorized a strike without exeesses The disor- ders were begun by 500 strikers, who speedily were joined by the 1awless element under the direction of ex- tremists.
 The crowds stormed the military barracks and fired on the garrison. The soldiers discouraged the attack by firing into the air. At the sug- gestions of some of the extremist leaders they moved on the railway station, and seized the restaurant, where they feasted and drank wine Those of the rioters unable to enter the restaurant were incensed when the men inside poured wine upon the floor of the restaurant until it flowed into the street
 The rails were torn up to prevent trains from entering or leaving the station and the building itself was badly wrecked At the suggestion let us burn the jails and free the prisoners" the mob moved to the prisons, overcame the guards and ordered the astonished prisoners out, telling them a revolution had come and they were free.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-08
DANIELS SAYS NAVY PRESSING FORWARD
 ID GREATER THINGS
In Annual Report Secretary Claims We Came Out of War With Second Larg-
 est Navy in World

Washington, December i'm
 comparably stronger and more ef-
 ficienf than ever before, the
 American navy emerged from the
 world war "second only to that of
 Great Britain. and far in advance
 of any other foreign navy in ships,
 in men. and every element of
 strength" Secretary Daniels de-
 clnred today in his annual report.
 With eighteen capital ships-twelve uperderadnaughts and six giant battle cruisers-under construction, all rep resenting the last word in naval con struction and several superior to any fighting vessels now in commission, the navy is pressing forward to great CT things MT Daniels said.
 Recommendations by the secretary for the betterment of the service in- cluded:
 Extension of the course at the naval academy to five years so the midship- men may spend one year afloat as en- listed men
 Immediate enlargement of the naval establishment on the Pacific coast to take care of the new Pacific fleet.
 Temporary increases in pay of off cers and enlisted men and increases in amounts allowed for communication of quarters and other allowances.
 Government control of wireless com munication.
 Expansion of the naval air service and continuation of the present policy of separate air service for the navy
 Construction of new buildings, in cludirs new memorial chapel 8 the naval academy
 Change of the names of the bureaus of navigation and steam engineering to personnel and engineering bureau respectively.
 Mir Daniels made no recommenda tions to an annual building programme explaining that the recommendations
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American Consuls Arrive
 Rv Associated preA

Santiago, Chile. December s.-The
 new American consuls to Tacna and Iquique arrived here today. They characterized as false recent reports from Peru, while in Lima they visited the Peruvian foreign ministery a dis patch from Santiago, Chile. On Novem- Der 30, reported the receipt of advices from Lima stating that the new Ameri- can consuls for Tacna and Iquique had visited the Peruvian foreign ministry.
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Marine to Be Americanized

New Y ork, December 7.-A campaign of federal and state recruiting and training for merchant marine officers, with the object of making American shipping purely American by replacing more than 5000 foreigners holding fred ink" or provisional licenses granted by the government under war emergency was recommended today by the Neptune association, claiming membership of 5000 captains and mates of American vessels.
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DEATHS

David A. MOrrisOn-Aged 30, died at his home, 913 Green street, early yesterday morning. Funeral services from the residence this afternoon at o'clock. Interment at Elmwood. He Is survived by his widow and one child.
 Mrs. Ella Duke-Aged 45. died at her home in New Meskle yesterday morn ing at o'clock. Funeral services from the residence this afternoon at o'clock, followed by interment at New Merkle cemetery.
 Walter Everett-Aged 22, died at a local infirmary early yesterday morning. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Johns.
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British Embassy Damaged

Berlin, Saturday, December G. Flames of unknown origin damaged the British embassy building here this afternoon The roof of the structure was burned off, Every upper room
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Revelations of a Wife
Their Second HONEYMOON
BY ADELE GARRISON

so this is the dump where you
waste your time. is it," Grace ORA
per said unpleasantly 4 don't un-
derstand il. Harry. There isn't a
pretty girl in the place"
Perhaps I'm fed up on pretty
girls" Harry Underwoods deep voice
drawIed lazily I've been dancing
pretty close attendance on one OF the
most beautiful OF the species. you
know. ray dear"
II know nothing OF the kind she
retorted. hut j do know that IL you
don't get "a move on in certain d.
rections you'll find your flow of
pocket money diminishing soon.
Those people aren't paying you for
doing nothing. you know, and moth
ing exactly sums up your activities
to date"
She had lowered her voice. al
though as far as she knew there was
no one within hearing Of them. But
every word was audible 10 me, hud-
died against the table behind the
shelter of the door. and making my
self as small as possible as 1 beet
assituosly over the old theatrical
program before me.
"Oh, cut it OUT" Harry Under
wood growled. III get busy when
I get good and ready. and 1 won't
be nagged about 1t. I've a notion to
chuck the whole thing. anyway"
II shouldn't advise you TO do that.
my friend" There was a new note
in the girls still subdued voice. a
distinct note Of menace. Not as
long as 1 know what 1 do about
your little adventure with darling
Paw-Paw."
She darwled the last word out
sneeringly, and there was venom in
the intonation with which she spoke
It. I felt my heart skip n beat. For
intuitively l knew that the Paw
Paw" of whom she spoke was my
own father. whose fate was shrouded
in such mystery. and in reference 70
whom 1 had received those cruel
anonymous letters letters was sure
had been sent to me by the woman
on the other side of the door.
Harry Underwood's reply was one
which was eminently characteristic
of him.
My dear girl" he said patroniz-
ingly, II should advise you TO go
home and take a sleeping powder
Both your nerves and your nerve
need a sedative. And now, if you'll